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What's your favorite Age of Empires 2 campaign? I'm a bit of a purist - for me, it's the Genghis Khan story in The Age of Kings, especially the level where you have to destroy Jin's wonder and smash through the Great Wall of China. But between 42 civilizations, 229 missions, and more than two and a half decades of expansions, there's plenty of choice. Manor Lords is great. Stronghold is a classic. It'd be fantastic to have Command and Conquer back. But AoE 2 remains the best medieval RTS of all time, and possibly the greatest game in the entire genre. Now, Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition has a new expansion. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: After 26 years, Age of Empires 2 returns to rule over medieval RTS games New Age of Empires 2 update is the biggest ever, makes the RTS feel young again Age of Empires 2 shares "legendarily long" patch notes for enormous new update View the full article

Rockstar Games has released new screenshots for GTA 6 and revealed the game’s cast of characters and protagonists. The game will feature dual protagonists, Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, Rockstar has confirmed. “Meeting Lucia could be the best or worst thing to ever happen to him. Jason knows how he’d like it to turn out but right now, it’s hard to tell,” reads a profile of Jason’s character released by Rockstar. Read More... View the full article

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While remasters typically face some criticism over changing too much or too little from their source material, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered has managed to set a new standard for the industry with its surprise release. Utilizing the same engine for the logic of its game world, Oblivion Remastered manages to bring the beloved experience up to the standards of modern audiences, with all the same gameplay quirks I remember. Despite the massively overhauled visuals, it's easy to forget what the original Oblivion looked like after spending countless more hours exploring Cyrodiil in a brand-new light. View the full article

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Microsoft has confirmed Wave 1 of the Xbox Game Pass May 2025 lineup. In a post on Xbox Wire, Microsoft revealed 12 games hitting its subscription service, taking us up to May 20. The biggest hitter here is Doom: The Dark Ages, the latest game in id Software’s world-famous first-person shooter series. That is, as a Microsoft-owned game, a day-one Game Pass launch. But it’s not the only day-one Game Pass launch of May 2025. Available today, May 6, is Dredge (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), which hits Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. Here’s the official blurb, from Microsoft: Dredge is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten. May 7 is a big day for Game Pass, with a number of additions: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard; Dungeons of Hinterberg (Console), now on Game Pass Standard; Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X|S), now on Game Pass Standard; and Metal Slug Tactics (Console), also now on Game Pass Standard. Here’s a big one: May 8 sees Revenge of the Savage Planet (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) hit Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as a day-one title. In a future knocked off its axis by corporate greed and stupidity, you have been made redundant and abandoned on the far edge of space with little gear and no safety net. You must explore every nook and cranny, collect dozens of upgrades, and turn over every mysterious alien rock if you want to get revenge on your former employer and return to Earth. Also on May 8, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (Cloud, Console, and PC) joins Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. Join the legendary Turtle brothers straight from the sewer and slide into this new adventure of shell-shocking proportions. With the help of April’s insightful reports from the streets and Splinter’s sage guidance, gear up to fight crime and unravel an epic saga of justice and chaos! Moving on to May 13, we’ve got Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Cloud and Console) on Game Pass Ultimate and Game Pass Standard. Making a return to the Game Pass library! Fight together with your friends against the forces of Chaos and Skaven in this epic 4-player co-op game set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world. Vermintide 2 expands the intense first-person combat with a brand-new enemy faction, 15 new career paths, talent trees, new weapons, an improved loot system, and more. The main event is of course Doom: The Dark Ages (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S), on May 15 when the shooter hits Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass day-one. Doom: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the Doom Slayer’s legend. In this third installment of the modern Doom series, players will step into the blood-stained boots of the Doom Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell. Get a head start on slaying demons with the Premium Upgrade, including up to 2-Day Early Access, the campaign DLC at launch, and more. A day later, on May 16, Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo (Cloud, Console, and PC) launches on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass as yet another day-one title. Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo is a papercraft adventure game where you’ll meet the many good and not-so-good folks of Limbo, a place where souls with deep regrets are cursed into repeating the same day on a loop. Rounding out the May 2025 Wave 1 lineup on May 20 are Firefighting Simulator: The Squad (Cloud, Console, and PC) across Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard, and Police Simulator: Patrol Officers (Cloud, Console, and PC) also across Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. Xbox Game Pass May 2025 Wave 1 lineup:Dredge (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 6 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass StandardDragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 7 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass StandardDungeons of Hinterberg (Console) – May 7 Now with Game Pass StandardFlintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X|S) – May 7 Now with Game Pass StandardMetal Slug Tactics (Console) – May 7 Now with Game Pass StandardRevenge of the Savage Planet (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 8 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game PassTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 8 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass StandardWarhammer: Vermintide 2 (Cloud and Console) – May 13 Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass StandardDoom: The Dark Ages (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 15 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game PassKulebra and the Souls of Limbo (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 16 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game PassFirefighting Simulator: The Squad (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 20 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass StandardPolice Simulator: Patrol Officers (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 20 Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass StandardLeaving Xbox Game Pass on May 15: The following games are leaving the Game Pass library on May 15. As always, you can use your membership discount to save up to 20% to keep them in your library. Brothers A Tale of Two Sons (Cloud, Console, and PC)Chants of Sennaar (Cloud, Console, and PC)Dune: Spice Wars (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC)Hauntii (Cloud, Console, and PC)The Big **** (Cloud, Console, and PC) Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article

