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July 2024 Archive

    1. What's on your bookshelf?: Special super secret bonus edition
    2. Blade Ball codes
    3. The Sunday Papers
    4. Past Wordle answers
    5. Today's NYT Connections hint and answers (Sun, Jul 14)
    6. Wordle hint and answer today #1121 (July 14 2024)
    1. A big Steam sale of IGF award winners and finalists is now underway
    2. The closed beta for Concord, Sony's new hero shooter, is underway - and the open beta arrives on Thursday
    3. The Driver TV series is dead, but other "exciting projects" are in the works
    4. What are we all playing this weekend?
    5. NYT Connections hint and answers (Sat, Jul 13)
    6. Wordle hint and answer #1120 (July 13 2024)
    1. Dark fantasy sword-heisting sim Dungeonborne gets early access launch date
    2. Rappy Snappy beats Snap Tap rap, say click-clack manufacts
    3. Ro-Ghoul codes list [July 2024]
    4. Oh, hey, a touching free game about an alien whale
    5. Deck-building space sim Breachway re-emerges from warp with an August early access release date
    6. Black State is a glossy Metal Gear Solid-style shooter that's thinking with Portals
    7. Once Human is the centre of a storm of data privacy concerns over a policy line about collecting government ID
    8. Here are all the confirmed ray tracing and DLSS games so far
    9. Action Game Maker is RPG Maker’s sprintier, jumpier sibling
    10. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands SHiFT codes
    11. Genshin Impact codes
    12. Minecraft commands and cheats for 1.21
    13. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is getting a canonical prequel graphic novel starring everyone’s favourite jawless monologuing vampire
    14. Wordle hint and answer #1119 (July 12 2024)
    1. NYT Connections hint and answers (Fri, Jul 12)
    2. Anger Foot review: Two kicks forward, one kick back
    3. New colonial fantasy RPG Greedfall 2: The Dying World hits early access in September 2024
    4. All free games on the Epic Games Store: What's free right now?
    5. Neva already makes me want to protect its magic wolf baby with my life
    6. Honkai Star Rail codes [July 2024]
    7. Belurat Gaol walkthrough - Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
    8. What to do first in Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
    9. Planet Coaster 2 revealed with water parks and multiplayer park-building for 2024 release
    10. This week's GTA Online Podium Car
    11. The Manor Lords publisher thinks we should all reject the "opportunistic and predatory" quest for a viral hit
    12. Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree boss locations
    13. Here's a demo for Tako no Himitsu, a Game Boy Advance-style JRPG with music from Golden Sun's composer
    14. A Skate Story demo has me yearning for its knee-shattering flow state
    15. How to get Netherite in Minecraft
    16. 24 things to build in Minecraft
    17. Pizza Hero is Vampire Survivors with toppings as upgrades, and it’s free on Steam for a limited time
    18. Fortnite can run Doom now, making it officially as useful as gut bacteria and rat neurons
    19. Wordle hint and answer #1118 (July 11 2024)
    1. NYT Connections hint and answers (Thu, Jul 11)
    2. Best Anti-Prime Day 2024 PC gaming deals
    3. All Star Tower Defense codes list [July 2024]
    4. Taylew's Ruined Forge walkthrough - Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
    5. If you want to play that whopping Fallout London mod you'll need to downgrade Fallout 4's "next gen" version
    6. Darklight Catacombs walkthrough - Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
    7. Minecraft Mobs list for 1.21
    8. Why haven't Sonic Team made a Sonic RPG yet, asks Sonic Team boss
    9. How to find Diamonds in Minecraft 1.21
    10. The best Minecraft seeds 1.21
    11. Best early Amazon Prime Day 2024 PC gaming deals
    12. Impostor codes
    13. Star Wars Outlaws gangs will send hit squads after you if you upset them
    14. All Ruined Forge Locations in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
    15. Zenless Zone Zero review: painfully cool animation can't save a superficial gacha
    16. How to complete every quest in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree
    17. Restaurant Tycoon 2 codes
    18. Arsenal codes
    19. PC and Xbox Game Pass are getting a worldwide price hike
    20. Shindo Life codes
    21. Driving Empire codes
    22. The King Is Watching’s free demo turns city building into a brilliant balancing act of feudal surveillance
    23. Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s companions can fall in love with each other, not just you
    24. EVE Vanguard gets extremely vague roadmap promising "major event" before early access launch
    25. Wordle hint and answer #1117 (July 10 2024)
    1. NYT Connections hint and answers (Wed, Jul 10)
    2. Elden Ring: All Scadutree Fragment locations
    3. Ruined Forge Lava Intake walkthrough - Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
    4. Mistborn author Brandon Sanderson thinks you could apply Elden Ring storytelling to novels, comparing it to Dune and Watchmen
