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Firaxis has had its hands full since Civilization 7 dropped, as it's been busy trying to fix and change elements of the game that earned it a pretty mixed response out of the gate. That mission's set to continue via some patches next month, so you'll have to wait a bit longer to jump into Civ 7's first in-game special event. Read more View the full article

Grabbing an Aqua Sac in Monster Hunter Wilds is important early on if you want to craft a water element weapon from the Balahara tree. Since you'll find yourself in the fiery Oilwell Basin before too long, there's no harm in acquiring a weapon that deals water damage for a little extra effectiveness against those fire monsters... Read more.View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer Warhorse Studios has shown off the previously announced Hardcore mode in a new livestream, revealing all of the negative perks and gameplay changes coming with the mode. Warhorse Studios has already previously confirmed that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2will be receiving plenty of new content updates and DLC expansions in the future, but fans now have even more details on the game's post-launch content thanks to a new deep dive. View the full article

The Charge Blade vs. Switch Axe debate has raged among Monster Hunter fans since the Charge Blade was introduced in Monster Hunter 4. Newly enhanced versions of both weapons appear in Monster Hunter Wilds, so fans are once again asking which one is the best? The fact is that this decade-long debate has never been settled and never will be. The whole point of the different weapons in Monster Hunter games is that each provides an entirely different gameplay experience, with different strengths and weaknesses. And while the Charge Blade and Switch Axe might first appear similar—both morph between Sword and Axe modes—they actually play quite differently. View the full article

Monster Hunter Wilds is here, and is absolutely taking over Steam right now, quickly passing a million concurrent players on PC. But, the launch hasn't gone entirely smoothly for all. Read more View the full article

