Latest articles by Harvey Randall
A murder-mystery horse MMO baffled me so much that I spoke to gaming's resident horse expert—turns out they've been holding out for their Stardew Valley moment for years, and I'm on their side
NEIGH BOTHER "The genre didn't grow up with us," says consultant and prolific horse game appreciator Alice Ruppert.
Apex Legends writer gets laid off 24 hours after the character she wrote is revealed, because that's what the games industry in 2025 looks like
News She's taking it better than I would, that's for sure.
Donkey Kong 64 composer shares why Nintendo didn't credit him in the Super Mario Bros. Movie for the DK rap—it owns the song, and didn't want to
News "They're all the performers on the track. So they're all in the movie uncredited."
Dragon Age creator says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is 'kind of to JRPGs what Baldur's Gate 3 was to CRPGs'
News David Gaider's among the spellbound for Sandfall's latest hit.
Larian's Swen Vincke says AI-obsessed studios won't 'have a competitive advantage', because those tools are 'gonna be what's available to everybody'
News Vincke says that all games'll need the human touch, even if AI's been useful for early prototyping and annoying busywork.
Baldur's Gate 3's new Giant Barbarian is beating out one of D&D 5e's oldest powergamer builds, making Karlach the MVP of my second Honour Mode playthrough
BIGGER, BETTER Giant woman, big damage.
It's official, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a hit—selling over 1 million copies in 3 days and beating Metaphor: ReFantazio's Steam peak despite being on Game Pass
News Sacré bleu!
The best Baldur's Gate 3 builds for Patch 8 and beyond
Kensai/Mage Why stick with just one class when you could have, like, four?
Ultrakill publisher co-founder throws up hands, jokes 'Tarkov has done irreparable f*cking damage to the game industry' because even FromSoftware games are extraction shooters now
News Honestly, I kinda get it.
Baldur's Gate 3's excellent new photo mode is full of details, dances, and poses for your cat—as well as 7 different ways to vogue, because why not
News Subclasses? New builds? I'm out here voguing in the Forgotten Realms.
Former BioWare producer says Baldur's Gate 3's impact on game dev will be 'somewhat muted' thanks to industry convention, and I can't help think we've got it all backwards
News "A perfect storm of factors, working together, to make this game work."
Capcom gets a very special award from the Japanese government for having 6,000 worldwide trademarks
News Who's a good corporate legal engine? You are!
Is Dawntrail the FF14 equivalent of WoW's Shadowlands expansion? No, it's more boring than that
RISING TIDE Nothing ever happens.
Baldur's Gate 3 just got the Hexblade, one of D&D's most OP multiclass options, and it's still the best 1-level dip you could possibly take
News You've got to get SAD!
I'm a Baldur's Gate 3 Honour Mode sicko, and these are the 4 new subclass builds I'm most excited for in Patch 8
Baldur's Buildz Permanent Hexblade Economy
'This is it. Our final major game patch for Baldur’s Gate 3': The colossal Patch 8 is finally here, marking the end of (non-bug fix) updates for Larian's triumphant RPG
News I'm getting all misty-eyed.
The Oblivion remaster is real: Doubters in shambles as developer Virtuos accidentally leaves the door open to trailer screenshots and assets
News I have seen the gates of Oblivion, beyond which no waking eye may see.
A Minecraft Movie makes $550 million globally with no signs of slowing down, putting it inches behind dethroning Mario from his box office kingdom
News Money on my mine 'n' craftin' mind.
Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 8 is among its biggest, holding 48 pages (approx. 19,000-20,000 words) of patch notes in its vast and bountiful form
News Goodbye, free time. I hardly knew ye.
'EA always preferred Mass Effect, straight up': Dragon Age creator reveals that his and Mass Effect's team 'didn't get along' at BioWare, as EA played favourites with its children
News Two households, both alike in development (in fair BioWare, where we lay our scene).
Blue Prince was made possible by creator's Magic: The Gathering fan site: 'Now you know why I had to put up a lot of ads'
News A pretty card puzzle.
Ex-PlayStation exec argues 'only the dog can hear' differences between consoles and gaming PCs: 'They're all quite similar'
News "Like, 'we're gonna have 20% more ray tracing'. Okay?"
FF14's composer, Soken, says doing double time on an MMO and Final Fantasy 16 was 'something beyond your imagination of hell'
News Ifrit, Lord of Burnout.
