Update 1.129 was published March 27th, introducing the “Dawn of Dimento” and a host of new guild features to the game. A brief run down of features include: New Bounty System Improved/Added guild benefits, warehouse and leveling Newitesm in the Royal Shop More information on thupdate can be found here (in Japanese).  

The trailer shows off a good bit of gameplay footage, including classic Wizardry elements such a trapped chests and the town experience. Source: http://www.gratis-mmorpg.com/mmorpg/news/neuer-wizardry-online-trailer

More missions, more content! Several updates plus the addition of the Dragoon underground Ruins have arrived: Dungeon target Level Mission name Temple of Oblivion 12 Dead and Dance! Temple of Oblivion 13 Hell Devil Temple of Oblivion 13 Gray Ghost The Old Underground Waterways 15 Cleaning Underground waterways 1 The Old Underground Waterways 15 Cleaning Underground waterways 2 The Old Underground Waterways 15 Cleaning Underground waterways 3 The Old Underground Waterways 16 Sabato of our sub-human Dragoon Underground Ruins 19 [...]

Slated for an April 2012 release, Legend of Grimrock looks like it will bring some old school dungeon crawler action to PC, Mac and iOS. Sporting the small party, cell by cell movement  and ye’ olde dungeon environment of early CRPGs, this game looks to be a nice fix of retro gaming for fans of Wizardry, Dungeon Master and other classic crawlers. Check out this gameplay video or visit the site at http://www.grimrock.net

The latest version of Cosmic Forge has been released, with a nice list of usability enhancements for editing Wizardry’s 6 through 8. Enjoy!

Gamepot wrapped up February with the addition of Underwater Fort Rosawarudo, introducing new content for the Level 22 and higher crowd. Submerged and left neglected for years, Fort Rosawarudo has now been breached by the realm’s brave adventurers. The fort offers new challenges, new dangers and new loot for those willing to venture within its submerged walls.    

Just a little snippet of Wizardry-related news… “In the early 1980s, his best friend’s father — who was also Schilling’s youth baseball coach — brought home an Apple II from his job as an engineer. Young Curt was soon hooked on ‘Wizardry,’ an early role-playing video game.” – WSJ.com article on Curt Schilling and 38 Studios That’s it.  Cheers! Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/AP599c9b3ef73448bb8bfdfb18a0cb690c.html

Rock band DIR EN GREY has teamed up with Gamepot to add their dark and gritty style to a set of new dungeons headed to Wizardry Online. Adventurers will find new avatars and commemorative items have also been added into the mix. These new dungeons have their own special rules and restrictions to offer unique challenges to those daring to venture in.

I had completely overlooked this truly awesome piece of info until reading Anjel Syndicate’s recent news headline: “Commercial service is now live in Japan and Gamepot is working to deliver an English version to fans in the U.S. and Europe in early 2012.” Doh! Source: http://me.lt/4E998

After years of work, Qusari releases Reforged 1.0, the latest mod for the classic Wizardry 8 RPG. From the ReadMe: The mod took about 2 years to create. And it was good that I did not know this from beginning otherwise I might have never started it. It is called “Reforged” because it is an extensive overhaul of the original game. Meaning that you will still encounter the original plot and most of its locations. But additionally there are several [...]