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Destiny 2's promised roadmap has been nowhere to be seen for nearly two months now, much to the dismay of fans of the suffering shooter. Principal communications manager Dylan "dmg_04" Gafner apologized for the delay today, taking the blame for a promise that wasn't feasible in the given timeline. "Cannot apologize enough for the delay here," he said about the roadmap today. "[...]I am happy to take 100% of the blame here in promising comms early that we could not execute on in the projected timeline." Each one is asking where the roadmap is. Image via Bungie Community calls for a roadmap have permeated discussions around the future of Destiny 2 for the past months. The game has been on a steep decline after the release of the controversial The Edge of Fate expansion on July 15. The mid-cycle update—Sept. 9's Ash & Iron—was meant to be a point of relief and change, though the lackluster launch didn't have the intended effect on player counts or sentiment. Knowing what lies ahead could be one way to placate disappointed players. Gafner mentioned a roadmap was coming "soon" on the day of Ash & Iron's release, but two months later, the promised map hasn't come to fruition yet. "Please continue to yell at me directly, and I say this without any sarcasm," he wrote today, directing feedback to himself and saying the developers are "focused on our immediate and long term future." Gafner is undoubtedly in an unenviable position leading comms for the game. Unsurprisingly, however, communication managers usually deal with communicating instead of cranking out code, making balancing passes, or designing the game's high-level principles and systems, so they can't publish a roadmap that isn't ready for public eyes. That said, the fact that it's taking so long to reveal what's in stock for the game may be cause for concern, and Bungie already has enough of those. Player trust hasn't recovered since Edge of Fate, and the game routinely hits its lowest recorded Steam player counts, according to data from Steamcharts. Fans have long been calling for any display of what the future of the game looks like after the current expansion. With just four weeks to go until Renegades lands on Dec. 2, not having a roadmap by now doesn't help inspire faith in Destiny 2 at a point when the game needs it the most, and it may foster the community's perception that there isn't a set vision for one. The post ‘Please continue to yell at me directly’: Destiny 2 comms manager apologizes for delay in promised roadmap appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Oh wow, that's certainly a surprise. Warhammer Survivors is coming from Auroch Digital as a licensed version of Vampire Survivors. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

NVIDIA today released the latest recommended / certified stable driver for Linux with version 580.105.08. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

It's never a good thing when a creepy shadow-woman bursts into a ******* of crows during a thunderstorm, is it?.. Read more.View the full article

"There is no reason for us to hide anything about this"View the full article

Cataloged as AMD-SB-7055 and tracked as CVE-2025-62626, the vulnerability in the RDSEED instruction is classified as High Severity because it could allow local attackers to manipulate the values returned by RDSEED, forcing it to generate zero in a non-randomized manner. This flaw can lead to a loss of both confidentiality... Read Entire Article View the full article

Activision has revealed that PC users will be able to make use of a new sub-frame mouse polling feature in Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7, which should allow for much more precise input response regardless of a player's frames per second. The new PC-exclusive feature will be available at the launch of Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7, which has officially been set for Friday, November 14. View the full article

Креативный директор Assassin's Creed III и создатель Far Cry 4 Алекс Хатчинсон похвалил Ubisoft за развитие Assassin's Creed. View the full article

Студия Cyberia Nova объявила о релизе игры «Земский собор». Ее уже можно приобрести в цифровом магазине VK Play. Также был представлен новый трейлер. View the full article

