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The Rainy Day Tracer skin in Overwatch 2 is an exclusive Legendary skin that gives the hero a cozy, weatherproof look—but you can’t purchase it directly from the shop. Overwatch 2 just dropped the massive season 15 update where players have new game-changing perks, skins, loot boxes, and much more to return fans to the franchise. Of course, some skins are also available for free or by completing special streaming events. If you want to get the Rainy Day Tracer skin, we’ve got you covered. View the full article

Thalla the Taskmaster in Avowed is a slow-moving brute of a boss found in Paradis in the first major area, Dawnshore. There you will fight Thalla after confronting the Sparrowhawks harassing the Apothecary merchant, Grysca. You can speak with Thalla initially next to the stairs leading up to the Apothecary, but he won't fight you until after you've given the Ambassador the emperor's missive and confronted Wetenu and his goons at the shop. Thalla has a handful of heavy attacks that are relatively easy to dodge, and you'll get some decent loot after taking him down. View the full article

Dead by Daylight players have been digging into some secrets teased by the games' developers in anticipation of the launch of the next season, and many think the next killer might be someone from the Tokyo Ghoul series of anime and manga. Dead by Daylight's development team hasn't commented on who the next killer will be, but a single audio file is lending credence to this theory. View the full article

The official patch notes for Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 and Warzone Season 2 Reloaded are now live ahead of the update's release on February 20. A lengthy blog post recently revealed details on all of the new content coming to Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6with Season 2 Reloaded, but now the official patch notes have given the community an extensive look at all of the gameplay changes, bug fixes, and quality-of-life improvements coming to both games with the mid-season refresh. View the full article

Obsidian Entertainment's next-generation fantasy RPG Avowed requires a lot of compromises if you want to play it on Steam Deck. View the full article

The long-awaited Magic: The Gathering and FINAL FANTASY collaboration for MTG's Universes Beyond series has finally been revealed, and you can now claim as many packs as you want ahead of the set's release on June 13. Yesterday, Wizards Of The Coast revealed how the iconic Final Fantasy summons would work on this collaboration. The company also revealed the cards of some of the most iconic characters in the history of the series. The most hype reveals so far, were those of Cloud and Tidus, who'll be part of the commander set. Image via Wizards Of The Coast These are the two main characters in the two most successful Final Fantasy titles so far, meaning Wizards would naturally be big selling points for this new set. Still, the company reminds players that the set features characters from every single one of the 16 mainline Final Fantasy series. Among the reveals so far, my favorite has to be Jumbo Cactuar, a card whose special ability, "10,000 Needles," will annihilate anyone who doesn't find a way to stop it. What a beautiful way to celebrate one of the most ridiculous special moves ever seen in a game. Image via Wizards Of The Coast. You can now preorder some items from the Magic: The Gathering — FINAL FANTASY set. Through Amazon, you can already preorder the Starter Kit, Play Boosters, Play Booster bundles, and commander decks, except the one featuring Cloud. Bundles, Collector Boosters, and Commander Deck Bundles will likely become available to preorder anytime now. Prerelease packs are available for preorder at your local store. The Magic: The Gathering — FINAL FANTASY will be released on June 13, except for the Gift Bundle, which comes out on June 27. The post Magic: The Gathering FINAL FANTASY is now up for preorder appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

