Developer Sassy Chap Games has unveiled its latest project: a dating sim like no other. Date Everything! is a sandbox dating sim that allows players to romance a variety of ordinary household objects, from the kitchen fridge to the fire alarm.Date Everything equips the player-character with a stylish pair of "Dateviator" glasses, which allow the player to see their toaster, smoke alarm, and other household objects in their true (read: human) form. With the Dateviators equipped, a dusty piano is suddenly changed into an attractive woman named Keyes, a moped becomes a handsome man who goes by Cabrizzio, and an old vacuum transforms into a friendly fellow who prefers his nickname, Hoove, to his "legal" name: Hoover. But the romance doesn't stop there--players can even date intangible things like the air itself and, based on the game's Steam page description, an "overwhelming sense of existential dread."The game features 100 dateable everyday objects, each of which are brought to life by a (human) voice actor. The voice cast includes quite a few well-known names, including Johnny Young Bosch, Felicia Day, Grey DeLisle, and more. Each romance has three different outcomes--the player can become the object's lover, their friend, or even their mortal enemy.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Night Market in Stardew Valley is a special festival that takes place across three days in winter. It runs from winter 15-17 on the beach, from 5 PM to 2 AM. The night market includes a few special vendors, along with some special event attractions as well. Vendors also change inventory every night, so it is worth checking in each day.Night Market attractionsThe Night Market is open from 5 PM to 2 AM winter 15-17 on the beach. Unlike other festivals, most homes and stores are still open during the three-day stretch, and some of the villagers will break their schedule and go each night.During the Night Market, the Desert Trader will be closed in the Calico Desert and are instead at the market, giving out free coffee each night.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, you'll slide across a classic fantasy world and meet lots of strange characters in stranger locations, all using a unique bump-combat and slide-puzzle inspired movement scheme. Arranger is out now and included with a Netflix subscription on mobile.The game follows Jemma as she navigates a grid-based world. Unlike the world's other inhabitants, she moves by shifting the entire row or column with each step, taking any objects in that line along with her. She can even pop out on the other side of a grid if you push her to the edge. If this sounds confusing, watch it in action and you'll understand it instantly. The game has no inventory management or leveling up. Instead, everything is laid out on the screen and you must use Jemma's unique movement to arrange everything correctly. Jemma's journey will take her to beachy ocean towns, dank dungeons, desert mines, and mysterious forests, each with their own puzzles to solve.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Terracotta is one of the most notable building blocks in the entirety of Minecraft. It can be dyed any color you want and is fairly simple to acquire, if you know where to look. Below, you can see exactly how to get Terracotta in Minecraft and some of its uses.Finding Terracotta in MinecraftUnlike other blocks in the game, Terracotta can't be crafted using a furnace or crafting table. Instead, you need to mine the blocks in a specific biome of Minecraft. Specifically, you need to head to the badlands biomes, which are also referred to as the mesa biomes. These biomes look like a vast canyon, complete with brown and orange blocks as far as the eye can see and large rock-like formations. The only plants you'll find here are dead bushes and cactus, but you'll also find a healthy serving of Terracotta.There are technically three different versions of the badlands biomes, but you can find Terracotta in all three. Like any biome in Minecraft, the location of the badlands in your world is random. However, badlands biomes usually border deserts and mountains, but rarely appear near any water sources. If you're playing on a creative world, you can use a console command to teleport directly to the biome. You can type in: "/locate biome badlands" and the game will churn out the coordinates of the nearest badlands biome. Then, use the teleport command with the coordinates and you'll be right in the middle of the biome.