Neal Hallford

William Neal Hallford (born October 17, 1966) is an American game designer, book author, screenwriter, and independent film director. He is best known for his work on the fantasy role-playing games Betrayal at Krondor, Dungeon Siege, and Champions of Norrath.^[1]

On October 9, 1995, Hallford was in a train wreck aboard Amtrak's Sunset Limited, westbound from Miami to Los Angeles. Unknown perpetrator or perpetrators signing themselves the "Sons of the Gestapo" left four notes on the site claiming responsibility, two of which were found by Hallford. Since that time, Hallford has appeared in two television specials about the event, When Trains Crash: Blood on the Tracks and Derail: America's Worst Train Wrecks, which were broadcast in the US, UK and Canada.

Works

Games

• Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan (1990) - New World Computing
• Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra (1992) - New World Computing
• Planet's Edge: The Point of No Return (1992) - New World Computing
• Betrayal at Krondor (1993) - Dynamix
• Return to Krondor (1998) - Sierra Online Inc.
• Dungeon Siege (2002) - Microsoft Game Studios
• Lords of Everquest (2003) - Sony Online Entertainment
• Champions of Norrath (2004) - Sony Online Entertainment
• Dungeon Siege II (2005) - Microsoft Game Studios
• Neopets: Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing (2006) - Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Supreme Commander - (2007) - Electronic Arts
• Golden Axe - (2007) Sega

Books

• Krondor: the Betrayal (1999) (co-author of original story with Raymond E. Feist and John Cutter)
• Swords & Circuitry: A Designer's Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games (2001) (with Jana Hallford)

Films

• Beauty and the Beast: 20 Years of Remembering (2007) — an online documentary about the CBS television series, Beauty and the Beast, produced and directed by Neal Hallford's production company, Swords & Circuitry Studios

Radio

"Uncharted Regions" radio dramas

• Shadow of the Bulldog Man (1984) - KTOW Radio
• Calls Waiting (1987) - KTOW Radio
• The October Harvest (1989) - KTOW Radio

References

1. ^ "Profile for Neal Halford". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A31XUNE9SGZJUT. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

External links

• Neal Hallford's personal website
• Neal Hallford at MobyGames
• Neal Hallford at the Internet Movie Database

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