All part of ConcernedApe’s efforts to reunite the community Stardew Valleylaunched back in February of 2016, but at any given moment, you wouldn’t think so! The passion forStardewis just as strong as it was back when it was a little-knownHarvest Mooncontender, and developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has built up a huge community almost on his own. While he did have some help from Chucklefish in terms of publishing and port duties,Barone decided to move to a more self-sufficient model back in late 2018, opting to take care of most of the versions of the game himself....

AlthoughStreet Fighter,Tekken, andMortal Kombatare seen as the symbols of the fighting game genre, their styles are not guaranteed hits, with many preferring to venture toward other IPs for their daily dose of adrenaline. But diving into a new fighting game is not a trivial matter, after all, no one wants to fall in love with a title only to find either a bare-bones experience or no one else playing it. Here are the best fighting games to play right now that are not part of theStreet Fighter,Tekken, andMortal Kombatfranchises....

This is Ken’s win quote inSuper Street Fighter IV, which is a nod to Ken flowchart meme that circulated awhile back. You got to love Capcom! [ViaEventHubs— Thanks, AriesWarlock!] Some original videos from Vtoid were released, Nick checked outSuper Street Fighter IV,Persona 5was announced, big PSP games are on the way maybe and more happened on 03/24/10. Destructoid Originals:Vtoid: Cry me an engine, CryEngine 3Rev Rant: the freedom to be boringVtoid: Crysis, Crysis Warhead, and Left 4 Dead 2Vtoid: Carnage crashes the Game Developer’s ConferenceTop five healthcare systems in videogamesCommunity:Something about sex: Morrigan AenslandCommunity blogs of 03/24/10Forum of the day:VideoGames in Five Words...

The whole Amp system inWarframecan be a bit overwhelming and complicated. It’s a modular system where you can choose what parts to combine to make the perfect weapon for your Operator. The thing is, there’s going to be a meta, just like the rest of the game. Since components to craft these aren’t too easy to come by, here are five of the best Amps we came up with inWarframe. It’ll help save you time on messing around with less effective parts....

Analogue’s latest creation ships in April 2019 Better start saving up, retro game collectors. Analogue is coming out with new hardware. The Seattle-based company has been making recreation systems that sell at a premium but deliver an equally high-end experience. There’s the Analogue Nt mini (NES and Famicom),which we reviewed here, and the oh-so-tempting Super Nt (a tribute to my all-time bestie the Super Nintendo). If you have the money, they’re great....

Welcome to the uncanny valley Gaming technology has been on the cusp of complete photorealism for years, but things seem to have taken a turn recently with Unreal Engine 5. I feel like every day now I’m seeing something from a game engine that is indistinguishable from real life. At first it was justForza Horizon 5screenshots, which didn’t freak me out as much, but now that we’re seeing an increased number of rendered human faces that are so lifelike, it’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s not anymore....

Backwards and forwards Remember whenI talked up Sony’s Cross-Buy system recently? Of course you do! Well there’s more good news on that front, asTiny Brainsis hitting the PS3 today with Cross-Buy functionality. What that means is if you’ve purchased the PS4 edition you’ll get it for free on PS3, and likewise for the PS3 version. So if you buy it now and decide to upgrade your “Station” later, you can re-download it....

Yikes Ever since launch fans have pointed out problems withMr. Shiftyon Switch, most notably its variable framerate, and publisher tinyBuild has vowed to right that wrong. The only problem is it’s been several weeks, and there’s still no sign of the update. Company CEO Alex Nichiporchik, who has been rather upfront through this entire process, explains that the patch is so big that they can’t actually implement it yet, but they’re “still working on it....

Escapes the molten lakes of hell on March 4, Steam demo available now I’ve seen a lot of weird shit, but Poland-based OhNoo Studio’s macabre point-and-click adventureTormentumranks up there with some of the most horrifyingly surreal stuff I’ve had the pleasure of being exposed to on the PC. In just over a minute and a half of trailer footage, I’m pretty sure that I witnessed a corpse being rhythmically “penetrated” by some sort of medieval torture-porn machine made up of grimy swords; a gargantuan, sightless hell-worm rising from the abyss; and what looked like a light-beam puzzle that forms a glowing pentagram when solved....

Like some sort of early 2000s zombie that just won’t die theUnderworldfranchise is making a move to television with creator Len Wiseman bringing the show to the small screen. The director/writer/producer and his production company Sketch Films (couldn’t be a more appropriate name) is said to be targeting cable/premium channels with the show pitch. Thanks to the fact that brooding vampires fight werewolves is soooooo 2003 the show is said to depart a bit from the films, which had more comic book action feel....

Introducing Dota 2 benchwarMMR! Believe it or not, in all my time spent inDota 2, I’ve never played a single solo matchmaking game. I’ve played plenty of team games, but the anxiety that comes with playing alone with strangers gets to me while playingDota 2. Well, there’s a first time for everything! Now, theDota 2community, along with many others, gets a lot of flak for being “toxic,” and sometimes rightfully so....

It’s nice to know that, during these dark economic times, Activision is still rolling around in cash. To reiterate just how rich it is, the evil publisher hastoday revealedthat map packs forCall of Duty: World at Warhave reached four million downloads. Considering there are only two map packs so far, that’s pretty good going. As welearned yesterday, a third is due out next month. This is all before Activision dominates the industry yet again withModern Warfare 2later this year....

So you wanna be the master of Pokemon? As we all know, this year isPokemon’s20thanniversary. As part of the celebrations, this year’s National Championships in the UK, Germany and Italy will all be streamed via Twitch for the first time. Three different, English-language streams will be run for different events at the championships: These streams will cover all three of the European national events. The first will be the UK tournaments, held inLiverpool on May 14-15, then the week after will see the German tournaments inKassel on May 21-22....