The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news.

NEWS ITEMS

Baldur’s Gate 3. IGN reports that Patch 7 has been released. The latest major update includes new legendary actions for several NPCs, official mod support, and many new endings catered to evil playthroughs. Larian Studios has confirmed that this will not be the final patch.

D&D Beyond. Wizards of the Coast has revealed that the subscriber benefits for this month include character sheet backgrounds featuring art from the Astarion and Karlach Secret Lair bundles for Magic: the Gathering. Notably, one of the pieces of Astarion art is heavily inspired by Jurassic Park.

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake. The official PlayStation blog reports that the upcoming remake of the classic JRPG will feature a new job, Monster Wrangler. The job will incorporate a variety of monster-themed skills and the ability to capture friendly monsters hidden across the world to do battle in an arena.

Legend of Zelda. IGN reports that Nintendo confirmed at Nintendo Live 2024 in Sydney that Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are not part of the main Zelda timeline. Instead, they are part of their own separate timeline.

No Man’s Sky. Polygon reports that the enormously open-world space exploration game has received an update that adds a fishing minigame. The update was inspired by a piece of fan art!

World of Warcraft. Kotaku reports that the legendary neutral Pandaren player NeutralAgent has hit level 80 in The War Within, still in the Wandering Isle.

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