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Kingdom Come: Deliverance Interview

The folks over at Xbox Tavern have talked to Warhorse Studios’ community manager Rick Lagnese about Warhorse’s upcoming historical RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance. The interview offers some insights into the current plans for post-launch support of the game, its difficulty…

Underworld Ascendant Pre-Alpha Gameplay Footage

As promised in the development update from a few days ago, the Adventurer and above-tier backers of Otherside Entertainment’s dungeon crawler Underworld Ascendant are now able to try out a Pre-Alpha build that lets them play through The Challenge of…

Dungeon Chess Editorials, Interviews, and Reviews

We really haven’t covered much of Wizards of the Coast and Experiment 7’s Dungeon Chess since it launched back in April due to its focus on the world’s most popular strategy board game rather than any RPG elements, but I…

Middle-earth: Shadow of War Gameplay Stream Video

The team at Monolith was recently streaming gameplay footage from the Cirith Ungol region of Middle-earth: Shadow of War on their Twitch channel, and while the live event has come to pass, we can still check out the nearly 50-minute…

The Iron Oath Kickstarter Campaign Launched

We appear to have missed the launch of a new Kickstarter campaign for a turn- and party-based RPG developed by the indie studio Curious Panda and entitled The Iron Oath last week. The game has already garnered $23,665 in pledges…

Immortal Planet Reviews

Immortal Planet, a recently released isometric action-RPG, described by the developer as “a love letter to Dark Souls,” has been out for a little while. A number of outlets have had the chance to write their reviews by now, some…

Battle Brothers Podcast Featuring Josh Sawyer

It’s no secret that Obsidian’s Josh Sawyer has a certain degree of appreciation for Overhype Studios’ strategy/RPG Battle Brothers. Still, I was quite surprised to see him appear on an episode of the strategy-focused Three Moves Ahead podcast to talk…

How Conan the Barbarian Comes to Life in Three New Games

We’ve been covering Funcom’s Conan Exiles and its ongoing Early Access journey here on GameBanshee for a while now. But this Polygon article has directed our attention towards a couple of other games that offer plenty of roleplaying opportunities for the…

Gaming Philosophy and Big Questions

Gaming, Philosophy, and “The Big Questions”

Gaming isn’t my passion, philosophy is. While I enjoy a good game, I enjoy thinking about what makes games good more. But some might ask, “What does philosophy have to do with video games?” Elsewhere I’ve written on gaming’s relationship…

Realms of Arkania II: Star Trail Remake Released

We nearly overlooked the pre-weekend announcement that Crafty Studios and UIG Entertainment’s Realms of Arkania II: Star Trail remake has left Steam Early Access and is now officially available in full high resolution glory. These are the same teams that…