The world of Palia is about to get a whole lot bigger. Not only is the fantasy life simulator game adding a new zone, the heavily foreshadowed and extremely ominous Elderwood, but the game will also be available on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X on May 13. According to a press release from developer Singularity 6, Palia has accumulated more than 6 million players to date, and the...
From her village in Japan’s Kii region, Rin is looking for help to fight off a group of bandits terrorizing her people. She’s looking for a samurai to take care of the problem, but also to learn to fight for herself. That’s where Yasuke comes in: he’s got the skills both to fight off the bandits and to help Rin become a strong fighter. Like the other romance options in...
We’ve made it to 2025, the year movie studios are hoping box-office returns will return to pre-COVID levels. That means it’s the year movie studios have been punting some of their biggest planned releases to, leading to an overstuffed schedule full of blockbuster-hit hopefuls, from Wicked: For Good and Avatar: Fire and Ash to Jurassic World Rebirth, James Gunn’s Superman, Disney’s Zootopia 2, and Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps....
The chess puzzle in Blue Prince revolves around a rectangular chess board and chess pieces found around the house. Once you’ve lit all four braziers and unlocked the Precipice, you’ll find a chess board that isn’t your usual square, but rather the same shape as the house’s blueprint. Additionally, beside the chess board, you’ll find one of each chess piece. However, that’s everything you’ve been given. There are no more...
Welcome home, PlayStation 5 players! I’m excited to share some news about our cozy fantasy life-sim adventure, Palia. First and foremost, we’re bringing Palia’s enchanting world to the PS5 on May 13 – complete with all the bells and whistles that only Sony’s hardware can deliver. I have a lot to share with you, so let’s get right into it! Play Video Palia has more than 6 million players, which...
Welcome–or welcome back–to Days Gone, Bend Studio’s sprawling open-world adventure-survival epic. In this PlayStation 5 remaster launching April 25, you’ll once again be able to enjoy Deacon St. John’s journey across the gorgeous natural beauty of the Oregon wilderness–provided you can deal with the mind-boggling amount of mutant Freaker monstrosities that want to shred you into tiny little chunks. We reached out to Kevin McAllister, Creative and Product Lead at...
Black Mirror can sometimes be a bit of a mindfuck, but Issa Rae felt clear on one thing when she signed up: Her episode reminded her of “San Junipero.” “Hotel Reverie” shares a lot of connective tissue with episodes of Black Mirror’s past, but the queer love story taking place entirely in a virtual world definitely ties “Hotel Reverie” and “San Junipero” more directly together. In a press junket, Rae...
Nintendo celebrated Super Mario Bros.’ 35th anniversary with appropriate levels of enthusiasm. The company released a collection of 3D Super Mario games from multiple console generations, new hardware in the form of a Game & Watch handheld that played the original Super Mario Bros., and even a battle royale version of the 8-bit NES classic. But in one of the stranger moves Nintendo made in commemorating Mario’s 35th birthday, it...
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Medicaid is a US health insurance program for people with low incomes. It's funded by states and the federal government, and like most government programs that help people in some way, it's one of the Trump administration's targets for cuts.Why? Videogames, of course.More specifically, part of the plan is to implement work requirements for Medicaid eligibility—this is currently only a feature of the program in Georgia—and to justify adding this...