Hirai happy with the portable’s performance Sony CEO Kaz Hirai has stated thatPS Vitasales worldwide are pretty much reaching expectations, though they’re falling behind in a few specific regions. “Worldwide, the Vita is pretty much along where we would expect it to be, maybe trending behind in certain territories,” he toldReuters, just like I said he did. Hirai declined to note where these specific territories are, so I’m going to suggest that it’s the Ukraine, for no other reason than I don’t get to write “Ukraine” very much....

Stardew Valleyis supposed to be about farming but often ends up being about anything else. Killing monsters, romancing townsfolk, and, yes, standing by a pond for days upon end catching fish. The go-at-your-own-pace is part of its charms — you can approachStardew Valleyhowever you’d like. However, the game does lock certain milestones behind dabbling in a little bit of everything, so even for those with the greenest of thumbs or the bloodiest of swords, there will be a time when tools must be put down and fishing rods picked up in their place....

The Mystery of the Unicorns challenge inHitman World of Assassinationis fairly simple to complete, provided you have good map knowledge. Without it, you’ll struggle, which will make any Silent Assassin attempt even more difficult. Developer IO Interactive added the Mystery of the Unicorns challenge toHitman World of Assassinationas part of the game’sSummer 2024 update. It gives you a new reason to revisit Dartmoor, though not as you might first think. Instead, this challenge is firmly locked to The Dartmoor Garden Show mission....

The First Descendantis quite a powerful beast for a lot of PCs to run. It’s one of a small handful of new Unreal Engine 5 titles makingproper use of the new software, so it makes sense that it’d require some power. However, what’s a little less intended is the CPU getting overworked. Here’s how to fixThe First Descendanthigh CPU usage issue. How to lower CPU usage in The First Descendant There are a few things people have had varied levels of success with regarding lowering CPU usage, mostly by shifting the weight from the CPU to the GPU....

The Tempest Rod is one of the seven new rods added toFischas part of the Atlantis Update, and you’re able to add it to your collection by solving the Sunken Trials puzzle. Most of the rods available in the Atlantis Update will require you to solve some kind of puzzle. Sunken Trials is one of the first regions you can access at Atlantis and does involve a puzzle. Solving it will allow you to access the latter regions of Atlantis and buy the Tempest Rod....

Stardew Valleyupdate 1.6 is here, bringing with it a ton of new content but also requiring an update from your favorite mods to be compatible. Unfortunately, there’s no built-in mod loading forStardew Valley, meaning you have to download and update mods the old-fashioned way. Here is how to updateStardew Valleymods easily so you do not disrupt your game in any way. Easiest way to updateStardew ValleyMods The absolute easiest way to update mods inStardew Valleyis by using SMAPI, aStardew Valleymod loader....

It hits Steam Early Access on May 19 It has been two years since I lastheard aboutSpace Pirates and Zombies 2, but the space-exploration game is nearly ready for Early Access, and I still think its concept of a post-apocalypticgalaxywith hundreds of AI captains out there doing their thing is cool. Well, the promise of it, anyway: “As resource scarcity becomes critical, ships come into conflict just to survive. Factions may form for protection or split due to starvation....

But I also have my doubts “Not another MOBA!” many of you are probably saying, but let me be the first to tell you thatGiganticis not anotherLeague of Legendsclone.I loved it when I played it at PAX East 2015, and I love it now that I’ve been playing it in beta. You might love it, too. Giganticcombines the best parts ofSmiteandTeam Fortress 2with a coat of paint that would feel at home in any of Disney’s animated films....

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! One of the many facets of art direction I’ve come to greatly appreciate in this generation of gaming is that of the vista. I simply love a good vista, the moments where a break in the action gives players the opportunity to gawk at the panoramic terrain artists have created. Our current consortium of consoles has given us some absolutely sumptuous scenery. The look at Hyrule from the beginning ofBreath of the Wild, the magnificent plains of The Forbidden Lands ofShadow of the Colossus, the fjords ofGod of War; these games and more have provided us with jaw-droppingly gorgeous landscapes that stand toe-to-toe with masterpieces like “The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog,” “The Oxbow,” and other revered works of art....

Last week’sSup Holmes?(starts at 7:09) was a winner. We got Destructoid’s old friend/arch enemy Luc Bernard on the show, and many golden eggs were laid. This is one of those eggs. We’ve got the latest episode featuring Phil Tibitoski (Octodad) (showstarts at 1:26:28) coming soon to podcast form and Youtubes, with improved resolution and 95% more beatboxing. Watch for it my brothers and sisters! It will change your life… for thebetter!...

Thanks for the nightmares, dad I don’t have any kids of my own, so I can’t claim to know what they would or would not like. That said, I wouldn’t imagine that being relegated to existence as an army of heads with stubby feet only to be squished by a plump Italian would be high on the list. I would be wrong. In a showing of love that only a parent could know, one industrious man took to the textures ofSuper Mario 64, and replaced the goombas with a photo of his seven-year-old son’s face....

Issues with docking and undocking We’ve got our broader impressions onMinecraftfor Nintendo Switchup on the siteright now, where Jed notes that, “the good certainly outweighs the bad.” One of thosebadsis that it runs at 720p in both handheld and docked modes. If that was the one that stood out to you, perhaps you’re wondering: why? Well, according to a Microsoft representative, viaTime,Minecraftcannot currently run at 1080p on the Switch thanks to, “issues currently experienced shifting from one resolution to the other when docking/undocking....

Mat Piscatella, who lists themselves as an analyst at NDP who focuses on video games, hasposted on Blueskythat he predicts that the anticipated American tariffs on Mexican imports would have a significant impact on physical game releases. “With 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico on the way, I can see a sharp downtick in the number of disc-based games that get released physically in the US, as much of that production infrastructure is in Mexico,” Piscatella states....