Pokémon Concierge's Psyduck Is for the Millennial Pokémon Fans
Pokémon thrives on a generational crossover that has made it one of the most popular and endearing franchises in the world—from those of us who …
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Baldur's Gate 3's New Epilogue Is a Wonderful Goodbye, But Not the End
When Baldur’s Gate 3 released this summer, its ending was one of the rare moments where praise for Larian’s take on the world of Dungeons …
What TTRPG Should You Use to Play Baldur’s Gate 3? (It's Not 5e!)
There’s a lot going on in Baldur’s Gate 3: incredibly detailed response options, making friends with your companions, intense battles, and sometimes even-more-intense romance scenes …
Baldur's Gate 3 Has Taught Me D&D's Eldritch Blast Memes Were True
In the rare times I’ve had, well, the time to actually play Dungeons & Dragons, I’ve never played a Warlock. I usually go for some …
Baldur's Gate 3's Astarion Talks D&D, Acting, and Yes, Bear Sex
After six years of development, Baldur’s Gate 3—Larian Studio’s highly anticipated successor to the legendary Dungeons & Dragons CRPG series—finally hit PC last week. Players …
Pokémon Sleep Is a Cozy Game That Wants to Make Waking Up Fun
“Just like Pokémon Go gamified walking, we want to gamify sleep.” That’s the unofficial explanation for Pokémon Sleep, the newest mobile game to be released …
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Is Still Blowing Minds, 20 Years Later
The year 2003 felt like a banner one for Star Wars fans. We were coming off the release of 2002’s Attack of the Clones, and …
Damn, Final Fantasy XVI Really Does Want to Be Its Own Game of Thrones
Before the release of the Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Shadowbringers, game director Naoki Yoshida joked that George R.R. Martin needed to finish his A Song …
How to Make Dungeons & Dragons a $1 Billion Brand
Ben Riggs is a D&D historian and author of the book Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons. Gillian Jacobs Reacting to …
Dragon Age: Absolution's Creators on Making Its Connections Matter
Image: BioWare/Netflix With Netflix’s Dragon Age: Absolution, BioWare’s fantasy-RPG franchise makes a gradual return after having been previously in a bit of franchise limbo since …