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Summary One year on fromBaldur’s Gate 3,Larianis still supporting its behemoth RPG with updates. However, these won’t last forever, and we already know that the studio is looking ahead to its next projects. Now, Larian CEO Swen Vincke says that the development ofits next two RPGsis happening concurrently, rather than completing one before the other can kick off. This is a different method from what we’ve seen in the past, with Larian previously going from project to project, creating pretty long wait times between new games....

Zenless Zone Zerois HoYoverse’s 2024 venture into the action RPG genre. With the success of their Honkai series and Genshin Impact, the online hype surrounding ZZZ is completely justified. Despite some player concerns, the game stands out for its action-packed gameplay and stunning graphics. Zenless Zone Zero, with its signature HoYoverse anime-like visuals, comes with a very meticulous and impressive roster of voice actors across multiple languages. Given the developer’sreputation for dialogue-heavy games, particularly with Genshin Impact, it’s no surprise that this highly anticipated installment has some of the best voice actors in the industry....

Summary Leaked footage from what appears to be a developer build ofAstro Bothas started popping up on social media nearly a month before the game’s launch. The last few months might have been a bit quiet for triple-A releases, but that’s all about to change over the next few months. Although August has plenty of big games likeBlack Myth: Wukong,Star Wars Outlaws, andVisions of Mana, one of the mostexciting upcoming titles of 2024 is dropping a month later in September - Astro Bot....

Summary Drowning in a sea of endless downloads and installations?CrazyGamesis your browser-based knight in shining armor. It has firmly established itself as a leader among online gaming platforms, having an extensive library of more than 4,500 browser-based games. The best part? you may dive into the games with a simple click. This approach makes it a convenient choice for gamers looking to jump straight into gameplay without barriers. Among the plethora of titles available, several stand out for their unique gameplay mechanics and appeal....

Minecraftis the most popular video game of all time. That is not a matter of opinion. It is an objective, quantifiable fact. With hundreds of millions of sales, this game outranks classics likeTetris,Super Mario Bros, and every singlePokemongame. Despite those games being decades older, none of them have been able to keep up with this strange little fantasy mining game in popularity. That success is understandable. Minecraft’s gameplay is satisfying, its premise and visual style were fresh when it was released, and its appeal is broad....

Summary Few superheroes can boast as robust and lengthy a video game presence asSpider-Man. If he’d tapped out after delivering pizzas to an increasingly chaotic rendition of Funiculi, Funicula, he’d already have been a legend. But that train continued rolling. That popularity may not have persisted as well without the surprising number of voice actors playing the webhead. For well over 20 years, Spider-Man has enjoyed voiced roles in video games....

Star Warsis an intergenerational phenomenon.The original movies are, of course, timeless classics, and, though the quality of the later films is… disputed, the fact that every generation since has had a set of Star Wars films to grow up with has ensured that the universe and many of its central elements have a nostalgic quality for all of us. The Star Wars universe is superb at capturing the imagination, and children have the strongest imaginations anywhere....

World of Warcraft has been enjoying a great amount of publicity in 2024, a warm and refreshing welcome after the start of the decade left the company in a hated state. But in the aftermath of a highly-successful Dragonflight expansion, the fun chaos of Remix: Pandaria, and even the beloved Plunderstorm, it seems like we have more WoW fans than ever before. If you’re a new convert or a member of the old guard, finding decorative figures and statues is a loved hobby....

Summary For one reason or the other,Borderlandshas been in the news a lot more than usual as of late. Whether it’s becausethe Borderlands live-action movie absolutely bombed at the box office, ordue to Randy Pitchford comparing himself to The Beatles, the long-running looter shooter franchisehas been the subject of discourse for good and bad reasons. However, not all things are bad on the planet of Pandora. That’s becauseat Gamescom Opening Night Live, Borderlands 4 was finally revealed, and was given a 2025 launch date....

Summary Valve’s casual approach to announcing and marketing its upcoming hero shooter Deadlock has been humorous. First, Valve didn’t officially acknowledge the game’s existence until over 50,000 players were actively playing it. Then, the studio ‘unveiled’ the game but without any fanfare. Now, a fellow developer has pointed out an interesting omission from the game’s Steam page. Deadlock’sstore pageis bare, containing only a short video of one of the game’s environments with music in the background....

Summary I may not be asbig of a role-playing freak as most of TheGamer’s other editors, but there’s a special place in my heart forObsidian.Fallout: New Vegas, Alpha Protocol, and South Park: The Stick of Truth are all great RPGs in their own right, butThe Outer Worlds’ focus on interesting characters over exploring a grand world made it a surprise standout of 2019 and my personal favourite game from the studio....

Summary Week by week and day by day, more and more information aboutDragon Age: The Veilguardis coming out.Already, we’ve learned that “loved characters” will be making a return, and thatthe companions in this game are the franchise’s “most complex.“We’vealso learned more about the voice cast, as well aswhether gamers need to play the earlier titles (the answer to that is no, by the way). Now, we’ve learned just when The Veilguard will be coming out....

Summary If it took you more than a few tries to beat the final boss ofElden Ring’s DLC,Shadow of the Erdtree, then fret not, you’re in good company. After several hours of attempts, Elden Ring legend Let Me Solo Her has beaten the expansion, admitting that it was a difficult feat. This is despite Let Me Solo Her famouslybeating the ultra-difficult Malenia boss several thousand timessince launch. Even with all of that experience in the base game, the Shadow of the Erdtree final boss still proved challenging, something that’s bound to put many players at ease as they struggle to beat the DLC too....