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Fallout – Major Events Timeline

As a young lad who liked to shoot monsters in the eyes first and ask questions later, for a good while I kind of just assumed that in Fallout’s universe the nuclear bombs dropped around the 1960s, cementing the series’…

Josh Sawyer Video Interview

Having started his game-making career at Black Isle Studios in 1999, by now Josh Sawyer is one of the more recognizable names in the role-playing corner of the industry. His credits include Icewind Dale II, Fallout: New Vegas, and Pillars…

The History of Bethesda Game Studios Video Documentary

Whether or not you’re a fan of Bethesda Game Studios and their style of open-world RPG, it’s hard to argue the studio’s impact on the video game industry, and especially its RPG-themed corner, what with them having the rights to…

Josh Sawyer on the RPG Genre Evolution

Personally, I’ve never been able to find a lot of merit in Josh Sawyer’s game design ideas and philosophies. His desire to eradicate degenerate gameplay and create a balanced experience in the process is antithetical to my idea of a…

Inon Zur Interview on Composing Video Game Scores

PC Gamer recently had a chat with Inon Zur, a prolific video game composer whose credits include Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, Icewind Dale II, Dragon Age: Origins, and multiple Fallout games. The resulting interview covers Zur’s approach to…

How Brian Fargo Kept InXile Alive

From being the king of cRPGs during his Interplay days, to leading the vanguard of the RPG Renaissance at the helm of inXile, it’s hard to overstate Brian Fargo’s impact on the spreadsheet and story corner of the video games…

PCGamesN on Fallout 3’s Level Design

PCGamesN continues their Fallout coverage, now moving into the Bethesda era, where they praise Fallout 3’s level design in a couple of articles. The first one analyzes the game’s metro tunnel “dungeons,” and the second one talks about the memorable…

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…

PC Gamer’s Favorite Sidequests

A new PC Gamer feature lists their favorite sidequests, and while it is far from comprehensive and mostly covers quests from third- and first-person action RPGs, it does feature quests from Baldur’s Gate II, Pillars of Eternity, The Witcher 3,…

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…