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Until Episode Heresy, the BXR-55 Battler has been the only weapon of the Legacy PR-55 Frame in Destiny 2. So lets introduce the BXR-55 Battler’s Stasis brother, Redrix’s Estoc. Redrix’s Estoc is a Stasis pulse rifle with the Legacy PR-55 Frame, making it the second weapon with this frame in Destiny 2 alongside the BXR-55 Battler from Dares of Eternity. Stat-wise, the PR-55 Frame is similar to the Lightweight Frame. The main difference is the scope of PR-55 Frame weapons. View the full article

There are a lot of Assassin's Creed games. The adventures of Ezio, Altaïr, and even the Kenway family only really scratch the surface of the Ubisoft series, so it's no surprise that some of the older entries have been forgotten. That's doubly true for Assassin's Creed Liberation, which first launched on the PS Vita and then made its way to other platforms. It's the AC game I don't ever hear come up in conversation, but a new spate of Steam achievements might have us all taking a trip down memory lane. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 has plenty of main and side quest content to keep Henry busy. You’ll learn about an overturned cart during your time in Troskowitz, but finding the cart’s location proves itself tricky. Merchant’s tipped cart location in KCD2 The cart you need to find. Screenshot by Dot Esports While it’s endlessly tempting to turn to crime and thievery for free loot in Kingdom Come 2, you can find the merchant’s tipped cart for some goodies at no risk. Finding this cart won’t complete any quests or missions, so it’s just a fun side activity to do when you’re in the area. The fastest route to the tipped cart is via the Zhelejov fast travel point. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The Thing and Human Torch will finally make their debut in Marvel Rivals next week, NetEase Games confirmed in a new dev update today. The final members of the Fantastic Four will go live as part of the update, with Human Torch (Duelist) and The Thing (Vanguard) increasing the game’s hero total to 37 midway through its first full content season. But that’s not all that’s changing. View the full article

What are the Like A Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii system requirements? We're setting sail on another Yakuza side quest, this time with Goro Majima after the events of Infinite Wealth. Majima is stranded on an island and slowly losing grip of his memories, so he decides to set off in search of a hidden treasure, because why not? You won't need the best graphics card to get stuck into Like A Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, or Pirate Yakuza for short, as this game follows the Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth system requirements very closely, with just a few model changes in the mix. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Yazuka meets ****** Flag in Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii View the full article

Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has hailed PC gaming's "increasing share of the market", in what you could optimistically interpret as the prelude to a GTA 6 PC release date announcement, and less optimistically, as a simple reassurance to investors who are fretting about the decline of console game sales. Read more View the full article

For fans of Capcom games, there's another bundle giving you a chance to build up your collection. Fanatical's Build your own Capcom Bundle (BundleFest 2025) is live now. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

The seemingly never-ending cycle of conspiracy theories leading to nothing but disappointment continues on for Grand Theft Auto 6, with a fresh fantasy about a Valentine’s Day reveal. Every time Rockstar Games posts (or doesn’t post) something on social media, the rabid fanbase of worldwide gamers hoping for a crumb of GTA 6 news hops on board with the copium that it’s finally time. And like the December 2024 theory that the game’s next trailer date was hiding in plain sight in the original reveal, they usually amount to nothing. But with recent confirmation from GTA publisher Take-Two that the game is still on track for a release this fall, the reality is setting in that Rockstar will have to start showing and saying something about the game in the coming months. View the full article

Some healers in Marvel Rivals have extremely powerful ultimate abilities which can help your team overcome difficult odds, but players believe these superheroes are losing their relevance in teamfights. Marvel Rivals players on Reddit are sharing their views on Strategists, and specifically those with healing ultimates, stating that their high-impact ults are ”predictably timed, and obvious,” which allows players to just wait them out and save their firepower to counter them easily in matches. Shifting the tides of a match with just a Strategist ult is not that easy and may require something out of the box. That’s where Rocket Racoon’s iconic B.R.B. ability comes in. View the full article

