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Pursued By A Bear | Larian explains how that particular Baldur's Gate 3 scene involving quite a raunchy bear came to be
It wasn't always meant to be so prominent.
Strategy: Turn-Based Strategy
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PODCAST | What's the best game you were happy to see the back of?
Oh no, we shoehorned politics into games
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Raving About It | Subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online? Never got round to Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope? Aren't you lucky, because it's free to play this week
What's better than free?
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Back At It | Baldur's Gate 3 developers commemorate "lift-off" on what's next by revisiting the same dungeon they cleared during that RPG's final push
Because hey, sometimes you just need to remind yourself how well your last playthrough turned out.
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Roll For Kiss | Stardew Valley's Baldur's Gate 3 mod team hopes to let you romance pixelated Astarion later this year - in a seasonal outfit, too
Last year's biggest game will potentially meet one of this decade's biggest titles at the end of the year.
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To The Dynamax | You might have hated it in Pokemon Sword and Shield, but Pokemon Go has teased a much-disliked feature for its 8th anniversary
They're going big with this one.
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Together At Last | How to add Epic Games titles to your HoYoPlay Launcher on PC
HoYoverse's new in-house launcher is having some trouble identifying games installed via Epic, but luckily, there is a fix.
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A Rogue Roll | How a Baldur’s Gate 3 modder who’d never played a "known" roguelike ended up turning Larian’s RPG into one
"There is still a lot that hasn't been done with the current tools."
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PODCAST | Which games have aged like a fine wine, and why is everyone so mad at our guest host?
There's nothing graceful about the Best Games Ever podcast episode 104
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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024
Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!
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PASS THE GAMES | The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in 2024
Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.
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Fresh Challenges | If Fallout's co-creator was to work on the series again, there's one key question he'd want answered first
"If you don't have an immediate answer, if you have to go 'Well, I don't know, we may put in a new perk', I'm probably not interested."
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Meli-No Way! | Finished Hades 2? There's now a Baldur's Gate 3 mod that turns it into a fully-fleshed out roguelike
Are you and your party up to taking on the Trials of Tav?
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Rad Reference | UPDATE: Call of Duty's Fallout crossover drops this week, and features a definitely accidental nod to one of Fallout 4's best quest mods
Hey, don't worry, we can add two different Vault 141s to the canon if it means Soap and co in colorful jumpsuits.
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New Magic | Dragon Age: The Veilguard could be escaping Baldur's Gate 3's shadow by leaving its heritage behind
BioWare isn't trying to occupy the same fantasy RPG space anymore, and that's okay.
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JRP-We'll See | Elden Ring director Miyazaki is interested in making a traditional JRPG, but it wouldn't be an Enchanted Arms sequel
I'm sure you're devastated that an ok game from 2006 isn't gonna suddenly be resurrected.
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Do You Booth-er? | Xbox will be whipping out its "biggest booth yet" at Gamescom 2024, while PlayStation and Nintendo give the show a miss
The green brand's even put out a list of games you can expect to see there.
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Old World Blues | "Oh shoot, I've said too long" - Fallout co-creator Tim Cain reveals his role in the cancellation of Van Buren, the original Fallout 3
"As we walked out, he basically explained that any answer over six months was going to result in him having to cancel it."
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Neo Platform | Fantasian Neo Dimension announced at Nintendo Direct, arrives on Switch holiday season 2024
Get ready to enjoy the turn-based adventure from some Final Fantasy alums on Switch later this year.
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Take Your Turn | Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P isn't remaking FF9, but no matter what you think, he wouldn't turn it into an action game even if he was
So who is remaking it then, assuming it's real?
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Sigh | Disco Elysium's remaining devs were working on a spin-off that would've been the "most hardcore Disco since Disco" before ZA/UM layoffs
"I feel like it was the best possible shot at a Disco-like game without [Kurvitz], Rostov, and other people that made the original Disco Elysium."
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PODCAST | What the best game where everyone's mad at you even though you did nothing wrong? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 101
It's only game, why you have to be mad?
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Marching on | Honkai Star Rail teases next update at Summer Game Fest 2024 with a cute new March 7 outfit
The undefeated best preservation character (fight me) gets a makeover.
