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Steam has introduced a new way to spot which PC games support PlayStation’s DualShock and DualSense controllers, as well as being able to search by specific controllers. Thelatest updateto Valve’s PC marketplace adds handy tabs for DualShock and DualSense controllers to game pages, in the same way that games that support Xbox controllers have noted their support for a while now. There’s also an extra tab for games that allow use of the Steam Input API, which apparently supports over 200 extra controllers....

Both out in December Mimimi Games have announced two chunkyShadow Gambit: The Cursed CrewDLC expansions - the Germanstrategy gamestudio’s final releases, before they close their doors for good. Both are down to launch on 6th December, and will add “several hours” of stuff to the sneaky sea-dog simulator. Each of the DLC packs includes a new story campaign spanning six missions, a new crew member with their own distinctive supernatural traits, and a new uncharted island for the game’s Lost Caribbean setting....

Tenchu out of 10? If you are in the mood for a game about dancing around screens full of energy beams and projectiles, searching for that fleeting window of space in which you can stop and perform an attack, I recommend trying the demo forNinja Issen. If you miss 8 or 16-bit platformers like Shinobi or the original Ninja Gaiden, I also recommend trying the demo for Ninja Issen. If you likedThe Messenger- classique Ninja Gaiden’s greatest heir - but wished it was More Cyberpunk with cheesy PG-rated holographic dancing girls and Comix Zone-style story panels, I also also recommend trying the demo for Ninja Issen....

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #164 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....

The MSI MAG 274UPF plays it fast and sharp A very recent addition to the RPSbest gaming monitorlist has shed some cash in theBlack Friday– and happily, it was already pretty good value to begin with. MSI’s MAG 274UPF doesn’t skimp on picture quality, despite having one of the lower RRPs for a4K monitor, and now that it’s dropped to £449 / $380, it’s an even better proposal to PC owners who are as sensitive to expenditure as they are hungry for pixels....

Focus also partnering with the Dreamscaper devs on something There’s little more to tell, but the updatedoes specifically saythat the project “will see them extend the productive collaboration that led to the A Plague Tale franchise, the last release of which, A Plague Tale Requiem, reached three million players worldwide”. So the odds of this being A Plague Tale 3 - A Plague Tale: Revengeance? A Plague Tale: 40,000? - seem pretty high....

Boost your drive space at a discount. Modern PC gaming is a constant battle for drive space, what with having to store huge games likeCall of Duty: Warzoneand similarly massive videos like my fail compilations in Call of Duty: Warzone. Hence, I’m always on the lookout for discounts on storage, and when it comes to reliable SSDs, you’ll struggle to find a better balance of quality and price than WD’s Blue SN570....

Never worry about charging your headset again. Wireless headsets are great, but there’s always the risk that you forget to charge them. Imagine sitting down for an evening of gaming with your pals, wrapping the earphones over your skull, and instead of hearing the roar of battle in Call of Duty or the pleasant ambience of Minecraft, you’re left to contend in silence with your own terrifying thoughts. “Fool,” they hiss like the many-headed hydra in the dead earphones of your chargeless headset....

Dyson Sphere Program discovers the art of warfare Dyson Sphere Program is already rather overwhelming - this is, after all, astrategysim about wrapping whole planets in conveyor belts so as to build cages around stars and harvest their juices - and now the absolute madfolk of Youthcat Studio are adding combat features. It’s like watching somebody upend a bucket of termites over the world’s most elaborate model trainset. The associated Rise of the Dark Fog update is out on 15th December....

Monoprice has pulled an absolute blinder here. Here’s a quick one: you probably need this USB-C to USB-A cable. Everyone needs a good-quality USB-C cable, right? Whether you’re charging off a power bank, topping up your VR controllers, connecting a phone to your laptop or hooking up your TV to a USB drive full of legally obtained video downloads, having a reliable cable that can do it all is incredibly handy....

The LG 27GL83A was one of the first Fast IPS screens, and it still holds up today. This sure is a blast from the past. The LG 27GL83A and the slightly more expensive GL850 were the first two Fast IPS monitors to hit the scene, offering significantly better motion handling than IPS monitors up to that point - which excelled in terms of colour and viewing angles, but struggled with fast-paced action....

Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games Last time, you decided thatdouble-jumping is better than limitless inventory capacity. As big a packrat as I am, I cannot and would not disagree with this outcome. We also switched to a new poll system and that seems to be working for more folks, so that’s grand. More data points means better and more conclusive science. This week, I ask you to imagine putting yourself inside things in two exciting and extremely different different ways....

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