Fallout 4 was initially set in New York because it’s ‘something grand and American’ and Nick Valentine capped-off the very first design document: ‘I think the photo was of Humphrey Bogart’

PC Gamer’s latest issue is a Fallout bonanza, going over the entire history of one of the greatest gaming series with many of the key figures behind it. Among the topics covered are why Todd Howard wouldn’t let the usual “videogame directors” touch the series, the disquiet of New Vegas’ lead writer about the lack…

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Fallout 4 was initially set in New York because it’s ‘something grand and American’ and Nick Valentine capped-off the very first design document: ‘I think the photo was of Humphrey Bogart’

PC Gamer’s latest issue is a Fallout bonanza, going over the entire history of one of the greatest gaming series with many of the key figures behind it. Among the topics covered are why Todd Howard wouldn’t let the usual “videogame directors” touch the series, the disquiet of New Vegas’ lead writer about the lack…

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The Deus Ex remaster that everyone thinks looks awful is delayed, there’s no new release date, and preorders are being refunded

An official remaster of the brilliant, groundbreaking immersive sim Deus Ex was announced a few months ago, with a release date of February 5, 2026. But with that date now less than two months away, and fans decidedly unhappy about the whole thing, developer Aspyr has opted for a delay to some unspecified new date….

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The Deus Ex remaster that everyone thinks looks awful is delayed, there’s no new release date, and preorders are being refunded

An official remaster of the brilliant, groundbreaking immersive sim Deus Ex was announced a few months ago, with a release date of February 5, 2026. But with that date now less than two months away, and fans decidedly unhappy about the whole thing, developer Aspyr has opted for a delay to some unspecified new date….

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World of Warcraft: Legion Remix was supposed to be full of lawless fun, but it turned out to be awfully grindy

Blizzard has always been divided when it comes to its old-expansions-revisited Remix mode, and the latest update shows the studio isn’t quite sure exactly what it should be, even when players share their ideas directly. The whole point of the mode, Blizzard says, is wild, frenetic fun: getting super powerful and collecting every transmog armor…

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