How Oxide survived the "nightmare" of making a simultaneous-turn 4X game

Ara: History Untold’s headline gimmick is actually a couple of centuries old. “And they basically created this massive table that had a modular terrain system. There was an actual game master, who was the referee who you would report your moves to. It’s the next turn - let’s see what people did. Was it what you expected?” “You get to see what the other person does and readjust your strategy....

October 11, 2023 · 2 min · 255 words · Kimberly Hughes

Minecraft players start "revolution" against Mojang, demanding bigger Minecraft updates

And now, those players are trying to shut the whole thing down. At the time of writing, the petition has attracted a little under 350,000 signatures. “This shows that the mob vote is inherently flawed. “Lastly, Minecraft made its popularity due to its regular updates and large amounts of content. This was back as early as 2011. Despite this, players only receive a single, very small content update each year....

October 11, 2023 · 1 min · 137 words · Kim Valenzuela

My favourite wireless gaming mouse, Logitech's G305 Lightspeed, is down to $35

A fantastic mouse that proves you don’t need to spend a lot to get something quality.

October 11, 2023 · 1 min · 16 words · Emily Stevens

NYT Connections hint and answers (Wed, Oct 11)

Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #122 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! What is Connections? To win the game, you have to find all four Connections without making 4 mistakes....

October 11, 2023 · 1 min · 134 words · David Khan

Our test PC’s airy NZXT case can be yours, for 22% off, in Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days

Prime Big Deal Days, Amazon’s latest sale event for Prime members, is running across October 10th-11th.

October 11, 2023 · 1 min · 16 words · Christy Ballard

Overwatch 2 locks new Diablo 4 skins behind a bundle that costs as much as Overwatch 1’t happy

As you could imagine, people arent too chuffed. Casual reminder that Overwatch, the ENTIRE GAME- was $40 on release. Now we’re paying that amount for a couple of skins and a battlepass, replied another. (Not to mention all theotherfactorssurrounding the game itself at Activision Blizzard these past few years.) This certainly doesnt do anything to change my mind. Activision Blizzard are currently the subject of a number oflegal actions,labour disputesand allegations ofworkplace harassment....

October 11, 2023 · 1 min · 83 words · Ray Ayala

Pondering an ultrawide monitor upgrade? Amazon Prime Big Deal Days has them up to £350/$400 off

Especially in the UK, there are enough here to suit budgets ranging from the sensible to fuck-you money. Prime Big Deal Days, Amazon’s latest sale event for Prime members, is running across October 10th-11th.

October 11, 2023 · 1 min · 34 words · Elizabeth Ingram

Pulpy XCOM-a-like Lamplighters League written off as a “big disappointment” and $22m loss by publisher just a week after release

The write-down stems from a revised sales forecast, which was established after the games release, Paradoxsreasoningexplains. The Lamplighters League is a fun game with many strengths, Wester said. It is painful but makes us more eager to roll up our sleeves and do better.

October 11, 2023 · 1 min · 44 words · Kenneth Gaines

Stardew Valley concert will take its delightful soundtrack on a world tour next year

Sounds lovely Video game concerts are some of my favourite things in the world. Some of the tracks confirmed to make an appearance (or whatever the audio equivalent is - app-hear-ance?) (Excuse me while I plug my ears for the Pierre section.) Announcing the first ever Stardew Valley Concert Tour, “Festival Of Seasons”. A selection of music from Stardew Valley, performed by a chamber orchestra. Cities and dates in the image below....

October 11, 2023 · 1 min · 102 words · Zachary Gregory

The Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo V2 is a perfect CPU cooler for first PC builds, and it’s on sale for Prime Big Deal Days

Because, for lower-end and mid-range builds especially, do you truly need any otherCPU cooler? The only chips Ive seen overwhelming its cooling capabilities have been made-for-liquid-cooling, absurdly core-rich Intel Core i9s. Prime Big Deal Days, Amazon’s latest sale event for Prime members, is running across October 10th-11th.

October 11, 2023 · 1 min · 47 words · Jamie Torres

This $60 Keychron V3 is a beautiful introduction to mechanical keyboards

A simple, customisable and great-feeling keyboard for typing and gaming. Keychron keyboards tend to be built extremely well too. For more keyboard content, we have a list ofRPS-tested gaming keyboardstoo. Thanks for reading and we’ll catch you with another Big Deal soon.

October 11, 2023 · 1 min · 42 words · James Kelley

Wordle hints and answer (#844): How to solve the Wednesday October 11 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for October 11? 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 11, 2023 · 2 min · 418 words · Cameron Johnson

Meta Quest 3 review: Meta’s best VR headset yet, but the jury’s out on mixed reality

With the Meta Quest 3, we have the answer. And the truth is, Metas latest headset does have a whiff ofMetaverseabout it. These facilitate my favourite new feature of the Quest 3 coloured passthrough. This works fairly consistently with the Touch Plus controllers, but is slightly less reliable when using hand tracking. While hugely improved, the passthrough image is still far from crystal clear. Youd also struggle to read something on another screen unless its in a very large font....

October 10, 2023 · 3 min · 461 words · Randy Santiago