Naming your protagonist in a videogame is a sacred ritual, one which can be performed in many different ways. There's the classic lore-friendly route which—if...
More like this
Today’s Wordle answer for Saturday, November 16
Welcome to your first Wordle win of the weekend. Whether you use our hint for today's puzzle to quickly get yourself on the right track,...
More like this
The Science of Compatibility: Matching Players and DMs for Better DND
Creating memorable campaigns in tabletop role-playing games is an art, a science, and a bit of intuition. At its core, the magic happens when players...
More like this
![‘My personal failure was being stumped’: Gabe Newell says finishing Half-Life 2: Episode 3 just to conclude the story would’ve been ‘copping out of [Valve’s] obligation to gamers’](https://prefersystems.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/8DafQ8Ho7cuzkJsV7B4FDf-20InQB.png)
‘My personal failure was being stumped’: Gabe Newell says finishing Half-Life 2: Episode 3 just to conclude the story would’ve been ‘copping out of [Valve’s] obligation to gamers’
Rumors and facts about the contents of Half-Life 2: Episode 3 and why it was never finished have circulated for years, but a new documentary...
More like this
Half-Life 2: Episode 3 would’ve included an ice gun with ‘kind of like a Silver Surfer mode,’ and Valve just released footage
Half-Life 2's third DLC episode was never finished because Gabe Newell and company didn't just want to finish the Half-Life 2 story arc, but to...