News and Industry Happenings

New Gameplay Movie Shows off The Bard’s Tale IV

Narrated with dramatic flair by Creative Director David Rogers, this sprawling look at the upcoming first-person dungeon-crawler RPG, The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep. The game offers just a glimpse of the vast world of tactical action, puzzles, quests, and choices fans can expect when the game launches later this year on Windows PC, Mac, Linux, and consoles.

inXile Entertainment has also relaunched the official website of The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep at www.bardstale.com. There fans can pre-order one of four special editions of the game, each including loads of exclusive bonuses, particularly guaranteed beta access for Platinum Edition owners and access to both the alpha and beta for Ultimate Edition owners.

The triumphant revival of one of gaming’s most iconic RPG series, The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep takes players back to Skara Brae for a new adventure filled with challenging turn-based strategy combat, dungeon crawling and puzzles. Customize your character and band of heroes to your unique play style, then take on mythical dangers in epic battles that reward strategic positioning, clever thinking, and masterful combos. Blending classic RPG gameplay and fantasy storytelling with modern design and visuals, The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep is perfect for veteran fans and intrepid newcomers alike.

Share this GiN Article on your favorite social media network:

John Breeden II

As a journalist John has covered everything from rural town meetings to the U.S. Congress and even done time as a crime reporter and photographer.|His first venture into writing about the game industry came in the form of a computer column called "On the Chip Side," which grew to have over 1 million circulation and was published in newspapers in several states. From there he did several "ask the computer guy" columns in magazines such as Up Front! in New Mexico and Who Cares? in Washington D.C. When the Internet started to become popular, he began writing guided Web tours for the newly launched Washington Post online section as well as reviews for the weekend section of the paper, something he still does from time to time. His experience in trade publications came as a writer and reviewer for Government Computer News. As the editor of GiN, he demands strict editorial standards from all the writers and reviewers. Breeden feels the industry needs a weekly, reliable trade publication covering the games industry and works tirelessly to accomplish that goal.