gaming articles published April 18, 2024
April 18 articles
- The new Helldivers 2 gun that everyone immediately declared 'garbage' is actually a misunderstood masterpiece
- Stardew Valley update adds new mine layouts and a bunch of quality-of-life upgrades, and bans "two inappropriate names" from the name generator
- After leaving D&D behind, Baldur's Gate 3 dev confirms its next two projects are original IP, which could be good news for fans of its long-running RPG series
- 'Open Roads' for PC/consoles: A road trip into family history
- This enchanting fantasy city builder packed with fairytale adventures launches in May
- 'The concerns about claustrophobia were a major aspect' of desiging World of Warcraft: The War Within's underground zones, says director
- If you've got one of these Fallout Xbox controllers stashed in your vault, it could be worth a lot of caps
- Medieval RPG sequel Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is set to launch later this year
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is twice as big, introduces firearms and is coming this year
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 FAQ — Release date, trailer, platforms, and other questions answered
- Legendary Mario dev says the wild rush to beat every Super Mario Maker level before servers died is "actually pretty cool"
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Dev Larian Studios Working on 2 Games
- Paradox apologizes for latest Cities: Skylines 2 boondoggle, will give refunds for the Beach Properties DLC: '[We] hope we can regain your trust going forward'
- How to have a good time with Fallout 76 in 2024 (or technically speaking, the year 2105)
- The director of upcoming Sims competitor Life By You says life sims are "the most complex RPGs ever written"
- Larian Studios is working on adding crossplay and a photo mode to Baldur's Gate 3
- Remnant 2: The Forgotten Kingdom's new Archetype has been revealed
- Instead of making Baldur's Gate 4, Larian is working on 2 new projects based on its own IPs, and CEO Swen Vincke reckons it'll result in the studio's 'best work ever'
- Diablo 4's Season 4 PTR didn't reveal everything; Blizzard teases there are "still a few small items" to reveal that "will round out the season"
- City-builder dev tempers expectations for anticipated new game by reminding fans it's not an RPG, RTS, map game, or a Total War competitor
- Incredibly realistic GTA VR mod garners praise from former GTA 5 developer who says they "barely recognize the game I worked so hard on" and reveals Rockstar "had no interest" in making its own
- Manor Lords dev reminds everyone that it's not a 'Total War competitor' or a 'fast-paced RTS like Age of Empires'
- This Nintendo Indie Showcase debut had platformer fans calling it a Pizza Tower clone, but they're both inspired by the same 2001 GBA classic
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 PS5 Version Revealed
- 7 best mods to increase Fallout 4 performance on ROG Ally, Steam Deck, and Legion Go gaming handhelds
- The Witcher 3's official mod editor now has a playtest on Steam
- Cities: Skylines 2's first DLC went down so badly it's free now, and the city builder devs have delayed the next expansion to focus on fixing everything else
- Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 will add "improved evil endings" even if you're not playing Dark Urge, and cross-play and photo mode are on their way too
- Indie devs behind Animal Crossing-style management sim with 'Overwhelmingly Positive' Steam reviews get candid about future plans: "Will we milk this? No, we clearly don't want to do that"
- How to install Fallout 4 mods on PC
- Best Fallout 4 mods on PC
- Before it can even launch, Steam's most-anticipated city-builder is forced to patch an economy-busting 'exploit' by hard-nerfing sheep
- Dying Light 2’s New Nightmare Mode Is Now Live
- PS Plus Extra, Premium April 2024 Games Launch With Technical Issues
- Superheroes and XCOM collide in this brilliantly tense and tactical turn-based strategy game
- CDPR says the Witcher 4 is being 'intensively worked on' but Cyberpunk 2's still in the 'fairly early stages'
- Rise of the Ronin Update 1.04 Patch Notes Reveal Various Weapon Adjustments
- World of Warcraft getting an Xbox release is still the 'dream' says executive producer
- The first Nintendo emulator to land on the App Store and stick following an Apple rule change plays DS, GBA, N64 games for free
- Xbox Game Pass gets one of 2024's most anticipated titles next week – from day one
- Fallout 5 FAQ: Xbox Game Pass, news, and everything you need to know
- Blizzard wants to prove World of Warcraft’s relevance with The War Within
- One of Steam's best-reviewed games gets a surprise open world sequel, and it's a plunder-em-up built around rickety pirate robots
- Your iPhone now doubles as a full-fledged Nintendo console
- One of the best Xbox 360 games is being re-released on May 14 with a ton of new content
- PlayStation trophy support is coming to PC, starting with Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut
- 1 month later, one of Square Enix's best recent JRPGs is finally back on Nintendo Switch after mystery vanishing
- Nintendo announces next wave of games at Indie World Showcase
- Nintendo DS Horror Shooter Dementium: The Ward Heads to PS4 & PS5
- PlayStation Trophies on PC shows Sony is courting gamers without a PS5 — here’s why
