There’s no doubt that Ion Storm, the studio set up by John Romero and Tom Hall, had its fair share of disappointments when active, the most notable being the high-profile FPS flop Daikatana. But Ion Storm was also the studio that developed the original Deus Ex, one of PC gaming’s most iconic and groundbreaking games.

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Deus Ex was game-changing on release and, even by today’s standards in 2024, the sheer breadth of its systems and the complexity of its level design is remarkable. Yes, today its graphics are almost comically basic, but its immersive gameplay experience remains undulled and as addictive as ever. I know, as I own both Deus Ex and its sequel, Deus Ex: Invisible War, and have had hours of fun playing both. I consider the origina…

Fortnite’s latest v29.20 patch has added Aang and the gang from Avatar: The Last Airbender, as well as five new tracks for Fortnite Rocket Racing: Neon Rush, but many players seem to be hung up on one update concerning how the locker works. 

Epic Games is removing tiers and rarities from its locker, meaning that cosmetic items will no longer fall into the categories of rare, epic, legendary, and mythic. The blog post says: “The Shop has evolved significantly to support multiple types of cosmetics and items across games, so we’re retiring the old Battle Royale-inspired system of colors and tags for cosmetic quality. Different Series of cosmetics—such as the Icon Series or Gaming Legends Series—will still be there to help you find your favorite stuff!”

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I played Citizen Sleeper right before moving to a new city on my own this year, and the experience of coming to a foreign, terrifying space—only to build a home there against all odds, finding reasons to stay—was one of those irreplaceable indie gaming moments that changed the way my brain’s wired. To say I’m excited for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is an understatement, even if I’m sure it’ll make me bawl my eyes out all over again.

Thankfully, developer Jump Over The Age is being charitable, allowing me to do so for the low price of a Game Pass sub, as revealed during Xbox’s showcase at Gamescom 2023.

“You can expect the same freeform tabletop RPG-inspired dice based gameplay,” says creator Gareth Damian Martin, “with slice-of-life stories and relatable c…

Improve every Wordle game with our general tips and tricks, keep your win streak going with a peek at today’s answer, or give your game a boost with a helpful clue for the August 13 (785) game. Whatever Wordle advice you need, it’s all here on this page.

Now that’s more like it—I do love a productive opener followed by a swift exploration of a few possibilities, leading to today’s Wordle answer with guesses to spare. After all the problems I’ve had with Wordle this week, I’m taking this as a sign the next one’s going to be much better.

Today’s Wordle hint

A Wordle hint for Sunday, August 13

Today’s answer describes an extreme level of anger, something approaching raw fury or forceful white-hot ire rather than merely irritated. There’s only …

Make Sunday’s Wordle a winner with our help. Use our tips to give yourself some new ideas, our hint for the July 21 (1128) game to guide your guesses, or go grab yourself a win with today’s answer. However you want to play, we’ve got something on this page that’ll help turn your tactics into a winner.

Today’s game went really well for me—and I’m annoyed about it. Because it was going so well I didn’t think about my follow-up guesses as carefully as I should have, and threw away what could’ve been a fast Wordle win in the process. Shame on me.

Wordle today: A hint

Wordle today: A hint for Sunday, July 21

This is the name for a tiny bit of something. Dust on clean glass. A little mark of dirt on a shirt. A touch of salt added to a meal. You o…

Protect your Wordle win streak with our daily help. Come read a few general tips that’ll show you how to make the best out of every guess, scroll down and take a look at a quick hint for the March 21 (1006) puzzle, or go straight for the win with today’s answer.

I love it when a plan comes together. Okay, maybe less of a plan, and more that every single guess I made somehow went my way, the answer to Thursday’s Wordle practically falling onto my keyboard with next to no effort. Same again tomorrow? I can only hope.

Today’s Wordle hint

Wordle today: A hint for Thursday, March 21

You might seek today’s answer if you need to cool off on a hot sunny day, somewhere out of direct sunlight.  

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A newly published US Government Accountability Report (GAO) looks at the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security in combating domestic violent extremism online, and in the process reveals what we surely all knew anyway. Discord? Reddit? Roblox. All your base are belong to the Feds!

The GAO report (first picked up by The Intercept) is more wide-ranging than just gaming, but is essentially focused on online communication platforms of all sorts, how US government and law enforcement agencies interact with them, and what the companies themselves are and should be doing about extreme content. The report is based on interviews with five companies that have been coordinating with the FBI and DHS: Roblox, Discord, Reddit, plus one …

2K Games has detailed some features of the upcoming NBA2K24, but the biggest and most disappointing for PC players is that, yep, we’re getting the version made for the PS4 and Xbox One generation of consoles. 2K didn’t come right out and say this, but the devil’s in the detail of its big pitch for this year’s entry: crossplay. Except, get this, only the PS5 and Xbox Series S/X versions will actually have this new feature.

This can be seen in an official NBA2K24 FAQ, and there’s further confirmation in this trailer, which is all about crossplay before it specifies “new gen” only at the end.

Short of 2K CEO Strauss Zelnick personally phoning up every PC gamer and shouting “fuck off!” down the phone, that’s as close to a confirmation as the publisher will give. An…

I’m not much of a city-builder girl—too many moving parts for my brain to handle—but I have been rather excited for the release of Laysara: Summit Kingdom. Trying to build an entire city up craggy cliffs and steep mountains all while trying to prevent your settlements being crushed by a giant ice ball sounds deliciously menacing to me. I’ve been wondering how much longer I’ll have to wait—turns out the answer is “zero minutes” as the game has just surprise-dropped in early access on Steam.

Laysara was originally supposed to release sometime in 2023, but a November update from developer Quite OK Games announced it was being pushed back to early 2024. 

“We realized we’ll need some extra time to deliver a polished and complete experience on launch,” a Ste…