Geralt voice actor Doug Cockle throws down for Dungeons & Dragons actual play series

The Witcher series has spawned a lot of fanfiction, but that's not entirely surprising. It's a fantasy series starring a bunch of hot characters - many of which get it on, or can get it on in the games. At the time of writing, there are 46,016 fics on the site Archive of Our Own - 11,567 of which are labelled as "explicit". Turns out, the cast is very aware of this.

Ever been playing Halo online and thought the person bad-mouthing you on the other end of a microphone sounded an awful lot like Cortana? Well, your mind might not have been playing tricks on you. Turns out, there's a chance that you've been dissed by Cortana herself while playing online, as voice actor Jen Taylor reveals that she likes to mess with fans in matches.

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Having allies on your side while exploring the depths of Moria can be crucial in Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria. The best way to gain those allies is by collaborating with friends in a multiplayer game.

It’s the final boss fight and everyone at the table is crying — but not because anyone has died. It’s because of how performer Sea Thomas is handling a game-changing moment between their character, a half-drow aasimar bloodhunter named Øka Hyen, and the season’s big bad. “Hitsagutan, after all of this is over, my mother is making soup,” they say. “I really think you would love it. Shank and radish stew. I’ll take the meat out of my bowl and put it in yours.” This is their attempt to leverage their personal relationship with the big bad to talk her down, rather than launching an attack or presuming violence to be the only form of resolution. And it’s just one of dozens of moments from Transplanar RPG that set it apart from other actual-play shows.

NVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 4090 GPU has seen a huge price surge in China, pertaining to the recently imposed US restrictions, which have disrupted its supply.

Actual play has garnered an undeniably enthusiastic audience in the last few years. Shows like Critical Role and Dimension 20 attract millions of online viewers, and live events sell tens of thousands of tickets. Still, Hollywood has been slow to cash in on the rapidly developing medium — until now.

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Even my crusty old heart has melted at seeing how much everyone loves Baldur's Gate 3's companion characters⁠—especially the actors who portrayed them. As reported by Polygon, after some reprised their roles for a High Rollers tabletop one-shot, many in the cast have been sharing playlists tailored to their characters.

By Sean Hollister, a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red used AI to recreate the voice of a deceased Polish actor for the Phantom Libery expansion, a new report revealed.

Billy Butcher and The Boys have been trying to take Homelander for several seasons now, to no avail. But one theory suggests that Gen V may have the answer: Sam Riordan (played by Asa Germann).