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GE-Proton 10-22 is out now to further enhance running Windows games on Linux + SteamOS / Steam Deck, here's what's been changed and improved. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Day Z is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best zombie games you can play right now. Very few of its rivals can evoke that sense of desperate survival in quite the same way. But Vein is giving it a shot. It's been tinkered on for years by just two dedicated devs who were initially inspired by Project Zomboid, and now it's launched in Steam Early Access. With a huge evolving world, base building that can utilize the infrastructure around you, and a focus on realistic, long-term survival, it looks like a remarkably deep experience. You can also run over zombies in a go kart, which definitely earns it a bonus point from me. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: D&D-style pixel RPG The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles had me hooked after ten minutes, and I can't put it down My favorite love letter to '90s Resident Evil is back in Tormented Souls 2, and you can try it for free Town to City's gorgeous twist on Minecraft's blocky aesthetic just became a must-play with new animal-themed update View the full article

There are some games that bring back really fond memories. Zipping through the streets of Los Angeles in L.A. Noire, bringing down the hammer of justice while simultaneously breaking every traffic law; finally beating the Archdemon in Dragon Age: Origins, immediately vindicating my choice to side with the werewolves instead of the Dalish - sometimes, a story etches itself into your soul. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt is one of those games. I played it on repeat when it released, soaring through the blood-red skies of Prague, gazing out over the city from the rafters of the Burning Church or vibing to the beats thumping out of the Divine Disco. In a world filled with battle royale games, it was the one that did something different. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Ditch Fortnite and play this battle royale before it dies Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt system requirements The Masquerade's Bloodhunt is PUBG with super powers View the full article

A free game to start your week? Wonderful. 911 Operator from Jutsu Games is currently free to claim and keep on Steam. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

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The Outer Worlds sees Obsidian returning to first-person RPGs for the first time since Fallout: New Vegas. After that spinoff, the studio focused on top-down CRPGs like the excellent Pillars of Eternity series. While not a Fallout game, and in no way connected with Bethesda, The Outer Worlds will look familiar to fans of the series, thanks to its retro-futurist aesthetic and open-world. Fans have been vying for a game of this ilk for a while as Fallout 4 struggled to match the wilder character and bright colours of Obsidian's New Vegas strip. But it also speaks to fans of the older isometric Fallouts as Obsidian's RPG is helmed by the series' creators, Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky. After the trailer debut for The Outer Worlds at The Game Awards 2018, the internet has been ablaze with hype, but you may be wondering what we actually know about the game as of right now. Is the hype justified? What kind of gameplay we can expect and when we'll be able to get our hands on it are questions worth asking. Despite sparse details being released, we can infer a lot from the drip-feed of gameplay, previews, and trailers we've been offered since the reveal. Here's our guide to everything we know before The Outer Worlds release date lands. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Ahead of Avowed, The Outer Worlds is now free with Prime Gaming Two brilliant action RPGs are free to keep right now, but move fast The Outer Worlds remaster, including all its DLC, is free for 24 hours View the full article

Final Fantasy 7 Remake series director, Naoki Hamaguchi, has elaborated on comments he recently made about the upcoming Part 3, in which he said it would be “more concise” than Rebirth. Speaking to Screen Rant earlier this month, the director was asked about how some fans criticised the second game in the Remake trilogy for having some story sections stretched out. Hamaguchi responded by saying that Part 3 would feel “more concise” than Rebirth, which many fans interpreted as an intention to cut content from the final entry in the Remake series. However, speaking to VGC in a new interview, the director clarified that this wouldn’t be the case. Read More... View the full article