GTA 6 has just gotten a second trailer. Yep, I repeat, trailer two is here, this is not a drill. Read more View the full article

On April 29, a Barnes & Noble product page prematurely announced two upcoming Pathfinder books, Monster Core 2 and Lost Omens: Draconic Codex. Wargamer hit up publisher Paizo to learn more, and creative director Luis Loza says "both of these books gave us an opportunity to take monsters and make them our own". That means more in-depth dragon lore, more high-level combat encounters, and interesting new player options. Yes, that includes playing as a dragon. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: An inside look at Godfall, DnD star Matt Mercer's newest charity RPG adventure DnD rival Pathfinder reveals a high-level adventure stuffed with sinful magic Get over $2,500 of books for DnD's biggest rival in this mega Pathfinder bundle View the full article

The MTG card Slickshot Show-Off has seen a major price rise in the past couple of weeks, increasing in value by 228% since Tarkir Dragonstorm came out. In that time, this bird wizard has gone from $4.50 to $15.10, and it shows no signs of slowing down just yet. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Could an MTG format that bans Universes Beyond ever succeed? The 14 rarest and most expensive MTG cards in the world MTG card that's a staple of Defender decks spikes 130% View the full article

Some mods may not deliver on their promises, according to a thorough test of some allegedly performance-improving mods like anti-stutter ones for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered. There are hundreds of mods for many titles that claim to make improvements on the way the game runs. Sadly, it's possible that some of these mods are nothing more than placebo effects, only making you think that the game is running better than it was before you installed the add-on. View the full article

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My new favourite deck-builder? Could well be. Starless Abyss released late in April from Konafa Games and No More Robots blending together the worlds of Eldritch horror and deck-builders in a space strategy theme. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

The price of the fastest gaming SSD we've ever tested has just dropped by up to $50, thanks to this latest SSD deal. Amazon says it's a limited-time offer, so you'll need to get in quick, but it enables you to save $30 off the price of a 1TB Samsung 9100 Pro, and $50 off the 4TB model, giving you a discount of up to 15%. I recently gave this drive a score of 8/10 in my Samsung 9100 Pro review, and my only main criticism was the high price. It's otherwise incredibly fast, and this Samsung SSD also runs remarkably cool for a high-speed PCIe 5.0 drive too, earning it a place on our best gaming SSD guide. All versions of the SSD are currently on offer too, spanning 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities, with and without heatsinks. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best gaming PC 2025 This imposing Star Wars-themed gaming PC build oozes Imperial majesty How to clean a mousepad - eliminate mouse mat and desk pad dirt View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Opinion | Forget reducing damage, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 allows you to completely negate it and hit back with counterattacks to beast mode even the toughest fightsView the full article

