There are very few good examples of RPG crafting systems. I’ll make an exception for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which makes alchemy and blacksmithing tactile and engaging. Otherwise? Get outta here with your busywork. And it looks like a lot of Avowed players feel the same way. Avowed’s upgrade system caught a lot of flak…
If you’re somehow still on Windows 7 and use Firefox, I have some bad news. You will want to update your OS soon. That’s according to the latest Mozilla post, which confirms “Firefox version 115 is the last supported Firefox version for users of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.” (via TechSpot). Mozilla technically…
Avowed’s 2.0 update, also known as the anniversary update, is a meaty one. New stat bonuses, custom difficulty modifiers, NG+, the new staff weapon type, a photo mode—it’s a lot. The most significant new addition, though, is undoubtedly the arrival of three new playable races. If you’ve not played Avowed yet, you might be surprised…
I have a pretty sweet gig, I must admit. I sit here, write my indefensible videogame takes down, and then publish them for money. The only downside is that I’m obliged to put my name at the top, and the legions who disagree with me can easily mock me. “More like Badshua Dumblens,” they write,…
Nvidia’s regular GTC conference will soon kick off, taking place in San Jose, between March 16 and 19. From its very beginnings in 2008, the event has been all about what GPUs can be used for, other than gaming. And as he is wont to do, CEO Jensen Huang has been talking up what to…
You may not know this, but there’s an official Excel championship that runs out of Las Vegas with the winner claiming a belt and $5,000. As that belt implies, it’s a theatrical affair, like WWE for spreadsheets. Recently, 2025’s champion Diarmuid Early wrote about his experience for The Guardian, saying, “I have been called the…
‘Pyrite 64’ is the work of developer Max Bebök. A new open-source editor and engine, called Pyrite64, has just been released, making it easier than ever for people to design and create their own 3D N64 games. This means we could theoretically be seeing an influx of new original games for the system in the…
And there’s more on the way. Bandai Namco’s fighting game Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO made its way across to the Switch and Switch 2 late last year, and this week, it receives a new update for these platforms. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
During my college years, I transitioned from exclusively gaming on computers like the Commodore 64 and Amiga. In so doing, I found myself drifting toward the underdog systems of the time, like the Sega Master System and, eventually, the Atari Jaguar. Another underdog system that I took under my wing was NEC’s TurboGrafx-16. While the…
This time 10 years ago most of my PC Gamer colleagues were addicted to Devil Daggers, a lo-fi survival FPS whose grimy low-poly art style beat the current early 3D nostalgia wave by at least four years. It’s pretty simple: you stand in a flat and featureless arena and fend off increasingly nasty waves of…