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Gallery Update: The Last Remnant

Jarrid Stacy — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:57:53 +0000

New screens are available of the upcoming RPG The Last Remnant for the Xbox 360, which will be released on November 20, 2008 globally and also in the future on systems such as the PlayStation 3 and PC. The images include shots of characters like, Rush and David, The Conqueror, Roeas, and Castanea. Check them out:

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Official North American The Last Remnant Site

Source: Images Courtesy of Famitsu

Teaser Site for RPB Project Released

Jarrid Stacy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:49:01 +0000

Both Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes announced and released today a teaser site is up for their upcoming PC RPG named Project RPB. The site gives players a time as well as a few links regarding the game.

The page reveals a picture of the actual location where the story will take place, but not much as been released on the game, and the only information available is actually on the FAQ page located at Piranha’s fan site. There are the obvious general questions always found on a FAQ, but surprisingly, a few questions are asked that will give the player an idea about the project. From what the FAQ said, a demo for the game is in the works, but no release date has been set. Here are some links to to check more of it out:

New Dragon Age Info Coming July 9th

Aaron Barnett — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:18:26 +0000

BioWare fans have been waiting a while on Dragon Age information, but it looks like you won’t have to wait much longer. Glancing at their Dragon Age site, it states “More July 9, 2008,” so in three days, it seems we’ll know more! Considering E3 is soon as well, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the game showed up there in some form. Check the link after the jump.

Dragon Age Site

Wrath Of The Lich King Beta Opt-In Now Open

Aaron Barnett — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:24:30 +0000

Those of you wanting an early shot at the World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, Blizzard has announced that they have opened the Wrath of the Lich King Beta Opt-In program. While players that got into the Burning Crusade beta were randomly invited, this program makes it where only people that express interest can get in.

Of course, this does not mean you’re guaranteed a spot in the beta. Although, if you got into the beta via a promotion/contest, your spot is still secured. Visit the link below to sign up!

Beta Opt-In Page

Diablo 3 Q&A about Story, Battle.net and more!

William Gray — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:38:23 +0000

Kotaku has a handful of questions for Jay Wilson, one of the hands in creating Diablo 3. Many of these may seem common-sense, but I always enjoy hearing about the Diablo plot! No mention on if Battle.net will turn pay-to-play yet, though. Read on for the link!

For the article, go here and enjoy the read.

Personally, I hope future questions go into depth about the darkness of the story. I have faith in Blizzard to deliver on gameplay, but story is what is going to hook me. I became bored with simply collecting loot again and again.

Thanks, Kotaku!

No Guild Wars 2 Beta This Year

Aaron Barnett — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:45:49 +0000

Those of you hoping to try out the sequel to the free-to-play online RPG this year, looks like it’s not happening. ArenaNet has updated their FAQ for the game to point out that they will not be having a beta this year as originally planned. Hit the break for their full answer.

Although we publically alpha- and beta-tested the original Guild Wars while it was still in early development, with Guild Wars 2 we will commence beta testing closer to the game’s release. With that in mind, we will not start beta testing in 2008 as we had originally planned. Guild Wars 2 is a very large and ambitious game, and Guild Wars players rightfully have very high expectations of its quality. We want players to be absolutely blown away by the game the first time they experience it.

No release date for Guild Wars 2 has been announced yet.

Diablo 3 Video Breakdown: Bags, Skills, Enemies and Water!

William Gray — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:59:23 +0000

I’ve taken the time to watch the Diablo 3 HD 20-minute gameplay video three times now, hitting spacebar as often as possible to pause without causing my brain some serious tremors. Hit the jump for information on bags, skill descriptions, enemy and item lists, and much, much more!

My personal notes follow the lists.

Barbarian Equipment:
Barbarian left: Gaff. Axe. 51.6 dmg/second.
Barbarian right: Spitze. Axe. 56.4dmg/second.

Heavy Axe of Storms: 27.6 dmg/second, +1-42 lightning.
Double Axe of Frost: 23.4 dmg/second. +25-27 cold dmg.
Annihilator Maul of Immolation - 109.6dmg/second, 2 handed. 107-167 dmg, +25-27 Fire Dmg.

Gauntlets
Plate leggings
Gothic Helm
Plated Greaves
Gothic Plate
Plated Pauldrons

Boss:
Thousand Pounder. Gluttony Incarnate.
Siegebreaker Assault Beast. Living Siege Engine of Hell. 1-Hit kill: Grab, bite head. Decapitate.

Barbarian Skills:
Battle Cry
Rank: 5/10
Shouts out a warning, increasing defence of all nearby party members. (And Barbarian)
Radius: 15 feet
Stamina: 35
Additional defense: 200%
Duration: 300 seconds.

Hammer of Ancients
Rank: 4/5
A massive attack that has increased chance to critically hit.
Stamina: 16
Deal 225% weapon damage plus an additional 14 physical damage.
+25% chance to critical hit.

Furious Charge
Rank: 1/1
Charge directly at an enemy, smashing everything in the way.
Current level: 1
Fury: 20
Primary Damage: 110%
Secondary Damage: 100%
Range: 85 feet.

Whirlwind
Rank: 1/20
Swirl in a cyclone, delivering attacks to everything in his path.
Current Level: 1
Fury: 1
Hits for 25% of weapon damage
Next Level: 2
Fury: 1
Hits for 30% of weapon damage.

