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ByBuckGB
OnMarch 4, 2016

Eye of the Beholder IV Fan Project Coming to IndieGoGo

I’m not sure if the project will squeak by the inevitable legal turmoil that will result when Wizards of the Coast catches wind of it, but for the time being, it’s worth noting that a small team of Eye of…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnAugust 20, 2015

Thirteen Gold Box D&D Classics Released on GOG

The Gold Box games have always been one of the few blind spots in GOG’s impressive Dungeons & Dragons catalog of games until today. The folks at the retro-focused digital store have announced the release of 13 D&D-based Gold Box…

ByBuckGB
OnOctober 4, 2013

SSI Gold Box/Silver Box Series Retrospectives

The nostalgic fellows at World 1-1 have been busy cranking out retrospectives for many of the AD&D-based titles that SSI developed during the late 80s and early 90s, and while the list isn’t entirely complete, they’ve definitely shone a spotlight…

ByBuckGB
OnApril 1, 2013

Joel Billings Video Interview, Part Four

The fourth and final installment to Matt Barton’s video interview with SSI president Joel Billings is now available as Matt Chat #188, with this particular episode focusing on the “tough situation” they were in thanks to Electronic Arts’ 20% stake…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnFebruary 11, 2013

Joel Billings Video Interview, Part Three

The third and latest part of Matt Barton’s interview with SSI’s Joel Billings deals with the developer’s Gold Box RPG series, which was apparently pitched as a series ever since they asked for the D&D license. During the course of…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnFebruary 4, 2013

Joel Billings Video Interview, Part Two

Matt Barton has published the second part of his Joel Billings interview (you can find the first part here). This time it covers SSI’s rise to prominence thanks to publishing and their own internal titles, how the market has changed…

ByBuckGB
OnJanuary 21, 2013

Joel Billings Video Interview, Part One

Our friend Matt Barton managed to track down Strategic Simulations, Inc. founder Joel Billings for a lengthy video interview, the first 28 minutes of which are now available as part of Matt Chat episode 181. While a significant portion of…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 17, 2012

Lousy Choices and Linear Dungeons

Jay ‘Rampant Coyote’ Barnson has written another one of his posts dedicated to role-playing game design and this time analyzes modern dungeon design and how it compares to older classic titles, using the recent and extremely successful The Elder Scrolls…

ByBuckGB
OnDecember 7, 2010

Forgotten Ruins: The Roots of CRPGs – SSI

Bitmob is taking a stab at spotlighting the 30-year history of computer role-playing games in a new series of retrospectives they’ve labeled “Forgotten Ruins”, with the very first installment covering the vast catalogue of excellent RPGs that was developed and…

ByBuckGB
OnNovember 15, 2010

Know Your Gaming Roots

Despite many glaring omissions on The Escapist’s “Know Your Gaming Roots” developer list, it’s still a reasonable read if you’d like to know more about the early days of Westwood Studios, MicroProse, Activision, and Looking Glass Studios. Westwood Studios What…