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Last week’s Baldur’s Gate 3 showcase propelled the fantasy role-playing game up the Steam top-sellers list. The Panel From Hell livestream revealed players can have sex with a Druid in bear form. Clips of the cutscene went viral on social media, and even caused TikTok to pull the showcase halfway through. The Druid in question is called Halsin, an NPC …

The anthropomorphic gecko, Gex, is returning to PC and modern consoles, with the entire original trilogy being rebuilt in Limited Run Games’ Carbon Engine. The Gex Trilogy, which consists of Gex (1995), Gex: Enter the Gecko (1998), and Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (1999), has been announced for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch with the help …

Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers …

Following the announcement of the standalone launch, Draknek’s superlative A Monster’s Expedition has been confirmed to hit the App Store later this month with pre-orders now live. A Monster’s Expedition was one one of the best games on Apple Arcade, and I’m glad to see it not abandon iOS like some other games that left Apple Arcade. Draknek also previously …

Limited Run Games is bringing a certain pink-haired wild child back to modern platforms with the re-release of cult favorite PlayStation title Tomba! The fun and colorful platformer will be re-released on PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC thanks to LRG’s Carbon Engine. Tomba! was first released for the PlayStation in 1998, and despite limited commercial success still …

Of all the games that could have been announced for a remake this year, Crystal Dynamics’ 1995 game about a wise-cracking, TV-obsessed gecko, Gex, was not high on my list. But thanks to Limited Run games and its Carbon Engine technology, that’s exactly what we’re getting. The Gex Trilogy will collect 1995’s Gex, 1998’s Gex: Enter the Gecko, and 1999’s …

Valve’s promised major summer update for 2007 game Team Fortress 2 is here, and it’s adding 14 new maps, a new game mode, new taunts, effects, and a whole heap of bug fixes and quality-of-life update. While most of what’s new to the game is community-made content that’s been given an official released, it’s still a major update for a …

Baldur’s Gate 3 has 12 playable classes including the brand-new Monk class and even if you’re familiar with Dungeons and Dragons classes, it’s still going to be a challenge to choose which one to play first. We sat down with some of the developers to get their opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of each class, and find out which …

Prime Day 2023 is great for gaming deals of every flavor, including tabletop games from Wizards of the Coast. For the remainder of the event, you can grab Magic: The Gathering trading card sets, Dungeons & Dragons gamebooks, and other tabletop gameplay materials for cheap on Amazon. Magic: The Gathering The Brothers’ War Jumpstart Booster Box and Dominaria Remastered Draft …

There’s going to be a lot of street fighting in Las Vegas next month, when Evo 2023 kicks off at the Mandalay Bay Resort from August 4-6. Event organizers have released the final registration numbers for the annual event, and Street Fighter 6’s first-ever Evo showing has shattered records. 9,182 unique players have registered for Evo 2023, a figure which …