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HomeFeaturesDreams On A Pillow Dreams On A Pillow’s developer on the challenges of making games from the West BankCrowdfunding success aims to tell the story of the 1948 ethnic cleansing Crowdfunding success aims to tell the story of the 1948 ethnic cleansing Image credit:Rasheed Abu-Eideh Image credit:Rasheed Abu-Eideh “I sometimes joke about it, but it’s like I need a war to start a new game,” Rasheed Abu-Eideh tells me over a call....

HomeNewsTotal War: Warhammer Future Creative Assembly games may “require blood thematically”, which sure sounds like a Total War: Warhammer 40,000 teaserBlood is compulsory Blood is compulsory Image credit:An unknown criminal Image credit:An unknown criminal Over the Christmas break, I took a brief hiatus from reporting on every time a Total War developer breathes or spills tea on their shirt. The year ended, the world did not, and no Thanquol DLC was announced, but I did miss what I reckon is the strongest hint they’ve yet freely given thatstrategy gameTotal War: Warhammer40,000 is both real and due an announcement very soon....

HomeNewsLocator Geoguessr-inspired detective game Locator is about puzzles, perspective, and empathy on an alien planetPut a pin in it Put a pin in it Image credit:Empty Exhibit Image credit:Empty Exhibit One forObra DinnandGolden Idolfans, this, although also for anyone who just loves a gorgeous map of an alien environment.Locatoris a detectivepuzzlerwhere you play an interstellar cartographer tasked with tracking down a missing archeologist named Abigail Lidari on an alien world. It takes inspiration from browser geography gameGeoguessr....

HomeFeaturesLeague of Legends I’m sad to announce I’m considering playing League Of Legends againThanks to the influencers Thanks to the influencers Image credit:Riot Games Image credit:Riot Games A long, long time ago I became obsessed with watching peopleplay rally games beautifully. It was a blessing to see those disembodied hands sling virtual cars around with grace and precision, kicking up dirt in a way I could only dream of. Now, though, I am going through a different phase....

HomeNewsMarvel Rivals Marvel Rivals patch makes Hulk less hulky, Hawkeye less shooty and the Goddess of Death deader, just in time for Season 1Black Widow and Squirrel Girl among those boosted Black Widow and Squirrel Girl among those boosted Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Games Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NetEase Games Do you like running rampage as Hela, goddess of death? Was thatyouwho shot me full of crows on Klyntar last night? Well, how does 25 points off your base health suit you?...

HomeNews My Summer Car trundles out of early access with version 1.0 after nine years in the chop shopWheeling it out Wheeling it out Image credit:AmisTech Games Image credit:AmisTech Games My Summer Car Release TrailerWatch on YouTube My Summer Car Release Trailer It’s a wonderfully leery game. You have a button to piss, and another button dedicated to giving people the middle finger. You can get into rally races and mess up everything in the car you’ve spent the last few hours fixing....

HomeGuidesWordle Today’s Wordle hints and answer (#1300): How to solve the Thursday January 9 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for January 9? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for January 9? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Don’t let one trickyWordlepuzzle end your victory streak; this handy guide will give you some tips....

HomeNewsTransformers: Reactivate Transformers: Reactivate, the Autobot action game from the Gears Tactics devs, has been cancelledLayoffs very likely to happen, say Splash Damage Layoffs very likely to happen, say Splash Damage Image credit:Tencent Image credit:Tencent Gears Tacticsand Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory developers Splash Damage have cancelled Transformers: Reactivate, the Hasbro action game they announced in 2022. They will also be “scaling down to refocus our efforts on other projects”, and “a number of roles across the studio are now potentially at risk of redundancy”....

HomeDeals You can save up to $400 Off Alienware m16 R2 gaming laptops todayPick up one of two configs from $1300, including either an RTX 4060 or RTX 4070. Pick up one of two configs from $1300, including either an RTX 4060 or RTX 4070. Dell has slashed prices on two configurations of its Alienware m16 R2 gaming laptop, offering significant value for those looking to upgrade their gaming setup. The model equipped with anNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU is now available for $1,299....

HomeHardwareNews AMD’s CES 2025 announcements include what will probably be yet another ‘world’s fastest’ CPUMore 3D V-Cache processors, handheld gaming chips, and even two new graphics cards More 3D V-Cache processors, handheld gaming chips, and even two new graphics cards Image credit:AMD Image credit:AMD No pricing (or exact release date) on these yet, but they both up the core and thread counts over the 9800X3D while peaking at higher boost clock speeds....

HomeNewsKerbal Space Program 2 Former Annapurna staff reportedly found new studio to rescue sold-off Private Division projects, including new Game Freak gameAnd Kerbal Space Program 2 And Kerbal Space Program 2 Image credit:Take-Two Interactive Image credit:Take-Two Interactive Then, in November, Take-Two announced that they wouldsell Private Division, while also confirming the closure of OlliOlli World devs Roll7 and Kerbal Space Program 2 devs Intercept Games. Private Division are comparable to Annapurna Interactive in publishing “mid-tier” games like Rollerdrome and After Us, that have a particular combination of artsy-experimental and blockbuster polish - the broad idea being to enhance Take-Two’s prestige as a publisher of innovative work and establish revenue streams beyond the vast empires of Rockstar and 2K Games....

HomeNews MSI’s panoramic PC case severely underestimates how bad at cable tidying I amFoolproof? We’ll see about that Foolproof? We’ll see about that Image credit:MSI Image credit:MSI As someone who believes in theidealof the trim, tidy PC interior, I do applaud the intent behind MSI’s Project Zero X. Currently on show atCES 2025, it’s a prototype desktop build that uses clever geometry and an unconventional motherboard I/O layout to hide practically every single wire in the joint, for a clean design that’s housed for your viewing pleasure within a four-sided glass chamber....

HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers for Thursday, 9th JanNeed some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #577. Need some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #577. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT Need a hint for today’s Connections on Thursday, 9th January?As sure as the sunrise, a new day means a newConnectionspuzzle from the New York Times....