    5. Total War: Pharaoh's enormous free Dynasties update gets a July release date and trailer
    6. The best low-profile TKL keyboard now has a mercifully more affordable cousin
    7. Elden Ring DLC: Should you tell Thiollier "I'm weary of life?"
    8. Tomoe is back in the free demo for Sekiro-like indie Bloodless
    9. Helldivers 2 players are escaping death by performing aerial salutes and hugs
    10. All new weapons in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree
    11. Spooky free-to-play open worlder Once Human is out today, and the devs have some crash and performance tips
    12. Apex Legends’ new Battle Pass plans promise greater rewards, but for more of your real-world money
    13. All Crystal Tear locations in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
    14. How to get to Enir-Ilim in Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
    15. Embracer reportedly close down cult RPG maker Piranha Bytes, creators of Gothic, Risen, and Elex
    16. Dark strategy game Anoxia Station is Dwarf Fortress for oil drillers with a squirming helping of body horror
    17. NYT Connections hint and answers (Tue, Jul 9)
    18. Wordle hint and answer #1116 (July 9 2024)
    1. Disco Elysium-inspired RPG Hollow Home is a memory of Mariupol from before Russia's invasion
    2. The best microSD cards for the Steam Deck
    3. This weekend I grew a fungus daughter in eerie narrative RPG Mushroom Musume, which has a demo
    4. Even sticky keys can't stop Sekiro master and other speedrunners from raising $2.5 million for Summer Games Done Quick
    5. Iris Of Grace locations in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree
    6. Iris Of Occultation locations in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree
    7. Moody cyberpunk “Tech-Noir Tactics” All Walls Must Fall is now free to keep on Steam
    8. Long Dark dev criticises Manor Lords for lack of updates, Hooded Horse CEO replies that not every game needs to be "some live-service boom or bust"
    9. Anime Fighters Simulator codes
    10. Fog Rift Catacombs walkthrough - Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree
    11. You can now play The Witcher 3's cut boat races thanks to modders
    12. The Maw: what's new in PC games this week?
    13. Wordle hint and answer #1115 (July 8 2024)
    1. NYT Connections hint and answers (Mon, Jul 8)
    2. What's on your bookshelf?: QWOP, Getting Over It, and Ape Out's Bennet Foddy
    3. The Sunday Papers
    4. NYT Connections hint and answers (Sun, Jul 7)
    5. Wordle hint and answer #1114 (July 7 2024)
    1. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is now available from GOG
    2. OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast hasn't been for sale in 14 years, but a fan is still updating it
    3. Besiege's expansion getting five free levels, extra challenges in response to player feedback
    4. What are we all playing this weekend?
    5. Wordle hint and answer #1113 (July 6 2024)
    6. NYT Connections hint and answers (Sat, Jul 6)
    1. Escape from Tarkov is offering players in-game currency as a bounty for reporting cheaters
    2. Factorio expansion Space Age and 2.0 update arrive this October, will cost as much as the original game
    3. Battlefield 2042’s Dead Space crossover just makes the absence of a Dead Space 2 remake hurt all that more
    4. Final Fantasy 14’s Dawntrail expansion has only been out a few days, and one of its new jobs is already being adjusted
    5. Consider Isles of Sea and Sky, the only sokoban game I've ever enjoyed
    6. How to record game clips on the Steam Deck
    7. I bought scratchcards from a dog in Zenless Zone Zero and it made me stop and look around
    8. Elden Ring area order
    9. Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree progression route
    10. Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree: Ancient Rauh Ruins Map Fragment location
    11. Keep your sword aflame and your enemies afloat in shadowy "juggle-based" metroidvania Nocturnal 2
    12. Did Miyazaki poke fun at this viral tweet from two years ago with an Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree secret boss?
