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Christian Selig’s Goodbye to Apollo (mastodon.social)
I wrote a short goodbye post on Reddit as we enter the last hours of Apollo. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the support over the years, it’s truly been the journey and dream of a lifetime building this app and meeting so many people. 🥰💙...
The Reddit moderators who coordinate many celebrity AMAs will no longer do so (www.theverge.com)
“It does mean you’ll need to pay more attention.”
Reddit exodus - Using Lemmy from my existing Mastodon (vijayprema.com)
Many are turning to Lemmy as a viable Reddit alternative. Here is how to use your existing Mastodon account with Lemmy.
Reddit's Contributor Program could earn you real money for your Reddit karma (www.androidauthority.com)
Reddit could be working on a Contributor program, letting top contributors earn real-world money from the gold and karma they receive.
Reddit is ending Reddit Gold and users are furious (mashable.com)
The website has been knocking it out of the park for popular decisions lately /s...
All 41 workers rescued from collapsed Indian tunnel after 17 days (www.aljazeera.com)
'We owe them a huge debt': Baldur's Gate 3 lead writer hopes they did '90s BioWare proud (www.pcgamer.com)
Larian Studios' lead writer Adam Smith reflects on the long shadow of Baldur's Gate.
Larian knows Baldur's Gate 3's D&D combat is super complicated: "We used to joke you basically need a tutorial for every class" (www.gamesradar.com)
"So then it's onboarding people, teaching them how to play D&D, which is really complex"
Baldur's Gate 3 minmaxer finds terrifying 240 damage-per-turn Monk build, carrying on D&D's long tradition of rules-based ultraviolence (www.pcgamer.com)
Standing here, I realise.
Baldur's Gate 3 players continue to find little surprises: Astarion has rare voice lines if you nuke him with a sun ray (www.pcgamer.com)
We're gonna be finding this stuff for years, aren't we?
Since the Japanese PS5 release of BG3 will be censored… (media.kbin.social)
Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech (www.wired.com)
The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
A Baldur's Gate 3 bug is cutting off 1,500 lines of evil companion content, but the next patch will bring them back (www.pcgamer.com)
Minthara is about to come out of her shell.
Israel tells UN to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip within 24 hours (www.axios.com)
Baldur's Gate 3 player decodes the Infernal writing tattooed on Karlach's horn and finds a cruel reminder of her backstory (www.gamesradar.com)
Let this be a reminder to hate Zariel
Manosphere grifters misuse evolutionary psychology to promote anti-feminist views (boingboing.net)
New research in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences, from University of Kent researchers Louis Bachaud and Sarah Johns, explores how members of various manosphere communities (think Andrew Tate and his ilk) misuse research and concepts from evolutionary psychology to bolster their own misogynistic views.
Baldur's Gate 3 used motion capture from 248 actors to bring its NPCs to life: 'You’re not only hearing the actors' voices, but you’re also seeing their physical performances' (www.pcgamer.com)
Baldur's Gate 3 performance director Aliona Baranova broke down the process.
Larian Studios Reveals Impressive Optimization Efforts for Xbox Series S Port of Baldur's Gate 3 - IGN (www.ign.com)
Larian Studios founder and CEO has shared a positive update on the Xbox Series S port for Baldur's Gate 3, revealing it has significantly decreased the amount of RAM and VRAM the game uses.
Baldur's Gate 3 update finally lets short kings smooch Karlach (and other tall love interests) (www.gamesradar.com)
Finally, smooch vindication for the lil' guys
Baldur’s Gate 3 Deluxe Edition Will Defy An Exasperating Trend (kotaku.com)
The studio says it’s making a point to avoid stock scarcity leading into next year
Baldur's Gate 3 Caused A 40 Percent Rise In Digital Revenue For Hasbro (www.thegamer.com)
Baldur's Gate 3 has made bank for Hasbro, significantly contributing to a 40 percent increase in digital revenue for the company.
Baldur's Gate 3 has ruined Starfield for me (www.pcgamer.com)
Bethesda's latest can't help but feel shallow by comparison.
Baldur's Gate 3's Japan Release Removes Romping And Torture (www.thegamer.com)
Baldur's Gate 3's Japanese release is getting rid of some of Faerûn's best pastimes - excessive bonking and excessive violence. When the RPG hits the region on December 21, it will remove the ability to enable nudity, and will seemingly censor the sex scenes even further