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Baldur's Gate 3 has completed its own Grand Slam of Game of the Year Awards with last night's win at the BAFTA ceremony, following its previous triumphs at The Game Awards, Golden Joystick, New York Game Awards, DICE Awards, NAVGTR Awards, Steam, GDC Awards, and our own Awards.

The 2024 BAFTA Games Awards have come and gone but didn’t leave without another round of wins for Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3. The Dungeons and Dragons RPG rolled away from the show with five wins (including Best Game) while other highlights saw solid wins for projects like Alan Wake 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Viewfinder.

Baldur's Gate 3 has been picking up various awards pretty consistently over the past few months, having swept The Game Awards and countless other ceremonies. With only the BAFTAs being the last major awards show left, many were hoping for yet another strong showing for developer Larian Studios. Expectedly, Baldur's Gate 3 has done pretty well, taking home the grand prize for Best Game.

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Margot Robbie’s production company LuckyChap, fresh off multiple Academy Award nominations for its blockbuster hit, Barbie, is taking on a new challenge — a film based on the board game Monopoly. The announcement was made Wednesday at CinemaCon. But unlike Barbie, where the climax centered around the toy’s original female creator as embodied by the diminutive Rhea Perlman, the circumstances behind the creation of Monopoly are fraught for an entirely different reason. Will LuckyChap rise to the occasion with another feel-good hit that opens the door to forgotten history, or will it work to further obscure the game’s origins?

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With the first build of Patch 10.2.7, the Pandaria Remix event is datamineable. Mount collectors will have a lot on their plates, as there are 32 Pandaria-themed mounts from this event!

The BAFTA Games Awards 2024 are taking place on Thursday 11th April, with the whole ceremony being streamed on BAFTA’s Twitch, YouTube and X accounts from 7pm onwards.

The American Tabletop Awards, the United States’ answer to Germany’s Spiel des Jahres, is back for the sixth consecutive year. The annual award celebrates the very best in board gaming across four different categories, with dozens of games judged by a panel of industry experts who collaborate within a shared set of ethical guidelines. The result is a collection of 20 excellent games, with four winners overall. The categories mirror those of last year, and include titles best for Early Gamers, an assortment of Casual Games, more traditional Strategy Games, as well as Complex Games for more experienced players.

One of the biggest additions of Patch 10.2.6 was the Good Boy's Leash, giving Taivan as a mount. Taivan was a very big mount for dog standards, almost as big as a mammoth mount, but he has received a nerf overnight — He is now much smaller. Looking for tips on how to obtain Taivan? Then check our A World Awoken achievement guide! A World Awoken Dragonflight Meta-Achievement Guide — Taivan Mount Taivan became a fan favorite of players in Dragonflight due to the questline we meet him in, in the Ohn'ahran Plains.

Jujutsu Kaisen has beaten One Piece to the podium and has officially been named the most popular anime show currently, taking the crown from Attack on Titan which held it since 2020.

After a lot of questioning and confusing as to what the use of Emerald Chip is, players have finally reached a high enough reputation to find out that they are used to purchase items at Revered and Exalted with Emerald Wardens. This currency is rewarded for completing Nightmare Incursions in Feralas and the Hinterlands, with each quest within the dream awarding 1 Emerald Chip. Prices vary from 50 to 75 Emerald Chip's per item.

Following its announcement at the 2021 Game Awards, Monolith's Wonder Woman game hasn't been shown in 850 days.

Here is a compilation of the finest sad anime movies of all time. These cinematic gems promise to evoke a flood of emotions and leave you in a contemplative state, ideally suited for those venturing into the realm of anime for the first time or seeking poignant catharsis. Grab some tissues.

Over the past few months, Baldur's Gate 3's developers have used its platform during awards season speeches to advocate for a healthier game industry. This tradition now extends to its publishing director, who, in a recent interview with Game File, shared his thoughts on industry-wide layoffs plaguing developers over the past two years as an "avoidable fuck up."

Major League Baseball’s 2024 season has begun, and MLB The Show 24 is bringing you more content to live out your baseball dreams.

