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When it was first reported that Disney had purchased Lucasfilm, attention immediately shifted to the announcement of a new Star Wars trilogy. However, in the wake of the high-profile deal, gamers began to wonder what the acquisition would mean for them - specifically what changes might be in store for fan-favorite developer LucasArts. Despite a string of recent misses (we’re looking at you Kinect: Star Wars), the publisher has delivered countless beloved titles over the the last 30 years, including Star Wars: Battlefront, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Grim Fandango, The Secret of Monkey Island, and even Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, to name a few....

Players of Divinity: Original Sin 2 know boss battles can become extremely challenging, even with well-built characters. After all, a party that stumbles upon a boss while unprepared will almost always result in a party wipe in this Larian Studios title. Interestingly, fans might recognize such a boss battle in the Harbinger of Doom, one of the harder mini-bosses inside Reaper’s Coast in Act 2. As fans will know, this horrid creature serves as the source of the blight that’s been plaguing Paradise Down....

Warning: contains spoilers for Fugitive Of The Judoon. The words “Big Twist” are in the headline, so obviously if you’ve not seen Sunday night’s Doctor Who, well, probably turn off your computer and try not to speak to anyone until you’ve managed to get your hands on BBC iPlayer, because we have got spoilers aplenty right here! Are they gone? Right, WOW! Did you see? And then the bit where Captain Jack was all… and Ruth was like, and you knew it had to be a Chameleon Arch didn’t you?...

One fan of Bethesda and id Software’s gory first-person shooter, DOOM, finds an Easter egg making reference to the action-RPG, Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. Although DOOM just released today, one eagle-eyed fan of the brutal shooter has already played through enough of the game’s single player campaign to come across an Easter egg that alludes to the fate of the Last Dragon-Born from game publisher Bethesda’s incredibly successful action-RPG, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim....

Xbox Game Studios announced a brand new acquisition during this year’s Xbox E3 2019 press conference. This year’s acquisition, in a major surprise, is none other than Double Fine Productions, the studio founded by LucasArts point-and-click veteran Tim Shafer. Double Fine will join the impressive line-up of recently acquired studios including Obsidian Entertainment, Playground Games, and Ninja Theory. Double Fine brings the number of studios under the Xbox Game Studios banner up to 15....

[UPDATE: Dr. Disrespect has broken silence on his Twitch ban in an interview about his future. Check it out here. Original story follows.] About three weeks have passed since Twitch suddenly and unexpectedly banned streaming giant Dr. Disrespect, and the situation remains mysterious to say the least. Fans demanding a concrete answer to Doc’s removal from the platform are still trying to piece together rumors, statements, and speculation in the hopes of weaving a narrative....

YouTuber Bad Robo uploaded a video in which they walk around and showcase a riverside forest during a thunderstorm, which has been created inside of the PlayStation 4 game Dreams. What makes this particular Dreams creation so remarkable, however, is the sheer realism, detail, and beauty present in it. Individual leaves, gentle movement in the river, and small twigs sticking out of the muddy soil are just some of the details complimenting the larger, sweeping landscape of the surrounding, forested hills....

Spellcasters in Dungeons & Dragons are an eclectic bunch. Wizards weaponize the power of reading comprehension, Sorcerers harness the might of a magical DNA test, and Bards play so hard that the universe is powerless to resist. But Warlocks turn themselves into salesmen working on behalf of a greater force that sells the only product worth buying: a messy and hopefully entertaining death. Players of 5th Edition are given plenty of Eldritch Invocations, Patrons, and spells to help them do their job....

Dungeons & Dragons, a pop culture icon that simply introduces itself. Much more than a board game, with its deep and diversified lore, dynamic gameplay, and focus on player choice, this iconic tabletop RPG is considered the basis for modern day role-playing games. With so many different ways to play D&D, fans can have difficulty deciding even the basic type of campaign they would like to run. For those players itching to begin a new campaign, yet are still indecisive, leaving it up to astrology might be the best bet....

