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A couple months back, THQ Nordic announced a new console port for Piranha Bytes' open world RPG Risen that was originally rel...

Those of you who'd like to play Piranha Bytes' pirate-adjacent action-RPG Risen on a modern console will be able to do just t...

Back in 2017, THQ Nordic published ELEX, Piranha Bytes' latest action-RPG. And according to this open press release, that par...

Over at PC Gamer you can find this list of overlooked RPGs that includes plenty of JRPGs and games that can be considered RPG...

The latest of Richard Cobbett's RPG Scrollbars features revolves around all the underutilized ideas in RPGs. This particular ...

It's a shame that we don't often hear about the technological wizardry behind many of our favorite games, so it's great to se...

The latest episode of Matt Barton's Matt Chat on YouTube provides us a look at 57 minutes of footage of Risen, the spiritual ...

With the recent announcement of ELEX, Gamestar has wrangled up a nearly fifteen-minute video interview (in German) with the P...

Piranha Bytes' Risen has been released on GOG.com for $9.99 and, on top of that, is currently 60% off, bringing the price dow...

While the Steam version already had additional DRM removed, a patch to remove the Tages DRM from the boxed version of Risen h...

There's an interesting interview with Piranha Bytes' Sascha Henrichs up on World of Games, during which the 3D environment ar...

The folks over at World of Risen have doled out a two-page interview with former Piranha Bytes designer Mathias Filler about ...

While the news is a few days old, we only now learn from fansite World of Risen that Alex Brüggemann, co-founder of Piranh...

With Piranha Bytes celebrating fifteen years of existence, Gamers.de has slapped up a four-page interview that quizzes the co...

While most publications are understandably focusing their attention on its pirate-themed sequel, Piki Geek's Derek James has ...

Risen's TAGES-based DRM has been a thorn in our sides for nearly two-and-a-half years now, particularly for those of us who r...

For a new blog entry on Gamasutra, our own Eric Schwarz provides an analysis of the crafting systems that have been made avai...

We unfortunately didn't have the manpower to kick out dedicated subsites for the Gothics years ago, but we didn't want to mis...

Russian fansite Risen2.ru had the chance to talk with Piranha Bytes artist Sascha Henrichs, and luckily for us, offers an Eng...

In addition to some comments from Piranha Bytes co-founder Michael Hoge about the lackluster reception to JoWooD's Arcania: G...

Day three of Valve's holiday sale on Steam brought very little to the table for RPG fans, but today's deals make up for it, b...

If Arcania: Gothic 4 left you with a bad taste in your mouth, you may want to jump on this deal on Steam that will get you Pi...

The 2010 Golden Joystick Awards are just around the corner, and members of the community are being asked to start casting the...

Confusingly renamed from Defined to Shaped, GearGames continues its earlier editorial on RPGs that defined 2010 to go onto th...

Two more reviews for Piranha Bytes' Risen have hit the web over the past week or so, though their overall tones are considera...

Aeropause is next in line with a semi-favorable review of Risen, during which they slap a score of 3/5 on the Xbox 360 versio...

A few more reviews for the Xbox 360 version of Risen are up on the web, though they all come to quite different conclusions. ...

Deep Silver community manager "Hornet" has announced the release of a v1.10 patch for all retail PC versions of Risen. Grab i...

The Xbox 360 version of Risen doesn't appear to be winning over a whole lot of new fans, as demonstrated by the latest three ...

If you're still not sure about purchasing the Xbox 360 version of Risen, you should know that there are a few more lukewarm r...

Two more reviews for the Xbox 360 version of Piranha Bytes' Risen have popped up on the web, though their conclusions couldn'...

A few more reviews for the Xbox 360 version of Risen have surfaced on the 'net, so we'll start things off with a score of 6.0...

SouthPeak Games just sent us over a new trailer to celebrate the launch of the Xbox 360 version of Risen.  106 seconds of st...

I believe the Xbox 360 version of Risen was technically available earlier this week, but SouthPeak Games just fired over a pr...

The first three reviews for the newly released Xbox 360 version of Risen are online, and they're all pretty favorable. IGN st...

The Xbox 360 version of Piranha Bytes' Risen is officially available today, but that hasn't stopped a last-minute preview fro...

To prepare us for the arrival of the Xbox 360 version of Risen next week, SouthPeak Games sent us over a set of five new vide...

RPGWatch has run its dual-pronged game of the year award, where they tally fan votes and do editorial write-ups. The editor's...

The first month of 2010 was extremely busy for us, so we're a bit late with our 2009 "Game of the Year" feature.  It's a hef...

Without question, 2009 was a better year for role-playing enthusiasts than 2008 was. This past year brought us the likes of D...

