Once you’re past the initial stages of setting up your farm in Solarpunk, your first task is to build an airship. The airship has many important uses, including the ability to visit other islands. Let’s find out how to build and then upgrade your airship. First, you’ll need to have an airship dock. Table of contentsHow to craft an airship dock in SolarpunkHow to craft your airship in Solarpunkhttps://embeds.beehiiv.com/a8d62108-86ed-4039-bf49-44877ba62c15 How to craft an airship dock in Solarpunk To build your airship dock, you’ll need three different resources. 40 Wood: Just chop down trees with your axe, and you should have more than plenty. Three Cloth: You’ll first need to plant cotton using seeds on suitable plots. You can then use the cotton to create cloth at the workbench. 20 Iron: First, mine iron ore using your pickaxe. Next, build a furnace that allows you to smelt all kinds of ore. When you smelt iron ore in it, you’ll get Iron. You’ll also need to use wood as fuel, so chop down some extra trees if required. Screenshot by Destructoid Once your airship dock is ready, you can proceed towards getting your airship. You’ll have to have unlocked the Research Table, and get to Tier 3 to access Airship Dock. Here’s our guide on all the available unlocks available from Research. How to craft your airship in Solarpunk Your airship dock is where you craft your airship (by using the workbench). You’ll need the following resources: Three Cloth: Comes from Cotton 10 Iron: Same process as the airship dock. One Crashed Airship Component: You’ll find plenty of crashed airship on the first island. You can salvage a Crashed Airship Component from them by stripping the parts. Screenshot by Destructoid Once you have collected all the materials, use the workbench to craft your airship. First, your vehicle will have limited scope when traveling from one area to another. You can expand this by upgrading your airship. To upgrade your airship, you’ll need an Airship Upgrade item. You can find it by completing different trades. Once obtained, upgrade your airship to travel further. /wp-content/themes/destructoid2025/assets/img/icons/likes-off.png0 The post How to build an airship in Solarpunk appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Only two days remain to take advantage of Sony's annual Days of Play Event with great deals on PlayStation DualSense controllers. There are plenty of colors that have been discounted, including some really cool themed limited editions. One such special edition in particular, the Marathon DualSense controller, is on ***** for $64 at most retailers after a $20 instant discount. However, there's one place where you can get it for even less. Newegg just recently opened up its own official AliExpress storefront. One of its very first deals it has listed is the Marathon Dualsense controller for just $54.05 with free shipping. That makes it more than $10 less than every other retailer. It's exclusive to the AliExpress storefront and you won't even find it on Newegg's own website. This ***** will likely end tomorrow, and may expire sooner if inventory runs out. Save 37% Off the PS5 Marathon Edition Dualsense Controller The Marathon limited edition controller mirrors the futuristic theme of the game, with highlighter neon green accents, informational text, and fractured decals scattered throughout. The design looks great purely from an aesthetic standpoint, so it's a worthy addition to your collection even if you don't play the game. The DualSense is modeled after the tried and true design and layout of previous PlayStation controllers, but it also packs in modern features such as haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, a built-in microphone and speaker, integrated touchpad, internal gyroscope and accelerometer for motion sensing, and USB Type-C charging. This controller can also be connected to a PC in two ways: tethered with a USB Type-C cable or over Bluetooth wireless. The Dualsense is often regarded as the best PS5 controller under $100 but it also makes for an excellent PC controller, especially since PC game clients like Steam support the DualSense's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers. How to Follow IGN Deals Recommendations The IGN Deals team has over 30 years of combined experience finding the best discounts and preorders available online. If you want the latest updates from our trusted team, here’s how to follow our coverage: Sign up for our IGN Deals NewsletterSet IGN as a preferred source in GoogleShop on our Amazon StorefrontFollow us on social mediaIGN Finds on XIGN Finds on InstagramIGN Finds on FacebookIGN Deals on Tiktok[/url] Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time. View the full article
