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Jay Peters

Jay Peters

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    What happened with Highguard.

    Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier published a big piece about Highguard’s development and what took place after the game flopped at launch. Following Wildlight Entertainment’s layoffs earlier this month, less than 20 people are still at the studio, Schreier reports.

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    Jay Peters
    A look back at Stardew Valley.

    To celebrate the game’s 10th anniversary, creator Eric Barone, aka ConcernedApe, posted a fascinating retrospective video. He also revealed two new marriage candidates in the upcoming 1.7 patch: Clint and Sandy.

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    Jay Peters
    “DM me.”

    As part of a test on Threads, when you type “DM me” or “message me” in a post or reply, those words will turn into a link that people can tap to start a DM conversation.

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    Jay Peters
    Want to try the new God of War roguelike mode?

    Input this twist on a familiar code to unlock it early in the recently-released Sons of Sparta: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, R1, touchpad.

    Looks fun; I really liked the roguelike mode in God of War Ragnarök.

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    Jay Peters
    A Mid(i) crossword.

    The New York Times is launching the Midi, a mid-sized crossword puzzle for subscribers that sits between the Mini and the full-size Daily Crossword. Looks fun.

    A screenshot of three different crossword puzzle sizes from The New York Times.
    Mini, Midi, Daily.
    Image: The New York Times
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    Jay Peters
    An Xbox cloud gaming upgrade on consoles.

    Microsoft is rolling out the ability for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to stream games at up to 1440p on Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One X, and Xbox One S consoles. When Microsoft initially launched 1440p streaming last year, it was limited to “select games and select devices.”