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NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, September 19 (game #1196)
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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Should you pick up Marvel's Wolverine or Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave? Our latest quiz tells you what to play this weekend
Find out what you should be playing this weekend with our video game quiz.\n \nOpen Original Post
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Players will need to 'think on their feet' in Alien: Isolation 2's new exterior environments, while the 'perfect hunter' xenomorph will also learn and 'adapt' how to track you down in the outdoors
Alien: Isolation 2's exterior setting will increase both tension and danger, and players will need to adapt to the new environment, as the Xenomorph does.\n \nOpen Original Post
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Control Resonant shows that sometimes bigger really is better
Control Resonant goes big with a reality-defying New York.\n \nOpen Original Post
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Diablo 4 game director confirms 'the end is not nigh' despite Diablo 5's announcement and says players shouldn't worry, as 'we're going to be making content for a long time' — 'The train is not stopping'
Not to worry, Diablo 4 fans! Despite the announcement of Diablo 5, Blizzard swears it will continue supporting the popular action-RPG "for a long time."\n \nOpen Original Post
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Steam Machine's official repair guides reveal the true trickiness of some upgrades — the RAM especially is causing some raised eyebrows
Steam Machine's official iFixit repair guides look great — but I'm worried about the difficulty of some upgrades or replacements.\n \nOpen Original Post
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Diablo 4 game director says it's 'liberating' to be done with expansions as Blizzard can continue the narrative through seasons instead — 'We completed the story, but the butterfly effect can take us anywhere'
Blizzard has confirmed that Diablo 4 won't receive any more expansions, as it will continue the game's story through seasons, something the team is glad about.\n \nOpen Original Post
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ArenaNet studio head says Guild Wars 3 will have 'significantly less' UI elements on the HUD for an MMO — 'We very intentionally designed this because it's also on console and it's a lean-back experience'
Although it's a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), ArenaNet has confirmed that Guild Wars 3 will have a minimal HUD.\n \nOpen Original Post
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Diablo 5 senior director says some complex systems were 'deferred' to the endgame, so it could 'deliver the depth and mastery elements' without 'overwhelming our players who are enjoying spending a lot of time in the campaign and exploring the world'
Diablo 5 senior game director Joe Shely has explained how Blizzard is making a sequel for fans who all love the series for specific reasons.\n \nOpen Original Post
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, September 18 (game #1195)
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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'Bringing the game to console for the first time' means that ArenaNet 'can reach a much wider group of players' as devs say they want to offer an 'invitation' for everybody to play Guild Wars 3 together by bringing it to PS5 and PC — but not Xbox
Guild Wars 3 will be the first game in the MMORPG franchise to launch on console, and ArenaNet thinks it will encourage newcomers.\n \nOpen Original Post
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Cole Palmer mistakenly livestreams EA Sports FC 27 on Twitch early and gets temporarily banned — ‘I was only giving the people what they wanted’
Chelsea and England midfielder Cole Palmer was livestreaming the latest EA Sports FC 27 on Twitch this week, but was hit with a temporary ban as he wasn't supposed to be showing off the game that early.\n \nOpen Original Post