In cutting off Baldur's Gate 3's GOTY speech, the Game Awards cut the show's only real mention of mass layoffs

I hope you all end up well." TGA host Geoff Keighley avoided the subjectduring his opening presentation. Several companies have sought to reduce and/or outsource these aspects of development this year. Vincke ended his Xitter thread with an anecdote about a conversation he once had with an unnamed publisher. “He meant it in an exploitative way but he was right”. It’s worth reminding everyone that fuel is but a means, not a goal....

December 14, 2023 · 1 min · 88 words · Michele Garrett

Intel Core Ultra laptop CPUs have eyes on AI, but it’s Arc graphics that could change the game

Why these, and not the countless other integrated GPUs that have made similar promises? The proof will be in the real-world testing pudding, naturally. If Meteor Lake can make look-ma-no-graphics-card gaming more appealing, great! Just a thought, anyway. And here are a few more, planned for launch in something between January and March 2024: Processors!

December 14, 2023 · 1 min · 55 words · Robert Alexander

LG's 34-inch 3440x1440 100Hz ultrawide gaming monitor is down to $199 at Walmart for the holidays

The 34WR50QC is a great value performer at $150+ below MSRP.

December 14, 2023 · 1 min · 11 words · Cindy Ramirez

Nightdive Studios on a big 2023: acquired by Atari, begging for Dark Forces, and remaking System Shock

That might seem like an odd thing to say about your own company’s activities. But when you look at what Nightdive have done in the last twelve months, it’s less surprising. In March, Nightdive announced they were being acquired by Atari in a deal worth $10 million. In May, they released their long-anticipated remake ofSystem Shock, in development for eight years. Nightdive are currently working on an overhaul ofStar Wars: Dark Forces, due out in 2024....

December 14, 2023 · 3 min · 465 words · Susan Franco

NYT Connections hint and answers (Thursday, December 14)

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #186 This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! It’s calledConnections, and if you haven’t played it before, now’s the time to start. We’ll also explain how to play Connections if this is your first time coming over from Wordle! If not, check just below for the full answer....

December 14, 2023 · 1 min · 134 words · Amanda Burns

RPS Asks: you to kindly fill out our annual 2023 readership survey

It will be a big help for us in the year ahead. This year’s survey is very straightforward. It doesn’t take long to fill in, and it’s all anonymous, too. Plus, you might skip any questions you don’t fancy answering.

December 14, 2023 · 1 min · 40 words · Kristen Rios

The Electronic Wireless Show podcast season 2 Episode 42: the life and death of E3

Was mostly just trailers, lets be honest. Last time I talk about the Lenovo Legion Go for a while, promise. Music is by Jack de Quidt.

December 14, 2023 · 1 min · 26 words · Christopher Webb

The RPS Advent Calendar 2023, December 14th

We’ve walled up the Treehouse and everything so you might’t escape. But wait, maybe there is a way out, just like in our next entry,Babbdi! The strange place is a grim Brutalist walled city you are attempting to leave. This is a task youtechnicallycan complete in under 56 seconds. The trumpet is one of many items you’re able to find in Babbdi. Ooh this baseball bat has kinda a rocket-jump!...

December 14, 2023 · 1 min · 163 words · Raymond Thornton

This 4TB TeamGroup NVMe SSD is yours for $151.99 after a $48 Newegg discount

An excellent price for a TLC drive with DRAM at this capacity. This is an outstanding value for a high-speed NVMe drive that is perfect for huge game and media collections.

December 14, 2023 · 1 min · 31 words · Brian Cobb

Wordle hints and answer (#908): How to solve the Thursday December 14 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for December 14? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Scroll down a bit further and we’ll also reveal today’s Wordle answer for 14/12. Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers....

December 14, 2023 · 3 min · 442 words · Roberto Bates

How do you make video game loot feel satisfying, but not too much? We asked the creators of Path Of Exile

“There’s honestly a billion little considerations.” Legendary-tier monster cards on the table time: I do not like video game loot. I distrust how the randomisation element of much video game looting flirts with actual gambling mechanics. It has to be at once desirable and disposable. It has to feel worth having if you’re to feel incentivised to hunt for loot in general. But for the same reason, it can’t ever feel like a keeper....

December 13, 2023 · 3 min · 533 words · Christopher Wilson

How does time dilation set Exodus apart from Mass Effect? It "supersizes all of the choices that you make"

So how much will Exodus really lean into it? The press release explains that “decades” will indeed pass while you’re embarked on interstellar missions. Returning home, you confront the consequences of your choices. In Exodus, the outcome of those choices manifests at a massive level, compounding over generations." Ohlen hassaid a bit more to Polygonon the subject. “[Time dilation] essentially supersizes all of the choices that you make,” he said....

December 13, 2023 · 1 min · 144 words · Aaron Russell

I will miss E3 for its spectacle but mostly because it only lasted one week, not months

I’m sorry, E3. I didn’t know how good we had it. c’mon, bring back E3. They won’t, of course. While E3 increasingly dabbled with making the event semi-public, the expo was already losing many of its stars. YouTube and streaming video meant publishers could advertise directly to their audiences in environments they wholly controlled. What we called ‘E3’ became a cluster of officially unassociated events taking place around the same week....

December 13, 2023 · 2 min · 278 words · Andrew Hill