WorstUsernameEver

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ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 25, 2012

How Diablo Saved the Computer RPG

1UP’s Thierry Nguyen penned an editorial with an arguably very controversial thesis, namely that the original Diablo reinvigorated a dying RPG market. I’m not sure if the article does enough to support it, but at least it works as a…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 25, 2012

Chris Avellone Interview

I can imagine among the things present in Chris Avellone’s daily routine is “reply to yet another interviewer’s questions” at least judging by the amount of them he gives, with the latest coming from CelebritySC. In the interview Chris tackles…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 24, 2012

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning “Visionary” Interview #2

The second “visionary” in 38 Studios’ team to be the subject of an Amazon-hosted exclusive video interview is R.A. Salvatore, known by many for his work on the Forgotten Realms, and of course, the man responsible for the setting of…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 24, 2012

Larian’s Swen Vincke Talks Marketing Budgets

In a post on his personal blog, Larian Studios’ Swen Vincke discusses marketing budgets, and why developers’ would do best to oversee how they’re used, starting from the contracts they sign. The example he points out sounds like the stuff…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 24, 2012

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Video Interview

GameInformer has a video interview with Sid Meier, for the latest feature of their virtual hub dedicated to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the (this time faithful in genre) reboot of the respected X-COM franchise. In the interview Meier comments on the…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 23, 2012

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Fan-powered Q&A, Continued

While we don’t know what the Eidos Montreal’s team in charge of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and The Missing Link DLC is working on right now, we know that they’ve been answering fan questions on their Tumblr account and have…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 23, 2012

Game of Thrones Preview

Previews on the upcoming Game of Thrones RPG from Cyanide seems to be few and far between, with this short piece from Electronic Theatre apparently being the latest available. Here’s a sampling on the mechanics: The team behind A Game…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 23, 2012

Guild Wars 2 Beta Plans Detailed, 2012 Release Confirmed

To celebrate the start of the Asian year of the dragon the folks at ArenaNet have penned a blog post in which they describe their plans for 2012. It seems many of us will get the chance to try Guild…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 23, 2012

Risen 2: Dark Waters Q&A

RPGamer has put online another fan-powered Q&A, following the one they did in November, and this time they asked the questions directly to Piranha Byte’ project director BjÃ¶rn Pankratz. Here’s a snip: Despite the open world design, dungeons in Risen…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 22, 2012

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Review in Progress, Continued

IGN has posted the second part for their review in progress dedicated to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, 38 Studios’ upcoming open-world action-RPG, slated for a release on February 7th in North America and February 10th in Europe. Judging by this…