Author: Donnie | Editor | GameForce.blog

The Hakko FR-301 is one the most commonly used desoldering tools.  It is readily available worldwide, reasonably priced, and performs well enough to tackle nearly every repair in retro.  To keep the FR 301 working properly, it must be maintained.  The most important process in maintaining the FR-301 is cleaning the tool correctly. Hakko, in […] Read More 

The IGF (Independent Games Festival) aims to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize independent game developers advancing the medium. Every year, Game Developer sits down with the finalists for the IGF ahead of GDC to explore the themes, design decisions, and tools behind each entry. Game Developer and GDC are sibling organizations under Informa Tech. RAM: Random Access Mayhem is a roguelike action game with no specific playable character, instead having you hop into enemy bodies to keep the fight going. Continue…

The backbone of any open-world game is the modding community, which always works hard to bring some amazing customized content for all players. Expect when the game doesn’t support mods, of course, but is that the case for Dragon’s Dogma 2? Can You Mod Dragon’s Dogma 2? Dragon’s Dogma 2 can be fully modded and altered to your liking. Even with only its character creator tool being available instead of the full game, players were already able to create and upload some basic modifications to some of the most commonly known mod repositories. This is the first indication that yes,…

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a perfect game to be present on the Xbox Game Pass, as Microsoft’s gaming subscription can be extremely beneficial for the growth of any video game. By making it accessible and affordable, Game Pass has been crucial in helping many new launches gain massive popularity. Will Dragon’s Dogma 2 be on Xbox Game Pass as well? Will Dragon’s Dogma 2 be on Xbox Game Pass? Unfortunately, Dragon’s Dogma 2 will not be available on Xbox Game Pass. Read More

The late-stage capitalist hellscape that has impacted all ways of life, game monetization included, has many players wondering how Helldivers 2’s faux-Battle Passes and Warbonds will work. Well, I have good news and I have good news. Do Warbonds Expire in Helldivers 2? Nope, Warbonds will stick around indefinitely and will be yours to both progress and purchase at your leisure forever and ever. Not only does this mean you don’t have to sweat any FOMO, but you can also pick and choose which ones you want to buy, and how you want to progress them. Say you want to…

Backpack Battles, a new Early Access title, has already sold 100,000 copies “less than two days” after its March 8 release. Developer PlaywithFurcifer broke the news on Twitter, further revealing the game saw over 32,000 players Steam on March 11. At time of writing, that peak has grown to nearly 35,500. The game makes for another indie hit in the past month. LocalThunk’s Balatro sold 250,000 copies days after its late February launch, but it also released on consoles along with PC. Continue…

EA Sports has announced the EA FC 24 Spring Update (Title Update 11) patch notes on the official Trello. This is by far the biggest set of updates that has been released since the game’s global launch on September 29, 2023. It appears that Playstyles will be receiving some major changes in the coming days. All EA FC 24 Spring Update Playstyle Changes As mentioned earlier, some Playstyles will be undergoing slight changes once Title Update 11 goes live. However, EA Sports has also decided to make drastic changes in the case of certain other Playstyles. Continue…

Retro Gaming | Laser Bear Industries has just opened up orders for their MemCard ProGC case which is for the Gamecube version of the MemCard Pro memory card by 8bitmods. This is similar to their existing cases for the Memcard Pro2 and MemCard Pro versions. This is a flip-phone-like clamshell design, that snaps shut via small magnets.  The price is only $15 and they’re in stock now: Continue…

Retro Gaming | Most of the games we feature are either platformers or shoot em ups, but today’s news is something completely different, as Saberman has informed us that WindigoProductions has released the board game styled turn based business simulator of Spediteur for the Commodore 64. A game which features not just four competing players, but challenging computer opponents, 5 unique maps, different difficulty levels, and is PAL/NTSC compatible. To coincide with this news, as always we’ve got a new video to show you of the game below. Continue…

Interactive map for Valorant Sunset. Continue…