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Blizzard Bans 403,000 Battle.net Accounts

Blizzard’s official Battle.net website has been updated with the following news: A number of additional accounts and CD Keys have been tied to the use of a hack or cheat program while playing StarCraft, Diablo II, or Warcraft III on…

The Bard’s Tale Press Release

Here ya go: GAMING LEGEND BRIAN FARGO RETURNS WITH INXILE ENTERTAINMENT Newport Beach, CA (September 30, 2003) – Brian Fargo, considered one of the early architects of the multi-billion dollar interactive entertainment industry, has returned to the world of gaming…

The Bard’s Tale Preview

Brian Fargo (formerly the head of Interplay) has officially announced that his new game development company, InXile, is working on a new Bard’s Tale game for the PC and PS2. To follow up on this announcement, GameSpy has posted a…

Dungeons & Dragons Heroes Review

Next Level Gaming has posted a review of Dungeons & Dragons Heroes, giving the Xbox RPG an overall score of 84 A snippet to follow: Dungeons and Dragons Heroes has done what is fairly difficult to do. Look and play…

Horizons: Empire of Istaria Preview

WorthPlaying has put together a hands-on preview of Artifact Entertainment’s Horizons: Empire of Istaria. Check it out: Overall, Horizons seems to be a bit more impressive than some of the other MMORPGs on the market, and has the potential to…

Temple of Elemental Evil Reviews

Two new reviews of Troika’s Temple of Elemental Evil can be found on the web today. The first is over at UGO, where they’ve given the game an overall score of “B”: The Temple of Elemental Evil doesn’t have any…

GameBanshee Feature: Warlords IV Interview

We’ve posted an interview with Infinite Interactive’s Steve Fawkner, the man behind the successful Warlords series of games. In it, Steve answers several questions about the upcoming Strategy/RPG hybrid Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria. Check it out: Q: What role…

Version 1.65G Patch Notes (Test)

Straight from the Camelot Herald: =================================== Dark Age of Camelot 1.65g Version Release Notes September 29, 2003 =================================== NEW THINGS AND BUG FIXES – There is now a graphical timer that shows how long your character has before autoreleasing after…

GameSpy’s Most Underrated Games of All Time #24

GameSpy’s “Most Underrated Games of All Time” feature has begun, with Sir-Tech’s Wizardry 8 coming in at #24. A snippet: It wasn’t until the late ’90s that real info on a Wizardry sequel began to emerge. Key developers of Crusaders…

Dungeons & Dragons Heroes Review

Gamers With Jobs has posted a review of Dungeons & Dragons Heroes, Atari’s recently released Xbox RPG. Their conclusion to follow: If you are looking for something that adheres more strictly to D&D rules then this game will be fun…