New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #514 July 17, 2025

Connectionsis here with today’s puzzle, and it is filled to the brim with challenging words. In order to win, you need to sort all these words into the right categories while not making too many mistakes. If you are stuck on thischallenging puzzle game, the article below should help you out. It has general clues for the whole puzzle, category-specific clues, other helpful hints, spoilers, and more. Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #514 for July 29, 2025 TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Stop, Poem, Different, Message, New, Novel, Yardstick, Furniture, Play, Text, Biped, Record, Correspond, Original, Pause,andWrite....

May 24, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Steven Robinson

One Piece is Coming Back to Roblox

Summary Fans of Eiichiro Oda’s mangaOne Piecewere treated to Netflix’s live-action adaptation last year, and now, the Japanese franchise is returning to the online platformRobloxthrough a brand-new game. The game creation system has partnered with several film, TV, and other video game franchises in the past, includingFive Nights at Freddy’sandStranger Things, and this partnership will be joining several anime-themed gamesRobloxhas to offer. Released in 2006, the platform hosts a litany of user-created games spanning several genres using the programming language Lua....

May 24, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · John Moore

One Piece: Oda Shows Shanks's Insane Power At 15

Summary Quick Links Shanks is one of the most important pirates inOne Pieceand fans know him to be a very powerful individual. Servingthe role of one of the Four Emperors of the Sea, fans know Shanks to be a monster in terms of combat. While much about Shanks’s past remains unknown, what fans know is that he was once a member of the Roger Pirates and was Roger’s very own apprentice, just like Buggy....

May 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1280 words · Mark Lopez

One Year Later, Like a Dragon Gaiden is the Series’ Emotional High

This article contains spoilers forLike a Dragon GaidenandLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. TheLike a Dragonseries has always balanced serious, character-driven crime drama with wacky side adventures—it’s a big reason why the series is so charming. For fans who have followed Kiryu’s journey since the beginning,Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Nameis a bittersweet entry due to it leaning more into the heavier side of the series while paying homage to the adventures Kiryu had experienced up to that point....

May 24, 2025 · 5 min · 983 words · Andrew Delacruz

Open-World Games With The Most Dangerous Seas

Summary Getting to explore huge, open worlds is undoubtedly one of the best things about modern gaming. More than ever, open-world games have become popular, getting closer to becoming the norm for major releases. While exploring massive wastelands or huge generated cities can be fun, sometimes players yearn to get out onto a large expanse of water and explore what lies on varied islands or even what hides beneath the waves....

May 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1200 words · Renee Schwartz

PEAK: How to Ping and Emote

PEAKis fun to play alone, but it’s even better with friends. Climbing gets a little easier when you work as a team. The game is built forteams of four players, and while voice chat can help a lot, you might not want to talk if you are playing with strangers. That’s where the ping system comes in. The island inPEAKhas lots of useful items that can help you during your climb....

May 24, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Daniel Berry

Pokemon Anime Misty Voice Actor Has Died at Age 55

Summary Rachael Lillis, the English voice actress of Misty and Jessie in the originalPokemonanime series, has sadly passed away from breast cancer at age 55. Lillis lent her voice to countless anime titles throughout her career, with some of her most beloved roles being inPokemonfrom the start of the show until the English dub cast was changed in 2006. During that time, she would serve as the voice of various human characters and Pokemon alike, but her two most famous parts were of Ash’s longtime travel companion Misty, and Team Rocket’s resident schemer Jessie....

May 24, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Charles Hanson

Pokemon Champions' Training System Puts the Ball in Gen 10's Court

As part of this year’s annual Pokemon Day celebrations, The Pokemon Company unveiled a brand-new game calledPokemon Champions. This upcoming spin-off title, which was announced for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android, was described as a competitive battle simulator of sorts. The Pokemon Company confirmed thatPokemon Championswould trim down all the story content from the mainlinePokemongames to deliver a more focused, PvP-only Pokemon battle experience. The game, it said, would not only feature several gameplay elements from the mainlinePokemonseries, but also full cross-platform support, as well....

May 24, 2025 · 4 min · 682 words · Ashley Jones

Predicting Future Invasion Skin Themes For Mortal Kombat 1

Summary Unique skins have been a big part ofMortal Kombat 1’s invasions, and future seasons will need some interesting themes of their own. To date, every season of Invasions inMortal Kombat 1has had a theme for its skins, some simply following a common color scheme, while others are much more detailed. Ensuing seasons are going to need distinctive skin themes of their own to offer. Thankfully, most of the cast have potential for solid themes....

May 24, 2025 · 4 min · 793 words · Leslie Swanson

Reasons You Wouldn't Want To Live In Kanto In Pokemon

Summary After the release ofPokemon Red and BlueonNintendo Game Boyin the late 90s, Pokemania took over the world. Fans have often dreamed of what it would be like to live inthe Pokemon universe, particularly the original region of Kanto. The games and anime give a window into what life in Kanto may look like, but there are a few red flags in this fictional location. Kanto is based on a real region of Japan....

May 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1309 words · Scott Murray

Rumor: Fortnite Could Be Crossing Over With Popular Disney Franchise

Summary A newFortniteleak has revealed that Epic Games' battle royale could be working on a crossover with Pixar’sMonsters Inc.Fortnitehas a significant list of crossovers with famous IPs inside and outside the gaming world. With this year’s edition of D23,Fortniteis further expanding its partnership with Disney. While Epic Games recently released newPirates of the Caribbeanskins, more content is coming in the next few months.Disney villains are coming toFortnitefor the first time this fall, while moreStar Warscharacters will get new cosmetics....

May 24, 2025 · 3 min · 519 words · Johnathan Bell

Sega Delisting Over 70 Games Needs to Have a Silver Lining

Segahas maintained its status as one of the legendary video game companies by leasing out its classic titles on other consoles. Part of this rollout included listing its titles on digital storefronts. However, in a shocking turn of events,Segaannounced that it would be delisting more than 70 of its iconic video game titles from digital storefronts. Over 70 Sega Titles Will Be Delisted The various games being delisted range from collections of classics to individual titles....

May 24, 2025 · 3 min · 562 words · Audrey Smith

Silent Hill 2

Bloober Team and Konami release a story trailer for the upcoming Silent Hill 2 Remake with James returning to the town to investigate a letter left by his late wife.

May 24, 2025 · 1 min · 30 words · Chad Bradley