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Arc System Works will release a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive interactive adventure with Dear me, I was... this Summer. View the full article

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Riot Games are going to let their top League Of Legends and Valorant esports teams receive sponsorship from gambling companies, in a bid to snaffle up some of the billion dollar unofficial sports betting scene that surrounds both games. Read more View the full article

For a little while now, a group of Baldur's Gate 3 modders have been working on adding a custom adventure to the RPG that'll see you travel to Minthara's hometown via some locations you'll remember from previous Baldur’s Gate games. It's called Path to Menzoberranzan, and its devs have now gotten thir first build working, with demo-related news seemingly just around the corner. I interviewed Lotrich and Tomobamba, the mod's project lead and lead writer, about their creation earlier this year, around the time they'd set their sights on releasing a demo in mid 2025, with a full release to follow at some point down the line depending on how that went. Since then they've been hard at work building and fleshing out the likes of custom locations, bosses, and a whole cast of new companions. Read more View the full article

Capcom has just released new information about Sagat, the towering Muay Thai master who will be Street Fighter 6’s next DLC combatant. Since its initial launch back in June 2023, Street Fighter 6has been expanding its roster with a mix of returning World Warriors and special guest characters, with the most recent DLC addition being the Capoeira battler Elena earlier this month. View the full article

The secret is that Xbox's official emulation is so much better that it probably wouldn't be worth it anywayView the full article

Itching to ditch the big city and take on farm life instead? A virtual opportunity awaits you in Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, which is now available to preorder if you're a Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 owner (see here at Amazon). There's a Standard Edition and Premium Edition of the game available for each console that are all set to release on August 27 this year. Alongside the game and its various preorder prices, the Premium Edition also comes with some extra goodies, which we've broken down below. Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Premium Edition Premium EditionSwitch 2 - $79.99 Amazon | Best Buy | GameStop | Target | Walmart Switch - $69.99 Amazon | Best Buy | GameStop | Target | Walmart For only $20 more than the Standard Edition, you can pick up the Premium Edition of Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, which comes with quite a few bonus items for fans to enjoy. These include an original soundtrack CD, an art book with over 100 pages to look through, a cloth poster, and a sheep pocket plush toy that are all stored in an adorable outer box alongside the game itself. Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar - Standard Edition Standard EditionSwitch 2 - $59.99 Amazon | Best Buy | GameStop | Target | Walmart Switch - $49.99 Amazon | Best Buy | GameStop | Target | Walmart The standard edition only comes with the game itself, but that's all you really need, isn't it? What Is Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar? Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar is a remake of Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar. It's set in Zephyr Town, which is home to a bazaar that's seen better days. You turn up as a brand new resident who's tasked with breathing new life into the town's once-famous bazaar. As a farmer, you'll grow and harvest a variety of crops, then sell them at the weekly bazaar from your own customizable stall. Per the Story of Seasons website, it also features a "rich story, enhanced with voice acting for the first time in the series." More Preorder Guides Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN. View the full article

Elden Ring Nightreign is filled with excellent loot for Nightfarers to wield, on your expedition to take down the Nightlords. But how excellent can it get? Well, one player who found a rare weapon and decided to find out has gone viral for building their blade up into the ultimate Nightlord-slaying machine — only to see it also then ultimately tumble back down to nothing. All of this centers on Japanese YouTuber mintius (via Automaton Media), who acquired the Marais Executioner Sword, a weapon that raises attack power upon defeating enemies — but usually only by a certain amount. Given that Nightreign usually has time limits, thanks to its encroaching storm, this sword's power wouldn't normally have the chance to snowball too far out of control, despite being a strong weapon. But Mintius managed to get the right combination of enemy and encounter spawns to scale it as far as it can go, and then even further. Per Automaton's translation, Mintius hunted mobs in the Wormface encounter for "about an hour" with the Marais Executioner Sword, to see what would happen. Their attack power hit a damage cap at 9,999 after defeating 725 enemies, with the last damage value he saw as 63,375. After defeating the 727th enemy, though, Mintius was "suddenly unable to deal any damage at all," and got killed. 「マレー家の執行剣」で1時間ほどミミズ顔の雑魚を狩り続けて検証 727体の敵を撃破して攻撃力は9999で余裕のカンスト 最後にステータスから確認したマレー家の執行剣の表示攻撃力は63375 725体目を撃破したところで、突如として全ての敵へ一切ダメージを与えられない状態になり死亡した [Hidden Content] — 負けミン mintius (@amabamamabam1) June 24, 2025 The going theory is that Mintius hit an "overflow," and suddenly went from hitting the damage ceiling to scraping the damage floor. Much like the internet tall-tale about Gandhi in Civilization, hitting the upper-limit may have caused Mintius to wrap back around to the lower. Mintius is apparently going to continue testing the Marais Executioner Sword, to see what kind of limits and bounds exist on it, as well as the incredible damage potential behind it. They apparently want to try doing a plunging attack on a Flame Chariot, just to see what kind of damage numbers it can put up. It will probably get wild. For the average Elden Ring Nightreign player, maybe take this as a sign to not get too greedy in farming up that Marais Executioner Sword when you find it. Or at least, don't spend an hour doing so. It certainly seems like a good weapon, but it looks like there's some hubris to be found in trying to take it to its highest heights. We’ve got plenty of Nightreign tips and tricks to help you take down all the eight Nightlord Bosses, and if you’re wondering how to unlock the two locked Nightfarer Classes, check out How to Unlock the Revenant and How to Unlock the Duchess, plus How to Change Characters. Eric is a freelance writer for IGN. View the full article

