Screenshot Saturday Mondays: a wee bit Halloweeny

Admiring indie games from Twitter’s weekly tag 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’s pick is a lot less comprehensive than usual because I’m having some Twitter troubles which I hope are tech issues and not policy changes, but I guess we’ll see. Still! My eye was caught by some good and fancy things, including Halloweenie bits like an armed squirrel spooking people and lots of red fluids....

October 31, 2022 · 3 min · 546 words · Jenny Hernandez

The PC hardware with the most unfitting Halloween-y names

Graphics card? More like graphics SCARED Horror games, you say? Feh, hardware can be scary too. One time I turned on a power supply and it literally went up in a cloud of smoke. Last year I cut my hand on a CPU cooler radiator. And did you seehow dusty my PC was before I cleaned it? That’s basically body horror. Apparently ignorant of their products’ ability to frighten and maim, PC gaming hardware makers sometimes try to manufacture an imposing aura by giving them big, bad names....

October 31, 2022 · 5 min · 874 words · Sara Jordan

The Ryzen 7 5800X is down to £234 with a 64GB Micro SD card and Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection

A lot of good stuff for a very reasonable price. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is a good gaming CPU with better content creation performance than the more expensive 5800X3D - even though it’s slower than the X3D in gaming. Still, at its price point it hits a punch, and the boffins at HUKD have spotted a good deal for the 5800X at CCL. There, you can find the 5800X for £235 when you use codeAFF15with some nifty extras: a 64GB Micro SD card and a code forUncharted: Legacy of Thieves....

October 31, 2022 · 2 min · 303 words · April Patterson

Wordle answer (Monday 31 October 2022): Wordle word of the day #499 and hints

Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word In case that didn’t narrow it down enough for you, don’t worry, because below I’ve put together some actual proper clues that should help you get to the right answer. Or, if you’re impatient to get out trick-or-treating already, simply scroll down below the video to see today’s solution in full. Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th December!...

October 31, 2022 · 5 min · 1020 words · John Williams

Best Modern Warfare 2 STB 556 loadout: The best STB 556 class setup and attachments

Here’s the best STB 556 loadout in Modern Warfare 2 Looking for the best STB 556 loadout in Modern Warfare 2?Assault Rifles are the bread and butter of a great many builds inCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and the STB 556 is among the strongest out there. Don’t let the low fire rate fool you; it’s for a good purpose. This beastly AR boasts a great effective range and very low recoil, allowing you to land headshots over distance with ease....

October 30, 2022 · 4 min · 800 words · Jeffrey Anderson

Wordle answer (Sunday 30 October 2022): Wordle word of the day #498 and hints

Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word Oh no, was that the doorbell? Never fear, because we’re got some hints below to help speed up the Wordle solving process. Or you could just scroll right below the video to see the full answer. Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th December! Wordle October 30 hints Need a hand with the Wordle answer today? Here are some clues to help you out:...

October 30, 2022 · 5 min · 955 words · Cindy Tate

Best Modern Warfare 2 Lockwood 300 loadout: The best Lockwood 300 class setup and attachments

Best Lockwood 300 loadout in Modern Warfare 2 Looking for the best Lockwood 300 loadout in Modern Warfare 2?There’s no point at all in using a Shotgun inCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2unless it’s capable of downing an enemy before a fight even starts. Thankfully, the double-barrel Lockwood 300 is one of the very best options in this regard. Severely limited in range but devastating in stopping power, the Lockwood 300 deserves the very best attachments on offer....

October 29, 2022 · 3 min · 597 words · Justin Mann

Best Modern Warfare 2 MCPR-300 loadout: The best MCPR-300 class setup and attachments

Here’s the best MCPR-300 loadout in Modern Warfare 2 Looking for the best MCPR-300 loadout in Modern Warfare 2?There is a grand total of 41 primary weapons inCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, but only a small handful are unlocked to new players. Thankfully, some extremely potent guns exist among those starting weapons, such as the long-ranged monster that is the MCPR-300 - one of thebest Sniper Rifles in Modern Warfare 2....

October 29, 2022 · 4 min · 715 words · Sabrina Cortez

Henry Cavill will be replaced as Geralt in The Witcher season four

Liam Hemsworth is taking over the role The Witcher’s third season hasn’t yet released on Netflix, but the streaming service today confirmed that the show has been renewed for a fourth season. They also announced that Henry Cavill, who has played protagonist Geralt for the first three season, won’t be returning. He’s being replaced for season 4 by Liam Hemsworth. Cavill initially announced the newsvia his Instagram account. “My journey as Geralt of Rivia has been filled with both monsters and adventures, and alas, I will be laying down my medallion and my swords for Season 4,” the statement starts....

October 29, 2022 · 2 min · 270 words · Michelle Gray

Modern Warfare 2 has mixed reviews on Steam, mostly due to crash bugs

Some fixes already released Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s launch hasn’t gone according to plan, with players reporting various crash bugs. Infinity Ward have already released a patch to address some of the issues, but at the time of writing the game has only 58% positive reviews on Steam. One of the most common crashes seems to relate to players in parties, with reports of groups of over three players causing members of the party to crash to desktop....

October 29, 2022 · 2 min · 266 words · Stacy Davis

One of the best visual novels now has a free sequel

Picking up where Butterfly Soup 1 left off “The game is free, but you can support me by buying the digital artbook for $5! It’s 15 pages of me rambling + extra sketches, some of which have never been posted anywhere else,” writes developer Brianna Lei on the Itch page. Lei also said in that interview that she “figured some people on Tumblr might like [Butterfly Soup 1], but I didn’t expect its reach to be so wide....

October 29, 2022 · 1 min · 141 words · Daniel Brown

This Dota 2 announcer pack trailer starring Gabe Newell is wild

Cave Johnson is coming to Dota Dota 2is getting a Cave Johnson announcer pack. Johnson is the deranged founder of Aperture Science from Portal and voiced by the Oscar-winning JK Simmons. Simmons doesn’t feature much in the six-minute advert for the pack produced by Valve, but Gabe Newell does. You can watch it below. A lot of Valve’s recent marketing seems to be following a single directorial note - “louder” - but this got a couple of laughs from me, and it’s Gabe who, mostly without saying anything, steals the show....

October 29, 2022 · 1 min · 206 words · Brittany Allen

Wordle answer (Saturday 29 October 2022): Wordle word of the day #497 and hints

Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word However you choose to observe the spookiest of holidays, we’re here to help you with hints and clues to today’s Wordle answer. Scroll down below the video for the full spoiler and definition! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th December! Wordle October 29 hints After some clues to help you solve the Wordle answer today? Here are three hints to get you started:...

October 29, 2022 · 5 min · 944 words · Donald Castillo