Though Henry may excel as a blacksmith and swordfighter, he sometimes works outside the box as a medieval sleuth. Such a situation occurs in the Kingdom Come 2 story mission Into the Underworld, where you must find a man named Goatskin. Goatskin can be found prowling the streets of Kuttenberg at night, hunting down drunk merchants for pocket change in the southwestern quarter of the city. But how do you find the thief's exact location to corner him? Well, that's quite the journey. How to get information on Goatskin You first learn about Goatskin by speaking with Katherine during the mission. She can be found at the Hangman's Halter Tavern in the southeast section of the city, working undercover as a barmaid. Screenshot by Destructoid Henry is searching for a noble named Liechtenstein, who may be able to help him liberate the captured Hans Capon. Talk to Katherine about Liechtenstein and she'll mention Goatskin, who's been working as a spy for an unknown noble. His employer could be related to our friendly nobleman. It's Henry's only lead, and he decides to follow it. Katherine suggests asking around The Hole in the Wall tavern, where Goatskin was seen flashing some cash he got for his spying gig. The Hole in the Wall is a seedy dive bar in the Hoprink quarter to the southeast of the Hangman's tavern in Kuttenberg. Screenshot by Destructoid You'll know when you found the place; it bears an unmistakable sign out front featuring a walking butt-trumpet. Kingdom Come 2 is a good video game. Toot. | Screenshot by Destructoid Head inside and hit up Innkeeper Mole, who directs you to a patron named Chenyek. You can typically find him in the tavern sitting at the corner of a table nearest the skeleton by the wall. Screenshot by Destructoid Get information on Goatskin from Chenyek Your next job is to impress Chenyek, who clearly deals in some seedy business and may know where Goatskin is hiding. You have multiple approaches to earning Chenyek's respect: If your speech skills (Persuasion and Intimidation) are high enough, you can convince him you're a tough dude and he'll tell you what you need to know.You get a second chance to persuade him if you have a high amount of Presence. You can "buy him a drink" by dropping 200 groschen for the information. Screenshot by Destructoid If those options aren't ideal, there is a final option: go toe-to-toe with Chenyek's brute squad member. To do so, pick the option "Maybe I can help you with something?" Let him know you're up for anything, and he'll direct you to the barn outside to meet with Goliath. You'll find Goliath outside the tavern leaning against the large, wooden door of the nearby barn. Tell him Chenyek sent you, and he'll ask you to strip to your skivvies. Don't worry, it's all a part of the plan. Screenshot by Destructoid Strip down to your pants and boots. Talk to Goliath again, who asks if you're ready for a quick brawl. Agree and step into the barn's arena. Unless you're confident in your fisticuff skills, the brawl should end quickly. Goliath lives up to his name and can deliver a mean punch. It doesn't matter if you win or lose the fight. Regardless of who ends up on the ground, Chenyek will appear and say you passed. Anyone brave enough to fight Goliath is good enough for him. After earning Chenyek's respect, ask him again about Goatskin. According to him, the thief recently got into some trouble and was last seen "between Hradek and the Horse Market" robbing drunk people at night. You can press Chenyek for more information. He'll tell you to ask around the taverns in the area — the ****** Horse, in particular — and the bathhouse. Note: Now that you've impressed Chenyek, you can return to him later for jobs. Head toward that area Chenyak mentioned, near the city's southwestern wall. Screenshot by Destructoid Where to find Goatskin Chenyek suggested two places to ask around for Goatskin: the bathhouse and the ****** Horse tavern. You can find the tavern along the western border of the search area on your map. Screenshot by Destructoid Ask Innkeeper Weighman about Goatskin. He'll tell you the thief has been robbing drunk ******* merchants in the area at night. That suggests you may be able to find a drunk ******* merchant somewhere, but it's best to get more information. Weighman hints that Goatskin is seeing a girl who works at the bathhouse. Finding her could present another option. Screenshot by Destructoid Head to the bathhouse, just a short walk south from the tavern. Screenshot by Destructoid Several employees of the bathhouse can help you. Bathhouse Madam Beata confirms that Goatskin has been targeting their customers, particularly ******* merchants. In fact, there is a ******* merchant is currently at the bathhouse: Udo, who enjoys getting drunk and playing dice. Screenshot by Destructoid Beata doesn't know about Goatskin's girlfriend, but recommends you speak with Adam, the bathhouse owner, for more. Adam doesn't provide much help finding Goatskin, but he's still worth tracking down. Talk to Adam and pick the dialogue option "What do you need to 'sort out'?" He'll mention the scholar Jan Schindel, who was recently robbed of his belongings by Goatskin. Schindel has been raising hell about it, so Adam asks you to find the items and return them to their proper owner. Screenshot by Destructoid Getting the information unlocks the task, Master Shindel's Toys. You can complete the optional quest after finding Goatskin and getting the right information from him, which I'll cover soon. The two ways to locate Goatskin: Setting a trap or finding his girlfriend At this point in the quest, you have two clear options for tracking down the thief. You can either set a trap using the previously mentioned Udo or squeeze the info from Goatskin's girlfriend. The rest of the guide covers both options and their results. How to find Goatskin's girlfriend Both Adam and Beata deny that any of the bathhouse girls are having an affair with Goatskin, but that doesn't mean the rumor isn't true. Look for Hanka from Prague at the bathhouse and ask her about the thief. She'll mention he's been seen with one of the employees, Mary. The only problem? There are two women named Mary at the bathhouse. So, which one should you talk to? Screenshot by Destructoid Goatskin's ladyfriend is Lousy Mary, who can sometimes be found in the bathhouse room with the tables. Talk with her and ask about Goatskin's location. You can convince her to give him up if your speech skills are high enough. She'll tell you Goatskin is holed up in an old barn near the ****** Horse tavern. Screenshot by Destructoid To find the barn, return to the ****** Horse tavern and head to its outside seating area. Look for a small staircase leading to a door in the eastern wall. Screenshot by Destructoid Enter the door and go left. Walk down the alley until you reach the main road. Henry will be alerted to the barn right across from the tavern. Screenshot by Destructoid To get inside the barn, take the main road going east until you reach the point where it banks left. Screenshot by Destructoid Take a left and enter the property to the left via the doorway surrounded by vines. Screenshot by Destructoid Ascend the staircase that goes toward the western wall of the property and enter the attic. Hop onto the wooden table with the ladder on top and climb through the small window to enter the next building's attic. Screenshot by Destructoid Walk to the other end of the attic and climb down through the hole in the wall. Screenshot by Destructoid Climb the ladder and exit the attic via the doorway on the other side. Screenshot by Destructoid You've now reached Goatskin's barn. To get inside, climb up to the top of the wagon parked against the wall and clamber into the attic via the open door. Screenshot by Destructoid Goatskin may not be inside the attic. If that's the case, wait for about an hour by opening the Wait menu via the T key on the keyboard or the Back button on an Xbox pad. Screenshot by Destructoid Wait an hour at a time until Goatskin returns. Screenshot by Destructoid How to set a trap for Goatskin To set up a trap for Goatskin, you need to use the ******* merchant Udo as bait. Look for him sitting at the dice table in the bathhouse. Screenshot by Destructoid Talk to him and choose the dialogue options "That's enough..." followed by "I think you should go home." If your speech skills are high enough, you should be able to convince him to leave. Screenshot by Destructoid Follow Udo out of the bathhouse. He eventually makes his way to the ****** Horse tavern and through a doorway in the wall leading to a dark alley. Keep following Udo as he walks down the alleyway. Goatskin will eventually pop out from behind a wagon and demand