The unofficial sequel to Planescape: Torment and official computer RPG for Monte Cooke’s Numenera is Torment: Tides of Numenera. You can watch 3 minutes of “pre-alpha footage” here. That’s awfully early in the cycle but it still looks good. What you get in your 3 preview are clips for choice-based focus of the game and […]
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Battle wizards with the Grimoire Kickstarter
It’s a MOBA without guns. Grimoire puts a spin on the classic online battle by bringing in the wizards. The result? It looks very different…. but maybe it’s just the pointy hats. [Back this Campaign] These sorts of Kickstarters are always a challenge. There’s the need for money in a competitive but not rich marketplace. […]
Destiny’s live action trailer is superb
I took part in the Destiny Beta and managed to go on one 3-person fireteam raid. It’s a good format. This is why we’ve three Guardians doing the tour in this very impressive trailer for launch day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZyQK6kUdWQ I’m impressed with the group balance here. The female character isn’t a token effort; actually, she’s the […]
What will Dungeons & Dragons in 2015 look like?
This weekend at PAX the Wizards of the Coast team lifted the lid on a host of 2015 news. Dungeons and Dragons is stepping up it’s digital offering and will bring on a range of expert partners. Set in Forgotten Realms, Wizards has licensed games from Backflip Studios, Beamdog and Cryptic Studios with Perfect World […]
Creepy enough to be good: Lords of the Fallen – World trailer
Lords of the Fallen is a hack and slash RPG due out 31/10/2014 in Europe. It’s from the German developer Deck13 Interactive, who brought on CI Games as wingman and which is being published by Bandai Namco. Players are Harkyn, a convicted criminal with a chance for redemption, who has to hack his way through […]
A sneak peak at Dicetiny’s game cards
Dicetiny is a forthcoming computer game from FakeDice. It’s a mix of fantasy adventure with board game. Consider it Monopoly meets a dungeon crawl with card collecting thrown in too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3N3e8PkViw There are four classes to pick from and you can game alongside three other players. FakeDice aim to get Dicetiny into Steam Early Acccess […]
A Rite from the Stars brings performance rewards to graphic adventures
Risin’ Goat are attempting to Kickstart a graphic adventure called A Rite from the Stars. I’m rather fond of the medium as a causal approach to gaming and find it quite cathartic. The Spanish studio think they’ve found a way to keep things simple and yet bring in a measure of performance. [Back this Campaign] […]
Galactic Strongholds: SWTOR down but going strong
Right now SWTOR.com is down but it is all good. The servers are down for a few hours of planned maintenance while Galactic Strongholds (patch 2.9) rolls out. The chances are, by the time you read this, the servers are back up and better. Galactic Strongholds may be called a patch but it is effectively […]
Bungie show off Destiny gameplay on Mars
The beta sample of Destiny was impressive but brief. Especially brief for those who pre-ordered and thought they’d get an extra day or so ahead of the crowd. Nevertheless; everyone I spoke to who played the beta but hadn’t pre-ordered Bungie’s latest game are now pre-order customers. In short Destiny brings more RPG elements to […]
d20Pro finds Unlimited success at Kickstarter
Looking for a virtual tabletop? That’s a system to let you game with friends (or strangers) across the internet and yet with a familiar tabletop (ish) feeling. There are a few options to pick from and d20Pro has traction and is available for Windows, Mac as well as Linux. Now the company behind the software […]
