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HomeGuidesNYT Connections NYT Connections hint and answers (Wednesday, January 17)Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #220 Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #220 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....

HomeNewsSouthfield Physics-y farming game Southfield mixes Stardew Valley with Human: Fall Flat for chaotic co-op crop-pickingWith a dash of Satisfactory’s automation to boot With a dash of Satisfactory’s automation to boot Image credit:Radical Forge Image credit:Radical Forge A newfarming gameis planting the seeds of recent PC hits likeStardew Valley,Human: Fall Flat,Satisfactoryand, yes,Minecraftand hoping to have them grow into an entertainingco-op offeringthat’s as cozy as it is chaotic. Human Fall Flat Livestream | Dough Boy Chaos Live From EGXWatch on YouTube...

HomeNewsStarfield Steam Beta launch had been planned to land today Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios A massive update forStarfield, cramming in over 100 fixes and other improvements, has been delayed. Originally due to hit Steam’s beta branch today, January 17th, the patch is now expected to arrive later this week - but Bethesda aren’t sure exactly when, just yet. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsWas Starfield worth the wait?...

HomeNews SteamWorld owners Thunderful to fire 20% of staff due to “over-investments made in the last few years"“These investments have proven unsustainable given the current industry climate.” “These investments have proven unsustainable given the current industry climate.” Image credit:Thunderful Publishing Image credit:Thunderful Publishing A round of videogame company layoffs following a period of “unsustainable” spending? It must be a Wednesday. Swedish conglomerate Thunderful Group AB - whose corporate possessions includeSomervilledeveloper Jumpship and several teams working on theSteamWorldgames - have announced that they will lay off around 20 percent of their staff as part of a restructuring program that “stems primarily from over-investments made in the last few years”....

HomeNewsThe Finals The Finals’ 1.5 update introduces the multiplayer shooter’s first time-limited mode, a solo free-for-allBalance tweaks, bug fixes and improved cheat detection also live now Balance tweaks, bug fixes and improved cheat detection also live now Image credit:Embark Studios Image credit:Embark Studios Destructive game-showshooterThe Finalshas received its biggest update yet. Patch 1.5 arrives with a litany of bug fixes, balance changes and more, along with the introduction of a brand new mode - the game’s first time-limited variant, as well as its first mode for solo players....

HomeFeaturesBandle Tale: A League Of Legends Story The next League Of Legends spin-off is a deep and crafty blend of Stardew, Spiritfarer and Animal CrossingBandle Tale and its enormous skill trees arrive on February 21st Bandle Tale and its enormous skill trees arrive on February 21st Image credit:Riot Forge Image credit:Riot Forge When cute crafting RPGBandle Tale: A League Of Legends Storywas first announced at the end of last year, I don’t think I really appreciated the fact it was going to be the next game from the devs behind mortuary farming-me-doGraveyard Keeper....

HomeNews This free Quake mod is also a prequel to hack ‘n’ slash Slave Zero X, which is a prequel to a 1999 mech gameAvailable now with Bethesda’s stamp of approval Available now with Bethesda’s stamp of approval Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Poppy Works Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Poppy Works Slave Zero X: Episode Enyo - FREE Quake Campaign~!Watch on YouTube Slave Zero X: Episode Enyo - FREE Quake Campaign~! Episode Enyo’s a pretty fun one....

HomeNewsdev_hell This roguelike deckbuilder is software development meets InscryptionWork for a fairytale startup, lose your soul! Work for a fairytale startup, lose your soul! Image credit:Unhinged Studios Image credit:Unhinged Studios dev_hell Teaser TrailerWatch on YouTube dev_hell Teaser Trailer Development takes the form of building a deck of cards called things like “Subroutine” and “Bandaid Solution”, then pitting them against anonymous feedback and databases in duels reminiscent of Inscryption. And just as Inscryption lets you leave your captor and plod around the confines of your prison, dev_hell lets you interact with co-workers to build “positive relationships” or pick a granola bar off a kallax for buffs....

HomeFeatures What’s better: playing on an old patch or asymmetrical outfits?Vote now! Vote now! Image credit:Bungie Image credit:Bungie Last time, you decided thatPlanescape: Torment’s Litany Of Curses is better thanHalf-Life’s Snarks. I hadn’t that expected that snark-off to be so one-sided but Morte’s cussing taunt took 80% of the votes. You have to forgive Snarks for snapping at your finger one day, Gordon, they’re just little critters. Onwards! This week, I ask you to choose between nostalgia and new styles, ya?...

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hints and answer (#942): How to solve the Wednesday January 17 WordleStuck on today’s Wordle word for January 17? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on today’s Wordle word for January 17? 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!...

HomeNewsAgainst The Storm Against The Storm’s update 1.1 is out, making the early game more interestingPC Game Pass players should backup saves if they can PC Game Pass players should backup saves if they can Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Hooded Horse Against The Stormleft early access late last year, but has just now received its first major post-release patch. Update 1.1 “isn’t as spectacular” as its developers had first hoped, but it does buff the roguelite citybuilder with som new art, UI improvements and quality-of-life tweaks, as well as new orders to make early stage settlement building “a little more interesting....

HomeNews Dawnwalker is the “revolutionary” dark fantasy RPG from former Witcher devs Rebel WolvesSure looks like a vampire game Sure looks like a vampire game Image credit:Rebel Wolves Image credit:Rebel Wolves Usually we don’t comment on rumours.However, since we’ve heard something through the grapevine…Yes, we are working on Dawnwalker!pic.twitter.com/oVshT2n0l5— Rebel Wolves 🐺🐺🎮 (@RebelWolvesDevs)January 15, 2024 Usually we don’t comment on rumours.However, since we’ve heard something through the grapevine…Yes, we are working on Dawnwalker!...

HomeNewsFrostpunk 2 Frostpunk 2 and its rowdy citizens will be storming the gates of Game Pass day one on PCIts first official gameplay trailer makes quite the ruckus Its first official gameplay trailer makes quite the ruckus Image credit:11 bit Studios Image credit:11 bit Studios The denizens ofFrostpunkare, understandably, quite grumpy so-and-sos a lot of the time, but through their cries of “More heat!” and “Please can wenotwith the human waste hothouse jobs!...