TeamXbox has kicked up their own preview of the Xbox 360 version of Risen, courtesy of a hands-on demonstration given to them...

The upcoming Xbox 360 version of Risen is the subject of yet another hands-on preview, and this time it's courtesy of the gu...

There are a couple more hands-on previews of Risen available on the web, thanks to the demonstrations Southpeak has been givi...

Both GameSpot and IGN are offering up some new hands-on impressions of the upcoming Xbox 360 version of Piranha Bytes' Risen....

At about the 5:45 mark of GameSpot's latest "On The Spot" episode, Southpeak's Aubrey Norris provides us with a five-minute...

Deep Silver just sent us over a press release announcing that they'll be publishing the Xbox 360 version of Risen in North Am...

Evil Avatar brings us their review of Risen, and it's one of the more favorable ones we've seen to date. With a score of 4.5/...

WorthPlaying has conjured up their own review of Risen, during which they point out many of the same strengths and weaknesses...

The guys at Resolution Magazine are spotlighting their favorite video games of 2009, and today's entry just happens to be Pir...

RPG Codex tosses their two cents in the Risen opinion hat, noting that Piranha Bytes' latest RPG is a "worthy successor to...

The guys over at RPGWatch have whipped up their own review of Piranha Bytes' Risen, and while they do point out a few flaws, ...

The folks at GameSquad have whipped up their own review of Risen, but unfortunately we have to stand it up next to many of th...

The editors at OXM UK don't seem to care for Piranha Bytes' Risen a whole lot, as they've slapped the RPG with a score of 4.0...

After spending nearly an entire month on Risen, our own Brother None has offered up a thorough four-page critique of Piranha ...

Introduction (Gothic) Risen is a game with an unusual history. Its developers, Piranha Bytes, split with their publish...

Should you still be scouring the web for a Risen review or two to read through, you should know that there are a couple more ...

Another review of Piranha Bytes' Risen has trickled onto the Internet, and this time it's coming at us from over at Gameplay ...

A couple more reviews of Piranha Bytes' Risen popped up on the web this weekend, though neither one is very enthusiastic. Eu...

Three more English reviews covering both the PC and Xbox 360 versions of Risen are online and awaiting your scrutiny. Hooked ...

Reviews for Piranha Bytes' Risen have been all over the place, but the latest review at Neoseeker is clearly in the favorable...

There are a couple more mixed reviews of Risen to bring to your attention, just in case you have yet to procure a copy of Pir...

Alec Meer continues his romp through the world of Risen, his sixth report entitled, and dealing with, "grinding" as he heads ...

Rock, Paper, Shotgun continues to offer up their impressions of Piranha Bytes' Risen in a fifth installment that focuses on a...

The recent wave of Risen reviews has slowed to a trickle, with only three more critiques making their way to the 'net so far ...

With Gearbox's Borderlands receiving a lot of praise for its graphical style, PCGamesHardware has expanded upon a recent GOON...

Reviews of Piranha Bytes' Risen continue to pile up, with a few more reaching the Internet over the past 48 hours or so. Cris...

Risen brand manager Daniel Oberlerchner took some time out of his day to answer a handful of questions about the newly releas...

Another small wave of reviews for Piranha Bytes' Risen have surfaced, should you still be browsing the web for a good reason ...

Two more reviews and a couple more sets of firsthand impressions are now available for Piranha Bytes' latest RPG offering. Or...

IGN has gotten around to publishing their review of Risen, in which they hand the PC version of the RPG a fairly impressive s...

Deep Silver just sent us over a press release announcing the availability of a playable Risen demo for those of us living in ...

Before we head into yet another weekend, let's round up the latest group of Risen reviews that have surfaced online. The firs...

Polygamia.pl had the opportunity to chat with scriptwriter Rhianna Pratchett about the work she did on Risen and the Overlord...

Not to be left out, Piranha Bytes' Risen has also been garnering quite a few new reviews this week, which I'll round up below...

Piranha Bytes has released a small v1.01 hotfix for Risen designed to address "a grey fog issue" that some players are experi...

More reviews of Piranha Bytes' Risen continue to trickle onto the 'net, with three more surfacing over the past couple of day...

Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes' official Risen website has been updated with yet another short story, and this time it's title...

Two more websites have penned critiques for Piranha Bytes' Risen, and their general tone really couldn't be farther apart. Ga...

The Risen reviews seem to be all over the place, with the latest four ranging from about the 40% mark to the 90% mark. VGSe...

The editors at GamesRadar must be playing a different version of Risen than everyone else, as they've awarded Piranha Bytes'...

If you plan on picking up a copy of Risen today, you might want to check out the two latest reviews before spending your ha...

