Quick Links Navigating the twists and turns of today’sStrandspuzzle proving to be a challenge? No worries! If you find yourself scratching your head over a particularly tricky word, or if you’re at a loss for the entire solution, we’ve got you covered as your linguistic life raft. Get a nudge in the right direction and keep your winning streak alive (and those bragging rights intact). This guide will give insights on today’s theme, offer hints, and even provide the complete solution....

Quick Links Are you ready to tackle today’sWordlepuzzle? If you really want to challenge yourself, why not try today’s word on hard mode? If you find yourself needing an extra bit of help, we’ve got you covered. 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. All the answers are hidden from view, so don’t worry about any accidental spoilers....

As a Klown inKiller Klowns From Outer Space: The Game, you have plenty of things at your disposal in order to capture and kill all the humans. You have your cotton candy gun, as well as a secondary weapon to bludgeon the poor specimens. However sometimes, locating or even getting them to stop running away from you can be difficult. This is where Klown Tricks come in. These help you with movement, healing, as well as various ways of tracking or catching the pesky morsels....

AlthoughSand Landdoes feature a lot of on-foot gameplay where you control Beelzebub and beat up a variety of humans, robots, creatures, and animals, one of its core elements is its focus on vehicles. There are a wide variety of vehicles to unlock in Sand Land, but thevery first one that you’re going to get your hands on(not counting Rao’s car, which is very short-lived)is, of course, the iconic tank that is the focus of the original manga....

Summary Microsofthas just announced a slew of horrific studio closures that have enraged seemingly everybody in the video game industry. Despite repeatedly saying that it wants to support smaller studios who make weirder games, Microsoftshut down Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and morein yet another round of brutal layoffs. Everywhere I look, developers and journalists alike are expressing their growing despair at the state of things. It’s becoming a simple fact of modern video game development that making a good, unique game that people liked and spent money on won’t be enough to ensure job security....

I’m not a Soulslike guy, which is a great way to start an article if you want to be mocked relentlessly in the comments. If you read my recentWukong preview, you know I’m not the game’s target audience. While I appreciate that tough fights are more rewarding to overcome, I just don’t have the patience to git gud (I could beat them,I just don’t want to). I’m not saying Elden Ring isn’t great, I’m just saying it’s not for me....

Summary Last year,ransomware group Rhysidia hacked into Insomniac Gamesand stole 1.6 terabytes of data, including a roadmap of future, unannounced projects, as well as a playable build of Wolverine. Given the enormous size of the breach, people are still digging through the files today, uncovering new details likethe appearance of the iconic X-Mansionand playable Jean Grey sections. Now, a Sentinel model has been found, pointing to the appearance of one of the most recognisable X-Men villains outside of Magneto....

Summary The galaxy inStar Warsis full of many strange and interesting characters. There are heroes such as the Jedi who strive to keep peace and there are dark side users that will do anything to achieve power. Many of the most popular Star Wars characters are the heroes featured in the films and series. However, some characters seemingly became popular overnight with minimal scenes and dialogue. Some would even see a shift from most hated character to being remembered fondly....

Summary MultiVersuscommunity manager Nakat has teased on Twitter that “something cool” could be happening after the NHL face-off event at the end of the week. After nearly a whole year of silence, you’d think that last month’s MultiVersus re-reveal,which included a release date for the 1.0 version and several new characters and stages being teased, would have been the stuff of dreams for fans, but that wasn’t quite the case. Instead, everyone wasdisappointed by how little of the game we saw and how far away the May release date was....

It turns out the controversial quote fromNaughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann about his next game “redefining mainstream perceptions of gaming”was actually taken out of context (and partially invented) by Sony, an ironic twist of fate given the parent company is meant to be making him look good. After the majority of news outlets picked up on the quote and reported on it with the stance I think everyone expected them to - ourselves included -Druckmann saw the debate stirring and set the record straight....

Summary Two years ago, we reported onValve finally acknowledging the cries from the #SaveTF2 movement. By that point,Team Fortress 2’s servers had been overrun with bots for years, making the game unplayable for many. But finally, in May 2022,Valvesaid that it saw “how large this issue has become” and was “working to improve things”. Fast forward to 2024, and fans say this simply hasn’t happened. These same issues - bots spamming disruptive audio files and cheaters taking out players with aimbots - are still being reported inTeam Fortress 2, and players see no end in sight....

Quick Links There are plenty of ways to make gold inStardew Valley. While you may be a farmer who inherited a vast piece of land from your late grandfather, your bread and butter need not only be your crops and animal produce. You can also go mining for minerals and ore, forage in the forest, or go fishing. Fishing is a great way to earn gold, because you can stay in the different fishing spots around the valley, and catch fish of all sorts of value and quality....

Summary Fans of bothBaldur’s Gate 3andStardew Valleyare in for a treat, with the Baldur’s Village project combining both games into one. This mod for Stardew Valley will add all of the main characters from Baldur’s Gate 3 into the game, giving you an excuse toromance themall over again. The small team of fans working on the project are trying to launch Baldur’s Village before August. Right now, they’ve got four companions in the works - Astarion, Shadowheart, Gale, and Halsin - but the rest of the gang will be added too....