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Torment: Tides of Numenera Previews

Now that an early build for the title is available for purchase on Steam Early Access, it seems prudent to round up a number of previews for Torment: Tides of Numenera, not only to report on the title’s progress but…

Hero’s Song Kickstarter Campaign Cancelled

I’m a huge proponent of including physical goods within the steeper-priced pledges on any Kickstarter campaign, so I find myself nodding in agreement when I read through this update to the Hero’s Song campaign revealing John Smedley and the rest…

Star Wolves 2 Released on GOG

Following the earlier release of X-bow Software’s original Star Wolves, the team at GOG has now added its sequel, Star Wolves 2, to their DRM-free catalogue. If you’re looking to scratch the strategy/RPG itch this week, have a preference for…

Dragon Age Lead Writer Audio Interview

The folks at Video Game Sophistry got a hold of Patrick Weekes, lead writer on the Dragon Age series since last year, and heard his thoughts on his career, the circumstances that lead him to become the lead writer on…

If Knightmare Was a PC Game

I’m not exactly familiar with Knightmare, a TV game show for children that was broadcasted in the UK from 1987 to 1994, but its overlap with the themes and aesthetic of old-school fantasy role-playing titles for PC convinced Richard Cobbet to write about…

Underrail Has a Weird XP System

Eurogamer hasn’t produced an Underrail review yet, but writer Johnny Chiodini has taken the game for a spin and decided to talk about its unique Oddity experience system and the game’s character progression in a video feature on the website.…

CRPGs are Back, and They’re Better Than Ever

Pointing at the availability of Wasteland 2, Pillars of Eternity, Divinity: Original Sin, and Shadowrun Returns, as well as the upcoming releases of Torment: Tides of Numenera and Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, the team at IGN Africa have concluded that “CRPGs…

Torment: Tides of Numenera Previews

inXile Entertainment’s forthcoming RPG Torment: Tides of Numenera is the subject of two new and relatively detailed previews, the first of which comes to us in text form via the editors at Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Here’s a sampling from the…