Brother None

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ByBrother None
OnMay 9, 2011

Choices & Consequences in The Witcher

With The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings right around the corner, Rock, Paper, Shotgun looks back at the original Witcher and how it dealt with the mechanics of choice and consequence. And it’s personal not only because of the things you’ve…

ByBrother None
OnMay 9, 2011

Recycled Characters in BioWare Games

This is a regular criticism for BioWare titles, but it only seems to have occurred to this GamesRadar US recently, as Dragon Age II’s release spurred the creation of an article on similar characters across both Dragon Ages, both Mass Effects, Jade Empire…

ByBrother None
OnMay 9, 2011

Hunted: The Demon’s Forge Preview

Games Xtreme takes a look at InXile’s upcoming Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, a short writeup in which they explain how the title might well scratch our hack ‘n slash itch. Developer inExile has been quick to point out that the…

ByBrother None
OnMay 9, 2011

Mass Effect 3 Preview

IGN looks forward to seeing Mass Effect 3 at E3 by summing up what we know so far and what they expect or hope to see at E3 in their Road to E3 feature. We’re also curious as to how you…

ByBrother None
OnMay 9, 2011

Pirates of Black Cove Preview

GameZone had the chance to see Nitro Games’ RPG/RTS Pirates of Black Cove. They note it’s a very short (8-10 hours) game and provide a few details. Gameplay breaks up into two different areas. First, players directly control their pirate…

ByBrother None
OnMay 9, 2011

Guild Wars 2 Interview

Czech fansite GuildWars2.cz has an interview with lead designer Eric Flannum and lore and continuity designer Jeff Grubb on ArenaNet’s MMO sequel Guild Wars 2. Many skills we have seen have a long recharge time, especially elite skills. Will this…

ByBrother None
OnMay 9, 2011

The Roguelikes, Part Two

Brian Critser carries on his expansive look at roguelikes, continuing his list of Angband and Nethack-variants, which certainly makes for a rich list. XAngband: XAngband is a ZAngband variant from Japan. It’s author says it’s easier than the other variants with…

ByBrother None
OnMay 9, 2011

Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword Patch 1.139 Released

TaleWorlds released a patch for standalone expansion Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword, updating it to 1.139. You can grab it from the official website or Strategy Informer. We have released a patch for “With Fire and Sword” that fixes…

ByBrother None
OnMay 9, 2011

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Screenshots

After already piling 125 screenshots on us a few weeks ago, Ripten provides an additional whopping 250 screenshots covering the entire first chapter. Not Safe For Work and spoiler warnings apply.

ByBrother None
OnMay 4, 2011

Mass Effect 3 Delayed Until Q1 2012, New Media

BioWare community manager Chris Priestly posts to notify us that Mass Effect 3 has been delayed until the first quarter of 2012 (nullifying the “Holidays 2011” mention in the announcement trailer and the October release date hinted at before), and to…