HomeNews Concerned Ape is taking a break from Haunted Chocolatier to work on Stardew Valley’s next updateJuggling the wholesome life sims Juggling the wholesome life sims Fans have likely spent endless seasons in the comfort ofStardew Valley, and now the chill life sim is getting even bigger. Stardew Valley’s creator Eric Barone (otherwise known as ConcernedApe) is “taking a break” from working on his highly-anticipatedHaunted Chocolatier. Barone will instead work on Stardew Valley’s upcoming 1....

HomeGuidesDead Island 2 Dead Island 2 release date, preload date, and download sizeThe trip to Hell-A finally begins this week The trip to Hell-A finally begins this week Looking for the Dead Island 2 release date?After nine, count ‘em, NINE years since the initial reveal,Dead Island 2is finally almost here. Shifting from the island of Banoi to the streets of LA,Dead Island 2puts you back in control of a kickass zombie slayer who must hack and slash their way through the undead hordes....

HomeNewsDark and Darker Nexon are suing Dark And Darker developers over copyright infringementDark And Darker was pulled from Steam last month Dark And Darker was pulled from Steam last month Dark and Darker - Alpha Playtest TeaserWatch on YouTube Dark and Darker - Alpha Playtest Teaser It’s a messy situation, but the dispute ramped up last month whenDark And Darker was pulled from Steamfollowing accusations of stolen trade secrets. Essentially, Ironmace’s founder (Terence Park) and a developer (Ju-Hyun Choi) were both former Nexon devs who worked on a similar fantasy game codenamed P3 in 2020-2021....

HomeNewsGreggs Simulator Run Britain’s famous pasty shop in the new and improved free Greggs SimulatorTake a bite, for free Take a bite, for free When I think of quintessentially British games, a few highlights come to mind.Fable’s fairytale world of stocky goblins and poverty-stricken orphans with Victorian-era voices is definitely very British, as is Banjo-Kazooie’s dry wit and sarcasm. A decent bucket of contenders, but the crown has to go to theGreggs Simulator, afreeshop sim that tasks you with managing a Greggs pasty shop that’s a staple of every UK high street....

HomeDeals Save £420 on the RX 6950 XT 16GB - in its premier Sapphire Nitro+ OC configuration£630 makes this only a shade more than the brand new RTX 4070 12GB. £630 makes this only a shade more than the brand new RTX 4070 12GB. We recently covered the RX 6950 XThitting a new low price point in the USin the wake of the RTX 4070’s release - and thankfully UK buyers have an even better deal available....

HomeNewsThe Last of Us Part I The Last Of Us Part 1’s “in-progress” mod reimagines the game as a beautiful FPSPlayStation’s overdue answer to Halo PlayStation’s overdue answer to Halo Wonky launch woes aside,The Last Of Us Part 1’sPC release is a net positive. A new audience can now experience one of PlayStation’s best exclusives, but even better, modders can get their hands on Joel and Ellie’s trek, rejigging a familiar story in new ways....

HomeFeaturesShadows of Doubt The procedurally generated serial killer in Shadows Of Doubt is too smart for meLeft out in the rain Left out in the rain Image credit:Fireshine Games Image credit:Fireshine Games I honestly thought I was good at detective games until I started playing the early access build forShadows of Doubt. I mean, I’ve riddled throughThe Case Of The Golden Idol’s intuitive fill-the-blanks whodunnits, wrestled withReturn Of The Obra Dinn’s sixty missing persons, grappled with the mysteries of the very gods themselves inParadise Killer, and don’t get me started onDanganronpa’s ridiculous mind-bending, patience-testing murder mysteries....

HomeFeaturesThe Thaumaturge The Thaumaturge is a detective RPG that’s part Divinity: Original Sin, part evil PokémonThe next game from the Witcher Remake and Seven: The Days Long Gone devs The next game from the Witcher Remake and Seven: The Days Long Gone devs Image credit:11 bit Studios Image credit:11 bit Studios When The Witcher Remake devs Fool’s Theory and 11 bit studios announced their new RPGThe Thaumaturgeat the very end of February, I’ll admit that the premise didn’t immediately grab me....

HomeNewsGhostWire: Tokyo Ghostwire: Tokyo has added new stuff, and I have a tourism tip for new playersAlso, a new update brings new content and, uh, Denuvo? Also, a new update brings new content and, uh, Denuvo? If you’re starting playingGhostwire: Tokyoafter it came to Game Pass this week, I have a hot tip for you: prioritise upgrading movement abilities. The freedom to glide from rooftop to rooftop over haunted Tokyo will bring you so much more joy than any incremental damage upgrade....

HomeNews Mordhau is currently free to keep from the Epic Games StoreAlongside Second Extinction Alongside Second Extinction Mordhauis about alternately bashing at other players with swords, axes and polearms, and teaming up with other players for playful buffoonery with lutes, emotes, and spontaneous roleplay. It was one ofour favourite games of 2019and it’s currently free to keep from the Epic Games Store.Mordhau - Official TrailerWatch on YouTubeFrom now until April 20th, you can add Mordhau to your Epic account viaits store page....

HomeNewsShardpunk: Verminfall Shardpunk: Verminfall is a mashup of Darkest Dungeon, XCOM and SkavenIt’s out now and there’s a demo It’s out now and there’s a demo Shardpunk: Verminfallsmooshes together a bunch of different ideas you’ll have seen before. It’s got turn-based tactical combat against rats with magic rifles in a steampunk world already in ruins. It’s got the need to keep on moving, lest an approaching rat horde overwhelm you. It’s got bunkers in which your party rests, de-stresses, and tools up before moving on....

HomeReviewsMinecraft Legends A right piglin’s ear Surveying the sprawling piglin outpost before me, a plan forms. With a flourish of button presses from my controller, I spawn a sizeable army of zombies. They’ll zomble their way up the main path, and with their high health pools they’ll cut into the vast piglin forces and buy me time. With another flourish a contingent of friendly creepers scuttles along behind me. I lead them on a flanking attack around the outpost, targeting their spawners while the main piglin army is occupied with my frontal assault....

HomeFeaturesMr. Saitou Mr. Saitou is a heartfelt commentary on the absurdities of businessYou also play as a llamaworm, there’s that too You also play as a llamaworm, there’s that too Japan’s brutal working culture isn’t exactly a secret. You’ve probably heard the horror stories, or at least, got the general gist that success in Japanese business often equates to time. You don’t necessarily need to be doing work, you just need to be present as the clock hands shift....