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Baldur’s Gate II is on iPad now; you know where your wallet is

January 16, 2014

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News by Matt S. Good news, RPG fans! Baldur’s Gate II, which is arguably the finest RPG ever built (though Planescape: Torment and the original Baldur’s Gate, as well as Morrowind, are all close behind), is now on the iPad! This is the enhanced version of the game that was…

Developer profile; Guillaume Provost

January 16, 2014

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Article by Matt S. As our regular readers would know by now, last week we launched a Kickstarter to fund the production of a book on the topic of games as art. And core to that book will be interviews with some of the games industry’s most prominent artistic game developers. With…

Review: Overlive – Zombie Survival RPG (iPhone)

January 16, 2014

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Review by Andrew M. The Walking Dead is a monumental staple of modern culture. The effects have seemed to reverberate throughout almost every medium with zombie stories being even more common now than they were before. While I don’t know if Overlive – Zombie Survival RPG was directly influenced by…

Review: The Banner Saga (PC)

January 15, 2014

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Review by Sam M. The sun has stopped in the sky, creating an endless winter in a land that was ravaged by war. Towns that were once trading hubs are now being attacked by an undead army, and it’s up to the men and women in your caravan to stop…

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January 15, 2014

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News by Matt S. Playdek is best known for its digital board games and the occasional weird card game. So you can imagine my surprise when it took to Kickstarter for a truly ambitious project – a full-fledged RPG, featuring the involvement of Yasumi Matsuno, no less! I was surprised,…

Let’s have a look at the girls from that game about having babies (Conception)

January 15, 2014

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News by Matt S. It amazes me that the sequel to Conception is getting localised. It did sell well in its homeland, but its a game about having children with anime girls and sending them into dungeons to do battle. I’m actually not making that up. The goal of the…

Europa Universalis IV gets its first expansion today

January 15, 2014

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News by Shaan J. Following up on its award-winning Europa Universalis IV (you can check out our review here, written by our resident strategy expert Matt), developer Paradox Interactive has just released the first expansion for the game, titled “Conquest of Paradise”. The expansion provides players with a brand new…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap 1/15/14

January 15, 2014

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BG’s news wrap returns to DDNet for 2014 with a look at some of the biggest news stories of this young year. On tap; SimCity goes offline, the big two (ahem) release their sales figures, Razer debuts the Nabu and Activision and Marvel Comics part ways. SimCity offline mode has…

Announcing a new developer interview for The Interactive Canvas Kickstarter: Nifflas!

January 15, 2014

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News by Matt S. Swedish independent developer, Nifflas, is perhaps best known for his work on the superb, serene, puzzle platformer, Knytt Underground. That game is filled with a unique (and quite Scandinavian) understanding of spirituality, and the result is one of the most unique and striking games you’ll ever…

Review: Max: The Curse of Brotherhood (Xbox One)

January 15, 2014

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Review by Nick H. An interesting trend so far with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 is that the downloadable titles for those systems seem to be as good (if not better) than the big budget retail discs. On the PlayStation 4 we have had titles like Super Motherload, Don’t…

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