The fabled Valheim 1.0 release is finally here. Yes, this is the real life; no, it isn't just fantasy. After five years of development, the survival game is finally leaving early access, bringing you a brand new biome in the Deep North, alongside two new dungeons, its biggest enemy yet, rideable moose, and mineable trolls. [...]

I've just watched Iron Gate's Gamescom preview of Valheim 1.0, the survival game's biggest update to date. There's a bowl of assorted candy on the table; laughter is flowing, the vibes are, to go all Gen Z, immaculate. Amid levity, joking, and myriad virtual moose, I ask Art Director and Creative Lead, Robin 'Grimmcore' Eyre, [...]

"The reason we have the animated trailers and everything, it comes from me sitting down one evening and being like, I want to make Valheim: The Anime." Robin Eyre, Valheim's Creative Lead, talks us through just why he went all-in on slick cinematics, what he hopes for the future, and how things didn't quite turn [...]