{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/8960d7bdb2d9f3645b2b22c3cb29de0c8353d831.png Is it a Gothic Remake? Not yet, but it can become one: THQ Nordic releases playable prototype on Steam, asks for the player's opinion Barcelona, Spain / Vienna, Austria, December 13th, 2019: „Welcome to the colony!“ – how is it possible that 18 years have passed since we first heard that phrase at the beginning of Gothic, the game that set a milestone in the history of German fantasy RPGs, such as Risen and Elex? Since then,...

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You can now play demos of Alice: Madness Returns and Arcania: Gothic 4 through your browser, right here on Eurogamer. Gaikai's new-fangled streaming technology means gamers can play console-quality games without downloading a thing. The two new trials are the latest to become available on Eurogamer's new Gaikai in-browser streaming page. Samples of Crysis 2, FIFA 12 and The Sims Medieval are already available. Sniper: Ghost Warrior, Magicka and The Witcher 2 demos are also available to play. See...

Fall of Setarrif, an all-new standalone expansion for Arcania: Gothic 4, is now available on Steam! A new threat casts its shadow over the Southern Isles. A mysterious demon, consumed by hatred, terrifies the population and pools his force against the coastal city of Setarrif. Experience a new, compelling part of the chronicles of Argaan. Face the last challenge - determine your destiny!

Gothic 3 scored only 8/10 because developer JoWooD "forced" the game's release when it was "not ready", developer Piranha Bytes has revealed to Eurogamer. That was the final nail in the coffin: Piranha Bytes walked away from its long-term publisher partner and the renowned RPG series it had created. "The problem was - to cut a long story short - there were a couple of differences in opinion between the publisher and us," said Piranha Bytes co-founder Michael Hoge. "And the whole thing collapsed ...