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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, February 22 (game #622).

is changing the core formula quite a lot. From implementing easier combat features and new weapons to shaking up the world design to accommodate a new, sprawling open world, a lot is changing with this new entry into the beloved franchise. Of course, this is nothing new, as dedicated fans will know. The games have slowly been evolving since the first entry, with each new addition attempting to both cater to the hardcore fans and those who want to get into it, but feel too overwhelmed.

Warriors Abyss is fantastic. A review will be coming in the next week or so, but the shadow dropped spin-off is well worth your time and money. Ultimately it’s a small budget affair but I can’t exaggerate what a breath of fresh air it is.

What makes a game like BioShock? A weird world gone bad? First-person, superpowered shooting? Creepy, slightly off-the-wall enemies? Other bits and bobs that actually came from System Shock first? Either way, I'm more than confident in calling Twisted Tower very, very BioShock-y after playing its new demo released just ahead of Steam Next Fest.

Doom developers frequently go back to the seminal shooter from 1993 for inspiration, so much so that it even inspired the path id Software took with Doom: The Dark Ages.

Obsidian Entertainment hasn't confirmed what it's cooking up next - apart from The Outer Worlds 2 later this year- but Avowed's director is keen to see the fantasy RPG's world continue.

The 5.5 character banners have allegedly leaked, and, with them, a glimpse at what developer HoYoverse may prioritize in terms of gameplay mechanics during the patch. Version 5.5 is still a few weeks from arriving as the action RPG has just entered Version 5.4. The current patch is significantly smaller than its predecessor, focused solely on limited-time events and with no inclusion of new Archon Quests since the main Natlan story arc has concluded. Now, the Version 5.5 beta tests are shifting some of the attention toward the upcoming content, such as Varesa’s Ascension materials in .

Sometimes you hear of a project that is so preposterous that you immediately dismiss it as it is never, ever going to come to fruition. I am not talking about climbing Everest or cycling around the globe – we know those can be achieved – I am talking about performing all of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in Grand Theft Auto Online. That barmy idea has made its way all the way through to now being available to stream on MUBI!

Zombie survival shooter No More Room in Hell 2 shambled onto Steam early access late last year, andproved to have a few more bits missing than its audience could reasonably cope with. Debuting to a 'Mostly Negative' rating on Steam asplayers cited a litany of flaws, from bugs to performance issues to the experience generally feeling undercooked. However, developer Torn Banner has continually tinkered with the game since then, with this latest addition described as its 'biggest update yet.'