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Corsair just added two new Gen 5 drives to its SSD line-up, offering up fast speeds for PC desktop and portable gaming fans alike.View the full article

"Whoever did the sound design… deserves everything"View the full article

Ah microtransactions, the age-old debate. 'MTX are terrible!,' says one camp, the other retorting 'if you don't like it, don't buy it.' It's the 'blue or white' dress situation all over again. What most people agree on, however, is that 'pay to win' is bad - anything that you can purchase with real money that actively improves your experience in-game is a no-go. Whether it's gacha banners or rapid XP gains, pretty much everyone hates P2W systems. It's a label that's been hurled at Jagex several times over the past few years, especially when it comes to Runescape's Treasure Hunter system. A daily activity that allows you to win prizes, it's much-maligned by players, but it may not be for much longer. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: One of OSRS's best events is coming to Runescape, and it's going to cause chaos Runescape system requirements Runescape monetization is changing as Jagex admits it has "lost players" View the full article

How do you get in your cabin in Outer Worlds 2 if you have neither Brawn or Engineering skills?View the full article

Mojang announced a big change is coming to Minecraft: Java Edition, one that could make it a whole lot easier to make mods and perhaps make them more exciting. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Dispatch has peaked at 54,619 concurrent players on 29 October 2025 within the release week. View charts and more statistics on our website.View the full article

Obsidian Entertainment’s The Outer Worlds 2 has joined the lineup of titles available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. The highly anticipated sequel launched on October 29 and became available for Xbox Game Pass members of the highest tier to enjoy from day one. View the full article

Matt Trobbiani got to playtest Silksong and voice his namesake bossView the full article

Nvidia has just announced an incredible opportunity for you to win an RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card, worth $2,000. In celebration of the launch of Battlefield 6, and the game's support for Nvidia DLSS upscaling and multi-frame gen tech, the company is giving away a special Battlefield 6 edition of its flagship gaming GPU. This Nvidia giveaway is the perfect opportunity to not only bag yourself the best graphics card on the planet right now, but also to show off your Battlefield 6 skills, which will have to be considerable to win this competition. With only two days before the competition closes, though, you'll have to be quick. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: All Battlefield 6 battle pass rewards Best Battlefield 6 settings for optimized PC performance Battlefield 6 system requirements View the full article

Take-Two CEO, Strauss Zelnick, says the impact of artificial intelligence on the development of games like Grand Theft Auto remains limited, because such models inherently lack creativity. Speaking at CNBC’s Technology Executive Council Summit on Tuesday, the exec was asked about the impact AI has had on game development, and if there were any signs it could help improve the speed of production. Zelnick, whose company is also responsible for Borderlands, NBA 2K, and BioShock, said that while he’s not a “naysayer”, he believes AI’s impact on production remains “limited”. Read More... View the full article

The ****** Friday Nintendo Switch deals are still weeks away, but this almost record-low Razer Barracuda X headset discount is one of my favorite early savings so far.View the full article

Another ******* release has arrived on GOG with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle now available for fans of the DRM-free store. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

The Outer Worlds 2 is packed with quests requiring players to make choices with sometimes unforeseeable consequences. While some decisions might be the "morally correct" ones at a given moment, something may happen in the story later on that makes these same decisions less than desirable. View the full article

You'll find suggestions to suit fans of PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, retro gaming, and more in this guide of gifts for gamersView the full article

You can call in your favorite loadout with Custom Weapon Drops in RedsecView the full article

Could AI create the next Grand Theft Auto game? Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick doesn't believe so, despite his recent comments in favor of the technology. As GTA 6 looms ever closer and our list of the best open-world games quivers in anticipation, there's the natural question of whether the long-in-development sequel will place much focus on generative AI technology. Speaking at CNBC's Technology Executive Council, Zelnick asserts that the creative spark Rockstar Games brings to its games is irreplaceable, especially by "backwards-looking" machine-learning tools. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: GTA 6 release date and time, trailers, and latest news Rapper claims GTA 6 features his heavily memed track that's gone viral on TikTok Unusual GTA 6 discovery seemingly reveals a bunch of new satirical companies View the full article

