How To Solve Today's New York Times Strands, 2024 Solution #189

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....

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Daniel Anderson

How To Use The Velvet Sword Of St. Trina In Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtre

Quick Links Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC introduces Eternal Sleep, a potent variant of the Sleep status effect capable of sending foes into the deepest slumbers. However, only a few tools, like the Velvet Sword of St. Trina weapon can inflict it. Originally of gleaming silver, the Velvet Sword of St. Trina is the namesake Straight Sword ofSt. Trina. It only takes a trip to her lair, down in the Stone Coffin Fissure, to get your hands on it....

May 12, 2025 · 4 min · 726 words · Carolyn Whitney

How To Use Warhammer 30K Mechanicum As Warhammer 40K Mechanicus

Summary The first thing on many players' minds when the newWarhammer 30K Mechanicummodels were announced was, “how can we use these in40K?” In fact, the debate got so heated it igniteda civil war within the community. While there are no direct equivalents between the Mechanicum and Mechanicus, there are a few ways you could utilise these cool new robots in your 40K matches, particularly with friends. If you’re a tournament player, your conversions may need to be a little more rigorous, but the possibility is still there....

May 12, 2025 · 4 min · 820 words · Kenneth Norris

Is Bryden Rivers The Three-Eyed Raven In House Of The Dragon?

Quick Links The season two finale ofHouse of the Dragonleft viewers with more questions than answers, like what exactly Daemon saw in his visions or how Helaena was there as well. One of the characters we see in the visions is Brynden Rivers, and though he wasn’t named, you could clearly see he was a Targaryen and was curiously embedded into a tree just like the Three-Eyed Raven. Though it was never confirmed before, these visions finally give us some closure on lore-related questions aboutGame of Thronesas well....

May 12, 2025 · 3 min · 565 words · Ashley Spence

Is Path Of Exile Worth Playing?

Quick Links Path of Exilecan be a daunting game to get into. There are a lot of mechanics to focus on, as well as frequent seasons that shake up the existing content a bit. Although the game is free, you may still be wondering if it is worth playing or not. Thankfully, we’re here to help you decide if getting into Path of Exile is worth it. Ultimately, the choice is up to you, but we are going to go over some reviews, as well as touch on the cost and time expenditure to help you fully make your decision....

May 12, 2025 · 5 min · 974 words · Michael Walls

Metaphor: ReFantazio Preview

Summary I didn’t quite know what to expect ofMetaphor: ReFantazio. And yet, I was incredibly excited to play. I love Atlus games, but there’s a spectrum of what kind of Atlus game Metaphor could fall into. Will it be familiar but tough combat like Shin Megami Tensei? Will it have slice-of-life gameplay against a dramatic mission for a group of memorable characters like Persona? Will it be as weird and wonderful as Catherine?...

May 12, 2025 · 6 min · 1185 words · Tamara Miller

Nintendo Switch Player Ruins Tears Of The Kingdom OLED Design With Rubbing Alcohol

Summary If you’ve forked out on a fancyNintendo SwitchOLED themed around your favourite game, whether that’sAnimal CrossingorThe Legend of Zelda, odds are you’ll want to keep it clean. Just make sure you’re not going overboard. As one unfortunate fan found out, using too strong a rubbing alcohol can tear away the original designs that make these consoles unique to begin with. “Ruined this beauty today,” they posted on Reddit. “We use 91 percent rubbing alcohol to clean all of our electronics, and have never had an issue before....

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Mike Stone

No Man's Sky Announces Worlds Part 1 Update

Summary Over the past few days,No Man’s Skycreator Sean Murray has been doinghis traditional social media ritualwhenever a new update is on the way. This time, Murray has been using planet emojis to tease what Hello Games has been working on, which is very fitting now that we know the next update is called Worlds Part 1, which will give the No Man’s Sky universe a complete refresh with new tech, gameplay, and things to discover....

May 12, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · Micheal Walton

No Man's Sky Sees 490 Percent Boost In PS5 Players Amid Worlds Part 1 Update

Summary No Man’s Skyhas been in our hands for nearly a decade, but the newest update is"completely refreshing the universe"in an attempt to reinvigorate the community by overhauling the graphics and adding tons of variety to the myriad worlds you can chart across the stars. It’s working incredibly well so far. Worlds Part 1 is so popular that it causedthe highest player count in five years on Steamover the weekend, but it’s not just PC players flocking back to this space exploration sandbox....

May 12, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Daniel Smith

Of Lambs And Wolves Quest Walkthrough For Diablo 4 Season Of The Infernal Hordes

Diablo 4’s fifth season, the Season of the Infernal Hordes, tasks you with fighting back the Infernal Hordes that pour into Sanctuary from the gates of hell. This season brings tons of new content and gameplay modes, new Legendary Aspects, balance tuning for all five classes, and much more. The Season of the Infernal Hordes main questline will have you joining an unlikely alliance as you battle demons and loot their spoils....

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Wesley Jacobs MD

One Piece's Luffy, Nami, Zoro, And More Among Ten New Funko Pops

Summary July 22 is One Piece Day and while it was a little late to the party, Funko wanted to mark the occasion by releasing some new Pops based on characters from the anime. A lot of new Pops as it revealed ten new figures this past weekend. The new range includes fresh Luffy and Nami figures along with a bunch of other popular heroes and villains from the show, and while they have been spread out across various retailers, most, if not all, of them are available to buy right now....

May 12, 2025 · 3 min · 537 words · Michael Harris

Pokemon Horizons' Liko And Roy Make Their TCG Debuts In The Grand Adventure

Summary Despite the synergyPokemondemonstrates across pretty much everything it creates, there has never been much crossover between the anime and the TCG. Not none at all, but very little compared to how much the TCG and the video games team up. That’s how a smaller announcement somewhat buried undertoday’s Surging Sparks revealis a pretty big deal. A Grand Adventure Collection is coming later this year, and the set is a crossover with the latest chapter of the anime, Pokemon Horizons....

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Melissa Randolph

Samurai Jack And Beetlejuice Confirmed For MultiVersus Season 2

Summary The first trailer forMultiVersusSeason 2 has been shown off at EVO 2024, confirming that the next two characters coming to the game are Samurai Jack and Beetlejuice. After more than a year offline,MultiVersus finally returned to us a few months ago and kickstarted things off with a new Season 1. While the addition ofJoker, Banana Guard, Jason, and Agent Smith has mostly been met with positive reception, the season as a wholehasn’t exactly lived up to everyone’s expectations after being gone for so long....

May 12, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Amanda Gould