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Baldur’s Gate 3 Doesn’t Have Figures Of My Hero, So I Made One

I love video game statues and figurines. My desk and shelf at home are cluttered with visions of Kaidan Alenko from Mass Effect and Joel from The Last of Us in miniature. But as a person who loves making custom characters in RPGs like Baldur’s Gate 3, I’m often left wanting something tangible of the

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Modern Warfare III Is Bringing Back Verdansk, Kind Of

Image: Activision We got a lengthy look at a campaign mission from the upcoming Modern Warfare III during Gamescom 2023’s opening night, and once again it appears that Sledgehammer Games, Infinity Ward, and Activision are banking hard on Call of Duty fans’ nostalgia. Long-Lost Halo Demo Comes To Life The mission, called “Operation 627,” sees

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Gamescom Showcase Interrupted By Bill Clinton GTA 6 Guy

Screenshot: The Game Awards / Kotaku Game Awards host Geoff Keighley has once again been accosted by an irreverent, clout-chasing youth, this time at the 2023 Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase. A man rushed the stage to tell the audience that “Bill Clinton wants to play GTA VI.” Keighley’s disappointment was palpable. Grand Theft Auto

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Half-Life 2 Will Soon Have Ray-Tracing

GPU manufacturer Nvidia announced its plans to remaster, with full ray-tracing, Valve’s 2004 first-person shooter Half-Life 2 on August 22. Development will be handled by myriad Half-Life 2 mod teams, including those that made Half-Life 2: VR, united under new studio Orbifold, and it’ll be released for free. The Week In Games: What’s Coming Out

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Destiny 2 Ditching Seasonal Model Amid Player Burnout

Image: Bungie For years now, Destiny 2 has followed a similar pattern: release a big annual expansion followed by four individual seasons with familiar loot grinds and a predictable pace of narrative beats. No longer. After The Final Shape drops in early 2024, Bungie revealed the game will move to a new structure with bigger

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The Final Shape Takes Players Inside The Traveler For A Fight 10 Years In The Making

Image: Bungie Today we got our first look at The Final Shape, the last expansion in Destiny 2‘s “Light and Darkness” saga that was first set in motion back in 2014. It arrives February 27, 2024, and it’s looking great so far. Diablo IV’s Strongholds Are A Great Way To Level Up This Season As

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Should I Evolve My Mind Flayer Tadpole In Baldur’s Gate 3?

I made a big mistake while playing Baldur’s Gate 3. Nearing the end of Act 2, I was faced with a decision—a big decision. Frozen by choice paralysis, I couldn’t pick, didn’t want to pick, and panicked. I did a terrible thing. I Googled it. I’m here today to confess my folly, and share it

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Cursed Netflix Dating Show Getting Cursed Dating Sim

Reality television show Love is Blind is turning into a mobile game for Netflix’s soon-to-be released Netflix Stories app. The interactive narrative game will debut on September 19, a few days before the show’s fifth season premieres on September 22, an August 22 press release says. Netflix’s One Piece Live-Action Trailer Has A Treasure Trove

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New Pokémon From Scarlet And Violet’s DLC Has Messed-Up Lore

Gif: The Pokémon Company / Kotaku Pokémon doesn’t exactly shy away from providing dark backstories for its different monsters, and fittingly, that’s especially true of ghost-type Pokémon. But it does feel like Scarlet and Violet are a lot more comfortable than their predecessors were with putting heavier subjects like death at the forefront, rather than

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