Gaming News

Neverwinter Nights 2 Interview

As we already reported in today’s “BioWare Wednesday” newsbit, BioWare community manager Jay Watamaniuk has conducted an interview with Obsidian Entertainment lead designer Ferret Baudoin about their upcoming Neverwinter Nights sequel. A snippet to follow: Q: I hear that NWN2…

BioWare Wednesday

BioWare’s official website has once again received its weekly update of in-house game news, which includes Jade Empire screenshots, a Neverwinter Nights 2 interview, and more. Straight from BioWare’s front page: View five new screens for Jade Empire, including Wu…

Interactive Arts & Sciences Nominations

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced their nominations for the best video games of 2004, with several RPGs making it on the list. Keep in mind these are only nominations. The actual awards don’t get announced until…

Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich Preview

FileFront has put together a preview of Irrational Games’ Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich, after recently trying out the superhero RPG sequel firsthand. This pretty much sums it up: This game is looking like a solid addition to Freedom…

The Matrix Online Website Renovated?

Although it hasn’t been officially rolled out, a renovated version of Warner Brothers’ The Matrix Online website can be found if you know where to look. You’ll see what I mean right here. Looks like a nifty upgrade.

GameSpot Reports on WoW Stability Issues

GameSpot is the latest website to report on World of Warcraft’s recent stability problems, claiming that the game’s connection issues have continued past the weekend. Something tells me these problems might end up tarnishing the pristine image many gamers have…

Vampire: Bloodlines Review

Fragland has published their review of Troika’s Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, giving the CRPG an overall score of 85%. Check it out: This game could have scored higher if it didn’t lack a thorough finishing touch. Still, don’t let…

Asheron’s Call Producers Respond to SOE Deal

Both Asheron’s Call executive producer Jessica Mulligan and Asheron’s Call 2 senior producer Argus have addressed yesterday’s announcement of Turbine’s publishing deal with Sony Online Entertainment. Here’s a bit from what Jessica had to say: That’s right; come the spring…

EverQuest II Reviews

Another fairly large batch of reviews for Sony’s EverQuest II crept up on the web over the past few days. The first is over at G4TechTV with an overall score of 4/5: EverQuest 2 is an undeniably polished game. It…

World of Warcraft Battlegrounds Preview, Part Two

Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft community website has been updated with a second preview of the MMORPG’s upcoming battlegrounds. This time around, we’re given much more information to chew on. Here’s a taste: Assaulting and demolishing the enemy base will…