Author: Harvey Randall
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You have just one week to vote on the Ultimate Game of the Year for the 2023 Golden Joystick awards
The Golden Joystick Awards has opened shortlists in three of its most major categories: Ultimate Game of the Year (UGOTY), Best Supporting Performer, and Best Lead Performer—and you can vote on them right now. If you’re wondering why I’m telling you this, it’s because the Golden Joystick awards are run by PC Gamer’s parent company,…
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Tokyo resident arrested after using FF14 to allegedly stalk a woman in grim reminder of how a blacklist overhaul is long overdue
In Tokyo, a man has been arrested for stalking a woman using social media sites like LINE (a popular app in Japan) and Twitter—as well as the MMORPG Final Fantasy 14. As reported by Kobe News (and translated by Siliconera), the man reportedly sent over 22 messages via those apps trying to re-establish contact, while…
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New D&D-inspired drip is predictably pricey—though it can apparently take a beating: ‘We want you to be able to run around in the woods with your friends’
Ever wanted to feel like you could drop a 9th level Meteor Swarm on all your problems? I’d recommend you find less violent fantasies, but this new line of Dungeons & Dragons-inspired swag might help. The clothing line is class-based, featuring full garment sets for the Fighter, Rogue, Wizard, and Cleric. It’s all pretty much…
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Starfield player turns shotgun into a carpet-bombing artillery nightmare that should probably violate interstellar law
Starfield has a ton of weapon mods to muck about with—not the kind you need a script extender for, mind you. I’m talking about the vanilla crafting system: If you drop a few points into the Science skill tree, you’ll be able to craft all kinds of mods that blow the doors wide open on…
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Vampire Survivors skips Halloween and goes straight to a goodie-filled 1.7.0 Christmas update, because ‘if big name stores can do it, why can’t we?’
Vampire Survivors has dropped a new patch—and you’d think, considering Halloween is fast approaching, that they might, oh, I don’t know, lean into their already-present spooky themes a little? You’d think. Instead, they’ve gone and swept the rug out from under just about everybody and released Patch 1.7.0, named “Whiteout”, which is coincidentally what’s happening…
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Watching her girlfriend bed Lae’zel on a Baldur’s Gate 3 stream completely stuns Shadowheart’s voice actor: ‘I don’t know what to say’
As spotted by GamesRadar, Jennifer English—the voice behind everyone’s favourite head-wiggling smarm machine Shadowheart—has been playing Baldur’s Gate 3 with her partner Aliona Baranova (also the game’s performance director) on Twitch. The otherwise wholesome stream took a turn for the saucy, however, when Baranova’s character engaged in a bit of Gith lovin’. The game’s stream-friendly…
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Final Fantasy 14 players interviewed over 80 of their fellow adventurers to craft a heartwarming first-timer’s guide to roleplaying with anxiety
The roleplay community in Final Fantasy 14 is, simply put, an ocean. It’s absolutely massive, comprising several servers, hundreds of night clubs, bars, fight pits, free companies, and homegrown drama. It’s big enough that last year, someone thought buying four billboards in California and Texas to advertise their virtual nightclub was a good idea (it…
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Valve doesn’t sell ad space on Steam so it can make room for surprise hits: ‘We don’t think Steam should be pay-to-win’
As spotted by GamesRadar, the Steamworks Development channel posted a video earlier this month explaining the ins and outs of how games snowball into surprise hits like Dave the Diver—which we gave a smashing 91 back in July. The talk’s given by Erik Peterson of Steam’s business team, and it’s an enlightening little journey through…
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I’m enjoying my second playthrough of Lords of the Fallen way more, and I’m kinda mad about it
Look, the statement “I liked a game the more I played it” shouldn’t shock anyone—heck, I liked Lords of the Fallen the first time I played it, too. I do, however, think the amount of fun I’m having now on my second go around makes me wonder why the irritation of my first trip was…
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My V in Cyberpunk 2077 has absolutely no game at all, and I kind of love him for it
Romances in RPGs like Cyberpunk 2077 are… let’s call them awkward. Most of the time, this isn’t on purpose. We’re supposed to feel cool, like Commander Shepard the bonafide badass space ranger, not some Joe Shmuck who strikes out and uses “xD” in text messages. In reality, it’s so hard to make a game character…