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The Last Days of Black Isle Studios

By now you’ve probably noticed the recent surge in Obsidian-related articles across the Gamer Network websites that include USgamer, Eurogamer, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, and VG247. We’ve already had the chance to check out the Obsidian offices, and read about their…

Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Board Game Announced

For those of you who haven’t been able to get enough of the post-apocalyptic landscape in electronic format, you’ll soon be able to migrate to a household table for more Fallout goodness with Fantasy Flight Games’ Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Board…

Chris Avellone Interviews

An interview with Chris Avellone where he talks about his involvement with Owlcat’s Pathfinder: Kingmaker has popped up on Facebook. It’s not overly long and mostly revolves around the Pathfinder universe and how it translates into a video game. A…

Bethesda RPGs Arrive on GOG

Three classic Bethesda RPGs have finally made their way to GOG: Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. I don’t believe these games require any introduction, but regardless, here’s a short refresher from the press release…

The Importance of Crafting Interesting NPCs

Using character examples from a variety of RPG series, including Fallout, Dragon Age, The Witcher, and The Elder Scrolls, one of GameInformer’s editors has authored a new “RPG Grind Time” feature about “the importance of crafting interesting NPCs”. The article…

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…

IGN’s Top 100 RPGs of All Time, Part 5

The final 20 titles that IGN considers to be the best of the best when it comes to RPGs have been unveiled. By now, their editors’ fondness for Japanese games should be quite apparent, so the top picks aren’t that…

Leonard Boyarsky Talk: A Life in Video Games

Leonard Boyarsky, who worked at Interplay Entertainment, Troika Games, Blizzard Entertainment, and is currently holding a position of Creative Director at Obsidian Entertainment, gave a talk at SINFO 24, a Tech conference in Portugal. Boyarsky’s segment, called A Life in…

Chris Avellone Livestream Interview

The one and only Chris Avellone participated in a livestreamed interview with Colm Larkin, the creator of Guild of Dungeoneering from The Irish Game Makers Association. They chatted for about an hour. The trip down the memory lane starts with…