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Baldur’s Gate 3 writer says its Dragon-Agey rep system is there to stop you totally breaking the NPCs, but it ‘becomes a dice roll’ at points to keep romance natural

If you’re not a fan of random violence and sadism—you know, a nerd—the words “Astarion disapproves” were probably burnt into your retinas like the afterimage of a nuclear blast when you finally rolled credits on Baldur’s Gate 3. Your party members in that game always have a goddamn opinion on your decisions, and Larian communicated…

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Another metaverse is set to die in June

Remember the metaverse? I do, occasionally, when circumstances conspire to remind me. It will never not amuse me that there were two schools of thought during those heady days: Self-proclaimed super-genius Mark Zuckerberg renamed his whole damn multi-billion-dollar company after it, and PC Gamer’s Wes Fenlon called bullshit. Guess who was right? (Hint: Not Zuck.)…

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Highguard is adding a new hero who turns into wolf, and a new wolf mount that everyone else can ride around on (but no, they’re not the same guy)

A major update to Highguard is rolling out tomorrow on Steam, bringing with it a new hero, a new map, a new mount, and of particular note to people who just can’t get enough competitive action, ranked play. The new character in Highguard Episode 2, as the update is formally named, is Ekon, and he’s…

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