Tag Archives: Role Playing

Mounting fury (opens in new tab) over Mass Effect 3’s ending (or lack thereof, according to some), has motivated BioWare to re-evaluate the way it left its space-faring trilogy. Today, the studio issued a statement to fans insisting Commander Shepard’s final moments are not set in stone, and that it …

Funimation was on hand during the film portion of SXSW’s yearly festival to show off early sketches and character art from its upcoming anime feature, Mass Effect: Paragon Lost. Dailymotion caught up with Funimation’s Justin Rojas to discuss the film’s plot and style, and why fans won’t be following Commander …

Specialist game retailers have been struggling recently, not least the UK’s biggest gaming retailer, GAME Group PLC. Recently, there was news that its UK and Irish stores would not be stocking any Electronic Arts releases (opens in new tab) through March and also that there have been credit issues with …

Nearly 1 million Commander Shepards were activated in North America on Mass Effect 3’s launch day. This is according to EA CEO John Riccitiello, who yesterday announced (via VentureBeat (opens in new tab)) that BioWare sold over 890,000 copies of its space faring sequel in the first 24-hours of its …

If you’re a gamer in the UK, you’ve likely heard the news that GAME and GameStation will not be stocking future titles from Electronic Arts (opens in new tab). The troubled retailer is therefore unable to honour any pre-orders for its upcoming games (such as Mass Effect 3). But fear …

Okay, very quickly so you can get on with this: ArenaNet is now taking signups for the public beta of Guild Wars 2. Until 6PM GMT this Friday, you can head over to the game’s page and register for the trial, which will earn you a placement in one of …

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences conducted its 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (IAA) in Vegas last night, capping the 2012 DICE. Summit with a tribute to 2011’s top games and game makers. Chief amongst the night’s winners was Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (opens in new tab), …

Bethesda’s just released the eagerly-awaited Skyrim Creation Kit, allowing Steam players to get to work on that magnum opus you’ve all been planning since Skyrim (opens in new tab) came out. If you were charmed by the ponies or Macho Mans slowly trickling into Tamriel, imagine how much fun it’ll …

A release date has been confirmed for the substantially-enhanced console edition of CD Projekt’s The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. In a live stream on the game’s Facebook page, the company announced that The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition will arrive on Xbox 360 April 17. Calling the title less a …

(opens in new tab) We didn’t complain about the ability delay issues in The Old Republic when we reviewed the game because, in the grand sceme of things, we didn’t really see it as a huge problem. Sure, we noticed a slight delay when casting abilities, but our enemies had …