Bungie has experienced significant changes in recent years. Earlier this month alone, the company announced major changes that will affect the future of Destiny 2. Following this, its former lawyer expressed his opinions on those changes. Don McGowan posted a message on his LinkedIn page on Sept. 14 praising Sony’s recent decisions regarding managing Bungie. He claims the company made good disciplinary decisions with Bungie and said they’re best for the company’s future. McGowan said the changes could force the company to focus on new player acquisition instead of making games and decisions catered to fans. View the full article
Until Dawn remake sees Supermassive Games’ choice-based horror rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, with improved visuals and gameplay mechanics—and we’re here to tell you when you can jump into it. 2015’s Until Dawn seriously put U.K.-based studio Supermassive Games on the map, offering a different horror experience that was ultimately grounded in classic slasher horror. View the full article
The ranger's reputation in Baldur's Gate 3, much like the class in Dungeons & Dragons, is that it is one of the weakest choices for players of the game. As such, most players avoid making their custom character a ranger, with it being the least popular class choice other than the cleric, and most players won't get a ranger in their party until a certain Rashemi berserker shows up in Act 3. But the way the ranger works in this game is different from its D&D inspiration, and many players are missing out. View the full article
Alruna And The ******-Industrialists opens with paired quotes from T.S. Eliot's The Wasteland and **** Max: Fury Road - a blend of influences that would typically get you kicked out of the Creative Writing Club for being simultaneously too fancy and too obvious, but the game beyond the epigraph looks pretty swish. It's "a compact and high-density Metroidvania, with a focus on sequence-breaking and playing things out of order". It uses a square aspect display ratio calibrated to give wizened Game Boy enthusiasts the shakes, and is made up of 200 single-screen rooms that "slot into the larger puzzle-box of the world". Also, you play a thorn witch who looks a bit like 1950s Tinkerbell, with a touch of Betty Boop. Here's a trailer. Read more View the full article
Deadlock is getting anti-cheat software. This is a piece of information you might think is news, based on reactions to a message by beleaguered Valve developer Yoshi on the game's official Discord server. "Yeah we are working on anticheat," Yoshi writes to an inquiring mind, after discussing the game's ability to bind multiple actions to a key (which allows for some very silly stuff)... Read more.View the full article
Players weren't left a lot of time to process Concord's imminent passing—Sony only gave everyone a couple of days' notice before dragging the servers offline. But within the chaos stood the few who saw a challenge of platinum-ing the game before it was gone, and some of them actually managed to do it... Read more.View the full article
As expected, The Witcher 3's REDkit modding tools have given modders a chance to have a go at doing a lot of complex stuff they couldn't beforehand. The latest of these looks to be the first ever proper attempt at giving the whole map full-blown seasons, and its creator says they're planning to see if they can get the time of year to switch dynamically in the future. Yep, stop desperately trying to read into the extra line another modder added into TW3's best ending the other day while you wait for more news on The Witcher 4. As far as I can tell, this is a step beyond the very good individual mods that've, for example, allowed you to see what snowy Toussaint would look like. Inspired by 'Seasons of Skyrim', a mod from a couple of years ago that uses very impressive scripting to allow you to experience dynamically switching climes, and the fact CD Projekt's latest REDkit modding challenge asks folks to show the studio "how fall can transform the Continent", modder ianjoseph1986 has put together 'Weathers and Seasons for the Continent'. Read more View the full article
Released back in January 2024, Anomaly Agent from Phew Phew Games went on to get an Overwhelmingly Positive rating from Steam users and now it's officially available for Linux and macOS. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
EA FC 25 has over 100 fully licensed Stadiums to play in, but with exclusivity agreements in place for EA Sports’ rivals, your favorite may be omitted from the list. If you want to know what’s in the game, we’ve got a full list below. EA FC 25’s illustrious list of Stadiums includes fully licensed representations of every Premier League and LaLiga club, but elsewhere in Europe, there are some notable absentees—including San Siro, due to AC Milan and Inter’s agreement with Konami. View the full article
There's been a bit of a furore in the emulation community lately centred around the PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation, which has now seen two license changes recently. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
While everyone is excited over the recent release of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, PlayStation 5 users will seemingly finally have a chance to experience the brutal action of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. The co-op shooter, which was released at the end of 2022 on PC before coming to Xbox Series X|S in late 2023, has earned a reputation for its visceral combat and fun character archetypes. While PlayStation fans have had to sit on the sidelines and watch as everyone else had fun slaughtering hordes of sci-fi monstrosities, that's about to change. View the full article