Players have reported that participation in the Ashenvale PvP event is not rewarding the right amount of reputation for level 50 characters. The quests Repelling Invaders and Clear the Forest! used to be weekly prior to Phase 3, and are now daily quests.

During this week, Apple’s Chief Executive Tim Cook sold 196,410 shares of the company’s stock. Based on the average sale price of the transaction, the total value of these shares is $33.2 million, which is a massive payday for the CEO of the world’s most valuable company, but he will not pocket the entire amount.

The daily quest Fight the Nightmare Incursions is currently awarding 1,000 reputation as reported by /u/DJ_bosse on the ClassicWoW Subreddit. The quest is simple, complete a quest within the dream.

Blizzard has pushed hotfixes for Season of Discovery and WoW Classic, addressing issues with Druid, Shaman, Nightmare Incursions, and The Blood Moon. Additionally, Blizzard has fixed the Twin Emperor encounter inside Ahn'Qiraj for WoW Classic realms.

With Phase 3 of Season of Discovery in full swing, players have discovered that reaching Friendly Reputation with the Emerald Wardens will unlock 1 Rune for every Class! Here's a breakdown of our guides and Class Rune Guides below -- Nightmare Incursions Guide Emerald Wardens Reputation Guide

Lara Croft has been named the most iconic video game character of all time by the BAFTA Games Awards and my first thought was “what?”

Tomb Raider's beloved protagonist, Lara Croft, has been voted the most iconic gaming character of all time by the BAFTA Gaming Awards, beating out characters like Mario, Sonic, and Hitman's Agent 47.

Patch 10.2.6 added a Dragonflight meta achievement, A World Awoken — This achievement requires you to complete a plethora of activity all around the Dragon Isles to help usher in a new Age of Dragons. This achievement awards the mount Good Boy's Leash, which gives Taivan as a mount. We have developed an extensive guide for this meta achievement, so you can work on it while waiting for The War Within! A World Awoken Dragonflight Meta-Achievement Guide — Taivan Mount The Taivan mount guide has detailed explanations on how to obtain all the achievements for this massive expansion achievement (and links to other Wowhead guides when applicable).

With Patch 1.15.2 launching today, Blizzard revealed that the quests Repelling Invaders and Clear the Forest! are now daily instead of weekly, allowing players to quickly farm reputation with Silverwing Sentinels and Warsong Outriders. Battle for Ashevale Event Guide These quests can be obtained by looting Warsong Outrider Mark/Silverwing Sentinel Charm from killing opposite faction NPCs during a Battle for Ashenvale. The items can then be turned to your faction leaders at their bases during the battle or at Astraanar/Splintertree Post after the battle.

Both Dave the Diver and Tales of Kenzera: ZAU will launch for PlayStation 5 this month, and both will included in PlayStation Plus Premium and Extra’s Game Catalog from day one.

Dave The Diver will be added to the PS Plus Extra and Premium game catalogue on its PlayStation launch day of April 16th, Mintrocket has confirmed. Dave The Diver mixes a lot different gameplay elements together from ocean exploration, running a sushi restaurant, seahorse racing, and an anime music rhythm game all mixed together in this pot. There is also a Godzilla DLC coming in May.

Tales of Kenzera: Zau will be available as part of the PS Plus Game Catalog from launch day, which is April 23rd. PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers will be able to get their hands of the 2.5D action game without having to wait. The game was first announced during The Game Awards on December 8th, 2023.

Developer Certain Affinity is laying off 25 members of staff.

The NDTV Gadgets360 Awards created a new history in the tech space. After a break of seven years, the most prestigious awards were back to decide the winners in 25 categories, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, Smart TVs, wearables, and more. The event was filled with excitement and nervousness, all eying to see who won India's most coveted awards. We all thank our jury members and our dear readers for selecting the winners in an unbiased way. So, without wasting much time, let's see the Winners of this year's NDTV Gadgets360 Awards. 

On the Season 4 PTR, players have noticed that the Weekly Dungeon Quest is rewarding 2 Bullions (Dinars)! This is the first source of Bullions we've seen. Bullion Vendors The Emissary of War in Valdrakken on the Weekly Dungeon Event is awarding two Antique Bronze Bullion, the new «Dinars». This the first source that we've seen of Antique Bronze Bullion in Season 4.