If you want to get ahold of the best gear in Avowed, you'll need to venture out into the unknown to discover the Unique clothing. You'll encounter many of these remarkable items, providing even more buffs for your character. Here's how to find all Unique Clothing in Avowed. Where to Find All Unique Clothing in Avowed In addition to Unique Weapons and Armor, the Envoy's clothes offer valuable benefits, improving movement, defense, and elemental resistance. Some will be easy to find, as they will be available in various Merchant shops. Screenshot by Destructoid Others will be much more well-hidden across the regions, pitting you against numerous enemies. It may even require you to defeat a boss from the main story or Bounty quests. If you're ready to take this on, let's break down all Unique Clothing locations in Avowed. All Unique Boot locations in Avowed BootsEffectsHow to ObtainMap LocationsArcanist's Boots-Item Bonus: Increases your Health restoration from all sources by 5% -Lesser Quickness: +10 Move SpeedFound at the top of the Dawnshore LighthouseBerserker Boots-Item Bonus: -10% incoming Fire, Frost, and Shock Damage -Frenzied Strides: 100% Stamina regeneration rateFound inside a chest at Outcast Cave Camps in Galawain's TusksBlackwing Boots-Item Bonus: +10% Dodge Distance -Quick:+1 DexterityPurchase from the Merchant Kerdhed "Curry" Colen for 1,500 coins at Philospher's Alley (Paradis Hightown)Boots of the Bricklayer -Item Bonus: +10% Dodge Distance -Lesser Porter: +15 Carry CapacityFound inside a chest in the Pargrun Cache (near one of the Totem of Rightful Rulership at the top-left corner of the Dawnshore map)Climber's Crampons-Item Bonus: -10% incoming Fire, Frost, and Shock Damage -Living Steel Spikes: +30% Parkour SpeedFound inside a chest near a survivalist camp at Shatterscarp. Requires the Survivalist Chest Key (find a note on a body at Scaedclef and give it to the Survivalists to give you the key)Councilor's Shoes-Item Bonus: +15 Maximum Essence -Politician's Sidestep: +2 Dexterity and +25 Dodge DistanceDefeat Councilor Kostya in Galawain's Tusks (quest occurs during one of the game's points of no return)Death Knight Sabatons-Item Bonus: +10 Resistance to Poison and Bleed Accumulation -Lesser Survivor: +20 Maximum HealthFound inside a chest in Emerald's Stair's Waterfall CaveEothasian Boots-Item Bonus: +5 Carry Capacity -The Martyr's Path: +1 Resolve and +30 Maximum StaminaLocate a small golden chest intertwined with the roots of a tree south of Truffle Farm (east of Emerald Stair's Fior mes Iverno)Greaves of Exalted Stride-Item Bonus: +10% Resistance to Poison and Bleed Accumulation -Exalted Stride: You and your Companions receive +20% Move SpeedPurchase from the Merchant Alonya for 9,500 coins. She can be found outside of the Living Archives at Galawain's Tusks (top-left corner of the map)Imp Catchers -Item Bonus: +10% Dodge Distance -Undaunted Pursuer: +25 Maximum Stamina and +15% Move SpeedHead to Mt. Forja Quarry in Galawain's Tusks (left of Solace Keep) and look for a building there. Then, open the chest behind a big wheel. Sojourner Boots-Item Bonus: Increases your Health restoration from all sources by 5% -Greater Peak Conditioning: +40 Maximum StaminaPurchase from Cinzia for 3,750 coins at Thirdborn's The Dead Swordfish (Shatterscarp)Stormdancer Boots-Item Bonus: -10% incoming Fire, Frost, and Shock damage -Static Charge:+10% Shock Damage for 10 seconds after dodgingBegin the Heart of Valor quest with Chiko and choose not to give Keipo the Heart of Leviathon. Thirdborn Boots-Item Bonus: +20 Maximum Health -Explorer's Boon: +30 Carry Capacity and +10% Move SpeedPurchase from the merchant at Thirdborn entrance for 7,750 coins (Shatterscarp)Tranton Family Greaves-Item Bonus: +20 Maximum Health -Outlaw's Escape: +20 Dodge Distance and +10% Move SpeedEliminate the Bounty Conner Tranton at Emerald Stair's Overgrown Homestead. Vailian Boots-Item Bonus: +5 Carry Capacity -Duelist's Dance: +1 Dexterity and +20% Dodge DistanceFound inside a chest on a small island near Moldlering Godless Ruins (above Fior mes Iverno at Emerald Stair). Use the Eye of Rymrgand to reach it. Warmage's Boots-Item Bonus: +15 Maximum Essence -Arcane Step: Dodging has a 10% chance to restore 20 EssenceEnter Riverside Cave near Emerald Stair's Moldlering Godless Ruins. Locate a chest at the Paradisan Rebels camp. Wavebinder Boots-Item Bonus: +15 Maximum Essence -Sure Footing: Experience smaller hit reactionsTravel to the Sulfur Mines Basecamp at Shatterscarp (use the lift if need be). Enter a small