Although it only released in December 2024, and is halfway through its first year, Marvel Rivalshas changed a lot since its launch, having five new characters with Ultron on the way. With all the new maps, game modes, and an overall greater familiarity with the game, playing it in Season 2 is vastly different from Season 0. Despite NetEase being praised for its continual work on the title, it's not enough to maintain the game's outrageous peak of roughly 650 thousand players on Steam back in February, and the player count has been steadily declining since Season 2. View the full article

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold over two million copies in its first 12 days, with more and more players flocking to the turn-based RPG. Developed by a small team of passionate French creators, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has shot to the top of many players' Game of the Year predictions, with the indie title continuing to pick up steam. View the full article

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now sold an impressive 2 million copies after 12 days on *****. That’s up from the 1 million sold three days after launch. It’s worth remembering that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was, alongside Bethesda’s Oblivion Remastered, a day-one Game Pass title. That makes this sales milestone all the more impressive for French developer Sandfall Interactive and publisher Kepler Interactive. “We’ve watched in awe as so many of you began your journey,” reads a post on social media. “Feeling every step, every emotion, every revelation alongside you. “To those just joining us: welcome. “Tomorrow comes.” When Bethesda shadow-dropped The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered amid the launch of fellow role-playing game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, most thought there could be only one winner. However, it turned out that there was plenty of room for both games to succeed. Indeed, according to Kepler, not only did Oblivion not harm Clair Obscur, Clair Obscur actually benefitted from Oblivion’s release because it boosted excitement for the RPG genre. Kepler Interactive’s senior portfolio manager Matt Handrahan told The Game Business last week: “We always knew that Expedition 33 had a very specific identity. When I was in the press, I saw the Western-style RPG and the Japanese-style RPG as having quite different appeals and audiences. I knew plenty of people that would play an Elder Scrolls game that wouldn't necessarily play Final Fantasy and vice versa. “Also, by the time that we rolled around, we had momentum of our own and we felt pretty confident that we could stand beside it. I think there were other aspects, like the price point we were at and the inclusion in Game Pass… so we knew we would have a lot of interest around the game. We were confident in that. And it went as well as it possibly could have done in our eyes. And, actually, proximity to Oblivion didn't seem to harm us at all. In many ways, I think it just drew attention to quality RPGs that week and everybody was thinking and talking about the genre.” Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has done so well that French President Macron has praised the development team. Be sure to check out our tips for the important things to know before heading into the game. Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article

