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Bethesda director and executive producer Todd Howard has said he won’t be making a cameo in the Fallout TV show, despite plenty of opportunities to do so. The Toddster’s appearance or otherwise has been speculated on ever since the show was announced, but Howard says he’s more comfortable in the background. The topic came up…

The Deer can be a bit of a jerk, that’s nothing new, but the creepy critter has taken things a step too far in the 99 Nights in the Forest Christmas update. It’s now after Santa’s elves, and if you’re willing to help them out they’ll shower you with presents and candy canes. Distressed elves…

Steam’s (two-year-early!) rejection of developer Santa Ragione’s new art horror game, Horses, and Valve’s subsequent refusal to clarify what triggered the ban or allow Santa Ragione to submit an updated build, has unfortunately overshadowed what’s interesting about the actual game. By provoking controversy, Horses has clearly done part of its job as a work of…

Just a month after Bethesda creative honcho Todd Howard said The Elder Scrolls 6 “is the everyday thing” that developers at the studio are now working on, he’s said it again in a chat with Game Informer. But this time, he added one very important note: It’s goin’ good. “It’s progressing really well,” Howard told…

Amidst all the fun in the Arc Raiders Cold Snap update, which adds a deadly new map condition and community challenge, Embark is also offering a free outfit for players willing to try out its other game, The Finals. You’ll find the offer in your Arc Raiders inbox upon launching the game: “Unlock an exclusive…

The end of 2025 is staring us in the face, and you know what that means. No, not the Steam Winter Sale—soon, soon, but not quite yet. No, it’s the Steam Replay, Valve’s annual recap of everything you did on its platform, and how you measure up to the rest of the world. Steam Replay…

Larian CEO Swen Vincke said earlier this year that the Baldur’s Gate 3 studio is using generative AI to automate certain prototyping tasks, such as creating mock levels for designers to work with before replacing them with handmade art. The comments didn’t attract much notice at the time, but similar remarks in a new Bloomberg…

With Fallout Season 1 being a huge hit and Fallout Season 2 starting today, everyone’s been looking to Bethesda for the answer to a pretty important question: when the heck are we gonna get a new Fallout game to go with the show, huh? Ever heard of striking while the iron is hot? Todd? Todd?…

It was a long 12-year stretch between Dead Island—the one with the famous reveal trailer—and the sequel, Dead Island 2, which wasn’t particularly great but still managed to become “the biggest launch” in Deep Silver’s history. That much of a break between games isn’t ideal, although in hindsight it was clearly the right move: Former…