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Baldur’s Gate 3 romances ranked from steamy to Stupid Sexy Gale

Our Baldur’s Gate 3 romances ranked list examines how every romance option stacks up, even the one-night stands

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A Baldur’s Gate 3 romances ranked list is one of the tougher things to write about Larian’s hit RPG. It’s so easy to miss a key part of someone’s quest, make the wrong choice, or drive everyone away after you accidentally-on-purpose put a refugee caravan to the sword and destroy a sacred grove. What I experience may not be what you end up seeing, especially if you’re unfortunate enough to run into bugs that cut out important scenes. Most of the relationships in Baldur’s Gate 3 are among the best-written in the genre and worth experiencing at least once – even if you have to reload an older save to avoid making other party members angry.

There are quite a few encounter spoilers in this list, so you may want to scroll down to the Halsin section and avoid them.

If you’re looking for more Baldur’s Gate 3, check out our rankings for the best BG3 spells and BG3 classes while you’re here.

How to get marble in Lego Fortnite

Our Lego Fortnite marble guide points out where to look and how to get more of the good stuff than you’ll probably ever need.

If you want to upgrade your village and pretty much everything else in Epic’s new blocky builder, you’ll need plenty of the Lego Fortnite marble material. Marble is one of the more challenging building materials to find, since, unlike granite – and marble’s real-life counterpart – you can’t actually just hew it out of the rocks. You have to hunt down specific locations in one of Lego Fortnite’s open-world biomes. On the bright side, it’s a pretty easy biome to find, since you almost always start there.

Our Lego Fortnite marble guide points out where to look and how to get more of the good stuff than you’ll probably ever need.

Everything coming to the Genshin Impact 4.3 update

We’ve outlined everything new coming in Genshin Impact 4.3, from 5-star Geo character Navia to Fontaine’s film festival

The Genshin Impact 4.3 update introduces two new characters, a film event, and a number of convenience improvements. Geo finally makes a comeback with Navia, and Overload gets a much-needed boost with the newest 4-star addition to Genshin Impact’s roster.

The free-to-play game’s next version goes live on Dec. 20, 2023, refreshes the trading card game, and even gives you a new Fontaine theme for your teapot. We’ve outlined everything new coming in Genshin Impact 4.3 below. If you’re after some more Primogems, check out our Genshin Impact promo codes page and peruse the active codes.

Baldur’s Gate lead is making a space RPG starring Matthew McConaughey

James Ohlen, the creative lead for the original Baldur’s Gate is working on a new, narrative-driven space RPG starring Matthew McConaughey

James Ohlen, the creative lead for the original Baldur’s Gate, Star Wars KOTOR, and Dragon Age Origins, some of the best Western RPGs, is working on a new, narrative-driven space RPG where your choices make all the difference. Ohlen’s new game is Exodus, developed with his new studio Archetype Entertainment, and Matthew McConaughey brings one of the lead characters to life.

It’s an ambitious step forward for the genre. In Exodus, you play as a squad of humans who fled Earth to save their loved ones in the face of an onslaught from hostile aliens. Everything you do matters, and not just in the moment.

That’s a pretty big claim that many games make and don’t necessarily follow through on, though it sounds like Ohlen’s ambitions go a bit further than usual. The repercussions from your choices stretch across the years and into new generations. What seemed like a good idea in your time might lead to an entire sun getting snuffed out 20 years later.

Exodus ’s announcement couldn’t come at a better time. The genre and style Ohlen helped pioneer is more popular than ever, thanks in large part to Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3. While demand for in-depth CRPGs never really went away – fans funded Pillars of Eternity, and its popularity sparked an even bigger sequel – but developers just… stopped making them.

EA and BioWare moved away from the choice-driven narratives of Dragon Age Origins with DA Inquisition, and single-player games fell out of fashion as heavy-hitter multiplayer games such as Fortnite grew in popularity.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

The Ori and the Blind Forest devs are making a Diablo-like

Moon Studios, makers of the hit Metroidvania Ori and the Blind Forest are making a Diablo-like action game called No Rest for the Wicked

Moon Studios, makers of the hit Metroidvanias Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, are doing something a bit different next. The studio is working on a Diablo-like action-RPG called No Rest for the Wicked, and they announced their new project during The Game Awards 2023.