Put simply, there’s nothing on PlayStation 5 quite like Forza Horizon 5. The Crew Motorfest? Close. Leaning hard into the philosophy of ‘if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em’, its fully fledged festival approach certainly makes Motorfest more like the Forza Horizon series than either of its predecessors. Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown? Sadly, no. The Forza Horizon series itself may owe a significant debt to the trendsetting MMO racing of the original Test Drive Unlimited, but Solar Crown went on to fly too close to the sun in this department. An always-online racer with no dedicated solo component? The Horizon series has allowed players to seamlessly slip between offline and online play since 2014’s Forza Horizon 2! Need for Speed Unbound? Well, there are definitely several areas of Need for Speed’s impressive customisation suite that handily eclipse Horizon, but Unbound’s arcade focus on high speed hot pursuits means it’s not really a like-for-like comparison. No, the pound-for-pound champ of modern open world racing is Forza Horizon 5 – and now it’s available on PlayStation 5 for the very first time. Its broad and beautiful Mexico map. Its delectably drift-friendly vehicle dynamics. Its mammoth, 900-odd car garage that goes way beyond just featuring the essentials, and is brimming with cult favourite cars that simply aren’t available in any other racing game. The whole box and dice. PlayStation users are being immersed in all of this, many for the very first time. The reaction has been fun to watch. This influx of brand new players has been something the team has been particularly looking forward to. “Yeah, I’m super excited,” confirms Playground Games art director Don Arceta. “Like, brand new people; for many, this will probably be the first Forza Horizon game that they’ve ever played. So it’s super exciting just to think about that, and think about what our first Horizon experiences were.” Arceta is especially keen to see what kinds of places and races PlayStation 5 players begin creating with Forza Horizon 5’s huge set of customisation tools – the Event Lab. You’ll actually get some pretty good Halo content too on the PlayStation, with the event lab props! “We have over 800 props now in the Event Lab, and just seeing what the community’s done with that feature and mode – and the creativity of the community – it’s just mind blowing,” he continues. “I’m super excited, once we get into the PlayStation 5 users, about what they'll build, and the creativity that will come from that community.” “You’ll actually get some pretty good Halo content too on the PlayStation, with the event lab props!” In pleasing news, the port itself is proving to be as technically impeccable as its Xbox and PC counterparts, which is some flex considering the sheer girth of the game – and the fact that the engine that underpins it has never been unleashed on PlayStation before. “As you can imagine, because the series has been based around the Xbox environment and architecture, there’s a lot of code and engineering that’s worked with that,” says Arceta. “So when we brought it to the PS5, it was no small undertaking. It was quite a huge task.” “The PlayStation 5 version was developed by Panic Button, in collaboration with Turn 10 and ourselves, but Panic Button did an amazing job. So you get that amazing, quality experience that you get on Xbox and PC – now you get on the PlayStation, and it’s just amazing work that Panic Button has done.” Personally I’ve never been able to look past the Forza series as a whole as home to the biggest and best bag of Hot Wheels on the block. No other racing series contains more weird and wonderful cars that I want, piled on top of a cavalcade of cars I didn’t even know I wanted. As a car fan, I love the idea of a whole new cohort of players potentially discovering their favourite cars in Forza Horizon 5 – cars their other racing games just haven’t been serving them. For Playground Games lead game designer David Orton, however, it’s the sheer breadth of Forza Horizon 5 that he’s anticipating will impress new players. “The breadth of Horizon is quite staggering,” says Orton. “I think what we find is players go in and find what they really enjoy but, because there’s so much freedom, that can really be whatever you want it to be.” Horizon is the space where really everyone is welcome, and there’s something in it for everyone. “We always pride ourselves on giving the player that kind of agency and freedom to do whatever they want, and the game will reward them and react in that way. I’m really looking forward to players just discovering the breadth of the content. If you just want to do road racing, or if you’re really into Rivals and track racing, you can totally do that. But if you love taking incredible photos, you can totally do that. If you’re into Event Lab, and you want to create content for other people, you can totally do that. Horizon is the space where really everyone is welcome, and there’s something in it for everyone. I think the feeling of people going in and realising this is more than just a racing game is what’s really exciting for me.” “For me, a victory would be, like, ‘I can’t believe I’ve never played this game before,’” says Arceta. “I think the surprise.” “That, for me, is a victory, because once they’re surprised, they’re engaged – and they want to learn more. So I’m really looking for that. The delight from players; just hearing their surprise and hearing their stories.” Here, Orton is in agreement. “Yeah, I think it’s that,” he adds. “Players who’ve never tried Horizon before – whether that’s because it’s on a different platform, or they’ve just never had the time to do it – to actually jump into this world and realise that it’s actually a really warm, welcoming place that’s full of fun, and finding a home at Horizon.” “Players who’ve never played before realising that, ‘Oh my goodness, how have I never played this game before? This is incredible.’ That, to me, is a win. We’re about to target a cohort of players who may have never played a Forza title before. There’s a bit of an unknown to how people react to that, but I think when you look at the history of our titles, we’re continually perfecting our craft. We feel so excited to bring this to PlayStation. I think we’re going to bring in a whole load of new players and that’s really exciting.” If there’s any hobby that’s more tribal than car culture, it’s those who hinge their identities on their video game console of choice. For racing game fans, however, one big wall has come down. Let’s hope it’s not the last. Luke is a Senior Editor on the IGN reviews team. You can track him down on Bluesky @mrlukereilly to ask him things about stuff. View the full article

