NWN2 Mask of the Betrayer Warning
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
That's how I feel. For some reason, the entire world except for the Americas has yet to get NWN2 Mask of the Betrayer. It comes out here in the U.S. on the 9th of Oct. I took a look at the forums over at Bioware's hosted site for Obsidian, and yet again, its filled with anger of bugs, broken gameplay, messed up save games and major installation issues.. Much the same as it was when NWN2 was released. 

Two things are telling:

On the main page of Bioware's website, it says in a huge graphic, "BIOWARE RECOMMENDS THE WITCHER". Well, I don't think we saw Bioware recommend NWN2, did we?

The word "Betrayer"... Who is the betrayer here? :)

Much like Lands of Lore 1 was the unofficial 'third' Eye of the Beholder, because the original EOB3 sucked, I am hoping we can call The Witcher the unofficial NWN2..

If you are planning on buying the expansion pack for NWN2, let me warn you. Visit the Obsidian forums here, and decide for yourself.

Ironworks will have a The Witcher Area
The new Roleplaying PC Game 'The Witcher' coming out in Oct will be amazing. It's been in development for almost FIVE YEARS, and I've watched it grow, and become an amazing game. I am in the process of creating the new webarea, and it'll actually be active, and full off great information, hints, a FAQ, and loads of other important info!

I will be closing down the IWD2 webarea, converting the NWN webarea to our NWN1 Mod 'Escape from Undermountain' which has been online for five years now, and will focus on that. The Witcher webarea will replace the Dungeon Siege webarea, as I decided not to cover that game, it's not a RPG really. I am also removing the Morrowind area, I never finished it, and was busy with EFU.

Seriously though, check out The Witcher, if you love old school RPG's. It does have action as well, and uses a hugely advanced NWN1 Aurora Engine!

Huge Upgrade for Ironworks Forum!
The last major upgrade for the Forums was in January of 2001. This upgrade is even larger! We have moved from the old UBB Forum software, to the much more robust feature set of vBulletin! Along with this upgrade, new forums have been added, as well as a separate Entertainment sector, and Technology sector!

NWN2 Patch released. 80Mb
Hope you have a fast connection to the internet, because the first patch for NWN2 is 80Mb, and was released the same day NWN2 was released in stores. Don't you just love that? This says that Obsidian Entertainment allowed shipment of the NWN2, knowing that the game had serious bugs and issues. This isn't the first time these guys released a substandard game either!
To patch your NWN2 installation, click the update button         in-game.

As Expected, NWN2 a disappointment.
What is it these days with PC Gaming. It seems game developers think it is ok to release half completed games full of bugs and a broken interface that looks extremely unprofessional. The player characters are actually MISSING animations, and the game runs 4-10 fps even on high end PC systems. Amazing... I would be embarrassed if I were you Obsidian Entertainment. I will have a full review after I finish the game.
 

We Officially Boycott EB Games and Gamestop!
These two companies that were BORN from PC Games are now trying to get rid of PC Games. They just want to sell console games now.

IW asks you to NEVER shop at either of these corporations for your PC Gaming needs. They could care LESS about PC Game buyers, and it shows. Out of the entire store now, we PC Gamers are left with a tiny end-cap for our selection. Don't support a company that is killing PC Gaming.

Tell EVERYONE YOU KNOW to boycott 'em. Screw em!

Neverwinter Nights 2 Gold!
Soon, we shall have it in our hands! Although it has received some negative comments, I think NWN2 will do well. The new Toolset is a LOT More advanced now! But as I have stated in the forums, so many red flags have come up, I warn you, read all the reviews on this game before you buy it.

Oblivion is Now Released!
See you in a few Months! lol! It's going to be a great time. How long last it been since we have been this pumped about a RPG? Neverwinter Nights? Balder's Gate? Just to let you know, EB Games had a collectors edition shipping error, and didn't get the CE out to stores on the 21st. BUT, they do have the Normal version. Just a heads up.
Expect an Oblivion area soon--and maybe even a modding corner.

Neverwinter Nights 2 Screenshots!
With an all new graphics engine, NWN2 looks to be amazing! Check out the screenshots Here at Ironworks Forum. There is also a toolset screenshot, and let me tell you, it looks a lot more in depth. You can now 'paint' terrain, much like in the Unreal Tournament 2004 editor now! We will soon have a NWN2 area with all the latest news. As well as The Witcher, and many new CRPG's coming out in the future!

New Hakpak coming in November
With over a year in the making, this new hakpak will feature all new placeables, monsters and tilesets, as well as icons and everything else. Made for the Ironworks Neverwinter Nights mod, Escape from Undermountain, it adds twice as much content than CEP did, and as good a quality! Something to hold us until NWN2 is out, and when it is, we'll be making content for it as well! Below are just a SMALL taste of what's in the hakpak:

SCREENSHOT 1 SCREENSHOT 2 SCREENSHOT 3 SCREENSHOT 4
SCREENSHOT 5

Dungeon Lords Patch Released!
Thank god. With the very shaky release of the very buggy action fantasy game Dungeon Lords, a patch was quickly released to fix many nasty bugs and makes the game much more enjoyable. Shame on the play testers for missing these bugs. You can download the patch here: Download Patch Site II

We're now making NWN Models!
Now that I know how to go about making 3D models  for Neverwinter Nights, I am now making a set of Monsters such as the Kuo-Toa, Kenku, Thri-kreen and a few others. Also, I am making Awesome new placeables, icons for items, and tileset pieces! I have decided to redo my NWN Webarea into Modding support area, where you can download all the best hakpak's, as well as the stuff Ironworks releases, and full support for our 24/7 NWN Mod, Escape from Undermountain, that you can play online free, right now!

I have been working on the new NWN webarea, and it'll soon be finished and will replace the old Neverwinter Nights area I never finished. I plan to make it unique, and something you can't find elsewhere. I mean, there are hundreds of NWN fan sites that you can get cheats, walkthroughs, and what-not, so why make another? Let's make something that no one else has! Loads of content, and all free!
 

Daily and Weekly Updates are back!
We've been really busy with Ironworks Forum as well as a few other projects, and haven't updated this News page in a while, but that is all changing, so stay tuned, because we're BACK to daily and weekly updates, and finally new Webareas such as a new World of Warcraft area coming soon!
 

Neverwinter Nights 2 News
Yep! The news we have all been looking forward too is here! Obsidian Entertainment, Atari and BioWare are going to be working on it. View the following links for the news articles and other news on it. The release won't be until 2006, but that's okay. NWN2 Forums | Official Announcement | GameSpot | IGN


Electronic Arts' president resigns
EA, the gaming industry's largest independent publisher, announced his departure Wednesday after the market closed. Riccitiello will remain with the company for what is likely to be a short interim period.