Turn heroes into god-beast fodder in this city builder influenced by Black & White and Cult Of The Lamb

Gold Gold! Adventure? Gold! Gold Gold Adventure Goldis a game that relies on raw enthusiasm and moxie to power you through a blizzard of confusing references. It boldly describes itself as a “Cult-of-the-Lamb-lite, Rimworld-lite, Majesty-like mixed withBlack & Whitewith a pinch of Against the Storm”. Whoa there, pardner, save a few subgenres for the rest of us! I think that’s half the New & Trending keywords on Steam in one sentence....

September 11, 2024 · 3 min · 486 words · Mary Kelly

Ubisoft are adding offline modes to The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest after getting savaged over junking The Crew

To “ensure long term access to both titles” If you partake of some virtual rubber-burning, you might remember Ubisoftshutteredits open world racing gameThe Crewin March by turning off its servers. Given that The Crew is an online-only game, that signalled its death knell… or death horn, more accurately. Then in April, they tow-trucked the game out of people’s libraries andrevoked their purchases. This led to a backlash, as you’d expect, and Ubisoft are accordingly taking a different approach withThe Crew 2andThe Crew Motorfest....

September 11, 2024 · 2 min · 349 words · Alexis Ward

Ubisoft investor wants to dethrone Ubisoft's founders so Ubisoft can lay more developers off

Tencent and the Guillemots are holding shareholders “hostage” Commence Star Wars rolling prologue screen: A minority Ubisoft investor has written an open letter to Ubisoft’s board outlining their “deep dissatisfaction with the current performance and strategic direction of the company” and threatening a full-blown coup against the Guillemot brothers, Ubisoft’s founders, and their backers at Chinese juggernaut Tencent. AJ Investments are even now talking to other shareholders with a view to overthrowing the Guillemots....

September 11, 2024 · 4 min · 809 words · Justin Gross

Wordle hints and answer (#1180): How to solve the Wednesday September 11 Wordle

Stuck on the Wordle word for September 11? 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?...

September 11, 2024 · 6 min · 1229 words · Sandra Lambert

Black Myth Wukong: Chapter 1 walkthrough

Here’s a complete guide to Chapter 1, including how to unlock the Ancient Guanyin Temple Looking for a Black Myth: Wukong Chapter 1 walkthrough?Chapter 1 of Black Myth: Wukong serves as an excellent introduction to the game’s mechanics, giving players the chance to master fundamental staff skills as they take the Destined One through the Forest of Wolves towards the lair of Black Bear Guai. While it’s one of the smaller Chapters in the game, Chapter 1 is still chock full of twists and turns, including one location - the Ancient Guanyin Temple - that is only accessible after ringing three hidden Bells....

September 10, 2024 · 11 min · 2310 words · Ashley Graham

Bungie says Destiny 2's future lies in "unusual formats", like "roguelikes or survival shooters"

They also promise sweeping changes to make rewards better and the UI more approachable Followingmajor layoffsandproject cancellationsat Bungie, the company has since announced their plans forDestiny 2, a game whose future was very much unclear. In their latestblog post, they’ve announced that they’re taking “Destiny to places it has never been before”. This means it’ll get two expansions per year, alongside four free major updates. As for what’s in these updates, they want to make the game more approachable, give you better loot, and are even toying with the idea ofroguelikesor survival shooters for future updates....

September 10, 2024 · 4 min · 671 words · Lindsey Gould

Connections hints and answers for Tue, September 10th

Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #456. 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 10th September?Figuring out the relationship between all of those pesky words can be tricky, and you’re in the right place if you want to make things easy on yourself....

September 10, 2024 · 4 min · 686 words · Cassandra Osborne

Devil's Hideout review: scattershot horror through a surreal urban hell

Like a Stephen King story in its best moments There’s something about mostly empty urban centers in the US that depresses me and disturbs my soul. Whenever I visit family in the States and find myself in a derelict shopping plaza or some other place affected by America’s depressing sense of architectural planning and overreliance on cars, I can’t help but feel a sense of dread. Devil’s Hideout, a point and clickhorror gamemade by indie devCosmic Void, takes place in one such abandoned American city, and manages to deliver on this sense of dread even if its eerie hellscape is rough around the edges....

September 10, 2024 · 6 min · 1072 words · Donna Murphy

Diablo IV support studio hit by layoffs putting 139 people out of work, proving that Embracer's "restructuring" is not over

“Shifting market conditions” In March, the CEO of Embracerannouncedthat the company’s widespread removal of workers across their many owned studios was over. That has turned out to be false, as the megacorp continues to enforce layoffs andclose down studios. Now, a support studio forDiablo IVandTiny Tina’s Wonderlandshas suffered further layoffs, with over half the employees at the studio losing their jobs. Last week, a total of 139 workers were laid off, according toa legal notice submitted to Wisconsin state government....

September 10, 2024 · 3 min · 436 words · Heather Holt

How to get the BT-009S Fast Shot Trigger in Star Wars Outlaws

Here’s how to get the final Light Plasma Blaster upgrade Looking for the BT-009S Fast Shot Trigger in Star Wars Outlaws?The BT-009S Fast Shot Trigger is a unique Blaster upgrade part inStar Wars Outlawsneeded to completely max out the Light Plasma branch. Once unlocked, it allows Kay to increase the damage dealt with each shot of the Plasma Blaster setting. Although the other materials needed for the upgrade are common enough, the BT-009S Fast Shot Trigger is a unique item in the game....

September 10, 2024 · 2 min · 322 words · George Brown

Planet-smelting sim Satisfactory is now satisfactory enough to leave early access

1.0 version launches with new story stuff and alien technology Grand duchess of first-person factory simsSatisfactoryhas finally hit 1.0 on PC after five years in early access, introducing a “full narrative overhaul” together with some new alien technology which you can witness and boggle at via the 1.0 launch trailer, below. They’ve also announced a console version, but we don’t care for such things. The only Satisfactory console I care about is the one that lets you deactivate the fog so you can obtain an unmurky view of your glittering conveyor belt empire....

September 10, 2024 · 2 min · 381 words · Sheila Green

Scyla Anfingrimm, Skarr Bloodwrath, and other chill guys on the way for Total War Warhammer 3

Plus reveals of the upcoming legendary lord’s mechanics Death and taxes remain constant, the sun rises and sets each day, and I must write about every bit ofTotal War: Warhammer 3news until the end of time. No-one is making me, I must add. I simply cannot help myself. Every addition is one step closer to us getting an official Clan Skurvy. Creative Assembly just put out a new video going into more details about what to expect from thestrategy game’s next DLC....

September 10, 2024 · 2 min · 415 words · James Sosa

The Ukrainian armed forces are reportedly using Steam Decks to remote-control gun turrets

Test footage of ShaBlya system shared by government-run website According to Ukrainian government-run website United24 Media, Ukraine’s armed forces are using Steam Decks to remote-control gun turrets in the course of the on-going war with Russia. The site has shared a video of a new turret system, ShaBlya, which was apparently developed by Ukrainian engineers and approved for mass production earlier this year. The footage is a reminder that the games industry and the military sector are heavily enmeshed....

September 10, 2024 · 2 min · 253 words · Robert Thompson