Author: Harvey Randall
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Amidst dire industry layoffs, FromSoftware’s Miyazaki says his studio is ‘very blessed’ to have long-term hires now taking director roles: ‘games can be directed by others, not only myself’
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is coming—and it’s a big’un. Massive, expansion-level DLCs feel increasingly rarer in a climate flooded with live service microtransactions and seasonal passes. Personally, I’m just excited to get my grubby little mitts on another slice of FromSoftware’s pedigree. It’s also potentially a function of how FromSoftware does business, focusing…
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Helldivers 2 lead says the game’s farcical comedy was inspired by tabletop games like D&D—and he’s nowhere near the first dev to worship at the altar of pen and paper
I’ve written a touch about Helldivers 2’s slapstick deaths, reinforced by rapid respawns and a low punishment for beefing it—its Magika-esque friendly fire systems also contributing to its ‘Warhammer 40k Gone Wrong’ vibes. It joins Lethal Company as a game where dying is just inherently funny, each panicked, scrambling doom its own punchline. Arrowhead Games…
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Helldivers 2 players are staying logged in overnight to dodge queue times and clog servers, Arrowhead’s CEO agrees that an AFK time-out is due
Helldivers 2 is good—like, really good. But that comes with a cost. With hundreds of thousands of players piling into the unexpected co-op shooter darling, servers have been buckling under the sheer weight of a mass deployment. While I’ve been able to play myself, I haven’t been able to matchmake publically for around four days—I’ve…
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Deep Rock Galactic studio head reveals he’s been approached for a TV adaptation, says it’s ‘definitely viable’, though he ‘would want to be involved as well’
There was a time where the idea of a TV or movie adaptation for your favourite game would fill you with dread—but with shows like Castlevania, Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners, Netflix: The Witcher, HBO’s The Last of Us, and Arcane bucking that trend? I think a Deep Rock Galactic show could be pretty damn good. As…
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After a week of teasing, Patch 6 of Baldur’s Gate 3 is now live—adding randomised smooches, camp animations, and scary new Honour Mode legendary actions
After a long week of teasing from the weirdly Pingu-centric Larian Studios Twitter account, the sixth patch of Baldur’s Gate 3 is now live, adding a bunch of shiny new touches to the Sword Coast’s cast and crew. Those promised smooch improvements are now in the game, and while they’re suitably steamy, Astarion won’t be…
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We’ll never be free from AI paranoia, so as long as the burden of detective work keeps falling to the masses
You know what I miss? I miss being ‘wowed’ by a piece of art on the internet. In the good ol’ days (less than five years ago, but tech comes at you fast) you’d be scrolling through your feed and stumble into something beautiful, and you’d just be able to look at it. Soak it…
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If you’re wondering why Diablo 4 has a horse for sale with $65 of premium currency stuck to it, let me introduce you to ‘price anchoring’
If you’ve looked at the Diablo 4 store and wondered why you can’t buy something without it being part of a bundle, I regret to inform you that it’s super on purpose. I talked about this earlier in the week, regarding a set of class-locked portal recolours going for $20 (with a mandatory $10 purchase…
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Palworld says public server problems are ‘due to cheating and the influence of fraudulent activities’, outlines plans to add anti-cheat software to nip it in the bud
Palworld’s had a bit of a cheater problem recently, and if you’re wondering why that matters in a PvE title, it’s because of the public servers. Item duping, one-shotting, and (according to a recent announcement) problems accessing the servers themselves have all become headaches for the game’s players and developers alike. “Currently, some users are…
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‘We don’t have shareholders, but we also don’t think about them,’ Larian Studios uses its stage time at the DICE Awards to speak out against a brutal industry climate
Baldur’s Gate 3 walked away from the DICE Awards with another handful of trophies: Outstanding Achievement in Story, RPG of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Game Design, Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction, and Game of the Year—adding to an already massive list of well-deserved accolades. Its developers, however, devoted much of their speech time to…
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Gaming’s legendary comeback is now free until Monday: No Man’s Sky’s next big update lets you join its Omega community expedition without spending a cent
No Man’s Sky nearly burned up on its atmospheric entry back in 2016—it promised the universe, and only delivered a sort-of-okay space game. PC Gamer gave it a middling 64 at launch in our No Man’s Sky review, with Christopher Livingston remarking: “I’ve touched an infinite universe and walked away with some nice vacation photos.”…