Quick Links It’s a new day and that means a new puzzle wall to solve in the New York Times’sConnectionsgame. If you’re looking to save your streak and only want to nail down that last pesky category, don’t worry - we have all the hints you could need. You’ll find everything you need below, from vague hints as to what you should be looking for to the outright answers. Whether you’re looking for a nudge in the right direction or a sneaky way to preserve your blemish-free record, you’ve come to the right place....

Quick Links Navigating the twists and turns of today’sStrandspuzzle proving to be a challenge? No worries! If you find yourself scratching your head over a particularly tricky word, or if you’re at a loss for the entire solution, we’ve got you covered as your linguistic life raft. Get a nudge in the right direction and keep your winning streak alive (and those bragging rights intact). This guide will give insights on today’s theme, offer hints, and even provide the complete solution....

Quick Links Zenless Zone Zerohas plenty of side content if you want to take a break from the main story. The minigames act as an excellent diversion especially if you are playing to cut back and relax, instead of going out on tedious quests. The Snake Duel minigame is reminiscent of the classic Snake game that you might have played on your older phones back in the day. Get ready to relive your Nostalgia in a new format featuring two different modes, which you’re able to access in Godfinger Arcade....

When I think about the aesthetics ofUbisoftgames, two words often come to mind: sterile and rough. Those descriptors might seem like they’re at odds, but one feeds into the other. I say sterile because the French publisher’s games often have a graphical style that favors cleanliness and hard edges, with worlds that feel efficiently made but not especially lived-in. That, in turn, leads to the feeling of roughness. Characters, especially NPCs, can feel a little wooden....

Summary As I sat in the cinema watchingAlien: Romulusearlier this week, my immediate thoughts were how good it was. How it nailed theAlienaesthetic and vibe that prequelsPrometheusand Covenant failed to. How it brought things back to the claustrophobic thrills that put the xenomorph on the map. How itfeltlike an Alien film. But as the film went on, the similarities grew stronger. Then characters from the original returned. And it all got a bit too much when iconic lines from the Alien canon were repeated verbatim; a wink to the audience with no place in the reality of the film itself....

Summary Team Rocket is synonymous withPokemon. Whether it’s Jessie, James, and Meowth in the anime, ousting Giovanni from Viridian City gym in game name Pokemon Red & Blue, or battling Sierra inPokemon Go, Team Rocket is always there. No other evil team has come close to their iconic outfits, no other evil team has come across quite as dastardly, no other team has the same character or charm. The only team that comes close isTeam Galactic....

Summary You might callXbox Game Passa loss leader, ifXboxwas leading anything. The idea is that Microsoft sells the service at a loss, in order to make more money off other elements of its service, presumably people buying games for their Xboxes that aren’t offered on the streaming service. Companies used to do this with the consoles themselves. Analysts estimated thatthe PS3 cost Sony as much as $800 to produce, meaning the company took a $300 loss on every piece of hardware sold....

Summary Yes, I know it’s August and yes, I know if you’re in the UK like me or another part of the world experiencing a heatwave as you read this that it’s a very hot August. So hot that the holidays are likely about as far from your mind as they possibly can be right about now. That doesn’t mean you can’t start getting things ready for Christmas, though. Particularly when it comes to advent calendars since December 25 will be here before you know it, and the day on which you’ll be opening the first door on your calendars will be here 24 days before it....

When it comes to video games about big robots fighting each other, it doesn’t feel like you need to think of many things to make it fun. Do the mechs look cool? Does it feel good to pilot them and destroy your rivals? These are the two main tenets that need to be nailed so we can start discussing if the game in front of us is worth discussing in the first place....

Quick Links The Moorth Ruins is a location in theElden RingDLC, Shadow of the Erdtree. Located in the Scadu Altus region, you will run into this crumbled settlement while searching for a mysterious warrior who has challenged you to a duel. If you’re looking to get your hands on everything the DLC has to offer, then you’ll have to explore every nook and cranny of the Shadow Realm. This includes the Moorth Ruins, which, though somewhat unsightly and rife with our least favorite Curseblade enemies, is a necessary step to reach the Bonny Village hidden area that is cut off from the rest of the world....

Summary SomeMagic: The Gatheringsets are objectively more powerful than others. Sometimes, this is intentional, with Magic taking an ebb and flow approach to set design, with conscious decisions made to bump up the overall power of the game or to decrease it if needed. Other times, however, Magic ends up printing some of the most powerful cards in the game’s history totally by accident and has cemented the 1998 Urza’s Saga as one of the most unbalanced sets in the game....

Summary Wizards of the Coast has revealed three of its upcomingMagic: The GatheringSecret Lair drops, and they’re some of the most visually out-there cards we’ve ever seen. All three drops are part of a collaboration with Los Angeles art collectiveBrain Dead, which takes inspiration from alternative, punk, skater, and underground subcultures. The result is a set that’s both artistically fascinating, and also includes some highly desirable reprints. Secret Lair is Magic’s limited-time brand....

Summary Ask one hundred people how they feel aboutMagic: The Gathering’slimited-edition Secret Lair range, and you’re going to get a hundred different answers. To some, it’s the worst thing Magic has ever done, to others, it’s always fun and exciting to see what exclusive cards and inventive art treatments come next. Personally, I’m somewhere in the middle; I’ve bought plenty of them, but passed on even more. Luckily for me, lots of upcoming Secret Lair drops are right up my alley....