Age of Empires 2, a 21-Year-Old Game, is Having an Incredible Year

Age of Empires 2, a 21-year-old game, could well be having its best year ever. From a report: Since its HD re-release in 2013 the game has had a steady growth in average player count, but with the release of Age of Empires 2: Definitive edition last year and COVID-19 lockdowns inflating player counts across the industry, Age of Empires 2…

Some Genius Recreated the World of ‘Stardew Valley’ in ‘Minecraft’

This past summer when I had the flu and was bored out of my mind, I made the decision to start playing the farming-and-life simulator Stardew Valley, which to this day is probably the best $15 I’ve ever spent. I don’t play a lot of video games—I grew up without any consoles, and my brain-to-controller-button-pressing… Continue reading Some Genius Recreated the World of ‘Stardew Valley’ in ‘Minecraft’