cave opening with webs to discover the boots on body. Wayfarer's Boots-Item Bonus: +10% Resistance to Poison and Bleed Accumulation -Vigorous Pace: Slowly regenerate Health while walkingFound inside a chest underneath the Fellowship Harbor at Dawnshore (enter here through the sewers or the opening at the sea.) You must shoot an explosive barrel near there to reach a golden chest. All Unique Gloves locations in Avowed GlovesEffectsHow to obtainMap LocationsArcanist's Gloves-Item Bonus: +10 Parkour Speed -Lesser Innate Talent: +20 Maximum EssenceFound inside a chest at the Shrine to Woedica in Dawnshore Blackwing Gloves-Item Bonus: +1 Critical Hit Chance -Lesser Annihilation: +10% Critical DamageClimb to the top of Aedyran Embassy at Paradis (Dawnshore) and loot a chestDeath Knight Gloves-Item Bonus: -10% Stamina cost while Blocking -Rymrgand's Touch: +15% Frost DamageDefeat Captain Aelfyr at the Quarry Beacon in Galawain's Tusks (progress through the main story)Eothasian Gauntlets -Item Bonus: +10% Parry Efficiency -The Martyr's Fist: +15% Attack Damage with maces and two-handed hammersFound inside a chest in the Abandoned Home to the left of Fior mes Iverno (Emerald Stair)Gauntlets of Devotion-Item Bonus: -10% Stamina cost while Blocking -Flames of Devotion: Hits deal +5% bonus Fire DamagePurchase from the Forgemastee Dela for 9,500 coins at Solace Keep (Galawain's Tusks)Magran's Force-Item Bonus: -10 Stamina cost while Blocking -Blazing Spirit: +15% Fire DamageFound inside a chest in the Sulfur Mines at ShatterscarpSentinel Gloves-Item Bonus: +15% Stun -Hold the Line: -50% Stamina cost while BlockingGo to the top-left corner of the Galawain's Tusks map to find the Ash Forest Outpost. From the entrance, take a right and jump inside the broken tower to unlock a chest. Spellblade's Gloves-Item Bonus: +10% Parkour Speed -Master of Poisons: +20% Poison AccumulationFound inside a golden lockbox near a tent above Primordial Depths (Galawain's Tusks)Steel Garrote Gauntlets -Item Bonus: +10% Parry Efficiency -Lesser Peak Conditioning: +20 Maximum StaminaDefeat the enemies near the outer Militia Barracks of Southern Paradis. Burn the webs within a cave to acquire the gauntlets.Stormdancer Gloves-Item Bonus: +10% Ability Cast Speed -Thundering Blows: Power Attacks deal +5% bonus Shock DamageChiko will reward you with this gift when you decide not to give her uncle the Heart of Leviathon (Heart of Valor quest in Shatterscarp)The Hands Occult-Item Bonus: +1 Critical Hit Chance -Lesser Shocking Affinity: +10% Shock DamageBreak a wooden wall in the Southern Paradis' Administration District (Dawnshore). Open the chest behind it. Thirdborn boots-Item Bonus: +5 Power Damage -Tenacious: +2 MightPurchase from Cinzia at Thirdborn's The Dead Swordfish for 3,750 coinsTranton Family Gauntlets-Item Bonus: +5% Power Attack Damage -Shocking Lash: Power Attacks deal +5% bonus Stock DamageEliminate the Bounty Conner Tranton at Emerald Stair's Overgrown HomesteadVailian Gauntlets-Item Bonus: +10% Parry Efficiency -Duelist's Edge: +15% Attack Damage with swords and daggersFound inside a chest at Emerald Stair's Truffle FarmWarmage's Bracers-Item Bonus: -10% Ability Essence Cost -Harness the Storm: +15% Shock DamagePurchase from Merchant Ector Brewer for 1,500 coins at Emerald Stair's The Gifted Magpie (Fior Mes Iverno)Wavebinder Bracers-Item Bonus: -10% Ability Essence Cost -Greater Gunnery: +15% Reload SpeedPurchase from the Thirborn merchant near the entrance for 3,750 coins (Shatterscarp)Wayfarer's Gloves-Item Bonus: -10% Stamina cost while Blocking -Searing Strike: Power Attacks deal +5% bonus Fire DamagePurchase from Lynna at Dawnshore's Claviger's Landing for 600 coins Since the map is quite extensive, a few Unique pieces of clothing have yet to be discovered. I'll be sure to update this guide once the map has been fully explored. The post All Unique Clothing in Avowed and How to Find it appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Perhaps one of the most iconic and well-known factions in the entire franchise, the Brotherhood of Steel in Fallout 4 can play a pivotal role in the future of the Commonwealth depending on the decisions of the Sole Survivor. Known for their Power Armor and their tendency to gather all technology within range, the Brotherhood of Steel has been a mainstay of Fallout since the very beginning. However, the faction that appears in Fallout 4 is different from what has come before in many ways, and there are subtle details that may have gone unnoticed. View the full article

