Inzoi director says his son is the reason for swapping MMOs for life sims and that he wanted ‘something that fans like us could enjoy for years to come’

Inzoi director Hyungjun ‘Kjun’ Kim may have been making videogames for over two decades, but his upcoming life sim is unlike anything he’s made before. With most of Kjun’s portfolio lying with Korean MMOs like Elyon and Aion, venturing into life sims is quite the transition. Especially when you consider that it’s a genre with…

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Baldur’s Gate 3’s stress test update has, mercifully, made one of its new OP cantrips halfway balanced again—but it’s really still quite good

Baldur’s Gate 3 has a big stonking new patch on its way, which is currently in stress testing—and it’s almost certainly doomed me to another honour mode playthrough because, well, I’ve got 12 new subclasses to tinker with and I’m a bit of a build fiend. One thing had been concerning me, though: The scourge…

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New figures show Valve’s Steam Deck is still by far the biggest selling handheld gaming PC but the form factor isn’t really taking off

New figures from research outfit IDC show that Valve’s Steam Deck is likely still the most popular handheld gaming PC by far. However, the market for handhelds fell by 50% in 2024 versus 2023 and overall volumes are still very small compared to desktop and laptop gaming PCs, and consoles to boot. IDC was commissioned…

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Autographed copies of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 collector’s editions are being auctioned for charity, but it’ll cost you more than 59 copies of the regular game just to get in the door

Warhorse Studios is auctioning off a trio of autographed Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 collector’s editions for charity—one each for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S—and if you’re interested I hope your wallet is fat, because bidding has already exceeded $3,500. The Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 CE is pretty sweet in its own right. It…

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