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“This is a terrible weapon that disappoints anyone who uses it,” reads the description of the Disappointer, a unique pistol in Avowed. “Those who aren’t fooled by its appearance still occasionally attempt to use it just to see if maybe the whole thing was made to look this way as an elaborate ruse, hoping that…
Ten years ago, PC Gamer editor-in-chief Phil Savage advised Dragon Age: Inquisition players to leave the Hinterlands, the massive RPG’s gorgeous quagmire of an opening zone. Playing Avowed, I was struck by how much it presents the opposite experience in its first area, Dawnshore. I luxuriated in Dawnshore for 16 hours before finally moving on…
As you’d expect from an Obsidian RPG, Avowed is rich in world-building and lore. Everywhere you go, you can read books about the history of the Living Lands, quiz NPCs about the motivations of their factions, and find ruins and artifacts that hint at hidden truths. And yet I remain unsatisfied, because there is one…
It just wouldn’t be a day in the games industry without some dispiriting news about layoffs, would it? This time the company cutting back on staff is Liquid Swords, the studio founded by Christofer Sundberg, formerly Chief Creative Officer at Avalanche Studios and creator of the Just Cause series. In a statement (via Game Developer),…
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Earth. It’s a great place to live, as far as you know. You’ve never been there, but all you have to do is earn a quick 600 million bucks and you’ll be guaranteed your own little residence on that big blue marble. That’s gonna take a while because it turns out space-capitalism is even harsher…
Each of Magic’s crossover sets has adapted its source material to the rules of Magic: The Gathering in a different way. One of the ways the Final Fantasy set will do that is with double-faced cards that represent bosses and other characters becoming their final form. Cecil, Dark Knight becomes Cecil, Redeemed Paladin, for instance,…
It’s been a day of reveals for Marvel Rivals: Two new heroes, battle pass changes, baffling layoffs for US-based developers, and a tease for what players assume will be a future hero. Couched at the end of a trailer for Rivals’ new Central Park map is a four-second shot of a snarling Blade. Why is…
It’s a weird facet of Hollywood that movies are often given release dates before other important milestones have been reached, like the movies being finished, or the movies being named, or sometimes the movies having even been written. I get it—big studios want to lock down that release date real estate before someone else grabs…
There are underperforming heroes in Marvel Rivals, and then there’s Black Widow. According to NetEase’s official Hero Hot List updated for Marvel Rivals season 1, the scoped sniper is the least popular pick by a long shot and the worst hero for actually winning games. There’s no positive way for Black Widow mains to spin…