In a new interview with Marvel Rivals'lead technical designer, the fans can get an insight into the key challenges behind the hero shooter, as well as the extensive research that went into making it a hit success. Since its full launch just last year, gamers have flocked to enjoy this new offering in the genre, making it an immediate staple for games of its kind. As players can experience their favorite Marvel characters in completely new ways, it's no surprise it caught the eyes of so many. View the full article

Want to have your say in what Like a Dragon/ Yakuza merch will be made to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary? Well, you can do exactly that! Read more View the full article

During Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's Miri Fajta quest, the Voivode of the Nomad's Camp will ask you to get his letter of safe conduct back from Marika. It was originally from the emperor, making it quite powerful. Without it, you can't save Marika or Bohush from their current predicament. Voivode's Letter of Safe Conduct location in KCD2 The Voivode's letter of safe conduct is inside a tree directly north of Marika's hiding spot in Apollonia. After exiting the cave she and Bohush are staying in, head northeast until you encounter a small stream and the Well map marker. The "well" will appear as a small puddle with a bucket next to it, while the tree has a chunk taken out of it that you can interact with. Screenshot by Destructoid Screenshot by Destructoid Once you dig through this tree, an inventory menu with the Voivode's letter of safe conduct will appear. From here, you can freely transfer it to your inventory and even place your own items inside if you want to use it as a makeshift storage spot. It's not the most convenient spot, but at least it's immersive. Should you give the Voivode the Letter of Safe Conduct? Once you have the Voivode's letter of safe conduct, you have two options: immediately give it to him without helping Marika or figure out how to get the amulet back using it. If you try to negotiate trading the letter for the amulet, he'll immediately say no, requiring you to resort to other means. Your first option is to give him the letter with zero regard for Marika's situation. The dialogue option, bluntly named "Here's the letter, to hell with Marika," will end the quest with the Voivode rewarding you and you either celebrating or leaving and moving on to your next adventure. Aranka and Marika will be upset with you, but at least you'll save yourself some time. If you want the "best" ending with Marika and Bohush, you'll have to chat with Aranka. She reveals that the Voivode is a gambling man who likes to make bets. With this new intel on hand, you can ask the Voivode to make a wager, to which you'll engage in some competitions with Tibor to decide who wins. You can sabotage Tibor to win the first match easily, making the rest of the quest easier, or you can try to beat him fair and square if that's your preferred playstyle. Finding the best horse possible is a solid first step to winning. The post Where to find Voivode’s Letter of Safe Conduct in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

If you love tower defense games, you're going to want to check out the new demo and trailer for the upcoming Rift Riff. A "strategically tight" game, the developer says. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

With the new Pokémon Pocket set Space-Time Smackdown, there are more ways to deal incidental chunks of damage to your opponents' Pokémon than ever, and this up-and-coming Darkrai deck makes use of almost all of them. This deck doesn't have any major tournament wins yet, but judging by competitive rankings it has clear promise, showing up in the top 10 time and time again. As TCG decks go, this one is exactly my kind of annoying, so I just had to write about it. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Can Pokémon Pocket's powerful Dark Lightning deck dethrone Gyarados? The top 8 Pokémon TCG Pocket cards in Space-Time Smackdown Pokémon Pocket's most overhyped deck finally wins big - just in time to retire View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Last month, long-time PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida departed Sony after about 30 years of service. His short-term future was revealed pretty much immediately - the voice of a green duck mascot why quite fancies opening a game center in upcoming indie Promise Mascot Agency. Though, as the game's devs explained to me, those two things happening so close together wasn't planned out in advance. Read more View the full article

