9 September kl. 20:57

Dagens Nyheder: Torsdag d. 9/9

Rolig, vi er stadigvæk levende.. I morgen vil der være en stor opdatering, og der debuterer vi sandsynligvis også vores Warcraft III side! Bliv hængende :-)

Warcraft III

Icewind Dale

Blev offentliggjort i går, og RPG er allerede i gang med en sektion tilegnet dette emne. Den sektion kommer op engang i ugens løb, og bliver IKKE styres af mig :-) VI har pressemeddelelsen at finde i spalten nedenfor denne.

War3 bliver et Roleplaying/Strategy spil! Masser mere info om dette i morgen... I mellemtiden kan man jo smutte over på den nye War3 side fra Blizzard. Herudover har Gamecenter og Gamespot UK små previews oppe af spillet.

Et andet spil som blev offentliggjort, også på ETSC i London, var Black Isle Studios "RPG/Action" spil Icewind Dale, som benytter Infinity maskinen som Baldur's Gate også anvender. I Icewind Dale laver man selv 6 karakterer til at starte med, men modsat Baldur's Gate og Torment, så vil det blive lidt af et "dungeon crawl", med masser af labyrinter, catacomber og mere, men ikke så mange byer og natur. Du kan læse et overblik over spillet på Gamespot UK lige her. Hold øjnene åbne for mere info om disse to nye spil.

Alt i alt bliver det et kanon-eftrår i år 2000, med Neverwinter Nights, Warcraft III og Icewind Dale. Jeg glæder mig allerede, dog er jeg nok lidt tidligt ude :-)

Af andre nyheder, har vi et nyt "ugens spørgsmål" oppe, og en analyse af sidste uges spørgsmål er at finde i spalten nedenfor denne. Dette "Ugens Spørgsmål" er sponsoreret af folkene i Forummet :-)

Så er Diablo II siden opdateret som lovet! Find nogle fede facts m.m lige her.

Gik du glip af opdateringen i går (en ret stor en), så kan den findes i Arkivet, sammen med alle de andre tidligere nyheder. Og til slut... Ja, vi har store Netscape problemer, men det er vores host's skyld, så hæng på, og hav tålmodighed med os.

6 September kl. 10:40

Warcraft III kommer til live!

Her er pressemeddelelsen fra Blizzard. Det kan nævnes at spillet HAR været under produktion i over et år, så vi må regne med at Blizzard overholder deres udgivelsesdato for en gangs skyld :-)

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES WARCRAFT III

Blizzard sets out to redefine the strategy genre

Irvine, Sept. 5, 1999 - During a press conference today at the European Computer Trade Show, Blizzard Entertainment® announced what promises to be its most highly anticipated title ever. Departing from the current generation of real-time strategy games, Blizzard is developing Warcraft® III as a 3D RPS, or Role-Playing Strategy game.

By introducing role-playing elements to the Warcraft universe, Blizzard intends to elevate strategy games to a new level of interactivity. Instead of focusing on resource gathering and accumulating massive numbers of expendable units, Warcraft III will immerse players in a dynamic world, making the game environment much more compelling. Players will control smaller, more powerful forces as they adventure, complete quests and interact with non-player characters, while simultaneously devising strategies to succeed in the overarching mission of defeating opponents. Key features in the game include:

• Six different races to command including Orcs, Humans and Demons, each possessing unique units, magical abilities and weapons of war.
• Legendary heroes lead powerful forces while completing quests, gaining experience and acquiring special items.
• Fully interactive world that incorporates non-player characters; wandering monsters; neutral towns, strongholds and temples; and environmental effects.
• Skeletal and skinning animation process allows infinite frames of animation resulting in true fluid movement of 3D models.
• Advanced world design tools allow players to customize every aspect of the game including tile sets; character art; quests; mission objectives; and unit types, AI, attributes, special abilities and spells.
• Expanded multiplayer options over Battle.net including a larger number of players per game and multiple game types including team play and questing.

Said Mike Morhaime, president and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, "With the release of StarCraft, we felt that we reached the pinnacle of what could be accomplished in the current generation of strategy titles. Our goal with Warcraft III is to carve out a new direction for strategy games by incorporating the interactive dynamics present in role-playing games and applying them in a competitive strategic combat environment."

The company's number-one selling Warcraft series has won industry acclaim and has shattered sales records. Since the original Warcraft: Orcs and Humans released in the 1994, the series has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness won multiple Game of the Year awards, as well as Best Multiplayer Game.

Warcraft III is expected to release by the end of 2000 in Windows 95/98/2000/NT formats. The game will be available for about $55 at retailers nationwide and through the company's webpage at www.blizzard.com.

6 September kl. 10:53

Ugens Spørgsmål: Analyse

Spørgsmålet lød: "Star Wars - Phantom Menace: Hvad synes du om den?".

Selv stemte jeg på enten "Fortjener ikke at bære Star Wars navnet" eller "Skulle have været lavet meget anderledes" (Jeg kan ikke huske det :-)). fordi jeg mener ikke der er nok rebelsk fandenivoldst... STAR WARS over den. Den er simpelthen for tør, og så er jeg ligeglad med hvor mange flotte effekterder kommer ind i den, når karaktererne er så ideforladte og tøre som de var i Menace, med undtagelse af Anakin. Nedenfor finder du resusltaterne af de 41 stemmer:

• Bedste Star Wars film til dato (4) 10%
• Ægte Star Wars undeholdning. God (20) 49%
• Middelmådig (8) 20%
• Fortjener ikke at bære Star Wars navnet (3) 7%
• Dårlig (0) 0%
• Forfærdelig. Noget værre lort (0) 0%
• Udmærket Sci-Fi film (0) 0%
• Skulle have været lavet meget anderledes (2) 5%
• Var det en Star Wars film? (0) 0%
• Har ikke set den (4) 10%

3 September kl. 15:41

Salgstal fra hele verden

Endnu engang har Vault Network samlet alle de forskellige nyeste salgstal sammen, og du kan her læse hvilke spil der sælger i Europa, såvel som i USA:

And The Hits Just Keep On Coming
Game Daily has posted the NPD Group's list of North American best sellers for the week of August 15 to 21, and RPGs are well-represented. System Shock 2 from Irrational Games, Looking Glass and EA makes a healthy showing, moving up two spots to stand third, while Baldur's Gate from BioWare and Black Isle Studios continues to hang in, ranking 11th, also up two. Darkstone from Delphine and Gathering of Developers heads in the other direction, falling six places to number 16, but EverQuest from Verant also moves up two spots by taking 18th. To check out the full list of 20, just click here.

Meanwhile, the ELSPA chart of European hits was updated today at Gamespot UK. It has a bit of a surprise with Looking Glass' and Eidos' Thief: The Dark Project returning to the list at number 14. Unfortunately, it's the only title that we cover here to make the full list of 30.

Next, the German chart for August 16 to 21 ar Games Zone is pretty barren as well, with 3DO's strategy title Heroes of Might & Magic III sitting 14th.

And finally, the PC Data July top 10 at IGN PC is a complete wasteland with no RPG-related titles at all.

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