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We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel. Steam Input Promoted the newer gyro modes from beta to the default gyro modes loaded. Older configuration that are using the older modes will still see the option and you can also enable Steam Input dev mode under Settings->Developer to keep them visible all the time. View the full article

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General The Steam client is now 64-bit on Windows 11 and Windows 10 64-bit. Systems running 32-bit versions of Windows will continue receiving updates to the 32-bit Steam client until January 1, 2026. Game Recording Fixed errors copying to clipboard or exporting H265 videos on systems with a NVIDIA 50xx series gpu. Steam Input Fixed regression detecting controller hotplug in Unity games Added support for Nintendo Switch 2 controllers connected over USB on Windows Added support for GameCube adapters in Wii-U mode with rumble on Windows Promoted the newer gyro modes from beta to the default gyro modes loaded. Older configuration that are using the older modes will still see the option and you can also enable Steam Input dev mode under Settings->Developer to keep them visible all the time. Fix a case where the desktop version of the configurator could unexpectedly close when trying to preview a configuration for another game on the Search tab View the full article

There are various Runes to slot in your equipment and the best Runes in The Forge are those that are active all the time rather than in specific scenarios. You want runes that give you the best DPS and progression or allow you to stay in the dungeons for longer. Here's my The Forge Rune tier list and guide. Table of contentsBest Runes in The Forge RankedS-Tier RunesA-Tier RunesB-Tier RunesC-Tier RunesD-Tier RunesBest Runes in The Forge Ranked Image by Destructoid Runes drop from enemies so you can pretty easily farm them once you have a good weapon. Especially the Zombie Brutes for the best runes in The Forge. This rune tier list has a specific ranking criteria where all runes S to B-tier can be effective either as primary runes or supporting runes. That said runes in C and D-Tier are underpowered because they have conditions to activate which is not optimal. I'll explain individual ranking reasons for all runes below as well as their effects. Related: The Forge Race Tier List (Check out for best Rune & Race combinations) S-Tier RunesS-Tier RunesWhy S-TierRune Effects Drain Edge• The best defensive rune in the game allowing you to stay in dungeons longer farming essence • Goes really well with Golem but also amazing for pretty much any buildPossible Traits: Life Steal I: Heal ?% of physical damage dealt on-hit. Fracture: ?% extra stun damage on-hit. Drops From: Brute Zombie Blast Edge• The best DPS rune in the game because it deals AOE damage allowing you to pull and farm multiple zombies at oncePossible Traits: Explosion I: Cause explosion at location of victim, dealing ?% of weapon damage as AOE[/url] damage. ?% chance on hit. Critical Chance I: Increases the chance of landing a critical hit by ?%. Drops From: Delver Zombie Brute Zombie Miner Shard• The best progression rune in the game for faster ore farmingPossible Traits: Yield I: ?% chance to drop 1 extra ore from mines. Swift Mining I: ?% faster mining. Mining Power I: ?% extra mine damage. Drops From: Delver ZombieA-Tier RunesA-Tier RunesWhy A-TierRune Effects Flaming Spark• A good alternative to Blast Edge but it's a single-target damage source • Great for farming Brute Zombies, elite enemies and bosses • Deals the most DPS out of all the elemental damage-over-time runes • Goes really well with ******Possible Traits: Burn I: Deals ?% of weapon damage as fire per second for ? seconds. ?% chance on hit. Fracture: ?% extra stun damage on-hit. Drops From: Elite Zombie Chill Dust• Excellent debuff to lower the damage enemies deal • It's a great alternative defensive choice • Amazing support runePossible Traits: Snow I: Applies ?% attack speed and movement speed slow for ? seconds. ?% chance on hit. Drops From: Elite Zombie Brute ZombieB-Tier RunesB-Tier RunesWhy S-TierRune Effects Venom Crumb• An alternative to Flaming Spark dealing less damage but can still be a good DPS boostPossible Traits: Poison I: Deals ?% of weapon damage as poison per second for "x" seconds. ?% chance on hit. Drops From: Zombie Elite Zombie Forst Speck• It's similar to Chill Dust in that it can reduce the damage you take since the enemy is frozen and gives you a DPS window • It's just a bit more awkward to proc since it has a cooldown so I put it lower in B-Tier • It's still pretty good as a support runePossible Traits: Ice I: Freezes enemies for ? seconds with a ?% chance on hit. Has a cooldown of ?. Critical Damage: Increases the damage of critical hits by ?%. Drops From: Elite ZombieC-Tier RunesC-Tier RunesWhy C-TierRune Effects Rage Mark• On paper this rune is great but then you realize it's optimal to dodge/parry attacks and stay high HP • This means that this rune doesn't activate • Good for beginner players who are learning dodging/parrying • The Stamina boost is decent but nothing powerful • Note: This is really good for Minotaur builds that want to purposely stay at low HP for a damage increasePossible Traits: Berserker I: Boosts physical damage and movement speed by ?% for ? seconds. Has ? seconds cooldown. Activates when health is below ?%. Endurance I: Gives ?% more stamina. Drops From: Elite Zombie Brute Zombie Ward Patch• Not only are you looking to take as little damage as possible in this game but this rune even has a proc chance • This means that even if you make a mistake and get hit it's still not guaranteed to proc • Not the best rune to useShield I: Reduce incoming physical damage by ?%. Has ?% chance per hit. Phase I: ?% longer invincibility on dash. Drops From: Zombie Elite Zombie Brute Zombie Rot Stitch• Similar to Rage Mark where you're not seeing much use out of this rune if you're not at low HP • Since you're trying to avoid damage and stay high HP this Rune usually doesn't see much use • Also, like Rage Mark, this can be good for a build that wants to stay low HP like the Minotaur race buildsToxic Veins I: Deals ?% poison damage around the character for ? seconds. Has ? seconds cooldown. Activates when health is below ?% Endurance I: Gives ?% more stamina. Drops From: ZombieD-Tier RunesD-Tier RunesWhy D-TierRune Effects Briar Notch• This rune only sees any real value by constantly taking damage which is not realistic in this game since you want to avoid damage • It's not even good on builds that want to stay low HP since you can't take damage on those builds • IMO, the worst rune in the gameThorn I: Reflect ?% physical damage taken. Maximum damage given limits at ?% max health of user. ? seconds cooldown. Drops From: Zombie That's it for my The Forge Rune tier list and guide. Check out our The Forge codes for a bunch of free rewards. The post The Forge Rune Tier List – Best Runes [RELEASE] appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

