Closing the car boot on your head will now kill you in Pacific Drive

You’re constantly repairing corroded doors and swapping out busted engine parts with cobbled-together technology. But maybe this tinkering was a little too much. If you also felt this, then good news. But to give you a summary, there are now a bunch of fresh difficulty presets. “Scenic Drive” lowers crafting requirements and makes it impossible to die, for example. If you are currently screaming “NO, THE BANJAXED CAR IS THE WHOLE POINT....

September 16, 2024 · 1 min · 169 words · Brianna Stephens

Connections hints and answers for Mon, September 16th

Need some Connections hints? Read our guide for help with Connections #462. This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! We’ve set up a bunch of clues to help you guess along the way. Here are the 16 Connections words for today: What are today’s Connections groups? If not, check just below for the full answer. What are today’s Connections answers?...

September 16, 2024 · 1 min · 160 words · Samantha Ferrell

Connections hints and answers for Sun, September 15th

Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #461. This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! Here are the 16 Connections words for today: What are today’s Connections groups? If not, check just below for the full answer. What are today’s Connections answers? To be fair, I have never once in my life heard that being used as an insult....

September 15, 2024 · 1 min · 127 words · Mary Gould

Connections hints and answers for Sat, September 14th

Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #460. This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! Here are the 16 Connections words for today: What are today’s Connections groups? If not, check just below for the full answer. What are today’s Connections answers? I also got mildly sidetracked by ‘Vintage’ and ‘Retro’. What is Connections?...

September 14, 2024 · 1 min · 114 words · Ronald Anderson

Cosy life sim Tales Of The Shire needs more time in the oven, delayed until 2025

“To ensure we deliver that vision, Tales Of The Shire will now be launching early 2025.” What a treasure Edwin is. There should be a the price to pay for mixing definite and indefinite articles like that.

September 14, 2024 · 1 min · 37 words · Lisa Leblanc

50/50 is a cheerful, deeply heinous free game about cutting things perfectly in half

Slice of life We’re having a bit of an indie freebie morning, it seems. Then, the game calculates a percentage. If it’s bang-on or very close to 50/50, you’ll pass. If not, you’ll have to start over. I know: this is how entire days are wasted. Sorry Desperado soldiers, let’s take this from the top. It’s not your fault. The game isn’t helping you, it’s mocking you. I see you laughing at me,Fruit Ninja....

September 13, 2024 · 1 min · 79 words · Alexander White

A European consumer watchdog wants you to be able to buy exactly as much in-game currency as you need, not fixed chunks

Companies' claims that gamers prefer in-game premium currencies are wrong. Consumers are often denied their rights when using premium in-game currencies, tied to unfair terms favouring game developers. Children are even more vulnerable to these manipulative tactics. Data shows that children in Europe are spending on average 39 per month on in-game purchases. 46 billion), representing about one-quarter of revenues in the video game market". Inthe full 35-page write-upof their investigation and complaint, the BEUC make a series of recommendations....

September 13, 2024 · 1 min · 80 words · Kimberly Snyder

Ahoy Draculads and ladies, V Rising is free this weekend

What do we hope for when our interest in a game is almost perfectly balanced by our disinterest? This, V Rising creators Stunlock have now done. And to build that something else, you need something else." This is not how Dracula did it, Edders! Vampires are supposed to be monstrously decayed aristocrats! c’mon, Edders: tell me this is possible in the game. I guess I’ll give it a shot myself, but I ain’t crafting no pants....

September 13, 2024 · 1 min · 76 words · Julie Smith

Annapurna Interactive’s entire staff resign following dispute with owner

Further resignations followed, with a reported two dozen other staff leaving the company. A few Annapurna-published devs have responded to the news on social media. “Nothing’s gonna stop us from getting Wanderstop out the door very soon.”

September 13, 2024 · 1 min · 37 words · Jenny Wright

Best armour in Black Myth Wukong

Here’s why you should craft them and where to find them. More importantly, yourattack power increases for each second spent sprinting, up to 10 seconds total. Even if you’re really good at dodging, beware that the cooldown reduction is quite modest. We recommend doing so for the Pilgrim armor in particular. It’s also the best alternative for Golden armor if you prefer using theRock Solid spell to parry. Iron armor becomes available upon defeatingYin Tigerin the Zodiac Village....

September 13, 2024 · 2 min · 258 words · Alexandra Nixon

Best Gourds in Black Myth Wukong

With that in mind, here’s a selection of the best Gourds inBlack Myth: Wukong. This willupgrade your Medicine Buddha Gourd to the Supreme Gourd- for free! Just beware that this Gourd comes with only five charges. It also comes with a whoppingeight chargestotal, which is very high for a Gourd without upgrades. fire up the treasure chests to obtain the Gourd. Immortal Blessing Gourd Who needs healing? Cutting HP recovery in half, your attack will be increased by roughly 25%....

September 13, 2024 · 1 min · 118 words · Crystal Chang

Black Myth Wukong: Chapter 2 walkthrough

Ourwalkthrough hubhas links to all of our Black Myth: Wukong guides. Check out our guide toall bosses in Chapter 2for greater details on fighting the foes in your path. Aside from your default drink, the Lambbrew is the only other upgradable drink at the moment. Retrace your steps back to the tree and go in the opposite direction. The path will take you to several wooden platforms and the “Village Entrance” shrine....

September 13, 2024 · 4 min · 699 words · Matthew Bush

Bonkers anti-immersive sim Mosa Lina now has co-op multiplayer, plus "super secret frog mode"

As regards the multiplayer, it’s available across all existing modes and supports custom levels. There are also two new co-op exclusive modifiers that stack on top of existing ones. Excellent work, developers: I approve of anything that can be measured in floppy discs, even hypothetically. The new version of the game uses Steam Recording instead, and lets you capture gifs to boot. And then there’s the list of gameplay changes....

September 13, 2024 · 1 min · 106 words · Tyrone Barton