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New Fallout ESRB Ratings Suggest a Re-release

It seems that the games’ disappearance from GOG.com and Steam earlier this year was for a specific purpose, as the latest ESRB ratings include new Mature ratings (with “Blood and Gore” and “Strong Language” descriptors) handed out to the original…

Fable Legends Redcap Profile

The official Lionhead Studios blog is featuring a screenshot-laden profile of the Redcap, a new type of creature that they’ve added to Fable Legends and that we’ll no doubt be forced to slay in great numbers. The paragraphs accompanying the…

Neverwinter Module 3: Curse of Icewind Dale Launch Date

Not to be confused with the Infinity Engine classics of yore, Perfect World and Cryptic Studios announced plans today to launch a third content patch for Neverwinter entitled “Curse of Icewind Dale” on May 13th. Accompanying the announcement was a…

GB Feature: Ossian Studios Interview

Formed by former BioWare producer Alan Miranda in 2003, independent developer Ossian Studios has worked on many of the titles we’ve covered here, including Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford, Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate, The Shadow Sun, and the cancelled expansion…

Ossian Studios Interview

If you’ve been entrenched in the role-playing video game scene over the past decade, you’re likely already familiar with Ossian Studios. Formed by former BioWare producer Alan Miranda in 2003, the small studio has worked on a number of projects…

Legend of Grimrock II: Automaps and Skill Systems

The sequel’s revised automapping system, character skill systems, end battle, possible mechanic prototypes, and more are discussed in the latest update to the official Legend of Grimrock website. Here we go: I’m not going to go into too much detail…

The Lord of the Rings Online Update 13 Released

Following the release of Helm’s Deep a few months ago, the team at Turbine continues to churn out new content for The Lord of the Rings Online, with Update Rollup 13: The Breaking of Isengard releasing earlier today. This has…

Brenda Romero Video Interview, Part Four

Veteran RPG designer Brenda Romero (Brathwaite) tackles the subject of sexism, offensive stereotypes, and the games that are making great strides in combatting the problem in this fourth installment to Matt Barton’s video interview series. Check it out: