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Happy First Anniversary, Baldur’s Gate 3!

Last Saturday marked the first anniversary of the full release of Larian Studios’ wildly successful Baldur’s Gate 3 on PC. The game would make its way to console later in 2023, but after spending so long in early access, watching its massive PC release last August was something to behold. It made me all the…

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Likely a “Holiday” Release?

Unless you happened to be at the San Diego Comic-Con’s Dragon Age: The Veilguard panel, which introduced the game’s voice cast, more news about the game just trickled out over on BioWare’s blog And by “news,” I mean mild bits of information about the game’s companions. What’s clear from the article is that these actors…

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Back in the Mix with Fallout 76

It’s been nearly two years since my last post about Fallout 76; and it’s been about that long since I played the game in earnest. I’ve popped in here and there, most notably to play through The Pitt expansion with my other half, but I’ve yet to check out the game’s newest content with any…

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Starfield’s Stories are Good Vignettes Trapped between Bad Mechanics

I’m not one for tracking gaming achievements, but I can’t help but take notice whenever I garner one of Xbox’s diamond achievements. Believe me when I say I’m not bragging, because I rarely see these rare achievements myself, but when two popped up in a row upon completing a couple of Starfield’s faction quests, I…

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The Talos Principle 2 First Impressions

When Devolver Digital announced new DLC for The Talos Principle 2 at its showcase during Game Fest weekend, I immediately took notice. Not only did it look fantastic, but also it reminded me that I needed to, y’know, actually play the actual game.  I had a fantastic time with the original game, tackling its “philosophical”…

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