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Headphone manufacturer JLab has unveiled a new line of Transformers-themed versions of its JBuds Lux ANC headphones and JBuds ANC 3 true wireless earbuds. The official collabs feature unique color schemes and decals based on the classic robots in disguise--either red for the Autobots or purple for the Decepticons. The new headphones are set to launch in August but are available for preorder now. See at JLab The Transformers variants of the Lux over-ear wireless headphones offer all the same features as the standard model--including active noise canceling--but sport Autobot or Decepticon decals on the earcups, depending on which color option you choose. Both versions are available for $90.Transformers JBuds Lux ANC Over-Ear Wireless HeadphonesPreorder Transformers JBuds Lux ANC Over-Ear Wireless Headphones - Autobots Red -- $90Preorder Transformers JBuds Lux ANC Over-Ear Wireless Headphones - Decepticons Purple -- $90Another option is the AirPods-style Transformers JBuds ANC 3. These true wireless earbuds feature similar colors and theming to the over-ear Lux models and sport Autobot or Decepticon logos on the charging cases. These earbuds also offer active noise cancelation. They're available for $70.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ahead of what is expected to be a record-breaking opening weekend, Deadpool & Wolverine has already pulled in some impressive box-office numbers from Thursday previews in the US. The biggest Thursday opening of the year--beating Inside Out 2's $13 million record--Deadpool and Wolverine brought in $38.5 million in domestic ticket sales.According to Variety, this is also the highest preview gross ever for an R-rated movie and much bigger than the Thursday previews for the previous two Deadpool movies. In comparison, Deadpool made $12.7 million in Thursday-night previews back in 2016, and Deadpool 2 improved on that figure with an $18.6 million haul. This weekend will likely see even more box-office records broken, as Deadpool and Wolverine will be available in every major international market except China.Deadpool & Wolverine is predicted to earn between $160 million-$170 million at the domestic box office this weekend, while global box-office numbers are tracking an opening weekend of between $180 million-$190 million. If it reaches these numbers, Deadpool & Wolverine could have the biggest opening weekend for an R-rated movie of all time, beating the first Deadpool film's $132.4 million record. Compared to Inside Out 2 again, that film made $154.2 million in its US opening weekend, while Barbie earned a huge $162 million in its July 2023 opening weekend.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's Friday, Xur is in Destiny 2, and you've got some Strange Coins burning a hole in your pocket. As usual, the intergalactic arms dealer has set up shop in the Tower's Bazaar and is more than happy to trade you Exotic and legendary gear in exchange for that currency. Here's where Xur is this weekend and what he has for sale.Xur is offering the Exotic weapons catalysts for Sweet Business and Jotunn, and for Exotic armor, Hunters can pick up Graviton Forfeit; Titans can grab Heart of Inmost Light; and Warlocks can buy Nezarec's Sin.Xur LocationXur's new location in the Tower's Bazaar,Spawn in at the Tower and hang a right past Banshee-44. Continue down the stairs, follow the corridor, and once you hit the Bazaar, turn right down the nearby alleyway. You'll find Xur here in his dedicated alcove, ready to sell you his latest wares if you have enough Strange Coins in your pocket. Check out our how to get Strange Coins guide for details on earning this currency, which involves doing ritual activities.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

We are currently enjoying a golden age of fighting games. The latest in long-running series like Street Fighter, Tekken, and Guilty Gear are fantastic. Both newer (Dragon Ball FighterZ) and older games (Street Fighter 3rd Strike, Guilty Gear +R) are getting updates that add rollback netcode, enabling fans to enjoy the best player-to-player connections possible. And many new games are also being ported to nearly every platform, so it's easier than ever to play what you want, with who you want, when you want.Some games have long been neglected and rendered unplayable on modern hardware, causing members of the fighting game community to call for developers to re-release or update them to be more accessible. Streamer Maximilian Dood's #FreeMVC2 movement is perhaps the most notable of these and, thankfully, this particular situation is about to be rectified. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2: New Age Of Heroes is coming back, ensuring the granddaddy of tag fighters will find a place in the hearts of brand-new fighting game players, not just the old heads.The game is being released as part of the Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, which also includes X-Men: Children of the Atom, Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men Vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, and The Punisher.