BuckGB

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ByBuckGB
OnJanuary 2, 2015

Why Lords of the Fallen is Better than Dark Souls II

The editors at Noobfeed have editorialized about why they feel that City Interactive’s Lords of the Fallen was the better game when compared to From Software’s Dark Souls II, and since no specific platform is named, I’d have to assume…

ByBuckGB
OnJanuary 2, 2015

BioWare’s David Gaider Talks Dragon Age, Character Romances, and More

David Gaider’s personal Tumblr page has been a beacon of information over the past week or so about the writing he did for Dragon Age: Inquisition, the characters he helped create, and the future of the Dragon Age storyline in…

ByBuckGB
OnJanuary 2, 2015

2014: The First Year of the CRPG Renaissance

While I’d argue that we’ve seen a handful of CRPG renaissances in the roughly 35 years that I’ve been installing them on one hard drive or another, I certainly can’t despute PC Gamer’s claim that 2014 will be looked back…

ByBuckGB
OnDecember 31, 2014

Basilisk Games Reveals Plans for “Next RPG Franchise”

In a year-end holiday greeting posted to the official Basilisk Games website, we learn of their plans to develop “a few smaller titles” that we can only assume will be non-RPGs, another undisclosed RPG franchise after that, and potentially some…

ByBuckGB
OnDecember 31, 2014

Harebrained’s Next Shadowrun Title Set in Hong Kong

We aren’t able to jump to any conclusions on the game’s title or overall scope just yet, but Harebrained Schemes has at least revealed the setting for their next Shadowrun title through a single wallpaper in the 86th update to…

ByBuckGB
OnDecember 30, 2014

Jade Empire Retrospective

The folks at Continue Play have cranked out a retrospective review of Jade Empire, BioWare’s Asian mythology-inspired RPG that set the action-heavy tone that the studio has been leveraging ever since. They wind up at a score of 7/10, and…

ByBuckGB
OnDecember 29, 2014

Blackguards 2 Previews

A slew of both hands-on and hands-off previews for Daedalic’s Blackguards sequel have made their way to the web recently, so I suppose it only makes sense to round them all up in one fell swoop. GameZone: Continuing the turn-based,…

ByBuckGB
OnDecember 28, 2014

Dragon Age, Fallout, Mass Effect, and Star Wars Comparison Lists

Since it’s a slow weekend news day that falls between two major holidays, I thought I’d give you some light reading material by pointing you to three separate comparison lists that What Culture has recently published. The lists cover ten…

ByBuckGB
OnDecember 27, 2014

Dragon Age: Inquisition – Six Places to Revisit

The official Dragon Age website is featuring a list of six locations that their level design teams have recommended for a revisit in Dragon Age: Inquisition if you’ve already completed the game and want to ensure that you haven’t missed…

ByBuckGB
OnDecember 27, 2014

Chris Avellone Audio Interview

Thanks to a post on Chris Avellone’s personal Facebook page, we learn about this new hour-long audio interview with the esteemed developer over on Australia-based Zap! Radio. Topics include how to break into the video game industry, whether Kickstarter limits…