Eric Schwarz

Eric Schwarz

Divinity: Original Sin Halloween Update

Divinity: Original Sin is one of my most-anticipated games at the moment, and it just got a bit spookier thanks to Swen Vincke’s new blog update. Although he admits to not understanding Halloween celebrations too much, the developers have decided…

The Age of Decadence October Update

Iron Tower Studios’ development on the long-awaited Age of Decadence continues, and to sum up last month’s changes, Vince D. Weller has cooked one of his regular updates on the subject. This time he goes into detail about changes to…

Borderlands 2 and XCOM Successful, Says Take-Two

If you haven’t caught a glimpse yet of either Borderlands 2 or XCOM: Enemy Unknown lately, well, you’re probably in the minority. Take-Two have released an official press statement containing their assessment of the games, and the results are positive:…

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Demo Editorial

bit-tech’s David Hing has penned a short editorial examining the demo version of Firaxis’ XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Although I personally wasn’t impressed by the demo, the author seems to think that Firaxis did a good job in communicating certain aspects…

Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss Reviews

If you’re still on the fence whether you’d like to pick up the previously PC-exclusive content for Dark Souls, Artorias of the Abyss, we’ve got a few reviews that may sway you on the subject. Overall impressions seem very positive,…

Brian Fargo Interview on Crowd-Funding

Gamesindustry.biz are offering up an article-style interview with inXile’s main man, Brian Fargo.  As one of the first game-related Kickstarter success stories, the CEO behind the upcoming Wasteland 2 shared his thoughts specifically on crowd-funding.  Even though the project may…

Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar Interview

With anticipation building for the long-in-development old-school dungeon crawler Grimoire, RPG Codex has penned an interview with the game’s creator, Cleveland Blakemore, or “Cleve” as he’s known in some circles. The interview is very extensive, given the game’s history with…

Guild Wars 2 Editorial

Shamus Young continues his quest to write as many Guild Wars 2 blog posts as humanly possible, it seems, this time turning his attention to the game’s dungeon-crawling aspect. Specifically, he seems interested in dissecting the difficulty level of dungeons…

Inquisitor Review

RPG Codex is a little later to the party with their review of Cinemax’s blast from the past RPG, Inquisitor, but that hasn’t stopped the notoriously critical RPG site from coming out with a lengthy review of the game.  Penned…

Project Eternity Interview

With all his time spent doing interviews, it’s a wonder Obsidian’s Chris Avellone has any left over for making games at this point. Nevertheless, IndieRPGs has offered up a Q&A session with the Project Eternity designer, covering the usual gamut…