The best Race in The Forge Roblox depends on what you need for your build whether it's more damage or progression boosters. In general, the higher rarity races are better but there are some exceptions. That's why this The Forge race tier list will guide you through the best ones. Table of contentsThe Forge Best Race RankedS-Tier RacesA-Tier RacesB-Tier RacesC-Tier RacesD-Tier RacesHow to Reroll Race in The ForgeThe Forge Best Race Ranked Image by Destructoid In general the best Race in The Forge is the Angel and the ****** because they give you the best DPS/Mobility in the game. If you want to focus on progression boosters then the Dwarf is the fastest at mining and Human has an EXP boost. Otherwise, follow this tier list and I'll explain the rankings for all races individually below. Race roll odds (Check out how to reroll your race below) Common (Starting or 25%) Uncommon (14% to 15%) Rare (8% to 10.5%) Epic (6% to 7%) Legendary (1.25% to 1.75%) Mythic (0.5%) Related: Best Runes in The Forge S-Tier RacesS-Tier RacesWhy S-TierRace Abilities Angel Mythical• Angel is the best defensive race in the game focused around buffing dashes • They make it so you do them more often and they have a longer invulnerability window while boosting Stamina • The luck boost is great for farming and you can get a little DPS boost with Smite but it's not as high as the ******'s damage boostWings: -20% Dash Cooldown +50% Dash Distance +15% Longer Dash IFrame +20% Movement Speed +25% Jump Boost +20% Stamina. Mighty Clover: +50% Luck Boost. Smite: 50% chance to call upon Smite on-hit for 30% of physical damage. Holy Hand: Have infinite stamina while below 20% health. ****** Mythical• ****** is the best DPS race in the game focused on dealing high physical and fire damage • ******'s scale with weapon damage thanks to their passives and ******'s Finger + Cursed Aura • They also boost your Fire damage so the best rune is Flaming Spark • The flame damage buff also buffs your Backfire • Overall this is the best race if you want to deal the most damageDemonic Powers: +20% Movement Speed +20% Attack Speed +20% Physical Damage +20% Stronger Fire Damage 30% Height +10% Width & Depth Backfire: 25% chance to burn the enemy when damage is taken. Cursed Aura: While in combat have a small area around you that deals 10% damage of your weapon per second. ******'s Finger: When you dash, teleport with hellfire particles and have 20% chance to create a hellfire circle dealing 45% of your weapon damage per second for 3 seconds to enemies inside. Golem Legendary• Golem is an alternative to Angel for the best defensive race in the game but instead of tanking with dashes, Golem tanks with HP • You'll get both a higher HP pool and every second attack will do 25% less damage • This is best combined with Runes like Drain Edge and Chill Dust to keep your HP high and lower enemy attack speedTank: +30% Health -10% Movement Speed +30% Size. Heavy Hitter: +15% Attack Speed with heavy weapons. Stone Heart: 50% chance to lower incoming damage by 25%.A-Tier RacesA-Tier RacesWhy A-TierRace Abilities Dragonborn Legendary• Dragonborn is an offensive and defensive mix pulling more on the DPS side • You get a free physical damage boost and the Dragon's Breath is more free DPS most of the time • The cool thing is that you don't have to pay anything like the Shadow pays HPDurable Scales: +20% Max HP and +10% Height. Sharp Fangs: +12% Physical Damage. Dragon's Breath: 40% chance to burn enemy and deal 30% of weapon’s damage per second for 3 seconds. Dwarf Epic• Dwarf is the best progression race that you can combine with a lot of Miner Shards for farming ore • You should reroll race when you're farming enemies or going for bosses thoughHeavy Short: -20% Height, -5% Movement Speed. Gifted Miner: +15% Mining Damage, +5% Better Forge. Critical Mining: 20% chance to deal +50% damage to rocks. ShadowEpic• Shadow is a worse version of Dragonborn but it's still a better DPS boost than the races below • You get some movement and stamina with a DPS boost from the attack speed and physical damage • You also get some HP value 15% of the time when you get hitShadow Pact: +15% Movement Speed, +10% Attack Speed, +10% Stamina, +5% Physical Damage, -10% Health. Phantom Step: Upon taking damage, there is 15% chance to turn into a shadow to dodge the attack.B-Tier RacesB-Tier RacesWhy B-TierRace Abilities Minotaur Legendary• Only good for Rage Mark and Rot Stitch builds that want to focus on dropping low and not taking any more damage • The Runes along with Bull's Fury will give you a huge damage boost • That said, this is only good until you get races like Angel and ******Beast: +20% Health -10% Movement Speed -10% Stamina +10% Height +20% Width & Depth Bull's Fury: While under 50% Health, activate Rage Mode; increasing movement speed and physical damage by 30%. Orc Rare• Similar to Shadow but I prefer Shadow since it has better mobility and can dodge attacksHeavy: -10% Stamina, -10% Movement Speed. Muscular: +10% Physical Damage, +15% Health, +10% Size. Zombie Uncommon• Actually has a place among a few builds that go for Drain Edge runes for crazy high dungeon sustain • Just make sure to stay out of combat for a bit if you take heavy damage to regen HP up with Mutated GenesRotten: -25% Health. Mutated Genes: +2% health regeneration every 5 seconds. Absorb: 15% chance to convert incoming damage to health.C-Tier RacesC-Tier RacesWhy C-TierRace Abilities HumanCommon• A boring race but you can technically use it for farming with that nice XP boost • I would just go for a more fun race insteadBlessed: +3% Luck and +3% Extra XP. Elf Uncommon• Angel is better for Luck chance but it's hard to get so Elf is pretty good to switch to as a beginner for a nice Luck Bonus • Overall it's not that worth it and a better race will serve you wellSuperior Genes: +15% Stamina and +5% Height. Glorious: +7% Luck Boost.D-Tier RacesD-Tier RacesWhy D-TierRace Abilities Goblin Rare• Similar to Elf in that it can get you a nice boost when shopping but is otherwise uselessTiny: -15% Health, -15% Size. Sneaky: +15% Movement Speed, +10% Attack Speed with daggers. Bargain: 12% discount when shopping. UndeadRare• IMO the worst race in the game since you don't want to be randomly taking damage for the reflect • Plus, that HP regen has such a long cooldown that it's unreliableFragile Bones: -12% Health. Sharp Surface: Reflect 10% of the damage taken. Second Chance: Refills 50% of health when health is under 10%, every 5 minutes.How to Reroll Race in The Forge You can get your race from the Wizard NPC at his tower. To reach it, go toward the Cave entrance and make a left when you're near it. Continue down the road passing Tomo the Explorist and you'll reach the Wizard Tower. Go inside and talk to the Wizard and you can then spin for races via the Gacha system (See odds above). 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Science fiction RPG Exodus will finally receive another trailer on the industry's biggest stage, The Game Awards. While Mass Effect has been on hiatus, a true successor hasn't stepped up, but with former BioWare developers behind it, Exodus is one of the more promising candidates to fill the void while waiting for Mass Effect 5. Exodus was revealed at The Game Awards 2023, and has received only a few sparse trailers in the interim. View the full article

