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Fraser Brown, Online Editor (Image credit: Future) Last week: Enjoyed being blissfully unaware that a TV sequel to Baldur’s Gate 3 was in development. This week: Stopped being blissfully unaware that a TV sequel to Baldur’s Gate 3 was in development. Baldur’s Gate 3 is too big for Hasbro to leave alone. We already knew…

Guild Wars 2’s Raids and Wardrobe update launched this week, bringing two features that—based on description alone—should have made players very happy. The big tentpole additions are a new raid quickplay option and a major wardrobe update, the latter introducing a fashion template system that, on paper, lets players quickly and easily change their looks….

The thing about Linux is: it’s cool, and very interesting and beautiful people use it. I’ve been running Fedora 43 on my main machine for a few months now and, to be honest? It’s easy. Almost boringly easy. I got into all this expecting to have to wrestle the OS’ peccadilloes into submission, but aside…

Code Vein 2 hit PlayStation 5, Xbox series X|S, and PC at the end of January, and so far, the response hasn’t been everything that Bandai Namco had hoped for after a seven-year gap between games. The publisher has now acknowledged that Code Vein 2 needs a major tuneup to address its issues, and Bandai…

Jennifer Hale–most famously known for Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect trilogy–has been confirmed to voice Jetpack Cat in Overwatch. The flying feline is one of five new heroes coming to the game on February 10 for The Reign of Talon, Season 1. The Express Tribune reported that Hale will be providing the meows for…

Nintendo and Illumination are clearly delving deeper into Super Mario lore with the latest Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer. The footage leans hard into Super Mario Galaxy-style visuals to show this isn’t just more Mushroom Kingdom shenanigans. We have warp-star travel ripped straight from the Wii classics, as well as the mysterious Rosalina stepping into…

Earlier this year, Prime Video shared a first look at Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner as the new Lara Croft from the upcoming Tomb Raider series. Now, Turner has been spotted behind thescenes doing a stunt worthy of Lara herself. The Daily Mail has published numerous photos of Turner in costume as Lara Croft while…

When Chappell Roan took her place as Fortnite Festival’s latest headlining artist on Thursday, the Rainbow Royale section of the Fortnite item shop also popped up, offering a set of free Pride-related cosmetics as well as some paid items, like the Maizy skin. The appearance of the Rainbow Royale section is actually a big deal,…