Neverwinter: Nuts and Bolts

Posted on May 03, 2013

Nuts and Bolts is a new article series focused primarily on Neverwinter. As the title implies, this will be an assorted collection of things that catch my fancy, framed around a helping of Dungeons and Dragons: Neverwinter goodness. It will be anything from evaluations of game systems, to dev interviews, tutorials and reviews of official missions or

Neverwinter Server Stability

Posted on May 02, 2013

And the Neverwinter server instability woes continue to be fixed at a remarkable pace. I continue to be just astonished at the rate of communication and effort the devs are putting forth to deal with the various connectivity issues players are experiencing. The servers have just been brought down again, for an expected 2 hour maintenance,

Win A Neverwinter Hero of the North Founder Pack!

Posted on May 01, 2013

That’s right – there’s a Neverwinter Hero of the North Founder’s Pack up for grabs! I’m keeping this quick as it’s only open until 7pm PDT tonight, and I want to make sure as many people see this as possible! All you have to do for a chance to win a cool armored spider mount,

Neverwinter’s First Patch

Posted on May 01, 2013

It’s always a bummer when the servers have to go down for lengthy periods of time, but it seems especially torturous when the game still has that shiny new game smell. I can feel myself getting the shakes already! :) But in this case, I have to give Cryptic/Perfect World credit for being quick to

Neverwinter Open Beta Now Live! LoreHound Has You Covered

Posted on Apr 30, 2013

What an exciting day! At long last, Cryptic Studios’  Dungeons & Dragons action/adventure MMORPG Neverwinter is open for everyone to enjoy! Joined with that new, I have also managed to find a workaround that allows me to access the internet again; so I can be here to share in the fun! As excited as I am, I’m

Neverwinter Details Your Targets in Helm’s Hold (Video)

Posted on Apr 24, 2013

Let the confusion begin! Hot on the heels of Turbine Entertainment announcing Helm’s Deep, the latest expansion for Lord of the Rings Online, Perfect World Entertainment unveils further details on Helm’s Hold. The zone, announced for Neverwinter late last year, will feature an assortment of nasty demons, deformed victims of the Spellplague and the devil worshipping followers of

Neverwinter Plunges into Rothé Valley (Video)

Posted on Apr 16, 2013

Hot on the heels of the final closed beta weekend comes the official reveal of another unique zone for Neverwinter. The action-oriented Forgotten Realms-based MMORPG will plunge players into the base of House Xorlarrin. These nefarious drow are murdering and enslaving all that come across their path in this high-level zone. The fourth house of Menzoberranzan,

Neverwinter Stepping into Open Beta After Beta Weekend 4

Posted on Apr 04, 2013

During our PAX East 2013 interview, Jack Emmert let us in on a secret. That Neverwinter, the company’s action-oriented MMORPG set in the Dungeon & Dragons universe, would be heading to open beta very soon. Unlike some other developers out there it appears that Cryptic Studios wasn’t leading on gamers. Cryptic Studios and Perfect World

Neverwinter: Great Weapon Fighter – A Very Quick Look

Posted on Mar 20, 2013

New to this beta weekend is the Great Weapon Fighter! I’m working on getting out some more information as quickly as I can, but until I can get up a more detailed writeup, here is my very first attempt at video recording. Hit the jump for a very quick and poor quality video of the

Neverwinter: Livestream Today!

Posted on Mar 19, 2013

Update: We are starting the livestream now! So head on over to the lorehound twitter page! *BEEEEEEEEEEEP* This is a test of the emergency broa- Aha, I am active again! :) Exciting news for everyone hungry for new Neverwinter news! We were invited back for some more hands on experience with Neverwinter, and will be bringing it