August 2022

Before you get too frustrated with guessing the answers for Wordle today, why not prepare yourself in the best way? In this guide, we’ll go through all of the 5-letter words starting with Y and ending with H to give you a good idea of where to start and aid you on the quest to maintain your streak.

Note that the following list of words has been tested and will work in Wordle. However, if you spot any missing or incorrect words, please inform us via the comments below so we can take a look at the list and update it if necessary.

All 5 Letter Words Starting With Y & Ending With H

• yecch
• yeesh
• yirth
• youth
• yrneh
• yucch

Having prepared yourself with our help, it is time to take on the game proper. In addition, learn to gauge your guesses using the color indicators. Green will represent a letter in the right spot, yellow for a right letter in the wrong spot, and grey means you should omit that letter entirely.

Keep plugging away; eventually, you will get the right answer in six guesses or less. If you’d much rather skip the hassle, here is the answer to today’s puzzle.

A new MultiVersus leak about a Cartoon Network character has fans questioning if Craig of the Creek is coming to the game. But, even if fans of the series are excited to hear this update, some aren’t entirely convinced by this rumor. So, we’ve put together this guide about these leaks and an explanation about this character.

Is Craig of the Creek Coming to MultiVersus?

News about Craig’s arrival to MultiVersus started when a data miner revealed voice files of the character. However, Player First Games has not announced his role in the game, and we’ll have to wait until more official updates are released.

Fans have continued to decipher more clues about the upcoming characters of MultiVersus and have established a compilation of members, as shown here:

Today Nintendo announced its quarterly financial results and published an update on the number of Switch units shipped worldwide since the console’s launch.

The data is updated as of June 30, 2021, when the latest fiscal quarter (which began on April 1) ended.

Specifically, the infographic below reveals exactly how many Nintendo Switch units have been shipped to retailers. 111.08 million units of the hybrid console have hit the shelves as of June 30, 2022. We also get to see software units, and figures for the venerable 3DS.

This means that the console has shipped 3.43 million units worldwide during the quarter (compared to 2.4 million PS5 units shipped by Sony in the same period).

Dinkum features various activities, quests, chores, and structures to craft. There’s a quiet comfort to the game as you gather the necessary materials for the next big project, like a bridge. And as you wander about, you’ll likely come across beehives. No, they aren’t decorative and do serve a purpose, so it’s absolutely worth knowing how to get beehives in Dinkum.

How to Get Beehives in Dinkum

Beehives in Dinkum will always be stuck high up in trees. If you’re hoping to retrieve beehives, the trees have to come down. That means wielding your trusty axe, standing firm, and chopping away. Of course, Dinkum’s license system may prevent progress before you can get one.

To make any progress in Dinkum, you need licenses to perform specific tasks. Want to use shovels and dig holes? There’s a license for that. Want to go treasure hunting? You’ll need the Metal Detecting License. In this case of felling trees, you’ll need the Logging License.

Doug Cockle said something to me once that always stayed with me. He said when he recorded his lines for The Witcher games - he played the English Geralt of Rivia - he did them alone. He never recorded with any of the other actors - he barely met them. And I found that so strange - I still do. But I get it. I understand that in order to give meaningful dialogue choice, you need to cut performances up so you can stick them back together again in the way the player wants. And the greater the interactivity, the more you need to do it.

The problem with this is disjointedness: pauses in conversations where there would normally be none, mismatched tone where there wouldn't normally be any. Sometimes it's obvious, sometimes it's not. And however good the performer - and direction and sticking back together - the result is never quite what it's aiming to be: natural. Because it's not.

South of the Circle got me thinking about this again. It's a smallish game that came out on Apple Arcade a couple of years ago and resurfaced on PC and Switch this week, and I'm very glad it did, because it has some of the best performances in a game I have ever witnessed.

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We’ve had a spate of critically derided movies and TV shows make their way into the upper echelons of the streaming charts as of late. From lousy Mark Wahlberg sci-fi thrillers to awful survival shows to dreadful Gina Carano action capers. But it seems that one specific MCU film has done the seemingly impossible and placated both fans and critics alike.

That’s right, we’re talking about Thor: Love and Thunder which has managed to nab a 7.2 IMDB rating (which is a score based on the website’s own user votes) and a 72 percent Critical Rating over on Rotten Tomatoes (H/T, FlixPatrol). From the looks of things, the fourth Thor movie has resonated well with both general audiences and film critics which is a very rare thing, indeed.

