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Playing Baldur’s Gate 3 with no weapons at all forced me to progress my story in a very specific way

• A weaponless run reshaped the writer’s Baldur’s Gate 3 story.
• Combat restrictions encouraged alternative solutions and careful planning.
• The challenge showed both the game’s flexibility and its limits.

A GamesRadar+ writer describes how attempting Baldur’s Gate 3 without using weapons turned a familiar role-playing game into a more constrained, story-led challenge. The restriction made conventional combat far less dependable, encouraging choices that avoided violence or relied on alternative character abilities, and demonstrating how the game’s systems…

Roblox Is Now The Target Of A Congressional Investigation: “Children Are Hurting”

US Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin have announced that Roblox will be the subject of a congressional investigation amid claims that the gaming platform is a threat to child safety. "You trumpet Roblox as a safe digital playground for children as young as five," the pair wrote…

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Will Do Something No Previous CoD Beta Has

Activision has announced that the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta will have more than just multiplayer content. The MW4 beta will also include access to the campaign mission, Entrenched, along with the upcoming Warzone mode, Resurgence Zodiac. Activision will show off some of this content…

The Epic Games Launcher will be available on Linux ‘soon’ says dev, after it’s had a bit of work

• Epic Games Launcher for Linux is coming "soon", a developer says.
• Work has reportedly been done to adapt it for Linux.
• No firm release date or full details are confirmed yet.

A developer working on the Epic Games Store has said that the Epic Games Launcher will become available on Linux "soon", following work to adapt the software for the platform. This would mark a significant step for Linux gamers, who have long had to rely on workarounds such…

Forget Control Resonant, You Can Play 2024’s Best Action Game on PS Plus and Game Pass Now

• Banishers is a critically praised but commercially underperforming 2024 action game.
• It combines supernatural combat with difficult moral decisions.
• It is currently available on PS Plus and Game Pass.

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, a 2024 action-adventure game by Don’t Nod, is being highlighted as an overlooked title now available through PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass. The article argues that its combination of combat, emotional storytelling and consequential moral choices makes it a notable alternative for…

Modern Warfare 4 PS5 beta adds debut campaign mission

• Modern Warfare 4’s beta includes a campaign mission for the first time.
• Pre-order beta access runs from 21 to 25 August.
• The full PS5 release is scheduled for 23 October 2026.

Activision will include a single-player campaign mission in the PS5 beta for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, marking the first time a Call of Duty beta has offered campaign content. The addition gives players an early indication of the game’s story and tone as well as its…

‘Fortnite’’s Most Prized Collectible Is Easier Than Ever to Get, but for a Limited Time

• Sprite Spree Week improves chances of completing rare Fortnite Sprite collections.
• Many Season 3 Sprite variants may be unavailable after the next season.
• The event includes daily spawn boosts, quests and free resummons.

Fortnite is holding a limited-time Sprite Spree Week to help players complete their Runners Sprite collections before Chapter 7 Season 4 begins. It matters because, although collected Sprites will remain owned and move to the Sprite Garden, many current variants may be vaulted and may not return to…

UK video game industry charity football match raises over £63,000 for physically disabled gamers

• SpecialEffect’s football fundraiser raised over £63,000.
• Twenty-four industry teams played across 24 hours.
• Funds support accessible gaming technology.

SpecialEffect’s annual One Big Game football fundraiser has raised more than £63,000 to help physically disabled people access video games. The event brought together UK games-industry developers for 24 hours of consecutive matches, supporting the charity’s work on adapted controllers and eye-gaze technology. Twenty-four teams took part, with…

Save Over $100 on an Open-Box ROG Xbox Ally in Excellent Condition at Best Buy

Best Buy has knocked $102 off the price of an open-box, in excellent condition, ROG Xbox Ally (512GB SSD), dropping it to $497.99. Compared to buying it brand new at its full price of $599.99, that's a deal worth taking.

Compulsion Games becomes publisher of South of Midnight on Steam, suggesting departure from Xbox amid major restructuring is now complete

• Steam listing suggests Compulsion Games has completed its Xbox departure.
• The studio retained ownership of South of Midnight and earlier franchises.
• Microsoft remains listed as publisher on console storefronts.

Compulsion Games is now listed as the publisher of South of Midnight on Steam, indicating that its separation from Xbox may be complete. The change matters because it supports reports that the studio has regained independence during a broader restructuring of Microsoft’s Xbox division, while retaining control of…