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Another title out of the first wave of Kickstarter-funded RPGs has been released: you can now purchase The Banner Saga on Steam, GamersGate and GameFly among others, with a DRM-free version on GOG slated to be release in the near…

Since the last time we checked on The Repopulation’s recent Kickstarter campaign, the sci-fi sandbox MMO happened to reach its funding goal and unlock its first three stretch goal, which include a Rocharus mount, Adversarial Camps and Points of Intrigue.…

Given we’re now well into January and it’s been roughly a month, if not more, since we last heard news on Pillars of Eternity, it seemed like a good moment to do another social round-up on the title, mostly (but…

We’ve rounded up a few recent reviews for Grinding Gear Games’ Path of Exile, a free-to-play action-RPG in the mold of Diablo that’s been garnering really positive impressions from players and critics alike. PC Gamer, 84 If you play action-RPGs…

Ex-BioWare writer Alexander M. Freed, whose previous credits include Star Wars: The Old Republic, has penned a blog post on viewpoints, characters and audience sympathy, which starts from the assumption that the audience’s investment in the player character is inversely…

The folks at Strategy Informer have put together a rather interesting editorial on the RPG releases of 2014, which covers both JRPGs and WRPGs, though it mostly focuses on the latter. Here’s a snippet: THE SMALLIES )When the Beast’s bastard…

Forbes contributor Erik Kain has decided to dedicate a brief editorial to the common belief that Deep Down is Capcom’s taken on Dark Souls’ gameplay. While I largely agree with it, I also kind of doubt the visual similarities are…

A new development log for indie turn-based RPG Underrail explains an alternative XP system for the title that’s just been implemented in the current internal build of the title, and that he considers the “default” system for the title. Here’s…

The folks at OnlySP have chatted with Supergiant Games’ creative director Greg Kasavin about their upcoming action-RPG Transistor, and the results of this chat are available in an article-style interview, from which I’m going to quote an excerpt: (In terms…

There’s a new somewhat short review for Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition over at Destructoid, which awards the title 8.5 out of 10. According to writer Patrick Hancock: The best way to describe Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition is that…