Written and directed by the award-winning Taika Waititi, who cut his teeth crafting quirky drama-comedy pics like 2007’s Eagle vs. Shark and 2014’s What We Do in the Shadows before transitioning into more Hollywood-centric movies, Thor: Love and Thunder is the second Thor project that the New Zealand-based filmmaker has helmed.

Fans of the DC Universe are saddened to hear about the sudden cancelation of the live-action Batgirl movie. As a result, the community wonders why the Barbara Gordon standalone film was shelved, especially since several famous actors were in the cast. We’ll tell you everything you need to know about the unfortunate situation and what will happen next for DC.

Is the Batgirl Movie Canceled?

A source from the New York Post has indicated that the Batgirl movie is canceled, in spite of the hype surrounding the DC installment.

Reports have claimed that the movie cost more than $100 million and is said to be one of the most considerable losses in cinematic history. In addition, the company is canceling the animated sequel, Scoob!: Holiday Haunt

Why Was the Batgirl Movie Canceled?

The source from the New York Post has stated that the Batgirl movie didn’t do well in the test screening phase, with poor reviews from audience members. By the end of this period, Warner Bros. decided to stop the production of the DC installment even if the film was in its finishing stages.

You can check out the Warner Bros. statement here:

Elden Ring has been heavily criticised for its performance issues, particularly its PC iteration.

That's why one modder has taken matters into their own hands and taken drastic measures: chopping down the Erdtree.

For the unfamiliar, the Ertree is the giant golden tree that not only dominates the world with its shimmering branches, but dominates the narrative and the lives of the inhabitants in The Lands Between.

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NFL team the LA Rams may be feeling a little sheepish this morning.

Following an event that allowed the team early access to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, several images and snippets from the game have made their way onto the internet. You could say, these leaks are ram-pant.

The first image shows off the game's upcoming multiplayer lobby, which you can see in the tweet below. This image was originally shared by NFL player Cameron Dicker, although they clearly realised the error of their ways and swiftly removed the shot from their socials. This is the internet, however, and of course once it was out there, the Call of Duty community got wind of it and saved it for posterity.

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Valve has released SteamOS 3.3 along with a stable, updated version of the Steam Deck client.

The new version of SteamOS has plenty of new features as well as bug fixes.

Following Valve's warning a couple of weeks ago about the Steam Deck's performance in high temperatures, temperature notifications have been added which warn you when the console goes outside of the safe operating range. Fashionably late to the heatwave, but handy for anyone who's enjoying the last of the summer time.

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Final Fantasy 14 players are struggling to log in to servers due to a DDoS attack.

A new post on The Lodestone states "technical difficulties due to a DDoS attack", meaning players in North American data centre Worlds may be disconnected, have difficulty logging in, or difficulty accessing, sending, and receiving data.

"We are investigating the attack and taking countermeasures. Additional information will be provided as the situation develops," reads the post.

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Nintendo has blamed component shortages for a further slowing of Switch hardware sales, which have impacted the company's overall sales and profit for the past financial quarter.

It's not all bad news, however. Switch game sales remain brisk, with more games sold to consumers year-on-year and a solid start for Nintendo Switch Sports (which has now notched up 4.84m copies).

Nintendo highlighted several other first-party games to have sold well over the past three months: Mario Strikers Battle League shifted 1.91m copies, while Kirby and the Forgotten Land sold another 1.88m, taking it to a total of 4.53m and making it the best-selling Kirby game ever.

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EA's CEO Andrew Wilson has stated the importance of single player games, despite multiplayer games dominating the company's output.

During the company's first quarter earnings call yesterday, Wilson was asked how single player games fit into its portfolio.

He described them as "really, really important", although chief financial officer Chris Suh also followed up noting that live service games account for over 70 percent of the total business.

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Good Smile Company has opened up pre-orders for Pop Up Parade figures of Claude and Lysithea from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. The Golden Deer duo is the final pair, following Edelgard and Bernadetta, as well as Dimitri and Felix. Pre-orders are open until September 1, 2022.

As per usual, the figures are wearing their school uniforms, as the figures are of their designs during the Academy Arc. Since they are Pop Up Parade figures, you will not be able to change their poses. Claude has one hand on his hip and the other slightly outstretched, as if he is in the middle of a conversation with someone. The Claude figure costs ¥4,800, or $34.99. It will ship out in January 2023 for those in Japan and March 2023 for those in North America.

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How to Get Dino Egg in Forager

Forager is a deep survival game that sees you explore the world, finding items, completing quests, and building structures. To complete a lot of the quests in the game, you’ll need to get your hands on specific items. Here’s everything you need to know about how to get a Dino Egg in Forager.

