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ByBuckGB
OnFebruary 24, 2004

Beyond Divinity Preview & Interview

Fragland has dished up a preview of Beyond Divinity, as well as an interview with Larian Studios’ Swen Vincke. Here’s a clip from the preview: There are less opponents than in Divine Divinity but they sure have become a lot…

ByBuckGB
OnFebruary 24, 2004

Origin Systems To Be Closed Tomorrow?

GameSpot is reporting that Electronic Arts will be shutting down Origin Systems, developers of Ultima Online, sometime tomorrow. Here’s a snip: According to AustinXL, tomorrow Electronic Arts will shutter its internal studio Origin Systems, developers of Ultima Online. The Austin,…

ByBuckGB
OnFebruary 24, 2004

Vampire: Bloodlines Preview

ActionTrip has put together a preview of Troika’s Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, based upon some of the more recent information that’s been released for the game. Check it out: Clearly, players are obliged to consider their actions every step…

ByBuckGB
OnFebruary 24, 2004

Damien Foletto Leaves Silver Style Entertainment

According to a post from Silver Style’s lead designer Carsten Strehse, ex-Black Isler Damien “Puuk” Foletto has accepted a job with Electronic Arts to work on their upcoming Lord of the Rings RTS. A snip: Sad day for Silver Style……

ByBuckGB
OnFebruary 24, 2004

Neverwinter Nights v1.62 Released

BioWare has released an official v1.62 patch for Neverwinter Nights, which includes multiplayer support for custom talk tables, spell fixes, exploit fixes, and a new Sea Hag creature. Here’s a full list of fixes: Neverwinter Nights Game WARNING! As of…

ByBuckGB
OnFebruary 24, 2004

Deus Ex: Invisible War Dev Diary #3

TotalVideoGames continues their Deus Ex: Invisible War dev diary feature for the upcoming European release of the game. In the third installment, project director Harvey Smith and designer Kent Hudson explain the concepts of open-ended game design. An excerpt: Deus…

ByBuckGB
OnFebruary 24, 2004

Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich Interview

TotalVideOGames recently had the opportunity to chat with Irrational Games to learn more about their upcoming Freedom Force sequel. Here’s a bit of what was talked about: If you think of superheroes images of huge skyscrapers being knock down and…

ByBuckGB
OnFebruary 24, 2004

Champions of Norrath Review

Gamer’s Hell has posted a review of Champions of Norrath, giving the PS2 action RPG an overall score of 9 Their conclusion to follow: The storyline for CoN really carries the game. A lot of time and effort was put…

ByBuckGB
OnFebruary 24, 2004

World of Warcraft Site Update

Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft website has been updated with the following: More New World of Warcraft ScreenshotsGameSpot has posted some new screenshots from World of Warcraft. IGNPC also has posted some new screenshots. Five New World of Warcraft ScreenshotsSee…

ByBuckGB
OnFebruary 24, 2004

Camelot Patch Notes

Straight from the Camelot Herald: =================================== Dark Age of Camelot Version 1.68A Release Notes February 24, 2004 =================================== NEW THINGS AND BUG FIXES – This client patch includes performance enhancements for both the Shrouded Isles and Trials of Atlantis clients…