The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim lead designer Bruce Nesmith admits in a new interview that Bethesda games aren’t the most polished, but reckons fans are forgiving because of how much freedom the studio’s signature RPGs afford them.Bethesda admitting its games are janky is hilariously belated; most games have bugs, but the bugs crawling around this particular studio’s otherwise beloved games has long-since become one of the most prominent memes in gaming. This isn’t the first time a Bethesda dev has acknowledged this aspect of the studio’s games, but as far as I can recall, it is one of the most explicitly phrased examples.Nesmith told VideoGamer: “I will be the first person to say that Bethesda games could have a higher degree of polish.”It’s very much worth noting that Nesmith retired from Bethesda in 2021, so he doesn’t necessarily have to answer to the higher ups at the studio or its parent company, Xbox, when he says stuff like this. That said, he does couch his statement with somethin…
Avowed is on track to be another unmissable RPG from Obsidian Entertainment. Ever since its inception in 2003, the studio has delivered time and time again – Neverwinter Nights 2, Alpha Protocol, Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity, the Outer Worlds, and plenty others. That’s one reason I’ve been watching Avowed so closely since its reveal in 2020, with this fantasy adventure across the world of Eora continuing to impress each time it’s shown. Avowed is currently one of the most anticipated upcoming Xbox Series X games of 2025, a year which also includes other titles from Xbox Games Studios like Doom: The Dark Ages and South of Midnight. The Avowed release date was pushed to the new year to give Obsidian additional time to polish this adventure up, which should increase its chances of landing in the conversation surrounding the best Xbox Series X games. With the countdown to launch now on, let’s get you caught up with all the latest Avowed news and gameplay details. …
Garry Newman, the mastermind developer behind Garry’s Mod, has “finally” achieved one of the beloved sandbox game’s rarest feats – he has played the game as himself, with himself.Garry’s Mod has long stood the test of time as one of Facepunch Studios and Valve’s greatest hits, but there’s one achievement that most players will never unlock (legitimately, anyway). That’s to “play on the same server as Garry” – AKA, creator Garry Newman, who apparently didn’t have the rare achievement himself until now. “Finally got this,” he writes in a post with a screenshot of the newly unlocked “Yes, I am the real Garry!” achievement.Finally got this pic.twitter.com/RKNOQAmzj1October 11, 2024As a player myself, I’m not sure how any of that would work – but it’s somehow wonderfully hilarious, and the comments under Newman’s post are just as amusing. “Congrats, I’m jealous you could meet the one and only,” reads one. “How many attempts did it take?” Another jokingly calls the situation “impossible,” wi…