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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3 Review
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Recently ReleasedJun: Barony
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Jul: Legends of Eisenwald
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Van Helsing III - Review @ GameBanshee by Farflame
Piranha Bytes - New Game for Nordic Games? by Format92
Serpent in the Staglands - Review @ Niche Gamer by Edgy
Bard's Tale IV - Game Details by Archangel
Piranha Bytes - Announcement On Friday by joxer
Forum WatchHearthstone by Toff
Alrik - if he's not banned already, let's deal with him NOW! by txa1265
Uncharted 4 by danutz_plusplus
Divinity:Original Sin - Interview @ RedBull by Couchpotato
Tales Of Symphonia - Steam PC Release by Couchpotato
Wednesday - June 17, 2015
Pillars of Eternity - The White March Expansion
Obsidian announced the first expansion for Pillars of Eternity todat at E3.
"The White March: Part 1," will extend the story and experience of Pillars of Eternity, as well as adding a higher level cap, new abilities, new companions, and more to the game. The expansion, originally offered as a pledge add-on during the game's incredibly successful crowdfunding campaign, was revealed by Obsidian and Paradox at E3, and will be coming soon for Windows, Max, and Linux PC.
"Fans' response to Pillars of Eternity has been incredible," said Feargus Urquhart, CEO ofObsidian Entertainment. "We knew, when we started work on the game following our crowdfunding campaign, that we had the potential to create the kind of game we'd wanted to see again for a long time. Evidently, we weren't alone in that. With The White March, we're going to ensure that we live up to the praise we've received and the faith our fans have placed in us."
"Our partnership with Obsidian couldn't have started on a higher note than with Pillars of Eternity," said Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive. "It was clear to us, from the beginning, that Obsidian had a deep connection to their fans, and with the tremendous success of Pillars of Eternity, there's no doubt in our mind that they understand what players want from an RPG. We're looking forward to working with their team for a long time to come."
Thanks Couch!
PoE: The White MarchSP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC
Release: In development
Hero-U - Kickstarter Ends Successfully
The Hero-U Kickstarter is over. It got 116.889$ from 1.869 backers.
Hero-USP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Adventure-RPG
Platform: PC
Release: In development
Shenmue 3 - New Kickstarter --- Already Funded!
Yu Suzuki's company Ys Net secured the necessary license from Sega to make a new game in the classic Shenmue series. He hoped to finance Shenmue 3 through crowdfunding, and he was right. The Kickstarter campaign took off with lightning speed. After only 3 hours 1.36M$ had been pledged. A short time later the funding goal of 2M$ was reached, so Shenmue 3 will definitely be made.
Shenmue 3 is the true sequel to the classic open world action RPG games, Shenmue and Shenmue 2. Created for modern platforms (PC and PlayStation 4) and built in Unreal 4, Shenmue 3 will continue the legacy of Shenmue.
Here are a teaser from Sony's E3 show
and the Kickstarter pitch
Current status: 2.8M$ of 2M$ (funded), 36k backers. Only 700k$ more and Shenmue 3 will get a skill tree system. ;)
Thanks Couchpotato!
Shenmue 3SP/MP: Unknown
Setting: Unknown
Genre: Unknown
Platform: Unknown
Release: In development
Final Fantasy VII - HD Remake Announced
Sony and Square Enix announced a HD remake of the all-time classic JRPG Final Fantasy 7 at the E3. Eurogamer says it will come out this winter. It's still unclear on which platforms FF7 HD will be released. According to Eurogamer it's a PS4 port of the PC version, other sites say it will be for PS4 and PC while the Sony E3 video ends with "Play it on PS4 first".
Final Fantasy VIISP/MP: Unknown
Setting: Unknown
Genre: Unknown
Platform: Unknown
Release: In development
Tuesday - June 16, 2015
Witcher 3 - DLCs
With most bugs fixed in version 1.05/1.06 the Witcher also has got two new free DLCs according to Gamespot:
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's free DLC campaign rolls on with two new pieces of add-on content, comprising a new quest and an alternative costume for Triss.
Check out the chart below for a full breakdown of the new content.
You can also watch a video that shows you exactly where to find the content and how it looks in the game itself.
This content is the latest in CD Projekt Red's plan to release 16 free add-ons for The Witcher 3. Last week's free content took the form of new Gwent cards and a pig quest. More add-ons will be released through June and into July.
The Witcher 3 is also getting paid DLC later this year with Hearts of Stone, which launches in October. Another expansion, Blood and Wine, is coming in 2016.
Treasure Hunt Quest around WOLF set - upgradable (4 lvl) armor + set of upgradable (4 lvl) swords - silver and steel th1009 Adventure awaits! Embark on an epic treasure hunt and get your hands on a long-lost elite set of Wolf School witcher gear! quest phase activation You can buy maps from Lindenvale merchant, Hattori, Kaer Trolde armorer, Kaeir Muire smith, armorer in Novigrad main square or just find places of treasure hunts in Kaer Morhen Triss alternative costume Love to play dress up? Now you can with this exclusive new look for Triss Merigold. menu option will switch Triss basic costume with all variations (e.g. blood, hood etc.)
Witcher 3SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC
Release: Released
King's Quest - New Trailer
Adventure or RPG? - who cares - here's a new trailer for the new King's Quest game:
King's Quest is a five-chapter story arc. As an aging King Graham reflects on a life of heroism with his granddaughter, Gwendolyn, players are transported back to experience firsthand the untold tales that shaped a kingdom. In the first chapter, A Knight to Remember, an aging King Graham reflects on his journey to become a knight in King Edward's court. #KingsQuest For more information, please visit www.sierra.com.
King's QuestSP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Adventure-RPG
Platform: PC
Release: In development
Mass Effect: Andromeda - Interview @ Ars Technica
Ars Technica has done an interview with Aaryn Flynn and Creative Director Mac Walters.
Here's a quote about how the the game will start from a clean slate:
The idea of having the slate wiped clean, so to speak, is very attractive to both Flynn and Walters; Flynn mentioned that it's long been a regret of Walters that they spread the Mass Effect story far out over the entire Milky Way galaxy, with the game's galactic map showing a civilization that appears to stretch from arm to arm without too many unexplored nooks and crannies."With Andromeda," said Walters, "our goal is to start that at a much smaller scale-though the scales are still massive-and give you a sense that there is much more to explore, rather than saying 'here's the whole galaxy.'"
Thanks to Anacronian Stryx at the Bioware forums for finding this.
Mass Effect: AndromedaSP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Sci-Fi
Genre: Shooter-RPG
Platform: Unknown
Release: In development
Telepath Tactics - Patch 1.036
A new patch for Telepatch Tactics is out, bringing it to version 1.036.
