

NWN was the game I began to play as my “Diablo II” high finally began to recede. So given that my iMac is mostly in Boot Camp (native Windows) mode 90% of the time, the Windows version was a better plan. On second thought, the NWN Mac port, unless rewritten, will not work with current Mac OS versions because the software engine requires compatibility tools long since removed from Mac OS. Too bad I didn’t think of switching to Mac mode to download the Mac binaries at the time. So I saw this free opportunity to download it for Windows play as a blessing. Lord knows how many times I’ve actually purchased the game for both platforms. This was the “Diamond” release, which included the original campaign, the first expansion, “Shadows of Undrentide,” and the last major expansion, “Hordes of the Underdark.” It also included three smaller modules I could not play on my Mac as they were released for the Windows code base only. It was “Neverwinter Nights,” the original 2002 Bioware game. This game, however, I could not resist downloading. However, even another attempt at the traditional fantasy setting could be revolutionary.One of the desktop promo shots, showing the lovely, poised and eventually traitorous Aribeth de Tylmarande. After experiencing the grittiness of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide I think the futuristic sci-fi atmosphere could be a breath of fresh air in an MMO. While I certainly welcome anything Warhammer, I can’t help but want to see an attempt at Warhammer 40,000. Paired with the recently announced Lord of the Rings MMO, hopefully, the genre is nearing a golden age of sorts. In 2013, the game officially shut down after the license with Games Workshop ended. But despite the hype around it, content for the MMORPG slowed in 2009 due to a low subscription count. Following the game’s release it quickly picked up a cult following praising its innovative PvP content. The last attempt was Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, developed by Mythic Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts back in 2008. Warhammer fans are hoping for a better future for this game than previous attempts at an MMO. Jackalyptic Games is NetEase Games’ first studio in the United States and will operate independently and maintain creative autonomy in its game development.
