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Icewind Dale 2 Q&A

May 13, 2002 9:21am CST tags: RPG News
Gamers Click has posted an Icewind Dale 2 interview, chatting with Doug Avery of Black Isle Studios about the upcoming RPG Sequel. Doug is asked about the story, new classes and races we'll see, differences between 2nd edition and 3rd edition D&D rules, new artifacts in the game and plans for a beta test, among other things.

Siege Editor Released

May 10, 2002 4:02pm CST tags: RPG News
Lots of file downloads today, as Gas Powered Games has now released the Dungeon Siege editor. The Dungeon Siege site also has tutorials available to get you started. Thanks acheron.

Icewind Dale 2 Q&A

May 08, 2002 9:17am CST tags: RPG News
There's an Icewind Dale 2 interview on TFH Gaming. Designer J.E. Sawyer answers questions about the story, why the setting is the frozen northern part of the Forgotten Realms again, the 3rd edition D&D rules being used, size of the game and more.

Prince of Qin Q&A

May 07, 2002 6:52pm CST tags: RPG News
A Prince of Qin preview on GameSpot is actually a Q&A instead, questioning Liu Yu Bin of Object about this upcoming action RPG. New screenshots are included.

Dungeon Siege Patch Info

May 07, 2002 6:42pm CST tags: RPG News
Thanks to Billy Kurilko who let us know that the Dungeon Siege website has word that a patch for this game will be released on Friday, which should bring increased stability. It won't be a final patch, as it's still in beta. The editing tools will be released on Friday as well.

Darkfall Screenshots

May 07, 2002 1:12pm CST tags: Screenshots, RPG News
The Darkfall site has been updated with two new screenshots from this online RPG. The shots show the town of Redburg from the game, and also give us a look at the new interface of the game.

Endless Ages Screenshots

May 07, 2002 11:18am CST tags: Screenshots, RPG News
The Adrenaline Vault has posted six new screenshots from Endless Ages, an upcoming online role playing game. They'll post a preview of this game soon.

Icewind Dale 2 Preview

May 07, 2002 9:39am CST tags: RPG News
CG Online has an Icewind Dale 2 preview which includes six new screenshots from Black Isle's upcoming role playing game.

Divine Divinity Demo Patch

May 06, 2002 9:32am CST tags: RPG News, Demo
The Larian Studios website has word of a 1.5mb patch for the Divine Divinity demo (story). This takes care of an installer problem. Thanks Blues News.

Divine Divinity Previews

May 05, 2002 12:59pm CST tags: RPG News
GameSpy and EuroGamer both have a preview of Divine Divinity, the upcoming fantasy RPG in development at Larian Studios. Both previews are based on a visit to the publisher offices in London and offer hands-on impressions.

Goldenland Interview

May 04, 2002 10:07am CST tags: RPG News, Interview
RPG Vault has an interview with Sergey Buravtsov of Burut, who answers questions about the upcoming RPG Goldenland. The RPG Vault guys ask him about important features of the game, what the gameworld is like, the story of the game, magic system used, the type of monsters we'll encounter and plenty more.

EverQuest 2 Site

May 03, 2002 8:47am CST tags: MMO, RPG News
The official EverQuest 2 site is now open, offering more info on this upcoming MMORPG (announced yesterday). It has a FAQ, a game overview page and 17 in-game screenshots along with some other images.

Divine Divinity Demo

May 03, 2002 8:08am CST tags: RPG News, Demo
Belgian game site Spelletjes Garnaal is hosting a 400mb demo for the RPG Divine Divinity. There's no word on what it contains.

Asheron's Call 2 Content

May 03, 2002 8:06am CST tags: MMO, RPG News
GameSpy has whipped up an Asheron's Call 2 interview, asking Turbine CEO Jeff Anderson about this upcoming MMORPG sequel. There is also a new Asheron's Call 2 video on Fileplanet. Fileplanet also has a 30 day trial version of the original game.

Prince of Qin Interview

May 02, 2002 10:05pm CST tags: RPG News, Interview
There's a Prince of Qin interview on RPG Vault, talking to Liu Yu Bin and Liu Gang about this action RPG set in imperial China. Thanks Blues News.

Earth And Beyond Preview

May 02, 2002 5:54pm CST tags: RPG News
Gamespot has been updated with a big ol' preview of Earth and Beyond Online, Westwood's upcoming massively multiplayer space sim RPG. It's based on hands-on impressions, new screenshots are included as well.

Goldenland Shots

May 02, 2002 5:34pm CST tags: RPG News
Three new screenshots from the isometric RPG Goldenland are up at GamersClick.

EverQuest 2 Announcement

May 02, 2002 8:12am CST tags: MMO, RPG News, Sony
In case you hadn't seen the EverQuest 2 news stories yet, Sony officially announced their new MMORPG cash cow today. A pretty long wait for the EQ fans/addicts as the game will not launch until winter 2003.

Icewind Dale 2 Q&A

May 01, 2002 4:39pm CST tags: RPG News
There's an Icewind Dale 2 Q&A on GameSpy Daily, which has Feargus Urquhart of Black Isle answering a few questions about this upcoming RPG. Saw that on HomeLAN Fed.

Divine Divinity Preview

May 01, 2002 11:02am CST tags: RPG News
Action Trip has posted a Divine Divinity preview, looking ahead to the role playing game in development at Larian Studios. The preview covers the the story, gameplay, monsters you encounter, inventory management, sounds and more.