Dragon Age: Inquisition was supposed to see your Origins character return for what would have been the most excruciating choice BioWare ever concocted

As reported by Eurogamer, Dragon Age: Inquisition initially featured the return of the protagonist from 2009’s Origins, complete with full visual customization, similar to Dragon Age 2’s Hawke appearing in Inquisition, or when the Inquisitor then returned in this year’s Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Spoilers for Inquisition ahead. Former Dragon Age scribe David Gaider recently…

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The last thing I ever want to do is ‘Learn more’ or have you ‘Remind Me Later’: Microsoft is pushing fullscreen ads for Windows 11 laptops to people still using Windows 10

First reported by The Verge, Microsoft has deployed a new tactic in its battle to get users off the soon-to-be obsolete Windows 10 ahead of its October 11, 2025 support cut-off: Full screen advertisements for Windows 11 PCs pushed to those still on the earlier operating system. “Do more with a new Windows 11 PC,”…

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The best Half-Life 2 mods: 20th anniversary edition

It’s hard to even comprehend how much PC gaming has changed in the past 20 years. But it was the classic FPS Half-Life 2 that convinced people to install this weird military-green launcher app named Steam and take the plunge on digital distribution. Not only was it a fantastic game, it built on Valve’s established…

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Rockstar teases ‘absolutely mind-blowing things’ in the works as Grand Theft Auto 6 wins Most Wanted Game at the Golden Joystick Awards

The 42nd annual Golden Joystick Awards are over, the winners have been announced, and Black Myth: Wukong has walked away with the big Ultimate Game of the Year award. Helldivers 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth did very well for themselves this year too, claiming four awards each, and Rockstar used its one win—for Most…

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Blizzard just nuked one of the most toxic Hearthstone cards ever designed: “Yeah, our bad…”

The theme of Hearthstone’s latest card expansion, which is called The Great Dark Beyond, is building and launching increasingly powerful Starships. Unfortunately those sci-fi shenanigans have not been happening nearly enough for Blizzard’s liking, largely because a bunch of older cards and decks are so powerful that they’ve crowded out the new stuff. Which is…

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Infinity Nikki was developed in secret for over a year, calling in former Breath of the Wild and The Witcher 3 talent to realize its open world

After years of being a mobile-only series, Infold Games is launching the big new open world adventure Infinity Nikki on PC next month. The developer is celebrating the near fruition of several years of work with a short documentary looking back on Nikki’s journey to a bigger new Miraland and way more platforms. Infinity Nikki’s…

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Poll: Was The Nintendo DS Prototype Really So Ugly?

Or just misunderstood? It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since the Nintendo DS launched, yet here we are. It’s been even longer since it was revealed too, with the newly-appointed VP of sales and marketing Reggie Fils-Aimé taking to the stage at E3 2004 to showcase Nintendo’s vision for the future of…

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Latest Update to Iron Meat Gives You More to Devour

Summary Iron Meat’s first major update adds a whole new layer of gameplay with Mirror Mode. Picking up a Supercharge or third copy of a weapon upgrade will now turn bullets red. Added visual background updates, weapon buffs, keeping extra lives, and more to chew on. Following the success of Iron Meat’s launch back in…

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