New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #448 July 24, 2025

Connectionsis a daily word puzzle game from the New York Times Games. Since you have only a few mistakes you can make in this game ending up in trouble, you might be looking for a little (or a lot) help. This article is here to rescue you. If you already knowhow to playConnectionsand are just lost on this puzzle, you can find tons of tips below. There are clues, spoilers, and even the full answer to the puzzle if you would like to see it, each covered up so you won’t spoil yourself just by scrolling down....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Terry Robertson

New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for June 21, 2025

Strandshas yet another jumbled-up letter grid that is hiding seven secret words. If you want to beat this one, you’ll need to know a lot about the theme and the themed words, but without knowing what they are ahead of time. Today’s puzzle can be pretty difficult, even more so than what therules ofStrandsmight suggest. Some of the words are pretty challenging, some difficult to spell, and all of them are a mystery in the beginning....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Katelyn Glass

Overwatch 2 Reveals Mythic Reaper and Battle Pass Legendary Skins for Season 12

Summary Blizzard has revealed the new Mythic skin coming toOverwatch 2as part of Season 12, along with the Battle Pass skins players will be able to unlock.Overwatch 2Season 12 begins on August 20, bringing with it the brand-new Support hero Juno and the exciting new Clash game mode. Overwatch 2’s Clash game modeis a fast-paced new mode that features nostalgic maps based on Temple of Anubis and Hanamura. Its debut on August 20 will see both maps featured, and should give longtime fans more playlist variety in both Quick Play and Competitive....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Pamela Harris

Overwatch 2's Juno Shows a Lot of Promise for Future Support Heroes

Summary The limited-time trial period forOverwatch 2’s newest support hero has ended, though the player base can expect to see her officially join the roster at the start of Season 12. From July 19-21, players had the chance to exploreJuno’s kit inOverwatch 2, which includes Martian Overboots, a Mediblaster, and Pulsar Torpedoes. As a highly mobile character who hails from a Martian colony, her backstory and utility have been garnering a significant amount of attention from the community....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 694 words · Haley Evans

PlayStation Overhauls DualSense Controller App for PC

Summary PlayStationhas made significant changes to the DualSense firmware updater app for PC, such as a revamped interface and feature-complete support for the DualSense Edge controller. Over two years have elapsed since the DualSense PC updater app was released, so the overhaul is a welcome move fromPlayStation. Thanks to its novel features like haptic feedback, gyro aiming, and adaptive triggers, the DualSense is considered one of the best controllers available today....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Amy Stewart

Pokemon Fusion Fan Art Combines Scizor and Charizard

Summary One imaginativePokemonfan has combined Scizor with one of Charizard’s Mega Evolutions to create an impressive Steel/Fire fusion. Nintendo’s ever-growing, monster-raising RPG franchise has been sparking the imaginations of gamers young and old for nearly three decades, with plenty of them being inspired to create their own Pokemon through artwork. From alternate versions of existing creatures to brand new ones made out of whole cloth, the possibilities have proven as vast as thePokemonuniverse itself....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Toni Stewart

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Player Discovers Surprising Little-Known Detail

Summary APokemon Scarlet and Violetplayer has discovered an extremely easy-to-miss detail that the glass door on Nemona’s house is actually a representation of the Pokemon Tropius. Considering that this is one of the first locations players visit in the game, severalPokemon Scarlet and Violetfans were surprised that they missed neat detail all this time. With the next game in the franchise still a while away, some fans have been replayingPokemon Scarlet and Violetto complete their Pokedexes as well as their shiny collections....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 557 words · Joshua Reid

Resident Evil Has Hopefully Gotten an Awkward Trend Out of Its System

Summary TheResident Evilseries seems to be at the top of its game, with Capcom churning out a stream of solid new entries and ambitious remakes alike. For many fans,Resident Evilhas struck a perfect balance between gameplayand horror elements with these new releases, providing engaging combat alongside thick tension and evocative scares. It wasn’t too long ago that general sentiment about the series was remarkably different. For as beloved asResident Evil 4was and still is, it kicked off a trend that saw the franchise lean more into the action side of its survival-horror formula, gradually leaving the horror side of the equation almost totally emaciated....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 602 words · Kelly Ramirez

Scream 7 Needs To Bring Back This Pivotal Original Character

Summary Scream 7looks set to be based around the legacy characters, with Sidney Prescott being the focus once again, and Gale Weathers and Mark Kincaid also likely to return.The 1996 originalsaw Sidney, Gale, Dewey and Randy all survive the Ghostface attacks, butthere was also another character who survived, but is rarely mentioned.Neil Prescott is Sidney’s father, and he was originally framed for the murders, after being kidnapped by Billy and Stu....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 841 words · Juan Rojas

Shackling Prison Chest and Warp Trotter Locations In HSR: Star Rail

Quick Links The Shackling Prison is the place that Trailblazers visit during the Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue: Part I Trailblaze Continuance Quest inHonkai: Star Rail. Players will re-encounter Hanya and Xueyi in prison alongside other companions, like Moze and Jiaogiu. The prison is located in the Xianzhou Luofu, and it’s where those guilty of the most heinous crimes are incarcerated. After completing theQuest inHonkai: Star Rail, you may freely roam the five floors of The Shackling Prison....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 768 words · Stephen Wright

Should Dewey Riley Return In Scream 7?

Summary Scream 7looks set to bring back a bunch of legacy characters, with Neve Campbell already signed on to play Sidney Prescott, butthere is one fan favorite character who should return in a way that would be reminiscent ofScream 3.David Arquette played Dewey Riley in five Scream movies, with his final appearance inScream (2022)when his character was brutally murdered by Ghostface after saving Sam and Tara’s lives at the hospital....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 775 words · Alexis Price

Sly Cooper's PS5 Re-Release Could Spark a Chain Reaction

Summary Though Sucker Punch Productions may be famous for titles like theInfamousseries and the critically acclaimedGhost of Tsushima, the studio had its first major success with the classic stealth platformerSly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. The game kicked off a franchise that would go on to be one of the defining series for the console and made the titular raccoon one of the veryfirstPlayStation mascots. But as classic and influential as the originalSly Coopergames are, they’ve had very limited availability as the industry marched forward....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 797 words · Matthew Wilkinson

Space Marine 2: Chaos Space Marine Chapters Confirmed To Be In The Game

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2has multiple game modes for players to play outside of the main story that follows Titus. In these other game modes, players will have the freedom to play as other customizable Space Marines. From what has been shown, there will be a ton of freedom with the loyalist Space Marine customization, letting you make your Space Marinelook like just about any chapter. While Chaos Space Marines are in the game, the full extent of their customization is still unknown, but a few chapters have been seen in trailers and confirmed to be playable....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 795 words · Keith Reilly