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XBOX RPG | Surprise! Octopath Traveler 2 suddenly launches on Xbox and Game Pass
Out of nowhere, one of the better RPGs in recent years is out on Game Pass.
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PODCAST | The Best Games Ever Show 100th Episode Quiz: PART TWO
Who wins? Who loses? Who kicks off about the rules? Find out in the second part of our enormous buzzer episode.
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KIRYU CHAN-NEL | Yakuza is getting a T.V adaptation on Amazon this October
TItled Like A Dragon: Yakuza, it's set to release on October 24 and stars Ryoma Takeuchi of Kamen Rider fame.
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LAE-HELL YEAH | Wahey, Baldur's Gate 3's next big update drops in September - with official mod tool testing starting today
The power to do things like giving Gale a reverse mohawk a bit more easily - it's coming soon.
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Honkai Star Rail Boothill materials list
Everything you need to get Boothill ready in the saddle
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Honkai Star Rail Boothill build
The best Light Cones and Relics for the straight-shootin' ranger
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TIS A SHAME | Not even Larian could escape crunch on Baldur's Gate 3: "to be honest, you will always have a little bit when you're trying to finish something"
"We had things happen that we didn't foresee."
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FOR HONOUR | Baldur's Gate 3 writer doesn't care what a possible sequel looks like, as long as whoever makes it doesn't do it just to "hit our earnings next quarter"
It's got to be about the passion, man.
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SPACE AHOY! | While you wait for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, you can pick up another game from the tabletop series for free
What's better than free?
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FORT-LLOUT | Fortnite's Fallout stuff arrives today, because we all need to see a guy in power armour chug Nuka Cola while hitting the griddy
There's also a dude made of peas as a skin, because Fortnite.
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PAPER CRAFT | Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door review: a worthy new version of a must-play classic
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is a richly-deserved, lovingly-crafted redo of a classic.
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A TALE UNTOLD | Remembering Total War Three Kingdoms, 5 years later – a game too good to be left behind
Five years since it launched, I pour one out for the turn-based strategy that could have been.
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CATCH ‘EM ALL | The best Pokemon games, ranked
We’ve ranked the mainline Pokemon games, and their remakes, from best to worst.
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EXPANSION PACK | Baldur’s Gate 3 developer opens new Warsaw studio, as work on "two very ambitious RPGs" properly gets going
Larian's made its first foray into Poland, a country definitely not known for good RPGs, at all.
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TOTEMIC | Pokemon fans are facing a serious dilemma following the end of Nintendo 3DS online features
Totem Pokemon were special in Sun and Moon, but may loose their sheen if transferred over.
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GET YOUR FREE ON | Endless Legend and Wizard with a Gun are both free to play right now on Steam - but only for a limited time, so hurry
Two very different games.
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NUKA WORLD TOUR | Shine up your power armor: Fallout is coming to Fortnite Chapter 5 - Season 3 for a post-apocalyptic crossover befitting any vault dweller
I don’t want to set the world on fiiiiirrrreeee.
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PLAY HAS NO LIMITS | The best PS1 games to play in 2024
Still have your PlayStation kicking about? Here are some of the best games you can still play on it today.
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DECISIONS, DECISIONS | Honkai: Star Rail Beauty and Destruction choice outcomes
How to answer Sunday's questions about three key decisions that led to the formation of his philosophy.
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PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM | Honkai: Star Rail "Hope Is the Thing With Feathers": Where to find the phonograph record disk
How to locate the disk and unlock the song "Hope Is the Thing With Feathers (Overture)" for your phonograph in the Parlor Car.
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PODCAST | What's the best game where your character gets wet, then slowly dries off? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 99
Water palaver! Games are so good at simulating H2O, but which is the most clever?
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Star-crossed | Honkai: Star Rail walkthroughs and beginner's guides
Here are all of our walkthroughs, guides and tips for HoYoverse's latest RPG, Honkai Star Rail!
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BEAUTIFUL SIMPLICITY | How to skip the Argenti boss fight and unlock a secret achievement in Honkai: Star Rail's Seabiscuit mission
If fighting Argenti once was enough to last you a lifetime, here's the shortcut to bypass the confrontation during the Penacony arc.
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Honkai Star Rail Harmony Trailblazer kit and Traces priority
Getting the most out of your stylin' new MC