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The closed beta program for Battlefield, titled Battlefield Labs, is reportedly set to kick off on March 7. EA's brand-new initiative is a way for the devs behind Battlefield and fans of the franchise to collaborate on early in-game concepts before they are shipped to the public. View the full article

A veteran mid laner switching to support just weeks before the LEC Spring Split is an unexpected twist, to say the least. Team Vitality’s Winter Split struggles forced a difficult decision, and now all eyes are on whether a bold move can turn things around. The LEC team announced today the move of veteran support Zdravets “Hylissang” Galabov to the inactive roster in exchange for Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer as his replacement in bot lane. According to Vitality’s coach, James “Mac” MacCormack, the change was necessary due to ongoing strategic disagreements within the team that were preventing progress. While the decision was difficult, the coaching staff believed adjusting the roster was the best way to align the team’s vision and improve their chances of success in the LEC Spring Split. View the full article

Between playing through the fresh story offered by Monster Hunter Wilds, there are plenty of ways to unwind, from collecting materials to crafting new gear, but there's one more habit worth picking up in the long run. While fishing isn't the most exciting gameplay aspect that Monster Hunter Wilds offers, fish have some worthwhile benefits that can be especially handy in the early game of Wilds. From collecting valuable cooking ingredients to earning a significant amount of currency early on, progressing through the fishing quests will leave you better prepared for the future. View the full article

The ****** Slayer anime series is approaching its endgame with the highly-anticipated release of the Infinity Castle arc. Rather than a season, we'll get a trilogy movie, beginning with the first phase of the storyline. Find out when ****** Slayer Infinity Castle First Movie releases globally. All ****** Slayer Infinity Castle First Movie global launch dates The first part of the ****** Slayer Infinity Castle arc will be released in Japan on July 18, 2025. Then, we'll move on to the global release in August, including a United States and Canada release on Sept. 12, 2025. Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub will be available upon launch. [Hidden Content] We'll break down all the ****** Slayer Infinity Castle First Movie global launch dates in alphabetical order: Countries/RegionsRelease DatesAfrica (French-speaking)Sept. 17, 2025ArgentinaSept. 11, 2025ArmeniaSept. 11, 2025AustraliaSept. 11, 2025AustriaSept. 25, 2025AzerbaijanSept. 11, 2025BahrainSept. 11, 2025BelgiumSept. 17, 2025BoliviaSept. 11, 2025BrazilSept. 11, 2025BulgariaSept. 12, 2025CambodiaAug. 15, 2025CanadaSept. 12, 2025Caribbean (Jamaica, Aruba, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Curacao)Sept. 11, 2025Central AmericaSept. 11, 2025ChileSept. 11, 2025ColombiaSept. 11, 2025CroatiaSept. 11, 2025Czech RepublicSept. 11, 2025DenmarkSept. 11, 2025Dominican RepublicSept. 11, 2025EcuadorSept. 11, 2025EgyptSept. 11, 2025Estonia Sept. 12, 2025EthiopiaSept. 11, 2025FinlandSept. 12, 2025France Sept. 17, 2025GeorgiaSept. 11, 2025GermanySept. 25, 2025GreeceSept. 11, 2025HungarySept. 11, 2025IcelandSept. 11, 2025IndiaSept. 12, 2025IndonesiaAug. 15, 2025IraqSept. 11, 2025IsraelSept. 11, 2025ItalySept. 11, 2025JapanJuly 18, 2025JordanSept. 11, 2025KazakhstanSept. 11, 2025KenyaSept. 12, 2025KuwaitSept. 11, 2025LatviaSept. 12, 2025LebanonSept. 11, 2025LithuaniaSept. 11, 2025LuxembourgSept. 17, 2025MacedoniaSept. 11, 2025MalaysiaAug. 14, 2025MexicoSept. 11, 2025MoldovaSept. 18, 2025MongoliaSept. 12, 2025NetherlandsSept. 11, 2025New ZealandSept. 11, 2025NigeriaSept. 12, 2025NorwaySept. 12, 2025OmanSept. 11, 2025PakistanAug. 14, 2025ParaguaySept. 11, 2025PeruSept. 11, 2025PhillippinesAug. 20, 2025PolandSept. 12, 2025PortugalSept. 11, 2025QatarSept. 11, 2025RomaniaSept. 12, 2025Saudi ArabiaSept. 11, 2025SerbiaSept. 11, 2025SingaporeAug. 14, 2025SlovakiaSept. 11, 2025SloveniaSept. 11, 2025Southern AfricaSept. 12, 2025SpainSept. 12, 2025SwedenSept. 12, 2025Switzerland (French-speaking)Sept. 17, 2025Switzerland (*******-speaking)Sept. 25, 2025Switzerland (Italian-speaking)Sept. 11, 2025SyriaSept. 11, 2025ThailandSept. 11, 2025TurkeySept. 12, 2025UkraineSept. 11, 2025United Arab EmiratesSept. 11, 2025United KingdomSept. 12, 2025United StatesSept. 12, 2025UruguaySept. 11, 2025VenezuelaSept. 