AMD is reportedly planning to price its new gaming GPU range extremely competitively compared with the equivalent Nvidia GeForce RTX 5000 graphics cards. With dwindling market share in the gaming GPU business, it's absolutely crucial that the new AMD Radeon RX 9070 price is not only reasonable, but aggressively competitive, if it wants to keep the new RTX 5070 at bay, and this latest leak suggests AMD is taking the situation seriously. So far, AMD has kept tight-lipped about the pricing of its new GPUs, but with the Radeon RX 9070 release date window drawing near, and the RTX 5070 coming out later in February, it's essential that AMD get it right. Based on the new RDNA 4 architecture, AMD says the new GPUs will offer "improved" ray tracing compared to its previous chips, which could help them compete with Nvidia's latest GPUs too. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This stunning copper gaming PC build has an Nvidia RTX 4090 and is one-of-a-kind AMD Ryzen 9800X3D stock demand so high, production has been "ramped up" AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT release set for "early March" says CEO View the full article

A French retailer has leaked a possible release date for the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card, and it looks like there's not long to wait. If it's true, then the new gaming GPU that could dominate the middle ground will be here in just a few days. Nvidia already confirmed a February 2025 release window for the RTX 5070 Ti following the CES 2025 trade show, where some of the best graphics cards of this new generation were unveiled, including the new flagship RTX 5090. The GPU maker hasn't confirmed the date itself, but another RTX 5070 Ti launch date rumor a few weeks ago also pointed to the same launch date. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: An Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card power socket has already melted Where to buy 5070 Ti - retailers to check for stock first Where to buy 5070 - retailers to check for stock first View the full article

Steam has tweaked its advertising policy to highlight a rule that prevents developers from incorporating forced ads into their games. With this change, Valve has ensured that developers who release their titles on Steam are more aware of the kinds of advertising allowed on its storefront. View the full article

This past weekend saw a bizarre, still largely unexplained outage of Sony's PlayStation Network service, effectively rendering a bunch of folk unable to access digital games and online servers. As someone who moonlights as a console sicko, I'll admit it was a real spanner in my weekend plans... Read more.View the full article

I have a confession: I think I might like Warframe. Although in general I think of myself as a strict adherent to the singleplayer philosophy of Saint Moses of Scetis—to "sit in your cell, and your cell will teach you everything"—when it comes to videogames, I admit that's been chipped away over the last couple of years. I have no idea what's happening, every mission ends with me accruing about 37 different currencies, and my little guy looks like a band leader found themselves unexpectedly committed to a life of armed ******. I think I love it?.. Read more.View the full article

There's no doubt in my mind that GTA 6 is going to be beyond huge. Grand Theft Auto 5 has been going from strength to strength for over a decade at this point, so it stands to reason that Rockstar's sequel will be even *******. Everyone with a PC is still waiting to hear exactly when we can start playing the new GTA, however, as Rockstar's parent company Take-Two just has it listed for consoles only right now. That all might change soon though, as CEO Strauss Zelnick teases GTA 6 while opening up about the PC market. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: GTA 6 release date window, trailers, and latest Rockstar Games news GTA 6 map - confirmed and rumored locations Take-Two confirms Grand Theft Auto 6 is still coming fall 2025 View the full article

The legendary Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona is finally returning to EA Sports FC later this week. Maradona was pulled from what was then known as the FIFA series back in March 2022, following a legal dispute. However, EA has now confirmed that Maradona will be returning to the series, and will be added to EA Sports FC 25 on February 14. Read More... View the full article

MMOs—at least, the big boys that have endured from the massively multiplayer golden age—can sometimes be considered a smidge stale. Many design elements are, in a sense, solved. The Holy Trinity took over years ago, dungeon finders are a must, and heaven forbid if you're running something suboptimal in a pick-up group of hypervigilant strangers, with insults about your mum already bound to a macro and ready to go... Read more.View the full article

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has seemingly teased plans to bring Grand Theft Auto 6 to PC at some point. Grand Theft Auto games have historically been released for consoles first before making their way to PC at a later date. Therefore, it’s anticipated that GTA 6 will come to PC following its PS5 and Xbox Series X/S release this fall, even if it this has yet to be confirmed. Read More... View the full article

