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Val Hull
April 7, 2020

Reputation Overload – The Evolution of RPG Reputation Mechanics by Josh Sawyer

Josh Sawyer, a veteran RPG designer who played an integral part in the creation of Icewind Dale II, Fallout: New Vegas, and the Pillars of Eternity series among other things, is quite dissatisfied with how GDC (Game Developers Conference) runs…

Val Hull
February 18, 2020

GOG.COM – Bethesda Publisher Sale

Developed by Arkane Studios, the Dishonored series is a fine example of stealth-action RPGs, otherwise known as immersive sims. And if you’d like to play through the series DRM-free, you can now do so, as it has finally made its…

Val Hull
October 8, 2019

The Outer Worlds – Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky Interview

Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, a couple of legendary game designers who are currently working on The Outer Worlds over at Obsidian Entertainment, recently had a chat with the Den of Geek folks. If you’d like to know what role-playing…

BuckGB
June 2, 2019

A History of Isometric CRPGs Video Series

We’ve stumbled upon a new “A History of Isometric CRPGs” video series on YouTube, which currently offers seven installments that focus on Fallout (episode 1), Fallout 2 (episode 2), Baldur’s Gate (episode 3), Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear (episode 3.5),…

Val Hull
April 6, 2019

The Complete History of Fallout

If you’d like to reminisce about the long-running Fallout series and also enjoy having your facts all neatly arranged in one place, you should check out this massive PC Gamer retrospective that covers every Fallout game to date, lists a…

Val Hull
December 26, 2018

Fallout 76 – A Look Ahead to 2019 and Classic Collection Promotion

With 2019 almost upon us, the team behind Fallout 76 brings us this development update that talks about the upcoming patches for Bethesda’s multiplayer take on Fallout. These patches will address a number of bugs, deal with some balancing issues,…

Val Hull
December 18, 2018

The Outer Worlds – Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky Interview

Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, the creators of the original Fallout and two of the co-founders of Troika Games, are currently busy co-directing Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming first-person RPG The Outer Worlds. And in order to learn a thing or two…

Val Hull
November 12, 2018

The Not-Quite-Making of Baldur’s Gate III and Chris Avellone Interview

With a fresh batch of rumors about a possible Baldur’s Gate sequel swirling around, the folks over at PCGamesN have reached out to Chris Avellone, Feargus Urquhart and Chris Parker in order to talk about all the times Baldur’s Gate…

Val Hull
September 14, 2018

Fallout – Remembering Ian

Ian, a companion from Interplay’s original Fallout and a die-hard submachine gun enthusiast with little regard for anyone’s safety, is the main subject of this unusual PCGamesN article that frames Ian’s penchant for friendly fire as an amusing quirk and…

Val Hull
July 30, 2018

Fallout – Major Events Timeline

As a young lad who liked to shoot monsters in the eyes first and ask questions later, for a good while I kind of just assumed that in Fallout’s universe the nuclear bombs dropped around the 1960s, cementing the series’…