Baldur’s Gate 3: Act 1 Checklist (Everything You Don’t Want To Miss)

Don't worry, you don't need to know anything about Obsidian's massive CRPGs before you dive headlong into Avowed.

In Act 2 of your party of misfit adventurers enters the Shadow-Cursed Lands, a small but dense region home to many of the game’s most important quests and secrets. However, the land is cursed with lingering darkness, making exploring rather challenging. This list should help you keep track of everything you need to do before rejoining the road to Baldur’s Gate and Act 3.

(The Conversation) Credit card risk - Must Dos and Don'ts: Paying for things digitally is so common, most of us think nothing of swiping or tapping our credit card, or using mobile payments. While doing so is second nature, we may be more reluctant to provide card details over the phone. Merchants are allowed to ask us for credit card details over the phone – this is perfectly legal. But there are minimum standards they must comply with and safeguards to protect consumer data.

Chinese developer Kuro Game has released new information about its upcoming game, Wuthering Waves, confirming the game's second beta test and PlayStation versions. Kuro Game first announced the game in 2022 as a new action RPG with many fans drawing comparisons to Genshin Impact with its fast-paced and fluid combat. Early trailers saw Wuthering Waves showcase similar gameplay to «hack-and-slash» games, putting an emphasis on difficulty and timing with the players' inputs. Now, excited fans are set to learn more about the game with its second closed beta test.

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Xbox kicked off 2024 in style with a Developer_Direct that provided looks at a number of upcoming games, and checking out what all was shown is one of the best ways to get a good sense of what fans can expect in the coming year. Similar to Nintendo Directs or PlayStation State of Plays, the Developer_Direct is an efficient way of conveying information and reveals in a video stream format. The name isn't just for style, however, as the Xbox Developer_Direct also gives studios a chance to talk about their titles outside the basic gameplay footage.

Halo season 2 is almost here, with one of our most anticipated new TV shows of 2024 set to land this February. It's going to set Master Chief on one of his most dangerous missions so far, pitting the legendary Spartan against invading Covenant forces on the planet of Reach – one of humanity's last strongholds, and all that stands between Earth and certain extinction. Which is all to say, that the stakes couldn't be any higher in season 2 of the Halo TV show. 

Like clockwork at this time of the year, ZeniMax Online Studios has announced Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road, the MMORPG's next Chapter. Wccftech attended a remote press presentation to get the full lowdown on what's on the way.

Rocksteady co-founders Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker have reportedly formed a new development studio called Hundred Star Games.

The official trailer for the upcoming action thriller film starring Orlando Bloom and Andie MacDowell has been released.

Checking the Fortnite Item Shop when it refreshes is one of the most exciting times of a Fortnite player’s day. With leaked and datamined skins on the horizon, the Item Shop refreshing means you might finally get to spend V-Bucks on that outfit you’ve been waiting for.

Larian Studios has released yet another hotfix for Baldur's Gate 3, this time addressing a series of ongoing bugs and performance issues, as well as one particular annoyance that was making a certain party member difficult to deal with.