Marvel Rivals has announced that a new combo bundle will be released alongside Captain America: Brave New World on February 13. NetEase Games has added quite a few MCU cosmetics to Marvel Rivals, including a recent skin for Captain America featuring his costume from Avengers: Infinity War. Many fans praised the design of the hero's outfit and expressed enthusiasm for an emote in which he struggles to push back Thanos' gauntlet. View the full article
With just over a week to go until the release of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has announced two more classic late 90s arcade titles that will be playable in the game. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiiis a follow-up spinoff of last year's Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth that takes the beloved Yakuza character Goro Majima on a pirate adventure across the seas surrounding Hawaii. View the full article
We're officially one week from the release of Avowed, and developer Obsidian and publisher Xbox have released the PC system requirements for the upcoming fantasy RPG. As per usual, there are both minimum and recommended system requirements which we will dive into below. Screenshot via Xbox Minimum System Requirements for Avowed If you're looking to just get in and be able and run Avowed on lower settings, you'll want to pay attention to these minimum system requirements. It looks like Avowed will be pretty well optimized, as the minimum requirements don't require anything taxing at all. In fact, the minimum recommended GPU is a GTX 1070 or equivalent which released almost a decade ago back in 2016. Here are the full minimum system requirements for Avowed: *Requires a 64-bit processor and OS OS: Windows 10/11 with updates Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 / Intel i5-8400 Memory: 16GB RAM Graphics Card: AMD RX 5700 / Nvidia GTX 1070 / Intel Arc A580 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 75GB Recommended System Requirements for Avowed Of course, you'll need some heftier hardware to run Avowed on higher settings for the recommended system requirements. In terms of the graphics cards recommended, you'll need an RTX 3080 or equivalent, meaning something released in the last few years. Interestingly enough, you won't need more RAM, as 16GB is the amount required for the recommended specs as well. Here are the complete recommended system requirements for Avowed on PC: *Requires a 64-bit processor and OS OS: Windows 10/11 with updates Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel i7-10700K Memory: 16GB RAM Graphics Card: AMD RX 6800 XT / Nvidia RTX 3080 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 75GB It will be interesting to see how Avowed takes advantage of the newest DLSS4 features. Even though right now to get your hands on a 5000 series GPU, newer cards will still be able to access DLSS4, which could prove useful with the vibrant landscapes in Avowed. The post Minimum and Recommended PC Requirements for Avowed appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
The Jess Park Future Stars SBC is now live in EA FC 25, and you can complete the challenge to earn a promo item for your Ultimate Team squad. Park is the latest addition to the promo, and everyone has an equal chance to play with the card as it's part of a SBC. To do so, you'll need to complete all the tasks before the SBC expires. Let's take a look at how you can complete the challenge, and if it's worth doing so at all. EA FC 25 Jess Park Future Stars SBC tasks The Jess Park Future Stars SBC has only one task, and here are its requirements. Task - Jess Park Future Stars SBC Min. 1 Players from: England Min. 1 Players: Team of the Week Min. Team Rating: 85 EA FC 25 Jess Park Future Stars SBC solutions Here's a solution you can use to complete the latest Future Stars SBC in EA FC 25. Any 87-rated TOTW item Cancelo 86 Palmer 85 Simons 83 de Ligt 84 Cuthbert 83 White 84 Romagnoli 83 Grimaldo 86 Goretzka 83 Acerbi 84 The only decent part of the SBC is its completion cost, for the card is extremely underpowered. It doesn't have two playstyles+, and the stats are mediocre at best. Trickster+ as a single playstyle+ isn't effective in the current meta (unless it's the Mbappe POTM card we are talking about). She also has only 4* Weak Foot and 4* Skills, making her slightly limited in front of the goal. Park has decent roles, and 90 Pace and 92 Dribbling is decent. However, you'll have to place her in a future evolution if you want to use her in a competitive fashion. The Morgan Rogers Future Stars SBC, in comparison, offers far more value in terms of the fodder used to complete it. The post EA FC 25 Jess Park Future Stars SBC Solutions appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Sigil Shards are among the new resources added to Destiny 2 for Episode: Heresy, helping to make delves into The Nether more manageable and control potential rewards. However, Sigil Shards aren't explained very well to players, and you'll want to know how to make the most out of the currency. Destiny 2 will often feature specific resources or currencies tied to an Episode or Season. For Episode: Heresy, that has been Metastasized Essentia scattered around the Dreadnaught, Essence of Desire, best earned from refining Metastasized Essentia, and Sigil Shards. However, after earning the resources themselves, even more important is that players know what to do with them. Where do Sigil Shards come from? Screenshot by Destructoid Guardians can earn Sigil Shards just by playing the game during Episode: Heresy, but there are some strategies that are proving more fruitful than others. There is always the chance that a defeated enemy will drop a ****** Taken orb. If players destroy it, three pickups will spring forth, each rewarding two or three Sigil Shards. Thankfully, it's easy to earn Sigil Shards while tackling other Heresy tasks. The Nether, for example, provides Sigil Shards from all chests. Players