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Baldur's Gate 3 Update Fixes Awkward Romances, Chatty Minthara, and More

Larian has released a brand new Baldur's Gate 3 update, and while it's not a massive one, it does contain some rather amusing fixes that should make your gameplay experience a little smoother. This…

March 18, 2024 | 10:46 EDT

A Spartan running while another fires a Needler at them in the March Halo Infinite update
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Halo Infinite Update to Bring Networking Overhaul, Easy Anti-Cheat, and More Next Week

343 Industries has detailed what's coming in next week's major Halo Infinite update, and if you've ever been frustrated by other players blatantly cheating, this one's for you. In a new update…

March 15, 2024 | 11:37 EDT

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Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Reveals First Look at Beatrix and Vane DLC Characters

Today Cygames hosted the Granblue Fantasy 10th Anniversary livestream and shared news about its fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. First of all, we get to see a trailer providing the…

March 9, 2024 | 02:25 EST

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Temtem Microtransactions Being Removed Later This Year, Big Updates To Stop

Crema has announced that larger updates for Temtem, which usually contain major gameplay additions and new content, will end later this year. In a very lengthy letter to the Temtem community, Crema…

March 4, 2024 | 08:56 EST

Astarion in in Baldur's Gate 3
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Baldur's Gate 3 Has "Way Over" 10 Million Players, Mod Support Has Been in the Works Since Launch

Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Studios has been very successful, but just how successful? Apparently "way over" 10 million players have now enjoyed the popular D&D game. The news comes by way of  …

February 26, 2024 | 07:44 EST

Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3
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Baldur's Gate 3 Developer Teases "Robust, Cross-Platform Plan for Mod Support"

Baldur's Gate 3 just received a new hotfix patch, and its developers revealed that they are working on cross-platform mod support. The new patdch, namely Hotfix #19 or version 4.1.1.4811634…

February 22, 2024 | 03:51 EST

Survivors fighting off zombies in Dying Light 2 with melee weapons and firearms
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Dying Light 2 Firearms Update Finally Lets You Blast the Undead to Kingdom Come

Techland has released the Dying Light 2 Firearms Update, and it's being touted as the zombie-slaying open-world parkour game's biggest update to date. Previous Dying Light 2 updates have added…

February 22, 2024 | 09:55 EST

Promotional screenshot of EVE: War For New Eden, featuring the box art, ship miniatures, and several officers in the background.
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EVE: War For New Eden Kickstarter Ends With Over 12 Times Its Funding Goal

Recently, a tabletop game Kickstarter concluded. The project was EVE: War For New Eden, a board game set in the world of EVE Online developed by Titanforge Games. The campaign wasn't just a success,…

February 21, 2024 | 05:33 EST

A character in Fallout London
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Fallout London Shows Massive World, Characters, Weapons, Factions, and More Ahead of Release

We're just a couple of months away from the release of Fallout London, the massive mod for Bethesda's Fallout 4, which will shift the setting to the devastated United Kingdom.  Today, the team…

February 20, 2024 | 05:32 EST

2B in Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising
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2B From NieR: Automata Invades Another Universe as Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Reveals Gameplay

Tomorrow, 2B from NieR: Automata will be released as a DLC guest character for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, and today Cygames revealed her gameplay. The trailer, which you can see below, reveals…

February 19, 2024 | 11:07 EST

Shadowheart and Lae'zel kissing one another in Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 6
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Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 6 Available Now, Features Reworked Kissing, New Animations, and More

Larian has released Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 6, and it comes with a ton of fixes and improvements, including new kissing animations, new idle animations for your companions in camp, and more. Last week…

February 16, 2024 | 07:53 EST

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Baldur's Gate 3 Wins Game of the Year at the D.I.C.E. Awards, Here Are All the Winners

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences just hosted the 27th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, and the winners for all categories have been announced. If you're not familiar with the awards, the…

February 16, 2024 | 01:07 EST

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Xbox Will Release 4 Games on Other Platforms, Teases Next Generation Hardware and Holiday Reveal

