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The Ultimate Video Game Night Hosting Guide
This guide provides tips for hosting a successful video game night, emphasizing game selection, atmosphere, and refreshments. It suggests games like Baldur's Gate 3, Civilization VI, Overcooked, and Mario Kart, and advises on creating a comfortable environment with appropriate lighting and accessible snacks. Building in lighthearted competition and ensuring variety are key to keeping guests engaged.
Baldur's Gate 3 and Elden Ring are "North Stars" for Tencent as the company tries to build the next Larian or FromSoftware: "That is the long-term commitment"
Tencent aims to replicate the success of studios like Larian and FromSoftware by focusing on genre leadership and long-term developer support, citing Baldur's Gate 3 and Elden Ring as benchmarks. VP Yong-yi Zhu emphasized the company's commitment to nurturing talent and iterating on genres over multiple titles, contrasting this with their own portfolio of evergreen live service games.
New D&D RPG Warlock has a smaller open world so devs can "pull back a little bit on the handholding," lead…
Wizards of the Coast's upcoming Dungeons & Dragons RPG, Warlock, will feature a smaller, more dense open world to encourage player exploration and reduce handholding. Lead designer Dominic Guay stated this approach allows for more meaningful discoveries and a more dynamic magic system, contrasting it with games that rely on excessive waypoints. The game is described as very different from Baldur's Gate 3, despite both being D&D titles.
Peter Molyneux is excited to finally play Fable "as a gamer"
Peter Molyneux expresses excitement about playing the upcoming Fable game as a regular gamer, having been involved with the franchise's past entries. He praises Playground Games' evolution of the series, noting that it retains Fable's unique qualities while incorporating new elements.
Warlock: Dungeons and Dragons Studio Focused on Making Spells “OP” and “Fun” First
Invoke Studios is prioritizing "OP" and "fun" spell design for Warlock: Dungeons and Dragons, aiming to balance them later. The game will feature a unique real-time magic system where players chain spells and melee attacks, with character progression mirroring the player's learning curve. It launches in 2027 for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
Fallen London is where the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Dishonored and Stellaris come to let their hair down
Fallen London, a text-based RPG from Failbetter Games, serves as a creative outlet for writers behind major titles like Baldur's Gate 3, Stellaris, and Destiny. The game's 'Exceptional Stories' allow these writers, both AAA and indie, to explore diverse and often dark themes in a richly detailed, choice-driven world.
Weekend PC Download Deals for Oct. 2: Steam Autumn Sale and friends
The annual Steam Autumn Sale has begun, offering discounts on a wide range of PC games, including recent releases and older titles. Several other digital storefronts like GOG.com, Epic Games Store, and Fanatical are also hosting their own autumn sales, providing various deals and free games.
Weekend Console Download Deals for Oct. 2: Hades 2's one-year anniversary
Supergiant Games is celebrating the one-year anniversary of Hades 2's console release with a significant discount. Various sales are also available for PlayStation and Xbox users, including deals on popular titles like Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Starfield.
"Make it OP first": Warlock devs eventually realized that "too powerful" D&D spells were the…
Invoke Studios head Dominic Guay discussed the development of Warlock's spell system, noting the team's initial tendency to make spells "too OP" before balancing them. The open-world action-adventure game, set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, aims for a dynamic and expressive magic system that allows for real-time chaining of spells and melee attacks.
Grand Theft Auto 6 may be the first GTA to have full-on "sex scenes", Hot Coffee not included
Grand Theft Auto 6 may be the first entry in the series to feature explicit sex scenes, according to age rating descriptions on the PlayStation Store. While previous games have alluded to or briefly shown sexual content, these descriptions suggest a more direct depiction, similar to games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur's Gate 3. The article notes that these descriptions might not be entirely accurate but points to the game's central romance between Jason and Lucia as a potential reason for their inclusion.
RPG legend behind Fallout: New Vegas does "everything" he can to stop save scumming, but he wishes he'd "been more cynical about player behavior" in Pillars of Eternity
RPG director Josh Sawyer discusses his approach to game design, particularly concerning player behavior and save scumming. He expresses regret for not being more cynical about player tendencies in games like Pillars of Eternity, contrasting it with solutions found in Baldur's Gate 3 and his design choices in Fallout: New Vegas. Sawyer emphasizes the importance of considering player psychology to create more engaging experiences.
