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Pillars of Eternity Reviews

It’s been quite a while since we’ve last checked what reviewers think of Pillars of Eternity, and since then quite a few reviews from websites that specialize in role-playing games have been published, so I thought we might as well do…

Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear Interview

The folks at Rock, Paper, Shotgun have talked with the developers at Beamdog about the upcoming expansion for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, Siege of Dragonspear, which will fill the gap between the stories of the original Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s…

Ex-BioWare Devs at KnightMayor Announce Mooncrest

We’re in no shortage of RPGs right now, AAA, indie or in-between, but fortunately that hasn’t stopped developers from announcing and developing new ones. The latest to join the fray is KnightMayor, a studio formed by ex-BioWare developers. The studio…

The Blistering Stupidity of Fallout 3

In anticipation of the release of Fallout 4 in just a few months, games writer Shamus Young has penned a fairly long five-part essay on the writing of Fallout 3, in which he examines the game’s plot, themes, characterization, and worldbuilding.…

CD Projekt RED on The Making of The Witcher

Rock, Paper, Shotgun has published an interesting feature on the development of the original The Witcher, with interview excerpts from some of the developers. It’s the tale of an inexperienced studio that arguably bit more than it could chew, but that…