Geralt of Rivia, Clive Rosfield, and Mr. Hands walk into a tavern: a new Dungeons & Dragons web series is in the works

A new Dungeons & Dragons actual play is in the works, featuring even more familiar faces from the voices and creatives of the gaming industry. Titled “Natural Six”, the campaign posted the Kickstarter trailer—shown above—to their YouTube channel earlier this week (thanks, Dicebreaker). Leading the group as its DM is Harry McEntire, who is the…

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Your favourite Baldur’s Gate 2 companions were ‘a bunch of cardboard cutouts’ until the game’s director played Final Fantasy 7 and felt the heat of competition

I might have a personal soft spot for Baldur’s Gate 1, but it’s impossible to deny that Baldur’s Gate 2 is far more influential. It’s tectonic: a game that codified a model of RPG making whose influence is still felt today, and it’s in large part down to how it handled its companion characters.  Where…

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Lost Isle is your next open-world survival obsession

Anyone interested in open-world survival games should get ready for the genre’s next big hitter: Lost Isle, a procedurally generated fantasy MMO that can be wishlisted now. Build a fortress and protect it, or dedicate yourself to sieging and plundering those of others. Cultivate and craft or ransack and loot. Go it alone or forge…

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Diablo 4’s strongest builds are being nerfed in the name of increasing build variety: ‘Our goal is not to make you weaker’

Survive Sanctuary with these Diablo 4 guides (Image credit: Tyler C. / Activision Blizzard) Diablo 4 guide: Everything you need Diablo 4 mount: Race across the map Diablo 4 waypoints: How to fast travel Diablo 4 level unlocks: New vendors Since launch, Diablo 4’s strongest builds have been fueled by the exceptional power of multiplying…

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