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NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, October 28 (game #870)
Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.
Forget the console war, Xbox is now trying to get you off your phone says studio head
Studio head says Xbox is now competing 'more and more' with your mobile phone.
Battlefield 6 battle royale could arrive later this week per new leak, and it apparently won’t be called Firestorm
Battlefield 6 leaks reveal the alleged name for the upcoming battle royale mode. Also, here's when it's rumored to be launching.
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After a long wait, I had high hopes that Tales of the Shire would flesh out its bland demo with a more enjoyable endgame. Unfortunately, developer Wētā Workshop failed to deliver.
RIG R5 Spear Pro HS review: a superb budget-friendly gaming headset
Detailed audio and a reasonable price tag make the RIG R5 Spear Pro HS a very compelling wired gaming headset.
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PC Gaming
Battlefield 6 battle royale could arrive later this week per new leak, and it apparently won’t be called Firestorm
Battlefield 6 leaks reveal the alleged name for the upcoming battle royale mode. Also, here's when it's rumored to be launching.
Tales of the Shire review: a long wait for a whole lot of nothing
After a long wait, I had high hopes that Tales of the Shire would flesh out its bland demo with a more enjoyable endgame. Unfortunately, developer Wētā Workshop failed to deliver.
RIG R5 Spear Pro HS review: a superb budget-friendly gaming headset
Detailed audio and a reasonable price tag make the RIG R5 Spear Pro HS a very compelling wired gaming headset.
Halo: Campaign Evolved delivers a beautiful version of the first-person shooter’s story, but I still want to see more
We go hands-on with a small slice of Halo: Campaign Evolved, the stunning upcoming remake of the first Halo campaign.
Nintendo
Forget the console war, Xbox is now trying to get you off your phone says studio head
Studio head says Xbox is now competing 'more and more' with your mobile phone.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer wants to 'lower the barrier to entry' to the publisher's games on competing hardware
Phil Spencer talks about Xbox's multiplatform strategy: 'We are making efforts to lower the barrier to entry'.
Tales of the Shire review: a long wait for a whole lot of nothing
After a long wait, I had high hopes that Tales of the Shire would flesh out its bland demo with a more enjoyable endgame. Unfortunately, developer Wētā Workshop failed to deliver.
RIG R5 Spear Pro HS review: a superb budget-friendly gaming headset
Detailed audio and a reasonable price tag make the RIG R5 Spear Pro HS a very compelling wired gaming headset.
Playstation
With both Xbox and Nintendo having launched dedicated handheld devices in 2025, I’d expect Sony to counter with PlayStation Portal deals during Black Friday
The PlayStation Portal has allowed me to chip away at my overgrown gaming backlog in 2025, and I'm really hoping for a discount on the handheld this Black Friday.
The PlayStation Portal is my favorite PS5 accessory, and it's a shame it's hardly ever discounted – but I've spotted a neat little price cut to jump on today
The PlayStation Portal still delivers two years on, and now at a better price with this neat discount.
Forget the console war, Xbox is now trying to get you off your phone says studio head
Studio head says Xbox is now competing 'more and more' with your mobile phone.
Battlefield 6 battle royale could arrive later this week per new leak, and it apparently won’t be called Firestorm
Battlefield 6 leaks reveal the alleged name for the upcoming battle royale mode. Also, here's when it's rumored to be launching.
Xbox
Forget the console war, Xbox is now trying to get you off your phone says studio head
Studio head says Xbox is now competing 'more and more' with your mobile phone.
Battlefield 6 battle royale could arrive later this week per new leak, and it apparently won’t be called Firestorm
Battlefield 6 leaks reveal the alleged name for the upcoming battle royale mode. Also, here's when it's rumored to be launching.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer wants to 'lower the barrier to entry' to the publisher's games on competing hardware
Phil Spencer talks about Xbox's multiplatform strategy: 'We are making efforts to lower the barrier to entry'.
RIG R5 Spear Pro HS review: a superb budget-friendly gaming headset
Detailed audio and a reasonable price tag make the RIG R5 Spear Pro HS a very compelling wired gaming headset.
