Steam's overlords still think in-game ads are fine as long as they're "appropriate"

They suggest switching to a single-purchase model or free-to-play with microtransactions instead. Here’s what it says about in-game ads being fine as long as they fit the context. There’s an interesting tradition of product placement within games, ranging from signboards for pirate simOverboard! in the otherwise galleon-deficient G-Police, toObama campaign ads in Burnout Paradise. Publishers have, unsurprisingly, expressed qualified approval for the idea. Among the more egregious examples of noxious in-game advertising is the originalAlan Wake, would you believe....

February 10, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Anthony Powers

Wordle hints and answer (#1332): How to solve the Monday February 10 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for February 10? 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! But some days, you just can’t quite get it right, can you? Not to worry though, we’ve got this handy Wordle guide to provide you with some hints. Let’s claim another victory! Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments!...

February 10, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Kevin Hanson

NYT Connections hints and answers, Sunday Feb 9

Need some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #608. This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! If you’re interested, we’ll also explain the full puzzle solution at the end of this guide. To win the game, you have to find all four Connections without making 4 mistakes. On your fourth mistake, the game is over and the answer is revealed automatically....

February 9, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Michael Johnson

Wordle hints and answer (#1331): How to solve the Sunday February 9 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for February 9? 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! No matter how tricky the five-letter word is, you’ll definitely find it with a bit of help. Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers....

February 9, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Brian Estrada

NYT Connections hints and answers, Saturday Feb 8

Need some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #607. This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! Find four words per group, and you’re done. If you’re struggling a bit, this guide will help you out. To win the game, you have to find all four Connections without making 4 mistakes. On your fourth mistake, the game is over and the answer is revealed automatically....

February 8, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Jose Dominguez

Wordle hints and answer (#1330): How to solve the Saturday February 8 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for February 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! Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers....

February 8, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Thomas Avila

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Alchemy guide: All Potion recipes

From pickpocketing toDice, from blacksmithing to lockpicking, there’s a huge amount to learn with these simulations. All this will be revealed below. Time for some brewing, I think. Potions come infour qualities: Weak, Normal, Strong, and “Henry”. The quality depends on the freshness of your ingredients, and how closely you stick to the recipe. The first step is to find the ingredients. Each Potion takes different ingredients, and most of them are herbs of some kind or another....

February 7, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Matthew Baker

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater release date leaked, alongside a trailer showing off the baddies

Remember the bee guy? “Kept you waiting, huh?” Uh, no, not really. You’re actually a bit early this time, mate. The fancy-schmancy MGS3 remake is coming out in August, according to the store page. And you could also catch sight of a camouflaged trailer if you go looking under the right rocks. The release date was listed as August 28th on the game’s PlayStation page. you’ve got the option to watch it by inspectingthis mossy URLthat looks a bit too human-shaped....

February 7, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Lisa Cole PhD

Our favorite microSD card for Steam Deck is on sale today at Amazon, save 45% for a limited time

Big savings on big storage. Running out of space on your Steam Deck or ROG Ally X again? Sitting there, deleting games like it’s some emotional farewell? Samsung Pro Plus microSD card: is it worth it? This isn’t some cheap, no-name SD card that turns loading screens into endurance tests either. The UK deal also throws in a USB card reader for extra convenience. Are you worried about durability? This card is waterproof, temperature-proof, X-ray-proof, magnet-proof, and drop-proof....

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Ms. Lynn Hester MD

Proverbs review

Picross meets Minesweeper then they destroy your life What great hopes I had for the Christmas holidays. 2and more would fill those dusty days and nights in the taint of 2024. You see where this is going. Friends, I played Proverbs for 36 hours over Christmas. See the number 9? See the number 0? opt for right mouse button to demarcate a 3x3 area of negative space, instead. The grid is split into smaller segments, which when completed reveal a piece of the picture behind....

February 7, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Nicholas Mayer

Rocksteady may be going back to single player Batman, hints Bloomberg report

A resignation that seems like a head rolling for the bad business year Warner Bros had in 2024. Or so said Steve Hogarty when hereviewed itfor us. Now that excellent single player action game might actually break back out. There were allegations ofsexual harassment, for instance, which the studio argued wereeventually addressed. Suicide Squad wasdelayed, and thendelayed again. None of this has likely been easy for workers at the studio....

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Timothy Brady

Smite 2 studio lays off workers and drops all other games to focus on the unfinished MOBA

It looks like management has cut at least 20-30 jobs and the full number is likely higher. Although they will remain playable. “Smite 2 will continue to be the focus of the newly streamlined operations. Hi-Rez haven’t stated the exact number of people they’ve axed from the workplace. The first Smite will get the same treatment for now. The previous layoffs saw these two games being staffed by “small teams supporting light updates”....

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Tracy Price

The RTX 5080 is here, but you should probably just buy this RTX 4080 Super gaming PC instead

The same power, for less. TheNvidia RTX 5080is out! If you could find one. So, whats the smarter move? Well, how about an RTX 4080 Super instead? HP Omen 35L RTX 4080 Super Gaming PC $1839.99 (was $2619.99). Intel Core Ultra 5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD. Use code DUO20 at checkout. Youre basically getting the same high-end performance without the high-end hassle. $2263.99 (was $2899.99). Intel Core Ultra 7 285K, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD....

February 7, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Joseph Mora