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By James Cottee - Mon Nov 9, 2009 10:29am
You used to be able to buy premium modules (game expansions) for Neverwinter Nights at the BioWare Store. Not anymore -- Atari has forbidden BioWare from doing so, for 'legal reasons.'
Modules already bought from BioWare will still function, but now only Atari has the right to sell them. The problem: Atari isn't bending over backwards to do so...
Modules already bought from BioWare will still function, but now only Atari has the right to sell them. The problem: Atari isn't bending over backwards to do so...
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By Alan Moore - Sat Nov 7, 2009 3:02pm
Remember how the kids went nuts for the Neverwinter Nights toolkit back in the day? Well, now they're going to go bananas, because the Dragon Age: Origins toolset is out and it's pretty impressive stuff.
In a nutshell, it gives you eveything you need to make your own content, all the way up to full-blown campaigns - all backed up by the BioWare Social Network.
More details after the jump.
In a nutshell, it gives you eveything you need to make your own content, all the way up to full-blown campaigns - all backed up by the BioWare Social Network.
More details after the jump.
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By Brenna Hillier - Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:26am
Long-time fans of favourite RPG developers BioWare are probably already excited enough about the upcoming Dragon Age: Origins, but executive producer Mark Darrah has revealed that they have even more reason to thoroughly explore the game than the rest of us.
Hidden amongst the game's back roads and deepest dungeons are a handful of little gems that will cause Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate fans a few moments of amused retrospection...
Hidden amongst the game's back roads and deepest dungeons are a handful of little gems that will cause Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate fans a few moments of amused retrospection...
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By Brenna Hillier - Wed May 6, 2009 10:34am
Dragon Age: Origins has an inarguably excellent RPG pedigree. It comes to us courtesy of BioWare, who are not only responsible for bringing the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons pen-and-paper role playing system to life in the Baldurs Gate series and Neverwinter Nights, but whose own developed role playing systems form the backbone of titles like Mass Effect and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. With that kind of experience behind them, you can be sure that the Dragon Age: Origins mechanics are going to be solid, but in case you were in doubt, confirmation comes today with the announcement of the upcoming publication of a pen-and-paper edition of the game's system.
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By Brenna Hillier - Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:42am
I'm not a big fan of magic users. I hate fiddling around with complicated spell systems and not being able to tank up in heavy armour. This is because I'm an uncomplicated individual who would rather just smack something until it gives in than have to actually think about what I'm doing. Like all pure barbarian types I am naturally terrified of meeting a high-level mage since I have virtually no defense against the trigger-happy meanies, and this short new trailer for Dragon Age: Origins does nothing to dispel my nervousness, as it shows a handful of mages doing what they do best - blow stuff up.
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By Steven Perdikis - Thu Apr 9, 2009 4:46pm
With the impending release of Dragon Age: Origins, Bioware have announced that they are currently seeking beta-testers for the game's toolset, which is due to launch alongside the full version of the game later this year.
In order to apply for beta-testing, users must first register for a Bioware account, and then answer a series of questions pertaining to their experience in producing modifications for games with special emphasis on placed on previously released Bioware games.
In order to apply for beta-testing, users must first register for a Bioware account, and then answer a series of questions pertaining to their experience in producing modifications for games with special emphasis on placed on previously released Bioware games.
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By Steven Perdikis - Fri Apr 3, 2009 12:31pm
It has been revealed by Bioware figureheads that Dragon Age: Origins will not contain any multiplayer content. It may not come as a surprise to many, but following the inclusion of multiplayer in both Neverwinter Nights titles, it may strike some as odd.
In a recent interview, Dr. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk of Bioware answered the question flatly - while also talking up the inclusion of a tool set for the title, which will (at this point) see PC owners able to craft their own epic adventures within the Dragon Age universe.
In addition, more details regarding Mass Effect 2 and Star Wars: The Old Republic were revealed.
In a recent interview, Dr. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk of Bioware answered the question flatly - while also talking up the inclusion of a tool set for the title, which will (at this point) see PC owners able to craft their own epic adventures within the Dragon Age universe.
In addition, more details regarding Mass Effect 2 and Star Wars: The Old Republic were revealed.
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By Steven Perdikis - Sat Mar 7, 2009 9:58am
Dragon Age: Origins is a game that RPG fans and fantasy-escapists alike awaiting with ever-growing glee. As the game is dubbed the "spiritual successor" to Baldur's Gate (and by extension, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn) the plot will be extremely important in winning the hearts and minds of RPG fanatics world wide. For those wanting a sneaky-peek to the actual underpinnings of the Dragon Age universe, we've got some good news for you.
David Gaider, who is lead writer on Dragon Age: Origins (and also writer for Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn) has time for a little respite, after announcing that Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne, a prequel novel set in the Dragon Age universe available from book-stores.
David Gaider, who is lead writer on Dragon Age: Origins (and also writer for Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn) has time for a little respite, after announcing that Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne, a prequel novel set in the Dragon Age universe available from book-stores.
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By Brenna Hillier - Fri Feb 6, 2009 6:36pm
Last year, I was pleased to hear that The Games Company - otherwise known as TGC - had secured the rights to produce a PC version of the classic pen-and-paper RPG, The Dark Eye, but not too excited, in this era of acquiring squillions of rights and then sitting on them jealously while never producing anything. Luckily, my cynicism has been rewarded with a pleasant surprise, with the first screen shots of The Dark Eye: Demonicon turning up today. Looks like something will eventuate, after all.
