Play as an assassin so stealthy you can’t see yourself in Assassinvisible

Agent 4B Joining the rare but always brilliant category of “games that sound like someone scratched the high concept into their arm at pub closing time with the sharp corner of a Frazzles packet” isAssassinvisible- astealthgame about an invisible assassin that’s so invisible the player doesn’t know where they are. True, games likeInvisigunhave experimented with this interesting concept before, but in Assassinvisible it’s framed by another - the whole game exists as doodles in a bored student’s notebook....

November 18, 2024 · 2 min · 255 words · Jonathan Bean

Soulframe has the bones of a great action-RPG, but I’m enjoying it partly because it feels too late to enjoy Warframe

Thoughts from a few hours in Digital Extremes' pre-alpha prelude I definitely didn’t see all that coming. I doubt Digital Extremes saw it coming either. Warframe today feels like a lab experiment run amok. I love its appetite for novelty, but there’s a lot for a returning player to catch up on and, frankly, it feels like homework. As such, I had a couple of broad motivations for playingSoulframe’s pre-alpha “prelude”: I’m keen to see what Digital Extremes can do when they aren’t encumbered by 10 years of world-building, and I want to get in on the ground floor before they absolutely swamp this thing in updates....

November 18, 2024 · 5 min · 966 words · Matthew West

Stalker 2 release time

Here are the release times and preload information for Stalker 2 Looking for the Stalker 2 release time?Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobylis set to release onNovember 20across Xbox and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, GOG, Xbox Store and Game Pass. If you’re looking forward to donning the shoes of Skif and exploring the Eastern European post-apocalyptic setting known as ‘The Zone’ then see below for all release times across all major time zones....

November 18, 2024 · 2 min · 262 words · Karen Miller

This year's Game Awards will accept DLC, new game seasons, expansions, and presumably Kojima’s MS Paint doodles

Long shadow As per a recent update to their FAQ page, The Game Awards have confirmed that DLCs, new game seasons for live service games, and other such releases are eligible for their game of the year award. The FAQ itself - which appears to have been accessible over the weekend but now links to a ‘coming soon’ page - says the following. ThanksNeowinfor quoting it in its entirety: Are DLCs, expansion packs and remakes/ remasters eligible?...

November 18, 2024 · 2 min · 307 words · Sherri Wilson

Valve must address swastikas and other hate on Steam, writes US senator in a letter to Gabe Newell

Improve moderation now, says politician, or face “intense scrutiny” A senator for the US government has urged Valve to answer complaints about the amount of racist, sexist and otherwise hateful posts and imagery shared by users on Steam. The digital store was the subject of a report by the Anti-Defamation League last week, which claimed to find millions of examples of “hateful or extremist” language and images hosted on Steam’s community....

November 18, 2024 · 4 min · 643 words · Edward Hall

Wordle hints and answer (#1248): How to solve the Monday November 18 Wordle

Stuck on the Wordle word for November 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?Wordleis a tricky test of word knowledge, for sure. If you’re in need of tips, you’re in the right place. 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?...

November 18, 2024 · 6 min · 1224 words · Jessica Kennedy

NYT Connections hints and answers for Sun, November 17th

Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #524. 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 17th November?We’ve rustled up some handy hints to assist with solving today’s Connections along with the answers to double-check your results. Connectionsis a word puzzle game published every day by the New York Times (NYT), the hosts of the endlessly popularWordlepuzzle....

November 17, 2024 · 4 min · 674 words · Andrew Lopez

What's on your bookshelf?: Game Maker's Toolkit and Mind Over Magnet's Mark Brown

read-only Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome back to Booked For The Week - our regular Sunday chat with a selection of cool industry folks about books! This week, it’sGame Maker’s ToolkitandMind Over Magnetmechanics knower, explainer, and designer, Mark Brown! Cheers Mark! Mind if we have a nose at your bookshelf? If you’re ravenous for more Mark (despite his failure to name every book ever written), he was kind enough tochat with us recentlyabout designing his new game....

November 17, 2024 · 1 min · 84 words · Jose Chen

Wordle hints and answer (#1247): How to solve the Sunday November 17 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 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?Wordleis a tricky test of word knowledge, for sure. If you’re in need of tips, you’re in the right place. 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?...

November 17, 2024 · 6 min · 1228 words · Stephanie Andrews

Half-Life 2 is 20 years old and has been updated with Steam Workshop support and developer commentary

It’s free to keep this weekend, too Half-Life 2just turned 20 years old, and to celebrate Valve have released an update for their classic first-person shooter. In brief: they’ve recorded developer commentary; they’ve added Steam Workshop support; Episodes One and Two are now part of the package; and there are some bug fixes and new graphics options. Grab it before the end of the weekend (November 18th at 6pm GMT) and it’s also free to keepon Steam....

November 16, 2024 · 2 min · 258 words · Kenneth Rose

Half-Life 2: Episode 3 could have featured an ice gun and blob monsters, as seen in new documentary footage

“We could have shipped it. It wouldn’t have been that hard” Half-Life 2just turned 20-years-old, and to celebrate Valveupdated the game with some new features. They also produced a documetary in which several of its development team look back on their work on the game and its episodic expansions - including the never-released Episode 3. The documentary includes in-progress footage of the episode in action for the first time, and it shows an ice gun and a new liquid enemy type....

November 16, 2024 · 4 min · 681 words · Cory Jackson

NYT Connections hints and answers for Sat, November 16th

Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #523. 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 16th November?If today’s Connections is getting you baffled, check out our hint selection below. Connectionsis a word puzzle game published every day by the New York Times (NYT), the hosts of the endlessly popularWordlepuzzle....

November 16, 2024 · 4 min · 644 words · Kevin Jones

Wordle hints and answer (#1246): How to solve the Saturday November 16 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for November 16? 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 a tricky test of word knowledge, for sure. If you’re in need of tips, you’re in the right place. 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?...

November 16, 2024 · 6 min · 1226 words · Sean Garcia