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As a MOBA, League of Legends is heavily reliant on pinning your opponents down, hindering them with either slows, stuns, or other debuffs to stop them from running rampant. To calculate any given player’s efficiency in controlling the opposing side, Riot Games implemented the infamous Crowd Control Score. However, not everyone understands precisely what it is nor how it’s calculated, so here’s everything you need to know about Crowd Control Score (CCS) in LoL. View the full article

Welcome to a hump day of high percentage discount opportunities. Cases in point include a hellishly good Hades price and a slam dunk on NBA 2K25. My antiquated self is also all about 80% off Oblivion GOTY and the rather timeless Batman Arkham Collection. Failing all those, go score a cheap FFXVI, GTA V, or some other acronym that will befuddle any non-gamers who have stumbled into this article by mistake… This Day in Gaming In retro news, I'm celebrating the 16th birthday of House of the Dead: Overkill which (at 189 f-bombs dropped) is one of the sweariest video games ever made. Hilariously, it was released first on the more family-friendly Nintendo Wii console and eventually morphed into a kick ***** edutainment game that taught you typing... via profanity. Bravo, *****. Aussie bdays for notable games - Ristar (MD) 1995. Get - Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2) 2004. Remaster - House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii) 2009. eBay - Dragon Quest V (DS) 2009. eBay - Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PS3) 2009. - Strider (PS3/4) 2014. Get Contents NintendoPCXboxPlayStationLEGOSnacksNice Savings for Nintendo Switch Hades (-60%) - A$15.00Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII – Reunion (-19%) - A$69.00Maneater (-25%) - A$45.19Mario & Luigi: Brothership (-15%) - A$68.00Skater XL (-33%) - A$39.95Mortal Kombat 1 (-35%) - A$39.00 Expiring Recent Deals Catherine: Full Body (-25%) - A$59.95Mario Party Superstars (-14%) - A$69Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (-14%) - A$69Dragon Ball FighterZ (-45%) - A$49.06 Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card. Switch Console Prices How much to Switch it up? [/url] Back to top Purchase Cheap for PC Oblivion GOTY (-80%) - A$3.99XCOM 2 Collection (-79%) - A$12.19No More Heroes 3 (-65%) - A$17.32Batman: Arkham Collection (-85%) - A$12.74Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (-85%) - A$13.49****** Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (-60%) - A$21.98 Expiring Recent Deals Lego Bricktales (-74%) - A$11.42Disco Elysium - The Final Cut (-75%) - A$14.23Sea of Thieves: 2024 Ed. (-65%) - A$22.73Superhot (-70%) - A$10.49Lego Builder's Journey (-75%) - A$7.37****** Bandicoot N. Sane Tril. (-60%) - A$21.98 Or just get a Steam Wallet Card PC Hardware Prices Slay your pile of shame. [/url] Back to top Exciting Bargains for Xbox Unicorn Overlord (-68%) - A$29.95SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5P Headset (-36%) - A$190Dead Island 2 (-60%) - A$27.98Road 96 (-75%) - A$6.23No More Heroes 3 (-80%) - A$14.99Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (-76%) - A$16.51 Xbox One Metro 2033 Redux (-85%) - A$4.04Diablo III: Eternal Collection (-67%) - A$32.98Scarlet Nexus (-85%) - A$14.24We Love Katamari Reroll+ Royal Reverie (-75%) - A$11.22 Expiring Recent Deals Ni No Kuni: WotWW (-60%) - A$27.98Just Dance 2024 Ed. (-59%) - A$29TopSpin 2K25 (-80%) - A$24Suicide Squad: KtJL (-83%) - A$19Wild Hearts (-74%) - A$29Dragon Age: Veilguard Del. Ed. (-51%) - A$68.68 Xbox One Hot Wheels Unleashed (-28%) - A$39.55Monopoly 2024 (-46%) - A$26.48Persona 3 Reload (-44%) - A$60.80Red Dead Redemption 2 (-73%) - A$24 Or just invest in an Xbox Card. Xbox Console Prices How many bucks for a 'Box? [/url] Back to top Pure Scores for PlayStation Final Fantasy XVI (-58%) - A$35.52Grand Theft Auto V (-52%) - A$29.00RoboCop: Rogue City (-29%) - A$60.03Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (-20%) - A$76.03Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (-42%) - A$49.00 PS4 Monster Hunter Rise (-75%) - A$14.98Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (-80%) - A$12.59Doom Eternal (-75%) - A$13.73 Expiring Recent Deals Elden Ring (-27%) - A$72.73God of War Ragnarök (-21%) - A$98.49Borderlands 3 Ult. Ed. (-69%) - A$44.94Street Fighter 6 (-30%) - A$69.95 PS4 Final Fantasy I-VI Pixel Rem. Col. (-20%) - A$86.33Trials of Mana (-44%) - A$43.27NBA 2K25 (-67%) - A$39The Callisto Protocol (-78%) - A$19 PS+ Monthly Freebies Yours to keep from Feb 4 with this subscription Payday 3 [PS5]High on Life [PS4/5]Pac-Man World Re-Pac [PS4/5] Or purchase a PS Store Card. What you'll pay to 'Station. [/url] Back to top Legit LEGO Deals Wild Animals: Panda (-35%) - A$39Star Wars R2-D2 (-30%) - A$139City Police Prison (-28%) - A$208 Expiring Recent Deals Mario: Dorrie's Sunken Shipwreck (-30%) - A$62.99Speed Champs: McLaren F1 (-30%) - A$28Minecraft: Pig House (-27%) - A$22 Back to top Superb Snacks Deals Because you need fuel. Delicious and discounted. Bundaberg Diet Ginger Beer, 12 x 375 ml (-28%)Red Bull 24 x 250ml (41%)Powerade Berry Ice 12 x 600ml (-31%) Back to top Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Idea Factory International has revealed that the title will launch on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch later this year. View the full article