Microsoft has finally unveiled Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of the campaign portion of Bungie’s beloved Halo: Combat Evolved. Halo fans have spent most of the weekend debating the changes Halo Studios has made for this upcoming 2026 shooter, from the addition of sprint to the more pristine art style. But what do the developers of Halo: Combat Evolved itself make of the remake? Jaime Griesemer is one of the key developers behind Halo. He was most involved with designing Halo’s famous ‘30 seconds of fun’ gameplay loop and designed much of the campaign itself. Now creative director at Highwire Games (Six Days in Fallujah), Griesemer took to X / Twitter to deliver an early verdict on gameplay footage coming out of Microsoft’s Halo: Campaign Evolved reveal. He did not sound impressed. "You aren’t supposed to be able to take the Warthog up to steamroll the Hunters," Griesemer said. "I intentionally placed rocks in the way so you had to fight them on foot. When you can just smash the crates out of the way it wrecks the encounters. "But the worst part? They put trees in the landing area of the WooHoo Jump. Lame.” Let’s unpack this a bit. Griesemer is criticizing a key part of the iconic campaign mission, The Silent Cartographer: the first encounter with two Hunters. In the original Halo, this fight is meant to be played with Master Chief on-foot (players soon discovered it was possible to brute force a Warthog into the arena). But in Microsoft’s remake, players can freely take their Warthog up to the Hunters and ride roughshod over their hapless victims. I imagine the Hunters, with their dying breaths, gurgling: “no fair!” (Oh, and that WooHoo Jump? Griesemer explained: “There’s a ramp that is supposed to have a bunch of jackals at the landing spot. Your gunner would always say ‘Woohoo!’ When you got airborne.”) It’s fair to say Griesemer’s tweet, viewed 2.3 million times, has sparked a reaction online, with some fans insisting the level layout change ruins the gameplay flow, others saying this change and others like it will make the game more fun. As for Griesemer, in a subsequent tweet, he explained that if Microsoft is going to change Halo’s crates to be dynamic, then they should have also redesigned the encounters that use them as permanent cover." He continued: “Most people forced the Warthog through BECAUSE of the Hunters. The introduction of the Hunters was supposed to be intimidating and difficult, but in the light so you can understand them. Then you meet them in an enclosed dark area and they are even harder. But then you get Rockets and Vehicles and turn the tables. It’s a three act play of enemy design and you want to throw it in a blender. Fine, it’ll go down easier but it’s not going to taste as good.” And: “It’s like the dance remix of a classic song that skips the intro and the bridge and just thumps the chorus over and over.” Griesemer later offered a potential explanation for this change: “On further analysis I’m sure it’s because the vehicles take damage and so you’re just as likely to destroy the hog as get it over the rocks. If anything that makes it -worse- because -none- of the vehicle tricks are going to work anymore.” “Make it an option” is the biggest red flag for a dysfunctional design. We have no vision for what this is supposed to be, here’s the tools to fix it yourself. — Jaime Griesemer (@32nds) October 25, 2025 Another aspect of Halo: Campaign Evolved that Griesemer has taken issue with is the addition of an optional infinite sprint button. Sprint seems to be the biggest talking point about Halo: Campaign Evolved; while you can choose not to sprint, some are saying using it destroys Halo: Combat Evolved’s classic, considered gameplay pace and thus its sense of wonder. Others say believe it’s essential for the fun factor. Griesemer doesn’t sound like a fan of sprinting in the Halo remake, either. In another tweet, he pointed out that the player was able to sprint into The Silent Cartographer’s shaft vignette so fast that it broke the music transition. “Who is this for?” he asked. Then: “If the world isn’t scaled to sprint, you will be able to trivially skip encounters.” Halo: Campaign Evolved’s Needler, too, has caused quite the kerfuffle. This iconic Halo weapon shoots deadly needles into an enemy, then, after a cool-sounding charge, they explode. The Needler stands out because the ammo — the needles themselves — stick out the top of the gun, so you can easily see how much ammo you have at any given moment. Still, Microsoft saw fit to add an ammo counter on the Needler, just in case. This change has drawn some ridicule online, and Griesemer is clearly not a fan. “By far the most comically unnecessary embellishment in the whole announcement,” he said. "I’m not sure it isn’t intentional satire.” Then: “But why would you add an ammo counter to a weapon that IS an ammo counter in the first place?” By far the most comically unnecessary embellishment in the whole announcement. I’m not sure it isn’t intentional satire. — Jaime Griesemer (@32nds) October 25, 2025 In response to Griesemer's original, now viral tweet on Halo: Campaign Evolved, one user accused the veteran designer of “crying” about nostalgia, to which he responded: “Because I made it right and they are breaking it for no reason.” He continued: “... I think there are dozens of changes (reload speeds, no health packs, falling damage, etc) that make the game 'slicker' but ultimately less interesting.” After Bungie left Halo behind to develop Destiny, Microsoft, via what was known as 343 Industries, continued the franchise with Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians, and 2021’s Halo: Infinite. The internet would suggest that with these games, Microsoft has struggled to recreate the Bungie “magic,” for want of a better term. Certainly Bungie’s Halo games are more fondly remembered than Microsoft’s. But why has Microsoft struggled so? Griesemer was asked this question, and in his response revealed his thoughts on the idea of remaking Halo and continuing to make new Halo games now, nearly 25 years after Combat Evolved came out. “It’s not the early 2000s anymore,” he said. “Halo is of its time, maybe more than any other game franchise. So they are constantly trying to either take Halo out of 2001 and modernize it (which breaks it) or take players back to 2001 with nostalgia (which is impossible).” “Keep getting them checks.” Remakes and remasters are soul-destroying and I feel for any dev working on one. They can’t win and even if they do they won’t get credit. Bad situation unless you are getting paid $$$. — Jaime Griesemer (@32nds) October 25, 2025 Probably not. But I’m not sure what the point is of a “remake” anyway. Nostalgia? A new generation of fans? Occupying an enormous art team while you figure out what to do? — Jaime Griesemer (@32nds) October 25, 2025 They kept the music and the AI the same, it looks like. I’m glad I can play it on a Sony system. — Jaime Griesemer (@32nds) October 26, 2025 One member of the original Halo team who sounds thrilled with Halo: Campaign Evolved is Marcus Lehto, who was the art director on Combat Evolved and thus heavily involved in the iconic look of Halo itself. Lehto, who recently left the now shuttered Battlefield 6 developer Ridgeline Games (and hit out at EA for not properly credited former staff), offered a positive assessment of Halo Studios’ work. “My honest impression of seeing the new Halo Campaign Evolved is this," he said on X / Twitter. “I absolutely love where this is going. The game looks and feels genuine. It's gorgeous in a way I wish we could have built it originally back in 2001. It warms my heart to see Halo CE like this.” Halo: Campaign Evolved isn’t out until 2026 (and probably near to the game’s 25th anniversary in November), so Halo Studios has time to react to some of the feedback it’s seen and make changes — if that’s what it wants to do, of course. It may stick to its guns on the likes of sprint, those rocks, and the Needler's ammo counter. Meanwhile, the Halo community continues to debate the changes, fussing over every detail and what it means for the tone, feel, and gameplay of Bungie’s seminal shooter. I suspect this will be a running theme well into 2026. We’ve got plenty more on Halo: Campaign Evolved, including why it’s the final nail in the coffin for the Xbox exclusive. 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

