Today, June 27, 2011, the release of the highly anticipated Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale Windows PC Download was announced by Atari and Bedlam Games. The game brings to life the Dalelands of the Forgotten Realms, thus making a step in fantasy roleplaying that will please gamers and fantasy fans from all across the world.

The hack and slash action role playing game Dungeon & Dragons: Daggerdale is the first connected video game for consoles of its genre. The story develops in the Forgotten Realms in which the players are conjured by a mage and given the quest of protecting their homeland from the evil Zhentarin Cleric, Rezlus, … More

Dragon Age 2 is one of those games released carrying the burden of high expectations and predefined conceptions, both based on the standards setting success of the previous installment, Dragon Age: Origins. With the RPG genre being probably the most reluctant in the face of evolution, the new Dragon Age was met by the gaming community with mixed feelings, many claiming that the game doesn’t meet the nowadays RPG quota, while others fell instantly in love with what the game has to offer. Everyone is entitled to a personal opinion, but these opinions can be influenced by factors ranging from previous gaming or game developing experience to one’s personal favorite color, so in the end they might not have much value in deciding if a game is good or bad. … More

With seven open beta sessions under its belt, Rift: Planes of Telara is probably one of the most polished fantasy MMORPGs at launch. The graphics range from pleasing to breathtaking depending on one’s tastes, bugs are nonexistent or if some managed to survive they are certainly not show-stopping or heavily frustrating gameplay wise and all the game’s elements come together to create a fluid gameplay experience. But is that sufficient to keep a subscription based MMO afloat on a market in which free-to-play is the new rage? We took a look for you at what Rift hides under its shiny polished cloak so you can decide for yourself. … More

Today, 25th of February, 2011, Frogster announced its intention to reshape the highly popular and successful fantasy-MMORPG Runes of Magic  in order to allow players access and enjoy its features from a browser  interface such as Facebook. The update is expected to come online in Q2/2011. The international publisher agreed to cooperate with technology partner Kalydo, the Dutch middleware provider, that will realize the browser integration with a browser plug-in, and also the creation of a scalable server platform operating on cloud computing. The originally client-based MMORPG will be able to be played through any browser, on every Windows PC without having any limitations while using the so-called Kalydo Player.

The partnership will focus primarily on Facebook integration. … More

On July 20 2010 Electronic Arts announced a new project – Darkspore, a sci-fi action-RPG, designed by Thomas Vu and developed by Maxis that will feature a more advanced real-time character creation and editing than the one seen in Spore.

The game will have a full single-player campaign, but also the possibility to co-op with four other players, and PVP multiplayer Deathmatches that will allow one to test the heroes collected in normal gameplay against other player`s heroes. Defeating the evil Darkspores isn’t an easy job and protecting the galaxy from them falls on the genetic heroes the player will control. Darkspore will feature three classes of five types (Bio, Cyber, Necro, Plasma and Quantum), each hero possessing different features and abilities, … More

Two Worlds 2 or 2W2 is an RPG (Role-playing game), sequel to Two Worlds, developed by Reality Pump and published by TopWare Interactive. The game was released on November 9, 2010 in Europe, January 25, 2011 in North-America and on February 25, 2011  in the UK for Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. At first I was a bit skeptical about it, and that’s mainly because of the problems that the previous installment had, but giving the game a chance resulted in an amazing experience defined by hours of dynamic gameplay, challenging and sometimes frustrating battles, entertaining mini-games and moments of sheer joy which accompanied key moments of the game. … More

Earlier today Square Enix Ltd. announced that Dungeon Siege III, developed by Obsidian Entertainment, will be available in Europe and other PAL countries from May 27, 2011 on Sony PlayStation3, Microsoft XBOX360 and Windows PC. A limited edition of the game will also be available in the same countries exclusively by pre-order and will feature four unique in-game items available to activate on day of launch, enhancing and increasing your characters’ abilities as they venture forth through the Kingdom of Ehb.

“With DUNGEON SIEGE III we are bringing the rich world and lore of Ehb to an all new audience,” said Ned Browning, Brand Manager at Square Enix. … More

Have you ever dreamed of saving the galaxy… twice? Well now you can, as the highly anticipated sequel of the famous BioWare RPG is finally out. Two years have passed since Commander Shepard has defended the galaxy from the Reaper threat and saved all organic life from annihilation. Not much has happened since. The newly formed human controlled Council is wasting no effort in burying any Reaper related information and shifting the public’s attention towards the artificially created life form known as the Geth. All inhabitance from some human colonies based in the Terminus Systems are mysteriously disappearing and no one has a clue as to why or how. A new alien race, The Collectors, makes its dramatic stage entry. Oh yes, and there is also the small matter of your death which functions as the main catalyst of the whole sequence of events that hold Mass Effect 2 together. … More