No Mercy

November 22nd, 2011 by Joel Haddock

There I was, making my way down a gently descending mountain road, trying to get as far as I could from the death and destruction I had escaped mere moments before. Getting a last minute reprieve from my own execution by a dragon attack was not exactly how I planned this day to go, but what’s a Nord to do?

With a new lease on life (for the moment, anyway), it was up to me to warn the people of Skyrim that death from above was on the way, and they’d best start finding some hidey-holes if they wanted to survive. Unfortunately for the people of Skyrim, there was a narrow trail leading off the road that I just couldn’t possibly pass up.

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We Won!

November 16th, 2011 by Joel Haddock

We here at Spectacle Rock are pleased to announce that we have emerged from the 3rd Annual Mobbie Awards (hosted by the Baltimore Sun) as winners of the Best Uncatagorized Blog of 2011!

Thanks to everyone who supported us, and we’ll do our best to make sure we keep things going in 2012! And we’ll keep fighting the good fight to see if we can’t get the Sun to recognize video games as entertainment next year, too!

Wasteland for iPhone?

November 1st, 2011 by Joel Haddock

Passed along by our good friend at Zombie Apocalypse is this article from touchArcade about a possible release of Wasteland and several other classic Interplay cRPGs for the iOS platform. While the details are a little scant, it seems this could be released in a matter of weeks. Definitely something to keep an eye on for those of you craving post-apocalyptic adventure in your pockets.