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BuckGB
December 23, 2009

Chris Avellone/J.E. Sawyer Interview

Polish Fallout fansite Trzynasty Schron has published a lengthy interview with Obsidian’s Chris Avellone and Josh Sawyer about the history of the Fallout franchise, their take on Bethesda’s Fallout 3, where development of Fallout: New Vegas stands, and more. An…

Brother None
December 21, 2009

Good Old Games Massive Christmas Sales

Good Old Games has thrown up discounts of up to 40% for a whopping 170 games from their catalogue for the Holiday season. The RPGs in the discount catalogue include Gothic I and II, Realms of Arkania I-II-III, Fallout, Sacred…

BuckGB
December 11, 2009

Betheda Softworks vs. Interplay, Preliminary Injunction Denied

We haven’t heard much about Bethesda’s lawsuit against Interplay since mid-October, but now Ausir over at The Vault brings word that Bethesda’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Interplay (in order to halt development of Project V13 and sales of…

BuckGB
December 9, 2009

Unconfirmed: Fallout Headed to the Big Screen

According to Ausir over at The Vault, the DVD release of Mutant Chronicles includes an interview with Fallout narrator Ron Perlman during which he more-or-less confirms that a movie based on the post-apocalyptic video game franchise is being worked on.…

BuckGB
December 2, 2009

Born Under A Bad Sign

Eurogamer has conjured up an entertaining four-page article that spotlights the video games that have successfully introduced us to “consistent, compelling, and at least vaguely sympathetic” villains over the years. After referencing Risen as how not to do it, they…

BuckGB
November 22, 2009

FalloutÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s Future

Seemingly oblivious to the fact that both Fallout Online and Fallout: New Vegas have already been in development for some time, Critical Gamer takes us through a few ideas that they think would work well for a future installment to…

BuckGB
November 6, 2009

Chris Avellone Interview

Grupo97 has published a pretty good interview with Obsidian’s Chris Avellone, covering such topics as Alpha Protocol, plot complexity, video game scripts, and more. A sampling: You’re a big fan of RPGs, not only as creator but also as a…

BuckGB
November 5, 2009

A Quick History of the RPG

There’s another fun little article to feast upon today, and this time it’s a history/overview of the role-playing game as told by the enthusiasts over at… Gametard. I’ll let these two paragraphs speak for themselves: In the late 90’s, both…

BuckGB
November 3, 2009

The History and Review of the Fallout Series, Part Two

The second half of Media Consumes Me’s history of the Fallout series is now available, this time covering Interplay’s cancelled Fallout 3, Bethesda’s Fallout 3 and its add-ons, and what’s next for the franchise going forward. Using the same engine…

Brother None
October 28, 2009

Bethesda/Interplay Preliminary Injunction Hearing Detailed

No Mutants Allowed got its hands on several of the court documents concerning the preliminary injunction hearing, and sums up a goodly part of Interplay’s arguments for us. It includes some interesting claims on the current state of Fallout Online. When…