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Interplay Video Game Assets and IP Portfolio Up For Sale

There might be a future for Interplay’s classic video game series yet, as the defunct publisher has announced plans to auction off their many video game assets and entire IP portfolio to prospective buyers. That means we could see an…

Mass Effect: Andromeda Pre-alpha Gameplay 4K Tech Video

BioWare general manager Aaron Flynn has narrated a new pre-alpha gameplay tech video for Mass Effect: Andromeda, with this particular footage spotlighting the sci-fi RPG in 4K resolution on the PlayStation Neo platform and promising a trailer-led kickoff for the…

Richard Garriott “Evolutionary Storytelling” Video Interview

There’s a full one-hour video interview with Richard “Lord British” Garriott over on Unseen Dragon’s YouTube channel, where the Ultima creator is quizzed about a number of topics around the “evolutionary storytelling” and world-crafting components that were used throughout the…

Tyranny Developer Diary #9: Beasts and Bane

The latest developer diary installment for Tyranny is penned by narrative designer Megan Starks and game director Brian Heins and includes some words on two of the fantastical creatures that inhabit the world of Terratus, the Beastmen and the Magebane.…

Richard Cobbett on RPG Artbooks

The latest installment of Richard Cobbett’s RPG-focused weekly column for Rock, Paper, Shotgun is dedicated to artbooks. While by no means comprehensive, Cobbett offers examples of artbooks for RPG series that he has found interesting throughout the years. An excerpt…

The Dark Romance of Cars and Nukes in Fallout 4

Eurogamer’s Christian Donlan has penned an editorial on Fallout 4’s retro sci-fi post-apocalypse and how its setting ultimately isn’t very interested in nuclear war as anything more than a backdrop in spite of its powerful aesthetic. Here’s an excerpt: From what I’ve…