Fallout 76's great canvas bag debacle marked 'the dumbest thing I ever did at Bethesda,' says its ex-marketing VP Pete Hines

Fallout 76’s great canvas bag debacle marked ‘the dumbest thing I ever did at Bethesda,’ says its ex-marketing VP Pete Hines

Remember bag-gate? That time, many moons ago, when Fallout 76’s launch sparked controversy because of the low quality of the bags included with its Power Armor Edition? Bethesda had promised swish, rugged, canvas things in the promo; when they arrived on players’ doorsteps, they were made of cheap, easily damaged nylon. This took an entire…

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‘It really truly changed my life in every possible way’: Lady Dimitrescu actor says her Resident Evil Village role was just as transformative for her as it was for roughly half the internet in 2021

Lady Dimitrescu first appeared in a January 2021 teaser trailer that quickly cemented Resident Evil Village’s place in the public consciousness as “the game with the big vampire lady.” She swept the hearts, minds, and creative outputs of hordes of fan artists with such ferocity that I’m still not sure whether I could safely do…

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Unity CEO rails against the ‘idiocy’ of the metaverse: ‘I experienced all those new platforms and just thought they were garbage’

Unity has not been having the greatest time in recent years, much of which is down to its former CEO John Riccitiello. Calling developers “fucking idiots” didn’t seem a wise move when your business depends on, erm, developers, but that was nothing next to Unity’s plans for a mooted runtime fee that would see game…

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Bioshock lead’s fears about Judas were banished by Baldur’s Gate 3 gibbing a main character on his second playthrough: ‘He was gone’

Judas, the next game from Bioshock lead Ken Levine, is going to have a lot of branching content in it—if you’ve been following along with its development, you’ve probably heard the phrase “narrative legos” more times than you can count on one infusion-enhanced hand. Which is a bit of a departure, given Levine’s prior work—Bioshock…

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Glorious GHS InfinitePlay review

Glorious, purveyor of PC peripherals such as gaming keyboards and mice, has branched out into headsets. The company released its first wired effort, the Glorious GHS Eternal, earlier this year and, in terms of build quality, the wireless InfinitePlay shares a lot of DNA. In terms of pricing though, the two headsets couldn’t be more…

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Monsters Are Coming! Launches on XBOX Series X|S on August 6 — With a New Update Built for Challenge Seekers

Summary Monsters Are Coming! launches on XBOX Series X|S on August 6, 2026. A new update introduces The Joker, a chaotic new Hero built around randomness, weapon swapping, and unpredictable upgrades. The X-Fortress joins the Townhall roster, rewarding precise city organization and powerful tower placement. Weekly Challenges, stackable Challenges, new modifiers, and a Codex expand…

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Palworld fights ‘cheating on the official server’ with new patch, but ‘it is currently difficult to completely prevent all cheating immediately’

Palworld guides (Image credit: Pocket Pair) Best Pals: What to catch early Palworld incubator: How to hatch eggs Pal fluids: Umm, eww? Palworld leather: where to farm it Palworld mounts: How to unlock them Ancient Civilization parts: Improve your crafting Paldium Fragments: Get farming fast Palworld, currently the world’s fourth largest religion, has a cheating…

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