Adam Savage is probably having more fun with Starfield than you are

Although many of the quests in present players with choices and split-path options for approaching certain problems, some options may only be available if other quests or tasks have been completed beforehand. In a game as massive as, it can be especially difficult to know when you might be missing options or when the effects of some decisions may have effects down the line on later quests. While most missions are standalone or explicitly part of a chain, joining certain factions or having certain traits can open up more possible options, like in the semi-randomly encountered «Juno's Gambit» mission.

's dual Crimson Fleet and United Colonies quest line comes down to one crucial moment, where the player may choose either to kill or persuade the pirate leader Delgado. As the captain of the Crimson Fleet, Delgado has been the player character's first point of contact with the pirate legion since the very beginning of their business relationship. This is intertwined with another faction quest line: that of the United Colonies. UC's SysDef requires the player character to infiltrate the Crimson Fleet, reporting back to the interstellar trade regulator with knowledge of the pirates' activities and ultimate goals.

Siding with Imogene Salzo in during the “Guilty Parties” quest can be a tough choice, especially due to the circumstances in which she is encountered. Imogene Salzo is the player’s main supervisor during the Ryujin Industries questline in , as she is the one who usually sends players on their assignments. For further reference, Imogene is the character who interviews the player’s character when they submit their application to work at the company in the first place and eventually hires them. She is also responsible for promoting them once she notices who the player deals with disgruntled ex-employee Tomo at the TerraBrew Coffee shop.

Like in past Bethesda RPGs, many of the quests in have multiple solutions, split paths, or present players with decisions that can alter the rewards and story outcomes of the quest, like in "." Sometimes, certain choices can net significant additional rewards like unique items or extra credits, but other times, they may come down to a moral decision on the part of the player character, which is the case with Maya Cruz. As is one of the largest RPGs ever to release, it can be difficult to know exactly which decisions lead to favorable outcomes, or which ones might have long-reaching consequences.

How many hours have you put into Starfield ? 50? 100? More than you’re willing to admit? Starfield has been out for less than two weeks, and space captains everywhere are still exploring the galaxy for the best ships, new crew members, secret locales, and credits. Lots and lots of credits. Sooner or later, though, your budding privateer will become bigger than the galaxy around them. And when the boredom finally sets in, you will want something else to play. When that time finally comes — or right now if you are a PS5 owner — we have compiled a list of sci-fi games that can fill the empty void left behind in Starfield’s wake.

Bummed that your Starfield character's beard doesn't look nearly as lush and masculine as you'd like it to? Well, worry no more over patchy stubble, because this absolute hero has just raised the bar—or more specifically, the texture resolution—for Starfield beards.

It's been a morning full of leaks for Xbox. Thanks to its lengthy legal battle with the FTC, we now know about a refreshed Xbox Series X design dubbed "Brooklin", as well as a new controller that might be on the way with precise haptics and modular thumbsticks. 

While Bethesda Game Studios confirmed that the official Starfield modding tools won't be released before 2024, modders continue their sacred work to improve the game in various aspects.

Could you really bring an extra companion with you in Starfield? Yes, but there's a catch.

Considering the massive worlds, endless side activities, and propulsive “numbers go up” progression systems of recent Assassin’s Creed games, it can be easy to forget that the series began as a detective game. Assassin’s Creed Mirage seems hell-bent on reminding us.

In an interview with Famitsu, Starfield lead and Bethesda frontman Todd Howard stated that the game's mod support «will be available next year» (obtained via machine translation), which likely refers to Starfield's equivalent to the Creation Kit modding tools for Skyrim and Fallout 4.

As reported by Czech publication Vortex, on September 7, Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World suffered a fire at the Prague office it moved into last year following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. GSC Game World employees have stated that no one was hurt in the incident, but one of the three floors occupied by the dev sustained heavy damage and requires «full restoration.»