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Even after launching the first hi-res wireless headset, SteelSeries has had time to upgrade the Arctis Nova 7 Wireless.View the full article

Dropping the first bit of proper news on Steam since early 2024 after the release of Battlefield 6 is certainly a choice - BattleBit Remastered is still alive. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

In a game where you can activate your ability and zone only once, you'd better make sure you have the best Uma with the strongest ones. There are exceptions though and some Umas have passives and drawbacks that alter the rankings. I'll be rating them all to see who is the best Uma in this Uma Racing tier list and guide. Table of contentsUma Racing Umas Tier ListS-Tier UmasA-Tier UmasB-Tier UmasC-Tier UmasD-Tier UmasAll Running Styles Explained in Uma RacingUma Racing Tips & TricksUma Racing Umas Tier List Image by Destructoid The best Uma in Uma Racing depends on both your skill and when you use the ability/zone. You can still win with a lower rarity Uma against a higher rarity one if you're more skilled at Stamina management than your opponents. That said, on the same level of skill, certain higher rarity Umas have the advantage. I highly recommend Gold Ship for beginners but Silence Suzuka is objectively the strongest. Let's see why below. Skills & Zones: All Skills are some form of a dash so I'll just list the additional effects below for each Uma. As for Zones, you have to charge the Zone bar to activate them with G by overtaking other Umas. You can do your Zone once before the final spurt and then it refreshes for the final spurt so you can potentially use it twice. That's why Silence Suzuka is so powerful. Running Styles: Each Uma also has one of three running styles so I'll just mention each Uma's style in the rankings below then explain all styles in the section below the rankings. S-Tier UmasS-Tier UmasAll AbilitiesWhy S-Tier Silence SuzukaLegendary Front RunnerSkill • After usage, your stamina doesn't drain for 3 seconds Zone• Get self stamina regeneration for 0.9 seconds • Your stamina doesn't drain for 2 seconds • Your speed increases for 2 seconds• While Rice & Oguri have slightly better actives while behind someone, Silence has the best ability in the game which is strong wherever you are • Not only that but you ignore stamina drain on both your skill and zone which rounds up to 5 seconds of no stamina drain along with the zone buffs • Silence also has better Speed and acceleration due to Front Runner so she's an overall powerhouse even with the recent nerf to her skill (Ignore stamina drain 4.4s -> 3s) • That said note that Front Runner makes her use more Stamina so you'll have to be more careful with stamina managementA-Tier UmasA-Tier UmasAll AbilitiesWhy A-Tier Oguri CapLegendary Pace ChaserSkill (Someone must be ahead of you) • Gain self stamina regeneration for 0.7 seconds • Ignore stamina drain for 4.4 seconds Skill Variant (You must be directly behind someone) • Ignore stamina drain for 4 seconds • Gives you self stamina regeneration for 0.8 seconds • Drains the stamina of the player in front of you for 2.5 seconds and makes it harder for them to sprint for 0.3 seconds Zone (You must be near someone - Range 43 studs) • Gain self stamina regeneration for 2.8 seconds • Players near you get stamina drain and it's harder for them to sprint for a short while• Oguri Cap's skill is better than Silence since you're ignoring stamina drain for longer and debuffing your opponent • This is the best Skill in the game • That said Silence is still better since she has a stronger Zone • Oguri's Zone is a bit situational since you have to have players around you to debuff them and Silence can use her Zone whenever Rice ShowerLegendary Pace ChaserSkill • After usage, your stamina doesn't drain for 3.5 seconds Skill Variant (If you use it while behind someone) • Your stamina won't drain for 3.5 seconds in addition to two more effects • Gives you self stamina regeneration for 0.5 seconds • It's harder to sprint for the target in front of you Zone• Gives you self stamina regeneration for 2.5 seconds • Gives stamina drain to players near 35 studs of you for 0.3 seconds Drawback • There's a sprint delay after you use your skill• Rice Shower can end up getting more value from her skill than Silence if you use it behind the lead runners • This is both because you get a longer stamina ignore buff and you also slow their sprinting • Don't use it while in the front to gain maximum value • That said Rice is still slightly weaker than Silence since Silence gets a better zone • Your zone is situational and requires multiple opponents to be near you Gold ShipRare Late SurgerSkill • Ignore stamina drain for 2.5 seconds Ultra Skill (3% chance to trigger on Skill use) • Ignore stamina drain for 9 seconds • Get self stamina regeneration for 0.5 seconds Zone • Get self stamina regeneration for 1.6 seconds • Trigger a quick time event that gives you additional speed if you win Drawback There's a 3% chance that you'll stumble mid-skill briefly stunning you• The best beginner Uma in the game since she's powerful and easy to get • She's the only non-legendary to ignore stamina drain on Skill and there's a 3% chance for you to pump it up to 9 seconds • Your zone is also pretty decent giving you extra speed on QTE win and you have less stamina consumption due to Late Surger • Even though there's a low chance that you'll get stunned during your skill this is a 1-in-33 matches chance • Overall, a really great UmaB-Tier UmasB-Tier UmasAll AbilitiesWhy B-Tier Daiwa ScarletRare Pace ChaserSkill (2 Uses) • Daiwa Scarlet can activate a powerful dash twice per race, each use unleashing a burst of forward speed Zone • Gives you self stamina regeneration for 2.5 seconds • You ignore stamina drain for 0.6 seconds if there is a player around you within 35 studs• Even though Tamamo has a slightly better skill than Daiwa, Daiwa is still superior due to a better zone • And Daiwa's double dash skill, though not as strong as stamina drain ignore, can be pretty useful to gain a lead in corners or if your enemy runs out of stamina • Don't spam the dashes but instead look for opportunities to overtake opponents at cornersC-Tier UmasC-Tier UmasAll AbilitiesWhy C-Tier Tamamo Cross Legendary Pace ChaserSkill • Get self stamina regeneration for 0.7 seconds • Get no stamina