Win your weekend Wordle with our help. We’ve got general tips if you’d like to mix up your usual strategy, a clue written specifically for the April 27 (1043) game if you’d like more direct advice, and the answer for today’s Wordle if you just need to get over the finish line in a hurry. […]
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A new Stardew Valley patch is here, and we can all rest easy: it fixes Mr. Raccoon
Yet another Stardew Valley patch has arrived, this one “mostly bug fixes and translation changes” according to creator Eric Barone. But that doesn’t mean it’s not important: This one keeps Mr. Raccoon from disappearing during the raccoon cutscene in multiplayer. I think we can all agree that’s vital stuff. I don’t play Stardew Valley, but […]
Read MoreWait, how did I miss that you can finally preorder Armored Core 6 model kits?
After months of waiting, Bandai Namco finally revealed its first model kits for Armored Core 6 at the end of March. The first run is set to launch this September, and includes fan-favorite NPC buddy Rusty’s Steel Haze, enemy pilot Raven’s Nightfall, and a weapons pack with the pulse blade, laser rifle, laser drone, and […]
Read MoreThanks to Fallout 4’s disaster update, GOG’s patch rollback feature makes it the best version of the game right now
Fallout 4’s next-gen update has been an unmitigated disaster on PC: in exchange for practically no improvements, many non-Creation Club (read: paid) mods for the game have been rendered unusable until the community at large or individual mod authors come up with a fix. If you already have the game on GOG, though, you’re in […]
Read MoreThe solo developer of Manor Lords, Steam’s latest smash hit, named his studio after a Witcher 3 meme
Manor Lords is out today and it’s going gangbusters, having now surpassed 150,000 concurrent players on Steam. It’s also sitting atop a “very positive” user rating, with 90% of the more than 1,600 user reviews posted so far. That’s a pretty good first day, and at this point I’m left with just one burning question: […]
Read MoreMetro Exodus is the perfect post apocalyptic game to play if you’re tired of Fallout’s wasteland
After watching the Fallout TV series I was determined to plunge back into the world of radiation and chaos in any way I could, bar starting a nuclear apocalypse myself. I decided that Fallout 76 would be my best bet, as I have a couple of friends still playing the game, and thought that I […]
Read MoreThe Divinity: Original Sin board game took six years to make because Larian was determined to do right by the series: ‘We’re not going to do a piss poor job with a game that’s part of an IP that we care about’
After six years of development, Larian Studios has released Divinity: Original Sin The Board Game—a distillation of its unique approach to fantasy RPGs into a box full of cardboard and plastic. You can read my impressions of the game for a full rundown, but suffice to say, I think it’s something really special. So I […]
Read MoreThe Divinity: Original Sin board game took 6 years to make because Larian was determined to do right by the series: ‘We’re not going to do a piss poor job with a game that’s part of an IP that we care about’
After six years of development, Larian Studios has released Divinity: Original Sin The Board Game—a distillation of its unique approach to fantasy RPGs into a box full of cardboard and plastic. You can read my impressions of the game for a full rundown, but suffice to say, I think it’s something really special. So I […]
Read MoreThe Divinity: Original Sin board game is like a huge new Larian RPG in a box, and it’s one of the coolest games I’ve ever played
Greetings, fans of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2. What if I was to tell you that Larian has launched a new massive RPG that you can play right now? Sure, it may be a bit pricier than you expect, and involve more little bits of card… Divinity: Original Sin The Board Game […]
Read MoreBulletstorm studio’s mysterious Project Dagger is officially dead
Project Dagger, a “new action-adventure IP” that had been in development at People Can Fly since 2020, has been officially cancelled. The studio said in a report released earlier this month that the decision to halt development was made following an “unsatisfactory” evaluation of the current state of the game. Trouble with Project Dagger first […]
Read MoreFortnite fans are losing love for the airbending mythic as it continues to dominate the endgame
