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=18914 IGN has posted the final piece in their Reckoning review series, culminating in a score of 9/10: Reckoning proves once and for all that great role-playing experiences don't have to sacrifice what matters most in any game -- gameplay -- while still remaining true to all of the minutiae that makes the best RPGs great.... 2012-02-05T01:43:15+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18913 Joystiq has a piece titled The Rhythm of the Quest in Fallout 3 and New Vegas that argues Fallout 3 has more "rhythm" variation than New Vegas, which makes for a better game. As far as I can tell, this boils done to preferring the exploration in FO3 over F:NV - beyond that, I'm not sure I follow the argument.... 2012-02-05T01:39:54+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18912 You'll be shocked to learn that while the Mass Effect trilogy will soon be ending, BioWare has hinted that may not be the end of the IP. It might be worth hanging on to your saves, according to BioWare producer Mike Gamble: BioWare's Mike Gamble has told GamerZines that players should probably hold onto their Mass Effect 3 save files, because you never know what may come in future.... 2012-02-05T01:34:11+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18911 Pete Hines has tweeted the Skyrim Creation Kit is on track for release on Tuesday - plus there's a "surprise with it" it: For our Skyrim PC fans, the Creation Kit is on track for release on Tuesday. And, we also have a special surprise with it. #w... 2012-02-04T22:30:25+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18910 EA reports that in their 3rd fiscal quarter (which is the forurth quarter of 2011) they had 9.3 million registered users for Origin and 1.7 million susbscribers for TOR. The report contains a lot of other information, so if you are into that check it out here.... 2012-02-04T17:09:42+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18909 We've receieved news that a new indie game is in the making and it is named Ballikin. The developer states that the game is based on Minecraft, Diablo, Terraria and World of Warcraft.The graphics of the game are in very 'old skool' 2D and it is currently in an alpha stage, so it is too early too tell if this leads anywhere, but check it out yourself to see if this  might be something for you.... 2012-02-04T17:02:55+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18908 A few magazines have hit various parts of the world with scores for Reckoning but this is the first time there's been something solid to link to. CVG has some snippets from the Official Xbox Magazine, which apparently scored Reckoning at 8/10: According to the review the joys of Reckoning are in its freedom and emphasis on narrative, which the mag calls "fantastic, even in its side quests.... 2012-02-02T20:38:41+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18907 Before we get into a couple of previews, Kotaku has news the Mass Effect 3 demo for X360 will include "a limited time Gold access pass" for those that don't subscribe to Live. Anyway, head to CVG for Mass Effect 3 - The First 2 Hours: Before all that, unless you're importing an existing Shepard, you'll have to make a brand new one, fiddling around with your eyes and nose until they look really strange, picking your class and backstory, and telling the game a little bit about some of your actions in the previous adventures - who lived, and who died, for example.... 2012-02-02T20:33:14+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18906 A new Risen 2 "Making Of" video developer diary has been released that looks at the animations. Watch it at VG247. 2012-02-02T20:27:02+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18905 Focus has released a new trailer for Game of Thrones, which you can watch via RPS. There are also accompanying screens but they'll have to wait until I upload them. Here's the press release they sent over:   GAME OF THRONES PRESENTS RIVERSPRING IN VIDEO AND SCREENSHOTS! Game of Thrones today unveiled a new video trailer and 8 exclusive screenshots!The RPG for PlayStation® 3, Xbox 360® and PC based on the epic series by George R.... 2012-02-02T20:24:36+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18904 IGN has an update on changes to the Diablo III beta: Blizzard still appears to be toying with how active skills are swapped in and out. In Diablo III, you'll eventually unlock six slots to assign active skills and three slots for passive skills. These function as your character build and are easily modified, letting adjust your class' strengths on-the-fly.... 2012-02-02T20:19:42+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18903 The last set of results are for the indie RPG that we are looking forward to being released in 2012. The editors could not make up their minds and ranked three games as most promising and our visitors made some different choices. Here is the game that both the editors and our visitors have in their top 3: The game is a RPG zompocalaypse.... 2012-02-02T17:57:24+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18902 The Bethblog has news that Skyrim 1.4 has been officially released on Steam and will be sent out for consoles soon: Today we’ve taken Skyrim’s 1.4 update out of beta and made it available for everyone on Steam. In addition to bug and quest fixes, 1.... 2012-02-01T22:39:37+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18901 EA and 38 Studios have released a launch trailer for Reckoning, which you can watch here courtesy for VG247. In other news, Stuff.co.nz has a general interview with Big Huge Games' Sean Bean and Ian Frazier: Frazier says the developers didn't want gamers to have to learn complex attack combos.... 2012-02-01T22:22:37+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=1&newsbit=18900 There's a review of Avernum: Escape from the Pit over at Inside Mac Games, with a score of 8/10: With the above in mind, it's hard to imagine how a good player would find the game difficult on normal settings. Well, before the difficulty was patched to be easier, things were very difficult.... 2012-02-01T22:17:27+01:00