Miyazaki isn’t directing all of them TheElden Ringseries will live on, but Elden Ring 2? That’s slightly more in doubt. So says Hidetaka Miyazaki, the original Elden Lord, in a new interview about From Software’s current projects, which apparently span a variety of genres. The interview in question is a roundtable chat from this month’s PS Awards, as passed on byGame Watch. It’s also in Japanese. Not being much of a Japanese reader, I’m wary of quoting from it directly, but Miyazaki does say that right now, Elden Ring 2 is not in development, though From naturally have plans for Elden Ring in general....

Also: colour customisation! “If, two months ago, you’d been told to close your eyes and imagine a Two Point game about a museum, you’d come up with something at least 85% identical toTwo Point Museum,” wrote James,previewingishly. After spending a few hours with a beefier build, I’m inclined to agree. But, much like Campus (which gave you real incentive to actually run a smooth operation that genuinely benefited the lazy ratbags stinking up your dorm halls) it’s that extra 15% that really makes all the difference....

Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #540. This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 12th December! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 3rd December?Hang in there if you’re struggling; we’ve got all the tips to break down these tricky Connections words, category by category. Connectionsis a word puzzle game published every day by the New York Times (NYT), the hosts of the endlessly popularWordlepuzzle....

Fleet vs flow What does Creeper World IXE bring to the party? Well, 1) it ain’t 3D, and 2) it’s billed as an exercise in “dominating” the titular Creeper, rather than keeping it at bay. For too long has this sloshing, coruscating hooligan been allowed to wash over and corrode our precious starports. We will take the fight to it in the shape of an upgradeable 2D starfleet, equipped with lasers we can use to chisel away the geography and re-rout the flow of villainous Vimto....

Very generous of them We don’t know yet if the AI revolution of our reality will go full Skynet or simply end with the robots unceremoniously dumping us like a sad Joaquin Phoenix. But at least video games can help us speculate.Heart Of The Machineis a cyberpunk 4X strategy game that will let players choose how a newly awakened AI sentience might behave once set loose upon a big future city....

Open a door, exit via a window Are there any sights more quintessentially Christmassy than a street lit up by warm and glowing decorations, as seen through a snow-graced windowpane? Why, I could gaze through this wonderful window all day. Let’s just hope no-one decides to smash through it, eh? Why, I’d get bits of glass in my lovely warm milk, which would massively downgrade my biscuit-dunking experience. Wait. What’s that?...

Nought-cross-lightning Tic-tac-toe, known to British people as noughts and crosses, is a famously boring game that is nonetheless often played by anybody with a sweet wrapper, a pencil and five minutes to burn while waiting for any form of public transport. It’s boring because it’s a"solved game"whose outcomes can be safely predicted regardless of where you place your first nought or cross, allowing the “perfect” player to at least draw their opponent....

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for December 3? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th December! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Below you’ll find a list of clues to help you solve today’s word and preserve your streak. Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...

They’ll still work work In response to a decision from Blizzard to pull the originalWarcraft I & IIfrom GOG later this month, following the release of the remastered versions, GOG have updated their preservation policy. The real timestrategygames will no longer be available to buy on the storefront from the 13th of December, but GOG havereleased a statementcommitting to maintaining and updating the games for existing owners as part of their preservation program....

Dis-content creators There is some spiteful drama in theHalf-Lifemodding scene this week. The developers of a heavily criticised mod forHalf-Life 2are intentionally blocking a small number of YouTubers from playing that mod, using Steam IDs to effectively blacklist and ban specific people from running it. Instead of launching the game as expected, these players will see the first-person shooter crash, alongside an error message that reads: “STOP talking SH1T about us”....

It’s the faster Ryzen Z1 Extreme version, too I had a horrible dream last night that I had to spend a whole day, as well as a good chunk of the preceding week, rounding up discounted PC hardware. Chilling visions indeed. Good thing today is onlyCyber Monday, meaning I can get away with spending a mere 80-85% of the day rounding up discounted PC hardware. Like this: this more powerful Ryzen Z1 Extreme edition of theAsus ROG Ally, a handheld Windows PC that beats theSteam Deckon 720p games performance....

Out 13th December Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic, the Warsaw Pact-era city-building sim from 3DIVISION and Hooded Horse, is getting eight new maps scattered across the globe. These include a map set in the Eastern United States, from approximately New York State down to North Carolina, and another one set in Rock Paper Shotgun’s very own United Kingdom, where Karl Marx wrote most of his best stuff. “Nowhere is safe from having its economy meticulously managed in minute detail by discerning comrades,” explains the announcement release....

Just £42 / $50 for one of the featheriest cordless mice in the business If you want your next gaming mouse to be the sort of thing that feels like it might float off your desk and into the empty blue sky, disappearing forever, then have a look at this hereCyber Mondaydeal on the HyperX Pulsefire Haste. It’s the wireless version of an old lightweight favourite of mine, and it’s a snip at $50 (a 38% discount) and/or £43 (30% off)....