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The classic role-playing gamebook series Fighting Fantasy is coming to Nintendo Switch next month.Originally launched in 1982 and lasting to 1995 in its initial run, Fighting Fantasy was the work of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, with the original series consisting of 59 books.Each adventure played similarly to a Choose Your Own Adventure book, but also had light RPG elements where players had Skill, Stamina and Luck stats and had to roll dice during the adventure to get through skill challenges and combat sections.Now the first four books are coming to Switch in Fighting Fantasy Classics Volume 1, which is…
Kurt Kuhlmann, a “loremaster” long known as a foundational figure for The Elder Scrolls worldbuilding, and more topically recognized as co-lead designer on Skyrim and lead systems designer for Starfield, left Bethesda in 2023 after a total of over two decades at the company. More than two years later, he’s now explained that his departure was fueled by growing dissatisfaction with his role at the studio and a particular pain point regarding his role on The Elder Scrolls 6.Speaking with PC Gamer, Kuhlmann, who makes his continued love for Bethesda quite clear throughout his comments, recalls that “there were some…
LinkedIn today is a terrible den of web3+ grifters, obsolete CVs, frog-boiling pressure to buy a subscription, and scurrilous journalists hunting for leaks in job listings. But every now and then it comes good. For example, there’s a discussion underway between various senior developers, including current and former staff of Remedy, Ubisoft and Naughty Dog, about the causes of crunch, aka ruinous overwork. There’s a pervading atmosphere of former triple-A blokes warming up their soapboxes for a GDC talk down the line, and a certain amount of insider jargon about “pipelines” and so forth – somebody should…
How do you join other players in Hytale multiplayer? Survival games are nothing without the support of a burgeoning community of players working together towards a common goal, which is why it’s so important to play Hytale with other people. After all, if you’re out in the wilderness trying to find precious materials, someone needs to be at the base constructing useful buildings. First things first, yes, Hytale is in fact a multiplayer game. We aren’t quite sure where the rumor started that you could only play the game on your own, but that would be incredibly disappointing, even for…
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a Fallout reality series that will see contestants living inside a vault competing for a “huge” cash prize.Fallout Shelter is currently looking for contestants to appear in the ten-part reality series, which will see them compete in a series of games that test the seven core attributes from the Fallout world: strength, perception, endurance, charisma, intelligence, agility, and luck (S.P.E.C.I.A.L).“The series will not only test dwellers’ core attributes, but also their loyalty and alliances,” a synopsis reads. “It’s a game of power dynamics, popularity, and social strategy which will ultimately result in a huge cash prize,…
There’s a certain timelessness to The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker that can at least partly be attributed to its beautiful cel-shaded art style, and that’s exactly what former Naughty Dog director Bruce Straley aims to replicate in his upcoming indie adventure, Coven of the Chicken Foot.It’s somewhat ironic that Straley had such an influential hand in developing some of the games that really pushed the boundaries toward photorealism in previous console generations, having served as co-art director on the original 2007 Uncharted, and then having directed Uncharted 2, The Last of Us, and Uncharted 4. All of those games…
Monster Hunter Wilds has famously endured struggles when it comes to running well on PC since release. Capcom have tried relentlessly to improve that situation, with varying results. Cue today, and a Reddit scientist coming to the conclusion that overtly aggressive DLC checks might be a key factor in the game’s woes. Another modder has subsequently put out a work to combat the issue with the checks, but they reckon fixing this problem isn’t necessarily a cure-all.
The Elder Scrolls Online’s new seasonal model is one of its biggest shakeups yet. By rethinking rewards, adding in a new battle pass system, and making all future (and some past) gameplay content free for all players, it aims to future-proof itself further as it strives to become a “30-year MMO.” Zenimax Online Studios has already revealed loads of details about this transformation, as well as some of the big changes that are coming in Update 49 in March and Season Zero in April. But I got the chance to dig a little deeper with executive producer Susan Kath and…
Square Enix has set a reveal for the next Life is Strange game, which it’s confirmed will release sometime this year.“Separate the real from the rumor… Join us for the exclusive reveal of the next Life is Strange game,” the publisher wrote on social media, alongside a YouTube link.The reveal will take place on Tuesday, January 20, at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm GMT, Square Enix confirmed.The reveal plans follow a ratings board leak for the new Life is Strange title, which will seemingly be subtitled ‘Reunion’ and see a return for protagonist Chloe Price.“Chloe Price was Max…
Smell – such a luxurious sense. The world offers the scent of sweet, oily donuts, creamy leather shoes, a mowed lawn, easily, like they’re worth nothing. But Love and Deepspace players are now learning the true value of smell now that their brother’s armpit is clean. Too clean.The hit sci-fi otome RPG recently released Ver. 5.0, a massive expansion that adds a customizable home for your protagonist and one of her five love interests to play traditional Chinese instruments in – among other activities, like take a hot shower. But players have noticed their boyfriends Zayne, Rafayel, Xavier, Sylus, and…