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After 6 years, the FCC has voted to restore net neutrality regulations in a win for the open internet

By PC Gamer | Apr 26, 2024 - 02:08

The specter of Ajit Pai haunts America's broadband infrastructure no longer.

Hasbro says Magic: The Gathering's Fallout-themed Commander cards were 'probably our best-performing Commander set ever'

By PC Gamer | Apr 26, 2024 - 01:45

Big things are expected for next year's Marvel and Final Fantasy crossovers too.

Best Gaming Mouse In 2024

By Steven Petite - Gamespot | Apr 26, 2024 - 01:16

Finding the right gaming mouse is one of the most important buying decisions when building or upgrading your PC setup. For most people, their PC's mouse is little more than the tool they use to operat...

How Long To Beat Stellar Blade - Mission List

By Jason Rodriguez - Gamespot | Apr 26, 2024 - 00:54

Stellar Blade takes you to the far future, one that sees the near-collapse of humanity. As Eve, you join forces with other heroes to defeat a great threat that awaits. However, you might be wondering...

Retribution Paladin Best in Slot and gear for Dragonflight Season 4

By Steven Mills - Destructoid | Apr 26, 2024 - 00:24

In World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Season 4, Retribution Paladin is one of the strongest classes for both PvE and PvP. Especially strong in Mythic+, it's recommended you properly gear your Ret Palad...

After 10 years on Steam, Korean MMO ArcheAge is giving up on North America and Europe

By PC Gamer | Apr 26, 2024 - 00:05

Servers will close in June.

Physical Copies Of Fallout 4 Are Out Of Stock Almost Everywhere

By Diego Nicolás Argüello - Gamespot | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:54

Physical copies of Fallout 4 are in high demand. Thanks to the popularity surrounding the Fallout TV show, it seems everybody is ravenous to add developer Bethesda's 2015 RPG to their bookshelves. If...

Bungie is reversing its decision to sunset weapons for Destiny 2: The Final Shape

By Ryan Gilliam - Polygon | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:46

Image: Bungie Here’s hoping you kept all that old junk in your vault Destiny 2: The Final Shape is fast approaching, and we’ve reached the point where every weekly blog post ha...

Helldivers 2 studio is apparently teasing two new Stratagem codes

By Cameron Woolsey - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:41

Helldivers 2 players just managed to eke out a victory following their most grueling Major Order yet. And what is their reward? Hopefully more than a two-minute break this time. But it also looks li...

Xbox Console Sales Are Tanking

By Ethan Gach - Kotaku | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:37

After months of debate about Xbox’s future as some of its big console exclusives jumped ship to PlayStation 5, we have our clearest evidence yet of why Microsoft is experimenting with a new multiplatf...

How the Power system is changing in Destiny 2: The Final Shape

By Christian Dawson - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:32

The Final Shape is *ahem* shaping up to be quite the comeback for Destiny 2. In the latest TWID, Bungie unveiled how Power Levels will be changing in the much-anticipated expansion. While the compan...

Kill It With Fire 2: How to complete all Vent Challenges

By Cameron Woolsey - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:27

About midway through Kill It With Fire 2, DARWIN tasks you with powering a dimensional gate so you can finally end the spider menace for good. The catch? You have to squeeze your way through a vent...

Clash of Clans Maker's First New Game In Five Years, Squad Busters, Launches Soon

By Diego Nicolás Argüello - Gamespot | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:23

The next joint of developer Supercell, best known for Clash of Clans, is releasing soon. Squad Busters, the first global game launch of the studio in over five years, will launch on May 29 for iOS and...

PSA: Only certain Sea of Thieves PS5 trophies automatically unlock when linking your accounts

By Jamie Moorcroft-Sharp - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:21

As Sea of Thieves opens up to players on PS5, Rare has clarified how your achievements from your Steam and Microsoft accounts will translate into trophies. The long and short of it: not every achiev...

Best young strikers in EA FC 24 Career Mode

By Ryan Lemay - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:18

Everyone wants big-name strikers in their EA FC 24 career mode teams, but that's not always realistic when top-level talent demands a hefty price tag. The best way to get players capable of scoring...

Fallout 4 Crucible: How To Get The Heavy Incinerator

By Joey Carr - Gamespot | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:18

There are a couple of new weapons available in Fallout 4 following the release of the next-generation update. One of them is the Tesla Cannon, which is looted through the Best of Three quest as well a...

Bulletstorm studio People Can Fly's floundering Project Dagger officially dead

By Matt Wales - Eurogamer | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:11

Bulletstorm and Outriders studio People Can Fly has brought development of its struggling Project Dagger to a close after concluding its commercial potential was "unsatisfactory". Project Dagger...

