Eric Barone, also known online as ConcernedApe, says that some fans have called Stardew Valley a "chore simulator." Eric Barone hide caption toggle caption Eric Barone Some video games have grand adventures, epic heroes and galactic firefights, but not Stardew Valley. Eric Barone, also known by the online moniker ConcernedApe, says that some fans have
Will Wright, creator of The Sims, at Electronic Arts in Emeryville, Calif., on March 24, 2008. Ryan Anson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ryan Anson/AFP via Getty Images Near the end of the manual for the first game in The Sims series, players were given a recommended readings list that included social theory
Citizen Sleeper 2's android protagonist, in a scene from the game's trailer. Fellow Traveler hide caption toggle caption Fellow Traveler An abandoned, powerful spaceship hides somewhere in the Starward Belt. My contact Yu-Jin swears he can find it — I scrounge up a crew and zip to his coordinates, only to lose out to a
Split Fiction (from left), Monster Hunter Wilds and Avowed. Hazelight Studios, Capcom, Obsidian Entertainment hide caption toggle caption Hazelight Studios, Capcom, Obsidian Entertainment While we await the Nintendo Switch 2 and the new slate of games it may bring this year, studios have cranked out surprising hits ranging from cooperative platformers to historical epics. NPR
Fight for America! is a new art installation about democracy that invites audiences to play a war game — battling over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. J. Elon Goodman/the american vicarious hide caption toggle caption J. Elon Goodman/the american vicarious When we arrive on a cold night in January, we're told we're on
to a T (from left) and All Systems Dance. Annapurna Interactive, Mighty Yell hide caption toggle caption Annapurna Interactive, Mighty Yell As the video game industry descended on San Francisco for this year's Game Developers Conference, one thing was clear: some of gaming's biggest ideas are born from its smallest teams. At showcase events like
Yasuke wields a long katana against foes in Assassin's Creed Shadows. Ubisoft hide caption toggle caption Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Shadows, out Thursday, is a good Assassin's Creed game. But "good" may not be good enough to save one of the industry's biggest companies. "It's dire times for Ubisoft," says Stephen Totilo, founder of the online
Enlarge this image Screenshot of gameplay in "Beatdown City Survivors" NuChallenger hide caption toggle caption NuChallenger Screenshot of gameplay in "Beatdown City Survivors" NuChallenger The video game industry is huge. Last year alone it generated an estimated $187 billion dollars in revenue. But it's also facing a host of serious issues: massive layoffs, the advent
A Nintendo Switch 2 console playing Mario Kart World at a hands-on event in New York City. NPR hide caption toggle caption NPR The Nintendo Switch 2 launches June 5, and costs a lofty $449. The price announcement came hours before President Trump declared sweeping tariffs on all imports to the United States. It didn't
from L to R: Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Sebastian Eugene Hansen star in A Minecraft Movie Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures/Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption toggle caption Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures/Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures The film industry has been shakily regaining its footing after a tumultuous decade of streamers, strikes and pandemic-induced shutdowns, causing
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