Latest articles by Ted Litchfield
Avowed succeeds where Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed: An actionized, beginner-friendly entry point to a long-running series that doesn't sacrifice its identity
beginner friendly I enjoyed The Veilguard, but Avowed has put its successes and failures in a new light.
Skyrim stealth archers and NCR Ranger wannabes rejoice: I'm 45 hours into Avowed's hardest difficulty as a glass cannon gunslinger and I've loved every minute of it
big iron Living that flintlock life in Avowed.
Those mad lads at Obsidian were bluffing us: Avowed does have a tiny bit of companion romance, as a treat
news At least one, maybe more.
Avowed may run on a 9-year-old GPU, but Steam Deck looks like a no-go unless you like sub-30fps upscaled at minimum settings
news One compromise too many to take Avowed on the road.
Avowed fooled us all into thinking you have to commit to playing in first or third person, but you can actually swap on the fly like in Fallout or The Elder Scrolls
news Sometimes I just want to see my little guy.
Avowed advance access launch time and full release date
Avowed time Avowed's proper launch is on the 18th, but Premium Edition preorderers can play it five days early.
The Human Torch, the Thing, and a rank reset are coming to Marvel Rivals next week
news Rounding out the Fantastic Four and the second half of Season One.
Google's AI made up a fake cheese fact that wound up in an ad for Google's AI, perfectly highlighting why relying on AI is a bad idea
news Not gouda enough.
LocalThunk had made hobby games in the past, but realized Balatro was something special when a friend revealed he had played it for '20, 30, or 40' hours
news The most honest endorsement you can give to your friend's indie game.
Steam makes its ban on games that rely on in-game ads even more explicit, so no 'watch this to continue playing' stuff will be making its way to our PCs
news New page, old policy.
The PlayStation Network outage proves PC gamers were right to resist its mandatory sign-in requirement
better offline You don't need my email.
Blizzard co-founder and Diablo designer thinks new ARPGs have 'cheapened' the genre with fast leveling, throwaway loot and enemies
news David Brevik argues the fun of these games "isn't getting to the end, it's the journey."
Sony offers 5 free days of PlayStation Plus but no explanation for 24-hour 'operational issue,' Capcom to extend Monster Hunter Wilds beta to make up for downtime
news Well that was weird.
A 2023 study concluded CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service' that made us spend 819 million hours clicking on traffic lights to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google
news Is that good?
Update: The PlayStation Network appears to be coming back online after nearly a day's outage, but there's still no word from Sony on what happened
news Feels good to be a PC gamer right about now.
Court documents show not only did Meta torrent terabytes of pirated books to train AI models, employees wouldn't stop emailing each other about it: 'Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn't feel right'
news I wouldn't put that sort of thing in writing but I'm built different.
Balatro 1.1 will include new jokers plus a revamp of a really confusing existing one
news It also sounds like this might not be the end for Balatro.
Harrison Ford points to Troy Baker's Indiana Jones for why he's not worried about AI actors: 'You don't need artificial intelligence to steal my soul'
news "He did a brilliant job, and it didn't take AI to do it."
Skald: Against the Black Priory plays like a pixel art Larian game, and it was one of the best RPGs of 2024
commodore-core Come for the fantastic retro RPG combat and exploration, stay for the utterly gripping cosmic horror.
Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 8 is so big, it needed its own patch before it even released, and we're one step closer to a Permanent Booming Blade Economy
news Honestly I'm coming around to the idea.
Alleged Fallout season 2 set photo reveals the return of New Vegas' beloved roadside attraction turned sniper nest, Dinky the T-Rex
news But is it canon?
The best FPS of 2024 just got a surprise free update with 30 new maps, 9 new weapons, and just one cheeky cosmetic
news Usually it's a very different ratio of cosmetics to maps is all I'll say.
BioWare has reportedly lost at least half its staff, with fewer than 100 people left and the studio a ghost of its former self
news Instead of killing the golden goose, what if you slowly starved it to death over more than a decade.
