The White House is a radioactive crater in Fallout 3 because there were no quests there, so why build it? 'It is our version of [Indiana Jones] shooting the guy rather than pulling out his whip and going into a fight'

The White House is a radioactive crater in Fallout 3 because there were no quests there, so why build it? ‘It is our version of [Indiana Jones] shooting the guy rather than pulling out his whip and going into a fight’

Bethesda worthies have recently been on the interview circuit, reminiscing about all the good times when the studio was making Fallout games (note: it has been 11 years since a singleplayer Fallout game, and eight since the release of Fallout 76). Game Informer’s excellent oral history of Fallout is one of the best, not least…

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It’s a day ending in ‘y’ so you know what that means: Embracer Group is doing more restructuring

Embracer Group is undergoing yet another restructuring of its gigantic operations, this time announcing plans to spin-off the Coffee Stain part of the business as well as renaming the Lord of the Rings portion. In 2024, Embracer announced it would split into three distinct companies across games. Asmodee handled tabletop and physical games; Coffee Stain…

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Arc Raiders devs just made the Stella Montis community event harder after players donated way more than expected: ‘We had no idea all of you would be so altruistic’

Arc Raiders’ latest test for the community is a Helldivers 2-style event, which aims to bring players together to unlock the new map that’s been waiting for us. To get to Stella Montis, the community first needs to bring heaps of resources to the table to help clear the tunnels and make a path. It’s…

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Intel unveils second round of updates intended to bring Arrow Lake desktop chips up to expectations:’our software for the 200S has reached full performance’

Intel has announced the final wave of updates aimed at its latest 200S Series processors and improving performance for these chips, which faced a rocky start and mixed results. Intel’s VP Client Computing Group and general technical spokesperson, Robert Hallock, has outlined what the second wave of updates (the first came back in November) for…

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