Baldur’s Gate 3 player realized you can poison a keg in the Underdark

Outcast: A New Beginning, the sequel to one of the very first open-world games ever made, is actually hugely inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. 

As if anyone venturing into a playthrough with 's Dark Urge needed a reminder of the Origin character's disturbing background, there is one particular item that really drives it home. Throughout any Dark Urge playthrough there are hints and clues that they might not come from the happiest of circumstances, contrasting sharply with the custom character Tav. However, there is one item found early in the game that takes this dark depravity to a whole new level.

Although has a wide variety of items, not all of them will be vital parts of a playthrough, but it can often be hard to know what to hold onto. Ingots and gems are common finds in, which may set up the expectation that they'll be used in some kind of crafting system, either through the game's own Combine function or through one of the many blacksmith NPCs such as Dammon. Players who do hold onto these items, however, will inevitably end up having to contend with a cluttered inventory and carry weight restrictions.

The actor behind Baldur's Gate 3's beloved Karlach has spoken about the times they've been disappointed by game romances in the past.

There's a lot to do in the Grasslands area of , and it might quickly become tempting to follow the thread of the main story and leave some content behind to revisit later. Although is an open-world game, the divisions between its zones can complicate the idea of jumping between different ones. It's easy to end up wondering if there's any way to go back after finishing Chapter 2 and progressing on to Junon, but the answer may not immediately present itself.

Dune: Awakening will pair survival and crafting mechanics with the social interaction of a massively multiplayer online game, letting players fulfill the hellish fantasy of surviving life on Arrakis. Yes, you can fly an ornithopter. Yes, you can use the Voice to bend the will of your enemies. And yes, you can drink the blood of your enemies in an effort to stay hydrated on Dune’s deadly desert planet.

certainly doesn't have a shortage of items the party can find during their journey, especially if they meticulously dig through every area and open all storage containers. It's not unusual to pick up items that don't seem to have a use besides selling them to a vendor, but even items that are pieces of a puzzle or a quest later in the game aren't always obvious at first glance. However, part of the fun of a game based on 5e is exploring and discovering how the choices a player makes affect situations later.

Addressing the Helldivers 2 meta while leaning into the game's winking fascist veneer, CEO Johan Pilestedt of developer Arrowhead Game Studios advised veterans to treat new players kindly by showering them in heavy armaments, not fascism.

Microsoft's Copilot AI is slowly but surely appearing everywhere. The software, powered by GPT-4, can now replace the default option of Google Assistant (or even Gemini) on your Android phone.

Great news: you can bonk in Dragon's Dogma 2. That's at least according to the ESRB age rating of the game, which says that Dragon's Dogma 2 is suited for players aged 17 and up.

Privacy-focused browsers have become extremely popular in recent years. One such browser is Brave, an open-source web browser based on the Chromium web browser. It is certainly an intriguing option for those who wish to protect their identity online and stay safe from advertisements and trackers. Keeping up with the latest boom in artificial intelligence (AI), Brave introduced an AI assistant named Leo in 2023. Now, it is bringing it to Android devices.

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