RPGamer News Roundtable Discussion Forum

Independence Day

July 4th, 2002
Updater on Duty:Justin Weiss

Wow, the response to the last roundtable was phenomenal! I was surprised at the number of people that want to join us in conversation about RPGs and the videogame industry, but I unfortunately couldn't get everything together in time to have readers for this week's roundtable. Rest assured, though, that your applications are sitting in their own folder in my Inbox and I should be able to get those together in time for the next roundtable.

That out of the way, we have a fantastic roundtable for you tonight. It could collectively be called the "State of the RPG Industry" roundtable, and discusses the ability of next-generation console RPGs and PC RPGs to successfully draw a player into a fantasy world beyond anything we could possibly experience in the real world. Is innovation really necessary in the RPG market, and, if so, who will bring it to the table? This is one of the main questions we kept coming back to throughout the roundtable discussion, and we came up with some great insights. I hope you enjoy reading it, we certainly had fun talking about it.

We're always open to applications to sit on our roundtable and talk about games with your favorite staff members of RPGamer; the link is on the sidebar to the right. Suggestions, comments, possible discussion topics, and anything else you feel like throwing my way are always welcome, and should be sent to rtable@rpgamer.com. Have a safe and fun 4th, and keep reading our roundtables!

Topics of Discussion

This Week's Panelists

Panelist #1 Vital Signs Name: Andrew Long Email: castomel@rpgamer.com Location: Ontario, Canada Why Me? RPGamer News Head Panelist #2 Vital Signs Name: Googleshng Email: googleshng@rpgamer.com Location: Connecticut Why Me? Q&A Master

Panelist #3 Vital Signs Name: Justin Weiss Email: thevortex@rpgamer.com Location: Illinois Why Me? Roundtable Director Panelist #4 Vital Signs Name: Matthew Stuckwisch Email: guifa@rpgamer.com Location: Alabama Why Me? RPGamer Mediaite

Panelist #5 Vital Signs Name: Michael Bischoff Email: kamikaze@rpgamer.com Location: Illinois Why Me? RPGamer Mediaite Panelist #6 Vital Signs Name: Seán Michael Peters Email: rico@rpgamer.com Location: Washington Why Me? RPGamer Editorials Head