Stardew Valley just hit Year 3 and the Android version is coming up next

Launching March 14 Stardew Valleyfirst launched on PC three long years ago, and its creator hasn’t slowed down since. The farming life sim is now gearing up for another release: the Android version is due out June 16, 2025 for $7.99. If you’re the type of person who likes to file their taxes early,you’re able to pre-register here. Similar to the iOS version,Stardew Valleyon Android will support PC save data transfers, the ability to save when you close the app, pinch-to-zoom, and a few different control schemes....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Diana Knight

Super Bomberman R will have the original voices of Master Chief, Ratchet & Clank for its guest characters

Good gets The initial announcement of guest characters Ratchet & Clank/Master Chief for the PS4 and Xbox One ports ofSuper Bomberman Rrespectively was pretty ace, but this new announcement from Konami is the cherry on top. The publisher has just confirmed that not only will these guests be fully voiced, but they’ll actually be accompanied by their original voice actors. Steve Downes will return as Master Chief, and Arnold Taylor/David Kaye reprise their roles as Ratchet & Clank....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Cody Carney

Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a powerful, emotionally-charged metroidvania

Despite having only spent a few hours withTales of Kenzera: Zau, it’s already got its hooks in me. Developer Surgent Studios’ debut game uses the metroidvania genre as an engine, establishing its unique vision for those typical staples thoughtfully implemented and iterated on through its compassion for the world of Kenzera. The opening ofTales of Kenzera: Zauestablishes its driving narrative themes and tone from the word go. You’ll begin with a young boy, Zuberi, who has just lost his father, left navigating the myriad of emotions that come with that, but he finds a way to explore his grief through the words his father left him in a book....

May 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1002 words · Donna Valdez

The Girl and the Robot still looks delightfully Ghibli-like

Coming this summer We’ve briefly touched onThe Girl and the Robotin the past, but now it’s finally nearing its launch. It’ll debut this summer on PC, with a PS4 and Wii U release later this year. The jury is definitely still out on this one, as it looks incredibly old school (the robot in the trailer looks like he’s straight out of a PS1 game control-wise), but I’m ready to give it a shot....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Angela Holloway

The impact of Avengers: Infinity War is undone by Marvel’s inability to keep its mouth shut

Why yes, this post does contain spoilers (Ed: No, but seriously, spoilers.) There is dead silence more than two hours into my screening ofAvengers: Infinity War. Nobody moves a muscle. Nobody eats. Nobody whispers or gets up or adjusts themselves in their seats. It is a still as it should have been when I sawA Quiet Place— stupid nacho-eating bastard behind me — when Thanos reassembles the final Infinity Stone. The unthinkable has happened....

May 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1651 words · Todd Ferguson

The most anticipated PC games of 2009

This week’s “Most Anticipated” series is coming to a close, and last but certainly not least comes the PC list. While some people say that PC gaming is dying, the list of games coming out this year (most of them exclusive) suggest that the PC is doing just fine as a viable gaming platform. Anthony and I recently chatted about what games we’re most looking forward to for this upcoming year, and also about how Anthony is totally going to destroy Chad Concelmo when they have their epic volcano fight....

May 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1148 words · Barbara Moran

The Nintendo 3DS is now five years old

Tempus fugit It’s difficult to believe theNintendo 3DSis five years old. But apparently it is. The venerable handheld debuted on North American shores five years ago today. Of course, it arrived in Europe literally dozens of hours sooner, and the portable was already old hat in Japan by that point, but I’m writing this from America, where we pride ourselves on our limited world view. To say the thing had a bit of a rocky launch would be an understatement....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · David Wagner

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line adds Final Fantasy XVI DLC

Theatrhythm Final Bar LineFinal Fantasy 16DLC is officially on the way after many months of waiting. Announced Saturday, theFinal Fantasy XVIpack features 11 downloadable tracks, including “Find the Flame” and “Hide, Hideaway.” It will launch on November 1. It’s a part of Season Pass Vol. 3. Fate will fall in Theatrhythm Final Bar Line. 11 songs from@FinalFantasyXVIwill be available in Season Pass Vol. 3 from November 1st. The#FF16Pack will also be available to purchase separately....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · James Kane

This Super Metroid hack is a pseudo-remake of Metroid Fusion

Lookin’ pretty hot We don’t know much about what’s in store for the future ofMetroid. Sure,Federation Forceis coming (and I begrudginglyshaved a Metroid into the back of my headwhen it was announced), but I’m hungry for another side-scroller or first-person adventure. Is the NX going to bring us another game in the series more in the vein of what fans of the series were expecting? Those fans aren’t content to sit around and wait for news....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Gregory Charles

Timesplitters dev: first-person shooters make no money

With the proliferation of first-person shooter games, you’d think there was gold in those gun-flavored hills, but according to Free Radical co-founderSteve Ellis, you only really make money if you’reCall of Duty. “Nobody really buys any FPSes unless they’re calledCall Of Duty,” he claimed. “I guessBattlefielddid okay, but aside from that pretty much every FPS loses money.I mean, [look at]Crysis 2: great game, but there’s no way it came anywhere close to recouping its dev costs....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Christopher Becker MD

Trailer for Telltale’s Game of Thrones Episode 3 unfolds some earlier plot points

Spoilers for Episode 2 in the video Well, this one snuck up on me. I thought I had been following most of Telltale’s releases pretty closely, but it turns out thatGame of Thrones Episode 3: The Sword in the Darknessis coming out tomorrow. Who knew? In the trailer above, we can see that House Forrester is still flailing through its rut, with the Whitehills occupying Ironrath, Asher left to search for an army in Essos, and Mira seeing some possible consequences for her actions in thesecond episode....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Megan Smith

We could use more racing games like Power Drive 2000

Synth Racing games have flattened. There are still kart racers and there are still realistic racers (with mild middle ground for realistic-looking arcade racers, likeForza Horizon) and that’s it. Why? Where are the horse racers andWipeouts and pod racers? Even karts might have stalled again like my mom’s ex husband’s 70’s-era Pontiac Firebird dying on the freeway, what withModNationbeing bad andSonic Kartpossibly not getting a sequel in accordance with Sega’s general apathy towards making games....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Richard Chan

Weekend deals: $14 Sonic Mania, Final Fantasy PC sale

Got Sonic nostalgia? PC gamers score savings On Tuesday those who had a hankering for another Sonic platformer gotSonic Maniafor the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PS4. PC gamers, fret not as the title is out on August 29 for $19.99 and it’s cheaper. Bundle Stars has a 20% discount with a stacking 10% offcoupon code cuttingthe price to $14.39 – the lowest price online from an authorized retailer. Reviews on the console versions are fairly good, including an8/10 rating at Destructoid....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Renee Wallace