After Hytale subreddit goes 'full panic mode,' dev assures players the new patch 'is NOT the magic system' that's coming in the full game

After Hytale subreddit goes ‘full panic mode,’ dev assures players the new patch ‘is NOT the magic system’ that’s coming in the full game

Hytale is off to a strong start in early access, securing two more years of development time in preorders, becoming Twitch’s most-watched game on launch day, and responding quickly to community requests. It’s also received a few big updates in its first couple weeks: last week’s patch added fun stuff like underground dinosaurs, and a…

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Counter-Strike 2 invents a new way to monetise guns and, hoo boy, people seem to hate it even more than crates and keys: ‘I’m not paying 1000+ bucks for a skin!’

Last week brought a new update to Counter-Strike 2 that, among various tweaks to the game, added a brand-new way to obtain the game’s latest set of gun skins. The set is called the Genesis Collection, though sadly Valve neglected the chance to name them all after Phil Collins songs, and can only be bought…

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Blizzard is making a huge change to WoW: combat add-ons will be eliminated, with new features coming to replace them

World of Warcraft senior game director Ion Hazzikostas dropped a bomb in a Blizzard broadcast today, one that many suspected would someday hit: At an undetermined point in the future, WoW will stop allowing add-ons to read combat events or auras. Currently, WoW’s most popular mods, including all damage meters, boss encounter information systems such…

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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous’ 232 subclasses make it the ultimate RPG for buildcrafting freaks—especially the overpowered Ranger who gets to ride a griffon from level 1

If Baldur’s Gate 3 is the game to recommend to your friends who aren’t into RPGs, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is the pinnacle of freaking out the normies. This game embraces and celebrates the stinky, crusty, CRPG weirdness Larian (understandably) left behind. Semi-permanent status ailments, save-or-die spells, fear effects that send your party running…

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