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Weird West Review

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In this alternate universe, the West was won by trying a bunch of ideas so crazy they just might work… and if they don’t, hitting the quick-load button to revert to an earlier save and trying something even crazier until you pull it off. Thanks to that freedom to experiment with its world as you explore, Weird West is one of those games that feels like a stealth and combat playground even as it tells five mostly serious, well-written stories with interesting decisions throughout and a thoughtful conclusion. And with so much ground to cover and replayability to investigate, it’s well worth putting up with some quirks and underwhelming loot. What ties Weird West’s plot together is a group of shadowy figures using a magical brand to force your character’s consciousness into the bodies of various unsuspecting people. It’s a clever play on the way so many games have us take control of a character who already exists in that world but still need to bring us up to speed on their identity: h...
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Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader – How Did it Take This Long to Get a Warhammer CRPG?

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It’s truly bizarre that across the nearly 30 years of Warhammer video games, we haven’t had a single one that attempted to channel the tabletop Warhammer experience by utilizing the genre that feels best suited to do so: CRPGs. But that’s all about to change, as Pathfinder developer Owlcats has been cooking up something to fill this void. During an extensive hands-off demo of Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, I checked out its extremely chunky turn-based combat system, drowned in its plethora of dialogue options and social skill checks, and nodded approvingly at its lovingly faithful depiction of Warhammer’s morbid universe. While it’s still very early, so far this CRPG is shaping up to be everything I’ve wanted from a Warhammer video game. If you’ve ever played (or even glanced at) a game of Warhammer 40K, then you probably know it’s designed for a hyper-specific kind of nerd who loves calculations, large-scale drama, and an incredibly detailed world one could easily get lost in. Warham...
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Dungeons & Dragons Announces D&D Live 2020

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Wizards of the Coast has announced this year's D&D Live event, titled Roll w/ Advantage, will take place June 18-20. This year's event will not only reveal the new Dungeons & Dragons adventure coming out in late 2020, but also help raise money for Red Nose Day, a charity working to fight child poverty across the globe. The announcement came alongside a trailer highlighting some of the celebrity guests and players that will be taking part in this year's festivities. Famous faces like David Harbour (Stranger Things, Black Widow), Brandon Routh (Superman Returns, Scott Pilgrim), and Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) will be joining longtime D&D celebrity superfans Deborah Ann Woll (Netflix's Daredevil, True Blood), Janina Gavankar (Star Wars Battlefront II, The League), Brian Posehn (Mr Show), and Matthew Lillard (Scream, Hackers). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/dd-live-2020-roll-w-advantage-announcement-trailer"] People all over the world continue to stay safe by staying home, the announcement reads, but that doesn’t mean the adventuring has to stop. Dungeons & Dragons provides a unique opportunity to adventure with friends without leaving your front door. Help celebrate that spirit of togetherness this year at D&D Live 2020: Roll w/ Advantage. We’re bringing D&D’s brightest stars to this virtual table to preview the latest D&D storyline with live gaming sessions, all while raising money for Red Nose Day to help children affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Watch live as big personalities play elves, wizards, and fighters and embark on epic quests! You can visit the Dungeons & Dragons website for a full schedule of the event, which will be broadcast for free on the D&D YouTube and Twitch channels. The event also features unique D&D apparel - which seems to hint, along with some art, that the adventure will be set in a frozen climate - the proceeds of which will go to Red Nose Day, and the D&D team has also released a new digital short-form adventure to benefit the charity as well (or you can donate directly here). If you new or curious to the world of D&D, check out our guide for getting into it, and everything you need to play with friends remotely. [poilib element="accentDivider"] JR is a Senior Editor at IGN, and can't wait to see what this year's adventure is. He'll probably holler about it a lot on Twitter.

source https://www.ign.com/articles/dungeons-dragons-announces-dd-live-2020

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