What's better: glowing wings, or slipstreaming?

Vote now! Last time, you decided thatan enemy which can’t see you but can sense you is better than one which only moves when you’re not looking. I concede that the former opens so many possibilities in games but god, I hate the latter in a way I enjoy so much. Perfect terrible beings. But, science has decided and we must move on. This week, I ask you to pick between two forms of movement....

June 7, 2023 · 3 min · 551 words · Kristen Porter

Wildfrost's first big update makes life easier for players old and new

Now you can feel clever for turning down rewards Out of all the roguelike deckbuilders that have followed inSlay The Spire’s footsteps,Wildfrostis my second favourite. The cardplay never quite reaches the dizzy heights of Spire orMonster Train, but it’s far cuter than either of them and still absolutely splendid. Now’s a great time to pick it up, too, because its first big update is primarily aimed at clarifying rules to help new players avoid all the painful deaths I suffered through....

June 7, 2023 · 3 min · 512 words · David Ellis

Winnie-the-Pooh mutates into a meaty abomination in Ring Of Pain studio's next game

Go dungeon-crawling inside Winnie’s Hole Everyone’s favourite hunny-yellow bear will mutate into a fleshy horror bristling with extra arms and eyeballs and glands inWinnie’s Hole, the next roguelikelike dungeon crawler fromRing Of Paindevelopers Twice Different. The earliest Winnie-the-Pooh stories are no longer under copyright in the US, see, meaning people can do whatever they want. Including this. Inevitably including this. Come see the horrible Pooh and his hole in the announcement trailer below....

June 7, 2023 · 1 min · 203 words · Kristina Burnett

Wordle hints and answer (#718): How to solve the Wednesday June 7 Wordle

Stuck on the Wordle word for June 7? Read our hint or find the answer below! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Wordle’s been displaying a bit of a mean streak lately, and I don’t blame you if at this point you approach each new puzzle with a feeling of trepidation. I can ease your fears with the promise that today’s answer is quite a bit gentler than the ones we’ve seen over the past week or so; but nevertheless, if you’re in need of a helping hand, we’ve put together our usual series of clues for you....

June 7, 2023 · 7 min · 1453 words · Curtis Foster

World Of Horror spreads Junji Ito-inspired spookings in October

Early access ending after three years After three-and-a-bit years in early access, the striking Junji Ito-inspired spook ‘em upWorld Of Horroris committing to a release date for the full game: the 19th of October. This is technically a delay from the previously planned summer launch, but I’m pretty sure it’s illegal to launch ahorror gamein summer anyway. This is also when it will launch on consoles. World Of Horror is a turned-based investigation game set in (and around) a Japanese seaside town where terrible, terrible things are happening....

June 7, 2023 · 2 min · 405 words · Norman Johnson

20 Minutes Till Dawn leaves early access on June 8th with new weapon evolutions

Vampire Survivors but you aim 20 Minutes Till Dawn, one of only a handful of worthyVampire Survivors-likes, will leave early access on June 8th. Its final update is currently available as a beta and adds weapon evolutions and new weapons, among other things. Here’s the release date announcement trailer: At launch, every weapon in 20 Minutes Till Dawn will now have a “set of unique evolutions,” according tothe post about the final update’s ongoing closed beta....

June 6, 2023 · 2 min · 244 words · Madison Love

AMD's RX 6650 XT graphics card has dropped to $229.99 at Newegg

A good option for 1080p gaming if you don’t fancy Intel’s A750. The RX 6650 XT has emerged as one of the best value graphics cards for 1080p gaming, and today you can pick one up for a new low price. Newegg has discounted the AsRock Challenger D model to just $229.99 when you use the codeVGAEXCAA735at the checkout, knocking $20 off the usual price. Therefore, the 6650 XT makes a ton of sense if you prefer to play a mixture of old and new games, and don’t much care for the expensive graphical niceties of ray tracing - although I should point out that the 6650 XTisray-tracing-capable, it’s just less good for its price than Intel or Nvidia alternatives....

June 6, 2023 · 1 min · 210 words · Diane Warner

Amnesia: The Bunker review: a grim yet refreshing horror bottle episode

There’s life in the old torture-monster yet More fool me for thinking the Amnesia story (a now-complex horror sci-fi epic about Cenobite-esque weirdos who gain immortality by drinking pain-milk extracted from people via torture at the hands of specially engineered torture-monsters) was done withAmnesia: Rebirth. Although, I suppose it actually is, because Rebirth is set in 1937, andAmnesia: The Bunkeris effectively a bottle episode taking place during the First World War....

June 6, 2023 · 5 min · 944 words · David Roberts

Best Diablo 4 Aspects: Location list and how to find all of them

How to find D4 Legendary Aspects for every class What are the best Aspects in Diablo 4?Was there every any doubt thatDiablo 4would give players an enormous amount of freedom to customise their equipment how they like? One of the ways you can easily bolster gear is by using Legendary Aspects (also just called Aspects). These Aspects offer very powerful, often class-specific benefits, but finding the best Aspects for you isn’t always easy....

June 6, 2023 · 8 min · 1561 words · Mr. Benjamin Edwards

Blizzard say Diablo IV is their fastest selling game ever

Invest in mice Diablo 4is Blizzard’s “fast-selling game of all time”, according to Blizzard themselves. They’re not sharing how many copies it has sold exactly, but the figures are based on all platforms as of June 5th, the day before the action-RPG’s full launch. Blizzard also say that the clickfest has been played for 93 million hours during its early access period. Does it matter that these larger sales figures are partly becauseDiablo IVis multi-platform at launch, where most previous Blizzard games were not, and partly a measure of the greater accessibility provided by digital distribution?...

June 6, 2023 · 1 min · 212 words · Mark Lewis

Diablo 4 Bone Spear Necromancer build and best skills

Discover how to create the best Bone Spear Necromancer build in Diablo 4 Looking for the best Bone Spear Necromancer build in Diablo 4?If you’re after high damage inDiablo 4, there’s nothing better than the Bone Spear Necromancer. While it saw some small nerfs with the launch ofSeason 1, it continues to be one of the best-performing builds that will clear high-tier Nightmare Dungeons and the Uber Lilith boss with ease....

June 6, 2023 · 7 min · 1323 words · Katherine Hoover

Diablo 4 Fire Sorcerer build: Best Fire Sorcerer skills

Discover the best Fire Sorcerer build in Diablo 4 Want the best Diablo 4 Fire Sorcerer build?Diablo 4is now well into it’sfirst Season, and few builds saw nerfs as large as those that hit the Fire Sorcerer. It took a hit, especially in its endgame survivability, which means you’ll absolutely need our build guide to make the Fire Sorcerer work during the Season of the Malignant. In this guide, we break down the best Fire Sorcerer build inDiablo 4, including the Skills, Enchantments, Aspects, Stats, Gems, and Malignant Hearts that you’ll need....

June 6, 2023 · 7 min · 1298 words · Nicholas Fox

Diablo 4 is barely out, but Blizzard already have two expansions in the works

Clicking into place This year’s prettiest RSI machineDiablo 4arrives on PC in full today, having spent the few couple of days in early access. But even though it’s barely out the gates of Hell, Blizzard are already thinking about the future of their megaRPG, confirming not one, but two expansions are already in the works. Speaking withKinda Funny Games, Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson said, “As I sit here we’re about to launch the main game, we’re finishing up season one, we’re working on season two, we’re working on expansion one, we’re kicking off expansion two....

June 6, 2023 · 3 min · 454 words · Eric Johnson