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BloodStained's final two Kickstarter stretch goals arrive next week, five years after release

By Matt Wales - Eurogamer | May 03, 2024 - 01:29

If, like me, you haven't been paying that much attention to BloodStained: Ritual of the Night since the buzz around its release started to fade, you might be surprised to see developer ArtPlay has...

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Preorders Are Officially Live

By Jon Bitner - Gamespot | May 03, 2024 - 01:21

Disney Epic Mickey launched on Nintendo Wii way back in 2010. Now, nearly 15 years later, the game is getting a second life on Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X with Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed. Disney...

One Piece: What episode does the Luffy vs. Kaido fight begin?

By Ryan Lemay - Destructoid | May 03, 2024 - 00:56

Wano is the longest story Arc in One Piece, and features an epic showdown between Luffy and Kaido. Here is everything we know about the highly anticipated bout that will go down in history as one of...

Xbox Game Pass’ May lineup has cute kitty cats and Tomb Raider

By Ana Diaz - Polygon | May 03, 2024 - 00:47

Image: Double Dagger Studio Time to meow meow your way through the big city Two iconic video game characters join the Xbox Game Pass lineup this May: Lara Croft and an adorabl...

After two long years in early access, my favorite indie Elder Scrolls-alike is getting its full release⁠—and it'll let you fly around in your own airship

By PC Gamer | May 03, 2024 - 00:32

The one thing Morrowind was missing.

Nintendo's latest DMCA takedown notice eliminates 8,535 Yuzu emulator copies in one go

By Matt Wales - Eurogamer | May 03, 2024 - 00:20

A little under a month after Nintendo successfully brought an end to open-source Switch emulator Yuzu, the company has managed to wipe out 8,535 Yuzu GitHub repositories - containing code from the...

How to complete Medical Detective in Gray Zone Warfare

By Steven Mills - Destructoid | May 03, 2024 - 00:19

The Medical Detective task is the third task you can get from the Vendor Gunny in Gray Zone Warfare, after completing the Leave No Man Behind task. For this task, you must find some evidence that hi...

XDefiant finally has a release date, and it's just a couple weeks from now

By PC Gamer | May 02, 2024 - 23:52

After multiple delays, Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter is ready to go.

Here’s everything changing in Diablo 4 with Loot Reborn

By Ryan Gilliam - Polygon | May 02, 2024 - 23:43

Image: Blizzard Entertainment The new season starts on May 14 and is D4’s biggest yet Diablo 4’s new Loot Reborn update is nearly here, and will launch on May 14. Season 4’s th...

Blizzard snuck in surprise quality of life changes into Diablo 4's massive list of season 4 patch notes

By PC Gamer | May 02, 2024 - 23:39

As if the big rework to items wasn't enough.

Starfield's New Maps Are Great, But Boy Those Cities Are Tiny

By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | May 02, 2024 - 23:25

Starfield, Bethesda’s large open-world space RPG released last year, is set to receive a big new update later this month. One of the big features being added is 3D surface and city maps, something the...

MW3 and Warzone Season 3 Week 5 Weekly Challenges and how to complete them

By Kristina Ebanez - Destructoid | May 02, 2024 - 23:10

MW3 and Warzone Season 3 Week 5 challenges focus on shotguns, marksman rifles, and the Fortune's Keep map. Like past objectives, a few vague terms are mixed in to throw you for a loop. To save you t...

Taking a lesson from Manor Lords, Hooded Horse delays Norland to July

By PC Gamer | May 02, 2024 - 23:07

The extra development time will enable developers to "ensure we deliver a well-functioning game."

Helldivers 2 players are asking a reasonable question: Why has a whole planet turned green?

By PC Gamer | May 02, 2024 - 23:03

Arrowhead is changing the Helldivers 2 galaxy before our eyes.

Abiotic Factor, a 6-player survival game where you're scientists in a paranormal lab, is rising up Steam's top-sellers list after launching in early access

By PC Gamer | May 02, 2024 - 22:51

Hero of the universe Gordon Freeman? No, you're just one of the lab-coat-wearing nerds in the background.

Elden Ring lead Hidetaka Miyazaki won't say how long the DLC is since everyone thinks he lowballed the main game: 'Everyone told me I was lying and that's not remotely enough time!'

By PC Gamer | May 02, 2024 - 22:50

All signs point to this being the monster expansion of my dreams.

Baldur's Gate 3's Xbox physical edition gets a bit of a delay due to "production issues"

By Matt Wales - Eurogamer | May 02, 2024 - 22:43

Larian Studios has warned of a further - if hopefully short - delay for the Xbox Series X/S and North American PlayStation 5 versions of its fancy Baldur's Gate 3 physical Deluxe Edition, caused by...

