Fallout 4 was initially set in New York because it’s ‘something grand and American’ and Nick Valentine capped-off the very first design document: ‘I think the photo was of Humphrey Bogart’

PC Gamer’s latest issue is a Fallout bonanza, going over the entire history of one of the greatest gaming series with many of the key figures behind it. Among the topics covered are why Todd Howard wouldn’t let the usual “videogame directors” touch the series, the disquiet of New Vegas’ lead writer about the lack…

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Fallout 4 was initially set in New York because it’s ‘something grand and American’ and Nick Valentine capped-off the very first design document: ‘I think the photo was of Humphrey Bogart’

PC Gamer’s latest issue is a Fallout bonanza, going over the entire history of one of the greatest gaming series with many of the key figures behind it. Among the topics covered are why Todd Howard wouldn’t let the usual “videogame directors” touch the series, the disquiet of New Vegas’ lead writer about the lack…

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The Deus Ex remaster that everyone thinks looks awful is delayed, there’s no new release date, and preorders are being refunded

An official remaster of the brilliant, groundbreaking immersive sim Deus Ex was announced a few months ago, with a release date of February 5, 2026. But with that date now less than two months away, and fans decidedly unhappy about the whole thing, developer Aspyr has opted for a delay to some unspecified new date….

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The Deus Ex remaster that everyone thinks looks awful is delayed, there’s no new release date, and preorders are being refunded

An official remaster of the brilliant, groundbreaking immersive sim Deus Ex was announced a few months ago, with a release date of February 5, 2026. But with that date now less than two months away, and fans decidedly unhappy about the whole thing, developer Aspyr has opted for a delay to some unspecified new date….

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World of Warcraft: Legion Remix was supposed to be full of lawless fun, but it turned out to be awfully grindy

Blizzard has always been divided when it comes to its old-expansions-revisited Remix mode, and the latest update shows the studio isn’t quite sure exactly what it should be, even when players share their ideas directly. The whole point of the mode, Blizzard says, is wild, frenetic fun: getting super powerful and collecting every transmog armor…

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Handheld PC maker Ayaneo unveils its first phone, the Pocket Play, with a hidden controller behind a sliding screen

Handheld gaming hardware head Ayaneo has just unveiled its first phone. The Ayaneo Pocket Play is a smartphone with a sliding display that can be pushed up to reveal a d-pad, AXBY face buttons, and two virtual joystick touchpads. Ayaneo had previously teased this gaming-geared phone early last month. Now, there’s a fresh blog post…

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Arc Raiders’ latest mini update fixes a bunch of ratty exploits, including the zipline that set players free in Stella Montis, as Embark announces it’s stepping back from weekly fixes

Embark has given us one last Arc Raiders gift before the holiday season properly kicks off, and it’s barring us from getting to forbidden spots on the map; booo. I joke (kind of), this small update dishes out some fixes for maps like Stella Montis and Blue Gate, as well as notifying us of some…

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New Magic: The Gathering infinite combo is just making The Hulk step on caltrops over and over until he’s mad enough to win

If there’s one thing I love about card games, it’s the absolutely obscene sentences that come out of explaining play-by-plays to the uninitiated, especially when you’re playing a game with licensed characters. For example: Disney’s Lorcana once had a combo with minor character Hiram Flaversham that elevated him to godhood via banishing and re-summoning a…

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