Microsoft Flight Simulator's Free Dune Expansion Is Available Now

Microsoft Flight Simulator’s free Dune expansion is available now Fly the Ornithopter on Arrakis Image credit:Microsoft Microsoft Flight Simulator ’s free Dune expansion is available now. It features the Royal Atreides Ornithopter from Denis Villeneuve’s movies - with this entire DLC being a marketing tie-in with Dune: Part Two, which releases next month. It includes tutorials, time trials, and a “daring rescue mission”. Dune Expansion launch trailer.Watch on YouTube I’m not a Dune guy, as I haven’t read the books or seen any of the films....

January 8, 2026 · 16 min · 3282 words · Ernesto Patterson

Monster Train 2 Revealed For 2025 Release And You Can Play The Demo Right Now

Monster Train 2 revealed for 2025 release and you can play the demo right now Unless you’re actually driving a train in which case please don’t do that Image credit:Shiny Shoe Additions this time around include new clans and enemies, new card types, and an endless mode. It also features the features featured in the following features: Pyre Hearts: Each Pyre Heart brings unique functionality to gameplay. Unlocking them not only provides another way to customize your run before departing, but also plays a key role in advancing the story....

January 8, 2026 · 16 min · 3374 words · Mary Lynn

Moore Questline Guide

Moore questline guide - Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Here is how to complete Moore’s quest and all outcomes in Shadow Of The Erdtree Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Looking to complete Moore’s questline in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? Moore is one of many new NPCs to appear in Shadow Of The Erdtree and has a somewhat sad story depending on the outcome of the ’ put it behind you ’ or ’ remain sad forever ’ choice you make....

January 8, 2026 · 23 min · 4875 words · Joan Perrington

Nancy Drew: Message In A Haunted Mansion Traps You In A Ridiculous Hotel With An Alarm Clock For A Best Mate

Nancy Drew: Message In A Haunted Mansion traps you in a ridiculous hotel with an alarm clock for a best mate The third in the Nancy Drew series doesn’t deliver on the promised haunting and is my least favourite so far Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Her Interactive It’s been a while, but I’m finally back on the Nancy Drew mystery game train. Choo choo, next stop: San Francisco! This has pleasing synergy with my real life, because I’m currently watching through Monk, a popular detective show also set in San Francisco....

January 8, 2026 · 21 min · 4426 words · Mark Ferguson

New Dragon Age: The Veilguard Report Reveals More About Turbulent Development, Including Forspoken

New Dragon Age: The Veilguard report reveals more about turbulent development, including Forspoken-prompted shift from snark to seriousness Harding Times Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts A fresh report has shed a bit more light on Dragon Age: The Veilguard ’s famously difficult time in development, offering info on culture clashes between BioWare’s different teams, and revealing that the game was re-written due to concerns about its banter being too snarky....

January 8, 2026 · 17 min · 3553 words · David Nicoll

Nintendo And The Pokémon Company Are Suing The Palworld Developers For "infringement Of Patent Rights"

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing the Palworld developers for “infringement of patent rights” Update: Pocketpair respond Image credit:Eurogamer/Pocketpair Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the Palwoods and hunt large, electric yellow animals of entirely original design whose names rhyme with “peekaboo”, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have announced that they’re taking Palworld developers Pocketpair to court for “infringement of patent rights”. “This lawsuit seeks an injunction against infringement and compensation for damages on the grounds that Palworld , a game developed and released by the Defendant, infringes multiple patent rights,” reads a terse statement published last night....

January 8, 2026 · 17 min · 3605 words · Robert Montgomery

Nyt Connections Hint And Answers (sunday, February 25)

NYT Connections hint and answers (Sunday, February 25) Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #259 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Connections hint for Wednesday 11th February ! Want a hint for Connections today? Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle game Wordle , the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now....

January 8, 2026 · 18 min · 3777 words · Angela Wansley

Nyt Connections Hint And Answers (thursday, February 8)

NYT Connections hint and answers (Thursday, February 8) Need a hint for today’s Connections? Read our guide for help with Connections #242 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Connections hint for Wednesday 11th February ! Want a hint for Connections today? Piggybacking off the monumental success of daily puzzle game Wordle , the New York Times has another fantastically popular word game out now....

January 8, 2026 · 18 min · 3768 words · Katelyn Smith

Nyt Connections Hints And Answers For Sun, December 29th

NYT Connections hints and answers for Sun, December 29th Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #566. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Connections hint for Wednesday 11th February ! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 29th December? One difficult word group is enough to endanger your Connections victory streak, but with the help of this guide, you’ll certainly find the answer....

January 8, 2026 · 19 min · 3997 words · Susan Brown

Nyt Connections Hints And Answers For Sun, November 17th

NYT Connections hints and answers for Sun, November 17th Need some Connections hints today? Read our guide for help with Connections #524. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out the Connections hint for Wednesday 11th February ! Looking for a hint to help with today’s Connections puzzle on 17th November? We’ve rustled up some handy hints to assist with solving today’s Connections along with the answers to double-check your results....