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has assured Forza Motorsport fans that the series isn’t going anywhere, but notes that there won’t be a new entry any time soon. In an interview with Famitsu, which took place before the announcement that a remake of the first Halo is coming to all formats, Spencer was asked if the Halo and Forza Motorsport series had come to an end. Spencer replied that this definitely wasn’t the case, but stressed that Forza Motorsport wasn’t quite as ready for a return yet because Xbox is focused on titles that are closer to release. Read More... View the full article

Smoking cigarettes might not be the best thing to do in real life, but they have particular benefits in RV There Yet. There are plenty of different items available in RV There Yet to help you on your journey. While some of them provide various boosts, others, like lotions, heal you from accidents that can happen at any moment. This guide will provide you with all the information surrounding cigarettes. Table of contentsHow do cigarettes work in RV There YetHow to use cigarettes in RV There YetDo cigarettes have adverse effects in RV There YetHow to find cigarettes in RV There YetCan you disable smoking in RV There YetHow do cigarettes work in RV There Yet Cigarettes, at first, might appear as a casual item that you use with friends. However, they have actual in-game benefits. First, they provide you with temporary stamina boosts that are immensely helpful in certain situations. Having more stamina will allow you to bypass the standard physical limitations. They also provide you with a temporary pace boost (easily noticeable) that's extremely handy in certain situations (like when chased by a bear). Screenshot via Nuggets Entertainment How to use cigarettes in RV There Yet Once you have a ********** in your inventory, press the 1 button on your keyboard to activate smoking a **********. The benefits will be automatically accrued on your character after lighting up the **********. Do cigarettes have adverse effects in RV There Yet As harmful as cigarettes are in real life, there's no such occurrence in the game. As of writing, I haven't found a single **** of smoking a **********. Hence, you should always keep some in your inventory to take advantage of their boosts. How to find cigarettes in RV There Yet You'll always start with a ********** in your inventory when starting a new run. Make sure not to waste it since there's no need to consume a ********** at the start. To find more, you can look at locations that offer different kinds of resources. Cigarettes appear to be quite common at gas stations out of all available locations. Gas stations typically have plenty of valuable items like lotions, so make sure to browse through them on your run. If you're lucky, you could end up finding a **********. Can you disable smoking in RV There Yet There's no known way to disable smoking in RV There Yet, but you can avoid that by simply not pressing the 1 button on your keyboard. 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 What do cigarettes do in RV There Yet appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

