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Star Wars: KotOR

BuckGB
December 24, 2017

It’s Time for Knights of the Old Republic to Return

I suspect that many of you have already caught a showing of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi or will be checking it out at your local movie theater during the holidays, and with each new movie entry, we…

Val Hull
December 12, 2017

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – James Ohlen Interview

In an interview with Eurogamer, BioWare’s James Ohlen opens up about how Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic came to be, the origins of the iconic Revan character, the importance of Ebon Hawk for every BioWare game since Knights…

Val Hull
November 3, 2017

Star Wars: The Old Republic – Celebrating the Legacy of Knights of the Old Republic

As BioWare’s hit RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic gets ported over to Xbox One through the wonders of backwards compatibility, the latest iteration of the series, Star Wars: The Old Republic gets a special event that celebrates…

BuckGB
October 24, 2017

Star Wars: KotOR Xbox One Compatibility, Performance Upgrades

IGN brings word that BioWare’s original Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic will be one of thirteen original Xbox games that will be part of a backwards compatibility initiative for the Xbox One. That initiative starts tomorrow, and for…

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 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.…

BuckGB
May 24, 2017

BioWare’s James Ohlen Talks Game Design

Long-time BioWare designer James Ohlen was on hand at this week’s Digital Dragons conference in Krakow, Poland, and as a result, the folks at GamesIndustry.biz caught up with him to chat about a variety of topics related to game design.…

Val Hull
May 23, 2017

Is Being Evil in RPGs Fun?

Richard Cobbett, in his RPG Scrollbars column on Rock, Paper, Shotgun, ponders whether it is fun to be evil in RPGs. His ultimate conclusion is that no, it isn’t. Not when being evil is the only thing you can be.…

Val Hull
May 20, 2017

PC Gamer’s History of RPGs

Richard Cobbett, a well-known pundit when it comes to RPGs, has put together a comprehensive guide to PC RPGs, starting from way back in 1975. With the sheer scope of the RPG genre, some titles get overlooked, but for the…

Val Hull
May 6, 2017

IGN’s Top 100 RPGs of All Time, Part 5

The final 20 titles that IGN considers to be the best of the best when it comes to RPGs have been unveiled. By now, their editors’ fondness for Japanese games should be quite apparent, so the top picks aren’t that…