Dungeons & Dragons and a Grounded Setting Are Why Dragon Age: Origins’ Mage Ended Up Overpowered, Ex-BioWare Developer Says
Fans have always felt that Dragon Age: Origins’ mage class was more complete, perhaps even more dominant, than the game’s other two classes, the rogue and the warrior. But why was that? Former BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah has said it’s mostly about second edition Dungeons & Dragons.In a recently ...
Video: So Just How Might These Third-Party Games Run On Switch 2?
Let's test it.The announcement that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would be making its way to the Switch 2 in 2026 came as a very pleasant surprise during the recent Gamescom festivities.Whether you've played through the game before or simply seen the odd trailer here and there, we can ...
‘On Borderlands 3, in Our Worst Hours, It Sometimes Felt Like Parody’ — Gearbox Explains Borderlands 4’s More Grounded Story
With Borderlands 3 and its divisive story in the rearview mirror, developer Gearbox Software is driving full speed ahead to Borderlands 4 and the totalitarian planet of Kairos.The long road to the launch of a fourth mainline Borderlands game had a bumpy start. While plenty fell in love with Borderlands ...
It’s a UK bank holiday, please talk amongst yourselves
It's a free and simple territory control game from hobbyist dev snow-kiss, in which you switch your tiles between rock, paper or scissors to claim those of opponents. I'm not sure the idea has serious legs, but I like how it thickens when you have more than two participants and ...
Abxylute’s $1,700 Handheld PC Resurrects 3DS’s Glasses-Free 3D, But Using Mario To Promote It Might Not Be The Best Idea
Abxylute 3D One is coming in September.Abxylute – which has previously made a name for itself releasing streaming handhelds – is producing the world's first glasses-free 3D handheld PC, reports The Verge.The massive portable PC – dubbed the Abxylute 3D One – is actually based on a prototype co-developed by ...
Opinion: We Need To Talk About X Games
X and why?Most of the time, I'm pretty oblivious to game name trends. It's normally only when someone points out to me that all AAA games have names like 'Chronicle of Shadows: Rebirth', that I start to see that formula used everywhere — like when you find a trendy new ...
Metal Gear Solid 3: The Complicated History of All 5 Versions Explained
Metal Gear Solid: Delta is not the first remake of Metal Gear Solid 3.In the two decades since Metal Gear Solid 3 first HALO-dropped into our hearts, Konami has reissued, remastered, and remade Hideo Kojima’s tactical espionage opus more than a few times– adding to, subtracting from, and significantly changing ...
Feature: “I Don’t Care About The Sales” – ‘Remothered’ Creator On His Disney-Inspired Horror Platformer
"It's a homage to my mum and my childhood".Everyone remembers the first animated movie that scared them. For me, it was The Fox and the Hound — probably not the first movie in Disney's canon that anyone remembers, but it was one of my brother's favourites, so it was on ...
Poll: Box Art Brawl – Duel: Chibi-Robo!: Park Patrol
Power corDS.It's time to plug into another edition of Box Art Brawl!Last time, we matched up a trio of covers for the SNES classic, Super Adventure Island, with the three regions opting for vastly different designs. The disparity wasn't enough to drastically split the vote, mind you, as the golden ...
