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ByVal Hull
OnNovember 7, 2018

Obsidian Entertainment Interview on Worldbuilding

If you’re someone who likes their games to have intricately crafted worlds and deep lore, then you will probably enjoy reading this PCGamesN interview with Obsidian Entertainment’s designer Alex Scokel that for the most part revolves around Obsidian’s worldbuilding techniques.…

ByBuckGB
OnOctober 10, 2018

Unconfirmed: Microsoft to Acquire Obsidian Entertainment

From the unexpected newsbin and “what does this mean for the future of CRPGs?” department comes a report via Kotaku that Microsoft is in the final stages of acquiring Obsidian Entertainment. It’s a bit surprising given their history and the…

ByVal Hull
OnJuly 21, 2018

Developers on Writing and Designing RPG Characters

In order to try and figure out how one can go about creating compelling video game characters, the team over at Gamasutra reached out to a number of prominent video game writers. And so now we have this article where…

ByVal Hull
OnMay 31, 2018

Does RPG Mean What it Did a Decade Ago?

Who are we? Why are we here? What can change the nature of a man? What is an RPG? All these questions have stumped scholars for millenia and yet they still don’t have definitive answers. At this point if someone…

ByVal Hull
OnApril 30, 2018

Chris Avellone Interview

After roughly two years of correspondence, the long-awaited RPG Codex interview with Chris Avellone is finally here, or at least a part of it is. Still, the currently available bits can put most complete interviews to shame. These questions, and…

ByVal Hull
OnFebruary 27, 2018

Good Side Quest Design – Rules and Examples

Side quests are a pretty important part of roleplaying games. Depending on how well they’re designed, side quests can make any game memorable or boring. But how does one create the former and not the latter? Gamasutra reached out to…

ByVal Hull
OnFebruary 4, 2018

The Best Low-stakes RPG Quests

RPGs are not always about saving the world or making tough decisions with long-reaching implications. Sometimes they’re simply about getting blackout drunk and then dealing with the consequences, or helping a tree get its revenge on a long-dead lumberjack. And…

ByVal Hull
OnDecember 16, 2017

Chris Avellone Interview

To celebrate 15 years in business, the editors of the UK-based magazine GamesTM decided to do what they do best and talk about video games. With the one and only Chris Avellone no less. Over the course of the interview,…

ByVal Hull
OnDecember 15, 2017

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…

ByVal Hull
OnNovember 16, 2017

The Best RPGs on PC – PCGamesN

Flexing their list-making muscles prior to the inevitable game of the year season, the folks over at PCGamesN have put together a list of what they think are the 15 best RPGs on PC. And while I can’t really agree…