The Power Pole is a pretty handy item in RV There Yet in terms of what it does, and it could be beneficial for completing the journey with your buddies. Your RV can break down due to the rough terrain, and then comes the time for repairs. However, you'll first need to lift the RV up in order to sort out whatever needs to be fixed. That's where the Power Pole comes in, and this guide will teach you about all its functions. Table of contentsHow to use the Power Pole in RV There YetHow to find the Power Pole in RV There YetHow to use the Power Pole in RV There Yet The Power Pole is RV There Yet's version of the car jack that we use in real life. It might have a different name, but the item is required to lift your RV. I have used it solely to replace a flat tire. When your tire is busted, you'll first have to lift up the vehicle in order to unscrew and replace it with a new one. The Power Pole allows you to do that with ease in the RV There Yet. Just place it at the correct side (where the tire is busted) and it will push your RV in the air. You can then replace the tire and continue your journey. Thankfully, this extremely important item is available on all your runs from the start. Screenshot by Destructoid How to find the Power Pole in RV There Yet If you have been looking for the Power Pole inside your RV, you've been searching in the wrong place. Instead, get out of your vehicle and climb the ladder to the roof. The Power Pole is located there, and you'll have to retrieve it by adding it to your inventory. Get down from the roof and go to your flat tire. Equip the Power Pole, and you'll get the required prompt on the screen. Once your RV is lifted off the ground, you can then replace the old tire with a new one. 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 How to find and use the Power Pole in RV There Yet appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Recent datamining from the Genshin Impact beta has revealed the four 5-Stars that will feature on the Event Banners in Version 6.2: Durin, Varesa, Xilonen, and Venti. Ever since the reintroduction of the Chronicled Banner in Genshin Impact, the developers have been able to create a consistent schedule of stacked lineups. Version 6.1 features Nefer and Furina in the first half, while the second half is headlined by Arlecchino and Zhongli. View the full article

Level Infinite and Shift Up celebrate the third year running for NIKKE with the introduction of several new characters, an expansion of the story campaign, and a new limited-time event. View the full article

Jumping a bridge in an RV There Yet wouldn't have been an issue if it were just you and your buddies attempting the maneuver. However, making your RV cross the bridge by jumping onto it is a challenging task. Your RV is a super-heavy vehicle, but you'll need to make it jump across the bridge in order to reach the final checkpoints. While it might first seem impossible, this guide will help you to make your RV jump across any bridge that you come across in RV There Yet. Table of contentsHow to jump bridges in RV There YetWhy is third gear mandatory for Bridge Jump in RV There YetHow to jump bridges in RV There Yet The two major requirements for your RV to successfully jump bridges are speed and angle. Go too fast or too slow, and you won't be able to make the jump. Choose the wrong angles on the ramp, and you won't be able to make the jump. First, the ramp is essential to make a successful jump. When approaching the ramp, keep your vehicle skewed towards the right. This is essential because your RV will always swerve to the left after landing the jump. If you're keeping your RV straight, it could become very hard to control after making the jump. Keep the steering to the right before you land the RV. Image via Nuggets Entertainment You'll also have to keep your RV in the third gear, and here's the reason. Why is third gear mandatory for Bridge Jump in RV There Yet To make a successful jump, you'll need the perfect combination of speed, acceleration, and torque. You can achieve that by putting your RV in the third gear. If you put it lower, your vehicle won't have any speed to generate the necessary amount of force. If you go for the fourth or fifth gear, you'll be going faster than required. While you'll generate more speed, you'll have less torque and force behind you required for a successful jump. While an accidental fall will damage your RV, you can repair the engine with motor oil to get it going once again. 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 How to Bridge Jump in RV There Yet appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

The Am9080 arrived in mass production in 1975 as AMD's version of Intel's 8080 – an instruction-set-compatible implementation built on AMD's own n-channel MOS process rather than a carbon-copy fabrication. That detail matters: the Am9080 wasn't a rebadged Intel part. Read Entire Article View the full article