All right, everyone! I've got a handful of new fixes and improvements coming your way:
- to improve performance, the game now automatically removes all listeners from all characters and objects on the battlefield at the start of a CPU player's turn. (It returns them to the battlefield whenever a human player's turn arrives.) This should address the absurd amount of processor time AIR was devoting to "button hittesting" in my last performance test.
- fixed a bug in which the the game would freeze at the conclusion of Annel Stormhunter's goodbye speech.
- suspicious that array entanglement may have been occurring during the game saving process (and thereby leading to inventory bugs), I created a new copyArray() function to automatically detect how many dimensions an array contains, break down the array down into its smallest component parts, and then push those parts to a new array with the same number of dimensions and return the new array. I then deployed this function as part of a new class that I'm using going forward for all array copying performed as part of game-saving and inventory-building functions.
- fixed a bug in which character portraits would sometimes get mixed up when swapping deployment tiles around a lot.
- fixed that annoying bug where you inexplicably couldn't drag a character out of the Characters in Reserve window onto certain deployment tiles on the battlefield.
- fixed an issue where hit detection was slightly off for deployment tiles dragged out of the Characters in Reserve window and onto the battlefield.
- fixed a bug in which non-equippable "triggered" items with no use limit would visibly show their uses left degrading into the negatives instead of just remaining at 0 when used in a character's inventory.
- fixed a bug in which a key with no use limit would visibly show uses left degrading into the negatives instead of just remaining at 0 after being used to unlock doors.
- fixed a bug in which the GiveItem script action would not "stick" if a character's personal inventory screen was open at the time the script action was run.
I've been experimenting with switching over from .sol-based save games to a custom save format. I've made progress, but it isn't working just yet. More to come in the next update!
Telepath TacticsSP/MP: Single + MP
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Strategy-RPG
Platform: PC
Release: Released
RPGWatch - Child of Light Review
While playing Child of Light, Forgottenlor decided to write up a review and send it our way. So here are his findings.
Though a typical sidescroller, Child of Light also offers opportunities for exploration. There are often alternative routes to reach the next goal. There are also treasures and secret rooms one could miss if one only travels straight from A to B. Many of these secret rooms are a series of traps or timed obstacles at the end of which one is rewarded with treasure chests. I'll admit that I'm no puzzle master, and often don't like puzzles in games. Either they're so simple that they seem like a chore, or they're so hard, I need to look on the internet for a solution. I was pleasently surprised by Child of Light's puzzles. They were never unfair, but often made me experiment and think. Even the timed obstacle courses are well done. Instead of having to make one perfectly timed action, you often have to navigate about five obstacles in a set amount of time. If you complete four (they all have small margins of error), you complete the course and get the loot.
Child Of LightSP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Metroidvania RPG
Platform: PC
Release: Released
Fallout 4 - Mods for Xbox One
Fallout 4 will feature the possibility to have mods created for PC to be transfered to Xbox One.
Bethesa boss Todd Howard dropped a bombshell during the Fallout 4 demo at Microsoft's E3 press conference.
Referring to the importance of mods to Bethesda's titles, Howard revealed that content created by users will be made compatible with Xbox One.
The exec said this was a feature the publisher has been pushing for since the original Morrowind arrived on Xbox fifteen years ago.
While he didn't go into specifics, he did promise that all mod content created on PC can ben downloaded and transferred to Xbox One for use in the console version of Fallout 4 for free.
There's no word on whether or not this is exclusive to Microsoft's console, but don't be surprised if mods crop up on the PS4 version as well.
Fallout 4SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Post-Apoc
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC
Release: In development
Original Sin EE - Twitch Play Session
A Twitch session showing Swen playing Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition can be found right here.
Original Sin EESP/MP: Single + MP
Setting: Unknown
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC
Release: In development
Frontiers - Generating Revenues By Developing Other Games
The Frontiers Kickstarter page saw an update a few weeks ago that explains a new path the one and only developer on the game has taken to further the development of Frontiers. He works with others on the development of new small games and the revenues from those games, once released, can be used to aid development of Frontiers. Currently three such games are in development, all of them using virtual reality.
Virtual Reality is turning out to be a weird new medium. It's not what most people expect it to be, which is 2D video games plus immersion - my implementation of Oculus support in FRONTIERS was a lesson on that score. No, it's something entirely new. Trying the tech demos for the VIVE prototype is what really convinced me of this. There's a massive design space out there waiting to be explored, and each new idea will have to be implemented simply & on a small scale. Perfect for our purposes - and the best part is there's absolutely no risk of these games failing! Just kidding it's risky as hell. But it can't possibly be worse than mobile, and even failures have a decent chance of breaking new ground.
The upsides of diving into a new medium are self-evident. The downsides are numerous, and the biggest downside of all - namely that the number of people playing VR games is currently tiny and will stay that way for a while - is obviously at odds with the goal to support FRONTIERS. So for a while it would be wise to choose ideas that are playable without VR until those numbers can support exclusivity. Other downsides include the strict requirements for simple controls and near-perfect performance / optimization, but this has a silver lining: simple controls means simple gameplay, and that plus good performance makes VR games contenders for post-conversion to mobile devices. (So I guess in the long run I may end up dipping my toe into mobile games after all...)
Thanks Couch for refering to the article at Cliquist.
FrontiersSP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC
Release: In development
Umbra - High Level Planning
In their first post Kickstarter update for Umbra, Solarfall Games provides some feedback on what their plans are for the short and long term.
After a long month of working on the Kickstarter, we at SolarFall Games are counting down the days for us to get back to working on Umbra. We barely got any sleep over the last month, so we'll be taking a short break while Kickstarter collects the funds from the campaign! This usually takes around two weeks, so once that has been taken care of, and after getting some rest, we'll get back to Umbra non-stop.
So, to sum things up, depending on your reward tier, this is the order in which you'll get your rewards:
Forum Badge: Couple of months from now
GDC Prototype: Couple of months from now
Alpha Access: November-December 2015
Beta Access: 2016 (Month To Be Determined)
Full Release For Umbra: November 2016
Physical Rewards: After The Game Has Launched
UmbraSP/MP: Single + MP
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Hack & Slash
Platform: PC
Release: In development
The Bard's Tale IV - Kickstarter Update #8
Brian Speaks on Saves and More, PayPal Pledging Open, Social Media Achievements
So in case you missed the big news: we fully funded over the weekend, and we couldn't be happier! You guys have been awesome, helping spread the word and giving us great feedback on both the campaign and the game every step of the way. And on that note, we know you've had some additional questions on The Bard's Tale IV's design. As before, Brian is here to answer! This time, he tackles the hot topics of save games, grid-based vs. free movement, and more!
PayPal Pledging Open
Now that we're fully funded on Kickstarter, we've opened a page where you can pledge using PayPal. Simply select your desired reward tier from the dropdown menu, select your shipping region if applicable, and then click the reward tier image that appears. You can check our reward matrix on Tumblr for a full overview of all the reward tiers.
