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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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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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…

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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…