Baldur's Gate 3 director was somehow "afraid the game was going to be too short," but like Elden Ring's Hidetaka Miyazaki is "very bad at judging the length of our games"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Baldur’s Gate 3director Swen Vincke was originally worried the absolutely gargantuan RPG was going to be too short. Obviously, the designer’s instincts couldn’t have been more spot-on.

August 16, 2024 · 1 min · 44 words · John Madden

Baldur's Gate 3's iconic Moonrise Towers was almost twice its final size, but director Swen Vincke says "the game was getting too big so we had to cut that"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Originally, we planned on having two towers." Why did Larian cut the second tower of Moonrise Towers, which is still somewhat confusingly called Moonrise Towersplural? It was “purely production,” Vincke says. Vincke’s description seems bigger than that. It sounds like the issue was making two fully realized towers. Perhaps the platform connected to the mainland via bridge would’ve been expanded to accommodate yet another massive base....

August 16, 2024 · 1 min · 90 words · Wendy Fisher

Black Lightning and his daughters Thunder and Lightning will head up the Justice League's "crisis response unit" in new DC All In comic

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Black Lightning #1 goes on sale November 13. Black Lightning joined the Justice League as part of one of thebest Justice League line-upsof all time. (Image credit: DC) (Image credit: DC) (Image credit: DC) (Image credit: DC) (Image credit: DC) (Image credit: DC) (Image credit: DC) (Image credit: DC) (Image credit: DC)

August 16, 2024 · 1 min · 69 words · Kimberly White

Black Myth: Wukong review – "A great action RPG that feels like God of War for Chinese mythology"

Black Myth: Wukong is not a Soulslike. It is first and foremost an adventure, more inviting than punishing. A full half of the game is in the margins. That said, most of what I found was good, often great. One benefit to this approach is that the world feels lived-in. This is just how this world of Yaoguai, deities, and immortals operates. The sheer irreverence is hammered home by a cast that’s almost universally larger than life....

August 16, 2024 · 3 min · 566 words · Thomas Johnston MD

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War part 3 release date, story recap, trailer, and everything we know about The Conflict

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. It’s all here in our guide to one of 2024’s most excitingnew animereleases. That’s 3:30 PM BST in the UK. For more, check out theBleach: Thousand-Year Blood War part 3 release schedule. Namely, the war between Squad Zero/Royal Guard and the Quincies and their emperor continues. He is then defeated and thrown from the Soul Palace....

August 16, 2024 · 1 min · 163 words · Elizabeth Sullivan

DC reveals its full slate of November 2024 comics and covers featuring Superman, Batman, the Justice League, and more

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. WhileDC’s All In initiativelaunches in October, it’s in November that thingsreallyget interesting. The JLA isn’t the only returning superteam, however. (Image credit: DC) So, another packed month from DC! Whatever you pick up in November, happy reading. The Justice League is back and bigger than ever! (Image credit: DC) Its Batman versus Alfred Pennyworth!...

August 16, 2024 · 9 min · 1709 words · Tina Thomas

Dragon Age: The Veilguard fans are head over heels for Morrigan's return, but we've got more questions than answers

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Morrigan is wearing Flemeths headpiece Im going to SOB!! Yeah, it’s all pretty convoluted stuff.

August 16, 2024 · 1 min · 32 words · Jeffrey Mills

Following the death of Misty actor Rachael Lillis, Pokemon fans are reminiscing about her final scene: "This hits differently now"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Misty also jokingly tells Max that they should each help out their big sisters. Shewrote, “Thank you for posting this. I remember how sad it was at the time but now…” followed by a heartbreak emoji. Onewrote, “The theme of them departing makes it more emotional. It makes me want to cry. I still cant believe it....

August 16, 2024 · 1 min · 83 words · Ellen Anderson

Genshin Impact gives out its first free 5-star character as update 5.0 pulls out the big guns for Natlan: custom-made artifacts and no more 50/50 odds on characters

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Genshin Impactis finally doing it, folks. Natlan will introduce a new Wish mechanic called Capturing Radiance. The 50/50 is dead; all hail the 55/45. The infamous weapon banner is getting a buff of its own. Again, odds and rarities are unchanged elsewhere. Genshin will seemingly be dishing out more Primogems going forward, too....

August 16, 2024 · 1 min · 105 words · Russell Rogers

Get an advance look at Venom War: Lethal Protectors with a preview of interior pages and an early solicitation reveal

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Venom War: Lethal Protectors is written by Sabir Pirzada with art by Luca Maresca. Check out the cover by Creees Lee, followed by the solicitation text: “SHRIEK VS. SILVER SABLE and her symbiote squad launch a desperate last-ditch plan to stop the zombiote outbreak for good! (Image credit: Marvel Comics) Eddie Brock tops the list of thebest Venom hostsof all time....

August 16, 2024 · 1 min · 94 words · Amy Holden

Giant Robot Hellboy will stomp once more in a new sequel series from Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Fegredo will also be handling the series' main covers. “And watching Duncan breathe life into this thing is pure joy.” (Image credit: Dark Horse Comics) Giant Robot Hellboy Returns #1 will be published by Dark Horse Comics sometime in 2025. Artist Duncan Fegredo tells us about the first series ofGiant Robot Hellboy in our exclusive interview....

August 16, 2024 · 1 min · 83 words · Brian Williams

High Command, we've got a problem: Helldivers 2 players have embraced the "Chaosdiver" life after rebelling against Super Earth, and they've even designed a cape

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. There’s even a wholeChaosdivers subredditwith 365 current members. As far as an end goal, there seems to be a few potential outcomes here. A) Arrowhead could just ignore the whole thing and wait for it to pass. B) It could acknowledge the coordinated outcry and dial back the nerfs with a big update....

August 16, 2024 · 1 min · 106 words · Cynthia Sullivan

Hunt: Showdown's Steam reviews take a battering after the colossal 1896 update brings dreary UI and stuttering to the gothic PvPvE shooter

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. So what went wrong? Players are sounding off in their reviews about why the overhaul has fallen short of their expectations. “New [user interface] is bad and it’s basically only aimed at console. “Honestly, I can’t play the game anymore. The same review writes that even inviting other people to your game is now particularly confusing....

August 16, 2024 · 1 min · 89 words · Jeffrey Garcia