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Small Dev Steals Assets from Countless Games, Including Oblivion, Wolfenstein, World of Warcraft

by Chris Faylor Jun 12, 2008 1:11pm CST tags: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Limbo of the Lost, Asset Theft, World of Warcraft, Unreal Tournament 2004, Unreal Tournament 2003, Sillent Hill, Diablo 2, Black & White 2, Vampire: Masquerade, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Update 3: More comparisons surfaced overnight, revealing that Limbo of the Lost apparently contains background elements of Gray Matter's Return to Castle Wolfenstein, World of Warcraft artwork, and a shocking number of Unreal Tournament 2004 maps.
Left, Limbo of the Lost. Right, Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

"This is not an old game that has been dressed up," director Steve Bovis once told QuandaryLand. It is also worth noting that developer Majestic was planning a sequel to Limbo of the Lost and was seeking a new background artist for the project.

Left, Limbo of the Lost. Right, Unreal Tournament 2004.

Given the sheer number of similarities from so many different games, it is extremely unlikely that all of the duplicate assets are a result of a common texture pack, as was the case with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s apparent use of Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 elements.

Update 2: Along with Oblivion and Thief: Deadly Shadows, it seems the three-man Majestic team stole assets from People Can Fly's Painkiller (PC)... Read more

"lol! hahahahahaha... oh man, just the sheer audacity of it is hilarious! talk about "mashup"! ..."359 Comments

Morrowind GOTY PC

by Maarten Goldstein Oct 03, 2003 8:11pm CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
We received an email from Bethesda announcing that their online store is now taking pre-orders for not only the Xbox version of the Morrowind Game of the Year edition, but a PC version as well. Like the Xbox version, the previously unannounced Morrowind PC GOTY edition contains the original game along with the Tribunal and Bloodmoon expansion packs. It will ship the week of October 20, and will set you back $29.99.
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Morrowind: Bloodmoon Golden

by Maarten Goldstein May 23, 2003 2:55pm CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The people at Bethesda sent along an email announcing that the second Morrowind expansion pack Bloodmoon, has gone gold. Taking you to the Island of Solstheim, and featuring werewolves (and the option to become one), Bloodmoon will ship to stores in the first week of June. Here are some screenshots and there's also this rendered cutscene from when you first become a werewolf.
"is it just me or did the voice on that movie sound like Cabal from C&C:Tiberian Sun?"19 Comments

Morrowind: Bloodmoon Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Apr 30, 2003 2:18pm CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The guys at GameSpot have posted a Bloodmoon Q&A, asking Bethesda project lead Ashley Cheng about this second Morrowind expansion pack which features werewolves. Five new screenshots are included.
"Maybe when this comes out it might be worthwhile to pick up tribunal as well. "3 Comments

Morrowind: Bloodmoon Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Mar 24, 2003 5:22pm CST tags: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
There's a Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon Q&A on RPG Vault this afternoon, trying to get more info on this second Morrowind expansion pack. Project Lead Ashley Cheng tells us about the new features, the time it will take players to complete, the addition of werewolves, interface improvements and plenty of other things.
"I like the way the questions were answered. Mostly informative and quite entertaining to read. No..."3 Comments

Morrowind: Bloodmoon Announced

by Maarten Goldstein Feb 14, 2003 11:39am CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Bethesda sends along this press release, announcing a second expansion for their role playing game The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Bloodmoon. Due out in May, Bloodmoon takes you to the frozen Island of Solstheim where the Empire is establishing a new mining colony. You'll encounter frost trolls, ice minions, and wolves among other creatures. You can also become a werewolf yourself. For some screenshots go here.
"How was Tribunal ... I have never got anyone to comment on it."28 Comments

Morrowind: Tribunal Patch

by Maarten Goldstein Feb 03, 2003 7:06pm CST tags: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The official Elder Scrolls website now has a new patch up for the Morrowind Tribunal expansion pack. The patch fixes two sound bugs as well as a crash bug and is a mere 518kb download. Thanks Blues News.
"Still haven't started Tribunal. I have it sitting here, but I'm waiting till I take another run ..."7 Comments

Morrowind Expansion Goes Gold

by Maarten Goldstein Nov 01, 2002 4:17pm CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Gone Gold
The guys at Bethesda Softworks sent along an email announcing that their Morrowind expansion Tribunal has gone gold. It will show up on store shelves in North America late next week. "In Tribunal, a ruthless new king has taken the throne of Morrowind, while an aging god drifts deeper into madness. Into this chaos you are thrust, with deadly assassins close behind you and Morrowind's uncertain future ahead. Your journey will lead you to Mournhold, capital city of Morrowind, to the Clockwork City of Sotha Sil, and through massive, epic-sized dungeons. ...".
"You mean yet another aging god drifting deeper into madness? Let's see, where have I seen that be..."14 Comments

