A forgotten dungeon crawler from the Baldur’s Gate era is coming to Steam and GOG for the first time ever

Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor launched in 2001 amidst the isometric D&D resurgence powered by the success of the Baldur’s Gate games. Alas, it did not fare quite as well, because—bluntly—it wasn’t great. It faded into memory fairly quickly, recalled occasionally by die-hard fans of the genre and not many others, but never…

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Review: Digimon Story Time Stranger (Switch 2) – A Superb RPG That Further Sets Digimon Apart From Its Rival

Its about Time. It’s safe to say that, while they’re often unfairly compared as franchises, Digimon and Pokémon have diverged in recent years. Game Freak has stuck to the same mechanical loop, taking the odd risk with its tried and true formula, while Digimon has pushed into story-driven adventures with darker themes and monster-collecting mechanics…

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George Lucas says rejecting AI is like rejecting cars in favour of horses: ‘There’s nothing you can do about it… it’s the future’

Just over a year after Lucasfilm, the production company bearing his name, declared creative bankruptcy with a risible display of AI-generated ‘aliens,’ George Lucas has offered his take on the tech. It’s, ah, well it’s not great. In a chat with A Rabbit’s Foot (via Kotaku), Lucas alighted on the topic of other directors’ hostility…

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I’ve helped 100 cats mail parcels in Cat Mail Co. which is why I can safely say it’s one of the best management sims I’ve played in a very long time

Mail delivery is a thankless job. No one notices all the hard effort that goes into sorting through mountains of boxes, parcels, and letters to get deliveries ready on time. Oh, but I drop a couple of dozen boxes in the sea and suddenly I’m bad at my job? Everyone’s a critic. But someone’s gotta…

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This DIY ‘OpenPuck’ project allows the Steam Controller to emulate Xbox, Switch, and PlayStation controllers, but no wireless charging for you

The Steam Machine might have turned out to be a disappointment (mostly down to its price), but the Steam Controller remains a very useful thing. Should you be the tinkering sort, the OpenPuck project doubles down on the Steam Controller’s Swiss Army Knife-like tendencies, allowing it to emulate Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation controllers. The…

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“This Whole Thing Has Just Been A Slap To My Face” – Dreamcast RPG Tricolore Crise Just Got An AI Fan Patch, & People Aren’t Happy

“There really needs to be continued pushback on this kind of methodology.”. The obscure Dreamcast turn-based RPG Tricolore Crise has just received a fan translation, but rather than celebrating, some fans are calling on members of the Dreamcast community to “push back” against the patch for using what is being described as a new ‘AI-friendly’…

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