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ByVal Hull
OnJune 19, 2017

Richard Cobbett on the Lack of Urban Fantasy Games

A few days ago, Richard Cobbett talked about the lack of games with an urban fantasy setting in his RPG Scrollbars column. He listed several reasons as to why the urban fantasy subgenre is a great fit for an RPG,…

ByVal Hull
OnMarch 1, 2017

RPG Sale on GOG, Eschalon: Book I is Now Free

The release of Torment: Tides of Numenera is a big deal for RPG fans everywhere. To commemorate this occasion, GOG is having a sale of select RPG titles until March 5, 2017, with discounts going up to 80%. And to…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJune 1, 2016

GOG Connect Program Lets You Import Steam Games to GOG

The folks at GOG.com have introduced a new program called GOG Connect that will let Steam users import a number of games to their GOG libraries. For now, it’s only available to a limited number of games, which include a…

ByBuckGB
OnJanuary 26, 2016

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…

ByBuckGB
OnNovember 1, 2015

Jordan Weisman Video Interview, Part Two

In the second portion of Matt Barton’s video interview with Jordan Weisman, we learn about his challenges with childhood dyslexia and how D&D helped him overcome it, the Traveller tabletop RPG he created, why a real-world ‘mech would be impossible…

ByBuckGB
OnOctober 27, 2015

Jordan Weisman Video Interview, Part One

Matt Barton recently sat down with Harebrained Schemes’ Jordan Weisman for a multi-part interview about the team’s new BattleTech project, and the first entry is now available for viewing. In this initial portion, we learn about how the new BattleTech…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 13, 2015

Shadowrun: Hong Kong Kickstarter Campaign Live

The Kickstarter campaign for Harebrained Schemes’ Shadowrun: Hong Kong has gone live, with a funding goal of $100,000 for the stand-alone campaign based on the Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut engine. The campaign is apparently already in full development and…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 10, 2015

Shadowrun: Hong Kong KS Campaign Starting on January 13

Harebrained Schemes has announced via their Facebook page that the Kickstarter campaign for the new Shadowrun campaign to be set in Hong Kong will launch on January 13, next Tuesday. No other information on the campaign is currently available, though…

ByBuckGB
OnJanuary 2, 2015

2014: The First Year of the CRPG Renaissance

While I’d argue that we’ve seen a handful of CRPG renaissances in the roughly 35 years that I’ve been installing them on one hard drive or another, I certainly can’t despute PC Gamer’s claim that 2014 will be looked back…

ByBuckGB
OnDecember 31, 2014

Harebrained’s Next Shadowrun Title Set in Hong Kong

We aren’t able to jump to any conclusions on the game’s title or overall scope just yet, but Harebrained Schemes has at least revealed the setting for their next Shadowrun title through a single wallpaper in the 86th update to…