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Playing Roles: The Etymology of RPGs, Part One

“Playing Roles: The Etymology of RPGs” is the title of a new editorial series over at TechRaptor, with the initial installment starting us down the path of getting to the core of what a role-playing game is all about, the…

How The Witcher 3 Lets You Make The Witcher 2 Decisions

The folks at PlayStation Access have cranked out a seven-and-a-half-minute video that showcases the interrogation scene that CD Projekt RED has implemented in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in order to bring over the decisions you made in The Witcher…

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III Previews

A considerable number of new hands-on previews for Neocore’s The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III in both article and video format are vying for our attention, so I’ve rounded them up below for your browsing leisure. GameRevolution: In typical…

Legend of the Red Dragon Linux Port Q&A

The classic BBS role-playing game Legend of the Red Dragon has a special place in the furthest reaches of my video game memory, which I suppose is unsurprising given the GameBanshee BBS that we launched and the interview we did with…

Umbra Kickstarter Campaign Launched

Just as they promised earlier, SolarFall Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Umbra, their upcoming “open world, free progression hack ‘n slash” title that carries some clear inspiration from Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo series. They’re seeking $225,000 in funding for…

The Allure of Western RPGs

The editors over at Throwing Digital Sheep have editorialized about the increasing popularity of role-playing games developed in the West, while also detailing some of the reasons why they feel that they resonate with RPG fans more than those developed…

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Weather Interview

There’s a Q&A with The Witcher 3 art producer MichaÅ‚ Stec up on GameInformer today, with the primary focus of the conversation hovering around the weather implementation and effects in the soon-to-be-released RPG threequel.  An excerpt: How often will the…

Tom Clancy’s The Division Delayed Until 2016

We haven’t heard much about Ubisoft’s open world, third-person shooter/RPG lately, but word comes from their financial earnings call (via Polygon) and the official website that Tom Clancy’s The Division has been delayed until sometime next year. Polygon offers some…