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The Last of Us Part 2 could be the end of the storyView the full article

Nostalgia is dangerous. While I'm happy to sermonize about the 'glory days' of FPS games - the simpler times of Counter-Strike 1.6, Unreal Tournament, or even Call of Duty 4 and Battlefield 3 - that kind of reminiscing can easily become empty, or sound naive. Then again, things do feel worse now. Loot boxes, microtransactions, the pressure to log in every day and claim 'rewards.' For me personally, one of the greatest tragedies in modern shooters is the death of aesthetics. Nothing matters anymore - CoD used to be a war game, and now I'm playing as a giant bunny rabbit with a gun made out of fried chicken. Even if you never played 'the classics,' I think you're probably tired of this stuff. Enter Wraith Ops. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

What are the Rise of the Ronin system requirements? Storage space will undoubtedly be the biggest blocker for many PC gamers hoping to play Rise of the Ronin. Beyond this, mentions of upscaling in the system requirements are a red flag, especially when it is present in the recommended tier. You're going to need one of the best SSDs for gaming to get the optimal performance out of Rise of the Ronin. While other games have large file sizes, this samurai RPG might be in the top 1% on Steam alongside games like God of War: Ragnarok (190GB) and DCS World (200GB). Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Monster Hunter Wilds leads new games charge on Steam Deck most played chart Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 release date, price, and specs AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT price, release date, and specs View the full article

Another month has passed, and the movers and shakers in the Steam Deck most played games provide a few shocks, including Monster Hunter Wilds barrelling towards the top ten despite its poor performance. The biggest surprise is the influx of newly released triple-A games on the list, suggesting that Steam Deck owners are comfortable with trying to run the latest games on the handheld, even if performance isn't ideal. Despite being the best handheld gaming PC for most gamers, the Steam Deck is undeniably falling down the pecking order when it comes to overall system power - as we saw in our Asus ROG Ally X review and Lenovo Legion Go review, other options have far more powerful processors. This, you might expect, would contribute to a lessening interest in big, graphically intense games being played regularly on the handheld, but instead they are thriving. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Rise of the Ronin system requirements demand upscaling at every level Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 release date, price, and specs AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT price, release date, and specs View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Not to sound too dramatic, but it certainly sounds like the next couple of Call of Duty: Warzone updates feel more important than any others in the game’s five-year history. And that’s not even taking into account a recent report that the CoD battle royale mode’s future “hangs in the balance” depending on the success of Verdansk’s return. But with the overall negative vibe around the game lately, and especially its lack of content in season two of ****** Ops 6 so the devs could focus on quality of life, the situation feels more urgent than usual. View the full article

Analysts are warning that the Trump administration's recently implemented tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China could lead to price increases and supply issues for video game software and hardware in the United States. The effects could be particularly pronounced for physical game discs, which are now overwhelmingly produced in Mexico. A 25 percent tax on discs shipped in from Mexico could lead to "a sharp downtick in the number of disc-based games that get released physically in the US," Circana analyst Mat Piscatella said on social media. "It wouldn't surprise me to see physical games that would be subject to tariffs simply not get made, with pubs moving to an all digital strategy," Piscatella added recently. That would accelerate a trend that has been building for years, making disc-based releases a relative market niche. Read full article Comments View the full article

Ubisoft now has a "reference story within the franchise"View the full article

The scarecrow of R.E.P.O.—a.k.a. protector of all maps, or the Reaper—is busy working overtime to stop you from reaching your quota and paying the Taxman. Here’s our full guide on how to deal with the Reaper in R.E.P.O. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

A recent leak has revealed the necessary ascension materials to take Honkai: Star Rail’s upcoming character Castorice to the max level. Knowing the materials in advance can be helpful for Honkai: Star Rail players who want to farm these resources as soon as possible to level up Castorice quickly. View the full article

Opinion | Watch out, because girl games are on their wayView the full article

The company expects its volume of new games will decrease in the next fiscal yearView the full article

Review aggregation website Metacritic has revealed the results of its 15th annual Game Publisher Rankings. ***** topped the list, which was determined based on the quality of publishers’ releases in 2024. The Japanese company released a number of critically acclaimed games last year including Metaphor: ReFantazio, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Read More... View the full article

