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All Animal Crossing Summer Shell DIY Recipes

June is officially here, and for players in the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the start of summer in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Along with a new assortment of bugs and fish to catch, you can find a new type of crafting material called summer shells washed up on the beach in your town and on Mystery Islands. Summer shells are a distinct blue color, and much like the cherry blossom petals you could collect in spring, they are used in crafting special seasonal DIY recipes. As before, these recipes will

Battlefield 5’s Last Content Update Is Out, Patch Notes And File Size

Battlefield V's last big content update--the Summer Update--is coming soon, and now developer DICE has shared more details about it. First and foremost, DICE said it will not publish promotional materials or trailers for the new update like it's done in the past so as to not distract from the more important issues in the world today following the murder of George Floyd. [Update: The update is now live on on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and as DICE stated, it has been released without the usual fanfare you'd expect

Xenoblade Chronicles – 7 Essential Tips And Things The Game Doesn’t Tell You

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition has arrived on the Nintendo Switch, adding another sprawling adventure to the hybrid system's library. It can also be an overwhelming one between its vast environments and numerous complex systems, particularly if you've never played the Wii original or the New 3DS port. While this version of Xenoblade Chronicles greatly cleans up the UI and makes other tweaks to improve its accessibility, there are still some aspects of the game that aren't fully explained by its tutorials. To help you out, we've rounded up some essential

SnowRunner review: Dumping the biggest loads

As a kid, I spent countless days outside my house on a pile of dirt. On this pile, I operated my miniature heavy equipment operation where I put my Tonka trucks to work moving dirt and transporting other toy trucks to my imaginary job sites. Those days helped train me for a career of equipment operation that never happened. As fate would have it, I ended up working for a video game website, but this life path serendipitously provided me the opportunity to play SnowRunner. Part mud-bogging sandbox, part load-hauling

Doom Eternal producer Marty Stratton pens open letter regarding soundtrack

Stratton discussed much of the controversy behind composer Mick Gordon's decision to distance himself from the Doom Eternal soundtrack. Doom Eternal executive producer Marty Stratton has penned an open letter that doubles as a statement in response to the game's original soundtrack release. Following the distancing of composer Mick Gordon from the project entirely, Stratton took it upon himself to head to Reddit with a lengthy explanation about what really happened between Gordon and the Doom Eternal team. According to Stratton, Gordon had been asking for deadline extensions for some

Evening Reading – April 28, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading Let's close out our day of posting. Please take a look. In case you missed it at Shacknews: [embedded content] The Valve Index jumped 200% on news that The Pentagon released footage of UFOs, increasing hopes that Half-Life 3 may also be real.https://t.co/6OxwIeZbfZ — TheValveIndex (@TheValveIndex) April 29, 2020 And now some random stuff from the Internet... The food supply chain is being strained by the pandemic “The food supply chain is breaking,” Tyson Foods warns in a full page ad in NYT

Valorant update 0.49 patch notes preps Ranked mode & nerfs Omen

Ranked and competitive play is finally coming to Valorant and Riot has the setup for it locked in with update 0.49. Omen's teleports also take a somewhat lopsided balance. It’s just about time to show your true mettle in Valorant. Update 0.49 patch notes are out and they bring with them the setups for the new Ranked and competitive modes that will allow players to truly see where they stack up against one another. As an aside, you might have a slightly harder time with Omen since his sneaky ultimate

Glowing Fragments – Remnant: From the Ashes

Farm Glowing Fragments, a new currency in Remnant: From the Ashes, so you can buy a new type of armor. Glowing Fragments are a brand new material introduces to Remnant: From the Ashes with the Swamps of Corsus DLC. These alien objects look similar to the Simulacrum and the Lumenite Crystals, but have a vastly different use. Knowing where to use them and how to get more is going to be key to customizing your character. What are Glowing Fragments Glowing Fragments are used to purchase armor skins. These go

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Title Update 4 delayed due to coronavirus

It looks like players will be waiting a bit longer to hunt Alatreon in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's next title update. It's been delayed due to issues with COVID-19. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has gotten in the way of a lot events and projects in the gaming industry, and it looks like Monster Hunter World is the latest to feel the strain. Capcom announced that upcoming Title Update 4 including the Blazing Black Dragon Alatreon has been delayed due to several issues regarding the coronavirus. Capcom announced the delay of

Final Fantasy 3’s Creators Reveal New Secrets For The Game’s 30th Anniversary

While everyone is preoccupied with the nostalgia of the Final Fantasy 7 remake, an even earlier Final Fantasy is celebrating its 30th birthday. Released on April 27, 1990, Final Fantasy 3 introduced the job-change system, and pushed the limits of what a game could do in those days.Square Enix has released a new interview with game creator Hiromichi Tanaka about the development of Final Fantasy 3. With two Final Fantasy games already under their belt, and game carts increasing in storage space, the team wanted to push the envelope with