drain for 1.95 seconds • Gives stamina drain to nearby players within 30 studs for 0.3 seconds Zone • Get self stamina regeneration for 0.2 seconds• Overall for a Legendary Tamamo is weaker than the others but she still has the stamina drain ignore for almost 2 seconds • The reason she's ranked so low though is because her Zone is pretty much useless • Even though her skill is better than Daiwa having a weaker Zone which can potentially be activated twice before and after the final spurt really nerfs Tamamo Haru UraraCommon Late SurgerSkill • Get self stamina regen for 0.5 seconds Zone• Get self stamina regen for 2.5 seconds• It's not much but her Skill is more reliable than Air Groove and her zone is better than Tamamo CrossD-Tier UmasD-Tier UmasAll AbilitiesWhy D-Tier Air GrooveUncommon Pace ChaserSkill • Get self stamina regen for 0.8 seconds • Players within 35 studs get stamina drain for 0.3 seconds Zone • Get self stamina regen for 1.5 seconds • Players within 35 studs get stamina drain for 0.3 seconds • Players within 35 studs get a sprint debuff for 0.3 seconds• Basically, both her Skill and Zone debuff sound good but are really weak since they're both short and require multiple people around you for value • Just skip this Uma until her debuff duration increasesAll Running Styles Explained in Uma Racing Each Uma in Uma Racing has one of three running styles and all three provide different bonuses. Some are better early and some are better in the final dash. Here are all of them with their bonuses. Running StyleUmas With This StyleStyle BonusesFront RunnerSilence Suzuka[Max Speed: +5%] [Stamina Use: +20% (uses more stamina)] [Stamina Regen: -10% (slower recovery)] [Speed Gain: +15% (slower acceleration)] [Speed Decay: -5% (holds speed longer)] Good for leading early but drains stamina fasterPace ChaserTamamo Cross Rice Shower Oguri Cap Daiwa Scarlet Air Groove[Max Speed: Normal (no boost)] [Stamina Use: -15% (more stamina efficient)] [Stamina Regen: +10% (faster recovery)] [Speed Gain: -5% (slower acceleration)] [Speed Decay: -8% (holds speed longer)] Balanced styleLate SurgerGold Ship Haru Urara[Max Speed: +7% ] [Stamina Use: -16% (very stamina efficient)] [Stamina Regen: +15% (fast recovery)] [Speed Gain: -6.5% (slow start)] [Speed Decay: +10% (loses speed quickly if not pushed)] Weak early, but strong in the final burstUma Racing Tips & Tricks Here are some tips and advice for winning Uma Racing matches as a beginner: Master the QTE: The quick-time event at the beginning is crucial to you getting an early lead or the upper positions. It's why everybody is running so fast from the start. If you do well later with Stamina management, doing well on the starting QTE will carry over to put you in a better place to win.Managing Stamina: Keep your acceleration bar directly on the white line since this is your efficiency zone. It will keep your speed on a consistent level without massive Stamina losses. If you go full throttle right off the bat it will drain your Stamina fast and you'll have a more difficult time recovering it. Learn to balance your Stamina and pace for better results.Stamina Recovery: You don't need to slow down to recover Stamina, you just have to pick the right moment. The best moments are straight paths, open stretches and safe distances from other runners.Corner Recovery: Master the Spacebar corner mini-game which directly boosts your regeneration on corners. This is just as important as the starter QTEs.Go All Out on The Final Turn: Everyone is usually saving their skills for the final stretch where you should go all out if you managed your Stamina well. This is the best time to use your active skill to guarantee first place. Watch out for Rice Shower slows and Daiwa Scarlet blinds (described above).Slipstream and Spurt: Positioning is extremely important since you can Slipstream behind players in front of you to save stamina so you can follow a leading player for a while to conserve Stamina. Don't do this for too long and try to overtake them. Also, use your Spurts. It can be used with Sprinting at Full Speed to gain even more momentum. Spurt drains Stamina on use, but could be game-changing once you master the timing and stamina management. That's it for my Uma Racing tier list and guide. Check out our Uma Racing codes to get a bunch of Gacha resources and score top-tier Umas faster. The post Uma Racing Tier List and Guide – Best Umas [UPD 1.0] appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Uma Racing is Roblox's version Umamusume: Pretty Derby and one of the best adaptations on the platform. This is for various reasons but mainly great gameplay mechanics and amazing art. Their Discord has speed-painting videos which I highly recommend. Speaking of Discord, there's also the Uma Racing Trello and Wiki so that you can stay informed on everything in the game. Uma Racing Trello, Wiki and Discord Guide Image via Uma Racing Community Here are all manner of useful links for playing Uma Racing from Wikis to social links: Official Uma Racing Trello Board (Kudos to the Trello team, it's very well organized)Uma Racing WikiUma Racing Discord ServerUma Racing Tier List & GuideUma Racing Game PageUR Roblox Community Page I would start with the Trello for sure since it's one of the best Trellos for any Roblox game. It's so well organized with each aspect of the game from mechanics to Umas and more. The Wiki is also a good place to get info on all Umas. You'll find info on: All basic mechanicsAll controlsStrategiesAll Umas and their active and passive abilities as well as drawbacksAll cosmetics and emotesName tagsFuture sneak peeks After the Trello our tier list and the Wiki are the best places to get more info on the game. There's also the Discord which is a must-have for announcements and updates. It's also where you can connect with the community and ask specific questions like tips and tricks. What I like most about the Discord is the community creations, official art and the suggestions channels. The former two are definitely recommendations. For example, you can find the official speedpaints for all Umas from their respective artists. That's it for my Uma Racing Trello board, Wiki page and Discord server guide. Also, check out our Uma Racing codes article for the latest Gacha resource codes. The post Uma Racing Trello, Wiki and Discord Links appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

