I loved my time with Two Point Museum, which reviewer and PC Gamer features producer Mollie Taylor and I agree may be Two Point Studios' best game yet. I took a break from it to let the updates roll in, so imagine my puzzled delight when I returned to find the latest update for this cozy museum tycoon game is a sizable crossover with horde-pummeling powerhouse Vampire Survivors... Read more.View the full article
As the legal battle between World of Warcraft developer Blizzard and popular private server network Turtle WoW continues, the group responsible for its creation has called on Blizzard to "consider establishing a formal ecosystem for licensing fan-run community servers." Turtle WoW's leadership suggests that adopting official support for such projects would benefit the MMORPG, drawing comparisons to other similar situations with the likes of GTA 5, Fortnite, The Elder Scrolls, and EverQuest. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: World of Warcraft mod WeakAuras "isn't compatible" with Blizzard's new direction World of Warcraft Midnight stamps out combat mods, but DBM is ready to adapt The best WoW addons October 2025 View the full article
Nespin are the first obtainable race in Absolvement that aren't available in character creation right away but are instead unlocked via a quest. It's a pretty straightforward quest available right away from the main HUB. Here's how to unlock the Nespin Race in Absolvement. Table of contentsAbsolvement Nespin Race Unlock GuideAbsolvement Nespin Race ShowcaseAbsolvement Nespin Race Unlock Guide Video by Destructoid You can unlock the Nespin race in Absolvement by going to the Bat statue in the main HUB area. Follow the video above and go into the cave with the Soul Tree and stick to the right until you reach the bat statue. Then interact and talk to the statue and accept the quest using the first dialogue option. The quest to unlock the Nespin race requires you to get 20 Blood Masses which drop from Blood Mage enemies in the Blood Citadel/Sanguine Citadel aka the Blood Dungeon. Now all you have to do is start up a Dungeon run alone or with friends, get the Blood Dungeon variation and kill the Blood Mages (They have red coat and Blood-themed skills) who drop Blood Masses. Image by Destructoid Repeat this for enough times until you farm 20 Blood Masses and then go back to the Bat statue in the hub area. Turn in the quest with the first dialogue option and you'll unlock the bat-like Nespin race. They now become available as a Race option during character creation in your other slots. Note that it doesn't replace your current race in your current slot. Basically, it means that if you want to play Nespin, you'll have to make a new slot for it. Nespin Race Description: A bloodthirsty cavern dweller that prioritizes fast, abrupt movements to evade hazards while also using echolocation to find prey. A once incredibly rare sight in this age has begun showing up more and more often recently; maybe you can find something pointing as to why? Absolvement Nespin Race Showcase Image by Destructoid Nespin in Absolvement get the following abilities: Active Skill : Emit a supersonic screech highlighting enemies within 25 studs for 10 seconds and dealing 1.5 Physical Damage. Core Passive #1 : You can double jump every 2 seconds out of combat and every 5 seconds in combat. Core Passive #2 : You get an improved Q/Dash that allows you to evade even while casting spells or using light attacks. Debuffs : Your iFrames from dashing are 15% shorter, dash cooldown is 15% longer and you are unable to cancel dashes. Check out how Nespin compare to the other options in our Absolvement Race Tier List. That's it for my guide on how to get the Nespin Race in Absolvement. Check out the Absolvement Trello for more info on the game. The post How to Get Nespin Race in Absolvement appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Dungeons and Dragons supports plenty of third-party sourcebooks and settings, and most focus on cool lore or sprawling campaign adventures. Not so for Esper the Bard's Gauntlet Runner setting for Mythic Doom. This is not a setting for slow-paced exploration or deep character introspection. This is a gritty fight for survival, as players must brave dungeons that will most likely end with tossed character sheets. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DnD's new way to cast spells is absolutely ridiculous, and I love it DnD rival Chaosium resurrects its "masterpiece" tabletop RPG with a new 'classic' edition Dungeons and Dragons alignments explained View the full article
A fresh batch of fixes for Proton Experimental to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS + Steam Deck arrived October 17th so here's all that's new. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
For a limited time, Amazon is offering AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X3D for just $499, a $100 discount that improves its value proposition compared to the processors ranked immediately above and below it. The deal echoes the ongoing offer for MSI's two-fan Nvidia RTX 5070. Read Entire Article View the full article
