From mashups to memes, the interactive entertainment landscape is always in motion. Here’s your cheat sheet for the week’s biggest stories in gaming.
The new Baldur’s Gate 3 Deluxe Edition is a steal for the price
Baldur’s Gate 3 It already has one special edition, in the form of a Collector’s Edition. We even Open it here in my city, and has plenty of cool trinkets that pay homage to its tabletop roots. Of course it was expensive, just for PC and PlayStation 5 players, and did not include a physical copy of the game itself. but Baldur’s Gate 3 He is Coming to Xbox Next month, Larian Studios is taking the opportunity to release a new deluxe edition for all three platforms. Considering what comes in the box, I think it’s affordable. Read more
The best Soulslike of 2023 just got easier
Like the game director Ji Won Choi Promised in early NovemberDeveloper duo Neowiz Games and Round8 Studio have dropped a new update for their Belle Époque gothic Soulslike RPG, P lies. As expected, this update makes some important changes to the game so you have an actual fighting chance of surviving this bloody retelling of the story. Pinocchio story. Read more
Modern Warfare III players beg for OP ‘Groot’ skin to be removed
Modern Warfare III Players are pleading with Activision to remove the “literally invisible” cosmetics that were first introduced in Modern Warfare II This is what multiplayer matches suffer from again. Read more
Valve has a plan to prevent bots and sellers from stocking the new Steam platform
On November 16, Valve will let people purchase the new Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition model, which features all the upgrades of the base OLED version of the laptop, but with some additional cosmetic details as well. And to help people In reality For a chance to buy this thing, Valve is implementing some safeguards to slow down or prevent bots and sellers from buying it all right away. Read more
Hades joins the best library of free games that no one uses
One of the best action RPGs of a generation is finally getting a mobile version, but it’s a mixed blessing. The good news is that Hades It will come to iPhones in 2024 and will be free For Netflix subscribers. The bad news is that it will be exclusive to both, with there being no way to purchase the full game or play it on Android devices. Read more
Suicide Squad returns with a large map and live service plans
Rocksteady is finally ready to start talking about it Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueafter delay (once again) earlier this year. The studio has first announced its upcoming superhero co-op action game Way back in 2020. In a new series of behind-the-scenes videos of the game, the developers explained the size of its map and showed off some new scenes. Conveniently, they barely mentioned any of the aspects of the live service that fans aren’t happy about. Read more
Here are your picks for the biggest gaming awards of 2023
Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards They’re far from being good, creatively daring games that deserve praise every year, but they’re still fun to get too serious about. It’s the day when game developers dress up in fancy clothes, take to the stage, and receive our collective thanks for their technical achievement instead of being groomed the night before their quarterly earnings call. Read more
The former Mass Effect lead is forming a new studio to make narrative-focused games
Chinese publisher NetEase is opening a new studio with the lead writer behind… Mass effect Chain on top.
Worlds Untold will be based in Vancouver, and will be led by CEO Mac Walters, known for his nearly 20 years of work at BioWare. Walters was a writer for the martial arts RPG Jade Empirethen senior writer on the first entry in the sci-fi RPG series, Mass effectand was eventually promoted to chief writer Mass effect 2 And 3. And then it was brought on as Creative Director Ali Mass Effect: Andromedaworked on the early narrative direction in National anthemand directed the project Mass Effect: Legendary Edition remaster, before ending his tenure at the studio as production manager Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. So it’s been at the forefront of much of BioWare’s narrative direction in the last two decades. How you feel about this will likely vary depending on your opinions on the state of the studio, but speaking personally, the narrative wasn’t my biggest issue with most of those games. Read more
Kotaku reveals a limited edition version of Spider-Man 2 for PS5
The $600 set is currently sold out on the PlayStation Store but is still a gift to consider for the Spidey-loving gamer in your life this holiday season
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