This article traces the origins of Planescape: Torment by examining the tabletop Dungeons & Dragons settings that inspired it, particularly the Planescape campaign setting and its philosophical themes. It covers how the Infinity Engine games evolved from earlier titles and how the game's focus on story and dialogue diverged from traditional fantasy RPGs.
Part 1 of a series on the CRPG renaissance examines how Fallout (1997) revitalized the classic role-playing game genre by blending post-apocalyptic storytelling, player choice, and tactical combat, breaking away from the linear trends of mid-90s RPGs.
Witchaven, one of the earliest games using the Build Engine (the same engine behind Duke Nukem 3D), is being delisted from Steam and GOG on April 4, 2025. The game's publisher, Throwback Entertainment, has not stated a reason for the removal.
This article explores the tabletop role-playing roots of Planescape: Torment, detailing how the video game drew from the Dungeons & Dragons Planescape campaign setting, its unique factions, and philosophical themes that would later define the 1999 RPG classic.
This article explores the origins of the 1999 role-playing game Planescape: Torment, tracing its roots from the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop campaign setting of Planescape. It details how developers at Black Isle Studios adapted the rich, philosophical lore of the setting into a video game, focusing on its unique narrative-driven approach and thematic depth.
Jeremy Clarkson's advertisement for his Hawkstone beer brand, featuring a choir of farmers singing 'Jerusalem', was banned by UK advertising regulators for portraying farmers as 'heroic' and implying the beer is made from British ingredients, which the regulator deemed misleading as the beer is brewed in Belgium using some imported ingredients.