The winners of Indie Games Awards 2024 have been announced and include a mix of genres, styles and backgrounds. The Indie Game Awards is an annual event organized by Six One Indie that celebrates independent creators and highlights smaller games that are often overlooked in a games industry full of giants. This year's nominees included games released by small game developers and voted on by a diverse panel of judges. The event was broadcast on December 19th on Independent Game Awards website, where the winners were officially announced. The awards selected stellar indie titles across 14 categories, including indie game…
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The latest Infinite Nikki The update brought some changes to the store icons and players are not happy with the new direction InFold seems to be taking the game. The update moved several store-related icons to the game's main screen and made them very prominent and difficult to ignore. The change was likely made to encourage more players to potentially purchase in-game merchandise and currency with real money, which is crucial for the cozy, free-to-play exploration title to stay afloat. Many fans agree that adding the new icons to the main screen and making them gold and shiny is not…
An architectural accident during a chicken coop upgrade in Valley of the Stars left players perplexed and amazed at the resulting build. Building projects in independent living and farming simulator look great, but they are often focused on being functional rather than aesthetic. This flaw, however, changes the chicken coop's design to something that would look perfectly at home in an MC Escher painting. ONE Valley of the Stars player passing pokegirl275 on Reddit shared an image of his troubled chicken coop, with the apt title “Happy Glitchmas.”The co-op doesn't appear to have stayed that way for long, but the…
Zenless Zero Zone It's even more beautiful thanks to the addition of ray tracing, but for now it's only available in the PlayStation version. Ray tracing is a lighting technique in games that imitates realistic lighting effects, simulating how real light interacts with 3D objects in the environment. With ray tracing added to the ZZZThe game's environments and characters now feel more alive and engaging. The effects of ray tracing in the game were shown on Zenless Zero Zone YouTube channel in a special short video introducing the addition. The ray tracing trailer shows several ZZZ characters walking through various…
The Owner's Pokémon feature is returning to Pokemon Trading Card Gameand the first set was officially revealed at the Japanese Champions League in Osaka. The event was broadcast this weekend and featured plenty of exciting battles, but also included some previews of what's to come in the TCG. Among these previews was the first look at a new set featuring a fresh coat of paint on an old feature. The cover art and new Owner's Pokémon cards for the Battle Partners set was revealed, as reported by PokéBeach. The reveal showcased the Booster Pack, which will contain special versions of…
I am a huge Animal crossing fan, so when Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp It came out first, I wanted to like it. Despite my best efforts, I just couldn't get into it. This was partly because I had an old phone at the time and all charging took forever, and partly because I was still playing games New Horizons back then and I didn't need another Animal crossing game. Now this Complete pocket camping came out though, I got sucked back into the game to fill the void left behind when I stopped playing New Horizons. I'm not surprised I'm…
An important Valley of the Stars feature added in Update 1.6 is only now being discovered by some fans, months later. Update 1.6 was added to PC in March and ported to consoles and mobile devices most recently in November. The update added a wealth of new content, and players are still slowly discovering the small and large adjustments made to the indie darling. The Reddit user with the humorous name YoMamasRearEnd realized they were missing a huge new game feature that was added in update 1.6: being able to relocate the house within the farm. The Redditor created a…
THE Animal crossing The franchise has many beloved features, but fans are thrilled that one specific aspect never appeared Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The series is known for its cute characters and memorable animals. The game is also loved by many for being a relaxing and cozy island decorating experience. That said, there is one characteristic of older games that fans agree was more stressful than cozy. Friend New Horizon players fully agree with the user Scorbunny_Earwho pointed out in a post that “I'm glad grass decay didn't return in New Horizons.” In Animal Crossing: city folk and Animal Crossing:…
One Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Fans' attempt to recreate the braided bun hairstyle has some surprisingly accurate results. The entry of the mobile game into Animal crossing franchise has some items exclusive to the title, including several Pocket Camp-specific hairstyles and wigs. One fan's recreation is sparking admiration for both the recreation and the game's gorgeous hairstyles. Editor coco_cubos shared two images, one of which shows the Pocket Camp character's hairstyle and the other of a recreation of the style in real life. The results are spectacularly precise, even down to the strands that come out of the two buns…
Little Friends: Dogs and Cats for the Nintendo Switch is available for just under $3 for a limited time. The title is heavily inspired by the Nintendo classic Nintendogs, where players could keep a virtual pet dog. Nintendogs is not available for the Switch console, so fans who miss the title will be able to find a suitable replacement at Little friends. Little Friends: Dogs and Cats is currently available at a huge discount on Nintendo eShop. The game costs one discounted to $2.49, a 95% drop from the full price of $49.99. The game looks and plays very similar…