If you’re reading this, it isn’t too late. Please heed my warning and do not, under any circumstances, log back into your childhood Webkinz account. The internet avatar of the physical plushies you begged your parents for in 2006 are still alive, and boy are they pissed.
After rediscovering Cody the penguin and Reginald the Tiger in my parent’s basement, I decided to log back into my ancient Webkinz account in the hopes of unearthing buried serotonin in the depths of my nostalgia hungry monkey brain. I was unprepared for the horror waiting for me.
Using the same email and password I’ve used for everything since my first AOL Instant Messenger account from 2005, I entered the virtual Kinzville. And there, waiting for me right where I left them, were my two fur babies, sitting alone in the middle of a house that was interior designed by a nine year old.
That’s when Cody the Penguin kicked the crap out of me. For hours on end he released his pent up rage in the form of haymakers to my face, neck, and solar plexus. He pecked at my eyes and tore at my limbs. It was like a scene from a Tarintino film, I can’t believe the developers programmed in this gruesome and fear inducing animation.
I think I named him after Shia LaBeouf’s character in Surf’s up, Cody Maverick. So it felt like the radical dude penguin from the movie was beating me up and now I don’t think I can ever watch that Oscar nominated masterpiece again.
Reginald, on the other hand, had no reaction. He continued to sit lifeless on the floor with the blank 1,000 yard stare of a neglected pet who’s endured 18 years of isolation. Imagine the torture of existing in a virtual purgatory, being able to feel hunger and get sick yet having the inability to die. It would crack the will of our strongest soldiers.
At no point did Dr. Quack warn nine-year-old me about the psychological torment I would instill on the sentient stuffed animals when he gave me their birth certificate. I was completely unaware of the PTSD they would develop in the wake of my abandonment. What I would give to remain blissfully unaware of my negligence.
Please do not make the same mistake I did. Go to Toon Town or Club Penguin or any other early 2000s Flash powered websites that began your childhood internet interest that has now turned into an addiction… Maybe my Neopets still love me?
Good news! Sony are set to announce that the PS6 will launch with PS5 backwards compatibility, letting gamers play their favorite remakes of PS4 ports of PS3 sequels of classic PS2 games, and Knack 3. The decision will give older gamers (those 25yo and above) the chance to see games as they remember them in their heads rather than the blocky mess they actually played back when they were happy and optimistic about the world.
“People decided around 2011 that we had invented enough styles of games,” Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan announced at a press conference hosted at the last Blockbuster. “It took a while for us to hear what the people wanted, and there were a few years where we held every indie studio at gunpoint until they made us Limbo 2, but now we understand: there is too much happening in the real world for people to be able to take in new information about entertainment.“
“It’s the perfect storm really,” Ryan continued, treading over countless copies of The Big Lebowski to get closer to the gathered press. “Earlier generations of game studios were amazing in innovating so many different ways to interact with games, which means these days we can focus all our innovation onto how we sell them to people.”
“Our biggest success in the last 15 years was when we announced we were not going to be like the original Xbox One, so that really taught us that people just want more and more powerful versions of the PS3. And that’s fine by us – do you know how many Teraflops the PS4 had? One! We can just wack another big floppy boy into the box and print money!”
After the press conference, a more deflated Ryan confessed the truth to friends off the record.
“Ok here’s the deal. We’ve spent billions on making the PS6, and the only thing it’s going to let us do differently is add jiggle physics to Knack 3. The PS5 wasn’t physically capable of processing enough polygons in Knack’s ass for a realistic simulation. Our company is completely screwed, but at least some pervy Twitter accounts will get a thrill.”
You heard it here first gamers! Get ready to pre-order the PS6 and get exclusive Day 1 access to Spyro Reignited Trilogy Remastered 2: In This One They Bone!
Rejoice! The Helldivers 2 developers have massively increased the concurrent player count to 700K from the earlier 450K. Yes, 700,000 players can now connect to the servers at the same time! Even though it is a shared pool between both Steam PC and PlayStation 5, this is a massive increase of 250K player slots.
The freezing during cinematics issue has also been addressed in this patch. While not specified below, the previously unresolved “Crash may occur when trying to Match Make on Galactic War Map” issue from the last patch notes has been removed, and has likely been fixed as well.
Read more further down below, to find out about issues that have NOT been resolved yet. Check out the rest of our guides for potential fixes on some of them, if you continue to be denied your right to deliver democracy. 700K CCU!
