Astroneer studio announces its next game, ‘a multiplayer voyage of discovery’ in deep space

Seemingly lost amidst the Nintendo Direct excitement of actual Silksong info, not Bloodborne 2, and specs for the Nintendo Switch 2 is word of a new game from Astroneer developer System Era Softworks called Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, “a multiplayer voyage of discovery, cooperative expeditions, and camaraderie” in Deep Space. “The heart” of the new game…

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Switch 2 Was Very Nearly Called ‘Super Nintendo Switch’

What could’ve been… Hopefully, you’ll have gotten used to the name ‘Nintendo Switch 2’ by now. Given how much we now know about Nintendo’s latest hardware, the firm’s approach to its name actually makes a lot of sense. According to an Ask the Developer interview with Kouichi Kawamoto, Takuhiro Dohta, and Tetsuya Sasaki, however, it…

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Psychologist breaks down The Last of Us Part 2’s most traumatic and realistic moments: ‘Revenge is sweet. Otherwise why would we hold onto it?’

On the eve of The Last of Us Part 2’s long-awaited release on PC, Reality Check is here to grade its realism. Psychologist Dr. Audrey Tang returns to break down the biggest moments of Naughty Dog’s sequel and grade its depiction of trauma, fear, and sweet, sweet revenge. Spoilers for TLOU2’s story within, of course….

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The creators of A Minecraft Movie approached adapting the game delicately, opting to ‘not take ourselves too seriously, but take the game very seriously’

The most volatile part of A Minecraft Movie was always going to be community reception. Despite being around since 2009 and still retaining its aging playerbase, Mojang has also managed to keep the game incredibly relevant among younger players. It’s for this reason that finding the target audience for A Minecraft Movie was always going…

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A Minecraft Movie review

“It’s harder to create than to destroy. That’s why cowards tend to choose the deuce.” You may be wondering where this quote is from. Could it be Aristotle, or maybe Friedrich Nietzsche penned it in The Birth of Tragedy? It’s certainly thought-provoking enough to be mistaken for the work of any notable philosopher. Need To…

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‘This is a gift’: Baldur’s Village mod maker says thanks to all (especially Swen) and promises more content including an ‘Astarion’s Ten Hearts event’ is on the way

It’s been quite a ride for Baldur’s Village, the big Stardew Valley mod that brings Baldur’s Gate 3 characters and content to the world’s most popular life sim. It launched in early March and everyone loved it including Larian boss Swen Vincke, but then whoops, Wizards of the Coast clobbered it with a DMCA takedown…

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