Swords in Verse Piece are your go-to damage option in the late game. However, there is a huge difference in damage output between certain swords. Some swords have way better M1 damage, CC, and AoE to boot. So, to help you decide which swords to grind for, we prepared the following Verse Piece swords guide and tier list below. What are Swords in Verse Piece? Swords are your primary damage source in Verse Piece, especially in the late game. They grant you enhanced M1 attacks and a variety of other powerful moves. Each sword has up to five moves (Z, X, C, V, F). Lower rarity swords usually only have two or three, while Mythic and Exotic swords usually have at least four moves and very high damage. Verse Piece Swords Tier List Image via TierMaker The above tier list ranks all swords in Verse Piece primarily based on their DPS, M1 damage, AoE, and the amount of CC they have. When calculating the DPS of each sword, we took the cooldown and channel time of their moves into consideration as well. In the list further in the guide, we listed only the base damage for each of the sword's moves. Best Swords in Verse Piece SJW's Z move SJW's X move SJW's C move SJW's V move SJW's F move [/url] [/url] [/url] Sung Jin Woo is currently the best sword in Verse Piece, as it has the highest DPS and M1 damage of all swords. Cid V2 is a close second with more damage in his kit but with less overall DPS because of his M1 damage and long cooldowns. Toji, Red Mist, Yoriichi, and Kokushibo are all great, with decent AoE and very high damage that is only slightly lower than Cid V2's. Swords placed in A tier and below either lack M1 damage, DPS, or AoE when compared to the S-tier swords. Verse Piece Swords List Below is a list of all swords in Verse Piece, including swords that you can't get anymore. The moves of each sword are also described in the following list, along with the requirements needed to obtain each sword. Keep in mind that damage values for each sword move do not represent their overall DPS. SwordMovesHow to get it Sung Jin WooZ (40,200 DMG) - Multiple AoE slashes and a slam X (36,000 DMG) - Long-range thrust attack C (42,800 DMG) - A flurry of slashes in front of you V (58,700 DMG) - You become invulnerable and slash around everywhere in a large area F - You summon Igris to fight alongside you until you kill one enemy• Purchased from Sung Jin Woo Teacher NPC on Starter Island • Cost: 10,000 Gems, 1 Basaka Dagger, 1 Knight Dagger • Requirements: 2nd Awakening title, Monarch trait Toju (UL)Z (40,200 DMG) - Multiple AoE slashes and a slam X (36,000 DMG) - Long-range thrust attack C (42,800 DMG) - A flurry of slashes in front of you V (58,700 DMG) - You become invulnerable and slash around everywhere in a large area• Purchased from Toji Unleashed Teacher NPC in Jujutsu Village • Cost: 10,000 Gems, 1 Heavenly Spear, 1 Split Soul Katana, 1 Curse Worm • Requirements: Rejected Zenin trait, Truthseeker race, Toji sword YoriichiZ (43,900 DMG) - A huge blast in front of you X (55,600 DMG) - Flames for around you before you dash forward and do a double slash C (49,700 DMG) - Vertical slashing slam attack V (114,200 DMG) - Numerous slashes in a large area around you• Place among the top five on the Endless Dungeon leaderboard ZenitsuZ (25,100 DMG) - Medium-range forward dash X (18,800 DMG) - A barrage of slashes in front of you C (25,700 DMG) - Long-range beam attack V (34,200 DMG) - Multiple dashes in an X pattern• Use the Zenitsu material dropped by the Zenitsu Boss Starkk (LL)Z (48,400 DMG) - Barrage of smaller beam attacks X (42,000 DMG) - Long channeling beam C (37,700 DMG) - You slice and dash a long distance forwards V (60,300 