The Game Awards host and industry hype man, Geoff Keighley, is teasing a Judas-related info drop for tomorrow, 27th March, conveniently enough, the 11th anniversary of BioShock Infinite's launch. Keighley sat down alongside IGN executive editor <a href=«https://twitter.com/DMC_Ryan/status/1772292362347348023?ref_src=» https:>Ryan McCaffrey

The Plunderstorm Creator Royale is now live!

With layoffs and studio shutdowns becoming an almost weekly occurrence in the video game world, Larian Studios' CEO claims the developer is "good for quite a number of years."

This year's Game Developers Conference saw nearly 30,000 people in attendance, its organisers announced.

Taking its first foray into PvP, Keystone Masters presents the Battle of the Bans, a pick-and-choose arena map ban series in which NA and EU arena teams will compete for $6,000 in prizes! The unique format of this best of five double elimination tournament promises a new layer of competitive decision making, as each team alternates in picking and banning to decide which maps will be played.

Blizzard has released a video spotlighting Micah Ulrich, the talented artist behind the incredible art to be awarded to the top players in the Leaderboard Legends competition. Leaderboard Legends Artist Spotlight Video The video showcases Ulrich as he talks about Diablo and its influence on his life and artistic career. Growing up enamored with the dark and gritty world of Diablo 1 & 2 and the gorgeous, high-contrast art of Chis Metzen and Samwise Didier, Ulrich was entranced with the dark and macabre from a young age.

Sanctuary needs you to answer its call for aid in Season 31: Season of the Forbidden Archives. Starting on April 12 at 5 p.m. PDT/CET/KST, Nephalem can harness the power of Forbidden Archives theme, which first debuted with Season 20. For an in-depth look into what’s coming, read below.

SpecialEffect has received this year’s BAFTA Games Special Award

UK gaming charity SpecialEffect will be presented with the Special Award at the 20th BAFTA Games Awards.

The Slimcat is back! Originally awarded from the Fates of the Shadowlands Raids achievement during the Fated Shadowlands season, it appears that players who missed obtaining Jigglesworth, Sr.

Blizzard has done a massive amount of Dragonflight Season 4 Mythic+ dungeon tuning which includes added a checkpoint in Halls of Infusion!

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has made some big visual changes to Goku's Super Saiyan God form, although fans seem a little mixed on whether it's for the better.

Dragon Ball Z fans think that the latest trailer for Sparking Zero has confirmed that What-If battles will be returning from Budokai Tenkaichi and Raging Blast.

Swen Vincke, director of Baldur's Gate 3 and founder of developer Larian Studios, used the opportunity afforded by winning big at the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) to blame the industry's current state on rampant corporate greed, a sentiment we can get behind. Plenty of developers made their voices heard at the Independent Games Festival Awards and Games Developers Choice Awards (held as part of GDC). Still, Vincke directed his ire at a specific part of the industry: publishers, those companies that proliferate games and allow them to reach a wider audience, for a price.

Needless to say, Baldur’s Gate 3 has been a success beyond anybody’s wildest expectations, racking of GOTY awards and over 10 million in sales, so what’s next for the game’s developer Larian Studios? More content for Baldur’s Gate 3 followed by Baldur’s Gate 4, right? Strike while the iron’s hot!

During a talk at GDC 2024, Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke announced that Larian Studios would not be making any DLC, expansions or sequels for the highly-regarded RPG, which took home another Game of the Year award at Wednesday's Game Developers Choice Awards. However, speaking with IGN, Vincke did say that Larian began work on DLC and even gave some thought to a potential Baldur's Gate 4 before pivoting away to other projects.

Now that Baldur’s Gate 3 has been a huge success both critically and financially, people are looking forward to what’s next for developer Larian Studios. However, according to studio founder Swen Vincke, the future doesn’t lie with the Baldur’s Gatefranchise or Dungeons & Dragons as a whole.

Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke has shared an early look at every Baldur’s Gate 3 fan’s favorite vampire Astarion, and it looks like a lot has changed since the early days of his creation.

The CEO of Baldur's Gate 3 maker Larian Studios, Swen Vincke, has said that corporate greed is the root cause of many of the layoffs we have seen in the last few months.

