HomeNewsAtelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist Of The Mysterious Dream Atelier Sophie 2 is out now, still an anime-as-heck craft ‘em upThe perfect Elden Ring counter The perfect Elden Ring counter The Atelier industrial complex has rolled out another JRPG about an insufferably optimstic young anime girl brewing potions and beating up local wildlife. Atelier Sophie 2 is the sequel to 2015’s original, and the latest in the series since Atelier Ryza 2 launched almost exactly a year ago....

HomeNews Consolidation in games must “create value for customers,” says Gabe Newell“How are you making your game developers better developers?” “How are you making your game developers better developers?” Valve president and co-founder Gabe Newell is no stranger to making some additions. Valve famously hired the student developers of Narbacular Drop to work on what eventually became Portal, and acquiredFirewatchdevelopers Campo Santo in 2018. In our recent interview, I asked him whether he thought consolidation could be a problem for the industry going forwards....

HomeGuidesElden Ring Elden Ring best spells: The best sorceries and incantations in Elden RingDiscover the best spells in Elden Ring and a list of every spell Discover the best spells in Elden Ring and a list of every spell Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Looking for the best spells in Elden Ring?Spells have dominated theElden Ringmeta, with many players relying on them to defeatthe hardest bosses in Elden Ring....

HomeGuidesElden Ring Elden Ring Grand Lift of Dectus: where to find both halves of the Dectus MedallionHow to get the Grand Lift of Dectus working in Elden Ring How to get the Grand Lift of Dectus working in Elden Ring In this guide, we’ll explain how to activate the Grand Lift of Dectus, covering where to find both parts of the Dectus Medallion that you’ll need to use this massive elevator....

HomeGuidesElden Ring Elden Ring Torrent: how to summon your horse in Elden RingLearn how to summon your trusty steed in Elden Ring Learn how to summon your trusty steed in Elden Ring Want to know how to summon Torrent in Elden Ring?WithElden Ringmaking the leap to open world, a trusty mount was always going to be necessary. Torrent takes up the mantle of video game animal sidekick for your lowly Tarnished, and we’re already in love....

HomeGuidesElden Ring Elden Ring: how to reach the Divine Tower of Caelid to restore Radahn’s Great RuneHere’s how to reach the top of the Divine Tower of Caelid Here’s how to reach the top of the Divine Tower of Caelid Below we’ll explain exactly where to find the Divine Tower of Caelid, and how to reach its summit with ease so you can restore Radahn’s Great Rune. 12 Elden Ring Tips And Tricks To Help You Easily Conquer The First 10 HoursWatch on YouTube...

HomeHardwareFeatures Gabe Newell talks Steam Deck, crypto risks and why the PC industry “won’t tolerate” closed platformsWe interview Valve’s co-founder on hardware plans and consolidation in gaming We interview Valve’s co-founder on hardware plans and consolidation in gaming I recently had the chance to grill Gabe Newell – Valve president and co-founder, plusbrain tech enthusiast– about theSteam Deck. What followed did indeed start with a look at Valve’s portable PC, including the lessons learned from the company’s past hardware attempts, but it soon swerved into a wider-ranging discussion on cryptocurrency, NFTs, consolidation issues affecting the games industry and whether there might be whole new Steam Decks in the future....

HomeNews Gabe Newell: NFT actors “not people you want to be doing business with”Valve head speaks on “criminal activity” around NFTs and why Steam stopped accepting cryptocurrency Valve head speaks on “criminal activity” around NFTs and why Steam stopped accepting cryptocurrency FromUbisofttoKonamito theEpic Games Store, games companies are doubling down on NFTs as fast as others arebacktracking on them. Valve, on the other hand, aren’t likely to get involved any time soon, owing to “a lot of criminal activity and a lot of sketchy behaviours”....

HomeNewsMy Friendly Neighborhood My Friendly Neighborhood’s Steam Next Fest demo is a refreshingly grown-up take on old horror tropesNightmare on Sesame Street Nightmare on Sesame Street It’s no secret that I lovehorrorgames, but lately I’ve been going through a bit of a dry spell when it comes to finding upcoming titles to get excited about. I picked up theMy Friendly NeighborhoodSteam Next Festdemo to kill half an hour without many expectations, but what do you know, it’s shot right to the top of my indie horror wishlist....

HomeNews Tencent buy 1C Entertainment, makers of King’s BountyAlong with outsourcing specialists QLOC Along with outsourcing specialists QLOC This is the second company Tencent have bought this week, with them picking upInflexion Games, the makers of survival game Nightingale. King’s Bounty II — AivarWatch on YouTube King’s Bounty II — Aivar As a consequence of the acquisition, 1C Entertainment will change its name within six months. That’s to reflect that it is no longer associated with its previous parent, 1C Company, who create business software and cloud computing products....

HomeNewsThe Wandering Village The Wandering Village’s demo is like building a Lego set on a cat’s spineKeep your friends close… Keep your friends close… I’m not usually one for strategy games where you’ve got to manage rocks and wood and allocate workers. Some of that comes down to their many systems frying my little brain, but Onbu has me persevering. Why? Because the resources I’m harvesting and community I’m building help or hinder Onbu....

HomeNewsWho’s Lila? Literally, pulling your character’s face to set his expression Moody new adventure gameWho’s Lila?has an interesting alternative to selecting dialogue options: pulling faces. And you really have to pull the face. Drag your fella’s facial features around to form expressions, and that emotion will be the foundation of his behaviour in conversation. It’s an interesting challenge on a timer, and the intentional performance of emotion feels perfectly sinister when maybe we know a little too much about a missing person....

HomeNews This War Of Mine and Slipways devs will donate profits to Red Cross working in UkraineWith GOG also donating their profits from both games With GOG also donating their profits from both games 11bit Studios, GOG and Slipways developer Jakub Wasilewski are all based in Poland. In their statementshared on Twitter, 11 Bit Studios wrote that they “stand against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Just words would be empty without a meaningful act though, and the timing is crucial, so the act is as followers: for the next seven days, all profits from This War Of Mine, all its DLCss, on all stores and all platforms wil go to a special fund....