coin. Screenshot by Destructoid Step in, and Henry will tell Udo to take off while he has a word with his thief friend. Get the information from Goatskin Whether you trap or track down Goatskin, the results are the same: you have him where you need him, and he won't put up a fight. Goatskin, as it turns out, isn't too great at keeping secrets. He spills the name of his handler, Samuel, almost immediately. The thief also mentions that he's robbing people to earn enough cash to leave town. Screenshot by Destructoid You can squeeze him for more information, but he won't be much help unless he gets money. Depending on your speech skills, you can end up paying more. If you succeed the speech skill check, he asks for 150 groschen. If you fail, he asks for 500 groschen. Exhausting Goatskin's dialogue options will give you what you need to continue the mission. How to get information on Master Schindel's Toys If you spoke with Adam the bathhouse owner, you get the chance to ask him about Schindel's items. He'll tell you about Kuttenberg's secret network of tunnels, where he hides his stolen loot. Screenshot by Destructoid You can use your Intimidate skill or pay him 50 groschen to learn about the location of a map to the tunnels. This continues the Master Schindel's Toys task, which you can complete once you're finished with Goatskin. The post Where to find Goatskin in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Dealing with the monsters, especially the ******* ones, in Monster Hunter Wilds can be lengthy, but you can shorten it by capturing them. The process of capturing is essential, and there's an advanced quest that works as a tutorial. However, you won't need to wait long and can start capturing monsters with the right items. This guide will help you to master the art of trapping the creatures you come across in the game. Monster Hunter Wilds Capture method explained Capturing monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds is tied with using traps. Traps have different kinds and natures, so check out our guide to learn more about them. In short, you'll need to have traps and have them available on the Item bar. You'll start a battle like any other and reduce a creature's health by a large portion. Wait for a clue from your Palico, who will claim that the creature has become weak; this will be your cue. The next task is to plant the trap and lure the creature to it. Once ensnared, chances are that the creature will pass out. If it doesn't, make sure to use a few tranq bombs on it to help it calm down and doze off. Once the creature has been trapped, you'll get all the rewards from your quest. Of course, you can eliminate it, but that requires at least a few extra steps and minutes, if not more. You also can have a more generous conscience with the thought that you didn't kill it (if that kind of thing matters to you). Image via Destructoid How to craft traps in Monster Hunter Wilds Since traps and tranq bombs are so important, you'll need to craft them whenever you're at a camp. Trap tools can be purchased from the Provisioner in any camp. Pitfall Trap: 1 trap tool and 1 net. You can make a net from ivy and spider web. Shock trap: 1 trap tool and 1 thunderbug capacitor. The latter can be obtained from thunderbugs. Tranq bomb: 1 sleep herb and 1 parashroom. Sleep herbs can be found in Windswept Plains, Scarlet Forest, and Iceshard Cliffs. Parashrooms can be found in all four regions as you explore the lands. That's all you'll need to create traps that can then be used to capture monsters. Do note that you can also trap and capture Endemic Life, which are the smaller critters found in different habitats. The post How to capture monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds? appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Specialists are a mechanic in Civilization 7 that are unlocked after you start to build up your capital and other settlements. Specialists are only available in cities and they provide an extra layer of depth to every one of your tiles. However, Specialists can be a little tricky to implement in Civilization 7, so allow me to explain how they work and when you should use them. How to unlock Specialists in Civ 7 Specialists are unlocked in the Antiquity Age after you've reached anywhere from 50-100 turns. For me, it was at 30% of the progress bar in the Antiquity Age, but your mileage may vary depending on the game speed you're playing at and the size of your map. You'll know you've unlocked the ability to place Specialists after a new pop-up tutorial appears that explains the mechanic. From there, you can close the tutorial or read more about how Specialists work in the encyclopedia. The pop-up tutorial for the Specialists in Civ 7. Screenshot by Destructoid While you might unlock Specialists at a given time, you don't get to use them right away in Civ 7. Instead, you have to wait for one of your cities to grow by a certain number of citizens. At that point, you're able to take a turn and place a Specialist in one of your tiles. However, this doesn't happen too often, so you want to make sure you're taking advantage of the Specialist turns when they happen. You can start to implement Specialists as your city reaches its population capacity. So, instead of adding new tiles to your city, you add Specialists to the individual tiles. How Specialists work in Civ 7 It's important to note that Specialists are not the same thing as a town's Specialization. A Specialization is only for towns and allows them to focus on one specific yield to increase the amount of gold they receive. Specialists are only available in cities and give you a chance to specialize each individual tile in a given city. Putting a Specialist in a tile will improve specific yields, such as Science, Culture, Production, Gold, etc., but it will negatively affect your city's Happiness and Food needs. When you get the chance to place a Specialist in a tile, you'll see most or all of your resource icons appear in a tile along with a +/- number next to each of them. If a resource icon has a + next to it, then the Specialist will increase that yield by the number it says. However, if a resource icon has a - next to it, that resource will be decreased. Picking a tile to add a Specialist to in Civ 7. Screenshot by Destructoid Most of the time, you'll see a +1/2 next to Science, Culture, and Gold along with a -1/2 next to Happiness and Food. Sometimes, you'll see a repeat of resource icons on a tile, meaning that the resource's yield is increased and decreased at the same time. Its net yield will be the sum of its two values on the tiles (i.e. +0.5 and -2 equals a net yield of -1.5). Tiles that don't have a resource icon associated with them can have a Specialist added, but any tile with a resource icon will stay as is. When you add a Specialist to a tile, it's a permanent decision, so you want to make your choices carefully. As you progress in Civ 7, you'll be able to add multiple Specialists to every tile, further specializing their yield outputs and your city's yield output as a whole. Overall, you don't want to add Specialists all over the place in every city you have in Civ 7. Tiles that increase more resource yields than ones that decrease are generally what you want to target, as those have more value in the long run. Of course, if your city is low on Science and Culture, then you might want to target tiles that boost those resources when adding a Specialist. In the grand scheme of things, you can always offset whatever you receive/don't receive from a Specialist tile. Specialists are simply a way for you to make a little extra gold or add some more Science or Culture to a few of your tiles. If you go overboard with them, though, you'll find your cities will be low on Happiness, as Specialists always reduce that resource no matter what. So, in order to keep your cities as happy as possible, try to find a happy medium with increasing necessary resources and lowering Happiness. The best way to go about that is by specializing a few tiles and leaving the rest of your tiles unspecialized. Not every tile in a city needs to have a Specialist, so pick a few tiles that increase the maximum amount of resources and keep adding Specialists to those as much as possible in Civ 7. The post How to use Specialists in Civilization 7 (Civ 7) appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Bungie confirms that the annual Moments of Triumph event is returning in March for Destiny 2 and offering players new rewards. The news shouldn't be too surprising as Moments of Triumph has been a yearly staple for Destiny 2, offering players rewards for completing various challenges related to the past year of content. View the full article

