Months after Baldur’s Gate 3’s release, I continue to be haunted by one man. His face shows up on all of my feeds, he’s been the center of a few fan furors, and he feels like the natural evolution of some of my most beloved BioWare companions. I remain fascinated...
Diablo 4’s third season patch arrives with an urgent addition: a customizable robot friend
Diablo 4’s first season of 2024 is here: Season of the Construct. This season is all about evil, demonic robots and promises some new features we haven’t seen yet in Diablo 4. But, like all seasons, season 3 also brings some exciting changes to the game as a whole, in...
Rock Band DLC is ending after 8 years and 3,000 songs
The final songs for Rock Band 4 will be released next week, ending an eight-year streak of weekly DLC releases for the rhythm game, developer Harmonix announced Wednesday. The studio’s future work will come to Fortnite Festival, the Rock Band-like game mode for Fortnite that launched in December. Rock Band...
How to solve the water wheel puzzle in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
You’ll come to the water wheel puzzle early on in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown during your journey to find Menolias in the Forest after you reach the Haven. Not long after there, you’ll pass through a long and treacherous series of obstacles, and then meet a warrior named...
The 17 best PlayStation 5 games
What are the best games on PlayStation 5? Now that supply issues are over, Sony’s latest console is flying off shelves, while its library of games rapidly fills up. New and old PS5 owners will be wondering what to play, so here’s our living list of the best video games...
Smite 2 is coming, won’t replace the original Smite
Hi Rez Studios and Titan Forge Games will release a sequel to Smite, the third-person MOBA that was first released in 2014 and has drawn 40 million players since, the companies announced Friday. Smite 2 will bring with it an Unreal Engine 5-powered upgrade, and promises full cross-play and cross-progression....
Konami’s rereleasing classic platformers, including rare Felix the Cat games
Konami, which is digging into its back catalog in a major way in 2024, is reissuing a handful of classic platformers from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras with the help of Limited Run Games. Two collections, one focused on Felix the Cat and another on Rocket Knight, will arrive this...
Pacific Drive will make you fall in love with an old station wagon
Ironwood Studios’ Pacific Drive is a road trip game about taking a drive through a disintegrating, irradiated reality; it’s as if American Truck Simulator was set in a lonely, survivalist version of Fallout. Transported — either accidentally or on purpose, it’s not clear — into the Olympic Exclusion Zone somewhere...
Pre-order Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League to get early access
Rocksteady Studios, known for its trio of excellent Batman: Arkham games, are about to deliver another open-world superhero title inspired by the DC universe. Following a substantial delay in early 2023, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will launch on Feb. 2, and is currently available to pre-order. Kill the...
How to get malachite in Lego Fortnite
Malachite is a resource you’ll have to find in Lego Fortnite if you want to level up your village or make better weapons and tools. Finding it is going to take a bit of prep work, though, as it is only found in one biome. Our Lego Fortnite guide will...