Witchdoctor Skills
Horrify
Rank: 3/5
A spectral mask that horrifies all enemies in proximity, causing them to run in fear.
Mana cost: 10
Radius: 20
Fear Duration: 1-2 seconds
Mask Duration: 5

Wall of Zombies
Rank: 4/5
Zombies erupt from the earth to attack your enemies.
Current level: 4
Zombies attack for 15 damage.
Next Level: 5
Zombies attack for 15 damage.

Items:
Throwing knife
Short bow
Minor energy rune
Elixir of Vitality I
Chipped Star Topaz
Inferior Leather Gloves
Scroll of Identify
Inferior Quilted Pants
Quilted Pants
Ancient Medallion
Short Staff
Small Bag - probably coincides with the 4 bag icons in the inventory screen
Minor Health Potion
Chest Armor
Two-Handed Axe. Purple item.
Sash
Inferior Quilted Pants
Minor Power Rune
Minor Lethality Rune
Quilted Pants
Leather Gloves
Elixir of Willpower I
Short Staff
Amulet

Enemies:
Ghoul
Grotesque - spawns ~20 Lamprey
Dark Berserker - Hammers. Have attack that makes hammer look like it is on fire. - Berserker gets hammer stuck in ground upon miss.
Dark Summoner - summons Dark Demons
Dark Demon
Wraith
Ghostly Orb - spawns Wraith
Zombie
Wretched Dead
Walking Corpse
Skeletal Archer
Skeletal Shieldmar
Dark Vessel - transforms into Activated Vessel
Beast
Skeletal Summoner
Scavenger
MoonClan Warrior
Moonclan Shaman
Wood Wraith

Notes:
-It looks like they removed the repair necessity. You don’t see repair status when mousing over the items in the inventory.
-Minimap is in the top-right corner now, instead of the middle of the screen. Tab does not bring up the map, either.
-Ambient fog in the tomb - keeps moving.
-Health/Mana keeps moving, or the graphic does.
-Water effects constantly. Creatures Barbarian is fighting don’t appear to upset the water, though. did Blizzard find a way to make water look good and take less graphical power? I hope so.
-Barbarian interrupts water.
-Draw distance - silhouettes of the creatures in the top of the screen climbing up the wall - black shapes.
-Pieces of the enemies fly off the bridge.
-Barbarian portrait has arrows for rotation under it.
-Stylized inventory space. Bags/gold in bottom-right. 4 bags per character now?
-Background: Watch the multiple levels while you play. You can see up/down the entire area.
-Barbarian freezes an enemy mid-attack. Can you combine this with Whirlwind and dual-frost weapons?
-Passive or active skill: Bottom left corner, hot button #4 on skillbar.
-Skillbar: Diablo (health) vs Tyrael (mana)?
-4:19 - enemy corpse still twitches when it is dead. Looks like even Blizzard can’t get rid of this!
-Bookcases are interactive, but actually look like they’re in the background.
-Cloth drapes blow in the background of the chest room. Mouse-pointer changes on chest - cog-wheel.
-Items auto-equip on equipmentless berserker.
-Cog-wheel on Mouse pointer means there is an interactive object. Ladder, chest.
-On ground: Mutilated corpse.
-Barbarian name: Sparker
-Character: Deckard Cain.
-Thought-bubble pops up when you mouse-over a character you can talk to.
-Character name: archer
-FURY? Specific to Barbarian?
-Barbarian hits quest-necessary door: Doesn’t show damage. When he hits other items, it does.
-Keeps boss health bar on top-mid of screen, regardless of mouse position.
-Walk over gold: automatic pickup
-11:48 - Character: Leah. Mentioned in Barbarian’s speech to D.C.
-Background: BUNNIES
Speculation: Pick up health-orb, nearby allies also get health if your health is full/near-full? - visible in the final boss fight of the video, when the Male Witchdoctor picks up an orb.

Blizzard: No Plans For Diablo 3 On Consoles

Aaron Barnett — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:35:15 +0000

Yes, console owners, looks like you have another reason to make use of your PC. In an interview with Joystiq, Jay Wilson, Diablo 3’s lead designer, stated that there are no plans to release the game on consoles. That sounds like unfortunate news, but it’s not that bad. Besides, don’t we all remember one of Blizzard’s last entries on a console, Starcraft 64? Yeah, it seems PC is the way to go. Link to the full interview after the jump.

Joystiq Interview: Jay Wilson

Read About Two Classes From Diablo 3

Aaron Barnett — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:03:35 +0000

Yep, the Diablo 3 train just keeps on rolling. We know there will be five different classes, but Blizzard has only unveiled two of them: the barbarian, which means we might see some previous classes make a return, and the witch doctor, an example of the new ideas for this upcoming game. 1UP has a great write-up about the gameplay demonstration of those two classes, which talks about new elements like destructible environments, the new healing system, and more. Read on for the link.

1UP Preview: Diablo 3

The Man In Charge Of Diablo 3

Aaron Barnett — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:06:37 +0000

If you don’t remember, a good bit of the people that worked on Diablo and Diablo II left Blizzard and formed Flagship Studios, which put out the decidedly sub-par Hellgate: London. So, who’s in charge of the upcoming Diablo III? Well, that man’s name is Jay Wilson.

Previously, Wilson worked for Relic Entertainment, and he was the lead designer on Dawn of War, which is a Warhammer-based RTS game. The game received a large amount of praise, but we all know that Diablo III isn’t even close to an RTS, it’s an hack-and-slash action RPG! While we’re not sure how it will turn out, it’s good to know someone that worked on a well-received game is behind the third game following the Lord of Terror. In addition, it seems Blizzard has been working on the game for about four years so far, and they still consider it pretty early in the development process. That’s Blizzard for you.

[via WoW Insider]