Chris Metzen, the former senior vice president of story and franchise development at Blizzard, has returned to Warcraft, and this time it’s for real. Blizzard announced today that Metzen has taken on a “full-time role” as the executive creative director of the Warcraft universe. Metzen had a long and storied career at Blizzard, and was…

Highlights A player has built a large Starfield ship without any ladders, showcasing the game’s extensive customization options and demonstrating the complex nature of the game. The ship-building system in Starfield offers players a realistic and multifaceted customization process, with changes made to the ship’s exterior also affecting its interior. While some players may find…

The voice actors behind Baldur’s Gate 3’s origin characters—Astarion, Gale, Karlach, Shadowheart, Wyll, and Lae’zel—gathered for a two-episode D&D game that was livestreamed this past weekend. An hour into the first 160-minute episode, I can confidently recommend it to fans of our favorite new RPG. I don’t know if I’ll make get to the end…

Highlights The Turbulent Timeways event in World of Warcraft is back, allowing players to level their characters and collect unique cosmetics and collectibles, including the Sandy Shalewing mount. Players can earn a Knowledge of Timeways experience buff by completing Timewalking dungeons, which can be increased in effect and duration by consuming potions. The event features…

It’s a question that’s captivated the most advanced minds of a generation: could painting pretend miniatures in a game ever be as satisfying as the real thing? It’s a proposition presented in Moonbreaker, a turn-based, tabletop tactics game from Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds. And to help to answer it accurately, PC Gamer teamed up with…

Highlights Baldur’s Gate 3 introduced an optional feature called Karmic Dice to reduce extreme luck streaks in dice rolls, but players have mixed opinions on its effectiveness. A Reddit user’s analysis found that Karmic Dice seemed to favor enemy attack rolls, with higher success rates on higher difficulty levels. The analysis did not test the…

I’ve walked on nearly 200 different planets in Starfield in environments ranging from frozen tundra to baking infernos to toxic atmospheres. And in all that time I’ve only suffered one affliction that I felt a need to rush to a doctor to fix: I contracted a lung condition that eventually got so bad it made…

Highlights Halloween, a timeless horror classic, may see new life as a series on a streaming platform, as Miramax is shopping the rights to the iconic film. While turning a film into a series doesn’t always guarantee success, the popularity of Halloween and its cult following make it a likely candidate for continued success. The…

At EVE Fanfest last week, I sat down with EVE Online game director Snorri Árnason for a wide-ranging chat  about where the one-of-a-kind sandbox space MMO has been in recent years and where it’s going. We talked about big things like Dust 514 and EVE Vanguard, with Árnason lamenting that if the former had been…

Highlights Pokemon fan artist Endifi has created a cute human version of Smoochum, inspired by a trip to Hawaii, complete with a hula dancer outfit and Hawaiian accessories. Endifi has also transformed other Pokemon into humans in the past, including Tyrogue, Stantler, Porygon 2, and Smeargle, while still keeping their recognizable features. Another fan artist,…