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By Timmy Campbell - Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:29pm
This week has been huge for game releases and we have been getting in some amazing trailers to go with it. As another months draws to a close it brings us that little bit closer to the Christmas release list.
We head back to our past with a bear, a bird and a portable hedgehog? We look at things you can do off a board and we check back in with Delta Squad to see what gets their gears moving. We get a brief to the weapons from the war to end all wars and peek into a quantum world.
We head back to our past with a bear, a bird and a portable hedgehog? We look at things you can do off a board and we check back in with Delta Squad to see what gets their gears moving. We get a brief to the weapons from the war to end all wars and peek into a quantum world.
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By Chienne - Wed May 7, 2008 1:04pm
In a move that is sure to upset more than a handful of PC gamers, BioWare has come out with the announcement that the PC version of their space RPG Mass Effect will include SecuROM copy-protection technology.
The technology is similar to what was used on Bioshock, and will only allow gamers to install their game three times - which is fair enough, some might say (until you reformat your machine for the fourth time and want to play the game). It then goes one step further, and "phones home" every ten days, re-sending the CD key and a unique machine identifier, to re-authenticate that copy of the game.
...and, according to a company representative, this is the same situation that will be in place for the release of Spore, later this year.
The technology is similar to what was used on Bioshock, and will only allow gamers to install their game three times - which is fair enough, some might say (until you reformat your machine for the fourth time and want to play the game). It then goes one step further, and "phones home" every ten days, re-sending the CD key and a unique machine identifier, to re-authenticate that copy of the game.
...and, according to a company representative, this is the same situation that will be in place for the release of Spore, later this year.
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By holo` - Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:01pm
It seems as though Bioware have been awfully busy as of late, with the announcement yesterday of Mass Effect to be released on PC. Barely giving time for gamers to get their heads around that, it seems that a tiny bit of information we had received not too long ago has developed further. This, information; directly relating to activities in a galaxy far, far away has now had some confirmation through an EA Analyst Report, and a list of planned titles.
We previously brought you information on the announcement of an old partnership between Bioware and LucasArts, but a new Knights of the Old Republic game was not officially announced at that time. It appears that something is happening now.
We previously brought you information on the announcement of an old partnership between Bioware and LucasArts, but a new Knights of the Old Republic game was not officially announced at that time. It appears that something is happening now.
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By Chienne - Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:14am
You may have heard the rumours, but it is my duty to inform you that yes - Electronic Arts has acquired VG Holding Corp., who owns both BioWare and Pandemic Studios.
Both of these companies have created some of the best-quality games in the industry (BioWare bringing NeverWinter Nights, Baldur's Gate, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, as well as Pandemic's Destroy All Humans!, Full Spectrum Warrior and Dark Reign 2) which will give EA a much-needed boost in the areas of action, adventure and role-playing games.
Both of these companies have created some of the best-quality games in the industry (BioWare bringing NeverWinter Nights, Baldur's Gate, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, as well as Pandemic's Destroy All Humans!, Full Spectrum Warrior and Dark Reign 2) which will give EA a much-needed boost in the areas of action, adventure and role-playing games.
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By Wyld - Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:44pm
Back in the dim dark days of 2002, Bioware released the original Neverwinter Nights game, taking the RPG world by storm. In time, along came two fairly significant expansions that not only provided additional content, but extended the depth of the game by extending the base ruleset itself. But where NWN really shines, is the multiplayer side of the game .. combined with the ability to create entire realms from scratch. One excellent example is Internode's own Drow Wars module, which recently released its fifth major update.
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By pkd - Tue May 29, 2007 9:41pm
Here is a good news story worth talking about. A man in Britain has been hailed as a hero when intervening in a hold up. He was shot in the chest during the robbery. In an interesting twist the youth who was named via the media was identified as a gamer. Adam Mapelson was identified wearing a Pure Pwnage hat. This lead to bloggers and gamers online being able to identify Adam as a Counter-Strike player.
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By thecynicalgamer - Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:13am
Atari made it official today that development is underway on the first official Neverwinter Nights 2 expansion, Mask of the Betrayer. The expansion is due for release during spring this year and will introduce a new campaign, new levels, new weapons, new spells, and much, much more (sounds like an infomercial ... but where are my free set of steak knives???). Of course, the the game is set in the Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms universe which has been made legendary by Wizards of the Coast.
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By UgLyPuNk - Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:51pm
Atari have just released a patch for Neverwinter Nights 2, bringing the sequel to the hugely popular Neverwinter Nights up to version 1.04.
The 1.04 patch brings a whole swag of changes and balances to the table as well as some new functions and debugging tools for the NWN 2 modders out there. It also has a nice fix for the previously released v1.04 Beta which caused Windows 2000 machines to crash to desktop when trying to launch.
The patch also fixed the dialogue with Qaggoth in Tavorick's estate looping, fixed it looping, fixed it looping, fixed it looping, fixed it looping... (see what I did there?)
The 1.04 patch brings a whole swag of changes and balances to the table as well as some new functions and debugging tools for the NWN 2 modders out there. It also has a nice fix for the previously released v1.04 Beta which caused Windows 2000 machines to crash to desktop when trying to launch.
The patch also fixed the dialogue with Qaggoth in Tavorick's estate looping, fixed it looping, fixed it looping, fixed it looping, fixed it looping... (see what I did there?)
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