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An evil Dragonborn character in Baldur's Gate 3.

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TEASECEPTION | In teasing Baldur's Gate 3's next big update, Larian also casually teases that the next project it's working on will be its "best work ever"

"Yes, it’s hype, but it’s hype because it really looks and feels good.” - Excited Swen

April 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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BALDUR'S WAIT | Don't worry, the next Baldur's Gate shouldn't be over 20 years away, even if it won't come from Larian

It also sounds like Wizards of the Coast would at least consider bringing back some beloved Baldur's Gate 3 characters.

April 17, 2024 Mark Warren

A collage of characters and locations from some of our favourite mobile games. L-R: Dan Heng from Honkai: Star Rail; America Chavez and Groot from Marvel Snap; a domed tower level from Monument Valley 2; Diluc from Genshin Impact; and Darius III and Artoria Pendragon from Fate/Grand Order.

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GAMES IN YOUR POCKET | The best mobile games to play in 2024

Want to know the best games you can handily check out on your mobile device?

April 12, 2024 Rebecca Jones

A character in Elden Ring, one of the best PS5 games, looking at a shooting star

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PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS | The best PS5 Games to justify your next-gen PlayStation purchase in 2024

Sony's stellar lineup just keeps getting bigger.

April 11, 2024 James Billcliffe

FNAF movie - Freddy Fazbear and the gang

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FREDDY 2.0 | Five Nights at Freddy's 2 locked in at Universal, will likely dominate Halloween 2025 regardless of quality

They should figure out the tone this time around.

April 11, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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RULE OR RUIN | Darkest Dungeon 2 expands its realm with free standalone mode Kingdoms later this year

Find and defeat a monstrous threat before it overwhelms and destroys the Kingdom.

April 10, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

A toy soldier character pointing a rifle in Roblox game Toy Defense.

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Toy Defense codes

Toy-tally awesome codes.

April 9, 2024 Dion Dassanayake

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TACTICAL | Yoshi-P isn't interested in a Final Fantasy Tactics version of 16, but he does think its about time the spin-off got a new entry

He's just like us!

April 7, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A number of characters from Baldur's Gate 3.

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CATCH THE WORM | Whatever Baldur's Gate 3 dev Larian ends up doing next, it will probably be in early access too

Why fix what isn't broken?

April 7, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM | The best free-to-play games to try in 2024

Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.

April 5, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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A character surrounded by intellect devourers in Baldur's Gate 3.

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SLEEP SESSIONS SAVED | Baldur's Gate 3's latest hotfix should stop an intellect devourer cheekily messing up your quick breaks

The walking brain's been told to stop it, now carry on as you were.

April 4, 2024 Mark Warren

An image split into two panels. On the left: Dragon's Dogma 2's Arisen stands against a fiery background in full armour. On the right: Baldur's Gate 3's Shadowheart, Lae'zel, Wyll, and Mizora.

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BACK TO RISEN ROAD | Dragon’s Dogma 2 has me feeling homesick for Baldur’s Gate — and that's fine

Maybe the grass is always greener in the other faux-medievalist high fantasy setting, but nevertheless, it proves that the two aren't interchangeable.

April 1, 2024 Rebecca Jones

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A WHALE OF A TIME? | Gotta spend it all? Why Pokemon Go's monetization is making me re-evaluate my playtime

To spend, or not to spend, that is the question.

March 30, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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LAYOFFS, AND A SALE | SEGA to reportedly lay off 240 staff, as Company of Heroes developer Relic announces plans to go independent

Creative Assembly, Sega Europe, and Hardlight will be affected by the cuts, according to reports.

March 28, 2024 Mark Warren

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BEGONE, FRAUDS | Bad news, Baldur's Gate 3 fraudsters, the latest hotfix stops you hoodwinking merchants using container tricks

Oh, and lobbing a Black Pudding Platter at Astarion's head should no longer crash your game.

March 27, 2024 Mark Warren

Owen O'Donnell next to Gandalf in Dragon's Dogma 2.

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VIDEO | A REAL ARTIST reviews our Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creations

They're all beautiful Arisen, especially George Costanza.

March 27, 2024 Mark Warren

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WARBOUND | Bellwright is a mix of Rimworld and Mount & Blade, and a true rebellion game at heart

The team at Donkey Crew have to win folks over after Lost Oasis, and Bellwright might just be the trick.

March 26, 2024 Connor Makar

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BEAR-ST LAID PLANS | Baldur's Gate 3 devs planned for you killing everyone, didn't expect you to "jump through the entire thing"

"You always have to assume that all the antagonists and protagonists will be killed by the player." Sounds about right.

March 26, 2024 Mark Warren

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ARMAGEDDON FACTOR | Blur vs Split Second was Deep Impact vs Armageddon for mid-2000s arcade racers

They're nothing like buses! They're sports cars!

March 26, 2024 Jim Trinca

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The landscape from The Elder Scrolls 6's teaser and the Dragonborn in Skyrim.

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WAHEY | Bethesda cheekily confirms early builds of The Elder Scrolls 6 are already being played by devs, and they sound pretty fun

Also, the series has now been around long enough to really make you feel old.