can earn even more if they get the Rune that rewards Sigil Shards from Metastasized Essentia nodes encountered during the activity. Of course, that's all in addition to the Sigil Shard orbs occasionally dropped by enemies. Sigil Shard farming [Hidden Content] As of this writing, there is an incredibly easy way to farm Sigil Shards. Best of all, it doesn't require an unreasonable time investment. That said, it's unclear if this is an intended interaction in-game or if it's a bug that Guardians can take advantage of while active. If players head to the enemy-rich Altars of Sorrow Public Event on the Moon, there should be no problem amassing piles of Sigil Shards. So long as Guardians are using a weapon with good AOE potential, like an Indebted Kindness with Voltshot, or even some ability spam with a new Bolt Charge Arc build, there will be no shortage of Sigil Shard orbs littering the battlefield. After the phase or event ends, players can go around shooting the orbs and collecting all of the Shards. The only downside to this method is that players can only carry 300 Sigil Shards at a given time. In the grand scheme of things, a stack of 300 isn't that much. So, Guardians must spend the resource almost as quickly as they amass it. What are Sigil Stones for? Screenshot by Destructoid Whenever Guardians collect Sigil Stones, it translates to XP gains for Mastery of Resolve reputation ranks. In addition to vendor XP, players can also use Sigil Stones for Runic Enhancement and the Tome of Want. Runic Enhancement allows you to spend Sigil Stones on Runes that can be equipped through the Shaping Slab or via altars at the start of The Nether runs. The costs of Runes can vary, with the selections increasing in price from right to left. While these Runes only work in The Nether, each offers worthwhile buffs, like the Tier 3 Healing Rune, making Healing Orbs more effective. That can be pretty handy in the new activity with limited healing options. Alternatively, players can use Sigil Shards to focus specific rewards through the Tome of Want. As players participate in Episode: Heresy, they'll occasionally collect items called Crumbing Scriptures to be used in the Tome of Want. These Scriptures allow players to choose a specific reward through the Tome, but finding Scriptures isn't guaranteed. After Guardians complete the "Tome of Want: A Primer" Quest, 100 Sigil Shards can be used if a Crumbling Scripture isn't available. The post How to get Sigil Shards and what to do with them in Destiny 2 appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Your Reputation is something that increases and decreases throughout Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, affecting how people interact with you. Having a high Reputation will lead to more positive interactions with others, from better deals with vendors to new quest opportunities. Because of the benefits of a high Reputation, it is a hidden stat you'll want to build quickly as your adventures continue. View the full article
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The hotly anticipated Elden Ring Nightreign, a co-op spin-off of gaming juggernaut Elden Ring, is having a closed beta to test the ... Read more View the full article
A minor update in Call of Duty just went live today, and it addressed a lingering complaint for Ranked Play players in ****** Ops 6. The update featured nothing new on the content front with Season Two Reloaded likely to hit the servers next week, and instead focused on restricting three problematic weapons from being used in BO6’s competitive ladder. View the full article
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2is the eagerly awaited sequel by Warhorse Studios, known for its focus on historical accuracy and deep immersion in 15th-century Bohemia. It’s a great game, but even well-made games can have some small problems. One issue comes from the game's use of in-engine cutscenes. While these scenes help tell the story and highlight the game's impressive visuals, they can sometimes break the sense of realism that the game aims for. Specifically, the way the game handles the main character, Henry’s, clothing can be awkward. View the full article
You don’t want to stay starving or eat uncooked food while on the road in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 because it can result in several adverse status effects. This is why knowing all the cooking methods, how to cook at camps, and the best foods is essential. Table of contentsHow to cook in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2How to cook foodHow to smoke foodHow to dry foodHow to cook at camps and campfires in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2Best foods in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 How to cook in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 It goes without saying, but you should not eat raw or rotten food in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, as that will cause food poisoning—which will eventually kill you unless you use a potion to cure it. Instead, you have the option to cook food via cooking, smoking, and drying. We’ll go over all three cooking methods in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. View the full article
Those who signed up for the Elden Ring Nightreign playtest might want to check their inbox, as invites are officially being sent out. Fans had the chance to sign up for FromSoftware's next game last year following its announcement at The Game Awards 2024, with those lucky enough to get an invitation being given access to Nightreign starting on February 14. While key points of the game are still a mystery, fans are likely to receive a plethora of new details as playtests for Elden Ring Nightreign officially start. View the full article
