The entire Witcher franchise only exists because of a single missing Polish word

If you're keenly awaiting next month's launch of Starfield, Bethesda's new open-world sci-fi RPG, you can skip the new trailer. It's one of those live-action affairs with CG up the wazoo, complete with an 'epic' cover of Elton John's Rocket Man that would bring a tear to the eye of Zack Snyder*, and only Zack Snyder. It does not show the game at all, nor does it capture the thrill of escaping our Earthly bonds to find a load of grey rocks just like we have at home. But you can watch the trailer below.

A particular greeting to those who survived the Maw and the Pale City, brace yourselves, for you might not be so lucky at our next destination.

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Frog Detective is storming onto consoles with not one, not two, but all three of its games (plus an immersive scooter mini-game). 

Bethesda's Head of Publishing, Pete Hines, has hit back at World of Warcraft designer Mark Kern after Kern said Starfield's start screen suggests it «either shows hasty shipping deadlines by a passionate team overworked, or a team that didn't care».

Our online search history can reveal a lot about us, but which Americans are most curious about new technologies?

When it was revealed last year that the Armored Core franchise would return and that FromSoftware would once again head into the world of mech combat, many gamers were confused. They were confused because many didn’t remember that the franchise had been helmed by the same team that made Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, etc. But that is indeed the case, and now they’re going back to the franchise they haven’t touched on in many years. To honor the franchise and the team behind it, the PlayStation Blog decided to do a nice breakdown of what the series was like before.

If you were eager to try out Alan Wake 2, then you might already have a new heads-up of where the developers took inspiration from. The fanbase has incredibly anticipated this upcoming installment of the Alan Wake franchise. It took several years to get a full-fledged sequel out into the marketplace. This October, we’ll finally get to dive back into this twisted world and see where Alan has been and what he’s up to after all these years. But while we still have a little bit of a wait on our hands before we can get into the game, a new interview from the game director, Kyle Rowley, might help offer some insight into what players can expect.

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The Witcher's creator has disputed the view that the books are inspired by Slavic mythology.

When I read that The Witcher's executive producer, Tomek Baginski, had blamed Americans and young people for the show's «painful» simplifications of the source material, I simply shrugged.

The idea of introducing menstrual leave at GOG was born over a year ago during a meeting, when several employees drew attention to this common problem.