Former colleagues confirmed Viktor Antonov's passing on social media, highlighting his significant contributions to multiple video game projects. Antonov designed one of the most iconic locations in Valve's first-person shooter Half-Life 2. Read Entire Article View the full article

It's been a day of reveals for Marvel Rivals: Two new heroes, battle pass changes, baffling layoffs for US-based developers, and a tease for what players assume will be a future hero. Couched at the end of a trailer for Rivals' new Central Park map is a four-second shot of a snarling Blade... Read more.View the full article

Now that we know more about how Elden Ring Nightreign actually plays after its recent network test, you're probably starting to coordinate friend groups to play the co-op title on release. You're probably wondering, does Elden Ring Nightreign have crossplay so you can play with friends on other platforms? Let's take a look. Screenshot by Bandai Namco Is there crossplay in Elden Ring Nightreign? Unfortunately, FromSoftware has confirmed that there will be no crossplay support across platforms. There will be support for generational crossplay between platforms, which means PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 players can play together, as can Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S players. However, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S players won't be able to play together, and PC players will only be able to play with other PC players. This means if you want to play with friends, you will all need to be on the same platform. On the plus side, Elden Ring Nightreign appears to be following the same release plans as Shadow of the Erdtree which means it will be released globally on all platforms at the same time. If you and your friends all agree on the same platform to play on, you shouldn't have any issues playing together come release. Is there PC cross-platform support? At the moment it appears Elden Ring Nightreign will only be available on Steam when it comes to PC. As such, there will not be PC cross-platform support because it is only available on one PC platform: Steam. This is to be expected as the base Elden Ring game and Shadow of the Erdtree DLC are both only on Steam as well, most likely due to the multiplayer features of the game utilizing Steamworks and Steam servers. It's important to note that based on this logic, matchmaking in Elden Ring Nightreign will platform-specific as well, meaning PC players will not be matchmade with console players and vice versa. The post Does Elden Ring Nightreign have crossplay? appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

EA has released the 8.5.0 update for Battlefield 2042 with a number of quality of life improvements to enhance the overall player experience. The new Battlefield 2042 update also brings a major visual overhaul to the loading screen of all game modes, with further improvements on the way. View the full article

Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader will soon join PC Game Pass alongside the freshly launched Avowed in an RPG-heavy week for the subscription service. Rogue Trader is a classic-style CRPG set in the grimdark future of Warhammer 40,000. You take the titular role, customizing your own Warhammer OC, assembling a crew of weirdos, and piloting a voidship through the uncharted regions of space. It's a massive adventure that has only gotten ******* and better since its initial launch in December 2023. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader DLC dev asks fans to have their say Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader DLC launches with new grimdark adventure Upcoming Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader DLC delayed, needs more work View the full article

Overwatch 2 players can earn five extra Loot Boxes to celebrate Season 15 by completing a simple Discord Quest. From now through February 25, fans who play Overwatch 2 for 15 minutes after accepting this Discord Quest can score some extra loot with minimal effort. View the full article

