Divinity: Original Sin

Swen Vincke Interview

People of the Year 2017: Larian Studios is the confusing title of this GameIndustry.biz article. Did Larian Studios win an award of some sort? Who gave it to them? Who were the other contenders for this mysterious award? Was there…

Divinity: Original Sin II Update #45, Patch v3.0.158.595 Live

Roughly three months after Divinity: Original Sin II’s release, we get a new Kickstarter update that tells us all about the game’s overwhelmingly positive reception, the latest patch, and the burgeoning modding community that has already produced close to a…

A Beginner’s Guide to CRPGs

In case any of our readers have only just discovered the amazing world of CRPGs, you might be interested in checking out this beginner’s guide on Nerdable that offers some guidance on how to approach these types of games, what…

Larian’s RPG Player Survey Results

Not so long ago, the folks at Larian Studios have polled nearly 15.5k RPG players to find out which aspects of RPGs they liked most, and now they’ve published the results in a colorful 19-page PDF file filled with graphs…

GOG RPG Sale

The folks at GOG want to distract us from this summer’s sweltering heat by offering us a chance to play a lot of heavily discounted RPGs. Their Weekly Sale Vol. 23 that will last until July 24 2017, 4PM UTC…

Should You Play Torment: Tides of Numenera?

A couple of PCGamesN editors have recently sat down to discuss InXile’s Torment: Tides of Numenera and that led them to a lengthy conversation about a bunch of recent and soon-to-be-released CRPGs. You should check out the article if you’re…

Swen Vincke Interview

The folks at Larian Studios invited a representative from RPG Codex to their Dublin headquarters where he had an opportunity to chat with Swen Vincke, and a few other Larian devs. Apart from the interview, the Codex representative also got…

PC Gamer’s History of RPGs

Richard Cobbett, a well-known pundit when it comes to RPGs, has put together a comprehensive guide to PC RPGs, starting from way back in 1975. With the sheer scope of the RPG genre, some titles get overlooked, but for the…

Does Your Video Game Have Too Many Words?

On his personal blog, Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software says what we’ve all probably been thinking. That is – video games are becoming too verbose for their own good. He lists examples and observations, as well as his own personal…

A Look at Video Game Crowdfunding

An editorial on Eurogamer takes a look at the ins and outs of crowdfunding now that it’s left the honeymoon phase. The article recalls how it all began, describes the current state of crowdfunding, and wonders where it can all…