Some Fortnite players are starting to lose their patience with the airbending mythic, as it’s become a recipe for disaster in the late stages of the battle royale game (via CharlieIntel). The new mythic that was introduced for the Avatar event basically just lets people race around in a wheel of air. This may sound […]
Read MoreManor Lords surpassed 100,000 concurrent players within hours of release, and now it’s the global top seller on Steam
People have been clamouring about Manor Lords, a new medieval city builder and management sim, for quite some time now. Only three days ago, it hit 3 million wishlists on Steam, and it seems as if that number wasn’t an empty promise, as the game has seen some incredibly impressive numbers within hours of its […]
Read MoreCounter-Strike gives the people what they want: ‘Fine’
Counter-Strike 2’s latest patch makes a bunch of changes to the competitive shooter, and one in particular has been on player wishlists for a long time. As Valve puts it: “Lefties rejoice!” Players can now set a default preference for which side their character holds their weapon, and switch between sides on-the-fly during rounds (by […]
Read MoreCelebrating the 20th birthday of City of Heroes: an MMO resurrected by the people who loved it enough to ‘bring the game back for good’
City of Heroes is celebrating its 20th anniversary this weekend. The fact that it’s a party, rather than a wake, is astounding to me. Despite being shut down in 2012, City of Heroes can be played easily today on various private servers—most notably, the now-officially-sanctioned Homecoming. To put a milestone on this long and fascinating […]
Read MoreArrowhead Games keeps the spirit of democracy alive by making Helldivers 2 players choose which stratagem they’d like to unlock next
Well, it looks like we know what that meme from earlier in the week was about—and a surprisingly accurate use of one, to boot. Helldivers 2 players are faced with a choice for their next major order: mines or rockets. MAJOR ORDER: Helldivers, it’s time to choose between liberating Choohe or Penta. Depending on your […]
Read MoreHelldivers 2 players complete another major order by the skin of their teeth, and some can’t help but feel Joel’s going easy on them
With only hours to go, things were not looking good for Helldivers 2’s latest major order. These come down from on-high with regularity, and shape the game’s ongoing galactic war: in this case, Super Earth tasked the Helldivers with successfully liberating 10 planets from enemy takeover. Earlier in the week things looked a bit grim, […]
Read MoreMultiVersus fans, you were right: The character models are actually bigger in the upcoming re-release
You might recall a couple of weeks ago that MultiVersus fans meticulously had picked apart a new gameplay video for its upcoming re-release, and came to two major conclusions: The game looked an awful lot slower, and the character models an awful lot bigger. While the jury’s still out on the first deduction, the second […]
Read MoreIdle farming sim Rusty’s Retirement allows you to pour hours into farmwork whilst still doing other things
Farming simulators have garnered a reputation for being the ultimate cozy gaming experience, yet I can’t help but find myself getting too wrapped up in mastering ranch life. Gone are the days of cluelessly buying seeds and animals just because they’re cute. Now, it’s all about seasonal crop optimization for max profit and investing in […]
Read MoreFF14 players are struggling to complete the Yo-kai Watch event thanks to a tide of Blue Mages armed with bad vibes and missiles
The Yo-kai Watch event has made a return to FF14, letting players grab weapon glams, mounts, and a terribly cursed dog. It’s a fun excuse to run around the overworld and complete FATEs, which are public group quests that spawn regularly in most zones—but there’s a wrinkle to the good times: the feared Blue Mage. […]
Read MoreHelldivers 2 devs confirm that, no, trimming ‘excess leg space in the cockpit’ doesn’t mean the nice Eagle-1 lady is hacking off her legs for liberty
Helldivers 2 players are normal about the Eagle-1 pilot—otherwise known as that charmingly-voiced lady who helps you dispense liberty from the cockpit of her fighter jet with lines such as “Administering Freedom!”, “Democracy’s on its way!” and “Got ’em!” Eagle-1’s cheery disposition, confident attitude, and distant nature has quickly elevated her to “best girl” status […]
Read MoreElden Ring’s uber boss Malenia says she has ‘never known defeat’, but your bank account sure will if you buy this 1:1 scale replica of her blade arm
Elden Ring hype at PCG has exploded as of late thanks to the dramatic Shadow of the Erdtree reveal, with multiple team members jumping back into the dark action-RPG masterpiece in preparation to once more do deadly battle with fearsome beasts and bosses. Of all of Elden Ring’s bosses, big bad demigod uber boss Malenia […]
