Author: Garry Smith
Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone is “taking a break” from work on his long-awaited follow-up game Haunted Chocolatier in order to focus on Stardew Valley once again. Barone previously confirmed there would be more content for his hit faming life simulation back in June last year. Stardew Valley update 1.6 will include changes to allow for easier and more powerful modding, Barone confirmed via Twitter, alongside some “new game content, albeit much less than 1.5”. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the…
The sands shift, the wheel turns, and time marches onwards: the PS2 is officially so old it’s cool again. Sorry. But also, deal with it? Because look at the games we get to play now: El Paso, Elsewhere is the latest of so many various, vaguely 00s-inspired games to emerge from a new generation of developers’ new wave of nostalgia recently, but it’s also, from what I got to play out at GDC, an absolutely shining example. Everything was better back in my day, of course, whenever my day is for you. But this one’s for real. El Paso’s elevator…
It looks like The Doctor will shortly set down the TARDIS in Fortnite. Noted Fortnite leaker and dataminer iFireMonkey took to Twitter over the weekend to confirm rumours that a “potential collaboration” was indeed on the way as a two-week long event that will include a “set of free rewards for completing challenges as well as item shop cosmetics”. iFireMonkey even thinks they know what the items will be, too; two skins, a Glider, and an Emote. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with…
Voice messages are now available on Discord. This means users are able to send messages of up to 20 minutes length to complement the existing ability to converse via voice chat. Right now, the ability to send messages is only available on the mobile version, although Discord says you can listen to your messages “on any Discord platform”. For those wondering: yes, you can disable the ability to receive voice messages on your server via the Server Settings > Roles menu, although there’s no specific word on how individual users can disable the facility. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All…
It looks as though Halo’s franchise director, Frank O’Connor, has left Microsoft. According to Windows Central, O’Connor’s LinkedIn page was recently updated with an end date to his 20-year tenure with Microsoft. Furthermore, O’Connor now lists his franchise creator director position with Microsoft is now listed as having ended in April 2023, although there’s been no formal word from O’Connor nor Microsoft that they’ve parted ways. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.
Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada has confirmed in an oh-so-casual way on Twitter that the upcoming fighter will feature crossplay and rollback. In addition to this, Harada has also seemingly confirmed there will be a beta for the game. Harada seemed to be having a rather nice time replying to fans on the social media platform over the weekend, confirming that “of course” crossplay would be included on Tekken 8’s release (which is slated to be some time next year, although a firm date is yet to be announced). Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to…
Bungie has opened up about a “breach of trust” after a recent creator summit ended in a leak of Destiny 2’s upcoming season. In a statement posted to the studio’s social media channels, the company said it it was “taking actions to reinforce its policies” but if it couldn’t trust its carefully curated attendees, it “could result in its inability to hold more summits”. “Community interaction and engagement is central to Bungie and our games,” Bungie explained in a tweet. “For years, we’ve invited creators and other members of the community to confidential summits to provide feedback on the future…
Trivia time. Did you know, there’s no precise definition of a tree. All sorts of distantly related plants can be trees if they stump for it. Grasses, ferns, or really anything with a trunk and a dream. Scientists have tried to impose some rules on the chaos. But, basically, if it looks like a tree, and it’s big enough and sturdy enough then, sure, let’s call it a tree. Baobab trees, I suspect, tow the line. They’re strange, squat things — hollow in the centre with branches all skewiff at the crown and flush with alien-green fruit pods. In Tanzania’s…
Metal Gear Solid voice actor and vocalist, Donna Burke, has Metal Gear fans once again hoping that a Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake may be on the way. Burke shared a photo of herself at work today and three simple words – “recording in progress” – but it’s the accompanying photo of herself that’s garnered the most attention: Further tweets, in which Burke writes, “nothing beats working with good people. Nothing. Thanks for today Mason Lieberman (director) and Yusuke Mori (engineer) and Tomomi Ura (EA)”, have also set tongues wagging, as eagle-eyed fans are convinced that the accompanying photographs include…
Gearbox has launched “Gearbox Gives”, a new initiative designed to “organise and direct the studio’s philanthropic work”. Stating that Gearbox boss “Randy Pitchford [has created the] new Gearbox program to educate, inspire, and create”, Gearbox says that the work “encompasses Gearbox’s educational and philanthropic programs, and its community partnerships and initiatives”. “Gearbox has been committed to using our platform and the power of entertainment for good since our founding, and Gearbox Gives is a continuation and expansion of that work,” said Randy Pitchford, founder of both Gearbox Gives and Gearbox itself (although he stepped down as president in 2021). Read…