Screenshot Saturday Mondays: More Moebius and a big bat battle

Admire this selection of indie games! Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. Check out all these attractive and interesting indie games! in roguelikelike twin-stick shooter Star Of Providence: This next enemy is crazy. Had too much fun tuning the physics model, and then modelling it inside out. Southern Gothic FPS: Showing off the new cave dungeon with the Familiar and Lunar Reflection spells....

October 23, 2023 · 1 min · 109 words · Sara Thomas

Space sim Squadron 42 is "feature-complete" and gunning for Starfield's lunch with massive new video

Cloud Imperium have released a new trailer walkthrough to celebrate, which does admittedly look spaceworthy. If I were, say,Starfielddeveloper Bethesda, I’d be particularly worried about those planetary surface flyovers. Mind you, by the time Squadron 42 launches we’ll probably be playingStarfield2. I kid, Roberts, I kid! Elsewhere in the trailer there’s some on-foot combat, showing off the game’s Maelstrom destructible terrain system. The shooting seems pretty drawn-out, with enemies pinning you down and soaking up a lot of punishment....

October 23, 2023 · 1 min · 107 words · Christopher Washington

Subpar Pool review: the most charming pool-golf you'll ever play, but not quite a hole(down) in one

TakeSubpar Pool’s cue ball. Don’t get me wrong. Subpar Pool is its own special blend of sporting delight. Lose all your hearts, and it’s the end of the run. Rinse, repeat, enjoy. But Subpar Pool isn’t simply about completing lots of five-course runs over and over again. Others emerge from different ball types. However, it also runs the risk of tedium setting in much faster if you keep missing your goals....

October 23, 2023 · 1 min · 71 words · Mary Garcia

This 1440p 240Hz LG monitor is down to $350 in the US

Normally $500. Last week we recommended one of LG’s 27-inch Fast IPS monitors at the popular 1440p 144Hz spec point, and now we’re back to look at one better: a 1440p 240Hz model that’s going for $350 via LG’s US web store or Amazon’s US storefront if you prefer. [LG US] Get the LG 27GR83Q-B UltraGear Gaming Monitor for $350 (was $500) [Amazon US] Get the LG 27GR83Q-B UltraGear Gaming Monitor for $350 (was $500) In general, 1440p 240Hz monitors are well-placed to offer a very smooth experience in esports titles while still having enough detail for slower fare to look good - which is nice when you’re spending this amount of money on a monitor....

October 23, 2023 · 2 min · 356 words · Adam Benton

This compact mechanical keyboard is 50% off at Amazon US, just $35 for 84 keys

Hot-swappable, tri-mode connectivity and RGB. You get the arrow keys, the function row, even five-sixths of the navigation cluster. Beyond this, you get a lot of flexibility. This is enhanced by the keyboard’s case, which is also semi-transparent with further customisable RGB lighting.

October 23, 2023 · 1 min · 43 words · Rebecca Holder

Watch Final Fantasy’s creator grief XIV director Yoshi-P, get crushed by iconic series bosses and poke a gigachad in the arse

That was the plan, anyway. It didnt last long, though.

October 23, 2023 · 1 min · 10 words · John Church

Why Final Fantasy XIV failed, and how it recovered

Over the decade since A Realm Reborns release, its reputation has grown with every single expansion. Square Enix had built a great deal of prestige for the Final Fantasy series in the 2000s. If you could define Final Fantasy during this period in one word, it would be success. As long as you didnt pay too much attention to whatever was going on withAdvent Children. XIV 1.0seemed to reuse areasto cut down on memory usage....

October 23, 2023 · 2 min · 283 words · Matthew Zimmerman

Wordle hints and answer (#856): How to solve the Monday October 23 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 23? 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....

October 23, 2023 · 2 min · 418 words · Dominic Jackson

NYT Connections hint and answers (Sunday, October 22)

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #133 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....

October 22, 2023 · 1 min · 134 words · Anthony Adams

Wordle hints and answer (#855): How to solve the Sunday October 22 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 22? 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....

October 22, 2023 · 2 min · 416 words · John Richardson

NYT Connections hint and answers (Saturday, October 21)

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #132 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....

October 21, 2023 · 1 min · 134 words · Claudia Lawson

The scripting language powering some of the best written games now works with Unreal engine

One drawback thus far has been that there was no native integration with the Unreal engine. That has now changed thanks to a new open source plug-in created by The Chinese Room. It’s open source anddownloadable via Github. Specifically, it allows Ink to work with Unreal’s Blueprints visual scripting system.

October 21, 2023 · 1 min · 50 words · Angela Murphy

Wordle hints and answer (#854): How to solve the Saturday October 21 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 21? 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....

October 21, 2023 · 2 min · 398 words · Ryan Meza