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Here's when you can play Star Citizen for free
By Vikki Blake - Eurogamer | May 18, 2024 - 19:16Star Citizen is free to play until 29th May 2024.The free play period – timed to mark Invictus Launch Week 2954 – enables players to download and play the game for free during the event and "test pil...
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Every The Elder Scrolls mainline release ranked by sales
By Andrew Heaton - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 19:00Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series has been a staple of role-playing video games. In terms of mainline entries, we're five releases in, with a sixth one out there somewhere being worked on. But we're n...
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10 cool Minecraft seeds to up your game in 2024
By Annie Thelen - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 19:00There are few games that are still going as strong, even after over ten years, like Minecraft. But, even today, there are plenty of ways to play the game by checking out different seeds. This way, y...
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Every Call of Duty: Black Ops game ranked
By Matt Porter - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 19:00Regarding Call of Duty, it's easy to argue that Black Ops is perhaps the most beloved and popular series in the franchise's history. With Black Ops 6 firmly on the horizon, I've looked through the l...
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How to unlock Sage and Reaper in Final Fantasy XIV
By Paula Vaynshteyn - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 18:42If you’ve played through most of Final Fantasy XIV and you’re looking for a new challenge, you’re in luck. Endwalker brought two new classes into the game, one healer and one melee DPS, which quickl...
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Doctor Who: Boom may have introduced viewers to the next companion
By Paula Vaynshteyn - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 18:40The latest episode of Doctor Who Season 14 dropped onto streaming services on May 17. While the episode is undeniably mostly filler, one thing happened that has sparked discussion among eager Whovia...
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Big Sippin, Mountain Dew’s mascot in Final Fantasy XIV, could be a legacy player
By Paula Vaynshteyn - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 18:37The Mountain Dew x Final Fantasy XIV promotion has taken the gaming world by storm, causing the birth of memes and discussion across the internet. However, one thing seems to be drawing more attenti...
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Does Assassin’s Creed Shadows require an online connection to be played?
By Jamie Moorcroft-Sharp - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 18:31After years of waiting, fans are finally getting an Assassin's Creed game set in Feudal Japan, Assassin's Creed Shadows. However, the game seems to be following a somewhat annoying pattern in games...
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How to get the Data Disk in Crow Country
By David Morgan - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 18:30The Data Disk is a mandatory late-game item that also acts as a key to accessing the game's several computer terminals. Getting it is a bit roundabout and requires solving a puzzle located in the Oc...
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Every Magic: The Gathering sets ever released, in order
By Martin Ortiz - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 18:30Wizards of the Coast published the first Magic: The Gathering decks over 30 years ago. Since then, numerous card sets have been introduced to the collectible card game. With the introduction of Secr...
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10 strongest fantasy heroes, ranked
By Tiago Manuel - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 18:27As soon as fiction began introducing absurdly powerful heroes, fans started needing to pit them against each other to determine who would win. These battles take place in crossover scenarios that...
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All Magic: The Gathering color combination names explained
By Martin Ortiz - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 18:25In the 30+ year lifespan of Magic: The Gathering, countless mechanics, creatures, and even crossovers have been added to the game. Despite all of the changes and additions throughout the decades, MT...
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How to unlock Gunbreaker and Dancer in Final Fantasy XIV
By Paula Vaynshteyn - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 18:19If you’re looking for some new Jobs to play or a new challenge in Final Fantasy XIV, there are two jobs that unlock once you reach Shadowbringers territory — Gunbreaker and Dancer. These are two of...
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Stardew creator won't rush Haunted Chocolatier: "better to have a good delayed game than a bad game on time"
By Vikki Blake - Eurogamer | May 18, 2024 - 18:19Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone says he's "not too concerned with the pressure" of releasing Haunted Chocolatier, saying, "it's better to have a delayed game that's actually good th...
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10 best fantasy books for beginners
By Jonathan Wright - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 18:17If you feel like getting into epic fantasy is a bit of a chore these days due to the sheer number of well-recommended book series out there, we’re here to tell you that there are a ton of brilliant...
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How to unlock Machinist, Astrologian and Dark Knight in Final Fantasy XIV
By Paula Vaynshteyn - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 18:00As you begin to level up in Final Fantasy XIV and unlock new areas, you might find an urge to try out new Jobs. Thankfully, at higher levels, you’re not limited to simply the starter Jobs and can be...
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Helldivers 2 should use simple Major Orders for playtesting to involve the entire community
By Jamie Moorcroft-Sharp - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 18:00Helldivers 2 is a live service game that does things a little differently from other always-online titles. Its battle pass Warbonds are permanent and can be unlocked by anyone at any time, and its e...