Monster Hunter always makes it clear that you are not not the bad guy. Hunters aren't just rogue poachers killing for sport; they're part of a guild that takes very seriously how people live in harmony with nature, only greenlighting hunts when monsters act aggressively—which is usually the result of something in the world gone awry. It's an admittedly thin justification for slaughtering hundreds of majestic beasts to turn into hats, pants, and weapons that you then use to slay more of their friends with, but Capcom has consistently tried to give Monster Hunter a noble sheen over the years. Wilds is no different. If anything, it's the company's most overt attempt yet to deliver an eco-positive message around the edges of its combat... Read more.View the full article

There's always been strong evidence of shared DNA between Croteam games Serious Sam and The Talos Principle, with the latter borrowing many of the effects and environment objects from its FPS cousin to construct its philosophical brainteasers. But Croteam game designer Davor Hunski recently revealed the specifics of how the studio's beloved puzzler emerged from its ******* FPS brother, and apparently it was all a "happy accident"... Read more.View the full article

World of Warcraft just rolled out an impressive ***** on most available game services for Cataclysm Classic to celebrate the release of Hour of Twilight. From now through March 10, World of Warcraft players can save 30% on Character Transfers and Faction, Race, and Name Changes for Cataclysm Classic. View the full article

Well, it’s that time of the year folks. A new Dota 2 patch and a new way to exploit the nefarious Hand of Midas item. This time around, it needs a pair of heroes to work and is more complicated, but it’s still worth the effort as thousands of gold can be racked up in mere minutes. With Patch 7.38, the entire Dota 2 map has changed, as have most of the heroes and items in the game. However, it seems that in this all-encompassing update Valve managed to break something yet again, enabling the Hand of Midas to be exploited for the umpteenth time. As explained and showcased by Reddit user LokeLok on Feb. 19, the Hand of Midas can rack up 10 extra charges over the two it gets by default. To do so, you need to purchase Hand of Midas and Holy Locket, spend all the charges for Midas and send it to a cooldown, give Midas to Dazzle, swap Midas and the Holy Locket’s inventory slots, and voila—you have 10 Hand of Midas charges now, which the user rightfully called “an abomination.” View the full article

Plenty of monsters have already been revealed for Monster Hunter Wilds, although Capcom is still keeping a lot of them close to its chest ahead of the full release. There are new additions, from the living rail gun, the Rey Dau, to the flaming octopus, Nu Urda, and returning monsters, like the mascot, Rathalos. Still, the current roster announced won't hold a candle to all the monsters seen in the full game if previous titles are anything to go by, and it is good to see that Capcom is making plenty of additions for Monster Hunters' sixth generation. View the full article