Microsoft has just published the much-feared and much-discussed official Xbox Podcast in which the company's leadership discussed the future of the platform. Following over a week of over-the-top…

February 15, 2024 | 04:17 EST

Karlach in Baldur's Gate 2
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Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 6 Will Be 21 GB and Have More than Romance, New Details Shared

Today Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios shared more details about the upcoming Patch 6 for the game, which will include much more than the previously announced improvement to romance.  We…

February 13, 2024 | 01:10 EST

Shadowheart and Lae'zel prepare to kiss in Baldur's Gate 3
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Baldur's Gate 3 Passes Half a Million Reviews on Steam and 96% Are Positive

Larian Studios' RPG Baldur's Gate 3 is extremely popular, but just how popular is it? A milestone passed on Steam certainly paints a positive picture. We learn that the game has passed a whopping…

February 12, 2024 | 12:23 EST

The main character kisses Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3
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Baldur's Gate 3 "Hefty" Patch 6 Coming Next Week Improving Kisses and Much More

Baldur's Gate 3 is getting ready for Valentine's Day with a big patch coming next week, likely with the most appropriate content possible on the menu. As shared on X (formerly Twitter) on the…

February 10, 2024 | 04:10 EST

Official artwork for Foamstars, depicting several playable characters surfing a wave of colorful foam
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Foamstars Review - Party's Over

There's a moment during Foamstars' introductory tutorial wherein your instructor, Bublo Espuma (see what they did there?), says "this isn't like other games". This wouldn't be a Foamstars review if I…

February 12, 2024 | 12:09 EST

Saytang the Watcher in Total War: Warhammer 3
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Total War: Warhammer 3 Developers Add Content Aplenty to Latest & Next DLC Following Backlash

Today Creative Assembly announced relevant changes to be made to Total War: Warhammer 3's latest DLC Shadows of Change. The same will apply to the next.   This happens after the developer delivered…

February 8, 2024 | 11:12 EST

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Roblox Financials Show Huge Year-on-Year Growth, Platform Predicts More Prosperity

Roblox has announced its 2023 financial results, and it's been another banner year for the game (if, indeed, it can be called such), with revenue jumping by over 20% year-on-year. Per a new investor…

February 7, 2024 | 09:56 EST

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Starcraft Spiritual Successor Stormgate Wins Almost $2.4 Million with Successful Kickstarter

The Kickstarter campaign for Stormgate, a spiritual successor of Starcraft by Frost Giant Studios, has just concluded successfully.  28,143 backers pledged $2,380,701 for the game on Kickstarter,…

February 1, 2024 | 02:14 EST

Palworld and Baldur's Gate III
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Baldur's Gate 3 and Palworld Are the Most Played Games on Steam Deck in January 2024

Today Valve shared the most played games on its portable PC Steam Deck for the month of January 2024, and the results may or may not surprise you.  The ranking, shared on the Steam Deck's official X…

February 1, 2024 | 01:42 EST

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Destiny 2 X Mass Effect Crossover Gear Released [UPDATED]

Today Bungie announced new crossover items coming to Destiny 2, and they're from another super-popular sci-fi IP, BioWare's Mass Effect.  According to the announcement made on X (formerly Twitter),…

February 13, 2024 | 12:16 EST

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Planet Zoo Is Coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in March

Frontier Developments has announced that its zoo sim Planet Zoo is heading to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S later this year. The game, which originally launched on PC via Steam all the way back…

January 30, 2024 | 09:25 EST

A collection of Valheim merchandise, including to-scale weapons, plushies, and dice, courtesy of Heroic Replicas
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New Valheim Merch Kickstarter Campaign Includes a $1,300 Sword and Much More

Iron Gate and merch company Heroic Replicas have announced a Kickstarter campaign for a new set of Valheim merchandise, including a full-scale replica of the game's ethereal Mistwalker sword. The…

January 29, 2024 | 10:26 EST

Granblue Fantasy Versis Rising 2B
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Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising 2B DLC and Update 1.2 Get Release Date

