Planet Coaster 2 revealed with water parks and multiplayer park-building for 2024 release

First trailer makes a few waves “It’s going to be a good, good, good, good day,” sings Frontier’s announcement trailer for theme park simulatorPlanet Coaster 2. Not for me it isn’t, because now I have to compare my shabby flat, in which there are exactly zero waterslides at the time of publication, with Planet Coaster 2, in which you can expect such aquatic attractions as “meandering lazy rivers”, “adrenaline-pumping wave pools”, “looping flumes” and “exhilarating water coasters”....

July 11, 2024 · 1 min · 103 words · Sarah Smith

The Manor Lords publisher thinks we should all reject the "opportunistic and predatory" quest for a viral hit

A chat with Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender about strategy games and letting devs cook Which makes Hooded Horse sound like they’re driven by competitiveness, whereas this is one of the few publishers that I would wincingly suggest are driven by love of the subject matter, because only a publisher thatreallyloves strategy would scoop up anything as particular asManor Lords, in whichthe oxen are far more lifelike than any fictional oxen need to be, orNebulous: Fleet Command, aka Homeworld butyou can program your own missiles....

July 11, 2024 · 8 min · 1594 words · Amy Brown

Wordle hints and answer (#1118): How to solve the Thursday July 11 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for July 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?...

July 11, 2024 · 6 min · 1243 words · Karen Lowe

All Ruined Forge Locations in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Here are the locations of every Ruined Forge in Shadow of the Erdtree and what you can get from them Are you hoping to find all of the Ruined Forges in Shadow of the Erdtree?When it comes to dungeons, there’s no shortage of them inElden Ring. In theShadow Of The ErdtreeDLC, there’s even more to explore, including mini dungeons called Ruined Forges. There are only three to find in the Realm of Shadow - Ruined Forge Lava Intake, Ruined Forge of Starfall Past, and Taylew’s Ruined Forge - but each offers its own unique challenges for you to overcome, with some excellent rewards at the end....

July 10, 2024 · 2 min · 388 words · Caroline Powers

Darklight Catacombs walkthrough - Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree

Here’s how to clear the Darklight Catacombs in Shadow Of the Erdtree Looking for a full rundown of the Darklight Catacombs in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree?The Darklight Catacombs is a mini-dungeon inElden Ring’s DLCShadow Of The Erdtreethat’s bathed in darkness and packed with imps who’ll stab you from the shadows. This is a pivotal dungeon to surmount in order to progress further into the Land of Shadow, and those who reach the end will find themselves with a nice spear as a reward, as well as a clear pathway to the Abyssal Woods....

July 10, 2024 · 7 min · 1302 words · Tammy Carroll

Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s companions can fall in love with each other, not just you

Oh, so you think being the chosen hero makes you special now? We already know that you’ll be able to romance all your companions in the upcomingRPGDragon Age: The Veilguard. Sounds a bit synthetic on the surface, right? Even fantastic games likeBaldur’s Gate 3suffered from this overly obliging approach to relationships. A game letting you tell your own tales is dandy and all, but those stories don’t mean much if the cast feel like input/output affection bots, ready to drop trou like a clumsy Levis temp once you’ve adequately filled their invisible bonkometer....

July 10, 2024 · 3 min · 465 words · Cody Ferrell

If you want to play that whopping Fallout London mod you'll need to downgrade Fallout 4's "next gen" version

War must never change too much or it’ll cause crashes We haven’t written nearly enough aboutFalloutLondon, a gargantuanFallout 4total conversion that takes place in a whole new map based on England’s capital city - the Big Smoke and/or Great Wen, whose real-life incarnation probably harbours at least one nuke at any given moment, though I haven’t asked the King about that lately. Best not speculate. Anyway, Fallout London is a huge effort from modders Team Folon that was recently sabotaged when Bethesdatreated Fallout 4 to a next gen updatetocapitalise on the Amazon TV show’s popularity,rendering several mods incompatible and breaking a lot of stuff....

July 10, 2024 · 2 min · 410 words · Ruth Jackson

NYT Connections hint and answers (Thursday, July 11)

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #396 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....

July 10, 2024 · 3 min · 557 words · Anna Garrison

PC and Xbox Game Pass are getting a worldwide price hike

Line must go up Being an RPS reader, you, of course, care nary a fig nor a figment for Game Pass on console. If those poor misguided Xboxers are getting owned by the megacorp, that’s what they richly deserve for turning their noses up at mouse and keyboard. But you probably do care about PC Game Pass prices going up from $9.99, €9.99 or £7.99 per month to $11.99, €11.99 and £9....

July 10, 2024 · 1 min · 125 words · Kaitlin Golden

Star Wars Outlaws gangs will send hit squads after you if you upset them

Very sensitive people, criminals The open world action gameStar Wars Outlawsis coming out next month and developer Massive Entertainment have already shown off some of the speeder biking and laser-trading invarious trailers. But recently they’ve spoken a little more about the player’s scummy travels across the galaxy, including how big some of the explorable planets will be, and what happens when you piss off the Hutts. In short, you’re going to have a price on your head....

July 10, 2024 · 4 min · 658 words · Donna Williams

Taylew's Ruined Forge walkthrough - Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree

Here’s how to clear Taylew’s Ruined Forge in Shadow Of the Erdtree In this guide, we’ll explain exactly what you need to do to clear Taylew’s Ruined Forge in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree. Taylew’s Ruined Forge walkthrough Taylew’s Ruined Forge is located north of theAncient Ruins BaseSite of Grace, which is in the Rauh Base. Check out our guide toreaching the Temple Town Ruinsfor info on finding the Ancient Ruins Base, which are located along the way....

July 10, 2024 · 3 min · 566 words · Emily Dennis

The King Is Watching’s free demo turns city building into a brilliant balancing act of feudal surveillance

If you’ve got time to lean goblins, you’ve got time to clean goblins A watched pot never boils, so they say - ‘they’ presumably all being dead now after having their minds physically melted after hearing the first kettle click in readiness while stubbornly staring in the opposite direction. Yes, yes, it’s a metaphor, but we don’t have time for all that. Your kingdom is under attack by goblins, and the only way to get your useless underlings to chop the wood, till the fields, and train the guards needed to defend it is to provide constant surveillance....

July 10, 2024 · 3 min · 540 words · Peter Fletcher

Today's Wordle hints and answer (#1117): How to solve the Wednesday July 10 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for July 10? 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?...

July 10, 2024 · 6 min · 1212 words · Amy Griffin MD