Private Division, a label under Take-Two, will publish No Rest for the Wicked, though there’s no anticipated release date just yet. You can check out the trailer below.

While No Rest for the Wicked seems like a pretty drastic departure for Moon, it likely comes as no surprise for those who follow the studio closely. Moon started hiring for a hack-and-slash RPG in 2019, though four years and one pandemic later, this is the first we’ve heard of the project since.

It’s also the first we’ve heard from Moon Studios since the founders, Thomas Mahler and Gennadiy Korol, responded to accusations of harassment, sexism, racism, and bullying by former employees, some of whom said that these incidents took place in open, public settings. Mahler and Knohl denied all allegations and suggested they were simply misunderstood jokes that were taken out of context.

There’s no word yet on when No Rest for the Wicked will release, but Moon promised more info in the coming months.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

Listen to the gorgeous new Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth theme

Square Enix debuted the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth theme during The Game Awards 2023 with a dramatic new trailer

Square Enix debuted the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth theme during The Game Awards 2023 following a dramatic new trailer, and singer Loren Allred sang it live on stage. The reveal comes ahead of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s launch for PS5 on Feb. 29, 2024, and you can check it out below.

While you might think of Nobuo Uematsu’s brilliant chip-tune and orchestral arrangements when you think of Final Fantasy music, the series has a rich tradition of vocal pieces as well. At least one accompanies each major FFXIV expansion. We occasionally get the likes of Final Fantasy 9’s Melodies of Life, a song that weaves together the game’s themes and does its best to pull a few tears out in the process, and Florence and the Machine performed several tracks for the FFXV soundtrack. Why? Why not.

Allred, like Florence and the Machine, is a newcomer to the games space. She competed in The Voice in 2012, with Adam Levine as her coach, and was cast as Jenny Lind’s singing voice in The Greatest Showman. The soundtrack earned Allred her Billboard Hot 100 debut, as it topped the charts in January 2018, and her song Never Enough landed at 88 in the Billboard Hot 100 that month as well.

The full version of the trailer shown above includes some snazzy new footage featuring Cid and some more time travel-slash-alternate world shenanigans with Zack Fair, so make sure to check it out.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

Lost Records from Life Is Strange crew has big Stranger Things vibes

Dontnod, makers of the award-winning Life Is Strange, are working on Lost Records, a game with big Stranger Things vibes

Dontnod, makers of the award-winning Life Is Strange and Life Is Strange 2, have another video game in the works, and it’s not Banishers. The new Dontnod game is Lost Records, a ‘90s-inspired adventure game with big Stranger Things vibes and, of course, plenty of Life Is Strange feels as well.

Dontnod unveiled a first look at Lost Records during The Game Awards 2023, and you can check it out below.

Lost Records follows a group of teenagers who find themselves in some kind of supernatural conundrum. We don’t see much of it, but the set of kids end up in the woods – always a sign of something ominous to come – and then a giant chasm opens, with eerie, purple light spilling into the real world.

” In Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, the magical summer of 1995 is one of self-discovery and forging unbreakable bonds for high school friends Swann, Nora, Autumn, and Kat. 27 years of no contact later, fate reunites them to confront the long-buried secret that made them promise to never speak again,” the game description reads.

It’s all very Life Is Strange, unsurprisingly, but we’ll have to wait a while longer to see what it’s all about. Lost Records is slated for launch sometime late in 2024 for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

Final Fantasy 16 DLC stars two classic Final Fantasy enemies

Square Enix highlighted the upcoming Final Fantasy 16 DLC after weeks of teasing, and it looks like Leviathan expectations were right

Square Enix highlighted the upcoming Final Fantasy 16 DLC after weeks of teasing, and it looks like everyone’s expectations were right on the money. Creative Business Unit 3 is releasing two rounds of Final Fantasy 16 DLC, despite originally saying even one expansion was unlikely and while combat is the first one’s core, the second focuses on Valisthea’s past – The Fallen and, as fans guessed, the story of Leviathan’s fall.

