Toymaker JAKKS Pacific has recalled roughly 17,500 of its Mario Kart Ride-On Racers due to an issue with the car’s acceleration pedal, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. When the battery-powered kiddie-car’s acceleration pedal is clogged with debris like dirt and leaves, it can become stuck, preventing the …
Read More »Baldur's Gate 3 – How To Romance Wyll
Baldur’s Gate 3 has quite a few romanceable companions, and each of them have different tastes, complex backstories, and unique takes on the difference between right and wrong. With larger-than-life fan favorite characters like Astarion and Lae’zel in the mix, it can be easy to overlook characters whose backstories aren’t …
Read More »Baldur's Gate 3 – How To Romance Lae'zel
Baldur’s Gate 3 has a grand total of eight romanceable characters–12 if you count Haarlep, The Emporer, and the drow twins–but one of the most memorable potential romance partners is easily Lae’zel, a green-skinned githyanki fighter who players bump into mere minutes after starting the game. Though she initially comes …
Read More »Baldur's Gate 3 – How To Romance Gale
Baldur’s Gate 3 has earned enormous praise for its plethora of well-rounded, romanceable companion characters. Among those companions is the well-meaning, well-spoken, Weave-wielding Wizard Of Waterdeep, Gale Dekarios. As a generally good-aligned character, Gale generally isn’t too much of a challenge to romance for players who are committed to a …
Read More »Apex Legends Shadow Society Event Features New Universal Heirloom Weapon, New LTM
Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has announced a new in-game event set to start next week. The Shadow Society Event is a new spin on the standard Collection Event with an exciting twist: Instead of earning an Heirloom Weapon for a specific Legend, players who collect all 36 of the …
Read More »The Sims Movie Is In Development, With Margot Robbie Set To Produce
The Sims franchise is getting a new installment, but it’s not an expansion pack or a new fashion kit–it’s a film. The Sims movie is being produced by LuckyChap Entertainment–a production company run by Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Sophia Kerr, and Josie McNamara–which is best known for last summer’s bright …
Read More »Baldur's Gate 3 Voice Actor Comes Under Fire For Liking Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Palestinian Tweets
Frazer Blaxland–the voice actor behind Baldur’s Gate 3‘s beloved tiefling blacksmith, Dammon–is facing criticism after players noticed him following a number of controversial Twitter accounts, liking tweets that promote homophobia, sexism, transphobia, and other bigoted views, and expressing apparently unwavering support for the IDF’s actions in Palestine, which have killed …
Read More »Respawn Responds To Apex Legends Players Being Hacked Mid-Game During Recent Tournament
Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has released an official statement regarding the hacking incident that took place during last weekend’s Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) North American regional finals competition. “Game and player security are our highest priorities, which is why we paused the competition to address the issue immediately,” …
Read More »Starfield 1.10.31 Patch Improves Photo Mode, Finally Fixes Disappearing Furniture In Player Homes
Starfield‘s 1.10.31 update is now live, and it includes a massive number of bug fixes and gameplay improvements, many of which address issues that players have been dealing with since day one. Though the game arguably launched with far fewer bugs than previous Bethesda titles, one bug in particular–which caused …
Read More »Apex Legends Streamers Hacked During ALGS Tournament, And The Suspected Cause Is Ironic [Update]
The Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) regional finals have been delayed for North America after two players were hacked mid-game over the weekend, and ironically, it seems the Apex’s anti-cheat software may be to blame. [Update: Epic Games, which owns Easy Anti-Cheat, has issued a statement saying the situation was …
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