Why did Baldur's Gate 3 blow up? Larian lead writer says it's thanks to "a big gamble" with CRPG standards (www.gamesradar.com)
"We believe RPGs are big ... So we always believed the audience was there," says Adam Smith
Confused about the ending of Metro 2033
In the bad ending of the game, you bomb some volcano looking region of the city with what looks like nukes to kill the dark ones. Got lots of questions about that. Why was that area glowing red? Why were the dark ones thought to be there while during the game they were quite close to human settlements? Or if human settlements...
What are your favourite classic fighting games?
Looking for fourth to sixth generation console games, and old arcade and X68000 games. Saturn is out though....
Blast Frost, Spread Infection, Struck Lightnings! - I'm showcasing new skills for the roguelike game I'm working on (www.youtube.com)
Hey, I previously shared with you the videos of the game I'm spending my own time working on. Thank you for your feedback and suggestions! Here's the latest video which showcases 3 skills of the game that I'm implementing. Hope you like it, and any question you have, I'm here to listen and answer....
Soulframe is Elden Ring meets Ghost of Tsushima, but with 'Disney princesses' - PCGamesN (www.pcgamesn.com)
The most important Oculus Quest 2 upgrade (i.imgur.com)
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of August 27th
New thread! Whatch’a all playing!...
World of Warcraft Classic Era In the hardcore Era Realms indicates dead players stay dead (and transform into a ghost) (www.gamescensor.com)
Show off your Tank Cores (infosec.pub)
cross-posted from: infosec.pub/post/1866753...
Post your base Core ! (infosec.pub)
cross-posted from: infosec.pub/post/1888848...
Baldur's Gate 3 used motion capture from 248 actors to bring its NPCs to life: 'You’re not only hearing the actors' voices, but you’re also seeing their physical performances' (www.pcgamer.com)
Baldur's Gate 3 performance director Aliona Baranova broke down the process.
Warhammer 40K: Darktide is adding RPG-style skill trees full of new abilities to its 4 classes (www.pcgamer.com)
The top 6 best TV shows based on games (www.destructoid.com)
We're past the days when every video game to film adaptation proved a massive dud. Some TV Shows based on games are genuinely great.
Switch 2 - launch games?
Switch 2 is rumoured for 2024, but what could be launch titles? Metroid prime 4 would be a candidate, but might not a be a system seller....
How was inside for you?
I just finished inside and wanted to see how people felt about it in 2023. Everything I’ve read about it around 2016-2017 seems to regard it as the best game of the year and in some cases one of the best of all time. It’s this truly still the consensus?
Immortals of Aveum PS5/Xbox Series X/S: Unreal Engine 5 is Pushed Hard - And Image Quality Suffers - YouTube (youtu.be)
Need some local coop recommendations
Hello! I’ve come here to ask you lovely people from Lemmy if you guys know of some fun local coop games for at least 2 player....
Warframe | TennoCon 2023 has just begun! (www.twitch.tv)
Today, the people behind the space-ninja game Warframe are holding their 8th TennoCon event, featuring Sound & Art panels, as well as the TennoLive show with a grand reveal of upcoming content for Warframe (and its sister game Soulframe)!...
Dragon Age Dreadwolf keeps getting delayed internally, report claims | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Tokyo Game Show 2023 broadcast will take place on September 21st, SEGA & Atlus Confirmed (www.gamescensor.com)
Starfield leaker arrested after selling copies on Internet (www.gamescensor.com)
first major patch for Baldur’s Gate 3, addressing over 1000 bugs, balancing, flow issues and much, much more. (baldursgate3.game)
Xbox at the Crossroads | Opinion by Rob Fahey (www.gamesindustry.biz)
I thought this was an interesting read. Fahey points out some of the potential risks and rewards of Xbox’s current strategy of competition through acquisition. A small excerpt:...
Friday Facts #373 - Factorio: Space Age (factorio.com)
The guy who made the space exploration mod is the same one that worked on this expansion. Thought I would put that here, judging by the comments on steam lol.