Doing the far future the old fashioned way Look up to the skyline, and tell me what you see. It is me, standing on a hill, uttering firmly with my dying breath:Mass Effect: Andromeda was pretty good. For anyone currently gathered around the hill, searching the pockets of their N7 hoodies for more heavy objects to fling at me, however, here’s some good news: the as-yet unnamedMass Effect 5is in the capable hands of “trilogy vets”,according to project director Michael Gamble, via Le Epic Musk Zone (OP didn’t steal), formerly Twitter....

Plus: optimised settings for optimal robosaur hunting While the PC release ofHorizon Forbidden West: Complete Editionhas effectively made my PS5 ownership pointless, I can’t stay mad at it. Besides being a sumptuous, endlessly satisfying sci-fi romp with one of the prettiestopen worldsin gaming, it’s also a very respectable porting job, with stable performance that scales well on aged PC hardware all the way up to glistening 4K rigs. There are some imperfections, but generally, this shouldn’t be a repeat ofHorizon Zero Dawn’s need for a post-launch patch regimen....

Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #289 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....

Here is a full walkthrough on how to find and complete the Temple of Roots in Palia Looking to complete the Temple of Roots in Palia?The Temple of Roots is the fourth and newest Temple to arrive inPalia, per the0.178 update. Completing these Temples and associated Bundles will yield unique rewards for players. To gain access to the Temple of Roots you must first find and disengage the Pyroflow, Hydroflow and Aeroflow Overseer Stations....

“It took us a long time to get the PC build right,” thatgamecompany tell RPS Journeydeveloper thatgamecompany have announced the PC early access release date for their social MMOSky: Children Of The Light. Having already built up a substantial community on both mobile and consoles, PC players will now be able to join in on April 10th on Steam. There will be some special PC-themed goodies available to celebrate the occasion, too, including a Companion Cube prop from Portal, a Journey cosmetic pack, and double rewards for sending Heart gifts to other players....

Blood in the sandbox I find myself increasingly turned off these days by simulations that boast of endless butterfly effects. I guess my misgivings can be boiled down to “a chain of dominoes is still a chain of dominoes even if it’s 1000 metres in extent”. Without some reason to care supplied by a narrative or broader question of theming and aesthetics, it all risks being admirable of execution but also like sheer technical maximalism - systems for the sake of systems....

What is my crime?! Enjoying a succulent day night cycle?! If you’veread myduologyon spending far too long queuing in Hitman, you’ll know I’ve a predilection for the virtual people watching of NPCs in games that have some sort of schedule system. “It’s a wholesome pursuit of game design knowledge!” I stammer, as the guards approach. “It gives me a greater appreciation for the obscure details lurking in the hidden corners of virtual cities!...

A ten-year rental On March 31st, Ubisoft’s open world racing gameThe Crewwill be turned off for good. As of right now, no one can buy the ten-year-old racer, but come the end of the month, even those that did buy it will no longer be able to play it. On April 18th,The Crew Motorfestwill arrive on Steam after several months available via the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft’s own launcher, providing a new venue to buy the third entry in the series....

And a paid Castlevania cosmetic DLC, natch V Risingconfirmed it would reach 1.0 on May 8thjust a couple of weeks ago, delivering changes to the survival action RPG’sPvP and endgame. There’s an extra sweetener in 1.0 announced today, however: a Castlevania crossover where players can fight Simon Belmont and make off with his whip. V Rising: Legacy Of Castlevania will launch on May 8th alongside 1.0. It’s free to all players, and defeating Belmont grants “a brand new weapon, the whip, adapting new combat abilities that embody the grace and precision of the deadly Vampire hunter,“according to the announcement....

Stuck on the Wordle word for March 26? 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?...

But what will the influential director’s next game be? Just over a year ago, Shinji Mikami - he of directing the originalResident EvilandResident Evil 4fame - was confirmed to beleaving Tango Gameworks, the studio that he had co-founded over a decade earlier to create a modern successor to hissurvival-horrorclassics,The Evil Within. A year on, it seems that Mikami has started up another new studio, as revealed by a somewhat surprising source: the credits forShadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered, thepolished re-release of his cult shooter collabwithNo More Heroescreator Suda51....

Seriously, this cast is stacked Remember whenArk: Survival Evolvedwas announced to be getting an animated series with a star-studded cast including the likes of Michelle Yeoh, Russell Crowe, Elliot Page, David Tennant and Malcolm-bloody-McDowell? I sure didn’t!That was over three years agoduring the heights of a worldwide pandemic, though, so I think we can forgive ourselves a little. Anyway, Ark: The Animated Series has now arrived out of the blue, dropping its first six episodes on streaming service Paramount+....

WIP versions offer “the same joy, excitement and promise of adventure” Bethesda have marked the 30th anniversary of Elder Scrolls with the faintest of mentions ofThe Elder Scrolls 6, the faraway next game in the fated fantasyRPGseries. They say they’re even now playing work-in-progress versions of the game, which wasannounced five years ago, and are having a jolly old time revisiting Tamriel. Alright for some. “Even now, returning to Tamriel and playing early builds has us filled with the same joy, excitement and promise of adventure,” readsa statement posted on Xitter....