Black Mirror can sometimes be a bit of a mindfuck, but Issa Rae felt clear on one thing when she signed up: Her episode reminded her of “San Junipero.” “Hotel Reverie” shares a lot of connective tissue with episodes of Black Mirror’s past, but the queer love story taking place entirely in a virtual world definitely ties “Hotel Reverie” and “San Junipero” more directly together. In a press junket, Rae...
Nintendo celebrated Super Mario Bros.’ 35th anniversary with appropriate levels of enthusiasm. The company released a collection of 3D Super Mario games from multiple console generations, new hardware in the form of a Game & Watch handheld that played the original Super Mario Bros., and even a battle royale version of the 8-bit NES classic. But in one of the stranger moves Nintendo made in commemorating Mario’s 35th birthday, it...
Whether you need a little Wordle help, a lot of Wordle help, or just a few quick tips, we've got everything you need right here. Go straight for today's answer if you like the idea of winning in a flash, or take it easy and muddle through, knowing our clue for the April 15 (1396) game is here if you need it.Finding a decent spread of clues wasn't the issue...
Medicaid is a US health insurance program for people with low incomes. It's funded by states and the federal government, and like most government programs that help people in some way, it's one of the Trump administration's targets for cuts.Why? Videogames, of course.More specifically, part of the plan is to implement work requirements for Medicaid eligibility—this is currently only a feature of the program in Georgia—and to justify adding this...
When you conquer a tough challenge in a videogame, who do you tell first? Maybe you message a friend who is playing the same game to do a bit of gloating, perhaps post on a subreddit or Discord channel in hopes of some celebratory emojis for your accomplishment, or maybe you just boast proudly about it on social media.If you're Wout van Halderen, communications director at Balatro's publisher, Playstack, you've...
2023's Lunacid is one of my favorite indies, dungeon crawlers, and just games, period of the last few years. It's a first person RPG taking after FromSoftware's King's Field series, set in an unforgettable subterranean world festooned with secrets. Creator Kira LLC has just released their next project, a follow-up to Lunacid, but there are more than a few twists to it.Lunacid: Tears of the Moon is a prequel set...
There's a web tool that estimates the value of your Steam account by looking at all the games you own, but it can't tell you how precisely much you've actually spent on Valve's wallet-plundering platform, microtransactions and all.That potentially startling number is buried in Steam's help menus.The relevant Steam help page was pointed out recently on Reddit by user trotski94. You can find it in the Steam client by navigating...
Disney’s 1994 animated classic, The Lion King, is a gorgeous, heartrending movie with a soaring soundtrack. It has one of the most devastating deaths in kids’ movie history, a compelling story about rising up to take responsibility, and a heartfelt love story. And it also has fart jokes. Those fart jokes are mostly centered around Pumbaa, the bumbling warthog who makes up one half of the movie’s comedic duo. The...
The Gallery is a room in Blue Prince with four paintings without titles. It’s a pretty rare draft — I didn’t even get it until after reaching both the Antechamber and Room 46. Inside, you’ll have to name the four paintings to unlock the two chests. And it will get you access to the elusive Room 8. Our Blue Prince guide will show you how to solve the Gallery painting...
Room 8 is a room in Blue Prince that you can only unlock with Key 8 on rank 8. You’ll find that key by solving the Gallery puzzle(s). In Room 8, you’ll have to puzzle out clues on eight animal statues and place them in eight bins labeled with sins. Our Blue Prince guide will show you how to solve the Room 8 puzzle and tell you what you get...