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You can pre-save the Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree Original Soundtrack ahead of its launch later this week and unlock free wallpapers. View the full article

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Capcom releases a new trailer for the Princess, Ranger and sole Rathalos Rider of Azuria. View the full article

If you love your adventure games be sure to check out Shadows of the Afterland, with a new fully voiced demo available to try in Steam Next Fest. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Disciples: Domination takes place 15 years after Disciples: Liberation. View the full article

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has revealed it's putting a temporary pause on content updates while it works on improving performance. In an interview on the official Helldivers YouTube channel, director Mikael Eriksson admitted the game's most recent big update, Into the Unjust, had "more issues than [the team] were comfortable with," which is why the studio has now decided "to push some of our content and feature updates a little bit into the future." Recent reviews for Helldivers 2 on Steam are 'mixed,' with most of the complaints revolving around performance trouble. The 'most helpful review' penned over the last 30 days is a negative one from a player with over 500 hours in-game. They called Helldivers 2's performance "inexcusable," pointing to stuttering and freezing during gameplay and crashes. "Arrowhead, Sony, PLEASE put less focus on new content and live service updates," they pleased. "PLEASE stop nerfing loadouts that are already underpowered or underused with the guise of 'realism' or 'balance.' It's a PvE game; no one cares if people are cheesing hulks with a flag. The game needs to be fun and PLAYABLE before you can rake in the cash with a new warbond. "FIX THE GAME View the full article

