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Perfect for my MacBook Air Stardew Valleyis one of those games I’m bound to keep buying as it shows up on more platforms. I can’t help it! The pleasant farming life simulator has this soothing quality that’s just so appealing. Up next, we’re getting Mac and Linux versions of the game on Friday, July 29. Folks who ownStardew Valleyon PC won’t need to pay again for these new ports, and save data will transfer, though designer Eric Baronesayshe’s “not sure yet if Steam Cloud will handle it all for you or if some manual copy + pasting will be involved....

How well do you know Sonic the Hedgehog songs? You knowWordle. You might also knowHeardleand some of theother spin-offsdepending on your social circles. But are you down forSonic Heardle? Yes, a fan totally did it — they Sonic the Hedgehog-ified the internet’s recent guessing-game trend. In this take on the music trivia game Heardle (as spotted byThe Gamer), you have six guesses to figure out the day’s chosen song from the wide-rangingSonicseries....

And was rebuffed Sony Computer Entertainment America apparently wants ownership over the term “Let’s Play.” This past October, the company applied for a trademark on the phrase, which it defines as “electronic transmission and streaming of video games via global and local computer networks; streaming of audio, visual, and audiovisual material via global and local computer networks.” Given “Let’s Play” is a common term that has long been employed by YouTubers, streamers and other video producers — one Sony neither coined nor popularized — this attempt to lay claim over the phrase seems like a bizarre overreach and isn’t a particularly good look for the company....

To address an ever-growing concern over online game addiction amongst children, the government of South Korea has put in place a ban on youths playing them past the witching hour. Underaged users who play in the wee hours will have their connection to the server severed for a six-hour period and gamers can choose whether it starts at midnight, 1 am or 2 am. In addition, extended play online will result in a throttling of the user’s connection speed....

The studio has learned a lot from crafting their first game I recently had the opportunity to speak to Spearhead Games co-founders Simon Darveau and Malik Boukhira on what it means to leave AAA development and create your own studio. Within one year Spearhead went from non-existent to shipping their first game,Tiny Brains, on the PC, PS3, and PS4, which is quite an accomplishment. But they also learned a lot from the indie development process, and that it wasn’t just “shipping a game....

Man, this game! I had played RPGs before it, butChrono Triggerwas probably the first time that I sat down and became immersed in something for days on end. Having borrowed it from a friend I didn’t run into the “rental” problem I had with some other RPGs, and I could spend as much time as I wanted taking it in. I enjoyed multiple endings, and swapping the cart back and forth with people led to some awesome new discoveries....

Check out everything Destructoid did today And yet Issac is more chatty than ever. Seriously, he won’t shut up. Or stop taking his mask off. There are space monsters everywhere. If that were me, my lid would be staying sealed at all times.Dead Space 3is out and Jim reviewed it, giving it a lowly 8/10. More likeDud Space 3, am I right? Actually an 8 is a phenomenal score. How are the rest of you enjoyingDun Sparce 3?...

Movement-tracking FPS peripheral Before you even ask, no, the MAG II Gun Controller for PC and PlayStation 3 isn’t a light gun — though it certainly looks the part. Coming to North American stores on November 13, this peripheral uses motion sensing and gyroscopic induction movement tracking. According to the press release, it is “instantly compatible” with all first-person shooters on the aforementioned platforms. Now, you might be thinking that this could be neat in certain situations....

That Vita is so adorable! I’ve always found limited edition consoles to be a bit of a mixed bag. Some of them can lookpretty great, while others arenothing short of abominations. On the Japanese PlayStation Blog, Sony announced that it will be releasing two limited edition consoles based on the upcomingMusou-like gameFate/Extella: The Umbral Star.Thankfully, both of these consoles fall under the former category. The first of these two devices is a PS Vita that features chibi representations of both Artoria Pendragon and Nero Claudius, two Saber-class servants from theFatefranchise....

Digital submersion is my one true fear The ocean has never been particularly terrifying to me. Contemplating on a beach and staring at the blue sprawl fills me with a sense of calm, not horror. Snorkeling in a Hawaiian crater was one of the awe-inspiring moments of my life, despite the swath of creatures intermittently brushing like oiled fingers against my submerged skin. Digital oceans are different. Though I know I’m in no physical danger, going deep beneath the waves in a game fills my stomach with anxiously slithering eels....

Art out your desktop Every now and again we like to dump a collection of gaming related wallpapers for you. Why? Well, why not? It’s the weekend, and now is a good as time as any to change up your aging desktop wallpaper. The collection in the gallery this time includes images fromSoulcalibur, The Last of Us, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, and more. Not feeling any of these? Check outthe last collectionwe brought, along with themassive collection locatedwe have going on....

This is typically where you’d find the assigned community Musing topic for this month, but don’t panic — even though the topic and time period have changed, you’ve still got a chance to discuss videogames, and you’ve still got a chance to get your work published on the Dtoid front page. This week, you just happen to also have a chance at winning a bunch of E3 swag. The theme this week is simple: talk about E3....

WHAT? The last time Igrafted the historyof the video game industry to pop culture, it went over much better than I expected; nobody executed me in the streets during E3 and I also wasn’t fired! So for my follow-up, I decided to go with consoles that have finished their lifecycle, filtered through the lens of professional wrestling. Based on my Twitter feed during WrestleMania, the games industryloves these sinewy fight boys and girls, so this should be a hell of a lot more accessible than some comic only a handful of you are reading....