It seems wild that no one else did it sooner – mixing the gameplay of a life-sim like Animal Crossing with well-known characters from Disney’s huge list of franchises. Still, not only is Disney Dreamlight Valley here on console and PC, but it’s been getting regular updates in the years since launch, too.
New characters, quests, and customization options have made the game even better, but one thing players have been asking for is more multiplayer options. A December 2023 update allowed players to quest with friends, but what about cross-platform play?
Here’s all we know at the time of writing.
In the past, the answer to this question has been complicated because PlayStation players (on PS4 and PS5) were frozen out of the cross-play fun while Xbox, Switch, and PC players could have fun together. Thankfully, Gameloft rectified this with the Dapper Delights patch in August 2024, meaning you can play across all platforms with friends now – a huge boost to the game’s long-term prospects of fostering a community (as if the Disney IP wasn’t enough).
As a reminder, you’ll need to unlock Vanellope in your game to get the ball rolling on multiplayer, since it’s not unlocked right from the jump. Once you’ve met her, you can get the KL-1200 Valley Visit Station to be able to allow you to invite players to your valley or head to someone else’s.
On the other hand, cross-progression (also known as cross-save) is enabled for all platforms – hooray! This means that as long as you link your console or PC account to your Gameloft login, you’ll be able to jump onto any platform and pick up where you left off.
As for what’s next for the game, the Wishblossom Ranch expansion is coming on November 19. It’ll add Snow White, Tinker Bell, Cruella De Vil and Tigger, while also bringing in horses as mounts that include Maximus and Pegasus.
Dreamlight Valley will also hold a “Winter Ball” on December 10, introducing Cinderella to the game. This update is free for everyone.
The Call of Duty franchise has held a special place in my heart ever since I played my first Black Ops game back in 2010. That game's campaign was something else, with twists and turns that culminated in a mind-blowing finale. We can all admit that compared to those older campaigns, the recent CODs have been lackluster at best, and a complete and utter disappointment at worst. The reboot of Modern Warfare did give me some hope, as the first two installments were actually quite good, but the third game left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wasn’t exactly expecting much from Modern Warfare 4.
After recently finishing the campaign, I can say that this installment is nothing like the recent releases and instead feels closer to the franchise’s roots. For the first time in a long while, the campaign comes across as well-crafted rather than rushed to hit a release date. It arrives three years after MW3, and you can see exactly where all that time went. It seems the studio finally made listening to player feedback a priority.
Epic Games has just announced the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam, which is looking to see how much game development can be squeezed into a very short window. This is running from November 12 through November 15.
Participants can work alone or in teams of up to five people, build in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and bring along “as many AI agents as you want.” Epic explicitly encourages coding agents, AI-generated assets, audio tools, writing tools, and other AI systems. The official event page literally says "Vibe your way to $50k.”
It’s turning into a pretty good time to be a Monster Hunter fan who plays on a phone. Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch on Android and iOS on October 29, giving the series a new mobile-first game just as Monster Hunter Rise is also preparing to make the jump to smartphones through Netflix.
Outlanders is being developed by Tencent subsidiary TiMi Studio Group under license and supervision from Capcom. Unlike Rise, which appears to be the full console and PC game adapted for mobile, Outlanders is a free-to-play survival hunting game made specifically for phones.