Like Embark Studios’ 2023 shooter The Finals, its new game Arc Raiders, out today, comes bearing an “AI generated content disclosure” on its Steam page. “During the development process, we may use procedural- and AI-based tools to assist with content creation. In all such cases, the final product reflects the creativity and expression of our…
There are 64 Horus Heresy books, give or take, depending whether you count the novellas or the graphic novel or the Primarch spin-offs. The point is, there are too many for any normal person to commit to reading. Fortunately, you don’t have to. That number includes a lot of extremely skippable short story anthologies, and…
Including a small update for Animal Crossing tracks. In case you missed it, this week marks the first anniversary of the Nintendo Music mobile app for Switch Online subscribers. Nintendo already rolled out a music update earlier this week – adding the DS soundtrack New Super Mario Bros. and it’s now apparently released a new…
It’s rude to stare, but I’ll make an exception if you’re looking for Stareweed in 99 Nights in the Forest. You’ll need it for making potions as part of the Halloween event, and while most ingredients are easy to find, this one isn’t so straightforward. Unlike the other event plants, you’ll have a few extra…
The timing… Hello Kitty Island Adventure made its debut on the Switch 2 earlier this year, and if you’ve been hanging out for a Switch 2 Edition, it seems you might be in luck. A new classification for Hello Kitty Island Adventure Nintendo Switch 2 Edition has been recently spotted on the Entertainment Software Rating…
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 was a bit lacking in the character-creation department, but developer The Chinese Room has taken that criticism on-board and added 24 more customization options in its Halloween update. There are eight new hairstyles, eight new makeup styles, and eight new eye colors to choose from, though you’ll need to…
In the excellent puzzle strategy game Blue Prince I walked around exploring a mansion while collecting clues and solving puzzles. In the grisly murder mysteries The Case of the Golden Idol and its sequel I solved crimes by collecting words and using them to fill in the blanks. So I’m pretty happy right now because…
It’s widely believed that one of the big reasons Titanfall 2 tanked badly, despite being such a good game, is that EA decided to shove it out the door between the releases of the Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare behemoths. Despite being better than either of those games (an objective truth), there…
Years ago, Fortnite added pets as backpack bling you could carry around. Having a personal handbag dog wasn’t quite the same thing as having an actual mobile pet who can run and chase and so on, but Fortnite’s finally getting those with the addition of Sidekicks. As Epic’s introductory spiel says, “Sidekicks are new pals…
The Attorney General Alliance, a bipartisan group of US state attorneys general that “takes on emerging issues like cannabis regulation, sports betting,” has launched a new Partnership for Youth Online Safety initiative, and its first game industry partner is none other than Roblox. The AGA praised Roblox “for its leadership in promoting safe, more positive…