11, 2025VietnamAug. 15, 2025 Haruo Sotozaki, the visionary animation director behind ****** Slayer's stunning visuals, steps into the spotlight as the director of the First Movie. He's been a part of many notable anime projects, such as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Gintama: The Movie, and Inazuma Eleven. Image via Ufotable & Crunchyroll Prepare to be reunited with the familiar voices of the entire voice cast in ****** Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle. This includes Natsuki Hanae as Tanjiro Kamado, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Inosuke Hashibara, and Hiro Simono as Zenitsu Agatsuma, bringing their characters to life once again. The Infinity Castle arc continues right where Season 4 left off, as the ****** Slayer Corp. members fall into the heart of the demons' stronghold. It all leads to the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji, the main antagonist of the entire series. Season 4’s cliffhanger instilled many unanswered questions, like the mysterious letter Zenitsu received. Since it's only the first part of the trilogy, I doubt we'll get answers to all of them, but I'm sure there will be more than enough content to dive into. If you're eager to see how the story ends, you can sink into the manga, which has already concluded. Or you can catch up on anime episodes and the Mugen Train movie on Crunchyroll to get your ****** Slayer fill. The post ****** Slayer Infinity Castle First Movie global release dates, explained appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Staircase Studios AI is the world’s first AI movie studio — if that’s even a thing — and has recently uploaded a 5-minute presentation of The Woman With Red Hair, their first tentative movie, on YouTube. [Hidden Content] The studio also uses the preview to show how this isn't just the "work" of some guy just asking ChatGPT to come up with moving images. Staircase Studios AI talks about employing top animation talent from ex-Pixar, real actors, as well as real writers. That's right, that awful title was not something an AI came up with, though that might be because The Woman With Red Hair is the title of a pre-existing story. Actually employing artists and actors to combine them with AI shenanigans to make films might seem to solve one of the biggest problems with the technology— how it bypasses compensating the makers of the art it scrapes to come up with the hell-in-motion types of imagery it's known for. Still, even if that's truly solved, one serious problem remains, and that’s AI's inability to make something that doesn't look unbearably alien and gross. What the people making AI movies don't get Rotoscoping is a technique seen in some animated films and TV shows. In its most common form, it requires you to shoot a scene in live action, then draw the outlines and paint over the actors to make it all look like an animated movie. Some films openly use rotoscoping as an artistic choice to give a peculiar taste to a tale. Richard Linklater is famous for applying this technique to Waking Life, a highly philosophical film with a dreamy vibe, or A Scanner Darkly, where rotoscoping helps convey the muddled psychic landscape inhabited by most of its characters. It works great there because, to put it simply, rotoscoping makes everything look wrong, or at least different from what real life should be. [Hidden Content] Whereas Linklater puts it to great use, some others do it to cut corners. Animators caught rotoscoping are seen as cheaters by other animators. They're not really creating movement with their work but rather painting over someone else's motion. At best, The Woman With Red Hair, and every single other "AI movie" that I've ever had to suffer through, looks like it has been rotoscoped by people who didn't understand the technique's strengths. Whether or not the AI tool is using other people's work without paying them or using the studio's work to come up with its images, it's still just painting over someone else's art or reality devoid of any notion of intent. I can't blame AI for that, but I can scoff at the pros wasting time and money on soulless dreck that looks so much worse than any low-budget YouTube short I've ever seen. The post The first AI movie studio just unveiled its first film. It looks exactly like you’d expect. appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Until Dawn remake developer Ballistic Moon has been "effectively" shut down, with its entire staff save for its founders and perhaps a handful of other employees reportedly now out of a job. The 2024 remake of Until Dawn was Ballistic Moon's first game, and if the reports are accurate, it will also likely be its last. View the full article

