A Baldur's Gate 3 bug is cutting off 1,500 lines of evil companion content, but the next patch will bring them back

Microsoft seemingly plans to harness the power of cloud processing in its next-gen Xbox console.

The creatures of Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells, use a Soul Coin as their primary currency in , crafted from those who find themselves breaking their infernal contracts. You might come across this strange money as you explore the different quests and locations seen in the game's story Acts. This rare item has a unique purpose tied to one of your potential companions connected to the Hells.

Typical, isn't it? You wait weeks for a big update to come along, and then two arrive at once. As previously reported, Cyberpunk 2077's game-changing 2.0 patch arrives on the 21st September — and now we learn that it'll be joined by Patch 3 for Baldur's Gate 3. As the name suggests, this will be the third major update for the RPG since its full launch, with developer Larian Studios previously promising patch parity between PC and PS5. With that in mind, we assume it'll be available on Sony's current-gen system at the same time.

EA will make money on the game from content expansions and other microtransactions.

EA has launched another of its Behind the Sims showcases at the internet, this one bringing confirmation that The Sims 5 — or codename Project Rene as it's officially known at present — will indeed be a free-to-play game, as previously leaked, and will coexist alongside The Sims 4. Oh, and there was also some news on The Sims 4's first Stuff Pack in over two-and-a-half years.

The next Sims game currently goes under the name Project Rene rather than The Sims 5, but that aside, we know a growing amount about EA Maxis' next social simulation. During today's latest Behind The Sims community update, they shared more, including the news that the next entry in the series would be free-to-play and without energy mechanics or a subscription.

The latest update from The Sims team includes another development on the game that's currently codenamed Project Rene, which we're calling The Sims 5 in the meantime. Importantly, Maxis confirms that the next major Sims game will be free-to-play and that its base game will include more features than The Sims 4 did at launch, thank goodness.

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World of Warcraft players have been adventuring across the Dragon Isles of Dragonflight, and the next major content patch seems like it’s guaranteed to have them going blanky mode. Patch 10.2 is called Guardians of the Dream, and it takes players into the magical realm of the Emerald Dream. The patch includes a new zone, new world activities, a new raid, and new Dragonriding courses, glyphs, and mounts.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a game packed full of consequences. Align yourself with evildoers and goody two-shoes may ditch your adventure altogether. One particularly evil companion can only join your party if you succumb to a spot of evildoing yourself, risking upsetting others who look on the lighter side of life. Or so we thought…

I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Baldur's Gate 3, but I did have several instances where I thought: «man, it'd be good to have Dispel Magic here.» Clouds of darkness, enemy buffs like Haste—they'd all make for prime tactical dispel targets. In an interview with D&D, founder and CEO of Larian Studios Swen Vincke revealed that they'd tried to make it work, but couldn't for one tragic reason—it'd break the game in half.

A new hotfix for Baldur's Gate 3 is now live, and it brings good news for players eager to bump uglies with the deadly drow Minthara: You'll now be able to carry on your romance of evil through the game's third act.