There are an awful lot of spells in D&D, and while Baldur’s Gate 3 features less than half of them, several of the big hitters are present; Tasha’s Hideous Laughter, Otto’s Irresistible Dance, or true classics like Fireball and Healing Word. But when a boss fight meant that all of …
Read More »Baldurs Gate 3s darker second act had to exist because otherwise “it gets exhausting”
Baldur’s Gate 3‘s second act is very different to its first. Fairytale-style exploration quickly gives way to something far darker and less welcoming, but according to lead writer Adam Smith, there’s a very good reason for that. Speaking with Smith at Gamescom, GamesRadar+ asks about the somewhat jarring difference in …
Read More »Meet the Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan who went on a round-the-world in-game art trip that started out as a joke
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan that traveled across 3 continents to see all of Redd’s artwork in real life has revealed it started out as a joke. Back in 2022, Mayplaystv – Animal Crossing fan and TikTok creator – began their travel series after posting a video to TikTok …
Read More »Why did Baldurs Gate 3 blow up? Larian lead writer says its thanks to “a big gamble” with CRPG standards
Why did Baldur’s Gate 3 blow up the way it did? We put the question to lead Larian writer Adam Smith at Gamescom, and he reckons it’s partly down to the fact that it doesn’t just look like Larian’s traditional brand of CRPG – it’s a full-fledged cinematic RPG, too. …
Read More »The new Diablo 4 patch notes tackle yet another laundry list of common complaints
The Diablo 4 1.1.3 patch notes are here, and they bring a welcome list of fixes for common complaints. There have been a number of patches released since the unambiguous disaster that was Diablo 4’s Season 1 launch, some of them better received than others. Patch 1.1.3 is yet another …
Read More »This Starfield countdown is dropping 1 sandwich every 5 minutes all the way to launch day, and things are already getting weird
One streamer and dev has found the perfect way to mark the days until the launch of Starfield: with an online countdown that deposits one digital sandwich into an ever-growing pile every five minutes until the game is out. The Starfield Sandwich Countdown, available at starfieldsandwich.com, is a simple Unity …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty promises plenty for Netrunners: “Weve added new ways to really push your mastery”
Cyberpunk 2077 will completely overhaul its skill tree surrounding ‘Netrunner’ builds. We’ve heard a lot about how update 2.0 will overhaul aspects of Cyberpunk 2077, at the same time as the Phantom Liberty expansion launches on September 26. Now, expansion game director Gabrial Amatangelo has revealed just how extensive the …
Read More »One Piece fans cant get over Netflix trailer dubbed with the original Japanese voice cast
Netflix Japan has shared a version of the live-action One Piece trailer with a Japanese dub – from the original anime voice cast. Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, and Hiroaki Hirata can all be heard voicing their respective characters – Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Usop, and Sanji …
Read More »Buffy fans are debating the shows worst plot holes – and they all have to do with vampire lore
Buffy the Vampire Slayer was easily one of the most iconic TV series of the late 90s/early 2000s. But, like all good shows, it did have some goofs and inconsistencies. “In season seven, episode ‘First Date,’ Robin meets Spike for the first time. In the second scene they’re in together, …
Read More »Spider-Verse producers say they had to fight to keep the best new character in Across the Spider-Verse
There were so many versions of Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse that Spider-Punk – arguably the coolest one – almost didn’t make the cut. “Some people were like, ‘Is there a way to simplify this? There’s so many characters. Do we really need Spider-Punk?'” writer-producer Chris Miller told Entertainment …
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