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EDGE #429 review scores – Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave and more
EDGE magazine's December 2026 issue features review scores for several games, with Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave receiving a high score of 9. The review for Fire Emblem highlights its branching paths, character development, and emotional storytelling, praising how it balances grand stakes with individual human stories.
Evening Reading - September 30, 2026
This Evening Reading roundup covers various gaming news and updates, including reviews for End of Abyss and Valheim, Fallout 76's upcoming updates, and Persona 5 Royal's crossover into Rocket League and Fortnite. It also notes Grasshopper Manufacture's separation from NetEase Games and mentions a humorous tweet about a hypothetical FromSoftware exclusive for the Nintendo Switch 2.
Valheim 1.0 review: Worth the wait
Valheim 1.0 offers a masterful blend of focused progression and open survival gameplay, distinguishing itself from other titles in the genre. The intentional design of its base-building and crafting systems encourages players to create a true home, while the Souls-adjacent combat and rewarding exploration make every journey feel significant. Despite the new Deep North biome being less impactful, the overall package is highly recommendable for both new and veteran players.
The Witcher 3 is 2026’s highest rated video game thanks to remaster
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered has claimed the top spot as 2026's highest-rated game on Metacritic with an average score of 94, surpassing "Big Walk." This remaster, a free upgrade for owners of the original, has been praised for its refinements, though the article notes that ports and remasters can sometimes skew Metacritic's year-end rankings.
Featuring a host of our favorite games from this year and 2 of our favorite gaming devices, you can now place your votes for the best in gaming in the Golden Joystick Awards 2026
The nominations for the 44th annual Golden Joystick Awards 2026 have been announced, with games like Resident Evil Requiem, Big Walk, and 007 First Light receiving multiple nods across 21 categories. Voting is open until October 23, and the winners will be revealed on November 11. This year's nominations are noted for their diversity, featuring both indie hits and AAA blockbusters.
Jag har blivit den som säger att allt var bättre förr
The author reflects on how the perception of older games changes with age, moving from childhood enjoyment to critical re-evaluation in adulthood. While acknowledging that games themselves may not have been objectively better, the surrounding experiences and nostalgia significantly color memories, leading to a complex relationship with remakes and the past.
This mod delivers what Valheim was missing all these years: seasons
A new mod for Valheim, created by Shudnal, introduces dynamic seasons to the game's biomes, adding spring, summer, fall, and winter with customizable lengths and weather effects. This mod enhances the survival experience by altering lighting, trader wares, and even player stats based on the current season, offering players the ability to build in snowy environments previously unavailable in vanilla Valheim.
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Valheim
This guide offers essential tips for new Valheim players, focusing on mechanics like the rested buff, food system, and equipment repair to ensure a smoother experience. It emphasizes strategic stamina management, skill leveling, avoiding skill drain upon death, and effective use of portals and the hoe for base building and exploration.
Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts – September 27, 2026 – Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave maintains its winning ways
The Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of September 27, 2026, show Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave retaining the top spot, followed by Diablo 4 and EA Sports FC 27. The list details the top 30 all-games and download-only titles available on the platform.
Palworld becoming the best-reviewed Steam game of 2026 is "nothing short of miraculous," says Pocketpair lead
Pocketpair's lead John Buckley expressed astonishment that Palworld has become the highest-rated game of 2026 on Steam, calling the player reception to its 1.0 update
007: First Light, Big Walk, and Resident Evil: Requiem lead the Golden Joystick Awards nominations
The nominations for the Golden Joystick Awards 2026 have been revealed, with 007: First Light and Big Walk leading the pack with five nods each. Resident Evil: Requiem follows with three nominations. Voting for most categories is open until October 23, with the Ultimate Game of the Year award to be decided later.
The best Valheim mods for no-nonsense crafting, portable building plans, and more RNG sightseeing
This guide highlights some of the best mods available for Valheim following its 1.0 launch, focusing on improvements for crafting, building, and visual enhancements. It also provides recommendations for mod managers like Gale Mod Manager and R2ModMan, and details essential required mods such as BepInEx and Jotunn.
Achievement hunters: Can you identify the games these milestones are from?
This article presents a quiz challenging readers to identify video games based on their achievement descriptions. It includes 17 questions covering a variety of titles and encourages players to share their favorite or most dreaded achievements.
Palworld lead says survival game genre has "found its stride" with the likes of Valheim 1.0 and Dune: Awakening after being "plagued with 100 hit or miss games a year"
John Buckley, head of publishing at Pocketpair, believes the survival game genre has matured significantly, moving past a period of inconsistent releases. He highlights recent successful titles like Valheim, Dune: Awakening, and Palworld as evidence of the genre finding its stride.
After Palworld and Valheim, more than half of Steam's top 10 best-rated 2026 releases are early access survivors…
Despite player cynicism towards the early access model, six of Steam's top 10 best-rated releases for 2026 are games that graduated from early access to a 1.0 launch. Titles like Palworld and Valheim, alongside others such as Scrap Mechanic and Timberborn, have achieved high ratings, demonstrating the continued success and viability of the early access development process.
Video Games Are Having an Absolutely Insane Run Right Now
The video game industry is experiencing an exceptionally strong period with a high volume of diverse and high-quality releases. Despite initial concerns about release date congestion, the past several weeks have showcased a remarkable variety of games across genres, from major AAA titles to innovative indie experiences. This trend suggests that the industry can support a large number of releases, offering players an abundance of choices and reinforcing the idea that there can indeed be too much of a good thing.
One Shots: A very Viking campout
This week's 'One Shots' feature showcases community screenshots from various MMOs, including cozy nighttime cooking in Valheim, posing in Final Fantasy XIV, observing dragon growth in Guild Wars 2, and exploring a new Hytale world. The column encourages readers to share their own screenshots.
Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts – September 20, 2026 – Fire Emblem fends off Diablo 4, LEGO Batman
The Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of September 20, 2026, show Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave at number one. Diablo 4 debuted at second place, while LEGO Batman titles also secured top spots. New releases like RuneScape: Dragonwilds and Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter also appeared on the charts.
PSA: You can customize Valheim sign text for color-coded storage chests without downloading a single mod
This guide explains how to customize text color and style on signs in Valheim without using mods. Players can utilize markup codes, including hex values and specific color names, to personalize their storage chests and in-game messages. The article also details how to adjust text size, apply styles like italics and bold, and incorporate Unicode characters for enhanced sign customization.
Valheim devs finally get around to reading 5 years of player feedback, let you remap dodge key
Valheim developers have implemented a highly requested feature allowing players to remap the dodge key, addressing feedback from the game's five years of early access. The update also includes options to rebind radial wheel and hotbar items, disable the intro cinematic, and various bug fixes, including improvements to the cheat-flagging system.
