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The emotional rock of Baldur’s Gate 3 is its diverse cast of likeable and tragic companions, whose arcs and dialog largely revolve around their relationship with you, the player. They’ll say hello or something to each other every now and then, and some have more bespoke interactions in key scenes, but it feels like the chemistry of the cast is firmly anchored in the player’s actions. This isn’t necessarily a bad or surprising thing, but I did find myself, at camp or in caves, greedily hoping to see the likes of Shadowheart and Karlach bounce off each other, or maybe…
With Baldur’s Gate 3 and its gang of rowdy adventuring mates in the rear view mirror, Larian are hoping to improve a couple of aspects of how they handle companions going forwards – a process that’ll likely kick off in Divinity. In particular, the development of deeper relationships between party members and a more subtle build to the moment when the player’s relationship veers into deeply horny territory are on their list of learnings.
After several rounds of initial testing, Epic has opened the door to “in-island transactions” in Fortnite, giving developers a way to sell items in their maps and experiences for V-Bucks. You’ll want to be careful what you buy, however, because anything you get is limited to the island where you purchase it, and you typically won’t be able to get a refund if the game in question goes away. First previewed in November, this new era for Fortnite has begun with the Friday January 9 update, which also sees the arrival of the South Park event and the introduction of…
Looking to jump into Star Wars: Legion in 2026? Four new Starter Sets provide an easy entry point into the game, complete with units that showcase each faction’s unique style of play. But which one should you choose? I’ve been hands-on with all of them, so am ready to give you some advice before you hit the battlefield.Following the launch of the game’s second-edition ruleset which streamlined gameplay and fixed some lingering exploits, Star Wars: Legion publisher Atomic Mass Games has been releasing a robust line of new miniatures featuring fresh versions of most units in a hard plastic medium…
Larian CEO Swen Vincke has provided an update as to how the studio are planning to go about handling the use of generative AI in the making of Divinity. In an effort to alleviate concerns, the newly decided plan is to avoid using it in any capacity as part of the concept art development process. In general, Larian are aiming to ensure any in-game generated assets in their games come from models “trained” on data Larian already own, rather than risking the charge of creative theft or actual copyright breach.
We all have our favorite Baldur’s Gate 3 companion. It normally follows a similar pattern: Shadowheart and Astarion lead the pack, with Karlach also lurking near the top. Minthara has etched herself into history as yet another one of gaming’s ‘gothic baddies,’ Gale is the cutesy UwU romantic, and we’ll never forget that Halsin trailer. The one person we do often forget about, however, is Theo Solomon’s Wyll, the infinitely good Blade of Frontiers. But I’m not innocent here, either: as much as I wanted to find a spot for Wyll in my party, between Astarion’s deft hands (minds out…
Divinity and Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian has said that it won’t use generative AI to create concept art or in the process of writing Divinity, but the developer is still interested in using the technology in other areas.Following Larian‘s reveal of a new Divinity game at The Game Awards, CEO Swen Vincke confirmed to Bloomberg that the studio was using generative AI to explore early game ideas.Vincke stated that Larian was using AI “to explore ideas, flesh out PowerPoint presentations, develop concept art and write placeholder text”, but said no AI-generated content would make it into the final game…
Stranger Things is getting a behind the scenes documentary very soon to give us a peek behind the curtain at the making of the fifth and final season.Somewhat overshadowing the finale, though, is the conspiracy theory known as Conformity Gate, which had half the internet convinced that a secret episode 9 was on the way after the Stranger Things season 5 finale, which, according to the theory, was partially an illusion created by big bad Vecna.But, documentary director Martina Radwan has seemingly debunked the theory for good. “I can’t confirm or deny anything, but no,” she told Gold Derby. “You…
This is proving to be one of the worst weeks of my life, for various reasons (no, not because Jason Schreier is mad at me). In my time of need, I open the magic portal of escapism and find Pathologic 3 looking back at me like a poison toad.
Where Winds Meet update 1.2 has just dropped, and there’s a whole lot to look forward to in what ended up becoming one of last year’s breakout open-world games. From a gorgeous new boss encounter to events including Guild Battles and granny-carrying in the First Jianghu Martial Games, you’ll be finding fresh things to do across the map. There’s so much that’s been introduced, in fact, that some of the changes I’m most excited for didn’t even make the cut in developer Everstone Studio’s latest patch notes, including the ability to properly analyze your DPS and see exactly what’s working…