Call of Dutypublisher Activision claims its proprietary anti-cheat system, Ricochet, made history for the series during the recent open beta for Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7. The playtest was available from October 2 - 9, allowing fans to go hands-on with Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7ahead of its launch on November 14. While there were reports of cheaters gaining access to multiplayer matches, Activision claims that nearly 99% of lobbies were cheater-free by the end of the beta. View the full article

The Casting of Frank Stone is now available on Xbox Game Pass. Including the shadow-dropped Ubisoft Classic catalog added on October 1, this marks the 52nd new addition to Microsoft's subscription service since the start of the month and the 174th new Xbox Game Pass release of 2025. View the full article

Here are six minutes of mostly raw combat footage from the upcoming anime console game. View the full article

Helldivers 2 game director Mikael Eriksson addresses player concerns over the game's performance, announcing a delay to upcoming content, so the studio can work on improving things. The feeling around Helldivers 2 seems to have shifted somewhat after months of positivity, as technical concerns have left fans concerned. View the full article

Borderlands 4 Bounty Pack 1: How Rush Saved Mercenary Day arrives on November 20 and a new trailer has been shared for it this week. View the full article

An owner of a Sapphire Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card has just reported a burned up power cable, showing that this problem isn't just limited to high-powered Nvidia graphics cards such as the GeForce RTX 5090. There is one feature this AMD card has in common with similarly fried Nvidia cards, though, and that's its power connector - it uses a 16-pin 12VHPWR socket, rather than the 6/8-pin sockets usually used by AMD graphics cards. The AMD 9070 XT currently tops our guide to buying the best graphics card, thanks to its excellent performance and 16GB allocation of VRAM, and many of the cards based on this AMD GPU use standard 8-pin power sockets. There are some notable exceptions, though. One is this Sapphire card, and another is the ASRock Taichi card that we tested for our AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT review, which has also had a melted power socket incident. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New AMD Arm CPUs are coming, and with Steam Deck-type socket, according to leak New AMD Ryzen Zen 6 CPUs work on old AM5 motherboards, Asus appears to confirm AMD just announced a new ray tracing gaming GPU core, promises big speed boost View the full article

Сотрудники IGN поделились свежим геймплейным роликом Crimson Desert. Фрагмент прохождения грядущего приключенческого боевика с открытым миром был опубликован журналистами эксклюзивно, а игра стала темой для освещения в октябре. View the full article

Anshar Studios выпустила демонстрационную версию Painkiller. В рамках Steam Next Fest или «Играм быть» пользователи ПК могут скачать и опробовать кооперативный шутер до выхода. Полноценный релиз состоится через неделю. View the full article

Студия Aeos Games, основанная братьями Варуном и Роханом Майя, представила дебютный геймплейный трейлер Unleash the Avatar. Грядущий хардкорный экшен в духе серии Souls разрабатывается для ПК. View the full article

Blue Protocol: Star Resonance was just updated, as it seems the initial build did not actually have any anti-cheat enabled but now it does. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Season 2 is coming to NBA 2K26 very soon, and we have confirmation about the exact date and time. NBA 2K and Visual Concepts will follow the same schedule, as the second season will directly succeed the first one. As of writing on Oct. 14, you still have a few days to complete the Season 1 Pass. If you're all done with that, this guide will help you keep track of when the new season goes live in NBA 2K26. Table of contentsNBA 2K26 Season 2 release countdownNBA 2K26 Season 2 Pass rewardsNBA 2K26 Season 2 release countdown The release timing for the new season was confirmed when NBA 2K released the patch notes for update v2.0. The countdown below will expire once the new season is live. [hurrytimer id="1129152"] The countdown is set to the following times. 8am PT10am CT11am ET3pm UTC4pm BST5pm CEST The season goes live at the same time on both PC and console, and the Season 2 Pass will be available for all modes. NBA 2K26 Season 2 Pass rewards The exact rewards for the Season 2 Pass are yet to be revealed. However, the items will be divided across forty different levels. You can hit the milestones by gaining Season XP from all available modes. XP gained is shared across all the modes, making it easier for you to unlock all rewards. If you opt for the paid upgrade, you'll get 40 additional rewards, featuring VC, promo cards, and more. Doing so will cost you upwards of $10. The highlight rewards are likely going to be revealed on Wednesday, Oct. 15, while the complete list should be available with the new season. 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 NBA 2K26 Season 2 release countdown: Exact date and time, season pass rewards, and more appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

