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Another day, another Wordle, with this page explaining the Wordle answer for today, 23rd September. For the uninitiated, the aim of Wordle is to work out a daily five-letter word within six guesses. The fewer the guesses, the better - and if you fail to guess it at all, you’ll break your streak. The latter is why working out today’s Wordle answer is such a priority, as players pride themselves on keeping their streak going....

The end of World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth storyline and the beginning of Shadowlands has the potential to mark a new era for the MMO. The BfA narrative pitted the Alliance and the Horde against each other in a way that we haven’t seen for many years and the conclusion to its War Campaign suggests the cycle of violence between factions needs to come to an end. These big narrative moments featured in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth cinematics, quest text, and other in-game moments led many players to speculate that the original faction lines between Horde and Alliance may come crashing down as the two groups come together to face an external threat in the MMO’s next expansion: Shadowlands....

In a tweet from Yoshinori Ono posted yesterday, the Street Fighter producer cleared up any rumour or speculation of a forthcoming, new entry in the series. Ono said, ‘I don’t have SF6… Who ever said so? Our mind is only in one place, #SFVAE work!’ Which is a pretty definitive statement, if you ask me. It will obviously come some day, but don’t hold your breath for any upcoming reveal....

Layoffs affecting 18 per cent of the Zynga work force have been confirmed by the casual gaming giant in a blog post made by CEO Mark Pincus. “Today is a hard day for Zynga and an emotional one for every employee of our company,” wrote Pincus. “We are saying painful goodbyes to about 18% of our Zynga brothers and sisters. The impact of these layoffs will be felt across every group in the company....

Excitement quickly simmered to a boiling point as fans rejoiced in their excitement over cover art leaks which likely confirmed that Resident Evil 3 Remake is in development. Industry observers and fans alike speculated that the Resident Evil 3 Remake would be officially unveiled shortly thereafter, with The Game Awards being the obvious assumption. Unfortunately, The Game Awards’ host, Geoff Keighley, has confirmed that Resident Evil 3 will not be at the show, shattering high expectations....

During the Hearts of Stone main quest, Open Sesame, Geralt will have the opportunity to talk to three wealthy individuals. Each of these individuals has an activity for our white-maned hero to participate in. One of these activities leads to an extra side quest; here’s an Avid Collector Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone quest walkthrough if you’re looking for some guidance. Witcher 3 Hearts of Stone Avid Collector Quest Walkthrough Yaromir, the art enthusiast also partaking in the auction, can be found admiring the paintings as everyone waits for the auction to begin....

Playing World Flipper can be an immensely fun experience, especially when you play co-op with your friends. If you are wondering how you can get to play this game in this mode, read our guide and learn how to do so. How to Play Co-op Multiplayer in World Flipper? In order to play co-op with your friends in World Flipper, you need to go to the Boss Battle option in the game....

Joe Berlinger’s documentary series Wrong Man shows what long form documentary journalism can achieve. After the first season, the Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Curtis Flowers, who had been tried six times by nearly all-white juries; Christopher Tapp was exonerated from rape and murder charges after serving 20 years of a 30-year sentence; Evaristo Salas will go to into a new trial represented by a pro bono lawyer....

WWE 2K20 is finally here, and players who have had a chance to play the game will have noticed 2K has switched up the controls a little compared to previous years. Instead of hitting the right trigger to reverse moves, players now need to press triangle or Y, depending on which console you’re playing the game on. The buttons used to perform signature and finishing moves has also changed. Players now need to press square and cross (or X and A) at the same time to pull them off, which isn’t as awkward as it sounds....

A report first released by IGN suggests that all three of the big first-party gaming companies, Xbox, Sony, and Nintendo, are not attending E3 2023 in June. The summertime gaming convention has ran for many years since its debut in 1995, but has been in a state of extended hiatus since 2020. Set to make its “grand return” for 2023, it appears the show’s biggest tentpoles won’t be there to support it....

