Chris Avellone on creating narratives for an interactive mediumAltChar got together with Chris Avellone late last month to talk game mechanics and storytelling in video games. If you thought a good story has to come first, with everything else built around it, then you may have had things figured out backwards.MAY 8
It is now safe to say that BioWare is dead - but when did it die?In light of recent fan reactions to Mass Effect: Anrdomeda, this is a good time for a long hard look at what is going on with BioWare. The renowned company has displayed a perceptible drop in the quality of its games in the past decade. While its current state may look like a low point for many, we are going to examine when the gradual descent of BioWare began.MARCH 29
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Fig campaign wraps up with $4.4 millionAfter four weeks and 15 strech goals the first phase Deadfire's crowdfunding campaign was more than successfulFEBRUARY 25
Skyforge for PS4Developed by Allods Team and Obsidian Entertainment the MMORPG is coming to PlayStation 4 in the spring 2017FEBRUARY 15
Armored Warfare is now in Russian handsDevelopers and publishers clashing over what a game is supposed to be. A redditor and consultant burries it all in salt.FEBRUARY 13
Fig - Is crowdfunding ripe for the harvest?Who is publishing what and why? Profits go where? Separate deal with investor and publishers? How does all that affect the final product backers get? Who is harversting what for which silo from what field at what time and with what yields? How about some anwsers? And why do I have to ask these questions in the first place?FEBRUARY 9
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire running out of stretch goalsPillars of Eternity II: Deadfire has now made double the asking priceFEBRUARY 6
Pillars of Eternity II plowing through stretch goalsAt this rate, Obsidian will need a new set of strech goals before the week is outJANUARY 30
Obsidian's Road to Eternity documentary releasedA look behind the scenes of one of the greatest Kickstarter success stories to dateJANUARY 24