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J.E. Sawyer Video Interview

The latest episode of Matt Barton’s Matt Chat video series is an interview with Obsidian Entertainment’s Josh Sawyer discussing his pre-Fallout: New Vegas work, including his start in the industry, the games that most influenced him, the canceled Baldur’s Gate…

Black Isle Studios Revival Incoming?

Word has quickly spread of an upcoming rebirth of the famous RPG developer, Black Isle Studios, after the appearance of a brand new web site featuring the classic logo, updated Facebook and Twitter pages, and the portentous words “Black Isle…

Icewind Dale NWN2 Total Remake Mod Released

In what has to be the most ambitious mod I’ve come across for awhile, this Neverwinter Nights 2 modification is a total remake of Black Isle’s original Icewind Dale in the NWN2 engine. In addition to sporting the entire campaign…

Dungeons & Dragons Premium Collections Announced

Atari fired over a press release late yesterday announcing plans to release two more retail Dungeons & Dragons bundle packs, with the first including all of the Infinity Engine games, their expansions, and Troika’s The Temple of Elemental Evil, and…

J.E. Sawyer Interview

After chatting with a number of developers for his “Unmasking the Gamers” features, including Chris Avellone, also from Obsidian Entertainment, Will Ooi turns his attention to J.E. Sawyer, lead on Fallout: New Vegas and the cancelled Aliens RPG among other…

Obsidian’s Five Hard Lessons of RPG Design

Obsidian’s J.E. Sawyer – project director on Fallout: New Vegas among other things – recently discussed the “challenges at the RPG industry has faced in adapting from its pen and paper roots” during a talk at GDC Europe, on which…