After years of development and early access availability, Larian Studios’ Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game Baldur’s Gate 3 will be officially released on Mac and Windows PC on Aug. 3. A PlayStation 5 version is coming on Sept. 6. But the planned release for Xbox platforms is further off; Larian...
Here’s where to pre-order Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora launches on PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Series X on Dec. 7. Digital pre-orders of the game and its different editions are currently live at multiple retailers, including Amazon, PlayStation, Xbox, and Ubisoft. However, all physical pre-orders and the immense collector’s edition are currently exclusive to...
We fought Asura at Final Fantasy 14 FanFest 2023 — here’s how it went
At Final Fantasy 14 FanFest 2023 North America, attendees were given the opportunity to challenge Asura, the upcoming Primal Trial that will appear through a new content patch. I took this opportunity in hand and fought my way through the FanFest online queue (which required attendees to uninstall and reinstall...
Nicki Minaj is coming to Call of Duty
Nicki Minaj is coming to Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare 2 as an Operator — the franchise’s first “self-named female Operator,” publisher Activision revealed Thursday. While numerous real-life celebrities have appeared in Call of Duty games over the years, including Snoop Dogg, Lionel Messi, and Kevin Durant, the...
All Stronghold locations in Diablo 4 — Dry Steppes
In Diablo 4, there are a total of 15 Strongholds scattered around the map, with three in each region. In the Dry Steppes, you’ll find The Onyx Watchtower, Temple of Rot, and Ruins of Qara-Yisu. Each of these Strongholds have their own storyline along with different enemies to defeat. After...
Ubisoft’s new Star Wars game gives the galaxy its first Wind Planet
The Star Wars galaxy is famous for its planets with a single identifiable environmental characteristic. There’s Tatooine, the desert planet; Hoth, the snow planet; Kamino, the water planet; and Mustafar, the fire and lava planet. Thanks to Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s open-world scoundrel-adventure game, Star Wars now has a wind...
Exoprimal reveals its massive twist too late in the game
Exoprimal makes a terrible first impression. Its mixed-media opening blends a breaking news segment with a corporate recruitment campaign, and somehow, the game manages to make its absurd (albeit refreshingly unserious) near-future premise borderline impossible to explain. But hold on, let me give it a go: Rifts in the fabric...
Mortal Kombat 1 goes deep on the ‘3D era’ with new character reveals
Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm Studios showed up in a big way to San Diego Comic-Con on Friday. The studio revealed new details about its next fighting game, including that fighters Tanya and Li Mei, who made their debuts in Mortal Kombat 4 and Deadly Alliance, respectively, are coming to Mortal...
PlayStation’s summer sale is here, slashing prices through August
Sony has kicked off its summer sale on PlayStation games, both for the PS5 and the PS4. If you were hoping this sale might be a good opportunity to save on every Sony-published console exclusive in existence, you may be a little disappointed. While there are some, it’s clear the...
Diablo 4 patch preps game for season 1 with balance changes, new Uber unique
Blizzard Entertainment rolled out a new patch for Diablo 4 on Tuesday to prepare the game for its debut season of content, the Season of the Malignant, with a long list of bug fixes, balance changes, and new unique items and legendary aspects. The full patch 1.1 notes are worth...