While looking at comments during a livestream, content creator Ethan Klein singled one user out, pulling their Instagram profile with no censorship for his viewers to see. The user’s family was then reportedly harassed, with a bomb threat called on his mother’s workplace. In a March 1 clip shared on Reddit, YouTuber Ethan Klein of h3h3 went through comments left on his wife’s Instagram account, singling out one user who told the pair to “enjoy hell,” allegedly because of their political views regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict. Klein pulled up the user’s profile on the stream, sparing no time to censor any information, and showed pictures of both the user and his family and friends to anyone who tuned into the stream. Klein called him a “giant racist piece of *****,” accusing him of being an anti-Semite. The user later replied to the ordeal on his TikTok account, saying that Klein incited his fans to harass him and his family and that he is being “witch-hunted.” View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Ruanga is a key figure in the "One Last Drink" quest in Avowed. She is one of Captain Ngunu's old crew members, and you have to try to recruit her to come have a drink with the captain. However, Ruanga is located at the Abandoned Mine, which is seemingly impossible to access in Shatterscarp. Find out how to reach Ruanga in the guide below. How to get into the Abandoned Mine in Avowed The Abandoned Mine is located just to the north of Thirdborn in Shatterscarp. However, the text of the location on the map is inside the large mountain that takes up a huge chunk of the central part of the region. You can try to enter the Abandoned Mine from all directions, including from the south near Thirdborn and all the way to the north from Shark's Teeth. However, these endeavors will be fruitless, as the mine can only be entered through one, specific way. Your only way into the mine is through a small crevice inside the mountain. This crevice is located on the western side of the Abandoned Mine text on your map. Follow the steps below to reach the crevice and enter the mine: Start by traveling to the Party Camp or fast travel beacon located directly north of Thirdborn Then, head up the road to the west of the Party Camp or to the north of the fast travel beacon Make sure to hug the mountain on your right, walking along the rocks that are at the foot of the mountain Keep going until you see the fossil of a lizard imprinted on the wall of the mountain The small entrance to the Abandoned Mine. Screenshot by Destructoid Just below that lizard fossil is the crevice you can enter to get inside the Abandoned Mine Walk through the crevice, and you'll reach the mine, where your new job is to find Ruanga You can see exactly where the crevice to get into the Abandoned Mine is located by looking at the map screenshot below. Just go exactly where our blue character arrow is, and you'll be standing right in front of it. The map location of the Abandoned Mine entrance. Screenshot by Destructoid Once you're inside the Abandoned Mine, Ruanga isn't out in the open waiting for you. You'll have to go and find her, which isn't as easy as it sounds since you're only given a large quest area to search through instead of a specific quest marker to follow. How to find Ruanga in Avowed Inside the Abandoned Mine, walk forward from the cave to start climbing on some wooden scaffolding. Keep going until you're able to stand on some planks, and then turn to the west to find a couple of small cave entrances. Ruanga is located in the larger of the cave entrances and once you get close enough, you're given a quest marker on your HUD to easily follow. Inside Ruanga's cave, speak to her to progress the One Last Drink side quest in Avowed. Ruanga is located inside one of the upper caves in the Abandoned Mine. Screenshot by Destructoid As you'll soon learn, though, Ruanga can't be convinced to reunite with Captain Ngunu, as she thinks she's trying to kill her and the rest of his former crew. This isn't the last time you can speak with Ruanga, however, as she can play a huge part in the ending to One Last Drink. You can read about how to use Ruanga further and all the possible endings to One Last Drink in our complete quest guide. Suffice it to say, though, nothing is as it seems in this Avowed side quest. After speaking with Ruanga, it's highly recommended to stick around and explore the Abandoned Mine. You can find some nice rewards around the location, including a Fragment of Starmetal that's used to start or progress the Forged of Star-Stuff side quest. This quest can earn you one of the best weapons in Avowed, so it's worth picking up the Fragment of Starmetal here to ensure you don't have to come back and scale the Abandoned Mine again. Aside from that, though, the only time you'll have to come back to the Abandoned Mine is to potentially speak with Ruanga again during the One Last Drink quest. If you do have to come back, at least you know the way to get there. The post How to find Ruanga at the Abandoned Mine in Avowed appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Publishers 2K Games has announced the release time for WWE 2K25 ahead of the start of early access, and the timings will depend on your selected platform. Once again, 2K is using regional launches for consoles. PC users might have to wait longer, depending on where they are in the world. Let's take a look at the confirmed launch times for WWE 2K25. WWE 2K25 release time across all regions WWE 2K25 goes live globally on March 14, so we are still more than a week away. Here's the launch schedule being followed across different parts of the globe. RegionXbox/PlayStationSteamNew Zealand (NZDT)March 14 Midnight5:00 PMAustralia (AEDT)March 14 Midnight3:00 PMJapan (JST)March 14 Midnight1:00 PMSingapore (SGT)March 14 MidnightNoonUnited Kingdom (GMT)March 14 Midnight4:00 AMUnited States (EDT)March 14 MidnightMidnightUnited States (PDT)March 14 Midnight9:00 PM WWE 2K25 early access release time across all regions Image via 2K If you have purchased either the Bloodline or the Deadman Edition, you can enjoy up to seven days of early access. Here's the starting time of the early access on both consoles and PC. RegionXbox/PlayStationSteamNew Zealand (NZDT)March 7 Midnight6:00 PMAustralia (AEDT)March 7 Midnight4:00 PMJapan (JST)March 7 Midnight2:00 PMSingapore (SGT)March 7 Midnight1:00 PMUnited Kingdom (GMT)March 7 Midnight5:00 AMUnited States (EDT)March 7 MidnightMidnightUnited States (PDT)March 7 Midnight9:00 PM If you're still unsure about which edition to purchase, make sure to check this guide out. It will help you narrow down your choices according to your requirements and budgets. The early access is certainly a big benefit for those who are looking to jump in early to test all the available modes. The post WWE 2K25 release time across all regions appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