Social Media Achievements
Ever since we introduced them last week, you guys have been knocking it out of the park on our social media achievements. As of right now 11 achievements have already been unlocked, with number 12 tantalizingly close! And remember that you can check out the full Enclave of the Fairy Host dungeon story right here!
Bard's Tale IVSP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Dungeon Crawler
Platform: PC
Release: In development
XCOM 2 - New E3 Gameplay Trailer @ IGN
IGN live at the E3:
Firaxis' Garth DeAngelis guides us through a mission against Advent soldiers, a deadly Viper, and three new enemy types, followed by Q&A with IGN's XCOM expert Dan Stapleton.
Thanks Couch for spotting this!
XCOM 2SP/MP: Single + MP
Setting: Sci-Fi
Genre: Strategy-RPG
Platform: PC
Release: In development
South Park: Fractured but Whole - E3 Trailer
A new South Park RPG has been announced at the E3: Fractured but Whole:
From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes South Park: The Fractured but Whole, a sequel to 2014's award-winning South Park: The Stick of Truth. Players will once again assume the role of the New Kid, and join South Park favorites Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman in a new hilarious and outrageous RPG adventure.
This time around it is not developed by Obsidian. Thanks Couch for the info!
Monday - June 15, 2015
Mass Effect: Andromeda - Announced
Aaryn Flynn has updated the Bioware blog with news that the new game in this series will
be called Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Flynn says this about the game:
While we aren't ready to go into too many details just yet, as you saw in the trailer and can tell by the name, this game is very much a new adventure, taking place far away from and long after the events of the original trilogy. You will play a human, male or female, though that's actually not the character you saw in the trailer (more on that later). You'll be exploring an all-new galaxy, Andromeda, and piloting the new and improved Mako you saw. And through it all, you will have a new team of adventurers to work with, learn from, fight alongside of, and fall in love with.
You can view the Mako and other things in the trailer here. Be sure to listen to the music
as well as you're in for a surprise.
According to Aaryn Flynn:
.....we are still many months away from the game's release date in holiday 2016
Conal Pierce has made this thread about the upcoiming game on the Bioware forums.
Mass Effect: AndromedaSP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Sci-Fi
Genre: Shooter-RPG
Platform: Unknown
Release: In development
Rock, Paper, Shotgun - RPGs not announced at E3
Richard Cobbet of RPS makes a wishlist:
The RPG Scrollbars: Not Being Announced At E3
It's a great time for RPGs at the moment, with huge AAA successes on one side and just about every classic name getting a shot at new life. Hopefully this E3 will see many cool announcements. There may have been some already. Don't ask me, I'm writing this on Sunday, and my time-machine only lets me go back and kill Hitler. (58 times so far – he's like badly moustached bubblewrap!) But what games would it be great to see get a new, dynamic reveal? Here's a few that come to mind…
- Nethack Infinity
- Anachronox Universe
- System Shock 3
- All New Worlds of Ultima
- Vampire: The Masquerade: Alpha Protocol
- Dink Smallwood Lives
Honourable Mentions: The Magic Candle, because it's feeling left out of all the remakes, Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, redesigned to accept the world that a game with the subtitle 'Of Steamworks And Magick Obscura' may as well announce 'Free smallpox inside!', Darklands, because even semi-realistic RPGs are a rarity, Escape From Hell because it could have been great but wasn't, and Planescape Torment because of course, even though there is a new game trying to fly its flag on the way. Any others you'd add to the list that aren't already being revived?
Rock, Paper, Shotgun
E3 - Mixed NewsBits
Divinity OS: Enhanced Edition is coming in September/October 2015
Voice acting, grenades, reworked skill system, every battle more challenging, etc.
Dark Souls 3 is announced for early 2016
Playing in a dark gothic world
Dishonored 2 arrives in Spring 2016
You can choose between two characters: Corvo Attano and Emily Kaldwin
Matt Chat - Becky Burger & Serpent in the Staglands
In Matt Chat #295 Matt Barton talks with Becky Burger about:
The Bard's Tale 1-3 remakes (Automap, new music, point and click interface etc.)
Becky's upcoming Kickstarter
Shredded Worlds: Dragons of the Rip (Dragon Wars successor)
and finally you can see a video game review of
Serpents in the Staglands
Matt Chat
The Banner Saga - Review @ RPG Codex
Bubbles from the RPG Codex has reviewed The Banner Saga - some snippets:
If I had to guess how Stoic used their Kickstarter budget for this game, I would wager that they spent most of their money on visual and sound design. The Banner Saga's score presents a surprisingly effective combination of moody chants and rousing battle marches, featuring plenty of drums, string instruments, and grizzled Icelandic singers. It complements the gameplay nicely, providing the proper backdrop for a lonely journey through a harsh northern landscape. The game's locations also offer unique sound work; when woodcutters are around, you will hear axes and labourer's chatter, while a settlement of cattle herders presents you with a symphony of gentle mooing sounds. Visually, the game shows off a distinct 2D art style with a rich colour palette, suffused with intricate details. Particularly noteworthy are the rotoscoped combat animations, which manage to express a tremendous amount of kinetic energy. With so many modern RPGs featuring limp melee animations, it is very nice to a see a game where the combatants actually contort their bodies and visibly take time to recover while swinging their heavy weapons around. The fact that the game's visual design is also fully coherent and without any obvious flaws should generally not be worthy of note, much less of praise; however, after seeing so many strange problems with recent games – I recall the mismatched NPC models in Wasteland 2 and the sloppy area lighting and perspective issues in the Shadowrun games – it is nice to see an indie RPG that simply looks consistently good. But is there any depth to the design? Is "great style" just shorthand for shallow narrative design and simple gameplay? Let us investigate. (...)
After close inspection, I can attest that Stoic's C&C system is quite cunningly implemented. Let us start with what would normally be the worst consequence of them all: you lose a battle against a horde of merciless enemies. Your heroes all fall unconscious on the battle field, and all hope is lost. What happens now? Reload to last save? That would be the bland, safe choice, allowing you to simply redo the battle until you get it right and can reap the rewards of victory. So, no, that is not what happens. Instead, a text window pops up and tells you how you got saved. Usually, some of your nameless supporting troops rushed to your aid and hurtled themselves onto the spears of your enemies, thus paying the ultimate price in the service of a smooth gameplay experience. Rarely, one of your less important companions made a heroic sacrifice, forever removing himself from your party roster in the process. Sometimes you wake up, battered and defeated, without really knowing what happened. Much e-blood has already been spilled over this mechanic; many of the game's harshest critics absolutely abhor the fact that it is (almost) impossible to get a game over screen from a party wipe. Other, more tolerant and progressive minds have come to appreciate the advantages of this implementation. (...)
