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 »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 »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 »AMD says its not blocking Starfield from getting Nvidias superior performance-boosting tech
Starfield could get Nvidia’s performance-boosting DLSS tech if Bethesda wanted to add it, according to AMD’s gaming boss. “If and when Bethesda wants to put DLSS into the game, they have our full support,” AMD gaming lead Frank Azor tells The Verge. Azor goes to some lengths to avoid discussing …
Read More »How Baldurs Gate 3s sexiest antiheroes and villains went from “naked on stage” to the RPG of the year
Baldur’s Gate 3 is here, and it is sexy, thanks in large part to the cast who brought its often-horny heroes to life. But I think we all know that it is, in fact, the villains and antiheroes who hold the real sex appeal most of the time, and this …
Read More »Baldurs Gate 3 will launch on Xbox this year after Larian and Phil Spencer “found a solution”
The hit D&D RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming to Xbox Series X and S “this year,” as Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke has now confirmed. “Super happy to confirm that after meeting Phil Spencer yesterday, we’ve found a solution that allows us to bring Baldur’s Gate 3 to Xbox …
Read More »Starfield has New Game+ but with “a unique and exciting twist”
Starfield has a New Game+ mode, ensuring you can keep playing Bethesda’s enormous sci-fi RPG even after you eventually roll credits. That’s according to a new GQ interview featuring Bethesda boss Todd Howard, Starfield lead Emil Pagliarulo, and several other members of the Bethesda team. GQ writes that Starfield “gives …
Read More »Baldurs Gate 3 is the game of the moment – dont ruin that moment
It’s hard to overstate the spectacle of Baldur’s Gate 3. It’s hard to escape it, too. Baldur’s Gate 3 is all over the internet like its players are all over bears. Larian’s latest epic RPG is well and truly having a moment, and through it, CRPGs in general are too. …
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