As the days get closer to Avowed‘s release, the expectation and hype around the game’s quality grows with every little bit of information revealed about the game. The pre-loading for Xbox Game Pass for PC is now available at around 75 GB. Although the game is set to release on Feb. 18, those with early access are already able to pre-load Avowed. The system requirements on Steam ask for 75 GB of storage space, and Xbox has 74.8 GB listed in the game’s description as its approximate size. That makes it the largest Obsidian game so far by file size, but it’s small when compared with other recent AAA games base games such as ****** Myth Wukong (130 GB), Starfield (125 GB), Final Fantasy 15 (148 GB), and even Horizon: Forbidden West (125 GB). The file size can increase later as the game gets patched, but 75 GB still feels downright small compared to these other titles. View the full article
HoYoverse has recently revealed that it’s currently looking into buffing old Honkai: Star Rail characters who are considered weaker than some newer ones. Power creep is common in most successful gacha games, so this is excellent news for Honkai: Star Railplayers who want to see their old characters remain useful even as new ones are added. View the full article
The Grassroots Greats promo is coming very soon to EA FC 25, and you can expect some fantastic items to arrive in packs. EA Sports has not only confirmed the release date but also officially announced the upcoming addition of Argentine legend Maradona to the database. His card will be added to Ultimate Team as part of the promo, but Grassroots Greats isn't going to be only about El Diego. We have already had some fun rumors about possible new cards. All EA FC 25 Grassroots Greats promo players (Leaked) Interestingly, the first leaks about the Grassroots Greats promo appeared as early as January, when the Team of the Year promo was live. These are the following items that were leaked originally: Doumbia Gervinho Ibarbo Franz Beckenbauer Diego Maradona Alexis Mac Allister Juninho Ian Wright Roberto Baggio Foudy Didier Drogba Jaap Stam In a nutshell, the promo will be all about footballers who have earned special places in the hearts of the Ultimate Team community. Hence, a few names like Franck Ribery are almost certain to earn special cards during the upcoming promo. For the time being, however, it's best to wait for more leaks. Do remember that Maradona's appearance is guaranteed, and we are waiting to find out what his official card will look like inside the game. EA FC 25 Grassroots Greats promo release date The Grassroots Greats promo will go live on Friday, February 14. So far, it appears that the promo will be a one-week affair. The existing rumors already make the campaign a really special one, as we haven't had a similar campaign in Ultimate Team in the past. It will be interesting to find out more about which players find a place in the promo. More leaks are expected to appear as we get close to the release date. Additionally, a few cards are also going to be part of SBCs and objectives, allowing you to unlock them quite easily. If you don't want to wait for Friday, make sure to check out our guides about the Morgan Rogers Future Stars SBC and the Andrea Pirlo Future Stars SBC. The post All EA FC 25 Grassroots Greats promo player leaks and release date appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Before Slay the Princess, the team at ****** Tabby Games released an episodic visual novel called Scarlet Hollow. Now their previous game is getting some new life with a major update ahead of Steam's Visual Novel Fest. Scarlet Hollow originally launched a couple of years before the gruesome twists and turns of Slay the Princess reared their heads. With ****** Tabby Games turning back the hands of time to 2021, the chapters that are currently available will soon have something new to offer. In addition to UI improvements, the story has been expanded and new choices have been introduced for a relaunch that's being dubbed The Road Untraveled. Those returning to Scarlet Hollow, North Carolina, or checking out the Early Access release for the first time will experience a script with over 70,000 additional words. That covers the four chapters live now and more artwork from Abby Howard. Reworking the past Screenshot via ****** Tabby Games Combining two character traits can shift the narrative in a variety of ways in Scarlet Hollow. The new choices that emerge in the updated version bring more experience from the writers along with them. ****** Tabby co-founder Tony Howard-Arias commented on the fact that Episode 1 was the team's very first game, and how they have become better designers and writers in the years since its debut. As such, they wanted to "make its opening act more reflective of the extreme agency and deep character writing that defines the later episodes." As for those final episodes, they're still on the way! Scarlet Hollow was planned as a seven-episode story, so it's just a matter of when. With the update paving the way for what's to come, hopefully players won't have to wait much longer for Episode 5. In the meantime, look for the relaunch of Scarlet Hollow to kick off on March 3. The fully reworked first episode will be available as a free demo alongside the release, and progress can be carried over to the rest of the game. The post Slay the Princess devs revive old game in time for Steam’s Visual Novel Fest appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
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Counter-Strike 2’s esports ecosystem saw a few substantial changes with the beginning of 2025. These include an open circuit, allowing more third-party companies to host events—which resulted in an abundance of tier-one tournaments in the following months. Each month there will be a few tournaments worth following, so it’s easy to get lost in the calendar. With so many options, don’t expect your favorite teams to participate in each of them. However, the year is still shaping up to be the busiest it has ever been in CS2. View the full article