Destiny 2 is seeing a massive resurgence with the release of its final update. Destiny fans have shown up in droves to send off the beloved sci-fi shooter. Although Destiny 2's servers will remain active for the foreseeable future, the game won't be getting any new content going forward. The game's final update was released today and at the time of writing, the game's 24-hour concurrent player count on Steam has peaked at 167,000. This is the highest Destiny 2 player count since the release of 2024's The Final Shape, the last paid expansion for the game, which peaked at 314,000 players. Some players have even been reporting that they're having troubles logging into Destiny 2 due to the sudden influx. Ahead of the update, fans were aiming to surpass the all-time peak of Marathon and ****** Destiny 2's servers to show Bungie/Sony that Destiny should continue on. They've already blown past Marathon's all-time peak player count of 77,000 players, and it seems the campaign has been successful in creating instability in Destiny 2's servers. Given this has all happned in the middle of the workday in the United States, it'll be interesting to see if this rockets further in the evening or closer to the weekend. Last month, Bungie announced that support from Destiny 2 would be coming to an end in June, which caught fans off guard as many were expecting more expansions and updates. However, Bungie has chosen to focus its efforts on supporting Marathon, its latest release which has failed to attract a significant amount of regular players and has resulted in substantial losses for Sony, Bungie's parent company. Destiny fans have been incredibly upset since the news broke, even going as far to demand a third game during Summer Game Fest. Unfortunately, Destiny 3 doesn't appear to be in the cards as Bloomberg reports that a new game isn't in active development. Additionally, Bungie is planning "significant" layoffs, although the company is said to be pitching and prototyping new games in the Destiny universe. The cost to make such a game is likely too high given Bungie's financial woes and it wouldn't release until the early 2030s. But stranger things have happened, so maybe Destiny 3 could happen one day. It just won't be anytime soon. Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN's news team. He covers all things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You can find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder. View the full article
Vampire Survivors developer Poncle is mixing its laidback shoot-'em-up gameplay with one of the most popular anime out there for a new game called Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton. The unexpected collaboration made its debut at today's Nintendo Direct. With the original Vampire Survivors and this year's Vampire Crawlers now under its belt, Poncle is looking to Yuji Itadori to help fight off a never-ending army of cursed spirits. The first trailer for Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton should absolutely look familiar to fans of the studio's previous work. Instead of classic ghouls and ghosts, it gets a Jujutsu Kaisen facelift while still retaining that pixelated style and one-more-run gameplay that helped Vampire Survivors become so popular. It's a multiplayer anime spin on a tried-and-true formula, and you can see its Nintendo Direct reveal trailer below. "Players battle wave after wave of cursed spirits while competing against up to seven rivals in fast-paced online multiplayer matches," an official description for Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton said. "Choose from 20+ playable characters from the Jujutsu Kaisen universe and use simple movement-based controls with automatic attacks, where success depends on strategic positioning and timing. Players earn points by defeating enemies, unlock game-changing 'Rule Additions' every 100 points, and compete for the top spot in dynamic rankings. "The experience culminates in a final duel between the top two players. JUJUTSU KAISEN RUMBLE: SURVIVATON readies for battle on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026." With more than 20 playable characters from across the Jujutsu Kaisen universe to play as, we can almost certainly expect to see loads of fan-favorite names. The trailer teased more than a few, too, including Yuji, Megumi Fushiguro, Nobara Kugisaki, Toge Inumaki, Kento Nanami, Yuta Okkotsu, and, of course, Satoru Gojo. TBD on how robust the single-player offerings in Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton are, but its trailer at least confirmed that there is an offline mode with computer-controlled opponents. Its price and release date have not been revealed outside of Poncle's promise to launch before the year is out. In addition to Nintendo Switch 2, Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton is set to come to PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Whenever it does release, it should help with the wait for The Culling Game Part 2 after the Jujutsu Kaisen anime left fans waiting for more with the end of Season 3 earlier this year. For all of the biggest reveals shown during today's showcase, you can see everything announced at the Nintendo Direct for June 2026 right here. Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He's best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe). View the full article
s reported by Automaton, action platformer Hotel Barcelona has finally pulled away from "Mixed" user review status on Steam to "Mostly Positive." This came after developer White Owls Inc. updated the game in a number of ways, including cleaning up its controversial deployment of generative AI... Read more.View the full article
Destiny 2 is suddenly blowing up again on Steam, and the timing couldn't be more fitting. Today, June 9, 2026, marks the launch of Monument of Triumph, the final major live-service update for Bungie's long-running looter shooter, and players are clearly showing up for one last major moment. According to SteamDB, Destiny 2 has climbed to more than 167,000 concurrent players in just a few hours after the update's launch, giving the game its biggest Steam player count in roughly two years. View the full article
It's the day of Destiny 2's final live service update, and players have swarmed into the shooter to celebrate the game and make their demands for Destiny 3 known... Read more.View the full article