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has promised that single-player focused games will continue to be part of his company’s lineup amid concerns such titles could fade in response to current trends. Recent years have seen a host of multiplayer adventure games come to the fore. As such, there is genuine worry that the rise could see to it that single-player adventures could get lost in time as a result. According to Spencer, they’re not going anywhere, at least where Microsoft is concerned....

UPDATE: Microsoft has told VideoGamer.com that today’s price cut is not an official price drop but a “UK-only retail promotion”. The official RRP apparently remains at £349.99. “This is a UK-only retail promotion and offers great value for fans looking to buy an Xbox One ahead of the launch of 2015’s highly-anticipated games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Batman: Arkham Knight, along with Xbox exclusives such as Rise of the Tomb Raider, Forza Motorsport 6 and Halo 5: Guardians,” a Microsoft spokesperson said....

Xbox’s $7.5 billion dollar deal to buy Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media earlier this week may have been one of their biggest video game business acquisitions, but if comments by Microsoft CEO Satya Nedella are anything to go by, it won’t be their last. Speaking in an interview with CNET about the software giant’s recent acqusitions, saying that Microsoft would consider buying even more video game companies in the future: “You can’t wake up one day and say, ‘Let me build a game studio....

Earlier this year, news came out that the creator of the Yakuza franchise, Toshihiro Nagoshi, formed his own development team after leaving Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio in late 2021. Under this new studio, dubbed Nagoshi Studio, the former Sega employee planned to craft a game that exceeded the scope of the already massive Yakuza titles. Of course, he refrained from revealing any specifics about this new project at the time, and he remains mostly tight-lipped about it to this day....

Certain boss fights gaming raids represent the pinnacle of end-game PvE activity. Destiny 2: Forsaken has Riven of a Thousand Souls (we’ll just call her Riven) from the Last Wish raid. She’s an Ahamkara, a celestial dragon, corrupted by the Taken, and she’s no slouch. It took the world’s first team — Clan Redeem — almost 19 hours to clear the raid, spending a dozen hours on Riven alone. But that’s three weeks ago....

The developer behind chicken-loving shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has dropped off the 15th major update for the Xbox One version of the battle royale title. One of PUBG update 15’s biggest additions is the ability to report team kills. If you’ve become the victim of a trigger-happy teammate (or someone who is just, you know, a bit of an arse), simply hit Y to bring up the report menu when the results screen is shown....

Nintendo is poised to reveal Switch ports of Wii U’s The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD and The Wind Waker HD according to a new report, with the announcement said to arrive as part of a new Nintendo Direct in September. That’s according to GamesBeat managing editor Mike Minotti and the ever-leaky Jeff Grubb who, speaking during Grubb’s latest Game Mess podcast (thanks VGC), claimed to be “very, very sure” the dual Zelda port announcements were on the way....

Episode 11 of Chainsaw Man kicked off Special Division 4’s offensive against Katana Man, Sawatari and the group of hired Yakuza guns that decimated the Public Safety numbers in an assault of their own. Makima, always the cold, calculated chess player that she is, held a curious meeting with a Yakuza leader in which she brought a token of intimidation that has many asking why there were eyes in a bag....

Because the Star Wars franchise has been ongoing for more than forty years, some question if the series will ever end. So, to answer this inquiry, we’ve analyzed its history and multiple interviews with the President of Lucasfilm. We will also discuss the future of the legendary Skywalker Saga and how the company will move on from this famous storyline. Will Star Wars Ever End? Due to the massive success of the franchise’s many movies, TV shows, books, games, and merchandise, the Star Wars universe seems to have no end in sight....

The announced line-up of titles for the Wii U thus far is nothing short of impressive - especially considering the image and expectation Nintendo has built with the current Wii console. Games like Batman: Arkham City, Assassin’s Creed and Ninja Gaiden 3 were among the announced titles in development for Nintendo’s next console - but what about Mass Effect? There may be promise in that. In an interview at E3 2011, EA’s Frank Gibeau was asked if Mass Effect 3 was in development for the Wii U....