Helldivers 2 Feb 22 1.000.12 Patch Fixes
We have raised the server cap!
Fixed issue where some players would get stuck in cinematics for an extended period of time.
Wordle can be an unforgiving puzzle sometimes, and you can often come so close to ending a long winning streak. So, for your convenience, here are some hints as well as the answer for the Wordle today Feb 23.
We present Wordle clues here in a variety of ways to gently help you along, but if you just want the answer straight, spoilers be damned, then scroll all the way down to the section titled Today’s Wordle Answer.
Separate or detached from something else; not connected or joined together.
Wordle Hint Today Fifth Letter
The fifth letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“T”
Wordle Hint Today Fourth Letter
The fourth letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“R”
Wordle Hint Today Third Letter
The third letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“A”
Wordle Hint Today Second Letter
The second letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“P”
Wordle Hint Today First Letter
The first letter for the Wordle answer today is:
“A”
Today’s Wordle Answer
And finally, here is the Wordle answer today. While this is your last chance to turn back, don’t feel bad about having to look it up.
Sometimes you have just one last chance to solve the puzzle, but three different letters that could viably fit into that last remaining square. At other times the word is so obscure, you just would not have gotten it without having in-depth knowledge about some oddly specific subject.
That’s no reason to lose a streak you have kept going for 221 days straight! So here goes nothing:
Used as a verb most commonly: to construct, assemble, or create something, such as a structure, or object.
Wordle #976 For February 20, 2024
“MATCH“
To be equal or corresponding to something else in quality, quantity, or significance.
Wordle #975 For February 19, 2024
“PRICE“
The amount of money or value that must be paid or exchanged to acquire goods or services.
Wordle #974 For February 18, 2024
“RIDGE“
A long, narrow, elevated area of land that forms a crest or a continuous line along the top of a mountain, or hill.
Wordle #973 For February 17, 2024
“PSALM“
A sacred song or hymn, typically from a specific titular Biblical book, which is a collection of religious poems and prayers found in the Old Testament of the Bible.
Wordle #972 For February 16, 2024
“STASH“
As a noun: a secret or hidden supply of something, typically valuable or desirable items.
As a verb: to hide or store something away, often for future use or for safekeeping.
Wordle #971 For February 15, 2024
“ASCOT“
A type of necktie or cravat that is typically worn with formal attire. It consists of a narrow strip of fabric that is folded over and tied in a manner similar to a scarf, with the ends tucked into the collar of a shirt.
Wordle #970 For February 14, 2024
“TALON“
A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or a predatory animal, particularly one used for seizing and grasping prey.
Wordle #969 For February 13, 2024
“SCRAM“
An informal or colloquial verb that means to leave or go away quickly, often in a hurried or abrupt manner.
Wordle #968 For February 12, 2024
“PASTA“
A type of Italian food made from a dough typically consisting of wheat flour, water, and sometimes eggs, which is formed into various shapes and then cooked by boiling or baking.
Wordle #967 For February 11, 2024
“NEVER“
An adverb that indicates the absence of something happening or occurring at any time in the past, present, or future.
Wordle #966 For February 10, 2024
“FRIED“
An adjective that describes food that has been cooked in oil or fat until it becomes crispy and golden brown on the outside.
Wordle #965 For February 9, 2024
“STIFF“
An adjective that means inflexible, or not easily bent.
Wordle #964 For February 8, 2024
“PLACE“
A specific point or area in space, indicating where something is situated or located.
Wordle #963 For February 7, 2024
“AFTER“
A preposition that denotes the period following a certain moment or event.
Wordle #962 For February 6, 2024
“WHICH“
A pronoun, as well as an interrogative word that is used to introduce a clause that provides additional information about a noun.
Wordle #961 For February 5, 2024
“REPEL“
A verb that means to push away or drive back forcefully, or to cause strong dislike or aversion.
Wordle #960 For February 4, 2024
“VERGE“
A point at which something is about to happen or undergo a change.
Wordle #959 For February 3, 2024
“MICRO“
A prefix meaning small used in scientific, technical, and everyday language to denote something tiny in size or on a miniature scale.
Wordle #958 For February 2, 2024
“CLEFT“
An adjective that describes something that is split or divided, often into two parts.
