TFI Friday: three new indie games where you'll plan every move

Yesterday I walked straight into the sofa for no earthly reason. And all for under a fiver! It is very clear this is what is happening even though these are very small blocky 2D characters. It made me laugh a lot. Your character in Sokobos is indeed burdened with terrible purpose. He has vowed to Zeus that he will build an amazing temple, all by himself. Genuinely mind melting, and I have gotten stuck fairly early on, before it gets properly complicated....

May 6, 2022 · 2 min · 287 words · Erica Hernandez

The 9 best games to play with a notepad

Pen and paper games A niche genre. They might involve hurried arithmetic, amateurish maps, doodled floorplans, scatter-brained lists. Sometimes you gotta use a pencil. Here are the 9 best games to play with a notepad. Tunic There is a joyful way to summon nostalgia and there is a cynical way. Tunic does it the nice way. If you’re like me, your note-taking instinct will kick in. Maybe even take a stab at translate a few of the game’s mysterious hieroglyphs....

May 6, 2022 · 3 min · 461 words · Toni Banks

Wordle answer (Saturday 7 May 2022): Wordle #322 solution and hints

Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd Aprilinstead! Well, here you go. Below you’ll find today’s Wordle answer waiting for you. The answer to today’s Wordle is: MIDST. Midst basically means middle. As in, “you cut me off in the midst of my speech”. Or, forAmong Usfans: “there is an intruder in our midst”. Many Wordlers like to solve these things for themselves, so do respect their wishes....

May 6, 2022 · 1 min · 119 words · Nicole Nelson

Microsoft have open-sourced 3D Movie Maker by popular demand

You might best know it from Jerma985’s oft-memed Rat Movie (pictured above). This could lead to fan-updated versions which are easier to run on modern computers. Now, thanks to the advocacy of Foone Turing, source code for several versions is publicly available. Lacking source code, a group of fans have been working onreverse-engineering Carmageddonfor years. That’s always welcome. And then, maybehopefullypeople might be able to expand games with new features....

May 5, 2022 · 1 min · 112 words · Kelsey Anthony

New York City sue Activision Blizzard, demand to see company records

Its since been shared withAxios. Still, it now looks like not everyone involved is happy with that price. Microsoftspurchase of Activision Blizzardwas announced rather suddenly back in January. Bobby Kotick has stayed in place despite multiplewalkoutsby staff calling for his resignation.

May 5, 2022 · 1 min · 41 words · Jennifer Tucker

Overwatch 2 support heroes will change in response to beta feedback

It seems that support classes are in need of more work.

May 5, 2022 · 1 min · 11 words · Stephen Williams

Past Wordle answers: An archive of previously used words in Wordle

you’re free to also keep scrolling for a primer on how Wordle works for the uninitiated. Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! All Wordle answers Wordle doesn’t repeat words if it can help it. Looking for another daily word game as good as Wordle but different? Check out NYT’s other game Connections, with the help of ourConnections hint for Tuesday 22nd April!...

May 5, 2022 · 1 min · 146 words · Monica Torres

Steam’s most wishlisted game has been delayed until 2023

Youll be jogging about, picking up supplies and offing its wandering brain-eaters. Brendycooked a lot of mushroomsin it back in 2017. Expect a graphical zhuzh when The Day Before is next shown off. To find out more about The Day Before, you could, of course, visit itsSteampage.

May 5, 2022 · 1 min · 47 words · Lucas Ball

The Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 185: the best dungeons in games special

We discuss toilet meals, revenge, and content theft of “It’s me, Blorko!” and other instances of stolen Twitter valour. If valour exists on Twitter. Look out for that. you’re free to listen above, or onon Spotify,iTunes,Stitcher, orPocket Casts. Music is by Jack de Quidt. Nate is a fan of the snake fight inSekiro. In a surprise twist, I am not the one to bring upVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. You know what’s a great dungeon?...

May 5, 2022 · 1 min · 97 words · Lynn Warren

The LudoNarraCon festival is back today with over 30 free demos

More than 40 games are exhibiting at this years LudoNarraCon with 33 sporting free demos. Sounds much like my own adolescence. LudoNarraCon is organised by publisher Fellow Traveller, who just released the tabletop-esqueCitizen Sleepertoday too. LudoNarraCon runs from today until May 9th onSteam. The full schedule of panels isover hereon LudoNarraCons site.

May 5, 2022 · 1 min · 52 words · Michael Reynolds

The Sims 4 teases next kits and game pack, including werewolves

For those who haven’t been keeping up, kits are relatively new to The Sims 4. They’re effectively smaller, focused Stuff packs which add new items to the game along a particular theme. It’s been 16 months since EA last released one.

May 5, 2022 · 1 min · 41 words · Mark Warren PhD

Wordle answer (Friday 6th May 2022): Wordle 321 solution and hints

Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd Aprilinstead! Wordle hints for Friday 6th May 2022 Wordle can be tricky at times depending on the word. Like a badge of honour. Or a little sharp-clawed mammal, minus the “r” at the end. you’re free to also check out our archive ofpast Wordle wordsin case you oughta refresh your memory. Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments!...

May 5, 2022 · 1 min · 94 words · Savannah Best

Need a Micro SD card for your Steam Deck? This 512GB card is £47 today

Or pay $65 for an even faster card in the US. Plus: cheap 1TB options! For UK folks, it’s possible for you to now double your Steam Deck storage (!) for 47, or triple (!!) your storage for 132. Meanwhile, over in the US, you’ll pay $65 or $136, respectively. Both of these cards are A2 rated, meaning their random read speeds are very competitive. Of course, these Micro SD cards aren’t just good for the Steam Deck....

May 4, 2022 · 1 min · 78 words · Scott Cantrell