Read more roleplaying games stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14918/roleplaying-games.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:23:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36731/spore-sparkles-but-gameplays-a-little-dim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost critics are positive about Spore , but you’ll likely get a different answer from each about why. Troy Wolverton, writing in the San Jose Mercury News , found the game “engrossing,” though he wonders whether it will live up to the “massive hype.” In the New York Times , Seth Schiesel criticized...http://www.newser.com/story/36731/spore-sparkles-but-gameplays-a-little-dim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Sep 2008 18:18:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20747/dungeons-dragons-co-creator-dead-at-69.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWidely revered Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax, regarded as the father of role-playing games, has died at his home in Wisconsin after years of health problems, AP reports. He was 69. Together with Dave Arneson, Gygax created the massively popular medieval fantasy Dungeons & Dragons in 1974 that struck...http://www.newser.com/story/20747/dungeons-dragons-co-creator-dead-at-69.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Mar 2008 3:29:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17198/exploding-world-of-warcraft-population-hits-10m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnline role-playing game World of Warcraft has topped 10 million subscribers, making it by far the most popular game of its kind, GamePro.com reports. The fantasy kingdom of Azeroth now has a higher population than many of the real world's countries. More than half of the game's addicts are...http://www.newser.com/story/17198/exploding-world-of-warcraft-population-hits-10m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Jan 2008 13:39:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11902/singapore-lifts-ban-on-game-with-lesbian-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGamers in Singapore may now buy Microsoft's Mass Effect despite a female-female love scene. The country has decided to allow the sale of the video game under an M18 rating, reports Singapore's Straits Times , after previously banning it due to a scene showing a human woman and an alien woman...http://www.newser.com/story/11902/singapore-lifts-ban-on-game-with-lesbian-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Nov 2007 14:54:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/9461/shot-on-location-in-azeroth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWorld of Warcraft is home to 9 million adventurers—and one film crew. A team of New York-based programmers, filmmakers and geeks has been shooting a feature-length movie entirely within the online game, a uniquely difficult location shoot. “The crew doesn't usually start running off after their mortal enemy and...http://www.newser.com/story/9461/shot-on-location-in-azeroth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Oct 2007 16:08:09 CDT