Some days (and indeed this day) it feels like the universe conspires to drain my wallet. Between Nintendo nostalgia, Xbox epics, PlayStation powerhouses, and PC throwbacks, today's round of bargains certainly has something for anyone who’s ever said, “Why the hell not? I'm worth it.” That being said, let's all go pay very little for a lot of great escapism. Contents RetroNintendoXboxPlayStationPCPC GearLEGOThis Day in Gaming In retro news, I'm using cherry bombs to light up a 19-candle cake for Bully (or Canis Cadem Edit, as we weirdly called it over here in Oz), In the pantheon of misrepresented software from the 21st century, this certainly was one of the most targeted by mainstream media. Demonised as "Grand Theft Auto in High School" by opponents who never played it, Bully became one of the most hotly-contested videogames of its time. Personally, I have nothing but fond memories of guiding juvenile delinquent Jimmy Hopkins around Bullworth Academy (especially on his skateboard). Aussie birthdays for notable games. - Bully (Canis Canem Edit) (PS2) 2006. eBay - Torchlight (PC) 2009. Get - Super Scribblenauts (DS) 2010. eBay - Battlefield 3 (PC,PS3,X360) 2011. eBay Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch On Switch, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is still the gold standard for sandbox adventuring. I’ve spent hours fusing junk into flying machines I barely understand, and that’s part of the magic. Meanwhile, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is shaping up as a long-awaited comeback for Samus fans who’ve been in stasis since 2007. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (-23%) - A$67Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (-23%) - A$69Sonic Frontiers (-41%) - A$59.10Pokémon Legends: Arceus (-20%) - A$64Mario Tennis Aces (-27%) - A$58 Games of the Moment What's flying off shelves? LEGO Party - A$74Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - A$79EA Sports FC 26 - A$79 Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card. Switch Console Prices How much to Switch it up? [/url] Back to top Exciting Bargains for Xbox Over on Xbox Series X, Red Dead Redemption 2 remains one of the most detailed open worlds ever made. I still find new wildlife encounters every time I boot it up. Dishonored 2 is another gem, with Arkane's clockwork level design and freedom of approach making it endlessly replayable. Red Dead Redemption 2 (-75%) - A$22.40Dishonored 2 (-87%) - A$5Monster Hunter Rise (-75%) - A$14.20Ghostrunner 2 (-36%) - A$35Dying Light 2 Del. (-46%) - A$64.50 On the Xbox One side, Fallout 4 is still a masterclass in exploration, even if Preston Garvey won’t shut up about settlements. Diablo III: Eternal Col. remains one of the best couch co-op experiences around, perfect for a lazy Sunday loot grind. Dishonored Def. Ed. (-60%) - A$10Diablo III: Eternal Col. (-67%) - A$32.90Fallout 4 (-75%) - A$6.20 Games of the Moment A look at the top sellers EA Sports FC 26Silent Hill f - $109Borderlands 4 - $99 Or just invest in an Xbox Card. Xbox Console Prices How many bucks for a 'Box? [/url] Back to top Pure Scores for PlayStation PS5-wise, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered gives Aloy’s debut the polish it always deserved. Guerrilla’s lush environments remain some of the best in gaming. Star Wars Outlaws also hits the mark for anyone still chasing that scoundrel fantasy between blaster fights and swoop races. Star Wars Outlaws (-64%) - A$40Horizon Zero Dawn Rem. (-33%) - A$50Octopath Traveler (-60%) - A$36.30Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (-63%) - A$37.30Just Dance 2021 (-71%) - A$24.20PGA Tour 2K25 (-54%) - A$55 On PS4, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Ed. remains the most addictive co-op loop Capcom’s ever made. Life is Strange Rem. Col. is an emotional rollercoaster that still holds up, complete with improved visuals and that iconic indie soundtrack. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Ed. (-37%) - A$53.10Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (-33%) - A$59.80Life is Strange Rem. Col. (-70%) - A$17.90 Games of the Moment What's in high demand? EA Sports FC 26 - $79Ghost of Yōtei - $99Silent Hill f - $119 Or purchase a PS Store Card. What you'll pay to 'Station. [/url] Back to top Purchase Cheap for PC Finally, on PC, Silent Hill 2 is looking spookier than ever in its remake, and I’m still not over that corridor scene. Marvel’s Midnight Suns might have underperformed commercially, but its card-based combat and surprisingly heartfelt story make it a tactical gem worth rescuing from obscurity. Silent Hill 2 (-51%) - A$50.20Marvel's Midnight Suns (-87%) - A$12.10Assassin's Creed Valhalla (-75%) - A$22.40Dead Cells (-50%) - A$17.90South Park: The Stick of Truth (-75%) - A$11.20 Or just get a Steam Wallet Card PC Hardware Prices Slay your pile of shame. [/url] Legit LEGO Deals For the LEGO crowd, the Darth Maul Mech is a must-have for any Sith sympathiser’s shelf, while Botanicals Sunflowers are a serotonin boost for anyone whose thumbs are greener in Minecraft than real life. Darth Maul Mech (-50%) - A$22Creator 3in1 Wild Animals (-35%) - A$39Botanicals Sunflowers (-35%) - A$15Fortnite Peely & Sparkplug (-27%) - A$22 Back to top Adam Mathew is a passionate connoisseur, a lifelong game critic, and an Aussie deals wrangler who genuinely wants to hook you up with stuff that's worth playing (but also cheap). He plays practically everything, sometimes on YouTube. View the full article

