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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the mix between action and role playing from 38 Studios, Big Huge Games and Electronic Arts, is out this week and the developers are keen to let the public know that the launch might signify the start of a whole new game genre. Joe Quadara, who is the lead combat designer working on Re... |
7 February 2012
17:21 GMT |
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The developer Piranha Byes and the publisher Deep Silver have announced that they are offering a special pre-order bonus for all those gamers who are ready to pre-order the upcoming Risen 2: Dark Waters.
Those who put down money now can download for free a special extra story questline which will see them chase the ... |
1 February 2012
09:02 GMT |
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The developer 38 Studios and publisher Electronic Arts have released yet another trailer for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the mix between open world action and role playing that they will soon release, showing the player a Guide to the various attractions that the protagonist will find in the world of the game.
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31 January 2012
12:21 GMT |
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The launch date for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the action and role-playing mix from Big Huge Games and 38 Studios, is fast approaching and the developers working on the game say that much of their performance depends on how hooked the fans are on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Speaking to Eurogamer, Ian Frazier, t... |
30 January 2012
04:29 GMT |
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the action and role playing game from Big Huge Games and 38 Studios, is one of the first big releases of the year and one designer working on the game says that it will satisfy a number of urges that fans of the genre have had for some time.Ken Rolston, who is one of the leading develop... |
23 January 2012
20:51 GMT |
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The developement team at Blizzard working on Diablo III has announced that they have made a number of significant changes to the game and that might mean that it will see yet another delay, pushing it back to late 2012 or even further into the future, but one leading developer working on the game believes that this d... |
20 January 2012
22:21 GMT |
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Video game publisher Deep Silver has revealed another character that will appear in the upcoming Risen 2: Dark Waters action role playing game, named Patty.The NPC will be armed with a pistol and sabre and will apparently also be rather outspoken, the daughter of one of the most powerful and well known pirates of all... |
20 January 2012
09:12 GMT |
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The Game of Thrones, a role-playing game that French studio Cyanide is developing, has received an MA 15+ rating from the Australian Classification Board, with the organization saying that it contains “strong violence, sexual violence and coarse language.”
The fact that the game has been rated on at leas... |
19 January 2012
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Guild Wars 2 has been in development at ArenaNet for some time, but it seems that the team working on the MMO is finally ready to share it with a larger group of players as part of an open beta stage.Angel Leigh McCoy, who is a developer working on Guild Wars 2 at ArenaNet, has told Nevermet Press that, “Planni... |
18 January 2012
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Tomasz Gop, who is one of the main developer working on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings when it was originally announced by CD Projekt RED, has moved to City Interactive during the summer of 2011 and has now announced that he is working on a new game called Project HUMAN.The new game is described as being a mix bet... |
16 January 2012
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What we know:Blizzard has been working on Diablo III in some way or another since the expansion for the second game in the series, Lord of Destruction, was launched in late 2001 and everyone is hoping that this spring, finally, we will get to play the latest action oriented role playing game in this ground breaking s... |
11 January 2012
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38 Studios and Electronic Arts have revealed the requirements for those who intend to play the PC version of the upcoming role playing game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, which is also offered on the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.The minimum system requirements include:OS - Windows XP with Service Pack 3/Windows Vis... |
10 January 2012
10:06 GMT |
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What the last game where the number of locations one can discover and explore is bigger than the number of quests one can do? The last game where you as a gamer gradually develop the power to fight and destroy a dragon? The last game where you can become anything as long as you are willing to practice?These are just ... |
31 December 2011
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J.E. Sawyer, one of the leading developers working at Obsidian and the project director on Fallout: New Vegas, has released a new mod for the game based on his own preferences when it comes to experiencing the game.The mod increases the weapons and armor numbers and limits the level cap and the rate at which the play... |
30 December 2011
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The developers at Cyanide have offered a number of new details about the upcoming Game of Thrones role playing game, which will use the same universe as the A Song of Ice and Fire book series from R.R. Martin and the television series Game of Thrones from Premium channel HBO.The main characters of the game will be Mo... |
23 December 2011
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The creator of Gears of War believes that Epic Games will try to shake up the formula if it creates any new sequels but that the studio could also return to first love Unreal for its next big project.Speaking to the press after the unveiling of new intellectual property Fortnite at the VGA Cliff Bleszinski stated, &l... |
14 December 2011
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One of the leading developers working on the new South Park: The Game role playing game has said that the genre has evolved more towards convenience in the last few years, losing some of the mechanics that enabled the sense of discovery.Speaking to IndustryGamers Chris Avellone, who is the leader of Obsidian and one ... |
14 December 2011
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A law court in France has decided that publisher Namco Bandai should get the distribution rights for the CD Projekt RED made role playing game The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings on European markets and it seems that the developers will not appeal the decision.The Lyon based court says that a distribution deal between t... |
9 December 2011