Tomb Raider (2013) Definitive Edition Quietly Arrives On PC After A Decade

By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:05

A 2014 remastered port of Tomb Raider (2013) has finally made its way to PC via a quiet launch on the Microsoft Store. Read more...

How to watch MCC 36 Minecraft Championship: date, time, and where to stream

By Kristina Ebanez - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:04

The MC Championship puts the best-of-the-best Minecraft players against each other in an exhilarating competition. Luckily for us, the event has returned for its epic 36th run, offering more minigam...

Wake up! These spider-looking phenomena just spotted on Mars are clearly Helldivers 2 bugs preparing for a surprise attack

By PC Gamer | Apr 25, 2024 - 23:01

Gamemaster Joel is clearly up to his old tricks, and we will not be fooled.

Fallout 4's Free PS5 Update Is Bugged, Will Be Coming To PS Plus Extra Members Says Bethesda

By Cameron Koch - Gamespot | Apr 25, 2024 - 22:56

Fallout 4's long-awaited free next-gen update is here, but those attempting to download the update for PlayStation 5 have run into an issue that Bethesda says it's currently working on fixing.Many Pla...

Fallout 4 Pyromaniac: How To Get The Hellfire Power Armor

By Joey Carr - Gamespot | Apr 25, 2024 - 22:52

A new quest that's been added to Fallout 4 with the next-generation update is called "Pyromaniac." While this quest has technically been in the game via a Creation Engine mod, it's now an official par...

A new Escape from Tarkov special edition finally offers offline PvE, for just $250

By Carli Velocci - Polygon | Apr 25, 2024 - 22:45

Image: Battlestate Games via YouTube Fans are calling the new bundle ‘pay to win’ If you want to play Escape from Tarkov offline with friends, it looks like it’s going to cost...

Arrowhead says Helldivers 2 players should avoid bullying those fancy lads with the blue preorder armor, who are canonically frozen yogurt salesmen

By PC Gamer | Apr 25, 2024 - 22:40

Democracy never tasted so good.

Escape From Tarkov players rage as developers lock co-op PvE behind a new $250 edition despite promising access to 'all subsequent DLCs' in its old $150 edition

By PC Gamer | Apr 25, 2024 - 22:38

It's getting ugly out there.

Dragon Ball Creator Praises Sand Land Game From Beyond The Grave

By Levi Winslow - Kotaku | Apr 25, 2024 - 22:36

Legendary mangaka Akira Toriyama, character designer for Chrono Trigger and creator of the Dragon Ball series, passed away in March 2024. He was just 68 years old. Though he’s gone now, publisher Band...

How to start Grand Hunts in Dragonflight

By Zoey Handley - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 22:36

One of the events added in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight are the Grand Hunts. These are events that have you assisting the Maruuk Centaurs across the Dragon Isles (and are therefore located only o...

Remember all those Destiny 2 guns you deleted after they got sunset? Bungie admits you shouldn't have done that: 'We regret we have no recovery mechanism'

By PC Gamer | Apr 25, 2024 - 22:25

In a major change coming as part of The Final Shape, legacy gear will be upgradeable to the new power cap again.

Blizzcon Skipping 2024 Could Be Fine, Could Be A Bad Omen

By Kenneth Shepard - Kotaku | Apr 25, 2024 - 22:20

One year after it came back, Blizzcon, Blizzard’s once-annual dedicated event, isn’t returning for 2024. While the Overwatch and Warcraft developer plans to show off more of its games at different eve...

Destiny 2 Is Reversing Its Most Controversial Change

By Ethan Gach - Kotaku | Apr 25, 2024 - 22:13

Four years ago, Bungie implemented one of the most controversial things in Destiny 2's history: sunsetting. All existing loot players had earned would slowly become obsolete with each passing season....

Manor Lords too realistic or grimy for you? Try cosy survival townbuilder Diluvian Winds, out today

By Graham Smith - Rock Paper Shotgun | Apr 25, 2024 - 22:11

Manor Lords is obviously this week's big survival-citybuilder game release, but I suspect Diluvian Winds is more my pace. It's a "relaxing management game" about building a town for anthropomorphic a...

Destiny 2 Finally Undoes "Gunsetting" With The Final Shape's New Power System

By Phil Hornshaw - Gamespot | Apr 25, 2024 - 22:05

Bungie is making major changes to Destiny 2's Power levels, the measure of your character's strength that dictates how difficult content is, in its upcoming expansion, The Final Shape. The biggest cha...