The announcement of Halo: Campaign Evolved has fans of the franchise completely divided. Some players are incredibly excited over the fact that the iconic FPS is finally coming to PlayStation consoles, while others are bewildered at the fact it won't include a multiplayer feature—something most would argue is what defined Halo: CE as a revolutionary first-person shooter. View the full article

Escape from Duckov has been out on Steam for just 10 days, but the top-down extraction shooter is already passing player milestones. While Escape from Duckov may look like a parody of Escape from Tarkov, the duck-themed shooter is giving fans of the genre a breath of fresh air from the intense multi-player gameplay of extraction games. View the full article

Back in May Auroch Digital found a delightful way to announce the existence of Boltgun 2, teasing it at the end of a free typing game. And while it's nice to know Boltgun 2 is in development, it's nicer to know a bit about what it will actually contain. The latest trailer does just that, by informing us that Boltgun 2 will let us choose a second playable character... Read more.View the full article

The annual Liberty Day celebrations in Helldivers 2 are now underway, and players have just a few hours to enjoy a round of 'Whack-a-Terminid' as part of the festivities. Helldivers 2 players can also claim the exclusive Liberty Day's Cape after collectively killing 40 million enemies with the R-2124 Constitution ceremonial rifle by October 27. View the full article

The Eeveelutions have to be some of the most popular Pokémon out there. Eevee is incredibly adorable, and it can evolve into one of seven fantastic new forms, and also into Flareon. Because of the popularity of Eevee and its evolutions, Pokémon TCG cards that feature them tend to be worth a pretty penny. The Master Ball treatment of Umbreon from the set Prismatic Evolutions is a classic example of an expensive Eeveelution. At its height, the card was worth several hundred dollars, but now that price has radically dropped. Let's talk about why... Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Newest Pokémon set revealed and released Pokémon 151 mini tins are getting a rare restock, so don't miss out on retail price packs Get three Pokémon TCG Temporal Forces booster packs at below market price View the full article