2025 is meant to be the year of GTA 6, but for PC players, it's also the year of the GTA 5 Enhanced Edition. This long-overdue upgrade to the 11-year-old sandbox game, which has already been available for current-gen console players since 2022, has finally arrived, offering PC players an equivalent experience. However, despite the improvements and the fact that this is a completely free update, there's still a surprisingly large amount of players sticking with the old Legacy Edition - on Steam, there are currently more people in the old version of Grand Theft Auto 5 than the Enhanced version. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: GTA V Enhanced is here and PC players finally have the port they deserve The GTA 5 Enhanced PC edition already has mixed reviews, despite 180,000 players This new download is essential for Intel gamers wanting to play GTA 5 Enhanced View the full article

The Last of Us Part 3 might never arrive, or so one could gather from game director Neil Druckmann’s recent comments. The Naughty Dog head told fans “this could be it,” implying that the iconic franchise might have ended for good with the second installation. In a March 5 interview for Variety, Neil Druckmann spoke about the future of The Last of Us video games, seeing as the show seems to be doing well with a second season slated for April. With a dose of reluctance, Druckmann said fans should not “bet on there being more of The Last of Us.” As “this could be it,” according to Druckmann, it now seems highly likely that the iconic series won’t get a new installation. But the director said in February of last year that he had came up with a concept for a third Last of Us game that is “as exciting as” the first two. If it never happened, though, Part 2 would be “a fine ending point.” View the full article

The long-awaited announcement of the DLC coming to WWE 2K25 over the course of the year has finally been revealed, providing a mix of up-and-coming wrestlers with recognizable names, along with surprise appearances from three NBA stars. Five DLC packs releasing from May to November will add a total of 25 new playable wrestlers to the roster, including names recently added to WWE ranks that arrived too late to make the cut for the base edition. View the full article

AMD is a company that knows a thing or two about capitalizing on a competitor's weaknesses. The company got through its early-2010s nadir partially because its Ryzen CPUs struck just as Intel's current manufacturing woes began to set in, first with somewhat-worse CPUs that were great value for the money and later with CPUs that were better than anything Intel could offer. Nvidia's untrammeled dominance of the consumer graphics card market should also be an opportunity for AMD. Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards have given buyers very little to get excited about, with an unreachably expensive high-end 5090 refresh and modest-at-best gains from 5080 and 5070-series cards that are also pretty expensive by historical standards, when you can buy them at all. Tech YouTubers—both the people making the videos and the people leaving comments underneath them—have been almost uniformly unkind to the 50 series, hinting at consumer frustrations and pent-up demand for competitive products from other companies. Enter AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 graphics cards. These are aimed right at the middle of the current GPU market at the intersection of high sales volume and decent profit margins. They promise good 1440p and entry-level 4K gaming performance and improved power efficiency compared to previous-generation cards, with fixes for long-time shortcomings (ray-tracing performance, video encoding, and upscaling quality) that should, in theory, make them more tempting for people looking to ditch Nvidia. Read full article Comments View the full article

Absolum is coming from two-thirds of Streets of Rage 4 devsView the full article

Looking for the Ember Rufflizard location in Monster Hunter Wilds? This slithering critter is always hot on its heels and primed to dart off at a moment's notice. Once you know where to look, catching up to (and snagging) one shouldn't be like walking on hot coals. If your sidequests dry up after this one, it might be time to get back on the main Monster Hunter Wilds quest path. And if you're nabbing little beasties because you're struggling against a particular ******* baddie, check out the best Monster Hunter Wilds armor and Monster Hunter Wilds weapons that make up powerful Monster Hunter Wilds builds instead. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Monster Hunter Wilds Rime Beetle location Monster Hunter Wilds character design codes Monster Hunter Wilds Goldenfish locations View the full article

