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System Shock: Enhanced Edition Released on GOG

After getting Irrational Games’ sequel on GOG and Steam, the folks at Night Dive Studios have managed to bring the original Looking Glass System Shock on the GOG store too, for €8.99 Right now the game is 20% off to celebrate…

Sword Coast Legends Interview

N-Space’s Dan Tudge has been busy promoting Sword Coast Legends in its lead-up to launch, with this new article-style interview on MMORPG.com being our latest source of information about the soon-to-be-released RPG. A couple of paragraphs to whet your appetite:…

XCOM 2 Prequel Novel Announced

I can’t say I know anyone that is particularly interested in the fiction that surrounds the turn-based tactical battles of XCOM, whether that is its current Firaxis incarnation or the original titles from Microprose, but it’s presumably the kind of…

The Lost Magic of Magic

The latest RPG-focused column for Rock, Paper, Shotgun from Richard Cobbett investigates how magic is portrayed and mechanically implemented in fantasy RPGs. For the most part, Cobbett is disappointed by how magic is portrayed in recent RPGs, though he acknowledges…