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Jennifer English, the voice of Shadowheart the brooding Cleric in hit fantasy RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 has shed more light on her performance, stating that the character’s arc is a “trans allegory.”  In an interview with TRG, English revealed that she approached the performance from a queer perspective. “There’s been talk a lot about the

Tom’s back by popular demand, but also to answer for his crimes against a previous guest: James Batchelor, author of The Best Non-Violent Video Games. For weeks following James’ deserved win, Tom and Conner said some Very Mean things about him and his book, and even implied that virtuous host Jim Trinca (who is fair

Cyberpunk 2077 will be receiving a new, free update with new gameplay elements on December 5. CD Projekt Red announced during its most recent REDstreams on Twitch that Update 2.1 will feature a fully functional metro, radioport, replayable car races, boss fight improvements, accessibility features, and more. Cyberpunk 2077 — Night City Archives | Episode

Hold onto your hats: Rockstar Games has officially confirmed the date and time that fans will be able to watch the first GTA 6 trailer for the next game in the blockbuster series, and we don’t have long to wait.  In a new teaser posted to Twitter/X today (December 1), Rockstar shared an image of

Video game comedy is as old as the medium itself. There were text adventures running on mainframes over forty years ago that were packed with gags, and even sophisticated meta humour about fantasy tropes. Ask any Old Git to name a genuinely funny video game and they’ll probably cite Monkey Island, maybe Conker’s Bad Fur

A free update is available today for Payday 3, and it reimagines two classic heists: Cook Off and Turbid Station. The Legacy Heists allow you to relive these classic missions. PAYDAY 3: Legacy Heists Release Trailer Cook-Off and Turbid Station (Murky Station in Payday 2) have been reimagined to fit the recently launched title and

If you’re a fan of Dark Souls and want to try experiencing FromSoftware’s brutal role-playing game in a whole new way, then Steamforged Games’ newly announced Dark Souls: The Board Game – The Sunless City might be for you. It’s set to release on February 14, 2024, so that’s Valentine’s Day sorted. Depending on how

A 20th Anniversary Edition of Beyond Good & Evil is slated to be released in 2024, news of which comes after the game was mistakenly posted to some storefronts overnight. The title was available on the Xbox Store and to some Ubisoft+ subscribers, which the company assured was not indicative of the final game. According

A new month means new PlayStation Plus monthly games are coming to subscribers. December’s titles are Lego 2K Drive, Powerwash Simulator, and Sable. The games will become available on Tuesday, December 5 through Monday, January 1. Lego 2K Drive will be available for PS4 and PS5. In this open-world Lego driving adventure, you can race

Unity has confirmed that it’s laying off 265 employees in what’s been described as a company “reset.” Reported by Reuters, Unity is terminating the ‘professional services’ section of an agreement with visual effects company Wētā FX, which was co-founded by Peter Jackson and previously produced the visual effects for movies such as Avatar and its

The “largest part” of the development team at CD Projekt Red is working on The Witcher 4, or whatever it will be titled. This was confirmed by the company’s CFO today in a financial results video. CD Projekt Red Q3 2023 financials video. “Regarding production tasks, the largest part of our dev team is working

A first look at Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout TV series has been released and yeah, it sure does look like people dressed up in Fallout outfits! This first look comes courtesy of Vanity Fair, who also spoke with both showrunner Johnathon Nolan (yes, he is related to that other Nolan) and Bethesda’s one and only

Bethesda’s customer support has been replying to individual Starfield players on Steam who have left negative reviews. Despite the sci-fi RPG becoming a massive success in terms of sales for the studio and quickly becoming its biggest-ever game launch, the game has still received plenty of criticism.  Three months after its launch, Starfield is currently

I don’t see him hit the ground, but I definitely hear it. By the time I turn back, the mysterious figure that’s just rode past me as we both galloped through one of New Austin’s many sandy gullies is already back on his feet. As I bemusedly watch him pick up the carcass of a

Despite reports that TikTok maker ByteDance plans to restructure gaming publisher Nuverse, Marvel Snap dev Second Dinner has assured players the game isn’t shutting down. Reuters reported earlier today that ByteDance is planning to move away from the games industry, and will wind down Nuverse, its game publishing division. The report noted that this would

The official Marvel Snap Twitter account claims that the popular collectible card game will “continue to operate and flourish in the future” despite the reports that its publisher, Nuverse, is facing “structural changes.” Concerns about the publisher were first raised after Reuters reported that Nuverse’s parent company, ByteDance (which also owns the social media platform

Despite both The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 both being out for a good few years now, it seems that there are some Easter eggs that haven’t been found. In the first episode of the official CDProjekt Red podcast AnsweRED, studio narrative lead Marcin Blacha spoke about how the studio handles Easter eggs (thanks, GamesRadar).

Long rests are an incredibly important part of D&D, but one Baldur’s Gate 3 player is trying to figure out if you can beat the game with having one a single time. In all likelihood, for most of you out there, if you want to beat Baldur’s Gate 3, you’re going to have to take