Hoping to chill by the Rime Beetle location in Monster Hunter Wilds? As another endemic life species found within the Forbidden Lands, there's a number of reasons you'll want to scout out this particular breed of arthropod on your travels. If you happen to find yourself in this predicament because of a particularly troublesome large monster, give our Monster Hunter Wilds armor and Monster Hunter Wilds weapons lists a good look. Paired with our Monster Hunter Wilds builds for each weapon type, you'll come out with a winning strategy to push through to its exciting endgame and the Monster Hunter Wilds event quests that just keep coming. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Monster Hunter Wilds Ember Rufflizard location Monster Hunter Wilds character design codes Monster Hunter Wilds Goldenfish locations View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Every so often in Pokémon Go, there are opportunities for Pokémon to receive new life and renewed opportunity for battle. Grumpig is one of these Pokémon, having received several move changes during the Might and Mastery season. These move changes drastically change the available options they can use in battle, giving them a wide variety of choices before preparing for a fight. With the new changes, you might be wondering what the best combination could be, and how you can get the most out of this unique Pokémon. There are a handful of choices available to you, and knowing how to optimize a Grumpig is important. Here’s what you need to know about the best moveset you can get Grumpig in Pokémon Go. View the full article

Developer Firaxis Games has hired the popular modder known as Sukritact, indicating that the studio is probably planning to fix some of Civilization 7’s major UI issues. Sukritact is known for creating user interface mods, and players are hoping this is a good sign for Civilization 7’s future. View the full article

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The latest raid to join World of Warcraft with Patch 11.1 is the Liberation of Undermine, featuring eight unique bosses and a mountain of sparkly loot. This lore-drenched raid will present a challenge for even the most seasoned of players. Below, we’ve gathered everything you need to know about the Liberation of Undermine bosses, including their key abilities and the most important items from their loot tables. View the full article

The Modern Age in Civilization 7 is the most important age in the game. It’s where winners are decided, and where the game comes to an end. That means it’s imperative you press your advantages and make the right choices moving on from the Exploration Age. The Civilization you choose is key to securing your victory. The Modern Age offers ten civilizations for you to choose from (eleven, if you have the Crossroads of the World DLC). When mixed with the right Civ 7 Leaders, you can produce some extremely powerful synergies. To make your selection easier, here’s our tier list for the best Modern age civilizations in Civ 7. Note: Your Leader will provide further buffs to your playthrough and when paired with the right civilization, may alter their power with strong synergies. This Tier List is ranked purely on the power of each Civilization at its standalone base - so take into account how a civ will interact with your Leader when choosing. [/url] Civ 7 Modern Civs Tier List S-tier: America, Meiji Japan A-tier: French Empire, Mexico, Qing B-tier: Buganda, Prussia, Russia, Siam C-tier: Mughal Note: We haven't ranked the new DLC Civ Great Britain yet - time will tell how it measures up! [/url]S-Tier Modern Civs This is the best of the best Civilization 7 has to offer. From access to good military units, to very powerful resource access, you can largely dominate maps with these choices. S-tier: AmericaFrontier Expansion - Gain 100 Gold every time you improve a Resource. +30% Production towards constructing the Statue of Liberty.Marine - American Unique Infantry Unit. Has the Amphibious ability. Cheaper to train.Prospector - American Unique Civilian Units. Claims a Land Resource outside of your regular Settlement radius.Industrial Park - American Unique Quarter. Created by constructing the Railyard and Steel Mill