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BuckGB
October 15, 2017

A Beginner’s Guide to CRPGs

In case any of our readers have only just discovered the amazing world of CRPGs, you might be interested in checking out this beginner’s guide on Nerdable that offers some guidance on how to approach these types of games, what…

BuckGB
June 25, 2017

The History and Return of Second-Generation CRPGs

While the article drops a selection of iconic CRPG title names from the 1980s and 1990s within its paragraphs, this “The History and Return of Second-Generation CRPGs” editorial on GameCola primarily focuses on the resurrection of the Baldur’s Gate franchise…

Val Hull
June 22, 2017

Brian Fargo on IGN Unfiltered, Part 2

The second part of Brian Fargo’s IGN Unfiltered interview is now live. The veteran developer talks about the good old days, the origins of Black Isle Studios, and his experiences working with Nintendo and Blizzard, among other things. Check it…

BuckGB
May 24, 2017

BioWare’s James Ohlen Talks Game Design

Long-time BioWare designer James Ohlen was on hand at this week’s Digital Dragons conference in Krakow, Poland, and as a result, the folks at GamesIndustry.biz caught up with him to chat about a variety of topics related to game design.…

Val Hull
May 20, 2017

PC Gamer’s History of RPGs

Richard Cobbett, a well-known pundit when it comes to RPGs, has put together a comprehensive guide to PC RPGs, starting from way back in 1975. With the sheer scope of the RPG genre, some titles get overlooked, but for the…

Val Hull
May 18, 2017

Dungeons & Dragons in PC Gaming Through the Years

An editorial on PCGamesN takes a look at the symbiotic relationship between the behemoth of tabletop roleplaying, Dungeons & Dragons, and PC games. It lists a number of influential examples, starting with Pool of Radiance and concluding with the recently…

Val Hull
May 18, 2017

Does Your Video Game Have Too Many Words?

On his personal blog, Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software says what we’ve all probably been thinking. That is – video games are becoming too verbose for their own good. He lists examples and observations, as well as his own personal…

Val Hull
May 16, 2017

Richard Cobbett on Video Game-Themed Food

If you’re in a mood for some light-hearted riffing on the easy target of culinary video game tie-ins, Richard Cobbett’s latest RPG Scrollbars column does exactly that. So, if you want to read a bit about World of Warcraft or Heartstone…

BuckGB
May 12, 2017

A Modest History of the Desktop Dungeon

While a good portion of the article is devoted to Planescape: Torment and its recently released Enhanced Edition, this “A Modest History of the Desktop Dungeon” feature in the latest Dragon+ issue covers a variety of Dungeons & Dragons-based and…

BuckGB
May 9, 2017

The Murderous History of Mimics

Having dealt with mimics for so many years across Dungeons & Dragons tabletop campaigns, D&D-based video games like Baldur’s Gate and DDO, the Ultima series, and more recent titles such as Dark Souls, I suppose it only makes sense that…