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Fallout: New Vegas dev says it could’ve been set in New Orleans because ‘the vibe was so cool, the flavor was cool, [it would’ve been] so sweet’

Fallout: New Vegas writer and former Obsidian creative officer, Chris Avellone, has given a new interview to Fallout content creator TKs-Mantis, and it’s a hefty one. Perhaps the most eyebrow-raising assertion is that Bethesda doesn’t have the source code for New Vegas (I’ve asked Bethesda about this, and haven’t had a response yet), but there’s…

Grab a free The Traveller skin in Fortnite when you buy Cronos The New Dawn

Crossover events are continuing to come thick and fast in Fortnite, and Cronos: The New Dawn is the latest game to get its own skin in the battle royale game. Whether you’re a fan of Bloober Team’s 2025 horror game, or simply want to look more threatening than the likes of Homer Simpson or Sabrina…

Best SSD for gaming 2026

What is the best SSD for gaming? Most modern SSDs are fast enough to make for a usable gaming PC, and an upgrade might not boost your in-game frame rate. However, a top gaming SSD will ensure your PC boot time and PC game load times are kept to a minimum while providing reliable data…

TSMC reportedly plots ultra-advanced sub-1 nm chips with ‘trial’ production starting in 2029

Smaller transistors make for faster, cheaper chips. Well, that used to be the case before AI came along and everything went a bit bananas. Still, a new report claims that TSMC is planning to begin manufacturing sub-1 nm silicon in 2029, which is kind of exciting. There are few details in the Chosun Biz report…

Move aside Mario Kart, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds is better, and it’s cheaper than ever at Fanatical

As someone who likes a good ol’ racing sim, there’s nothing quite like the cartoon-style violence that a kart racer can provide. While Mario Kart remains locked to Nintendo consoles, and the recent World entry being a bit disappointing for a Switch 2 exclusive, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds delivers that heart-pumping goodness to all platforms, and…

Owlcat’s had some unusual problems writing romance: ‘we realized we had three female romanceable characters, and all three were cannibals’

On the CRPG-developer-romance spectrum, Obsidian are at one end—generally anti-romance—while BioWare and Larian are at the other end. As is Owlcat, whose Rogue Trader and Pathfinder games all feature romanceable companions. The reasoning behind that, and the particulars of how romance works in Pathfinder, is the topic of discussion in the studio’s latest developer blog….

Don’t panic, highly anticipated sequel Aion 2 will come to Steam later this year

Some games just hit you in the right way, and you decide to dedicate your time to mastering them completely. Whether you stop at the platinum trophy or, in the case of regularly-updated MMORPGs, when the updates cease to satisfy your curiosity, you can always look forward to a sequel. In the case of Aion…

New Marathon update bolsters free kit meds, and solo runs are all the better for it

At a certain point in an extraction shooter wipe, going in with a free loadout becomes a ridiculously tough pursuit. No matter how cautious you are, you’re bound to run into players that are looted to the gods. Your meds get gobbled up in an instant, and you’re suddenly praying to a higher power for…

Here’s when Masters of Albion launches in your timezone

Peter Molyneux is playing the hits with Masters of Albion, returning to the god game form he helped define. Towns can be built, townsfolk can be menaced—all through the awesome, lightning-bolt throwing, boulder-dropping, peasant-flinging power of an omnipotent, hovering hand, just as tradition demands. And it’s all happening when Masters of Albion launches in early…

Microsoft just made Game Pass cheaper, and it’s all thanks to Call of Duty

Microsoft has announced that, effective today, it will be cutting the price of Game Pass, following a report last week that fledgling gaming division CEO Asha Sharma believed that it had become “too expensive” for players. However, the monkey’s paw has curled for Call of Duty players, as future releases from the iconic franchise will…