After raising over $800 million from its community, Star Citizen’s developer delays the release of a new ship upgrade as players baulk at having to pay for it

The only thing more astonishing than Star Citizen‘s ability to extract funds from its community is the eagerness with which said community has supported it. Across thirteen years, Cloud Imperium Games has raised over $800 million from a convoluted mixture of paid alpha access, subscriptions, merchandising, microtransactions, and selling spaceships that cost hundreds of dollars…

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Today’s Wordle answer for Sunday, May 18

Save yourself from any alphabet-twisting worries with our Wordle help. A quick run through our general tips might help you find a new path—especially if you pair that knowledge with our hint for today’s game too. And if Sunday’s puzzle is still causing you trouble, the May 18 (1429) answer is never more than an…

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Baldur’s Gate 3 has a secret like Diablo’s Cow Level I never saw after 460 hours: A magical sheep companion named ‘Harvard Willoughby’ you summon by killing a comedian and ringing two bells

In YouTuber SlimX‘s accounting of Baldur’s Gate 3’s behind-the-scenes secrets, he hit me with one that sent my jaw through the floor: You can summon a magical sheep who can cast endgame spells by killing a minor NPC and ringing both of Act 3’s bell tower bells. You may have encountered Harvard Willoughby in normal…

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You’ve got to play my dark horse GOTY candidate if you too are a sicko for one of the ultimate RPG gimmicks: a trash level 1 sword that can be forged into a god slayer

Labyrinth of the Demon King is a must-play: It’s a first-person, survival horror dungeon crawler that feels like an unholy fusion of King’s Field, Resident Evil, and Condemned. When you do check it out, though, I’ve got one big piece of new player advice. Actually four, come to think of it: Always be kicking Consumables…

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The Skyblivion and Oblivion Remastered romance continues to blossom, as Bethesda invites the modders to its studio for tea and sweetrolls

You would think the Skyblivion and Oblivion Remastered teams would be the bitterest of rivals, given how Bethesda surprise dropped a comprehensive makeover of its 2006 RPG on the heads of a team of volunteers, one which had been diligently working on a similar project for years. Yet if anything, the relationship between the two…

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Take-Two CEO reckons Civilization 7’s mixed reception is just history repeating itself: ‘Every time we’ve come out with a new platform iteration of Civilization, there’s been some consternation on the part of consumers’

Civilization 7 has proved one of the more divisive games of 2025 thus far. At present, its Steam rating is split almost precisely down the middle, between players who enjoy its attempt to streamline the experience, and those who believe the changes result in a shallow and predictable turn-based strategy. It’s the most divided response…

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REPO developer teases the game’s ‘most powerful weapon’ yet, a mountable cannon that will ‘turn your cart into a battle tank’

REPO‘s latest community update video made me laugh so hard that the top half of my head almost fully flapped backward, much like the yapping mouths of the game’s own pedal bin-shaped robots. This wasn’t due to the video’s typically goofy opening, though I did crack a slight smile at the introductory silliness. Rather, it’s…

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