How To Solve Today's Wordle, 2023 Answer #689

Quick Links It’s a new day and that means a newWordlechallenge is ready and waiting to be solved. Do you need a little help with today’s Wordle? Well, you’ve come to the right place. RELATED:Wordle: Beginner Tips We’ve got a breakdown of all the letters, some general word clues, or, if you just want the full answer, we’ve got that here too. All the answers are hidden from view, so don’t worry about any accidental spoilers....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Kenneth Robbins

It Kind Of Feels Like We Just Played Resident Evil 4

As I suplexed my way through theResident Evil 4: Chainsaw Demolast week, I couldn’t shake the feeling of déjà vu. Taking in Los Ganados' village on modern hardware for the first time, I was overwhelmed by the feeling that I had done all of this before, and recently. However, I haven’t played it recently – I experiencedCapcom’smasterpiece for the first and only time way back in 2016, playing theGameCubeversion onWii. It was one of the first games I played as I got back into the hobby after college....

May 22, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Jeremy Decker

Jack Black And Anya Taylor-Joy Cosplayed For The Mario Movie Premiere, Kinda

The Super Mario Bros. Moviepremiered in the US yesterday, which can only mean one thing:Mario-inspired red carpet looks. And two cast membersdefinitelyunderstood the assignment, with Jack Black and Anya Taylor-Joy proudly sporting outfits representing their characters. Anya’s is the most obvious at first, as she boasts a bright pink jumpsuit very reminiscent of Princess Peach’s inMario Kart. But as soon as Jack turned around, his cosplay became the most eye-catching by far, as his suit is decked out with Bowser’s spikes across the back....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Lisa Ford

Kirby Definitely Doesn't Digest His Enemies, Says Game Director

Kirbyrecently turned 30 and despite the hard life he has had so far, he looks pretty good for it. If nothing else you’d think the diet he’s been on for three decades would have had a terrible effect on his body, but here’s the thing. All those enemies Kirby has hoovered up over the years, apparently, he hasn’t been eating them. They simply teleport elsewhere once he closes his mouth....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Michael Weiss

Layers of Fear Preview

You might know Polish studioBloober Teamfor its latest horror adventure,The Medium, or its upcoming remake of the genre classic Silent Hill 2. However, the studio first began making a name for itself with its series of first-person psychological horror games calledLayers of Fear. In these titles, you play as a tormented artist — a painter in the first one, an actor in the sequel — who each have an obsession with the work they are trying to create....

May 22, 2025 · 5 min · 891 words · Anthony Martinez

Magic: The Gathering Finally Gets Its Five-Color Omnath

Today at MagicCon Philadelphia, Wizards of the Coastgave us our first look at March of the Machine, the climactic conclusion toMagic: The Gathering’s current story arc where Phyrexia invades the multiverse. Apparently, one of the planes marked for invasion will be Zendikar, and one of Zendikar’s most potent residents will be compleated. You might remember Omnath as the god-like manifestation of Zendikar’s chaotic mana. It started out as the mono-green Omnath, Locus of Mana in Worldwake where it kept getting bigger the more unspent mana you kept in your mana pool....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Kurt Stevenson

Mario Movie Fans Are Shipping Bowser And Luigi A Whole Lot

The Super Mario Bros. Movieis finally with us, and it’s pretty alright.Chris Pratt’s take on Mario is going down far better than expected, and the general consensus is that the new cast did a great job with the iconic characters. But there’s one duo that everyone can’t get enough of: the weird and wonderful pairing that is Bowser x Luigi. With the pair spending so much of the film together (in the sense that Bowser kidnaps Luigi fairly early on), it was inevitable thatsomefans would ship them....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Mark Hudson

Mario Speedrunner Wall Jumps For An Hour To Survive Getting "Impossible" 1-Up

Super Mario 64’sCool, Cool, Mountain level has an infamous 1-Up that’s impossible to grab without dying. It’s found on the slide but it clips out of reach, so you have to throw yourself into the abyss to catch it, dying in the process. However, one speedrunner has finally found a solution after 27 years. As reported byGamesRadar, this was discovered by speedrunner PaLiX_ who found that if you wall jump for an hour and a half next to the tunnel, you’ll fly outside of the map boundaries....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Melissa Tucker

Metroid Prime Understands The Importance Of Silence

Metroid Prime Remasteredis timeless, so much so that I can’t believe this game came out over twenty years ago. It is shockingly modern in its design tenets and how it presents a sprawling world for us to explore without ever once holding our hands. Tutorials explain the basic mechanics and a hint system makes getting lost a little less common, but nearly every upgrade is followed byRetro Studiostelling us to suck it up and find our own way....

May 22, 2025 · 4 min · 831 words · Nicole Edwards

Mortal Kombat 11 Hits Highest Player Peak Since Launch After MK1 Announcement

Mortal Kombat 1is a huge success already. The announcement trailer has garnered 4.6 million views while it’sthe most pre-ordered game on PS5 right now. The hype is palpable, and it’s spilling over toMK11which has just hit a Steam player peak nearly rivalling that of its launch. As highlighted by fakayuburiza on the Mortal Kombat subreddit, the concurrent player peak right now is 10,159, with 9,992 players in-game at the time of writing....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Amanda Mack

Naughty Dog Apologises For The Last Of Us Part 1's Rough PC Launch

Naughty Doghas issued an apology for the rough launch state ofThe Last of Us Part 1on PC, noting that most players haven’t “experienced the Naughty Dog quality” they expected. Earlier this week, The Last of Us Part 1 finally launched on PC, marking the first time that the series has ever been on anything other than a PlayStation console. While this should be great news for PC players,the port has been very negatively received thanks to a litany of issues, including crashes, slowdown, visual bugs, and more....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Christopher Hale

Ranger Training Guide For Cassette Beasts

Quick Links Cassette Beastsmight sell you on its Pokemon-like roots, but there’s plenty that differentiates Bytten Studios' fresh gem from that treasured series. Yet for all the divergences, certain core themes remain, including a group of characters who must be defeated to prove the player’s prowess. Related:Is Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Worth It? In Pokemon, they’re Gym Leaders. In Cassette Beasts, they’re Ranger Captains. But Ranger Captains, and the entire Ranger concept, is very much a Cassette Beasts original....

May 22, 2025 · 4 min · 732 words · John Anderson

Red Dead Redemption 2 Mod Fixes John Marston's Classic Cowboy Outfit

ThisRed Dead Redemption 2mod gives John Marston his classic outfit from the first game back, complete with his wolf belt buckle, vest, and trousers.It’s funny to think that before Red Dead Redemption 2 released, fans of the first game were upset that they’d be controlling Arthur Morgan instead of John Marston. By the time that players eventually got to play as John in the sequel, it was a bittersweet feeling considering how attached we all got to Arthur....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · William Peters