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This Book Release Is Basically GTA 6 Launch For Thirsty Women, And Larian Knows It
You might have noticed that Baldur's Gate 3 has an extraordinarily large female audience, and for years, I've had my own theory as to why this is. Much like Dragon Age (rest in peace, my sweet angel), Baldur's Gate 3 features high stakes, fantasy-filled adventure, swords and sorcery, and charming characters that you can smooch. Essentially, it's a Romantasy--a term given to the plethora of women-oriented novels that feature all of the above. Regardless of if you love or hate the term, Romantasy has exploded in popularity over the past decade, and part of that is thanks to writer Sarah J. Maas and her A Court of Thorns and Roses series. For over five years, that series has been on hold while Maas worked on other novels, but now, the sixth book in the series, A Court of Splintered Harmony, is finally here--or at least it will be later tonight. Anyways, it's basically GTA 6 release day for thirsty women, and Larian's latest post proves that team is well aware of it. Earlier today, Larian took to Instagram to share a post referencing the series ahead of A Court of Splintered Harmony's release. In it, the studio shows off a few of the saga's most notable characters in Baldur's Gate 3's…
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This TSA-Compliant Daran 89.6Wh 100W LiFePO4 Power Station Drops to Just $49.99
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You Can Play Buckshot Roulette in Real Life at this Tokyo Cafe — and Even Drink an Arctic Eggs Cocktail
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Here’s Another Mass Effect 5 Leak To Break Your Heart
If last week's mysterious Mass Effect: Universe trailer leak wasn't painful enough for you in the wake of BioWare's sudden closure, we've gotten yet another taste of The Game That Could Have Been, this time courtesy of award-winning video game composer Austin Wintory. Known for his beautiful and haunting soundtracks for games like Flow, Journey, ABZÛ, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Sword of The Sea, John Wick Hex, and Hades II, Wintory was also evidently working on the Mass Effect: Universe soundtrack. From the sounds of things, EA and the now-defunct BioWare were considering having Wintory produce the game's OST. And thanks to Wintory, we at least know what the game might have sounded like. "Mass Effect was my ultimate white whale, my all-time dream project," Wintory wrote in a post on Bluesky. "For the last couple years I'd been in discussion with BioWare & EA to take on the project, and as part of that, I wrote close to 20 minutes of music to explore where the franchise can go next. May as well share it!" Wintory shared the music alongside an image that reads, "Mass Effect: Universe, the music that might have been." "So here you go," Wintory added in a follow-up post linking to a YouT…
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Canceled Transformers Game Footage Leaks Online, Showing Never-Before-Seen Final Trailer
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WoW: Forever Just Got Another Major Racial Ability Shakeup Before Launch
World of Warcraft: Forever's release is just around the corner, but developer Blizzard is making one final pass at the game's racial abilities before launch in response to beta feedback. In a forum post, WoW community manager Kaivax posted a list of significant changes to many of each race's unique abilities that players expressed concerns about during Forever's beta. Those changes include tweaks to tauren, humans, orcs, dwarves, and Skyborne elves. "In taking a final pass on these, we've prioritized racial identity, which means that some races will naturally be slightly more effective than others at certain combat roles," Blizzard said. "In some places where we had replaced role or class-focused racials with generic ones, we're rolling those changes back." https://youtu.be/miSndSl23bI?si=kQoKkM4LGLofOsk- The exception to that mindset is weapon-specialization abilities, Blizzard said, which existed for humans and orcs both in WoW Classic and early on in Forever's beta and made each race more effective with specific types of weapons. "While those have a strong fantasy component to them, it is not healthy in the long run for future raid and dungeon loot tables to be evaluated throug…
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Samsung’s Switch 2-ready MicroSD Express card is on sale for less than $50
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Hunger Games Director Hopes You Aren't Too Distracted With GTA 6 to See Sunrise on the Reaping
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Composer Austin Wintory Shares 22 Minutes of Music Created for BioWare's Canceled Mass Effect 5
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‘Call of Duty’ Movie Will Be About the ‘Cost of War and Having to Be a Warrior,’ Says Director: ‘These Are Not Comic Books or Cartoon Characters’
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Microsoft Offers Buyouts To 60,000, A Quarter Of Its Workforce
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Mass Effect's Longshot #SaveMassEffect Campaign Actually Has a Chance
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