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ByWorstUsernameEver
OnFebruary 4, 2015

Underworld Ascendant Kickstarter Campaign Launched

The Kickstarter campaign for Underworld Ascendant has launched today, with the goal of raising at least $600,000 to fund the title’s development. Underworld Ascendant is apparently a full-fledged installment of the Ultima Underworld series, developed by the team at OtherSide…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnFebruary 3, 2015

Lords of Xulima Now Available on Linux, Mod Support Planned

The Numantian Games developers announced today that Lords of Xulima, their crowd-funded CRPG, is now available on Linux. In the interest of precision I’ll mention that the Linux version of the game is currently only available on Steam, so, unfortunate as…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnFebruary 3, 2015

Underrail Development Log #37: Institute of Tchort

Stygian Software has released a new development log for Underrail, their turn-based post-apocalyptic RPG, which is currently available on Steam Early Access. The update teases a new location, the Institute of Tchort, with a bevy of screenshots, and also brings…

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OnFebruary 3, 2015

Shadowrun: Hong Kong Update #16, $804,892 and Counting

Music and sound design are the subjects of the latest update for the Shadowrun: Hong Kong Kickstarter campaign. The write-up is penned by audio director and composer Jon Everist, who already provided new tracks for Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut.…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnFebruary 2, 2015

Sony Online Entertainment Acquired by Columbus Nova, Becomes Daybreak Game Company

Via a post on the official Sony Online Entertainment forums, the developers working at the studio announced that they have been acquired by investment firm Columbus Nova. As expected, now that it’s not part of Sony anymore, the studio has…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnFebruary 2, 2015

Bloodborne’s First 18 Minutes Footage

Today, as part of their “IGN First” coverage of Bloodborne, IGN has published a video showcasing the first 18 minutes of From Software’s Victorian action-RPG. The video includes a glimpse at the game’s stat system, death mechanics, and the very…

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OnFebruary 1, 2015

Raven’s Cry Released to Negative User Reviews and Bug Reports

Raven’s Cry, a pirate-themed action-RPG from TopWare Entertainment and Reality Pump, has been finally released on Friday, after multiple delays, the last of which moved the release date from January 26th to January 30th, apparently to allow the developers to add…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnFebruary 1, 2015

Blackguards 2 Patch v1.1.8 Released, v2.0 Coming Soon

The first patch for Blackguards 2, which updates the game to version 1.1.8 and fixes a number of potentially serious bugs, has already been released, but the folks at Daedalic Entertainment are already at work on a second, beefier one…

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OnFebruary 1, 2015

Chris Avellone on Aliens: Crucible Plot and Cancellation

YouTube channel “TheGebs24” published a video on Obsidian Entertainment’s canceled Aliens RPG, which contains some new info on the game’s plot and the studio’s reaction to the project’s cancellation, courtesy of Obsidian CCO Chris Avellone: I’m certainly not going to…

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OnJanuary 31, 2015

How Arx Fatalis Blended RPG Eras

Rock, Paper, Shotgun has published an editorial on Arkane Studios’ first-person dungeon crawler Arx Fatalis that posits that the title is a bridge between two different design eras for RPGs, and that it ultimately deserved better sales and reception. A couple…