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Arc Raiders has had another bumper weekend, once again breaking its own concurrent record on Steam. Within a day of its release, Embark Studio's new extraction shooter hit a Steam concurrent peak player count of 264,673, making it one of the biggest extraction shooters ever on Valve's platform. And now it's topped even that record over the weekend, hitting a concurrent peak of 462,488 players according to Valve's official figures. Yesterday, November 9, Arc Raiders had a higher concurrent peak than Battlefield 6 (441,035), and placed behind only the eternally popular Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and PUBG. Of course, Arc Raiders' true concurrent player peak will be higher, given the game is also available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, but neither Sony nor Microsoft make their player numbers public. As Arc Raiders tears up Steam's most-played games list, streamer Shroud has continued to call on his fans to vote for it as Game of the Year 2025 over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, calling multiplayer gamers "the *********" (even though research shows that it's mostly multiplayer games that retain high player counts). "I thought I was only going to play five or six hours of Arc Raiders on launch day before sitting down to write this initial review in progress, but after just a handful of matches, I suddenly couldn’t pull myself away – and before I realized it, I’d been playing for 10 hours," we wrote in IGN's Arc Raiders review-in-progress. "This is without question the most hooked I’ve found myself on an extraction shooter (and I’ve played a lot of them), with clean and tense gunplay, a progression system that’s been incredibly satisfying so far, and a loot game that has me sweating over what to put in my backpack and what to leave behind." Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky. View the full article
After the GZDoom implosion, the rest of the developers split off to form UZDoom and the first preview release has rolled out with some essential improvements. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Showing off a bunch of what's capable with the free and open source game engine Godot, the 2025 showreel has been released. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Previously known as Fantasy Grounds Unity, the developers at SmiteWorks have now made Fantasy Grounds VTT free to play. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
720Hz OLED is finally here. Asus' ROG Swift PG27AQWP pushes 540Hz at 1440p or a wild 720Hz at 720p, making it the fastest desktop OLED we've tested. Read Entire Article View the full article
A New Type of Plant can be a hard or an easy task in ARC Raiders, depending on how well you can spot things in the open. You begin the quest after obtaining it from Lance, who wants you to find a possibly toxic plant. This guide will help you complete the quest without any problems at all. Table of contentsARC Raiders A New Type of Plant quest walkthroughARC Raiders A New Type of Plant quest rewardsARC Raiders A New Type of Plant quest walkthrough You can break A New Type of Plant quest into the following parts. Search for the new plant near the Baron Husk in the Old BattlegroundDeliver the Possibly Toxic Plant to Lance The first task is to locate Baron Husk. You can find the debris of this massive ARC in the Old Battleground location of Dam Battlegrounds. You'll find Old Battleground POI on the western part of the map, and I have marked its exact location. Once you're there, you should be able to spot the Baron Husk quite easily due to its enormous size. Baron Husk location. Screenshot and Remix by Destructoid The toxic plant spawns randomly on the map, but you should find it near Baron Husk. They have the same size as the Great Mullein, but have an orange-colored top part. You'll need to collect just one to complete the quest. Toxic plant around Baron Husk. Screenshot by Destructoid You'll also have to bring the plant back safely to Speranza in your inventory. To raise the chances of your success, you can move it to your safe pocket. There's a nearby lift from this location, so extraction shouldn't be a problem. Speak with Lance when you're back in Speranza and hand him the plant to complete the quest. ARC Raiders A New Type of Plant quest rewards Here's a list of all the rewards you'll obtain by completing the A New Type of Plant quest. One Vita ShotFive Antiseptic You can complete more quests like Bees! and Tribute to Toledo to get more rewards. The post How to complete A New Type of Plant in ARC Raiders appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Publisher Ubisoft has announced a Twitch drops rewards program for Anno 117: Pax Romana's launch, and you can win some cool items before the game goes live. The next chapter of the historic city-builder goes live worldwide on Nov. 13. However, pre-launch streams will be taking place, and you can secure some rewards