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Chris Avellone Interview

Since the original article is in French, Obsidian Entertainment’s Chris Avellone has published the English version of an interview he recently did for foreign website Polygamer. Alas, what could have been: 8] Tell us about one or several of your…

J.E. Sawyer Social Interview

Obsidian Entertainment designer Josh Sawyer is now a member of social website formspring.me, and has used the platform to start answering several dozen questions from the community. So far, he’s talked about the cancellation of Baldur’s Gate III and Aliens:…

Chris Avellone Blog Q&A, Part Three

Obsidian’s Chris Avellone has returned to his blog to answer another pair of questions sent to him by the curious community, and this time the focus is on the application of game design classes and whether gamemastering a pen n’…

Feargus Urquhart Interview

Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart took some time out of his day to answer a variety of questions on Bethesda’s official blog about his history in the video game industry, the founding of Obsidian, his favorite game of all time,…

Chris Avellone Interview

Eurogamer had the opportunity to sit down with Obsidian Entertainment’s Chris Avellone for a hefty four-page interview about a range of topics related to the Fallout series, Alpha Protocol, Aliens: Crucible, the definition of an RPG, and more. Eurogamer: So…

Feargus Urquhart Interview

Recruiting firm TS2 has announced their pick for the “Most Successful & Respected” executive producer in the video game industry, and the nod goes to Obsidian Entertainment’s Feargus Urquhart. To commemorate the event, they’ve published an interview they did with…

Chris Avellone Interview

Grupo97 has published a pretty good interview with Obsidian’s Chris Avellone, covering such topics as Alpha Protocol, plot complexity, video game scripts, and more. A sampling: You’re a big fan of RPGs, not only as creator but also as a…

Black Isle RPGs to be Re-released on October 30th

According to this listing on Amazon UK, new boxed versions of Baldur’s Gate (+ ToSC), Baldur’s Gate II (+ ToB), Icewind Dale (+ HoW), Icewind Dale II, and Planescape: Torment are due for release on October 30th. There doesn’t appear…

Ten RPGs You Might Have Missed, But Shouldn’t Have

The editors at Elder Geek are worried that we may have missed some solid role-playing games over the past decade or so, and have taken it upon themselves to round up the best of the underdogs. Well, if you can…

Taking a Tablet PC to Retro Role-Playing Nirvana

After stumbling upon the fan-made high resolution mods for the Infinity Engine series and early Fallout titles, Ars Technica tells us just how entertaining these role-playing games can be on a modern tablet PC. Like many thirty-something gamers, I don’t…