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Barbarian Is The Best Baldur's Gate 3 Class Because I Can Yell At Everyone

What other class lets you mock a guy's "puny runting"?

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Is Finally Making Me Upgrade My PC

It's time to stop living in the gamer past.

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We Need to Stop Making Fun of the Wiglett Plush I Just Bought

Sure, this plush absolutely looks like it's made for lonely Pokemon fans, but let's try to be mature about this.

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Demons Are The Scariest Thing In Horror

Nothing's scarier than spirits behaving badly.

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I Don't Know What Baldur's Gate Is, And At This Point I'm Too Afraid To Ask

Every new piece of information I learn about Baldur's Gate 3 only confuses me further.

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Baldur's Gate 3 Is Helping Me Learn My D&D Role Better

Hopefully, my practice in Baldur's Gate 3 will pay off in my next D&D session.

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I'm Going To Suck At Starfield

Starfield looks primed to provide players with plenty of deep role-playing possibilities. It's too bad I won't be able to partake.

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Patenting Game Mechanics Is The Biggest Threat Facing The Games Industry

Video games are iterative and patenting mechanics means standing against the medium's growth.

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Enjoy Gaming Years Like 2023 While They’re Happening

It's not every year you get to play Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur's Gate 3 for the first time.

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Dawntrail Is Meant To Be A Holiday, But It's Already Stressing Me Out

There's so much to catch up on before Dawntrail arrives and I know I'm going to struggle for time.

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How Does Baldur's Gate 3 Run This Well On Steam Deck?

What witchcraft did Larian conjure to make Baldur's Gate 3 run so smoothly on inferior hardware?

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Can Pokemon Go Be A Tour Guide For A New City?

Go Fest London strove to welcome players to England’s capital with a tourist’s guide, but can the app ever replace a tour guide?

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Goodbye Volcano High Could Be The Next Life Is Strange

A story at the end of the world with teenage dinosaurs and banging music.

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If You Haven't Tried Half-Life: Opposing Force, Play It This Weekend

Half-Life fans are breaking Opposing Force’s peak player count on Sunday, why not join in?

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Barbie And Baldur’s Gate 3 Prove That Go Woke, Go Broke Doesn’t Exist

Barbie and Baldur's Gate 3 have undeniably progressive elements and are unstoppable money-making machines.

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Armored Core Is Finally Getting The Respect It Deserves

Despite being the sixth numbered Armored Core, this could be the first time the series gets a fair shake.

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Why Is Rockstar So Committed To Doing The Bare Minimum For Its Old Games?

After Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition's disastrous reception, you'd think Rockstar would have learned its lesson. And yet...

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