OpenMW: OpenCS Above All, Linux Game Award Nomination
OpenMW continues to make excellent progress, and has garnered a nomination from the Linux Game Awards as well.
Category: Gaming
Divinity: Original Sin Is Now in Beta
Larian Studios’ Divinity: Original Sin is now in beta, but unfortunately a key virtual world feature had to be dropped from the game.
Former Mythic/Ultima Online Developers Form Citadel Studios, Announce a Game Called “Shards”
A number of former Mythic developers have come together to found Citadel Studios. They’ve also announced their first game, a multiplayer isometric RPG called Shards.
Divinity Original Sin: Seeking (Ultima’s) Lost RPG Path
It should be no secret to anyone, by now, that Larian Studios’ Divinity: Original Sin is heavily inspired by Ultima 7.
SOE’s John Smedley Commented on Project Copernicus
This is a very annoying and tragic thing to read, I must say. It would appear that, at some point prior to its cancellation and the attendant shuttering of 38 Studios, Sony Online Entertainment...
Shroud of the Avatar and Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Cross-Promotion
Starting today, there’s a new cross-promotion going on between Shroud of the Avatar and Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, which is an MMORPG from Visionary Realms currently trying to raise money via Kickstarter.
GOG’s Winter Sale Winds Down: Ultima Titles 50% Off
It’s the final day of GOG’s 2013 DRM-Free Winter Sale!
A Medieval RPG With No Monsters or Magic
Some of you may recall that I’ve mentioned Warhorse Studios in various Wednesday round-up posts. This Czech studio — headed up by some big names in gaming, none of them particularly known for RPGs...
Republique Launches
I backed Republique, which is out as of today, on Kickstarter back in May of 2012. I’ve been waiting a long time to see it come out, and…well…here it is: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C1o7oHq4BE?feature=player_embedded&w=640&h=360] Initial reviews...
The Next Mass Effect Is Playable, It Seems
At least, that’s what I take away from BioWare GM Aaryn Flynn’s tweet: Great time playing the next Mass Effect game in Montreal. Ambitious. Beautiful. Fresh but recognizable. And fun! pic.twitter.com/xHlHFGtVKM — AaryN7 FlynN7...
