Larian's nine-year-old RPG has just had its best month since launch: 'Sales for both BG3 and D:OS 2 have been incredible' thanks to Divinity

Larian’s nine-year-old RPG has just had its best month since launch: ‘Sales for both BG3 and D:OS 2 have been incredible’ thanks to Divinity

Of all the things that amaze me about Larian Studios’ RPGs, it’s undoubtedly their longevity that’s the most surprising. Pulling in over 875k concurrent players on Steam alone, Baldur’s Gate 3 was a massive success at launch, and close to three years later, it’s still one of the most played games on PC, routinely hitting…

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The Drop: New PlayStation Games for August 13, 2019

Relax in the soothing isolation of outer space or embark on a new journey with friends and strangers, all made more entrancing than ever thanks to the power of virtual reality. An endless universe awaits in No Man’s Sky Beyond, newly enhanced with robust multiplayer functionality, a freshly constructed shared social space called the Nexus,…

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Wikipedia turns 25, still boasting zero ads and over 7 billion visitors per month despite the rise of AI and threats of government repression

As reported by Tom’s Hardware, the ubiquitous, nonprofit, user-driven reference site Wikipedia celebrated its 25th anniversary on January 15. Though threatened by AI and censorious repression in the US and UK, Wikipedia remains a staggering achievement and a rare bright spot on the modern internet. As Tom’s Hardware pointed out, Wikipedia founder and public face…

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Meta puts third-party VR headsets using Horizon OS on indefinite pause ‘to focus on building the world-class first-party hardware and software needed to advance the VR market’

Looks like we won’t be getting our hands on a Horizon OS-powered VR headset made by Asus, Lenovo, or any other manufacturer for that matter. Meta has killed, for the time being, the program that was to see it all happen. “We have paused the program to focus on building the world-class first-party hardware and…

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Don’t panic! The ‘Do Not Send Voice Recordings’ option Amazon just removed was only used by 0.03% of customers and they can still have it

Take a deep breath. While we are definitely living in a weird dystopian cyber future, the news around Amazon ending opt-out support for sending recordings from its personal devices isn’t actually as bad as it sounds. It’s probably one of the few times something like this isn’t as insidious as it implies, so enjoy this…

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Digital Eclipse Just Teased Something Wizardry-Related

“Soon”. Emulation and preservation specialist Digital Eclipse has just teased a new project related to the classic RPG series Wizadry. Digital Eclipse has been working on making classic games available to a modern audience for years, with The Making of Karateka, the first interactive documentary in its ‘Gold Master Series’, being the most recent example….

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