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IGN PC has conducted an interview with InXile’s Brian Fargo, asking the former Interplay CEO over twenty questions about his upcoming action RPG, The Bard’s Tale. A snippet: Q: Is combat similar to Champions of Norrath? If not, how does…

GameSpot is reporting that BioWare has trademarked a new game engine called “Eclipse”, although it is unclear which game will actually be using the engine. An excerpt from their newsbit: Since Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel use…

GameSpy has published a two-page guide for Wizards of the Coast’s Eberron campaign setting, which is the world in which Dungeons & Dragons Online takes place. Here’s an excerpt about Stormreach, the primary city in the game: Nestled on the…

GameSpy continues their bi-weekly MMORPG feature, with the second installment detailing such games as EverQuest II, Guild Wars, and more. A small section about Guild Wars: Given that the team is comprised of ex-Blizzard developers (specifically, heads who worked on…

GameSpy has begun a bi-weekly feature that explores released and upcoming MMORPGs, with

ComputerAndVideoGames.com has dished up a very short review of SpellForce: Breath of Winter, giving the expansion an overall score of 76 An excerpt: The rest, however, works brilliantly. The skirmish-style ‘free mode’ is as you would expect, but here you…

Straight from my inbox: ATARI UNVEILS THE NEVERWINTER NIGHTS PLATINUM EDITION The Original Neverwinter Nights; Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide; Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark All-In-One This October LOS ANGELES Aug. 4, 2004 Neverwinter Nightsâ„¢, developed by BioWare Corp.…

Blizzard’s official Battle.net website has been updated with news that they’ve permanently closed 18,000 Warcraft III accounts and have banned thousands more from ladder play. Here are the full details: A number of additional accounts and CD keys have been…

Atari has launched an official Neverwinter Nights 2 website, although there is no actual content at the moment.

I’m heading out of town for a mini-vacation this weekend, so things are going to be a little quiet around GameBanshee for the next few days. I’ll be posting all missed news and addressing any website concerns when I get…