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Dungeons & Dragons Owners 'Sorry' After Week Of Very Bad Press
19.1.2023
Wizards of the Coast, the company responsible for Dungeons & Dragons, have not had a great week. As io9 reported, plans for a revision to D&D’s Open Gaming License—through which other games from other people can borrow some of D&D’s systems—went down terribly, facing opposition from...
Fortnite’s New Weekly Quest System Sucks, Even With Changes
18.1.2023
Last month, Fortnite’s newest season, Chapter 4 Season 1, started. With it came some big changes, fresh content, and a new island to explore. Most of the new stuff this season has been great! But one change to how quests work has frustrated some players, myself included, and while Epic’s recent...
Genshin Impact Fans Suspect Weakest Character Is Actually A Gigachad
13.1.2023
HoYoverse just put out a new story trailer for Genshin Impact, and one burning question is consuming the entirety of the fandom: How did a small child carry one of Genshin’s strongest DPS characters on her back? As of the time of writing, “SHE WHAT???” is currently the most upvoted topic on...
Twitch Star Apologizes For 'Insensitive' Comeback Stream
3.1.2023
Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo, the embattled Twitch streamer who was suspended from gaming organization One True King (OTK) last September amid allegations that he helped cover up an alleged sexual assault, has apologized for the “insensitive” and “tone-deaf” behavior he displayed in a broadcast from...
Twitch Streamer Pokimane Wants Tougher Laws On Revenge Porn
28.12.2022
One of the biggest female streamers on Twitch wants to take a harder stance on revenge porn—nude photos that are posted online without their owners’ consent. Imane “Pokimane” Anys said in a recent Twitch stream that it should be “illegal” to possess nudes without their owners’ consent, and that...
Genshin Impact In 2022: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
16.12.2022
2022 was the year that Genshin Impact’s developer rebranded to HoYoverse to convey its ambitions for expanding its offerings to global audiences. It was also the year when players left the Japan-inspired region behind in order to explore Sumeru—a nation based on Southwest Asia, South Asia,...
The Best RPGs Of 2022
14.12.2022
It was another banner year for role-playing games. Even as the genre beloved for dialogue choices, skill trees, and making the numbers go up gets slowly subsumed into every major blockbuster from Dying Light 2 to God of War Ragnarök, there were still plenty of standouts, both big and small.Read more
The Week In Games: High On Witchcraft
13.12.2022
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D&D CEO Thinks Hobby Is 'Under Monetized' Compared To Video Games
12.12.2022
Dungeons & Dragons is so synonymous with its hobby that I, like many people who play TTRPGs other than D&D, often just refer to such games as “D&D” for short. But apparently that kind of name recognition and dominance in the field isn’t enough for publisher Wizards of the Coast. Based...
This New Open-World Dress-Up Game Looks Absolutely Stunning
30.11.2022
Love Nikki is a massively popular game that many self-professed gaming enthusiasts have never heard of. But a lot more people might be playing it soon. Former Zelda director Kentaro Tominaga is heading an open-world adaptation called Infinity Nikki, which looks fantastic. The world seems almost...
Black Friday Isn’t Worth It, Not If You Really Want To Play Games
23.11.2022
I remember being disturbed by the talking mannequin while watching the 2009 rom-com Confessions of a Shopaholic who convinces Isla Fisher that a $120 Henri Bendel scarf is all she needs to conquer a job interview. It was disturbing because I, aching for anything loose and glamorous in the West 34th...
What To Know Before Getting D&D's New Starter Set
16.11.2022
Getting into tabletop roleplaying isn’t always easy. With thick rulebooks that mirror math textbooks and the need to find at least one other player (but ideally three others), simply getting to the table, ready to roleplay is enough of a challenge. Enter the concept of the Starter Set:...
Genshin Impact Players Say They're Being ‘Cockblocked’ From The New Content
3.11.2022
Genshin Impact players have been inadvertently locking themselves out of the newest major story update, and they’re not happy. “Getting quest blocked while doing an archon quest is the new cockblock,” tweeted one player. One even stopped their gaming session after getting “c0ckblocked.” Frankly...
These Genshin Impact Fans Spent $1,000 to $90,000 On Its Characters
2.11.2022
“It’s like that Ariana Grande song: I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it,” said one anonymous investment banker who’s spent over $10,000 in the hugely popular, free-to-play action role-playing game Genshin Impact. “I’m not known for being cheap with what I like. Some people collect photocards....
Two Years Later, Cyberpunk 2077 Fans Are Still Trying To Solve The Game's Biggest Mystery
2.11.2022
Given that Cyberpunk 2077 came out nearly two years ago, you might think there’s little left to discover and document ahead of the game’s first and only planned DLC, Phantom Liberty. But right in the heart of Night City lies the beginning of a riddle that has left fans scrambling to unravel...
My OCD Doesn’t Want Me To Play Horror Games, But I Do It Anyway
27.10.2022
It’s difficult to know how to start talking about obsessive-compulsive disorder, the debilitating anxiety condition that has made persistent laps around my life for 14 years, like a flickering koi fish, and I’m the swampy backyard pond.Read more
Anti-Cheat Programs Need To Relax
25.10.2022
Wherever there are online video games, there will be people trying to cheat. It’s human nature, and as much as it annoys the rest of us, we’ll never be rid of it. So we should all expect, at some level, video game companies to put in the work needed to protect us from aimbots and wallhacks...
Final Fantasy XVI Goes Full Game Of Thrones In New Trailer
20.10.2022
If you’re as intrigued about Final Fantasy XVI’s story as I am, you’ll be happy to know there’s a new four-minute trailer that dives deep into the characters and world-building behind Square Enix’s next big JRPG. The geopolitics are fraught, the consequences are ruthless and bloody, and the magic...
Amouranth Says She Is Being Abused By Her Husband
17.10.2022
Streamer and content creator Kaitlyn Siragusa, aka Amouranth, has said on camera earlier today that she has been the subject of abuse, with her husband accused of making a series of manipulative threats against her.Read more
Elden Ring Gets Massive Combat Overhaul As It Makes Way For DLC
13.10.2022
Another major update is shaking up the world of Elden Ring, and this time FromSoftware is calibrating the changes differently depending on whether you’re playing the main game or dunking on strangers in PVP. That addresses a longtime request by fans to balance the two sides of the game separately...