March 25, 2024 Mark Warren

On the left, Makoto Yuki frmo Persona 3 Reload, he's holding a pistol pointed upwards. On the right, Kotome Shiomi from Persona 3 Portable, she's stood with her mouth open.

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CAN'T BE HELPED | Persona 3 Reload producer says Portable's female protagonist would cost "two to three times" as much as The Answer DLC, so it won't be possible

No matter how much you beg, it sounds like it's not going to happen.

March 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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PERSPECTIVE SHIFT | First-person shooter fans rejoice, Fortnite is finally adding the highly requested mode later this year

And there are a whole heap of other additions coming too.

March 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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MAYO MADNESS | Yes, Stardew Valley mayonnaise drinking speedruns are now a thing, and already sub 20 minutes

Hey, at least they’re not racing to get intimate with a bear like the Baldur's Gate 3 lot…yet.

March 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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LET HIM COOK | Baldur's Gate 3's director was once on board with doing a sequel, but now he's aiming for "a very big RPG that will rule them all"

Larian’ll apparently need to wait for some technological advances in order to pull off its big dream, though.

March 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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INTO THE SUNSET | Larian will not be making Baldur's Gate 4, or any Baldur's Gate 3 expansions

The team responsible for the best RPG in years is moving onto other projects.

March 21, 2024 Connor Makar

The legendary hero, Minsc of Rashemen, in Baldur's Gate 3.

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CRITICAL ROLE | Larian considered having multiple narrators in Baldur's Gate 3 - including Matt Mercer

The voice actor would go on to voice MInsc in the released version, but that wasn't always the plan.

March 21, 2024 Connor Makar

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SIMLISH TIME | Following Barbie, Margot Robbie is producing the live-action The Sims movie you've been hearing about forever

Whippna choba dog!

March 21, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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WINNER WINNER WINNER | Baldur's Gate 3 wins Game of the Year and three other awards at the 2024 Games Developer Choice Awards

Larian's RPG was the big winner at the 24th Annual GDC Awards.

March 21, 2024 Connor Makar

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A NEW PEAK | Stardew Valley's concurrent players skyrocket following collaborative 1.6 update with popular mod maker

Stardew Valley Expanded mod is also compatible with the new update.

March 20, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Final Fantasy 14 on Xbox Series X/S introduces FFXIV Coins: New digital currency required for optional items and potential subscription fees

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GOTTA BUY SOME COINS | Final Fantasy 14 on Xbox Series X/S introduces FFXIV Coins: New digital currency required for optional items and potential subscription fees

Additional currencies are nothing new, especially in the MMO realm, but still.

March 20, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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A LOT OF HOT AIR | For Candy Crush Soda, King blew 8 million dollars on hot air balloons that never flew

A funny story about an eye-watering waste of money for us, but a drop in the bucket for the mobile giant.

March 20, 2024 Connor Makar

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FARM-TO-PC | Stardew Valley update 1.6 is live with a treasure trove of content such as new pets, festivals, mystery boxes, and more farm-fresh delights

Plus a new fish, mystic seeds, a big chest, waterfalls, and up to eight players on PC.

March 19, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Collage of troops from Starship Troopers and Helldivers 2

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STARSHIP DUPER | Helldivers 2 isn't the only Unofficial Movie Adaptation in gaming, but it might be the best one

Stop pretending that Deadly Premonition is good on any level.

March 19, 2024 Jim Trinca

Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3, and a vampire from Vampire Survivors.

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YOU CAN'T SAY NO | Should Baldur's Gate 3 and Vampire Survivors do a crossover? Seems like a leading question to me

This isn’t how polls work, Swen. I’m very disappointed.

March 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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WE ARE FAMILY | Good news, Steam's just introduced a better way to enjoy dodgy smut and 6/10s with your grandparents

You know you need to try and get them into Far Cry 6 and…uh…Fetish Locator Week Three

March 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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MINTY MENDED | Good news, Baldur's Gate 3's latest hotfix stops Minthara from suddenly dumping your not so evil bottom

Disclaimer: Minty may still send you packing for all of the various reasons she's supposed to be able to.

March 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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NAISE IT AIN'T SO | Stardew Valley's next update will let you drink mayonnaise, and I do not like that

Do you think God stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what he has created?

March 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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WAITED LONG? | Persona 5 took six years to go multiplatform, but leakers are claiming Persona 6 will be on Xbox too

Atlus appears to be looking out for its fans across all platforms.

March 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Several fantasy knights fighting toads around a pond in Brighter Shores.

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WHAT'S YOUR MMO? | Bored of RuneScape? Its co-creator has finally revealed their new, free-to-play MMO 10 years in the making

On to Brighter Shores.

March 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

An empty hotel lobby with a large double door at the end of it in the Roblox horror game Doors.

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DOORS codes

Whoever thought Roblox could be so terrifying?

March 16, 2024 Dion Dassanayake

Arfur Gregorio, the suspicious toymaker trying to gain entry to his house in Baldur's Gate 3.

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BG3 Investigate the suspicious toys and fireworks quest guide

As you pass through Rivington in Baldur's Gate 3, you uncover a plot involving suspicious toys and fireworks!