Thumper, one of the best rhythm games we've ever played, has a follow-up and you can try the demo immediately

You’re not imagining things: Oblivion Remastered’s standard difficulty is way too easy, a single step up is insanely frustrating, and one modder has the math to prove it

Oblivion Remastered has taken some well-judged steps to fix the original’s wonky skill and attribute system, but it’s still a very strange, unbalanced experience. Nublivion’s middle, “Adept” difficulty just feels too easy, while a single step up to “Expert” makes fighting even a basic bandit a life or death slog. Now I know why: The…

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Company that makes generative AI-powered NPCs reports that 95% of players enjoy their generative AI-powered NPCs

Hands up if you’ve ever thought the following: “Sure, Elden Ring is pretty great, but what it really needs is the mournful, silent creature I’m fighting to say something FromSoft didn’t write like ‘come at me, ye tarnished dickhead’” during a tense encounter. If you do have your hand raised, I imagine you likely already…

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