A Baldur's Gate 3 modder has taken the first step in adding brand new, custom levels to the beloved Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game by creating new maps including the much sought after Avernus. Dexerto spotted a handful of Reddit posts from katszenBurger who has so far created two new Baldur's Gate 3 areas using an unlocked version of the official modding tool released by developer Larian Studios. The first area is centred around a castle on the shore and the second takes players to Avernus, the first layer of ***** in the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse that players were desperate for Larian to include itself. Custom map created using Unlocked Toolkit byu/katszenBurger inBG3mods .reddit-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; } As the developer has confirmed it's not working on any full expansions for Baldur's Gate 3, however, nor a full sequel, it's now up to fans to add it to the game. The modding tool was only unlocked a week ago on September 9 so this is still a very early version of what's possible, but it's a sign of ******* and better things to come when modders inevitably spend months and years creating custom content. A YouTube video of the castle and the Avernus map were shared too, showing Baldur's Gate 3 characters Wyll and Astarion walking around in them as normally as they would the official game. Screenshots in the Reddit posts show the maps too, and while both are still quite basic, katszenBurger has plans to expand their creations. "I had a lava area planned too, and maybe I could make the lake explorable a bit," they said on the Avernus map. "Dialogue is a work in progress in the editor, as are some of the environmental elements." But characters can walk around, pick up items, ****** enemies, and so on. katszenBurger also said map making is "very simple," meaning others will have easy access to create maps of their own. Another custom map using the Unlocked Toolkit, this time "Avernus" byu/katszenBurger inBG3mods .reddit-embed-wrapper iframe { margin-left: 0 !important; } While console players can enjoy the wealth of mods being made purely through the official Baldur's Gate 3 Toolkit, maps like these will remain out of reach unless Larian decides to fully unlock it itself. CEO Swen Vincke said in March this won't be happening, but perhaps plans will change after players managed it themselves. The toolkit arrived alongside Patch 7, which added lots of other content including an "absolutely metal" ending for Karlach and a hidden evil ending. Players will also be relieved to hear that it's not the final Baldur's Gate 3 patch after all. In our 10/10 review of the game, IGN said: "With crunchy, tactical RPG combat, a memorable story with complex characters, highly polished cinematic presentation, and a world that always rewards exploration and creativity, Baldur's Gate 3 is the new high-water mark for CRPGs." Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day. View the full article
Diablo 4 has brought in a lot of money. This isn’t in itself surprising, of course, the game made $666 million in sales at its launch last year, setting a new record for Blizzard. But. has that momentum continued over 15 months later? According to someone who's in a position to know, the answer is a resounding yes! Read more View the full article
Cristiano Ronaldo’s EA FC 25 rating is a huge talking point for millions of soccer fans. So we’re here to address the world superstar’s overall, see if his rating has dropped compared to last year’s title, and analyze whether the lethal forward ******** an evergreen talent. As someone who grew up in the era of Ronaldo and Messi and has had the privilege of watching these soccer gods tower above everyone else and help themselves to countless Ballon d’Ors, team trophies, and an endless supply of individual awards, it makes me (and everyone else) sad to see these two legends at the end of their careers. View the full article
Alan Wake 2 has one more piece of DLC due out this October, and working on the soundtrack has left the game's composer a bit moist. When Remedy announced that it would be releasing a couple of pieces of DLC for Alan Wake 2, I was ecstatic considering just how good that game was. The first piece, which was a mini-anthology type thing about a couple of characters from the base game (and one not so much from the base game that I won't spoil for those that haven't got to it yet). The second and final piece of DLC, titled The Lake House, is due out next month sometime, and the game's composer Petri Alanko has shared that working on it has left him "crying constantly", though of course didn't spill any beans on what the DLC will be like. "I’m editing vocals for [The Lake House] DLC and this is by far the hardest thing I’ve ever run into, ‘cos the feels - I’m crying constantly, and it’s a ***** ugly ***** cry, not some posing-in-a-pic glycerin prop tear," wrote Alanko on Twitter. "Absolutely amazing stuff coming. I wish I could say more." Alan Wake 2 co-writer and co-director Sam Lake cheekily responded to Alanko saying "I might have written some lyrics to sum up the whole journey leading to and through Alan Wake 2," finishing with a shrugging emoji. Read more View the full article
