A newly-released novel is shouting not only Stardew Valley but the game's solo developer, ConcernedApe, as a source of major inspiration for the book. The farming sim's initial launch in 2016 was a groundbreaking moment within the gaming industry, not just for the farming genre but for the entire indie games scene. Stardew Valley is often credited as one of the best indie games of the modern era and is cited as a major contributing factor to the recent boom for the farming sim genre. Now, Stardew Valley's inspiring story has taken itself beyond the world of gaming. #new #book #takes #inspiration #stardew

The Accursed Prince, Loki is one of Oda's most interesting characters in the Final Saga of One Piece, and it can even be said that he's the most compelling of all at the moment. Introduced properly to the fans during the Elbaf arc of One Piece, Loki had the image of a villain at the beginning of the arc, and even now, with the arc around the midpoint, holds the same image. #one #piece #oda #just #made

Rejoice! A brand new Metal Gear Solid game. #death #stranding #closest #we039ll #get

All Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition players on Steam can now get a refund for the game for a limited time, regardless of playtime. Many were left disappointed by Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Master Crafted Edition, and developer SneakyBox has acted fast to ensure unsatisfied players can get their money back. #space #marine #remaster #now #offering

Most of what happens within the video games we play is invisible to us. Even the elements we're looking straight at work because of what's happening behind the scenes. If you've ever watched a behind-the-scenes video about game development, you might've seen these versions of flat, gray game worlds filled with lines and icons pointing every which way, with multiple grids and layers. These are the visual representations of all the systems that make the game work.Assassin's Creed ShadowsThis is an especially weird dichotomy to consider when it comes to lighting in any game with a 3D perspective, but especially so in high-fidelity games. We don't see light so much as we see everything it touches; it's invisible, but it gives us most of our information about game worlds. And it's a lot more complex than "turn on lamp, room light up." Reflection, absorption, diffusion, subsurface scattering--the movement of light is a complex thing that has been explored by physicists in the real world for literally centuries, and will likely be studied for centuries more. In the middle of all of that are game designers, applying the science of light to video games in practical ways, balanced with the limitations of even today's powerful GPUs, just to show all us nerds a good time.If you've wondered why many games seem to be like static amusement parks waiting for you to interact with a few specific things, lighting is often the reason. But it's also the reason more and more game worlds look vibrant and lifelike. Game developers have gotten good at simulating static lighting, but making it move is harder. Dynamic lighting has long been computationally expensive, potentially tanking game performance, and we're finally starting to see that change.Continue Reading at GameSpot #hidden #tech #that #makes #assassin039s

Disney has been one of the biggest references in animation since its first films, with many beloved classics like The Lion King, Pinocchio, and Snow White, and many more when looking at its past. However, among the many other movies released by the company since it started in the business, it is expected that some of these titles didn’t reach classic status. #forgotten #disney #movies #that #deserve