The developers of Mecha Break have announced that all players can claim an additional 1000 Corite for free as the game celebrates a major engagement milestone. Developed by Amazing Seasun Games, Mecha Break is a forthcoming action title that is currently playable as a demo on Steam and Xbox Series X/S, with PS5 availability still to come. View the full article

Outspoken Gearbox CEO ****** Pitchford recently reacted to the negativity forming around Borderlands 4, urging fans and players alike to trust developers. Pitchford specifically took issue with what Midwest Games Audience Director Gothalion had to say about the criticism the upcoming game had seen. This all comes months ahead of the release of Borderlands 4, which is set to be one of 2025's ******* releases if all goes according to plan. View the full article

Whether it's the booming soundtrack running at a million beats per minute, the fluid combat system, or the very cheesy story that permeates through each entry, Capcom's ****** May Cry is easily one of my favorite gaming franchises. Marrying together the combat of the classic God of War games with the razzmatazz of Bayonetta, the most recent entry, ****** May Cry 5 is one of the greatest action games I've ever experienced (if not my overall favorite), and you can now get it for less than $10 / £10. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: ****** May Cry games pulled from Steam by Capcom Resident Evil 4, DMC, and Monster Hunter lead huge Capcom Steam ***** A ****** May Cry anime series is coming to Netflix soon View the full article

If you're a Dungeons and Dragons player who also loves the world of Monster Hunter, then boy have we found something for you. Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting is a supplement devoted to hunting colossal boss monsters and carving them up for bits to make new magic items, and it's just made the leap from hardback book to DnD Beyond. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The new DnD starter set promises a dragon's hoard of handouts The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 release date estimate and news Get 95% off a truly old school DnD alternative - 24 full books for just $13! View the full article

Harkening back to the stellar Into the Light update, the upcoming Destiny 2 Rite of the Nine event is bringing new activities which are free to all players. That's right, separate from Episode Heresy's final Act, you'll also have the chance to delve into some revamped dungeons and even earn adept weapons.. Read more.View the full article

In the latest chapter in a long-running saga of popular streamers waging a war of words on social media, xQc vs. Hasan has kicked off once again concerning the latter’s recent 24-hour ban. Earlier this week, Hasan’s channel was banned for comments made about former Florida governor and current senator Rick Scott, but for just 24 hours. And fellow streamer xQc was quick to call out a double standard between how he and others were treated by the platform compared to Hasan. View the full article

Marvel Rivalsseems on the verge of bringing in outside franchises for crossover events, but how could this work? Rivals has had one of the most successful launches of a live-service game imaginable, and it hasn't slowed down. Season 1, while twice as big as a normal season, added four new heroes, two new maps, and various quality-of-life changes. Though expectations are now focused on Season 2, there is some evidence that Season 1 may have a secret fifth hero. View the full article

The record-breaking launch of Monster Hunter Wilds has been marred by performance issues, and some players claim they haven't been able to open the game at all. Launching on February 28, 2025, to excellent reviews, Monster Hunter Wilds has already garnered a pretty significant player base. Drawing on decades' worth of Monster Hunter fans, as well as newcomers curious about its high-profile release, Wilds has smashed records for concurrent player counts, becoming a massively popular entry in a franchise that just seems to keep on going. View the full article

It's been a lifetime since I read George Orwell's 1984 - a tale of mass surveillance, indoctrination and repression nowadays invoked to describe everything from Trump's Twitter ban to Pizza Express telling you that jelly-beans aren't a topping - but I will always remember how it combined role-playing with adventure gaming and brought the "detail of Riven into the real-time world of Quake". Oh, forgive me, I'm actually remembering Big Brother, a video game sequel to Orwell's book, which I have never played, because it never made it to shelves. Online sleuths have just dug up and published an ancient E3 demo for this mysterious game. Here it be, and here be some footage for any unpersons concerned that downloading the files might get them shipped off to a joycamp by thinkpol. Read more View the full article

We’re officially in the Assassin’s Creed Shadows launch month, and the details are still slowly rolling in as we learn more about ... Read more View the full article