Dragon Age: Origins

IGN’s Top 100 RPGs of All Time, Part 3

The next batch of IGN’s top RPGs is out. Entries 41-60 are available for everyone to see. By now it is beginning to feel like there is no RPG, only Zuul, ahem, I mean Japan. And since I know next…

Dragon Age 4 Rumored to be in Development

You may have wondered, what’s next for BioWare now that Mass Effect: Andromeda is out. According to PlayStation Universe, it just may be the next entry in the Dragon Age series. And while a logical leap is required to get…

Side Quest Syndrome: Designing The Road Less Traveled

A while back there was an editorial describing how side quests erode everything that makes RPGs great. Now, because we are good Druids and appreciate balance in things, we present a GameInformer feature arguing precisely the opposite. Why have side…

TrustedReviews’ 15 Best RPGs

It’s not an easy task to pick 15 best RPGs. TrustedReviews has attempted to do just that. I’ll be honest with you, RPG veterans may not be particularly fond of such a selection that omits a lot of standout games…

PC Gamer’s Best RPGs of All Time 2016 Edition

People love “best of” lists. Knowing this, PC Gamer has provided a timely update to their best RPGs of all time list. The criteria are nebulous at best, and the genre itself doesn’t do them any favors, but this is…

BioWare New IP Won’t Be Announced Any Time Soon

Speaking with the folks at GameInformer (as reported by GameSpot), BioWare general manager Aaryn Flynn confirmed what many of us were probably already suspecting: the new BioWare IP that was teased a few years back won’t be announced any time…

BioWare Forums to be Shuttered

A post on the official BioWare blog brings word that the EA-owned developer intends to shutter their long-running forums on August 26th of this year. I can’t say that I spent more than a brief period of time on the…

Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition Now Available on GOG

An important milestone has been reached, as the folks behind CD Projekt RED’s GOG.com service were able to negotiate a digital publishing deal with EA and BioWare, with the end result being that Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition is now available…

Heroes Don’t Craft

Richard Cobbett has penned an analysis – more of a rant, really – of crafting in RPGs and other video games that comes to a simple, very basic conclusion: heroes don’t craft. Cobbett’s comical frustrations aside, many complaints in the piece…