I hit one of Australia’s biggest retro fares and PC gaming was nowhere to be seen, though collectors told me that’s down to one of its major retro strengths

This weekend I spent some time at one of the weirder shrines to capitalism I’ve ever attended. Held in the same halls where geeks gather for PAX Australia, Collect Fest recently brought its Ebay-backed swathes of stalls to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. With booths from hobbyists of all stripes from sneakers to film…

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Baldur’s Gate 3 actor Samantha Béart says people don’t realise how awful Karlach was before the events of the game: ‘I think she was a piece of work in hell’

Were I to guess, I’d say the position of most beloved Baldur’s Gate 3 party member is probably a hard tie between Astarion and Karlach. Which is wrong, because it should actually be Lae’zel, but never mind; people love the hoity-toity vampire boy and the large, red, armed puppy-dog, and I’d never take that away…

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Rematch players are still crashing out over ‘self-absorbed’ ball hogs, and while I do get it, I can’t help but wonder if some zen is in order

I seriously doubt you’re going to be shocked by this information but, almost a full month later, Rematch players are still bent out of shape over passes. Or, rather, they’re crashing out about players not passing. Dip into the game’s subreddit, and you’ll see ‘pass, damnit!’ posts cropping up so often, you could set your…

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Blurred Art In Nintendo’s N64 Switch Online Trailer Suggests Exciting Upcoming Additions

Gaussian blur bros. Intrepid fans have been doing some serious detective work on Nintendo’s N64 trailer from May and they think they’ve identified several as-yet-unannounced releases for Nintendo Switch Online. As highlighted by @ImakuniVT (thanks, VGC), the section of the trailer showing off the app’s new CRT filter has the blurred game selection screen shown…

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Grow a Garden has added new pets, mutations, and a seed even better than the Candy Blossom as part of its newest update

Grow a Garden, Roblox’s most popular farming experience, rolled out its Prehistoric Update on July 5, adding new events, pets, and plants to get stuck into. Alongside its new additions, a number of quality of life changes have been made, such as the ability to shovel sprinklers and expand your pets inventory size. Unfortunately though,…

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