Parting Remarks
The Banner Saga is an immensely unique, and, by no coincidence, immensely good game that combines great artistic design and robust C&C mechanics with a highly entertaining and deceptively complex battle system. The Banner Saga has only a few outright flaws; the shoddy dialogues and the constant need to click-click-click through them line by line are a blemish on an otherwise engaging narrative. Moreover, the startling lack of enemy variety and the relatively dumb AI keep the battle system from realizing its potential for true tactical greatness. The game's system of choices and consequences also has far less of an impact on the story than Stoic's PR department has been trying to claim; nonetheless, it still offers an engaging and immersive range of decisions that will directly influence your battle performance and can occasionally result in major character deaths.
I suspect that The Banner Saga will always be the subject of great controversy; it has a kind of self-assured swagger, flaunting all of its little weirdnesses and weaknesses without making much of an effort to look like a typical tactical cRPG or a typical casual story game. The game features heaps upon heaps of idiosyncratic gameplay systems, like the strange combination of a broad C&C system with a fully pre-determined linear story, the fact that you will rarely if ever be able to see a "game over" screen, the "sit back and immerse yourself" approach to map travel, and a whole slew of novel and deeply unrealistic combat mechanics. You may choose to accept or reject these mechanics according to your personal preferences; all I can tell you is that all of these elements stand in the service of a fully coherent and extremely tightly designed gameplay experience that I deeply enjoyed playing through.
Banner SagaSP/MP: Single + MP
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Strategy-RPG
Platform: PC
Release: Released
Hero-U - Funded! & Update On Combat
The Hero's Quest spiritual successor Hero-U reached its funding goal of 100k$. At the moment the Kickstarter is at 110k$. A couple of stretch goals have been met, the next one is at 120k$ with 14 hours to go.
The Coles also added an update to explain Hero-U's combat system.
Action Game Combat - Too Fast
Computers are great at the dice-rolling and rules memorization parts, but we also expect much more of them. Combat has to feel involving and take a reasonable amount of time; animation and special effects need to show what's going on. No more spending 10 minutes on one round of the fight. Taken to extremes, combat becomes purely arcade - mash the buttons faster to do more damage. A one second cooldown or 300 millisecond latency can feel like an eternity in an MMO game.
Even our Quest for Glory games used real-time combat. We tried to make it interesting and have a good reason to parry and dodge, but most players just kept hitting the Attack button. We constantly tweaked with the combat rules and ended up with a different combat system in each game. We were trying to find the Holy Grail of combat that was fun, fair, fast, and rewarded players more for gaining character skill than for having twitchy trigger fingers.
Balancing a real-time game is really (pun intended) hard. Some of those games that seemed pretty fun at the time are now completely unplayable on faster computers - the enemies react too quickly. We want to make games that will be just as fun in 20 years as they are now.
Visit the Hero-U Kickstarter page to find out why the Coles claim the Hero-U combat is "just right".
Hero-USP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Adventure-RPG
Platform: PC
Release: In development
Legends of Eisenwald - Interview @ Gaming Nexus
Aterdux's Alexander Dergay has been interviewed by Gaming Nexus about Legends of Eisenwald.
Why did you decide to do a kickstarter for the game? What additional things did the the funding allow you to do?
We went to Kickstarter when we ran out of our modest funds after two years developing the game. So, looking for funding in this fashion didn't really allow us to do many additional things, it was more a matter of being able to continue work and finish the game. However, the successful campaign and a few reached stretch goals lead us to a few additional things - the story got richer since we employed our writer then full time, plus we were able to create a few bosses and special characters. The funds from Kickstarter lasted us 10 months but still it was a great help from our backers that really saved us and our project.
Legends of EisenwaldSP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Strategy-RPG
Platform: PC
Release: In development
InXile Entertainment - The History of Fargo
Gizomodo have penned down an article about how Brian Fargo came to be where he is now at InXile.
n the summer of 1982, after finishing high school, Fargo started making games under the label of Saber Software. He roped in Cranford from his D&D group to draw the artwork and convinced another friend to help him out with some of the engine code, and together they made an adventure game called The Demon's Forge.
When it came to promoting the game, Fargo showed off a stroke of devious genius. He had only $5,000 to develop and market the game, so he spent half of that to buy a single ad in a magazine called Softalk, one of the only nationwide computer magazines around at the time. He'd then call up retailers from his home phone and say he was trying to find a copy of Demon's Forge, a game he'd seen in that month's copy of Softalk. The retailer would say they'd look into it and then minutes later he'd get a call back his Saber Software line from the retailer who, not realising it was Fargo who had called before, would place an order.
Thanks Couch.
InXile Entertainment
Bethesda Softworks - E3 Announcements
Techraptor let us know that they have an overview of the press event Bethesda did yesterday. Most interesting are Dishonered 2 and Fallout 4. Next to that the definitive edition of Dishonered was announced as well as a mobile strategy Fallout game named Fallout Shelter, in case you just can't get enough of everything Fallout. Then there is also some stuff on Doom and ESO, in case you are into those games.
Bethesda Softworks
Eschalon Trilogy - Basilisk Games Q&A
Dean Moses of Spring Creek Sun has interviewed Thomas Riegsecker of Basilik games: - a snippet:
What games will you be playing this summer? Most likely it will be a blockbuster title from a developer backed by a big-budget publisher, who has—undoubtedly—hurled many thousands of dollars into its creation. But does a train really run better on a track made of dollar bills? Moreover, does it run smoother than the rest of the engines in the yard? Lower budgets do not correspond to bad games. Independent developers are not only making games with lower budgets—they are also creating great ones.
One such studio is Basilisk Games, the developers behind the Eschalon Trilogy. The Spring Creek Sun (SCS) talked to the company's founder, Thomas Riegsecker about forming an independent company, life in creating games and advice on how to make your own games.
Spring Creek Sun: What motivated you to start up Basilisk Games and become an independent developer?
Thomas Riegsecker: Childhood obsession. Like many kids growing up in the 80's, I was at the forefront of the video game revolution with the Atari 2600, ColecoVision, and the first wave of home computers. Video games were an important part of my life and always have been. Then, sometime around 2005, I found myself jobless and decided it was time to follow my dream of making an RPG (Role Playing Game). It never occurred to me to try to get a job in the game industry. From the beginning, I always knew that the only way I was going to be happy was to start my own game studio, so that I could do what I wanted.
SCS: What were the inspirations behind the Eschalon Trilogy and how did you make it stand out from other RPGs?
TR: I was heavily inspired by the Ultima series of games. You'll need to be in the 30-and-over crowd to remember those games, but back in the 80's the greatest computer RPG series in existence was Ultima 1-5. It was a transcending experience to explore the massive, open world of Britannia. That kind of RPG was lost through the years as actionRPGs and MMOs (Massively Multiplayer Online Game) took over, and so with Eschalon I wanted to recapture some of that feeling. (...)