The World of Warcraft team is proud to present the Plunderstorm® Creator Royale, a new tournament that will take place in Plunderstorm Duos. Prepare for pirates, prizes, and the mayhem of 60 of your favorite content creators competing head-to-head. This special event will unfold live on Twitch and YouTube on March 30, starting at 10:00 am PDT / 5:00 pm GMT.

Blizzard has announced the Plunderstorm Creator Royale, a 60 person event on March 30th in which streamers compete against one another in duos for the title of Plunderstorm Champion and a split prize pool of $50,000 USD! The event will be streamed live on Twitch and Youtube on March 30th at 10 AM PT / 7 PM CET.

The Plunderstorm rewards include Trader's Tender, mounts and transmogs and many players are looking to get these rewards! Here's how Renown works and some tips on how to do it quickly!

Baldur's Gate 3 swept the Game Developers Choice Awards on Wednesday night, taking home Game of the Year in addition to Best Narrative, Best Design, and the Audience Award.

With the Game Developers Conference in full swing, the winners of the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCAs) have been announced, featuring Baldur's Gate 3 on the throne.

Baldur’s Gate 3 was the big winner at the 24th annual Game Developers Choice Awards.

The Game Developers Choice Awards have arrived and look to honor the best of the best in the world of video games from 2023. This year's show has 12 categories and the winners are chosen by industry professionals from around the world.

Blizzard has posted hotfixes for today which nerfs the Afflicted and Incorporeal Mythic+ affixes.

The Plunderstorm rewards include Trader's Tender, mounts and transmogs and many players are looking to get these rewards! Here's how Renown works and some tips on how to do it quickly!

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is one of the most creative titles we've ever seen, giving players a handful of inventive tools and a physics-based open world to mess around in. Ultrahand is arguably the game's most defining feature, creative enough to earn the game an award during TheGamer Aces last year at the very least, though there were a lot of pains during development to get it implemented correctly.

Any avid gamer has definitely heard about the action platformer Katana Zero. The game’s now moving to mobile devices in select regions. Yes, if you haven’t played it yet, maybe now’s the time to try it out. Keep reading to know more about the Katana Zero mobile soft launch.

The first Rise of the Ronin review score has been posted online, with Japanese outlet Famitsu awarding the soon-to-be-released PS5 game a total of 37/40 across four reviewers. Individually, the scores break down as three 9/10 scores and a 10/10. Our full PS5 verdict will be posted on Thursday, as the review embargo lifts.

Sydney Bernice Sweeney is an incredibly popular American actress best known for her performances in TV series like The White Lotus and Euphoria and films like Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Madame Web, and Anyone But You. She also recently sparked some intense (relatively speaking) speculation as to which The Simpsons racer she might have been referring to in a Madame Web-related interview with IGN.

There are several rewards to unlock by participating in the Plunderstorm battle royale, but what happens when you win? While a pre-release interview with PCGamer noted exclusive cosmetic rewards for those who take first place, players don't need to worry about missing items from their collections tab. It's true that winning a Plunderstorm battle royale match by being the last player standing will award a special tabard and eyepatch, but unlike the Keg Leg's Crew Renown Rewards, these cosmetics and the associated First Rate Mate buff are only applied to your Plunderstorm pirate — both of which only last through the next match. Squishei and Portergauge are honored first mates… until someone else takes the title! Instead, players will unlock an identical Plunderlord's Monocle at Renown 38 and Plunderlord's Tabard at Renown 40 for use on their main account. That doesn't mean winning is pointless though, as the last player standing will also take home the exclusive Plunder Wonder Feat of Strength achievement; thereby celebrating match winners without blocking access to any of the cosmetic rewards!

With Patch 10.2.6 available for datamining, we have a list of rewards for completing all Dragonflight raids during Season 4! The new Fated raids, referred to in-game as Awakened. he different thing this time around is that completing all of them on Normal difficulty awards a mount, and Heroic completion awards a title. Mythic completion still awards portals to the three Dragonflight raids.

