Obsidian caused some trouble by using the Rorschach Test in Fallout: New Vegas: ‘Those folks came to Bethesda and said we’re gonna have a fun lawsuit on our hands, so pony up!’

In a recent interview with YouTuber TKs-Mantis, former Obsidian creative director Chris Avellone revealed that the studio got in a spot of minor trouble over its depiction of the Rorschach Test in Fallout: New Vegas. When you wake up in Doc Mitchell’s house in Goodsprings, the second step in character creation is a Rorschach Test…

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Fallout: New Vegas dev argues it was a mistake to make Wild Wasteland part of character creation: ‘I’m gonna choose that no matter what. Because I don’t want to miss a damn thing’

In a recent interview with YouTuber TKs-Mantis, former Obsidian creative director Chris Avellone said that he dislikes how Fallout: New Vegas’ Wild Wasteland trait was implemented, and thinks it should have been separate from character creation. This came out of a discussion of the more zany sense of humor to be found in certain Fallout…

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Far Cry TV series showrunner says he’s ‘not specifically adapting any of the games,’ and the creative director of Far Cry 4 doesn’t care for that very much

Noah Hawley, the executive producer of the live action Far Cry series revealed (and then quickly unrevealed, but too late) last year, says he was attracted to the series because it’s an “anthology” that tells a different story, with different setting, characters, and motivations, with every new game. And precisely none of those games will…

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Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred will launch with a bare bones new season to keep its new campaign and revolutionized loot chase in the spotlight

As someone who has already experienced the mountain of changes coming in Diablo 4’s new Lord of Hatred expansion, I already wasn’t expecting much from the new season that will begin shortly after it launches. There are so many changes in Lord of Hatred that it already fulfills the purpose of a season that would…

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PowerWash Simulator 2 is getting Star Wars DLC, and it’s about time somebody’s focusing on the most important part of the galaxy far, far away

PowerWash Simulator 2 developer FuturLab has announced a Star Wars DLC pack for its much-loved spray-cleaning sequel, publishing a preview teaser that promises players a chance to introduce the joys of pressurized purgation to the deserts of Tatooine, the frigid expanse of Hoth, and wherever the Rebel Alliance might have decided to park its X-wings….

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Gabe Newell once said Steam wasn’t ‘the answer to digital distribution,’ proving that even Gabe Newell is wrong about stuff sometimes

Valve boss Gabe Newell has a history of being right about things, probably most famously about Steam itself: Making the platform an integral part of Half-Life 2, when most of the world insisted that digital distribution “will never happen,” may be the single most impactful decision in the history of PC gaming. But he was…

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