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After Netflix pulled the rug from under Monument Valley 3 six months after launch, its developer says it’s a ‘PC first’ studio: ‘we can build more direct relationships with our audience and community’

Monument Valley was an award-winning phenomenon on mobile back in 2014 that made its way to PC eventually, as did its sequels and several other games by its developer, Ustwo. That studio has now apparently moved on from mobile-first development, as CEO Maria Sayans recently told Mobile Gamer. “What has changed more recently is shifting…

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Something’s amiss in the US, Part 1

The Colossus of Maroussi, Henry Miller’s travelogue of Greece, was meant to inspire my visit to Heraklion’s Video Games Museum but teargas blurred that vision. I left The James Joyce Irish Pub (no, I didn’t start this journey in Dublin—I came across the pub in Athens) where I watched the football club that I support,…

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The horse girl sickos have done it again, this time raising $800,000 for a farm that houses some of Umamusume’s real-life horse counterparts

If there’s one good thing to come out of this year, it’s the huge influx of horse-brained sickos (hello) who are now well and truly engrossed in the welfare of retired racehorses thanks to gacha game and anime series Umamusume. Since Pretty Derby ended its four-year Japan-exclusive stint earlier this year, stables and owners of…

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Konami announces Metal Gear Delta will include a new multiplayer mode, but don’t expect Metal Gear Online 4 because ‘the landscape of multiplayer games has changed a lot’

Konami has shown off a new take on Metal Gear multiplayer, with Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater boasting an online mode, Fox Hunt. This follows a recent tease that many, myself included, thought indicated a return of the beloved Metal Gear Online. Well, no dice, but Fox Hunt actually looks pretty cool and, more…

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How to get weed stems in Grounded 2

Grabbing some weed stems in Grounded 2 is a necessary step in building your first base and constructing the hatchery so you can raise a red soldier ant to ride around the park on. You might have noticed the husky weeds that are dotted about the Ranger Outpost: Snackbar, but annoyingly, harvesting these requires the…

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