People say it about most years, but 2015 really was an incredible year for video games. With GOTY contenders like The Witcher 3, Bloodborne, and Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, it was hard to go wrong with any of the year's best. My absolute favorite game of the year, however, has never gotten the same amount of attention. View the full article
The ****** Ops 7 Zombies mode is getting some big overhauls, and there's great news if you're as eager as I am to try out the old-school Cursed mode. In a post-beta Q and A, Treyarch design director Kevin Drew is joined by lead game designers Steve Bianchi and Mark Maestas to discuss feedback from the playtest and what's changing for launch. Saw trap spam is on the chopping block, and a special HUD is incoming, as the team discusses which enemies from BO6 Zombies have made the cut for its new FPS game. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best ****** Ops 7 Ryden 45K loadout Best ****** Ops 7 M10 Breacher loadout Call of Duty ****** Ops 7 confirms "minimal" SBMM for multiplayer modes View the full article
After waiting more than six years with barely any updates, Hollow Knight: Silksong finally released on September 4. The game was hand-crafted by Team Cherry to meet the studio's vision for the title: a challenging but doable Soulslike Metroidvania platformer. View the full article
Battlefield 6is a surprisingly well-optimized game, but on PC, getting the most out of its performance can be tricky. With a long list of complicated settings, you'd be forgiven for not knowing which ones are impacting your frame rate the most. Thanks to Digital Foundry, however, there's now a clear answer to this quandary. View the full article
Pokémon Legends Z-A has its fair share of Gift Pokémon that you can obtain by completing different quests. These Pokémon are different from the standard ones that you can catch from Wild Zones. Infact, you don't have to capture them at all, and they can be obtained by completing various tasks. This guide will provide you with all the Pokémon you can receive as gifts in Legends ZA. Complete list of Gift Pokémon in Pokémon Legends Z-A The table below has all the information about every Gift Pokémon and how to obtain them. NameTypeLevelLocationHow to ObtainChikoritaGrass5Lumiose CityOne of the three starters that you can obtain after defeating Pancham. TepigFire5Lumiose CityOne of the three starters that can be obtained once you defeat Pancham. TotodileWater5Lumiose CityOne of the three starters on offer you unlock after the introductory battle against Pancham. ChespinGrass14Academie EtoilePart of the Side Mission 7. Defeat the Chespin three times to add it to your party. FennekinFire14Magenta Sector 2During the Get Well, Fennekin quest, you'll encounter a Fennekin who is sick. Find a Revitalizing Twig and restore its health to add Fennekin to your party. FroakieWater14Jaune Sector 8Part of the Side Mission 8. You'll meet a construction worker who will tell you about Froakie's ability to climb heights. Your objective will be to beat three time challenges in 30, 40, and 50 seconds. SpewpaBug9Lumiose MueseumYou'll be given a task to find 12 Spewpa located in the museum during Side Quest 21. Once you collect all 12, a 13th will appear, and the staff will then offer it to you. BulbasaurGrass5Pokémon Research LabYou'll be able to select Bulbasaur as part of Side Mission 22. CharmanderFire5Pokémon Research LabYou'll be able to select Charmander as part of Side Mission 22. SquirtleWater5Pokémon Research LabYou'll be able to select Squirtle as part of Side Mission 22. AerodactylRock/Flying20Pokémon Research LabRestored from Old Amber stone at the Pokémon Research Lab.AmauraRock/Ice20Pokémon Research LabRestored from the Sail Fossil as part of Side Mission 27.TyruntRock/Dragon20Pokémon Research LabRestored from the Tyrunt Fossil as part of Side Mission 27.AbsolDark30Lumiose CityDefeat Rogue Mega Absol.Galarian StunfiskGround/Steel38Wild Zone 11Side Mission 72 requires you to search for a Galarian Stunfisk that's hiding as a Poké Ball. You can find it in the southern part of the zone. LucarioFighting50Hotel ZReturn to the table after completing the story, and you'll find Lucario on your table. FloetteFairy72QuasarticoObtainable after ending the story and completing at least 15 Infinite Royale matches. 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 Gift Pokémon and how to get them in Pokémon Legends Z-A appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Escape from Tarkov is coming to consoles, Battlestate Games has announced. The developer also revealed the theme of Escape from Tarkov's first post-launch DLC and talked about its future plans for the IP, which include new games. View the full article
Arctic Hazard's Norse: Oath of Blood gets a story trailer and Steam Next Fest demo ahead of its full launch on PS5, Xbox, and PC platforms. View the full article
