October 2022 Archive

    1. Wordle answer today (Thursday 13 October)

    1. New graphics cards are expensive - so consider the steadfast RTX 2060 at £212
    2. Pick up the Samsung Odyssey G7 32-in 1440p 240Hz gaming monitor for £499
    3. I will never finish Sable before it leaves Game Pass, and I'm cool with that
    4. FIFA 23 TOTW 4 lineup, TOTW 5 release time
    5. FIFA 23 Ones to Watch tracker: All OTW cards and upgrades
    6. What's better: temporarily piloting an enemy, or a game within the game just for funsies?
    7. Lovely tidying game A Little To The Left has added a skip puzzle feature because of an article we done
    8. Have you played... Dead Rising?
    9. Today’s Prime Early Access Sale makes the best-value Steam Deck microSD card even cheaper
    10. You can get 1TB of fast SSD storage for £65 in Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale
    11. There’s now a handy way to see which games are releasing on Steam each week
    12. Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona
    13. Doom is out now for Windows Notepad, sort of
    14. Cultic review: crunchy retro-inspired FPS is a vicious, violent delight
    15. The stellar SteelSeries Arctis 7 gaming headset is down to £100 in the Prime Early Access Sale
    16. Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 review: A wildly expensive flagship GPU with a touch of DLSS 3 magic
    17. 1997 Simpson's joke about Kevin Costner's Waterworld now an elaborate freeware game
    18. Take charge of a band of space castaways as Stranded: Alien Dawn enters early access today
    19. There's a rumour 2023’s Call Of Duty could be a paid expansion for Modern Warfare 2
    20. Saints Row's first major update is out in November, and it's one big bug hunt
    21. Best Amazon Prime Early Access Sale PC gaming deals - day 2
    22. Past Wordle answers
    23. Wordle answer today (Wednesday 12 October)

    1. Overwatch 2 hero tier list
    2. Get a Dell 1080p 165Hz gaming monitor for £129 after a £110 reduction
    3. Dusk's developers are making a Fallout-inspired CRPG with first-person combat
    4. Meta Quest Pro finally unveiled, but it'll cost you £1500
    5. 2K confirms user data stolen and placed on sale after recent security breach
    6. EA show first teaser trailer for EA Sports PGA Tour, just as 2K's PGA Tour 2K23 comes out
    7. Romancelvania: a side-scrolling date-em-up perfect for fans of Hades, Boyfriend Dungeon, and Monster Prom
    8. Unlock a Ryzen 7000 upgrade with Prime Early Access Sale deals on DDR5 RAM
    9. Have You Played... Sharkey's 3D Pool?
    10. Need For Speed Unbound’s cartoon driving effects can be turned on and off
    11. FIFA 23 chemistry
    12. The Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless TKL gaming keyboard is £95 / $80 off in Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale
    13. Coral Island early access review: a pretty Stardew-like that makes farming a little easier
    14. FIFA 23 best Lengthy players
    15. Lady Dimitrescu is losing some height in Resident Evil Village’s Mercenaries DLC
    16. Call Of Duty leaker claims footballers are lined up to be Modern Warfare 2 operators
    17. Evercore Heroes is a MOBA where teams race to finish dungeons the fastest
    18. Next Genshin Impact banner [Version 3.1]
    19. Blizzard and Overwatch 2 struck by third DDoS attack in a week
    20. Deathloop takes place in the same world as Dishonored, creative director confirms
    21. FIFA 23 career mode wonderkids
    22. Wordle answer today (Tuesday 11 October)

