The RPS Advent Calendar 2022, December 5th

How do you exclude something from a web search again? Get ready to flex all your knowledge of how Google search terms work withChinatown Detective Agency! In case you could’t tell, I really like it. Chinatown Detective Agency knows it exists in the glistening, connected future, and just lets you Google stuff. Thing is, this feels like genuine research a lot of the time. CDA can I call you CDA?...

December 5, 2022 · 1 min · 200 words · Larry Phillips

The ultimate laptop NVMe SSD, the SK Hynix Gold P31 2TB, is down to $146

High performance, low heat, excellent efficiency, $60+ discount. Let’s give you some details. This is aTLCdrive, with aDRAMcache that means its sustained performance is excellent. In any case, that’s probably enough writing for now. In truth, I just changed my CMS font so I’m a littleoverexcited. Thanks for reading, and stay tune for more deals.

December 5, 2022 · 1 min · 55 words · Renee Romero

Twang your lute as you explore a musical land in this cute indie game

A bit likeProteusmeetsBernbandandAlien Casenowith the added ability to make annoying noises by slamming on your lute. The vibes are good. The big bass drum beats, oh those are clearly the women beating rugs out their windows. The faster little drums… are those the revellers dancing in the streets? No, no look, it’s this little guy on the corner doing a jig. Okay but who’s behind the jingling morris bells and the crystalline chimes?...

December 5, 2022 · 1 min · 183 words · Cynthia Hull

Wordle answer (Monday 5 December 2022): Wordle word of the day #534 and hints

Knowledge of the English language, broken down into daily bite-sized chunks. Endless supplies of new and interesting five-letter words injected into your morning routines. Now that’s edutainment. If you’re a little stuck with today’s Wordle answer, fear not. Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! The word is… WOKEN. Perhaps involving the first letters of each sentence… Yeah, I know. I have too much time on my hands....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 318 words · Nathan Jones

The RPS Advent Calendar 2022, December 4th

Growth market It’s the fourth day of the RPS Advent Calendar and today it’s rainy. But it’s nice rainy - relaxing. There’s a purring cat. You’ve got a brew on, and nothing in particular planned. Maybe you’ll recatalogue your rustling, living inventory. What else could it be butStrange Horticulture! So what I would actually like is to run a shop like Strange Horticulture. Which of these plants will open a lock?...

December 4, 2022 · 1 min · 134 words · Jonathan Lamb

Wordle answer (Sunday 4 December 2022): Wordle word of the day #533 and hints

What a wonderful thing. Depending on the guesses you choose, Wordle can always trip you up even with the simplest words. Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Wordle December 4 hints Need some help figuring out the Wordle answer today? The word is… ADORE. Today’s word, ADORE, means to love something or someone very, very much. You might say that youadorewhite chocolate....

December 4, 2022 · 2 min · 292 words · Jennifer Gonzales

The Callisto Protocol now has a patch which aims to address the stuttering issues

Developers Striking Distance quickly acknowledged the issue and have now released a patch which they say should improve things. The patch release was announced via Twitter: Thanks for your patience. A PC patch is now available to improve gameplay stuttering issues due to shader compilation. After updating, you may see temporary stuttering in the game menu the first time you launch the app. We are working on further optimizations in the days ahead....

December 3, 2022 · 1 min · 136 words · Susan Friedman

The RPS Advent Calendar 2022, December 3rd

Uncharted territory Welcome to day three of the RPS Christmas Advent Calendar. Well, I say day. Actually it’s night, but there’s surely nothing to hurt us in this quaint old town. Did you hear that? Is there… is there something behind us? I swear it sounds like something is following us. I don’t like the sound of that rattling at all. Do you have a map? Oh my godyou don’t have a map?...

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 214 words · Timothy Jones

Wordle answer (Saturday 3 December 2022): Wordle word of the day #532 and hints

Maybe a quick round ofWordlecould be just the thing? Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Wordle December 3 hints Need some clues for the Wordle answer today? The word is… TORSO. Relatedly, a torso is a statue of a human form without a head or limbs. How to play Wordle Wordle is a very straightforward word guessing game. The aim is to guess the correct five-letter word in just six guesses....

December 3, 2022 · 2 min · 261 words · Michael Sullivan

Michael Madsen teases Game Awards reveal for 505 Games, for some reason

Mr. Blonde is Geoff Keighleys number one fan, apparently Righto, this is an odd one. Its set in a slick-looking metropolis positioned by the sea called Rockay City, check. The Epic Games Store is involved somehow, got it. Hes Geoffs biggest fan after all. Im not entirely sure whats going on here, but if I were Geoff Id be a bit worried. See, theres a card in Geoffs wallet thats got a QR code on....

December 2, 2022 · 1 min · 119 words · Melanie Morris

Monster Hunter Rise and Lego Star Wars are coming to Game Pass

That one might be a fun way to distract the kiddywinkles over Christmas. Read on for more future Game Pass additions. I’d expect a second wave in December then another in early January. OurMonster Hunter Rise PC reviewin January called it “a more than worthy successor toMonster Hunter: World”. Alice Beeliked parts of Potion Crafttoo. As for the new games, Our Katharine recentlychatted with the maker of Chained Echoesabout its retro JRPG inspirations....

December 2, 2022 · 1 min · 105 words · Chelsea Shepherd

Portal writer says people at Valve like his "pretty awesome" idea for Portal 3

A good starting point, if nothing else Unlike buses, Valve games do not come in threes. It’s totes on the cards, is what it sounds like. At one point it had bullet time. So you know, it’s good we have this idea but there’s a lot left to do. Someone’s gotta think up some new portal puzzles! But we do have an actual idea, yes." It’s not unknown, but there’s no formal pitch process at Valve either....

December 2, 2022 · 1 min · 147 words · James Holmes

The Callisto Protocol has a roadmap, but right now it's broken down for everyone

Here’sthat roadmap, announcing New Game+ and Hardcore mode will be added in an update on Febrary 7th.

December 2, 2022 · 1 min · 17 words · Evan Martin