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Val Hull
June 6, 2017

Richard Cobbett on Video Game Languages

In his latest RPG Scrollbars column on Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Richard Cobbett talks about the so-called Conlangs, or constructed languages, and their use in games. He mentions various techniques used to create these languages, lists a number of examples from…

BuckGB
May 29, 2017

The Importance of Crafting Interesting NPCs

Using character examples from a variety of RPG series, including Fallout, Dragon Age, The Witcher, and The Elder Scrolls, one of GameInformer’s editors has authored a new “RPG Grind Time” feature about “the importance of crafting interesting NPCs”. The article…

Val Hull
May 18, 2017

Does Your Video Game Have Too Many Words?

On his personal blog, Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software says what we’ve all probably been thinking. That is – video games are becoming too verbose for their own good. He lists examples and observations, as well as his own personal…

Val Hull
May 5, 2017

IGN’s Top 100 RPGs of All Time, Part 4

Now we’re getting to the good stuff. The 4th part of IGN’s top RPG list includes entries 21-40, with a fair share of must-have titles for such a list among them. Some examples: Fallout – 38 Post-apocalyptic imagery is somewhat…

BuckGB
May 1, 2017

Bethesda Softworks Suggests Two New Project Announcements at E3

In an interesting new tweet, Bethesda Softworks’ Pete Hines has conjured up the cartoonish image of “Bethesdaland”, a would-be theme park that features attractions for many of their games, including The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind,…

Val Hull
April 4, 2017

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, a Cultural Phenomenon

An editorial on Glixel talks about the significance of the fifth installment in The Elder Scrolls series – Skyrim. It tries to answer the question why exactly when talking about open world RPGs we can’t help but refer to them…

BuckGB
February 23, 2017

Bethesda’s Todd Howard is Reaching for the Future of RPGs

The majority of this new article-style interview with Bethesda Softworks’ Todd Howard on Polygon might focus on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout 4, and a couple of the studio’s other notable works as they prepare for Todd’s induction into…

Val Hull
February 9, 2017

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition and Fallout 4 Updates

A couple of updates for Bethesda games are now live on Steam, with their respective counterparts for the consoles coming at a later date. Both updates mostly focus on Mods, and in the case of Fallout 4, enhancing the experience…

Kurt John
February 8, 2017

5 Reasons Oblivion is Better Than Skyrim

There is no doubt that the Elder Scrolls series are some of the most important, influential and greatest RPG’s ever made. Not only have they created some of the largest and richly filled worlds in all of gaming – but…