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Discounty adds some bite to cozy life sims

There’s a pleasing rhythm to cozy life sims. The virtual days pass, filled with chores of tending crops or running a business, punctuated by strange…

mingooland · August 30, 2025 · 2 min read

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The biggest fighting game tournament is a little smaller this year — but still exciting

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of…

mingooland · August 1, 2025 · 2 min read

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Hades II just keeps getting better

Hades II just received its second major update as part of its early access development, which was a great excuse for me to jump back…

mingooland · February 23, 2025 · 4 min read

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Video game preservationists have lost a legal fight to study games remotely

Collage by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images When video game scholars want to study games that are no longer on…

mingooland · October 26, 2024 · 5 min read

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How AI can help you make a computer game without knowing anything about coding

Even kids can do it. Lassedesignen Just as calculators took over the tedious number-crunching in maths a few decades ago, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming…

mingooland · October 15, 2024 · 6 min read

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Shogun Showdown makes you feel like a genius by showing you the future

Image: Goblinz Publishing Shogun Showdown sometimes breaks my brain. The new deckbuilding roguelike is all about tactics, and a key part of the game is…

mingooland · September 16, 2024 · 4 min read

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