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Let me tell you about the boars and the bees It’s no secret that I loveDorfromantik. It opened my eyes to the world of tile-based puzzlerstrategygames, and I’ve looked out for similar ones ever since. Thankfully for me, there’s been a fair few riffs on Dorformantik’s formula recently - a focus on nature, a soothing soundtrack, and some good oldpuzzling.Growthis one of these, and I’m hooked on the demo that’s playable as part ofSteam Next Fest....

“Won’t you release it a little sooner?” Final Fantasy 6is so popular within Square Enix that staff keep asking FF brand manager Yoshinori Kitase for a remake. Although the game has been re-released as part of thePixel Remasterbundle, fans within the company have been asking for a full blown remake. Kitase revealed the information in a special roundtable discussion to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the series alongside Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the FF series, and Kazuko Shibuya, an artist who worked on FF1-6....

Octopath Traveller and Triangle Strategy fans, take note Science-fantasy RPG Star Ocean: The Second Story is back with a remake that gives the ‘90s PlayStation game a gorgeous lick of 2.5D paint and its first-ever outing on PC. Star Ocean: The Second Story Rremasters the second entry in the long-running franchise - which recently ventured onto PC inlast year’s sixth chapter The Divine Force- with a mixture of 3D environments filled with 2D character sprites....

It’ll be free, and it’s out in August. Vampire Survivors devs poncle confirmed that the upcoming multiplayer mode would be released as yet anotherfree update. Which, honestly, given that the game itself only costs about as much as a sandwich (or, at least, did before everything in the UK jumped a decimal place in price), is a hell of a good deal on top of a hell of a good deal....

Excel-lent? Because nothing is just a joke anymore,EVE Online- CCP’s sprawling starship MMO jokingly nicknamed ‘Spreadsheets in Space’ due to its intense level of complex management - now has an official Microsoft Excel add-in that lets you directly export data to the spreadsheet app. The Excel integration will let players make custom reports and graphs to help track their in-game activity and plan their next raid (that might or might not involve cutting someone’s power)....

Get a $100/£150 discount on AMD’s flagship graphics card. Good news, everyone! AMD’s fastest graphics card is now available for less money, in what deals scientists are calling a “sale” or “limited time promotion”. According to the latest research, this phenomena can be observed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, specifically the UK and the US, with discounts applied on both sides. This makes it a better time to buy this particular item than times when it is more expensive, generally speaking....

A bloody good time Ahead of the game’s release in August,Baldur’s Gate 3has received a prequel murder mystery game that lets you vote on how things unfold. Playable forfreein your browser, it’s titledBlood in Baldur’s Gate, and is set 15 years before the events ofBaldur’s Gate 3. Developer Larian Studios revealed the project yesterday. In it, you play as a detective tasked with solving a murder, and by you, I quite literally mean all of you, as this one will take a bit of collaboration....

Inspired by the success of its most recent patch Dota 2is moving away from releasing new content via a pattle pass in favour of more varied and regular updates. Valve explained the change onthe Dota 2 blog, saying that the heavy focus on the Compendium - the Battle Pass released alongside Dota 2’s yearly esports event, The International - was leaving “the rest of the year feeling barren by comparison.”...

Vampire weekend El Paso, Elsewhere, theMax Payneinspired shooter where you fight werewolves and vampires in a reality-shifting motel, has a demo now, and it’s looking pretty promising so far. It’s the next title on the docket for developer Strange Scaffold, a team whose projects just constantly have strong hooks (how good isAn Airport For Aliens Currently Run By Dogsas a title though). El Paso, Elsewhere is no different, and you can even try it out now as part of this season’sSteam Next Festin anew demo....

Keep ‘em coming Another day, another batch ofGame Passadditions, with this selection being spread out across the end of June and beginning of July. TheXbox Wire blogshared this half of the month’s Game Pass additions earlier today, and there seems to be a little something for everyone. First up isNeed for Speed Unboundvia EA Play, the most recent and incredibly stylish entry in the racing game series, which you’ll be able to play on PC from June 22 - you’ll be able to stream it through the cloud too....

A four week slip

Out of tune The upcoming expansion pack forSonic Origins(aptly namedSonic Origins Plus) appears to be out in the wild early ahead of its launch on June 23rd, but fans don’t seem to be particularly happy with the game’s sound quality. The Plus expansion will bring remastered visuals, bonus characters, new modes and challenges to the original Sonic Origins compilation, but it’s the audio quality of the 12 new Sonic Game Gear additions that fans seem to have taken issue with....

Cases, docks, and many more top-quality extras for your Steam Deck Steam Deck Academybrings together all our guides and explainers on getting the most out of your Steam Deck, no student loans or sweaty dormitories required. You’ve got theSteam Deck– now it’s time for some Steam Deck accessories. ThebestSteam Deck accessories, no less. This guide doesn’t covermicroSD cards, partly because they’re too essential to be mere accessories, but otherwise there’s everything you need here to fully trick out your handheld: port-packeddocking stations,carrying caseupgrades, scratch-resistant screen protectors and grippy thumbstick covers....