Wordle #957 For February 1, 2024
“ALIVE“
An adjective that is characterized by the presence of vital signs, such as respiration, heartbeat, and consciousness.
Wordle #956 For January 31, 2024
“BULKY“
An adjective used to describe something that is large, heavy, and takes up a lot of space.
Last Epoch’s online mode has its fair share of problems, just like all the other online service games before it, and probably all the games to come as well. This particular bug can send players spiralling since it makes the character select screen appear empty, as if their precious characters have been wiped or otherwise lost.
Not to worry though: the fix is simple enough.
Last Epoch Empty Character Select Screen Fix
The solution really is dirt simple: restart the game. Once you load back in, like a charm, your character or roster of them will all be back where they belong, ready for deployment. Granted, connectivity errors may prevent you from actually logging in to the online service.
Looking through Reddit, Discord, and both the Steam Community and Last Epoch forums seems to indicate that some variation or other of this bug has occurred over the last few months if not years while the game was still in Early Access.
Rest assured that the restart fix is good enough and that it will work again just as well, should the bug resurface again during your playthrough.
As for patches, given how simple the fix is, this particular issue will likely continue while the developers prioritize more important bugs, glitches, and error fixes. Fortunately, there have been no reports of players actually losing any of their characters to the bug,
We’re preparing raw fish in this guide for making Sushi in Infinite Craft. While preparing Sushi in real life is a fairly complex process, in our current favorite browser game, it’s actually pretty easy.
Sushi is itself an ingredient in a number of other interesting recipes which are listed further down below.
Infinite Craft Sushi Recipe
In just six steps we can have our delicious Sushi.
Let’s begin combining the basics:
Water + Water = Lake
Lake + Lake = Ocean
Ocean + Water = Fish
With the Fish sliced we need our wrap:
Water + Earth = Plant
Plant + Fish = Seaweed
All that’s left now is to combine our two results:
Fish + Seaweed = Sushi
Suprisingly, Rice wasn’t required to craft Sushi, but could we combine the two and get something cool? Let’s see below.
Infinite Craft is the one of the strangest browser games you’ll ever play, and its viral popularity is soaring right now. The very essence of simplicity, the game really just boils down to combining two words together to get a third result. The combinations you can arrive at from just four starting words appears to be, well, infinite.
LONDON — Noted primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall made things very awkward during a recent Mario Party game when she threw an hours-long tantrum over not getting play as Donkey Kong, other attendees of the failed game night confirmed.
“We were so excited when she invited a bunch of us neighborhood kids over for a round of Mario Party Superstars. It’s not every day you get to play video games with an almost 90-year old legend of zoology. But damn, as soon as Ricky selected DK, she just totally shut down. It was the most passive-aggressive I’ve ever seen someone be,” said 11-year-old Conner Adamson-Davies, as he nursed a Capri Sun amidst his shellshock.
“And then came the insults, my word. You wouldn’t know it from the gentleness of her public persona, but may god have mercy on the next poor soul that makes her play as Peach. I hope you have some thick skin, and a skull that can withstand multiple Mountain Dew cans being chucked at it,” Adamson-Davies went on, trembling visibly.
Dr. Goodall offered a terse comment, from behind the door of the bedroom she ran to after the kids noticed she had started to cry.
“It’s frickin’ bullcrap! I totally called dibs on DK while we were eating our Go-Gurts beforehand, but I guess nobody heard me because all those noobs have so much poop in their brains that it overflowed into their ear canals. I oughta pack up and move back to Gombe where I’m shown at least a shred of respect” said Goodall, as she cracked her ‘Gandhi-King Award for Nonviolence’ over her knee in a huff. “What’s even the point of playing if I have to play as lame-ass Peach? I almost threw the Switch in the game room fish tank after the first round of Bumper Balls. Screw all those kids, for real.”
Fellow British conservationist Sir David Attenborough shared his thoughts on Goodall’s less-than stellar gaming etiquette.
“Oh, it’s a frightful sight. Gives me the shivers just thinking about the last time all we English nature figureheads got together, sampled some brandy, and fired up the old N64 to play a spot of Smash Bros. I made the mistake of selecting the noble neck-tied jungle ape whilst she was off indulging in a tube of that on-the-go yogurt she so enjoys,” said Attenborough, as he stroked the head of a docile vulture on his shoulder. “Try as we might to explain the upsides of playing as Captain Falcon, she made us, as she put it ‘talk to the hand’ until everyone dispersed for the night. She hasn’t spoken to me since.”
