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Dark Age of Epic Zones

Feb 07, 2002 11:32am CST tags: RPG News
The promised new Epic Zones have now been put into Dark Age of Camelot, according to an update to the game's news site. Patch 1.45 also changes and adds monster graphics and sounds, and fixes several bugs along with a lot of other changes.

Neocron Site

Feb 07, 2002 11:02am CST tags: MMO, RPG News
Neocron publisher CDV has launched their own site for the upcoming MMORPG. You can find more screenshots and information there.

Sea Dogs 2 Screenshots

Feb 06, 2002 8:36am CST tags: Screenshots, RPG News
Xaos, a Russian game site, sends word that they have posted 15 new screenshots from the action RPG Sea Dogs 2.

Neverwinter Nights Interview

Feb 06, 2002 8:00am CST tags: BioWare, RPG News, Interview, Greg Zeschuk
Gaming Groove is grooving with their Neverwinter Nights interview where they talk to Greg Zeschuk & Trent Oster of BioWare about the game. There's info on the length of the single player campaign (about 60 hours), how easy the toolset is to use, if Feats and Prestige Classes will be implemented, how cheating will be prevented in multiplayer and a few other things.

Dungeon Siege Interview

Feb 06, 2002 7:57am CST tags: RPG News, Interview
There's a Dungeon Siege interview on HomeLAN Fed. JCal talks to Chris Taylor about this upcoming RPG, with questions about the polishing of the last few months, why Chris is doing an RPG instead of another RTS, if there is a linear storyline to the game, what kind of unique weapons and items we can find, the engine that powers the game and more.

Jumpgate For Free

Feb 05, 2002 10:50am CST tags: RPG News
The Jumpgate website has word that this massively multiplayer online game can now also be downloaded for free. There is a 10 day trial as well. Thanks sickman.

NeoCron Download

Feb 05, 2002 8:01am CST tags: MMO, RPG News
Haha from Neocron Central let us know about this forum post on the Neocron forums in which Reakktor CEO Martin Schwiezer mentions the game will be available for download. So if you don't feel like buying this MMORPG at a store, you can download the 1.2gb of content.

Icewind Dale 2 Site, Interview

Feb 04, 2002 1:21pm CST tags: RPG News, Interview
The official site for the Icewind Dale 2 RPG which was announced this morning, has now opened. It offers more info on the game along with a FAQ and five screenshots. Also, Gamespot has posted an Icewind Dale 2 Q&A. Producer Darren Monahan answers questions about the production, what engine is used, what kind of new features people can expect, if Jeremy Soule will be composing the music again and a few other things. Gamespot also has a few additional screenshots.

Dungeon Siege Preview

Feb 04, 2002 8:47am CST tags: RPG News
MGON has posted a 'first look' at Dungeon Siege, which results from an one-on-one session with Chris Taylor. There's quite a bit of gameplay details and they promise a Chris Taylor interview later this week.

Icewind Dale 2 Announced

Feb 04, 2002 8:05am CST tags: RPG News
Black Isle announced today they'll be developing Icewind Dale 2 and its actually due out pretty soon. It will ship right after E3, on the 28th of May. The press release offers more info about the game. Thanks Blues News.

Neocron Update

Feb 02, 2002 8:47am CST tags: MMO, RPG News
The Neocron forum has an update written by Reakktor CEO Martin J. Schwiezer. He talks about the two new features that have been added to this upcoming MMORPG.

Elderscrolls Update

Feb 01, 2002 4:57pm CST tags: Bethesda, RPG News
Bethesda sends word of updates to their Morrowind website. There is a new wallpaper which is a screenshot of Ald'Ruhn, and there is more ingredient information. Morrowind is Bethesda's 3rd Elderscrolls RPG, and will be released on the PC and Xbox.

Dungeon Siege Pre-Order

Feb 01, 2002 3:17pm CST tags: RPG News
Microsoft has announced that two online retailers are now taking pre-orders for the upcoming RPG Dungeon Siege from Gas Powered Games. You can preorder from Gamestop and EB Games. At Gamestop you'll get a free mini-guide while EB customers will receive a cloth map depicting various areas from the game. Dungeon Siege should be released some time in April. Thanks VE.

Dragon Empires Q&A

Feb 01, 2002 12:01pm CST tags: MMO, Codemasters, RPG News
There is a transcript of yesterday's Dragon Empires chat on Gamers Hell. Dragon Empires is the upcoming MMORPG from Codemasters. We posted some screenshots from this game yesterday.

Dragon Empires Beta

Jan 31, 2002 3:30pm CST tags: MMO, Codemasters, RPG News, Beta
Codemasters let us know about the Dragon Empires beta that people can sign up for (people from the U.S. and Europe can sign up). Dragon Empires is an upcoming MMORPG due to be released in the 3rd quarter of this year. Here's some screenshots and concept art from the game.

Neocron Movie

Jan 31, 2002 8:49am CST tags: MMO, RPG News
Those wacky Belgians at Spelletjes Garnaal have posted another game movie. This time they take a look at the upcoming MMORPG Neocron. Movie runs for about 10 minutes and can be downloaded (16mb) or streamed. Thanks Blues News.

ShadowBane Beta Testing Begun

Jan 17, 2002 3:27pm CST tags: MMO, RPG News, Beta
Ubi Soft sent over an announcement, saying Wolfpack's MMORPG ShadowBane has now begun its closed beta test. The beta testers are a select group of people from within the ShadowBane community. Here's two new screenshots they sent along with the announcement.

Ages Of Athiria Update

Jan 17, 2002 2:34pm CST tags: MMO, RPG News
The first Ages Of Athiria Newsletter is now available on the game's website telling you a few things about this upcoming MMORPG (enough of these in development yet?). There's also an inhouse interview about the game. Thanks Blues News.

Darkfall Q&A

Jan 17, 2002 2:09pm CST tags: RPG News
There is a Darkfall Q&A on House'o'Spank, where they talk to Claus Grovdal of Razorwax AS about this upcoming online RPG. There's not much to the interview, but the questions are about what the player can create in the game, how the housing system works, how the magic spells will work, weather effects in the game, what kind of connection you'll need, and who is publishing the game.

Anarchy Online CD (Almost) Free

Jan 16, 2002 4:45pm CST tags: RPG News
The Anarchy Online site has been updated with the news that people who want to try this game for 7 days for free but don't want to download it (as its 649mb), can now have the CD mailed to them for $4.99 shipping. This CD includes the recent game patches. More info can be found here.