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Ten of Gaming’s Greatest AI Characters

Video games have had us allying and battling with quite a few AI-based characters over the years, so the guys at Hellforge have decided to profile what they feel are the ten “greatest”. Deus Ex’s Icarus and Daedalus, Fallout 3’s…

Interplay’s Cancelled Fallout Extreme Revealed

It’s not clear how he even learned about it, but Ausir over at The Vault has posted a few details about a previously unknown “Fallout Extreme” project that Interplay was working on back in 2000. It probably wouldn’t have been…

Interplay vs. Bethesda Redacted Statements Revealed

Even though Bethesda Softworks filed to have certain statements about their upcoming MMORPG redacted from the transcripts of their court proceedings with Interplay, Duck and Cover managed to get a hold of a few tantalizing morsels. Let the drama ensue:…

Bethesda vs. Interplay Preliminary Injunction Transcripts

Duck and Cover managed to get their hands on some partial transcripts from the preliminary injunction hearing that took place after Bethesda Softworks filed a lawsuit against Interplay over Fallout Online (Project V13) and the sale of former Fallout titles.…

Fallout 3 vs. Metro 2033

4A Games’ Metro 2033 really isn’t much of an RPG (it’s billed as a shooter with a few role-playing elements for good measure), but that hasn’t stopped IGN from putting together a two-page “Fallout 3 vs. Metro 2033” editorial.  I…

Game of the Year Awards Around the Web

While we’ve already covered GameSpot and IGN’s Game of the Year awards, I thought I’d take a look around the web to see how other sites are ranking last year’s contenders. Here’s a quick breakdown of all notable RPG awards…

Interplay Seeking Legal Fees From Bethesda

Duck and Cover brings word that Interplay is seeking nearly $10,000 in legal fees from Bethesda following the denial of the latter’s Project V13 injunction. Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 54 and Rule 109.2 of the Local…

Fallout 3 DLC is 50% Off Today

In the event that you’ve never purchased any of the Fallout 3 downloadable content, today is the perfect day to do so.  Operation: Anchorage, The Pitt, Broken Steel, Point Lookout, and Mothership Zeta have all been reduced to 400 points,…

Post-Apocalyptic Settings Profiled

Hellforge has whipped up a two-page article that briefly analyzes the post-apocalyptic settings utilized in a handful of video games, including Fallout 3 and Diablo III. Barter and trade exists, with bottlecaps and bullets the main forms of currency. Bottlecaps, huh? I guess…