Modders have torn apart Oblivion Remastered and found ‘potential’ for proper modding, but without tools from Bethesda we’ll need ‘a lot of reverse engineering work… before modding can be fully realised’

As we speak, countless modders are currently buzzing away in the file system for the Oblivion Remaster, trying to figure out how to make the original game’s library of 30,000+ mods make the leap to the new version and its thick Unreal Engine 5 wrapper. Or, at the very least, how to create brand new…

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There’s yet another PC ripoff floating around the Nintendo eShop, but this time it’s REPO that’s been robbed: ‘Even the eShop has slip-ups when it comes to allowing fake games’

It’s happened again, another PC game has been ripped from Steam and put onto the Nintendo eShop by a third party. A few months ago, the victim was a Backrooms game, but this time it’s REPO that has been ripped off. “Warning: REPO Horror for the Switch is a total fake,” warns a regretful buyer…

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If your Oblivion Remastered save files are mysteriously disappearing or not syncing between devices, don’t worry: It’s not your fault, they’re just getting sent to the wrong place

One of my favourite things about owning a Steam Deck is the fact I can get away from the shackles of my desk when playing a game, and pick up where I left off portably. I was looking forward to doing the same with Oblivion Remastered, until disaster struck: My save files were nowhere to…

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Capcom’s wonderful Breath of Fire 4 is finally available digitally thanks to GOG—I just wish it wasn’t quite so faithful to a 22-year-old port

GOG’s game preservation program has been busy since its November launch last year. Over 100 games are currently included in the company’s noble effort to not just get Good Old Games working on modern hardware but actively maintain them and even offer tech support for anyone who buys them. This protective promise covers everything from…

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World of Warcraft’s latest patch is a bugstravaganza the likes of which I haven’t seen in my 21 years playing WoW

World of Warcraft’s latest patch launched Tuesday in North America, and players are still encountering massive, gamebreaking delays and bugs in nearly every aspect of the update more than 48 hours later. Originally, the 11.1.5 content update appeared to be packed with new features: A new faction to grind and related rewards to earn The…

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