the world’s first ‘hardcore thriller clicker’-type game FACEMINERis a clicker/puzzlegame where you work from your CRT monitor to analyse packets of facial surveillance data for a mysterious company. It describes itself as a ‘hardcore thriller clicker set in 1999’. As a connoisseur of unusual word combinations - as well as a believer in the satirical power of clicker games since playingUniversal Paperclips- I immediately set about downloading thefree Steam demo....

Five percent of workforce to be let go GTA 6publishers Take-Two Interactive have announced that they’re “rationalizing” their “pipeline” and positioning/restructuring/streamlining for growth by, you guessed it, laying off a load of people and cancelling a bunch of games. As detailed in a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Take-Two are doing away with five per cent of the approximately 11,000 people who work for them, and have cancelled several in-development projects worth tens of millions of dollars....

Coming this May, it’s is right old brain teaser - and the closest we’ll ever get to Device 6 on PC The surreal pop synth ofSayonara Wild Heartsmay have been the game that put Swedish developer Simogo on the map for PC players, but for me their earlier iOS puzzler Device 6 stands in my memory as being one of the most distinctive video games I’ve played. An interactive mystery novel at its heart, Device 6 took full advantage of its mobile-based hardware, asking players to turn and rotate their device to read certain lines of text, and scroll through its chapters searching for audio visual clues to solve itspuzzles....

Find out when Manor Lords releases in your region! When does Manor Lords release in your region?The most wishlisted game on Steam is very nearly here, and I can scarcely remember more hype around acity-builderreleasing into early access. ButManor Lordshas some very neat ideas, including a gridless map with freeform road and building placement, andTotal War-esque combat with neighbouring Lords. It’s a great time, and it’s no wonder everyone’s looking to jump in on day one....

Ware the werebeasts “It’s time to venture outside your fortress!” reads Kitfox’sinvitationto play the beta for Adventure Mode inDwarf Fortresson Steam. Sounds like a trap to me. Sounds like the kind of thing a werebadger would say, to lure you out of hiding. Are there werebadgers in Dwarf Fortress? If there aren’t, I have to ask what developers Bay 12 have been doing all these years. Doubtless, the hills and valleys of the hitherto base-construction-only Steam edition are teeming with were-creatures of every flavour....

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #311 This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint and answers for Thursday 12th December! 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. It’s calledConnections, and if you haven’t played it before, now’s the time to start....

Simultaneously announced and revealed at the Nintendo Indie World Showcase I briefly posted about this inThe Maw, but was unsure at that point ifSteamWorld Heist 2was coming to PC day and date with the launch on Switch. That date is August 8th, by the way, and the answer is: yes it is! Though it was revealed at Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase earlier this afternoon,strategyaction-adventure-with-robots sequel SteamWorld Heist 2 isn’t a timed platform exclusive, so that’s fun!...

Based on tools used to create the game, REDkit should allow bigger and fancier mods If you can’t wait to start rummaging inThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s guts with its powerful new modding tools, you can now shoot for early access by signing up for a playtest on Steam. The new REDkit suite is based on the actual tools that CD Projekt RED themselves sued to create one of thebest RPGs, and will let folks make a much wider range of mods....

But not Malenia, thank heavens The full interview,translated and passed on by Frontline Gaming Japan, includes a bit of broad backstory info. I don’t want to spoil too much, but briefly, Shadow Of The Erdtree takes place in a kind of parallel, primordial realm (characterised by"denser and richer" location design) which appears to be literally covered by a veil – you can see it draping the tree’s branches in the video thumbnail below....

Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Last time, you decided thatgliding powers are better than Dragon’s Dogma 2’s Unmaking Arrow. Honestly I’m surprised it was that close (66% vs 33%—don’t sweat the rounding), and I’m proud of your ability to weigh a whole concept against a single-game implementation. We are so good at this. Onwards! This week, I ask you to choose between placing things in two very different ways....

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for April 17? 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?We have you covered with a list of hints to help you maintain that precious 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?...

Stuck on the Wordle word for April 18? 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?Buckle up for a selection of clues to help you keep your streak intact. Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...

Supergiant announce technical demo including the game’s first major area Is waiting forHades 2to release starting to feel like a sisyphean endeavor? If so, push that boulder no longer. Supergiantannounced yesterdaythat fans of theactionroguelite can sign up now to be considered for an upcoming technical test, viaHades 2’sSteampage. “We’re getting close to launching HADES II in Early Access!” posted Supergiant on Xitter, selfishly disregarding RPS house style by capitalising ‘early access’....