Outbreak Island is coming to PC on early access during the Halloween season, and it could be the next big indie hit. Being a survival title, you will aim to outlast the horrors around you on the deserted island. To survive the nights, you'll have to scavenge for resources and build your safe shelter. This guide will help you keep track of the game's launch time. Table of contentsOutbreak Island release countdownWhat to expect from Outbreak IslandOutbreak Island release countdown Outbreak Island's early access goes live worldwide on Oct. 28. You can purchase a copy of the game on Steam, and the developers, Tiny Magician, have confirmed the date. The following countdown will give you a rough idea of when the launch should happen. [hurrytimer id="1133653"] The countdown is based on the following timings. 9am PT11am CT12pm ET3pm UTC4pm BST5pm CEST Do note that the developers haven't announced the exact launch timings as of writing. The countdown timings are based on Outbreak Island's approximate launch time on Steam. The exact launch could be one hour off the mark from the timings mentioned in this guide. We will duly update the timings if the developers, Tiny Magician, announce them ahead of the start of early access. What to expect from Outbreak Island Outbreak Island's premise seems pretty interesting, as you find yourself stuck on a deserted island. Your goal is to survive the island at any cost. Your father's old farm will be your new base, which you'll need to build from scratch. There's a handful of tools to aid your survival, but you can get more options as you advance. Nightfall completely changes the scenery as a mysterious beam brings all the machines on the island alive. While this gives you a chance to gain some vital resources, you'll have to survive the horrors, which include mutated monstrosities and more. While the odds of survival won't be in your favor, you'll have to do your best to find out what really happened on the island. 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 Outbreak Island release countdown: Exact date and time appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Lotions can be one of the most valuable items to find in RV There Yet, and you certainly won't want to waste them due to their scarce nature. Surviving the rough terrain of RV There Yet is no easy task. You and your buddies will take damage and lose health due to various reasons. This can also include burns from fires, which can quickly eat away at your health and kill you. This guide will help you learn all about how to treat burn injuries in the game. Table of contentsHow to use Lotions in RV There YetHow to find Lotions in RV There YetHow to use Lotions in RV There Yet Lotions are considered a healing item that can be found at different locations. You should only use one if you have endured a burn injury. To use a Lotion, you'll first need to equip it from your inventory. A prompt will appear for you to apply the medicine to you/your friend who has suffered the injuries. Do note that Lotions can only be used if you have an ongoing burn damage. Burns can sometimes subside on their own, but they will keep lowering your health if left unchecked for a long time. Let's find out how you can find a Lotion. Screenshot via Nuggets Entertainment How to find Lotions in RV There Yet You'll always start with Lotion on your run in RV There Yet. They're located in your RV, but you can find more if the initial stock is finished. To do so, you need to look at locations where people might have lived. You can find them sometimes in houses, but be careful of bears. You can also find Lotions in gas stations. Lotions in general appear to be quite rare, but if you look thoroughly enough, you should be able to find them. Ideally, you'll want to avoid taking fire damage too many times, given the generally scarce nature of Lotions. There are also different ways to heal yourself in RV There Yet and recover your health. Make sure to check this guide out to keep yourself stocked with all the necessary items to save yourself and your buddies. 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 How to find and use Lotions in RV There Yet appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

