For fans of your previous games (Baldur´s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: KotOR), how would you define Jade Empire? What aspects would fans of BioWare RPGs find familiar?

Dr. Ray Muzyka: Many aspects of BioWare's past RPGs will be familiar to fans of our past games. One of the core elements of our games is a strong central storyline, and another is immersive character interaction and dialog. Part of a BioWare storyline is the ability to role play as a good or evil character and be able to experience different story outcomes as a result. Jade Empire will feature all of these great aspects of roleplaying; many of the same writers who worked on past BioWare RPGs like Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic are also working on Jade Empire now. Jim Bishop, our producer here at BioWare on Jade Empire, summed up the storyline well when he said it was about 'power' - that is, how you use absolute power, either for good or evil. Jade Empire will also feature a strong cinematic presentation, a huge world to explore, a great user interface, a really interesting character progression system and fantastic graphics - so we're confident it will be one of the best games BioWare has ever made!