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you love mining in Stardew Valley, you're going to spend a ton of time fighting monsters. As you fight monsters, your combat skill will improve and at level 5, you are presented with the choice of two professions: Fighter or Scout. Fighter focuses on dealing more damage consistently, while Scout boosts your critical hit chance. Here's which profession you should choose.Fighter or ScoutAt level 5 you get to choose a profession, which changes your options at level 10.In most cases, it's generally better to go with the fighter profession, since the more consistent damage allows you to reliably defeat monsters. Fighter grants 10% more damage and an additional 15 HP. Fighter also leads to the two level 10 options of Brute and Defender, with Brute increasing your damage by 15%, stacking with Fighter. Defender gives you 25 more HP. Going with Fighter into Brute gives you a massive damage output and you can still land critical hits, which take advantage of the boosted damage.More Stardew Valley guides:How To Feed Chickens In Stardew ValleyHow To Get Hardwood In Stardew ValleyShould You Choose Miner Or Geologist In Stardew ValleyShould You Choose Rancher Or Tiller In Stardew ValleyScout increases your critical hit chance by 50%, with no additional HP. Scout leads into either Acrobat, which reduces the cooldown on special moves by 50%, or Desperado, which doubles critical strike damage. While building Scout into Desperado does make for some high damage critical hits, the extra 25% damage and 15 HP from going Fighter into Brute does more damage consistently.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Returning Elden Lord MissMikkaa has once again reminded everyone why she's among the best in the game. Just recently, she beat the Shadow of the Erdtree final boss while simultaneously playing on a dance pad and a controller.Spoilers for Shadow of the Erdtree belowShortly after she was done giving Promised Consort Radahn a back-to-back whooping, MissMikkaa posted a clip of her accomplishment on X/Twitter. What was even more impressive about this is that she was able to kill both versions of him within seconds of each other.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Preorder Victrix Pro BFG Wireless Tekken 8 Rage Art special edition $200 Preorder at Amazon Our favorite modular PS5 controller, PDP's Victrix Pro BFG, is getting an official Tekken 8 edition. The new model comes with all the same features and components that make it one of the best PS5 controllers available--including a six-button module that's perfect for fighting games--plus a unique Tekken 8-themed Rage Art design. Preorders for the Victrix Pro BFG Tekken 8 Rage Art edition are available now at Amazon. Preorder Victrix Pro BFG Wireless Tekken 8 Rage Art special edition $200 Like PDP's other Victrix Pro BFG wireless models, the Tekken 8 Rage Art edition is a fully modular gamepad that comes with multiple components you can mix and match on the fly. The parts include:One reversible left stick and D-pad moduleOne standard right module with thumbstick and four face buttonsOne 6-button fight pad moduleFour interchangeable thumbsticksFour thumbstick gatesThree swappable D-padsAlong with the modular components, you can further customize the Victrix Pro BFG with four remappable back buttons and adjustable trigger sensitivity. The included Profile button also lets you swap between up to three button mappings on the fly.Like the other models, the Victrix Pro BFG Tekken 8 Rage Art edition works on PS5 and PC, and supports PS5's integrated Sony 3D audio. You can preorder the controller at Amazon. Preorder at Amazon In case the Tekken 8 Rage Art edition sells out, you can also grab the standard Victrix Pro BFG. The standard black version is on sale for $159 (down from $180), or you can pick up the white variant for $180, and the Call of Duty Midnight Mask edition for $200. Aside from the different paint jobs, all three are nearly identical to the Tekken 8 Rage Art version.Victrix Pro BFG wireless controller (Black) -- $159 ($180)Victrix Pro BFG wireless controller (White) -- $180Victrix Pro BFG wireless controller - Call of Duty Midnight Mask edition -- $200Victrix Pro BFG wireless controller - Tekken 8 Rage Art edition (preorder) -- $200Victrix Pro Fight SticksFighting game fans who prefer using arcade-style controllers can also pick up PDP's excellent Victrix Pro fight stick. It's available in a six-button arcade stick version and a 12-button leverless Victrix Pro FS-12 version, and you can bundle either model with a copy of Tekken 8. The fight sticks work on PS5, PS4, and PC, and all models are available in either white or purple color options.