Author: Garry Smith

Console-playing Baldur’s Gate 3 fans no longer have to look at PC players in envy — Patch 7 is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Mac today. Highlights of the patch include 13 new endings for players doing evil runs, including unique new endings for each Origin character, as well as revamped split-screen. But the real highlight is the new Mod Manager, allowing console players to take advantage of the bevy of mods players have made for the hit RPG.Patch 7 hit PC a little less than a month ago, bringing with it the official mod toolkit. Since…

Baldur’s Gate 3 players have uploaded more than 1,000 mods and downloaded more than 15 million since Larian Studios released an official toolkit alongside Patch 7 on September 9.This is only on PC too, as Larian shared the stats alongside announcing the highly anticipated Patch 7 arrives on console today.”We’ve watched as you’ve customised your dice with flames and iridescent pearl, lightened the load of gold in your packs, and adjusted your party limit from 4 to 16. Because who needs personal space anyway?” Larian said in a Steam post.Patch 7 hitting consoles also means mods do too, of course,…

EA Sports has released Title Update 2 for FC 25, which makes a relatively small number of changes to the game a week after launch.Perhaps the highlight here is a fix for button inputs sometimes not being registered when performing actions in the menus.Sluggish, unresponsive menus have been a problem with EA Sports’ FIFA series for years, but this year’s FC 25 seems to have it particularly bad. As the patch notes below reveal, sometimes button inputs wouldn’t even work in the menus, so perhaps that’s part of the reason.Elsewhere, EA Sports is taking a leaf out of Nintendo’s update…

Now that the price hike has kicked in for existing Game Pass users, there’s no better time to stock up on cheap codes to save some cash. If you’re wondering where to find deals like this, don’t worry, we’re here to help you track down the best offers available on Game Pass right now – offers like this deal on 3 months of Game Pass Ultimate at Woot that’s down to just $36.49. You can learn more about that deal and other discounts available on Game Pass below.Navigate to:Best Xbox Game Pass DealsWhat’s Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass?What Games…

Tekken 8 boss Katsuhiro Harada has stepped into the ongoing row over the sale of a premium DLC stage after fans accused publisher Bandai Namco of “corporate greed.”This week, alongside the release of DLC character Heihachi Mishima and the accompanying free story mode expansion, Bandai Namco sold the Genmaji Temple stage for $4.99, sparking a backlash from fans who had expected the stage to be made available for free — as the stage that accompanied the release of prior DLC character Lidia Sobieska was.Part of the frustration comes from mismanaged expectations and the Tekken 8 community’s feeling that Bandai Namco…

If various news events in recent years have ever caused you to wonder, “What the heck has been going on at Blizzard Entertainment?” Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier’s new book has an answer for you.Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment is Schreier’s third book on the games industry, following Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (2017) and Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry (2021). While both of Schreier’s previous books canvas multiple studios along a particular theme, Play Nice turns a focused lens on one of the most interesting and tumultuous studios in video games.Play…

Hi-Fi Rush 2 looks like a certainty following PUBG company Krafton’s acquisition of Tango Gameworks.Microsoft shocked the video game world when it closed Japanese studio Tango Gameworks earlier this year as part of devastating cuts that saw 1,900 staff let go from its gaming business.Three months later Krafton announced its intention to buy Tango Gameworks. Only the Hi-Fi Rush intellectual property was brought over as part of the studio transfer from Microsoft-owned Zenimax Media to Krafton, leaving the likes of The Evil Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo behind.In a new interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Krafton’s head of corporate development Maria Park was…

Epic is adding new time limit controls to Fortnite and the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), giving parents another tool in keeping their kids from playing the popular battle royale every waking moment of the day.In an official blog, Epic revealed the new additions to its parental controls, which also includes time reports. The tool will allow parents to decide when and how long kids can play Fortnite, with the tool offering the ability to set specific time windows of availability.If the time limit controls are active, kids will start seeing in-game notifications when they have 30 minutes left. Once…

Games Workshop is famously protective of the Warhammer 40,000 intellectual property, so much so that it carefully controls adaptations of its grimdark tabletop game to make sure everything is as lore accurate as possible.That protective work went on during the development of Space Marine 2, now the most-played Warhammer video game of all time on Steam. Developer Saber Interactive worked closely with Games Workshop over Space Marine 2’s four-year development to ensure it was as authentic as possible, right down to the nuts and bolts of a Space Marine’s armor.Speaking to IGN, Saber Interactive Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits discussed…

Smite 2 developer Hi-Rez Studios has laid off an undisclosed number of employees as the MOBA sequel struggles throughout its early access period.Hi-Rez Studios CEO Stewart Chisam announced the layoffs on X/Twitter alongside a shift in strategy for Smite 2, which launched in early access on August 27 and is planned for a full, free-to-play launch in 2025.”We’re making some difficult but necessary changes to ensure Hi-Rez’s long-term success, with a specific focus on positioning Smite 2 for a long and sustainable future,” Chisam said.We’re making some difficult but necessary changes to ensure Hi-Rez’s long-term success.”As part of this internal…