‘What do you mean real actors?’: Astarion’s VO, who shared an awards category with Idris Elba after Baldur’s Gate 3, remembers the dark ages of mocap

Neil Newbon has made somewhat of a superstar debut after the runaway success of Baldur’s Gate 3—and having spoken to the man myself in the past, it’s all rather deserved. I remember being quite proud of the medium as a whole when I saw him run away with an award, while also sharing a building…

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‘More evolution than revolution’: PowerWash Simulator 2 is coming late 2025, and it’s bringing online multiplayer and split-screen co-op with it

Three years after PowerWash Simulator first introduced us to the beauty of squeaky-clean brick walls and hardwood floors, FuturLab has now announced that a sequel is in the works and that we’ll be getting a PowerWash Simulator 2 late this year. “PowerWash Simulator 2 feels like a natural evolution from its predecessor,” designer director at…

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Crusader Kings 3 saddles up for a long-awaited return to the east with its first Asian DLC, Khans of the Steppe

Grand strategy RPG Crusader Kings 3 is finally headed eastward. Yesterday, Paradox Interactive announced the game’s next expansion, beginning the fourth chapter of its long-term expansion plans. It’s starting its ambitious map expansion across Asia with the Mongolian steppes, giving players the chance to start out as a nomadic Khan on April 28th. Judging by…

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LocalThunk gave up making Balatro for 3 months but resumed because ‘I was bored but the internet was out so I couldn’t play Rocket League’

Indie phenomenon Balatro beat off all-comers to be crowned PCG’s 2024 GOTY, and developer LocalThunk recently marked just over a year since release by sharing the “Balatro timeline” of the game’s development. It’s a detailed, dramatic and in parts deeply amusing account of how “some kind of project” called CardGame began in December 2021, then…

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