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As glad as I was for the switch to Monday from Friday updates, I fell asleep at the wheel this week and forgot all about it! The update wasn’t much, just four new screen shots. They are nice shots, however.…

This is no ordinary design log. It’s a very brief summary of how the game that’s right up there on my to-get list, the RPG Wizardry 8, was born and the story of one man who was in part responsible…

Here are a couple more strategies, thanks to our viewers. Updated Pages: Strategy Guides (includes a Lots of Experience and an Unlimited Hit Points strategy)

OnlineGameReview has posted up a review of the recently released action RPG, Blade of Darkness. And I quote: There are four character classes to start and play the entire game from. For each of the characters are individual story lines…

Myst of MassiveMultiplayer.org dropped us a line today that they have posted up an interview with David Allen, CEO of Artifact Entertainment, about their upcoming MMORPG, Horizons. Here’s an excerpt: Q: One of the big “things” in MMORPGs these days…

Since many of you wanted to know what to expect for spells and high level abilities in Throne of Bhaal, that’s exactly what we sent off to Doug for today’s Question of the Day: GameBanshee: How many new spells are…

Flagg: Let’s see where do we start. Applebrown: heheh. think about Throne of Bhaal [expansion pack to Baldur’s Gate II] and what concerns you about the high levels you can attain. Flagg: I was thinking about the translation of Pen…

Gamer asks about scripting skill checks: …will we be able to include automatic Skill Checks in our scripting? Such as… Player walks over XCheck Search Skill, If result > 15message the player, “You think the door ahead is trapped…” or……

Gamer is worried about the limitations of AI: Let’s say i’ve just created a module, and I’m the only DM. It’s a scene where the PC’s are a small party and they are fighting an evil party of my creation…

Just a quick bit of news on my lunch break, thanks to Lucian. RPGPlanet’s Joost “Silverdawn” Loijens has posted up a preview of the upcoming expansion for Baldur’s Gate II, Throne of Bhaal. Here’s a taste: One new class kit…