Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Live Concert

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is often lauded for its soundtrack. And there isn’t a bigger honor for a game soundtrack than to be performed by a live orchestra. This is exactly what happened at Kraków’s 9th Film Music Festival.…

Side Quest Syndrome: Designing The Road Less Traveled

A while back there was an editorial describing how side quests erode everything that makes RPGs great. Now, because we are good Druids and appreciate balance in things, we present a GameInformer feature arguing precisely the opposite. Why have side…

TrustedReviews’ 15 Best RPGs

It’s not an easy task to pick 15 best RPGs. TrustedReviews has attempted to do just that. I’ll be honest with you, RPG veterans may not be particularly fond of such a selection that omits a lot of standout games…

PC Gamer’s Best RPGs of All Time 2016 Edition

People love “best of” lists. Knowing this, PC Gamer has provided a timely update to their best RPGs of all time list. The criteria are nebulous at best, and the genre itself doesn’t do them any favors, but this is…

Richard Cobbett’s RPGs of 2016 and 2017

Since the last time we checked, Richard Cobbett has published two packed columns for Rock, Paper, Shotgun, dealing with the RPGs he’s looking forward for 2017 and the notable titles from 2016. Here and there his approach is admittedly inscrutable…

The Making of The Witcher 3’s Greatest Villain

Many of the people who played the Hearts of Stone expansion to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt seem to have been impressed by its writing and its characters, including Gaunter O’Dimm, arguably the piece’s villain and the driving force behinds…