Stardew Valley’s appeal is undeniable. A farming, fishing, and dating simulator mashed together with a procedurally generated action-RPG dungeon-crawler, all thrown together with beautifully designed pixel graphics by an independent development team of just one person, it’s found phenomenal success even among AAA juggernauts. And with the constant (and might I add free) content updates, it seems weird to me that it’s only been around since 2016, because it feels like something that’s just always been there and always will be....

You have to give Microsoft points for timing. The day before pre-orders go live for theXbox Series X and Xbox Series S, it announces thesurprise takeover of Bethesda Softworks, immediately cementing its central strategy into place for the next generation — while putting Sony back on the defensive. While certain Sony exclusives will remain in place for the PlayStation 5, those will likely be the last for a while – and Xbox is likely to get timed console exclusives (at least) on much larger games that are in the pipeline, includingStarfieldandThe Elder Scrolls VI....

Should tablets be considered computers? While experts debate the tech equivalent of how many angels dance on the head of a pin, consumers are voting with their wallets. Tabletssales increasednearly 50 percent during the third quarter while computer purchases are on life support. Today’s numbers from IDC reflect a continuing trend away from PCs andtoward mobile devices. Globally, 27.7 million tablets were sold during the third-quarter. This follows last month’s numbers which showed PC sales declined 8....

When exploring the indie zone of an event likeTokyo Game Show 2022, there’s no telling what one will find. See, even though it’s still the AAA space that gets most of the headlines, it’s in the independent sector that much of the industry’s bleeding-edge innovations are found. Not necessarily everything is going to be ground-breaking, but many projects will broaden one’s image of how games can work. Rebuild Games’ Summer Road is one such project....

The First Berserker: Khazanhas announced its release date, an action RPG in the Soulslike style set to launch on March 27th for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC. A new cinematic trailer has also been revealed, which was supervised by the Russo brothers, the directors of the iconic movieAvengers: Endgame. The First Berserker: Khazan Release Date In the role of General Khazan, falsely accused of treason, you must regain your honor in this epic action adventure by slowly recovering forgotten battle skills and improving weapons and armor to defeat all kinds of fearsome enemies from the imperial forces who want to see you fall....

The Hidden Dangers Of That New Car Smell Everyone Knows When youpurchase a new carfrom your local dealership, the very first thing you’ll probably notice is that distinctive smell wafting from the interior when you plop down in the driver’s seat. That’s the distinctive “new-car smell,” a mysterious scent profile emanating from new vehicles for decades. It’s difficult to nail down what it actually smells like, but it’s like a metallic, perfumy scent....

Whether it’s across rolling hills, snowy mountains or neon-soaked cyberpunk cities, games about delivering things often turn a simple job into something strangely beautiful, emotional or outright chaotic. 10 Cyberpunk Games To Play That Aren’t Cyberpunk 2077 The best thing to play if you want more Cyberpunk… is more cyberpunk games! These delivery games don’t just ask players to drop a package from point A to B. Instead, they turn the act of transportation into a core mechanic, whether that’s throughthe storytelling, vehicle simulation or comedy physics....

Vertu Ascent Ti So, for those of you that don’t know, Vertu does a really good job of applying “themes” to their handsets whenever they release them, the theme for the Ascent Ti is from high performance sports cars. I have never seen a sports car made out of Titanium, but this phone is. That is nice; since this $6300 handset is something you will probably want to las you for a while....

Whatever the folks over at Waze are doing, they must be doing it right.Earlier this month, we heard that Facebook was looking to acquire the Palo Alto-based startup and its popular crowd-sourced navigation app for a cool $1 billion. But as it turns out, they’re not the only ones interested. According to a new report, a number of tech companies have approached the Waze team over a possible buyout deal, including Google, meaning a bidding war could be afoot…...

Netflixmay have had some financial hurdles to jump in the last year, but when it comes to its output the streamer seems to be unable to stop producing huge hits. Earlier this year,Stranger Things 4set a new record as having the most watched hours in a single week on the platform. Now that record has been shattered again by Tim Burton’sWednesday. In its premiere week,Wednesdaylogged an impressive 341.2 million hours between November 21-27....

Pokémon Legends: Arceus has made great strides as far as the gameplay formula goes, but they have also made large changes to the story formula of Pokémon games. There is more depth to the story, more mysteries explored, and more characters to get to know. One of those characters is known as Palina, and here is who she is in the world of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Palina is a Wardenfor the Pearl Clan....

Why DeWalt Tools Are 20V In America (But 18V In Other Countries) We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In 2011,DeWalt introduced its 20V MAX* System, and the 20V MAX* XR linecame along two years later in 2013. The 20V marketing strategy also separated the new battery systems from the 69 million users of DeWalt’s previous 18V stem-style battery users. From a battery voltage standpoint, there is no difference between DeWalt’s 20V MAX* batteries and any other 18V battery system....

Apple made some big splashes with their all aluminum MacBook designs a couple of years ago. The original iPhone was even covered in the popular metal. It appears that aluminum is so 2007, as reports are circulating this morning that Apple is looking to go carbon fiber. It’s certainly not anything new, Apple has been rumored to be experimenting with carbon-fiber enclosures for quite some time. Back in 2010,Apple won a patenton improved composite materials that hinted that they were researching the use of carbon-fiber composites in electronic devices....