Eric Barone says he ‘might eventually make a Stardew Valley 2,’ but not because it’d make a zillion dollars: ‘I honestly don’t care about money that much’

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone, who’s presently considering hiding away in a cabin to finish his long awaited next game, Haunted Chocolatier, says he might one day get around to making a sequel to the farming life sim that made him famous. Stardew Valley 2 could “eventually” happen, Barone told comedian Bobby Lee on a…

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Dune: Awakening beta weekend release date and times

Even though Dune: Awakening saw a short release date delay, pushing it to June 10, you can still sample the anxiety of a sandworm chase this weekend. Starting tomorrow, Dune: Awakening kicks off a new round of beta tests through the weekend with “much more hardware” than previous closed tests, so here’s to hoping there’s…

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EB Games is coming back to Canada, ‘with community, nostalgia, and innovation at its heart’

EB Games lives again—in Canada, at least. GameStop Canada has been acquired by Stephan Tetrault, an entrepreneur and “longtime leader in the collectibles and entertainment space,” and is being relaunched as EB Games Canada, “a beloved and iconic name many Canadian gamers still associate with their earliest gaming experiences.” It seems like an odd move…

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Bill Gates says Elon Musk’s role in cutting US overseas aid is directly responsible for increasing infant mortality: ‘The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one’

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has announced a new plan to give away 99% of his $108 billion fortune by 2045, alongside which he’s given an interview to the Financial Times damning the actions of his fellow billionaire Elon Musk within the Trump administration. Gates’ blog post outlines three core goals for the Gates Foundation, which…

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Death Stranding was all about connection, but after Covid-era metaverse hype, Kojima says that ‘maybe it’s not such a good thing to connect so much’

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is due for release in June, though the inevitable PC version is yet to be confirmed: let’s just hope it doesn’t take eight months this time. Creator and director Hideo Kojima has been on the interview circuit and, among other things like constantly making Metal Gear comparisons, gives some…

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Palworld devs ‘disappointed’ as they patch out a game mechanic to appease Nintendo, but ‘the alternative would have led to an even greater deterioration’

Today, Palworld received a new patch. Update v0.5.5 doesn’t add any new features, Pals, or environments. It doesn’t fix any bugs or offer any optimization improvements. Instead, the accompanying Steam news post from developer Pocketpair only includes one patch note: Mechanics Adjustment: The mechanics for gliding with a Pal have been changed. Until now, you…

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Europa Universalis 5 feels like the ultimate grand strategy game, drawing on Paradox’s entire history—and it makes me feel like an idiot

Paradox has finally unveiled the worst-kept secret in strategy gaming: Europa Universalis 5 is coming. This reveal also means I can finally talk about my failed attempt to unite the British Isles under Scotland, my tumultuous conquest of Byzantium as the Ottomans, and how even after many hours of unravelling this behemoth it still makes…

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The mod that aimed to recreate Counter-Strike 1.6 in CS:GO is now officially cancelled following ‘abrupt actions by Valve that prevent us from releasing’ the project

Despite a brief blip of hope that a way forward may be found, the ambitious Counter-Strike mod Classic Offensive has been officially cancelled. “After eight years of development, and despite being officially Greenlit by Valve in 2017, we are devastated to announce the cancellation of Classic Offensive,” the development team wrote in a message posted…

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