Last night in a showcase livestream, Capcom provided details about the next Monster Hunter Wilds title update, arriving next week. The update features reprise appearances from fan-favorite monsters, new cosmetic additions, balance updates, and purported performance improvements that could make or break Wilds' ability to win back player sentiment that's recently taken a sharp downturn... Read more.View the full article

The Razer Clio doesn't bring my butt any comfort, but I now can't imagine my PC setup without the wireless speaker head cushion.View the full article

Sloclap has come to players, hat in hand, a grim expression on its face, and stated that—despite trying as hard as it could—it could not keep dolphin-flopping or levitating football players in its game. Alright, maybe I'm being overdramatic here—but I do find it funny that in the latest hotfix for Rematch, the studio's gone to great lengths to explain its reasoning behind patching up some very obvious exploits... Read more.View the full article

If you're a die-hard Silent Hill fan and looking for something to keep you busy until the new installment comes out, Visage is one of the best games for you to add to your must-play list. If you've been following the franchise's evolution, you're likely familiar with the canceled Silent Hills project, which was released as a demo version called P.T. and subsequently canceled due to a falling out between Hideo Kojima and Konami Digital Entertainment. Developed by SadSquare Studio, Visage is an independently created project directly inspired by P.T. that has attracted a strong reception of its own. View the full article

Where are my lance buffs, Capcom? I know you're hiding them somewhereView the full article

Alongside the likes of Rust, Valheim, and Subnautica, Ark has established itself as one of the biggest players in the survival game space. Ark Survival Evolved is now ten years old, and still boasts healthy player counts to this day. The same can be said for its Unreal Engine 5 remaster, Ark Survival Ascended, which is busy enhancing ASE's vast library of content expansions and creating original ones in the process. An ambitious sequel, Ark 2, is also in the works. There's even a star-studded Ark animated series. While that all sounds remarkably positive, it's safe to say that there have been trying times too. In an exclusive interview with PCGamesN, two of the co-founders of Studio Wildcard - Jesse Rapczak and Jeremey Stieglitz - reflect on the last decade of Ark, the reasons why swathes of players are yet to shift over to Survival Ascended, and their favorite Ark expansion of the last ten years. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Ark Survival Ascended forces AMD Radeon gaming GPUs to use FSR frame gen Ark Survival Ascended gets a performance boost and a big map expansion The 14 best Ark Survival Ascended mods View the full article

Luke's voice actor is excited, to say the least: "im glornba caurm"View the full article

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess will add the “Yashichi Waves” Mazo Talisman to remix select tracks from the game’s music into 8-bit versions as an anniversary present for all players. View the full article

Dead by Daylight has gone from strength to strength, bucking the ongoing trend of live-service games getting ignominiously shut down. This asymmetrical multiplayer slashers vs survivors game has just launched its fourth and final Twisted Masquerade online event, and its Steam player count has soared to new heights. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: DBD Twisted Masquerade 2025 event, rewards, and more DBD codes June 2025 DBD Twitch drops and how to claim View the full article

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has released its long-awaited 'Review Bomb' cape as a free gift for all players, commemorating last year's brief backlash when Sony tried to force PC players to link their PSN accounts. Sony eventually U-turned on its snafu after provoking a firestorm of fan fury, as well a number of pointed comments from Arrowhead's own boss, Johan Pilestedt. The result was seen as a win by Helldivers 2's community, who got to work designing their own versions of the game's commemorative capes sporting the game's then-plummeting Steam review score graph. Now, a year later, Arrowhead has finally released an official version for all players — with the graph-like design now dubbed the "Pillars of Freedom". "In honor of their unquestioning commitment to the defense of Managed Democracy, the Helldivers have been awarded a commemorative cape," Arrowhead wrote via a new, in-universe update posted on social media. "The new uniform piece will be available in all Super Destroyer Armories as soon as the rollout is complete. "This cape will be awarded to all existing players. As with our previous item rollouts, please allow some time for the item to arrive in your inbox." COMMEMORATIVE CAPE ISSUED In honor of their unquestioning commitment to the defense of Managed Democracy, the Helldivers have been awarded a commemorative cape. The new uniform piece will be available in all Super Destroyer Armories as soon as the rollout is complete. This… [Hidden Content] — HELLDIVERS™ 2 (@helldivers2) June 27, 2025 While initially a moment of real frustration for the game's fans and developer, the incident is now just another part of Helldivers 2 lore — and initial reactions among the game's community to the cape's release have all been positive. "Not only is it a special event, it looks great too," one fan wrote. "I'll be wearing this one for a while. For a game with no story there's quite a lot of stories." "Another day, another example of Arrowhead being the best devs," wrote another fan. "The madlads actually did it," said a third. Last month, Helldivers 2’s ongoing Galactic War appeared to have reached another turning point, with the Federation declaring victory over the Illuminate. But, as ever, some in the game's vocal community were once again aggreived as players fought to hold the various Mega Cities of Super Earth. Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at [email protected] or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social View the full article

