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A ‘House of the Dragon’ Star Made a Video Game to Grieve His Father
A decade ago, Abubakar Salim lost his father. That grief lives within him. An actor by trade, with credits in
Continue readingIs AI the Future of NPCs?
Bloom, a non-player character with a face like a potato and a black beanie pulled tight around his ears, wants
Continue readingStardew Valley’s 1.6 Update Is Out—Here’s Some of the Biggest Changes (2024)
The popular farming sim and ultimate cozy game, Stardew Valley, dropped a major update on Tuesday after months of anticipation.
Continue reading‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder’ Almost Had a Live-Action Mario
Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s titular flowers can make the game Get Weird, whether it’s by changing the game’s stage or
Continue readingGameScent Wants You to Smell the Gunfire While You Play Video Games
Burnt rubber and gunfire are not the most pleasing of smells, but for action games, they might be the most
Continue reading‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ Initial Prototypes Were ‘Chaos’
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom developers had a problem: The land of Hyrule kept falling apart. Anyone
Continue readingThe Small Company at the Center of ‘Gamergate 2.0’
Amidst all of this, Sweet Baby, a 16-person outfit in an industry of tens of thousands, has become a lightning
Continue readingAerith’s Fate in ‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ Is Causing a Rift Among Fans
There’s no more important death in video games than that of Final Fantasy VII’s flower girl, Aerith. In the 1997
Continue readingA Major ‘Stardew Valley’ Update Is Coming in March
I’m insanely excited about the tweet Barone made in December revealing one of the new items: bigger storage chests! (If
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