Spelunky creator comes out against god modes in brutal games like his because ‘The amount of satisfaction one gets from succeeding eventually is incredible’-
The question of difficulty is a bizarrely high-voltage third rail in videogame discourse. You can barely mention finding an Elden Ring boss a bit tough on social media without sparking some sort of global diplomatic crisis: Fathers denounce sons, sons denounce brothers, daggers are drawn and before you know it everyone is intensely angry and accusing one another of trying to kill videogames forever.
So I salute the bravery of Spelunky creator Derek Yu, who’s been musing about the issue of videogame difficulty—specifically, whether it’s a good idea for games to include easy-to-access god modes for players who get stuck—over on Twitter (via GamesRadar).
Yu was responding to an anonymous discussion between two people, one of whom advocated for including god mo…
Ubisoft uses the Beyond Good and Evil remaster to promise us for the 29th time—yes, we counted—that Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still happening-
We did not hear anything about Beyond Good and Evil 2 at the recent Ubisoft Forward showcase, or at any point during the recent Summer Game Fest blowout. In fact, we haven’t heard anything about it for more than a year, and that wasn’t really about the game so much as the reportedly awful working conditions at developer Ubisoft Montpellier. Prior to that, we kicked off 2023 by counting the number of times Ubisoft has promised that BG&E2 is still in development, which for the record was 28.
But now we can up that number by one, because Ubisoft has given word that, yes, Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still happening.
The latest reassurance comes by way of Ubisoft’s Beyond Good and Evil 20th Anniversary Edition website, which went live earlier today after a multi-pronged botch t…
Future Diablo 4 seasons might not require an entirely new character-
Diablo 4 requires you to make a new character every season and that fact has everyone imagining a world where that isn’t the case. It’s an RPG where you customize a character and spend hundreds of hours with them, why should you have to re-do that every three months?
It turns out, Diablo 3 has had an answer to this for years now. Its Rebirth feature lets you transfer an existing character over to a season, but all their items stay behind and they start the season at level 1. That might not sound like much of an improvement—and it’s really not—but you at least get to keep playing the same character you may have gotten attached to, and you can keep doing so every season.
The new character customization options in Diablo 4 would make a Rebirth feature even more valu…
Wordle today- Hint and answer #869 for Sunday, November 5-
However you want to win today’s Wordle, you’ll find all the help you need waiting below. Take a look at our tips if you’d like some general advice, or use our clue written especially for the November 5 (869) game if you need a quick nudge in the right direction. Looking for today’s Wordle answer? You’re in luck—it’s only a click away.
It took until the last go, but I got there in the end. The problem wasn’t finding green letters today, it was that the ones I did uncover always seemed to lead to far more potentially correct answers than I had rows spare to try them out in. Could I have been more careful? Maybe. But I’m not sure it would’ve helped.
Wordle today: A hint
Wordle today: A hint for Sunday, November 5
A sudden flash of light …
Wordle hint and answer #636- Friday, March 17-
Solve Wordle in seconds: scroll down or click the link that’ll take you straight to today’s answer. Prefer to play at your own pace? You’ve got it. Take some time to read our tips, guides, and archives, or feel free to have a look at the helpful clue for the March 17 (636) Wordle instead.
Phew, that was close. I scraped by on the very last guess after being one agonising letter away from winning on the previous go. The biggest difficulty was that I’d discovered some unhelpful letters today, the sort that slotted into place quickly but didn’t really narrow things down all that much.
Wordle hint
A Wordle hint for Friday, March 17
Today’s word describes a sort of texture, specifically any surface covered in what feels like fine grit or powder. It’s …
World of Warcraft’s battle royale mode won’t force you to PvP so everyone can ‘have an awesome pirate party with your friends and collect plunder’-
World of Warcraft releases a wild battle royale mode today as part of its Plunderstorm 10.2.6 patch, but you won’t have to battle other players to fully enjoy it, Blizzard developers said.
“Even if you’re not the one to directly attack other players, you can go around killing monsters, opening chests and still collect Plunder along the way,” said Orlando Salvatore, a lead software engineer for Warcraft. Of course, you’ll still be a viable target for other players to attack.
The 60-player free-for-all mode, which lives on a separate server than your normal WoW characters, launches today. Plunder is the currency dropped by monsters in the zone, other players, chests, and by winning the match. Plunder adds up to give you levels of Renown, which is similar to the reputatio…
Share Market Highlights- Markets end at record highs! Nifty settles above 22,950, Sensex near 75,300, auto and banking lead gains
Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark equity indices ended Thursday’s trading session in the positive territory. The NSE Nifty 50 gained 369.85 points or 1.64% to settle at 22,967.85, while the BSE Sensex jumped 1196.98 points or 1.61% to 75,418.04.The broader indices ended in positive territory, with gain led by Large-cap and Midcap stocks. Bank Nifty index ended higher by 986.65 points or 2.06% to settle at 48,786.65. Auto and Banking stocks outperformed among the other sectoral indices while Pharma stocks shed.
IREDA shares zoom 11% on plans to raise Rs 4,500 crore via QIP, rights issue
IREDA Shares Today: Shares of IREDA rose 11.2% to an intraday high of Rs 265.70 after the company said that it is considering raising funds up to Rs 4,500 crore through Qualified Institutional Placement, rights issue, and other means, the company said in an exchange filing.
The company will propose the fundraising in front of the board of directors for its approval on August 29.
“…to consider and approve the proposal for raising of funds by way of equity share capital for an amount aggregating of up to Rs. 4500 Crore in one or more tranches through Further Public Offer (FPO) / Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) / Right Issue / Preferential Issue or any other permitted mode or a combination, as may be deemed appropriate, subject to the St…