I am here to save us all time by determining which of our most-played videogames would be more efficiently completed if…
This article explores how the hypothetical inclusion of firearms in games that do not typically feature them could impact completion times. Contributors analyze titles like Baldur's Gate 3, Dark Souls 3, Elden Ring, and Crusader Kings 2, debating whether guns would save time or introduce new complications.
Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons’ Core Story Won’t Change Based on Player Choices
Invoke's general manager Dominique Guay stated that Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons will not feature significant changes to its main narrative based on player choices, unlike Baldur's Gate 3. The game will focus on a single protagonist, Kaatri, and her imp, Skev, with an emphasis on exploration over waypoint following. Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons is set to release in 2027 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Warlock boss says don't expect a Baldur's Gate 3-style fluid story: "The main narrative moments you're going to go through are written down"
Invoke's general manager Dominique Guay clarified that Warlock: Dungeons and Dragons will feature a more linear narrative compared to Baldur's Gate 3, with main story moments being pre-written. While Warlock focuses on the journey of a single protagonist, Kaatri, it will still include allies and developing relationships.
Baldur's Gate 3 star and Game of the Year magnet Jennifer English joins Ghostrunner devs' new first-person…
Valor Mortis, an upcoming first-person Soulslike from Ghostrunner developer One More Level, has announced Jennifer English and James Alexander as part of its cast. English, known for her roles in Baldur's Gate 3 and Elden Ring, is playing The Shrike, while Alexander voices protagonist William Dowsett. The game is set to launch in October.
Xbox rolls out disc-to-digital program worldwide, but won't somebody please think of the hard drives
Xbox has globally launched its disc-to-digital program, allowing users to convert physical game licenses to digital ones. While this offers a way to preserve game libraries as the industry shifts towards all-digital platforms, the article highlights significant hidden costs related to the required storage space for digital backups, especially for users with extensive physical game collections.
Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons developers hope to set aside the Baldur's Gate 3 comparisons and build their own kind of open world
Invoke Studios aims to differentiate Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons from titles like Baldur's Gate 3 by focusing on a reactive open world driven by its magic system. Players will use synergistic spells for combat, puzzle-solving, and exploration, with a dense world designed for discovery rather than following strict waypoints. The game emphasizes player creativity and exploration over dialogue choices or party-based gameplay.
"Getting sidetracked doesn’t feel too unnatural": Baldur's Gate 3 Act Two Expansion modder on how they seamlessly fit a "detour" to fight an army into the RPG's plot
Modder SquallyDaBeanz discusses their custom campaign for Baldur's Gate 3, which adds a new chapter between Act 2 and Act 3. They explain how the mod seamlessly integrates a side quest into the main narrative, allowing players to explore without losing narrative momentum. The modder also touches on the challenges of modding the game, crediting community efforts for overcoming toolkit bugs and documentation gaps.
"I'm surprised there's any backlash": Baldur's Gate 3 lead doesn't see why The Blood of Dawnwalker's time feature is so controversial, says it's "perfectly interwoven"
Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director Michael Douse expressed surprise at the backlash surrounding The Blood of Dawnwalker's controversial 30-day time restriction mechanic. Douse, who is nearing the end of the vampire RPG, believes the feature is a "perfectly interwoven narrative tool" and enjoys the game's gothic atmosphere and antagonists. He also shared ideas for future installments, suggesting Rebel Wolves lean further into the gothic themes and the coexistence of humans and vampires.
This Promising New Soulslike Features A Black Metal Vocalist Among Its Impressive Cast
The upcoming soulslike Valor Mortis has revealed its voice cast, featuring Adam "Nergal" Darski of the black metal band Behemoth as Captain Raphael. He joins Jennifer English, James Alexander, and Vincent Cassel among others. The game is set in an alternate 19th-century Eastern Europe and will be released on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC on October 13 for $40.