Gaming News

Why is Video Game Lore So Awful?

In a new editorial posted over the weekend, Eurogamer points to the way in which lore is delivered to us in video games, calling out several examples where it falls considerably short of their expectations. Their examples of good and…

The Fall of Infocom

While Infocom’s largest claim to fame is its Zork adventure titles, the company played a pivotal role in the publishing of three classic CRPGs that I spent some quality time with at the conclusion of the 1980s – Quarterstaff: The…

Zombasite Previews and Interview

A few more hands-on previews of Soldak Entertainment’s zombie-infested action RPG Zombasite have hit the Internet this week, but before we get to those, let’s first check out this Q&A with Soldak’s Steven Peeler on Co-Optimus: Co-Optimus: One of the…

Seven Teaser Trailer and Gameplay Video

The ex-Witcher developers at Fool’s Theory have teamed up with IGN to debut both a 90-second teaser trailer and a 23-minute gameplay video for Seven, their forthcoming isometric RPG. I have to assume that we’ll gain access to these soon…

Ten Reasons to Love Dungeons & Dragons Online

Massively Overpowered has cranked out a list of ten reasons why they continue to enjoy Turbine’s Dungeons & Dragons Online despite the MMORPG already being over a decade old. This is one of my personal favorite MMORPGs of all time…