by simply watching them. This guide will provide you with all the required information, including the items included as rewards. Table of contentsAll Anno 117: Pax Romana Twitch Drops launch campaign rewardsHow to get Anno 117: Pax Romana Twitch drops rewardsAll Anno 117: Pax Romana Twitch Drops launch campaign rewards The Anno 117: Pax Romana Twitch drops program will be live ahead of the game's launch. If you're eager to jump in as soon as the game is available, make sure to check out our countdown to know about the exact timings. Here's a list of all the items you can win from the Twitch drops rewards program. Gronkh logo: Two hours of accumulated watch timeGronkh flag: Three hours of accumulated watch timeCringer logo: Two hours of accumulated watch timeCringer flag: Three hours of accumulated watch timeNova Alba Ship skin: Two hours of accumulated watch timeLegion Trading Post Kontor skin: Four hours of accumulated watch time Here's the tricky aspect: you'll have to view three different channels to secure all the rewards. The Gronkh and Cringer rewards are available from the respective channels of the two ambassadors. You'll have to view their individual channels for the required amount of time to get the rewards. [Hidden Content] For the Nova Alba Ship skin and the Legion Trading Post Kontor skin, you'll need to watch the official Ubisoft Twitch TV streams for the required hours to qualify for the rewards. How to get Anno 117: Pax Romana Twitch drops rewards To become eligible for the rewards, you'll have to perform the following steps. Go to your Twitch settings.Hover over to the Connections tab.Scroll down till you find Ubisoft.Click on Connect to link your Ubisoft account with your Twitch account. This step enables your account to be eligible for drops from Ubisoft titles. Once done, just watch the required streams for the applicable duration of time, and your rewards will be available on Twitch. Redeem them for the items to show up in your in-game inventory. The post How to get Twitch drops in Anno 117: Pax Romana? All rewards and more appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
The Tribute to Toledo quest is a relatively simple one in ARC Raiders, but completing the single task can be extremely difficult without a few tips and tricks. Tribute to Toledo is unique in the sense that you can complete it without having to do anything extra. The quest gets completed when you provide Celester with a Power Rod. Let's look at how you can find the item on your adventure. Table of contentsARC Raiders Tribute to Toledo quest walkthroughPower Rod locationARC Raiders Tribute to Toledo quest rewardsARC Raiders Tribute to Toledo quest walkthrough Tribute to Toledo has only one task. Get a Power Rod for Celeste The easiest way to get a Power Rod is by recycling the Snap Hook. Yes, the legendary item is handy and quite important while moving across the map. However, you'll get a guaranteed Power Rod when you recycle a Snap Hook. That will be enough for you to complete the Tribute to Toledo quest. Tribute to Toledo in ARC Raiders. Screenshot by Destructoid So, how do you get a Snap Hook? The easiest way to get a Snap Hook is to complete the Lost in Transmission quest. You'll get a Snap Hook after finishing that quest, and then recycle it from your inventory to get a Power Rod. If you have the Tribute to Toledo quest active, speak with Celeste to hand her the item. You can also get a Snap Hook by looting the Harvester. This is an arduous task as the Queen guards the Harvester. Defeating the Queen is arguably the most challenging task, but you'll get a guaranteed Snap Hook upon success. Power Rod location You can get a Power Rod on the map, but it spawns randomly. The best area appears to be the Power Generation Complex in the north of Dam Battlegrounds. I have marked its location to help you find the place easily. Power Generation Complex location in ARC Raiders. Screenshot and Remix by Destructoid There are several generators and circuits in the Power Generation Complex that you can loot. Some of them can drop Power Rod if you're lucky enough. However, the rate of spawn appears to be relatively low because I have found just two of them in over 20 attempts. There's also a possibility that someone might have looted it before I can reach there in a raid. ARC Raiders Tribute to Toledo quest rewards Here's the complete list of rewards that you can obtain after completing the Tribute to Toledo quest. Five MagnetTwo Advanced Mechanical ComponentsThree Synthesized Fuel To get more rewards, you can try completing the Armored Transports and Back on Top quests. The post How to complete Tribute to Toledo in ARC Raiders appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Nowhere is this transformation more visible than at Nvidia, whose valuation recently soared to about $5 trillion, making it the world's most valuable publicly traded company. Nvidia's flagship processors are intricate marvels. Each unit – encapsulated in a plastic package and interwoven with copper connections – contains up to 208 billion transistors. Read Entire Article View the full article
