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fromVG247
1 day ago

The Sims 4's much maligned paid mods have made it to consoles, but Kits are coming back to PC

The Sims 4 introduces a Marketplace for paid mods on consoles, using a new currency called Moola, which has faced criticism from players.
fromVG247
1 month ago
Video games

The Sims 4 developer hasn't forgotten about its quality of life commitment, and is back with an update on what to expect in 2026

Games
fromVG247
1 day ago

The Sims 4's much maligned paid mods have made it to consoles, but Kits are coming back to PC

The Sims 4 introduces a Marketplace for paid mods on consoles, using a new currency called Moola, which has faced criticism from players.
fromVG247
1 month ago
Video games

The Sims 4 developer hasn't forgotten about its quality of life commitment, and is back with an update on what to expect in 2026

Video games
fromKotaku
1 day ago

Fortune's Run Is Due A New Update Now Its Dev Is Out Of Prison

Dizzie, the developer of Fortune's Run, has been released from prison and is resuming work on the game after a year-long pause.
Everyday cooking
fromKotaku
3 days ago

Creature Kitchen Is More Than A Creepy Subversion Of Cozy Games

Creature Kitchen combines cozy cooking with horror elements, requiring players to meet the unique dietary needs of various critters.
#tomodachi-life
Games
fromKotaku
7 hours ago

Tomodachi Life: A Guide To Living The Dream And Having Fun

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is a reality TV-like game focused on observing Miis rather than controlling their actions.
Games
fromKotaku
7 hours ago

Tomodachi Life: A Guide To Living The Dream And Having Fun

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is a reality TV-like game focused on observing Miis rather than controlling their actions.
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

Look Outside's April 1 update that let you kiss enemies is now a permanent 'smooch mode'

"If you started a game on April 1st and kissed the wounded neighbor, that save file is now permanently in smooch mode!" Coulombe posted on social media.
NYC LGBT
#crimson-desert
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Hardcore Survival Sim With Deadly Twist Is A Smash Hit On Steam

Road to Vostok is a post-apocalyptic single-player survival game that has secured the entire production budget for years to come within just 24 hours of its launch.
Games
Games
fromKotaku
1 week ago

New Half-Life Mod Lets You Save 45+ NPCS & Lead Them To Safety

Half-Life: Lemmings mod allows players to rescue scientists and guards during the Black Mesa incident.
Games
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

A Palworld horror-themed dating sim spinoff is on the way

Palworld: More Than Just Pals is a dating sim with horror elements where players can romance and eat creatures from the original game.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Sex kink is way more common than you think. This dating app's free tool lets anybody explore those taboos

Nearly half of non-Feeld users (42%) said they practice kink, compared to 68% of the app's user base. In some areas, everyday folks were even kinkier than Feeld members: Among those who practice kink, 44% of external respondents said they engage in role play, just above the 41% of Feeld users that said the same.
LGBT
Games
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

BOXROOM lets you build a cozy game room for your Steam library

Customize a virtual space to showcase your game library with personalized furniture and game displays.
Pets
fromVG247
1 month ago

The Sims 4 patch makes it so your public lot gatherings won't be interrupted by rogue Sims

The Sims 4 receives a major patch on March 17 addressing conversation interruptions, Prom functionality, and pet management issues to improve player experience.
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

The Sims Creator's Audacious Quest to Turn His (and Your) Mind Into a Video Game

"It was like quicksand," he said. His father came around the corner in time to see his arms poking up above the rim, a cartoon character in need of rescue. "I could easily have died."
Games
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Resident Evil Requiem Modders Won't Let Leon Ride In His Porsche

Resident Evil Requiem's product-placed Porsche has become a target for modders who replace it with absurd vehicles like the Patty Wagon and wheelchairs.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

All-Time Classic Dark Messiah Of Might & Magic Is Being Saved

Ubisoft is supporting modders in porting Dark Messiah of Might & Magic to the latest Source engine, with assistance from Valve and direct code access provided to the development team.
#diablo-4
Django
fromVG247
1 month ago

Our first look at Diablo 4's Warlock and the game's next season arrive in today's livestream - watch it here

Blizzard hosts a Developer Update livestream today revealing the Warlock class for Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion, launching April 28, alongside Season 12 details and new gameplay systems.
Video games
fromVG247
1 month ago

Diablo 4's Warlock looks like an unhinged Necromancer with Sorcerer energy in first look at gameplay

The Warlock is a hybrid pet and caster class in Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion that summons demons and uses shadow arts with two resource types: Wrath and Dominance.
Django
fromVG247
1 month ago

Our first look at Diablo 4's Warlock and the game's next season arrive in today's livestream - watch it here

Blizzard hosts a Developer Update livestream today revealing the Warlock class for Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion, launching April 28, alongside Season 12 details and new gameplay systems.
Video games
fromVG247
1 month ago

Diablo 4's Warlock looks like an unhinged Necromancer with Sorcerer energy in first look at gameplay

The Warlock is a hybrid pet and caster class in Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion that summons demons and uses shadow arts with two resource types: Wrath and Dominance.
Games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Medieval Sim 1348 Ex Voto Hit With Absurd Anti-Woke Conspiracy

1348 Ex Voto received low critical scores and faced online backlash over lesbian romance content, with conspiracy theories falsely claiming government funding was used to promote LGBTQ+ representation.
Artificial intelligence
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Animal Crossing-Like Cozy Sim Bullied Into Revealing Gen AI Use

