Millennia review
What is it? A Civ-like with a new spin on nations and victory conditions.
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100-player shooter Enlisted: Reinforced halts sales on Steam due to anger over pricing and a bug that 'completely breaks' account linking
Gaijin announced in January that its 100-player WW2 shooter Enlisted would be coming to Steam as Enlisted: Reinforced, an updated version of the standalone game that went into open beta in 2021. The early access Steam release finally happened on March 28—and later that same day, sales were halted due to a mix of technical problems and player dissatisfaction.
Helldivers 2 players return to site of their greatest defeat, as a new Major Order demands the liberation of Malevelon Creek
In late February, Helldivers 2 players suffered their greatest defeat so far in the game's simulated Galactic War, as the community's favourite planet Malevelon Creek fell to synthetic armies of the Automaton faction. Now, players are flocking back to the celestial heart of the game, as a new Major Order demands democracy be returned to the steamy, perpetually twilit jungle world.
'Please publish this to the main game' ArmA Reforger players go wild for April Fools' gag that purports to turn the military simulator into a battle between toy soldiers
April Fools' day's carousel of nonsense hasn't been slowed by its head-on collision with Easter this year, with multiple spoof announcements from the games industry leaking through Monday's chocolatey outer shell. One particularly elaborate gag has captured the imagination of the ArmA Reforger community, with developer Bohemia Interactive surprise «announcing» a new game mode where everyone plays as toy soldiers.
RTGI and Complete RT Shaders Get Major Updates with Sky Color
RTGI, not to be confused with NVIDIA's RTXGI SDK which was recently updated to version 2.0, is Pascal Gilcher's famous ReShade screen space ray tracing shader. The German graphics modder and former NVIDIA employee rose to fame when he released it in May 2019, providing PC gamers with an easy way to improve the lighting of older games at an acceptable performance cost.
Helldivers 2's next Major Order just suffered a lethal setback, and High Command blames "diverted" bugdivers and creekers for the loss
Helldivers 2's ongoing Major Order has tasked the community with liberating Tibit before the weekend is done, but the war effort on the Galactic West just suffered a fatal setback and High Command is blaming distracted divers for the loss.
It Turns Out Some Star Wars Memes Exist In-Universe
What are legends if not memes plus time? Several Star Wars fans were recently shocked to discover that a number of running gags among the series fandom have crossed the threshold into a bizarre sort of canon. Apparently, they've been around long enough to bleed into the franchise itself.
Today's Wordle answer for Saturday, March 30
Sink into a comfy chair, take a good sip of your favourite morning brew, and spend exactly as much or as little of your week-worn brain on today's Wordle as you wish, because we're here to help. Mull over a hint for today's puzzle if you like, offering a little nudge without instantly giving the answer away. Or click through to the March 30 (1015) solution if you'd prefer.