Faming simulators are known for creating worlds for us to throw ourselves into, so it's not too surprising that Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar—a remake of the 2010 DS game—follows suit. But, instead of just being your bog standard, friendly but still somewhat stand-offish farming simulator setting, there is something incredibly special about Zephyr Town. Whether you're speaking to its human inhabitants or interacting with its nature sprites, it feels...

I've been a Final Fantasy diehard for most of my life, but even I have to admit nobody does a JRPG soundtrack quite like Atlus. The Persona series has become as well known for its music as it has for its storyline, characters, and gigantic penis monsters—weaving modern sounds into dynamic dungeon themes and toned-down town hub tunes, while centering the identity of each game around music genres like J-Pop,...

A heap of Wordle help is neatly lined up below, here to help you turn a tough game around, keep your win streak, or just see what it feels like to win Sunday's puzzle on the very first row. The August 31 (1534) clues and hints can give you some fresh ideas at any time you need them, whether that's before you've started or are one green away from a...

"I'm committed to not working on Stardew Valley until I'm done with Haunted Chocolatier," Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone told us earlier this year. And that commitment lasted all of four months, I guess.At one of the recent Stardew Valley Symphony of Seasons live concerts, Barone addressed the audience to say that after the 1.6 update he wasn't sure if he'd ever do another, but more recently he'd changed his mind. "I...

After years of Ukrainian readers only having access to Warhammer novels via pirated Russian translations, Games Workshop cut a deal with Molfar Comics (who also publish translated versions of manga and World of Warcraft novels) to localize books published under its Black Library imprint. When that contract suddenly ended, Ukrainians who were three books into the Horus Heresy weren't super happy about it.As Oleksandr Nevskiy, the co-owner of Molfar Comics,...

Just a couple months ahead of its original October 24 release date, Mortal Kombat 2 has been delayed to May 15, 2026, as reported by Deadline. However, the delay apparently isn't due to production-related setbacks. According to Deadline, the release date was moved mainly for box office reasons.By bumping Mortal Kombat 2 back to May, the film may be able to get more attention—and therefore box office cash—during the early...

New data shows gaming revenue has moved almost entirely to digital purchases, at least in Europe, with PC and console purchases dwarfed by mobile gaming. The 2024 All About Video Games report, published earlier this month by Video Games Europe, showed sluggish growth for PC gaming in the EU and signaled the death knell for physical game sales.According to the report, gaming revenue overall grew 4% in 2024. An overwhelming...

Approaching its tenth year out, exploration and crafting hit Astroneer shows no signs of slowing down as developer System Era Softworks has announced a new full, paid expansion called Astroneer: Megatech. It's due out this November, with an accompanying free update, and will bring a new scale of construction to your exploratory infrastructure."Unlock the ability to build massive Megastructure projects that will test your base building skills through the use...

Sometimes you don't want to go too hard, you just want a nice little game where you transform a million hexagons of barren oblate spheroid into a lush new home for humankind with an atmosphere, plants, and animals. Is that too much to ask? It's not, it turns out, because after a couple years in early access Plan B: Terraform has hit 1.0.In Plan B you build up automated infrastructure...

September is a return to a much busier month for game releases after a slower summer window, and as I look ahead to October, I'm thankful for the brief lull we had. If you didn't know already, September is Hollow Knight: Silksong month, and I'm pretty sure I could hear the collective shouts of joy from its fanbase around the world when Team Cherry made the announcement during Gamescom. I...