New York Times Connections: Hints and Answers for #228 July 17, 2025

Connectionsis a short, daily game that challenges you with sixteen new words to sort every day. Made by the New York Times Games,the newspaper giant that purchasedWordleback in 2022, this little word game can get pretty challenging and might have tripped you up. There are a lot of difficult words in today’s puzzle; if you are looking for some help with the definitions, the categories, or you’re even looking for full spoilers for today’sConnections, you’re able to find each of those things below....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Katelyn Parker

Nintendo Switch Adds More Words To Its Ban List

TheNintendo Switchonline experience has become a slightly safer place as Nintendo adds more words to its banned list. The Nintendo Switch is considered by many to be a more family-friendly console compared to its contemporaries, and the company itself tries to stick close to that by not only releasing more family-friendly games for the system, but also making the online experience for it a safer place for kids and their families....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Laura Phillips

No More Heroes Creator Listed Ideas for Spin-offs to the Series

The creator of theNo More Heroesseries, Suda51, answers some fan questions on Twitter, including one about potential spin-offs that could be explored. The series has recently launched its third entry, first released on the Nintendo Switch last year.No More Heroes 3recently arrived on other platformsas well, including PlayStation and Xbox. In the build-up to the game’s multiplatform launch, series creator Suda51 answered a few questions regarding the series from fans....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Tyler Rowland

One of the Strongest Weapons in the Elden Ring DLC is a Perfume Bottle

Summary Elden Ringplayers have found another powerful item in theShadow of the ErdtreeDLC to take their revenge on the unforgiving bosses, and this time around, it is merely a Lightning Perfume Bottle. While Perfume Bottles have existed in the base game as well,Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreehas added them as a weapon, and it has quickly gained popularity. Spoilers ahead for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree While the difficulty has been a major talking point ofShadow of the Erdtree, several fans have noted that the game does have several useful items that can make things significantly easier for them....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 519 words · Martin Martinez

Pokemon Legends: Arceus Glitch Makes It Look Like Player is Fighting a Tree

Now over a month removed from its release,Pokemon Legends: Arceushas steadily died down in the news. However, that does not mean it is not still insanely popular; between smashing previousPokemonsales records and reinventing the way thatPokemongames are played,Pokemon Legends: Arceusis as innovative as it is successful. However, like many other open-world games,Pokemon Legends: Arceusis no stranger to glitches, bugs, and other problems. Though some of these can pose problems for players, others are completely harmless and funny, such as thePokemon Legends: Arceusflying Growlithe glitch....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Scott Mcgrath

Pokemon TCG: How To Make The Best Fighting Deck

One of the most consistent types in terms of strategies in thePokemon TCGis the Fighting-type. Unlike in thePokemonvideo games, this type is actually a combination of three different ones merged together for convenience: Fighting, Rock, and Ground. This group specializes in the most straightforward, brutal, and often reckless, tactics. RELATED:Pokemon: 10 Beginner Tips If You’re Just Starting The Card Game AlthoughFighting-type pokemoncan dish out some of the most damage with their moves, there are often downsides to their unrelenting power, like taking recoil damage or hurting one’s own benched pokemon....

June 12, 2025 · 5 min · 876 words · William Estrada

Sackboy: A Big Adventure Ellie and Abby Last of Us 2 Skins Are Free Right Now

Sackboy: A Big Adventurehas many costumes from PlayStation’s most popular franchises, but was starkly missing some fromThe Last of Us. Now though, can download skins for Ellie and Abby fromThe Last of Us Part 2inSackboy: A Big Adventure. It was announced last week thatSackboy: A Big Adventurewas getting Ellie and Abby skinsin honor of their series' annual September 26 celebration,The Last of UsDay.A Big Adventurelaunched with the PS5 in fall 2020, and took the iconic Sackboy in a direction quite dissimilar to his days ofLittleBigPlanet....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Amanda Hernandez

Scrapped Honkai: Star Rail Character Dracula Explained

Honkai: Star Railhas only been out for over a month, but there are already several leaks about possible future characters. The turn-based RPG currently has 22 playable characters, withthree new characters expected to arrive in Version 1.1this June. WhileStar Railplayers are waiting for the update rollout, leakers seem to have been busy mining information about the game. MostHonkai: Star Railleaksshow either unconfirmed names or unnamed characters. One name that started floating around social media was Dracula, who was said to be a five-star Physical-element character following the Path of Destruction....

June 12, 2025 · 4 min · 641 words · Alexander Stewart

Shang-Chi: How A Poorly Aged Comic Book Became The MCU's Best Origin Story

The following article contains heavy spoilers forShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. AsShang-Chitackles a promising premiere weekend at the box office, Disney executives must contend with the thought that the character and his Ten Rings probably won’t be getting close to a Chinese movie theater anytime soon. However, the fact of the matter is thatShang-Chi’scomic book source material would not have held up in the West either. See, despite Marvel Comics quietly retconningShang-Chiin recent years, it was impossible to turn a blind eye at the character and his family’s stereotypical nature but as it turns out, it’s those conditions that made up for one of Marvel Studios’ most unique origins stories....

June 12, 2025 · 4 min · 782 words · Robert Davidson

Splash Damage Is Working on a Brand-New Sci-Fi IP

Splash Damageis an acclaimed studio that has developed a number of video games, with most of the studio’s experience being multiplayer modes of various first-person and third-person shooter games. This includes the likes ofBatman: Arkham Originsto theGears of Warfranchise.The studio was also responsible for bringingHalo: The Master Chief Collectionto the PC, as well as thecritically acclaimedGears Tacticsspin-off. With all of this experience and more under its belt, the studio announced that its newest work will be a completely new IP set in an original Sci-Fi universe....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Dylan Gardner

Star Wars Episode I: Racer Gets PS4 and Switch Release Date

When a remaster ofStar Wars Episode 1: Racerwas revealed to be in the works, fans were understandably excited. The 1999pod racing gamehas long been a fan favorite amongStar Warsfanatics, so the remaster seems like a perfect choice. Now the game has an official release date, and will be coming to both Nintendo Switch and PS4 on May 12th. May 12th is quite a bit earlier than fans expected when the project was first announced, and with the game coming to both Switch and PS4, it should be available to many....

June 12, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Tina Johnson

Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Burning Questions, Answered

Quick Links Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s launch is just around the corner, and many fans are eager to learn everything they can about the game. Ever sinceMario Wonderwas announced, tons of information has been revealed, and it’s gotten to the point where gamers can get a pretty good picture of what is to come. Players who have missed or forgotten some of the information and details mentioned during theSuper Mario Bros....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 575 words · Christine King

Temtem Needs an Anime to Reach the Next Level

It would be hard to find someone nowadays that hasn’t heard ofPokemon. The multimedia franchise spans decades as well as multiple formats, and has inspired many different creators including Spanish developer Crema, whose MMORPGTemtemserves as a celebration of the IP. Starting as a Kickstarter campaign back in 2018, the game aimed to create an MMO version of thePokemonuniverse, andTemtemquickly gained traction as fans flocked to support the project. After launching in early access in 2020 and officially releasing as a full game earlier this year,Temtemhas continued to attract gamers and grow its player base, with fans enjoying the colorful world andPokemon-inspired gameplay....

June 12, 2025 · 3 min · 584 words · Megan Snyder