Every new major content update for Overwatch 2 is bound to come with some bugs, but a glitch that causes the cape of Doomfist's Saitama skin to change colors based on weapon variants is one that many fans hope doesn't get fixed. The latest season for Overwatch 2 recently went live and has enjoyed a notably smooth initial launch considering the huge amount of new content that it's packed with. View the full article

Bethesda Game Studios is bringing back the Fasnacht event to Fallout 76, running from February 18 to March 4. Fallout 76’s live-service experience continues to offer new content to players, this time inviting them to dive back into the Fasnacht event with new missions and rewards. View the full article

Developer Wrong Organ and publisher Critical Reflex have announced that the hit 2024 first-person horror game Mouthwashing will be coming to PlayStation and Nintendo with physical and digital releases. The announcement comes as Mouthwashing officially hit 500,000 sales, and its expansion to other platforms will allow even more players to dive into the bizarre terrors of the sci-fi horror game. View the full article

Patch 7.38 for Dota 2 is officially out, surprise dropping on an early Wednesday morning and bringing a wave of changes (pun intended) to the game. One of the biggest components of this patch, titled Wandering Waters, was the entirely new map, with existing elements rearranged, changed, or given a new look. Ice Frog and Valve gave it an extensive facelift, so here’s all you need to know about Dota 2‘s new map. View the full article

The Totem of Defiance, or Skaen's Totem, in Emerald Stair, is the second major totem set in Avowed. As with Woedica's Totem in Dawnshore, there are seven different pieces, including the totem base. Totems award unique and powerful buffs after placing each piece in your camp, and they can be found in all sorts of locations, typically near other side quests or even main quests. As with all totems, clues about the totem locations can be bought from a specific vendor, but these clues only provide a hint about where to look and don't provide any specific map indicators. View the full article

This update rolls up several months of bugfixes and updates to OpenXR. This release also includes a variety of bug fixes and quality of life improvements across SteamVR and Steam Link. We continue to focus on OpenXR as our preferred API for new games and applications. SteamVR’s official OpenXR subforum is here and we’d love to hear your feedback, as well as suggestions for new features. SteamVR: Added a prompt to terminate processes holding resources required by vrserver. Fix bug preventing games from forcing fade-to-compositor while they are submitting frames. When using an VIVE Focus Vision or an VIVE Ultimate Tracker dongle, SteamVR will display a one-time warning reminding the user to install the VIVE Hub application. Fix Quest 3S icons and render models defaulting to CV1-style controllers when using Meta Link. Fix render artifact on the edge of 2D overlays. Added IVROverlay VROverlayFlags_MinimalControlBar. This lets desktop replacement apps opt out of control bars. Speculative fix for ****** when updating firmware. Default to turning on "Prop_Hmd_AllowsClientToControlTextureIndex" and "Prop_ForceSystemLayerUseAppPoses_Bool" for many Direct Mode HMD drivers, such as those from Pico, DPVR, and the HTC Vive Pro 2, which significantly reduces frame judder at low framerates and during hitches.OpenXR: Handle XR_SWAPCHAIN_USAGE_MUTABLE_FORMAT_BIT and XR_SWAPCHAIN_USAGE_UNORDERED_ACCESS_BIT for Vulkan swapchain textures. Fixed a bug where Meta Quest wouldn’t work in some OpenXR titles. Implement XR_EXT_user_presence. Fix xrEndFrame not returning XR_ERROR_LAYER_LIMIT_EXCEEDED when submitted layer count exceeds graphicsProperties::layerCount. Fix xrCreateReference space not returning XR_ERROR_REFERENCE_SPACE_UNSUPPORTED for unsupported reference spaces. Fix hand tracking velocities not being zeroed out when no hand tracking data is being received.Steam Link: Add toggle to disable hand tracking passthrough. Add option to disable hand tracking Fix hang that could occur if frequently adjusting encoded video size Multiple ****** fixes As always, if you are interested, we encourage enrolling into SteamVR Beta by right-clicking on SteamVR in your Steam library, clicking on "Properties" and selecting "Betas" from the list on the left hand side and then clicking "Beta" under Beta Participation. Additionally, if you use Steam Link for Meta Quest, you can opt into the beta here or in-headset by going to your library, clicking the "..." on Steam Link, selecting Settings and clicking the button to the right of "Installed Version Information." Help & Information: The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a SteamVR System Report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.View the full article

