The Guide is something of a meme in the Terraria community as useless, but he can be talked to for tips and can be used to see all recipes associated with any item in your inventory. This makes him ...

Terraria 1.4.5 gets a little bit closer every time I write about it, if only by the inevitable passage of the days. We've had such a stacked gaming calendar lately that I can't be too upset about the ...

You know that feeling. You’re deep into a gripping conversation with an NPC, hanging on every word of crucial plot exposition, when suddenly you’re forced to lumber forward at the speed of molasses ...

As Grow a Garden continues to evolve since adding cooking in the Cooking Event, we've come across more hungry NPCs to feed. By giving them food and even cake when it's their birthday, you can get ...

Fortnite is introducing new AI-powered NPCs capable of real-time, generative conversations Creators can customize these NPCs’ personalities and voices using the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) In ...

Ah, for the many ways that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a masterpiece. Released on 25 April 2025, the game has taken the RPG world by storm with its unique and stunning art style, seamless ...

Quin Callahan is a professional writer with over eight years of experience creating gaming content. In addition to games writing, he's also produced TTRPG content for a variety of tabletop publishers.

Oh, Aerith. Even after all this time, the kind-hearted flower merchant we first met in Midgar's Sector 5 slums still has my heart. And though Cloud's completely oblivious himbo personality is pretty ...

Quin Callahan is a professional writer with over eight years of experience creating gaming content. In addition to games writing, he's also produced TTRPG content for a variety of tabletop publishers.

LOS ANGELES — For decades, video games have relied on scripted, stilted interactions with non-player characters to help shepherd gamers in their journeys. But as artificial intelligence technology ...

A hot potato: Large language models and generative AI are topics that most video game developers would rather avoid. As tempting as using these tools is to replace human labor, the negative blowback ...