Author: Harvey Randall
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Chasing the Unseen is a delightfully strange and meditative take on Shadow of the Colossus, where the giant beasties can’t hurt you and your mission is to climb
Heading into Chasing the Unseen, I was expecting Shadow of the Colossus, but without the sword. What I got instead was a delightfully weird, mindful little experience about climbing—and after spending most of my time this week shooting bugs for Super Earth and desperately trying to learn tabletop rules for my gaming group, it’s just…
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Helldivers 2 just dropped a chunky balance patch that fixes heavy armour, adds meteor swarms, and deals a blow to eradication mission farmers
Helldivers 2 just had its first balance update. While mechs are still en-route, this payload is certainly nothing to sniff at—especially since it’s still adding one major feature to the game: True to the game’s Starship Troopers inspiration, meteors are now a major concern for the hardworking patriots of Super Earth. I’m sure nothing bad…
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Baldur’s Gate 3 players can’t figure out why Astarion sometimes goes full Grinch-mode after patch 6, but there’s a mod that fixes it
One baffling result of Baldur’s Gate 3’s latest patch—which arrived with plenty of bugs and subsequently a bunch of hotfixes—is, well, Astarion turning into the Grinch. It’s only happening under certain mysterious circumstances, but it is certainly happening. Act 3 and Astarion spoilers to follow. This whole debacle kicked off after footage of Astarion’s new…
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You’re waking up to bad Galactic War news in Helldivers 2 because the bugs and bots don’t sleep, says developer Arrowhead’s CEO: ‘It’s a push and pull’
The galactic war in Helldivers 2 proceeds apace, and it sure is fun to watch, from memes about the creek to Veld-induced panic, there’s a whole lot happening day by day. The current major order to keep Heeth and Angel’s Venture safe is going well, but players are starting to notice something strange. They plug…
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Palworld players turn to more honest work after a patch robs them of their nail grift: Dooming a merchant to a Greek mythology-tier punishment loop of burning to death forever
Alas, Palworld’s nail economy is in shambles as per its latest update. In case you missed that particular patch, nails used to sell for an obscene 160 gold a piece, making them a great way to grind money. That’s been fixed, so players have had to turn to simpler labour. Like tilling fields, or setting…
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The voice behind Final Fantasy 14’s G’raha Tia was so dedicated to the role, his tongue swelled up on the West End: ‘I had to record this in the day doing eight shows a night’
Final Fantasy 14 has a stellar cast of voice actors for its English version—backed up by some genuinely great translation from its localisation team. One such actor is Jonathan Bailey, who plays beloved catboy and friend to the Warrior of Light G’raha Tia, though he’s also famous for his role in Netflix’s Bridgerton as Anthony.…
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Borderlands studio Gearbox reportedly in the ‘late stages’ of a sale, as Embracer Group continues to hack off parts of itself to keep the lights on
Rumours circulating last year that Borderlands creator Gearbox Studios is to be sold appear to have sprouted fruit. This would mark its exit from the shadow of the proverbial colossus Embracer Group, which has been having an, ah, interesting year and a bit to say the least. The group, which gathered an unsavoury reputation for…
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There’s an entire Skyrim mod dedicated to making you feel bad and weird about killing anybody, adding over 200 handwritten letters detailing their rich, inner lives
An old trick that any D&D Dungeon master knows well has snuck its way into Skyrim—thanks to modder Frib on Nexus Mods. Picture this: It’s TTRPG night with your mates. You encounter some bandits on the road. You hurl a broad variety of spells, weapons, and arrows at the poor sods—one of them watches their…
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Helldivers 2 has a balance patch coming, but ‘it mostly consists of simple stat changes’, says senior game designer
Helldivers 2 has a whole host of weapons and stratagems to offer, but if you ask any red-blooded Super Earth patriot what their favourite loadout is, then the same few names are bound to come up. The SG-225 Breaker, the Orbital Laser, the Railgun—with some honorary scattered mentions for stratagems like Autocannon. At least from…
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Over 180,000 Helldivers 2 players are storming a single planet and are on track to liberate it in under 24 hours—unless Arrowhead’s devious DM gets mean again
In case you’ve not been paying attention to your Super Earth mandated briefings, Helldivers 2 players have been entrenched in a defensive war with the Automatons for a while now—and while there’ve been some perceived problems from the playerbase (and yours truly), I can’t deny that Arrowhead has hit a bullseye on its intended goal…