Screenplay on Role Playing
Tuesday Newsday: Business woes continue, new modding tools, and extra GTA V details
James Dominguez File under "boring but important", several huge companies are having problems. Otherwise we have Witcher 2 mod tools, more GTA V map details, and the return of that XCOM shooter.
Tuesday Newsday: News doesn't take holidays
James Dominguez We may have just enjoyed a four day weekend, but video gaming news has kept on rolling along. Here are some of the more interesting stories of the past week.
Ni No Kuni: Conventional content with extraordinary presentation
James Dominguez At its heart, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is a conventional Japanese RPG, but its beautiful presentation lifts it up to a new level.
Screen Play Blog's Game of the Year Awards
James Dominguez Get into your cocktail dresses and tuxedos, readers, because after a week of voting, it is finally time to reveal the games you've chosen as the year's best.
Vote: Best new MMO of 2012
James Dominguez Many Screen Play readers like to get stuck into the epic massively-multiplayer gaming experience, but which new arrival in 2012 was the best?
Ambitious Aussies: The long road to Frozen Hearth
James Dominguez While most small indies tackle modest projects, some aim higher, and Sydney's Epiphany Games is aiming very high indeed.
Vote: Best RPG of 2012
James Dominguez A wealth of role-playing games has arrived on our consoles, handhelds, and PCs this year. Which was your favourite?
Good news from the Old World for strategy fans
James Dominguez Video games of dark fantasy property Warhammer will now be made by Creative Assembly.
Borderlands 2 adds another digital disease to the books
James Dominguez The history of virtual diseases on multiplayer games is a short but fascinating one, and now a Borderlands 2 glitch has added another chapter.
New Little King's Story: Deserves more
Jason Hill Despite being assembled by a Japanese dream team, the original Little King's Story on Wii struggled to get attention. Now it's been re-made for Vita.
Penny Arcade Expo coming to Australia . . . maybe
James Dominguez The entire internet is very short on details, but word of mouth says that the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) is coming to Australia.
Your Turn: August winner
James Dominguez A slim month of Your Turn contributions provided a small number of top quality submissions.
Your Turn: The scarcity of Japanese role-playing games
Screen Play reader Corey Lee Japanese RPGs are becoming a rarity on today's video game consoles, and reader Corey Lee is not happy about it.
Warren Spector, part 1 - Why Mickey Mouse?
James Dominguez Screen Play recently had the pleasure of talking with games industry legend Warren Spector. In part one, he talks about what led him to Epic Mickey, and why he made it Wii exclusive.
Split Screen: The new Old Republic
James Dominguez Bioware is continuing to make good on their promise to keep bringing new free content to Star Wars: The Old Republic. DexX spoke to lead designer Daniel Erickson about family trees and killer droids.
A devil of a launch
Guest columnist Mike Wilcox While last night's Diablo III launch was far from smooth, at least you could never accuse Blizzard Entertainment of rushing its games out the door.
Mass Effect 3: Finishing the fight
Jason Hill Despite the furore about the final minutes of the game, Screen Play says Mass Effect 3 is a satisfying and dramatic finale to a brilliant, memorable trilogy.
Your Turn: My Bat-turn
Leigh Martin Regular Screen Play contributor Leigh Martin shares his thoughts on Batman: Arkham City and the feeling of being Batman.
Molyneux's passionate Journey continues
Jason Hill After The Journey, Microsoft loses another key creative force in veteran games developer Peter Molyneux.