At press time, Goodall has chosen to funnel her frustration into her music, and was seen fumbling through the bass guitar tab for the “DK Rap.”
Last Epoch has you make a few decisions which cannot be taken back, among them a choice between returning Ezra’s Ledger to him, or giving it to the eavesdropping Artem instead. This Last Epoch guide will help you make an informed choice on whether to give the ledger to Ezra or Artem.
Last Epoch Return Ezra’s Ledger To Ezra
Last Epoch Ezra’s Ledger Choice
What the choice really boils down to is which of the rewarded items you would rather have in your possession. Ezra will give you:
Giving Ezra’s ledger to Artem instead, aside from an act of betrayal, will net you a seemingly better reward:
Gambler’s Fallacy Unique Ruby Amulet
5-25 Health
100% Critical strike chance if you have not dealt a critical strike recently
50% less Critical strike chance if you have dealt a critical strike recently
10-15 Health Gain on Crit
Having seen the stats on both items, the Avarice gloves are clearly the better choice for the long haul. Though it is possible that a very specific build could take advantage of Gambler’s Fallacy.
There is no way to get both Avarice and Gambler’s Fallacy, since the questline for the other branch simply ends when the ledger is handed over. As it stands, the choice isn’t really game-breaking, and there will likely be plenty of better gear to come, given the genre’s core mechanics of loot.
SAN MATEO, CA — Following a recent announcement by its doctors that it had entered the latter stage of its life cycle, loved ones of the PlayStation 5 report that the console had begun reacting to strange visions during its final moments.
“I see … clouds…,” said the PS5 to its caretaker, “They feel kind of nice … wait, no … red? What’s that noise? I don’t have a PlayStation 2 disc! Help! No!” As the console began to panic, the nurse administered a sedative for its own protection.
Although visiting relatives have shown concern for the PS5’s remarks, medical staff insist this is unfortunate but natural behavior for game consoles in palliative care. “I can never blame the family for being shocked,” explained gaming hospice director Dr. Larry Früchtekuchen. “This is all new for them. But I’ve seen dying consoles go through this dozens of times. I personally handled the paperwork to take the Sega Dreamcast off life support.
“The fact is, as a console’s hardware begins to fail, the same systems that once created virtual worlds for the amusement of the player turn inward for the console itself, creating a state of constant delirium. These visions are usually pleasant, but there are exceptions, particularly when their life comes to an end prematurely.” Dr. Früchtekuchen shuddered involuntarily. “Sorry, I just remembered what it was like for the Wii U at the end of its life.”
“I can see … I can see my ancestors,” said the PlayStation 5, experiencing a common vision for dying consoles. “Dad, Grandpa Triple, even Little Vita … I never thought I’d see you all again.” The PlayStation 5 hummed a short tune resembling the PlayStation 1 startup noise before moving its arms around as if it were holding a PlayStation Move controller. “I love LittleBigPlanet! Hurry, Cole, use the EyeToy before Colonel Radec steals all the Wumpa fruit!”
Although attending physicians maintain that the best thing to do for dying consoles is to allow them to endure their final delusions in comfort, not all of the PlayStation 5’s associates agree. “It’s just heartbreaking seeing him like this,” said Charles Pinto, a close friend of the PlayStation 5. “I don’t want him to die, of course not. I love him. But it almost … I really hate saying this, but it’d almost be easier if he did, you know? Being dead is better than where he is now. It’s got to be. Right now, he’s not dead, but he is gone.”
Counselors for the PlayStation 5’s family have urged them to do their best to make peace with the console in its final moments, while offering similar assistance in helping the console itself accept its imminent death when he is able to accept it. “I’m not ready to go,” said the PlayStation 5 during a rare moment of lucidity.
“I know it has to happen eventually, but … I’m just not ready. There’s still so much I never got the chance to do. I never even had a really good exclusive. I was supposed to at least see the PS6’s release date.” The console stared outside the window of its facility for five minutes before it spoke again. “Did you know I can stream music? Could I play something for you? While I still can?” The console proceeded to play a melancholy piece by Bach for as long as possible until the visions returned. “…Knack?”
At press time, the Xbox Series X in the adjoining room told its loved ones that it could see a welcoming blue light.
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