It’s not quite plug and play Even if connecting yourSteam Deckto a TV takes the “portable” out of “portable PC,” big-screen play is yet another of the handheld’s many talents. As far as lounge-based gaming goes, it’s certainly preferable to hauling several kilos of desktop from your desk to your telly and hooking that up instead. Steam Deck Academybrings together all our guides and explainers on getting the most out of your Steam Deck, no student loans or sweaty dormitories required....

Arriving later this year AhhhLeague Of Legends, a MOBA that occupied my university years. While I’d argue climbing the ranked ladder with my housemates were some of the best game moments I’ve ever had, I’d also argue giving up League was necessary. I became too involved, too close to the toxicity. But now League’s threatening to drag me back in with something I hadn’t seen coming - aVampire Survivors-like PVE mode....

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. In this guide, we’ll give you a handy hint selection for today’s Connections puzzle on Tuesday, April 9, before revealing the group themes and the Connections answers themselves....

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. In this guide, we’ll give you a handy hint selection for today’s Connections puzzle on Wednesday, April 10th, before revealing the group themes and the Connections answers themselves....

Just months after release Paradox have a reputation for updating their games in perpetuity, with both free patches and DLC, even if players would rather they stopped.Star Trek Infiniteis bucking that trend, it seems. The grand strategy game was released last year and has only received a few patches since, and now it’s been confirmed that it will receive no further updates. “Sadly, we must inform you that Star Trek: Infinite will not receive further updates,” readsthe announcementon March 27th, alongside some pablum thanking everyone and everything for their support....

Though only on one map right now, and quite limited The multiplayer FPS which fools would tell you is namedPUBG: Battlegroundshas added destructible terrain in an update today, letting you dig your own hole or punch through to enemies. Some might tell you this is inspired by Fortnite or Minecraft, especially considering you can dig with a pickaxe, but in my heart it’s further confirmation that Plunkbat is a stag & hen weekend simulator....

I find your lack of Vader quotes disturbing The absence of space wizards is partly down to Outlaws being set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi - if I remember my Lucaslore correctly, Han Solo is a giant ice cube at this point, while Luke Skywalker is getting used to having a robot hand, and Leia is, like, practising her Huttese in advance of Return Of The Jedi’s opening heist sequence....

Glory to The Company! This month’sRPS Game Clubpick isLethal Company, the indie co-ophorror gamewhere you must collect scrap for a mysterious Company or face the ultimate penalty… being fired. Oh, and death. For the observant readers out there, you’ll notice that we’ve bumpedLethal Companyup in theRPS Game Club calendar. Unfortunately, Ollie has been ill recently (get well soon Ollie!) so, you’ll have to put up with me slightly earlier than planned....

If your timber shivers, you’re building it wrong The Splintered Sea is an upcoming expansion for beloved battlements blastingbuilding gameBesiege, taking its so far decisively land-based action to the high seas for some aquatic anarchy. You’ll be able to pit your custom war machines rudder to fin with enemy fleets and underwater nemeses when it launches May 24th on Steam. Among its offerings, the upcoming expansion promises an “oceanic campaign” spanning ten levels, and eight new blocks for building things like rudders, floats, and harpoons....

Spirit City: Lofi Sessions released on Steam yesterday I’ve worked from home for most of the past decade, but it was during the pandemic lockdowns that I was finally indoctrinated into the world of co-working streams, pomodoro timers and lofi beats to chill/study to. I’m better now, but I absolutely see the appeal ofSpirit City: Lofi Sessions, a “gamified focus tool” that just launched on Steam. Spirit City contains much of what I just mentioned above, allowing you to create your own lofi girl and/or boy, customise their appearance, and decorate the swank studio apartment they’re working within....

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for April 9? 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?Wordleis an addicting but challenging test of word acumen. Luckily, you’re in the right place for some assistance. Every day, Wordle presents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses?...

Also new bosses, a new biome and new modding features Noita! A wizardly 2D dungeon crawler without compare, in both good and deranging ways. Man, it feels like only yesterday I equipped something without looking and suddenly everything that damaged me caused me to teleport at random. I flew through entire levels this way like a Tardis set to shuffle, bumbling into one enemy posse after another, granted a few seconds at a time to assess my surroundings before the sorcery swept me deeper....

Beta branch now in public testing with heaps of balance changes The deck-fixing roguelikelike poker ofBalatrois chuffing excellent, no doubt, but my main criticism has been that the higher difficulty modes are just a bit boring. Having beat them myself, I didn’t find them a fun or interesting challenge as much as an annoying one that required too much to go right. I’m glad to hear that they’re being tweaked in an upcoming patch, which you can now test in a public beta on Steam, and even the lowest difficulty setting will be tweaked....