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Val Hull
August 27, 2017

Interplay’s Scott Bennie on RPG Writing

You may not know who Scott Bennie is, but there’s a good chance you’ve read or played something he was involved in, be it various pen and paper RPGs, Interplay titles such as Fallout and Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, or…

Val Hull
August 24, 2017

World of Warcraft: Legion “Shadows of Argus” Cinematics, Patch Preview

During the ongoing Gamescom, Blizzard Entertainment has revealed the release date for the upcoming Patch 7.3 for World of Warcraft. On August 29, 2017 you’ll be able to take the fight to Argus, Burning Legion’s home planet. And to get…

Val Hull
July 30, 2017

A Brief History of MMO Games

This PC Gamer article looks back at the history of MMOs and lists some of the more influential games of the massive multiplayer variety we’ve had a chance to play over the years. Apart from a chronological list of influential…

Val Hull
July 17, 2017

Richard Cobbett on Second Chance Servers

With Secret World Legends launched and receiving regular updates, Richard Cobbett has decided to talk about all the times MMOs have gotten a second chance, both officially and with the help of private servers or emulators. We get to reminisce…

Val Hull
July 16, 2017

World of Warcraft: Legion 7.3 Upcoming Features

With what seems to be the final update for the current World of Warcraft expansion launching relatively soon, the folks at PC Gamer have put together a list of the upcoming new features they’re most excited for. Some of these…

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 30, 2017

World of Warcraft: Legion Patch 7.3 Detailed

A developer post on the Blizzard Entertainment forums announces that the 7.3 patch for World of Warcraft is now up and running on the Public Test Realm, and provides an overview of what that patch is all about. In this…

Val Hull
June 27, 2017

IGN’s Best RPG Worlds

Worldbuilding is an important aspect of RPGs and as such, IGN offers us their take on what the best RPG worlds are, in a convenient top 10 format. Each entry gets a short description and a spot in the accompanying…

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…

Val Hull
May 29, 2017

World of Warcraft: Legion – Tomb of Sargeras Raid Preview

A nostalgic milestone for the latest World of Warcraft expansion, the Tomb of Sargeras raid, is nearing release. We first saw the insides of that tomb back in 2003, in The Frozen Throne expansion for Warcraft III, but now, WoW…