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Atriarch Interview

FileFront has published an interview with World Fusion’s Serafina Pechan, in which the lead designer talks about their upcoming MMORPG, Atriarch. Take a look: Q: This game has been in development for six years. What have been some of the…

The Bard’s Tale Reviews

Tonight we bring you news of three more fairly positive reviews for inXile’s RPG recreation, The Bard’s Tale. The first is over at Game Vortex with an overall score of 88%: Sluggish controls aside, The Bard’s Tale is an enjoyable…

Guild Wars Battle Report Contest

ArenaNet’s official Guild Wars website brings news of a new contest in which players can win an invitation to the alpha test by submitting combat stories from the recent World Preview and Beta Weekend events. Here are the main details:…

Dungeons & Dragons Online Developer Diary

Turbine’s official Dungeons & Dragons Online website has been updated with a new developer diary called “Funny Business”. In it, Turbine’s Pete McDonald discusses the use (and abuse) of comedy in games. Here’s a bit to get you started: Comedy…

Fable Reviews

A pair of positive reviews for Big Blue Box and Lionhead’s Fable have hit the web over the past couple of days. The first is at ReviewGamer with an overall score of 9/10: Overall an awesome game, I don’t give…

Star Wars: KotOR II Site Update

LucasArts’ official Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II website has been updated with two new chronicles sections – “The Shadow of Freedon Nadd” and “The Naddist Revolt.” An excerpt from the former: An insidious force from within began…

BioWare Wednesday

BioWare’s official website has once again received its weekly update of in-house game news, which includes information about Jade Empire philosophy, tips for the newly released NWN modules, and more. Straight from BioWare’s front page: We explore Jade Empire philosophy,…

EverQuest II Hunts Newbies

Wired.com has published an article entitled “EverQuest II Hunts Newbies”, in which they discuss the user-friendliness of the MMORPG sequel. Here’s a taste: It starts off by introducing newcomers to the game through a simple, effective tutorial. Beginning on a…

Dungeon Siege II: Azunite Prophecies, Part Three

Straight from my inbox: Dungeon Siege II: The Azunite Prophecies As we continue to move closer to the arrival of Dungeon Siege II in Spring 2005, we are sending along the third of the Azunite Prophecies, a series of prophecies…

The Witcher Preview

ComputerAndVideoGames.com has put together a preview of The Witcher, based upon what is known about CD Projekt’s CRPG up to this point. A snippet: Rather than being the usual holier-than-thou paladin-type, a Witcher is much more of a servant of…