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Lionheart Screenshots

Jun 21, 2002 12:21pm CST tags: Screenshots, RPG News
ToTheGame has posted a set of screenshots from Lionheart, the upcoming historical RPG in development at Reflexive Entertainment.

Icewind Dale 2 Diary

Jun 20, 2002 6:04pm CST tags: RPG News
The tenth Icewind Dale 2 development diary is now up at RPG Vault. Designer John Deily writes about the last few things that they are working before the game goes gold. Five new screenshots are included.

Shining Lore Beta

Jun 20, 2002 2:52pm CST tags: MMO, RPG News, Beta
Phantagram Interactive has announced that it will have a closed beta test for Shining Lore, their upcoming MMORPG. The test will begin in July and will last for 60 days. Some 20,000 people will be able to participate.

Lionheart Q&A

Jun 19, 2002 6:33pm CST tags: RPG News
Part one of a Lionheart Q&A is up at RPG Vault tonight, asking Chris Parker of Black Isle and Ion Hardie of Reflexive Entertainment about this upcoming RPG game. Lionheart uses a modified version of Fallout's SPECIAL character system.

CTHD Online

Jun 19, 2002 4:37pm CST tags: MMO, RPG News
GameSpot is reporting that Phantagram Interactive is developing a MMORPG based on the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. A site with more info on the game will be launched in a few months, the game itself is expected late 2004.

Dragon Empires Q&A

Jun 19, 2002 9:48am CST tags: MMO, RPG News
RPG Vault's second Dragon Empires Q&A is up. Designer Mark Zechiel discusses the economy model in this MMORPG.

Horizons Screenshots

Jun 18, 2002 2:58pm CST tags: MMO, Screenshots, RPG News
HomeLAN has three new Horizons screenshots, showing more from this upcoming MMORPG. In related news, the official FAQ on the game's website has been updated.

Black Moon Diary

Jun 18, 2002 11:28am CST tags: MMO, RPG News
RPG Vault has yet another Black Moon Chronicles developer diary, which is now up to installment 15. Scriptwriter Daniel Bisson writes about the special ability system in this MMORPG.

Horizons Interview

Jun 17, 2002 10:07am CST tags: MMO, RPG News, Interview
HomeLAN Fed has conducted an interview with Steve Snow, producer on the MMORPG Horizons. Questions are about the difficulty of engine development, different settings and enviroments in the game, characters you can play, the quest system, how PvP combat is handled and several other things.

Lionheart Q&A

Jun 14, 2002 10:11pm CST tags: RPG News
Fallout fan site Duck and Cover has posted a LionHeart interview. Eric Dallaire of Reflexive anwers questions about things like why Black Isle picked Reflexive for the game, the SPECIAL system, pressure to perform since LionHeart uses the Fallout character system and has some parallels with that game, the setting, and several other things.

Icewind Dale 2 Shots

Jun 14, 2002 10:42am CST tags: RPG News
Gamers Click has been updated with four new screenshots from Icewind Dale 2, Black Isle's upcoming RPG game.

Icewind Dale 2 Q&A

Jun 14, 2002 9:24am CST tags: RPG News
There is an Icewind Dale 2 Q&A on IceBound, asking Tex Yang and Chris Avallone of Black Isle Studios about this upcoming RPG. Q&As are about the script compiler, converting from 2nd edition to 3rd edition D&D rules, if dragon armor will appear in the game, most interesting spell, cut scenes in the game, and several other things, including a few not really related to the game. Thanks GameSpy Daily.

Dungeon Siege Editing Help

Jun 13, 2002 10:18am CST tags: RPG News
The Dungeon Siege.com Siege University now has a new tutorial for the editor of this RPG. Elevators are covered this time. Thanks Blues'.

Another War Interview

Jun 12, 2002 9:03am CST tags: RPG News, Interview
Two interviews of Another War are on the web today. Both Ferrago and 3D Avenue have talked to the guys at Mirage Interactive about this upcoming WW2 RPG.

Icewind Dale 2 Q&A

Jun 11, 2002 4:43pm CST tags: RPG News
Also on RPG Dot today is an Icewind Dale 2 Q&A, quizzing Black Isle designer Dave Maldonado about the game. Q&As are about TORN, why they are working on IW2, the use of 3rd edition D&D rules, the story in the game, if finishing with 1 character is a possibility and several other things.

Harbinger Screenshots

Jun 11, 2002 2:28pm CST tags: Screenshots, RPG News
RPG Dot has three new Harbinger screenshots, showing more of this upcoming isometric RPG from Silverback.

Lionheart Q&A

Jun 11, 2002 8:56am CST tags: RPG News
There's a Lionheart Q&A on GameSpot. Designer of Eric Dallaire of Reflexive Entertainment answers a few questions about this RPG. GameSpot asks about the setting, the SPECIAL system from Black Isle Studios, how the magic system works, the party system and a few other things.

NWN Impressions

Jun 11, 2002 8:53am CST tags: BioWare, RPG News
HomeLAN Fed has hands-on Neverwinter Nights impressions, taking the beta of BioWare's RPG for a spin. Two new screenshots are included.

EQ2 Images

Jun 10, 2002 2:57pm CST tags: MMO, RPG News
GameSpy Daily has several character images and screenshots from EverQuest 2, Verant's upcoming MMORPG sequel. Saw that on HLF.

Asheron's Call 2 Q&A

Jun 07, 2002 11:31am CST tags: MMO, RPG News
RPG Dot has posted part 1 of their Asheron's Call 2 Q&A, chatting with executive producer Judith Hoffman about this upcoming MMORPG. In related news, the official FAQ has been updated. Thanks Blues'.