Obsidian Entertainment released Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire just over seven years ago, but there hasn’t been any firm news about a sequel in that time. If Pillars of Eternity 3 ever happens, director Josh Sawyer says it will likely take some influence from Baldur’s Gate 3. Sawyer–who directed both of the Pillars of Eternity […]

If Fortnite’s existing three battle royale modes aren’t enough for you, Epic’s got something new up its sleeve in the June 18 update. Blitz Royale is, according to Epic, a new twist on battle royale “with a rogue-like design specifically crafted for mobile play” with 32 players and five-minute rounds. Despite the bit about Blitz […]

You’ve probably spotted the Minecraft smithing table recipe in your crafting table, but it’s not obvious what it’s used for, or whether it’s even useful to the average player. A smithing table is used to alter your tools and armor, and you’ll need smithing templates alongside a selection of materials. This process retains any enchantments […]

If you’re not using Minecraft cheats, it can be easy to fall to your death when you’re busy concentrating on a mammoth new build. Thankfully, Minecraft scaffolding exists to massively reduce the risk of building at height. Sure, you can use a Happy Ghast as a transportation method when you’re in the skies, but if […]

We went hands-on with Sleep Awake, the upcoming psychological horror game from Spec Ops: The Line director Cory Davis and Nine Inch Nails/Guns N’ Roses musician Robin Finck. Blending surreal, first-person exploration with unnerving music and a terrifying no-sleep premise, Sleep Awake is part of Blumhouse Games’ debut slate. In this preview, we break down […]

Roger Clark, who voiced Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption II, has revealed his newest project–and it’s out soon. It’s not another western, but instead a game about cats. Clark is lending his voice to Ultra Mega Cats, a PvE co-op shooter “where badass cats battle waves of enemies in explosive arenas.” Clark is voicing […]

Pik-Sen Lim, the narrator of the opening cinematics for Dark Souls and Dark Souls III, has passed away. Known for her appearances in British television series in addition to her role in Dark Souls, she was 80 years old. Lim’s role as the Dark Souls narrator is iconic in the gaming community. With an ethereal […]

When I heard I’d only be getting 15 minutes to try Bandai Namco’s newly announced roguelite Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree, I was slightly perturbed. Fifteen minutes, after all, isn’t a lot of time to fully evaluate a game, especially at an event with demos scattered in every direction. Some genres, however, […]

The cloud-gaming service Shadow, which provides cloud computational resources for gamers as well as professionals, has launched a new high-end machine. Called Neo, this new machine runs the equivalent of an Nvidia 4060 GPU and is a free upgrade for users who already subscribe to Shadow’s high-end service. The company states that this new cloud […]

Two years ago, BattleBit Remastered caught on after its early-access release and it was briefly one of the most popular shooters online. BattleBit’s player count had dramatically dropped since 2023 and the game was seemingly abandoned. Now, however, it appears the game could find a new lease on life with a forthcoming update. A very […]