Unusable Starfield mod morphs every ship’s reactor into Thomas the Tank Engine, trapping them inside a horrific cocoon—creator says ‘Life isn’t always fair’-

It’s time. Starfield finally has its most important mod—more important than the script extender, more vital than StarUI—something that changes the game entirely. Thomas the Tank Engine is not, by any means, looming horrifically in the dark corners of my room and forcing me to write this.

Ominously titled “Really Useful Starfield”, this mod by the aptly-named Nexus Mods user Trainwiz mutates every ship into Thomas the Tank Engine. This is tradition, a requisite for every Bethesda game—and it’s not even Thomas’ first foray into the stars, either. Though he’s now transcended the body of Vasco, spreading across the galaxy like a locomotive plague. 

“They say that the Tank Engine has been banished to wander the stars forever, unable to satiate his bloodlust and unable to find peace in his heart,” writes Tranwiz, like a dark prophet coming to portend doom. 

The mechanics of this thing are perhaps the most disturbing bit—…

Assassin’s Creed subreddit promises bans for anyone who keeps complaining about ‘historical accuracy’ and Yasuke- ‘We are all exhausted of this tedious discussion’-

Whether or not Yasuke, an African man who briefly served feudal lord Oda Nobunaga in 16th-century Japan, was “really a samurai” is a somewhat interesting question for scholars of the era, and comes down to how the historical records of his life pair with use of the term “samurai” at the time. Biographer Thomas Lockley, as one example, has said that Yasuke was indeed one of Nobunaga’s many samurai, the title simply referring to warriors who served a lord (see: this Smithsonian article). 

When Yasuke was revealed as one of the two protagonists in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows, however, an inquisition into his samurai-ness was launched not by scholars, but by onlookers who decreed it unacceptable for a Black person to headline a work of historical fiction set in Japan. Complaints about “historical inaccuracy” and “forced diversity” abounded.

As of this week, the moderators of the unofficial Assassin’s Creed subreddit are done hearing about it (thanks, GamesRada…

Wordle hint and answer #652- Sunday, April 2-

Whether you need to save your impressive Wordle win streak or would like to improve your abilities, you’ll find everything you need just below. We’ve got general tips and advice to help you make the most of every guess, the answer for today’s Wordle laid out in plain text, and for those who just need a helping hand, a fresh clue written especially for the April 2 (652) puzzle.

An anchoring green in the middle of my opener gave me something useful to work with, and although my follow-up guess was frustratingly grey-heavy, it did at least eliminate enough letters to make the next guesses much more focused, and I won today’s Wordle with plenty of room to spare.

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A Wordle hint for Sunday, April 2

The word you’re looking for today can refer to a particular market where corporate shares are bought and sold, or a business’ stored inventory of items ready for sale. You only need to find one vowel today. 

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With a new edition on the way, the current version of life-devouring fantasy board game Talisman goes free to play-

Talisman is a powerfully silly fantasy board game originally published by Games Workshop in 1983—its original inspiration was a game about teachers competing to become school principal—which has gone through several editions and publishers over the years. The fourth edition by Black Industries, later revised and reprinted by Fantasy Flight Games, was also translated into Talisman: Digital Edition by Nomad Games and released on PC in 2014. In the decade since then it’s received multiple expansions, but as of now the base game is available for free on Steam and GOG.

This follows shortly after the announcement of Talisman fifth edition, coming in July from Hasbro’s board game imprint Avalon Hill, which it turns out is also being translated into digital form by Nomad Games as Talisman: Digital Fifth Edition. While the current version will carry on as a free-to-play game, the next edition will be paid and will feature “streamlined rules, and a sleek, modern design.”

World of Warcraft- The War Within’s pre-patch may have dug up the graves of deleted characters—including my ancient shaman with a hearthstone that killed me-

World of Warcraft: The War Within is bringing a whole ton of neat changes to the game—changes like the Warband system, which have been packaged early into the expansion’s pre-patch. There’ve been some slight glitches so far, like Warband banks being disabled, but it’s otherwise a massive quality-of-life boost to the MMO.

When logging in for the first time, your existing characters will be converted to the new system—but seems to have had an unintended side effect. Characters might be coming back from the dead, clawing their way out of the deletion graveyard.

After a couple of player reports on the WoW subreddit and forums citing “characters I’ve never made before” jumpscaring players on their character selection lists, I decided to hop in myself. What do you know—a Shaman on a different server that I’m pretty sure I’d deleted was staring me straight in the face.

I only say “pretty sure”, because the character name was accompanied by a lis…

Wordle hint and answer #655- Wednesday, April 5-

Turn today’s Wordle and every one after it into a winner with our helpful hints, guides,  and tips. There’s a clue for the April 5 (655) game waiting just below if you’d like a little assistance, and if you need something more substantial, you’ll find the Wordle answer just after that. 

Turning one solitary yellow into one solitary green never feels like progress, but it’s all I had to show for my first two guesses. Happily, my third stab at today’s Wordle was much more productive, and the fourth finally won the day.

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A Wordle hint for Wednesday, April 5

Today’s answer is the term used to describe the act of bashing something about or forcefully breaking an object. The Hulk is fond of saying (and doing) this word. 

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Is there a double letter in today’s Wordle? 

Yes, a letter is repeated in today’s puzzle. 

Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day 

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Stock Market Highlights- Markets tank on broad-based selling! Nifty closes at 22,300, Sensex down 384; Nifty Midcap 100 down 988 points

Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark equity indices nosedived on May 07. The NSE Nifty 50 lost 140.20 points or 0.62% to finish the day’s trading at 22,302.50, while the BSE Sensex closed 384 points or 0.52% lower at 73,511.85. Nifty Midcap 100 saw deep cuts and closed in red down 987.75 points or 1.95% to settle at 49,674.45.

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Record high SIPs, new funds power 23% jump in February MF flows,  20 new funds raise over  Rs 11,000 crore

In a recent announcement by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), the equity category witnessed a substantial surge in inflows during the month of February. The data revealed a noteworthy increase of 23.3%, with total inflows amounting to ₹26,866 crore.

Small-cap funds emerged as the frontrunners, securing a net inflow of Rs 2,922.4 crore, closely followed by mid-cap funds at Rs 1,808.2 crore. Large-cap funds also contributed significantly, trailing closely with a net inflow of Rs 921.14 crore.

Marking the 36th consecutive month of positive inflows since March 2021, equity funds have continued to attract investor interest. Notably, systematic investment plans (SIPs) reached an all-time high of Rs 19,186 crore in February, up from Rs 18,838 crore in January.

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