Spotted by Couchpotato - Thanks!
Eschalon: Book IIISP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC
Release: Released
Umbra - Kickstarter Successful
Congratulations to SolarFall Games!
Update #17 on the Kickstarter page:
Thank you!
It has been an amazing ride for all of us at SolarFall Games, and we couldn't have reached this achievement without all of your support.
Our Kickstarter was an intense and very rewarding experience. We started with a pretty excited but anxious state of mind and quickly rejoiced when we saw how many backers were supporting our game! Kickstarter management is a very hard and intense activity, but all the backers comment and their keen interest in what we wanted to offer inspired us to keep going strong! The community also provided us with some valuable feedback and interesting ideas, and once again, we're thankful for that!
Press coverage has also been great during the whole campaign, and we also want to thank all the Youtubers and Twitchers - Gronkh, Natsuma_Z, AbilityDrain, Irregular Dave and more - that featured our game on their channels, as well as all the media outlets that helped us to spread the word about Umbra !
Umbra has ended at over 180% funded, thanks to 11k backers, which is definitely higher than our initial goal! Umbra has now become the most funded French game project on Kickstarter, and we can't thank you enough for this! Umbra will now be a bigger and better game thanks to all of your help.
So, what's next?
In the followings months, we'll open the forum, and all backers at their respective tiers will get access to the forum, as well as their precious forum badges!
We will also make sure we get all the prototype access ready for backers at the Wizard or higher tier in the following two months so that you can get a glimpse of what Umbra is all about !
For a few more days, people who didn't get a chance to pledge at the Kickstarter will be able to purchase reward packs on our website, featuring the exclusive content for the Kickstarter. But once that time is up, we will switch to a more classical pre-order shop, and all the Kickstarter exclusive rewards will be gone! So if you know someone who missed the Kickstarter for Umbra, or who didn't have access to a credit card, be sure to share with them the link to our website!
And after that… well, we will restart working on the actual game!
We plan to release the Technical Alpha on Steam Early Access (around November-December 2015). We will also restart to work on our Devblog, to show you some of the cool tech we use in the game!
And for those of you that haven't done so already be sure to find us in our social media pages below:
Daniel Dolui, SolarFall Games, Creator of Umbra
Thank You!
UmbraSP/MP: Single + MP
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Hack & Slash
Platform: PC
Release: In development
Fallout 4 - Arrives November 10th this year!
Couch reported some new E3 2015 videos as well:
Fallout 4 - Concept Art Trailer
Fallout 4 - Weapons Customization
Fallout 4 - Crafting System Gameplay
Fallout 4 - Gameplay Trailer (E3 2015):
Fallout 4SP/MP: Single-player
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The Bard's Tale IV - Funded!
Congratulations inXile - The Bard's Tale IV is funded!
For Auld Lang Syne! The Bard's Tale IV is funded!
These are always my favorite updates... we did it!
Nearly 30,000 of you have put your belief in us once more, and we are forever grateful. You've heard me wax poetic on the subject of crowdfunding enough, but truly we would not be able to make these games without your support every step of the way. Your social media love you have given over the course of the campaign has been invaluable, and your continued support will let us make The Bard's Tale IV bigger and better than ever.
But for now let's just enjoy the moment of reaching our goal!
The Bard is back!
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Bard's Tale IVSP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Dungeon Crawler
Platform: PC
Release: In development
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Fallout 4 - What IGN wants to see
IGN's Nic Rowen has penned an editorial over at IGN. In it, he discusses what he wants to see in Fallout 4. Better stealth is one of these things:
What I will beg for though, is better stealth design. Some of the best moments in Bethesda's games have emerged from the shadows..... I know I personally spent a huge chunk of my time in Fallout 3 trying to skulk through super-mutant camps, silently seeding the area with mines and booby traps before pulling down on some mutant and watching the chaos pop off as his buddies came running. When done well, the tension and power dynamics of stealth can provide some of the best gameplay around. Bethesda seems to know this.
Fallout 4SP/MP: Single-player
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Massive Chalice - Gamespot Review
Gamespot has reviewed this game with a score of 6/10. I'll quote from the conclusion:
The game's lifeless artwork did little to alleviate this problem. Although watching the members of your Vanguards or Regencies age and wither away until death was fascinating, the look of the heroes was devoid of detail, and left me with an endless trail of blonde/brunette/ginger men and women with caberjack/crossbow/alchemist claws. That's ultimately Massive Chalice's most unfortunate shortcoming. It's a game with enough ambition and execution to spark the imagination, and enough organic entropy to let you suspend your disbelief about the families you help sire. But Massive Chalice extends you the invitation and then offers you a half-empty world in return.
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Genre: Tactical RPG
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DiningDokbua Restaurant - Overlooking the ocean and pool, this fine-dining restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
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Morning! Well, afternoon!! Hope everyone is well today...
Scruff - I just saw your desire for cat bisuits... classic~~~
Speaking of which, my cravings and aversions have really kicked in this week! Hate the thought of toasted tomato and cheese sandwiches ewwwwww, sucks because its one of those things you can eat. Oh, and back on the chocolate which is not good.
Anyway, no sign of spotting / bleeding for 3 days now and feeling a little more relaxed although I still have concerns that it could happen again (OB said it could). I am a touch concerned that it could be pooling in me - won't know for a couple fo weeks when I have my NT scan. Booked that in for two weeks time, booked hospital today - got some stuff done which is good.
Emso - How are you today hun? So hope you have not had any more bleeding and are resting up... so scary hey... take care.
Neane - There you are? Hope you are really well and good to see you back chatting.
Everyone else - hope you are all well..
Posted 09 November 2012 - 11:38 AM
Satay - glad to hear the bleeding/spotting has stopped. Hopefully it doesn't come back! I completely understand being turned off food... for the first 8 weeks i lived off toasted cheese sandwiches and then all of a sudden worst thing ever, havent' had one since.
Scruff - desire for cat biscuits? should I be concerned? LOL *goes off to find said post*
Afm - trying really hard to take it easy... but i'm so bored!!! day time tv sucks. And because I dont feel sick I feel silly lying in bed and not doign anything, but i'm not allowed to sweep or mop or vaccuum or anything. urgh! so much needs to be done around the house urgh! In a more positive light i can finally feel the babies kicks from the outside now... DH is yet to feel them because they always stop movign when he touches me. The more movement I feel the more relaxed i am. I have some minor spotting but nothign to be concerned about.
