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Why is Video Game Lore So Awful?

In a new editorial posted over the weekend, Eurogamer points to the way in which lore is delivered to us in video games, calling out several examples where it falls considerably short of their expectations. Their examples of good and…

The Evolution of Stealth Games

Gameranx has put together a 12-minute video covering “the evolution of stealth games”, and while that means that it includes quite a few non-RPG titles, they’ve reserved a few well-deserved spots for the Deus Ex series, the Thief series, and…

The Elder Scrolls: A Romance

The editors over at IG Critic recount “the romance” that we’ve had with Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls series since it debuted in 1994, from the initial impressions that Arena left us with to the awe-inspiring, dragon-battling moments of Skyrim.  The article…

The History of The Elder Scrolls Series

The editors at The Armchair Empire Infinite have penned a history of The Elder Scrolls series, taking us through the franchise’s humble beginnings with Arena, its two RPG-lite side projects, and the remainder of its installments until its latest entry,…

Todd Howard on Building Open Worlds that Reward Curiosity

Gamasutra has published a brief article-style interview with Bethesda Game Studios game director Todd Howard that covers the principles Howard and his team use when developing their open-world titles. Most of these principles are pretty obvious to anyone who’s played their…