    1. Get some rather excellent Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Bluetooth PC speakers for $59
    2. Have You Played... Action Man: Raid On Island X?
    3. How to unlock every hero in Overwatch 2
    4. Modern Warfare 2 players need to register a phone number and pre-paid "may not work"
    5. Overwatch 2 characters list
    6. New Monster Hunter-like Wild Hearts is channelling Fortnite to stand out
    7. Steam Deck’s custom boot videos are getting very creative indeed
    8. Roblox Anime Mania codes list
    9. Roblox Heroes Online codes: all active codes for free rare & epic spins
    10. Your Bizarre Adventure codes
    11. Project Slayers codes [October 2022]
    12. Doors codes [October 2022]
    13. Pet Simulator X Codes [October 2022]
    14. Anime Dimensions Simulator codes [October 2022]
    15. Bubble Gum Simulator codes [October 2022]
    16. Muscle Legends codes
    17. Demon Soul Simulator codes [October 2022]
    18. Funky Friday Codes [October 2022]
    19. Tower Of Fantasy codes [October 2022]
    20. Anime Fighting Simulator codes
    21. Anime Fighters Simulator codes
    22. Terror train Choo-Choo Charles steams towards PC in December
    23. Demon Slayer RPG 2 codes [October 2022]
    24. Slayers Unleashed codes [October 2022]
    25. Build A Boat For Treasure codes [October 2022]
    26. Genshin Impact codes [October 2022]
    27. King Legacy codes list [October 2022]
    28. Sea Piece codes [October 2022]
    29. My Hero Mania codes [October 2022]
    30. All Star Tower Defense codes list [October 2022]
    31. The System Shock remake seems to be sneaking onto Steam in March
    32. Screenshot Saturday Mondays: skateboard tricks and flying kicks
    33. Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds codes
    34. Silent Hill movie director lets slip that multiple games are in development
    35. Dead By Daylight codes [October 2022]
    36. Roblox promo codes and free items list [October 2022]
    37. Shindo Life codes [October 2022]
    38. Blox Fruits codes [October 2022]
    39. Bee Swarm Simulator codes [October 2022]
    40. Wordle answer (Monday 10 October)

    1. NZXT's excellent H1 v2 small form factor case is 50% off at Amazon US
    2. Using an Xbox controller? Pick up this $18 Microsoft adapter for low-latency wireless
    3. The Sunday Papers

    1. Overwatch 2 animated short introduces Kiriko, one of the sequel's new heroes
    2. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's PC trailer brags of 4K and ultrawide support (and not much else)
    3. Valve showed a Nintendo Switch emulator in Steam Deck's library during recent video
    4. Windows 95 had special code just to fix a bug in the original SimCity
    5. What are we all playing this weekend?
    6. Wordle answer (Saturday 8 October)
    7. Wordle answer (Sunday 9 October)

    1. Got a big graphics card? Prevent GPU sag with this metal brace for $15
    2. Get an RTX 3080 gaming laptop for £1400
    3. If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute
    4. Overwatch hasn't moved on, but I have
    5. Archtower is good, and therefore not a roguelike
    6. Voice-activated trousers sadly can't save Weird RPG from mundanity
    7. Nier: Automata's secret church mystery: chaos, community, and an amazing mod
    8. Skyrim Modmapper creator reveals how they made their interactive Skyrim mod tracker site
    9. Space thriller The Invincible looks like it's going all in on sci-fi-flavoured Firewatch chats
    10. No Man's Sky focuses on customising and accessibility in its relaxed Waypoint 4.0 update
    11. The new EA app replacing Origin is still a launcher you'll only ever use when forced to
    12. A text adventure started 40 years ago has only just been finished
    13. Gremlins’ Stripe bursts into MultiVersus next week as the game’s latest fighter
    14. Kojima Productions tease their next game, and actor Elle Fanning’s in it
    15. Wordle answer (Friday 7 October)

    1. You can now buy a Steam Deck and its dock without a reservation
    2. Disco Elysium developer alleges creative leads were "fired on false premises"
    3. Battlefield 2042's adds close-combat spin on Conquest in its next event
    4. Prison Architect's Undead DLC will add zombies in time for Halloween
    5. Far Cry 6 is getting new Lost Between Worlds DLC and you can own it via the £100 GOTY Edition
    6. Scars Above captures the same spooky alien vibes as Returnal, but it's a much more traditional space adventure
    7. Modern Warfare 2 gets new launch trailer, three weeks before launch
    8. The Rally Point: Ostriv, Workers & Resources, and where town builders ought to go next
    9. Need For Speed Unbound officially unveiled, skids onto PC in December
    10. This week's GTA Online Podium Car
    11. The rumoured Modern Warfare 2 "Greatest Hits" map pack won't be complete without these COD classics
    12. RimWorld’s Biotech expansion introduces families and genetic engineering
    13. Electronic Wireless Show podcast episode 203: the best villainous breakdowns in games special
    14. Best Cyberpunk 2077 builds
    15. The best Minecraft 1.19 seeds
    16. Dead Cells’ boss rush update dares you to tangle with back-to-back big bads
    17. Card Cowboy roots and toots even more in an expanded version
    18. Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare 2 might be coming in 2025, rumour claims
    19. Overwatch 2’s frustrating phone registration requirement axed for most players
    20. Sims 4 October bug laundry list includes werewolf bottom fury and even more incest
    21. Wordle answer (Thursday 6 October)

