Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs never imagined to achieve the kind of massive success it did: ‘Our official goal towards the end of production was to reach for 85 in Metacritic’

2025 was an excellent year for videogames. We got Arc Raiders, Battlefield 6, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and of course, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a game that I in no way expected to love as much as I did. But it seems as if its success was a surprise for more than just myself, as its…

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You can chow down on this edible thermal paste made from gold leaf and honey, and it’s not as horrible for your temps as you might expect

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you ate thermal paste? I’m not sure, but I can advise you that you really, really shouldn’t. YouTuber mryeester looks to have been having similar thoughts, as they’ve endeavoured to create the world’s first truly edible thermal paste—and the secret ingredient is gold. Gold is known for…

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Grab my favourite ever Lovecraftian TTRPG along with a huge range of adventures and supplements for an amazing price this week

When I want to run an adventure about unknowable horrors, 1930s investigators in over their heads, ancient books that send readers insane, and all that squirming Lovecraftian goodness, there’s one TTRPG I reach for every time: Trail of Cthulhu. Its clever system puts the emphasis on solving mysteries, giving players all sorts of tools to…

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Jack Black would be up for playing a ‘portly American’ if there’s another live-action Yakuza movie: ‘Sega, give me a jingle’

Now that he’s got Minecraft and Super Mario Galaxy under his belt, celebrated loud man Jack Black is looking for his next videogame movie gig. And it turns out he’s got excellent taste, because he’s got his eye on Yakuza. Chatting to ScreenRant to promote Super Mario Galaxy, where he lends his voice to Bowser,…

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