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HomeGuidesThe Cycle: Frontier The Cycle: Frontier Miniature Reactor locations: Where to find Miniature Reactors in The Cycle: FrontierHere’s where to go to find Miniature Reactors Here’s where to go to find Miniature Reactors Looking for Miniature Reactors in The Cycle: Frontier?Finding Miniature Reactors is a slightly more involved process than finding most other items and materials in Yager’s tense extraction shooter. There are only a few locations where you can find Miniature Reactors, and they’re all locked behind doors which only open once you complete the area’s puzzle....

HomeNews This parody of The Witness is funny, fun, and freeThe Looker is a rare thing: a fun parody game with good jokes The Looker is a rare thing: a fun parody game with good jokes Video game parodies are often ropey, being neither funny nor fun to play. I am delighted thatThe Lookeris both, and free too. It’s a loving send-up ofThe Witness, inviting us to a strange island to solve more line-drawing puzzles and listen to more audio tapes....

HomeNews Untangling minimalist puzzles in Hook 2 is catchyTaking objects to pieces in the correct order Taking objects to pieces in the correct order Hook 2 TrailerWatch on YouTube Hook 2 Trailer Hook 2is a bit like those ads for Evony: The King’s Return with the minotaur, but without that idiot groaning every time he fluffs an easy puzzle. Or it’s like Hook, but with more puzzles. Each level opens with an arrangement of individual hooks, loops, and pins....

HomeHardwareNews Valve halve Steam Deck SSD bandwidth on some models, say games performance is unaffected256GB and 512GB Decks could include the lower-spec NVMe drives 256GB and 512GB Decks could include the lower-spec NVMe drives Steam Deckproduction might beramping up againbut it turns out more recent orders could be something of a lucky dip, SSD-wise. Valve have quietly updated theirSteam Deck tech specspage with a note that the NVMe SSDs in “some” 256GB and 512GB models might now use the PCIe Gen 3....

HomeNews Blizzard acquire Spellbreak studio to focus on World Of Warcraft expansionsProletariat have announced they will shutter their magical battle royale early in 2023 Proletariat have announced they will shutter their magical battle royale early in 2023 Dragonflight Announce Cinematic Trailer | World of WarcraftWatch on YouTube Dragonflight Announce Cinematic Trailer | World of Warcraft “Folks in World of Warcraft have a voracious appetite for content,” WOW’s general manager John Hight told Venturebeat, ”and what we’ve seen over the last year is that we need to increase the amount of content that we can create, and the frequency with which we’re putting it in the hands of our players....

HomeNewsHell is Us Hell Is Us wants to make its action-adventuring even more “old school” than Elden RingIt’s a big no to map markers It’s a big no to map markers When action-adventure gameHell Is Uswasfirst announceda couple of months ago, we thought it had Annihilation vibes and appreciated the team’s attempts to invoke Annihilation… and its vibes. Developers Rogue Factor didn’t provide many other details, besides a few buzz words: “semi-open world”, “true adventure”, “third person”....

HomeReviews Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak review: A delightfully difficult expansion that doesn’t disappointMeowster rank Meowster rank I lovedMonster Hunter: Risewhen I first played it on Switch last year, but I’ll admit that I sort of sleep-walked through its entirety, dreamily kicking the tails off a couple of raptors before making them into a fashionable pair of hot pants. This wasn’t a bad thing, mind. Far from it. I found Rise to be a substantially better-paced MonHunt entry compared to its predecessors, the series’ steep barrier to entry readjusted to a gentle incline that was more palatable for newcomers like me....

HomeNews The Fallout TV show has cast David Lynch’s muse Kyle MacLachlan as a regularAn actor who’s no stranger to wacky roles An actor who’s no stranger to wacky roles Image credit:Bethesda Softworks Image credit:Bethesda Softworks Amazon’s upcoming TV adaptation of post-apocalyptic RPG seriesFallouthas cast veteran sci-fi actor Kyle MacLachlan in an undisclosed role as a series regular. You may remember him from such roles as future emperor of the universe Paul Atriedes in David Lynch’s Dune, cafficionado Special Agent Dale Cooper in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, and for his turn in David Lynch’s Oscar-nominated Blue Velvet....

HomeFeatures What’s better: boss battles as skill checks, or secrets behind waterfalls?Intrinsic reward vs. extrinsic reward Intrinsic reward vs. extrinsic reward Last time, you decided thatan AI-controlled friend just running about helping me fight is better than air control. We’re blowing up entire genres of video game, but at least we won’t be alone. This week, we continue to whittle down all of the things with a question of intrinsic or extrinsic rewards....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle answer (Thursday 30 June 2022): Wordle word of the day #376 and hintsHints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun If you’re struggling to find the solution to today’s Wordle, you’re in the right place. Below we’ll give you today’s Wordle answer and an explanation of the word if needed. But first, we’ll offer you a few hints to help you figure the answer out for yourself....

HomeNewsDisney Dreamlight Valley Disney Dreamlight Valley will launch in early access this SeptemberA Founder’s Pack ahead of 2023 F2P launch A Founder’s Pack ahead of 2023 F2P launch Disney Dreamlight Valley - Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase | 6.28.2022Watch on YouTube Disney Dreamlight Valley - Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase | 6.28.2022 There’s clearly some DNA fromThe Simsin Dreamlight Valley’s character creation and decorating, but once you watch the protagonist dig a hammer out of the ground for Wall-E, the Animal Crossing inspirations seem the most prevalent....

HomeHardwareDeals Get a 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD for $185 with this discount codeFREEDOM15 gets you $15 off an already great value SSD. FREEDOM15 gets you $15 off an already great value SSD. Adata’s Premium SSD for PS5 might be the most misleadingly titled storage device on the market. Okay, it is a high-spec SSD suitable for the PS5, but it’s also a really good value PCIe 4.0 SSD for PCs too....

HomeGuides How to start Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak: Required quests and catch-up gearEverything you need to complete to begin the Sunbreak expansion Everything you need to complete to begin the Sunbreak expansion Want to know how to start the new Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak expansion?Sunbreak launches on June 30th, bringing a host of new monsters and locales toMonster Hunter Riseon both PC and Switch. Sunbreak is an extension of Rise’s story, and adds new Master Rank monsters and quests to the equation....