Aion 2 is the latest triple-A game to include creator monetization through user-generated content. Aion 2, the sequel to the popular Korean MMORPG Aion, is slated for a global release in September 2026, following a regional release in Korea in November 2025. At Summer Game Fest Play Days in Los Angeles on June 7, GamesBeat sat down with members of the game’s development team at NC for a demonstration and interview about their plans for Aion 2’s impending global release. The original Aion featured a detailed character customization tool, but with no way for character makers to share their creations. Creators who wanted to share their unique characters with other players could only do so by sharing lists of parameters, which other users could painstakingly follow to recreate character creations. In Aion 2, character creators will be able to directly share their creations with other players — and monetize their sales through an in-game marketplace. “We feel that MMOs cover a wide demographic of players that like to do many different things within the game, but still be part of the same community,” said NC director of operations Daniel LaFuente in an interview with GamesBeat during the presentation. “One of those, we expect, is customization — that there will be players who get really good at this and make some really beautiful designs, and they’re going to want to be able to share that with other players. So, we’ve built that into the game.” Although Aion 2’s custom character creators will be able to sell their creations to other players in-game, Aion 2’s character creation marketplace does not represent a new revenue stream for NC, per the company’s chief business officer Seung-*** Baek, who explained that NC is not taking a fee or cut of proceeds from creators’ in-game sales. “We don’t want to take credit for it,” Baek said through a translator during the Aion 2 demonstration. “We want to give the credit back to the user who created the content.” The development team at NC built Aion 2 using a heavily modified version of Unreal Engine 5, and the game’s character creator provides an almost limitless amount of customization options. Andrew, an NC employee who helped pilot the demonstration, said during the presentation that he had used the tool to create and share an ogre-like creature that appeared remarkably similar to the character Fiona from the Shrek franchise. Other creators have already taken to social platforms to share custom creations that evoke characters like Thanos and the Joker. In addition to its creator-made character marketplace, Aion 2 will feature an in-game marketplace for cosmetic items — another feature new to the sequel that will act as a direct revenue stream for NC. The original Aion, which came out in 2008, primarily monetized through a subscription model. “The game market has shifted from subscription-based to the free-to-play model in general, and the team also wanted to get the opportunity for many, many users to try and experience our game,” Baek said. “It’s kind of hard to do it on a subscription model, because you have to pay up-front first — so having it as free-to-play breaks that limit.” The post Aion 2 will allow players to monetize their custom character creations appeared first on GamesBeat. View the full article
Elements in Voidling Bound play a key role in determining the outcome of a fight. All your creatures have specific Elements, which determine their respective strengths and weaknesses against the enemies. Here’s how Elements work and interact with one another. Complete list of Elements in Voidling Boundhttps://embeds.beehiiv.com/a8d62108-86ed-4039-bf49-44877ba62c15 The table below has all the information you’ll need when it comes to the Elements. Always pay attention to the respective strengths and weaknesses of a specific type. ElementEffectiveWeakAssociated Status EffectNeutralThey do the same damage against all factions.They don’t have a weakness against any factions.Bleed: Inflicts five stacks of bleed that deal Neutral damage over time. OrganicHighly effective against Lesion-spawns and Ancients.Wak against Cystallines and GenBots.Poison: Inflict up to 15 stacks of Poison, which deal Organic damage over time.PyroHighly effective against Lesion-spawns and Crystallines.Weak against GenBots and Ancients.Burn: Inflict stacks of Burn that deal Pyro damage over time. CryoHighly effective against GenBots and Ancients.Weak against Lesion Spawns and Crystallines.Frostbite: Inflict up to five stacks of Frostbite that deal Cryo damage over time. CyberHighly effective against GenBots and Cystallines.Weak against Lesion-spawns.Static: Inflict five stacks of Static on an enemy. They’re then removed to deal massive Cyber damage. PlasmaEffective against all factions.N/ADisintegrate: Apply up to five stacks of Disintegrate on an enemy. Once the stack is beyond five, it will cause Plasma overflow that deals damage to the enemy. Float: Enemies hit by Float will hover in the air before falling to the ground to take damage. You should always focus on the upcoming enemy faction before beginning a mission. The idea is to pick a monster from your collection that’s at least Effective against the upcoming enemies. That will make it easier for you to eliminate whatever you face and successfully complete a mission. /wp-content/themes/destructoid2025/assets/img/icons/likes-off.png0 The post All Voidling Bound Elements: Affinities, weaknesses, and more appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Late last week, one of the highest level Path of Exile 2 players found something they've never seen before: a mysterious chamber in an empty room. Grinding Gear Games added a lot of new stuff in the recent Return of the Ancients update, like hidden rooms and powerful secret items, but it took one courageous player to figure out what happens when you enter this ominous chamber... Read more.View the full article