There is a lot of conflicting lore in The Sims franchise, especially related to its timeline. The first three games are meant to span a 50+ year timeframe. But, with so many advances between the 2000 release date of The Sims 1 and the final Sims 3 expansion in 2013, many aspects don’t make sense. Some of this is Maxis’ purposeful doing. The third game is meant to take place first in the timeline, but still makes use of modern technology and norms. View the full article

There are multiple unique items you can find throughout your playthrough of Avowed. Tracking them all down can be a challenge, but you don’t want to leave the first area, Dawnshore, before you find every unique weapon, armor, and accessory available. Some of these items are only available in quests, and you might only get them if you make certain decisons. There’s a chance you could miss out on them depending on if you side with a particular individual, and you’ll want to weigh the outcomes of a quest with this in mind. Here’s what you need to know about where to track down all Dawnshore unique weapons, armor, and accessory locations in Avowed. View the full article

Rocket League esports developed almost instantaneously following the game’s launch in 2015. Since then, we’ve seen hundreds of players come and go, but only a few dozen have made a lasting impact. Today, we rank the greatest Rocket League players ever. Rocket League was released in July 2015, and the game was quickly identified as a potential esport. Tournaments started popping up that same year, and by July of 2016, we’d already crowned the first Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) champions. The scene has developed tremendously in the decade since, and has produced some of the most legendary names in all of esports. View the full article

Danganropa creator Kazutaka Kodaka is working on a new game inspired by Persona and Fire Emblem, and it sounds like a recipe for success. In The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy you'll defend a mystical school from a 100-day-long onslaught. In the process, you'll wage tactical battles, befriend your fellow classmates, and make choices that determine the school's ultimate fate. If that sounds like the RPG of your dreams, then you can play its demo right now. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

The Sims 4 is gearing up for its next expansion pack, Businesses and Hobbies, and it's got a few goodies to offer early adopters of the game. The Sims 4 players will be able to acquire three free items matching the expansion's theme if they order the game expansion any time before April 18. View the full article

Most PC games that you can play on a modern PC would run faster on an Nvidia RTX 5080 or 5090 than, say, a GTX 1070. But some games, from a particular phase of enthusiasm for particles, destructible environments, and smooth-moving hair, will take a notable hit if their owners upgrade to the latest Nvidia cards. That's because PhysX, once a dedicated physics simulation tool and card that became a selling point for Nvidia's gear, has been largely deprecated on Nvidia 50-series cards. The transition was announced in January, but it seems to have taken some time for someone to notice the impact on 32-bit, PhysX-enabled games (as seen by PCGamesN). The most recent of these affected games, Assassin's Creek IV: ****** Flag, came out in 2013. What follows is a brief primer on PhysX: what it was, what it did, and why it's left out of Nvidia's road map. Read full article Comments View the full article

Tape 1 of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is filled with 90s nostalgia for simpler summers spent with friends, and a little bit of weirdness thrown in for good measure. All friend groups need a base of operations, and what better than a creepy cabin in the woods? Admittedly, it wouldn’t be my first choice for a hangout spot, but if you have a penchant for spooky things and don’t mind a hefty amount of spiderwebs, it’ll do in a pinch. About halfway through Tape 1 (scene 13, if you want to go back and replay in Collectible Mode), you’ll come across a derelict cabin in the middle of the woods. Unfortunately, you must get through the door before you can make it inhabitable, which proves problematic. First, you need to get Swann in through the window, and then you’ll need to figure out the combination for the lock on the door. How to get into the Cabin in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Screenshot by Destructoid Once you’ve found the cabin, spend some time investigating the area and pull out the camcorder to capture all of the Collectible Memoirs in the area, then make your way to the back of the cabin itself. Here, you can move a loose section of planks out of the way with Kat’s help to reveal a window. The window is boarded up, so you’ll need to find something to pull the boards off. There are plenty of things to interact with around the area, but the item you need is a hook, which is located on the side of the nearby outhouse. It’s easy to find by standing at the window and moving directly backward. When you find the outhouse, you can give Kat a boost, and she’ll pull the hook down and then hand it over. Cabin door lock combination in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Screenshot by Destructoid The strange lock inside the cabin door (which isn’t worrying in the slightest) needs four different symbols to unlock. These symbols can be found throughout the cabin itself, so get ready to explore your surroundings. Thankfully, there is an instructional page attached to the central wooden column of the cabin: Screenshot by Destructoid Screenshot by Destructoid You can completely ignore the first instruction that shows a door because the first symbol on the lock is permanently locked in place due to decay. This means you only actually have to worry about three symbols, which is a bonus. The second picture shows a ladder, but looking around the cabin initially, you’ll find there isn’t one in sight. To find it, ou’ll need to interact with the pull of the loft hatch close to the window where you initially entered. Screenshot by Destructoid Once you reach the attic, do a 180 and locate the Moon symbol on the lower right section of the wall behind you. This is the symbol needed for the second lock slot. The third image on the instructions shows a collection of cans, which you’ll need to find within the cabin. Directly below the loft hatch, you’ll see a variety of kitchen items to interact with. Locate the red can hidden behind some spiderwebs, and then rotate it to find the Leaves symbol on the bottom. Screenshot by Destructoid Screenshot by Destructoid The fourth and final symbol might confuse you, thanks to the gun shown on the instructional page. The gun should not be taken literally; it is instead a symbol for the more general theme of hunting. The only hunting paraphernalia in the cabin is a Bear Trap on the far wall, and the final symbol of some Stars can be found behind it. Screenshot by Destructoid Once you’ve found all of the symbols, you can then interact with the front door and enter them in the following order to unlock the front door, letting Kat, Autumn, and Nora into the cabin: Second dial: Moon Third dial: Leaves Fourth dial: Stars The post How to get into the cabin in the woods in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

