Final Fantasy 14 braces for Dawntrail login queues with plans to limit travel and crack down on AFK players

HomeNews Final Fantasy 14 braces for Dawntrail login queues with plans to limit travel and crack down on AFK playersPromises that “precautionary measures” have been taken since Endwalker’s gruelling launch Promises that “precautionary measures” have been taken since Endwalker’s gruelling launch Image credit:Square Enix Image credit:Square Enix To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings With next expansionDawntrailapproaching, the question of how FF14’s servers will cope is once again upon us....

June 19, 2024 · 3 min · 569 words · Cynthia Williams

Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Apple Arcade-only RPG Fantasian is coming to PC

HomeNewsFantasian Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Apple Arcade-only RPG Fantasian is coming to PCYou can put monsters in a bag! You can put monsters in a bag! Image credit:Mistwalker Image credit:Mistwalker FANTASIAN Neo Dimension - Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube FANTASIAN Neo Dimension - Announcement Trailer While perhaps lacking a bit of flair and visual identity in the character design department - aside from not-Vincent, he’s cool - there’s that lovely Sakaguchi sense of sprawling adventure emanating from the trailer, alongside Final Fantasy staples like ornate airships and very large whales....

June 19, 2024 · 2 min · 274 words · Amber Gardner

Fine, let's write about the stupid Banana game

HomeNewsBanana Game Fine, let’s write about the stupid Banana gameSaps a-peel Saps a-peel Image credit:Sky Image credit:Sky You might have noticed that the secondmost played gameon Steam right now is Banana, which released back in April, but has seen an explosion of popularity over the past couple of weeks. What is Banana? It’s a free idle clicker in which you click on a picture of a banana to make numbers go up....

June 19, 2024 · 3 min · 428 words · Robert Freeman

Hobbit life sim Tales Of The Shire is so jolly and joyful it creeps the hell out of me

HomeFeaturesTales of the Shire Hobbit life sim Tales Of The Shire is so jolly and joyful it creeps the hell out of meFor the love of god, send in the Nazgûl For the love of god, send in the Nazgûl Image credit:Take-Two Interactive Image credit:Take-Two Interactive Tales of the Shire - Official Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube Tales of the Shire - Official Announcement Trailer Here are some things you won’t be doing in Tales Of The Shire (coming soon viaSteamand theMicrosoft Store): receiving any ominous parties of wizards and dwarves, giving large hooded riders directions, hiding any dreadful magic rings, or even stubbing your furry toe on the doorstep after re-carpeting your burrow....

June 19, 2024 · 3 min · 617 words · Abigail Hughes

It looks like the original Resident Evil is headed (back) to PC

HomeNewsResident Evil It looks like the original Resident Evil is headed (back) to PCNot the remastered remake; the 1996 classic Not the remastered remake; the 1996 classic Image credit:Capcom Image credit:Capcom To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings A second point of clarification for those smart-asses still holding up their hands: yes, the original Resident Evil from 1996 hastechnicallyalready been released on PC before, hitting Japanese computers the year of its release before finding its way to North American and European keyboards-and-mice the following year....

June 19, 2024 · 2 min · 400 words · Kyle Harris

Life By You devs spent “a month in purgatory” prior to closure, says laid-off designer, despite their sim-like exceeding Paradox's expectations

“We were a strong team on a strong project ready to launch to a strong audience.” Image credit:Paradox Interactive Image credit:Paradox Interactive “Two weeks before launch we were told we wouldn’t be launching, and just now that we’ve all lost our jobs” Delventhal writes in the LinkedIn post, which has attracted messages of support from other former Paradox Tectonic staff. “We were only informed of this via a public announcement.”...

June 19, 2024 · 1 min · 158 words · Evan Stark

Marvel vs Capcom collection brings a fighting game GOAT, plus six more arcade classics, to PC with rollback netcode

HomeNewsMarvel vs Capcom Fighting collection Marvel vs Capcom collection brings a fighting game GOAT, plus six more arcade classics, to PC with rollback netcodeThe Punisher’s beloved arcade brawler gets a deserving port at last The Punisher’s beloved arcade brawler gets a deserving port at last Image credit:Capcom Image credit:Capcom To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Marvel vsCapcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, as said bundle is officially dubbed, will bring together both Marvel vs Capcom 2 and its predecessor Marvel vs....

June 19, 2024 · 3 min · 444 words · Alexander Green

Nine Sols review: A 2D Sekiro-like so good it converted me to an entire genre

HomeReviewsNine Sols Nine Sols review: A 2D Sekiro-like so good it converted me to an entire genreMouse trap Mouse trap Image credit:RedCandleGames Image credit:RedCandleGames What to compareNine Sols’ flowingSekiro-like 2D combat and layered metroidvania exploration to? The eternally sequel-lessHollow Knight? The punishing roguelite trappings ofDead Cells? 2D Souls-nuzzlingSalt and Sacrifice? I wouldn’t know, because I’ve always had such trouble with slashing, blocking, and jumping in two dimensions that not only have I barely played any of the above, I’ve missed out a swathe of importantplatformersin the belief I just didn’t have it in me to manage them....

June 19, 2024 · 5 min · 1061 words · Dustin Willis

NYT Connections hint and answers (Wednesday, June 19)

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Wednesday, June 19)Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #374 Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #374 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 for Wednesday 8th January! 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....

June 19, 2024 · 3 min · 575 words · Jose Odonnell

Square Enix are remaking a classic 90s RPG about defending an empire from a bunch of spiteful ancient heroes

HomeNewsRomancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven Square Enix are remaking a classic 90s RPG about defending an empire from a bunch of spiteful ancient heroesRomancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven due in October Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven due in October Image credit:Square Enix Image credit:Square Enix Japanese role-playing game enthusiasts are eating good this week, as Square Enix announce a 3D remake for 1993’s Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven....

June 19, 2024 · 3 min · 489 words · Mike Cox

Wordle hints and answer (#1096): How to solve the Wednesday June 19 Wordle

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#1096): How to solve the Wednesday June 19 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for June 19? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for June 19? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Wednesday 8th January!...

June 19, 2024 · 6 min · 1200 words · Natalie Rogers

You can turn on Scottish slang in the subtitles, reminds Still Wakes The Deep developer

HomeNewsStill Wakes The Deep You can turn on Scottish slang in the subtitles, reminds Still Wakes The Deep developerStill Wakes the Neeps Still Wakes the Neeps Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Secret Mode Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Secret Mode “For my American friends - [Still Wakes The Deep] detects your system locale and will default to our ‘International English’ subtitles,” says lead designer Rob McLachlan of The Chinese Room ina post on Xitter....

June 19, 2024 · 1 min · 163 words · Alicia Grimes

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection brings two Miles Edgeworth games to the PC

HomeNewsAce Attorney Investigations Collection Ace Attorney Investigations Collection brings two Miles Edgeworth games to the PCAnd Ace Attorney Investigations 2 outside of Japan for the first time And Ace Attorney Investigations 2 outside of Japan for the first time Image credit:Capcom Image credit:Capcom TheAce Attorney Investigations Collectionis heading to PC later this year on September 6th.“Waitaminute,“you might be saying, “Didn’t this already come out?” No, you choob, you eejit, you dafty, you’re thinking of one of several other collections of Ace Attorney games....

June 18, 2024 · 5 min · 880 words · Aaron White