‘Stardew Valley’ appears to be an esport now, with a $40k prize tournament

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Nintendo Switch OLED is due to arrive next month on October 8, but before that the original Nintendo Switch model could be getting a price drop.As reported in Nintendo Life, the source comes from Nintend’Alerts – a Twitter account with more than 80,000 followers that has reportedly “proven reliable and reputable in the past”.The account claims a price cut will take place next week in France, which will reduce the cost of the system from €329 (£280) to €270 (£230).

Gigs are finally, FINALLY, back up and running in Manchester, and this Friday will see the biggest concert since March 2020 take place at Heaton Park.

Skyrim Special Edition mod optimizes the game’s exterior FPS and performance.The eFPS – Exterior FPS Boost mod was created by modder ‘nicola89b’ and aims to “make Skyrim great again with miracle FPS improvement”. The designer states in the description that the mod is a work in progress, is still operational but warns players to install it at their own risk.“eFPS – Exterior FPS boost makes extensive use of a native engine feature called Occlusion Culling,” the description reads.

Stardew Valley creator, Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, has explained he doesn’t know if there will be another update for the game, as he’s focused on his next title.First reported by Eurogamer, Barone answered a handful of questions from the community at the end of the first official Stardew Valley Cup on Twitch. Speaking with Zach “UnsurpassableZ” Hartman, one of the questions was about mods that allow players to marry the non-marriageable people in the game.

A Tribe Called Quest rapper that also features Redman and Illa J.‘French Kiss Trois’ follows on from Phife’s ‘French Kiss Deux’, which was released earlier this year and also featured Illa J.

Deadly Premonition, has released a new trailer for upcoming cat game The Good Life.Set in an idyllic rural English town called Rainy Woods (also the name of a cancelled game that was rebooted as Deadly Premonition), the new trailer is also the first time the game has been shown with English voice over.The Good Life sees New York photographer Naomi Hayward stuck in the town buried with debt and commissioned to investigate mysterious happenings, which will involve getting to know the town’s quirky

Nintendo Direct is expected to take place sometime in September, as soon as next week.That’s according to reliable leaker Zippo, whose recent blog post dated August 23 claimed that the platform holder could be holding a broadcast “as early as next week” before an update (date not specified) indicated it would be this Wednesday or Thursday, or else the following week.As Nintendo has not made an official announcement, it would unlikely be this week since today (September 1) is Wednesday, when a

Christmas has officially come early thanks to McVities who have launched mince pie flavoured digestives.The classic milk chocolate covered biscuit has been given a seasonal overhaul just in time for the run-up to the festive season. Now you can enjoy the taste of Christmas all year round thanks to these dunkable tea time treats.The biscuits are disguised to look exactly like the plain version so that you can enjoy a Christmas boost without having to explain yourself.

Monster Hunter Stories 2 has received a trailer from Capcom, showcasing the new quests and Monsties that players will be able to get their hands on from September.The first batch of new content will arrive on September 2, bringing three new Monsties – including Soulseer Mizutsune, Elderfrost Gammoth and Oroshi Kirin – and four new quests for players to enjoy.A second batch on September 16 will add even more quests, including five co-op quests, two subquests and a delivery mission.The end of the

Ellise Shafer administratorJon Stewart’s new current affairs series, “The Problem With Jon Stewart,” officially has a premiere date.Stewart’s return to news will premiere on Apple TV Plus on Sept. 30, followed by new episodes every other week.

WarioWare: Get It Together trailer shows off over eight minutes of brand new cooperative gameplay.Nintendo released the new Nintendo Minute video (August 26) demonstrating several ‘Microgames’ in action during WarioWare: Get It Together‘s co-op, such as Dislodge, Hypnotize, Topple and Memorize.The mini-games shown in the trailer seem to start simple at first but progressively get tougher as you progress, with some even picking up their speed to make co-op more challenging.The video even showed a

Nintendo has released a new trailer for Metroid Dread alongside a dev report detailing several of Samus’ new abilities.The new trailer for Metroid Dread shows Samus being defeated and losing all of her abilities. The enemy that attacked her is a Chozo, a highly intelligent and technologically advanced species.

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Square Enix has announced that the soundtrack of Life is Strange: True Colors is now available to stream on Spotify. The soundtrack is composed and performed by award-winning indie pop group, Angus & Julia Stone.

Capcom has revealed that Monster Hunter Rise is getting a Street Fighter crossover, with Akuma coming as hunter layered armour.While hunter layered armour is a cosmetic that’s worn over the player’s stats-based armour, the trailer shown for this ‘Capcom Collab’ appears to have a twist.Without wielding a weapon, it appears that Akuma will be able to fight monsters performing his signature fighting moves from the Street Fighter games, including his ‘Goshoryuken’ dragon punch and ‘Tatsumaki

Love Island star Liberty Poole is on track to become the show's next millionaire, despite leaving the hit show days before the final when she and Jake Cornish decided to go their separate ways. Despite missing out on the £50,000 prize won by co-stars Millie Court and Liam Reardon, media experts predict that Liberty, 21, could easily become a "multi-millionaire," having already been approached about collaborations with some major fashion brands.

No More Heroes 3 have been shown off in an extended gameplay trailer.New No More Heroes 3 footage shows the game’s opening segments, including several narrative-focused cut-scenes, melee combat and the open-world. There’s also an adorable talking cat that journeys alongside the game’s main protagonist, Travis Touchdown.The new gameplay footage also shows No More Heroes 3’s first boss fight.