Tag Archives: Planescape: Torment

Thu, May 02, 2013 | 08:53 BST

Obsidian’s Chris Avellone discusses his career as designer

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Chris Avellone has been designing games in some capacity for over 16-years, and he had discussed his career and the challenges it has brought in a new interview. It’s a must-read for anyone thinking about getting into the design side of the games industry.

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Sat, Apr 06, 2013 | 15:05 BST

GoG’s D&D Dynamo Stacking Promo is quite awesome

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GoG.com is holding a really nice weekend deal called the D&D Dynamo Stacking Promo. It contains enough D&D titles to shake a stick at, including Baldurs Gate, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights, Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, The Temple of Elemental Evil, Planescape: Torment and others. If you want all 10 games, it will run you $21.10. Hurry before it ends. Thanks, EvilAvatar.

Tue, Mar 05, 2013 | 01:02 GMT

Torment: Tides of Numenera dated December 2014

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Torment: Tides of Numenera developer inXile Entertainment has dated its spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment for December next year.

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Mon, Feb 11, 2013 | 23:01 GMT

Planescape license up for grabs, says Wizards of the Coast

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Wizards of the Coast has said it would “absolutely consider” licensing its Planescape Dungeons & Dragons setting, despite suggestions from InXile that the publisher had shut down negotiations.

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Mon, Dec 03, 2012 | 16:04 GMT

Planescape: Torment sequel gets Avellone’s blessing

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Planescape: Torment has been rumoured for the sequel treatment following chatter from Obsidian’s Chris Avellone and one of the writers on the original Chris McComb. As Avellone is too busy with the Project Eternity Kickstarter, he has given McComb his permission to proceed with the game with Wasteland 2 developer InXile’s help. Set geekgasm sensors to ‘violent’.

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Sun, Dec 02, 2012 | 23:08 GMT

Planescape: Torment designer hints at follow up

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One of the designers of Planescape: Torment has hinted that a follow-up may be on the way, just as word arrives that inXile holds a related trademark.

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Sat, Sep 15, 2012 | 19:22 BST

Diamonds of D&D pack on GoG gives you nine games for $30

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A Diamonds of Dungeon & Dragons pack is available on GoG.com. It comes with nine games for $30.01: Baldur’s Gate 2 Complete, Baldur’s Gate: The Original Saga, Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard, Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, Icewind Dale Complete, Icewind Dale 2 Complete, Neverwinter Nights: Diamond Edition, Planescape: Torment, and The Temple of Elemental Evil. Head on through the link for more information.

Wed, Jul 25, 2012 | 07:15 BST

Avellone “very tempted” by D&D-free Planescape Kickstarter

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Legendary RPG designer Chris Avellone has some idea of where a crowd-funded follow up to Planescape: Torment, and it doesn’t involve sticking to the Dungeons & Dragons ruleset.

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Thu, Jan 26, 2012 | 19:54 GMT

Impulse has D&D Anthology: The Master Collection on sale for $10

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Impulse is holding a really, really nice sale for those of you interested in PC games based on the D&D Universe or who are just RPG fans. Called the Dungeons & Dragons Anthology: The Master Collection, the pack contains Baldur’s Gate 1 & 2 plus expansions, Icewind Dale 1 & 2 plus expansions, Planescape: Torment, and The Temple of Elemental Evil all for $10. If you purchase the pack, you may wish to head on over to Circle of Eight to get the patches for TOEE, as the modding group has fixed all the lovely bugs which kept the game from being as successful as it should have been. Plus, if you are feeling especially nostalgic, you also purchase the D&D Anthology: Neverwinter Nights Complete set for $14.99, which includes Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2 plus three expansion packs for each one. [ Thanks, Ron.

Thu, Nov 10, 2011 | 02:35 GMT

Two classic RPG bundles due November 15

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Atari has announced two new PC collections of its Dungeons & Dragons-based back catalogue, including Planescape: Torment, Neverwinter Nights, Baldur’s Gate, and The Temple of Elemental Evil.

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Fri, May 13, 2011 | 03:32 BST

Obsidian CEO considers return to Planescape: Torment

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The idea of a sequel to beloved PC RPG Planescape: Torment isn’t completely off the table, admits Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart.

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