Summary InStardew Valley, you can bring villagers to your farm by marrying them, but one fan found a way to bring an entire towns worth of people onto their acreage thanks to the 1.6 update. The game now supports eight-person multiplayer, so if every farmhand builds a house and marries a villager, you can get eight townsfolk to move in. It’s an easy enough way to get started on that cute little cult you’ve always wanted....
Quick Links There are few characters more aggressively offense-oriented than Trevor in theMetal Slug Tacticsroster. Between his heavy use of Bonus Actions, powerful weapons and attacks, and his ability to make enemies fight among themselves, he’s practically a one-man army. Throw two more squadmates into the mix, and you’ll see why the Peregrine Falcons are an elite force in the world of Metal Slug. When used effectively, Trevor will teleport around the battlefield at lightning speed, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake....
Horrorstories can whisk you from the comfort of your everyday life into a dark and dangerous world where anything could happen. Fears To Fathom captures the terror of internet horror stories and turns them into short experiences you can play through. While horror can be a subjective genre due to the variety of fears at play, five total horror stories will attempt to tug at those fears from different angles. Each one follows its main character and has choices to make as you navigate through the story....
Ever since his first appearance inDonkey Kong Countryfor the SNES, Funky Kong has embodied the cool standard to which 90s kids and single uncles have aspired. This bandana-clad bad boy started just wanting to help you out on your journey, but his adventures weren’t far behind. In the years since Funky has slowly moseyed his way into several playable roles in games. Now, rather than making a quick buck ferrying you around, he takes the spotlight for his own, often keeping that helpful streak by making the game easier....
Tank controls are an oft-disliked aspect of 90s video games and one that’s haunted the survival horror genre in particular. To put it simply, tank controls are when your character can’t run freely in any direction: they have to turn and face the desired way before moving forward. Today, this control scheme is seen as a cumbersome relic of early 3D game design. However, tank controls were often implemented due to necessityrather than hilarity: most video game controllers of the time didn’t have dual analog sticks....
Summary Almost twenty years on,The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion’sHorse Armor DLC remains one of gaming’s most notorious controversies. It was known for being the first cosmetic DLC, with players up in arms at the lofty price of $2.50 for an item in a single-player game. With the controversy now well in the rearview window, and cosmetic DLC a huge staple of the gaming landscape, Oblivion system designer andSkyrimlead designer Bruce Nesmith has been reflecting on that period in April 2006....
Summary A lot of opponents that you will face in thePokemongames are easy-going, and you will be able to beat them by just exploiting type matchups. However, the same cannot be said for many tough fights which require you to employ certain strategies or even use helpful battle and healing items. These adversaries are certainly not kidding around, and they can bring your entire team down in seconds, if you make a wrong turn during a battle or if you use types that leave you at a disadvantage....
Quick Links Despite a trainwreck with an eye-watering budget for a first season,Rings of Powergot another season and it was what a lot of us were expecting. On the lore front things are still a ragged fabric strung loosely together in a facsimile of Tolkein, and you just have to take what you can from it unfortunately. One particular point of interest is The Stranger. A bizarre fellow that fell to Middle Earth in Season One and despite the world’s biggest neon sign above his head saying Gandalf, he apparently isn’t and we all have to coyly play along....
Dragon types rule the skies in thePokemon TCG, and popular legendaries like Latios boast an impressive set of valuable cards, some of which it shares with its twin, Latias. Some of the best vintage Latios cards hail fromthe most valuable EX-era sets, featuring this powerful Pokemon flying solo in all its glory. While there’s no denying the incredible popularity of the Latias and Latios GX from Team Up, these Pokemon both deserve the spotlight individually....
Summary Ubisofthas been getting a lot of attention over the past few months, and while they say that all publicity is good publicity, it could probably do without certain toxic conversations surrounding the publisher’s biggest games. Star Wars OutlawsandAssassin’s Creed Shadowshave both been surrounded by vitriol recently, the latter much more than the former. Most of the negative comments stem from the game’s protagonists, as both Kay Vess and the black samurai Yasuke have come under fire from a certain section of gamersfor being a woman and a black man, respectively....
TheUntil Dawnremake has been a disaster,launching to “Mixed” reviews on Steamafter fans slammed it forlooking “way worse” than the original. But for those in the UK hoping to grab a copy, it’s “not available for purchase” on the PS Store anymore. If you don’t own it digitally, your only option now is the more expensive, far less popular remake. But if you have a disc drive, you’re able to grab the original from £5 to £15 second hand....
Summary Most of the news following the release ofWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2has been positive. The title has already had thehighest concurrent player count in series history, propelling it into thetop ten Steam launches of 2024. There have been some minorcomplaints about weapon balancingand also acouple of niggling bugs, but overall,sentiment around the game is high. However, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows over on the Battle Barge. A week since launch, the game has already been facing a pretty frustrating cheater problem....
Quick Links More than any other planet inStar Wars Outlaws, Tatooine is stuffed to the brim with references to classic Star Wars. That includes the diminutive, hooded Jawas, the very first alien species to appear onscreen in a Star Wars film. Once you’ve secured the help of the Jawas in upgrading the Trailblazer and gained the expertise of the Hotfixer, you’re able to learn the Jawaese art of negotiation, M’Gasha. This skill will get you a discount at merchants for the rest of the game, but to unlock it you’ll need to find five hidden Jawas throughout Tatooine....
