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Jim Franklin
December 2, 2018

New Stellaris Corporate Expansion Due for Release 6th Dec

Stellaris, the sci-fi strategy game developed by Paradox Interactive is getting ready for its latest expansion, the builds upon and brings more economy focused gameplay. In Megacorp, you take control of a powerful corporate empire, as you build a giant…

Val Hull
December 1, 2018

Beamdog Livestream Recap – News, Updates and Community Questions

During this week’s developer livestream, Beamdog’s Trent Oster and Luke Rideout share all the latest studio news, talk a bit about the upcoming 2.6 update for their Infinity Engine Enhanced Editions, mention the Android beta for Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition…

Val Hull
December 1, 2018

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Patch v4.0.0 Beta Available

The 4.0.0 patch for Obsidian Entertainment’s Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire that should be going live alongside The Forgotten Sanctum DLC on December 13, 2018, is now available on the beta branch. The patch introduces a new subclass for each…

Val Hull
December 1, 2018

The Bard’s Tale Trilogy – Thief of Fate Schedule, Remastering Comparison

When the first game of the remastered The Bard’s Tale Trilogy launched, we were told to expect Thief of Fate, the third and final part of the dungeon crawling series, by the end of the year. However, according to this…

Val Hull
December 1, 2018

Thea 2: The Shattering Steam Early Access Live

If you’re interested in Slavic folklore, 4X strategies, card games and RPGs, you’ll be pleased to know that Thea 2: The Shattering, MuHa Games’ sequel to Thea: The Awakening, is now available on Steam Early Access. You can grab the…

David Little
December 1, 2018

OMNO Pre-Alpha Demo Released

Jonas Manke, solo developer and owner of Studio Inkyfox, has recently released a pre-alpha demo of his Kickstarter game, OMNO. OMNO is an atmospheric puzzle platformer, which began development back in 2016. Development on the game has really picked up…

Val Hull
November 30, 2018

Fallout 3 and the Making of an RPG Classic

Right now, people don’t seem to be enjoying Fallout 76 all that much, which is roughly what happened back when Fallout 3 launched and was such a colossal departure from what Fallout fans knew and liked at the time. And…

Val Hull
November 30, 2018

BioWare November 2018 Update, Anthem Developer Livestream and Closed Alpha Info

Casey Hudson, BioWare’s general manager brings us this month’s studio update that mostly focuses on Anthem, a co-operative action-RPG that’s currently slated for a February 22, 2019 release and has recently reached the alpha milestone. And if you want in…

Val Hull
November 30, 2018

Cyberpunk 2077 PC Gamer Interview With CD Projekt Red

If you head on over to PC Gamer, you’ll find a detailed new interview dedicated to CD Projekt’s highly anticipated open world RPG Cyberpunk 2077. The interview touches on the game’s procedurally generated crowds, atmosphere, animations, attention to detail, story…

Val Hull
November 30, 2018

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Developer Blog Q&A

This week’s developer blog for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord offers a few insights into the game’s level and scene design thanks to an in-house Q&A with Gündüzhan Gündüz, a level designer and video production artist on the project. Here’s…