Metal Gear Solid 5 isn't exactly short of options for approaching its open-ended stealth scenarios. But encouraging players to use every tool at their disposal can be difficult once they've found a loadout that they like. Its Subsistence rule was one of Kojima's solutions to this, allowing players to re-enter previous missions without a specific loadout and forcing them to scavenge weapons and equipment on the fly... Read more.View the full article
Numerous contributors to GZDoom, Doom's most popular sourceport and the basis for countless mods and several entire games, have split from the project and revealed plans to build their own version, after long-running tensions with GZDoom's creator came to a head earlier this week... Read more.View the full article
The Halloween season means eyes are peeled (hopefully not literally) for any fresh horror experiences on the tabletop. One such TTRPG that quickly grew a following was Breathless by Fari RPGs. The one-page zombie apocalypse TTRPG is directly inspired by undead classics such as Left 4 Dead and The Last of Us. Supporting two to five players and a breezy two-to-four hour average game, it's the perfect Halloween hunt. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Old King's Crown review - the most captivating board game I've ever played 8 cracking titles that show board games are for grown-ups too Our favorite new board games, as of October 2025 View the full article
The seemingly endless list of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth minigames and side quests is almost immediately brought up every time the game is mentioned, but director Naoki Hamaguchi says he doesn't believe this is a flaw in design. Remake and Rebirth might be two of the best JRPGs around, but the second installment's pacing and tone are oftentimes at odds with its storytelling. Hamaguchi, however, explains that you're simply too busy to enjoy it to its fullest, although he does concede that changes will be made for FF7 Remake part 3. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Grab Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth at its cheapest price ever on PC The first Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth patch notes take aim at the shaky performance Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth eclipses Remake's Steam launch in a matter of days View the full article
Even in my youth, I always loved the idea of point-and-click adventure games more than I did the reality. I appreciated how they transported me to other worlds, each with its own rules, histories, and interesting characters. However, like many people, I often ran up against the harsh reality of solving bizarre and obtuse puzzles in a time before Internet walkthroughs. I almost never actually finished point-and-click adventure games for that reason—but there is one major exception: I completed Robert Williams’ The Colonel’s Bequest several times. One of the last Sierra adventure games to still use a text parser, The Colonel’s Bequest follows a young woman named Laura Bow as she visits a mansion in the Southern US belonging to her college friend’s grandfather, Colonel Henri Dijon. While she’s there, a dispute breaks out over the colonel’s will, and it becomes clear a ********* is on the loose. Read full article Comments View the full article
Square Enix has released a short comparison video showcasing Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade opening cut-scene across PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch 2 (docked), and PC. View the full article
The Honkai: Star Rail 3.7 livestream is set to occur soon, and the event will showcase all the new content planned for the upcoming patch, including details about the new playable character, as well as the story updates, which should be the final ones in the main Amphoreus arc. Currently, the RPG is in the second half of Version 3.6, and players can obtain and build Permansor Terrae in Honkai: Star Rail. View the full article
Square Enix has posted an official video comparing the Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X and PC versions of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade. The video shows around a minute of footage from the opening sequence of the game, which is rendered in-engine. Although it isn’t explicitly stated by Square Enix, it appears that the video’s intention is to show how Switch 2 – which is less powerful than the other formats – is capable of keeping up when it comes to visual quality. Read More... View the full article
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I loved my time with Two Point Museum, which reviewer and PC Gamer features producer Mollie Taylor and I agree may be Two Point Studios' best game yet. I took a break from it to let the updates roll in, so imagine my puzzled delight when I returned to find the latest update for this cozy museum tycoon game is a sizable crossover with horde-pummeling powerhouse Vampire Survivors... Read more.View the full article