Quick Links It’s a new day and that means a new puzzle wall to solve in the New York Times’sConnectionsgame. If you’re looking to save your streak and only want to nail down that last pesky category, don’t worry - we have all the hints you could need. You’ll find everything you need below, from vague hints as to what you should be looking for to the outright answers. Whether you’re looking for a nudge in the right direction or a sneaky way to preserve your blemish-free record, you’ve come to the right place....

Quick Links Mario Kart Worldis finally here, elevating the high-speed and chaotic gameplay to new heights with new items, tracks, and gamemodes that will allow you to hone your skills, find new shortcuts, and overcome everything to cross the finish line in first place and hoist the gold trophy. Of course, among the new systems, items, and modes, we also have new and returning vehicles that will be crucial in getting you from point A to point B in the fastest and most reliable way possible, which can depend on various factors....

Quick Links Monster Hunter Wildskeeps releasing new content, and with new monsters, quests, and events, also come new weapons and different changes in the overall Quality of Life of the game. One of the most requested additions by the players was the Layered Weapons system, which finally makes a comeback. A returning feature from past games like Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Rise, this customization system allows players to modify their weapons to look like different ones, which is helpful to create a consistent outfit if you’re into fashion hunting....

Quick Links InElden Ring Nightreign, you play as Nightfarers, pre-set characters who not only have unique skills and ultimate abilities, but even storylines. These are told via the Journal at the Roundtable Hold, but you’ll need to play through the game and earn Memory Fragments to delve deeper. But it’s not just written diary entries you can peruse: you can also trigger Remembrances, which are more involved gameplay segments that transport you back in time through each Nightfarer’s backstory....

Quick Links Date Everythinghas the premise right there in the name. You really ought to try dating everything. There are quite a few things to date, after all. Yet amidst all this dating, you might want to partake in some other activities, those of a non-romantic persuasion. Such as, perhaps, counting every single cardboard box in your home. For some unknowable reason, despite the home being packed with a variety of objects, there are just so many cardboard boxes, both filled and empty, strewn about the house....

In conversations about gaming, we tend to focus on the games and the consoles we play them on. The controllers we use are a vehicle for the experiences we have, but our eyes are always centred on what’s happening on the screen. Using the controller becomes muscle memory. We don’t really take the time to think about or value the part it plays in the experience. As long as the controller works, that’s enough for most people....

Summary Elden Ring Nightreignis surprisingly a solid experience overall, allowing you to jump in, fight challenging bosses, and get out with a few friends, as you experiment with different builds and hope you get a decent weapon as your favorite Nightfarer. However, one of the coolest aspects of the game is theclassic outfits you may unlockafter defeating every Night Lord in the game, giving you access to iconic characters such as Artorias, Solaire, Havel, and more, allowing you to wear your nostalgia proudly on your sleeve....

In 2023, first-party PlayStation developerInsomniac was victim to a historic hack, as 1.67 terabytes of data were stolen in an attempt to blackmail the studio for $2 million in Bitcoin. Sony refused the demands, and true to its word,ransomware group Rhysida leaked the data online. Soon after, players set up subreddits and forums as they sank into the wreckage and started pulling out whatever they could find, fromearly playable builds of upcoming releasestointernal roadmapsand evenan unannounced Venom spin-offin a similar vein to Miles Morales....

Quick Links You’ve no doubt been exploring the various tasks and minigames that can appear in your list of Starlit Moments over in the Sea of Stars area added in the version 1.5 update ofInfinity Nikki, but some of them can be a little tricky to find and participate in. You’ll often see a task asking you to chase shooting stars through the sky while visiting the Sea of Stars map, but to do so, you’ll need to go to a specific location within the Sea of Stars to be able to wish on shooting stars in Infinity Nikki....

Early on inBaldur’s Gate 3, there’s this horrible feeling that the tadpole in your brain could transform you into a mindflayer at any moment. Understandably, especially on your first playthrough, you’d do anything to rip it out, whether that means stumbling into the heart of a githyanki creche or making deals with a hag in the middle of the swamp. But maybe the most desperate move is askinga man who interviews bearsfor help....

When you’re choosing a JRPG, you likely know the general outline of what you’re getting from the story: saving the world from impending doom. Par for the course when you’re the protagonist. However, with such a broad outline, story developers often take the opportunity to explore deeper themes. Sometimes, it’s the exploration of human emotions, or maybe a character is waxing poetic about their life and how it affects the world around them....

LegoandDisneyhave a long and storied relationship, but the next set that brings the two worlds together might be more special than anything to have come before it. That’s despite it not even officially being a Disney Lego set, although Disney fans will take one look at it and know exactly which castle this upcoming build is based on. Lego revealedits Neuschwanstein Castle setthis week. The impressive new set is technically a part of Lego’s Architecture collection and has no official affiliation to Disney and its own vast collection of Lego sets whatsoever....

Summary The tried and true formula ofMario Partyis making its way into the world ofLEGO, as it’s been revealed that LEGO Party will be coming out in 2025 for thePlayStation,Xbox,NintendoandPCviaSteam. As part of Friday’sSummer Game Festevent, Fictions and SMG Studio announced LEGO Party, a title that is exactly what its namesake implies. It’s a Mario Party meets the colorful characters of LEGO, with LEGO-themed minigames in place of, well, Mario-themed ones....