Quick Links Are you ready to take on the challenge of today’sWordlepuzzle? If you find yourself struggling to solve today’s word and you need a guiding hand, you’ve come to the right place for a few hints and tips, or even the answer if you just want to peek behind the curtain. We’ve got a breakdown of all the letters, some general word clues, or, if you just want the full answer, we’ve got that here too....

Quick Links Helldivers 2gives players a wide variety of main objectives that elite soldiers complete on various planets. Some of the objectives can be completed in minutes, such as the Eradicate missions, and longer ones take about 40 minutes. The Blitz missions are the best of both worlds, as you get a 40-minute mission-sized map, and the overall objective is small and can be completed in under 360 seconds. you may always complete this mission in a little over 12 minutes, which is the given time, but if you extract in under six minutes, you unlock the Gone in 360 Seconds trophy or achievement....

Quick Links D&D Beyond has launched the early release version of their Maps features, called Maps: Alpha. This feature allows you to create and drawDungeons & Dragonsmaps as a DM and use them in your Campaigns. It also allows players to interact with the maps with their characters and lets you add enemies, NPCs, buildings, objects, and more. D&D Beyond Maps has a variety of tools at your disposal for your campaign: Basic Maps, the ability to upload images as maps, Draw, Fog of War, ruler, tokens, and more....

Summary The gaming industry has an action problem. That is to say, sinceFromSoftwarerevolutionised the medium with its creation of theSoulslikegenre and created a fanbase rabid for games with similar styles of combat, it feels like nearly every developer creating an action game has tried to emulate its groundbreaking battles. It makes sense from a business perspective, since this is what’s in trend right now, and I’m sure that those developers have a genuine love for Soulslikes....

Summary I get it, games journalists are terrible at video games. Remember that one guy playingCuphead? Let’s ignore the fact that games journalists regularly beat entire games in a far shorter timespan than regular people who don’t have deadlines to meet. Turn a blind eye to the fact that they don’t have a single guide to help them beat a difficult boss or access an area with some abstruse entry method like drinking poison that kills you at any other time....

Summary Legodid a lot during the build to May 4 to celebrate this year’s Star Wars Day, but theStar Warscelebrations for the toy bricks makers aren’t over yet. 2024 marks 25 years since the first ever Lego Star Wars sets and the ways in which Lego wants to mark the occasion will continue. Next up is an Imperial Star Destroyer set that’s already available on Amazon, and one of the Minifigures included is the long-rumored Cal Kestis one....

Summary If you ask any regular consumer of television what they think about Star Wars:The Acolyte, they’re likely to give you a normal answer. They might list things they like and things they don’t, for example, that they enjoyed the setting of the show, or that they thought the practical effects looked a little janky. These are normal, valid criticisms to have of a show that you’re watching. Ask aStar Warsfan onTwitter, though, and you might end up on the receiving end of a spiel about how The Acolyte is woke, and therefore, bad....

Summary TheDead Space 2 remake is officially not happening. Despitethe original remaketeasing an expanded universe set to be built upon, it seems sales of the reimagining weren’t substantial enough to warrant a sequel. It still sold millions, but in the landscape of modern gaming, that just doesn’t cut the mustard. As a result, much of the team has been folded intoBattlefieldin an effort to bolster its future single and multiplayer experiences....

Summary With the release ofRimWorld: Anomaly, an eldritch-like horror-themed expansion for the popular colony builder sim, a horde of new enemies and events have been added to the game. You will be tasked with building your colony and surviving as per usual, but now strange and terrifying creatures will be on the hunt for you. Once you activate your local void monument, it won’t be too long before these horrific beasts will descend upon you and your pawns....

Summary Everyone’s favorite anthropomorphic raccoon is back on consoles. Indeed.Sly Cooperand his gang of savvy thieves are once again back on PlayStation hardware. This time, their presence is being feltvia the PlayStation Plus Premium classic games catalog. And while it’s only been a little over a week since its release, Sly Cooper has immediately made PlayStation history. According to data obtained by TrueTrophies in partnership with GameInsights, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus is the biggest PlayStation Plus Premium title launch to date....

Summary Star Citizenenthusiasts show no sign of slowing down their support, as the project has now raised $700 million. This is despite the game being notorious for its long development time without much to show for it, as it has now been in the works for almost 12 years. Star Citizen still has no release date, although fans can play an early access build. The standard edition is listed for $51....

Summary Starfield’snew update addsthe Creation Club from Skyrim and Fallout 4, bringing new quests and cosmetics to the game developed by the community and Bethesda. Some are free, but some cost real money. You get 1,000 Creation Credits for free if you purchase the premium edition. This has proven incredibly controversial with the community, resulting in a wave of negative reviews that are still pouring in today. “Microtransactions in a €70 game, ten months after launch,” one player wrote....

I may be a newcomer to theMetroidvaniagenre, but thanks to games likePrince of Persia: The Lost Crown,Ori and the Blind Forest, andDisney Illusion Island,it’s quickly emerged as one of my favourites. I’m already a sucker for 2D platforming, but combine that with tight combat and an expansive map that encourages you to explore and experiment, and you’ve opened my heart and wallet. Speaking of heart, one of the games that I’ve most been looking forward to over the past few months isTales of Kenzera: Zau, a Metroidvania focused on exploring the themes of grief and loss in a beautiful world inspired by Bantu culture....