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BioWare Interview

VG247 had the chance to interview one of BioWare’s “doctors”, Greg Zeschuk, at this year’s GamesCom, and comes back with an interesting piece. Some of the subjects include BioWare becoming an EA label of its own, Star Wars: The Old…

I Don’t Finish Games Because I Am Old

Jeff Vogel from Spiderweb Software editorializes with a brief post on his blog on why he and many others have almost completely given up on playing long games, and why, despite that, he keeps developing that kind of games. Here’s…

Borderlands 2 Previews

We have another batch of previews for Gearbox’s sequel to the FPS/RPG Borderlands, coming from – you’ve guessed it – GamesCom 2011. Destructoid: The bandits that inhabit the world of Borderlands 2 are now split into factions, which don’t seem…

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Preview

Here’s another preview for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning coming out of GamesCom, courtesy of Joystiq, with plenty of praise for the title’s action combat. Here’s a sampling: Combat was satisfying, requiring blocks, dodges and quick hits to take down the…

Star Wars: The Old Republic Preview

GameSpot offers some updated impressions for BioWare’s upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, resulting from a hands-off demonstration at GamesCom. Here’s a sampling: Flashpoints are The Old Republic’s version of dungeons–self-contained sequences of gameplay designed for a small group…

WildStar Previews

We have rounded up a small batch of new previews for Carbine Studios’ recently announced WildStar, which, from these early looks, seems to be a title MMO fans should keep an eye on. GamePro: I took on the role of…

Risen 2: Dark Waters Preview

Destructoid offers a fairly brief but informative preview piece on Piranha Bytes’ pirate-themed sequel to Risen, which describes the starting hub, the story’s premise and some of the game’s mechanics. Here’s a sampling: The pirate theme goes all the way…

Guild Wars 2 PvP Video Interview

MMOCrunch offers a video interview with ArenaNet’s designer Jon Peters on Guild Wars 2’s PvP, which lasts roughly 15 minutes and in which the developer elaborates on the only PvP mode present “right now”, Conquest, their design for PvP maps…

Mass Effect 3 Preview and Tidbits

The third chapter in BioWare’s sci-fi action-RPG franchise has been the subject of some more coverage at GamesCom in Cologne, and TeamXbox offers us a brief preview for the title. Here’s a sampling: Mass Effect’s gameplay changed dramatically between the…