ConnexionSwen Vincke says Larian didn't do Baldur's Gate 3 DLC because the idea is 'boring… there's just no passion'
"What we're doing now makes developers way more happy."
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Elden Ring Nightreign system requirements are good news if you haven't upgraded your PC since you played Elden Ring
Aside from a bump in CPU requirement, Nightreign's minimum and recommended specs are virtually identical to those of the original Elden Ring.
It took us embarrassingly long to realize that Oblivion Remastered still has a local map for when you get lost in dungeons.
Oblivion Remastered's local map isn't exactly easy to find.
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Bethesda wants you to suggest ideas for Oblivion Remastered, so get over there and tell it to add more shortcut slots and a difficulty between Adept and Expert
Plus, you know, any ideas of your own I guess.
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The world's largest zip maker has made a giant self-propelled zip and I reckon it's a potential glimpse of the trousers of the future
We do these things not because they are easy, etc etc.
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'There's still a lot to do': One year later, Slavic Magic reveals what's next for Manor Lords, including AI progress, a new way to view records, and a team expansion
"I've been working on new features and improvements for a while now."
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UK government says Нет to British companies selling game controllers to Russia, to combat the use of drone attacks
"Gaming consoles will no longer be repurposed to kill in Ukraine."
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A modder has turned an Intel CPU heatspreader into a functional water block with the help of a CNC machine. And a bucket
Of course, why didn't I think of that?
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Baldur's Gate 3's new Giant Barbarian is beating out one of D&D 5e's oldest powergamer builds, making Karlach the MVP of my second Honour Mode playthrough
Giant woman, big damage.
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tFfLQMT4tqhtbwexygaFA4.png "A screenshot from Baldur's Gate 3, featuring Karlach and Tav recreating Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam".")
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REPO will never be free-to-play 'as we don't want to add microtransactions', say devs—hinting at earned cosmetics in the future
A little hat goes a long way.
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There's a 25-year-old piece of PC hardware that's still being used in even the most powerful gaming PCs sold today. Happy birthday to USB 2.0
And it's not the only ancient bit of PC tech that's still inside your gaming rig. Well, sort of.
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And just like that, this fungal 'friend group' FPS channeling Deep Rock and Helldivers is at the top of my 2025 wishlist
Mycopunk is the debut game from Pigeons at Play, and the demo is out now.
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Amazon and Newegg are going head-to-head with Gaming Week sales, so I've plucked out my 5 favorite deals from the bunch
There should be something here for most budgets.
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A mimic monster may come to REPO in the future, but it has to be 'really interesting' before it does
Trust no one.
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This Doom-themed Asus RTX 5080 is here just in time for some medieval ripping and tearing in Doom: The Dark Ages
The slayer has entered the facility.
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Resident Evil 9 may have been teased in a new RE4 video, and players are having totally normal reactions to it: 'Together at last, like ice cream and pizza'
Time to get my Resi 9 fan screenplay back out.
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This odd but surprisingly well-priced mini ITX motherboard from Minisforum packs an embedded AMD X3D processor
Its specs are far from perfect, but that price tag is very tempting.
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Skin Deep review
Blendo's first game in seven years is a small triumph.
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'Strategists face increased pressure': Marvel Rivals devs fold under pressure from the ongoing 'Support Strike' to make Strategists stronger
"We aim to be cautious." Proceeds to buff all the Strategists.
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Microsoft Recall finally launches for AI PC users, along with some other new features, almost one year after Copilot+ was announced
If you don't have a Copilot+ PC, then no new stuff for you, which is a shame, as the improved search feature does look good.
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RaSZxEp25MGHEghVEtKBuJ.jpg "Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Pavan Davuluri speaks about Recall during the Microsoft May 20 Briefing event at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. Microsoft unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company's world leading operating system. The tech giant estimates that more than 50 million "AI PCs" will be sold over the next 12 months, given the appetite for devices powered by ChatGPT-style technology. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)")
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AMD's RX 9000M-series mobile GPUs are rumoured to top out with an RX 9080M featuring 64 CUs and 16 GB of VRAM
The desktop cards certainly caused a splash, so what do we make of the mobile variants?
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Ultra-faithful Oblivion Remastered inexplicably fouls up a key bit of Dark Brotherhood lore with a gussied-up door texture
They're, uh, adopted.
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With a saving of over $90, the Ryzen 5 9600X processor is now at its lowest-ever price, so now might be the perfect time to build that mid-range gaming PC
Socket AM5, low power consumption, and pretty great gaming performance all for well under $200.
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Green Minecraft 'Creeper Milk' is made with 'petroleum-based synthetic dyes' that even the Trump administration wants to ban
What's wrong babe, you've barely touched your green milk.
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Fill out this PC Gamer brand survey for a chance to win a £250/$300 Amazon voucher
It'll only take around five minutes to complete.
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After a 'catastrophic' hack, 4chan has risen from the grave: 'No other website can replace it, or this community'
Return of the posting dead.
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Today's Wordle answer for Monday, April 28
Get all the help you need with today's Wordle.
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Five new Steam games you probably missed (April 28, 2025)
Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.
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Doom: The Dark Ages is almost here, and PC PowerPlay has all the insider reveals
Grab the new PC PowerPlay today. It's a magazine you can hold and love
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'If the players own the game, they'll make it fantastic': Larian CEO Swen Vincke doubles down on defense of Baldur's Gate 3 Stardew Valley mod and the modding community overall
Swen Vincke sees mods for what they are—a vital part of the gaming community
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'Stories are our bread and butter': Larian is building a special team to lay out the plot of its games years in advance
Larian Studios is amping up its narrative department and it has me even more excited for "Excalibur"
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Larian boss Swen Vincke says the studio is 'deep in the trenches' on its 'crazy-ambitious' follow up to Baldur's Gate 3, hopes to show it off no later than 2030 because 'my wife will divorce me if it takes longer'
"I hope that definitely five years from now I can tell you about it."
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Trump-appointed lawyer threatens to revoke Wikipedia's non-profit status, putting the online encyclopedia in jeopardy
Is Wikipedia spreading propaganda? Don't ask Ed Martin
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Humble's latest bundle gets you every Doom game, a discount on Doom: The Dark Ages and some Wolfenstein as a treat for less than $30
More Doom than you can shake a chainsaw at.
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Oblivion's forgotten goblin wars system, which saw gobbos battling each other all over Cyrodiil, emerged from designing a single quest: 'I figured it wouldn't be a lot more work to make this systemic'
"It certainly allowed for fun emergent gameplay."
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Better hurry up and finish your Oblivion Remastered playthrough, because the massive mod that aims to rebuild all of Morrowind gets a whole lot bigger on May 1
Outland-er.
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Here's a tower defense about little bloodthirsty gnomes in little red hats
Try the demo to see some clever ideas about the tower defense format.
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