It’s finally time to put a stop to the Windcaller to restore peace to Agrabah, which means there’s just one quest left to finish before Jasmine and Aladdin will join your village in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Carpet Diem is your last adventure in Agrabah, and it’s a big one. Here’s how to complete Carpet Diem in Disney Dreamlight Valley. View the full article

Looking back, we'll call this ******* a renaissance for games that are kind of a pain in the ****. Stalker 2, Kingdom Come, Atomfall on the horizon—the gaming public of 2025 wants nothing more than to die face-down in the mud, victims to clockworld worlds that have their own rules and obey them unsparingly... Read more.View the full article

Dead By Daylight’s The Ghost Face is a stealthy Killer with one of the best moris in the game. If you want to improve your Ghost Face gameplay with some decent builds, we are here to help. Here are some of the best Ghost Face perk builds in Dead By Daylight. Table of contentsHow to best play The Ghost Face in Dead By DaylightBest early Ghost Face build in Dead By DaylightBest aura-reading Ghost Face build in Dead By DaylightBest mid-game Ghost Face build in Dead By DaylightBest speedy Ghost Face build in Dead By Daylight How to best play The Ghost Face in Dead By Daylight Get a 4K every time with great builds. Screenshot by Dot Esports The Ghost Face is a Killer who relies on stealth to stalk and capture his victims. His Night Shroud power allows him to remain undetectable unless Survivors look directly at him or until he uses his basic attack. When revealed, Survivors trigger the Killer Instinct, a pulsing red stain that reveals their position. View the full article