Several weapons are available as you play through Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, each with a unique set of stats. Not every weapon is the same, and based on your playstyle, it’s easy to prefer one over the other, especially if you’re hunting for the best weapons. There are a handful of standout choices you’ll want to pick up along the way to add to your arsenal. Not only are these the best weapons you can find, they’re the strongest in their respective categories, and they have no equal. Not every weapon is available when you’re playing the game, which means you may have to wait a reasonable amount of time before you getting it, but they’re worth it. Here’s what you need to know about the best weapons in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. View the full article
Watch out, Valve, because Ayaneo is coming for the portable crown with its new Ayaneo 3 gaming handheld. The Ayaneo 3 is not only advertised as the world's first modular handheld, allowing for the quick swapping of face buttons, thumbsticks, and trackpads, but also comes with a 144Hz OLED or 120Hz LCD panel, both of which are 7-inch in size. While the Steam Deck remains the best handheld gaming PC for most, Ayaneo is trying to bring power and innovation to this growing market, and potentially turn some heads away from Valve's aging hardware. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: A new Steam Deck competitor is coming, promises to "redefine handheld gaming" The most powerful Steam Deck rival ever just went on ***** in the US A new Steam Deck rival is coming, and you'll never guess who makes it View the full article
The power cable for an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card has been shown reaching a scorching temperature of 150°C in thermal tests, prompting concern that the days of melting power plugs are very far from over with the new gaming GPU range. In the test, one wire was shown drawing a massive 20A current on its own, with the image on a thermal camera glowing white. You can read all about the performance of this new Nvidia GPU in our RTX 5090 review, and we had no problems with hot-running cables when we were running our benchmarks. However, not everyone has been so lucky, with one Redditor already reporting a melted RTX 5090 power socket, and now this extreme temperature result. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Water-cooled Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 FE drops running temp by 25°C, boosts clock Where to buy 5070 - retailers to check for stock first Where to buy 5070 Ti - retailers to check for stock first View the full article
It had been a rocky start for the Advanced Access ******* of Sid Meier's Civilization VII's release, but developers at Firaxis have been quick to make some temporary repairs as the full launch of the game came. Unfortunately, not everyone has been happy about how it came about. The 4X turn-based strategy game has made a lot of changes from previous entries in the series, but the issues players noted during the first early days of its release were surprisingly not all focused on the expected growing pains. View the full article
After a short testing *******, the Linux performance overlay MangoHud had version 0.8.0 released today to bring new features and fixes to one of my favourite open source projects. This also powers the built-in overlay on the Steam Deck. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
A new 2025 roadmap has been revealed for Phasmophobia, and this one is quite exciting with a lot of new updates for fans to expect this year. There is a major rework update in the offing, as well as some other fresh content to keep the game new and exciting. This information is now available for players to explore, and there are a lot of things to unpack and understand before heading into the rest of the year. View the full article
Monster Hunter Wilds features an absolutely dreadful spider monster - a spider that, going by preview encounters and trailers, strives for the point on the Venn diagram between Malenia in Elden Ring and the ****** arachnid from Hunt: Showdown. The spider monster is called the Lala Barina. If I saw "Lala Barina" out of context I would assume I was reading about a successor to Suzuki's subcompact automobile the Holden Barina, whose brave and sturdy outline once graced the roads of Oceania. I would not picture a giant, greasy rose blossom with jet-****** darting mandibles. I would not picture nests of scarlet silk and status effects literally out the wazoo. Read more View the full article
Graphics card and motherboard manufacturer, Colorful, has just unveiled an intriguing new AMD X870 motherboard with an easy-remove mechanism for its graphics card PCIe slot. While such additions aren't new, this one stands out from the crowd thanks to it literally having an on/off button next to the slot to signify when the card is safe to remove. With rival maker Asus, having just had a spot of controversy regarding its own quick release feature, Q-Release Slim - as featured on some of the best gaming motherboard options made by the company, such as the Asus ROG Strix X870E-E - the timing is potentially perfect for Colorful to swoop in and show how a quick release PCIe slot is actually done. Read the rest of the story... View the full article
Filming for Fallout season 2 is still currently underway, and if The Ghoul himself is to be believed, we're in for a doozy of a season. Read more View the full article
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Marvel Rivals has announced that a new combo bundle will be released alongside Captain America: Brave New World on February 13. NetEase Games has added quite a few MCU cosmetics to Marvel Rivals, including a recent skin for Captain America featuring his costume from Avengers: Infinity War. Many fans praised the design of the hero's outfit and expressed enthusiasm for an emote in which he struggles to push back Thanos' gauntlet. View the full article