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 »After a fire at the studio, co-op horror darling Phasmophobia delays console launch to October
Phasmophobia’s long-awaited console launch has been delayed due to a fire at developer Kinetic Games’ office building. Previously scheduled to go live in August, the Phasmophobia console release date for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PSVR 2 has now been pushed to “the week leading up to Halloween this October.” …
Read More »Mario Party 3 hopefuls in shambles after a different N64 classic hits Nintendo Switch Online
A fresh Nintendo Switch Online update has brought another well-liked N64 classic back to modern audiences, but Mario Party 3 hopefuls aren’t taking the news well. During the Nintendo Direct in September 2022, Nintendo announced a suite of N64 games to come to the NSO library over the next year. …
Read More »Like a Dragon Gaiden resurrects the weirdest Yakuza character: manbaby
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is recruiting some of the franchise’s best and worst characters, including the Yakuza patriarch who dresses like a giant baby. Yes, you unfortunately read that correctly. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio quietly announced that some of the more batshit Yakuza characters …
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 »Thronefall is real-time strategy for people who dont like RTS
I am a turtler, at heart. The kind of player who prefers to hide behind a big stone wall and let archers and guard towers do the work in the best RTS games. Nothing gives me more satisfaction than to set a city going, and let wave after wave of …
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