Here are the deals you should check out during Amazon Gaming Week

By Alice Jovanée - Polygon | May 02, 2024 - 22:33

Graphic: Alice Jovanee/Polygon | Source images: Various Keyboards, headsets, controllers, and more are heavily discounted through May 5 Amazon’s latest Gaming Week promotion is...

Tetris And 7-Eleven Are Releasing A Handheld Gaming Device Together

By George Yang - Gamespot | May 02, 2024 - 22:22

Tetris and 7-Eleven have revealed that they are working on several merchandise products together, including one called the Slurpee + Tetris Handheld Game Device.According to the product description on...

How to complete Rat’s Nest in Gray Zone Warfare

By Steven Mills - Destructoid | May 02, 2024 - 22:17

The fourth task the vendor Handshake offers in Gray Zone Warfare is Rat's Nest. You can acquire this task after completing Restoring Order by checking the task list for Handshake when at base camp....

Fanatical Bundle Gets You 7 Games For Less Than $3 Each, Plus A Chance At Free Stuff

By Phil Hornshaw - Gamespot | May 02, 2024 - 22:15

Another build-your-own-bundle is live on Fanatical with a variety of games on offer, and the more games you grab, the cheaper they all are. Nabbing three games in the Platinum Collection Build Your Ow...

Escape From Tarkov Rival Receives First Hotfix Updates Following Early Access Launch

By Cameron Koch - Gamespot | May 02, 2024 - 22:05

Gray Zone Warfare, a new extraction shooter in the same vein of Escape From Tarkov, has received its first updates following its recent Steam Early Access launch, with two hotfixes looking to address...

Diablo 4 devs talk player feedback, big balance changes, and more in today’s Campfire Chat

By David Morgan - Destructoid | May 02, 2024 - 22:05

Today, the Diablo IV team sat down to discuss Season 4, player feedback, and future goals for the ever-changing aRPG. Loot is the reason for the season A main talking point during the stream w...

10 best One Piece arcs ever, ranked

By Ryan Lemay - Destructoid | May 02, 2024 - 22:03

With over 30 One Piece Arcs to choose from, narrowing that field down was extremely challenging. And with so many great adventures, your list could look entirely different. With that being said, her...

Launching A $60+ Game Seems Like A Bad Idea Right Now

By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | May 02, 2024 - 22:00

While recent big-budget, $60+ games like Suicide Squad and Immortals of Aveum seem unable to find success, many smaller and weirder titles are exploding on Steam and developing large communities aroun...

Save On Secretlab's Best Gaming Chair, And Pair It With A New Star Wars-Inspired Skin

By Darryn Bonthuys - Gamespot | May 02, 2024 - 21:59

Star Wars Day is almost here, and to celebrate, Secretlab has unveiled a new line of skins for its Titan Evo gaming chairs. If you're looking to give your gaming chair a quick makeover, you can dress...

One Piece: What episode does the Fishman Island arc end?

By Ryan Lemay - Destructoid | May 02, 2024 - 21:59

After a two-year time skip in One Piece, Fishman Island serves as the first opportunity for the Straw Hat Pirates to put all of their individual training to the test. Eiichiro Oda divided One Pie...

How to get Temporal Erosion in Warframe

By Elliott Gatica - Destructoid | May 02, 2024 - 21:58

Temporal Erosion is an interesting Augment Mod for Protea in Warframe. You hear "armor strip" and think this could be the thing to turn the time-defying gadgeteer into the meta.  In any case, here...

How to fix Ancient Processor Blueprint not spawning in Disney Dreamlight Valley Does Not Compute

By Kristina Ebanez - Destructoid | May 02, 2024 - 21:45

Even if you've found most of EVE's ancient artifacts, you can stumble on a roadblock that forbids mission progression. Specifically, the Ancient Processor Blueprint won't spawn during the Does Not C...

The Forever Winter is a co-op shooter about scavenging among the wreckage of a never-ending mech war

By Graham Smith - Rock Paper Shotgun | May 02, 2024 - 21:41

If I was writing What's Better, it would be a short series. The first entry would declare that the best thing in video games, obviously, was watching NPCs fight among themselves. It's this which mo...

Balatro's first big balance patch fiddles with Fibonacci and makes a mod to Odd Todd

By PC Gamer | May 02, 2024 - 21:37

No, I don't know what any of that means, but it's live now on Steam.

No Rest For The Wicked Is Brutal And Ambitious, But A Little Confused

By Alessandro Barbosa - Gamespot | May 02, 2024 - 21:36

With Ori and the Blind Forest and its sequel, developer Moon Studios deconstructed the fundamentals of metroidvania design and honed in on its most alluring aspects. Combined with some of the tightest...

Don’t Miss This Handy Hidden Adaptation Early In Another Crab’s Treasure

By Moises Taveras - Kotaku | May 02, 2024 - 21:35

Another Crab’s Treasure is a bright and wonderfully challenging soulslike that’s out now. In it, you can learn multiple techniques that make combat a touch easier, and some of these are super moves ca...

