During a recent event for the second season of the Fallout TV show that premiers later this month, Bethesda’s Todd Howard joined the press junket fray to talk about the lasting influence of New Vegas, skipping the “war never changes” refrain, and—in an interview with Eurogamer—the use of AI in game development. “I view it…
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, a prolific character actor known to gamers for his portrayals of Mortal Kombat’s evil sorcerer Shang Tsung, has died. A Variety report says Tagawa’s death was the result of complications from a stroke he suffered on December 4. Tagawa was a classic ‘that guy’ actor, with IMDB listing credits in more than 140…
Tin foil hats on, everyone. Several clues point to a new class dropping in Diablo 4 right after next week’s Game Awards, where Blizzard is expected to announce the next expansion. I wouldn’t be convinced of this if it weren’t for a preview image on the Diablo 4 website that contains something that wouldn’t exist…
Christmas is a magical time for gamers, and for retro fans it always brings back memories of large boxes under the Christmas tree, gaming treats ready to be unwrapped on a chilly December morning. We’ve all got special Christmas gaming memories – to celebrate this year, we at Antstream Arcade are again sharing our nostalgic…
The Golden Joystick Awards have passed, and with The Game Awards only being a few days away, the Game of the Year conversation is in full swing. Everyone is putting together their end-of-the-year lists, and for most of us the upcoming holiday break is an opportunity to catch up on some of the year’s best…
Less than two months after it went on the auction block, massive media company Warner Bros. Discovery has found a buyer, and it is massive media company Netflix. The streaming giant has agreed to pay $82.7 billion for Warner in a deal the companies say will provide “more choice and greater value for consumers,” and…
It’s Geoff Keighley’s big day, and we stand to benefit with the awareness of cool games on the horizon. The 11th year of The Game Awards kicks off on Thursday, December 11 at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET, and voting for award categories is already underway. As usual, Keighley is playing his cards close to…
It’s Geoff Keighley’s big day, and we stand to benefit with the awareness of cool games on the horizon. The 11th year of The Game Awards kicks off on Thursday, December 11 at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET, and voting for award categories is already underway. As usual, Keighley is playing his cards close to…
Deckbuilding roguelike Slay the Spire hasn’t left the PC Gamer Top 100 since it came out despite inspiring hundreds of imitators, a testament to how precisely it bullseyed assembling a hand of cards so powerful you become a god. Now it seems the game most likely to usurp it is Slay the Spire 2, which…
I don’t know how, but maybe when you were watching the Fallout TV show you sensed the embers of romance stoking between Ella Purnell’s Lucy and Walton Goggins’s Ghoul—or perhaps you just like to dream up unlikely romantic pairings. Either way, I’m here to blow away your dreams with a V.A.T.S.-aimed guaranteed crit: Purnell confirmed…