D&D’s artificers are getting revised for the 2024 rules update in a book that will also let you play a guy who has a magic GPS and knows where everyone is at all times

The D&D supplement that sees the most use at my table is Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, which gets referenced more often than the Dungeon Master’s Guide thanks to its variety of player options—wacky subclasses like the college of creation bard and astral self monk, and a class themed around crafting magical objects, the artificer. (Though…

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A Chrono Trigger revival seems inevitable at this point, with its creator admitting ‘I want to do something’ after recent mistranslation incident

It’s been a tumultuous year for Chrono Trigger enthusiasts. Rumors of a potential remake have cropped up several times, only to be quickly debunked. I can’t blame fans for their gullibility: it really is very weird that Square Enix hasn’t done anything with the Chrono series for so long, though the publisher did indicate in…

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Bodega cats, trash pandas, and a great white shark: the real stars of the GTA 6 reveal are all the animals hiding in plain sight

A mere 15 seconds into the new GTA 6 trailer and we’ve already spotted something exciting. No, I’m not talking about Jason Duval’s chiseled torso. I’m talking about all the animals you can see if you’re not staring at Jason Duval’s chiseled torso. You probably saw a bunch of seagulls and pelicans flying overhead as…

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How do you get fresh blood in a 22-year-old, infamously impenetrable MMO? EVE Online hopes it’s a ‘player-created gig economy’ that has veterans making missions for newbies: ‘We’re 100% sure that you will do a better job’

At EVE Online’s yearly Fanfest in Reykjavik, Iceland, developer CCP Games announced the 22-year-old MMO’s next expansion, Legion. In addition to new ships and quality of life features, Legion looks to offer one of the most creative solutions I’ve ever seen for getting new players invested in a complex, long-runner MMO: Just put the veteran…

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Outer Wilds studio finally confirms it’s working on a new game but says it will be ‘years’ before it’s ready to share details

Six years after the release of the most excellent sci-fi camping game Outer Wilds, developer Mobius Digital is working on something new, a fact it let slip in a recently-released update—which is also the final “major update” planned for the game.0. It’s unusual, you see, because typically when a studio begins work on a new…

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Titan Quest 2 early access delayed due to ‘a lot of noise’ from ARPG competitors, but the developers say closed playtest results have been ‘incredibly motivating’

I have unfortunate news for everyone else who spent too much time reading about Greek mythology when you were a teen: We can’t play Titan Quest 2 as soon as we’d hoped. In a Steam news post today, developer Grimlore Games announced that the Ancient Greek Diablo-like’s early access launch is being pushed back to…

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