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Planescape: Torment

Val Hull
September 2, 2017

The Last Days of Black Isle Studios

By now you’ve probably noticed the recent surge in Obsidian-related articles across the Gamer Network websites that include USgamer, Eurogamer, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, and VG247. We’ve already had the chance to check out the Obsidian offices, and read about their…

Val Hull
July 24, 2017

Richard Cobbett on Old RPG Reviews

Richard Cobbett seems to be done with RPG Scrollbars for the foreseeable future. No more weekly arachnophobic and crafting-hating RPG editorials for us, I guess. So, what’s the topic of the final edition of the long-running Rock, Paper, Shotgun column?…

Val Hull
July 21, 2017

Chris Avellone Interview

Ustatkowany Gracz, or The Settled Down Gamer, a Polish website, has managed to get some alone time with Chris Avellone and ask him about a variety of gaming-related topics, like his thoughts on video game translations, his perceived disdain for…

Val Hull
July 15, 2017

Should You Play Torment: Tides of Numenera?

A couple of PCGamesN editors have recently sat down to discuss InXile’s Torment: Tides of Numenera and that led them to a lengthy conversation about a bunch of recent and soon-to-be-released CRPGs. You should check out the article if you’re…

Val Hull
July 10, 2017

Richard Cobbett on RPG Villains

The latest of Richard Cobbett’s RPG Scrollbars columns talks in detail about the intricate process of creating fun, memorable, and satisfying video game antagonists. We get to read about a variety of villain archetypes and their nefarious tricks, and learn…

Val Hull
June 27, 2017

IGN’s Best RPG Worlds

Worldbuilding is an important aspect of RPGs and as such, IGN offers us their take on what the best RPG worlds are, in a convenient top 10 format. Each entry gets a short description and a spot in the accompanying…

Val Hull
June 20, 2017

Richard Cobbett on Shared Universes

Richard Cobbett spends the majority of his latest RPG Scrollbars column talking about all the times video games, and RPGs in particular, made neat little references to one another, and how in this day and age of shared universes, this…

Val Hull
June 10, 2017

PC Gamer’s RPG Dream Team

The editors at PC Gamer have put together a list of the best, in their opinion, RPG companions. The result is quite an eclectic bunch that goes from Morte to HK-47, to the beast of burden donkey from Dungeon Siege.…

Val Hull
June 4, 2017

Chris Avellone Interviews

An interview with Chris Avellone where he talks about his involvement with Owlcat’s Pathfinder: Kingmaker has popped up on Facebook. It’s not overly long and mostly revolves around the Pathfinder universe and how it translates into a video game. A…

Val Hull
May 22, 2017

Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition Easter Eggs

Planescape: Torment is a game chock-full of real world references and various Easter eggs. The latest post on Beamdog’s blog describes a couple of them. And while some are quite obvious, there are several that lean towards the obscure. It’s…