two-worlds-the-temptation posts

Correction: Two Worlds II isn't a renamed Two Worlds: The Temptation

by John Callaham Jul 6th 2009 @ 1:00PM

Last Friday, developer Reality Pump announced Two Worlds II, the sequel to their 2007 fantasy RPG. However, Reality Pump already had a sequel announced for the game, Two Worlds: The Temptation, that began life as an expansion pack. Now our sister site Joystiq has posted world from the developer that Two Worlds II is a totally new game and that Two Worlds: The Temptation is actually canceled.

What happened? Accoridng to Dirk Hassinger, who runs the US part of the company, Topware, after work began on Two Worlds: The Temptation, " . . . we found the technology outdated and started a new engine generation from the scratch. Now it is a real Two Worlds II with state-of-the-art technology." He admits that some ideas and story elements from Two Worlds: The Temptation might find its way into Two Worlds II but that ultimately the game is "a different title and not a simple rename."

Gallery: Two Worlds II

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Southpeak Games has profitable holiday quarter

by John Callaham Feb 18th 2009 @ 8:00PM

While other game publishers (*cough* Midway *cough* THQ *cough* EA) are in various states of financial decline at the moment, smaller game publisher Southpeak Games actually had a solid quarter of revenues and profits, at least according to their latest financial results.

The company revealed that its last financial quarter, which ended Dec. 31, 2008, had revenues of $17.3 million for the time period, over four times the amount it got for the same time period a year ago ($4.2 million). Southpeak pulled in a profit of $1.2 million for the last quarter. Last fall the company bought out Gamecock's game line-up, including Legendary. and this year the company has plans to publish a number of PC game titles including Section 8, Velvet Assassin and the upcoming fantasy RPG sequel Two Worlds: The Temptation.

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New screenshots released for Two Worlds: The Temptation

by John Callaham Dec 19th 2008 @ 9:00PM

Developer Zuxxez has been working on Two Worlds: The Temptation, the next game in their fantasy RPG series that started as a simple expansion but has since changed to a full stand alone sequel. Today Zuxxez released some new screenshots from the game that we have reproduced here.

Most of the new screenshots are enviromental in nature but there are some that show off some of the game's creatures like the above shot which has cross between a dragon and a raptor that looks extremely hungry. Two Worlds: The Temptation is expected to be released in late 2009. Southpeak Games will be the US publisher for the game as they were for the original Two Worlds.

Gallery: Two Worlds The Temptation

Filed under: RPG, Screenshots

Two Worlds: Epic Edition announced

by John Callaham Jul 13th 2008 @ 10:00AM

If you have yet to purchase the fantasy RPG Two Worlds from developer Reality Pump and publisher Southpeak Games, then you might want to pay attention this coming August. Southpeak has just announced plans to release Two Worlds: Epic Edition that month.

The new product will contain both the original game as well as the two previously released (via paid download) expansion packs Tainted Blood and Curse of Souls. This will add 70 new quests, eight new multiplayer maps and more content. Southpeak plans to release the full sequel, Two Worlds: The Temptation, this fall.

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