Echoes of the Fallen is the combat-focused package that sees Clive, Jill, and one more person enter a mysterious tower and face a series of trials before the final quest. Echoes of the Fallen is available now, and you can purchase it for $9.99 or buy a season pass for $24.99 that also gets you Rising Tide when it launches sometime in spring 2024.

Square Enix said Rising Tide is about 10-15 hours long, and it covers the mysteries behind the forgotten Eikon. Leviathan featured in an important piece of in-game artwork and remained conspicuous in his complete absence, the only Eikon and Dominant who had seemingly died without being reborn. The Fallen, in true RPG fashion, were responsible for the ruins and old airships Clive and co. explore throughout Final Fantasy 16.

Also included in here is Omega, a recurring monster and superboss that shows up in several Final Fantasy games, including FFXIV and Clive voice actor Ben Starr’s favorite, Final Fantasy 8.

There’s still no word about the Final Fantasy 16 port, though producer Naoki Yoshida did say the development would take a while for that port.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

Monster Hunter Wilds roars onto the scene in 2025

Monster Hunter World 2 is real, except it’s called Monster Hunter Wilds, and it’s looking brilliant – despite not launching until 2025

Monster Hunter World 2 is real, except it’s called Monster Hunter Wilds, and it’s looking brilliant. Capcom debuted Monster Hunter Wild at The Game Awards 2023 and announced that their new monster game is planned for launch in 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Capcom’s world premiere trailer didn’t show us much about what to expect, but there were a handful of exciting details. For one thing, the world looks more lived in, with herds of monsters roaming around, doing their own thing. The Wirebug is gone, but in its place, you get a Chocobo-looking monster that lets you race across the plains and fly through the air.

Monster Hunter Wilds is Capcom’s first foray back into open-world games after taking a more restrained approach in Monster Hunter Rise for the Switch. It comes after several years of critical and commercial hits, including Monster Hunter Rise, Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil 4 remake, and most recently, Street Fighter 6. Monster Hunter and Resident Evil in particular helped Capcom achieve record-breaking revenue earlier in 2023.

2024 might be the year of Dragon’s Dogma 2, but Capcom promised more Monster Hunter Wilds info in summer 2024.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

Cher is appearing in a Roblox crossover for the first time

Cher is appearing in her first Roblox crossover in Warner Music’s Harmony Hills world, with some of her costumes available as in-game items

Cher is appearing in her first-ever Roblox crossover in Warner Music’s Harmony Hills world, and you can even get some of her famous costumes available as in-game clothing. The Cher Roblox event lasts for four weeks and kicks off on Dec. 8, 2023, at 7 p.m. Eastern, with Harmony Hills sporting some new winter-themed looks and a few quests to complete.

“It’s an opportunity for Cher to introduce herself and her music to a brand new audience on a virtual platform where Gen Z & Alpha are spending their time (more time than they spend on either TikTok or YouTube),” metaverse developer Gamefam, who partnered with Warner Music for the event, said in a press release.

“Holiday music is all about family and for Cher, being able to use Roblox as a platform for kids to discover and fall in love with her new holiday music demonstrates how artists like Cher can lean into emerging platforms and innovative virtual experiences to build the next wave of fandom.”

While it hasn’t quite reached Fortnite levels of popular awareness, Roblox is becoming a go-to platform for brands and artists to reach new audiences, with everything from Gucci to Saweetie making an appearance in the last year or so.

Each week introduces a new quest for players to complete, as they explore Harmony Hills and recover presents scattered around by a mischievous elf. Tracks from Cher’s recent holiday album will play at select locations in Harmony Hills, including the cafe, bakery, nightclub, and whenever you’re driving a car or attending a party, and you’ll interact with her Roblox model to get in-game rewards that resemble some of her iconic costumes.

The tracks you’ll hear include “DJ Play a Christmas Song,” “Angels in the Snow,” and “Drop Top Sleigh Ride,” the latter of which features Tyga.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF