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A new update for BioWare’s MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is now live. It introduces a new Operation that pits the players against a couple of killer droids, a Manaan Retreat – an expansion of the game’s Stronghold system,…

The Might & Magic franchise is clearly in a rough spot. There’s been no word of a new Might & Magic RPG, the latest Heroes game didn’t do too hot, and now we get an announcement that Might & Magic…

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the world will get a proper Pathfinder CRPG soon. The Kickstarter campaign for Pathfinder: Kingmaker has successfully concluded with a grand total of $909,057 pledged. Apart from a clear indication that even in these days of…

The folks at SolarFall Games have put together a new trailer to bring some attention to their recently released update 0.5 for Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem. In the trailer we get to see all the features added up to this…

The latest Conan Exiles update adds new climbing mechanics and climbing countermeasures to Funcom’s survival game. With these new additions you’ll be able to climb mountains, scale walls, and craft special climbing gear with the help of a new mountaineer…

Defeating a tough enemy is way more enjoyable when they possess a distinct personality and have goals of their own, so I appreciate what the folks at Firaxis are doing with their upcoming War of The Chosen expansion for XCOM…

A feature article on Rock, Paper, Shotgun takes a look at Monolith’s Middle-earth series and their Nemesis System in order to figure out what exactly sets these games apart from the plethora of other open world games. An excerpt: Middle-Earth:…