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February 18, 2012

10 Series That Changed Beyond Recognition

IGN has penned up a list of gaming franchises/series that changed beyond recognition, which includes four franchises we have been covering for years: Fallout, Syndicate, X-COM, and Warcraft (in its World of Warcraft version). While IGN argues that the series…

BuckGB
February 17, 2012

J.E. Sawyer on Fallout Weapons and Weapon Skills

Obsidian Entertainment designer Josh Sawyer has taken to his personal blog to spell out the reasons why he continues to dislike the way weapons and weapon skills are set up in the Fallout series (starting with the original up through…

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February 11, 2012

Dark Side ‘Cause It Looks Cool: The Failings of Moral Choice in Games

For their latest WRPG-focused editorial, Joystiq has published a look on the handling of morality in various RPGs. There’s praise for some fairly recent title like Fallout: New Vegas and Mass Effect, and also for some older titles like Ultima…

BuckGB
February 7, 2012

Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition Now Available

Not only is Bethesda Softworks preparing to unleash the Skyrim Construction Kit today, but they’ve also released the Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition, which includes the base game and all six DLCs in one massive package. At $40 on PC…

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February 3, 2012

The Rhythm of the Quest in Fallout 3 and New Vegas

As part of their ongoing WRPG editorial coverage, the folks at Joystiq have published another piece, this time dedicated to the different way Fallout 3 and New Vegas handled quests. The author seems to favor the first, arguing that the…

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January 30, 2012

J.E. Sawyer’s Fallout: New Vegas Mod Updated to V3

Game developers’ own mods are always particularly interesting for a variety of reasons, and that of Fallout: New Vegas project director J.E. Sawyer is no exception, as it bumps the difficulty of the game and makes a series of sweeping…

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January 25, 2012

Chris Avellone Interview

I can imagine among the things present in Chris Avellone’s daily routine is “reply to yet another interviewer’s questions” at least judging by the amount of them he gives, with the latest coming from CelebritySC. In the interview Chris tackles…

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January 21, 2012

Did Obsidian and Bethesda View Fallout Differently?

As part of their visit to Obsidian Entertainment’s offices for their South Park: The Game feature, the folks at Game Informer had a chance to chat with the CEO of the company Feargus Urquhart, and discuss with him on the…

BuckGB
January 19, 2012

Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition Trailer

Just so that there are no misconceptions about what’s included in the Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition that Bethesda and Obsidian are gearing up to release on February 7th, here’s a brand new two-minute trailer that has a little bit…

BuckGB
January 13, 2012

Chris Avellone Blog Q&A

The one-and-only Chris Avellone brings us a new Q&A update to his Obsidian blog, and this time he explains the interaction that occurs between different types of designers, the advantages of working with your own internal engine, the work that…