January 8, 2026 · 19 min · 3978 words · Joseph Fairchild

Nyt Connections Hints And Answers, Friday Apr 25

NYT Connections hints and answers, Friday Apr 25 Need some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #683. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out the Connections hint for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Connections on Friday, 25th April? It’s no use staring at the Connections words if you just can’t find the links today - and it’s no fun either....

January 8, 2026 · 19 min · 3855 words · Melvin Mccaslin

Nyt Connections Hints And Answers, Saturday Mar 8

NYT Connections hints and answers, Saturday Mar 8 Need some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #635. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out the Connections hint for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Connections on Saturday, 8th March? Some days, the Connections puzzles are so difficult it almost feels unfair. This is all the more true when the difficulty is due to not knowing certain trivia - you can look all you want for hidden clues, but in such cases, it won’t save you....

January 8, 2026 · 19 min · 3968 words · Amelia Jones

Nyt Connections Hints And Answers, Thursday Jun 12

NYT Connections hints and answers, Thursday Jun 12 Need some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #731. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out the Connections hint for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Connections on Thursday, 12th June? If you’re suffering from a connection error in today’s Connections puzzle, let’s give you a hand....

January 8, 2026 · 18 min · 3811 words · Michael Ortiz

Nyt Connections Hints And Answers, Tuesday May 13

NYT Connections hints and answers, Tuesday May 13 Need some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #701. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out the Connections hint for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Connections on Tuesday, 13th May? Don’t get bamboozled by false Connections. The NYT will make things difficult, but with a sharp eye (and a hint or two from this guide), you’ll undoubtedly be victorious....

January 8, 2026 · 19 min · 3848 words · Henry Rokusek

Nyt Connections Hints And Answers, Tuesday Nov 4

NYT Connections hints and answers, Tuesday Nov 4 Need some Connections hints for today? Read our guide for help with Connections #876. Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/NYT This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s? Check out the Connections hint for Wednesday 11th February ! Need a hint for today’s Connections on Tuesday, 4th November? Every mystery theme within a Connections puzzle can be incredibly hard to guess, but it’s usually the purple one that proves the most troublesome with its missing endings, obscure trivia, hidden homophones, and more....

January 8, 2026 · 18 min · 3791 words · Raymond Peterson

Oblivion Remastered: How To Get Skeleton Key

Oblivion Remastered: How to get Skeleton Key How to get the Skeleton Key and find the Nocturnal Shrine Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bethesda Wondering how to get the Skeleton Key in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered? There’s nothing more troublesome than breaking a dozen precious lockpicks on a tricky closed chest in Oblivion. If you’re hankering for an easy way to open locks, though, look no further than the Skeleton Key, which is the equivalent of an unbreakable lockpick....

January 8, 2026 · 18 min · 3665 words · Albert Smith

Pcie 5.0 Ssds Are Growing Up, But Ye Olde 4.0 Drives Are Still Better Value For Gaming Pcs

PCIe 5.0 SSDs are growing up, but ye olde 4.0 drives are still better value for gaming PCs Regretfully, it is time to do maths Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Two years since the first gaming-focused PCIe 5.0 SSDs showed up, there are some encouraging signs that these drives might eventually develop something approaching a point. Consider the Crucial T700 , one of the first 5.0 SSDs to escape the data centre and make a break for our PCs: more expensive than the best PCIe 4....

January 8, 2026 · 18 min · 3785 words · Margaret Pedraza

Penny's Big Breakaway And Its Unruly Yo

Penny’s Big Breakaway and its unruly yo-yo platforming feels like a hyper Sonic The Hedgehog My head is spinning after a few hours with the new game from former Sonic Mania devs Image credit:Private Division A great 3D platformer seems to be a rare and special thing these days. I think Psychonauts 2 was the last one that really took my breath away, but outside of that (as well as obviously every 3D Nintendo platformer), I often struggle to think of many games that could be considered its equal....

January 8, 2026 · 19 min · 4047 words · John Shelton

Performance Quirks, Both Good And Bad, Make Avowed A Real Trickster On Pc Hardware

Performance quirks, both good and bad, make Avowed a real trickster on PC hardware Here’s a settings guide nonetheless Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Xbox Game Studios Avowed has more The Outer Worlds DNA in it than just the Obsidian link, and from a technical perspective, that might be worrisome – the latter RPG ’s Spacer’s Choice Edition was one of the most wretchedly broken releases of 2023. Happily, Avowed does at least launch in much better shape, and with some genuinely fetching fantasy visuals that may even justify flicking on ray tracing ....

January 8, 2026 · 21 min · 4448 words · Henrietta Paradee

Planet Coaster 2 Is Out Now, Adding Water Slides And Pools To The Theme Park Construction Sim

Planet Coaster 2 is out now, adding water slides and pools to the theme park construction sim Our review will splash down next week Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Frontier Developments We’ll have a review of Planet Coaster 2 soon, but I keep making Brendy do other tasks so he’s not had enough time yet to ride the rails. That means it falls to me to at least let you know that Frontier’s theme park builder is out now....

January 8, 2026 · 16 min · 3359 words · Sandra Krause