With the Fallout TV series only a few weeks away from airing, now’s a great time to jump back into the Wasteland. If you’re on the fence about where to look for your radioactive fix, Fallout 76‘s latest Expedition, Atlantic City: America’s Playground, is honestly a great starting point. 

“Like everyone else, I’m really looking forward to the show coming out and can’t wait to see it,” Art Director for Fallout 76, Jonathan Rush, tells me. “What I anticipate it’s going to do is shed light on the franchise for folks that may not have been aware of it or folks that haven’t visited Fallout in a while. And hopefully, it encourages them to hop into any of the Fallout games and check it out for themselves and make their own stories in that space, which I know our fan base has already done such a great job with.”

Fallout 76 Expeditions, Atlantic City: Boardwalk Paradise, already released in late 2023, but now there are even more shenanigans to get up to in the second part, Atlantic City: America’s Playground.

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In case you don’t know the Fallout lore about Atlantic City, the place is pretty untouched by the radioactive mess that infects and has destroyed many other settlements. The pine belt that surrounds the city has sheltered it from much of the chaos in the wastelands, and it wasn’t directly targeted by nuclear warheads during the Great War. While there was severe flooding, the Casino district was left largely untouched. Eventually, three factions emerged: the theatrical Showmen, the mob called The Family, and the Munis, which took on government responsibilities. Working together in a shaky alliance, Atlantic City was able to prosper and look after most of its citizens. 

I loved being able to see how the flooded city centre really shaped up to support the story.

Jonathan Rush


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If you’re struggling with Friday’s Wordle then spending a bit of time with a hint for the April 5 (1021) game might be just the thing you need. If you’re struggling a lot with Friday’s Wordle then you’ll probably want to click your way to today’s answer. And if you’re not struggling at all then a quick read of our general tips might help give your daily game a helpful refresh.

I had all the perfectly placed green letters I needed to solve today’s Wordle after just two guesses, so it’s a bit of a shame I briefly went off on a spectacularly wrong tangent on the row after. It’s my own fault, a combination of early morning excitement and temporarily losing the ability to spell basic words causing a completely self-made stumble. Still, at least I made up for it afterwards.

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Wordle today: A hint for Friday, April 5



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A week after being sold off by parent company Sega, Company of Heroes studio Relic Entertainment has announced that it is laying off employees.

“Earlier today we shared details with Relicans about a layoff,” the studio wrote on LinkedIn. “Letting people go was not an easy decision, and was made solely with the goal of providing Relic the best possible chance to survive in an increasingly volatile industry. It does not in any way reflect the expertise, passion, or character of any of the impacted employees.”



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Dwarf Fortress has existed as a free game for near-enough two decades, but its 2022 premium version—now with graphics—has gone from strength to strength. It turned Tarn and Zach Adams (Dwarf Fortress’ original creators) into millionaires, and had sold over half a million copies as of March last year.

But that’s old news, because the brothers told PCG at this year’s GDC that it’s now sold 800,000 copies and taken root on over a million wishlists. At this point, it seems like a million sales for one of the most profoundly free games in existence is all but assured. Do the brothers have a plan to reward themselves when they hit the milestone? Ah, well, not really.



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The FCC has announced that it will vote on a proposal to restore net neutrality on April 25, a move that, if approved, it says will “bring back a national standard for broadband reliability, security, and consumer protection.”

Back in 2017, we explained why net neutrality matters—and why we think PC gamers should support it—and the basic facts remain the same today. Simply put, net neutrality requires that all data is treated equally, and forbids ISPs from throttling speeds or blocking access to content based on the nature of the content being delivered. It was enshrined into US law by the Obama administration in 2015 under the Open Internet Order, but then dismantled just a couple years later by the Trump administration.



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Breeze through your daily Wordle with a cheeky peek at the answer for the April 3 (1019) puzzle: don’t worry, we won’t tell anyone. Or, if you’d prefer, use today’s clue to bring some structure to your guesses, without completely giving the game away. It’s entirely up to you.

A smattering of greens in my first two rows brought today’s Wordle to a halt. I knew I had everything I needed to win right in front of me, I just had to keep calm, take a careful look at what I had remaining, and go from there. It worked, and I got a win in three this Wednesday—although it took some head-scratching and an entire cup of tea to get there.

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Wordle today: A hint for Wednesday, April 3



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In 2023, the Entertainment Software Rating Board, along with digital identity company Yoti and “youth marketing solutions” provider Superawesome, filed a proposal with the FTC for a new “verifiable parental consent mechanism” called Privacy-Protective Facial Age Estimation. The FTC has now issued its response to that proposal, and the answer is “no”—for now.

The ESRB’s proposed technology stirred feathers almost immediately, and understandably so: The idea of having to essentially submit a selfie to prove to a machine that you’re old enough to play GTA 6 is inherently intrusive, and that’s before you even get into questions of technological bias and whether or not the thing would work well enough to justify the headaches that would inevitably erupt for at least some users.



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Unlock your full Wordle potential with our help. Teach yourself how to make the most of every line with our general tips. Give Tuesday’s game a quick boost with a hint written especially for the April 2 (1018) game. Or simply bask in the glory of an easy win with today’s answer. However you want to play, we’ve got it covered.

Oh c’mon Wordle, surely I deserve better than a full row of greys to start the day? Apparently not. At least I recovered quickly. Well, quick-ish. Kind of. Look, I found the answer before I hit the bottom and if Wordle still calls that a win, then that’s a win—even if it didn’t feel like it. 

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Whatever you do, don’t look up. Following today’s triumphant victory at Malevelon Creek, Helldivers players are making alarming discoveries on Automaton planets. Lurking in the skies are what appear to be massive, cloaked gunships lying in wait. In wait for what? I’m terrified to find out.

The development first reached my desk via Redditor infinity_cube, who published screenshots showing several angles of the anomaly. It’s extremely easy to miss when you’re running around shooting robots, but if you look closely, the shapes come into focus. Users Firestorm_361 and Spartas72 got even better looks at the objects, with their camouflage occluding against the rings of a far-off planet.



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