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Heart of Winter Update

The official site for the upcoming expansion for Icewind Dale has been updated with information about its current status. If you want to know where the game stands in its ongoing production, then you’ll want to check this out.

Warcrap III

Just KIDDING! Well, guess I’m not on the beta list anymore. No I’m totally looking forward to that game, it looks like one hell of a game. That’s not going to save my butt, but it does look fantastic. I…

4n4rchy 0nl1n3 H4ck3d

That’s right, the official site for the MMORPG Anarchy Online, AO.com, has been hacked. It happened a couple days ago, but if you feel like brushing up on your h4ck1n9 jive, here’s the hacked link.

Holiday Buying Guide Cheer

Gamespot put together over 25 recommendations for this season’s holiday game addict. With about 3 game recommends in each of the genres such as RPG, action, strategy, puzzle, it becomes quite a list. Screenshots and a short editorial accompany each…

Another Arcanum Beta Reaction

I’m thinking of updating this newsbit throughout the day if I find more previews or impressions of Arcanum… the RPG that looks on the surface to me like a hybrid of Martian Dreams and Fallout, but is of course much…

Pool of Radiance Delayed… Noooo!

Bad news for all of you RPGers waiting for Pool of Radiance. It’s been pushed back to May 2001 (initially it was due out by Christmas), or at least that’s what I read over at Computer Games Online. You can…

More Arcanum Rain

For the time being, the RPG spotlight is on Troika Games’ Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura. Since the beta started, more juicy nibs have come from that game than any other and is expected to continue for the next…

Sacrificing Nothing

The 3D mostly-strategy game Sacrifice is Gold and should be in stores by the 16th of November. In honor of this upcoming game (I’m sure it had nothing to do with fun =), Firingsquad posted a very favorable hands-on preview…

Gothic Interview

Here is some news from my inbox… The soon to be released “Gothic” (November 26th in Germany) could be one of the surprise hits this fall/winter – an RPG with rich background and innovative features. RPGDot conducted an interview with…

Warcraft III Advance Preview

There’s a huge preview of Warcraft III over at Gamespot packed with new information, screens and food for the youngens: .. Another RPG-like element for the heroes is inventory. Heroes will be able to hold only one item at a…