HomeNewsMinecraft Minecraft 1.20 details new mob, archaeology, and a surprise new biomeA lot to sniffer out A lot to sniffer out Mojang have spent the week revealing new details ofMinecraft’s 1.20 update, including two of the things pictured above: the new Sniffer mob, which won a public vote to be included in the game; and the less expected new cherry blossom biome. Both seem adorable.The Best Minecraft ShadersWatch on YouTubeLast Friday, we got afirst look at Archaeolgy, a new system that plants hidden objects through the desert biome....

HomeHardwareDeals Pick up Samsung’s ludicrously capacious 8TB SSD for £413 after a 40% discountBanish spinning rust, once and for all. Banish spinning rust, once and for all. So when I had the chance, I bought the biggest SSD I could afford, a 4TB model at the time, and copied literally every bit of data from the four or five 1TB or smaller hard drives that I’d bought over the years and stuck into my increasingly full PC tower....

HomeNewsTerra Nil Terra Nil’s latest trailer offers a sanctuary of peace and calmRelaxing nature sounds for sleeping Relaxing nature sounds for sleeping Terra Nilis terraforming sim, in which you land on a barren wasteland, construct machines for restoring it to a lush, green wilderness, and then pack up your toys and leave. It’s one of the games I’m most looking forward to in 2023, and its latest trailer just cements that....

HomeGuidesThe Sims 4 The best Sims 4 mods in 2023: 15 mods to improve your (simulated) lifeFrom quality-of-life tweaks to total overhauls, these are our favourite Sims 4 mods right now From quality-of-life tweaks to total overhauls, these are our favourite Sims 4 mods right now What are the best mods for The Sims 4?The Sims 4is a sandbox life simulator, a game where the very idea is to do what you want....

HomeNewsPark Beyond There’s something very unsettling about Park Beyond’s new Valentine’s Day trailerUnintentional frights Unintentional frights The upcoming theme park management simPark Beyondgave us a lovely Valentine’s Day-themed trailer, except, wait a second, this isn’t lovely at all, Oh God. I’m sure Park Beyond will be a wholesome bit of fun - creating outlandish rollercoasters and managing the nuts & bolts of a made-up business is always a good time. But, good grief, there’s something seriously disturbing about its latest trailer....

HomeReviewsWanted: Dead Wanted: Dead review: third-person action that’s more dead than aliveSave your money Save your money Image credit:110 Industries SA Image credit:110 Industries SA Wanted: Dead - Combat ExplainedWatch on YouTube Wanted: Dead - Combat Explained I’m going to be frank with you: I have no idea what’s happening with the story. I think it’s about a war between humans and robots, where you’re a member of a police force trying to uncover some corporate conspiracy....

HomeGuidesWild Hearts Wild Hearts release time: When can you start the EA Play trial?When can you start playing Wild Hearts in each region? When can you start playing Wild Hearts in each region? If you’re raring to get stuck into a spot of hunting, don’t fret. Below we’ll walk you through the exact Wild Hearts release time in each region, and we’ll also show you how you can get Early Access and start playing Wild Hearts right now....

HomeNews Brenda Romero calls out bestselling book for leaving out her creditRomero’s work was the inspiration behind a game in Tomorrow x3 Romero’s work was the inspiration behind a game in Tomorrow x3 14 Indie Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2023Watch on YouTube 14 Indie Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2023 The novel’s acknowledgments section is otherwise scrupulous, and gives credit to several games, game developers, and authors who inspired the book as a whole, or individual games within it....

HomeFeaturesLater Alligator Have you played…. Later Alligator?A snappy comedy A snappy comedy I’m such a sucker for cartoony animation in games. I’ll play anything that looks like it’s been lovingly hand-drawn and bonus points if the animation is deece.Later Alligatoris one such game I picked up for that very reason as the goofy gators in the game’s trailer and screenshots initially caught my attention. The animation is great for sure, but one thing I was not expecting is how funny and utterly charming this point-and-click adventure is....

HomeFeatures Screenshot Saturday Mondays: sandworms, fish, and a cat, fishingCome admire these upcoming indie games Come admire these upcoming indie games Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s#screenshotsaturdaytag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, we quite a lot of wet things, from ships and waterfalls to fish and a cat, fishing. Check ‘em out! Hoverboarding and grapple-hooking and big monsters continue to look wild in Withersworn (coming to Steam):...

HomeFeaturesSpirit Swap Spirit Swap’s endless demo will eat your entire dayAlso the magic demons are hot Also the magic demons are hot Have you ever planned to do a bunch of personally improving stuff on a Sunday morning like go for a walk down to the old pier or read 30 pages of an extremely political sci-fi book about aliens made of wool, but what you do instead is sit on the sofa playing an aggressively monetised mobile game while repeats of Modern Family run on the TV?...

HomeNewsDo I Pass? The Trans Witches Are Witches bundle raises over $90,000 for LGBTQ teamsThe Itch bundle includes over 60 magic-themed games, zines, and more The Itch bundle includes over 60 magic-themed games, zines, and more 14 Indie Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2023Watch on YouTube 14 Indie Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2023 The bundle has a little something for everyone with top-down RPGs, board games, visual novels, and just generally weird thingamabobs....

HomeGuidesWordle Wordle hint and answer (#604): How to solve the Monday February 13 WordleStuck on the Wordle word for Feb 13? Read our hint or find the answer below! Stuck on the Wordle word for Feb 13? Read our hint or find the answer below! Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer?There’s an awful lot to like aboutWordle, and not too many reasons not to play it every day....