    1. Get the Dell S2721DGFA 27-in 1440p 165Hz gaming monitor for £268
    2. Get the newly upgraded Crucial X6 2TB portable SSD for £129
    3. Wild Hearts shows off more of its giant-monster battling technology in new gameplay trailer
    4. Cyberpunk 2077 Sandevistan location
    5. FIFA 23's first patch is a "tuning update" aimed at penalties and dribbling
    6. UK competition authority target March for decision on Microsoft’s buyout of Activision Blizzard
    7. What's better: an end credits song, or utterly rinsing a place?
    8. FIFA 23 best goalkeeper
    9. FIFA 23 best midfielders
    10. Overwatch 2: How to level up fast
    11. Moonbreaker early access review: fun tabletop battling that's a bit too miniature right now
    12. Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is finally letting you battle with banners ahead of its 1.0 release this month
    13. Airborne survival game Forever Skies sets you on a course to find a cure for humanity in its toxic cloud sea
    14. Streets Of Rogue 2 goes open-world, and you can drive a truck through a barn
    15. Hitman 3’s roguelike Freelancer mode delayed into 2023
    16. Our PAX West videos are now available to everyone
    17. Wordle answer (Wednesday 5 October)

    1. Overwatch 2's launch issues being made worse by DDoS attack
    2. Sony may invest more in its efforts to bring PlayStation games to PC
    3. The next Need For Speed will be revealed this week
    4. Magic: The Gathering is getting Assassin's Creed and Final Fantasy crossovers
    5. CD Projekt Red are making a new Witcher trilogy, Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, and a brand new IP
    6. Overwatch 2 review-in-progress: tonnes of fun marred by context and expectations
    7. Overwatch 2 changes
    8. FIFA 23 best defenders
    9. Dead Space Remake's first gameplay trailer is as creepy as you remember
    10. FIFA 23 best strikers
    11. Magic: The Gathering Arena is heading back to Innistrad in 2023
    12. Company Of Heroes 3's release date retreats to February 2023
    13. Playing the Flat Eye demo just makes me want to run a futuristic Icelandic gas station
    14. Overwatch 2 release time
    15. Lost Ark's roadmap for the rest of 2022 features sneaky new classes and tricky raids
    16. Fallout 76 is free to play this week to celebrate Fallout’s 25th anniversary
    17. Tower Of Fantasy comes to Steam when Version 2.0 launches later this month
    18. Wordle answer (Tuesday 4 October)

    1. The WD SN850 1TB SSD is down to £105 with a heatsink in a historic price drop
    2. Pick up a 2TB NVMe SSD for £118.98 thanks to a 15% off code at Ebay UK
    3. 13 great Steam Next Fest demos to get you started this October
    4. I played Gloomwood on accidental hard mode because I didn't know I had an inventory
    5. Bungie, IO and Ubisoft start looking to transfer Stadia players to other platforms
    6. Intel Arc Alchemist GPUs: prices, specs, release dates and more
    7. Legacy Of Kain devs Crystal Dynamics seek opinions about new games in the series
    8. Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn is an exciting action-RPG mix of Elden Ring and God Of War
    9. Fandom just bought GameSpot, Metacritic, Giant Bomb and more
    10. Solve rooftop mazes in the latest gorgeous Oleomingus game
    11. Screenshot Saturday Mondays: flirty Poirot and happy Caturday
    12. Disco Elysium founder has "bad news" for those waiting for a Disco sequel
    13. Horizon Zero Dawn multiplayer game claimed to be in the works
    14. Wordle answer (Monday 3 October)

    1. The Sunday Papers
    2. Wordle answer (Sunday 2 October)

    1. Shenmue The Animation has been cancelled after its first season
    2. Imagine any console having a launch line-up as good as Steam Deck's most played games in September
    3. Skyrim is now available DRM-free from GOG
    4. Tomorrow is your last full day to play Overwatch 1
    5. What are we all playing this weekend?
    6. Wordle answer (Saturday 1 October)