Ever wanted to get into Magnus Carlsen’s pants? Well, now you can, provided you’re willing to fork over several thousand dollars. Yes, I’m very serious about this. You may or may not have been aware of Carlsen’s pants problems last year, but it was probably the biggest and definitely the silliest controversy in international chess since the debacle that buzzed around Hans Niemann in 2022. View the full article

Luna Knight is a recent manga series from creator Hiru Morino and follows what at first appears to be the normal life of a high school girl. Luna is a high school girl who takes care of her missing sister’s flower shop in her absence. However Luna struggles with strange memories, or remnants of memories, […] Source View the full article

The Marvel Rivals 1.5 update is just around the corner and players could not be more excited for the arrival of both the Human Torch and The Thing. But as always, the new faces will also come with a new wave of balance changes. Here are all Marvel Rivals Season 1.5 Hero changes explained so you can see who were the biggest winners of 1.5 and whether or not your main got lucky. Table of contentsAll Vanguard buffs and nerfs in Marvel Rivals 1.5All Duelist buffs and nerfs in Marvel Rivals 1.5All Strategist buffs and nerfs in Marvel Rivals 1.5All team-up ability changes in Marvel Rivals 1.5 All Vanguard buffs and nerfs in Marvel Rivals 1.5 Image by Destructoid To accommodate The Thing's arrival into the Marvel Rivals roster, the midseason update is set to bring a few big buffs to heroes like Captain America. If you are a Penny main like me, you will also have reasons to be both relieved and concerned, as her kit remains untouched. You can check out an overview of all Vanguard balance changes below, based on the info shown in the version's official balance notes. Captain America Can now shield himself with Living Legend while leaping. The speed of his Vibranium Energy Saw projective has been boosted to 80m/s. The ricochets can now boost it up to 150m/s. The cost of Freedom Charge has been reduced from 3100 to 2800 Energy. Sentinel Strike is now counted separately from his regular melee strikes. Doctor Strange Base Health reduced from 650 to 600 Groot The maximum placement range of his Thornlash Walls was increased from 15 to 18 meters. Magneto Iron Volley's damage has been increased from 35 to 40. Metallic Curtain will now consume 65 Energy per second. The shied's maximum uptime has also been reduced from 2 to 1,5/s. Thor Awakening Rune will no longer trigger a shared cooldown. Venom Frenzied Arrival will now trigger an inward knockback effect (at a 75-degree angle) instead of a vertical one. His Ultimate (Feast of the Abyss) cost has been reduced to 2500 from 2800. All Duelist buffs and nerfs in Marvel Rivals 1.5 Image by Destructoid Apart from Johnny Storm's arrival, the duelist class is set to get quite the shake-up once 1.5 drops, with the highlight being the much-needed buffs given to ****** Widow. Hawkeye and Iron Fist are also among the patch's biggest winners. Here are all duelist changes set to take effect in Marvel Rivals 1.5. ****** Widow Red Room Rifle magazine size increased to 15 bullets. The slow effect of Electro-Plasma Explosion was changed from 80% to 55%. Enemies affected will also receive a 15% Vulnerability debuff for 4 seconds. Hawkeye Base health increased to 275. His Blast Arrow projective damage has been decreased from 20 to 15 while its spell field damage was boosted from 25 to 32. Crescent Slash's CD has been reduced to 12 seconds. Clint will now draw his bow faster during Hunter's Sight. The Ultimate's DMG multiplayer has also been increased to 1.35x. Hela The damage falloff of Nightsword Thorn has been changed from 70 to 80% when at 30 meters from your target. Iron Fist The damage of his first, second, and third Jeet Kune Do strikes has been reduced to 30. The fourth and fifth hits will now deal 15 DMG and the sixth 50. Dragon's Defense's CD reduction has been increased to 1,5s Each hit of Yat Jee Chung Kuen will now deal 10 flat DMG. To make up for that, all strikes will also trigger an extra hit dealing damage equal to 1.7% of your target's maximum HP. Harmony Recovery can now recover up to 150 health. Once the skill ends, the gained health value will be decreased by 25 per second. Dragon's Defense can now convert blocked damage into up to 200 health. Base health increased to 300. Iron