Some of the hardest abilities to unlock on the island are force abilities, all of which are fairly secret and rare in Fortnite. If you can master these powers, you'll excel in combat, so you may be wondering how to earn them. Force abilities are quite exclusive, with only a few of them available in each match. If you want to learn them, you have to act quickly, since once they've been claimed, you cannot steal them from another player. Here are all of the force abilities you can unlock in Fortnite Chapter Six, season three, and how to earn each one. Table of contentsAll force abilities in Fortnite Star Wars Galactic BattleHow to get Force Push in FortniteHow to get Force Lightning in FortniteHow to get Force Saber Throw in FortniteHow to get Force Pull in FortniteHow to get Force Throw in FortniteAll force abilities in Fortnite Star Wars Galactic Battle Screenshot by Destructoid There are five unique force abilities you can unlock in Fortnite. All of them are tied to specific weapons and NPCs around the map, and none of them appear as actual physical objects you can pick up like Medallions or weapons, so keeping track of them can be tricky. AbilityHow to getForce PushTrain with hologram Rey to earn a Blue Lightsaber.Force LightningTrain with hologram Emperor Palpatine to earn a Red Lightsaber.Force Saber ThrowDefeat Darth Vader Samurai to earn his Red Lightsaber.Force PullTrain with hologram Mace Windu to earn a Purple Lightsaber.Force ThrowTrain with hologram Darth Maul to earn a Red Lightsaber.How to get Force Push in Fortnite You can earn the Force Push ability by training with hologram Rey at a Training Rift Gate that spawns on the map. To unlock it, you need to chat with her, enter the portal, and unlock the Blue Lightsaber. The Force Push ability can be used to push away everything in your path, including players and vehicles. How to get Force Lightning in Fortnite Force Lightning is earned by training with hologram Emperor Palpatine to acquire a Red Lightsaber. Like Rey, he can also be found at Training Rift Gates, which randomly appear around the map. Force Lightning allows you to electrify enemies and nearby objects to deal some devastating damage against them. Screenshot by Destructoid How to get Force Saber Throw in Fortnite The Force Saber Throw ability is a bit unique since it's not obtained in the same way as all other force abilities. To earn this powerful ability, you need to find and defeat Darth Vader Samurai to claim his Red Lightsaber. This ability allows you to throw your Lightsaber around like a boomerang to strike down all nearby foes. How to get Force Pull in Fortnite From May 8 onward, you can earn the Force Pull ability by training with hologram Mace Windu to claim his Purple Lightsaber. This special ability can be used to pull in all players and objects around you. How to get Force Throw in Fortnite The Force Throw move is earned by training with hologram Darth Maul to earn his Red Lightsaber starting on May 8. It's a potent ability that allows you to pick up nearby objects and hurl them around as dangerous projectiles. Screenshot by Destructoid If you're seeking more powerful Star Wars items, consider finding and beating Captain Phasma or hopping inside a TIE Fighter