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August 24, 2025

Former Dragon Age producer Mark Darrah agrees that Mages were the most ‘complete’ class in Origins, says it came from D&D rules and the fact that Warriors and Rogues weren’t allowed to ‘violate physics’ yet

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In response to a viewer question in a 200k subscriber Q&A for his YouTube channel, former BioWare producer Mark Darrah explained why Mages in Dragon Age: Origins were so feature rich or “complete” when compared to Rogues and Warriors. “I would say it’s more because the design space that Dragon Age: Origins was being built…

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Deadlock’s latest character basically gets a portal gun, and his ult teleports enemies to a void hotel where they have to do a platforming challenge

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Valve has once again broken its silence on its upcoming hero shooter-meets-MOBA Deadlock. Six new playable characters were announced last week and Valve has been slowly revealing more about each of them in the days since. The latest might be one of the game’s coolest characters yet, featuring an ability clearly inspired by another Valve…

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Abxylute’s $1,700 Handheld PC Resurrects 3DS’s Glasses-Free 3D, But Using Mario To Promote It Might Not Be The Best Idea

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Abxylute 3D One is coming in September. Abxylute – which has previously made a name for itself releasing streaming handhelds – is producing the world’s first glasses-free 3D handheld PC, reports The Verge. The massive portable PC – dubbed the Abxylute 3D One – is actually based on a prototype co-developed by Intel and Tencent…

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‘I’m working on other stuff’: Double Fine chief Tim Schafer squashes hopes for Psychonauts 3 any time soon

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Psychonauts fans who were hoping for a sequel announcement at Gamescom are in for some disappointment. Double Fine development chief Tim Schafer all but confirmed the studio is not planning to work on Psychonauts 3, let alone a Brütal Legend sequel, any time soon. During an interview with IGN at Gamescom this week, Schafer explained…

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Even in a year packed with great RPGs, you don’t want to miss Disco Elysium-style time loop noir Rue Valley, which has a new trailer and a release date in November

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Even in a year with two main course Obsidian joints in Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, as well as the Oblivion Remaster, one of the RPGs we’re most excited about is Rue Valley, a time loop mystery set in a surreal motel in the American southwest. And now we know…

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The Mass Effect vibes are overwhelming in the latest showcase for Owlcat’s The Expanse game—and yes, it has a loyalty system

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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn has given off palpable Mass Effect vibes since developer Owlcat Games announced it earlier this year. Creative director Alexander Mishulin recently tried to put some distance (though admittedly not much) between Owlcat’s latest and BioWare’s most popular RPG series. But having just watched Owlcat’s recent environmental showcase for its upcoming sci-fi…

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