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The leading executive working at South Park: The Game at developer Obsidian says that the inception of the project was unusual because his company was approached directly by the South Park license holders and not by publisher THQ, as it is customary. Speaking to Game Informer, Feargus Urquhart, who is the Chief Execu... |
7 December 2011
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Publisher THQ, developer Obsidian and the creators of the television show South Park have confirmed that they are working on a game based upon the universe, using role playing mechanics, and now Game Informer has offered some details on how the game will play.The game will use an animated art style close to that of t... |
6 December 2011
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More and more video games are now trying to add multiplayer modes even if they are not a clear fit for the game universe, for example in Mass Effect 3, but one role playing game developers believes that the focus on single player can still create big hits.Ken Rolston, who is the one of the developers working on Kingd... |
5 December 2011
20:01 GMT |
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I think I might be an addict, not in the traditional sense of the word where my neurons are linked to a pleasurable chemical, but I have no other good term to define the relationship that I have developed with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.This game launched on November 1 of this year and I started my playthrough at ab... |
3 December 2011
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Video game developer Obsidian Entertainment has announced that they are working on a role playing game that is based upon the popular cartoon series South Park, which will be published by THQ.Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the two creators who direct, produce, write and star in the South Park series, will be in charge o... |
2 December 2011
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Recent information on Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning focused on the action side of the game but the developers are saying that there’s a full blown role playing set of mechanics under the action friendly exterior.Collin Campbell, who is the world designer working on the game at 38 Studios, spoke to Ausgamers and... |
1 December 2011
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A story in Famitsu talks about a new Square Enix developed Japanese role playing game that will be using the Unreal Engine and will be aimed more at Western audiences.It seems that the game will be using the Unreal Engine 3 to power its world and that development is being led by Ryutaro Ichimura, who has previously w... |
29 November 2011
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The first Risen game, seen as the spiritual success to the Gothic, has been less of a hit than its developers hoped but the team is ready to evolve the concept for the Dark Waters sequel, which will focus on pirates and on naval action.Bjorn Pankratz, who is a leading developer at Piranha Bytes, has stated, “We... |
17 November 2011
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I have reached Windhelm for the first time and I can feel my weary bones aching for some fire and some good drink and food, preferably in the company of a bard and some townsfolk. After some R&R I also plan to visit the local merchants and dump some of the useless loot that clogs my inventory and see if maybe they ha... |
17 November 2011
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim might just be the biggest role playing game launched of 2012 and at least one leading develop linked to the genre believes that this type of game can dominate the future of video games as long as writers and developers take care to create complex, believable worlds.Speaking at the GDC Chin... |
14 November 2011
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Video game publisher Atlus US has announced that it has picked up the rights to publish the upcoming role playing game created by French developed Cyanide that will be based on the George R.R. Martin series A Song of Ice and Fire.The publisher has not offered any information on when the game might be launched but has... |
10 November 2011
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Video game developer and publisher Bethesda has launched a short sequence taken from its Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim, which will be included in the Collector's Edition package for the upcoming The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.The entire feature will allow gamers who are interested in the game universe to se... |
3 November 2011
09:26 GMT |
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Video game publisher Namco Bandai has announced that it is working to bring Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, an innovative role playing game that was only launched in Japan until now, on the PlayStation 3 from Sony in North America.The game was created by Level-5, a company that is well known for the work it has... |
18 October 2011
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the role playing game that will be published by Electronic Arts and is being worked on by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, will need to compete with the sure hit that is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and one leading developer believes that his game is up to the task.Craig Krstolic, who is a... |
10 October 2011
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Can the Facebook gaming space support another turn based role playing game alongside the excellent and ever expanding Dragon Age 2 from EA 2D?It seems that the developers at Cryptic Studios and their partners at Wizards of the Coast believe that the answer is “Yes” and have launched the beta stage of Hero... |
21 September 2011
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The developers that created surprise Xbox Live and Steam hit Bastion have stated that allowing players to choose and witness consequence has been crucial to the success of their game.Speaking to Game Informer in a post-mortem analysis of Bastion Greg Kasavin has emphasized the role of player choice, saying, “Pr... |
12 September 2011
15:01 GMT |
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I love video games where I can talk to people and where what my character says has real implication, real weight, a chance to change the way the game world functions and how other NPCs see me.That's why I prefer to experience role playing games like those created by BioWare and it's a nice surprise to see t... |
5 September 2011
10:38 GMT |
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The MMO genre is one of the most successful and fastest growing ones in gaming at the moment, but at least one leading developer says that he has no plans to bring its own franchise online at the moment. Speaking to Joystiq, Todd Howard, who is the leader of the development on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, has said, ... |
2 September 2011
03:32 GMT |
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Dead Island is a game about fighting off zombies on an isolated island using improvised weaponry. However, despite the focus on action, the developers at Techland and publishers at Deep Silver are saying that a number of elements bring the game closer to the role-playing space.
