The Marvel Rivals devs might ban you for using a mouse-and-keyboard adapter

No, don’t ask what my real superhero identity is. After all, knowing my secrets might expose you to the wrath of my enemies. And in any case, I don’t trust you. It turns outsomeof you people have been keeping secrets from me, as well. If they catch you faking a pair of analogue sticks, they might even suspend your account. Ratlike cunning isthe exclusive preserve of journalists. Perhaps it’s all a ruse....

January 17, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · April Smith

Unless this cake is lying to you Silksong will reappear in April

you’re free to read a longer, more elegant version of all this onEurogamer. It’s the sequel toHollow Knight, remember? They announced it in 2019. Ah, such an innocent time. Back in 2019, Team Cherry promised new skills and tools, plus over “150 new enemies”. It seems likely that much will have changed - five years in gamedev is a pretty long haul. Here’severything we know about Silksongat the time of writing....

January 17, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Scott Lopez

Wordle hints and answer (#1308): How to solve the Friday January 17 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for January 17? 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....

January 17, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · James Perez

IGF 2025 nominees show what a wild and vibrant place indie gaming is

There are several surprise nominations and absences this year Last year’s defining indie smash hit,Balatro? Not nominatedfor anything.UFO 50, an impressive, important, big boy achievement snubbedby our own 2024 list? Itdidget a Grand Prize nomination. The nominees, and the winners, are selected by a collection of developers and journalists. It is one of the few video game awards that doesn’t just seem like a straightforward popularity contest. Animal Well, in fairness, got several honourable mentions....

January 16, 2025 · 1 min · 75 words · Timothy Edwards

Killer strategy boardgame Root's new Steam expansion has made me aware that Root exists as a PC game

I know this because somebody’s just sent me a mail about a new Marauder expansion on Steam. That’s the base offering. Still, I am very keen to play. Perhaps it’ll fill the hole left in my life by the collapse of myArmellohabit. The predictable question I have, as a filthy hermit, is whether the bot AI is any shop. I think they’re done playing Twilight Imperium now? It’s been years, but this is Twilight Imperium....

January 16, 2025 · 1 min · 75 words · Angel Reid

Lonely Mountain: Snow Riders has a new release date and it's next week

Now it’s got a fixed release date again: January 21st. Aside from trading dirt for snow, Snow Riders also adds crossplatform multiplayer for up to 8-players. I do like the rhythm of these games. Sliding also just feels more fun than engine-propelled speed, doesn’t it? The build of momentum, bending your knees to accelerate, arcing smoothly into turns. Hopefully the full game follows through when it launcheson Steamnext week.

January 16, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Stephen Diaz

Minishoot' Adventures review: a deceptively simple blend of 2D Zelda and shoot 'em up action

Don’t miss it like we did I’ve been on a journey. Minishoot' Adventures is straightforward in concept, but its execution is a masterclass of craftsmanship. Or perhaps that should be just “craftship”. I assume to be named Minishoot. You do not wish to be shot, so you dodge their bullets and fire back. Let’s start with my doubts. Minishoot' Adventures is a Metroidvania and to begin with your world map is mostly blank....

January 16, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Christine Gonzales

More than 6,700 people bought the false N95 face mask from Razer're getting refunds

The Federal Trade Commission are sending out cheques as we speak. But that was false: the mask wasnever proven able to do that. The RGB-lit face mask was tried out by tech reviewer Naomi Wu when it first appeared in November 2021. “Do we have any certifications to back the N95-grade claim? Are we currently in the process of being officially certified/listed as a N95-grade product?… If it does, how can we prove that?...

January 16, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Caleb Martinez

NYT Connections hint and answers for Friday, 17th Jan

Need some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #585. This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out theConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April! Instead of endlessly scratching your head, read on for our breakdown of each Connections group. To win the game, you have to find all four Connections without making 4 mistakes. On your fourth mistake, the game is over and the answer is revealed automatically....

January 16, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Katherine Kim

Somebody recreated all of GTA 4's Liberty City in GTA 5 aaaaand it's gone

As reported byPCGamer, team member NK Jellman broke the news on the project’sDiscord. There is no negativity between us and Rockstar Games / Take-Two Interactive." All this for the low, low price of nothing at all. This isn’t the onlyGTA 5 Liberty City mod.

January 16, 2025 · 1 min · 44 words · Mark Sandoval

Tales Of Graces f Remastered is out on PC for the first time, with new quality-of-life updates

Now the series is adopting the other dominant JRPG trend of late: remakes and remasters. Tales Of Graces f Remastered, a revision of the 2009 entry in the series, is out now. An English release then arrived two years later. It also includes the post-script DLC originally added for the PS3 release. Should you keep your appetite for next week’sFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth, or March’sSuikodenI&II HD Remaster? I’m honestly asking....

January 16, 2025 · 1 min · 80 words · Kelly Roy

The Nintendo Switch 2 looks like a Steam Deck but worse

Nintendo exposed The world looked upon theNintendo Switch 2, and saw that it was good. Observe its enlarged, bezel-shaved screen. Its all-black colour scheme. Its redesigned, more sculpted controllers. I, for one, wont stand for it. Or maybe theSteam Deck OLED, that ones better. The Switch 2s shoulder triggers dont travel as far Look at that tiny clearance betwixt button and chassis. Sir, your travel depth is as shallow as your knowledge of ergonomics....

January 16, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Robert Garcia

Tokyo Xtreme Racer returns to the road for the first time in 18 years next week

It now has a release date: January 23rd. The text of itsSteam pageoffers a more robust picture of the game. “Over 200 rival characters each with their own unique storyline have been implemented already. And if it is bad, there’s stillNight-Runners Prologue to keep that expressway bustling.

January 16, 2025 · 1 min · 47 words · Julia Thomas