Icewind Dale

Icewind Dale Now Available on Good Old Games

The Infinity Engine extravaganza continues over at Good Old Games with the release of Icewind Dale Complete, which features the base game, the Heart of Winter expansion pack, and the Trials of the Luremaster addon for $9.99. Another must-have purchase…

Chris Avellone Blog Updates

Everyone’s favorite RPG designer, Chris Avellone, has once again taken to his blog over on the official Obsidian Entertainment website to talk about project directors and lead designers, writing character dialogue and backstories, envisioning how a character will sound during…

GB Feature: E3 2010: Feargus Urquhart Interview

Following my conversation with Chris Avellone at this year’s E3, I had the opportunity to sit down with Feargus Urquhart in between demonstrations of Dungeon Siege III at the Square Enix booth. The Obsidian Entertainment CEO didn’t hold back on…

Chris Avellone Interview

I suppose you could consider this six-page article-style interview with Obsidian Entertainment’s Chris Avellone on gamesTM a gift to those of us celebrating Icewind Dale’s ten-year anniversary. In it, Chris talks about how we broke into the video game industry,…

Diablo II and Icewind Dale 10-Year Anniversary

Today marks the ten-year anniversary of the release of both Diablo II and Icewind Dale, and while there doesn’t seem to be any celebrations for the latter, Blizzard Entertainment has kicked up a page devoted to the Diablo II milestone.…

J.E. Sawyer Social Interview, Continued

In his latest round of answers on social website formspring.me, Obsidian Entertainment designer Josh Sawyer addresses questions about the reputation and influences systems Obsidian has implemented in the past, the “juvenile” subject matter permeating most video games, ethnic stereotypes in…

J.E. Sawyer Social Interview, Continued

Obsidian Entertainment designer Josh Sawyer continues to address the bombardment of fan-submitted questions he apparently receives on a daily basis over at formspring.me. This time, he answers questions about what defines an RPG, whether single player RPGs will still be…

Chris Avellone Video Interview, Part One

The latest episode of Matt Barton’s “Matt Chat” video series features the first half of an interview with the one-and-only Chris Avellone about his history as a game master and video game designer, the importance of the storyline in an…

Chris Avellone Interview

PCAction.de has conducted their own interview with Obsidian’s Chris Avellone, chatting with the designer and company co-founder about his job responsibilities, what he’d be doing if he wasn’t a game developer, sex and violence in video games, and more. pcaction.de:…

J.E. Sawyer Social Interview, Continued

Obsidian Entertainment designer Josh Sawyer has once again returned to formspring.me to answer fan-submitted questions, with his latest responses addressing Icewind Dale II’s difficult finale, the importance of gameplay, his small rifle collection, and more. Obsidian has a reputation for…