Brother None

GamesIndustry has a new article-style interview with Brian Fargo, discussing the work on Wasteland 2 and the state of the industry, publishers and crowdfunding. Development on Wasteland 2 is moving rapidly, with multiple writers (including Chris Avellone, Michael Stackpole and…

Spoony has finished his four-part review of Ultima IX: Ascension, spewing more vitriol in the title after part 1 and part 2 with a two-part finale. The usual swear word warning applies as the game declines further and Spoony’s rage hits…

News comes from the latest EA earning’s call that helps explains the MMO’s swift and drastic switch to a free-to-play model: subscription numbers for the MMO have dipped below one million. Subscription numbers for Star Wars: The Old Republic have slipped…

EA lets us know in a press release that starting this Fall Star Wars: The Old Republic’s F2P mode (now available up to level 15) will be expanded to level 50, and the game will essentially be a F2P/subscription-based hybrid.…

RPG Codex offers a new retrospective interview on The Dark Heart of Ukruul with designers Ian Boswell and Martin Buis. If you need a refresher, you can watch/read our RPG spotlight on the game here. Dark Heart of Uukrul is widely…

PC Powerplay offers an article-style interview with Brian Fargo about Wasteland 2 and Kickstarter that reads as if it took place several months ago and offers nothing new. Of more interest, design director Chris Keenan commented on the player characters’ appearance…

GameZone took a look at Obsidian’s South Park: The Stick of Truth at the ComicCon and has good things to say about this being an original South Park story rather than the “rehashing of current events” the show focuses on.…