to soar through the sky while raining down fire on your enemies. The post All force abilities in Fortnite Chapter 6, season 3 and how to get them appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Skirk is one of the upcoming characters expected to be released in Genshin Impact 5.7. She is one of the most popular characters in the game, and the materials required to upgrade her just got leaked. You can find a complete guide on all the materials you will need for Skirk's ascension and talents, and how to farm them in the game. Skirk ascension and talent materials in Genshin Impact leaked According to the leaks shared by @_hiragara_, here is a list of all the materials you will need for Skirk's ascension: Shivada ***** Sliver x1Shivada ***** Fragment x9Shivada ***** Chunk x9Shivada ***** Gemstone x6Meshing Gear x18Mechanical Spur Gear x30Artificed Dynamic Gear x36Skysplit Gembloom x168Ensnaring Gaze x46 As for Skirk's talents, you will need to farm the following in Genshin Impact: Meshing Gear x18Mechanical Spur Gear x66Artificed Dynamic Gear x93Teachings of Justice x9Guide to Justice x63Philosophies of Justice x114Ascended Sample: Knight x18Crown of Insight All of the materials can be pre-farmed in Genshin Impact 5.6. You can find a guide on where to farm them below. Where to farm Skirk's materialsShivada ***** Sliver, Fragment, Chunk, and Gemstone Screenshot by Destructoid You can farm the Shivada ***** Sliver, Fragment, Chunk, and Gemstone by defeating the following bosses: Cryo HypostasisCryo RegisvineWayward Hermetic SpiritspeakerIcewind SuiteMaguu KenkiCoral DefendersAndrius weekly bossMeshing Gear, Mechanical Spur Gear, and Artificed Dynamic Gear Screenshot by Destructoid You can obtain Meshing Gear, Mechanical Spur Gear, and Artificed Dynamic Gear by defeating all the Clockwork Meka enemies in Fontaine. Additionally, you can obtain some of the drops from the in-game shop by exchanging Masterless Stardust and Starglitter. Skysplit Gembloom Image via Teyvat Interactive Map - HoYoLAB Image via Teyvat Interactive Map - HoYoLAB [/url] [/url] [/url] Skysplit Gembloom is a local specialty item in Natlan. You can find it all over the Atocpan region. Additionally, you can grow them in the Serenitea Pot using the Luxuriant Glebe. Ensnaring Gaze Screenshot by Destructoid You can obtain the Ensnaring Gaze by challenging the Tenebrous Papilla world boss in Natlan. Teachings of Justice, Guide to Justice, and Philosophies of Justice Screenshot by Destructoid You can farm the Teachings of Justice, Guide to Justice, and Philosophies of Justice by challenging the Pale Forgotten Glory domain on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday. Ascended Sample: Knight Ascended Sample: Knight is a weekly boss material that can be obtained by defeating The Game Before the Gate in Mondstadt. Crown of Insight Screenshot by Destructoid You can get the Crown of Insight from flagship events, offering systems, and Paimon's Bargains shop. This Skirk's materials guide is based on leaks, so it is subject to change. We will update the guide once there is official info available. The post Genshin Impact Skirk ascension and skill materials leaked appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