Heartopia used AI-generated content in puzzle artwork and in-game chat and added an AI disclosure after players raised concerns about undisclosed usage.
Information security
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Steam Hit People Playground Gets Hit With A Save Wiping Virus

People Playground's Steam Workshop was infected by a malicious mod that spread to other mods, wiping in-game saves and prompting immediate updates and mod deletion.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Sims 4 Fans Revolt Against EA's Wild Paid Mod Marketplace Taxes

EA introduces an in-game marketplace for Sims 4 with proprietary currency called Moola, enabling monetization of custom content while frustrating players who view it as exploitative pricing.
Video games
fromVG247
1 month ago

The Sims 4 is getting paid mods, and a new in-game currency to pay for them

The Sims 4 launches a paid mods system through The Sims Maker Program and Marketplace, allowing community creators to monetize content while players purchase add-ons using a new virtual currency called Moola.
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Some Sims 4 Players Keep Making And Sharing Jeffrey Epstein

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.
Video games
Games
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

EA continues to 'evolve' The Sims 4 with new virtual currency and a 'maker' program

The Sims 4 is launching an in-game marketplace in March where creators can sell items for Moola currency, earning 30% of sales through a new Maker Program.
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Resident Evil Requiem Modders Have Removed The Spiders

Mods to remove spiders from games are pretty common because it turns out spiders themselves show up in a lot of games, and for some players, their presence can be a dealbreaker. Whether they're low-level enemies in an RPG dungeon or giant bosses, if your phobia is bad enough, it can keep you from playing a game entirely.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Sims 4 Bug Is Turning Family Photos Black And Players Are Upset

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.
Video games
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

New Witcher 3 Online Mod Lets You Hang Together With Friends

Witcher Online adds free online multiplayer for up to five players to The Witcher 3, enabling shared exploration, character sync, and social hangouts.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Diablo Meets Stardew Valley In This Neat Life Sim Action-RPG

Emberville blends farming-sim town rebuilding with action-RPG dungeon crawling, featuring notable voice talent, dynamic combat, bosses, and an inheritable skill tree.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Witcher 3 Gets A Ciri Fan Mod To Bridge The Gap With Witcher 4

A fan-made Witcher 3 mod, Dawn over Kovir, offers a new Ciri-focused quest set in Kovir and Poviss, playable for about 45–90 minutes with English subtitles.
Video games
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Here's what Cities: Skylines 2's new developer is updating first

Iceflake will prioritize visual and UI improvements, including streamlined onboarding, clearer icons and toolbars, an Encyclopedia, and integrated recolor options for Cities: Skylines 2.
Video games
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Outside Parties is the creepiest Playdate game yet, and I'm kind of obsessed

Outside Parties is a Playdate horror scavenger-hunt that builds intense atmosphere using a massive gigapixel panoramic image and eerie audio-driven narrative.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Avowed Finally Gets New Game+ And A Photo Mode Alongside PS5 Launch Today

Avowed launched on PS5 with a major Anniversary Update adding New Game+, new races, Magic Mirror customization, a Quarterstaff, and photo mode.
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Fallout New Vegas Guide: The Best Way To Play In 2026

There is a simple answer to the best way to play Fallout: New Vegas, but the answer itself isn't what I would call simple or easy. The best way to play this classic RPG is on PC and with a ton of mods. Thankfully, there's a very handy guide out there that I used recently to turn New Vegas's somewhat messy PC port into a fine-tuned experience: The Viva New Vegas comprehensive mod guide.
Video games
#animal-crossing
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Stardew Valley's 1.7 Update Is Taking A Long Time For A Reason

Stardew Valley 1.7 adds two marriage candidates, child improvements, a farm map editor with sharing potential, excludes generative AI, and renews sequel interest.
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Fallout 3 And New Vegas Remasters Won't Get This Ambitious Mod

The existence of upcoming new versions of Bethesda's and Fallout: New Vegas might be the worst-kept secret in gaming right now, much like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was prior to its release last year . If this is the first you're hearing of this, of why everyone is so convinced that the remasters are on the way. The community is understandably excited, with said excitement at least partially fueled by the success of Fallout season 2 on Prime.
Video games
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

New Steam Life Sim RPG Begs Fans Not To Post Fake AI Reviews

Starsand Island's Early Access launch faced suspicious AI-like positive Steam reviews, missing Kickstarter codes, platform issues, and a controversial EULA clause.
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Reanimal wants to devour you

The woods in Reanimal are full of surprises. You will encounter human cadavers that slither like snakes, gigantic talking pigs, and, at one point, a forlorn, supersized whale who seems resigned to an agonizingly slow death. These variously monstrous beings inhabit a realm that, though it looks like our own, seems to defy spatial logic: the forest leads to an oceanic expanse, which segues into a decrepit, towering city. It's like Aesop's Fables meets the nightmare visions of both Lars von Trier and J.G. Ballard.
Video games
Video games
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Roblox calls its take on AI world models 'real-time dreaming'

Roblox plans to use AI world models and prompts for "real-time dreaming" to generate and modify interactive 3D experiences in real time.
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

Divinity Announcement Has Driven Way More People To Larian's Previous Games

Divinity announcement at The Game Awards 2025 significantly boosted sales of Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Bonkers Driving Sim Mad Bus Lets You Unleash Hell On Traffic

Mad Bus Simulator weaponizes and upgrades a city bus to enforce on-time service by destroying traffic, disciplining riders, and earning resources through damage.
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