Monster Hunter Wilds, has reached over 1 million concurrent players on Steam after releasing only a few hours ago at the time of writing. According to Steam Charts, Wilds launched and over 800,000 players immediately hopped on. Now that people in the west coast are finally waking up that number is growing. At the time of […] Source View the full article

The Thing was added to Marvel Rivals on Feb. 21, alongside his Fantastic Four buddy, Human Torch. After a week of play, players now have their official verdict on the new Vanguard. Players chimed in on Reddit, and most seem to be on the same page. They enjoy playing the Thing but for different reasons. While some players mentioned his sound effect and animations, others love how he plays. View the full article

Eternal Strands just rolled out its update plans, giving players a look at what’s coming down the line. The 2025 roadmap is packed tight, and Yellow Brick Games is gearing up to drop new content, improve gameplay, and introduce some extra challenges to keep Eternal Strands fresh and engaging. View the full article

EA has published the full source code for five Command & Conquer games and their expansions, implementing Steam Workshop support and enabling modders to build new maps, units, and other content. The company also updated the source code repositories for the original Command & Conquer and the first Red Alert... Read Entire Article View the full article

Two new Gibson Les Paul guitar controllers have just been revealed, and they're absolutely stunning. Better still, these guitars have been given the full 2025 treatment, with mechanical switches and even a Hall Effect whammy bar and thumbstick. They're ideal for Fortnite Festival, but are also compatible with a huge range of older Guitar Hero and Rock Band games too. Whether or not either of these new controllers can dethrone the PDP Riffmaster in our best PC controller guide remains to be seen, but on paper, it's looking promising. CRKD is releasing two designs initially, ****** Tribal is available on the Encore model and Blueberry Burst for the Pro, with the potential for more designs should these prove popular. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fortnite server status and extended downtime The 184 best Fortnite skins All Fortnite NPCs - character locations, items, and hireable NPCs C6S2 View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

It turns out that the Shawn Levy directed, and potentially Ryan Gosling led, Star Wars movie will be the first one set post Rise of Skywalker. Read more View the full article

AMD have today pulled back the curtain on the Radeon RX 9000 series powered by RDNA 4 along with FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4). Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Pokémon TCG Pocket is stacked with packs to rip and cards to collect, with the quest to catch ’em all also broken down into specific missions—but not all of them will appear in the game as secret missions are only visible once you have completed them. Secret missions in Pokémon TCG Pocket provide a variety of rewards, ranging from exclusive cards and emblems to Hourglasses to use opening packs and in Wonder Trade, but, unlike other Themed Collections, you can’t check your progress in the game and, usually, these challenges take a lot longer to complete. View the full article

Mastering the best beginner weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds could be the safest way of starting to engage with the new game, especially when considering how complex some of the weapon types can be, such as the Charge Blade or the Insect Glaive. The new title in Capcom’s popular series follows the success of World (2018) and Rise (2021), bringing forth an adventure set in a new location called The Forbidden Lands. The whole idea behind the journey is to gradually slay different monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds and reach the largest threats of the game. View the full article

Gotta go fast? Landfall, developer of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator and Clustertruck, have released a demo for HASTE: Broken Worlds that's worth a look. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

With Yu-Gi-Oh! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION set to release on February 27th, one of the fourteen games that duelists will be able to play through is Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel. While you can use enhancements to unlock every card, some may choose to play the game how it was when it was […] Source View the full article

Steam Next Fest always tends to be a thriving hub for farming and life sims, but the demo of Tales of Seikyu takes you on a more magical adventure than your standard dirt tilling, seed sowing simulator. Instead, you're a shapeshifting member of the fox clan who has moved to an island infested with yokai and yokai-adjascent villagers. So as someone who already finds every excuse to try a new farming simulator and adores the weird and wonderful world of Japanese folklore, this game wasn't exactly a hard sell... Read more.View the full article

I'm now over 100 hours into Monster Hunter Wilds, yet between a respectable rig and a CPU upgrade a few hours into playing, I gotta say: The game runs kinda ****. That seems to be the most commonly shared sentiment among the game's negative Steam reviews right now too, with the first few hours of launch seeing it dip below 50% positive into a 'Mixed' rating... Read more.View the full article