I've managed to get my sister and her partner around on saturday to help rip up the last room of carpet so i dont have to do any heavy lifting. Dh is going to be trolley pusher on the weekend doing the groceries because he doesnt want me to do be doing that. We also discovered that our solar heating for the pool had a big hole in it from our neighbours bouganvillea which meant water was gushing out and dropping the pool level daily. Dh has managed to get some bits and pieces to repair it and should be fixed over the weekend, I feel really helpless because I can't do anything and i'm so used to being a hands on kind of person. We have also organised which air con company we are going with, just to pick a date and we will hopefully have ducted air cond installed by the end of the month.
Our next big thing to do is sort out the nursery furniture, my parents and grandparents have offered to pay for both the cots and the pram. which is a massive help. Just gotta figure out how to organise it all. I can't wait to start setting up the room. It will finally feel real. Just hope I get the all clear to start doing things again.
only 3 more sleeps till our morph scan! I'm so excited!!
Posted 09 November 2012 - 02:47 PM
Hi ladies
Glad to read some positive posts on here!!
Satay - glad to hear the spotting has calmed down and you are getting round to booking things up!! exciting and not long till that NT scan which hopefully can set a lot of your fears to rest xx
Emso - take it easy!!! I know it might be boring but its needed so love the fact that your DH is doing all the work!! totally get how you would feel guilty but dont! ha ha! Am soo glad things have calmed down for you too and oh my god 3 more sleeps until the morph scan how exciting!! are you finding out sex? Mine is in 6 more sleeps.....
Neane - good to see you back
Scruff!! Cat biscuits??? My only craving has been for cheeseburgers but I havent let myself indulg yet..! its been tough though!!!
AFM not much to report - have started doing online research for baby items and have found an awesome wicker moses basket but its only available in mothercare UK - am trying to find a way to get it over here as its soooo lovely!!! I am heading back to the UK at Christmas so might have to bring it back with me....??
morph scan in 6 days and still undecided about finding out sex..... eeek!!
Posted 10 November 2012 - 12:46 PM
hehehe....those cat biscuits were pretty tempting this afternoon when I gave my kitties their lunch...
Oh satay and emso, how frightening to have a bleed. So glad that you're both ok now - rest up.
Satay - don't over-research those sub-chronic thing-a-majigs. It will only do your head in. Just listen to your OB and follow their advice.
emso - it's tough sitting on the sidelines when you're used to being hands on? Totally get how boring daytime tv is. I had a few days off work to recover from gastro and I think I surfed the net most of the time. What wonderful parents and grandparents you have to pay for the cots and pram. Good luck for your morph scan!
nande - welcome back! Glad to see you had a wonderful time up at the Gold Coast
hillplain - congratulations and welcome! Yay for the great test results - you're doing really well.
fingerscrossed - best of luck for your morph scan. Hope it all goes well. As for the sex, DH wants to find out, whereas I don't!
AFM - just plodding along, funny thing was that as soon as I had my 12 week NT scan and got back the good results, my mind has totally relaxed - I was anxious in the first trimester, basically taking it one week at a time, and now, hardly a care in the world - dunno if this is good or bad. I don't feel pregnant anymore. MS has more or less gone, I've gone back to the gym (yay!) and coffee no longer tastes like rubbish! I've lost interest in my actual pregnancy, but all I'm thinking about is life with the 3 of us.
I spent the whole of Wednesday in hospital with gastro - I'm one of those people who just can't stop vomiting when they get it. Woke up 3.30am Wednesday feeling very ill, started vomiting and kept vomiting every 10 minutes. DH rang the nurse-on-call service who said go to ED if I can't handle the vomiting, otherwise see a GP within 4 hours. Ended up going to the ED and was very lucky that they took me in straight away. Hooked up on IV fluids and anti-nausea meds. I only went to ED because I was worried about the baby and getting dehydrated, otherwise, I would have just stayed at home and rode it out which I have done previously. It wasn't until I was in hospital that I realised that in the previous gastro episodes I've had, I've virtually driven myself into the ground - I didn't think that severe vomiting and having the runs is worthy of a trip to the ED
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Have a great weekend
Posted 10 November 2012 - 04:03 PM
Hi Girls,
Emso and Fingerscrossed - so excited you have your scans so soon, looking forward to hearing how they go, I have about 2 weeks till mine can't wait.
It's my wedding anniversary today and dh took me shopping for some maternity gear as I've had nothing to wear since I am much slimmer then when I was pregnant with dd. I also lay-byed my new pram today (phil&teds navigator) which is exciting.
I've had a couple of friend requests on FB let me know if its you??
Hope you're all having a lovely weekend.
Posted 10 November 2012 - 06:03 PM
Yep, one was me - I'm wearing a white v-neck Jeep tshirt.
Edited by scruff101, 10 November 2012 - 06:42 PM.
Posted 11 November 2012 - 05:00 PM
HI Ladies,
Nande- one wasme black and white photo wearing a dark shirt I also sent you a message too. Congrats on the wedding aniversary.
Satay & Emso - Good to hear that things are on the improve for you. Hope that it is all gone and the rest of your pg goes well!
Scruff - how lucky you are to be all relaxed and going well! I hope that the gastro has all gone now and you are well rested after the episode.
Fingerscrossed - how exciting for you to belooking at buying. We did some research last time and were going to go shopping when we went to Melb for our scan but things ended the week before. I think that we will wait abit longer before we go down that track again!
Emso - I know how you feel. We too have been renoing for the last 5 years. After last MC I told DH that I was going to betaking it easy next time. However with a farm that is never the case. I feelso useless asking people to do things that I have always done. Watching my mum lift 20kg bagsof cement to do our verandah floor has been oneof the hardest. We are getting to the end of things here having had a huge workingbee for the last week and a half. Only some cornice to go, finish painting that and the roof, do the floors and paint and finish the skirting boards and we are there. I am etermined to have this all done by christmas as DH starts playing polocrosse all over Victoria and we are away most weekends from Jan through to August although I suspect next year may be a bit different!
Hi to everyone else and good luck with your scans tomorrow for those having them. I am nervous as hell about mine but will update after!
Posted 12 November 2012 - 12:17 PM
Hi ladies
Hope we are all well
Emso - is it today that you have your morph scan? how exciting! Cant wait to hear all about it xx
Satay - I saw a thread from you in the general section - hope everything is ok, look forward to hearing a positive update when you come in here next xx in the meantime am thinking of you
Hillplain - think you have a scan too coming up? Let us know how you go, can imagine how nervous you are but keep thinking positive thoughts x
nande - happy anniversary! what a nice idea for your DH to get you some new maternity clothes! even though we are only pregnant and large enough to wear them for a short period I think its sooo important to make yourself feel nice while pregnant so spend spend spend!!! well thats my motto anyway!!
Scruff - glas to hear you are relaxing more although that bout of gastro sounds horrible!!
AFM have been doing some more research on cots, prams, moses baskets etc etc and am starting to get some final choices being made! same with names and also birth plans - eeek cant believe I will be halfway next week! Next big thing to report back in on is the morph scan later this week - cannot wait but the good old nerves are still there!! Helps that bubs continues to kick away which is a lovely reassuring feeling!