Dying Light 2‘s weapon degradation system will be familiar to anyone who has played pretty much any survival game in the last 10-15 years or so, but the initial lack of an obvious way to repair your weapons will likely confuse those who suddenly find themselves wondering who they’re supposed to maintain some of the best weapons in the game. To get the very bad news out of the way first, there is no way to repair every weapon in Dying Light 2....

When a series establishes itself as the top franchise in a genre, there will naturally be other ones to come along and try to take its spot, along with the obligatory fanboy hate. It’s safe to say that the Call of Duty series is the top dog in the FPS genre, with Modern Warfare 3 being one of the most anticipated games of this year. And despite their best efforts to do so, Activision has failed to stop fellow gaming giant EA from tossing insults and stirring the pot in regards to their own FPS, Battlefield 3....

This weekend included a banner day for eSports with a competition for Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm getting broadcast live on ESPN 2. More on that later, but first, there were also major developments across Dota 2, Hearthstone and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It’s all on this week’s eSports Report. - Valve Announces Dota Major Championships It’s no secret that Valve’s annual The International competition is one of the biggest events in eSports....

The Microsoft and Bethesda Softworks acquisition deal has been the talk of the gaming community since it was announced. Recently, the deal was made official and soon it’ll give fans concrete ideas as to what will happen next for the merging companies. One of the most exciting parts of this acquisition is how many games can come to Xbox Game Pass now that Bethesda is owned by Microsoft, with some new games reportedly coming this week....

Genshin Impact update 1.3 is on its way and will be here very soon, and in this guide we’re going to break down absolutely everything you need to know about the latest update. When it releases, what characters will be featured in banners, what new weapons and quests will be available - all the information you need is listed below. The upcoming update isn’t as chunky as Dragonspine, but there’s still plenty of content to sink your teeth into - so just read below for everything you need to know....

If you have a predisposition to not sleep for days after viewing religious horrors, then grab your crucifix and look away now. Satanic-themed pixel horror game Faith: Chapter 2 is ready to deposit its disturbing images deep into your psyche. Like any good horror, you’re terrified to look but can’t stop watching. The Faith series by developer Airdorf Games has the same effect, only instead of watching from behind a pillow, you have to step into the protagonist’s shoes yourself....

Should one ask practically any fan of Bethesda’s wildly popular post-apocalyptic RPG franchise what their favorite entry is, it’s almost certainly a given they will answer that their most beloved installment is the Obsidian Entertainment-developed Fallout: New Vegas. Of course, the developer is also quite fond of its creation as well, with the game’s director Josh Sawyer recently stating that he and the rest of his team “would love” to make another sequel in the series....

One talented Fallout 4 fan uses assets from the post-apocalyptic game to recreate the P.T. demo for the infamously cancelled horror title Silent Hills. Despite Fallout 4’s plethora of Pip-Boy holotape mini-games, the modder and YouTuber known as “ki da” decided Bethesda’s open world title could use at least one more, and remade the hallway from the cult-favorite P.T. — that is, Playable Teaser — as an homage to Hideo Kojima’s and Guillermo del Toro’s now-defunct horror reboot of the Konami-owned franchise Silent Hill....

Bethesda releases a beta version of Fallout 4’s survival mode for PC gamers, inviting players to bug test the game mode and offer any comments on the feature. While some gamers have been eagerly awaiting the upcoming Fallout 4 DLC expansions, others have been waiting for the game to really pose an intense challenge. The latter’s wish has now been granted, as the Fallout 4 survival beta is now available for PC players....

During Bethesda’s E3 Press conference, Todd Howard took to the stage discussing new details concerning the upcoming post-apocalyptic action role-playing game, Fallout 76. Howard discussed a number of aspects concerning the latest installment, ranging from its online capabilities to its story details, and he even revealed a release date. Moreover, Howard showed an informational video for how the base building feature will work in Fallout 76. He also promised players that they could take their creations with them, which will be interesting to see in-game....

The best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate crossovers are once more taking place in the Mii Fighter roster, as the Vault Boy from the Fallout series is coming to the game as DLC for the Mii Gunner. Not every character can make it into the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate series, due to how much work goes into developing even a single fighter. One compromise is releasing DLC outfits for the Mii characters (the Mii Brawler, the Mii Gunner, and Mii Swordfighter)....