Sony has confirmed the PlayStation Plus monthly games for November 2025, confirming a prior leak. Dealabs' ever-reliable billbil-kun had reported that Stray would be the main title for the PlayStation Plus Essential selection for November 2025, and would be available from November 4, 2025 on PS5 and PS4 for Essential, Extra, and Premium subscribers. And so it has proved. In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony confirmed Stray, EA Sports WRC 24, and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator as the three games for November. All three are available to PlayStation Plus members from Tuesday November 4 until Monday December 1. Stray is French studio BlueTwelve’s third-person cat adventure game set in the neon-lit alleys of a decaying cybercity and the murky environments of its seedy underbelly. As a stray cat, you roam surroundings high and low, defending against unforeseen threats and solving the mysteries of this unwelcoming place inhabited by nothing but unassuming droids and dangerous creatures. Lost, alone and separated from family, you must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find the way home. IGN’s Stray review returned an 8/10. We said: “Stray is a delightful cat-based platforming adventure in a cyberpunk world worth exploring.” Codemasters' EA Sports WRC launched in 2023 and managed a 6/10 in IGN's review. We said: "EA Sports WRC feels like a great racing game trying to fight its way out of an unfinished one." TABS, meanwhile, is Landfall Games' physics based medieval battle simulator that lets you pit wacky waving armies against each other. PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for November 2025Stray | PS4, PS5EA Sports WRC 24 | PS5 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator | PS4, PS5 Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article

Play as a space merchant selling and trading your wares across the galaxy in Stellar Trader, a new 4X space-trading sci-fi sim in development for PC. You'll build space stations, negotiate prices, avoid pirates, work the ****** market, tilt the scales in wars with your economic prowess, and so much more. Developer ParaVerseLab says you'll "shape economies, form alliances, and influence the systems that control trade, tech, and politics" in Stellar Trader, which doesn't have an announced release date as of yet. Watch the announcement trailer below for your first look at it. You'll earn and customize new ships as you go, from clunkers all the way up to top-of-the-line megaships. You'll also get to build your own space stations, influencing supply chains and the development of worlds from your perch in orbit. Economically, in addition to negotiating with potential trade partners, ParaVerseLab says you'll "discover ****** market opportunities, exploit regional shortages, or stabilize entire systems through strategic logistics." In Stellar Trader, you'll "discover ****** market opportunities, exploit regional shortages, or stabilize entire systems through strategic logistics." You can ally with those whose interests best align with yours during conflicts, and also "meet unforgettable characters, explore ancient ruins, solve strange puzzles, and experience personal storylines that include romance, mystery, and moments of humor." Wishlist Stellar Trader on Steam if you're interested. Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan. View the full article

Key members of the original Halo development team have hit out at the Department of Homeland Security’s use of Microsoft's first-person shooter to promote ICE, with one saying: “it makes me sick.” This week, IGN reported on how the White House had waded into the console wars with an AI image of Donald Trump saluting as Master Chief in front of an American flag with only 40 stars. It has been viewed 43.2 million times so far. Power to the Players [Hidden Content] [Hidden Content] — The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 27, 2025 It followed Microsoft’s announcement of Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of the campaign of 2001’s Halo: Combat Evolved, which is due out on Xbox Series X and S, PC, and PlayStation 5 at some point in 2026. It is the first Halo game ever to launch on a PlayStation console, and cements Microsoft’s position as a multiplatform video game developer. The Trump administration then doubled down on the Halo AI images, with the Department of Homeland Security using Halo to recruit for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s website (ICE). In a post on social media, now viewed 26 million times, Homeland Security said “destroy the Flood” and “finishing this fight,” referencing Halo’s parasitic alien enemy and its long-running slogan. The use of the Flood here is a clear comparison to the immigrants ICE rounds up for deportation. Finishing this fight. [Hidden Content] — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 27, 2025 While Microsoft has so far remained silent on the issue (IGN has asked for comment), Marcus Lehto, who was the art director on Combat Evolved and thus heavily involved in the iconic look of Halo itself, slammed the ICE post in an interview with Game File. He called the ICE post “absolutely abhorrent,” adding: “It really makes me sick seeing Halo co-opted like this.” Game File also spoke with Jaime Griesemer, another one of the key developers behind Halo and who was most involved with designing Halo’s famous ‘30 seconds of fun’ gameplay loop. He was less bothered by the Trump post, but took issue with the ICE post. “Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation,” Griesemer said. “I personally find it despicable. The Flood are evil space zombie parasites and are not an allegory to any group of people.” He continued: “I think Halo’s world is rich and wide and has layers that reward a deeper look, and it has had an outsized impact on culture, so it is easy to read into it and see elements of current or historical events. “But it was NOT written as an allegory to any specific religion or political party or movement. The Prophets are not Popes, the Grunts are not Wahhabis, and the Flood are definitely not ******** immigrants. The Master Chief is not a Christ figure and Cortana is not the Virgin Mary, I guess?” As for the Trump meme, the White House is claiming it is about Trump claiming credit for ending another war (in this case, the console war). White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai told reporter Alyssa Mercante in a statement: “Yet another war ended under President Trump's watch — only one leader is fully committed to giving power to the players, and that leader is Donald J. Trump. That’s why he’s hugely popular with the American people and American Gamers.” Microsoft’s silence on the matter is in contrast to The Pokémon Company’s position. It formally responded to the use of Pokémon TV hero Ash Ketchum and the series' theme tune by the Department of Homeland Security as part of a video showing people being arrested and handcuffed by law enforcement agents. "We are aware of a recent video posted by the Department of Homeland Security that includes imagery and language associated with our brand," The Pokémon Company International said in a statement shared with IGN. "Our company was not involved in the creation or distribution of this content, and permission was not granted for the use of our intellectual property." The question is, can Microsoft do anything about the Trump administration using Halo for promotion? Many fans had suggested The Pokémon Company should defend its intellectual property by launching legal action. But the corporation's former legal chief told IGN at the time that he "wouldn't touch this." "I don't see them doing anything about this for a few reasons," McGowan, now principal at Extreme Grownup Services, told IGN. "First, think of how little you see [The Pokémon Company International]'s name in the press. They are INSANELY publicity-shy and prefer to let the brand be the brand. "Second, many of their execs in the USA are on green cards," he continued. "Even if I was still at the company I wouldn't touch this, and I'm the most trigger-happy CLO [Chief Legal Officer] I've ever met. This will blow over in a couple of days and they'll be happy to let it." The Trump administration has form when it comes to using AI images to promote the President. In May, Trump sparked a backlash from some Catholics after posting an AI-generated image of himself as the Pope. The picture, which was shared by official White House social media accounts, was released as Catholics mourned the death of Pope Francis and prepared to choose the next pontiff. The White House has also released AI images of Trump as Superman and as a Star Wars Jedi. And when the Department of Homeland Security used South Park to promote ICE, South Park trolled Trump in response, saying: “wait, so we ARE relevant?” Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article