Posted 12 November 2012 - 02:18 PM
Thanks Fingers Crossed! I am looking fowards to being able to shop etc.
Hi to everyone else. I have been stalking to see how things were going for you with your scans.
AFM - well I have to say that I feel a whole lot better now. Had my 7 week scan today and all is well with 'us'. Heartbeat good and strong, a day behind and all looks great. Can't tell you how relieved that I am. Only problem is that last night I got up in the middle of the night (as we all seem to do an eternal amount of times) and somehow ended up crashing into a wall and am now black and blue all down my left side. I don't bruise easily and these ones are absolute rippers. Hopefully the soreness from that disappears soon and I can get my boots back on too!
Hope to see some updates soon!
Posted 12 November 2012 - 03:10 PM
Hi ladies.
Hillplain: Congrats on your scan! Its such a relief to see that everything is progressing as normal. Ouch, hope the bruising goes away quickly for you.
Emso: Good luck on your scan!
Scruff: Hope your feeling better from the gastro... poor thing. Thats not fun at all
Satay: Glad to hear things have improved for you, its scary seeing blood isnt it. Do you think The clexane has a lot to do with it as well?
nande: I sent you a personal message on FB, Im belinda.
Sorry I have been MIA for a week. We have had a bit of a scary week. DH and I BD, and strait after I began to bleed. I was worried but because it was dark, i was not to freaked yet. Then after we had our 7 week scan, OB did mention that I would probably have spotting... and so I did for the next 2 days then it stopped. On Friday night however, I had a gush It was awful. I was adamant this was the end of our pregnancy. On saturday I popped into work and did a quick scan with OB and bub is fine thank goodness! But its weird, each night I wake up with brown spotting and it then clears through the day. My Ob is trying to reassure me that the clexane is causing y cervix to have little bleeds... but im over seeing blood. I just want to enjoy this time after finally getting here after so long.
Edited by Glitterz, 12 November 2012 - 03:17 PM.
Posted 12 November 2012 - 05:22 PM
Good evening ladies!
Just a quick update. Had our morph scan today. Both babies doing amazingly well, both good sizes and weights. Both were very active throughout the scan, it was amazing I couldn't feel all of that movement, but I think it wont be long till I can feel it all. The scan took forever because once we had one bub done the next had to be done and twin b is very stubborn, after two walks around the block, emptying my bladder multiple times, coughing, rolling on different sides we were finally able to get all the measurements we needed.
We also are very excited to announce we are expecting two little boys! Very pleased.
In other news, we bought our pram and lay-by'd our cots today. Bought some cute baby clothes for the boys. Its begining to feel really real now!
Posted 13 November 2012 - 08:22 AM
Yay Emso!!!!! So exciting and thrilled that everything is going so well!!!!!! xxx
Hillplain - Oh dear! You ok? Those groggy wake ups in the middle of the night when pregnant are terrible - feel so different to normal. Hope you are ok.
Fingers - Congrats on being half way! Can now definitely start doing some serious shopping..
Scruff - How are you feeling after being so unwell? Hope you are ok. Also, so pleased your scan went so well - I am really nervous about mine and cannot wait to get it over with, only 6 days to go.
Nande - Hope your walk went really well!! You have heaps to talk about so I am sure it will go really well!
Glitterz - Hang in there matey! I actually have been reading that Clexane can cause some bleeding and possibly the hematomas (what I have) - just take it easy and if you are worried about anything get a scan to put your mind at rest. I'm still spotting off and on too - its only when I rest for two or three days that it completely stops, then its back when I am up and about again.
Has your Dr said anything about continuing with the Clexane? I stopped last week and *think* it might have settle down my bleeding (well, I have not had red for 10 days now).
PS - your PM did not come through, if you want to PM me maybe pop through EB...
Also, how are you going with the Prednisolone?
Hope everyone else is well and so nice to see some faces on FB
AFM - Back at work but might go home at lunch today for a rest, slept 10 hours last night and still feel rat sht today. I'm also piling on the weight too after being so inactive the last couple of weeks which is a worry but just feel the need to eat... gahhhhh!!! I am going to be so round by the end of all this...
NT Scan at 1.00pm next Thursday - cannot wait to have it over with.
Edited by Satay chicken, 13 November 2012 - 08:27 AM.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 10:35 AM
Hi ladies,
Sorry I have been absent. I don't come on eb much anymore. I hope you are all well. Congrats to the newbies on your pregnancies. It is a very exciting time isn't it.
Afm I am doing ok at the moment. I was really sick with morning sickness and the flu at the beginning of the pregnancy. The morning sickness hung around for ages but finally settling. I have had cramps on and off but scans confirm all is ok. I have my morph scan this Friday. Can't wait. We haven't bought anything for the bubs yet as we want to make sure all is ok first.
Take care xx
Posted 14 November 2012 - 07:57 AM
Glitterz - I hope that all is going well for you now. I was reading a book last night that said that BD can do that and it is not uncommon. Hope that all is improving.
emso - how wonderful for you. Your pics on FB are awesome. You must feel so much better now!
Satay - nearly there for you and your scan. Bet you can't wait for that one. I know how you feel. I am not a fittness person but I do a lot of physical work both at work and home and am really struggling with taking it easy. I too am putting on weight which sucks!
Think-positive - Good luck this Friday and I hope that the MS calms for you a little. It must be aweful. Bet you can't wait to start shopping!
AFM - things are all OK (I think) seem to be floating along now that I am not so stressed. You will all be pleased to know that I know have a hall light that automatically comes on at night so that I don't fall over again. The bruises are getting prettier by the day as that are a multitude of colours. I reckon that by tomorrow I might even be able to get my boots back on too!
Posted 14 November 2012 - 08:44 AM
Morning ladies
Hillplain - ouch that fall sounds nasty - glad you have the hall light now to avoid that happening again!!
Satay - hows things with you? has the bleeding calmed down yet? When is your next scan - is it the 12 week NT scan? Bet you cant wait to be out of the first trimester!!
Think positive - good luck with your scan on Friday - I am the same and havent brought anything yet - I think its the superstituous nature in me!! I have my morph scan tomorrow so am excited/nervous all at the same time!!
emso - wow two boys!! how exciting! I bet your DH is over the moon!
Glitterz - god its scary isnt how many of us has experienced bleedings and despite knowing its very common (especially after BDing) it doesnt help how scary it feels xx keep your chin up and trust your FS - it sounds like you are in safe hands and your bubs is merrily unaware of the anguish he is causing you!!
AFM just plodding on here - bubs is def a wriggler as been feeling his/her kicks pretty much all day now since last week which is such a nice feeling and not one I will get bored of!! Felt a big kick on the bus this morning on my way to work and it just made me smile!
