Tag: games

Diablo is doing a crossover with grimdark anime Berserk and, OK, that makes sense

Diablo is doing a…

When the Diablo 4 roadmap appeared it included two instances of the concerning phrase “New IP collab”. Worrying visions…
Scientists claim they’ve seen a ‘jaw-dropping’ new color, but you can only experience it by shooting lasers directly into your eyes

Scientists claim they’ve seen…

By very precisely shooting lasers directly into the eye (do no try this at home), researchers claim it’s possible…
Don’t worry, the fan-favorite Baldur’s Gate 3 bug that turns character portraits into moody glamor shots wasn’t fixed in the final patch

Don’t worry, the fan-favorite…

Fret not, Baldur’s Gate 3 fans, because your favorite bug is still in the game even after Larian’s “final”…
Gloomwood’s research update transforms it from Thief with guns into Dishonored with mutations, letting you inject dissected monster juice into yourself to gain their powers

Gloomwood’s research update transforms…

We still don’t know the real name of Gloomwood‘s doctor protagonist, but I’m beginning to suspect it might be…
Dwarf Fortress sells 1 million copies on Steam, so now Bay 12 Games can afford that ‘little party’ it planned

Dwarf Fortress sells 1…

It’s finally happened. Dwarf Fortress, the dazzlingly complex colony sim that was free for almost 20 years before becoming…
The Elder Scrolls Online celebrates its 10th anniversary a year late by selling off 2,000 pieces of its servers

The Elder Scrolls Online…

Videogames have always been cavalier with numbers. For decades, series like Final Fantasy and Unreal Tournament have brazenly ignored…
Yes, Zero Company really is Star Wars XCOM, and it’s got the permadeath to prove it

Yes, Zero Company really…

When Bit Reactor’s game director Greg Foertsch confirms to me that Star Wars Zero Company has permadeath, I can’t…
Today’s Wordle answer for Saturday, April 19

Today’s Wordle answer for…

It’s Saturday, so why not celebrate the start of the weekend with a nice easy Wordle win? Today’s answer…
I don’t know what I expected: Everybody’s just recreating memes in Baldur’s Gate 3’s new photo mode

I don’t know what…

Perusing the Baldur’s Gate 3 subreddit for pro gamer tips this morning (as one does), I was struck by…
While this paleontologist doesn’t find Elden Ring’s monster designs all that realistic, he was impressed by FromSoft’s subtle storytelling and commitment to ‘speculative biology’

While this paleontologist doesn’t…

In the latest episode of our video series Reality Check, paleontologist Dr. Darren Naish returned to give his assessment…