Strategy game The Deadly Path is Dungeon Keeper with a writhing helping of tabletop time management

Here’s a trailer. The main thing I dislike about the trailer is the tone, which is on the quippy side. This is more a question of taste, mind. I prefer my cosmic horror devoid of whimsy, just and thank you. Yog-Sothoth isn’t some kind of menacing party clown for you to throw punchlines at. That man in the trailer sounds like he’s havingfunbeing the servant of incomprehensible dark forces. Beyond that, I like the cut of these gibbering undead stooges....

January 7, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Dawn Hanson

The $1999 Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 makes the rest of the RTX 50 series look suspiciously sensible

A GPU that eats up to 575W and costs 1939 / $1999? Yeah, nice try, Geoffrey N. Vidia, but such a mad card couldnt possibly exist in reality. The rest, though? Could be worse, could be worse. They’re all a damn sight less than the RTX 5090, at any rate. Ah, there, see, they did it again. As opposed to DLSS 3, which can just generate up to one extra frame per regular frame....

January 7, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Deborah White

The US just added the world's biggest games publisher Tencent to their list of Chinese military companies

Tencent say it’s a mistake Chinese publisher Tencent are the biggest video game company in the world. They own shares in everything from Epic Games through Ubisoft toSilent Hill 2rebooters Bloober Team. Are you a game developer? Odds are that at least one percent of your body belongs to Tencent. Maybe one of your toes. And now it turns out that Tencent are some kind of military operator, as well....

January 7, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Scott Rodriguez

UFO 50 speedrunners complete its most opaque game in under five minutes

Yet that’s the challenge taken up yesterday by speedrunners atAwesome Games Done Quick. They managed to complete it in less than five minutes. Barbuta itself was completed in 4 minutes 55 seconds by player “GrayGooGlitch”. It’s only 11 seconds short ofthe fastest existing run. But the UFO 50 marathon was also a team effort. The next game was Rakshasa, a tough-as-old-boots action game with lots of upsetting frogs. The runner polished it off in 8 minutes and 22 seconds....

January 7, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Mario Gomez

Voice-controlled murder mystery Dead Meat hits Steam this year, but its embrace of generative AI might spoil a great idea

Killer app I dont want to talk to a game. “Gimme the clunky buttons instead”. Thankfully, you’re free to also use your keyboard to interrogate suspects in murder mystery Dead Meat. Its a moody, slightly goofy noirpuzzlerthat lets you ask anything you want. Whether this means youll always get a worthwhile response, Im not sure. “Want to discuss their alibi? Probe them on the meaning of life? Or just troll them mercilessly?...

January 7, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Jeffrey Brown

Wordle hints and answer (#1298): How to solve the Tuesday January 7 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for January 7? 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....

January 7, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Cody Morrow

Intel Arc B580 review: Late arriving, still welcome

And that was without any upscaling help at all. Like I say, good stuff. Honestly, I think its a bit of both. At the same time, its not like theres a stone-carved requirement for the newest Core i9. It’s not just ray tracing where Intel is catching up, either. Beating it, even. As such, the Arc B580 doesnt quite make the RTX 4060 obsolete. Nvidia will likely keep first dibs on doing that themselves, with the inevitable RTX 5060....

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Norma Price

Many are the nostalgic 2D Sonic fangames, but Sonic Galactic might be the best

There’s a new demo, if you fancy trying it for yourself.hey find it here on Itch.io. The base marker for judgement of any post-Mega-Drive Sonic game is: which sidekicks have they kept in? Sonic Galactic seems to have the right idea. The game otherwise fits my memories of the Mega Drive games like a glove. The chiptune soundtrack, meanwhile, has that pacey wistfulness I associate withthe series at its best....

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Mike Gomez Jr.

NYT Connections hint and answers for Tuesday, 7th Jan

Need some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #575. This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! That’s where we come in, with our daily guides for every Connections puzzle. 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....

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Shawn Scott

NYT Connections hints and answers for Mon, January 6th

Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #574. This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! Use this guide to get a hint, a small spoiler, or the full puzzle solution. Here are the 16 Connections words for today: What are today’s Connections groups? If not, check just below for the full answer. What are today’s Connections answers?...

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Curtis Stewart

Tyrant’s Realm is a grimy, spartan soulslike infused with Deathtrap Dungeon nostalgia

Everything else is pleasingly austere. There are a few fancy moves. A large overhead axe swing, using an axe that appears from nowhere while youre holding a club. The poison is especially good and PS1-faithful because the target flashes green and goes ugh in periodic blips afterward. This stands out as nicely juddery and violent because the action is very smooth otherwise. More spikes, I say. Its out on the 16th of January....

January 6, 2025 · 1 min · 73 words · Jason Newton

Wordle hints and answer (#1297): How to solve the Monday January 6 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for January 6? 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! Find some guidance or the full puzzle solution in this handy guide. 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....

January 6, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Angel Smith

NYT Connections hints and answers for Sun, January 5th

Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #573. This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! Here are the 16 Connections words for today: What are today’s Connections groups? If not, check just below for the full answer. What are today’s Connections answers? What is Connections? To win the game, you have to find all four Connections without making 4 mistakes....

January 5, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Kathleen Owens