This is for the period ending June 2024, so it wouldn’t have been out yet. I do wonder what kind of cut GW gets from the licensee, though, as there were certainly a lot of other games out in that period. I don’t imagine something like Rogue Trader or Darktide were bringing in that much money, though.

Well it takes quite the big-brain genius to say “hey what if we raised prices another 10%?” every year so they both clearly earned that money.

I’m kinda surprised revenue is up 11%, I thought they dropped off a bit after the big surge of new customers during lockdowns. Guess they recovered? Maybe it was money from the 10e launch and Leviathan sales last year?

I don’t know why, but middle guy’s obviously fake smile pisses me off every time I see it. You’re telling me you do this for a living and that’s the best “smile” you can do? Come on.

I would like to clarify to the jury that I pirated Starfield on launch day and have not given Todd Howard money since 2011.

1. Baldur’s Gate 3
2. Lords of Waterdeep (the boardgame)
3. Baldur’s Gate 1

BG3 is an all around solid game with a decent amount of polish, and while the main story is pretty boring and predictable, as with most Bioware-style games the real story is in the companions, and they’re a good enough selection that most players will be able to pick out a party without having to use anyone they really hate. I would still say that I had more fun talking about the game than actually playing it.

I played Lords of Waterdeep with the Skullport expansion exactly once at a friend’s house and it was alright. It’s a worker placement boardgame and tbh the branding didn’t really do much for me because I don’t know or care about anything in the Forgotten Realms, much less Waterdeep specifically.

BG1 is a boring game with a simple and uninteresting story, and really does a great job of instilling a hatred of the Vancian casting system in the player. Turns out a 1:1 implementation of AD&D’s rules makes for a bad game, who knew. The only reason this takes #3 is because I actually finished it.

Also started but never finished BG2 and NWN2 (didn’t get far in either), and played a little of the Neverwinter MMO and DDO but stopped quickly because neither were good. I actually own Planescape Torment but have never actually brought myself to play it. EDIT: saw someone mention BG Dark Alliance and I did also play that for several hours at a friend’s house once. It should probably be in third but the fact that I forgot means it obviously didn’t make much of an impact.

I will close by saying that WOTC should canonically blow up the Sword Coast so that they can set games elsewhere for once.

Kim’s dead partner IIRC

Could also be an old-timey prospector firing his guns off in the air in celebration when he gets the ball in the hole.

Cops always say to aim for center mass, when you really should be aiming for center ass.

Better than going and shooting up a Walmart, that’s for sure.

Those dastardly russians keep putting sticks in the spokes of my bikes. They even make it look like I’m the one doing it!