Mojang, the studio behind Minecraft, has teamed up with Google for the game’s 15th anniversary on May 17. The collaboration adds an Easter egg to the Google search engine, allowing users to start mining like they would in the game. To get the Easter egg to work, users must search …
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Jake Solomon is no stranger to creating complex games; his credits on XCOM, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, and numerous other strategy games over his 23-year career at Firaxis prove that much. And yet, Solomon’s next venture presents the veteran game designer with a challenge he’s never before encountered. “With this game, …
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While it might seem like a brand new Minecraft map is random, there’s a lot of math happening under the hood to ensure that mountains look like mountains, rivers look like rivers, and jungles don’t bump up against icy tundra. Because Minecraft seeds are predictable, you can do a lot …
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Sucker Punch Productions’ iconic platforming franchise, Sly Cooper, probably isn’t getting a brand-new game any time soon. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier responded to a rumor going around that the reason why an unannounced Ghost of Tsushima sequel has yet to be revealed was because the studio was working on a new …
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We’re less than halfway through 2024, and it’s already been a great year for Metroidvania fans and Steam Deck owners. If you want a few games on deck to play after Animal Well, Humble’s Metroidvania Mania bundle lets you grab as many as seven great metroidvanias for as little as …
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After years of asking, players can now protect their four-legged friends with armor in Minecraft thanks to the Armored Paws update. This is a new way to ensure your wolves are well-protected whenever you take them out on an adventure with you. But to make them, you’ll first need to …
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Mojang has revealed the name of its much-anticipated 1.21 update. Tricky Trials, as it’s named, will come with a host of new content, some of which the studio has shared alongside the name reveal. But players don’t have to wait until Tricky Trails to see some new content in the …
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Xbox Insiders can now try to survive the zombie apocalypse with a mouse and keyboard for State of Decay 2 on Xbox Cloud Gaming. The open-world survival title is one of 14 games getting the additional input support on the service. Spotted by Windows Central, other notable games also receiving …
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Another SteamWorld game is on the horizon, as Thunderful has announced SteamWorld Heist 2 is coming very soon. The sequel to the turn-based tactical game will release on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch on August 8. Like the first installment, SteamWorld Heist 2 stars …
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Somewhere, over the rainbow, actor Jack Black has all but confirmed that he’s portraying Steve in the upcoming Minecraft movie. He begins a recent social media post by singing about a double rainbow–a callback to this internet classic–before bringing viewers inside his trailer. On Instagram, Black shows the sign “Steve” …
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