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26 Years Later, BioWare’s Most Influential RPG Is Still Shaping My Life

  • Baldur’s Gate 2 helped shape the writer’s life and career.
  • Its influence began with a chance encounter in 2000.
  • The writer still plays and writes about D&D each week.

The writer reflects on how playing Baldur’s Gate 2 as a teenager shaped their lasting interest in fantasy, Dungeons & Dragons and writing. The game’s influence still runs through their work and weekly tabletop sessions, making BioWare’s legacy deeply personal to them. Released in 2000, Baldur’s Gate 2…

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K/DA Q&A: Sophie Powers, new voice of Evelynn, talks ‘Firestarter’ EP, her K-pop biases, and League of Legends Worlds performance

  • Sophie Powers is K/DA’s new voice of Evelynn.
  • “Firestarter” topped Spotify’s US and global charts.
  • She will perform at the Worlds Grand Finals in Brooklyn.

Sophie Powers, a 22-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter, has joined Riot Games’ virtual K-pop group K/DA as the new voice of Evelynn. The group’s four-track comeback has brought renewed attention to the League of Legends music project, with “Firestarter” reaching the top of Spotify’s US and global charts. Powers said…

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Social media is full of weird video game mashups. Where are they all coming from?

  • AI has lowered the barrier to making elaborate game mods.
  • Claude helped create a playable mashup in four minutes.
  • The technology is intensifying copyright and piracy concerns.

AI coding tools, particularly Anthropic’s Claude, have made it much quicker to decompile and modify video games, fuelling a wave of social media clips showing unlikely mashups. The change lowers the technical barriers to modding and raises concerns about copyright, piracy and the effect on the games industry.…

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PS5 Revives Retro Transparent Hardware with 3 New Gorgeous Accessory Colours

  • Sony has revealed three transparent PS5 accessory colours.
  • Controllers cost £74.99; console covers cost £64.99.
  • Pre-orders open 10 November 2026, ahead of a February launch.

Sony has announced the PS5 Prism collection, a range of transparent accessories that reveal some of the technology beneath their shells. The design revisits the see-through hardware trend of the late 1990s, updated to suit the PS5’s look. The collection comes in Flare Orange, Emerald Green and Graphite…

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GOG’s getting into publishing in its new, post-CD-Projekt life, and it already has games on the way

  • GOG is entering game publishing with Retrovibe.
  • The initiative is co-founded through Michał Kiciński’s ties to both companies.
  • Its first two games will also be available on Steam.

GOG has begun publishing games through Retrovibe by GOG, a new initiative with the independent publisher Retrovibe. The move follows GOG’s separation from CD Projekt and marks a step beyond operating its DRM-free games storefront, drawing on both companies’ experience with games that evoke classic styles. The partnership…

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Sony Wants You to Forget About Discs With Its Gorgeous Transparent Controllers

  • Sony is launching translucent PS5 controllers and covers in three colours.
  • Controllers cost $85; covers cost $75.
  • Pre-orders begin 10 November, with shipping from 4 February.

Sony has announced its Prism Collection, a range of translucent accessories for PlayStation 5 that includes DualSense controllers and console covers in Flare Orange, Emerald Green and Graphite Gray. The designs reveal much of the controllers’ inner components, while the covers show the console fan and a few…

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8BitDo’s new Xbox Elite-style controller sets a high bar for customization

  • 8BitDo’s Ultimate 3E costs $150 and targets Xbox and PC gamers.
  • Modular controls and TMR joysticks offer extensive customisation.
  • Its price and hard-to-swap parts are notable drawbacks.

8BitDo’s $150 Ultimate 3E is a premium Xbox and PC controller built around extensive customisation, including modular buttons and joystick tops, rear paddles and extra shoulder buttons. Its feature set and refined design make it a strong competitor in a crowded market, though the high price raises questions…

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Mass Effect 5 Would Have Been The ‘Ultimate Open-World Game’

  • BioWare aimed for an ambitious open-world Mass Effect.
  • The team reportedly targeted a 2028 release.
  • EA’s studio closure cancelled the project.

Former BioWare developers said the cancelled next Mass Effect game was intended to be an ambitious open-world RPG. Their accounts add detail to what players lost when EA shut the studio and ended development, though the game’s plans were still evolving. The team reportedly wanted to move beyond…

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Valve addresses Steam’s AI game cloning problem – by suggesting developers make their games less copyable

  • Valve urged developers to make games harder to copy.
  • It did not announce new safeguards against AI clones.
  • Repeated copies of an unreleased indie game illustrate the problem.

Valve has advised game developers to make their games harder to copy after being asked about AI-generated clones appearing on Steam. Its response places much of the burden on developers, rather than outlining new platform safeguards, renewing debate over how much responsibility Steam should take for moderating its…

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Legend of Zelda Nintendo Switch 2 stock live: where to buy the special edition handheld ahead of launch

  • Zelda Switch 2 restocks are expected at several retailers this week.
  • Target plans in-store sales on 5 November and online sales on 6 November.
  • Check Amazon UK listings carefully; one is priced at £429.99.

Nintendo is preparing several opportunities to buy the Legend of Zelda special edition Switch 2, with stock expected at major retailers around the launch of the Ocarina of Time remake. The expected restocks matter to fans because the handheld and matching controller have sold quickly, and available stock…

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