in the same district. +2 Food in this City for every Resource assigned to this City.Railyard - +5 Production. +1 Production Adjacency for Quarters and Wonders. American Unique Production Building. Ageless.Steel Mill - +6 Production. Gold adjacency for Resources and Wonders. American Unique Production Building. Ageless. America has a lot going for it, as it can utilise a lot of resources, making it one of the best civilizations in the modern era. The Frontier Expansion trait can provide some big spikes in gold by improving resources. Elsewhere, the Railyard and Steel Mill coming together to make the Industrial Park means a lot of Food, Production, and Gold. This makes the USA a really varied and rounded civilization that can expand fast and has the production to meet it. Economic Victory: Find out how to use Factory Resources in Civilization 7. [/url] On top of that, the Prospecter can grab important resources, further fueling your yields. The Marine is also a solid unit thanks to the Amphibious ability, making them surprisingly nimble. There’s just a lot to like about this civilization. S-tier: Meiji JapanGoisshin - When you Overbuild a Building, gain Science equal to 50% of the Building’s Production cost. +30% Production towards constructing Dogo Onsen.Mikasa - Meiji Japanese Unique Heavy Naval Unit. The first time this Unit is destroyed, it respawns in the closest Settlement you own at 50% HP.Zero - Meiji Japanese Unique Fighter Air Unit. Increased range. +4 Combat Strength against other Fighter Air Units. Can intercept enemy Air Units.Zaibatsu - Meiji Unique Quarter. Created by constructing the Ginko and Jukogyo in the same District. +1 Gold and Production on Buildings in adjacent Districts.Ginko - +5 Gold. +1 Gold Adjacency for Gold Buildings and Wonders. Meiji Japan Unique Gold Building. Ageless.Jukogyo - +5 Production. +1 Production Adjacency for Coastal Terrain and Wonders. Meiji Japan Unique Production Buiding. Ageless. Meiji Japan is very resourceful and has access to some seriously powerful aspects. Goisshin means you can reshape your districts and buildings for your modern needs while getting a decent chunk of Science back for your trouble. Meanwhile, the Zaibatsu Quarter can rack up massive amounts of Gold and Production if you have quarters with a lot of Buildings. It’s a really nice collection of yields that can propel you into the endgame. On top of that, the civilization has some fearsomely strong Units. The Mikasa can be incredibly strong, and is able to respawn once after death at the closest Settlement. This means you can either protect your investment into the Naval Unit, or potentially reengage a low unit that just killed it to finish the fight. On top of that, the Zero is a nice late-game aircraft that should make you a force to be reckoned with in the skies. Find out more about all the Civ 7 Unit Types! [/url]A-Tier Modern Civs You can’t go wrong with an A-Tier civilization. They often have varied access to important resources, and bring some military power to the table too with their special units. A-Tier: French EmpireLiberte, Egalite, Fraternite - You can select the Celebration effects of any standard Government in the Modern Age. +30% Production towards constructing the Eiffel Tower.Garde Imperiale - French Imperial Unique Infantry Unit. Can make a Ranged attack. +2 Combat Strength when within a friendly Army Commander Radius. More expensive to train.Jacobin - A Great Person with one charge. Can only be trained in Cities with an Avenue, and the specific Jacobin received once. Cost increases per Jacobin trained.Avenue - French Imperial Quarter. Created by constructing the Jardin a la Francaise and Salon in the same District. +2 Happiness on Quarters in this City.Jardin a la Francaise - +5 Culture. +1 Happiness Adjacency for Culture Buildings and Wonders. French Empire Unique Culture Building. Ageless.Salon - +5 Happiness. +1 Culture Adjacency for Happiness Buildings and Wonders. French Empire Unique Happiness Building. Ageless. The French Empire is a really nice synergistic Civilization that is really worth considering if you have plans to take a Cultural victory. Thanks to the Avenue, which is made from the Jardin a la Francaise and Salon, the civilization has a great feedback loop of Culture and Happiness that can propel it through the Modern Age if managed properly. Because of this, you’ll have a lot of Celebrations, feeding into the Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite trait. Find out more about Celebrations and Government Types in Civ 7! [/url] Although it’s not a world beater, the