One of the greatest sins in video game design is when the developers put a cute animal into the game, but do not let you pet it. Crimson Desert yes-ands this desire by letting you pick up any kitten, cuddle them in your arms, and pet them as long as you like.
Github user FlyingMeta has released a (mostly) stable and working PC port of Animal Crossing on the GameCube that will let anyone with an original copy of the game or the OG Animal Crossing ROM play the full game at a higher resolution, with mod support and the ability to use either a keyboard or a controller.
Mobile game developers have largely been locked into app store distribution as the primary way to reach players. RCS games live in the messaging inbox, the stickiest surface on mobile, where people are already spending huge amounts of time talking to friends and family. We're building on an interaction pattern people already use every day.
During my week-long binge, I played games that paused their own tutorials to run ads. I saw endless fake X icons and banners that hid the close button under the iPhone's Dynamic Island. Now, I'm not against ads, but I hate it when they feel like a penalty. I'm a gamer, and from what I've seen, PC and console games integrate ads much better. If mobile devs followed suit, mobile games might finally climb out of the mess they're in.
Its overarching mystery of a seemingly post-apocalyptic Kanto region in which humanity has disappeared is the sort of gripping, dark, almost visual novel-esque premise Pokémon fans haven't gotten before. It makes me willing to build a house in hopes that I'll find extra lore drops everywhere, even in the art that's hanging on the walls.
A new user uploaded the family "NPC Children Townies" to the game's free user gallery. This is a place where players can share user-created builds and characters with other players for free. While the "NPC Children Townies" title doesn't directly name Epstein, it uses a model heavily inspired by the real person, and which appears to be based on (or directly ripped from) other Epstein characters available on the gallery.
Over the past several months, quite a few players have noticed an eerie bug that turns all of their family photos black. While the bug has apparently been around for a whopping five years, it seems like it's become rampant over the past several months. Photos serve as arguably the game's most sentimental feature, and they've become a handy way to keep track of memories from past generations, so players are understandably really, really upset.
If you're a fan of SimCity, then you'll appreciate IsoCity, an open source simulation game. The premise is the same. Start with land, build infrastructure, and try to maintain a thriving city. From the GitHub: IsoCity is a open-source isometric city-building simulation game built with Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. It leverages the HTML5 Canvas API for high-performance rendering of isometric graphics, featuring complex systems for economic simulation, trains, planes, seaplanes, helicopters, cars, pedestrians, and more.