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Kalypso Media Buys Demonicon IP, Founds Studio

The insolvency of TCG meant the The Dark Eye: Demonicon title under development from Silver Style was adrift. We heard a few days ago that things were on the move, and now RPGWatch reports that German publisher Kalypso has purchased…

DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Reviews

With the release of the Deathspank expansion-esque sequel Thongs of Virtue, the first reviews for this comedic hack’n’slash have hit the web. The sequel being too much like the original seems to be the main complaint. 1UP B. Unfortunately for…

DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Released

Hothead Games sent out a press release this morning announcing the release of their DeathSpank sequel, Thongs of Virtue. It is available now on PSN and will be available on the Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow. If you purchase the title…

BioWare Montreal Interview

BioWare Montreal was started up just last year and assisted on the development of Mass Effect 2.  To learn more about the studio, CBC interviews director Yanick Roy, learning about the studio’s recent expansion and their continued assistance on the Mass Effect…

BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den DLC Interview

Gamasutra interviews Steve Gaynor about the Minerva’s Den DLC in BioShock 2, discussing the challenges of adding an independently story-driven DLC in a narratively heavy franchise. The main concept, then, for Minerva’s Den came from extrapolating on what already existed…

Good Old Games Shutdown Update

The Good Old Games website has been updated to clarify the original message a bit. The new message doesn’t provide much in the way of new information, but it does reiterate the promise that regardless of what happens we will…

Oblivion: The Unoblivionated Version

RPGWatch provides an editorial from VoxClamant, who initially found The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to be disappointing, but covers an extensive list of mods that will significantly change the gaming experience. Lost Spires has earned the right to be the patriarch of…

King’s Bounty: Crossworlds Reviews

The standalone expansion for King’s Bounty: Armored Princess has been out for a few days, so it’s on surprise that a handful of reviews have appeared online for the turn-based strategic RPG. Computer Games Romania 88 Regarding the changes brought…

PC Digital Downloads Outpacing Retail Sales

It’s a bit more general than gaming news, but there are enough PC gamers reading to be interested in two sides of a recent NPD report: digital download is now outpacing retail in copies sold (though retail still has more…