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General: Updating a Classic – Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear Preview

In recent weeks we have heard that Blizzard is patching Diablo 2 and Warcraft (not World of Warcraft). It continues to be true that quality old games never die and Baldur’s Gate is no exception. The game was one of the most fun RPGs in the 1990s (published in 1998). With recent success on mobile platforms and a resurgence in isometric RPGs it is no surprise that Siege of Dragonspear is coming out for fans.

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Crowfall: Bring On Siege Perilous!

It feels like it’s been ages! In reality it was only a couple of weeks but since a lot of things happened with Crowfall, and since a couple of weeks is roughly 300 years in internet time I can’t help but feel a bit behind on the curve. Maybe it’s all the food and booze from the spring rebirth festival but my head is in a fog. Let’s take a look at what I’ve missed over the last couple of weeks and see if we can’t clear up some that.

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Black Desert Online: Could Open World Dungeons Work?

I remember when playing Dark Age of Camelot that one of my favorite ‘dungeons’, Spindelhalla, was a non-instanced location set in the open game world. As a classic dungeon alongside other locations such as Nisse’s Lair or Darkness Falls it demonstrated that there isn’t always a need to instance a location in order for it to be fun and functional.