Stardew Valley fans are waiting with bated breath for an official release date announcement from developer ConcernedApe for update 1.7. While there's no confirmed release window as of this writing, the update will introduce brand-new marriage candidates, a new farm type, and more interesting features/functionality for children. View the full article
Few soulslikes stand out as distinctly as the critically acclaimed Lies of Pfrom Round8 Studio and Neowiz. The dark reimagining of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio story first launched in September 2023, earning praise for its challenging combat, gothic Belle Époque setting, and inventive twist on a familiar fairy tale. Since then, the game has become one of the genre's standout successes, building a dedicated fanbase eager to uncover more of Krat's tragic history. View the full article
Triple-A game makers are finding success by taking cues from the rise of user-generated content. Although platforms like Roblox and Fortnite have brought in-game creator economies into the mainstream, a significant amount of UGC activity is occurring inside triple-A games like Battlefield 6, whose Portal feature allows players to build and share their own multiplayer experiences using an expansive sandbox mode. During a panel at GamesBeat Summit in Los Angeles last month, Battlefield global head of influencer strategy Mitchel Inkrott joined Creators Corp director of gaming strategy Henry Coxall and Loaded evp of talent Yoni Ginsberg for a discussion about how Battlefield’s creator-made experiences act as a marketing flywheel for core game, moderated by Luminate Intelligence media analyst Kaare Eriksen. “We’ve been working to spend as much time as we can understanding how we reach new players that are maybe coming to Battlefield for the first time, or coming back to Battlefield for the first time in a number of years,” Inkrott said during the panel discussion. “What we worked on together was one of the biggest activations that we did to start appealing to the modern content creator, the modern player, and the creators’ communities.” In March 2026, Battlefield teamed up with the gaming content creator TheBurntPeanut to launch Battlefield Portal’s first-ever custom creator experience, Shell Shocked. Although the experience resulted from an official partnership between Battlefield and TheBurntPeanut, there are no brand partnership guidelines preventing creators from similarly building and monetizing Battlefield Portal experiences without the game makers’ official involvement. “How do we build the game to be a better marketing vehicle from day one? That’s by inserting UGC systems in so people like Peanut can go ahead and build his stuff that he wants to do, even maybe potentially without Mitch in the loop this time,” Coxall said said during the panel discussion. “Some games are building these things and getting ready for the future, but right now, Mitch’s team are the ones that are running forward at the triple-A level.” Battlefield Portal is not yet a full-fledged UGC platform that allows creators to build businesses and monetize their content full-time. However, there are significant benefits to the platform for traditional digital content creators interested in dipping their toes into UGC, per Ginsberg. “The creators who I work with had an amazing time. Everybody loved it, and the content was very ******** good — they just laughed and won,” Ginsberg said during the panel discussion. “In the end, it was very well-balanced, which is the hardest thing to do.” A hallmark of UGC gaming platforms in recent years has been the relatively common presence of brand and entertainment IP integrations into creator-made experiences. During the panel discussion, Inkrott declined to comment on his company’s plan to allow brand or IP integrations inside creator-made Battlefield Portal experiences, but said that integrations in the game would have to fit closely with the DNA of the Battlefield series. “It has to really capture that sense of urgency, and almost anxiety, to some degree, when you’re playing the game,” Inkrott said. “I think that feeling has to shine through on anything that’s created around the Battlefield universe.” The post How Triple-A game makers are taking cues from the rise of user-generated content | GamesBeat Summit recap appeared first on GamesBeat. View the full article