What a Dino Egg Does & Why You Need One

In Forager, the Dino Egg item is a rare artifact item that you can find in the world and is used in certain quests. To be precise, you will need one to finish the Druid’s Tree House 3 quest in the Grass Biome. Without one of them, you will not be able to progress past that quest.

Where You Get Them in Forager

In the game, each of the biomes has a particular rare artifact that can be found by digging. The Dino Egg is that rare item in the fire biome.

You will need a shovel and to use a digging spot, which is unlocked by getting the Farming skill. The spots appear randomly around the world in each biome but you can use the Excavator Shrine buff to spawn more spots for a short amount of time.

When digging in the fire biome, you’ve simply got to hope that the Dino Egg drops instead of Bone, Sand, or Coal Gems. You could also consume a Liquid Luck potion which increases the drop rate of rare items for a short period of time. They’re crafted at a Cauldron and require the following ingredients:

• 1x Amethyst
• 5x Nightshade
• 5x Bone
• 5x Bottled Beetle

You can also increase the amount of Dino Eggs you get at any given time, you’ll want to upgrade your shovel or put some lighthouses down nearby.

MyCareer mode has plenty of different modes to play in. Each of those modes has plenty of different accessory options to choose from, so that you can look your best while earning those wins. If you’re looking to win while looking good, here’s how to equip MyCareer accessories in NBA 2K22.

How to Buy MyCareer Accessories in NBA 2K22

First of all, you’ll need to purchase accessories before you can put them on. To do this, you’ll need to enter the Neighborhood or City in MyCareer mode.

If you open the map in the City, you’ll be able to sort the icons by Stores. This includes clothing stores like The NBA Store, Jordan, Nike, and more.

The NBA Store will sell accessories that you can equip in NBA 2K22’s Pro-Am, solo NBA games, and more. Other stores like Embellish will sell gear that can be used in the Neighborhood and City, including earrings, watches, necklaces, and other accessories like that.

MLB The Show 22 brings baseball back to PlayStation and Xbox, and for the first time, the Switch as well. One aspect that new Xbox players will be sure to enjoy is that MLB The Show 22 provides players with a wealth of different ways to hit the ball and tailor their gameplay experience. You aren’t locked into one way; in fact, there are quite a few different options. While the answer to the question, what is the best hitting settings and hitting view in MLB The Show 22 is certainly subjective and based on personal preference, I’ll give you my advice as a six-year + veteran of the series.

The latest Steam Deck software update, comprised of both a client update and SteamOS 3.3, is out now. It’s a fat stack of improvements and fixes, too, including a handful of brand new features.

You can read the full patch notes on Steam, but I’ll give you the highlights, which include a new warning that pops up when the Steam Deck’s temperature “goes outside the safe operating range”. When it starts throttling, in other words, a threshold that many Deck owners have been discovering during recent heatwaves. I have an overheating notification feature myself, only it’s just me typing “too hot” in the RPS Slack.

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Apple Arcade users will soon be getting a new game in the Bomberman series to add to their collection.

Amazing Bomberman will be available to download on the iOS Apple Arcade this Friday (5th August).

The release of Amazing Bomberman will introduce "musical mayhem to the storied series" and see players "use various bomb types to smash obstacles and collect special items as the stage changes to match different songs". You can check out the new trailer for it all below.

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Over the weekend, a leak with potential details of the next Tomb Raider game made its way around the internet. These details came from an audition script for a role in the game, and told of Lara Croft leading a team of younger tomb raiders as she deals with the isolation of success.

Now, Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics has issued a DMCA takedown notice to the Sacred Symbols Patreon, which leaked the audition script in question - and in doing so pretty much verified the details as accurate.

Sacred Symbols has since released a video about this takedown, saying the company had "[forced] our hand" on the matter.

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Today's Pokémon Presents livestream has provided a plethora of new details on the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, due for release this November.

This includes the game's chief evolution gimmick, several new Pokémon species, and a name for its new region: Paldea.

Freshly-revealed Paldean Pokémon include Fidough, a chubby puppy that looks like it's made of oily bread and Cetitan, an icy whale with legs. We also got to see a Paldean Wooper, the game's first announced regional form - here, it's brown and poisonous from living in the area's bogs.

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Nintendo Switch exclusive Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has earned the biggest UK launch yet for the series, in terms of boxed sales figures.

But the critically-acclaimed RPG missed out on becoming the franchise's most lucrative launch to date - largely because it launched without its more-expensive Definitive Edition, GamesIndustry.biz reported.