"Market share isn't what defines a monopoly, folks"View the full article

Today's Destiny 2 teaser for the Renegades expansion showed off a slew of guns and gear debuting next month. The new Exotics stole the show—more specifically, the upcoming Titan chest piece, which seems to work like a jetpack. The new Praxic Vestment chest piece gives Titan an "advanced tactical air move," according to its official description in the trailer. In practice, this seems to translate to a limited but respectable air lunge that allows players to cover a decent distance, both horizontally and vertically. It also counts as moving for the purposes of lunging melee attacks, such as Shield Bash, Hammer Strike, and Seismic Bash. [Hidden Content] The other two Exotics almost feel bland in comparison. The Deimosuffusion Exotic Warlock helmet causes your Rifts to suspend enemies and makes this affliction deal damage over time, while the Fortune's Favor leg armor for Hunters seems to only let your shield fill up into an overshield. Though it's easy to imagine the Titan as the stalwart, anchored shield that staves off the assault, Destiny's take on the subclass also offers some mobility—with the Twilight Garrison Exotic armor piece in the original game, plus the Thruster ability added to the sequel with Arc 3.0 in 2022. Of course, the functionality seen in the teaser may not always be exactly how it plays out inside the game, and there's always the chance of an interaction not shown in the description. But so far, Titans seem to be the big winners from the teaser. Barring any yet unadvertised synergies with overshield for Hunters or an extra-strong layer of protection to stack with other sources of damage reduction, the new leg piece seems almost skippable at first glance, more likely appearing in PvP modes than in PvE. Hunter mains have called for buffs to the class, which may not feel as powerful as its counterparts using certain builds, and this Exotic may not shift the needle in that regard. Warlocks may also get a couple different options for Suspend with Deimosuffusion, especially with Strand. It'll be hard to replace a well-rolled Solipsism for Prismatic builds, however, given a build with the upcoming helmet will also require a strong investment in the Class stat and giving up on Phoenix Dive. The video also showed a set of weapons inspired by Star Wars, which is the theme of Renegades when it launches on Dec. 2. Among the ranks, you'll find new hand cannons, sidearms, pulse rifles, and even a heavy sniper rifle—hopefully a Legendary one this time. The post Destiny 2’s Renegades Exotics are kind of mid, except for the cool new jetpack appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Российская студия Lipsar объявила о релизе пошаговой тактики «Спарте 2035». Игра вышла из стадии Early Access и уже доступна для покупке в Steam и VK Play. View the full article

The Diablo 4 event and update that were supposed to go live on November 4 have both been delayed, with the 2.4.3 build now releasing on November 12 and the Compass to Carnage pushed back to November 25. Fans who were hoping to enjoy this Diablo 4 event will have to wait a couple of weeks in order to do so. View the full article

At Wargamer, we don't usually engage in the Warhammer 40k rumor mill, traffic in supposed leaks and theories about secret releases, or huff in any other manner upon the hopium pipe. But, when Games Workshop dropped a tease-filled hype clip for this weekend's World Championships of Warhammer Preview Stream that prominently featured, of all things, an airplane, it planted a seed of hope in my mind I haven't been able to shake free. Could GW really bring back Aeronautica Imperialis? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: What is the Horus Heresy? Pilot Eldar Nightwings in Warhammer's new Aeronautica Imperialis set View the full article

When Dungeons and Dragons dropped its newest version of fifth edition, backgrounds saw one of the biggest overhauls. This solved a major problem for D&D - namely, the biological determinism baked into races that decide your stats - but the bandaid was far from perfect. Now that Wizards of the Coast has released its second wave of official backgrounds, the flaws are becoming more obvious. But, hey, at least the latest book has fixed some existing issues, too. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DnD Tiefling 5e - the full species guide Best DnD games on PC in 2025 DnD release schedule 2025 View the full article

