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Pinocchio Soulslike's ‘ACAB’ Sign Was Cut For Being Too 'Risky'
12.9.2023
Lies of P, the upcoming Bloodborne-inspired action-RPG Soulslike based around the story of Pinocchio, featured an “All Cops Are Bastards” sign at one point. But if you go looking for it in the final game when it launches on September 19, you might come up empty-handed because the text was cut.Read...
Assassin's Creed Mirage Could Be Great News For Old-School Fans
12.9.2023
Previews for Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the thirteenth game in the Assassin’s Creed series and first since 2020’s Valhalla, released early on September 12, and they suggest a long-awaited return to the historical fiction series’ roots. That could come as good news—in the 16 years since the first...
2023's Coolest Video Game Map Is Here
12.9.2023
It’s rare that a video game map will make me excited. Hell, it’s rare that I even notice them, as most maps are serviceable and little more. So before playing a few hours of Ubisoft’s open-world racing game, The Crew Motorfest, I didn’t expect to be blown away by its in-game map. And yet, I was....
Forza Motorsport's Blind Drive Assist Is A Breakthrough For Gaming Accessibility
12.9.2023
Recent Forza games have been trailblazers for upping the ante when it comes to accessibility. 2021's Forza Horizon 5 came with in-game sign language for cinematics, and a time-slowing option for those with slower reaction times. Incredible stuff. This October’s Forza Motorsport is aiming to push...
NBA 2K24 Just Launched And It’s Already The Second-Worst Rated Game On Steam
12.9.2023
Steam has proclaimed Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 and 2K Sports’ NBA 2K24 the first and second worst games of the year, respectively. As of September 12, 165,573 of Overwatch’s 183,780 total Steam reviews are negative, and 3,135 of 3,523 reviews for NBA 2K24 are also negative. Since 2K24 only released...
Don't Waste All Your Baldur's Gate 3 Scrolls In Battle, Do This Instead
12.9.2023
Scrolls are some of the most useful items you can find in your Baldur’s Gate 3 adventure, letting your characters expend them to cast spells they may not otherwise know. Because of this, they can really come in handy in a pinch, when you realize you have a scroll for a fire-based spell and your...
One Of Starfield's Best Quests Is A Gravity-Defying Beer Run
12.9.2023
A random bartender on a small back-world planet led to one of my favorite side-quests in Starfield, Bethesda’s latest and biggest open-world RPG. Just be prepared for some gravity issues. Read more
The Pokémon Champions, Ranked From Worst To Best
11.9.2023
Geeta, the League Champ from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet was a bit of a let down. Her design is a serve and her background plot (of possibly being a terrible boss all the Paldea gym leaders resent) is actually pretty compelling, but her actual team and battle strategy is so anticlimactic she’s often...
Starfield Settings For A More Immersive Experience
11.9.2023
Starfield doesn’t have a whole lot of in-game options to mess with, but that doesn’t mean you can’t tweak the game to be a bit more immersive. After playing a number of hours, I’ve discovered a few ways to make that big ‘ol galaxy feel a bit more spacious and help you feel like the game’s simulated...
Starfield’s Free On Game Pass But Still Topping Sales Charts
11.9.2023
Starfield is “the biggest Bethesda game launch of all time,” the developer announced on Twitter, with over 6 million players as of September 6, and its initial sales numbers appear to match its splashy reception. After releasing in Early Access beginning on August 31 and then launching globally...
Why Starfield’s Planets Are Covered In Thousands Of Dead Creatures
11.9.2023
Over the weekend, I continued exploring the galaxy of Starfield, Bethesda’s recently released giant space RPG. I was looking for a new planet or moon to create an outpost on, but instead, I discovered that Starfield’s planets are often covered in dead aliens, their bodies usually gathered together...
Starfield's Official Mod Tools Are Coming In 2024
11.9.2023
Although thousands of fan-made Starfield mods are already available—such as an early inventory screen overhaul, and Hello Kitty gun skins—official supported modding tools aren’t planned to hit Bethesda Game Studios’ open-space RPG until next year, game director Todd Howard said in an interview.Read...
Fan-Made Gran Turismo Poster On Roku Swaps 'Racer' For 'Racist'
11.9.2023
A fan-made poster for Gran Turismo, a movie inspired by a video game inspired by a real-life racing event, which tweaked the flick’s tagline of “From Gamer To Racer” to “From Gamer To Racist,” somehow made its way onto the Roku streaming app, and fans are having a laugh. Read more
Mario Kart Tour Will No Longer Get New Updates
11.9.2023
After four years of updates, Nintendo has announced that its mobile racing game Mario Kart Tour will no longer receive new content after October 4.Read more
Starfield: Essential Skills To Snag (And How To Raise Them)
11.9.2023
As an RPG, Starfield is all about statistics and chance. Combat, persuasion, crafting, lock-picking, virtually every activity has some matrix of math behind it. But unlike previous Bethesda games in which you often earned progress in a Skill for simply performing its associated action, Starfield...
I’m Only Playing Baldur’s Gate 3 For The Romance
11.9.2023
Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game Baldur’s Gate 3 has tough combat and rewarding, deeply tangled plot lines, but I wouldn’t know—I only ever play it when it seems like I might get to kiss someone.Read more
Starfield Isn’t The Future Of Video Games, And That’s Okay
8.9.2023
In the months (nay, years) leading up to Starfield’s September 6 release, the hype for the Bethesda RPG grew and grew until it was a heretofore unseen beast, a giant Kaiju of expectation that threatened to take down Sony, upend 2023’s GOTY race, and suck up all of gamers’ precious free time.Read...
I Wish Starfield Had Fallout-Style Radio Stations
8.9.2023
Starfield, Bethesda’s new space RPG, is vast, and I’ve spent plenty of hours just running around its planets and cities exploring. And all this exploring and looting has been a lot of fun! But it would be better yet if I could turn on some tunes while mining space rocks or exploring barren...
Slicing Up Starfield Enemies With Katanas Is A Blast
8.9.2023
Starfield has a bunch of weapons for you to build out the perfect character to suit your style. Maybe you want to be a gunslinger who focuses on pistols, or a sharpshooter who specializes in snipers. Or maybe, like me, you want to get up close and very personal with a katana. Thankfully, Bethesda’s...
Todd Howard Tells Starfield Players To Upgrade Their PCs
8.9.2023
Starfield officially released on Xbox Series X/S and PC September 6, introducing players to developer Bethesda’s first new universe in 25 years, and their platforms to really great potato physics. But some PC users have been disappointed—why does the game seem to be struggling on their computers?...