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HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Thursday, February 15)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #249 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #249 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 26th December! Want a hint for Connections today?...

HomeNewsPayday 3 Payday 3 sales “significantly lower” than hoped, but Starbreeze focused on “long-term success"2024 update roadmap detailed 2024 update roadmap detailed Image credit:Starbreeze Image credit:Starbreeze Payday 3developer Starbreeze say their co-op heist ‘em up is underperforming both in terms of sales and player numbers. They also say they’re committed to turning around that performance, with updates to come in 2024 which will revamp progression, the UI, add a solo mode and an offline mode, and more....

HomeNewsUnderspace Supernatural spaceship shooter Underspace shows admirable ambition in its Next Fest demoA self-described “spiritual successor to Freelancer” A self-described “spiritual successor to Freelancer” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pastaspace Interactive Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pastaspace Interactive Underspace Early Access Release Date Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube Underspace Early Access Release Date Announcement Trailer While the Steam Next Fest ended on Monday, you can still download Underspace’s demofrom Steam(or if you’d rather not get Steamy, an older demo ison Itch)....

HomePodcastsSkull and Bones The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S3 episode 6: Skull & Bones is finally about to come outYo ho ho and a bottle of live service Yo ho ho and a bottle of live service Image credit:Ubisoft Image credit:Ubisoft It’s happening! Why I playedSkull & Bonesback when it wasn’t even a live service game. But now it is, and it’s out this weekend. We talk a bit about how long it has been coming out, why it’s been in development this long, and why they didn’t just release the sucker the two or three previous times they got close to doing so....

HomeFeatures Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered’s modern controls are an absolute travestyThey simply aren’t fit for purpose They simply aren’t fit for purpose Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Aspyr Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Aspyr In truth, I’d probably say that anyone who’s curious about this old Tomb Raider collection, but never played them originally, shouldn’t go anywhere near it at all. Go and play Crystal Dynamics’morerecenttrilogyfrom 2013 instead, or better yet, 2008’s excellent and underratedTomb Raider Underworld....

HomeNewsV Rising V Rising’s 1.0 changes to PvP, endgame and armour detailed ahead of spring releaseVampire diary Vampire diary Image credit:Stunlock Studios Image credit:Stunlock Studios V Risingremains on track to reach 1.0 in the second quarter of this year, in what finance people call Q2 but I like to call Aprilmayjune. The latest developer blog post goes into detail on some of the new features coming for the full release and in particular its changes to PvP, higher tier weapon and armour, and vampire fashion....

HomeReviewsGranblue Fantasy: Relink Granblue Fantasy: Relink review: a slick JRPG wedded to the rule of coolYou know what’s cool? Sky pirates and massive spells and that You know what’s cool? Sky pirates and massive spells and that Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Cy Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Cy Games Granblue Fantasy: Relinkis a JRPG that is ticking off many of the actionRPGtropes. It would be in danger of becoming workmanlike, such are the number of things you can tick off on your fingers like a plumber ordering parts: boss fights against improbably huge glowing monsters, an evil god, catboys, numbers popping off enemies, women who appreciate the combat applications of a thigh-high split skirt, anachronistic sunglasses, horned giants carrying halberds of the same approximate size as a caravan....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Wednesday, February 14)Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #248 Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #248 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 26th December! Want a hint for Connections today?Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle gameWordle, the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now....

HomeNewsTerra Memoria Terra Memoria is a cheerful party-based RPG with a touch of GrandiaA time-travelling tale for old timers A time-travelling tale for old timers Image credit:Dear Villagers Image credit:Dear Villagers In the event that I walk in front of a particle accelerator, get converted into digital data and am promptly isekai-ed into a gameworld, I hope that gameworld is the opening port town from the originalGrandia, released on PS1 way back in 1997 (andported to PCin 2019)....

HomeDeals The best value AMD gaming CPU is £25 off for Valentine’s DayThe Ryzen 7 7800X3D offers legendarily good performance at mid-level prices. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D offers legendarily good performance at mid-level prices. The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is my current go-to high-end gaming CPU recommendation, on account of its brilliant top-tier performance at a mid-tier price. The CPU normally costs around £375, but today it’s down to £350 at Amazon UK....

HomeDeals The RTX 4070 Super is already below RRP in the UK - £539 vs £579A great price for a powerful graphics card with DLSS 3. A great price for a powerful graphics card with DLSS 3. Image credit:Zotac Image credit:Zotac The RTX 4070 Super is a rather good deal, offering a significant boost in gaming performance over the earlier RTX 4070 - in fact, it’s closer to the 4070 Ti than the vanilla 4070....

HomeNews The Silent Hill 2 remake’s combat trailer misrepresents the game, according to one of its own developersIt doesn’t capture the “spirit” of the full thing, apparently It doesn’t capture the “spirit” of the full thing, apparently TheSilent Hill 2remake’s State of Play trailer doesn’t give a full and proper representation of the game, Bloober Team’s president Piotr Babieno has observed in an apparent swipe at publisher Konami, who Babieno portrays as responsible for the upcominghorrorgame’s marketing....

HomeNews Image credit:Ubisoft Image credit:Ubisoft A number of Ubisoft France employees are on strike today after the collapse of union negotiations with Ubisoft management, who have reportedly proposed a budget for wages “that would be lower than inflation for the second year in a row”. The strikers are calling it a “badly balanced rewards system”. Cheeky devils! The news comes care of apostfrom Le Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Vidéo, who have evidently been doing their homework on videogame humour....