Author Topic: Dungeon Lords: The Orb and The Oracle -- Update: Info on game features and story  (Read 1688 times)

Offline MysterD

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Really? Are you kidding' me???

Dungeon Lords Stand-Alone Expansion Planned for Q3 2008.
Oh, and Dungeon Lords 2 planned for Q3 2009.


I wonder if Heuristic Park is making these -- given how buggy and incomplete DL1 turned out.
It hasn't been announced if they will be making it, which is odd.

So, I'm wondering -- does JoWood own the Dungeon Lords IP?
If so, are they contracting someone else to make it?

Only time will tell...



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JoWooD Productions Announces Dungeon Lords 2
Stand-alone expansion pack due in Q3 2008 with full sequel to follow in Q3 2009
November 20, 2007 (Liezen, AUSTRIA) - JoWood Productions announced today that it will release Dungeon Lords: Expansion (working title) for Windows in Q3, 2008. At the same time, the company announced the development of Dungeon Lords 2 (working title) for a next-gen console platform and the Windows platform for home personal computers.

Not requiring the base game, the Expansion Pack is a complete stand-alone game and will contain an all new story which acts as a link between the original game and the Sequel. The Sequel will deliver an all new graphics and physics engine, a new epic quest and all new art.

Dreamcatcher will oversee the production process.

Released in May, 2005 for Windows, Dungeon Lords has been well-received commercially, selling in excess of 1 million copies worldwide in a variety of formats.


About Dungeon Lords
Dungeon Lords is a new breed of epic Fantasy RPG, a unique combination of RPG and Fighter game action in full 3D, featuring a deep storyline shrouded in mystery, surprise, and betrayal. Dungeon Lords is loaded with quests, personal missions, extensive skills and special abilities for customizing your own character hero from a variety of races and multiple class specializations, as you journey through an enchanted land of ancient castles, dark forests, and dungeon lairs braving an army of diabolical foes in real time action packed combat to uncover the secrets lying hidden within the depths of an evolving storyline. Dungeon Lords can be played either single-player, or in multi-player group sessions.

For more information on Dungeon Lords, visit www.dungeonlords.com


About JoWooD Productions Software AG
JoWooD Productions Software AG (ATXPrime: JWD) is listed in the Prime Market segment of the Vienna stock exchange. JoWooD is a leading publisher of computer- and videogames, releasing international acclaimed, high-quality titles for all existing and future gaming systems. JoWooD games are distributed worldwide by an efficient net of distribution partners.
Visit http://corporate.jowood.com for more information.


PR Contact UK:
Frazer Nash
fnc@frazer-nash-communications.co.uk

PR Contact International:
Verena Vlajo
vvlajo@jowood.com
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Re: Dungeon Lords Stand-Alone Expansion and DL2 Announced
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, November 20, 2007, 07:09:39 PM »
Why even bother?  They totally fucking sank that franchise.  Even if an expansion or sequel were utterly, earth-shatteringly awesome, nobody would buy them.

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Re: Dungeon Lords Stand-Alone Expansion and DL2 Announced
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 06:09:58 PM »
Announcement
Dungeon Lords: The Orb And The Oracle has been announced.

No word yet if this is The DL Stand-Alone Expansion or the true-blue Dungeon Lords 2 sequel.


Let's hope this DL game (and future DL games, as well, for that matter) actually turns out...ummmm....finished.
Oh, and doesn't have bugs galore, too.

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The Orb and the Oracle

Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS

JoWooD Productions and DreamCatcher Games, leading publishers of interactive entertainment software around the world, today announced The Orb and the Oracle will release in Winter 2008 for Windows® as the next installment in the bestselling saga, Dungeon Lords.

“We have eagerly anticipated releasing a new installment in the Dungeon Lords saga,” said Byron Gaum, Global Product Marketing Manager at DreamCatcher Games. “We’re really excited to offer Dungeon Lords fans a new dose of the combat, magic and incredible quests that this fantasy RPG is known for.”

Created by legendary RPG game author, D.W. Bradley, The Orb and the Oracle boasts a massive fantasy world filled with incredible action and meticulously detailed indoor and outdoor environments. Offering both single and multiplayer co-op game modes, the game is sure to engage RPG fans for hours on end!

The game features an advanced and robust combat system coupled with devastating magic spells for a variety of ways to vanquish your foes in real-time. Set to the tone of an epic soundtrack, players should prepare themselves for an unforgettable journey.

The Orb and the Oracle for Windows® will sell for an SRP of $39.99 USD. The anticipated ESRB rating is T for Teen. For further information please visit our website at www.dreamcatchergames.com.

EDIT -- June 27th, 2008:
Screenies and Artwork
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Re: Dungeon Lords: The Orb and The Oracle -- Update: SCREENIES Added
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 04:11:39 PM »
Here's some info on The Orb And The Oracle from their new site.

Game Features
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* A massive fantasy world filled with non-stop action and meticulously detailed indoor and outdoor environments. Explore shrines, campsites and country cottages throughout the vast rolling countryside, mountains, woodlands, swamplands and more.
    * An advanced and robust combat system couples with devastating magic spells for a variety of ways to vanquish your foes in real-time.
    * 25+ different classes to choose from and 3 class tiers. Create your character using a combination of 5 classes from the different tiers, opening different skills for each.
    * An epic, non-linear single-player campaign coupled with a multiplayer co-op campaign.
    * Hundreds of weapons, spells, items and rare artifacts to equip and use.
    * A variety of personal quests and missions, featuring a world filled with NPC characters to interact and bargain with.
    * Build your character earning experience, gold and other valuable items as you complete challenging quests. Unlock advanced class types for new depths of gameplay.
    * Designed, written and developed by award-winning computer game author D.W. Bradley.

Game's Story
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Endowed with a new mystical vision, the Elven wizard Emmindor, is forewarned of a re-emergent evil. The Incaba Dominastra, an ancient secret society thought destroyed at the end of the last age reappear to embark upon a quest of unholy purpose.

Relaying his vision to the high wizard Galdryn, Patriarch of the Circle of Mages, Emmindor has learned only that the Incaba Dominastra still survives and has dispatched a clandestine agent to seek and recover an ancient artifact known as the Orb of Oracles. Galdryn confides to Emmindor that his knowledge of this artifact is limited to but a single rumor - that anyone who possesses the Orb of Oracles is not only able to see the future, but to journey there as well...

Galdryn summons our hero, and sets before us a most dangerous and covert mission, to uncover the identity of the mysterious dark agent of the Incaba Dominastra, and to obtain the Orb of Oracles before the Incaba Dominastra can retrieve it. Galdryn relates that according to the ancient tales, the Orb of Oracles was hidden far in the Northlands, beyond the kingdom of Rothn, and is protected by a special guardian. The tales say that there is an ancient mystic who lies in wait, known as the Oracle of the Orb, and that this Oracle alone possesses the knowledge of where and how the magical Orb might be won from its guardian. To find the Orb, one must seek out the Oracle.

Your journey begins...