Author: Elie Gould
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‘It’s surprisingly close to what we had’: Helldivers 2 creative director talks about making supply lines clearer after fans take matters into their own hands
There’s been a lot of confusion in Helldivers 2 recently. With some players misunderstanding a recent Major Order and a bit of distracted managed democracy, some are calling for a change to how supply lines are laid out. Divers were making a brave effort to liberate the Western Front, fighting with everything they had against…
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Remedy comms director says upcoming live-service Control spin-off is ‘for fans we don’t have yet’ as he muses on ‘how challenging the co-op multiplayer space is’
Late last week, we got some news on Remedy’s multiplayer control spinoff, Condor, which is set to be a “service-based fixed price” game. And while Alan Wake 2’s success helped bolster support for this upcoming game as well as others like Control 2 and the Max Payne 1 and 2 remakes, Remedy knows that development…
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Eric Barone says that Stardew Valley 1.6 has to be ‘bug-free and out to all platforms’ before work on Haunted Chocolatier can continue
Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update launched last week, and despite it being available to play on PC, Eric Barone says the work’s not over yet, and that he doesn’t want to carry on with other projects until everything to do with 1.6 is done and dusted. In response to a fan asking whether there would be…
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‘It’s got a fearlessness’: Tales of Kenzera: ZAU lead animator reveals how the cut ‘melee powerhouse’ African boxing style inspired its martial movelist
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU boasts two kinds of stunning fighting styles that are each tied to a mythical mask, and according to the animation lead, they are both inspired by just one martial art originating from Nigeria. “Early on in development, we actually had three different masks,” the animation lead, Griffin Warner, explains in a…
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‘The Automaton front needs reinforcements’: Helldivers 2 players are pleading for help for a bot-threatened planet, but no one’s stepping up
Things are looking desperate on the Western Front in Helldivers 2 as some players are trying to recruit soldiers to rush Mantes and stop the breakout in the Xzar sector, but their calls for aid aren’t being answered. Right now, the Major Orders in Helldivers 2 are directing soldiers toward Zagon Prime and Fori Prime…
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‘It took a while, we know’: Epic Games is introducing a first-person camera to Fortnite, which I’ll probably just use to look at all the Peter Griffin skins
Fortnite is getting a new camera perspective, and I’m cautiously excited to see what that means for the battle royale. It was revealed in a presentation slide during the State of Unreal livestream at GDC 2024. It was here that Epic Games not only outlined a public roadmap for Fortnite but also confirmed that we’ll…
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 director Hideaki Itsuno has revealed his Arisen’s class but suggests that newbies should probably pick something simpler
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is finally out, and if you’re a newcomer like me to this RPG sequel and are wondering what the best vocation (otherwise known as classes) for your Arisen is, don’t worry—the game’s director, Hideaki Itsuno, has you covered. In an interview with GamesRadar, Itsuno revealed that, in his humble opinion, there are…
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Stardew Valley 1.6 adds a creepy punishment for sequence breakers: A battering from the mysterious Mister Qi
The 1.6 update for Stardew Valley has added loads of new stuff for players to discover. Even though it’s only been live for less than 24 hours, some have already found a new, slightly spooky interaction with the strange Mister Qi. You’re only really meant to reach the Summit in the late stages of Stardew…
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Just under 150K players flooded back to Stardew Valley for the 1.6 update, and hopefully, only a small number drank the mayo
Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update is now live, releasing yesterday after Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone had enough time to wake up and make a cup of coffee—very funny, Barone. After waiting beside my PC all day for any signs of life, I immediately updated and jumped into 1.6 to start a brand new farm (and try to…
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Overwatch 2’s Hacked Event Double Trouble is almost over, which is probably for the best
Blizzard is trialing some small changes to Overwatch 2’s format in a series of short-lived Hacked Events. According to a Blizzard blog post earlier this year, this is an effective way to “quickly understand what [players] like and possibly implement changes to improve gameplay.” The Previous event introduced faster respawn times, payload speeds, and match…