Cozy Caravan’s Cooking Minigames Shine Among Hytale’s Twitch Success and Rockstar Employee Dismissal Case
Cozy Caravan: A Feast of Cooking Minigames and Collectathon Quests
PC Gamer’s review highlights Cozy Caravan as a game filled with small cooking minigames and collectathon fetch quests, offering a delightful mix of culinary challenges and treasure-hunting adventures.
- Cozy Caravan is a feast of little cooking minigames and collectathon fest quests — PC Gamer
- Cozy Caravan is a feast of little cooking minigames and collectathon fetch quests — PC Gamer
Hytale Surges to Top of Twitch Charts on Early Access Launch
Hytale’s debut on Twitch during its early access launch day catapulted it to the top spot, attracting massive viewer interest. Developers have responded by advising players facing download or error issues to persist through technical hurdles.
- Hytale Becomes the Most-Watched Game on Twitch on Early Access Launch Day — IGN
- Hytale’s out now and its devs are advising those suffering download issues or errors to keep plugging away — Rock Paper Shotgun
- “Lore should not be a strict set of rules,” says Hytale developer in a tribute to player “archaeology” — Rock Paper Shotgun
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Season 1 Spoiler-Free Review
IGN’s spoiler-free review of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1 praises its immersive world-building and faithful adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s source material, though criticizes pacing issues and reliance on exposition over action.
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Season 1 Spoiler-Free Review — IGN
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Gets a New Book Cover Ahead of the HBO Series Premiere — IGN
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review
IGN presents a retrospective review of ‘The Bone Temple’, examining the game’s enduring legacy and impact 28 years after its initial release.
Judge Denies Interim Pay for Fired Rockstar Employees, Union Says Case Likely to Find Company Guilty of Unfair Dismissal
A judge has ruled against granting interim pay to employees who were fired from Rockstar Games, but the decision reinforces that the company is likely to be found guilty of unfair dismissal when the full trial takes place. The union involved emphasized that this ruling does not indicate any change in the expected outcome for the case.
Arc Raiders’ Overpowered Aim Assist Becomes Even Stronger at High Frame Rates, Players Feel Like Cheating
PC Gamer reports that Arc Raiders’ aim assist becomes significantly stronger as frame rates increase, leading players to feel like they are cheating when using it. The article explores the impact of this mechanic on gameplay balance and player perception.
Nvidia’s DLSS 4.5 Demands Significant Extra GPU Power
While Nvidia’s new DLSS 4.5 offers impressive performance improvements, it also requires a substantial increase in graphics card power compared to previous versions.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 Revives the Spirit of Battle in New Installment
IGN First explores how Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 seeks to rekindle the franchise’s iconic blend of real-time strategy and narrative-driven sci-fi storytelling, promising fresh challenges and immersive gameplay for longtime fans and newcomers alike.
- How Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 Aims to Reignite the Fires of War – IGN First — IGN
- Warhammer Maker Games Workshop Bans Its Staff From Using AI in Its Content or Designs, Says None of Its Senior Managers Are Currently Excited About the Tech — IGN
Could Anthem live on? Former executive producer suggests server technology could have saved the game
A former BioWare executive producer reveals that Anthem might still be viable today if its servers had been properly salvaged and recovered, highlighting how EA and BioWare would prefer to forget the game’s abandonment.
- Could Anthem live on? Tech allowing us to host our own servers existed, former executive producer says – it would just need to be “salvaged and recovered” — Eurogamer
- Anthem was abandoned in death as in life: it’s a game EA and BioWare would rather forget — Eurogamer
Marvel Unveils Avengers: Doomsday Countdown Clock in New Trailer, Introducing Shuri as Black Panther and More
IGN reports Marvel’s launch of an Avengers: Doomsday countdown livestream and the release of a new trailer showcasing Shuri’s transformation into Black Panther alongside M’Baku, Namor, and The Thing from Fantastic Four.