Nintendo Goes After 8,535 Switch Emulator Backups In Mass Takedown

By Ethan Gach - Kotaku | May 02, 2024 - 21:25

Months after it shutdown the popular Switch emulator Yuzu over copyright infringement and piracy concerns, Nintendo has initiated a mass takedown of related backups and apparent clones on the Microsof...

Helldivers 2's next warbond makes slowdown an unpatriotic thing of the past with 'motivational shocks'

By PC Gamer | May 02, 2024 - 21:22

"Literally shocks Helldivers back into action."

One and done: Elden Ring’s first DLC expansion will also be its last

By Kyle Orland - Ars Technica | May 02, 2024 - 21:17

But the studio is "leaving some possibilities" for a sequel that continues the story.

That gorgeous cozy castle doodling game is launching a demo this month

By PC Gamer | May 02, 2024 - 21:16

We're finally getting our hands on Tiny Glade, at least for a tiny while.

Star Wars: The Old Republic's next update adds pie-baking and a galactic egg hunt

By Graham Smith - Rock Paper Shotgun | May 02, 2024 - 21:05

Star Wars: The Old Republic's ongoing development switched last year from creators BioWare to Broadsword, with promise that the 13-year-old MMO would continue to receive new story content and improve...

Where To Find The Extremely Powerful Valve Shell In Another Crab’s Treasure

By Moises Taveras - Kotaku | May 02, 2024 - 20:55

Are you playing Another Crab’s Treasure and wondering which shell is the best one? They all have their utilities, so there isn’t a one-size-fits-all shell, but Another Crab’s Treasure does have one th...

Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant gets release date after numerous delays

By Matt Wales - Eurogamer | May 02, 2024 - 20:55

Ubisoft's Tom Clancy-adjacent free-to-play shooter XDefiant has - after several delays last year - been given a release date, and launches for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on 21st May. XDefiant...

GeForce Now has made Steam Deck streaming much easier than it used to be

By Kevin Purdy - Ars Technica | May 02, 2024 - 20:51

Ask someone who previously did it the DIY way.

Halo’s Joseph Morgan On The Flaws Of Season 1

By Eric Schulkin - Kotaku | May 02, 2024 - 20:45

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Final Fantasy XIV will share some 7.0 Job details during May’s Live Letter

By Paula Vaynshteyn - Destructoid | May 02, 2024 - 20:40

The 81st Final Fantasy XIV Live Letter From the Producer finally has a scheduled broadcast time and, as many have been expecting, it will focus primarily on Job information for the upcoming expansio...

Ubisoft's Free-To-Play FPS XDefiant Finally Gets Release Date And It's This Month

By Wesley LeBlanc - Gameinformer | May 02, 2024 - 20:29

XDefiant, the free-to-play first person shooter starring factions across Ubisoft's catalogue of franchises, finally has a release date and it's out very soon. Ubisoft announced today that XDe...

Where to find and defeat Warlord Rainmaker in MW3 Zombies

By Kristina Ebanez - Destructoid | May 02, 2024 - 20:24

Modern Warfare 3 Zombies presents a versatile lineup of Warlords, from Keres to Dokkaebi. Season 3 Reloaded introduced yet another boss to take down, adding more unique rewards for Operators. Here's...

10 Years Later, Alien: Isolation Still Looks Incredible

By Willa Rowe - Kotaku | May 02, 2024 - 20:20

In celebration of the seminal sci-fi horror movie Alien’s 45th anniversary, Ridley Scott’s film is back in movie theaters. I saw it over the weekend, and even though it’s a movie I’ve seen countless t...

Helldivers 2's next premium warbond arrives next week with new weapons, armour and winter weather capes

By Graham Smith - Rock Paper Shotgun | May 02, 2024 - 20:18

Helldivers 2 oddly requires that I spend its in-game currency on items I don't want (capes, helmets, any emote other than the hug) just so I can gain access to the items I do (sniper rifles, SMGs, ot...

WWE 2K24 DLC release date schedule

By Jamie Moorcroft-Sharp - Destructoid | May 02, 2024 - 20:10

The WWE 2K24 DLC release schedule is packed, with players getting something new for the game almost monthly for most of 2024. Publisher 2K always ensures there's a decent lineup of post-launch co...

A Year Later, Redfall Players Who Spent $100 Are Still Waiting For Its Promised Heroes

By Ethan Gach - Kotaku | May 02, 2024 - 20:10

Players were excited at the prospect that Redfall might combine the fun co-op loot mechanics of a Borderlands with the bespoke environmental storytelling of a Dishonored. Ultimately, though, the day-o...

Kerbal Space Program fans react with anger over Intercept Games closure, and you know what that means: Review bombing on Steam

By PC Gamer | May 02, 2024 - 20:01

Despite promises from Private Division, the Kerbal community is worried that KSP2 has been abandoned.