MapleStory publisher Nexon fined record $8.9 million for misleading loot box mechanics

Each Cube sells for about 2000 won (or $1.50 under current conversion rates). From September 2010, however, Nexon began fiddling with the odds of certain Cubes appearing. In the same period, Nexon raked in billions from sales of Cubes. The first violation saw Nexon paying out 939 million won for misleading Sudden Attack players about certain lottery items.

January 4, 2024 · 1 min · 58 words · Caitlin Davis

Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy is currently free to keep from Epic

Alas, it didn’t meetSquare Enix’s sales expectations. Now it’s free via the Epic Games Store. The Epic Games Store has spent the holiday giving away a new free game each day. That is now over, but the weekly free games have resumed. Embracer, however,laid off 900 employees and closed several studios in 2023.

January 4, 2024 · 1 min · 53 words · Brandi Jones

Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill is surprisingly deep for a 4-hour long 90s point and click game

This school needs to start doing background checks Well, well, well. Of all the detectives in all the world, she came to me. Christ, Philip, get your head out of the gutter for once, this is a family website. We’re going to find out for ourselves by playing them. I’m as disappointed as you. In the case of Secrets Can Kill, Nancy has actually been recruited by the cops! Like, yeah, it’s 1998!...

January 4, 2024 · 1 min · 185 words · Stacey Mccoy

NYT Connections hint and answers (Thursday, January 4)

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #207 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....

January 4, 2024 · 1 min · 134 words · Corey Andrade

Our 75 most anticipated PC games of 2024

What we’re most excited about playing this year Happy New Year, folks! Have you recovered from the all the 100+ hour RPGs that came out last year? Well, I have good news and bad news for you. The bad news is that there are still loads of great games coming out. So come, join us, and see what’s on our personal wishlists for 2024. Of course, these are only the games we know about right now....

January 4, 2024 · 7 min · 1288 words · William Cummings

Over 14,000 games were released on Steam in 2023

How do we feel about that? Over 14,000 games were released on Steam in 2023, according to according to datatracked by SteamDB. At the time of writing, 102 games have been released on Steam in 2024. I always feel ambivalent about the increasing number of games released on Steam. Seemingly 3618 of the games released on Steam last yearwere free games. So it can always be worse.

January 4, 2024 · 1 min · 67 words · Melissa Walker

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown's accessibility options are a neat deconstruction of metroidvania design

Katharine says it’s decent, however, and the latest trailers are intriguing. The game also eschews QTEs and colour-based feedback, while using large text by default. Do you miss those crumbling palace hallways?

January 4, 2024 · 1 min · 32 words · Michael Smith

This 1000W PCIe 5.0 power supply is down to £140 after a £40 discount

The MSI MPG A1000G is a great 80+ Gold unit with 12VHPWR support for RTX 40-series GPUs. Here are some specs for you: 1000W of power. Native 12VHPWR support for PCIe 5.0 graphics cards. Elsewhere, the power supply ticks all the boxes while hitting a good balance of price and performance. I personally prefer this, as it makes cable management easier, but it’s worth keeping in mind.

January 4, 2024 · 1 min · 67 words · Autumn Schaefer

Wordle hints and answer (#929): How to solve the Thursday January 4 Wordle

Stuck on the Wordle word for January 4? 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. Scroll down a bit further and we’ll also reveal today’s Wordle answer for 4/1....

January 4, 2024 · 3 min · 450 words · Lori Weaver

NYT Connections hint and answers (Wednesday, January 3)

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #206 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....

January 3, 2024 · 1 min · 134 words · Alexander Hoover

NZXT's new 280mm Kraken Elite RGB cooler is $70 off at Newegg

A brilliant CPU cooler I’ve been using to great effect myself. This can be changed for another metric, an abstract design or a photo/GIF of your choice. Anyway: great AiO, do consider for a white PC build.

January 3, 2024 · 1 min · 37 words · Kendra White

Open betas are more "marketing tool" than "actual test" for bugs, says GTFO developer

“Again, it goes into our philosophy to take a stab at under-promise and over-deliver. We’re not about that.” “Standing over, huddling over a terminal, wouldn’t be conducive to that experience. Den Of Wolves will also be an easier game than GTFO. “In terms of difficulty, it is much more comparable toPayday 2,” Viklund noted. “Mechanically, it’s a continuation or further investigation and refinement of mechanics. But GTFO was such a detour into a hardcore world....

January 3, 2024 · 1 min · 105 words · Melissa Hood

PC Game Pass in January adds Resident Evil 2 Remake and an Assassin’s Creed that will last you until 2025

Lets get stuck in. It kicks off a month of pretty solid additions, with some big names nestled among smaller gems. Tomorrow, simmy World War 2 mass-multiplayer shooterHell Let Loosejoins the offering. On the 9th,Assassins Creed: Valhallalands its Viking longboat on the library. Most excitingly, theResident Evil 2 remakefinds its way onto PC Game Pass on January 16th. If you havent played it yet, dont pass up the chance.

January 3, 2024 · 1 min · 69 words · Daniel Maddox