Read MoreIt took 30 years, but a speedrunner’s finished Doom 2’s opening level in an unbelievable 4.97 seconds
Speedrunner 4shockblast recently broke a record that had stood for many years on Doom 2’s opening map, Entryway. Their new world record run is a masterclass in eking every possible advantage out of the map and the various speedrunning tricks Doom 2 players have discovered over the years. It’s not just a new record: it’s […]
Read MoreOur top 10 Manor Lords tips for thriving in the survival city builder
Manor Lords is an early access survival city builder where you have to worry about more than harvesting food, building an industry, and surviving the winter. The Manor Lords map is broken into regions, and those regions contain small bandit camps, large brigand forces, and armies guided by other AI-controlled lords looking to conquer new […]
Read MoreToday’s Wordle answer for Friday, April 26
Give your daily Wordle a helping hand. Take a look at a clue for the April 26 (1042) puzzle and give your guesses some guidance, or instantly turn a struggle into a win with today’s Wordle answer. Whatever you need, you’ll find it here. Things weren’t looking great for me today. I had too many […]
Read MoreHasbro says Magic: The Gathering’s Fallout-themed Commander cards were ‘probably our best-performing Commander set ever’
The multiverse has been good to Magic: The Gathering. Of its recent crossover sets the big winner was The Lord of the Rings, which earned over $200 million in under six months. As Polygon pointed out at the time, that’s about twice as much as other popular Magic sets make. Fallout has apparently been a […]
Read MoreAfter 10 years on Steam, Korean MMO ArcheAge is giving up on North America and Europe
A study about what might happen at the end of the world based on player behaviour in the Korean MMO ArcheAge is about to be put to the test. After a nearly 10-year run on Steam, ArcheAge servers in North America and Europe will be closed in June. “After discussing the performance of ArcheAge with […]
Read MoreWake up! These spider-looking phenomena just spotted on Mars are clearly Helldivers 2 bugs preparing for a surprise attack
Stop me if you’ve heard one of these lines of propaganda before. Bugs can’t fly. The Automatons haven’t developed aerial gunships yet. There’s no such thing as a heavy machine gun. These images from the surface of Mars are just “seasonal eruptions of carbon dioxide gas,” not thousands of alien spiders gathering for an imminent […]
Read MoreArrowhead says Helldivers 2 players should avoid bullying those fancy lads with the blue preorder armor, who are canonically frozen yogurt salesmen
First reported by GamesRadar, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has politely requested that players refrain from killing their teammates who are wearing the fancy blue preorder armor, no matter how much you may want to stick it to those nerds and their silly little outfits. The SUMY Corporation froyo salesman armor was a preorder bonus for […]
Read MoreEscape From Tarkov players rage as developers lock co-op PvE behind a new $250 edition, then say they’ll offer previous buyers access for just 6 months (Updated)
Recent updates After a day of anger, which shows no sign of abating, Battlestate Games sought to assuage disgruntled Escape From Tarkov players by offering a number of “unique features” to owners of the $150 Edge of Darkness Edition, including six months access to the new PvE mode. The offer of temporary access to PvE […]
Read MoreEscape From Tarkov players rage as developers lock co-op PvE behind a new $250 edition despite promising access to ‘all subsequent DLCs’ in its old $150 edition
Battlestate Games has unveiled a new $250 edition of Escape From Tarkov that includes access to a PvE mode with co-op support and persistent progress that won’t be reset when the game is wiped. It sounds pretty cool, but it has quite a few players upset because the mode is only accessible with the new, […]
Read MoreRemember all those Destiny 2 guns you deleted after they got sunset? Bungie admits you shouldn’t have done that: ‘We regret we have no recovery mechanism’
The Season of the Dawn weapon set was the last to be sunset, and I now wish I’d held onto some of them. (Image credit: Bungie) In what has come as an unexpected but huge W for those with a chronic hoarding problem, Bungie has today announced that it is undoing the last part of […]
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