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Planescape: Torment

ByBuckGB
OnFebruary 8, 2019

Infinity Engine Titles and Neverwinter Nights Headed to Consoles

In an interesting turn of events, Skybound Games and Beamdog have announced a collaboration to bring the Infinity Engine Enhanced Edition and Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition titles to the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch later this year. This…

ByBuckGB
OnDecember 23, 2018

GB Feature: Planescape: Torment Subsite Overhaul

Just as we did with our Baldur’s Gate subsite when Beamdog introduced their first Enhanced Edition release, we’ve overhauled our Planescape: Torment subsite to reflect the advancements they’ve made to the classic CRPG in its EE release. These changes include…

ByVal Hull
OnNovember 12, 2018

The Not-Quite-Making of Baldur’s Gate III and Chris Avellone Interview

With a fresh batch of rumors about a possible Baldur’s Gate sequel swirling around, the folks over at PCGamesN have reached out to Chris Avellone, Feargus Urquhart and Chris Parker in order to talk about all the times Baldur’s Gate…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 27, 2018

Colin McComb Interview

Colin McComb, a veteran video game writer and RPG designer who worked on Dungeons & Dragons, Fallout 2, and Torment: Tides of Numenera among other things, recently had a chat with PCGamesN, talking about the differences between writing for a…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 6, 2018

Pillars of Eternity and the Infinity Engine Era of RPGs Shacknews Mega-feature

If you feel nostalgic for Interplay’s Infinity Engine RPGs, or alternatively if you’ve enjoyed Obsidian Entertainment’s Infinity Engine-inspired Pillars of Eternity series, and for whatever reason you’re not currently spending your every free moment playing Pathfinder: Kingmaker (waiting for more…

ByVal Hull
OnJuly 21, 2018

Developers on Writing and Designing RPG Characters

In order to try and figure out how one can go about creating compelling video game characters, the team over at Gamasutra reached out to a number of prominent video game writers. And so now we have this article where…

ByVal Hull
OnJune 27, 2018

Josh Sawyer Video Interview

Having started his game-making career at Black Isle Studios in 1999, by now Josh Sawyer is one of the more recognizable names in the role-playing corner of the industry. His credits include Icewind Dale II, Fallout: New Vegas, and Pillars…

ByVal Hull
OnApril 30, 2018

Chris Avellone Interview

After roughly two years of correspondence, the long-awaited RPG Codex interview with Chris Avellone is finally here, or at least a part of it is. Still, the currently available bits can put most complete interviews to shame. These questions, and…

ByVal Hull
OnApril 13, 2018

The Best and Worst Boss Fights in PC Gaming

Boss fights are not a thing exclusive to RPGs, but reading this list of great and awful boss fights brought to us by PC Gamer’s editors, it becomes apparent that RPGs do have some of the most memorable bosses in…

ByBuckGB
OnApril 1, 2018

The Five Best Years in PC Gaming History

PC Gamer has listed what they feel are the “top 5” best years for PC gaming, and while I don’t think they go back far enough (1985 was a crazy good year for adventure and RPG fans, in particular), the…