ARC Raiders is the most accessible and fun addition to the extraction shooter genre that I've found yet. As a novice in this particular kind of game, I've tried popular titles like Escape From Tarkov, Gray Zone Warfare, Delta Force, Call of Duty DMZ, and even Marathon, and none of them have caught on with me like this one has. ARC Raiders stands apart from the rest because it was fun and approachable enough to get its hooks in me early on, and the satisfying grind keeps me logging in for more despite my own inventory-draining failures, making it yet another triumph in gaming in 2025. High arching potential Image via Embark Studios For those new to the extraction genre, it's all about deploying into a map (varied, beautiful locales known as "Topside" in contrast with humanity's new underground setting), looting gear and valuable items, and extracting safely while dealing with AI enemies and other players at the same time. ARC Raiders sends you out into a post-apocalyptic world with some cobbled-together weapons and objectives, and it's up to you to improve your gear and get better weapons. If you die, you lose whatever you're carrying, and so it's all about the risk vs. reward gamble. Playable as a solo or in groups of up to three, ARC Raiders relies heavily on your interactions with other players. There's no strictly PvE mode in the game (yet), and it's one of the most-requested features so far. But if you want to join other Raiders, be ready to communicate. I've found a lot of fun voice-chatting with other players who have common objectives, such as finding specific gear for a quest or teaming up to take down fierce ARC enemies, and I've even made a few friends along the way. This can only be done if you're willing to talk or emote, and if you get lucky enough to find a like-minded gamer and not someone who wants you dead on sight. The lore and world of ARC Raiders, where a robot apocalypse has forced humanity underground, is awesome but drip-fed. Your character progresses via XP and a skill tree, and the story evolves through quests from vendors and the occasional cutscene, but a lot of the story discovery is up to you if you want to seek it out. And unfortunately, the majority of quests in the game are mundane item-fetching tasks as opposed to being more expositionally interesting. This can make progression feel like a drag at times, especially considering how lethal ARC enemies are while also having to contend with other players to try and gain XP and quest-specific items. Dying and losing your higher-quality gear is devastating and demoralizing. This may turn some players off, especially those who wish for PvE only, but that's just not how this genre works…yet. Image via Embark Studios Thankfully, all of the intrigue and danger is wrapped in a third-person shooter that feels excellent and rewarding to play, regardless of how many times I have lost my entire inventory. ARC Raiders is gorgeous and runs perfectly on just about any PC rig, which may be its biggest strength in 2025. You will die and lose stuff, but it won't be because of game performance. Looting is also a breeze thanks to a clean and easy-to-read UI, so making snap decisions in the heat of battle while looting an ARC or corpse feels easier than in the other games of the genre I've tried. A tale of two topsides Image via Embark Studios For myself (and many others, according to online sentiment), ARC Raiders often feels like two different games. The solo experience is lauded as being cooperative and friendly, as players often look to finish quests and work together. The situation with trios (and duos) could not feel any more different. If you ****** up for a group, be ready for war. It's possible to meet other friendly players when queued as a squad, but for the most part, Raiders will be shooting on sight. This is because Embark prioritizes team sizes when it comes to matchmaking, although there is no individual support for duos, so if you ****** up as two, you will more often than not end up fighting teams of three. Coupled with the danger of ARCs and other teams in the area, it makes for a harrowing and difficult experience. For newer players to the genre or those looking for an experience close to PvE, I'd say stick with solos and use your microphone or emote wheel to let players know you are not a threat. This doesn't mean they won't gun you down immediately or, worse, gain your trust and take you out at a more advantageous time, but that's the risk you take every time you go Topside. And it's all part of the fun. The divide in the playerbase between those who wish for PvE and the genre veterans who expect the bloodthirst feels wide at launch, and I can see the case from both sides. ARCs are a pain to contend with, and so progressing quests can be a slow and painful grind if you keep getting targeted by other players. But that is what extraction shooters are, in the end, and everyone is free to play how they choose. Just be prepared to face the consequences. Further catering to more casual players, however, the vaunted "server wipe" in the extraction genre, where player inventories get wiped, is replaced by a Prestige-like system where players can opt in to reset their character for special rewards. But since it's not forced, ARC Raiders further lends itself to accessibility and a potentially wider berth of players. Screenshot via Embark ARC Raiders' launch offering is just the beginning. With two months of a roadmap already available, this game will stick around with content updates for quite some time, offering new maps, weapons, and experiences to bring players back in the fold even if they venture off into other titles. But as for a base game, it's off to a very hot and promising start. The post ARC Raiders review – The risk finally rewards a stellar experience appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

