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6 Cool Things We Just Learned About Baldur’s Gate 3
7.7.2023
Baldur’s Gate 3 is imminent, and every time we see more of Larian Studio’s upcoming fantasy RPG, I’m reminded at just how large this game is going to be. The team put together one more Panel From Hell presentation to show off some more of the game before it launches out of Early Access for PC...
Final Fantasy XVI's Early Sales Figures Are Its Latest Battleground
7.7.2023
I did not expect Final Fantasy XVI to be one of the year’s biggest lightning rods for gaming controversy but here we are. The Square Enix action-RPG hasn’t even been out a full month, and fans are already losing it over how well the game may have sold. It’s already crossed 3 million copies shipped...
Baldur’s Gate 3 Lets You Customize Your Character’s Genitals
7.7.2023
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a big game, and with all that depth and capital C content comes character customization. While you can pick between different races, classes, and appearances, the latest Panel From Hell presentation may have accidentally revealed you can pick your character’s genitals,...
Baldur's Gate 3 Has Everything: Polyamory, Bear Banging, Blood Sacrifice
7.7.2023
If you’ve played Baldur’s Gate 3 in early access, you’ve probably met Halsin, the Druid companion who can transform into a bear that you can recruit as a party member. He’s also a romance option, and that transformation comes into play when you’re getting down and dirty with him. And I was...
10 Things You Should Never Say To A Genshin Impact Player
7.7.2023
The Genshin Impact community is no stranger to navigating choppy waters, whether it’s discussions about farming, characters and their voice actors, or even the genre of game itself. If you want to survive out there, you’ll want to avoid some sore subjects to avoid facing wrath or disappointment....
Diablo IV Pulls Rarest Item After Fans Find Easy Exploit
7.7.2023
Diablo IV has six Uber Uniques that are the rarest and some of the most powerful items in the game. Players have spent hundreds of hours without ever coming across them—until now. A trick for easily earning them was recently discovered and Blizzard has now removed the items from the game entirely...
Street Fighter 6 Features The Best Chun-Li In 24 Years
7.7.2023
There’s a lot to love in Street Fighter 6, one of the best games I’ve played in the last couple of years. I love the new characters. (Marisa, the jacked up pankratiast, is my main, and Manon, the supermodel ballerina, is my secondary.) I love the new Drive Impact attack, which lets you reverse...
Sega Bins Blockchain Plans, Calls F2P Games 'Boring'
7.7.2023
In April 2021, at the height of Web 3 Mania, Sega was one of the biggest companies to pledge its future to the scam that was “play to earn”. Now, just two years later and after the ass has completely fallen out of that market, Sega has had a change of heart.Read more
Diablo’s First New Class Since 2014 Is A Cool-Looking Vampire Warrior
7.7.2023
On July 6, Blizzard announced the first new Diablo class in almost a decade, confirming that a vampire-themed Blood Knight class will be coming to mobile spin-off Diablo Immortal on July 13. This is the first new class introduced in the franchise since 2014, when the Crusader was added in Diablo...
10 Things You Should Never Say To An Overwatch Player
6.7.2023
When it comes to things you should never say to a gamer, we’ve covered the console wars extensively, offering you sayings to avoid in the presence of PS5 dudes and PC elitists to prevent any confrontation. Now, however, we want to give you some tips to ensure things remain copacetic between you...
Diablo IV: Three Go-To Druid Builds That'll Crush Everything
6.7.2023
Powerful AoEs, the ability to shapeshift into a vicious fursona, the very wrath of nature, these are yours to wield as a Druid in Diablo IV. With a number of different build options, the Druid is as versatile as they are powerful. But where to start?Read more
Diablo IV's First Season Brings New Eldritch Quests, Gear, And More
6.7.2023
Blizzard has officially announced the details of the first season of its popular open-world action RPG, Diablo IV. The Season of the Malignant launches July 20 and will feature new quests, gear, powers, and Varshan the Consumed, a new boss just waiting to be killed and looted.Read more
The Long-Awaited Pokémon Sleep App Just Got A New ‘Gameplay’ Trailer
6.7.2023
The Pokémon Company revealed on July 6 a new trailer for Pokémon Sleep, the tracker app it first teased in 2019. The video, “How To Play Pokémon Sleep,” is likely the closest thing to a “gameplay” trailer we’re going to get, though it doesn’t include an official release date. Read more
A Goldfish Just Took Down One Of Elden Ring’s Toughest Bosses
6.7.2023
I haven’t finished Elden Ring, but now that a goldfish has beaten Malenia, one of the hardest bosses in FromSotware’s latest game, I feel like I have to in order to maintain any modicum of self-respect I have for myself.Read more
Final Fantasy XVI Update Will Make You Less Nauseous While Playing
6.7.2023
Final Fantasy XVI’s first post-launch update just added one of its most requested features: the option to turn off motion blur. A new toggle in the settings menu will let players make the PlayStation 5 game look less dizzying, a boon to everyone who was getting motion sickness while trying...
This Horror Game Gives You A Virtual Girlfriend From Hell
5.7.2023
Fairy tales and Drew Barrymore movies taught me that a girl with butterflies in her stomach might be easily inconvenienced by some weird guy (either a literal beast or an everyman who acts like one), but the fluttering is a product of purity, clear like a raindrop. Without a sword or a big-shot...
The Skyrim Modding Community Has Its Own Deepfake Porn Controversy
5.7.2023
The Skyrim modding community is currently embroiled in its own deepfake porn controversy, with popular modding site NexusMods and AI voice-cloning technology at its center. Ahead of the release of Bethesda’s upcoming space epic, Starfield, and the belief that the game will be a sort of Eden for...
9 Street Fighter 6 Settings To Tweak Before You Start Throwing Hands
5.7.2023
Street Fighter 6 is a frontrunner for my game of the year, but sometimes it feels like I spend more time fighting with its menus than I do throwing hands with other players online. I’ve put around 80 hours into Capcom’s latest fighter and have dealt with several annoyances just trying to change...
The Switch Has Its Own Dollar Store Last Of Us Knock-Off
5.7.2023
The Last of Us and its sequel are blockbuster action-adventure games with incredible graphics and deep narratives. They’re also games that, for a few different reasons, will never officially be playable on Nintendo’s aging Switch console. But don’t worry, you can just play The Last Hope - Dead Zone...
The Outer Worlds Was Pitched As A More Casual 'Fallout Meets Firefly' RPG
5.7.2023
If you haven’t been tuning into Fallout creator Tim Cain’s YouTube channel, you are sorely missing out on some fun gaming trivia and insights. Whether it’s the gritty details of how RPG gameplay gets fleshed out or Cain’s own personal experience as a gay dev, the former Obsidian creative is never...