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Baldur’s Gate 3: The Kotaku Review
10.8.2023
Baldur’s Gate 3 has been propped up as a big-budget, computerized approximation of a tabletop role-playing game, but that’s not entirely accurate. Sure, as an RPG rooted in Dungeons & Dragons’ Fifth Edition ruleset, complete with dice rolls, big decisions, and enough customization options...
Overwatch 2's New Content Drop Is Its 'Broadest' Ever, Blizz Says
10.8.2023
Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller gave a bold, but accurate, statement during an exclusive press presentation two weeks before the massive Invasion content drop. While introducing the new content, Keller (who also said, somewhat pointedly, that Overwatch 2’s PvE mode was “not dead”) noted that...
Baldur’s Gate 3 Fans' Save Files Got So Big They Were Breaking The Game
10.8.2023
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a Dungeons & Dragons RPG that gives players a ton of freedom and choice to play the game how they want, from having all kinds of wild sex to stacking up crates until they can jump over a castle wall. This also means player save file sizes have apparently been getting massive...
Diablo 4 Build Lets Barbarian Hit For Nearly A Billion Damage
10.8.2023
Diablo IV’s Barbarian class has struggled since the game came out two months ago. Even after some recent patches that buffed a few aspects of the character, its endgame doesn’t perform that well compared to other classes. But a streamer has uncovered a busted combo that makes Barbs deal nearly...
Baldur’s Gate 3 Surpasses Zelda: TotK With 2023’s Highest Metacritic Review Score
10.8.2023
Baldur’s Gate 3 has surpassed The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom as the highest-ratest game of 2023 on Metacritic. As of this writing, Larian Studios’ Dungeons & Dragons fantasy RPG is sitting at a 97 on the review aggregate site, edging it out by one point over Tears of the Kingdom’s...
Diablo 4's Inventory Situation Is Pretty Crummy
9.8.2023
It’s been two months since Diablo IV came out and players are airing their frustrations with the game, particularly now that season one is underway. One of the most contentious aspects of the loot-hunting action-RPG right now is inventory management, which has become a hot topic in...
PS Plus Titles For August Include Destiny 2’s Best Campaign Ever
9.8.2023
Gather ‘round, gamers—more specifically PlayStation Plus subscribers—because a new lineup of games is coming to you this August and unlike last month’s horror-themed offerings, this month’s helpings feature a tonal variety of games, including a turned-based role-playing game hitting the service...
Atlas Fallen: The Kotaku Review
9.8.2023
Atlas Fallen is a classic jack-of-all-trades, master of none. It’s an open-world action RPG Metroidvania platformer with co-op that tries to do so many things it rarely does any of them well. That doesn’t make it a bad game, just, more often than not, a forgettable one. I had some fun surfing...
10 Things You Should Never Say To A Final Fantasy Fan
9.8.2023
Everyone in the Final Fantasy fandom has feelings about the long-running series that are as varied as its mainline entries. Over the course of the RPG series’ decades-spanning lifetime, plenty of pressure points have emerged that, if pushed, can lead to some heated, passionate…er, discussion with...
Baldur's Gate 3 May Not Get DLC Due To D&D's OP Leveling
8.8.2023
The recently released Baldur’s Gate 3 is a massive RPG with high replay value due to all the choices you can make, so it might seem weird to be talking about the game getting an expansion. But the question has been asked, and the response from the people behind the hit RPG is basically, probably...
First Big Baldur’s Gate 3 Update Fixes D**k Clipping, Missing Underwear, And More
8.8.2023
Baldur’s Gate 3 got it’s first major post-launch patch today on PC, and the patch notes mention fixes to rogue genitalia and missing undies, among other, more pedestrian things like “Fixed an issue causing you to get stuck in dialogue.”Read more
Fallout Deathclaw Creator 'Impressed,' 'Horrified' By All The Porn
8.8.2023
The Deathclaw is one of the most feared monsters in the Fallout video games. They are able to rip apart low-level or unprepared players in seconds with their long claws and powerful limbs. But did you know that a subset of Fallout players finds the Deathclaws hot? Sexy, even? It’s true—and one...
45 Hours With Baldur’s Gate 3: The Best Non-Spoiler Moments (So Far)
8.8.2023
The great part about this role-playing approach is that Baldur’s Gate 3 is incredibly accommodating and reactive. That tabletop-style back-and-forth between the game and the player is a big part of why the game is resonating with so many people.I’m about 45 hours into Baldur’s Gate 3 and am in...
Overwatch 2 Is Getting A New Healer With A High Skill Ceiling
8.8.2023
On Tuesday, Blizzard released a new trailer for season 6 of Overwatch 2. Titled Invasion, the season will see players fighting against a legion of Null Sector omnics with the help of a new support hero named Illari, who unleashes the power of the sun in her giant rail gun.Read more
RPG Gets Delayed Hours Before It Was Supposed To Come Out
8.8.2023
WrestleQuest was shaping up to be a breath of fresh air based on trailers and previews, but players will now have to wait an extra few weeks to get their hands on it. The turn-based, wrestling-themed RPG was delayed at the very last second after its developers found a bug that could destroy...
The Old-School Pokémon Trading Card Game Comes To Switch Online
8.8.2023
Nintendo Switch Online gets its first Game Boy Pokémon game on August 8 by way of the trading card RPG adaptation, Pokémon Trading Card Game. For anyone who’s too overwhelmed by the prospect (or the cost) of buying and collecting actual Pokémon cards and doesn’t have time to mess around with...
Baldur's Gate 3's Combat Is Tough, Here Are 12 Tips To Help You Fight
7.8.2023
Baldur’s Gate 3 is dense, but really rewarding once you’ve gotten the hang of all its systems which include tk. For some, the RPG’s combat has been particularly challenging, because it’s so embroiled in the game’s deep systems.Read more
Bayonetta 3 Creator Says ‘JRPG’ Is A Term Worth Celebrating
7.8.2023
In a recent interview with Video Games Chronicle, Bayonetta and Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya addressed criticism toward the term “JRPG,” saying Japanese developers should actually be very proud of the distinction it implies.Read more
Baldur's Gate 3 Voice Actor Says His Job Was To Make Sex Sounds
7.8.2023
Everyone’s talking about Baldur’s Gate 3’s sexy times, be it with a giant red demon lady, a smarmy vampire, or a bear. What you might not have known about the fantasy role-playing game is that Larian Studios hired (at least) one voice actor to exclusively make sex sounds.Read more
Don’t Rely On Quick Saves In Baldur’s Gate 3
7.8.2023
One important tip for folks to keep in mind heading into Baldur’s Gate 3: always save your progress. Shit can go bad real quick in Larian Studios’ RPG, and I don’t just mean in combat scenarios. One bad dice roll and you can lose a party member because you did something to annoy them. But friends...