Valve are continuing to tweak how Steam store pages are displayed, along with giving developers more tools to show exactly what they want. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Efforts to render Mars commuter-friendly proceed apace as Mars First Logistics embraces the magic of trains. The latest update for the physics-based open world build-a-car game introduces a mountable theodolite, which lets you stitch together monorail networks you can then ride about on. If monorails strike you as frivolous, don't worry. It's more of a Shelbyville idea. And in any case, the theodolite also lets you construct networks of pipes, power lines and rail-less tarmac roads - the ready-salted crisp of the road family. It’s a chonky expansion that, in the words of lead developer Ian MacLarty, has only “scratched the surface of where this new system could go”. I am predicting an eventual pivot into either themepark management or factory simulator. Read more View the full article
Want to learn a little more about Lutris, the popular Linux app for managing games, emulators and much more? Here's your chance. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
I haven't checked back on Don't Starve Together for quite a while now, but Klei Entertainment continue to make it one of the most interesting survival games around and the latest free update is out now with Depths of Duplicity. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Delves are one of the best ways to get good gear in WoW The War Within, and while there are 12 of them in the new expansion, some are way faster to do than others. Delves were introduced in The War Within, mostly as solo content, allowing you to explore these mysterious caves with the NPC Brann Bronzebeard and claim some juicy rewards. Since this is a great way to level up Brann and claim some nice gear, here are the fastest Delves in WoW The War Within. View the full article
Back in March there was the report that Saber Interactive split off from Embracer Group, with them potentially taking on 4A Games and Zen Studios. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
As many fans assumed, Splatoon 3's Grand Festival was its final Splatfest, so regular updates for the game are coming to an end. Over the weekend, Splatoon 3 held a big Grand Festival, heavily implied to be the finale of the last two years of Splatfests. Now, as announced on the official North America Splatoon Twitter, it's been confirmed that regular updates are wrapping up, though that doesn't mean support for the game is ending. "After 2 INK-credible years of Splatoon 3, regular updates will come to a close," reads the announcement tweet. "Don't worry! Splatoween, Frosty Fest, Spring Fest, and Summer Nights will continue with some returning themes! Updates for ******* adjustments will be released as needed. Big Run, Eggstra Work, and Monthly Challenges will continue for the time being." If you weren't aware, this final Splatfest was themed around Past, Present, and Future, with the first game's Callie and Marie representing Past, the second game's Pearl and Marina representing Present, and the third game's Deep Cut representing Future. Unfortunately for Deep Cut, Future walked away with zero points total, putting it in ***** last. Present, i.e. Pearl and Marina, came second with 370 points, leaving Past, i.e. Callie and Marie, in first place with 500 points. Important to note here is that the final Splatfests of the first and second games had a small influence on how the subsequent games' story played out. So if Splatoon 4 is in the works, it'll be interesting to see how Past winning affects it. Read more View the full article
Linus Torvalds announced the final release of the Linux kernel 6.11, as usual with a ridiculous amount of improvements, fixes, support for new and future hardware releases and everything in between. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Have you ever traveled to Europe? I haven’t, but it’s definitely on my bucket list. Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue, “Banknotes used in 20 countries,” asks you to find the name of one of the world’s most popular currencies. Need a nudge to finish today’s NYT Mini Crossword? Here are some hints and answers for the Sept. 16 puzzle and complete the word game. View the full article
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If you’ve played Untitled Goose Game, you already know this answer, if you understand the true meaning behind the NYT Mini Crossword’s use of “Ram,” the solution is easy. However, if you lack the answer, and need some guidance, I have handy hints and the answer. ‘Sound from a goose or a Ram’ Sept. 16 NYT Mini Crossword clue hints Eight across clue. Image via Dot Esports Hint one: It rhymes with a sound that happens when you get hit on the head in a cartoon. Hint two: It contains one vowel. Hint three: Slang for vomiting or someone possessing an unpleasant smell. Hint four: Starts with “H.” I’ve done everything I can do for you on my end, so now it’s time to go through the answer and explain some of the clues. View the full article
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Bungie has experienced significant changes in recent years. Earlier this month alone, the company announced major changes that will affect the future of Destiny 2. Following this, its former lawyer expressed his opinions on those changes. Don McGowan posted a message on his LinkedIn page on Sept. 14 praising Sony’s recent decisions regarding managing Bungie. He claims the company made good disciplinary decisions with Bungie and said they’re best for the company’s future. McGowan said the changes could force the company to focus on new player acquisition instead of making games and decisions catered to fans. View the full article