Doug McLeod, one of the producers wo... |
30 August 2011
03:15 GMT |
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BioWare, one of the most famous role-playing game developers of all time, has shared its views on the genre as a whole and how it needs to incorporate elements from other titles, like shooters or hack and slash ones, in order to stay relevant in this day and age.
BioWare became famous for deep RPGs like Baldur... |
23 August 2011
04:00 GMT |
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Obsidian is one of the most interesting video game developers when it comes to the world of role-playing games and one of the most important designers working for the company says that its future games will try to make players unable to cheat the game systems.
Speaking during the GDC 2011 European event, J.E. Sawy... |
23 August 2011
03:01 GMT |
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Dragon Age II was a game that split the fan base of the original titles, with some praising the changes made by developers BioWare and some saying that the quality of the experience declined when compared to Origins, but it seems that its creators have no regrets about it and plan to integrate the best feedback they ... |
11 August 2011
19:01 GMT |
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Dragon Age II was seen by some fans of the series as a smaller, less complicated video game than Origins, the first title in the series, but one of the leading developers working on the game says that the main principle behind the way the experience was designed was creating degrees of consequence for all choices.
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2 August 2011
16:21 GMT |
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One of the leading developers working on the upcoming Mass Effect 3 has stated that the team creating the game is cramming as much player choice as possible in the narrative of the game, aiming to allow the gamer to provide an answer to all the problems set up by previous games in the series.
Casey Hudson, who is ... |
26 July 2011
05:38 GMT |
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Video game developer BioWare has said that it plans to launch more downloadable content for its mix between role playing and action Dragon Age 2 in order to show fans that they have learned from their mistakes and can deliver improved content.Speaking to Eurogamer Ray Muzyka, who is one of the co founders of BioWare,... |
20 June 2011
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Mass Effect 3 is the action and role playing mix that will be launched late this year in order to close down the BioWare developed science fiction trilogy and the initial reveal that BioWare has done at E3 points to another epic, dialogue filled adventure with more role playing aspects and higher stakes.Casey Hudson,... |
9 June 2011
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The Witcher 2 is a great, great game and most of my reasons can be found in this Softpedia review of the game, but I wonder whether its main ideas and mechanics are the ones that will be able to push the computer role-playing genre into the future.
This game impressed almost everybody that played it with the mix b... |
2 June 2011
18:21 GMT |
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There's not much loot to be found in The Witcher 2 and, while this is not an actual problem for me as a player, it is somewhat of a disappointment when it comes to the diversity of a game that manages to be so detailed and life like when it comes to the rest of the world building.Enemies often wear a lot of equi... |
1 June 2011
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When I first began playing The Witcher 2, which we reviewed at length here on Softpedia, I was not playing on a very good machine and I was forced to bring the graphics quality slider back to Medium when I started the game and even then during some character heavy sequences, like going straight through Flotsam, the g... |
31 May 2011
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Reports from the recent visit of United States President Barrack Obama to Poland are saying that part of the gift package that the American leader received from his Polish counterpart was a copy of the recently launched The Witcher 2 video game, complete with a number of collectibles.
It has long been part of the ... |
31 May 2011
04:51 GMT |
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The Witcher 2 is a game that the gaming world will be talking about for quite some time from now on because it's one of the rare titles that manage to be close to excellence in a number of categories, from narrative to graphics and art design to how choices are handled and combat. It is not without any flaws, bu... |
28 May 2011
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Andrei Dumitrescu: I love The Witcher 2, which I started playing at some point last week and have been barely able to put it down, and this is a game that offers enough twists and choices to justify two or three runs through it, so this weekend I will start a new game. I plan to make the choices I did not make the l... |
27 May 2011
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