One would think that after an extensive wait for a sequel to the dungeon crawling PC staple Diablo II, fans would be rejoicing in unison to Blizzard’s announcement of a third game in the series. Leave it to the internet to make any joyous occasion a lackluster one. Fans of the series have begun a [...]

Diablo III, the highly anticipated sequel in Blizzard Entertainment’s critically acclaimed action RPG series, was finally confirmed this morning by the company at their 2008 Worldwide Invitational. Following the announcement, two trailers were shown off, with one being a cinematic teaser and the other being an extended gameplay demo with developer commentary.
“We’ve wanted to expand [...]

It seems the upgraded PC release of the Xbox 360 title Mass Effect has some gamers frustrated. As it turns out, the game can run the install program three times before the disc is locked. Coming from the Bioware forums, a poster discussed his frustrating encounter with service reps who finally answered his question, though [...]

Atari, Obisidan Entertainment, and Wizards of the Coast confirmed this morning that a second Neverwinter Nights 2 expansion is on the way this year. Officially titled Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir, the pack will add a number of gameplay improvements including full party customization, dungeon crawling, and free exploration of a non-linear game via [...]

Earlier today at Microsoft’s RPG press conference in Japan, Square-Enix revealed more details regarding their upcoming 2008-2009 Xbox 360 lineup for North America. Kicking off the announcements with a new Infinite Undiscovery trailer (seen at the jump), the company also confirmed that The Last Remnant and a newly announced title, Star Ocean: The Last Hope, [...]

Bethesda Softworks announced this morning that Amazon.com will be receiving an exclusive, limited-edition version of Fallout 3 when the game ships this fall. Dubbed the Survival Edition, the package will include a life-size replica of the Pip-Boy 3000 (a wrist-mounted device worn by characters in the game), in addition to the items included in the [...]

It’s Wednesday, so that means another episode of Escapist Magazine’s Zero Punctuation is ready for viewer consumption. This week, Ben “Yahtzee” Crowshaw takes on a western RPG as he reviews Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. NPC’s, open exploration in RPGs, and The Kinks are all featured, so be sure to check it out (as shown [...]

Have you ever want to be programmed into a game? If so, here’s your chance to have it happen.
Lionhead Studios has an open call for models to be transformed into paintings which will adorn the walls of Alibion’s residents. E-mails are due ASAP (June 4th) and can be sent to the address included on Lionhead [...]

It’s Wednesday, so that must mean that a new episode of Zero Punctuation is out. This week, Yahtzee gets his hands on Square Enix’s critically acclaimed RPG The World Ends With You. To see him comment on his math abilities, along with his take on JRPGs with a little bit of R.E.M. thrown in to [...]

Codemasters revealed today that their free MMO ArchLord has broken the 500,000 player barrier. In what started as a pay-to-play MMO, the game eventually moved into free territory in August of 2007. Codemasters will be opening another game world to fit in the influx of new gamers, and also to prepare for a new expansion [...]

Square Enix announced this afternoon that Infinite Undiscovery, their latest RPG for the Xbox 360, will ship in North America on September 2. Developed in collaboration with tri-Ace (Star Ocean), the game will also ship on the same day in Japan, something that the company hopes to do more of in the future.
“With the simultaneous [...]

Final Fantasy XII composer Hitoshi Sakimoto announced today his intentions of branching out to score American games by hooking up with Four Bars Intertainment.
The firm, who has represented other composers such as Inon Zur (Fallout 3, Crysis), Jason Hayes (World of Warcraft), and Jack Wall (Myst) will now do the same for Sakimoto in regions [...]

Silicon Knights’ upcoming action-RPG Too Human will arrive in North American stores on August 19, via statement from Micrsoft at their Gamers Day even in San Francisco.
Unfortunately, it will also come minus a number of the co-op options that were so highly touted upon its announcement. The game will now sport a two-player online co-op [...]

The anticipated episodic adventure based off of the popular webcomic will finally see release in a week. The extensively titled Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slicked Precipice of Darkness, Episode One features comic stars Gabe and Tycho in a RPG adventure filled with humor.
Adventures will also set a landmark as the first Live Arcade title to require [...]

Bethesda Softworks announced this afternoon that Inon Zur has created the original score for their highly anticipated game, Fallout 3. A distinguished veteran that’s created scores for numerous game and entertainment projects over the years, Bethesda jumped at the chance to work with him.
“We’ve wanted to work with Inon for a long time,” said Todd [...]