Stardew Valley Baldur's Gate 3 mod back online after D&D owners "mistakenly" send a copyright strike

It’s possible this has something to do with Vincke’s intervention yesterday. Imho they shouldn’t be treated like commercial ventures that infringe on your property. “There are good ways of dealing with this.” Again, it’s free, though the modders do run a Patreon. “Our next focus will be creating Halsin’s romance storyline,” the Nexusmod page FAQ explains.

April 1, 2025 · 1 min · 56 words · Amanda King

The Mosquito Gang pits four blood-sucking insect players against a human who just wants to do the dishes

The Mosquito Gang is my favourite usage of the term “extraction” game in a while. The mosquitoes also appear to get side objectives, like unplugging fumigators and turning on a music player. Again, I must sternly object that this is not typical mosquito behaviour. A mosquito does not have the muscle power to operate a steering wheel. You’d need to be a horse fly or larger. You earn cash for completing jobs, which can be spent on useful implements such as bug swatters....

April 1, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Jessica Perez

We need some better terms for GenAI output - "slop" is too benign

If you dislike GenAI, you refer to its output as ‘slop’. It’s become lexi-canonical. I think we can do better. Slop sounds like Soft sounds like Plop sounds like Globule. It slides down too easy; gets off too lightly. There are some positives to a term, any term, becoming widely used as ‘slop’ is. ‘Slop’ is compact. ‘Slop’ says: this is formless trash. It has no structure because it lacks intentionality....

April 1, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Wendy Bray

Wordle hints and answer (#1382): How to solve the Tuesday April 1 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for April 1? 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?Good morning! It’s another day, and with that brings anotherWordlepuzzle we’ve got the answer for. Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments!...

April 1, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Jessica Smith

I threw hands with Doom: The Dark Ages and its rock 'em sock 'em robot

I chainsaw what you did there Doom is going medieval. Let me tell you what it’s like. In short, it hits heavy. Just a normal Wednesday for Doombloke. As forwhyhe’s doing any of this, I’m not 100% sure. If theres flubber to this flyabout, its probably in the hovering moments. No, you go here! The big stompy “Altan” mech is its own castle-crushing pleasure. For each dodged attack you get the immediate chance to follow up with a severe counterattack....

March 31, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · David Hampton

IGN Live will return from June 7th-8th and tickets are on sale now

Tickets are now available to purchase via theIGN Livewebsite.

March 31, 2025 · 1 min · 9 words · Christine Dunn

InZoi’s early access misses its shot to launch the definitive Steam Deck life sim

you could work around its bigger breakages, but should you? Step 1:Install and launch InZoi at least once. Then, hold down the Steam Decks power button and enterDesktop Modethrough the list of power options. Step 3:In the Windows folder, there should be a file named GameUserSettings.ini. Double-click this to open it. Step 4:Locate the “FullscreenMode” setting, which will be set to 0. InZoi also seems disinterested in the Steam features that most keenly benefit Deck users....

March 31, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Elizabeth Armstrong

Monster Hunter Wilds is easing up its VRAM hogging, toughening up even more monsters

That’s all ancient soup though, so what’s new? First, there’s seasonal event Festival of Accord: Blossomdance starting April 22nd. April 30th brings a limited time arch-tempered Ray Dau event, with a permanent free hunt from May 7th. At least, this is what the text says, the image above seems to contradict that. Either way, arch-tempered Raymond is on the way. Then, at the end of May, there’s a ‘Capcom collaboration’, plus additional features....

March 31, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Jerome Macdonald

NYT Connections hints and answers, Monday Mar 31

Need some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #658. This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! So, before you become mummified, lets get you some hints to 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....

March 31, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Ariana Moore

Purge your village of the Devil using Tarot cards in this festively rancid strategy game

Bloodletter has grander ambitions. “Only thy bathhouse stands as a bastion against the creeping corruption.” It sounds like a mixture ofPathologicandBlack BookandPentiment. Here be’est the trailer. In Bloodletter you play a “barber-surgeon”. As stipulated, you operate out of a bathhouse, making you a barber-surgeon…pool attendant? I write all this in almost total ignorance of how medieval society defined and distinguished caring roles. In any case, everything you do is handled via the medium of cards....

March 31, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Thomas Steele

RuneScape returns as an open world survival RPG in which you hunt a Dragon Queen

It’s a survival game, after all. Still, let’s not beentirelymiserable before we’ve even played the game. Here’s the announcement trailer. The game is said to blend “high fantasy with light RPG elements and iconicRuneScapelore.” You will “reshape your experience” by means of a magical power called Anima. Got you: automatable tasks and an equipment degradation system. There’s a progression system with new spells, crafting recipes and abilities to obtain. And also, massacring the vegetation....

March 31, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · David Griffin

Satisfactory is getting a photo mode, new building tools, proper controller support and programmable elevators

They’re just about to release update 1.1 into public testing. This adds Photo Mode, programmable personnel elevators, and a bunch of twisty furnishings. Apparently, Coffee Stain need to do an Unreal Engine upgrade before they can restore the missing precipitation. Many players are sad about this. Here’s a video in which the developers break down update 1.1’s additions. And here’s a quick summary of the highlights. The editor now supports curved building modes for belts, and straight building mode for pipes....

March 31, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · David Caldwell

The best gaming headset deals in Amazon’s Spring Sale

Last chance to secure crystal-clear comms. I used to think any old headset would do. Plug it in, hear the game, done. Then I bought a half-decent one and immediately heard footsteps Id been ignoring for years. Now I cant go back. Lets get into it. Its lightweight, PlayStation-friendly, and doesnt come with software that needs a NASA degree to operate. Oh, and yes, you’ve got the option to customize the speaker tags....

March 31, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Joseph Bailey