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Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip

Bilbo Crossing.

The march of big-budget Tolkien fantasy has hit gaming yet again. While ignoring Gollum’s misadventures, another game, Tales of the Shire, offers a gentler, low-stakes way to play in the universe of Bagginses, lembas bread, and Gandalf.

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Mat Smith

15 hours ago

  • 15 hours agoTales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip
  • 06.18.2024Black Myth: Wukong is pretty, intriguing and as challenging as it looks
  • 06.14.2024Metaphor: ReFantazio feels like a JRPG free from restraint and sanity
  • 06.14.2024Neva hands-on: A grand achievement in emotional game design
  • 06.13.2024Phoenix Springs offers breathtaking beauty in a desolate neo-noir world
  • 06.13.2024Skate Story hands-on: Kick, push, shatter
  • 06.12.2024Astro Bot is a supremely silly and incredibly smooth platformer

Amazon's Throne and Liberty MMO is coming to the west in September

The company will be hoping for another Lost Ark-sized hit from this free-to-play game.

Amazon will bring free-to-play MMO Throne and Liberty to North America, South America, Europe and Japan in September. It'll be available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

by

Kris Holt

15 hours ago

Habbo Hotel Origins brings the original PC game back to life

Welcome back to the (slightly sketchy) hotel of your childhood.

The 2005 PC game Habbo Hotel is back.

by

Cristina Alexander

06.18.2024

Paradox Interactive closes Life By You’s studio after canceling the life sim game

All 24 employees of Paradox Tectonic are out of work.

Life By You, which was scrapped yesterday after multiple delays, was the studio's only game.

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Danny Gallagher

06.18.2024

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Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip

Bilbo Crossing.

The march of big-budget Tolkien fantasy has hit gaming yet again. While ignoring Gollum’s misadventures, another game, Tales of the Shire, offers a gentler, low-stakes way to play in the universe of Bagginses, lembas bread, and Gandalf.

by

Mat Smith

15 hours ago

Black Myth: Wukong is pretty, intriguing and as challenging as it looks

Am I actually interested in a difficult game?

Black Myth: Wukong is gorgeous. It’s built up a lot of momentum, feeding trailer after gorgeous trailer, and at Summer Game Fest this year, We finally got to play it. Is it just a gorgeous tech demo with a heavy dose of Chinese mythology or your next gaming challenge?

by

Mat Smith

06.18.2024

Metaphor: ReFantazio feels like a JRPG free from restraint and sanity

If you’ve been itching for a new Persona game, this is probably going to be your jam.

Atlus' giant fantasy RPG 'Metaphor: ReFantazio' has been a long time in the making. After rolling through a demo at Summer Game Fest last weekend, I’m dying to play it.

Neva hands-on: A grand achievement in emotional game design

And a stellar platformer.

Neva is going to make me cry.

by

Jessica Conditt

06.14.2024

Phoenix Springs offers breathtaking beauty in a desolate neo-noir world

I desperately want to play all of it, right now.

Take me back.

by

Jessica Conditt

06.13.2024

Skate Story hands-on: Kick, push, shatter

Repeat.

Skate Story encourages you to enter a peak state early on, only so you can chase that feeling the rest of the game.

by

Jessica Conditt

06.13.2024

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The best gaming monitors in 2024

Refresh rate, resolution and response times? Let Engadget help you demystify it all.

Choosing any computer monitor can be tricky, but it gets even more confusing when you want a new display for gaming. Here's everything you need to know before buying a gaming monitor, plus the best gaming monitors you can get today.

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The best free games in 2024 that you can start playing today

Some great games don't cost a thing.

These are the best free games you can play today, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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The best Xbox games for 2024

Whether you have Series X, Series S, One X or One S, there's something here for you.

Here's a list of the best games for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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The 20 best PC games you can play right now for 2024

Where to start with a juggernaut like PC gaming?

Here is a list of the best PC games you can get right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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  • Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip

    by

    Mat Smith

    15 hours ago

    The march of big-budget Tolkien fantasy has hit gaming yet again. While ignoring Gollum’s misadventures, another game, Tales of the Shire, offers a gentler, low-stakes way to play in the universe of Bagginses, lembas bread, and Gandalf.

