
1UP writes: "In the roughly six months since Double Fine got the Kickstarter phenomenon going in earnest, we've seen the revival of two classic RPGs, and a slew of new ones. Yes, I realize that it's old news at this point, but it's hard to understate how important this movement has been for RPGs in particular. That Brian Fargo had to turn to Kickstarter just to get Wasteland made should tell you all you need to know about this industry."

This episode of Playing Roles takes a look at the origins and design of tactical-RPGs, and how a niche sub-genre in role-playing games is slowly growing in the modern day.
Love the genre but most suck. Nothing has topped Final Fantasy Tactivs yet and I assume nothing ever will. I just bought Blazing Souls Accelate and it too pales in comparison. Of course there's a few other gems like Tactics Ogre and Fire Emblem is usually solid but the gennre needs reinvigoration from a Final Fantasy Tactics 2 already.

IncGamers reports that Dead State's Early Access demo has been updated to beta form, adding in a whole lot of new stuff. 75 more locations, 35 more allies...

IncGamers' Peter Parrish enters the world of Dead State, where a man can be killed for a romance novel and some decent toilet paper.