The Crucial P5 Plus 2TB is down to £163, a great price for a 6600MB/s SSD

Plus: a cheaper alternative that also comes with a heatsink. Stay tuned for more tech deals as we discover them!

March 2, 2023 · 1 min · 20 words · Alexis Murphy

The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S2 Ep 5: remaster? I hardly know her!

When is a remake not a remake? I hardly know her!" joke, it’s episode five of series two of theElectronic Wireless Showpodcast. This week we return to a subject we’ve touched on before, but in more detail. We’ve also got updates on what we’ve been playing this week (spoilers: video games). it’s possible for you to listen above, or onon Spotify,iTunes,Stitcher, orPocket Casts. Music is by Jack de Quidt. LinksWe record on a Tuesday so some things might have changed by the time you hear the podcast....

March 2, 2023 · 1 min · 87 words · Jonathan Bell

Thousands can scheme against you in political sim King Of The Castle

The game encourages bribery, blackmail, and outright vote manipulation. This is emphatically the wrong way to do a democracy. It does produce an entertaining watch, though. Tributary Games will continue to listen to players and make changes based on feedback. Im excited to see how King Of The Castle expands into the future.

March 2, 2023 · 1 min · 53 words · William White

Wo Long release time: When can you play Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty?

If you have similar plans, you’re proabably eager to know just when you might get stuck in. Read on for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty global release times for both PC and console.

March 2, 2023 · 1 min · 32 words · Leah Wood

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty review: a streamlined Nioh with an encouraging spirit

To some extent, that’s true. And crucially, it’s more approachable as a result. They also have the power to corrupt, turning your shoguns and wizards into bloated demons and gangly harpies. The story is, err… certainly present. And Wo Long is no different, in fact, it’s largely the same. Replace feudal Japan with Han Dynasty China, then swap out sparkly crystals for sparkly balls. That’s correct, they are corrupted and turned into frothing fiends....

March 2, 2023 · 2 min · 382 words · Scott Little

Wordle hint and answer (#621): How to solve the Thursday March 2 Wordle today

Stuck on the Wordle word for Mar 2? Read our hint or find the answer below! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Our second Wordle hint today is: This word is made up of five unique letters. Still having some trouble finding today’s Wordle solution? What is today’s Wordle answer on Mar 2? It’s time to reveal the answer to today’s Wordle....

March 2, 2023 · 2 min · 338 words · Pam Ellison

"The narrative had to be baked into the corridors": Marc Laidlaw on writing Half-Life

It just seemed like a fun thing to do… until I did it. It was all there when I got there, in embryo. Originally, Valve planned to tell its story more traditionally through third-person cutscenes. The main one was simply the chance to not wake you from the dream, Laidlaw says. In fact, by modern standards, theres very little dialogue in Half-Life. Lots of traps and detours and obstacles and occasional moments of breakthrough, he says....

March 1, 2023 · 4 min · 784 words · Ryan Wells

Introducing the RPS Game Club's first game of the month's Hi-Fi Rush!

You also have a cute robot cat companion that acts as a makeshift metronome. What’s not to like? If you haveGame Pass, I’d highly recommend grabbing it on there. you could also buy it onSteamor theEpic Games Storeif you’d rather. But the main reason we’ve picked it is because it’s readily available on Game Pass. If you’ve already played Hi-Fi Rush or don’t have Game Pass, worry not.

March 1, 2023 · 1 min · 68 words · Robert Baker

Over 200 Apex Legends QA testers have been abruptly laid off by EA

The publisher alsocancelled a single-player gameset in theTitanfalland Apex Legends universe for unknown reasons.

March 1, 2023 · 1 min · 14 words · Crystal Jones

Sons Of The Forest best base locations

This means you’ll need to build a bridge if you want to give Kelvin easy access. Interact with the zipline while holding logs to send them rocketing over the water and onto the island. There’s an easy way to do it, but you’ll need to wait until Winter. When Winter arrives, head to a large body of water to find that it has frozen over. Take the Winter to build a base, and see to it it has floors....

March 1, 2023 · 2 min · 250 words · Leonard Graham

Sons Of The Forest early access review: a gorgeous island filled with cannibals and little else so far

Some of the time, it’s even for the right reasons. Perhaps I’d spotted a group of cannibals adopting some startlingly intelligent behaviour. Or maybe one of my NPC companions had just done something particularly endearing in front of me. The island has an incredible sense of scale, and there’s barely any hint of design whatsoever. It feels like a real place. Why don’t more games do that? I felt like I was there....

March 1, 2023 · 2 min · 324 words · Andrea Wade

The joy of roleplay-flavoured patch notes in ΔV: Rings Of Saturn

Being extra, extra! It’s a delicate art that warrants close consideration. It also warrants some good examples, which brings us toV: Rings Of Saturn. Even thoughTriangle Vee Colon Ringsis more fun. Rings Of Saturn doesn’t clamour for your attention with datalogs and exposition. It’s not a huge game, but is so lovingly crafted that its smallest parts feel big. My favourite is from last December. I love this so much....

March 1, 2023 · 1 min · 120 words · Spencer Snow

The octo-core AMD Ryzen 7700X is $299 in the US

AMD’s sometimes-fastest gaming CPU has hit a new affordability milestone.

March 1, 2023 · 1 min · 10 words · Catherine Alvarado