Where to find hardwood in Palworld

You are constantly barrelling through upgrades in Palworld, and there’s always something else to reach for in that tech tree. One ingredient you’ll soon come across is hardwood, and it’s a bit of a doozy because it isn’t something accessible near the starting areas, and there isn’t a logging site to farm it from base….

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Developer Ubisoft Barcelona Goes On Strike To Protest Layoffs

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced launched last week, on July 9, and one of the various Ubisoft studios behind its development is facing impending layoffs, despite the remake’s early success. Ubisoft Barcelona, which is responsible for the game’s underwater exploration and tech, is set to lose 51 employees in the coming weeks as part of…

Activision’s Latest Call Of Duty Announcement Is Upsetting And Bewildering Fans

Activision has announced that the leaderboards and combat records for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023) are being “permanently disabled” ahead of Modern Warfare 4’s release in October. Activision said it’s doing this “as we optimize backend services” in the lead-up to MW4’s launch. The announcement…

D-topia Review (Switch 2) | Nintendo Life

Captured on Nintendo Switch 2 (Docked) In a society optimised for the happiness of the many, what becomes of those who disrupt the balance? As the newest residential Facilitator at D-topia, a meticulously managed AI-run settlement, your job isn’t just to resolve mechanical issues and keep the facilities running smoothly; it’s to be a moral…

Rumors Of A Switch 2 OLED Are In The Air, Despite Price Rises

ZDNET Korea is reporting (thanks Nintendo Life) that three sources have informed the site that Nintendo is actively pursuing development of an OLED edition of the Switch 2. Reportedly featuring the same resolution as the launch Switch 2’s 1080p FHD, if the claims are true it’d likely be expected to appear toward the end of…

Riftbound Vendetta card reveal – Helm of Suppression stops ramps dead, and ruins late-game spellcasting

Sometimes, you look at a new Riftbound card and go ‘huh, that looks decent.’ You take a few days off, come back, take a look at it again, and go ‘oh, that’s kind of busted.’ That’s exactly what’s happened with Helm of Suppression, a new Epic Gear card that’ll drop as part of upcoming set,…

New changes to Windows 11 Start menu and search look genuinely exciting and thank the heavens that we’ll be able to disable web results

Say what you want about Windows—I’ve certainly said my fair share—but recent months have shown at least that Microsoft is willing to make some positive changes. Now, at least some of these are coming to fruition, as the company is releasing an improved Windows start menu search box for Insiders. The changes are ones that…

PlayStation Store Drops Intriguing New PS5 Adventure Game

A promising historical PS5 adventure game was released on the PlayStation Store this morning with a launch discount. Published by Wales Interactive, narrative adventure The Crimson Maid has been on my radar for a month, so I was pleased to see some positive early impressions from PS5 players. PS5 adventure game The Crimson Maid launches…

All five Hunger Games movies are now on Netflix

Sometime in late 2006 or early 2007, Suzanne Collins was wrapping up work on Gregor and the Code of Claw, the fifth and final novel in The Underland Chronicles. The fantasy series follows a young New Yorker who discovers a hidden civilization beneath the city and ultimately finds himself grappling with war, propaganda, and violence…

The Mermaid Mask Review – Grimoire’s Greatest

The murder mystery genre clings tightly to a tried-and-true formula – a set toolbox and sequence of necessary events – that confines any story that adheres to its style. What’s so delightful about The Mermaid Mask is that it follows every rule and acknowledges every well-worn trope, but still stands with exciting and exceptional storytelling….