Icewind Dale II

Icewind Dale II – Matt Chat

When Icewind Dale II originally launched back in 2002, and it was using the 3rd Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, it felt like the future. And now, 20 years later, it still remains a solid example of a combat-focused party-based…

GOG “Celebrate RPGs” Sale Live

In order to celebrate the 22nd anniversary since the original release of Icewind Dale II, GOG brings us a special “Celebrate RPGs” sale during which you can purchase a bunch of heavily-discounted RPG classics. This sale will be live through…

Icewind Dale II – Playing as a Party of Evil Mages

Having played through the opening section of Icewind Dale II with a party consisting of six Red Wizards, PC Gamer brings us their field report styled as a diary entry describing how that particular experiment went. It’s quite an amusing…

Black Isle Studios Retrospective

While this PC Gamer retrospective dedicated to Black Isle Studios and their games is unlikely to tell you anything you don’t already know about the legendary RPG developer, it’s still a nice opportunity to sit back and reminisce about the…

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…

Josh Sawyer Interview and Podcast

If you ever wanted to know more about Obsidian Entertainment’s Josh Sawyer and his career than some might consider reasonable, this USgamer feature should be right up your alley. It includes a 70 minute long podcast where the veteran RPG…

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…