Void Stranger, out now, looks like a wonderful Game Boy nightmare

Top sokobantz. I don’t have any firsthand insight to share onVoid Stranger, which surprise-released on Friday, but when I read words like “forgotten labyrinth” and “traps that defy reason”, I find myself reaching for my pen and inkwell, and when I encounter visuals that remind me of the nastier Zelda dungeons on Game Boy, I start vibrating gently in my chair, and when I see monochrome anime story scenes set to howling guitar and fuzzy chip tunes - well, here we are....

September 4, 2023 · 1 min · 188 words · Emily Sullivan

Wordle hints and answer (#807): How to solve the Monday September 4 Wordle

Stuck on the Wordle word for September 4? Read our hint or find the answer below! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses? All you have to help you in finding the Wordle answer are the contextual clues you gain from each guess - but often, that’s not enough. Wordle can be tricky, you see, and it’s not unusual to look for a little bit of help if you want to preserve your year-long winstreak....

September 4, 2023 · 6 min · 1226 words · Brendan Chen

How to pay a Starfield bounty

Learn how to clear a Starfield bounty and remove it before you face its consequences How do you pay a Starfield bounty?If you’ve committed a crime and now the powers that be are out to get you, you’ll probably want to find a way to clear that bounty so it doesn’t cause problems for you. InStarfield, when a faction has a bounty on you, members of that faction will be hostile toward you and attack you....

September 3, 2023 · 6 min · 1229 words · Mary Grimes

Wordle hints and answer (#806): How to solve the Sunday September 3 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for September 3? Read our hint or find the answer below! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses? All you have to help you in finding the Wordle answer are the contextual clues you gain from each guess - but often, that’s not enough. Wordle can be tricky, you see, and it’s not unusual to look for a little bit of help if you want to preserve your year-long winstreak....

September 3, 2023 · 6 min · 1217 words · Miguel Tate

Actors' union SAG-AFTRA takes steps towards authorising strike of video game performers

Union seeking better pay and protections against AI Actors' unionSAG-AFTRAhave voted “unanimously” to send a strike authorisation vote to its members, ahead of resuming negotiations with video game companies including Activision, Epic and Take Two. The vote could extend the actors’s strike which has shut down filming on film and television productions to the video game industry. “Here we go again! Now our Interactive (Video Game) Agreement is at a stalemate too,” said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher in astatement as part of the vote announcement....

September 2, 2023 · 2 min · 302 words · Diana Miller

Starfield contraband explained: Where to sell contraband and how to avoid detection

Here’s the easiest and best place to sell contraband in Starfield early on Where can you sell Starfield contraband?InStarfield, contraband means anything illegal to possess or trade in a given location. If you have contraband, it typically means you’ve gotten your hands on some outlawed items or substances. The game marks yourStarfieldcontraband with a yellow marker in your inventory so you can track anything you might need to sell on the black market....

September 2, 2023 · 8 min · 1608 words · Calvin Casey

Starfield names list: All 1011 names VASCO can say

Including a list of the funniest and rudest Starfield names What are all the Starfield names that VASCO can say?If you’re gearing up for a newStarfieldplaythrough ahead of theShattered Space expansion, it’s handy to have a list of all the names VASCO can say before completing the character creation. Similar to Codsworth inFallout 4, VASCO has a list of names he is programmed to call you. In other words, your robot companionVASCO will say your nameat various points throughout the game, with hilarious results if you pick from the rude or funnier options....

September 2, 2023 · 2 min · 226 words · Jacob Ruiz

Starfield Ship Storage location, and how to upgrade it

Here’s how to access your ship storage from anywhere, and upgrade it when your Cargo Hold is full How do you access your ship storage in Starfield?Your ship inStarfieldhas a massive cargo hold capable of storing any spare items, resources, and gear you need. This makes your cargo hold a fantastic way to avoid becoming encumbered - one of the biggest problems assailing new players. But it can be very tricky to figure out how to access your ship storage space in the first place....

September 2, 2023 · 4 min · 741 words · Donald Pena

Starfield's BetterHUD mod makes the UI less distracting during combat

The first of many It begins.Starfieldis out and while its official modding tools aren’t yet available, that hasn’t stopped its community from getting to work. For example: if you’re getting distracted by Bethesda’s latest throwing up XP and location-discovery messages in big fonts at the centre of the screen during combat, the BetterHUD mod should help. By default, BetterHUD moves location text and XP indicators to the bottom of the screen and makes them smaller....

September 2, 2023 · 2 min · 225 words · Victor Perry

Valve bans thousands of Dota 2 smurfing accounts, threatens greater future punishments

“Smurfing is not welcome in Dota” Earlier this week,Dota 2’s summer update was released and includednew tools for filtering toxic and unwanted players fromy our matches. Now Valve have taken an extra step of their own by declaring that “smurfing is not welcome in Dota,” and permanently banning 90,000 accounts involved in the practice “Today, we permanently banned 90,000 smurf accounts that have been active over the last few months. Smurf accounts are alternate accounts used by players to avoid playing at the correct MMR, to abandon games, to cheat, to grief, or to otherwise be toxic without consequence,” saysthe announcement....

September 2, 2023 · 2 min · 249 words · Raymond Young

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is back and now under development by Dear Esther studio

Paradox showed a combat trailer at PAX The Chinese Room posted their own ‘studio reveal’ video to YouTube:

September 2, 2023 · 1 min · 18 words · Abigail Livingston

Wordle hints and answer (#805): How to solve the Saturday September 2 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for September 2? Read our hint or find the answer below! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Every day,Wordlepresents its legions of players with a deviously simple quandary: can you guess the right five-letter word within just six guesses? All you have to help you in finding the Wordle answer are the contextual clues you gain from each guess - but often, that’s not enough. Wordle can be tricky, you see, and it’s not unusual to look for a little bit of help if you want to preserve your year-long winstreak....

September 2, 2023 · 6 min · 1230 words · Phillip Vargas

All Starfield Status Effects and how to cure them

Here’s how to cure all status effects and afflictions in Starfield Want to know how to cure deadly status effects in Starfield?Exploring alien planets comes with plenty of danger, and it’s not just creatures and pirates.Starfieldhas a host of status effects that can hit your character, from infections to broken bones. These can put a real damper on your adventure, hampering your mobility, draining your health, and more. In this guide we’ll explain all the different status effects and afflictions you can receive inStarfield, and how to cure each and every one of them with the right item....

September 1, 2023 · 3 min · 448 words · Paul Perry