    13. Sci-fi coffee sipper Satisfactory gets a 1.0 release date, boasting its toilets will be fully flushable
    14. An absolute beginner’s guide to getting started with Total War: Warhammer and Immortal Empires
    15. All cookbook locations in Shadow Of The Erdtree
    16. Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree: Thiollier's Concoction
    17. Dead By Daylight codes
    18. No new seasonal content planned for ailing dino shooter Exoprimal
    19. Kerrang! TV died this week, and a small part of my baggy-jeaned, eyeliner-clad soul died with it
    20. Gardening sim Horticular is an isometric Viva Pinata featuring a dead planet and loads of gnomes
    21. How to get the Backhand Blade in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree
    22. Storeroom Key location in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree
    23. Elden Ring's latest patch says your mouse might be to blame for performance issues
    24. Avowed's combat wasn't ready to show at reveal, Obsidian admit, but they've made it "feel more juicy" since
    25. How to record game clips with Steam
    26. Free Lovecraft horror game developers Bit Golem raise $50,000 for humanitarian aid in Ukraine
    27. NYT Connections hint and answers (Fri, Jul 5)
    1. Wordle hint and answer #1112 (July 5 2024)
    2. The Rally Point: Spice Wars, Imperium, and the trouble with a Dune strategy game
    3. The 11 best JRPGs on PC in 2024
    4. Wordle hint and answer #1111 (July 4 2024)
    1. NYT Connections hint and answers (Thu, Jul 4)
    2. Tiny Garden plants a charming, cozy farming sim inside virtual Polly Pocket toys
    3. New Transformers game Galactic Trials is part racing game and part roguelike battler, out this year
    4. GTA Online update pops a quality-of-life feature behind the GTA+ paywall, making it unavailable on PC
    5. VA-11 Hall-A devs’ next game is a modern successor to horror strategy classic Parasite Eve, and that has me unreasonably excited
    6. Tales of Kenzera: Zau studio, founded by Assassin’s Creed Origins actor, lay off staff less than three months after debut game
    7. Destiny 2: The Final Shape is a bizarre DLC, and all the better for it
    8. How the checklist conquered the open world, from Morrowind to Skyrim
    9. Da Hood codes
    10. Steam isn't the only place having a summer sale, as Itch.io launches its own sunny deals
    11. Wuthering Waves was unleashed on the Steam Deck, but only for one day
    12. Nexon say sorry for The First Descendant launch bugs and performance issues with free cosmetics and boosters
    13. Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Spirit Ashes
    14. Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s customisable difficulties look genuinely great for accessibility
    15. Star Citizen devs Cloud Imperium fined for discriminating against autistic programmer over work-from-home request
    16. Your paper RPG character sheet itself is under attack in CrossOver: Roll For Initiative
    17. Wordle hint and answer #1110 (July 3 2024)
    1. NYT Connections hint and answers (Wed, Jul 3)
    2. Zenless Zone Zero next Banner and Banner schedule
    3. All painting locations in Shadow of the Erdtree
    4. How to get Smithscript Greathammer in Elden Ring DLC
    5. How to kill Winter Lanterns in Elden Ring
    6. New Resident Evil game confirmed, with the director of Resi 7 at the helm
    7. You can grab both Fear & Hunger games for 30% off each in the Steam Summer Sale and you either absolutely should or absolutely should not do that
    8. Demon-battling escort 'em up Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess gets a demo on Steam
    9. Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster gets a Steam release date. Also confirmed: graphics
    10. NYT Connections hint and answers (Tue, Jul 2)
    11. Wordle hint and answer #1109 (July 2 2024)
    1. Elden Ring: All Revered Spirit Ash locations
    2. I turned my PC off during the "don't switch off" symbol in five different games to see what would happen and boy was this an annoying experiment
    3. Modders uncover a last-minute Yennefer betrayal in The Witcher 3 cut content
    4. Noisy shooter Selaco gets a big patch that adds weapon upgrades, mutators, and more
    5. Bee Swarm Simulator codes
    6. Today's NYT Connections hint and answers (Mon, Jul 1)
    7. Anime Dimensions codes
    8. Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree has a hidden item that lets Torrent headbutt your enemies
    9. Black Myth: Wukong is a pleasantly surprising Soulslike, even if it's given me an enemy for life
    10. The Maw: what's new in PC games this week?
    11. Wordle hint and answer #1108 (July 1 2024)