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Wednesday30th Oct 2024
News Animal Crossing Rival Disney Dreamlight Valley Is Adding So Much Content on PS5, PS4
New expansion! New villagers! New tools! New roadmap!
While we’re not necessarily here to discuss Nintendo games, we’ll forever be baffled by the Mario maker’s decision to pull support on the tremendously popular Animal Crossing: New Horizons so early. It feels like Gameloft of all companies got the memo, because it’s been steadily expanding...
Thursday27th Jun 2024
News Cosy PS5, PS4 Life Sim Disney Dreamlight Valley Bags a Bunch of New Content
Mulan makes her long-awaited arrival
At what point does Disney Dreamlight Valley surpass Animal Crossing? Look, we know the Nintendo slice of life sim has an unmatchable art style that’s pretty hard to surpass, but the live service leanings of Gameloft’s cosy licensed alternative mean it’s grown at a pace Tom Nook could only dream of...
Tuesday27th Feb 2024
News Disney Dreamlight Valley Welcomes Monsters Inc's Mike and Sulley in Upcoming Update
Arriving later this week
This week sees the arrival of another big, free update for Disney Dreamlight Valley. The life sim had its full 1.0 launch back in December, and the imminent Laugh Floor update will be the first major addition of 2024. As its name implies, the focus is on Disney and Pixar's Monsters, Inc., bringing main characters Mike...
Wednesday1st Nov 2023
News Unlock Free Disney Dreamlight Valley Content on PS5, PS4 As the Release's Future Is Revealed
Paid expansion incoming, after game scraps free-to-play
Disney Dreamlight Valley is quietly one of the more successful live service games on PS5 and PS4 right now, and the release’s first anniversary livestream has revealed a lot to look forward to – even if some fans continue to be miffed by the release’s business model. For those out of the...
Friday27th Oct 2023
News Disney Dreamlight Valley Won't Be Free-to-Play When It Launches After All
New plan
The Animal Crossing-esque Disney Dreamlight Valley has been in early access since September 2022, and it's soon to be making its full, proper launch in the very near future. However, plans have changed regarding its payment model; when it releases, it'll cost $39.99 instead of, erm, zero. Initially planned to be a free-to-play game,...
Wednesday13th Sep 2023
News Free Beauty and the Beast Expansion Available in Disney Dreamlight Valley Now
Play as Belle and the Beast in new Friendship Quests
Gameloft has today launched the latest Disney Dreamlight Valley expansion on PS5 and PS4, arriving free of charge and themed around Beauty and the Beast. You'll be able to accompany both Belle and the Beast himself in a new realm offering more Friendship Quests to complete and items to collect...
Wednesday7th Jun 2023
News Disney Dreamlight Valley's Biggest Story Update Arrives for Free on PS5, PS4
Here are all the patch notes
Disney Dreamlight Valley’s “biggest story update yet” will arrive for free tomorrow, from 7th June, on PS5 and PS4. As previously reported, the Remembering will mark the arrival of the Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother, who’ll move into the Forgotten Lands’ mysterious Pumpkin House, which has been sitting...
Friday2nd Jun 2023
News Animal Crossing-Esque Disney Dreamlight Valley Reveals Huge Roadmap for PS5, PS4
Belle, we're waiting.gif
Disney Dreamlight Valley may lack the polish of Animal Crossing, but it has one advantage on Nintendo’s iconic slice of life series: it’s guaranteed to get updated for as long as developer Gameloft considers it viable to do so. Considering the title’s popularity, that commitment’s certainly going to continue through...
Tuesday4th Apr 2023
News Theme Park Attractions Spice Up Disney Dreamlight Valley on PS5, PS4 This Week
Accept the invitation to the Lion King realm, too
Disney Dreamlight Valley’s newest Star Path is its most ambitious yet, as starting tomorrow you’ll be able to add some theme park attractions to your expanding magical land. Star Paths, for those who don’t know, work a lot like Battle Passes: as you complete tasks, you’ll earn currency which...
Thursday30th Mar 2023
News Disney Dreamlight Valley Can't Wait to Be PS5, PS4 King from 5th April
Simba and Nala near
The next major Disney Dreamlight Valley update will open its doors on 5th April, and it looks like fans of the Animal Crossing-esque outing can look forward to a bunch of new content – including the previously announced Lion King realm. While Gameloft is keeping details close to its chest, the developer’s already confirmed...
Friday17th Feb 2023
News Disney Dreamlight Valley's Festival of Friendship Is Sure to Put Some Pep in Your Step
Friendship = Magic
Childhood dream simulator Disney Dreamlight Valley just got its third major update in the form of the aggressively wholesome-sounding Festival of Friendship. It's available right now on both PS5 and PS4. Introducing new friends (yay), features, and even some frost, the Festival of Friendship update brings Frozen's frigid snowman...
Thursday26th Jan 2023
News Disney Dreamlight Valley Content Roadmap Teases New Characters, Features
Characters from Encanto and Frozen on the way
Developer Gameloft has unveiled its plans for its early access life sim, Disney Dreamlight Valley. A content roadmap for the first half of 2023 has been shown, giving some vague details about where the game is heading in the next few months. The next major update to the game arrives in February, when...
Tuesday6th Dec 2022
News The Toys Are Back in Town with Disney Dreamlight Valley's PS5, PS4 Update
Tons of new content and improvements
While it may be flying under the radar a little bit, Disney Dreamlight Valley is quietly becoming one of the bigger hits of the year. Available from today, the game’s latest major content update is named Missions in Uncharted Space, and includes the Toy Story Realm, where you’ll find new story arcs and...
Wednesday19th Oct 2022
News Big Disney Dreamlight Valley Update Adds The Lion King's Scar for Free
Out now on PS5, PS4
Gameloft has today updated Disney Dreamlight Valley with its first big expansion following the Early Access launch on PS5, PS4 in early September. Free for anyone who has bought the game, a new area themed around Scar from The Lion King is available now. You'll be teleported to the Sunlit Plateau, where The Pillar of Nurturing...
Wednesday27th Jul 2022
News Explore a Whole New World in This Disney Dreamlight Valley Gameplay Trailer
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Disney Dreamlight Valley is a life-sim set in a magical world populated by iconic characters from both the Disney and Pixar franchises, and it's entering into paid early access on PS5 and PS4 on 6th September. Today we got a gameplay overview trailer that looks at the different activities players will be able to engage...
Wednesday29th Jun 2022
News Live Out Your Childhood Dreams in Disney Dreamlight Valley, Early Access Begins September 6th
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A concept that is almost guaranteed to infinitely print money, Disney Dreamlight Valley is a sim-style game set in a world that is populated with Pixar and Disney characters. We got a look at the title in action during yesterday's Nintendo Direct Mini, but rest assured it is coming to PlayStation platforms. The full game will be free-to-play...
Wednesday27th Apr 2022
News Disney Dreamlight Valley Is a Free-to-Play Life Sim Starring Classic Characters on PS5, PS4
Early access coming soon
Well, this seems like a no-brainer, doesn't it? Disney Dreamlight Valley has just been announced, and it's a life-sim adventure game that lets you hang out with all your favourite characters. Oh, and it's free-to-play, releasing on every major platform, and lets you go fishing with Goofy. Just like indoor plumbing, this is...