Man His Unibeam damage has been increased to 140 DMG/s. While at Armor Overdrive, the skill will then deal 190 DMG per second instead of 180. Magik ******'s Rage DMG has been reduced to 72 DMG/s. Darkchild will now cost 3400 instead of 3700 Energy. Mister Fantastic The range of Flexible Elongation has been increased to 5 meters. The skill will also generate a knockback and launch enemies, although at the cost of having a longer single-use CD (10 seconds). Reed's first Brainiac Bounce hit will now deal 70 DMG. In exchange, the Ultimate will now cost 3400 Energy. Brainiac Bounce will now be subjected to a decay mechanic, reducing its damage by up to 50 at 10 meters. Moon Knight The talons created by Hand of Khonshu will now fall slower. The Ultimate's damage has also been adjusted to 150 DMG per hit, no matter your placement in its AoE. Scarlet Witch Wanda will now get a 100 health bonus during the buildup of Reality Erasure. After the Ultimate is either performed or interrupted, the extra health will be consumed at a 50 HP per second speed. Spider-Man Web-Cluster's cooldown has been reduced from 3 to 2,5 seconds. Star-Lord Rocket Propulsion can now gather up to 1800 energy, thus boosting its uptime. Storm Wind Blade's damage falloff has been changed to 60% at 30 meters. Weather Control (Thunder) will now boost Storm's damage by 12% instead of 16%. The boost offered to allies, however, has been increased from 8 to 10%. Enhanced Thunder's DMG boost has been reduced to 25% All Strategist buffs and nerfs in Marvel Rivals 1.5 Image by Destructoid To the despair of all strategist mains, the boost in the energy cost of most of their Ultimates makes the class the biggest casualties of the new balancing patch. As you can see below, Adam Warlock was the only one to be spared, and instead, he received a few welcome buffs that were sure to help him become a viable pick. Adam Warlock Quantum Magic's damage was increased to 60. The skill's damage falloff has also been changed to 60% at 40 meters. The healing over time effect of Soul Bond has been boosted to 15 health per second. Cloak & Dagger Eternal Bond will now cost 4000 Energy, with each dash healing 250 health per second. The Ultimate's healing will no longer stack. The duration of the AoE effects of Eternal Bond has been reduced to 8 seconds and the interval between each dash was decreased from 1 second to 0.67s. Players can now freely work the camera during Eternal Bond. Terror Cape will now apply 28% Vulnerability. Invisible Woman Invisible Boundary will now cost 4300 Energy. Loki God of Mischief will now cost 4000 Energy. Mystical Missile now has 12 charges. Luna Snow Fate of Both Worlds will now cost 4500 Energy, making it the most expansive Ultimate in the game. All team-up ability changes in Marvel Rivals 1.5 Image via NetEase Games Going past the character-focused changes, a few team-up abilities are also set to get a few big changes with the debut of the midseason update, with the biggest one being the way both Spider-Man and Peni Parker will become invulnerable while performing Symbiote Bond's Suit/Armor Expulsion. You can check out all of the team-up changes below: Atlas Bond (Luna Snow + Iron Fist)Frozen Chi will now heal 70 HP and apply 30% slow on those hit. Dimensional Shortcut (Magik + ****** Panther/Psylocke)Psionic Disc and Wakandan Master's Rewind Time have been reduced to 3 seconds. The health-to-armor conversion rate of the ability was increased to 0.8 Gamma Charge (Hulk + Doctor Strange/Iron Man)When in Gamma Overdrive, Unibeam's DMG has been decreased to 200/s. Hulk will now only receive 100 Health from the team-up. Lunar Force (Moon Night + Cloak & Dagger)Moon Knight will now be healed by 25 health per second when in the ability's AoE. Symbiote Bond (Venom + Spider-Man/Peni Parker)Spider-Man: Suit Expulsion will now last for only 1 second. Spidey is now invulnerable during its duration. Peni Parker: Armor Expulsion will now last for 2 seconds. Peeny is also invulnerable during its use. With the balancing changes taken care of, don't forget to also check out How to play all Vanguards. If you are late to the party or looking to return to the grind once 1.5 drops, make sure to also check out our Marvel Rivals DPS tier list to know which way the wind blows. The post All Marvel Rivals Season 1.5 Hero changes, buffs and nerfs explained appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