Today, during the Frosty Faustings tournament, Cygames has news to share about the next update coming to its fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. Director Tetsuya Fukuhara wasn't able to…

January 27, 2024 | 06:57 EST

A truck driving along an expansive Scandinavian road in the new Euro Truck Simulator 2 Nordic Horizons DLC
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Euro Truck Simulator 2 Nordic Horizons DLC Will Take You to Beautiful Scandinavia

SCS Software has announced a new Euro Truck Simulator 2 DLC expansion pack, and it's taking you all the way to Scandinavia. Previous expansions have incorporated the landscapes of locations like the…

January 26, 2024 | 11:52 EST

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Gran Turismo 7 January Update Coming Tomorrow with 3 New Cars and More

Today Polyphony Digital and Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed the next update coming to the racing game Gran Turismo 7. The update is coming tomorrow, January 25, and it's numbered 1.42.  As…

January 24, 2024 | 04:16 EST

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The Day Before Developer Fntastic Blames "Hate Campaign" for Controversial Game's Failure

Fntastic still isn't done with The Day Before, it seems, as the studio has released a lengthy rebuttal to some of the accusations being leveled against it. In a post on the Fntastic X (formerly…

January 24, 2024 | 09:41 EST

Baldur's Gate 3 - Shadowheart and PlayStation Logo
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Baldur's Gate 3 Update for PS5 Fixes Invisible Save Files from Error 544

Today Larian Studios released a new patch for the PS5 version of its super-popular RPG Baldur's Gate 3 fixing a rather sneaky problem on the console.  Xbox players aren't the only ones who had…

January 23, 2024 | 01:13 EST

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League of Legends Developer Riot Games Laying Off 530 Employees, Riot Forge Will Cease Development

2023 has been an annus terribilis for employment in the gaming industry, but 2024 isn't starting any better. Riot Games, developer of League of Legends, Valorant, and more, has announced a large…

January 22, 2024 | 08:47 EST

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Halo Infinite Is Abandoning Seasons as 343 Confirms "Brand-New Projects" In Development

343 Industries just hosted a new community livestream explaining what's coming to Halo Infinite in the January update (CU29) and beyond. Starting with the update, it's coming on January 30 and it…

January 19, 2024 | 05:12 EST

Baldur's Gate 3 won't Be on Game Pass
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Baldur's Gate 3 Director Explains Why Larian's Games Won't Be on Subscription Services

Seeing big games appear on subscription services like Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus is almost the norm nowadays, but it won't happen with the acclaimed Baldur's Gate 3.  Larian Studios' CEO and…

January 17, 2024 | 08:24 EST

A construct with its eyes lit up in the new Diablo 4 Season of the Construct event
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Diablo 4 Season of the Construct Brings New Quests and Much More Next Week

Blizzard has announced a new Diablo 4 season. It's scheduled to start next week and will bring new quests, new dungeons to delve into, and much more. Season of the Construct will be the third major …

January 17, 2024 | 10:54 EST

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Foamstars

Introducing Foamstars, the new 4v4 online party shooter for PS5 and PS4. Use foam to build terrain, creating slippery surfaces to surf around the arena at high speed, help defend from enemy attacks,…

January 16, 2024 | 10:41 EST

A character in Foamstars smiling at the camera and wielding a weapon
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Foamstars Release Date Officially Revealed for Next Month

Toylogic and Square Enix have announced a release date for Foamstars, and there's good news if you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber as well. The wacky multiplayer shooter, which was originally…

January 16, 2024 | 09:19 EST

Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising - Lucilius
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Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Reveals Lucilius Gameplay and Moves Ahead of DLC Release

Cygames released a new video about its popular fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, focusing on the newest DLC character, Lucilius.  The video is basically a guide to Lucilius' moves one…

January 15, 2024 | 02:03 EST

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Team Fortress: Source 2 Fan Project Ceases Development After DMCA from Valve

