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Genshin Impact’s Next Update Adds A Cosy Potion Shop Management Sim

Genshin Impact Version 4.5 is arriving soon on March 13, and developer HoYoverse has announced some of the new content and features that'll be added with the update. A new event will see players managing an alchemical potion shop, seamstress Chiori will join the roster of playable characters, and another event will allow players to spend some downtime playing with a bunch of cute cats.While Genshin Impact's bread and butter is in team-building and elemental-based combat, the game is no stranger to adding…

Best room heaters to keep you warm and cosy: Top 10 options

1. Orpat OEH-1220 2000-Watt Fan Heater The Orpat OEH-1220 2000-Watt Fan Heater is a powerful and efficient room heater suitable for small to medium-sized rooms. With two heat settings and a cool air setting, it provides versatility and comfort. The overheat protection feature ensures safety, while the adjustable thermostat allows you to regulate the temperature according to your preference. Specifications:2000 watts power…

Heart Of Chornobyl’ release date confirmed in surprisingly cosy trailer

Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl has received a new release date. After previously being announced for a Q1 2024 release window, the game has been delayed to September 5 and will be released on Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game will be released on Xbox Game Pass at launch. The trailer announcing the new date is weirdly calm and features a very nice campfire song being played as the point-of-view character reaches for a cup of what looks like coffee. Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl was originally revealed back in 2010, with a…

Perfect escapism: why cosy crime stories are a Christmas essential | Crime fiction

A farce, for heaven’s sake! Everyone knows farce is dead.” When a character says these lines on page eight of Janice Hallett’s latest whodunnit, The Christmas Appeal, we can practically see the author tipping us an outsized wink. Hallett, after all, is one of today’s foremost exponents of cerebral, knowing crime. A swift 180 pages later, Hallett has slain another victim and shown that farce was never really dead in the first place. Literary murder – especially the cosy sort – has always been comic. The real mystery is:…

Meet ‘Pine Hearts’, the cosy indie game set in a “Souls-like” caravan park

As indie adventure Pine Hearts nears launch, NME sat down with Scottish developer Hyper Luminal Games to discuss the game’s accessibility support, themes of loss, and “Souls-like level design”. An isometric adventure game set in Pine Hearts Caravan Park, Pine Hearts follows protagonist Tyke as they fill out their hillwalking journal, solve puzzles, and reminisce on their childhood memories of the area. Speaking to NME, creative director Rob Madden shared that Pine Hearts was made following the loss of his father, who…

Cosy MMO ‘Palia’ is getting a closed beta from ex-Riot developers

Palia, the MMO from a group of former Riot Games developers, is entering a closed beta for PC in early August, inviting players to test the waters of its peaceful world. Developer Singularity 6 has fashioned Palia to be a wholesome free-to-play game for players “looking for a welcoming place to call home and a healthy dose of adventure”. As well as an expansive story, the game encourages creative collaboration in its large community through farming, crafting and player and housing customisation. Standard multiplayer…

Selena Gomez & Zayn Malik’s Old Picture Getting Cosy With Each Other Resurfaces On The Internet Amid Dating Rumours, Fans Say: “This So…

Amid Dating Rumours Of Selena Gomez & Zayn Malik, On Photo Of The Duo Resurfed & Fans Are Going Gaga Over It ( Photo Credit – Instagram ; Wikimedia ) Selena Gomez is one of the most influential people in the world and she enjoys a massive fanbase from all across the globe. No matter what, the Selenators never leave a chance to hype her like a true queen. However, the Calm Down singer always remains in the news for several reasons. Be it her infamous feud with her ex Justin Bieber’s wife Hailey Bieber to even…

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly review: a cosy sequel

The original Coffee Talk was a game about, well, coffee and talking. Set in an alternate version of Seattle, one where harpies, elves, vampires, and werewolves were as common as humans, it put players in the role of a barista at a late-night cafe. You had regulars who would chat about their problems, ask for their favorite drinks, and you mostly listened and offered advice. The sequel — dubbed Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly — doesn’t change much. And that’s exactly what makes it so endearing.The second episode picks…

Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles audiobook review – a cosy mystery with charm | Audiobooks

The debut novel from broadcaster and cleric Reverend Richard Coles, Murder Before Evensong features Daniel Clement, amateur sleuth and rector of St Mary’s church in Champton, an English village surrounded by verdant hills and country lanes lined with primroses. Set in the late 1980s, the book introduces us to a cast of characters including: flower arrangers Stella Harper and Anne Dollinger; an aristocratic landowner, Bernard de Floures; a retired headmaster Ned Thwaite; and Daniel’s no-nonsense mother, Audrey, who…

The Bishop’s Wife review – Cary Grant and David Niven shine in cosy Christmas comedy | Film

There’s an unworldly charm and odd, innocent solemnity to this Christmas fantasy comedy from 1947, now on rerelease, directed by Henry Koster and starring Cary Grant, David Niven and Loretta Young. Niven plays the sobersided Bishop Henry Brougham, a decent but now careworn man whose overwork has lately caused him to neglect the happiness of his sweet-natured wife Julia (Young) and infant daughter Debby (Karolyn Grimes). As the Christmas season approaches, the bishop is becoming a veritable Scrooge, a role he effectively…