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Dragon Age 2 imports "the world"

Dragon Age 2 imports "the world"

[amazonify]B003UF9E0O:right[/amazonify]Joystiq reports that the lingering ambiguity over how BioWare’s Dragon Age 2 [pre-order] will handle character imports has been cleared up. …lead designer Mike Laidlaw revealed that while you don’t get to import your...

Do games cost less these days?

Do games cost less these days?

Well, yes, in a manner of speaking. The sticker price might well be the same: you’re still paying $40 to $70 per game, depending on various factors (and obviously, we’re discounting “special editions” from...

Wing Commander 2 being tested for re-release?

Wing Commander 2 being tested for re-release?

It seems like BioWare Mythic are pressing ahead with their project to get DOSboxed versions of the old Origin games — or, at least, the Wing Commander and Ultima series — re-released via digital...

Restored: Ultima Classics Revisited

Restored: Ultima Classics Revisited

This short-lived, ambitious project by prmths aimed to create engines, compatible with most modern operating systems, for the first six Ultima games (and Akalabeth). It…fell short of that goal, disappearing shortly after the release...

Restored: Blackrock Engine

Restored: Blackrock Engine

I know, I know…it’s not being developed anymore. I get that…it’s why I have a section called the Orphanage. That said, I’ve always hosted a download of the no-longer-under-development Blackrock Engine — an online...

Akalabeth for iPhone updated

Akalabeth for iPhone updated

Granted, I didn’t need to make and adjustments to the project entry, since the download link there is just a link to the relevant entry at the Apple App Store. Still, for what it’s...

Another Origin IP gets a new incarnation

Another Origin IP gets a new incarnation

Of course, it might surprise some of you to learn that several of the old Jane’s Combat Simulations games were developed by none other than our much-beloved Origin Systems. I know I was unaware...