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Eric Barone's been playing lots of chess and reckons Elon Musk's 'tech tree' idea isn't awful: 'What if someone did a Balatro treatment… a chess roguelike?'
News "I'm not like a huge chess guy, it's just always been something that I've wanted to be decent at."
Eric Barone has regrets about not fleshing out Stardew Valley's characters more, but likes that it's so open ended since it makes things 'more personal' for each player
News There could've been more to Stardew's unsolved mysteries.
'A lot of people hate it, but I think it's fun': Eric Barone backs Stardew Valley's fishing minigame, but does admit that 'it starts too hard'
News They call me the Jeremy Wade of Stardew Valley.
'I kind of failed in that particular aspect': Eric Barone doesn't understand all the Pierre hate and wishes that he'd been 'a little bit more nuanced' when it came to creating JojaMart
News Pierre isn't all that bad, but JojaMart is.
Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone hasn't 'really' played a lot of other farming and life sims, but he appreciates the impact the game has had on the genre—'it seems to have inspired a lot more people to consider this kind of game'
News The routine of farm life won't be stopping any time soon.
The best free PC games
Freebies Forever Our frequently updated selection of the best free games right now.
Eric Barone says Stardew Valley was about 'the fundamentals of human sustenance,' while Haunted Chocolatier is about 'what's next': 'There's another realm of the human experience'
News What if making chocolate wasn't a traditional crafting system, but more "intuitive?"
After getting Stardew Valley to 'a good place' with update 1.6, Eric Barone is now fully focused on his next game: 'I'm committed to not working on Stardew Valley until I'm done with Haunted Chocolatier'
news Eric Barone's got a plan for getting Haunted Chocolatier across the finish line—or at least an idea.
Borderlands 3 Shift codes: Every active Shift code and how to redeem them
Prepare An updated list of the latest Borderlands 3 shift codes for Golden Keys, and how to unlock special loot.
I hope Dune: Awakening's base-building get weirder and wilder than what we saw in the beta, because it's going up against decades of killer Dune artwork
Desert power Dune: Awakening's building interface is a bit clunky, too.
By choosing not to replace Oblivion Remastered's soundtrack, Bethesda made the allegations against composer Jeremy Soule everyone else's problem
News Oblivion's soundtrack is a core part of its identity, but it's also tainted by association.
I don't know why early 2000s internet is suddenly back, but both Ask a Ninja and Homestar Runner have just uploaded new videos
News What's going on?
The best laptop games
Updated Great laptop games can run on low-spec PCs, fit cozily onto smaller screens, and are perfectly playable with a trackpad.
The best co-op games to drag your pals into
Updated! The best co-op games around whether you want a co-op campaign or a hang space for your group chat.
Game director Soulframe Liang has used his online nickname for so long he even trademarked it in China, and when Digital Extremes and Tencent came knocking for the Warframe sequel? 'I'm not selling'
News The game developer behind Phantom Blade Zero owns his unusual name—literally.
Where to find the military base in GTA 5
Finding Fort Zancudo is easy. Getting past the military base's defenses is another story.
Marvel Rivals technical designer says a future patch will reduce the shooter's insatiable hunger for RAM: 'It's a very big problem'
NEWS A new option should help players with less than 32GB of RAM.
Chinese action game Phantom Blade Zero didn't click for me until I realized its deep commitment to wuxia film authenticity meant I had to relearn how swords work
Parried Pulling from Chinese martial arts gives Phantom Blade Zero a distinctly different style than most action games.
Today's RPG fans are 'very sensitive to feeling like they wasted time' when they die, says Metaphor: ReFantazio battle planner—but Atlus still made combat hard anyway
News Tough battles are key to Atlus RPGs, but Metaphor offers multiple ways to avoid frustration after dying.
How to use the PS5 controller on PC
PSPad Playing PC games with Sony's DualSense controller is a cinch. Here's how to do it.
How to connect a PS4 DualShock 4 controller to PC wirelessly
Guide A step-by-step guide to using the DualShock 4 on PC via Bluetooth.
How to use a PS3 controller on PC
Guide A step-by-step guide to using the DualShock 3 in Windows, wired or Bluetooth.
How to use a Nintendo Switch Pro controller on PC
Switch pad The easiest way to connect Nintendo's Switch Pro controller to your PC, wired or via Bluetooth.
