Stardew Valley Fan Surprised With Game-Themed Birthday Cake

A gamer revealed an impressiveStardew Valley-themed 30th birthday cake made by their girlfriend, featuring crops and a house built by sweets. Stardew Valleyreleased back in 2016 by Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, who made the game by himself over the course of four years. After posting updates about the game’s development process online, the game culminated enough of a following to makeStardew Valley’s release largely successful. Since 2016, Barone has implemented a number of large updates, including the multiplayer update with Version 1....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Ashley Miller

Stardew Valley Player Calculates Minimum Gold Needed to Complete Community Center

While farming simulatorStardew Valleyis an open-ended game allowing players to choose how to spend their days in the peaceful rural community of Pelican Town, it does feature a central goal of completing Bundles to restore the Community Center. The Junimos, apple-shaped fairies who dwell in the forests surrounding Stardew Valley, require the player to donate crops, fish, animal products, and other items in exchange for refurbishing the Center’s neglected rooms. OnceStardew Valleyplayers have completed the Community Center, the nefarious Joja Corporation shuts down their warehouse and leaves town....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Matthew Beck PhD

Starfield Should Use and Improve Fallout's Power Armor

Starfieldis arguably the most ambitious project undertaken by Bethesda in many years. Not only does space travel add a new dimension to open world play, the new narrative also opens up more options for players looking for a different RPG experience. UnliketheFalloutseries, where science is often a necessary evil and the gateway to further destruction in an already ruined world,Starfieldopens the door for a more utopian vision courtesy of all the resources of the galaxy....

June 23, 2025 · 5 min · 1026 words · Kelly Flores

Super Mario RPG: How to Save

Saving as a mechanic in video games has gone through all manner of iterations and changes over the decades. In some earlier games, it wasn’t possible to save at all. Then some games required obscure passwords that players needed to remember or write down. In some cases, especially ina lot of RPGs, players had to interact with an object in the game to save. The original version ofSuper Mario RPGutilized this typical RPG mechanic of having an object or space that players could interact with that would let them save their game....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Craig Odonnell

The Best Devolver Digital Games

Summary Devolver Digital has a reputation for publishing some of the most compellingindie titleson the market. They are video games with innovative gameplay and unique aesthetics that make for immediate cult classics. These indie darlings have a tremendous impact on future game development, changing the video game landscape forever. There are so many games in the Devolver Digital catalog that could have been included in this list.Carrion,Broforce,and Devolver’s revival of theSerious Samseries are fantastic examples of other titles from the publisher that are fantastic games in a collection of exceptional games....

June 23, 2025 · 6 min · 1209 words · Michelle Brown

The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom Expansion Could Reveal New Lore About The Tribunal

One of the biggest reasons for playingThe Elder Scrolls Onlineis getting a new chance to explore its expansive, nearly three-decade-old world. Not only are there a vast number of lore books to read through, but a variety of races and cultures to meet as well. But what is easily the most intriguing part is the mysteries hidden throughout, with ongoing expansions like Necrom offering an opportunity to explore even more diverse aspects ofThe Elder Scrollsthat couldn’t be seen in mainline entry....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 584 words · William Schaefer

Twitch Streamer xQc Forgets to Show Up for Podcast Debut with Pokimane

Prior to the weekend,Twitchstreamer xQc had an exciting announcement to share with his audience. He confirmed that he was planning to start two podcasts, with one of them being with fellowTwitchstreamer Pokimane. Before dedicating to it, however, xQc and Pokimane were planning to do a test session, assumedly to see if the two meshed well together. Unfortunately, things didn’t go to plan. xQc forgot he was supposed to record a podcast with Pokimane....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Jennifer Taylor

Valorant Character Viper Revealed in New Trailer

Riot Games revealed a new trailer for Viper, a character in its competitive shooter,Valorant. Last week, Riot shared a newtrailer for another character called Phoenix, who uses his fire abilities to damage enemies. In a short video posted on Twitter, Riot gave fans a new look at Viper’s poisonous abilities. At the start of the video, theValorantcharacter uses an ability called Poison Cloud, which places a poisonous orb on the map and damages enemies that walk through it....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Timothy Crawford

Vikings Valhalla Season One Best Moments

Enter the next generation.Netflixrecently released its new historical drama,Vikings: Valhalla. It’s the much anticipated sequel toVikings, the acclaimed History Channel series depicting the early explorations and conquests of the iconic Northmen. Rather than continuing with the same set of characters,Valhallapicks up 100 years later. RELATED:Vikings: Things The Show Changed From History Fans are naturally curious to see how different it is. Which historical figures will it bring to life? How much of their sagas will be shown?...

June 23, 2025 · 5 min · 967 words · Lance Spence

Where To Find Ancient Dragon Knight Kristoff in Elden Ring

As a knight of Leyndell and devout worshiper of the ancient dragons, Kristoff has long since outlived his allotted time, but he can still serveElden Ringplayers as a spirit. This mighty warrior wields a large shield and a deadly spear that commands thepower of lightning. Without a doubt, the 108 FP spent on summoning such an ally is worth it, but first, you must snatch his soul from the hands of the Ancient Hero of Zamor....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Roger Wu

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty – Best Divine Beasts, Ranked

Wo Long: Fallen Dynastyhas been released to the great excitement of fans, thanks to all the fun aspects which Team Ninja has added to the game. Shaking up the Souls-like formula in a number of ways, this new action RPG is filled with exciting features. One particular feature which has intrigued fans aboutWo Long: Fallen Dynastyis the divine beasts. A hugely useful part of combat, the player’s selected divine beast can be called into combat once enough damage has been done....

June 23, 2025 · 5 min · 1006 words · John Smith

World of Warcraft Players Figure Out How to Get Secret Otto Mount

For manyWorld of Warcraftplayers, the start of Mythic Season 1 was all they had in mind, but on the other side of the spectrum, a commendable part of its community dedicated to cracking the game’s many secrets finally discovered how to obtain Otto the ottuk mount. A staggering amount of man-hours spent in figuring out the mystery paid off, as players now have the means of obtaining one of the most exciting additions to theWorld of Warcraftstable of mounts....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Jennifer Clark

WoW SoD: How to Install & Use Addons

Quick Links World of Warcraft Classic’sSeason of Discovery is in full swing, allowing players to experience the classic vanillaWoWwith a twist. With the game being as big as it is (even as vanillaWoW), it can be hard to keep up with everything you’re supposed to do, all the things you can collect, or just how much damage you’re doing. Thankfully, there are several ways that you may remedy this so that you always know what to do next or what collectible you should go after....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Jennifer Humphrey