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How to read Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series in order
By Paula Vaynshteyn - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 17:44Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson books quickly became a mainstay of the Fantasy genre after the release of the first book, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, in 2005. Since then, Riordan has crea...
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The 10 best Minecraft village seeds
By Annie Thelen - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 17:41Minecraft has always been about adventuring and exploring everywhere the game has to offer, stumbling upon gems like caverns, shipwrecks, and more. However, one of the most classic and vital treasur...
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Magic: The Gathering Banned and Restricted lists, all formats
By Martin Ortiz - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 17:33Along with increasing the frequency of their Magic: The Gathering (MTG) releases over the years, Wizards of the Coast have also begun to provide consistent updates to their Banned and Restricted car...
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Here's the first trailer for the Dead Cells animated series
By Graham Smith - Rock Paper Shotgun | May 18, 2024 - 17:31Dead Cells was blessed with several excellent animated trailers, each one produced by French animation studio Bobbypills. Now the slick metroidvania is getting a full animated television series from...
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All One Piece Games Ranked
By Franklin Bellone Borges - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 17:30Having a large library of game adaptations can be considered one of the biggest testaments to a franchise's success. In this regard, only a few can rival One Piece. But surprisingly, for the fla...
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How to unlock Samurai and Red Mage in Final Fantasy XIV
By Paula Vaynshteyn - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 17:20If you’re looking for a new Job to add to your Eorzean Resume in Final Fantasy XIV, there are two that begin at level 50, which are pretty easy to unlock and a whole lot of fun to play. Thankfully,...
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The next Call Of Duty will launch on Game Pass on day one, reports say
By Graham Smith - Rock Paper Shotgun | May 18, 2024 - 17:08The next Call Of Duty will arrive on Game Pass on day one, according to anonymous sources. Microsoft's strategy has long involved releasing all their first-party games on Game Pass, but there had bee...
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Monopoly GO: All Fortune Patrol rewards and milestones
By Madison Benson - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 17:03Today's Monopoly GO event, Fortune Patrol, is the last banner event you'll participate in during Robo Partners. Once it ends, Robo Partners will also conclude, making this the final opportunity outs...
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Redfall will receive one final update after all, including an offline mode
By Graham Smith - Rock Paper Shotgun | May 18, 2024 - 16:46Redfall is getting a final update which will add an offline mode and singleplayer pausing, among other changes. The news was announced via the Redfall account on X, which also thanked players for the...
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The 10 best board games to play with kids
By Paula Vaynshteyn - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 16:30Board Games will always be a mainstay of family entertainment. They offer not only bonding time, but learning experiences and a lot of laughter. For younger children, they may not always have the lo...
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Final Fantasy Ghosts, Warframe Starting Help, And More Tips
By Kotaku Staff - Kotaku | May 18, 2024 - 16:00A game doesn’t have to be newly released for it to require some guidance to get through, as this week’s batch of tips will prove. From the OG Final Fantasy 7 to Metal Gear Solid 2, there’s some older...
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Diablo 4 Is Great Now, Final Fantasy 14 Changes Are Worrying, And More Of This Week's Hot Takes
By Kotaku Staff - Kotaku | May 18, 2024 - 15:00Another week, another round of opinions and spicy takes for you to sift through. Rather than making you search the site and find them yourselves, however, we’ve gathered our best opinion pieces of the...
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"There will be changes" to Xbox Game Pass when Call of Duty is added, says industry insider
By Vikki Blake - Eurogamer | May 18, 2024 - 14:51"There will be changes" to Xbox Game Pass once Microsoft adds its newly acquired flagship Call of Duty franchise to its subscription services.That's according to industry insider shinobi602, who rece...
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Ghost of Tsushima is PlayStation's fourth-biggest PC launch to date
By Vikki Blake - Eurogamer | May 18, 2024 - 12:18Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut is PlayStation's fourth-biggest launch on Steam in terms of concurrent players.As noted by SteamDB, the highly anticipated PC port has had more simultaneous players t...
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Bonfires are still my favourite FromSoftware idea
By Christian Donlan - Eurogamer | May 18, 2024 - 11:00Year three, at least, and I continue to play Dark Souls very, very slowly. Actually, that's not true. Sometimes I play in frantic bursts. At others I let it lie for months and months with no progress...
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What are we all playing this weekend?
By Ollie Toms - Rock Paper Shotgun | May 18, 2024 - 09:00This weekend is a big one for me. My brand new fancy shmancy ottoman bed is arriving in my new flat, after two weeks of curling up on the sofa with a weighted blanket. I'll also be topping it with my...
