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Vampire: tM - Bloodlines

BuckGB
November 1, 2017

White Wolf on Bringing the World of Darkness Back to Video Games

Their ill-fated MMORPG World of Darkness, their cult classic Vampire: The Masquerade titles, the upcoming Werewolf: The Apocalypse RPG, their acquisition by Paradox Interactive, and why their fanbase is ready for more World of Darkness-based gaming are the subjects of…

BuckGB
October 29, 2017

Vampire: Bloodlines v9.9 Unofficial Patch Released

With the availability of version 9.9 of the unofficial Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines patch, we’ve reached the last of the two-digit versions for Wesp5 and team’s much-appreciated creation. It’s a beta release to start off again, but that certainly…

BuckGB
September 17, 2017

Paradox Brings Light to a World of Darkness

It’s been nearly two years since White Wolf was acquired by Paradox Interactive, and while we’ve only officially been made aware of the development of Werewolf: The Apocalypse, the editors at OnlySP have editorialized about what else this could mean…

Val Hull
August 12, 2017

Vampire: The Masquerade Storytellers Vault Launched

World of Darkness, and in particular its Vampire: The Masquerade parts, are well known across the world and I’ve seen the vampire lore it established “borrowed” quite liberally over the years. Perhaps this is the reason that White Wolf Entertainment…

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…

BuckGB
July 6, 2017

Vampire: Bloodlines v9.8 Unofficial Patch Released

Perhaps it’s time for a mid-summer replay of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, as Wesp5 and his team of community modders have released version 9.8 of the unofficial patch that has been gracing our hard drives since not longer after…

Val Hull
June 19, 2017

Richard Cobbett on the Lack of Urban Fantasy Games

A few days ago, Richard Cobbett talked about the lack of games with an urban fantasy setting in his RPG Scrollbars column. He listed several reasons as to why the urban fantasy subgenre is a great fit for an RPG,…

BuckGB
June 16, 2017

Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition Pre-Alpha Playtest Kit Released

This announcement on the official White Wolf website might not have a direct connection to a CRPG yet, but I’m willing to bet that the forthcoming Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition will be the basis for any such hypothetical titles…

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…