The winners of the Gayming Awards 2026 have been announced with Date Everything! taking home Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game and the popular Gayming Fan Favorite Award. Meanwhile South of Midnight took home Game of the Year at the ceremony that is available to watch now exclusively on World of Wonder’s WOW Presents Plus. Hosts Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yōtei, Apex Legends, Game Changer) and Dawn (RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11) hosted a high energy show full of gags, giveaways and impactful speeches as the winners all demonstrated why they were chosen by the judges and the public to represent the best of ****** geek culture. The hosts were also joined by Farrah Moan (RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9 & All Stars 4) who built a PC with industry veteran Leslie Pirritano, Rock M Sakura (RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12) who joined Dawn to rank ********** game characters in ‘The Thirsties’ and Evan Michael Lee (Transformers One, Fortnite, Guilty Gear: Strive) & Chase Kolozsi who returned as The Gaymer Guys after seven years away. Alongside the broadcast show on WOW Presents Plus, over 250 industry notables, celebrities and gaming influencers joined the nominees at The Hollywood Vermont theater in Los Angeles to celebrate the premiere of the Gayming Awards with a glittering red carpet reception, watch party and after show featuring performances by Dawn, Rock M Sakura, Joey Jay (RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11) and more local drag talent. In total, there were 14 categories honoring a selection of video games, TV shows, organizations, esports names, and content creators, all of whom championed diversity and inclusivity globally throughout 2025. Darion Lowenstein picked up the newly renamed Rebecca Heineman Gayming Icon Award for his lasting contributions to LGBTQ+ representation and his commitment to uplifting ****** gamers everywhere. The award was renamed in Rebecca’s honor to celebrate her life and legacy, following her passing earlier this year — she had won the award herself at last year’s ceremony. Trixie Mattel was also honored with the inaugural LGBTQ+ Content Creator Superstar Award, sponsored by Logitech G, for her outstanding contribution to ****** visibility across content creation and beyond. Plus, Gayming Magazine also inducted four more streamers into its LGBTQ+ Streamer Rising Star Class. The streamers were chosen by the Gayming Ambassadors to join this prestigious class because they are early in their streaming journey but are already showing exceptional promise. Robin Gray, Gayming Magazine & Gayming Awards Founder, said in a statement, “Every year I’m reminded that the LGBTQ+ games community is one of the most creative, tenacious, and generous communities in the world — and this year’s winners prove it beyond any doubt. Each of them is doing something extraordinary: building worlds where we belong, forging communities where we thrive, and pushing an entire industry to be better than it was yesterday. The Gayming Awards exist to make sure that work doesn’t go unnoticed, and nights like this fill me with genuine hope for where we’re headed. To every winner, every nominee, and everyone who voted and showed up — thank you for being part of this. We do this together.” The Gayming Awards 2026 were raising money for the Gayming Foundation which has a mission to uplift and empower LGBTQ+ games workers and fans to affect change, celebrate inclusivity, and drive forward representation in games. Viewers were encouraged to give to support the Foundation’s work, and more info can be found at www.gaymingfoundation.org. At a time when many companies have scaled back their commitments to diversity and inclusion, the sponsors of the Gayming Awards stand apart. These are companies that understand LGBTQ+ consumers aren’t a trend to follow or abandon, but a community worth showing up for, year after year. Their support makes the Gayming Awards possible, and the organization is proud to have them on board. The Gayming Awards 2026 are proudly sponsored by Dead by Daylight, Logitech G, Prisnodo, Q Care Plus, Sugoi Mart and Valencia Gay Games 2026. Fans can watch the whole show now exclusively on WOW Presents Plus and catch up with clips on Gayming’s social media. For more information on everything Gayming Awards, head to gaymingawards.com and follow Gayming Magazine on all socials @gaymingmag The full list of winners from the Gayming Awards 2026: ● Game of the Year Award – South of Midnight, Compulsion Games / Xbox Game Studios ● Gayming Fan Favorite Award – Date Everything!, Sassy Chap Games / Team17 ● Rebecca Heineman Gayming Icon Award – Darion Lowenstein ● LGBTQ+ Voice Actor of the Year Award – Jennifer English ● Industry Diversity Award – Riot Games ● Community Impact Award – Qweerty Gamers ● Best LGBTQ+ Character Award – Orela Rose, Dead by Daylight, Behaviour Interactive ● Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game Award (sponsored by Dead by Daylight) – Date Everything!, Sassy Chap Games / Team17 ● LGBTQ+ Contribution to Esports Award (sponsored by the Valencia Gay Games 2026) – Team Liquid ● LGBTQ+ Geek Entertainment of the Year Award (sponsored by Q Care Plus) – Dimension 20: Dungeons & Drag Queens Season 2, Dropout ● LGBTQ+ Content Creator Superstar Award (sponsored by Logitech G) – Trixie Mattel ● LGBTQ+ Content Creator of the Year Award (sponsored by Logitech G) – GhCoffee ● LGBTQ+ Breakout Content Creator Award (sponsored by Logitech G) – WillJinkies ● LGBTQ+ Streamer Rising Star Class of 2026 (sponsored by Logitech G) – AceoftheDeadx, Artirie, CYREELism & YouWorshipAngel The post Date Everything! leads winners at Gayming Awards 2026 appeared first on GamesBeat. 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Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD Remaster is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on July 23, as Square Enix confirmed the news with a surprise reveal on social media. The Switch 2 port of Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD Remaster was announced hours before the June 9 Nintendo Direct broadcast went live. View the full article
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The three Xenoblade Chronicles games get Switch 2 Edition upgrades today. View the full article