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New difficulty mod in Stardew Valley will purge your saves if you use a guide
If you run this Stardew Valley mod and then use a wiki for help, your entire save will be deleted.
Elden Ring DLC's fearsome Dancing Lion boss is just two big dudes in a suit
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's first main boss is a fearsome Dancing Lion. But as it turns out, the divine beast is just two big dudes in a suit.
Touch Egg is the most ridiculous Playdate game I’ve tried yet, and I’m hooked
Touch Egg, a Playdate game by Joelle Tindall, is simple: use the crank to poke the egg as many times as possible without the scary man in the room seeing you. It's absurd, mildly creepy and a lot of fun.
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Summer Game Fest Play Days 2024
After E3 collapsed on itself like a sad soufflé, Summer Game Fest has emerged as the home of mid-year video game goodness, offering a little more room for smaller studios and plenty of space to grow.
Antstream will be the iPhone’s first official game streaming app
Months after Apple opened the App Store to game-streaming apps, the iPhone is about to get its first one. Retro retro gaming platform Antstream will land on iOS on June 27. Cult of Mac first reported on the news.
MSI Claw A1M review: A touch late and bit too pricey
At $750 for the Core Ultra 7 model, the Claw is more expensive than rivals like the ROG Ally and Legion Go while offering similar performance and not enough in the way of special features.
The Beyond Good and Evil remaster will be released next week (for real)
Beyond Good and Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on June 25.
Sony will terminate its Sony Rewards program
Sony has announced that it will be ending its rewards program, which offered discounts via a Sony or PlayStation branded ccredit card, at the end of this year.
Embracer Group plans to use AI in game development
Embracer plans to use AI in game development, a move that comes just months after a major round of layoffs.
Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip
The march of big-budget Tolkien fantasy has hit gaming yet again. While ignoring Gollum’s misadventures, another game, Tales of the Shire, offers a gentler, low-stakes way to play in the universe of Bagginses, lembas bread, and Gandalf.
Amazon's Throne and Liberty MMO is coming to the west in September
Amazon will bring free-to-play MMO Throne and Liberty to North America, South America, Europe and Japan in September. It'll be available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Habbo Hotel Origins brings the original PC game back to life
The 2005 PC game Habbo Hotel is back.
Paradox Interactive closes Life By You’s studio after canceling the life sim game
Life By You, which was scrapped yesterday after multiple delays, was the studio's only game.
Super Mario Party Jamboree comes to Switch in October
The twelfth proper entry in the Mario Party franchise will arrive on October 17.
Stray is coming to Switch this holiday season
Stray, one of Engadget’s favorite games of 2022, is coming to Nintendo Switch. The title, which lets you play as an orange tabby cat exploring a dystopian cyberpunk setting, arrives this holiday season.
The Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake arrives on November 14
Square-Enix’s old-meets-new reworking of Dragon Quest III arrives on November 14 on Switch. The HD-2D remake will be joined next year by reissues of its two predecessors in the trilogy, Dragon Quest I and II, using the same innovative engine.
Donkey Kong Country Returns, originally released for the Wii in 2010, is coming to the Switch
Donkey Kong Country Returns, the 2010 game originally released for the Wii, is coming to the Switch early next year.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond lands on Switch in 2025
Samus Aran will return in Metroid Prime 4 Beyond next year, Nintendo announced today.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will finally let you play as Zelda herself
You'll finally get to play as Zelda herself in a brand new Legend of Zelda game. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is coming to the Nintendo Switch on September 26.
Mario and Luigi: Brothership is coming to Nintendo Switch this November
Nintendo has revived the Mario and Luigi series with the first new entry in nearly nine years.