My Ars colleagues were kicking back at the Orbital HQ water cooler the other day, and—as gracefully aging gamers are wont to do—they began to reminisce about classic Sierra On-Line adventure games. I was a huge fan of these games in my youth, so I settled in for some hot buttered nostalgia. Would we remember the limited-palette joys of early King's Quest, Space Quest, or Quest for Glory titles? Would we branch out beyond games with "Quest" in their titles, seeking rarer fare like Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist? What about the gothic stylings of The Colonel's Bequest or the voodoo-curious Gabriel Knight? Nope. The talk was of acorns. [Bleeping] acorns, in fact! Read full article Comments View the full article
As of right now, all seems well in Minecraft world. Minecraft Live was a blast, the most recent Snapshots have introduced improvements to both long-range combat and to leashes, and the Minecraft movie is an enormous success. But like any and every videogame, Mojang's blocky builder has experienced its share of technical troubles. Veterans might recall the dancing Enderdragon. In fact, Minecraft's most iconic enemy, the Creeper, is the result of a glitch that twisted and elongated the original character model for pigs. Now, Jens Bergensten, Mojang's chief creative officer, explains the history of one of the best Minecraft bugs. Who here remembers squid milk? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: How to find Minecraft diamonds in 1.21 Is Minecraft on Steam? Best Minecraft castle ideas View the full article
If proven true, a new leak could indicate that the hit hero anime One Punch Man could be coming in a future Fortnite crossover. Over the years, Fortnite has hosted numerous crossovers with popular franchises, including an increasing amount of anime. View the full article
Bungie’s been catching heat over plagiarism claims tied to its upcoming game Marathon, but that didn’t stop the studio from rolling out its planned PlayMA stream where it brought the issue up head on. It’s not the first time Bungie has had to address accusations like this after dealing with a similar lawsuit back in 2024 over Destiny 2. View the full article
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Persona 5 has managed to cement itself as one of gaming's best turn-based games of all time, in large part thanks to its incredible style, gameplay loop, and careful balancing of social-sim elements and fluidly fast-paced combat. It is no wonder, then, that players have been eager to get their hands on the next best thing as they tirelessly wait for Persona 6 to finally be announced. Naturally, that means there's a lot of money to be made from the game's burgeoning fan base, so it is no surprise that Atlus commissioned a gacha mobile game spin-off. View the full article
Kingdom Hearts is a series that continues to baffle anyone who hasn't touched a single entry in the series, and even those who've played all of them. It is a series so steeped in its rich lore and worldbuilding that it often feels impenetrable to an outsider. It manages to connect a plethora of Disney franchises with Final Fantasy and a smattering of original JRPG-esque characters in a way pretty much no one saw coming, and I absolutely love it for that. Of course, like many others, I've always struggled to get into it. View the full article
Palia has recently seen a major player count surge, with the game more than doubling its average Steam concurrent users. While Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim, has been out for over a year, the release of the Elderwood Expansion likely spurred many lapsed players back to the game on PC and its other platforms. View the full article
A new set of leaks about Blade’s buffs in Honkai: Star Rail 3.4 has emerged, indicating how he will work after developer HoYoverse updates his gameplay kit, and I’m particularly excited about the reported changes. HoYoverse had already announced that it would be revisiting older characters and updating them as a means to enhance their gameplay kits and, by buffing them, bring them up-to-date. The first batch of buffs to old characters in Honkai: Star Rail will take place in Version 3.4. The first characters to receive these buffs, as confirmed by HoYoverse, are Blade, Silver Wolf, Kafka, and Jingliu. View the full article
Grand Theft Auto 6, as practically everyone in the world now knows, has moved from a 2025 launch window to a May 26, 2026 release date. On the upside, that means there’s plenty of time for fans to overanalyze every frame of the two current trailers and speculate on what GTA 6 has in store next year. While no features have been confirmed explicitly by Rockstar Games, the development company behind the long-running series, some long-lost features could – and should – make a comeback. View the full article
Developer 1047 Games has revealed the content roadmap for Splitgate 2, giving fans an idea of what to expect from the game. While Splitgate 2 does not fully launch until this summer, this roadmap shows what is coming at the start of the open beta and beyond. View the full article
If you've been exploring the optional side content in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and have started to increase your relationship levels with each character, you'll be no stranger to tragedy by the time you reach Act 3. Of the many tragic events in Clair Obscur, one particular scene has made me incredibly sad during each of my three playthroughs to date, and no, it's not that one. As part of Monoco's relationship questline, there's an opportunity to bring a beloved character back to life in the Sacred River. View the full article
Where would fantasy worlds be without wizards? There would be a lot less explosions and ancient curses, that's for sure. But, health and safety issues aside, fantasy extraction shooter Legacy: Steel and Sorcery has added these pointy-hatted magic users to its playable classes. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Born from "mistakes" on WoW, Legacy Steel and Sorcery shakes up the MMO format Legacy Steel and Sorcery, an extraction game from ex WoW devs, gets launch date Legacy Steel and Sorcery is World of Warcraft if it was an extraction game View the full article
Whatever happened to People Can Fly, developer of the gloriously over-the-top Bulletstorm? They're working on Lost Rift, an all new game which traps you on an island and pits you against all manner of hostile fauna, other players, and even the elements themselves. And, right now, you can play it absolutely free. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel. General Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games. Fixed SteamOS compatible devices showing SteamDeck Verified installation warnings instead of the SteamOS Compatible version. Desktop Mode Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when switching to/from Big Picture Mode. Fixed rare steamwebhelper ****** when switching to/from Big Picture Mode. View the full article
The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games or switching to/from Big Picture Mode. Fixed rare steamwebhelper ****** when switching to/from Big Picture Mode. View the full article
For a relatively simple farming game, Stardew Valleyhas a lot of strange items for players to collect. While the base game had enough weirdness, update 1.6 in early 2024 added a whole new range of strange items that could be bought, found, unlocked, or made. Among these is an item that I only recently discovered in a post-1.6 save: the Spouse Portrait. This special item is only purchasable on certain days if players have maximum hearts with their spouse (or roommate). View the full article
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