Eric Schwarz

Eric Schwarz

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition Interview

With just a week to go until release, Tor.com has sat down with Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition head honcho Trent Oster. Though there’s no real new information in the interview considering how close we are to launch, it does go…

Shadowrun Returns Blog Update

Hopefully, all the news of new Kickstarter RPG projects hasn’t made you forget all about Shadowrun Returns, one of the most promising of the upcoming titles. Mitch Gitelman, the game’s producer, has penned a blog entry on how the game’s…

Realms of Arkania Retrospective

Hot on the heels of the announcement of Thorvalla, Guido Henkel’s upcoming Kickstarter-funded RPG, buffed.de has put out an 8-minute video retrospective on the Realms of Arkania series (or Das Schwarze Auge in Germany). There are no subtitles or dubs,…

Thorvalla Interview with Guido Henkel

Gamers.de is offering up a lengthy five-page interview with Guido Henkel, whose name has been in the news quite a bit lately after the launch of his brand-new Kickstarter campaign for Thorvalla.  In addition to discussing plans for the game…

Grim Dawn Environment Poll

Grim Dawn, the long-in development hack-and-slash by Crate Entertainment, made more than its share of money on Kickstarter thanks to the generous backing of its fans.  Now, to fulfill one of its stretch goals, the developer has put up a…

Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire Gets Steamed

News has come in that Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire has been released on Steam. The classic tactics game is well worth its current asking price of $7.50, that’s for sure. However, Gaming Blend is reporting that the version on Steam…

Ultima Underworld Retrospective

PC Gamer have published a retrospective article on Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, a game I certainly have fond memories of from back in the day. Here’s a snippet: It takes some getting used to, particularly if you haven’t played…

Eschalon: Book III Officially Announced, Screenshots

We know it’s been coming for some time already, but today, indie RPG Eschalon: Book III has been officially announced by its developer, Basilisk Games. More old-school RPG goodness? That’s something that I can definitely get behind. Eschalon: Book III…

Ultima 6 Project Beta 1.1 Released

While it’s perhaps a bit of an odd match, the quest to remake Ultima VI: The False Prophet in the Dungeon Siege engine has been trucking along for quite some time now. With the release of the Ultima 6 Project…

Realms of Arkania Retrospective Interview

Today, RPG Codex brings us another retrospective interview, this time with Guido Henkel of Realms of Arkania fame. It’s an interesting read for those who are into old-school titles, whether you played them back in the day or have got…