Month: September 2020

Paradox’s grand strategy game Crusader Kings 3 may be a lot to handle for new players, but what other game would deliver patch notes like “historical characters will no longer be their own parent,” or “children can no longer be educated by hardened criminals.” The game’s 1.1 patch is here and huge, offering cultural and historical corrections, bug fixes, and plenty of balancing tweaks.

Paradox’s highlights from the massive list of patch notes are as follows:

• A host of bug fixes, including changes to character interactions and succession rules.
• Corrections to the historical setup in many regions.
• Key balance changes to many parts of the game, including succession rules, nation formation, and military management.
• User interface tweaks including new siege views, a bookmark screen, and a general makeover.
• Tougher Mongol invasions.
• Improved AI decision making.
• New abilities for modders.

Many of the changes made in patch 1.1 are historical and cultural fixes, with some of the notes containing a full history lesson in themselves. Others fix some frankly hilarious bugs in the game’s sprawling dynastic system, such as “people are now less eager to marry people they are terrified of,” or “if you instantly regret romancing someone the game will now accept that you’ve moved on.”

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Ahead of No Time To Die’s release in November, the producers are launching a new James Bond podcast, and the first episode is out very soon.

The Official James Bond Podcast, as it’s called, premieres on September 30. The show promises “unrivalled behind-the-scenes access,” featuring interviews with 007 himself, Daniel Craig, as well as Rami Malek, who plays the main villain in the film.

Movie critic James King hosts the six-episode series, and in addition to Craig and Malek, the podcast will feature interviews with No Time To Die’s other stars, including Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Jeffrey Wright, Naomie Harris, Ana de Armas, Rory Kinnear, Billy Magnussen, director Cary Joji Fukunaga, and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has released its latest update, taking the game to version 1.5.0. This update adds Halloween-themed gear to the game, including pumpkins to grow and new events.

Once you’ve downloaded the update, you’ll be able to buy pumpkins from Nook’s Cranny during the month of October–and all year round from Leif. These can be planted and grown for DIY projects, and they’ll let you kit your town out ahead of Halloween.

Throughout October, thanks to this update, you’ll also be able to purchase costumes from the Able Sisters and learn some new DIY projects. There will be special in-game celebrations on the night, and you’ll be visited by Jack, a mysterious pumpkin-headed character who you can ply with candy for unique rewards.

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Start thinking up your own Vault Hunter’s backstory: Borderlands is getting its own official TTRPG based on Tiny Tina’s favorite game, Bunkers & Badasses. The game is up for pre-order now, either as the sourcebook by itself, or a deluxe package of game board, screen, miniatures, a dice set, and more.

While Borderlands fans have been playing Bunkers and Badasses homebrew campaigns presumably since it was first introduced to the series, you can now play an official, Gearbox-sanctioned game of B&B. A blend of high fantasy and classic Borderlands, the game will see you exploring Pandora through a different lens.

The sourcebook includes Tiny Tina’s own Assault on Dragon Keep campaign for players who want to experience the Borderlands 2 DLC in actual tabletop form, as well as a one-shot called Marcus’ Quest For The Wizard’s Wand designed to get players and aspiring Bunker Masters accustomed to the rules. There’s also a new Tiny Tina-authored campaign called Butt Stallion’s Hunny Heist which is, in her own words, “about gettin smooches and blowin stuff up and talkin about feelings but mainly blowin stuff up.”

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