Planet Coaster 2’s spring roadmap splashes down, with ’round-bottomed flumes’ coming in March and buildable restaurants arriving in April

Planet Coaster 2 may have endured some ups and downs when it launched back in October, but Frontier Developments’ post-release support for its theme-park building sequel has been as steady as a lazy river. January brought improved flume simulation to the sequel’s all-new waterslides, while February added video billboards players can create their own custom…

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Bandai Namco will celebrate Pac-Man’s 45th birthday with museum displays, live experiences, and an official cookbook featuring ‘a maze of imaginative recipes’

Pac-Man is 45 years old in 2025, and series owner Bandai Namco has a big old shindig planned to distract the ravenous yellow circle from the slowly encroaching spectre of death. The publisher has outlined a ‘year-long celebration’ to commemorate Pac-Man’s anniversary, hosting numerous events around the world and, er, releasing a cookbook. According to…

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Microsoft’s Civilization 7 competitor escalates tensions with Firaxis’ embattled 4X, announcing that nukes are coming with its impending diplomacy update

Ara: History Untold was a decent attempt by Microsoft to snatch some strategic territory from Firaxis’ Civilization series, but all its sabre-rattling didn’t seem to come to much when it launched last September. Perhaps this is due to the fact its pleasingly modular city construction was undermined by hefty micromanagement. Or maybe it’s because it…

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Today’s Wordle answer for Saturday, March 8

Breeze through your favourite puzzle game with our clue for today’s Wordle, designed to give your game a boost whenever you feel the need for it. Like to kick things off with a bang? It’ll help. Rather hold off until you need it? It’ll give your guesses the nudge they need. And the March 8…

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