Eric Barone says Stardew Valley was about ‘the fundamentals of human sustenance,’ while Haunted Chocolatier is about ‘what’s next’: ‘There’s another realm of the human experience’
After spending much of last year dedicated to Stardew Valley’s big 1.6 update, Eric Barone is ready to buckle down on Haunted Chocolatier. Though he’s not ready to talk too…
Dune-inspired indie roguelike admits it kinda ran out of ideas, but releases out of early access anyway and goes 100% free: ‘Only so many things you can do that fit into the ‘lateral worm cannon’ mold’
Indie developer Emerick Gibson first released Iron Mandate on Steam early access in March 2023: a roguelike shooter loosely inspired by Dune’s sandworms, Gibson subsequently spent around a month updating…
Show off your great manga taste with Uniqlo’s Ai Yazawa collection
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of manga artist Ai Yazawa’s debut, Uniqlo has a brand new collection featuring some of her iconic work. The collection includes designs from four of…
How to get Ethereal Stars in Infinity Nikki
As part of the 1.5 update for Infinity Nikki, players can collect Ethereal Stars in the Sea of Stars to make the iconic miracle outfit that goes by the same…
How to unlock Frostcrag Sprire in Oblivion Remastered
Frostcrag Spire is a The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered mountain fortress and the best house in the game for your character (because it’s free). Frostcrag Spire has every amenity…
Electronic Arts lays off hundreds of employees and cancels 2 ‘incubation projects’ including a new Titanfall game
Electronic Arts has reportedly laid off 300 and 400 people, according to a new Bloomberg report, including roughly 100 at Apex Legends studio Respawn Entertainment. Respawn has also cancelled at…
‘AI is going to become more and more difficult to detect’: Fortnite has no plans to clean up increasing number of AI thumbnails cluttering up user-generated experiences
Head into Fortnite’s ever-growing library of user-generated game modes and you’ll be inundated with all kinds of AI-generated thumbnails vying for your attention. That won’t be changing anytime soon either,…
Who knows if Stardew Valley is finished, but the dev behind it is “committed to not working” on it until Haunted Chocolatier is done
Remember when Haunted Chocolatier was announced… sorry, hang on, almost four years ago? Cripes, time really does fly when you’re waiting on the incredibly anticipated follow-up to one of the…
An indie game dev revives a long-lost genre: the heavy-metal-band video game
The biggest rock bands of the ’80s and ’90s — including Journey, Queen, Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith, and Metallica — achieved a specific cultural significance beyond their music, their videos, and…
All Reliquary battle pass items in Diablo 4 season
The Reliquary is an updated version of Diablo 4’s battle pass, debuting with the launch of season 8. Instead of a single track for you to progress over the course…