As you may recall, the extra contents of Xenoblade Chronicles 3's Definitive Edition are now slated for launch later this year, due to "unforeseen logistical challenges".

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Bandai Namco announced that it had shipped over 2 million units of One Piece Pirate Warriors 4. This number combines physical shipments with digital sales on all available platforms.

One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 launched worldwide in late March 2020. The action game featured a new moveset system where all playable characters can launch aerial combos. Bandai Namco added nine DLC characters for the game's post-release support. The content additions ended in December 2020 with the inclusions of Kin'emon, Okiku, and Kozuki Oden from Wano Country.

Bandai Namco previously announced a 1 million shipments milestone for One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 in mid-December 2020. It is the quickest record to date in the Pirate Warriors series, as the latest entry reached the number in less than nine months. It took around a year and eight months for the game to gain another million for its lifetime shipment number.

For the 25th anniversary of the Persona franchise, a special stream will take place on August 9, 2022, at 7:00 PM JST. That would convert to 3 AM PST/6 AM EST. Jun Fukuyama (who voices the Protagonist in Persona 5) and Daisuke Namikawa (who voices the Protagonist in Persona 4) will be guests. Atlus has stated that it will not announce a new game during this stream. [Thanks, ryokutya2089!]

You will be able to watch the stream on YouTube Live and Twitter Live. It is not an actual live stream with the guests, as everything was recorded beforehand. It is unclear what announcements Atlus will make during the Persona 25th anniversary stream if there is no news on upcoming games.

Earlier today during the Pokemon Presents stream, it was announced that four Ultra Beasts will become more widely available to Pokemon GO trainers. Each Pokemon GO Fest event this Summer has focused on a different Ultra Beast, and it looks like the Finale will bring together all four that have been released so far.

The Pokemon Go Fest Finale event will take place on August 27 from 6 AM until 10 PM local time and will feature wild Pokemon that aren’t usually seen out in the wild. The details were a bit sparse as far as which Pokemon will appear, but like past events, it’s expected to be revealed before the big day arrives.

Additionally, Shaymin’s Sky Forme will be coming to the game during the GO Fest Finale as a part of the Special Research for the event. The Land Forme was previously released as a part of the other Go Fest events.

As for the main event, the Ultra Beasts that debuted in Pokemon GO during the global GO Fest and the creatures from the other events in Seattle, Berlin, and Sapporo, will become available to players around the world who take part in the Finale.

The four Ultra Beasts included here are Nihilego, Pherosma, Buzzswole, and Xurkitree. This will be the first time that all of these Pokemon (besides Nihilego) will be available globally instead of just locally for trainers at the in-person GO Fest events.

Bandai Namco just released another of its character trailers of the upcoming fighting game JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R.

This time around we get to take a good look at the 23rd President of the United States, Funny Valentine.

Of course, the trailer also features his stand named “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” in action, including its ability to shift between dimensions.

You can watch the trailer below.

A massive trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet was featured at the end of today’s Pokemon Presents showcase. In this video, we learned a ton of new information about the upcoming games.

The region we’ll be traveling in is known as the Paldea region, which has abundant nature and rich culture. The game is entirely open world, and we’ll be able to ride on legendary Pokemon Koraidon (in Scarlet) or Miraidon (in Violet) across the region like a motorcycle, boat, or plane.

Since the game is open world, this means we’ll be able to challenge the eight gyms in no set order, charting our very own path across Victory Road. The gym challenge is just one of two assignments we’ll receive at the academy during our journey.

The trailer showed off some new characters we’ll meet along the way, such as Clavell, the director of the academy, and Jacq, our homeroom biology teacher. We’ll also have friends on our adventure, such as Nemona, the battle-loving friend, Arven, the upperclassman cook, and Penny, the shy student.

Some new Pokemon were introduced, such as Paldean Wooper, a ground/poison-type regional; Fidough, the dessert dog; and Cititan, an ice-type Pokemon.

Riot Games sure is taking its time with Valorant Mobile, the spin-off title which was officially announced over a year ago but of which precious little has been said ever since. In that time, Hyperfront has run a successful beta and nears a full global launch, and now there’s another Valorant clone called Project Rush B that’s just started its own testing period.

It’s made by Press Fire Games, the talented developers behind Battle Prime, which is one of the App Store’s highest-rated shooters not associated with a mainstream franchise like PUBG or CoD. And the two share a lineage that is likely to be obvious to anybody who has played Battle Prime, with similar graphics, UI, and even voice acting.

