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NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, September 23 (game #1200)
Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.\n \nOpen Original Post
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Creative Assembly says Alien: Isolation 2's protagonist is a Yutani employee, which offers 'a new perspective to the franchise' — 'Weyland-Yutani is an English-Japanese speaking company, and the Japanese side doesn't really get explored that much'
Creative Assembly thinks Alien: Isolation 2 players will fall in love with protagonist Blake, a Yutani employee, as she offers "a new perspective to the franchise."\n \nOpen Original Post
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Cairn and Furi creator’s games are all so different that ‘there’s a chance our next game is an MMO match-3 about friendship,’ jokes creative director, Emeric Thoa
I spoke to The Game Bakers' creative director, Emeric Thoa, about the approach the team takes to creating its games and learnt why they're happy taking creative risks to build a smaller but more dedicated audience.\n \nOpen Original Post
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Blizzard confirms Diablo 5 won't gloss over Diablo's takeover of Sanctuary — 'It's not going to take place entirely off-screen'
Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that Diablo 5 players will get to see how Diablo conquered Sanctuary, despite how the game starts.\n \nOpen Original Post
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'We believe that this IP has a future' — Rayman Legends Retold brand producer wants to continue the series after the 3D remake 'if everything goes according to plan'
Rayman Legends Retold brand producer Loïc Gounon believes the series has a future and said he's interested in making new games using Ubisoft's latest tech.\n \nOpen Original Post
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'We want to restart the franchise' — Rayman Legends Retold dev on future of the beloved series
How the team is approaching the upcoming Rayman Legends remake.\n \nOpen Original Post
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Cairn creative director explains that the upcoming On the Trail DLC provides 'more variety in the climbing fantasy' — I went hands-on to find out more
I went hands-on with the Cairn: On the Trail DLC at Gamescom and spoke to its designers about what new and returning players can look forward to in the climbing adventure's new stages.\n \nOpen Original Post
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Alien: Isolation 2 artist says Creative Assembly has to 'recontextualize' things from the film that would 'be believable' in the game's outdoor setting, and it makes sense 'through the lens of someone from the 1970s'
Alien: Isolation 2 is still inspired by the Alien movie, but Creative Assembly had to make sure the game's environment fit its retro-futuristic aesthetic.\n \nOpen Original Post
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Creative Assembly says Alien: Isolation 2's custom tech enabled a 'realistic' atmosphere Unreal Engine 5 couldn't — 'We felt that a custom solution would give us that perfect frame response that you want in that kind of really, really dark environment'
Alien: Isolation 2's custom audio and lighting tech has enabled Creative Assembly to create a more authentic atmosphere that Unreal Engine 5 couldn't achieve.\n \nOpen Original Post
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It only took a short time with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 to turn me into a PC gaming handheld convert
After a short while with the Asus ROG Ally X20 at Gamescom, I may now be a PC gaming handheld convert.\n \nOpen Original Post
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, September 22 (game #1199)
Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.\n \nOpen Original Post
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Think you know your Modern Warfare? Test your knowledge ahead of the next game with our Call of Duty quiz
How much do you know about Modern Warfare? Find out with our Call of Duty quiz.\n \nOpen Original Post