Can I ask a personal question and it is very silly I know but is anyone else worried about BDing during pregnancy?? My DH is vry busy with work and study at the moment so we dont have much time (and also I am normally asleep by 9pm most night!!) but its been a while (nearly a month!! which is soooo not like us) since we BDed and I dont want to turn into one of those couples already!! We've been together 10+ years and never been like this and Im not sure if its down to study/no time or the pregnancy - I know in the first trimester I was too sore after IVF and with the bleeding I had too scared but now.... I dont know!!
Anyway morph scan tomorrow which I cannot wait for although the nerves are starting to creep in....!
Take care ladies x
Posted 15 November 2012 - 07:33 AM
Morning!!!! Hope everyone is really well today...
12 weeks tomorrow and time is going really slow! Been a tough couple of weeks but looking forward to the next tri so I can get back to some exercise and feeling somewhat normal - hopefully.
Been away from work alot and unfortunately I had to give my colleague my login details, sure enough she must have looked through my emails and seen stuff to confirm that I am pregnant - she's one of those people who loves to know private information about other people so she will be loving this. And now, I find she is meeting with people for coffees that I kind of know, I know she is going it to tell them.
It sucks because only my parents know and we haven't even told Mr G's family, or most of my friends - also, I haven't even had the NT scan yet and I so worry that if there is a problem, everyone will know at work.
Anyway, I just have to live with it. Whats weirder is that she has mentioned pregnancy to me three times in two days, not about me but in other terms - she's gagging to get it out.
Fingers - All the very best with your scan today, please let us know how you go??
Also, BD - DH and I haven't since August , I am just too worried too especially now with the bleeding I have had. Also being on progesterone pesseries doesn't reall appeal. That said, I know DH is not overly happy about it but he is being ok... its hard I know.
Hillplain - Good for you getting the light, hope you are feeling better today.
Think-Positive - So good to see you popping in! I know its hard to get on EB, I am not typing as much these days either..
Everyone else - have a great day... nearly the weekend.
Edited by Satay chicken, 15 November 2012 - 07:44 AM.
Posted 15 November 2012 - 08:25 AM
Hi ladies
I apologize for the me post in advanced.
I had NT scan on Monday we thought it went brilliantly the baby had my nose and looked to be perfect.
The following day a meeting with out fertility specialist showed poor results we had a 1:154 chance of trisomy 21, 1:27 chance of trisomy 18, 1:43 chance of trisomy 13. Also was noted that babies bladder was dilated.
Offered amino highly recommended I asked for cvs as I didn't want to wait til 15 weeks. Cairns can't do cvs only Brisbane or Townsville. Luckily the professor at Townsville was able to schedule me the next day ( yesterday) he advised my FS that we should have is immediately and with the known bladder issue my risk was now 1:10 for trisomy 18 not compatible with life kept being said to us prepare to terminate. Baby will miscarry if you don't.
we drove the 4 hours south frightened beyond belief the cvs was so traumatic painful and just horrendous my husband was sobbing at the end both of us shaking through the procedure like I have never known.
Again it was reiterated to prepare for bad news. Odds revised now 1:2 for tri 18 even if clear chromosomally baby may not survive the bladder issues as it looks not to be draining and without knowing the sex they cant know if surgery will assist and may die in utero I feel so sick scared and tired. I will have prelim results on Monday possibly Friday.
Sorry for the post. Stay well ladies love your bumps embrace it all xxx
Posted 15 November 2012 - 09:30 AM
OMG Dolce - I am so so so sorry you are both going through this..
Please know that we are here for you if you need to talk, and please do.
My thoughts and prayers are with you both, please take care and stay strong together..
Posted 15 November 2012 - 10:36 AM
I am so sorry Dolce. That is such terrifying news. I hope the CVS results come back clear. You are in my thoughts. hugs and love to you and your baby xxx
Posted 15 November 2012 - 11:05 AM
oh Dolce - what a terrible time you and your DH are experiencing - there is nothing we can say but please know we are all thinking of you x there is also a support thread for those with issues arising out of their NT scan so the ladies in there might be of help? keep us posted hon and huge love to your bubs xx
Satay - thanks for your reply below - makes me feel better its not just me!! and how annoying is your colleague for snooping!! not long now though you can tell everyone xx
AFM - I came on here to update you all after my morph scan this morning but after Dolce's news it doesnt feel quite right.. so ill keep it very brief. We are extremely relieved and lucky that everything is looking perfect and we are having a baby........ BOY!! DH is over the moon as am I and it now feels very real! xx
Posted 15 November 2012 - 02:25 PM
Dolce - Please know that my thoughts and love are with you. I know that words on a screen can't convey how much I hope that this turns out will for you and DH. Please be kind to yourself. It is times like this that remoteness makes things all that much harder for you. Please keep us all updated with how things are going and feel free to vent on here. I am more than happy to read it and if it helps you manage I say got for it.
Fingers Crossed - What a wonderful milestone for you.
Satay - I have replied to your thread this morning 3 times and lost the lot everytime. No doubt something I am doing! How terrible for you to have your privacy invaded like that. I would be one cranky person over that! On the bright side at least you are close to the end of first tri. When are you going to tell everyone? With regard to the other question about BDing *loss mentioned* In my last 'cycle' we BD'd and then I had spotting after. After trips to emergency on weekend and an aweful wait we found that we had a missed MC and I then MC. Whilst we had lost quite a bit earlier we have never really got over it. We are a bit the same as you and have only BD once since the start of the cycle due to being sore and tired etc and very nervous... I have heard however (not sure where) that sperm can help with implanting and I think progresterone too. I have put that much stuff into me that I am not sure that DH would want to be near me and my bits atm anyway.
Hi to everyone else.
Posted 15 November 2012 - 02:31 PM
Oh Dolce I am so very sorry your tests have come back with this news. It must be so stressful. Thinking of you & your family & hope things work out ok for you.
Take care,
Magenta xx
Posted 15 November 2012 - 02:50 PM
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Position Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Develop, administer, and coordinate the work of the library and its staff. Perform managerial duties relating to personnel, budgets, collection development and library operations. Coordinate selection of all library materials, including books, journals and electronic databases
Position Qualifications: Master's in Library and Information Science from an ALA accredited program is required. A minimum of 5 years of work experience in a Bible college library is desired.
Submit a cover letter and vitae to Sunny Fulton, c/o Trinity College of Florida, 2430 Welbilt Blvd, Trinity, FL 34655 or online to firstname.lastname@example.com
In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, Trinity College does not discriminate on the basis of sex in admission to or employment in its education programs or activities. All inquiries concerning the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations may contact the Title IX coordinator :Paul Willard, 2430 Welbilt Boulevard, Trinity, FL 34655. Phone: 727-376-6911, Ext. 322. Email: email@example.com.


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