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Haunted Chocolatier Dwarfs Stardew Valley in Every Way

Eric Barone says Haunted Chocolatier eclipses Stardew Valley in maps, monsters, items, and equipment depth. Everything is cranked up, and he's spending five days a week proving it.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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The Steam Controller Screams When You Drop It

Valve's new Steam Controller plays the iconic Wilhelm scream when you drop it, and the internet has been gleefully testing it ever since.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Forza Horizon 6 Pirate Banned Until the Year 9999

One content creator played a leaked build of Forza Horizon 6 on camera without hiding his gamertag. Playground Games responded with a ban lasting until December 31, 9999.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Sega Scraps Its 5-Year 'Super Game' and Dumps F2P

Sega quietly killed its ambitious live service 'Super Game' in a single line of a financial presentation, shifting over 100 developers back to full game development. The live service gold rush might finally be dying.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi Survive Sega's GaaS Purge

Sega quietly killed its five-year Super Game live-service project and moved over 100 developers back to working on full games, including its Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, and Golden Axe reboots.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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5/10 to 9.5/10: Directive 8020 Divides Critics Hard

Supermassive's sci-fi horror game is pulling review scores from 5/10 all the way up to 9.5/10, with critics split on whether its new stealth mechanics and ambitious storytelling elevate or undermine the Dark Pictures formula.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Sinking City 2 Ditches Open World for Resident Evil DNA

Frogwares has completely overhauled The Sinking City 2, swapping the original's bloated open world for a focused survival horror structure with safe rooms, limited ammo, and combat pulled straight from Resident Evil's playbook.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Burn the Tape: Troy Baker's Secret Indiana Jones Audition

Troy Baker was so afraid of failing as Indiana Jones that he told the casting director to destroy the tape if it didn't work. Then he landed the part and spent two weeks recreating one of cinema's most iconic openings.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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NBA The Run Drops June 9 With a Beta This Weekend

A new arcade basketball game hits PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam on June 9 for $29.99, with a closed beta this Saturday giving players a three-hour window to try it out.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Lies of P Sequel's Art Could Run Through Midjourney

Round8 Studio, the developer behind Lies of P, is actively recruiting for a generative AI role that would put tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion at the centre of its art pipeline. The sequel just entered full production.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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A Palworld MMO? New Trademark Fuels Speculation

Pocketpair quietly filed trademarks for "Palworld Online" in two countries, and nobody's sure yet whether it's a full MMO, a GTA Online-style split, or just new branding for the 1.0 launch.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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5 Years and $882M Later, Sega's Super Game Is Dead

Sega quietly confirmed the death of its ambitious Super Game initiative in a financial results slide, five years after announcing the project and floating an $882 million investment to make it happen.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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ESA Tells Lawmakers You Don't Own Your Digital Games

The Entertainment Software Association is urging California lawmakers to kill a bill that would require publishers to preserve games or offer refunds, arguing the bill rests on the 'false premise' that consumers own their digital games.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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NBC Turns Wordle Into a Cash-Prize Game Show

NBC is turning the New York Times' daily word puzzle into a primetime game show with cash prizes, hosted by Today's Savannah Guthrie and produced by Jimmy Fallon.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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The Uncharted 4 You Never Played Had a Ballroom Dance

Eight years of datamining have unearthed Amy Hennig's wildly different vision for Uncharted 4, complete with sword fighting, fish spearing, and Nathan Drake cutting a rug at a fancy party.

Nathan Lees3 min read
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Aaron Paul Campaigned His Way Into Fallout Season 3

After showing up to Fallout events for over 15 years and semi-publicly lobbying producer Jonathan Nolan, Aaron Paul has finally landed a role in the show's third season.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Your $10 Discord Nitro Sub Now Unlocks 50+ Xbox Games

Discord Nitro's new Rewards program bundles a starter edition of Xbox Game Pass into the $9.99 subscription, giving members access to over 50 games including Fallout 4, Stardew Valley, and Doom Eternal.

Nathan Lees3 min read