Video Games
Phantom Liberty is massively overhauling Cyberpunk 2077 — here are the changes you can expect
With the new Phantom Liberty expansion coming to Cyberpunk 2077 alongside a free 2.0 update to the base game for everyone, it's fair to say that the game is getting a significant overhaul.
How do you feel about visual novels as a gaming experience?
While it seems like everybody else was excited for Baldur's Gate 3 this month, I actually had my eye on two very different games: Stray Gods and Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood.
What are your “safety valve” games? What do you play to shut your brain off and unwind?
I might be unusual for this, but there are games I play to simply unwind and vent.
How do you deal with gaming paralysis?
There are three related kinds of gaming paralysis -- or, at least.
5 great decks to use for Marvel SNAP’s new Featured Location, Valley of the Hand
Marvel SNAP rolled out the first Featured Location of its new Big in Japan season, Valley of the Hand, and we’re sneaking in with some awesome decks for you to try out there.
Why do (or don’t) you play tabletop RPGs?
One of the reasons I can't quit tabletop role-playing games, even with all the video games I play, is because I can't get past the human factor that occurs in said tabletop games.
What mechanic or gameplay element makes a game less attractive to you?
I have played a mountain of video games, especially role playing games like the Baldur's Gate series -- the old-school, isometric style of gameplay where the map is static and combat is turn based.
What makes you prefer single-player over multiplayer, or vice versa?
Right now, the two games battling for supremacy atop my personal heap of video games I'm trying to play are Diablo 4 and Baldur's Gate 3, while I've sort of taken a break from World of Warcraft for a while (although that gets harder every passing day).
What do you wish your favorite games stole from each other?
I've been playing Baldur's Gate 3 and Diablo 4 and, man, if you'd told me around 25 years ago that the two biggest games of 2023 would be a Baldur's Gate game and a Diablo game, I probably would have actually believe you -- which isn't something that could be said of most series.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is out today — be sure to uninstall your early access client before launch
The long awaited launch of Baldur's Gate 3 is rapidly approaching, with a worldwide PC release this week on Thursday, August 3 at 8am pacific (check the image below for your time zone).