Warhammer 40,000 is popular for a great many reasons, most of which involve copious amounts of testosterone and bullets. Perhaps a bit too much, as the proliferation of Space Marines has meant other groups get less of the spotlight. With the recently announced 500 Worlds of Ultramar expansion, it's only gonna get more Adeptus Astartes up in this space. However, there's hope for these fans as the new trailers focus on xenos, sororitas, and chaos denizens. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Here's every major Warhammer 40k reveal at World Championships 2025 The best Warhammer 40k games Warhammer 40k Astartes 2 guide - release window, trailer, and easter eggs View the full article
AdHoc Studio has responded to growing community calls for more Dispatch, with a senior company official saying that the team is "thinking" about a second season of the hit adventure game. However, the Dispatch developer is not ready to commit to such a major content drop just yet. View the full article
The trophy list for the upcoming free Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC, Valley of Memory, has leaked online just over a week before its arrival on major platforms. The new Assassin's Creed Mirage expansion will add 11 more trophies for players to collect in Basim's next adventure, which will take players across the desert sands to the titular valley of AlUla. View the full article
Diablo 4 Associate Game Director Zaven Haroutunian has confirmed that the new Season 11 endgame activity, The Tower, will feature exclusive cosmetics that only the very best players will be able to unlock. However, players shouldn't expect to be able to get these rewards right at the start of Diablo 4 Season 11. View the full article
The big discussion among Commander players in the Magic: the Gathering community at the moment is a proposed rules change involving hybrid mana. From Murderous Redcap, to Kitchen Finks, and Lurrus of the Dream-Den, there's no shortage of cards that feature this split symbol in their casting cost. Hybrid mana has been a part of the game since Ravnica: City of Guilds, which was released in 2005. Now, the way it's used in the game's most popular format may be changing dramatically. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: For some reason an upcoming MTG Final Fantasy event will reward promos of Yuna in a Wedding Dress MTG Avatar's face-stealing spirit card will be an infinite combo machine, if players can figure out how it works The 18 best MTG Planeswalkers View the full article
Switching the Supply is one of many water-related quests to complete in ARC Raiders, and this one takes place on the Spaceport map. Switching the Supply begins after you obtain it from Celeste. The quest involves turning on a valve in the tunnels of Spaceport. The location of the valve can be pretty confusing, and this guide will make it easy for you to finish the tasks. Table of contentsARC Raiders Switching the Supply quest walkthroughAll Switching the Supply quest rewards in ARC RaidersARC Raiders Switching the Supply quest walkthrough The Switching the Supply quest can be broken down into the following parts. Find the tunnels under the SpaceportFind and turn the valve in the tunnels under Spaceport Our first task is to find the tunnels that run under the Spaceport map. There are multiple ways of entering the tunnels. I have marked the entrance from where it will take the least amount of time for you to reach the valve. Tunnel location in Spaceport. Screenshot and Remix by Destructoid You'll find that a part of the tunnel's upper surface has caved in at the spot that I have marked above. The Spaceport tower will be to your exact left, and you can use the opening to get down into the tunnel. Once done, turn back, and the valve will be to your right on the wall. Valve in the tunnels of Spaceport. Image via Embark Go close to the valve, and you'll be able to interact with it. The valve is hard to miss as it's highlighted by a gas lamp on the wall. Switching the Supply doesn't require a successful extraction. Just speak with Celeste when you're back in Speranza, and you'll be able to complete the quest. All Switching the Supply quest rewards in ARC Raiders Here's the complete list of rewards you get from completing the Switching the Supply quest. Three Synthesized Fuel If you're close to approaching the endgame quests, try completing Power Out and Armored Transports for more rewards. The post How to complete Switching the Supply in ARC Raiders appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
ARC Raiders has officially surpassed Battlefield 6 in total concurrent players on Steam. While ARC Raiders has only been out for less than two weeks, it has already garnered a massive following and seen a steadily increasing player count as positive community experiences and a solo player-friendly gameplay loop has attracted both new and veteran extraction shooter fans. View the full article