Today the developers of the Team Fortress: Source 2 fan project have announced that development will come to an end.  The decision was taken after the team received a DMCA takedown notice from Valve…

January 11, 2024 | 03:16 EST

Tryndamere looking angry as two enemies fall behind him in the League of Legends Season 2024 cinematic
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League of Legends Season 2024 Cinematic Features Epic Battles Between Iconic Champions

Riot has released the League of Legends Season 2024 cinematic, and it stars some of the game's most iconic champions. Just a couple of days after the release of the Valorant Episode 8 cinematic, the…

January 10, 2024 | 10:35 EST

Baldur's Gate 3 Shadowheart and Xbox Logo
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Baldur's Gate 3 Developer Expects Microsoft to Solve Xbox Save Bug With Firmware Update Next Week

Baldur's Gate 3 users on Xbox Series X|S have been suffering from a sneaky but rather serious issue causing them to lose their game saves. Microsoft already tried to solve it via a firmware update,…

January 9, 2024 | 02:47 EST

Sony PlayStation's Best Place to Play Slide at CES 2024
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PlayStation Boasts Record 123 Million Monthly Active Users, Shows Glimpse of Gravity Rush Movie

Sony is hosting its traditional conference just before the 2024 International CES in Las Vegas. Of course, PlayStation played a part in the celebrations.  Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan…

January 8, 2024 | 08:51 EST

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Halo Tabletop Miniatures Game Announced by Mantic and 343 Industries

For a certain generation of gamers, Halo was their introduction to modern shooters. Bungie's space opera is set in a world packed with action, war, and big-idea stories. It is a world that 343…

January 5, 2024 | 03:26 EST

Baldur's Gate 3 Bare-chested Halsin Censored and Xbox Logo
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Xbox Lifting Bans on Baldur's Gate 3 Users Banned for Clips With Adult Content

Earlier this week, reports started to surface about Xbox users getting banned due to uploading clips of Baldur's Gate 3 including mature content. Larian mentioned on January 4 via director of…

January 5, 2024 | 01:21 EST

A close-up of the Noxian warlord Ambessa, who is joining League of Legends as a champion this year
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League of Legends Reveals Ambessa from Arcane as New Champion

Riot has revealed that Noxian warlord Ambessa is joining League of Legends' ranks as a champion this year. This news comes via the League of Legends Season 2024 lookahead, which features rundowns of…

January 5, 2024 | 11:40 EST

The key artwork of Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
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Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising's Success Pushes Tournament Organizer to Enforce Cap on Participants

Cygames and Arc System Works' new fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising appears to be drawing a lot of attention among the fighting game community.  As a result, the organizers of the…

January 5, 2024 | 01:16 EST

Cover box art for the board game Wingspan.
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Embrace Your Inner Dracologist With Wyrmspan

If you are familiar with board games, you have heard about Wingspan. Elizabeth Hargrave's cozy competitive game about managing a bird reserve has received its share of expansions and videogame ports…

January 3, 2024 | 07:31 EST

The new Point Hope location that's included in the Phasmophobia roadmap for 2024
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Phasmophobia Roadmap for 2024 Includes Visual Overhaul, New Gear, and More

Kinetic Games has unveiled the Phasmophobia roadmap for 2024 and beyond, teasing what's coming to the ghost-hunting multiplayer horror game this year. In a new Steam post, Kinetic says it's removed…

January 3, 2024 | 10:28 EST

Baldur's Gate 3 Wins the Steam Awards
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Baldur's Gate 3 is Game of The Year at the Steam Awards; Starfield Wins Most Innovative Gameplay

Today Steam announced the results of the 2023 Steam Awards, voted by the users of Valve's super-popular digital distribution platform for PC. According to the official page, Baldur's Gate 3 won Game…

January 2, 2024 | 02:46 EST

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Fallout London Delayed to 2024, But It Looks Incredible

Today the team behind the massive Fallout London mod for Fallout 4, announced that it won't be released in 2023 as it was previously announced. We do get a new release date, and it's April 23, 2024…

December 24, 2023 | 01:20 EST