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Dungeons & Dragons and a Grounded Setting Are Why Dragon Age: Origins' Mage Ended Up Overpowered, Ex-BioWare Developer Says

August 26, 2025
Fans have always felt that Dragon Age: Origins’ mage class was more complete, perhaps even more dominant, than the game’s other two classes, the rogue and the warrior. But why was that? Former BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah has said it’s mostly about second edition Dungeons & Dragons. In a recently published video, Darrah explained why the mage in BioWare’s much-loved 2009…
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How Shigeru Miyamoto Influenced Donkey Kong Bananza's Sound and Movement

August 25, 2025
Donkey Kong: Bananza is a triumph, earning a rare IGN 10/10 and prompting our reviewer to call it “a brilliant successor to Super Mario Odyssey and a smashing return for a classic Nintendo character.” It’s high praise for a brand new Donkey Kong game, and one made seemingly without much input at all from original Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto. But Miyamoto did still share…
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Where To Buy Magic: The Gathering x Spider-Man Cards Ahead Of Next Month's Launch

August 22, 2025
Magic: The Gathering’s Universes Beyond sets may upset some purists, but there’s no denying the power of a crossover with another franchise. Final Fantasy’s set was the biggest in history, while other crossovers have included Lord of the Rings, Warhammer 40K, and more. Next up, it’s a veritable pop culture goldmine with Marvel’s Spider-Man, launching next month. Here’s everything on…
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Hollow Knight: Silksong - We Played It! | gamescom 2025

August 21, 2025
I finally played Hollow Knight: Silksong. No, I don’t mean to brag, but instead find myself having to type it out just to convince my eyes that it actually happened. Yes, it may have only been for around 20 minutes, but the long-awaited sequel shows little sign of…
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The Blood of Dawnwalker Offers 2 Very Different RPG Playstyles

August 21, 2025
The Witcher series really did well to capture that sense of exploring a brutal fantasy world as a protagonist who knew how to get their hands dirty. But in the upcoming dark fantasy RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker, a new game from a team of former creatives behind The Witcher 3, it leans further into a morally ambiguous setting as you decide which path its protagonist will take – one that maintains…
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