It's getting harder to remember a time when the foremost ARPGs weren't labyrinths of seasonal gear sets and live service engagement tactics, but Titan Quest 2 is a nice reminder of yesteryear. It's still in early access, but it's free from the usual gamut of cash shop items and battle passes; and if that sounds good to you, you might want to grab it on ***** before its impending price increase this Tuesday, Nov. 11... Read more.View the full article
ustralian composer Mick Gordon is one of the most widely-recognized composers in the videogame industry, with his signature propulsive, distorted, future-metal sound helping define id Software's wildly successful Wolfenstein and Doom reboots... Read more.View the full article
Elden Ring Nightreign is getting a DLC, and pretty soon, according to a recent financial report by FromSoftware's parent company, Kadokawa. We can expect the game's new expansion to come by the end of this fiscal year, but I would've been a lot happier if it were a free update. A few months ago, I spoke about Nightreign's overall flaws and design philosophy that made the game become dull and boring rather quickly, with a few things allowing for greater replayability after you've beaten some of its bosses. This is in stark contrast to most roguelikes out there, which usually can retain their players for much longer and take a lot more time to be experienced in full. The best way to solve this would've been to introduce new bosses, maps or map variations, and new characters, not as paid content but free updates akin to what other high-caliber games have done. But it appears we're getting a DLC instead. Elden Ring Nightreign's DLC could've just been a patch. Image via FromSoftware Kadokawa, FromSoftware's majority owner, has disclosed that a DLC is coming for Elden Ring Nightreign, which performed above and beyond what the company initially expected (thanks Eurogamer). The IP is so strong that people seem to have flocked to it even if it didn't have much to do with Elden Ring at all, inspiring Kadokawa and FromSoftware to pursue it further with a DLC. That would be fine and dandy in any other case. After all, Elden Ring had a DLC, and so did most of FromSoftware's games. Some even had multiple. But Nightreign would have benefited from continuous, incremental content expansions that saw the game grow as time went by. More and more folks would jump in with each subsequent "major" update, and those coming later would be met with a title far ******* than what it was on launch. Dropping a paid DLC (assuming it will be paid) is not the way to go for a game like this, especially when so many smaller studios have been putting out free, constant updates for their titles, enriching the experience through time and allowing it to grow in a live environment. The usual FromSoftware structure cannot, and should not, apply to Nightreign, which is far removed from its traditional game. I hope the DLC does end up being a significant improvement and expansion to Elden Ring Nightreign, because, as I said a few months prior, the game really needs it. The post FromSoft’s latest and weirdest game is getting a DLC—but I’d rather they gave us a free update instead appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
The Armored Transports quest can be one of the hardest ones to complete in ARC Raiders, and knowing the correct steps will make your life easier. You can begin the quest after obtaining it from Tien Wen. Structure-wise, the Armored Transports quest is pretty simple, where you need to locate an armored Patrol Car. This guide will make it easy for you to complete all the required steps. Table of contentsARC Raiders Armored Transports quest walkthroughArmored Car locations in ARC RaidersAll Armored Transports quest rewards in ARC RaidersARC Raiders Armored Transports quest walkthrough The Armored Transports quest can be broken down into the following tasks. Reach the CheckpointSearch the Guard huts for an Armored Patrol Key CardReach the Traffic Tunnel near the Blue Gate CheckpointFind and unlock the rear door of an armored patrol car Guard kiosk location in Spaceport. Screenshot and remix by Destructoid The first task is to get the Armored Patrol Key Card from a guard kiosk. If you're at the location marked on the screenshot above, head inside the hut. You'll find a table with a folder on it. Interact with the folder to pick up an Armored Patrol Key Card and add it to your inventory. Make sure to add it immediately to a safe pocket to avoid losing it in case you die. Armored Car key in Blue Gate. Screenshot by Destructoid Armored Car locations in ARC Raiders The next part of the quest is the harder one. First, we will have to head to Headspace, located in the northern part of Blue Gate. Take the stairs down and you'll reach a zipline. Use the zipline to go all the way down, and you'll have reached the Blue Gate Checkpoint. Armored car locations in