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July 21, 2025

Yogscast Games’ The Royal Writ Launches August 7 for PC

The medieval roguelike deckbuilder, The Royal Writ, developed by Save Sloth Studios and published by Yogscast Games, will launch on PC via Steam on August 7. Players command cards on the battlefield, strategically positioning them to advance toward the enemy while facing the risk of permanent destruction for cards that fail to achieve victory. The game features a diverse army of characters with unique abilities, including an injured flamingo and a short-sighted chicken archer. There are two campaigns: one focused on quelling a rebellion and another introducing gunpowder as a new adversary. Key features include intuitive gameplay, roguelike progression, card permadeath, a charming art style, memorable NPC encounters, special boss mechanics, a gradual difficulty ladder, challenge modes, and collectible relics that alter gameplay dynamics.

AppWizard

July 3, 2025

Epic Games Store Now Has $40 Worth of Free Games

The Epic Games Store is offering two free games for PC gamers until July 10. Players who claim them during this period will retain access indefinitely. The first game is Backpack Hero, developed by Jaspel, which has a Metacritic score of 76 and an 86% approval rating on Steam from nearly 7,000 players. It offers 10 to 60 hours of gameplay and features a deck-building roguelike mechanic focused on item organization within a backpack. The second game is Figment, created by Bedtime Digital Games, with a Metacritic score of 77 and an 87% approval rating on Steam from over 1,000 reviews. It provides 5 to 6 hours of gameplay and is set in a whimsical, musical action-adventure within the human mind, where players solve puzzles to confront nightmares.

AppWizard

June 30, 2025

Xbox confirms brand new games releasing this week – and there’s 18 of them

Xbox is set to release 18 new games from June 30 to July 4 across its consoles and platforms. Game Releases: - 30 June - Mystic Pathways: Crystal Quest (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC) - 1 July - Irem Collection Vol. 3 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One) - No Heroes Here 2 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC) - 2 July - Mecha BREAK (Xbox Series X/S, PC) - Arena Renovation (Xbox Series X/S) - Dead of Darkness (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC) - Mystic Thief - Elemental Conquest (Xbox Series X/S) - Rally Arcade Classics (Xbox Series X/S) - SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off Extra Krusty Edition (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One) - 3 July - Music Drive: Chase the Beat (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One) - 4 July - Aery: Titans of the Future (Xbox Series X/S) - All the Words She Wrote (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One) - Beat of Life (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One) - Farm Together 2 (Xbox Series X/S) - Frozen Axe (Xbox Series X/S) - Golf Guys (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC) - Hexa Road (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One) - Novel Rogue (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC)

AppWizard

May 10, 2025

Celebrate Star Wars being good again with up to 85% off EA’s Jedi and Battlefront games until May 15

This year's Star Wars Day has generated excitement among fans and gamers, partly due to the success of the Andor TV series and the announcement of Star Wars Zero Company from Bit Reactor. EA is offering discounts of up to 85% on its Star Wars games on Steam, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for .99 (£5.24) and Jedi Survivor for .99 (£11.99). The 2015 reboot of Star Wars: Battlefront is available for .99, while Battlefront 2 is priced at .99 (£6.99). Star Wars: Squadrons is also on sale for .99 (£5.24). These offers will be available until May 15. Future Star Wars gaming projects include Zero Company, a third Jedi game from Respawn, and ongoing developments for Star Wars Eclipse and the KOTOR Remake.

AppWizard

April 4, 2025

South of Midnight

South of Midnight is a video game developed by Compulsion Games for PC and Xbox Series X/S, set to release in early 2025 at a price of .99. It features a coming-of-age story centered around Hazel Flood, a teenage track star who embarks on a quest to rescue her mother after a hurricane separates them. The game incorporates elements of Southern Gothic folklore, including characters like a talking catfish and the child thief Huggin' Molly. Hazel, an African-American teenager, navigates themes of generational poverty and historical struggles faced by Black individuals in the South. The gameplay includes platforming, puzzles, and combat, reminiscent of action-adventure titles from the PlayStation 2 era, with a total playtime of around 10 hours. The game showcases a rich visual style with detailed environments and a stylized aesthetic, supported by a soundtrack composed by Olivier Deriviere. South of Midnight has received the Editors' Choice accolade and is noted for its narrative depth and cultural significance.

