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Drew Karpyshyn Interview

Drew Karpyshyn, one of the better known writers behind many of BioWare’s games, recently had a chat with the folks from The Inner Circle Games Network, which resulted in an hour-long podcast-style interview that goes over most of Karpyshyn’s career…

BioWare Mid-Summer Update

Casey Hudson, BioWare’s current general manager, has put together a new studio update. You can check it out over on the official BioWare blog. The update goes over the recent expos the studio visited and the reception Anthem, its latest…

Mike Laidlaw Interview

Last year, Mike Laidlaw departed BioWare after spending 14 productive years with the studio, during which he worked on Jade Empire, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age. And if you’re interested in any of these games, you can now read this…

The Best and Worst In-game Books and Codexes

While not focusing exclusively on RPGs, this PC Gamer article takes a good look at a number of games with books and codexes in them and tries to figure out what works and what doesn’t when one tries to cram…

Drew Karpyshyn Leaves BioWare (Again)

Drew Karpyshyn, one of BioWare’s more renowned writers who was the lead on the original Mass Effect and did some work on Star Wars: The Old Republic, has announced his second departure from the game-making studio. For the record, back…

RPG Design Interview With Vince D. Weller and Mark Yohalem

Iron Tower Studio’s Vince D. Weller and Wormwood Studios’ Mark Yohalem talk about the ins and outs of RPG design with Chris Picone, a freelance writer and game designer, in this extensive interview. Apart from covering such topics like inventory…

Remembering Mass Effect Ten Years On

Over at PC Gamer, the prolific RPG scholar Richard Cobbett looks back at BioWare’s Mass Effect series and tries to analyze what worked there and what didn’t, ultimately coming to a conclusion that even for all its flaws, Mass Effect…

BioWare Celebrates Ten Years of Mass Effect

November 7th is the so-called N7 Day – the annual date when Mass Effect fans celebrate their favorite series of sci-fi RPGs. And since November 7th, apart from being a callback to the memorable in-game insignia, also happens to be…