Ted Litchfield
Ted has been thinking about PC games and bothering anyone who would listen with his thoughts on them ever since he booted up his sister's copy of Neverwinter Nights on the family computer. He is obsessed with all things CRPG and CRPG-adjacent, but has also covered esports, modding, and rare game collecting. When he's not playing or writing about games, you can find Ted lifting weights on his back porch.
Latest articles by Ted Litchfield
A site literally called 'Spy.pet' claims to have scraped billions of public Discord messages and wants to sell them
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news It's an unfortunate reminder not to say things on Discord servers that you wouldn't want repeated elsewhere.
Baldur's Gate 3's next patch is going to start rolling out its official mod tools so you can 'overhaul Baldur's Gate 3 into the weird nightmare realm of your dreams'
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news Goku Approves.
Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 7 is bringing the blood-curdling horror the game's evil endings deserve
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news I don't have the stomach for this sort of thing.
The PC Gaming Show returns June 9 to celebrate its 10-year anniversary and the most exciting new PC games
By Ted Litchfield published
news Join us for another round of world premieres, exclusive announcements, and developer interviews.
Brace yourselves: Microsoft wants to put ads in Windows 11's Start menu
By Ted Litchfield published
news That's cool, I don't see enough of those things.
Former Blizzard president suggests you should be able to leave a $10 or $20 tip for the devs because 'some games are that special'
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news I mean, I guess? But not really.
Blasphemous dev reveals that Baldur's Gate 3 studio Larian quietly backed the game on Kickstarter for $1000 and never asked for anything in return
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news I'm too old to be talking like this but: Common Larian W.
Elden Ring dataminer uncovers unused alternate underground zones tied to cut 'cataclysm' system that would have altered the world map as you progressed
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news Like a lot of datamined content for Elden Ring, it sounds sick but I'm still happy with what we got.
Update: Fallout 4's lead writer reverses course, clarifies that main character is not actually a war criminal
By Ted Litchfield published
news Nate from Fallout 4 is no longer due at the Hague.
Baldur's Gate 3 actors tear into AI voice cloning: 'That is stealing not just my job but my identity'
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news Nobody really seems to want or like this stuff, but it sure is happening anyway.
Discord has banned two Switch emulator devs and shuttered their servers in the wake of Yuzu's defeat
By Ted Litchfield published
news The two emulators are based on Yuzu, but the letter of the court settlement means they should be ok to keep operating.
Original Fallout lead Tim Cain loves the new show, but remains baffled by how 'destructive' fans can act toward 'people who are trying to create things'
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news "I was just looking at all the props. I realized after a few minutes went by that I had not followed the dialogue at all, because I was so engrossed by it visually."
No Man's Sky lead Sean Murray celebrates a 1% improvement in Steam reviews because each point is just that much harder to earn than the last
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news "Very Positive" remains on the horizon.
9 years in, rhythm dungeon crawler Crypt of the NecroDancer just got a Hatsune Miku crossover DLC
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news It just makes sense.
Helldivers 2 players just wiped out an entire enemy faction, so what on Super Earth happens now?
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news "With the bots eradicated and the bugs contained, the galaxy is free once more."
Final Fantasy 14 and 16 big cheese Yoshi-P says 'It's probably about time' they do a new Final Fantasy Tactics game
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news What do you mean? It's only been 17 years.
You can get Obsidian's fantastic RPG The Outer Worlds (and all its DLC) for free on the Epic Store this week
By Ted Litchfield published
news Spacer's Choice.
Larian publishing director on mass layoffs: 'None of these companies are at risk of going bankrupt. They were just at risk of pissing off the shareholders'
By Ted Litchfield published
news "We should be humbled by this period. It doesn't feel like we're humbled by this period as an industry."
Cyberpunk 2077 quest lead says we still haven't found every easter egg
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news Another excuse to head back to Night City.
Dragon's Dogma 2 modders have already cranked out a bunch of ways to mitigate its freaky digital murder plague
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news It's a Dragonsplague vaccine, if you will.
I've waited so long for this freaky Lovecraftian point and click adventure that my life completely changed in the meantime, but it's finally out on PC
By Ted Litchfield published
news Two years since the demo but who's counting.
Formerly Japan-exclusive mecha strategy game Front Mission 2 is finally coming to PC this month
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news Front Mission 2: Remake's PC release follows a Switch version that came out last year.
Devs on the upcoming Star Wars strategy game want to make a good first impression: 'We're gonna develop our own language that fits within Star Wars, but also feels unique to this game'
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Strategic Thinking You need a good UI that eases in new players, and also to overcome the genre's reputation for complexity.