The developers behind Marvel Rivals just shared a new trailer showcasing a fresh Dracula-inspired map and teased the arrival of an iconic vampire hunter. The teaser, which was posted on Marvel Rivals’ official X account, features a walkthrough of all the new areas in the Central Park map. It looks like Dracula has set up shop in this famous park, converting the majority of the area into a gothic and eerie castle and bathing the city in an eternal night. Most importantly, the trailer ended with a shot of a chained-up Blade, proving that this vampire hunter is making it into the game in some capacity. View the full article

The Disney Dreamlight Valley Twitter has teased the next Star Path with emojis meant to reflect items that will be available in it. This isn't the first time Disney Dreamlight Valley has teased future content with emojis, but it may be the most difficult puzzle to decipher yet. View the full article

After discussing the location in a recent developer diary, NetEase Games has finally given players their first look at the upcoming Central Park map in Marvel Rivals. The developers have announced that players will be able to do battle in the iconic location when it makes its debut as part of Marvel Rivals' major mid-season update on February 21. View the full article

Despite its trilogy finishing over 30 years ago, theBack to the Future franchise is still an incredibly iconic sci-fi classic that deserves praise over the years. Even without a new entry in the series for so long, Back To The Future's cultural impact can still be felt to this day, made apparent through its abundance of new merchandise and references in other media. While there have been several video game adaptations for the titular series, there's still plenty more potential for a new interactive revival. View the full article

Danganropa creator Kazutaka Kodaka is working on a new game inspired by Persona and Fire Emblem, and it sounds like a recipe for success. In The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy you'll defend a mystical school from a 100-day-long onslaught. In the process, you'll wage tactical battles, befriend your fellow classmates, and make choices that determine the school's ultimate fate. If that sounds like the RPG of your dreams, then you can play its demo right now. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

Our Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Steam Deck feature covers the best settings for 40fps, recommended settings for 30fps, ROG Ally impressions, and even thoughts on the PS5 version via PlayStation Portal. View the full article

Stardew Valleyis already filled with eligible singles but players wanting to pursue a relationship with the game's most enigmatic bachelor will need this mod. While most of Pelican Town's residents offer the kind of friendly companionship one expects from the cozy farming RPG, one person's goals are more mysterious. Mr. Qi is an odd individual who seems eager to push players to their limits, and while that may not be what everyone wants in a spouse, he's managed to develop quite the fanbase. View the full article

Overwatch 2 is offering a huge batch of brand-new cosmetics, including the Legendary Rainy Day Mei skin, as Twitch Drops to celebrate the release of Season 15. From now through March 9, fans can earn these adorable cosmetics for Mei simply by watching 12 hours of Overwatch 2 on Twitch. View the full article

Call of Duty publisher Activision has unveiled Recon Squad, an invite-only program aimed at gathering community feedback throughout ****** Ops 6 and Warzone's seasons in order to improve both titles. Although the most recent entry in the Call of Dutyfranchise, ****** Ops 6, received rave reviews from critics and players at launch, the shooter appears to have been on a sharp decline along with Warzone due to a large number of issues related to bugs, performance issues, and cheaters. View the full article