Garde Imperiale is a decent Unit to have access to just in case anyone tries to bully you as you build the happiest, most cultured civilization. A-Tier: MexicoRevolucion - Starts with a unique Government, Revolucion. This Government has one Celebration effect, +30% Culture for 10 Turns. Cannot enter any other Government type. +30% Production towards constructing Palacio de Bellas Artes.Soldaderas - ******** Unique Infantry Unit. Adjacent Units heal +10 HP. Does not stack.Revolucionario - A Great Person with one charge. Can only be trained in Cities with a Zocalo, and the specific Revolucionario received is random. Each Revolucionario can only be received once. Cost increases per Revolucionario trained.Zocalo - ******** Unique Quarter. Created by constructing the Catedral and Portal de Mercanderes in the same District. +2 Culture for every Tradition slotted into the Government.Catedral - +5 Culture. +1 Happiness Adjacency for Culture Buildings and Wonders. ******** Unique Culture Buiding. Ageless.Portal de Mercaderes - +5 Culture. +1 Gold Adjacency for Gold Buildings and Wonders. ******** Unique Culture Building. Ageless. Not dissimilar to the French Empire, the ******** civilization is a Culture powerhouse. While it is slightly less capable of Happiness, that comes with the added bonus of access to more Gold, and a huge helping of Culture. As long as you can stack Happiness with your buildings and initiate Celebrations, your civilization will have access to 30% Culture bonuses. The Zocalo Quarter, made by building the Catedral and Portal de Mercaderes in the same District, provides even more Culture. Check out How to Win Civ 7 - every victory type explained! [/url] The Soldaderas Unit can also be relatively tanky if in the correct formations, with units healing each other. If you are going for Culture and can get an abundance of access to Happiness, Mexico is a prime candidate for a cultural victory. A-Tier: QingKang Qian Shengshi - +4 Gold, +3 Culture, +2 Influence, but -1 Science from imported Resources. +30% Production towards constructing Chengde Mountain Resort.Gusa - Qiang Unique Infantry Unit. +4 Combat Strength if adjacent to another Gusa.Hangshang - Qing Unique Merchant. Civilian who can establish a Trade Route to import Resources from a foreign Settlement. Gain 50 Gold for every Resource acquired when creating a naval Trade Route.Huiguan - Qing Unique Quarter. Created by constructing the Qianzhuang and Shiguan in the same District. +35% Influence in this Settlement.Shiguan - +6 Science. +1 Happiness Adjacency for Happiness Buildings and Wonders. Qing Unique Science Building. Ageless.Qianzhuang - +5 Gold. +1 Gold Adjacency for Gold Buildings and Wonders. Qing Unique Gold Building. Ageless. The Qing Civilization has plenty going for it, though with a drawback you will have to manage. The Kang Qian Shengshi trait gives you a nice boost in Gold, Culture, and Influence, but it can also make you drag in Science. In the Modern Age, Technology moves fast, so mismanaging this trait can have you lagging behind in discoveries. Starting up a new game? We've got all the Civ 7 Map Settings explained. [/url] That said, with some specific resource, Wonder and Building management, this shouldn’t be an enormous problem, especially as the Shinguan can offset that a little. There’s a lot of useful access to yields here, so there's plenty to recommend this Civ. On top of that, the Gusa Unit is also potentially pretty powerful in the right formations and as big squadrons, meaning you have good access to some military might. B-Tier Modern Civs This is where good civilizations with a decent amount of benefits belong. They may be a little more specialized and viable in fewer scenarios, but generally bring some overall value to most legacy paths. B-Tier: BugandaRiver Raids - Gain Culture when pillaging Buildings or Improvements equal to the yield or healing gained. Land Military Units gain the Amphibious ability. +30% Production towards constructing Muzibu Azaala Mpanga.Abambowa - Bugandan Unique Infantry Unit. Heals +10 HP from Pillaging any tile.Mwami - Bugandan Unique Army Commander. 