DMG) - Double long-range beam attack F - Increases your sword damage by 25%• Purchased from Stark Los Lobos Teacher NPC in Karakura Town • Cost: 10,000 Gems, 100 Ressurecion Energy, 100 True Hogyoku, 2 Gun Barrel (Starkk), 2 Handle (Starkk), 1 Los Lobos Core • Requirements: Starkk sword, Los Lobos title Cid v2Z (41,900 DMG) - Multiple short-range slashes around you X (51,900 DMG) - Slam, followed up by multiple slashes around you C (42,800 DMG) - A whirlwind of attacks in a large area around you V (62,800 DMG) - Huge full AoE sky beam barrage around you F (134,100 DMG) - Huge full AoE blast• Purchased from Shadow Teacher NPC in Frost Town during the night • Cost: 2 Cid Eyes, 2500 Shadow Fragments, Cid v1, Shadow King trait • Requirements: Shadow Garden title KokushiboZ (23,400 DMG) - Multiple small but Full AoE slashes around you X (24,100 DMG) - Slash around you, followed up by throwing out three celestial shurikens C (25,100 DMG) - Double vertical curtain slash in a 60 degree cone V (25,100 DMG) - A whirlwind of slashes all around you• Use Kokushibo's Sword material Red MistZ (20,900 DMG) - Two angled slashes followed by a larger double slash X (25,100 DMG) - Multiple short-range slashes C (25,100 DMG) - Short-range cone pull V (33,500 DMG) - Single large slash around you F - Buffs your damage by 40% for a short duration• Obtained by using Mimicry material (Purchased from Dungeon Medal Exchanger NPC for 250 Dungeon Medals) ButterfliesZ (23,900 DMG) - Multiple short-range beams X (25,100 DMG) - Medium-range cone shot C (24,300 DMG) - Multiple medium-range cone shots V (30,100 DMG) - Forward barrage of butterflies F - Buffs the sword's damage by 40% for a short duration• Purchased from Butterflies Teacher on the Runes Island • Cost: 10,000 Gems, 100 Death Butterflies, 1 Solemn, and 1 Lament VergilZ (2,515 DMG) - Backwards evade X (13,413 DMG) - Multiple small slashes around you C (16,766 DMG) - Small burst of fire around you, followed up by a huge full AoE slash V (25,150 DMG) - Huge AoE barrage from the sky• Purchased from Vergil Teacher on Runes Island • Cost: 5,000¥, 1 Yamato's Sword, 1 Motived Chair • Requirements: The Alpha & The Omega trait Cid v1Z (9,146 DMG) - Full AoE slash X (9,146 DMG) - Slam, followed up by multiple slashes around you C (11,404 DMG) - A whirlwind of attacks in a large area around you V (13,720 DMG) - Huge full AoE sky beam barrage around you• Obtained by trading 1000 Shadow Fragments to the Shadow Raid exchange NPC • 1% chance to drop from the Shadow Castle Dungeon boss as a material that can be used to get the sword AlucardPassive - You heal when you land moves Z (12,577 DMG) - Short-range barrage X (9,004 DMG) - Cone of frost that freezes enemies C (9,861 DMG) - Huge AoE vertical beam V (10,005 DMG) - Multiple large full AoE novas around you that freeze• Crafted at the Crafter NPC • Requirements: Alucard Blood, Casull, Jackal, and Vampire race AnubisZ (8,632 DMG) - Multiple small AoE slashes X (9,489 DMG) - Long dash forward ending with a double slash C (8,003 DMG) - Forward AoE pull V (16,063 DMG) - Full AoE whirlwind slashes around you• Crafted at the Crafter NPC • Requirements: 5,000 Gems, 1 Anubis Sword, and 10 Curse Aura RowanZ (8,575 DMG) - Forward-moving boomerang that returns to you X (8,575 DMG) - Huge AoE slam followed up by a slash C (10,290 DMG) - Slash, followed up by three fires fired in a cone• Obtained by opening Halloween chests or by purchasing it from the Halloween NPC for Candy IchigoZ (15,090 DMG) - Multiple huge AoE slashes X (13,413 DMG) - Single large vertical slash C (16,766 DMG) - Long-range shadow curtain• Purchased from Ichigo Teacher on the Boss Island • Cost: 