The Pokémon Go level 71 to 80 requirements might test some of the loyalists of trainers as it's a tough climb to face, with a lot of things mostly revolving around a grind that could be a pain for free players, but not so much for those willing to throw a few dollars at their mobile devices. As soon as you reach level 70, you will need to complete a selection of tasks to go up every level after it. You also need to have gotten over 203,353,000 total XP to reach level 80 on top of completing these tasks. Each level requirement also gives you a slew of rewards to show off your grind, on top of the other level awards you got for the previous 70 levels. To help everyone prepare, we have listed all the new level requirements, as well as what you can expect to receive for completing them. So trainers can prepare and stock up on items or Pokémon they may need to make progress easier. Note: The information below is currently based on datamines and leaks. Most of this information is likely incorrect and will be updated when the official reveal occurs. But for now, use it as a baseline. Table of contentsLevel 71 Level RequirementsLevel 72 Level RequirementsLevel 73 Level RequirementsLevel 74 Level RequirementsLevel 75 Level RequirementsLevel 76 Level RequirementsLevel 77 Level RequirementsLevel 78 Level RequirementsLevel 79 Level RequirementsLevel 80 Level RequirementsLevel 71 Level RequirementsTasksRewardsEarn 15 platinum medalsTBAPower up Legendary or Mythical Pokémon 20 timesTBAMake 999 Nice ThrowsTBACatch 100 Pokémon in a single dayTBA Completion Reward: TBA Level 72 Level RequirementsTasksRewardsEarn 20 platinum medalsTBAComplete a Route 7 days in a rowTBAUse 200 supereffective Charged AttacksTBAEarn 1,000,000 StardustTBA Completion Reward: TBA Level 73 Level RequirementsTasksRewardsEarn 25 platinum medalsTBAPurify 100 Shadow PokémonTBAPower up 3 Pokémon to their max CPTBAWin 30 RaidsTBA Completion Reward: TBA Level 74 Level RequirementsTasksRewardsEarn 30 platinum medalsTBALevel up a Max Move 20 timesTBAExplore 200 kmTBAComplete 250 Field Research tasksTBALevel 75 Level RequirementsTasksRewardsEarn 34 platinum medalsTBAMake 999 Great ThrowsTBAHatch 75 EggsTBASend 500 Gifts to friendsTBA Completion Reward: TBA Level 76 Level RequirementsTasksRewardsEarn 38 platinum medalsTBADefeat 100 Team GO Rocket GruntsTBAExplore 300 kmTBACatch 200 Pokémon in a single dayTBA Completion Reward: TBA Level 77 Level RequirementsTasksRewardsEarn 41 platinum medalsTBAWin 100 Max BattlesTBAPower up 7 Pokémon to their max CPTBAMake 10 trades with Pokémon caught at least 300 km apartTBA Completion Reward: TBA Level 78 Level RequirementsTasksRewardsEarn 44 platinum medalsTBAEarn 400 hearts with your buddyTBAExplore 400 kmTBAComplete 500 Field Research tasksTBA Completion Reward: TBA Level 79 Level RequirementsTasksRewardsEarn 47 platinum medalsTBADefeat a Team GO Rocket Leader 30 timesTBAObtain 50 Lucky Pokémon in tradesTBAHatch 100 EggsTBA Completion Reward: TBA Level 80 Level RequirementsTasksRewardsEarn 50 platinum medalsTBAWin 80 Trainer Battles in the GO Battle LeagueTBAMake 999 Excellent ThrowsTBAWin 80 RaidsTBA Completion Reward: TBA The post Pokémon Go Level 71 to 80: All Challenges, Tasks, and Rewards appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

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If SimCity had a child with a mid-Industrial Revolution ice age, it would probably look like Frostpunk. After launching back in 2018, it soon joined the annals of the best city-building games, balancing storytelling with the harsh brutality of life on a frozen Earth, forcing you to make tough choices and lead the last city of humanity to the best of your abilities. If that sounds enticing, and it should, Frostpunk and all its DLC just hit its lowest price ever, at a huge 89% off. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Grab brutal survival game Frostpunk at 92% off in this management sim bundle A new game "set in the Frostpunk universe" is already in the works The greatest Fallout games with all DLC can be yours for $3 each in a PC bundle View the full article