Monopoly GO: All Billions Dash rewards and milestones

By Madison Benson - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 22:00

Monopoly GO's Peg-E minigame is over for the next little while, with a brand new tournament, Billions Dash, taking its place. Whether you're looking to get some dice for a future Partners event or j...

Double Dragon heroes elbow their way into River City Girls 2 this summer

By Joseph Luster - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:59

We may not be getting the April Fools' Day promise of Bimmy and Jammy in River City Girls 2, but WayForward's beat 'em up still plans to mine the past for some classic heroes. Instead of pure goofs,...

FCC Reinstates Net Neutrality

By Diego Nicolás Argüello - Gamespot | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:56

Earlier today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to reinstate net neutrality. Taking place during an April Open Meeting, commissioner Anna M. Gomez voted in favor of restoring federal...

This Fallout bundle is a critical hit and at its lowest price ever

By Alice Jovanée - Polygon | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:55

Image: Obsidian Entertainment Pick up all seven Fallout games and their corresponding DLC for just $22.49 If you’d like to join the over 5 million people currently enjoying the...

Fallout 4 Speak Of The Devil: How To Get X-02 Power Armor

By Joey Carr - Gamespot | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:46

One of the several new side quests to take on in Fallout 4 with the next-gen update is called "Speak of the Devil." This quest has you following after a man's journey to find a mysterious character ca...

MW3 Season 3 Reloaded early patch notes: Two new maps, Minefield and Escort, more

By Ryan Lemay - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:45

Season 3 Reloaded spices up Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer experience by adding two new maps, game modes, and a playlist that leans into CoD's arcade-like gameplay. Here is everything we know about...

Kaiju No. 8 is the feel-good monster mash we need right now

By Kristina Ebanez - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:44

Upon first glance, the artwork of Kaiju No. 8's anime and manga might lead you to believe it's just another dark, blood-soaked monster saga. Even the cover art, with its chilling depiction of the mo...

Fallout 4 Tesla Cannon And Best Of Three Quest Guide

By Joey Carr - Gamespot | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:40

One of the new weapons that arrived with the next-generation update in Fallout 4 is the Tesla Cannon, a powerful Fusion Cell gun that shocks any enemy unfortunate enough to get in its way. The primary...

How to take cover in GTA 5 (consoles and PC)

By Zoey Handley - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:40

One of the hallmarks of games out in the 2010s (especially third-person shooters) is the ability to take cover, and Grand Theft Auto V is no exception. When gunfire is coming in your direction, it’s...

Manor Lords release date and launch times: here's when the medieval city building gates open

By PC Gamer | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:31

Here's when the highly anticipated medieval city strategy game launches.

Can an online library of classic video games ever be legal?

By Kyle Orland - Ars Technica | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:31

Preservationists propose access limits, but industry worries about a free "online arcade."

Escape From Tarkov community in flames as persistent PvE is locked behind new $250 edition

By David Morgan - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:25

Whatever good faith Battlestate Games has built over Escape From Tarkov's 6-year stint in beta is running low, as a pricey new version of the extraction shooter is causing an uproar in Tarkov's comm...

After ten years, Korean MMO ArcheAge is closing its European and North American servers

By Graham Smith - Rock Paper Shotgun | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:22

We haven't written much about Korean MMO ArcheAge since reviewing it nine years ago, and there won't be many future opportunities to write about it, either. Its developers have announced that its Eur...

Fallout 4’s New Update Removes Graphical Settings On Steam Deck

By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:12

Fallout 4’s “next-gen” update has removed the settings menu from the game on Steam Deck and reportedly made it worse to play on Valve’s portable PC, upsetting many players.Read more...

All DnD 5e languages, listed

By Zoey Handley - Destructoid | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:10

Language is a powerful thing, and having a character who knows how to speak and read multiple can be an asset in Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition. If you happen to have a D&D Player’s Handbo...

Exclusive Details About Star Wars Outlaws' Fourth Crime Syndicate, The Ashiga Clan

By Brian Shea - Gameinformer | Apr 25, 2024 - 21:00

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Indie devs rally for Palestine with this $8 itch.io bundle

By Alice Jovanée - Polygon | Apr 25, 2024 - 20:52

Image: Robust Games Coffee Talk, A Short Hike, and hundreds of other titles for just $8 Over 300 itch.io creators have come together to offer a bundle of their work to benefit...

Bulletstorm and Outriders studio have cancelled development on a co-op action RPG

By Graham Smith - Rock Paper Shotgun | Apr 25, 2024 - 20:52

People Can Fly, the developers of Bulletstorm and Outriders, have cancelled development of a co-op action RPG codenamed Project Dagger. The Polish company informed investors of the decision to cancel...