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Rad More than three years after a TV adaptation ofFalloutwasfirst teased, we know when we’ll be able to watch the latest attempt to turn a video game into a live-action prestige series. While we don’t know who’ll be writing or directing the rest of the series just yet, beyond Nolan’s place in the director’s chair for its pilot, we do know to expect appearances from Yellowjackets’ Ella Purnell, prolific TV and movie actor Walton Goggins - who’s been in everything from Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight to Sons of Anarchy, and will reportedly play a ghoul in the Fallout universe - former Disney Channel star Moisés Arias (any Hannah Montana fans out there?...

“Just drop us a message on the forums" Final Fantasy XIV’s achievements are no joke, as proved by the 10 years it took the first player toearn every achievementin theMMO. But director and producer Naoki Yoshida is up for making even more difficult achievements, if the achievement-hunting pro is game for the challenge. “First and foremost, I want to just say, wow, big congratulations,” Yoshida said to the anonymous Japanese player during a press conference at last weekend’sFinal FantasyFan Festival in London....

“I hope you’re hungry because this irony is delicious.” When I was a kid I sort of hated Frasier. It was one of those shows you’d find in the 6pm slot on terrestrial TV, back when you had to show up for TV episodes on time or miss them forever, and as far as 10-year-old me was concerned, 6pm was Simpsons hour. Who was this strutting Seattle intellectual, with his glass of sherry and his call-in psychiatry show and his passion for silverware?...

A love or hate relationship I know some things aren’t for me: The sitcom Friends, a small bowl exclusively filled with olives as a side dish, V-neck t-shirts. But I appreciate that while I might not get on with them, many others will enjoy the bite of an olive on its own, or the increased airflow to their larynx as they chortle at Joey doing the silly thing he does at Rachel, or whatever....

Hexworks also tweaks AI to stop enemies dogpiling you quite so often Hexworks are making some pretty comprehensive adjustments to fantasy SoulslikeRPGLords of the Fallen, rejigging the AI so that enemies won’t pursue you quite as far when you run past them, and patching how the New Game Plus options work to give players more control over the difficulty curve. The game’s latest patch, out now, allows you to choose whether to progress to a harder NG+ setting after finishing a run, or restart at the same difficulty threshold while retaining your character and progression....

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #134 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....

Heartworm developer looking for a new publisher If you’ve been looking atthe current crop of Silent Hill sequels, remakes and remastersand pining for the foggy streets and busted doorknobs of yesteryear, I recommend trying thedemoforHeartworm. This is survivalhorrorjust the way Mother used to make it - before Mother read all those forbidden books and decided to sacrifice you to Samael, Lord of Serpents and Reeds. You’ve got your 3D engine with fixed camera perspectives, your thick coating of TV static, your sluggish vehicular control scheme, your enemies that could be either demons or metaphors and will murder you either way....

The hero shooter is getting a game mode and hero skins inspired by the group Hugely popular K-pop group Le Sserafim are headed toOverwatch 2in theshooter’s first crossover with a music artist. The collab is more than just skins, too - expect a whole new game mode based on the band. And yes, there’ll be cosmetic items too, of course. Blizzard’sannouncementthat Le Sserafim would arrive in Overwatch 2 following the group’s debut of new song Perfect Night later this week marks a distinctly Fortnite-like shift for the recently reborn shooter....

Admire this selection of indie games! Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught byMoebius-styled violence, a big bat, aDevil Daggersdemake, a miniature mech, and heaps more. Check out all these attractive and interesting indie games! I had wondered about the name of horror shooterSamurai Unicorn(coming to Steam) and sure, I guess this does explain that other half in part, a bit:...

“This is the final phase of gameplay iteration,” promises Star Citizen developer It’s been 11 long years sincethe unveiling of Squadron 42,Star Citizen’s singleplayer campaign, seven years since developer Cloud Imperium Gamesbroke Squadron 42 off into a standalone purchase, five years sinceCrytek took them to court for allegedly breaching their CryEngine license, three years sinceCrytek and Cloud Imperium settled that lawsuit, and three years since director Chris Robertssought to justify the game’s mammoth development time to Kickstarter backers, declaring that “it would be doing a huge disservice to everyone working really hard on the project and all of you that are looking forward to it to deliver something that isn’t great....

Missed cue As Rare famously discovered back in the 90s, if you stick a pair of eyes on an inanimate object, it immediately becomes the most adorable thing you’ve ever seen in your life. TakeSubpar Pool’s cue ball. What could have been just a straightforward mash-up of pool meets golf is suddenly given a new lease of life, warmth, charm and character, just because it has little eyes and a dumb, goofy smile plastered on its face....

Normally $500. Last week we recommended one of LG’s 27-inch Fast IPS monitors at the popular 1440p 144Hz spec point, and now we’re back to look at one better: a 1440p 240Hz model that’s going for $350 via LG’s US web store or Amazon’s US storefront if you prefer. In general, 1440p 240Hz monitors are well-placed to offer a very smooth experience in esports titles while still having enough detail for slower fare to look good - which is nice when you’re spending this amount of money on a monitor....

Hot-swappable, tri-mode connectivity and RGB. I always love spotting deals on budget mechanical keyboards, as they bring what is - in my mind at least - the single biggest keyboard upgrade available to prices that you can’t say no to. The LTC Neon75 is far from a big-brand choice, but the keyboard ticks all the boxes for me when it comes to features and design. There are beautiful ‘pudding’ keycaps, a compact and convenient 75% layout, tri-mode wired/wireless connectivity and hot-swappable key switches....