  • Amazon's Throne and Liberty MMO is coming to the west in September

    by

    Kris Holt

    15 hours ago

    Amazon will bring free-to-play MMO Throne and Liberty to North America, South America, Europe and Japan in September. It'll be available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

  • Habbo Hotel Origins brings the original PC game back to life

    by

    Cristina Alexander

    06.18.2024

    The 2005 PC game Habbo Hotel is back.

  • Paradox Interactive closes Life By You’s studio after canceling the life sim game

    by

    Danny Gallagher

    06.18.2024

    Life By You, which was scrapped yesterday after multiple delays, was the studio's only game.

  • Super Mario Party Jamboree comes to Switch in October

    by

    Cristina Alexander

    06.18.2024

    The twelfth proper entry in the Mario Party franchise will arrive on October 17.

  • Stray is coming to Switch this holiday season

    by

    Will Shanklin

    06.18.2024

    Stray, one of Engadget’s favorite games of 2022, is coming to Nintendo Switch. The title, which lets you play as an orange tabby cat exploring a dystopian cyberpunk setting, arrives this holiday season.

  • The Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake arrives on November 14

    by

    Will Shanklin

    06.18.2024

    Square-Enix’s old-meets-new reworking of Dragon Quest III arrives on November 14 on Switch. The HD-2D remake will be joined next year by reissues of its two predecessors in the trilogy, Dragon Quest I and II, using the same innovative engine.

  • Donkey Kong Country Returns, originally released for the Wii in 2010, is coming to the Switch

    by

    Nathan Ingraham

    06.18.2024

    Donkey Kong Country Returns, the 2010 game originally released for the Wii, is coming to the Switch early next year.

  • Metroid Prime 4: Beyond lands on Switch in 2025

    by

    Devindra Hardawar

    06.18.2024

    Samus Aran will return in Metroid Prime 4 Beyond next year, Nintendo announced today.

  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will finally let you play as Zelda herself

    by

    Kris Holt

    06.18.2024

    You'll finally get to play as Zelda herself in a brand new Legend of Zelda game. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is coming to the Nintendo Switch on September 26.

  • Mario and Luigi: Brothership is coming to Nintendo Switch this November

    by

    Kris Holt

    06.18.2024

    Nintendo has revived the Mario and Luigi series with the first new entry in nearly nine years.

  • Playstation Portal update aims to make connecting to public Wi-Fi easier

    by

    Sarah Fielding

    06.18.2024

    Sony's Playstation Portal should let you sign into public Wi-Fi networks on your phone.

  • Black Myth: Wukong is pretty, intriguing and as challenging as it looks

    by

    Mat Smith

    06.18.2024

    Black Myth: Wukong is gorgeous. It’s built up a lot of momentum, feeding trailer after gorgeous trailer, and at Summer Game Fest this year, We finally got to play it. Is it just a gorgeous tech demo with a heavy dose of Chinese mythology or your next gaming challenge?

  • Watch the next Nintendo Direct here at 10AM ET

    by

    Will Shanklin

    06.18.2024

    It’s time for another Nintendo Direct, where the company teases, hypes and previews its upcoming slate of games. You can watch the June Nintendo Direct here today at 10AM ET.

  • Neopets is back with a new storyline that's meant to foster inclusivity

    by

    Mariella Moon

    06.17.2024

    Neopets is launching a new storyline called The Void Within, which is meant to "resonate with players from all walks of life."

  • A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox this year

    by

    Kris Holt

    06.17.2024

    A video game based on the A Quiet Place movies is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X later this year.

  • The next Nintendo Direct takes place on June 18

    by

    Kris Holt

    06.17.2024

    Nintendo has revealed when the next major Direct stream will take place.

  • Embracer shuts down Alone in the Dark reboot studio Pieces Interactive

    by

    Kris Holt

    06.17.2024

    Another game developer has closed after Embracer Group shut down Alone in the Dark reboot developer Pieces Interactive.

  • In the Playdate game Penrose, your past has come back to haunt you

    by

    Cheyenne MacDonald

    06.16.2024

    Are you more than your past? This seems to be the question at the heart of 'Penrose', a short but impactful psychological horror game for Playdate by Liza Olson. It's available to sideload or play on the Playdate Simulator.

  • The Lollipop Chainsaw remaster comes out on September 25

    by

    Cheyenne MacDonald

    06.16.2024

    Dragami Games announced this week that its remastered version of the game, 'Lollipop Chainsaw RePop', comes out on September 25 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and Steam.

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