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WorstUsernameEver
October 21, 2013

Arcanum & Vampire: Bloodlines Video Retrospective

I’m not familiar with the previous work of YouTube user Noah Caldwell-Gervais, but his recent video retrospective on Troika’s most beloved titles, Arcanum and Vampire: Bloodlines, certainly falls squarely into our coverage. The video lasts 41:13 and is very thorough,…

WorstUsernameEver
October 4, 2013

PCGamesN Top 15 PC RPGs

PCGamesN has published a list of what they consider the best, or at least among the best, PC RPGs of all times, and while I have to note that it seems to ignore anything that came before the late 90s,…

Eric Schwarz
September 28, 2013

Arcanum Equilibrium Rebalance Mod Released

If you’re like me, then you might hold Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura as one of your favorite RPGs. But, unfortunately, despite the game being a classic of the RPG world, it hasn’t always been known for its excellent…

BuckGB
January 19, 2013

Obsidian’s Chris Avellone is Finally Going to Play Arcanum, Watch Him Do It

One of the promises made during the Project Eternity campaign was that Obsidian Entertainment’s Chris Avellone would finally sit down and play Troika’s excellent Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura (after neglecting the game for nearly 12 years), and according…

WorstUsernameEver
September 4, 2012

Tim Cain Retrospective Interview

The RPG Codex is offering a rather excellent retrospective interview with ex-Interplay/Troika veteran Tim Cain, who is currently working as a senior programmer on Obsidian Entertainment’s South Park: The Stick of Truth. The interview touches on about every subjects you’d…

WorstUsernameEver
June 26, 2012

Jason Anderson Interview

It seems like we missed the interview earlier, but GameStar.ru has chatted with RPG developer extraordinaire Jason Anderson, now employed at Turtle Rock Studios, for their “Knights of the Roleplaying Table” interview series. The questions asked are more or less…

Brother None
May 7, 2012

Leonard Boyarsky Interview

RPG Codex offers a retrospective interview with Fallout, Troika and now Diablo III designer and artist Leonard Boyarsky, about his career in the industry. About Troika’s last, cancelled project: How far in development was Troika’s post-apocalyptic cRPG? Can you share…

WorstUsernameEver
October 26, 2011

Tim Cain Interview

For his latest industry interview, Will Ooi decided to talk with Tim Cain, veteran RPG designer and one of the founders of Troika Games, touching subjects such as his views on the industry today, how and why his job at…

WorstUsernameEver
October 12, 2011

Ex-Troika and Carbine Studios Tim Cain Joins Obsidian Entertainment

Former Interplay, Troika and Carbine Studios designer and programmer Timothy Cain, which most of you probably know for his seminal work on titles such as Fallout and Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura has joined the team at Obsidian Entertainment.…

WorstUsernameEver
September 26, 2011

Putting the RPG Back in MMORPG

Using Troika’s steampunk RPG Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura as an example of meaningful choices and consequences and different quest paths, RipTen’s Jensen Walker editorializes on MMO’s lack of a “sense of morality” and “consequences for the player’s decisions”…