Latest articles by Harvey Randall
Deadlock matchmaking is now open 24/7—plus there's a new, snazzier minimap and a low priority queue for bad behaviour
News Let's go, minimap enthusiasts.
Hasbro CEO says all his mates are using AI for their D&D games, which is apparently 'a clear signal that we need to be embracing it'
News "We will deploy [AI] significantly and liberally internally."
Microsoft gaming's post-acquisition bloodletting continues as 650 more staff are set to be laid off for 'sustainable future growth'
News This has to stop at some point, right? Right?
This custom Final Fantasy 14 controller uses real paint on a canvas to control the Pictomancer, you know, for the immersion
News You call it a grey parse, I call it a happy little accident.
Netflix's Magic: The Gathering animated series is, according to one of its voice actors, 'not happening', before adding 'that's kind of old news'
News Well, it's news to me.
Helldivers 2 devs casually reveal they're quadrupling the Railgun's durable damage, while CCO Pilestedt says kit like the Recoilless Rifle will become a 'delete key', and oh, do I like the sound of that
News Stop! I can only get so democratic!
World of Warcraft: The War Within's Season 1 is live—with Mythic dungeons, raids, and the new endgame activity Delves released in full
News Time to hit that sweet, sweet loot treadmill.
How to save Shadowheart and the Nightsong in Baldur's Gate 3
SHAR-DCORE This choice near the end of Act 2 has huge consequences.
Helldivers 2 heralds the flamethrower's return to its former glory, and will be releasing previews of its buff-filled September update every day until it drops
News "A buff a day keeps the bugs away."
One of FF14's most prolific raid guide creators is a science teacher, whose first 'Hector lectures' were made with an app from his time 'teaching online during the pandemic'
News Hector strats (dynamo) (mitochondria).
Days Gone director blows a gasket as its protagonist is 'reduced to a cartoon shill' to promote 'small game' Astro Bot—Sony's all-star romp featuring Kratos, Aloy, and Nathan Drake
News "I don't know Astro Bot and wish them well, but not at the expense of #Daysgone."
Disco Elysium's Harry Du Bois is brat
News Brat girl summer has evolved into Harry Du Bois autumn: Its final form and progenitor both.
A book with names from a 340,000-player TF2 petition has been hardbound and sent to Valve, as part of the #SaveTF2 campaign
News Mann versus Machine.
Former World of Warcraft designer calls streamlined MMO levelling a mistake: 'Getting to level cap should be an accomplishment, not a blip'
News Back in my day we ate our Barrens chat and we liked it.
FF14's Solo Only streamer plots and grinds for 85 days to topple Susano, a boss with a 14-second countdown to an unavoidable death when fought alone—and comes out on top
News Resilient soul, I salute you!
Concord will reportedly still get its Secret Level episode, which feels grimly fitting given how this past year has gone
News The victory lap will not go unimpeded.
Chaotic scamp hijacks Deadlock's official Discord bot, announces a fake shutdown, immediately accuses mods of lying, and plunges chat into anarchy
News False alarm.
Baldur's Gate 3's new patch has a forbidden evil ending where you get bored and peace out, just before your moment of bloody triumph
News Ah, nevermind.
Baldur's Gate 3 patch 7—the RPG's final major update—is here with an in-game mod browser, evil endings too vile for streaming, and new Honour Mode actions to be scared of
News The patch requires a whopping 160GB of free space to install.
Arcane: Season 2 gets the mother of all trailers in the lead-up to its release in November—teases an explosive finale to the war between Piltover and Zaun
News The flames of rebellion.
Deadlock's best girl is (judging by the fanart) a scrunkly gargoyle with a flat cap and severe back issues, who just so happens to be an absolute sweetheart
News Who wants to get stoned?
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's skill trees might've twisted my node-loving, build-tinkering sicko arm just enough to get me excited about playing it
NODE TOO BAD What can I say? Love a node, me.
Spine – This is Gun Fu is shaping up to be a high-octane John Wick simulator and a lot of fun, but it'll all hinge on how its team sands down the rough edges
GUN-FU FIGHTING Pistols loaded.