Two different Diablo 4 events are live in the game right now: Compass to Carnage and Mother’s Blessing. Until December 2, players can benefit from both of these events to earn extra gold, XP, gear, Aether, and Infernal Horde Compasses as Diablo 4 Season 10 draws to an end. View the full article

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Outfit7 revealed to GamesBeat that characters from the animated series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir are crossing over with its game, My Talking Angela 2, the latest crossover event between the series and the company’s games. The limited-time event , which launches on November 27, features a new spin on the Talent Show in-game, as well as free superhero outfits for Talking Angela. During the event, the Talent Show brings Cat Noir and Ladybug as Angela’s back-up act, while players have the option to put Angela in her own superhero outfit. The free Miraculous-inspired outfit is a pink bodysuit that better suits Talking Angela’s fashion sense, with other outfits inspired by other characters in the show being available to buy during the event, which runs through December 25. Players can win Ladybug tokens by playing, which they can eventually turn in for a special, Lady Noire-themed outfit. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Read This Article Free Get instant access by joining the GB MAX Access tier — it’s free to sign up and unlock premium content.Join Now to Start ReadingAlready a member? Sign in The post Outfit7 reveals My Talking Angela 2’s crossover with Miraculous appeared first on GamesBeat. View the full article

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A new Warbond has been announced for Helldivers 2, and fans are already praising its additions to the game before they've even been released. Arrowhead Game Studios' third-person co-op shooter has seen its ups and downs, with the game's file size on PC a current point of contention, but any pessimism hasn't gotten in the way of excitement for a couple long-requested weapons coming in the new Warbond. View the full article

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