Neal Hallford

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William Neal Hallford (born October 17, 1966) is an American game designer, book author, and screenwriter. Although he's been behind the creation of several titles since 1990, he is best known for his work on the fantasy role-playing games Betrayal at Krondor, Dungeon Siege, and Champions of Norrath.

On October 9, 1995, Hallford was in a train wreck aboard Amtrak's Sunset Limited, westbound from Miami to Los Angeles. Terrorists calling themselves the Sons of the Gestapo left four notes on the site claiming responsibility. Hallford found two of them. Since that time, he's taped two interviews about the event which appeared in the US, UK and Canada. Both specials, When Trains Crash: Blood on the Tracks and Derail: America's Worst Train Wrecks periodically shows on TLC and the Discovery Channel.

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[edit] Works

[edit] Games

Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan (1990) - New World Computing
Might & 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 Inc.
Champions of Norrath (2004) - Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
Dungeon Siege II (2005) - Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
Neopets: Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing (2006) - Sony Computer Entertainment America
Supreme Commander - (in production) - Electronic Arts

[edit] 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)

[edit] Films

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Adventure (in production) (based on the original game story by Neal Hallford, Chris Taylor and Sarah Boulian)