Meta reportedly close Ready At Dawn, creators of some of the best VR games

The report in question comes fromAndroid Central, who cite internal memos from Reality Labs. “I came to the USA with nothing but $300 and two suitcases. And my job at Ready at Dawn. “I am eligible to be a US citizen this November,” Brennan went on. “None of this would have happened if Ready At Dawn hadn’t given me that chance. Although the American dream is propaganda… I can definitely say I’m living it....

August 8, 2024 · 1 min · 127 words · Jessica Dawson

New Elite Dangerous spaceship is advertised as a space trucker's dream, but it'll cost ya

Ten-four Ah, that was good. Whatever the inspirational source, it looks good in my book. I will not complain about the big yellow starmobile. Previous to that, players saw all spaceships added to the game as free updates. The same staggered release is planned for the trucker’s delight pictured above. In November it’ll be on the “open market” for all players. Ship manufacturing in Elite Dangerous has been slow in recent years....

August 8, 2024 · 1 min · 82 words · Brandon Richards

New screenshots from canceled Paradox sim Life By You show off all the fits we’ll never get

The injury insult adder.Life By You, thesimulationlife-em-up from Paradox, wascanceled in Juneafter beingdelayed indefinitely. “We were only informed of this via a public announcement. Lets hope it doesnt meet the same fate.

August 8, 2024 · 1 min · 32 words · David Ramirez

NYT Connections hint and answers (Thursday, August 8)

Need a hint for Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #424 This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! It’s calledConnections, and if you haven’t played it before, now’s the time to start. We’ll also explain how to play Connections if this is your first time coming over from Wordle! If not, check just below for the full answer....

August 8, 2024 · 1 min · 133 words · Jasmine King

Roblox has been banned by the Turkish government due to child safety concerns

The ban wasannounced by the Turkish Minster of Justice via X. Last month, Bloomberg publishedan investigation into Roblox’s “pedophile problem”. We look forward to working together to ensure Roblox is back online in Turkiye as soon as possible."

August 8, 2024 · 1 min · 38 words · Cassandra Lowe

Shapez 2's Early Access should run smoothly with factories 12x bigger than the first game

In a new post, its lead developer haslaid out what to expect from Early Access. “Weve spent a lot of time polishing the game already and are really happy how it turned out. We believe its in a great state and is meant to be played,” says the post. “With 4 game modes, theres plenty of content to be explored. That relationship will continue into Early Access. “I dont like launching with a roadmap immediately, especially not for early access....

August 8, 2024 · 1 min · 201 words · Travis Warner

Sliding Hero turns a contentious puzzle type into an otherworldly jaunt through a cursed Venetian carnival

Still, I wasnt entirely convinced. The only thing thats fun to slide back-and-forth indefinitely is a lounging cat on a smooth kitchen worktop. All the better to endlessly slide with. First off, I am an absolute sucker for Venetian carnivalesque trappings. Thus, youll need to block yourself with environmental obstacles to progress. There are hop-able pitfalls, timed spiked traps, and other hazards trying to ruin your slideathon. The maps string together metroidvania-style, with new paths opening once you grab certain upgrades....

August 8, 2024 · 1 min · 108 words · James Mason

The Rally Point: Messy urban wargame Khaligrad is this year's low-intensity strategy game for when it's blisteringly hot out

It’s scrappy too in that it’s, well. Not really: its world is so fictional it’s their 15th century. I have to talk about the UI first. But there are no keyboard controls at all. More severely, it’s also more expensive. But eachunitrequires fuel, and more of it the colder it gets. Everyone comes with you. For once, tanks do not spoil the fun of an infantry game! Even misses can shake the enemy’s resolve....

August 8, 2024 · 1 min · 192 words · Nicholas Zamora

WolfEye's new first-person RPG is "an evolution" of Prey and Dishonored featuring mechs, magnets and a continuous world

The developers aren’t quite ready to talk about specific gadgets at your disposal, either. And the other aspect is play your way. So it’s too early right now to describe all of the stats. We’re still trying different things and adapting, so that might change all the way until alpha." “Definitely, people who are into our past games will enjoy that layer,” Colantonio assures me. Or you might be sneaky and find the security room and suspend the automatons....

August 8, 2024 · 1 min · 212 words · Timothy Moore

Wordle hints and answer (#1146): How to solve the Thursday August 8 Wordle

Stuck on the Wordle word for August 8? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?Wordleis an addicting but challenging test of word acumen. Luckily, you’re in the right place for some assistance. Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments!...

August 8, 2024 · 2 min · 402 words · Laurie Leonard

I spent a week using supermarket own-brand gaming peripherals, and suggest that you don’t

Surely the Asda Tech (real name) 4-in-1 Gaming Kit would have the answers. Early impressions were pleasantly decent. Worries began brewing, however, when I went to plug everything in. And once they went on their first real gaming duty, the keyboard in particular proved perfectly adequate. The mouse, though? If Asda still did a Smart Price range, this would have been a Smart Price mouse. You lie, DPI switch. The headset, despite the ropey build quality of its own, did at least reveal some bright spots....

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 128 words · Dr. Angela Adams

Musical exploration toy ODDADA will launch next week

It now has a release date: August 15th. ODDADA isn’t really a puzzle game, however, but an open-ended toy. The cassette tapes are physical objects within the game world, which you might store and replay. If this all sounds appealing, there’s an ODDADA demo youcan download from Steam now. I’ll be doing just that later this evening.

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 57 words · Jeffrey Snow

Nvidia have added a Final Fantasy XVI driver profile, fuelling PC release hopes

And with Squeenix in attendance at Gamescom, it’s possible we’ll know more soon. To put things in perspective, the PS5 version of the game released 13 months ago. Previously, the nostalgia bomb ofFinal Fantasy VII Remaketook 1 year and 8 months to see a PC version. And before that, the road trippers ofFinal Fantasy XVtook about 15 months to finally pull up on PC. Anyway, we’ll probably learn more when Gamescom kicks off later this month....

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 133 words · Jennifer Farley