Technical success – the best kind of success?View the full article

Super Fantasy Kingdom has quickly become popular among gamers, all thanks to its innovative gameplay, and you can increase your enjoyment by becoming part of the official Discord. Super Fantasy Kingdom is a single-player only experience, and you can play at your own speed. Being part of the Discord is immensely useful if you're getting stuck at a particular stage. There are plenty of hurdles to cross if you want to survive for as long as possible on your run, and the community can certainly help to ease the process. How to join the official Super Fantasy Kingdom Discord Joining the official Discord server is free, but you'll need a Discord account. You can either complete the process on your phone (will require the Discord app) or on your PC. The official Discord invite is required to join the server. Once you click on it, you'll receive the invite. Just accept the invite, and you'll be part of the server. Screenshot by Destructoid The official server has several channels for you to browse. The chat channel is primarily used to discuss everything about the game. You can interact with other members of the community and discuss your heart out (just don't break any rules to avoid getting a ban). The Builds and Guides channels will allow you to learn more about the game. Super Fantasy Kingdom has plenty of concepts that might feel foreign at first. Knowing more about what every term means will make your life easier and allow your runs to last longer. Both these channels are perfect to learn and mastering the in-game concepts. The official server also has a dedicated channel for FAQs that can clear some of your gameplay doubts. The Updates channel is perfect to keep on top of all the patches that will be released in the near future. With Super Fantasy Kingdom being in early access, expect to find plenty of tweaks and new content in the days to come. Like our content? Set Destructoid as a Preferred Source on Google in just one step to ensure you see us more frequently in your Google searches! The post Official Super Fantasy Kingdom Discord link appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

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New World season 10 is the game's last major updateView the full article

Interview | Aggro Crab's next game Crashout Crew doesn't need to be a Peak-sized hitView the full article

When it comes to a hobby as potentially life-consuming as Magic: The Gathering, everyone's got to start somewhere. I first discovered MtG in the late 90s, spending my lunch money on packs of Urza's Saga and Mercadian Masks; for my partner, it was only when she encountered last year's brilliantly themed Bloomburrow that she wanted to hop in. And I suspect that for many, many people, it will be the upcoming MTG Avatar: The Last Airbender set that persuades them to take the plunge. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Newly revealed MTG Avatar bonus sheet cards are powerful, collectible, and so, so ugly This 23 year old MTG card's price spiked 155% thanks to a headache inducing Spiderman commander Two years ago, Wizards promised to fix Magic: The Gathering's Standard format - here's how it failed. View the full article