The game’s dropped its Off Planet suffix, too Synced(formerly Synced: Off Planet) is heading into open beta on December 10th, and has quite a few hyphenated terms applied to it. This sci-fi game is both squad-based and match-based, a roguelite hero-shooter, and Tencent’s publishing division Level Infinite even go as far as describing it as a rogue-looter, of all things. Whatever you want to call it, though, the main thrust of the game is about finding and taming machine creatures known as Nanos in a techno-apocalypse, mostly so you can battle more Nanos inside a special sealed zone called The Meridian....

But they’re giving up their game-per-month target starting from December After more than six years of making games together, indie development team Sokpop Collective are just about to reach their 100th release in December. Hitting that milestone means the group have decided to change how they operate and adjust their Patreon. They’ll no longer be working to release one game per month. Sokpop are recommitting to releasing another 100 games though, so they’ll still be surprising us with intriguing diversions like village-building card gameStacklandsor cutesy RTSKing Pins....

It’s been a bumpy road, but the new generation of plucky Settlers are at last approaching their destination. Now known asThe Settlers: New Allies, Ubisoft’s Settlers reboot is due to come out on February 23rd. “One of the most notable additions”, says Creative Director Christian Hagedorn, is the introduction of neutral bandit camps that protect the roads between players on multiplayer maps. I’ve never dabbled with the Settlers, but I do associate the series with cosy base-building rather than high-octane pike rushes....

Never fear, you’ll get to keep all your stuff Grim co-op action gameWarhammer 40,000: Darktideis out on PC on Wednesday, and devs Fatshark have taken a load off players’ minds by confirming that progression from the pre-order beta will carry over. Although Fatshark had mentioned in previous Steam updates about the game’s beta that player progression might not be fully guaranteed, theytweetedover the weekend to let players know that progression will be maintained once the game’s released....

Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Wordle may be ingeniously simple, but it can also be devilishly difficult depending on the word you need to find, and the words you choose to guess with your six attempts. To streamline the process a bit for you this fine Monday morning, below we’ve laid out a few carefully crafted Wordle hints to guide you in the right direction. Or if you’re in a hurry and just want to preserve your win streak, scroll below the video for today’s Wordle answer and a definition if you need it!...

WoW, a dragon That thing in the sky is neither bird, plane nor Superman: it’s theWorld Of Warcraft: Dragonflightexpansion, due to go live at 11pm GMT, 3pm PST, and 12am CET. WoW’s latest expansion brings a new region, a new class, more dungeons, and yes, dragons. Lot’s of ‘em. Fill your boots. Ride them, even. Show them around town. Take them home. Wake up next to them one day and feel like the magic’s gone, you know?...

He wants to bring the magic back to RPGs Yoshiro Kimura and his studio, Onion Games, are known for being off-beat. They make games that go in hard on their own strange internal worlds, wrapping up a particular sense of passion and energy in earnestly oddball humour.Undertalemakes for a handy comparison - which makes sense, because many of the team worked on Moon, one of the games that inspired it....

All decked out While Valve have now released their own dock for the Steam Deck, the third-party alternatives which beat them to market are still worth considering. Chief among them is Jsaux’s line of Steam Deck compatible docks. If you decide you want something with a lower price than Valve’s official hardware, then you can currentlyfind the JSAUX 6-in-1 Steam Deck dock for just $38/£40as part of this weekend’sBlack Fridaydeals....

Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Wordle may look simple, but sometimes finding that all-important five-letter word can feel like catching smoke with a cartoonishly oversized butterfly net. If you need a bit of help figuring out today’s Wordle solution, have a look below for some carefully crafted hints, or skip past the video to find out the Wordle answer itself. Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th December!...

In your 19th century stately home Botany Manorhas an art style that reminds me ofThe Witness, but instead of filling its bucolic setting with line-drawing puzzles, it’s about growing plants. This sounds vastly preferable to me. Check out the gorgeous trailer below. You play as Arabella Greene, a retired botanist and owner of a stately home in 19th century England. As you wander the grounds and sun-soaked greenhouses, you solve puzzles by finding seeds, planting them, and carrying the pot to the environment it needs in order to grow....

That’s £250 off its UK RRP. The Crucial X6 is a USB solid state drive that I keep recommending, as it offers dependable SATA SSD speeds in a convenient yet rugged form factor. It comes in sizes from 500GB to 4TB, and now that massive biggest size is discounted: just £225, down from a UK RRP of £475 for a cool £250 discount. The 4TB X6 was selling for £300+ as recently as Halloween, so to see it for £225 a month later is exciting news....

See Ramattra in action Overwatch 2’s next hero is Ramattra, an Omnic shape-shifting tank. We got to see that shape-shifting in action for the first time in a new hero trailer released earlier tonight. If you want a glimpse of his powers in action ahead of his release as part ofOverwatch 2’s season two on December 6th, check below. Ramattra was announced as Overwatch 2’s next hero at theOverwatchLeague Grand Finalsearlier this month....

Slow motion included Martial arts roguelikeSifutakes several cues from famous movie fight scenes. Its next update is going to make it easier for people to recreate their favourite films by adding a Replay Editor, which lets you tweak camera position, focus modes and, yes, fiddle with slow motion. The replay editor has been on Sifu’s roadmap for a while, but developers Sloclap showed it off for the first time this week:...