It is almost time for the next Genshin Impact drip marketing that will reveal the new characters for version 5.7. According to the latest leaks, we can expect two playable characters in the upcoming update, and the developers will reveal them a few days after version 5.6 goes live. You can find more details about the expected Genshin Impact 5.7 drip marketing date and the characters in this article. Table of contentsGenshin Impact 5.7 drip marketing expected dateDrip marketing expected charactersGenshin Impact 5.7 drip marketing expected date Until last year, Genshin Impact used to reveal the new playable characters two days before the new update that precedes their release version. After version 5.3, the developers changed the schedule for unknown reasons. Thus, based on the new cycle, we can expect the drip marketing for version 5.7 on May 12 and/or May 13 at 5am CT. I have mentioned May 13 because HoYoverse is expected to reveal two characters. They might announce the second character a day after announcing the first character, since that's what they did with Ifa and Escoffier. That said, it is also possible that both new entities are announced on the same day. Drip marketing expected characters Image via Hoyoverse Several leaks from multiple reliable sources suggest that Genshin Impact 5.7 will likely release Dahlia and Skirk as playable characters. This also makes sense since they are the only two characters yet to be released among the silhouettes revealed during the version 5.3 livestream. According to the leaks, Skirk is rumored to be a 5-star Cryo unit that uses a Sword. She is hinted to be a DPS unit that relies on her enhanced Normal Attacks and Elemental Burst. Skirk also uses a different type of energy, unlike others who use Elemental Energy. Meanwhile, Dahlia is a Hydro character believed to be a 4-star and uses a Sword. Unfortunately, there's no info on his abilities at the moment, but we should have his full kit details once the beta is released. The post Genshin Impact 5.7 drip marketing speculation appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Genshin Impact is expected to release Skirk as a playable character in the version 5.7 update. She is rumored to be a Sword user, and her signature weapon info was recently leaked by a reliable source. This article covers all the stats and effects of the new rumored weapon based on the leaks. Skirk signature weapon stats leaked Here are all the stats and effects of Skirk's signature weapon at level 90 R1 in Genshin Impact, based on leaks via @_hiragara_ on X: Base ATK - 608Second stat - 33.1% CRIT RateEffects - After using Elemental Skill, the equipping character's ATK is increased by 24% for 12 seconds. When the equipping character's Elemental Energy is zero, their ATK is increased by 24%, and CRIT DMG is increased by 40%. To avoid any confusion, I must make it clear that there's a slight mistranslation in the weapon's effect. The translated version of the weapon's stats mentions "Ultimate DMG" in the leaks, but it's actually "CRIT DMG" in the original ******** text. In any case, Skirk's signature weapon appears to be a pretty solid one. It has a fairly high Base ATK and provides a good amount of CRIT Rate. Furthermore, the Sword's passive increases the wielder's ATK by a huge amount and gives a CRIT DMG bonus. While the CRIT DMG bonus on the passive is great, it will be difficult to trigger these effects on other characters. This is because it will only work when the wielder has zero energy. That said, the weapon itself will be a decent option because of the CRIT Rate and ATK bonuses. [Hidden Content] release date Skirk is the only new 5-star character expected to be released in Genshin Impact 5.7. She will likely get a banner in the first phase, so you can probably pull her signature weapon on June 18. The banner will be available for three weeks, unless there's a change in the schedule. The weapon info is subject to change since it is only based on leaks. We will update the details when it is official revealed. The post Genshin Impact Skirk signature weapon stats and effects leaked appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Stellaris remains the ruler of space-based 4X games - one of Paradox's best works, it still has rave reviews and tens of thousands of daily players. The new DLC has earned plaudits, too. Bringing new ships, new origins, and an overhauled version of the Genetic ascension, Biogenesis could be one of the strongest expansions in the space 4X game's history. And yet, just one day after it was released, the Steam rating for Biogenesis is an inauspicious 'mostly negative.' From the same label that made Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis 4, and Hearts of Iron, what could be going wrong? It's not Biogenesis itself. The source of the criticism is the accompanying Stellaris 4.0 update. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Stellaris Biogenesis adds living planets and world-eating titans to the 4X game Stellaris 4.0 patch notes arrive as Paradox gives its space game a full overhaul Stellaris Biogenesis introduces a completely new way to play the 4X game View the full article

How do you break Batterus Lo walls in Revenge of the Savage Planet? As you make your way through the second planet, you'll come across a wall that blocks the way to the underground portion where the big boss (and one important piece of equipment) awaits you. This puzzle can be a little tricky to solve initially, as Revenge of the Savage Planet doesn't explain how the Goo Ingestor works or how you use it to electrify the wall itself in the metroidvania game. Follow this guide to track down the Goo Ingestor, allowing you to break the Batterus Lo wall on Xephyr so you can put an end to Wormzilla once and for all. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: All Revenge of the Savage Planet upgrades Revenge of the Savage Planet review - an eccentric, bite-sized Metroidvania Is Revenge of the Savage Planet on Game Pass? View the full article

If you've been itching for a reason to return to Ubisoft's feudal Japan, the studio's latest Assassin's Creed Shadows update is the perfect excuse. Not only is Yasuke and Naoe's joint adventure one of the best AC games in years, but Ubisoft has a massive slate of free patches and DLC coming in 2025. Now, the first of many major updates is here, giving you a free mission to sink your teeth into - and much more. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Assassin's Creed Shadows multiplayer might actually be real Assassin's Creed Shadows seasons explained Best Assassin's Creed Shadows weapons for Yasuke and Naoe View the full article