The Best Gaming Laptops You Can Buy in 2024
The age of gaming laptops has truly come into its own. In the last few years, the biggest PC makers have managed to get their gaming-minded brands to such a…
How to Get Better Framerates for PC Gaming
Many of us grew up in the age when playing PC games at their highest settings required a hefty rig. For laptop users who weren’t willing to shell out thousands…
Send Love Across the Stars With io9’s Nerdy Valentines
Start Slideshow Illustration: Vicky Leta Happy Valentines Day, you lovely nerds! io9’s favorite tradition on this most romantic day is back, with another round of pop culture gag cards to…
Lego Is Officially Making a Twilight Set
Image: Lego Vampires are so hot right now. With Interview With the Vampire and Baldur’s Gate 3‘s Astarion being anywhere and everywhere online, we’re in a toothsome renaissance not seen since…
Baldur’s Gate 3’s New Epilogue Is a Wonderful Goodbye, But Not the End
When Baldur’s Gate 3 released this summer, its ending was one of the rare moments where praise for Larian’s take on the world of Dungeons & Dragons wasn’t united in…
The MacBook Pro is Back in Black, Now Powered with M3
Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo It’s Halloween eve, and Apple brought along a few new desktop products to bask in the dark joys of spooky season, most notably a new…
Baldur’s Gate 3 Hype and Magic Crossovers Saved Hasbro’s Bottom Line
Screenshot: Larian Entertainment | James Whitbrook Last Thursday, Hasbro had an investor’s call to discuss the third quarter, and while Hasbro itself might be going through a rough time, with…
Feast Your Eyes on a Treasure Trove of Baldur’s Gate 3 Concept Art
Now that Baldur’s Gate 3 has been out on PC and PS5 for a little while, game developer Larian Studios has dropped a scintillating peek behind the curtain with the…
A Non-D&D Player’s Guide to Baldur’s Gate 3’s D&D-Ness
Screenshot: Larian Studios D&D characters recover everything from spell slots for caster classes to ability charges and other limited skills for martial classes, as well as hit points, during rest…
Baldur’s Gate 3 Has Taught Me D&D’s Eldritch Blast Memes Were True
In the rare times I’ve had, well, the time to actually play Dungeons & Dragons, I’ve never played a Warlock. I usually go for some form of Ranger, or a…