The first major update for Battlefield 6 is almost here, aiming to reshape how the game is played, how missions are completed, and what part bots have to play in all of that. It's also coming alongside the game's first season, which itself brings a lot of content. So, here are all the biggest changes in Update 1.1.1.0 in BF6. Table of contentsAll the biggest changes in the Battlefield 6 Oct. 28 updateSeason 1 is finally hereMovement, combat, and hit reg are getting smoothed overVarious visibility and gameplay improvements to the HUD, UI, and the maps themselvesThe death of bot XP farms and progression overhaulAll the biggest changes in the Battlefield 6 Oct. 28 updateSeason 1 is finally here The first season is coming alongside the new patch. Screenshot via EA With the launch of Update 1.1.1.0, the first Season of Battlefield 6 is going live. It'll start a few hours after the patch goes through, allowing everyone to get geared up and ready for a new map, vehicles, and other content. We'll initially get the Blackwell Fields, which now has a new and flashy trailer, an extra ground vehicle (a jeep), and several new weapons, including a rifle, a sniper rifle, and a handgun. The season's start will also mark the arrival of the first skins to the game, which are a bit colorful but retain the grittiness and realism that Battlefield 6 has been aiming for. Additional seasonal content will come in the coming months, so stay tuned for that. Movement, combat, and hit reg are getting smoothed over Many guns are being tweaked to align them with intended behavior, while shooting should feel more responsive. Screenshot via EA Though gunplay and movement feel generally great in BF6, there have been some glaring issues that have caused a lot of concern among the community. These chiefly relate to gun handling, aim dispersion, and hit registry, which haven't been consistent enough since launch. EA has looked into these problems and is introducing tweaks to several systems, including "improved movement and animations" that'll reduce the bouncing and floating issues, and "reworked weapon dispersion" that aligns gun behavior to what its description and design state, especially in cases of shooting after sprinting. Hits should also register more consistently after the update goes live, which'll ensure your bullets don't just disappear into an enemy instead of hitting them. Various visibility and gameplay improvements to the HUD, UI, and the maps themselves Tanks and vehicles refused to spawn on some maps, which should no longer be an issue as of Oct. 28. Screenshot via EA EA has also taken visibility into consideration for this update, tweaking both the interface and the maps themselves to allow players to better see and assess their situation at all times. Smokes and lighting should also behave more consistently now but will be less persistent, clouding areas for much shorter and thus impacting any given area to a lesser degree. Some maps that were bogged down by vehicles refusing to spawn, like Mirak Valley's Breakthrough version, will now function as intended and enable both sides to fight it out fair and square, instead of one team being limited by, essentially, a game-breaking bug. The death of bot XP farms and progression overhaul See this map? You no longer have to grind bots on it 24/7. Image via EA After being exploited for weeks, bots will no longer progress any assignments or missions that players must do to unlock new weapons, skins, and other content. Those servers who still run bots will award less XP overall, with most XP bonuses not applying to them. Progression itself will be significantly overhauled, with some missions and assignments requiring up to 90 percent less effort than their launch counterparts, which should discourage players from looking for nefarious means to complete them. BF6's assignments were a major downside of the game, which Update 1.1.1.0 aims to address. These are just some of the countless changes and tweaks coming with this patch, so you can check out the full notes on this link. 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 All major changes coming in Battlefield 6 Update 1.1.1.0 appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Halloween is almost here, and so are countless co-op horror games that have collectively earned a specific moniker revolving around the word "friend." And be the sentiment around them as it may, I still find them incredibly fun to play, especially when it comes to gathering the squad for some late-night gaming. Of course, you could just all fire up CS2, but instead of losing your mind playing to get an imaginary number 400 points higher, you have the option to get scared s**tless, and I think that's quite better. So, I've gathered four recent co-op horror games and one classic that can and will make your 2025 Halloween night much more exciting. Misery Misery sure does love company. Image via Platypus Entertainment Having released just a few days prior to this article, Misery places you in the midst of a mysterious Zone, itself located in a fictional Eastern European Republic of Zaslavie. It's very much Soviet Ukraine and Russia, with its fictional town almost an exact counterpart to our own Chornobyl. Inspired by hits like STALKER, it allows you and your friends to explore the Zone, gather loot, craft materials, and survive the irradiated, anomalous wasteland. Your characters can go insane, be poisoned by abject radiation, warped by mysterious nuclear apparitions, or beaten to a pulp by a bunch of gopniks in Adidas tracksuits cursing at you in Russian. It's a unique and very different style of co-op horror, one that does not shy away from its inspirations. Vein Wrecked zombies? How fun! Image via Ramjet Studios Described by some as a "first-person Project Zomboid," Vein is a post-apocalyptic zombie survival multiplayer horror game that places you and your group of friends into a walker-infested hellscape. You are, naturally, tasked with surviving these circumstances and are given free rein over how you want to do it. It's a sandbox experience through and through, emphasizing player agency, which, in turn, promotes creativity and "on-the-go" thinking, that'll lead every group of survivors into different outcomes. Want to build a five-star hotel out of the scrap you find? Go right ahead. Or, if it's more your prerogative, you can mow down any zombie you come across until you get bored. Whatever you want to do, you're free to. Cryo The environments are ultra spooky. Image via Valko Game Studios With Lethal Company almost singlehandedly spawning this entire co-op horror subgenre that loves its proximity voice chat, it's no wonder that a game very close to the origin is on this list. Cryo puts you in the shoes of a mysterious company worker, sent to Antarctica to figure out why the continent has gone dark and cut its communications. You and your friends really will be on the edges of your seats with this one, having to figure out things quickly but quietly, lest you disturb whatever dark horror awaits you in the pitch blackness of our world's most remote piece of land. Escape the Backrooms Liminal spaces never get old. Screenshot via Fancy Games The crown jewel of the Backrooms meme, Escape the Backrooms has recently received its 1.0 update, releasing in full on Steam. With this huge milestone, the game has been expanded with several new levels and lots of additional content, making the trudge through the liminal spaces much more fulfilling and, of course, fun. Various creatures of the Lovecraftian kind await behind every hallway, with puzzles and riddles along the way that'll make escaping quite the ordeal. Make sure to keep track of who and where your friends are, because some of these monsters have a tendency to copy, mimic, and imitate, tricking you into falling prey to them. GTFO GTFO is among the best co-op shooters out there. Image via 10 Chambers And while these relatively new Company-likes are all fun and games, sticking to some classic hits doesn't hurt a bit. GTFO is one of the best mission-based horror games ever made, combining incredible weapon realism and feedback with that recognizable Left 4 Dead-style gameplay loop where a group of players survives an onslaught of enemies. It's usually cheap on Steam this time of year, and brings with it loads of content to play through, which shouldn't only last you through the spooky season, but also serve as a gateway to fun at any time of year. Its dedicated community means you'll be able to find a group of eager players almost always, even when your own group is offline. 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 Co-op horror games are taking over, so here are the best ones to celebrate 2025’s spookiest day appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article