50% yields from pillaging within its Command Radius.Kabaka’s Lake - +3 Happiness. Receives Lake yield bonuses, including yields for all Buganda’s abilities and the Muzibu Azaala Mpanga Wonder. Bugandan Unique Improvement. Ageless. Does not remove Warehouse bonuses on a tile. Must be placed on Flat Terrain. One per Settlement. Bugunda is an interesting choice for those who like to burn places to the ground. You’ll need a strong military to get into enemy territory and start tearing apart your their Settlements. If you do though, you can gain quite a lot of resources. You need to be active and at war often, but if managed correctly, this can go well for you. The River Raids trait, as well as the Abambowa and Mwami units, bring immense value from Pillaging, so you need to do it and do it often. That’s also because while the Kabaka’s Lake is nice for Happiness and Lake resources, the civilization doesn’t have direct access to important yields in the Modern Age like Science, Culture, Gold, and Influence. So, you’ll have to go pillaging to make up for it. It’s a rather unique style of play, and if you’re strong enough and resourceful enough to target the yields you need access to, it can go well. However, it can also fall apart quickly if you’re unable to be active enough. Waging war? Take a look at the best Civ 7 Commander Upgrades. [/url]B-Tier: PrussiaBlood and Iron - Units receive +1 Combat Strength for every Unfriendly or worse Civ Relationship.Hussar - Prussian Unique Cavalry Unit. Has +1 Movement. +1 Combat Strength for every Movement it has remaining.Stuka - Prussian Ground Attack Air Unit. +3 Combat Strength against Land Units.Staatseisenbahn - Prussian Unique Railroad. +2 Gold and Production on Rural tiles with a Staatseisenbahn. Prussia is the choice of Civilization for those who are not afraid to make everyone mad. If you are looking to bully the entire map, Prussia is for you, as you will gain Combat Strength for everyone who dislikes you. This is a civ for those who are not just militarily minded, but pugnacious too. The Hussar and in particular, Stuka, are strong Units too that will have you winning most fair fights. The problem with Prussia is that it’s a little one-note. This is about throwing yourself at other civilizations and trying to overpower them. You will need to be taking Settlements to keep up with the Science and Cultural needs a strong Military requires. Both are important in the Modern Age, and if you can’t keep pace with quickly evolving Technology, you may end up falling behind even in a Military sense. The Staatseisenbahn will only go so far when it comes to Gold and Production. On top of that, you could end up biting off more than you can chew here. Keeping everyone mad at you is funny, that is, until every civilization on the map simultaneously declares war on you. Prefer diplomacy? Find out How to Get and Use Civ 7 Influence. [/url]B-Tier: RussiaProsveshchenie - +1 Culture on Districts in Cities. +1 Science on Districts in Cities in Tundra. +30% Production towards constructing the Hermitage.Cossack - Russian Unique Cavalry Unit. +4 Combat Strength in friendly territory.Katyusha Rocket Launcher - Russian Unique Siege Unit. Has +1 Movement. Lower base Combat Strength but has the Splash ability. Dealing damage to enemy Units adjacent to the target Unit.Obschchina - +2 Food from adjacent Farms. +2 Culture in Tundra. Russian Empire Unique Improvement. Ageless. Does not remove Warehouse bonuses on a tile. Cannot be placed adjacent to another Obshchina. Russia has access to some nice yield bonuses on Districts, and the Science and Culture mix is a strong suit for the civilization. That said, these bonuses aren’t enormous, and you’ll only really supercharge your Culture output on Tundra, which could be restrictive for your borders. All things considered, you may trail behind other more specialised civilizations in terms of yields. The Cossack and Katysha Rocket Launcher are interesting units that will mean you can protect the Science and Cultural forward civilization you are building, but usually only defensively and against big armies where splash damage is relevant. B-Tier: SiamItsapharahab - Gains a unique Diplomatic Action to immediately become Suzerain of a City-State at a higher Influence cost than Befriend Independent. +30% Production towards constructing Doi Suthep.Chang Beun - Siamese Unique Ranged Unit. Has increased Ranged Strength and +1 Movement. Can move after attacking.Uparat - A Great Person with one charge. Can only be trained in Cities when an Independent Power has been befriended, and the specific Uparat received is random. Each Uparat can only be received once. Cost increases per Uparat trained.Bang - +3 Culture and Happiness. Siamese Unique Improvement. Ageless. Does not remove Warehouse bonuses on a tile. Must be placed on a Navigable River. Siam has a fairly unique trait, in that it allows you to become the Suzerain of a City-State immediately. This can be strong, especially if you rack up many city-states to support you in other