Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues. What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints
Month: August 2024
Another week, another Steam Fest looms. From September 2st until the 9rd you’ll be able to find intergalactic discounts and demos in the Steam Space Exploration Fest.
5 years have passed since Reggie Fils-Aime retired from his role as Nintendo of America’s president, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been doing anything of note. He’s written a book, he’s been a presenter at The Game Awards and there was even a year where he was a member of GameStop’s Board of Directors.
Against The Storm already contains a zoo’s-worth of animal-people to order around as you attempt to build a town that can survive the perma-rain of the Blightstorm. That doesn’t stop new expansion Keepers Of The Stone from adding one more. Come September 26th, you’ll be able to welcome the frog people as you venture into
Visions of Mana reviewed by Nick Ransbottom on PlayStation 5, Also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Visions of Mana finally brings the long-dormant classic RPG series into the modern age, looking great and playing even better thanks to multi-layered class and skill systems that interact in clever ways. There are definitely some
Steam Deck OLED: Two-minute review If all you want to know is whether the Steam Deck OLED is better than the original Steam Deck, then the answer is a definitive yes. This is easily the best Steam Deck model and one of the best handheld games consoles on the market right now thanks to an
Image: Konami And just like that, we’re at the end of August! A big month of releases is on the horizon, so let’s see how everyone is preparing with another edition of What Are You Playing? It has been a cracking week in the world of Nintendo as we got a double bill of Direct
Blocky Farm – on Xbox First we had Minecraft, then Roblox, now get ready for the latest blocky game – Blocky Farm! The farming sim is hitting Xbox, PC and PlayStation today and promises pure, feel-good farming fun. It’s more than just farming on Blocky Farm In this farming management sim, you’ll take care of
If you’re as old as me, there’s a decent chance you grew up with a PS1 and a particularly revered 3D platformer: Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. Now 27 years on from the game’s 1997 release, original developer Argonaut has been resurrected, and its first project back from the dead is a remaster of the
It has been over 25 years since Banjo-Kazooie released on the Nintendo 64. Since then, the game was released on the Xbox 360, and it was made available on the Nintendo 64 Switch Online + Expansion Pack library just a couple of years ago. It has also accumulated a large fan community, including fans that
An Astro Bot sequel has potentially been hinted at in the game’s trophies, which point to more adventures for the fan-favorite robot. What do we know about a potential Astro Bot sequel? Following the trophy list for the upcoming platformer making its way online, fans were quick to spot that the Platinum trophy for the
I took a longer lunch break today, and must now Pay The Reaper by staying after work. Fortunately, I’ve spent my penance playing the demo for Witching Stone, which applies the magic of shape-matching to the magic of, well, magic. Out on 16th September, it’s a pixelart charmer that “combines elements of puzzle games, roguelites
Watch the announcement trailer for Klaus Lee: Thunderballs, an upcoming 2D action platformer game coming to Nintendo Switch and Windows PC and Mac via Steam in 2023. Check it out to see the game’s level editor and more. Taking the role of the titular mustached spelunker Klaus Lee, players will explore virtual worlds ranging from
Monster Jam Showdown reviewed by Luke Reilly on Xbox Series X. Also available on PlayStation, PC, and Nintendo Switch. “Monster Jam Showdown distinguishes itself from the last two decades of officially licensed Monster Jam games by actually delivering a decent, if modest, serving of monster truck mayhem. It’s a great looking, family-friendly racer that feels
How do we save the open world? is an irregular series about the state of open world games and associated ideas about exploration, curiosity and discovery. In the first post for my series on “saving” open world design, I complained that many of today’s open worlds feel like checklists of formulaic tasks and rewards, their
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom just got a fresh trailer, and it’s offered us our first look at Zelda in her swordfighter form, which sees her turn blue, da ba dee da ba di, and start stabbing away at the baddies, as part of her war on the colour purple. There’s not long
Hi there, PlayStation community! We’re Monster Couch, and we make digital board game adaptations. Our digital version of Wingspan—one of the most acclaimed tabletop games of recent years—will be available on PS5 and PS4 on October 11. Play Video We’re excited to tell you about it – let’s start with the basics. Wingspan, at its
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