PCGamesHardware.de has put together a little feature that compares the graphical prowess of Piranha Bytes' Risen to their pre...

The first several reviews of Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes' Risen are in, but unfortunately they're not nearly as favorable ...

Deep Silver has released a 1.1 GB, multi-language demo of Risen, just one day shy of the game's worldwide release.  An is...

With less than 48 hours to go before Risen is available worldwide, Deep Silver has released another cinematic trailer that gi...

The editors at NZGamer managed to get their hands on an early copy of Risen and have whipped up a quick hands-on preview of ...

Piranha Bytes' official Risen website has been updated with yet another short story, and this time it's titled "The Scribe".H...

Deep Silver has updated their YouTube page with a second pre-rendered trailer for Piranha Bytes' Risen. This one is pretty sh...

The hardware savvy folks at PCGamesHardware.de have benchmarked Risen with several different video cards, including ATI's new...

Embedded within the thirty-fourth issue of PCGZine, one can find the very first English review of Piranha Bytes' Risen. The o...

Deep Silver has updated their YouTube page with a 41-second, pre-rendered trailer for Piranha Bytes' Risen. Apparently this i...

Rock, Paper, Shotgun has kicked up a hands-on preview of Risen, after receiving a preview build of the game from the folks at...

Deep Silver has released a ten-minute "making of" video featuring Piranha Bytes' Michael Hoge, Bjorn Pankratz, and Phillip Kr...

Deep Silver has announced a new contest in which three lucky Twitter fans can score a copy of the Xbox 360 version of Risen p...

Piranha Bytes' official Risen website has been updated with a ninth short story entitled "Restless Bones".Breathing heavily, ...

Deep Silver has launched a new Risen blog, only this time the entries are curiously written by "Fred", a skeleton that will a...

Deep Silver fired over a press release this morning announcing that the PC version of Piranha Bytes' Risen has officially gon...

Pixel Verdict doesn't think that the role-playing games being released this fall are getting enough coverage, so they've take...

Deep Silver sent over a press release letting us know that the third and final chapter has been added to their "experience" w...

Piranha Bytes' official Risen website has been updated with an eighth short story entitled "Shadow of Night".The night was pe...

Three videos showcasing an impressive forty-five minutes worth of footage from Piranha Bytes' Risen are now available on MTV ...

Piranha Bytes' official Risen website has been updated with two more short stories entitled "The Don and His Followers" and "...

Gamereactor is hosting two separate GamesCom videos featuring Piranha Bytes designer Michael Hoge giving a presentation of Ri...

Apparently the team at Piranha Bytes wasn't happy with the look of Risen's hero, so they've given him a facelift and revealed...

The official Risen website brings word of a new UK-only contest for an entertainment package and a copy of the game, as well ...

Xbox360Achievements.org managed to track down the fifty achievements we'll be striving for in the Xbox 360 version of Piranha...

World of Risen was published the results of two separate Risen interviews they conducted with writer Andy Walsh and graphic a...

World of Risen has uploaded another screenshot from Risen, though this time it's a conglomeration of images depicting the day...

After attending last week's GamesCom event, RPGWatch has returned to give Piranha Bytes' Risen the preview treatment.As said ...

Deep Silver sent over a press release letting us know that a second chapter has been added to their "experience" website for ...

Piranha Bytes' official Risen website has been updated with a fifth short story entitled "Deadly Adventure".Three men worked ...

IGN spent some hands-on time with Piranha Bytes' Risen at GamesCom, and has used the opportunity to whip up a quick preview.A...

GameTrailers is now hosting a three-part developer walkthrough video series for Risen (part one, part two, part three), as we...

A website labeling itself as the Universal Gaming Database has tossed up sixteen presumably new images from Piranha Bytes' Ri...

One of the editors at RPGFan was in attendance at Deep Silver's recent Risen press event, and has brought us back a hands-on ...

Piranha Bytes' official Risen website has been updated with a fourth short story that introduces us to the mage Master Belsch...

OXM has released a four-minute video interview they did with actors Andy Serkis and John Rhys-Davies about their voice acting...

Piranha Bytes has posted another weekly bestiary update to the official Risen blog, this time profiling the game's wild boars...

PCGamesHardware.de has cranked out a selection of high resolution (1920x1080) screenshots and wallpapers showing off Piranha ...

Although most of Risen's voice actors have already been revealed, Deep Silver fired over a press release this afternoon provi...

The editors at Destructoid are next in line to give us some hands-on impressions of Piranha Bytes' latest RPG offering, Risen...

OXCGN has taken a closer look at Australia's refusal to classify Risen, and why it's just another reason why the country need...