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It's here. No, not the end of the world as we know it, but Helldivers 2's long-awaited review bomb cape. Arrowhead had been teasing adding said cape, dubbed "Pillars of Freedom", to the game as an inside joke since that whole PSN controversy last year, when HD2 got so many negative reviews from folks angry at account linking being made mandatory that its Steam graph's red lines were long enough inspire amateur fashion designers. The developers and Sony have since restored access to the game in a bunch of countries the PSN change rendered it unpurchasable in, paving the way for this gear gag. Read more View the full article

Bohemia Interactive have today revealed the DayZ Badlands expansion for their very popular open-world survival game. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Here's a list of the best Steam Summer ***** games of 2025 to pick up firstView the full article

Alongside the release of a new major update to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, developer Saber Interactive teased that a future update will contain a major overhaul to the game's customization system. Space Marine 2 originally launched in September 2024 and continued the story of its 2011 predecessor. View the full article

Updated on June 27, 2025: Adjusted the tier list for post-release. While Ancestors are the most powerful units in Silver and Blood, building a team to trigger all three Moon phases for the Blue Moon skill and ultimate buff is the most important mechanic in the game. Your team composition should include one character from each Moon Phase and this strategy along with Classes makes the best teams. You can double up on Vassals from the same Moon Phase just make sure you have Vassals from all three since their Specials trigger their corresponding Moon Phase. That's why I'll be doing a separate Silver and Blood tier list of Vassals for each Moon Phase to find the best Vassals for each one. Table of contentsSilver and Blood Waxing Moon Tier ListSilver and Blood Half Moon Tier ListSilver and Blood Full Moon Tier ListSilver and Blood Reroll Guide Tip: You'll notice that Ancestors (Red Background) dominate the S-Tiers. I wouldn't recommend rolling for them since they're extremely hard to get with below 0.5% chances. Instead, you'll get a free Ancestor selector at 450 pulls and 2 SSR Vassal selectors at 150 and 300. The best SRR to pull are Van Helsing for DPS and Acappella for Support. The best Ancestor to pull depends on your needs to on with the tier lists. Silver and Blood Waxing Moon Tier List Image by Destructoid The Waxing Moon Phase in Silver and Blood is your team's first building block where you pick your Support and/or Tank Vassals. It's full of Defenders and Enchanters so I would pick one of each depending on what you're going to pick up for Half Moon since there are Enchanters there as well. Note that Defenders are important but aren't as OP as in other auto-battler games so I ranked them lower than usual except Ami: Transcendent who's really strong. Here are some highlights: Waxing Moon HighlightsNotes Seth Ancestor Enchanter Magic Damage• Seth is one of the best if not the best healers in Silver and Blood • This is because her heals ignore Anti-Heals and Recovery debuffs • She also auto-heals low HP Vassals in your team Ami: TranscendentAncestor Guardian Physical & Magic Tank• Ami: Transcendent is harder to get than Yggdrasil but is arguably the best Defender/Tank • First, she has her own self HP sustain • Second, she has great Crowd Control to stun enemies and gain DMG Reduction • Third, she's a Hybrid Magic Defense Tank and also Physical with her ultimate • She just needs time to stack up her jellyfishes Yggdrasil SSR Defender Physical Damage• A great alternative to Ami: Transcendent for your Tank slot that's much easier to get • He's a great backbone of any team to tank and carry you for all modes Starry-Eyed AionaSSR Enchanter Magic Damage• A great alternative to Seth and much easier to get • Focuses on Shielding allies and constantly healing them as long as the shield is there • Amazing for PVP as well as PVESilver and Blood Half Moon Tier List Image by Destructoid The Half Moon Vassals are where you can pick up your melee DPS (Full Moon is usually ranged DPS) characters and/or another Support. It's filled with Assassins, Warriors, and Enchanters who are usually a mix of melee DPS and Utility. If you only picked up a Defender for Waxing Moon I highly recommend picking at least one Enchanter from here that being Acappella as the best one (Acappella is easy to get with the selector). That said the Full Moon tier list is where the best DPS Vassals in the game are located. Here are some highlights: Waxing Moon HighlightsNotes Acappella SSR Enchanter Magic Damage• Next to Van Hellsing in Full Moon, Acappella is the best SSR to get with the 50 guaranteed SSR