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ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 14, 2015

Shadowrun: Hong Kong KS Campaign Hits Original Stretch Goals, New Ones Outlined

In less than one day, the Shadowrun: Hong Kong Kickstarter campaign managed to triple its original funding goal and hit all the stretch goals that had been originally outlined, not to mention that, as of the time of this writing,…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 14, 2015

Chris Avellone Working on New Fantasy Setting Project

There’s an interesting interview with Chris Avellone on his role as chief creative officer at Obsidian Entertainment over at PCGamesN. Of particular note is the fact that, according to the interview, Obsidian’s CCO and co-founder is currently developing background lore, environment…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 13, 2015

Shadowrun: Hong Kong Kickstarter Campaign Live

The Kickstarter campaign for Harebrained Schemes’ Shadowrun: Hong Kong has gone live, with a funding goal of $100,000 for the stand-alone campaign based on the Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut engine. The campaign is apparently already in full development and…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 13, 2015

Blackguards 2 “New Features” Video, Part Three

The third part of the “New Features” video series for Blackguards 2 went live today. This time the narration focuses on Cassia, the protagonist of the game, and explains how her past affected her current outlook and aims:

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 13, 2015

The Rise and Fall of the Personal Quest

A new PC Gamer article from Richard Cobbett investigates how the solo-oriented “personal quests” popularized by World of Warcraft affected the MMO genre’s evolution, and whether it’s worth to rethink this model for future titles. I find myself agreeing with…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 13, 2015

Telepath Tactics Release Planned for March

The latest monthly update from Telepath Tactics’ mastermind Craig Stern brings some heartening news on the game’s development cycle: the game is now playable from start to finish, and is on track for a March release. That’s not to say…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 13, 2015

Blackguards 2 “A Glimpse into The Dark Eye: LORE” Videos, Part One and Two

Daedalic Entertainment has published the first two of a series of videos that aim to introduce The Dark Eye’s lore to newcomers, in preparation for Blackguards 2’s release. The first two introduce the continent of Aventuria and its gods:

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 12, 2015

Susan Manley Video Interview, Part Four

Matt Barton has published the fourth and last part of his interview with Susan Manley, in which Barton asks questions that focus on three products she worked on that didn’t fit the rest of the interview: Sierra’s Imagination Network, the…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 10, 2015

Shadowrun: Hong Kong KS Campaign Starting on January 13

Harebrained Schemes has announced via their Facebook page that the Kickstarter campaign for the new Shadowrun campaign to be set in Hong Kong will launch on January 13, next Tuesday. No other information on the campaign is currently available, though…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 9, 2015

Reinstall: Dragon Age II

PC Gamer’s Chris Thursten has penned a fairly kind retrospective of Dragon Age II, a title that has few admirers and plenty of vocal detractors. Thursten argues that, despite its streamlined and disappointing combat, Dragon Age II’s characters are more…