Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader gets a ‘gargantuan’ patch that makes over 1,800 changes to the game, in an overhaul so drastic it gives you a free shot at respeccing your party

I was excited about Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader when I previewed it in 2022, but the final product left a lot to be desired, according to Jody’s review. The game’s sweeping sci-fi drama was undermined by tedious combat in which “there’s never one interesting tactical battle when there could be three samey ones to grind…

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A jack of all trades in D&D, an absolute monster in Baldur’s Gate 3: Why the College of Swords Bard is the best choice for Honour Mode

The Bard has a reputation in Dungeons & Dragons at-large, let alone Baldur’s Gate 3. Stereotypes would tell you that it’s a class for silly little guys, only played by those with a penchant for seducing dragons and getting themselves into trouble. Sure, they’re not immune to becoming badasses—like one Scanlan Shorthalt from Critical Role—but…

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Baldur’s Gate 3’s most beloved voice is joining Fallout 4’s most ambitious mod as Astarion actor Neil Newbon bares his fangs on the streets of London

Fallout 4’s mega-ambitious, DLC-sized, and indiscriminately British expansion mod Fallout: London is rapidly approaching its official release date of April 23, and to mark the occasion its creators have released its final (of many) progress videos, showcasing the mod’s state ahead of its release and revealing a few appetite-whetting tidbits to pique your interest. First…

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Pacific Drive review

NEED TO KNOW What is it? A singleplayer first-person driving survival game with maybe the best car ever Expect to pay: $30/£25 Developer: Ironwood Studios Reviewed on: Intel i7-9700K, RTX 4070 Ti, 16GB RAM Multiplayer? Nope. Link: Official site With sincere apologies to the Magnum Opus from Mad Max, the Saud Kruger Orca passenger liner…

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I’m still not convinced about the brilliance of OLED gaming monitors, is this a me issue or an OLED issue?

Dave James, Managing Editor Hardware (Image credit: Future) This month I have been mostly testing… handhelds and laptops: I’ve been going mobile with my gaming recently, checking out new handhelds, with new chips inside, and shiny new laptops, too. The OneXPlayer 2 Pro wasn’t super-exciting, but I’ve also got the Meteor Lake-powered OneXPlayer X1 in…

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