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William Neal Hallford (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 roleplaying games Betrayal at Krondor, Dungeon Siege, and Champions of Norrath. The book he co-authored with his wife Jana, Swords & Circuitry: A Designer's Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games, has been adopted as a game development textbook at several colleges in the United States.

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KNOWN WORKS

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

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)

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MOVIES

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)

RADIO

Uncharted Regions Radio Dramas

Shadow of the Bulldog Man (1984) - KTOW Radio

Calls Waiting (1987) - KTOW Radio

The October Harvest (1989) - KTOW Radio

MISCELLANEOUS

On October 9, 1995, Hallford was in a train wreck aboard Amtrak's Sunset Limited, westbound from San Antonio to San Diego. 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 United States, UK, and Canada. Both specials, When Trains Crash: Blood on the Tracks and Derail: America's Worst Train Wrecks periodically resurface on TLC and the Discovery Channel.

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EXTERNAL LINKS

Neal Hallford's personal website

Hallford's listing on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)

Hallford's listing on Moby Games Database

Information about the 1995 Palo Verde derailment