Wordle answer (Wednesday 31 August 2022): Wordle word of the day #438 and hints

The end of August! Does that mean we’re almost in September? Time marches on as always, and so doesWordle. Below, you’ll find three handy hints that should nudge you in the right direction. Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd Aprilinstead! The word is… PRIZE. You solved the Wordle answer today! Keep it a secret until tomorrow, when a new Wordle will appear. Maybe that’s the real prize....

August 31, 2022 · 2 min · 278 words · Adam Lopez

Zachtronics are collecting all their solitaire games together in September

Each version of the card game has been updated with 4K graphics. Have a sneaky peek at the trailer below. Up first isShenzhen Solitaire, a FreeCell-inspired version with mahjong tiles. Sawayama Solitaire is a fast reimagining ofKlondikeand the final minigame included from past games. The collections completed by the new Fortunes Foundation tarot-themed minigame. That one tells your fortune when you win, Zachtronics say. The companys actual final game wasLast Call BBS, which launched in July....

August 31, 2022 · 1 min · 120 words · Becky Hansen

Immortality review: a peeling apart of stories, power and film that can't quite balance on a knife edge

The central figure is Marissa Marcel, an almost-star actor who made three movies before disappearing. In typical Barlow fashion, the entirety of the footage isn’t easily spooled through. So yes, you could enhance! And the game will take you to another clip featuring a similar tit.Ba-dum, tsh! You’re already thinking, “Aha, but that’s the point. And to that I say, “Sure.” We’ll circle back to this. Put a pin, so to speak, in the tit, while we talk about Marissa’s career....

August 30, 2022 · 2 min · 247 words · Brandon Mckay

New World's first expansion Brimstone Sands promises an early game revamp

One year on, is it everything the game needs to satisfy long-time fans and attract newcomers? But I fell off the game not long into its release, and earlier than I did other MMOs. Enter Brimstone Sands, which hits the PTR on the 1st September. And perhaps I simply hadn’t reached the good stuff. “We’re not allowed to talk about this. Obviously, there was a low afterwards, you know, and we’ve never liked to see that....

August 30, 2022 · 1 min · 105 words · Erica Knox

ORX review early access: a moreish tower defence roguelike that already has strong foundations

Wild card The thrill of a card game is in the hand you get dealt. If the orcs break through and destroy your keep, it’s game over. Thankfully, death doesn’t necessarily mean the end of a whole run here. The Dune Reavers, meanwhile, are all about feeding their barracks buildings with a steady stream of houses. For me at least, though, this wasn’t really an issue. I couldn’t just progress from one act to the next....

August 30, 2022 · 1 min · 94 words · Benjamin Harrison

Paradox's next grand strategy simulation will launch in October

Play 100 years in Victoria 3 Here’s the trailer: If you don’t know, Victoria is another of Paradox’s grand strategy games, this time focused on simulating the social and economic machinery of the Victorians. There’s war, sure, but you’ll generally spend less time on the battlefield than inEuropa Universalis, and more time pulling economic levers and twirling diplomatic knobs. Although that didn’t stop me, in my role as adviser, recommending a war with the Netherlands whenAlice was playing a preview build last week....

August 30, 2022 · 1 min · 138 words · Brandi Gonzales

Rocksmith+'s guitar-teaching subscription service will finally launch next week

New songs will apparently be added regularly. Since it’s a subscription service, Rocksmith+ is alsoexcusive to the Ubisoft+ store. In the past year I have bought a keyboard, a harmonica, a ukelele and a melodica. A more restrained dad than I, obviously.

August 30, 2022 · 1 min · 42 words · Nancy Hanson

Sega's sci-fi shooter Hyenas has left me with more questions than answers

Instead, I exited the booth with whiplash… and a sense of curiosity. Otherwise, it’s very difficult toreallyunderstand whether it can survive in such a saturated space. First, a touch of backstory on a game named after cheeky carnivorous mammals. It’s being developed by Creative Assembly, the folks behind theTotal Warseries andAlien: Isolation. Of course, this takes time and alerts everyone else! Essentially, Hyenas loosely models itself aroundHunt: ShowdownorEscape From Tarkovand their brand of PvPvE battling....

August 30, 2022 · 1 min · 201 words · Carlos Phillips

The cheap and cheerful Crucial P2 NVMe drive is especially cheap today

But this 2TB drive hasn’t gotten more cheerful, sadly. If that sounds helpful to you, then this is a great drive! Thanks for joining us and we’ll see you again tomorrow for more dealz!

August 30, 2022 · 1 min · 34 words · Sherry Walker

The next Assassin’s Creed game is called Mirage, rumours claim

Both BloombergsJason Schreierand Giant BombsJeff Grubbsay theyve been told by people familiar with the game that Mirage is accurate. This was later picked up on Twitter byRebs Gaming. However, Schreiersaidhe was dubious that a game originally planned as an expansion might receive its own DLC. Assassins Creed: Mirage is rumoured to be releasing in spring 2023. If Mirage is legit then we may see something of it at Ubisofts plannedAssassins Creed eventin September....

August 30, 2022 · 1 min · 85 words · Ann Mcbride

The original Mafia is going free on Steam for a limited time to mark the series 20th anniversary

The first instalment in the crime sim series will befree on Steamfor a limited time beginning on September 1st. Hangar 13 have also revealed that theyre working on the next game in the Mafia series. I still remember when Mafia was released and having to steer that bloody racing car around. I’ve loved Mafia for years. I loved it in 2002 when it came out. I still loved it in 2011when I last returned to Lost Haven....

August 30, 2022 · 1 min · 128 words · Diana Richardson

Victoria 3's Pop system is so detailed that your country basically doesn't need you around

I play strategy, sure, butgrandstrategy has always been a bit beyond me. I’m trying to learn new languages, though, so it’s not an unwelcome challenge. And to that I say: kinda. “That one runs on Pops, doesn’t it?” It’s both maxi and mini. Even further and you’re free to see the roads, trees, cities and towns. It was going fine until the game set me the target of increasing Sweden’s GDP by 1....

August 30, 2022 · 2 min · 320 words · Anna Moore

We'll have to wait for MultiVersus online couch co-op, game director says

Speaking of Nineties nostalgia, you’ve got the option to watch a retro trailer for MultiVersus below. Makes me feel ten again. That doesnt mean there wont be online couch co-op in MultiVersus at some point. Our focus right now is stabilizing our experience, Huynh said. Netcode improvements, hurt/hitboxes, projectiles, platform interactions, etc. One feature coming relatively soon though is the option to map specials and directional attacks for keyboard and controllers....

August 30, 2022 · 1 min · 140 words · Janet Herman