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Activision is shining some light on how it approaches skill-based matchmaking in Call of Duty multiplayer, and in a detailed blog post, the developers of the popular FPS series reveal that the sometimes-controversial practice is still used for a fairly simple reason--fewer players quit under a skill-based system than they do without it.The topic of skill-based matchmaking (or SBMM, as it's often abbreviated) in Call of Duty has been a long and ongoing one, with some arguing that behind-the-scenes skill ratings that help determine who matches up with whom should be a thing of the past. Those against SBMM argue that since there are ranked playlists, those who want to be matched with players of equal skill can simply play there, leaving the rest of the game's modes open to a more luck-of-the-draw-type of matchmaking experience.From the blog post, it doesn't seem like Call of Duty will ditch SBMM any time soon, largely because the developers have revealed they have solid data on the effects doing so would have on the game. In a test conducted with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 where one group of players played with the current SBMM rules and another group that played under "loosened skill consideration," the developers found that the group playing with a wider skill gap were "more likely to quit matches in progress and did not return to the game at a higher rate than players with unchanged matchmaking."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

During San Diego Comic-Con, Prime Video made a big surprise announcement: A new prequel series for The Boys is in the works. Vought Rising, as it's called, stars Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash reprising their characters from The Boys in a period piece set during the 1950s.This is just the latest spin-off, as it follows the animated series The Boys Presents: Diabolical and Gen V. Plans are also in place for The Boys: Mexico, but it still has some hurdles to clear to get made. Gen V Season 2 is in the works now and is coming up next before The Boys Season 5--its final season--comes sometime later.The logo for Vought RisingVought Rising is described as a "twisted murder mystery" that digs into the origins of Vought, the evil megacorporation, in a story set in the 1950s. The story will focus on Ackles' character, Soldier Boy, and the character Stormfront, who was going by the name Clara Vought back in the '50s.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Lord of the Rings fans can rejoice as the highly anticipated Season 2 of Prime Video's The Rings of Power is just one month away. It's been two years since the show based on J. R. R. Tolkien's lore of Middle-earth Second Age premiered, and on August 29 the adventure continues.At Comic-Con during their panel presentation, Prime Video unleashed an epic trailer for the new season that runs almost four minutes long and doesn't simply hint at the things to come but screams them from the top of Mount Doom. Outside of more Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker), and Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards), there's much to take in. From the first trailer, we saw the forging of the Elven and Dwarven rings--that's 10 right there, but now Sauron (Charles Vickers) is demanding nine more. We see more of the Stranger (Daniel Weyman) and Nori (Markella Kavenagh) still on their quest to recover his lost memories. There's even a brief look at the Balrog, who has been asleep in Moria, and a couple of Ents, the tree-giants. Considering the wait time fans have endured, Prime Video is releasing a three-episode season premiere, with new episodes airing on Thursdays. This trailer feels exponentially more Tolkien-esque, sprinkling in more elements to fans who might only be familiar with the Peter Jackson films. Much like the previous season, Season 2 looks to introduce previously untouched Tolkien material for live-action.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Riot's 5v5 hero shooter Valorant has now entered open beta on consoles. Anyone playing on a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S can join the fun.Before the announcement, the only way to play Valorant on console was through a closed beta that players needed to sign up for. In a series of posts made on the official Valorant X/Twitter account, the studio explained that console players won't be able to play PC players. However, those on Xbox and PlayStation can join each other's games.no more codes. download now. pic.twitter.com/fwCNYapH7M — VALORANT (@VALORANT) July 26, 2024 There'll also be shared cross-progression for PC and console, which will give players full access to everything they've purchased. All progress made towards the battle pass will count towards both platforms. Those who are subscribed to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will automatically unlock all agents. The open beta is currently only available in the United States, Canada, Europe, Brazil, and Japan.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com