http://www.rpgwatch.com?rwsiteid=1 Watching out for news at RPGWatch http://www.rpgwatch.com?rwsiteid=1 http://www.rpgwatch.com/images/default.gif http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12522 Great news for Risen fans with Deep Silver announcing an October 2nd international release date for both X360 and PC - the same day as announced earlier for Germany.  The game has apparently been in beta for a few weeks with three QA teams - here's the full PR: Risen to be launched on October 2nd The RPG from the makers of Gothic has entered the Beta phaseRisen will make its international debut on October 02, 2009.... 2009-07-02T23:15:37+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12521 Sega has released the Alpha Protocol boxshot and the fourth video dev diary.  The boxshot should be showing up on the left of this newsbit if you refresh but you can also check out a hi-res version on the official forums. The dev diary is below but, first, Worthplaying adds the release date has been announced as October 6th, although we haven't seen that PR ourselves.... 2009-07-02T23:11:43+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12520 Another day in Alec Meer's Morrowind wanderings.  This entry has been twittered in, and since I hate Twitter, no quote today. 2009-07-02T23:01:16+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12519 World of Gothic has news the IronKeep team has released an updated v1.0a community patch for Gothic II.  If I understand correctly, they've added an Alternative Balancing System option, which seems a major feature for a 1.0a release: Hello WoG Community,We're delighted to announce the official release of our latest patch, v1.... 2009-07-02T22:58:10+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12518 This weekend's Steam sale includes Fallout 3, which you can grab for 50% off at USD$24.99.  Fallout 3 is one of those titles with localised prices, so different territories may differ/ 2009-07-02T22:51:47+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12513 As we wait for the combat demo, Vince has posted some sample work from an artist who may provide NPC portraits for The Age of Decadence - keep your fingers crossed because the work is awesome. 2009-07-02T01:09:57+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12512 The latest Divinity II updates bring information on the "relentless" warrior Rhodes and the "once famed" Dragon Knight Talana, as well as a podcast from Lead Designer Farhang Namdar introducing Damien. Finally, Friday will see Act 1 of a suite of new trailers released on the official site - we'll let you know when they go up.... 2009-07-02T01:05:42+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12511 Time to find out about Risen's Ghoules: 2009-07-02T01:01:04+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12510 Two Dragon Age updates over the last day or do, starting with a Human Noble Origin Video and details.  don't you hate it when your parents leave you in charge of the house and gatecrashers ruin the party? Next, the Environments page has a description and screens of the Tower of the Circle of Magi.... 2009-07-02T00:58:48+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12509 Bashiok has posted an update about the Diablo II v1.13 patch on the Blizzard forums.  It's a long-ish post but the essence is they had to get a Warcraft III exploit out of the way first: The Warcraft III patch is now on the Public Test Realm (PTR) and testing is progressing.... 2009-07-02T00:50:58+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12508 Lucky Day sends word that Obsidian Assistant Producer and community wrangler Rob McGinnis is leaving the company.  Here's his post: Well, it's been a fun ride. This Thursday, July 2nd, will be my last day at Obsidian Entertainment. I have truly enjoyed my last three years working with the NWN2 community.... 2009-07-02T00:46:24+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12507 Eurogamer posts a two page interview with Blizzard's executive vice president of game design, Rob Pardo, mostly talking about the development of Starcraft II, but also covering some of the basics of Blizzard's approach to game design. Here's an excerpt: One of the first things we discuss is the balance between hardcore and casual players - especially relevant to StarCraft, I propose, given the obvious difference between the average gamer mucking about with friends and the Korean pro-gamer scene.... 2009-07-01T17:51:27+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12502 Nearly missed this because the name didn't sound RPG-related at first glance.  Headup Games has announced a scifi hack'n'slash called Greed, developed by ClockStone, who received some modest response from their recent fantasy action/RPG Avencast.... 2009-07-01T01:16:27+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12501 World of Risen has an interview with Piranha Bytes' well-liked composer, Kai Rosenkranz.  The (German) conversation focuses closely on the music and a little on Kai's background.  English readers can try a rough Babelfish translation here. 2009-07-01T01:08:18+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=12500 Following up on Soldak's call for comments on their next dungeon crawler game, Twenty Sided's Shamus Young has kicked up some thoughts on the subject.  Here's a taste: I don’t have any earth-shattering suggestions on the genre myself, so I’m just going to list the gameplay elements which draw me to these games.... 2009-07-01T01:02:55+01:00