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New Neverwinter Nights 2 Expansion In Development
It's been quietly (very quietly) announced that a new expansion pack for classic PC title Neverwinter Nights 2 is in development at Obsidian. Called Storm of Zehir, it brings some pretty considerable changes to the game, like "full party customization, dungeon crawling, and free exploration of a non-linear game world via an Overland Map". No idea on a release date, but seeing as the game's nearly three years old, I'm sure you can wait it out.
NX2 Anunciada: Storm of Zehir [Neverwintos, via IGN]
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Five Tips For Not Making a Crappy Game
This month's Wired has a look at MMO Arden: The World of William Shakespeare. Armed with a US $250,000 MacArthur Foundation grant, Indiana University profession Ted Castronova and his students created the MMO, which as the professor points out, was "no fun" and "failed." Castronova and his team and working on the game's sequel. He's learned from his experience and offers up these five tips on making academic games that don't suck:
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Neverwinter Nights 2 Coming to Mac
Believe it or not, us Mac users occasionally play games on our computers. Yes, it's a struggle, but always worth it in the end. For the few and proud playing Mac games, Aspyr Media has long been our support system, and has come through once again. Neverwinter Nights 2 for Mac will be shipping to North America next week. Aspyr is accepting pre-orders through their website now for US$49.99. Now, Mac users don't have to miss out on the PC RPG fun!
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Holy Hell, That's a Long Machinima: BloodSpell
Have 84 minutes to kill? No? Me neither. But if I did, I'd wade in and take a look at the feature-length cut of the BloodSpell machinima by Strange Company (directed by Hugh Hancock) - it's long, it's been four years in development all told, and seems like one hell of an ambitious project. I did take a short gander at it, and if the whole 84 minutes is as nicely put together as the short bit I watched, it's probably worth a looksee. The machinima was made with the Neverwinter Nights engine. It's also being released under Creative Commons: More »
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Neverwinter Nights 2 Expands Into Westgate
Atari and Obsidian Entertainment may have just recently released Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer, but they aren't sitting around throwing pizza parties and patting each other on the back. No, they are busy readying the first downloadable adventure pack for the game, Mysteries of Westgate. Taking place in the Forgotten Realms city of Westgate, the adventure pack launches players into a clash between warring city-factions as they attempt to relieve themselves of a cursed item that could destroy them. The pack features the Night Masks, a league of assassins first encountered in book 3 of R. A. Salvatore's Cleric Quintet entitled, aptly enough, Night Masks. Promising over 15 hours of new gameplay, 3 new companions, and an entirely new musical score, Mysteries of Westgate is the beginning of the natural evolution of the first NWN's premium module program. The pack should go on sale via Atari sometime this fall. More »
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Week in Games: The Orange Box Edition
The Orange Box (X360, PC)
Half Life 2, and HL2: Episodes 1 & 2, as well as Team Fortress 2 and Portal. Who could ask for anything more?
Sega Rally Revo (PC, X360, PS3, PSP)
Race your heart out.
FIFA Soccer 08 (X360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PC)
FIFA 08 come to every platform you could wish for.
Folklore (PS3)
Help solve a series of murders with the help of the absorbed powers of the Folk.
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP)
Get all tactical with the latest Final Fantasy offering.
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (PC)
NWN2 gets it's next expansion.
Bleach: Shattered Blade (WII)
The popular anime makes an appearance on the Wii.
Bleach: The Blade of Fate (DS)
A second Bleach game for the week, this one for the DS
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron (PSP)
Go on secret missions for your boss, the legendary Han Solo.
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BioWare Wants You!
If you're a BioWare fan and fancy yourself a designer, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. BioWare is currently on the hunt for a world designer for their upcoming MMO that's being developed in Austin, Texas. To help them along in the process, they are holding a contest to see who can create the best module using the Neverwinter Nights 1 Aurora Toolset. But, there's more to world design than pretty scenery and cool characters, and you can bet Bioware will be scrutinizing every entry. More »
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Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer Announced
Atari today unveiled an expansion pack for Neverwinter Nights 2. More »
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Obsidian Helming Sega's Alien RPG
Sega announced today that the Alien role-playing game announced earlier this week is being developed by Obsidian Entertainment. Back in March, Sega issued a release outlining their partnership with the RPG dev, but didn't mention specific titles. More »
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Wyvern Crown of Cormyr: One Last Premium Module for Neverwinter Nights!
A few months ago, Atari dealt a blow to the Neverwinter Nights mod community. "No more premium modules for you!" they shrieked. More »
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Last Premium Neverwinter Nights Module Released... Free
It was a bit sad when Neverwinter Nights' premium module service was canned: it allowed Bioware to support NWN and add features long past the point where it would have become unprofitable. More »
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Neverwinter Nights 2 Gameplay Footage
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Atari Ignores Questions of NWN Support, Pimps NWN2 Instead
Atari has issued an official response to questions about the cancellation of the Neverwinter Nights premium module program, as well as all future support or patches. They basically pimp NWN2 instead. More »
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Neverwinter Nights Gets Put To Pasture
It couldn't last forever and obviously it hasn't: Bioware has confirmed that Atari has pulled the plug on the Neverwinter Nights premium module program. They've also said 'no' to any further patches. Any modules that were in development for the premium program have officially been canceled, although don't be surprised if you see them get a free release. More »
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Infinite Dungeons Premium Module for NWN
At first, I reacted to the news that Bioware would be releasing premium content modules for Neverwinter Nights (already a game bordering on obsolescence) with suspicion: it seemed like an attempt to milk gamers out of money for something the mod community generates for free. But I was glad to be proven wrong. The premium modules are consistently excellent and their existence has allowed Bioware to continue to support NWN long past the point most games are no longer profitable. More »
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Neverwinter Nights Patch 1.67 Released... 4 Years After Release!
Neverwinter Nights, that ancient four-year old online RPG, just got a huge honking patch... the biggest since the game was released. It features two new tilesets, thirteen new monsters, seventy nine new placeable objects and a load of new portraits, sound effects and scripting events. More »
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