So far, the beta is only available in Canada and Brazil, but it’s likely to be rolled out to other regions over the coming months. Early impressions are fairly positive, even if there are some pretty glaring bugs and glitches that are to be expected at such an early stage of testing.

One interesting point of difference between Project Rush B and Hyperfront is the lack of aim-assist and stricter accuracy penalties for shooting while moving. It appears to be designed as a much more hardcore experience, and one designed to feel closer to the PC gameplay loop it’s adapting for mobile.

Where to Learn to Climb in Spyro 2 (Spyro Reignited Trilogy)

The Spyro Reignited Trilogy is a gorgeous re-imagination of the original series, complete with stunning new graphics and some tweaks to its gameplay. If you’re either a first-time Spyro player or don’t remember from way back when, here’s where to learn to climb in Spyro 2.

Like most new abilities in Spyro 2, climbing is obtained by speaking with Moneybags and paying him a certain amount of Gems. But you won’t be able to purchase the skill at any old time; you’ll need to visit Moneybags at the Autumn Plains.

However, before you can think about finding him, you’ll need to have completed Crush’s Dungeon first. In order to get to Crush’s Dungeon, Spyro has to collect the first six Talismans of Avalar: Magic Pick, Jade Idol, Gold Statue, Gear of Power, Turtle Medallion, and The Enchanted Shell.

The location of Crush’s Dungeon is hidden behind the door Elora is standing beside in the Summer Forest World.

Once you have beaten the dungeon, head back to Autumn Plains and you’ll find Moneybags standing beside a ladder (just beside the jump location to Summer Forest). Now you can finally speak with him about learning how to climb in Spyro 2.

Do note, as usual, old Moneybags lives up to his name and will ask you for the sum of 500 gems to unlock the ability to teach you how to climb.

How to Climb in Spyro 2

Climbing in Spyro 2 can only be performed on walls that have a ladder mark imprinted on them. Once you have learned the climbing ability, to actually climb you simply need to approach a marked wall and then jump onto it. Spyro will then naturally dig their claws in and you’ll be able to traverse up or down the ladder. You can actually jump between ladders, too.

It’s fair to say that Deck Nine had a lot to prove with Life Is Strange: True Colors. While it wasn’t their first Life Is Strange - the Colorado studio released the spin-off game Before The Storm in 2017 - it was the first time they were tasked with creating their own world and characters, instead of inheriting Dontnod’s creations.

Fortunately Deck Nine successfully managed the tightrope walk of honouring the series’ existing DNA, while still taking the Life Is Strange world in new directions. To find out more about how it was done, I sat down with Philip Lawrence and Sarah Van Rompeay, respectively the Senior Narrative Designer and Senior Producer at Square Enix External Studios.

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The Pokémon Company came through today with a roughly 20-minute livestream detailing various Scarlet and Violet information, including the rival you’ll encounter across both games.

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The latest info dump for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will likely only add fuel to the fire for rumors and speculation about the upcoming games. That’s because it confirms Pokémon in the Gen 9 entry will be able to transform into more powerful crystallized versions of themselves. That detail was previously revealed in a …

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The PlayStation 5’s Accolades feature has allowed users to offer awards to fellow players in multiplayer games, the idea being it’d help foment kindness and camaraderie in the gaming community. But Sony formally retired it from PS5 this week for one reason: No one used it. Most people (hi) didn’t even seem to know it…

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Pokémon fans didn’t have to spend long scouring blurry leaked images for details about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet versions. Today, during a Pokémon Presents livestream, Nintendo showed off a ton of footage for November’s Switch-exclusive tent poles, including new details about the legendary Pokémon—who you may join…

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On this episode of From Panel to Podcast we dive into last week's books, giving you a rundown of the best stories that you should add to your pull list. We also highlight the comics that are releasing this week and provide insight into why you may want to pick them up.

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Nintendo has released its latest round of financial results, this time for the end of Fiscal Year 2023 (which ended in March). While the Switch has surpassed 125 million units sold, both hardware and software sales for the platform are down. 

Overall, hardware sales are down 22.1% while software sales are down 9%. 

With recent releases like Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Splatoon 3, and more, here's Nintendo most up-to-date list of its best-selling Switch games: 

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: 53.79 million units
2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons: 42.21 million units
3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: 31.09 million units
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: 29.81 million units
5. Pokemon Sword and Shield: 25.82 million units
6. Super Mario Odyssey: 25.76 million units
7. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: 22.10 million units 
8. Super Mario Party: 19.14 million units
9. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe: 15.41 million units
10. Ring Fit Adventure: 15.38 million units

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