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City of Heroes Powers

Cryptic Studios’ official City of Heroes website has been updated with three new superhero powers, including Radiation Infection, Siphon Life, and Energy Torrent. An excerpt from the Radiation Infection power: Infects a targeted foe with deadly radiation. All foes the…

Ultima X: Odyssey Developers Resign

According to a couple of official posts in the Stratics forums (here and here), Jon ‘Calandryll’ Hanna, Rick ‘Stellerex’ Hall, and Amy ‘Morgaine’ Sage have all resigned from the Ultima X: Odyssey development team. Bad news for those of us…

World of Warcraft Cinematic Interview

IGN PC has conducted an interview with Blizzard’s director of cinematics, Matt Samia, about tonight’s newly released World of Warcraft “sneak peak” video. Check it out: Q: What’s the overall process for making a video like this? Do you start…

World of Warcraft Cinematic Released

Just as promised, Blizzard has delivered a new movie for World of Warcraft, which features a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the game’s opening cinematic. Here’s a snip from their news post on the official site: Like the recent Gryphon Movie, this…

Camelot Grab Bag Q&A

Mythic’s Sanya Thomas has once again posted her weekly Grab Bag Q&A on the Camelot Herald. This week, she answers questions about item procs, housing issues, linkdeaths, and more. An excerpt: Q: I have two houses, sort of. I signed…

Warlords Battlecry III Diary #4

The fourth installment to RPGVault’s ongoing Warlords Battlecry III diary is now available, with Infinite Interactive’s Janeen Fawkner talking about her role in the game’s creation. An excerpt to follow: Once the assets are done, there are scenarios to create…

Guild Wars Site Update

ArenaNet’s official Guild Wars website has been updated with the following: Today’s screenshot presents another creature in the Guild Wars world: The Bone Dragon, the reanimated remnant of a mighty beast. You can find his image in the Guild Wars…

Vampire: Bloodlines Interview

HomeLan Fed has conducted an interview with Troika’s Leonard Boyarsky about their upcoming first-person RPG, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. An excerpt to follow: Q: What kinds of abilities will players have in the game? A: The abilities in Vampire:…

Beyond Divinity Peek of the Week #29

The twenty-ninth installment of RPGVault’s “Peek of the Week” feature for the upcoming Divine Divinity sequel is now available. This time, lead animator Marian Arnold reveals how he added some rather unusual arms to the RPG. An excerpt: A few…