Headspace. Screenshot and Remix by Destructoid Here's a fun fact: there are five Armored Patrol cars that you can find at this location. I have marked the location of all five for you to roam around and locate. Once you find the correct car, use the key from your inventory to gain access. Add all the loot that you can find from the car and extract safely. This is extremely important to complete the Armored Transports quest. All Armored Transports quest rewards in ARC Raiders Here's a complete list of rewards that you can obtain by completing the Armored Transports quest. Three Smoke GrenadeThree Defibrillator You can also open the Armored Patrol car outside of the quest by using a suitable key card. Alternatively, the Bees! quest is a good choice if you're looking to find a few utility items. The post How to complete Armored Transports in ARC Raiders appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
The indie title about carrying an RV through a gauntlet of geographical obstacles is on its way to sell many million units, and I get why. Despite its simplicity, RV has a lot of what I’d originally hoped Death Stranding would be, and none of its bloat. The maturation of platformers from the 2D of Mario and Sonic, to the 3D of Lara, and, well, also Mario, had a huge impact on me and on my love for games in general. The extra dimension, when combined with the graphical boost, naturally led to games that would benefit from a more grounded and realistic approach to platforming. It was a great time for games, but the genre really hasn't evolved that much since. Even beloved games like Uncharted and Assassin's Creed, the closest we have to AAA realistic platformers nowadays, are pretty much that in name only. Long gone is the need to perfectly time your jumps, as these games care a lot more about a hero that will look cool performing the coolest-looking leaps and automatic ledge-grabs this side of Hollywood. But maybe my assessment wasn't entirely accurate, because I was simply looking in the right direction. Maybe the evolution of the classic platformer actually ditched platform-hopping and even platforms altogether, instead opting for less obvious geographical obstacles. That's where titles such as Peak, Jusant, and RV shine. Games with fun obstacles that require not just great timing, but actual ingenuity to surpass. These are the true successors of the old platformers, and more. [Hidden Content] When I finally learned what Death Stranding's gameplay would be like, over a year after they started promoting it, it rocked my world. A game by Hideo Kojima where the biggest challenge was traversing the world itself? I was immediately sold. Sadly, the series suffers from an inescapable plot that fluctuates between overcomplicated and bizarrely silly. [Hidden Content] Subpar action, too. Yes, even if you'll only ever spend full price on a game featuring some sort of armed combat, you can at least agree that the version in Death Stranding is immensely inferior to what we'd seen in Kojima's very own Metal Gear Solid V. It feels like an afterthought, a weird, lingering one, since it remains in its full blandness in Death Stranding 2. The series could do great without combat, or at least without its form of combat, and with its stealth elements, or being the AAA version of Peak and RV. I'll have Death Stranding 3 anyway I think Death Stranding and its sequel truly shine when Sam is up against seemingly insurmountable threats that one can actually encounter in the real world. And that's what I want more of from Death Stranding. I want to find a way to go through a massive tornado, perhaps getting the chance to take screenshots while I'm in the eye of the storm. I want the game to task me with going around a volcano mid-eruption. Perhaps even jump over it. [Hidden Content] RV, despite its success, doesn't have the budget to do that, or to at least make players get immersed in such a blockbuster event in a way that surpasses Hollywood—something that Kojima Productions definitely could pull off, and that they should pull off, given his undying fascination for all things Hollywood. With that being said, I'm immensely grateful that Death Stranding exists. Even with all the gameplay compromises it makes to appease the AAA gods, it remains the most daring big-budget series out there, and I'd still have its regular wackiness over seeing it become yet another clone of a bland yearly-slated shooter series. The post I hope Death Stranding 3 is hugely inspired by RV There Yet? appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere RPGis quickly becoming wildly popular among fans of tabletop RPGs, recently released to players who supported the wildly successful Kickstarter campaign. The Cosmere RPG immerses players in The Cosmere, Brandon Sanderson's elaborate and mysticaluniverse, and gives players a completely original and unique set of D&D-inspired tabletop rules befitting the franchise. View the full article
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