Ready to return to Shadowlands? If you complete (or have completed) the old Shadowlands Veilstrider achievement, you now get a mount! Shadowlands Veilstrider Guide The old achievement is now legacy meaning that the is still not available. Instead, a new version of the achievement has been added which awards a new mount, Zovaal's Soul Eater. NEW It has some VERY funny flavor text.

It's that time of year once again. The Steam spring sale is now live. It's typically not as extensive as the summer and winter editions, and there's no Steam Deck discount this time, unfortunately, but there are still plenty of deals worth paying attention to.

In addition to Mythic+ changes announced in Blizzard's Dungeon Level Squish blog post, it looks like there will be another +39 item level increase between Dragonflight Season 3 and Season 4! Using these numbers, we can extrapolate that Normal Fated raids should be item level 493-502, Heroic between 506-515, and Mythic from 519-528.

Dragonflight Season 4 brings with it a variety of changes, including new adjustments to dungeons, their progression, and rewards.

Blizzard has announced a Dragonflight dungeon level squish. This means that you will have harder M0s with no affixes or timer for the same loot! TL;DR:

Here’s a minor win for fans of Good Things who also subscribe to Max: the Studio Ghibli collection will remain on streaming for the foreseeable future.

Oppenheimer OTT release: Christopher Noland and Cillian Murphy - the duo has been involved in several blockbuster films in the last couple of decades. Starting with 2005's Batman Begins, Nolan and Murphy have worked together to create magic on the big screen, mesmerizing audiences and earning big numbers at the box office on their way. The latest example of this successful collaboration is Oppenheimer, the highly-acclaimed and Oscar-winning film where Murphy finally plays the lead role in a Nolan film. After months of anticipation, the Oppenheimer OTT release date has been revealed. So, if you wish to watch Oppenheimer from the comfort of your home, know when and where to watch this Oscar-winning film online.

The Hearthstone 10 Year Anniversary Event is now live in World of Warcraft, offering fun, games, and more importantly… prizes! Around every hour, Hearthstone minions will be summoned into the world, giving players who defeat them an opportunity to loot new cards, mounts, transmog, and more! For players who participated in the Diablo IV launch event, its a lot like hunting Treasure Goblins. Around every hour, genius toymaking inventor Whizbang will open a portal in Valdrakken, Stormwind, or Orgrimmar, spawning violent hearthstone minions! Players who defeat these creatures have a chance of looting random several varied rewards.Note: Although the bluepost states there is a lockout, players have reported successfully hopping shards for multiple chances of loot. Like the Diablo event though, these areas appear to be very laggy and the events don't consistently spawn at the same time.

Joaquim Dos Santos is one of the most influential and successful animators of his generation. Even if you’re not immediately familiar with his name, you’re no doubt familiar with a series or film he’s worked on.

Hot off winning the award for Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars, you can get Oppenheimeron 4K Blu-ray for $19.99 at Amazon and Walmart. If you’re a first-time shopper at Gruv, you can get 20 off that $19.99 sale price. No matter where you buy the film, this is the cheapest price we’ve seen it selling for.

After an amazing year of film, it is no surprise the Oscars 2024 was a wild ride, giving us some stellar fashion moments, tearful speeches, and, most importantly, some seriously hilarious moments.

The Oscars is one of the biggest — if not the biggest night in the American entertainment industry every year, and the 2024 Oscars were no different. All the stars were out tonight, from best actor nominees like Jeffrey Wright, Paul Giamatti, and Cillian Murphy to best director nominees like Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, and Jonathan Glazer.

The Dark Knight was absolutely snubbed for a Best Picture nomination back in 2009, but oh well, at least the Academy Awards wised up on Christopher Nolan. On Sunday night, the purveyor of big-screen entertainment finally won his Oscar for directing the hell out of Oppenheimer. The biopic, which picked up awards throughout the night, was well-positioned going into the ceremony while Nolan’s directing win was anticipated by fans and awards prognosticators alike. But the win was a long time coming for a director who has gone surprisingly overlooked by the industry.

The 96th Academy Awards will take place at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC. Oppenheimer leads the nominations with 13, while Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon each received 11 and 10 nominations, respectively. The hit film Barbie also received 8 nominations in total. ComingSoon will have live coverage tonight and this post will have full results.