1 Zangetsu, 1 Zangetsu Handle, 1 Zangetsu Blade, and 1 Zangetsu Hilt ShusuiZ (8,574 DMG) - Full AoE tornado around you X (8,574 DMG) - Long-range beam that explodes on hit C (9,146 DMG) - Long dash forward• Purchased from Shusui Master that spawns randomly every 5 minutes • Cost: 5,000,000¥ MakiZ (6,860 DMG) - Huge AoE forward slash X (8,575 DMG) - Long forward-traveling sky beams C (6,860 DMG) - Multiple forward slashes• Purchased from Maki Teacher in Jujutsu Village • Cost: 5,000 Gems and 1 Split Soul Katana • Requirements: Zenin trait StarkkZ (5,145 DMG) - Short forward beam X (6,288 DMG) - A barrage of short beams around you C (8,574 DMG) - A barrage of short beams focused on a point in front of you• Purchased from Starkk Teacher on the Beach isle • Cost: 5,000 Gems, 1 Resurrection Energy, 2 Gun Barrels, 2 Handles, and 5 True Hogs TojiZ (4,573 DMG) - Double slash X (4,573 DMG) - Multiple medium-sized AoE slashes around you C (5,145 DMG) - Huge AoE dash forward• Purchased from Toji Teacher in Desert Town • Cost: 2,500 Gems, 1 Heavenly Spear • Requirements: Heavenly Restriction trait GrimmjowZ (4,030 DMG) - Short-range push X (5,037 DMG) - Huge full AoE whirlwind around you C (3,358 DMG) - Two claw attacks followed up by a slash around you• Unavailable (Previously obtained by talking to Grimmjow Teacher in Frost Town after liking the game and joining the Vermillion group) RengokuZ (5,780 DMG) - Huge vertical angled slash X (7,149 DMG) - Medium AoE dash forward• Unobtainable (Previously available by redeeming a code) KashimoZ (3,430 DMG) - Medium-sized forward push X (3,430 DMG) - Beam strike C (5,145 DMG) - Long-distance forward dash• 5% chance to drop when defeating Kashimo Boss ExcaliburZ (4,001 DMG) - Full AoE slash around you X (5,716 DMG) - Long forward slash• Purchased from Saber in Snow Village • Cost: 2,500 Gems, 20 Goblets, and 5 Light Shards YoruZ (4,191 DMG) - Angled slash that travels forward X (3,353 DMG) - Full AoE slash around you• Purchased from the Yoru Teacher in Snow Village • Cost: 25,000¥, 30 ****** Iron, and 25 Wood SaberZ (3,430 DMG) - Double slash that travels forward X (4,001 DMG) - Multiple medium-sized AoE slashes• Purchased from Shanks Teacher on Jungle Island • Requirements: 1000 Reputation/Bounty • Cost: 1,500 Gems KatanaZ (1,676 DMG) - Projectile that deals a small amount of damage• Purchased from Katana Seller on Starter Island • Cost: 2,500¥, 10 Wood, and 5 Iron How to Upgrade Swords in Verse Piece Upgrading the Sung Jin Woo Sword at the Blacksmith NPC on Blacksmith Isle You can upgrade your swords in Verse Piece by interacting with the Blacksmith NPC on the Blacksmith Isle. However, each upgrade costs you one Enhance Stone, and there is only a 10% chance of it being successful. So, on average, you will need 50 Enhance Stones to max out a sword. How to Get Enhance Stones Boss Rush Dungeons are an efficient way to farm Gems and Chests The best way to farm Enhance Stones in Verse Piece is to start fishing. Alternatively, you can get Enhance Stones by opening any type of chest. Chests are dropped by Bosses found around the map and in dungeons. The best method for farming chests is grinding Boss Rush dungeons. Each Boss Rush dungeon contains five Bosses, and all of them drop one to two chests when you defeat them. I hope the above tier list helps you focus your grind on the best swords in Verse Piece. If you want to find out how to really max out your build, then check out our Verse Piece abilities and trait passives guides. The post Ultimate Verse Piece Swords Guide & Tier List [Sukuna V2 Rerun] appeared first on Destructoid. 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