AppWizard

March 31, 2025

How to grow a Mangrove Tree in Minecraft | Esports News – The Times of India

The Mangrove tree in Minecraft can be grown by following these steps: 1. Gather Mangrove Propagules by breaking them from the branches of Mangrove trees. 2. Choose a planting location on either Mud Blocks or Grass Blocks, with Mud Blocks being preferred for optimal growth. 3. Plant the Mangrove Propagule on the chosen block, ensuring a minimum space of 2x2 blocks and at least 6 blocks of vertical clearance for growth. 4. Use Bone Meal to speed up the growth of the Mangrove tree. 5. Once mature, the tree can be harvested for Mangrove Wood and may yield additional Mangrove Propagules.

AppWizard

February 4, 2025

Minecraft gets new cow variants, bush types, and ambient sounds to desert biomes in the latest public testing update

Mojang Studios has released a public testing update for Minecraft, introducing several new features. The update includes two new cow variants: the cold cow, which has a fluffy coat suitable for cold biomes, and the auburn warm cow, found in sandy environments. New plant life includes the firefly bush, which attracts fireflies at night and thrives in swamps and near water, as well as an unassuming bush that grows in green biomes like forests and plains. The update also enhances ambient sounds in desert biomes, with players hearing whispers of sand and sounds from the dead bush, including chirping crickets and rustling twigs. Players can incorporate these sounds into their creations by placing the dead bush on sand blocks or clustering sand or terracotta blocks. These features are available in Minecraft: Java Edition through snapshots and in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition via previews/beta.

AppWizard

February 3, 2025

Minecraft now has new cow variants, shrubbery fireflies, and “bush” for public testing

Mojang has introduced a new content update for Minecraft, currently in public testing, featuring two cow variants: cold cows, which inhabit snowy biomes, and warm cows, found in desert landscapes. The update enhances desert biomes with new ambient sounds and allows players to create a desert atmosphere using dead bushes and sand blocks. Additionally, a new plant called the firefly bush emits glowing lights at night and can be cultivated with bone meal. Another bush variant can be found in various green biomes and can also be grown using bone meal. These features are available in the latest Java snapshot, with plans for inclusion in Bedrock beta versions. Mojang has shifted its content release strategy to smaller updates throughout the year instead of a single summer mega-update.

AppWizard

December 27, 2024

5 unimplemented Minecraft mobs Mojang should add to the game in the future

A variety of unimplemented mobs from Minecraft's past Mob Votes remain unintegrated into the game. Five notable candidates include: 1) Glare - Designed to navigate dark areas and alert players to hostile entities. 2) Penguin - Envisioned to inhabit stony shores and provide a speed boost while navigating boats. 3) Rascal - An elusive mob that resides below y=0 and rewards players with rare items upon discovery. 4) Crab - Proposed to thrive in mangrove swamps, could be bred using kelp, and drops a large claw for placing blocks from a distance. 5) Vulture - Intended to circle over a player's demise location, marking where items lay for easier retrieval.

AppWizard

December 5, 2024

Minecraft: How to Find, Tame, and Breed Black Cats

Black cats in Minecraft are rare variants that can be found in two main locations: Witch Huts in Swamp Biomes and during full moon nights in newly generated villages. To find them, players should look for Witch Huts in the northwest corners of Swamp Biomes or explore new villages at night during a full moon, where there is a 50% chance of spawning black cats. To tame a black cat, players need to collect raw fish (preferably raw cod or raw salmon), approach the cat slowly, and feed it the fish until hearts appear above its head, indicating it has been tamed. Once tamed, the cat will follow the player and can scare away Creepers. Breeding black cats requires two tamed black cats and feeding them raw cod or salmon near a Witch Hut to produce black kittens. Additionally, players can summon black cats using the command /summon cat ~ ~ ~ {variant:all_black}, provided cheats are enabled. Tips for finding black cats include exploring swamps at night, being patient, and ensuring a safe space free from hostile mobs.