OG Fallout lead Tim Cain explains just how much thought went into the timeline, and why canned beans were key: ‘Post-apocalypse, but not so far post- that everything’s collapsed and everyone’s dead’

The original Fallout’s lead developer Tim Cain has been sharing his memories about the early games in the series for a while over on his Youtube channel. Cain’s had a long and eclectic career (the only sequel he’s ever worked on, funnily enough, is Fallout 2) and also seems to have a razor-sharp memory for…

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Creating a Personal Travelogue with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Category: Games Creating a Personal Travelogue with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published December 11, 2024 Summary Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024’s impressive photogrammetry technology has produced a stunning “digital twin” of Planet Earth. We revisit some of our favorite places we’ve personally explored in real life, conjuring up memories and personal…

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Cyberpunk 2077 update promises ‘up to 33%’ higher frame rates on Arrow Lake and at the very least we gained 8% in the benchmark

Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.2 update could be fantastic for anyone with a machine packing an Intel Arrow Lake chip—all five of you—thanks to announced CPU-threading optimisations for the game. The changes would reportedly put CPUs like the Core Ultra 9 285K up to the same performance figures of Ryzen 7 7800X3D, albeit in one game, but…

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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for December: Sonic Frontiers, Forspoken, Rabbids: Party of Legends, WRC Generations and more

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for December: Sonic Frontiers, Forspoken, Rabbids: Party of Legends, WRC Generations and more

Experience the exhilarating platforming speeds of Sonic Frontiers, the magical and nimble traversal of Forspoken, the delightful chaos of Rabbids, and the realistic rally simulation of WRC Generations. These games and more form December’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup* and are available to play from December 17. Joining that lineup on PlayStation Plus Premium is…

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Path of Exile 2’s character customisation can’t compete with Diablo 4’s hellishly good drip, but the good news is you’ll barely notice

In Path of Exile 2‘s gloomy Wraeclast, with its denizens once again facing down the apocalypse, there isn’t much time to pick out a sick outfit. Nor are folk rushing to the local tattoo parlour, or jewellers, to spruce up their look. Not when demonic hyenas and ravenous zombies are prowling the streets. But for…

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Omens of Destruction is a meaty DLC that adds one of my all time favorite Total War: Warhammer 3 mechanics—and no, it isn’t goblins riding other goblins

I’ve never particularly played much of the ogres in Total War: Warhammer 3. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate their whole vibe as a tide of hungry humanoid giants eating their way across the old world, and I love their monsters, which all look like prehistoric beasts taken straight from the cover of a heavy…

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