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Today's Wordle answer for Saturday, May 18
By PC Gamer | May 18, 2024 - 05:00Wordle today: The solution and a hint for Saturday's puzzle.
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I’ve been playing Destiny 2 wrong for nearly a decade
By Christian Dawson - Destructoid | May 18, 2024 - 03:00The year was 2015 and I was sitting on an uncomfortable futon in my living room at 3 am when I saw an advertisement for a free weekend of Destiny. With my curiosity piqued, I made a Titan, woke up i...
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Teases New Killer Ahead Of Double XP Weekend
By Luis Joshua Gutierrez - Gamespot | May 18, 2024 - 01:13Gun Media and Nighthawk Interactive, the publishers behind the asymmetrical survival horror game The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, have recently teased a new Family member (the game's version of killers)...
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Banana Guard is the next MultiVersus character, which is bad news for the guy who said 'if banana guard gets added I will cut my balls off'
By PC Gamer | May 18, 2024 - 01:06A lot of fans couldn't believe the minor Adventure Time character really made the roster, but here they are.
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Microsoft is reportedly taking the nuclear option: releasing the next Call of Duty day one on Game Pass
By PC Gamer | May 18, 2024 - 00:57They're really going for it.
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After an epic 24-hour battle with Malenia and 1,700 deaths, Kai Cenat has finally beaten Elden Ring
By PC Gamer | May 18, 2024 - 00:45He is the true Elden Lord.
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New Game From Former GTA Boss Will Be Introduced Via An Upcoming Audio Series
By Luis Joshua Gutierrez - Gamespot | May 18, 2024 - 00:05Absurd Ventures, the studio created by former GTA boss Dan Houser, has announced that its upcoming video game universe, A Better Paradise, will kick off with an audio series that's scheduled to releas...
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Popular Emulator Changes Logo After Adobe Sends Legal Threat
By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | May 17, 2024 - 23:50The people behind the immensely popular iOS retro game emulator, Delta, have been forced to quickly change the app’s logo after receiving legal threats from Adobe and warnings from Apple. Read more...
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The Apple TV is coming for the Raspberry Pi’s retro emulation box crown
By Andrew Cunningham - Ars Technica | May 17, 2024 - 23:43Apple’s restrictions will still hold it back, but there’s a lot of possibility.
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How to Remove the Storm Covering the Thunderhead Isles in Tears of the Kingdom
By Cole Travis - Destructoid | May 17, 2024 - 23:41Taking a glance at the sky islands in Tears of the Kingdom, you might have noticed a massive storm that's looming over the bottom right section of Hyrule. Perhaps you've made your way over to that s...
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Does EA Sports College Football 25 support cross-play?
By Ryan Lemay - Destructoid | May 17, 2024 - 23:30EA Sports College Football 25 features four core game modes and one-off classic online matches. Here is everything you need to know about which game modes support cross-play. In the lead-up to it...
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Animal Well: How To Solve The Three-Lever Wave Chart Puzzle
By Timothy Monbleau - Kotaku | May 17, 2024 - 23:25Animal Well is a very puzzle-driven game, and solving those puzzles often requires creative use of the items in your inventory. However, Animal Well also contains some standalone brainteasers that eve...
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How to get Resplendent Sparks in Diablo 4
By Elliott Gatica - Destructoid | May 17, 2024 - 23:14Resplendent Sparks will help grind for the perfect build in Diablo 4. If you’re really looking for those Uber Unique items and can’t quite grind out the toughest bosses in the game, here’s what you...
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Fortnite Festival Just Did Something It's Never Done Before
By Luis Joshua Gutierrez - Gamespot | May 17, 2024 - 23:12Epic is teaming up with renowned singer Billie Eilish to introduce three new songs from her newly released album, Hit Me Hard And Soft, to Fortnite Festival. The newly added songs from the album are p...
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11 Things To Never Say To A Fallout 3 Fan
By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | May 17, 2024 - 23:05Following the release of Amazon’s live-action Fallout TV show, it seems everyone is playing a Fallout game again. Even Fortnite is adding Fallout content soon. It seems like the post-apocalyptic franc...
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Best AR loadouts in Warzone
By Ryan Lemay - Destructoid | May 17, 2024 - 23:05ARs are very well balanced at the moment in Warzone. There isn't one particular weapon that is significantly better than other options, and several rifles are worth using in standard battle royale m...
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Fallout is coming to Fortnite
By PC Gamer | May 17, 2024 - 23:01The Brotherhood of Steel arrives next week.
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