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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…

Val Hull
January 19, 2017

TrustedReviews’ 15 Best RPGs

It’s not an easy task to pick 15 best RPGs. TrustedReviews has attempted to do just that. I’ll be honest with you, RPG veterans may not be particularly fond of such a selection that omits a lot of standout games…

Val Hull
January 1, 2017

PC Gamer’s Best RPGs of All Time 2016 Edition

People love “best of” lists. Knowing this, PC Gamer has provided a timely update to their best RPGs of all time list. The criteria are nebulous at best, and the genre itself doesn’t do them any favors, but this is…

Val Hull
December 21, 2016

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Undocumented Changes

PCGamer’s Jody Macgregor has penned an article detailing seven subtle changes introduced by Skyrim’s Special Edition. These differences, ranging from water physics to save game functionality, represent nice quality of life improvements and show that developers still care and want…