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Grim Fandango released on October 30, 1998, and so yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of arguably the greatest adventure game LucasArts ever made. Yeah OK, OK, simmer down Monkey Island fans: it’s Manny Calavera’s time to shine. And to mark the occasion Double Fine, the studio founded by Grim Fandango writer Tim Schafer, has published…
Deciding whether to say yes to Raphael’s deal in Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the more challenging decisions you’ll have to make during your travels across Faerun. On the one hand, he’s offering you a Legendary weapon and a means to free Orpheus. On the other, he’s a devil who quite clearly wants to…
Arkane Studios celebrated 24 years of business this month with a social media post that commemorated almost all of its games. In the line-up was subterranean RPG Arx Fatalis and extraordinary FPS experiment Deathloop. So was System Shock tribute Prey, as well as all three Victoriana stealth-action games set in the Dishonored universe. Even this…
There’s a tradition among Dungeons & Dragons players—and honestly, RPGs at large—that if you get to a high enough level, you’re gonna kill a god. Unless, of course, you’re running a campaign for a table of obstinate players who want to kill the devil instead. This officially-sanctioned D&D book from Arcanum Worlds lets you do…
In what is becoming almost an annual event, though hardly the celebratory kind, Ubisoft has announced it is closing the servers for a bunch of the publisher’s older titles. In the past Ubisoft has somewhat messed-up the messaging on such things, leaving players under the false impression that the affected titles would become unplayable, but…
If you’re looking for new ways to scratch your Baldur’s Gate 3 itch, and can get to London somehow next May, then the recently announced Symphony of the Realms concert is worth knowing about. The game’s soundtrack, composed by Borislav Slavov will, for the first time be performed live in concert at the Southbank Centre’s…
Need to Know What is it? A gorgeous vertical platformer following in the footsteps of Journey and Abzu, with a dash of Grow Home. Release date October 31, 2023 Expect to pay $24/£22.50 Developer DON’T NOD Publisher DON’T NOD Reviewed on Steam Deck Steam Deck Playable Link Official site I let the tension of…
The Asus ROG Zephyrus is one of the nicest laptops I’ve tested in recent memory, almost ruined by an unnecessary RTX 4090. Let me explain—because the Zephyrus G14 does some things very well. Starting with the chassis; this laptop comes with a milled magnesium-aluminium lid and the finish is excellent. There’s no faulting the subdued…
Slim, eh? I’m not into the body shaming of portable gaming systems, but if the Lenovo Legion Chunky is ever released, it’s going to need a larger reviewer. Basically, I’m not convinced that it’s slight enough to justify that ‘Slim’ moniker. Still, there are benefits to having something this substantial on your lap. The keyboard…
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 (which I’ll be calling ‘Bloodlines 2’ from here on) has had a troubled history. Its initial developer, Hardsuit Labs, fired both the game’s lead writer Brian Mitsoda and creative director Ka’ai Cluney in 2020. A senior narrative designer, Cara Ellison, left later that year. Then Hardsuit Labs got booted from…