If you can't wait to play Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7 at its official release time on Nov. 14, then just take a trip to New Zealand. Airfare is pretty hefty as always, but if you've got a PC or console, you can tweak some settings to play the game as early as 5am CT on Nov. 13 (or midnight time in New Zealand, when the game first becomes available). Here's how to do the famed New Zealand trick to play ****** Ops 7 early. Table of contents****** Ops 7 New Zealand trickPCPS5Xbox****** Ops 7 New Zealand trick Image via Activision If you use the New Zealand trick, you can play BO7 as early as when this countdown ends at midnight NZ time on Nov. 14, regardless of where you are in the world: [hurrytimer id="1137065"] Things may change, but these methods have worked in previous years. Stay tuned on Nov. 13 to see if these methods still work or if Activision has cracked down on New Zealand travelers. PCLog into your Activision account on the official Activision website. Click on the the "PROFILE" button top right.Click "BASIC INFO."Click "EDIT" next to your Address.Add a New Zealand address to your account.Click "SAVE."On PC, open up your System Settings.Click "Time & Language."Select "Language & Region."Click the Region drop-down menu and select New Zealand.Restart your PC to save the changes.Play the game in the Xbox PC app by purchasing it or using an active Game Pass subscription. This method on PC is only available via the Xbox app on PC. PS5 The PS5 method is spotty and did not work for BO6, but you can try to change your Activision's profile's address to a New Zealand one and also make a New Zealand PSN profile. Log into your Activision account on the official Activision website.Click on the the "PROFILE" button top right.Click "BASIC INFO."Click "EDIT" next to your Address.Add a New Zealand address to your account.Click "SAVE."Use a PSN account based in New Zealand to play CoD and hope for the best.XboxLog into your Activision account on the official Activision website. Click on the the "PROFILE" button top right.Click "BASIC INFO."Click "EDIT" next to your Address.Add a New Zealand address to your account.Click "SAVE."On Xbox, open your Settings.Select "System."Select "Language & Location."Select "Location" and then New Zealand.Restart your console to save the changes. The post How to play ****** Ops 7 early – ‘New Zealand trick’ explained appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Singularity 6 has brought a new patch to cozy life simulator adventure Palia. Titled Home for the Harvest, update 0.197 brings more content to celebrate the season, and it's part of the "Fall Fantasy" series which has already featured the patches Of Barns and Briars and The Spiritfest Spectacle. View the full article

On Monday, Dwarf Fortress received its eagerly awaited Siege Update, which revamps Fortress mode sieges by giving invading forces all sorts of dastardly new tools and behaviors to circumvent, demolish, and overrun the player's fortifications. Dwarves, meanwhile, received new toys to stem the tide of besieging goblins, like autocrossbow turret emplacements and metal-fortified walls. Overnight, the fantasy settlement sim has rewritten decades of player defensive strategy... Read more.View the full article

It's been a busy old time if you're a Minecraft fan. Simply keeping up with all the innovations and new content arriving as part of Mounts of Mayhem is exhausting enough, let alone actually testing them before they're properly unleashed on the best sandbox game around. While I thought Mojang was done, it looks like it has a final addition - horses are getting Netherite armor. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Minecraft Mounts of Mayhem update release date estimate and details Minecraft snapshots - testing new features in 25w45a The best Minecraft seeds for 1.21.10 November 2025 View the full article

Looking for Abbot's Universal Key in The Outer Worlds 2? During the 'On the Trail of the Traitor' quest, you will find a glass cabinet with a legendary assault rifle inside, but you won't be able to get your hands on it until you find a special key card. Using Abbot's Universal Key, you can open up the cabinet and earn yourself a powerful weapon to mow your enemies down. The 'On the Trail of the Traitor' quest is precisely halfway through The Outer Worlds 2 quest list, so if you've reached this point, you better savor the journey as you probably don't have much longer left on Dorado. Before you end up on Cloister, the next major planet on The Outer Worlds 2 map, it's important to scavenge every item you can get your hands on in the RPG game, including this legendary assault rifle. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Outer Worlds 2 The Saboteur of Paradise quest guide All The Outer Worlds 2 flaws we've seen so far All The Outer Worlds 2 console commands and cheats View the full article

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3D printing miniatures, as a hobby, a technology, and an industry, hasn't brought corporations to their knees and flipped the miniature wargames world on its head like we were told it would - but it is profoundly changing how our favorite games are made, sold, and played. Fast growing STL mega-market MyMiniFactory is one of the biggest players in that transition, so we've invited one of their bosses for a live video AMA in Discord, to answer your questions on what the hell is actually going on in 3D printing (and what's coming next). Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: In bewildering board game news, CATAN now sponsors the Minnesota Timberwolves basketball team Modern board game maestro Cole Wehrle on getting mad, metaphor in game design, and future projects that are "Big with a capital B" Tactical diplomacy is king in this Star Trek inspired alternative to Warhammer 40k View the full article

The controversial Magic: The Gathering card Dockside Extortionist has shot up in value. I know. Here we go again. The Goblin Pirate card which makes way too much treasure has been holding steady at about the $10 mark for the last half a year, but its price was just rapidly boosted by the announcement of a new reprint, and copies are now selling for up to $30. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The 16 rarest and most expensive MTG cards in the world The $200 MTG advent calendar drops today - but we've still only seen six cards Meme song from Avatar referenced by an unblockable MTG land View the full article