selectors or if you roll her • She's a great support that can buff Physical and Magical damage and more importantly Critical Rate • Her ultimate also increases Energy charge rate which is incredibly strong Ami SSR Enchanter Magic Damage• I prefer Acappella but Ami is also a great SSR support to just get via rolls • Her playstyle makes her tether to another Vassal like a DPS or Defender and act as their secondary health (Best with Defenders)• Both Gilrain (Assassin) and Darcias (Warrior) are decent DPS options if you get them via rolls but don't use selectors for them • Acappella or Van Helsing (DPS Full Moon) are better to get on a selector though Silver and Blood Full Moon Tier List Image by Destructoid You'll find the best DPS Vassals in Silver and Blood in the Full Moon list and they're usually ranged. It's filled with Sorcerers, Hunters, and some Warriors. The Full Moon is your bread and butter for damage and I highly recommend getting Van Helsing via your guaranteed SSR selector. Other than that the most powerful Ancients DPS are here but they're really hard to pull. You'll most likely get them via the 150-300-450 guaranteed Vassal selector. Here are some highlights from the Full Moon lineup: Waxing Moon HighlightsNotes Van Helsing SSR Hunter Physical Damage• The best DPS you can get early via the guaranteed SSR selector • Best SSR DPS • Much easier to get than Ancestor DPSs • Self-boosts Crit Rare, execute damage, and massive AOE damage with Ult Agares: IncendiaryAncestor Sorcerer Magic Damage• Best Magic DPS Vassal in the game • Takes a bit to get used to since he drains his own HP to deal AOE damage • He can revive on death and perform his Ultimate for 0 Energy without HP drain Noah: TranscendentAncestor Hunter Physical Damage• The Ancestor version of the base Noah with a drastically changed playstyle • Summons units when friendly Vassals and Summons die • Massive ult damage that scales with his summoned units • Great DPS and Utility mix Hati: TranscendentAncestor Warrior Physical Damage• Best damage-over-time sustain DPS in the game • All about DOT damage and spreading it • Can switch to burst damage with her Ultimate which immediately pops all DOT stacks for massive burst damageSilver and Blood Reroll Guide [/url] [/url] [/url] Silver and Blood isn't really a game that promotes rerolling because of the chest system where you can get 2 guaranteed SSR Vassals on 150 and 300 pulls and 1 Ancestor Vassal on 450 pulls. This promotes playing the game for longer to get powerful characters over time. However, if you do still want to reroll to get your desired SSR with the opening multi-pulls, here's how: Getting the Opening Pulls: Open up a game with your new account and clear the opening intro and Story 1-4 and claim all the rewards from the different menus, events, passes, and shop. Also do Story 1-5 for more pulls and to unlock the Mail for additional resources. Also, try to complete as many Daily and Weekly missions and claim all our Silver and Blood codes. It takes about 20 minutes to get all the opening pulls and codes. I recommend disabling Skill Animations in Settings>Battle to save time.Who to Roll For (Blue Dawn Banner): You can check out the S and A Tiers for our three tier lists above for the best SSR Vassals to keep with your reroll attempts on Blue Dawn. Generally, Van Helsing is the best for DPS and Acappella is the best support in terms of SSR. Don't roll for Ancients since they're 0.5% or lower. Once you finish all your multi-pulls think about whether you're happy with them and keep playing for the 150-300-450 guaranteed SSR and Ancestor Vassals. If not, you can try to reroll though the game encourages simply playing because of the previously mentioned system.How to Reroll: Rerolling not available on Mobile so this is a PC-only guide. It involves deleting Silver and Blood data from your PC registry so do this at your own risk. Essentially, you want to close the game client, open the Registry Editor via the search bar on your PC, follow this path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Nova\Silver and Blood. Then all you have to do is delete all the files in the Silver and Blood folder and relaunch the game to make a new Guest account and you can repeat the reroll process. That's it for our Silver and Blood tier list and reroll guide. Don't forget to check out our Silver and Blood codes for free goodies and if you want a similar game I highly recommend Marvel Mystic Mayhem. The post Silver and Blood Tier List & Reroll Guide (June 2025) appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

A Dune: Awakening player recently took to Reddit to complain about the current state of griefers plaguing the newly expanded PvE zone in the Deep Desert. Dune: Awakening’s most recent patch has drastically reduced the PvP zone in the game’s final end-game map, but the transition has been anything but smooth. View the full article