yields. However, the Civilization has no special access to generating the Influence it needs to do so, so it will be reliant on your ageless buildings and your Leader. If you can facilitate that Influence need, though, this trait could serve you well. Learn more about Civ 7 Independent Powers and their bonuses! [/url] The Chang Beun is also a great ranged Unit that can maneuver around enemies and stay out of their reach when played correctly. Otherwise, there’s not a ton here that stands out. The City-States should help you make up lost yields with various benefits, but that is also dependent on the right City-States turning up. C-Tier Modern Civs While not bad civilizations, these are often more situational civilizations or civilizations that require a unique playstyle that might be best for more experienced players. C-Tier: MughalParadise of Nations - +75% Gold from all sources. -25% to all other yields. +30% Production towards constructing the Red Fort.Sepoy - Mughal Unique Infantry Unit. Can make a Bombard Ranged attack.Zamindar - Mughal Unique Settler. Civilian Unit capable of founding new Towns. +1 Population on new Settlements.Stepwell - +2 Food from adjacent Farms. Mughal Unique Improvement. Ageless. Does not remove Warehouse bonuses on a tile. Must be placed on Flat Terrain. Cannot be placed adjacent to another Stepwell. Mughal are in no way a bad civilization. With proper setup and circumstances, this civilization can be very strong. That said, it comes with risk. +75% Gold from all sources can be really powerful and will have you easily becoming the richest in the game. However, if you don’t manage to mitigate the -25% on all other yields, you can easily fumble. Since Science and Culture vitally important in this Era, to keep up, you need to make sure the money you’re investing is compensating for that penalty. Elsewhere, the Mughal’s other traits are fine but don’t jump out as essential to a victory. In the right hands, the Mughal can be really good, but for those less certain, there are many more straightforward options out there. Patrick is a a freelance journalist with over 13 years of experience who loves going deep on games and getting into their systems. His four-figure hours into both Overwatch 2 and Destiny 2 are a testament to that. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Sony has laid off an unknown number of individuals from its San Diego-based Visual Arts studio as well as PS Studios Malaysia, according to a Kotaku report and testimonies from former employees on LinkedIn. Per Kotaku, staff were informed earlier this week that March 7 would be their last day, and included developers who had contributed to a number of different projects, such as a recent canceled live-service game at Bend Studio. Visual Arts is an art and technical support studio that has worked over the years with PlayStation's other first-party studios, most notably the recent The Last of Us Part 1 and 2 remasters. IGN has identified a number of developers on LinkedIn saying they had been laid off from Visual Arts, as well as at least one from PS Studios Malaysia. One former Visual Arts employee noted that the layoffs were "due to multiple project cancellations." This is the second round of layoffs at Visual Arts in the last two years, after another wave impacting an unknown number of individuals in 2023. It is unclear how many people remain at Visual Arts or what the studio is working on now. IGN has reached out to PlayStation for comment. The layoffs contribute to an ongoing trend of games industry layoffs and project cancellations that's been reported on since 2023, when it was estimated that over 10,000 game developers were laid off. That number rose to over 14,000 in 2024, and in 2025 the trend has continued, albeit with far hazier numbers due to more studios declining to report the exact number impacted. Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected]. View the full article

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Due to League of Legends’ massive roster of champions, some are inevitably left in the dust when it comes to getting cosmetics—and Hwei is one of the biggest victims. Since his debut in 2023, the artistic mage has been stuck with just one skin, leaving fans desperate for a new look. League players have been voicing their concerns on Reddit, and they’re wondering if it takes long for the developer to “work on just six extra abilities,” as the champion’s kit is way more complicated to design as it has way more ability animations than usual champions with a few abilities. View the full article