FC Fantasy is going to be the next promo coming to EA FC 25 Ultimate Team, and it could include some amazing cards for players to obtain. Fantasy is going to be a returning promo since we had the campaign back in FC 24. So far, EA Sports hasn't dropped any hints about which cards are going to be released during the campaigns. A few leaks have already started doing the rounds ahead of the promo's official release in Ultimate Team. All EA FC 25 FC Fantasy promo players (Leaks) If you believe the leaks, the upcoming promo will have special cards for both active footballers and Heroes. The latter represents former footballers who have hung up their playing boots following illustrious careers. Last year, we had the same pattern, so history might be about to repeat itself. Eden Hazard Joe Cole Omar Marmoush Heung-Min Son Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Donyell Malen Aurelien Tchouameni Crystal Dunn Viktor Tsygankov Moises Caicedo Philip Billing Babajide Of course, the leaks so far are limited in numbers, as more names are expected to appear as we get closer to the release date. Once again, the promo cards might be Dynamic: they will receive boosts and upgrades based on results from real-life football. EA FC 25 FC Fantasy promo release date The release date was given away when we received Season 5 of Ultimate Team. Based on the available information, the upcoming promo will be a two-week-long affair, and the first team will be released on Friday, February 21. This will be followed by the second team on February 28, which will add new cards to packs. Once again, most of the promo items are going to be available in packs, but expect to find a few great items in the form of objectives and SBCs. Last year, we had some great SBCs like Timo Werner and Fridolina Rolfo. It will be interesting to see what EA Sports has planned for the community as part of the upcoming campaign for Ultimate Team. The post EA FC 25 FC Fantasy promo player leaks and release date appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Despite being in an incomplete early access form, Hades 2 is already a contender to become one of the best roguelikes ever. We'll need to wait until it's totally finished before judging it against its exquisite, genre-leading predecessor, but Supergiant appears to be doing everything right so far. A brand new major update - the second of Hades 2's life so far - has just arrived, and not only does it flesh out, rework, and improve many key systems, it also adds in a final encounter for the surface route that sees you reach the top of Mount Olympus. However, despite the huge amount of content being added, Supergiant says it's still not confident enough to talk about 1.0 plans for Hades 2 just yet. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Hades 2 guides and release date estimate All Hades 2 Chaos Trials New Hades 2 patch preps for major update with balance tweaks and fixes View the full article

Revelations of new layoffs in the gaming industry in 2025 is nothing new, but it will always raise eyebrows when it happens to those working on a massive success like Marvel Rivals. A game director at Marvel Rivals‘ publisher NetEase Games, Thaddeus Sasser, revealed yesterday how his entire Seattle-based team for NetEase were let go in a post on LinkedIn. The team “specialized in game and level design in the Seattle area to work on Marvel Rivals,” according to Sasser, while “offering guidance, strategy, and design direction over the last couple of years.” View the full article