Baldur’s Gate 3’s champion speedrunner just smashed two world records in as many days through the power of friendly fire, invisible bears, and throwing a guy off a bridge

Even after a standout AGDQ showing, prolific Baldur’s Gate 3 speedrunner Mae shows no signs of pumping the brakes any time soon. Building on the strategies shown off at AGDQ, the runner brought BG3’s all-acts world record under 20 minutes before zipping through the megahard permadeath Honour mode in 21:17 for another world record the…

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Guide: Building The Ultimate Sega Saturn

Upgrading Sega’s 32-bit powerhouse. Released at the close of 1994 in Japan, Sega’s 32-bit Saturn promised so much; the company had conquered 3D in the arcades, and this was the system that would bring that dominance to the home. Unfortunately for Sega, Sony had other ideas, and its PlayStation console would utterly eclipse all rivals,…

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Guide: Best Nintendo Switch Stealth Games

“!”. Update: We’ve given this list a sneaky tidy-up to ensure we’re recommending only the very best stealth games on Nintendo Switch. We’ve also added two brand-new entries — Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, and the newly released Hitman: Blood Money — Reprisal. For all the gun-blazing, whip-cracking, all-out action, and mayhem there is…

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It’s a miracle that Palworld exists, according to the studio founder: ‘It was the antithesis of proper game development’

You could make a convincing argument that Steam sensation Palworld shouldn’t exist, but you don’t have to—the game’s creator has already made that argument himself.  Not because it’s controversial, though it is that—the bizarre mash-up of sandbox survival and perverse reimagining of catching ‘em all has been accused of copying Pokémon models and using AI…

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