Morrowind: Tribunal Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Oct 23, 2002 4:08pm CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
There is a Morrowind Tribunal Q&A on RPG Dot, once again asking Bethesda's Todd Howard about this upcoming expansion pack. Todd is asked about disabled graphical features in Morrowind due to hardware lagging behind, ninja monkeys, new birthsigns and classes, AI tweaks, economy system rebalancing and a few other related topics.
"well, this interview settles it for me. it doesn't look like this expansion will include any rea..."9 Comments

Morrowind: Tribunal Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Oct 08, 2002 6:57am CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
HomeLAN Fed's Morrowind: Tribunal Q&A is up this morning, offering a chat with Bethesda's Todd Howard about the upcoming Morrowind expansion. Topics include the reaction to Morrowind on PC and Xbox, the storyline in the expansion, the length of the expansion, new locations, new monsters and weapons, other new gameplay elements and future plans among other things.
"ATTN GHEY MENZ Bethesda: Please add dragons or something. Something that I can't walk up to a..."6 Comments

Morrowind: Tribunal Shots

by Maarten Goldstein Sep 27, 2002 9:30am CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
From Ubi Soft come two Morrowind: Tribunal shots, the upcoming expansion for Bethesda's RPG. More info on that expansion (due out in November) can be found here.
"Will this one build on the excitement of shooting foraging worms?"3 Comments

Morrowind Expansion Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Sep 20, 2002 7:22am CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The Adrenaline Vault has posted a Q&A with Bethesda's Todd Howard, who answers questions about the upcoming Morrowind expansion Tribunal. Todd is asked if the expansion changes any existing content, what the new areas are like, size of the new dungeons, the new monsters and a few other things.
"omg, how slow does the stoopid orc run? and how far away do all the missions have to be? all i ..."2 Comments

Morrowind Guide

by Maarten Goldstein Sep 15, 2002 2:26pm CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
GameSpot has a huge Morrowind guide which tells you pretty much everything you need to know about Bethesda's RPG. Thanks Blues News.
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Morrowind: Tribunal Announced

by Maarten Goldstein Sep 06, 2002 12:11pm CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Computer & Video Games posted a story about a possible Morrowind expansion just a few days ago and it turns out they were right, as Bethesda just sent out this press release announcing Morrowind: Tribunal. All kinds of new locations ("Your journey will lead you to Mournhold, capital city of Morrowind, to theClockwork City of Sotha Sil, and through massive, epic-sized dungeons") and features. The expansion is due out in November. Update: There's a Q&A with Bethesda's Todd Howard on GameSpy Daily about Tribunal. There's also more on the official Elder Scrolls website.
"Gothic stomped MW into the ground. *this is not a troll* HONEST!"20 Comments

Morrowind Expansion Rumors

by Maarten Goldstein Sep 03, 2002 9:46am CST tags: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Rumor
Computer & Video Games is reporting on rumors about an upcoming expansion for Morrowind. This expansion, supposedly named Tribunal, will add about 20 to 30 hours of extra gameplay with new monsters, locations, etc.
"ive discovered morrowinds secret. its an island of insomniacs. maybe the expansion can make ni..."18 Comments

Morrowind Europe Patch

by Maarten Goldstein Jul 31, 2002 11:37am CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
I see on 3D Gamers that Bethesda has released the v1.2.0722 patch of Morrowind for the European version of the game, following the release of the US patch last week. You can grab it from FileShack courtesy of Speakeasy as always.
"Is this the patch that makes the game playable on uber beefy machines?"2 Comments

Morrowind v1.2.0722 Patch

by Steve Gibson Jul 26, 2002 4:46pm CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
A new patch for Morrowind has been released by the Bethesda Soft folks. You can grabthe patchhere from FileShack courtesy of Speakeasy or from the Elderscrolls website.You can read the details of the patch here
"Perhaps if they patch the game so that even when you have a P4 1.8Ghz w512MB RAM and a Geforce Ti..."10 Comments

Morrowind Interview

by Steve Gibson Jun 30, 2002 10:55am CST tags: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Interview
Gamers.no has an interview withthe Morrowind designer lead, Todd Howard. Discussion covers the typical stuff you'dexpect as well as some of the future visions and plans for the Elderscrolls.
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European Morrowind Patch

by Maarten Goldstein Jun 28, 2002 9:20am CST tags: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Ubi Soft has released the first patch for the European version of Morrowind, updating the game to version 1.1.0605 a week after the U.S. patch was released. There's improved performance (that's what UbiSoft NL says anyway), a health bar for creatures and NPCS and an auto run option among other things.
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Morrowind Export Tools

by Maarten Goldstein Jun 21, 2002 8:40pm CST tags: Bethesda, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Bethesda has released 3D Studio exporter tools for the Morrowind TES construction kit, allowing you to import your own models into the game. There is a 3D Studio MAX 3.1 and a MAX 4 version.
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