Eric Schwarz

Joined: July 23, 2010
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ByEric Schwarz
OnOctober 6, 2012

Guild Wars 2 Story Editorial

Popular blogger Shamus Young has posted another MMO-themed editorial, this time on Guild Wars 2. Expressing frustration at trying to talk about game mechanics in a title prone to patching so often and rendering his complaints moot, he’s instead focused…

ByEric Schwarz
OnOctober 5, 2012

Might & Magic Heroes VI Standalone Expansion Announced

Fans of the turn-based RPG/strategy hybrid series Heroes of Might & Magic will be happy to learn that a brand-new, as of yet untitled expansion pack has been announced. The expansion will be stand-alone, and as such will not require…

ByEric Schwarz
OnOctober 5, 2012

World of Warcraft “The Story of Warcraft” Feature at Battle.net

It’s hard to believe that the Warcraft series has been going for fifteen years now, from a simple Warhammer-inspired real-time strategy game to the world’s biggest online multiplayer game. For those who may have yet to immerse themselves in Warcraft‘s…

ByEric Schwarz
OnSeptember 29, 2012

Diablo III Public Test Realm Patch 1.0.5 Released

Blizzard have released their Public Test Realm client for the upcoming Diablo III patch, version 1.0.5. Although the previous patch brought some major changes to the game, Blizzard are clearly wasting no time improving the title. Not quite a beta,…

ByEric Schwarz
OnSeptember 26, 2012

System Shock 2 & Thief 2 Unofficial Patches Released

System Shock 2 is one of the best RPG-shooter hybrids of all time, in our opinion, but unfortunately, getting it to run on modern computers can sometimes be difficult, given the tangled web of mods and patches that are needed…

ByEric Schwarz
OnSeptember 22, 2012

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Mac Patch 1.6.1 Released

CD Projekt RED have released a brand-new patch for The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, with the caveat being that it only applies to the Mac version of the game. While it might be a few years past primetime, it’s better late…

ByEric Schwarz
OnSeptember 15, 2012

Project Eternity Kickstarter Funded in 27 Hours

Excitement for Obsidian Entertainment’s Project Eternity (still a codename) has clearly hit a fever pitch over the last day. The Kickstarter fund for the game’s development has, in just about 27 hours, already reached its $1.1 million goal. This ranks…

ByEric Schwarz
OnSeptember 14, 2012

Obsidian Entertainment Launches Project Eternity on Kickstarter

Over the last week, Obsidian Entertainment have been dropping hints left and right of a new RPG entitled “Project X.” First, there was a countdown on their web site detailing bits and pieces of game lore. Next, there was Josh…

ByEric Schwarz
OnSeptember 13, 2012

Obsidian Entertainment Kickstarter Profile Appears

Mysteriously (or perhaps not), a profile owned by none other than Obsidian Entertainment has appeared on crowd-funding web site Kickstarter within the last few days. Considering the secret “Project X” that Obsidian have been touting is about to be announced,…

ByEric Schwarz
OnSeptember 5, 2012

Inquisitor Released on GOG.com

Old-school RPGs have been making a comeback over the last few years, and there are few more old-school than Cinemax’s long-in-development Inquisitor, an isometric action-RPG featuring a mix of dungeon crawling and dialogue investigations, not to mention traditional 90s-era pre-rendered…