Haunted Chocolatier: all the key details on the followup to Stardew Valley

Haunted Chocolatier is the eagerly-awaited next outing from Stardew Valley creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, which you could probably tell from a quick glance. While there’s a strong resemblance with the beloved farm life sim, Haunted Chocolatier’s ditching the farm business for sweeter pastures: It’s chocolate shop sim time. Also, there are ghosts. Barone revealed Haunted…

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Claimed Sony PS6 handheld console specs promise a miracle of next-gen, cutting-edge processor architectures at a price that’s barely enough for today’s hardware

With the current crop of consoles from Microsoft and Sony nearing the end of their natural product cycles, tech rumours are abound as to what hardware and systems the next generation will have. Amongst a whole raft of claims as to what the PlayStation 6 will be like are a list of specifications for Sony’s…

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All Genshin Impact 6.0 livestream codes

The Genshin Impact 6.0 codes are here, and with them, our first proper look at the upcoming region of Nod-Krai. Though Nod-Krai is technically autonomous, we’re finally headed to the last Archon-inhabited region of Snezhnaya (though we’ll likely be going to Khaenri’ah in the future at some point). What better way to celebrate than some…

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Battlefield 6 Ultra system requirements have finally been revealed and you will need at least an RTX 4080 for this shooter to look its explosive best

Seemingly for the first time in a long time, Battlefield seems to be properly bringing the fight to Call of Duty this year. Both pretty soft system requirements and an extended beta have done it a world of good (even if some don’t like the secure boot requirement). With the launch just over a month…

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Total War: Warhammer 3 finally playable now someone’s modded in an entire crab empire faction with its own mechanics, lore, and enormous crustacean units

I’m not a scientist, but my understanding of the concept of carcinisation is that, in essence, all evolutionary roads lead to crab. You and me? Some day we’ll be crabs. Spiders? Crabs. Butterflies? Crabs. Total War: Warhammer 3? You better believe it’s on the road to crabdom, baby. In fact, in the case of that…

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Microsoft adds full stereo Bluetooth LE Audio for gaming to Windows 11 because mono with mics is so last century

Bluetooth, a short-range wireless communication system, has been around for so long that we expect every PC and accompanying peripheral to support it without fuss or bother. However, for transmitting multiple audio channels simultaneously, it’s not been so great, making it a poor choice for gamers wanting to chat mid-battle. Well, Microsoft has finally done…

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How to redeem Destiny: Rising codes

As is the case with almost all gacha games, Destiny: Rising, the Destiny 2 alternate-universe spinoff, features a code redemption system to reward those diligent enough to keep up with the latest Destiny: Rising codes. At the time of writing, there are no Destiny: Rising codes available, but, naturally, we’re expecting this to change quite…

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RPG throws the ring of monetization into Mount Doom, drops gacha mechanics right before launch to avoid ‘pay-to-win mechanics and forced spending as much as possible’

I don’t think gacha games are a rot, or anything—plenty of folks enjoy them, and grown ups can do whatever they want with their disposable income—but I’d be lying if I said that monetisation model didn’t turn me right off whatever the latest horse-based craze is. Which is why I’m downright impressed by Duet Night…

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