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The new Path of Exile 2 league is underway, bringing with it both the new Druid class and the return of one of the most iconic characters in the extended lore. But how do you handle introducing Aztiri, Queen of the Vaal to an audience that combines decade-long veterans of the action RPG with complete newcomers to the series? I sat down with game director Jonathan Rogers from Grinding Gear Games to discuss how Fate of the Vaal integrates into the campaign, what it might look like for the future, and why he's eager to go back and add more areas and features to the early acts. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Path of Exile 2's Druid can tear up the ARPG's endgame, but be careful about your hitbox Path of Exile 2's director says "it's likely" the ARPG's 1.0 launch won't include all 12 classes Path of Exile 2's Druid class is just as impressive as we dreamed, but I'm equally excited for the return of Atziri View the full article

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As good as Hades 2 is, I'd hate for fellow action roguelike Sworn to leave a legacy of being buried under the weight of Melinoë's adventure. After months being honed in early access, Windwalk Games had its 1.0 release date all planned out, only to find itself suddenly going up directly against the launch of the successor to one of the best roguelikes in years, and the game that had most closely inspired it. But Sworn is certainly worth your time if you like that style of room-clearing combat, and its new update combined with a deep discount on Steam makes now a good opportunity to give it a second chance. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Arthurian roguelike Sworn boldly launches days before biggest rival Hades 2 King Arthur inspired Hades 2 rival shifts release date to dodge nightmare clash Arthurian action roguelike Sworn goes briefly free, and it's a winner for me View the full article

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 fans have a new frustrating challenge in store as they start exploring the new Verso's Drafts area in the free content DLC update. One of the few hotly debated (and most loathed) features of the game includes its various Gestral Game challenges. View the full article

Year in Review 2025 | Warhorse chats to GamesRadar+ about sticking to the studio's guns and what comes nextView the full article

The new Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 "Thank-You" update is officially live, and it includes a ton of free new content that is sure to keep players bust for hours. It's a great way to celebrate the RPG's epic win at The Game Awards 2025, and is the perfect gift that comes just in time for the holidays. View the full article

I love watching a well-engineered build chug along in Satisfactory or Factorio, but newcomer Alchemy Factory might have just stolen their thunder as my favorite in the format to watch in motion. Developer D5 Copperhead's magical spin on the familiar automation sandbox game structure casts you as an apprentice working behind the scenes at the local potion seller in a fantastical medieval town. Doing things by hand is so old-fashioned; instead, it's time to craft some of the most gloriously intricate automated layouts you've ever seen to make sure you're able to meet demand. Read the rest of the story... View the full article

I'm not often sucked in by cozy games, but I can enthusiastically vouch for Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley. As a loyal adaptation of Tove Jansson's Moomin works, the 2024 hit Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalleyis grounded in the quietly sophisticated philosophy that a lot of cozy games are missing. If you haven't checked it out yet, there's never been a better time to take the plunge. View the full article

ARC Raiders listings on eBay show that many players are reselling valuable in-game items, and the interesting part is that they seem to have plenty of buyers. Developed by Embark Studios, ARC Raiders is one of the most-played games of 2025 and recently won the Best Multiplayer Game award at The Game Awards. Part of its success is believed to come from its addictive looting mechanics, which push players to grind for better gear and resources, though not everyone appears willing to earn upgrades organically. View the full article

If you've somehow managed to avoid Assassin's Creed up to this point and are looking to dive in, (or, as is more likely the case, you're looking to fill a gap in the vast library of historical ******* simulators Ubisoft has created since 2007) now might be the time to do so. Ubisoft is running a franchise ***** on its stabby depictions of human civilisation, offering impressive discounts on some of the best games in the series, as well as its newest entry at half-price... Read more.View the full article

I'll first rate the best Anime Final Quest weapons, gear, traits, accessories and awakenings across their individual tier lists. Then I'll give you the best overall build and loadout for clearing Hard and Nightmare. Here's my complete Anime Final Quest tier list and guide for everything in the game. Table of contentsAnime Final Quest Weapon & Gear Tier ListS-Tier Weapons & GearA-Tier Weapons & GearB-Tier Weapons & GearC-Tier Weapons & GearAnime Final Quest Trait Tier ListAnime Final Quest Accessory Tier ListAnime Final Quest Awakening Tier ListBest Build in Anime Final QuestAnime Final Quest Weapon & Gear Tier List Blue Background - Weapons / Green Background - Gear I might separate Weapons and Gear into two individual tier lists when there's more but for now I've packed them into one. The best weapons and gear in Anime Final Quest depend on damage, HP, AOE, utility and whether you're solo or in a team. You can think of S-Tier as the best options for both solo and teams for playing Nightmare with A-Tier being close seconds. B-Tier are situational options based on difficulty, C-Tier are underpowered choices and D-Tier is never use (Currently there are no trash weapons and gear). I'll explain individual ranking reasons below. S-Tier Weapons & GearS-TierWhy S-Tier? King of Curses WeaponMythic• The highest AOE damage in the entire game • Also the best base HP and M1 damage • Just make sure you group enemies for World Cutting Slashes and Cleave Dance • It's also good to dodge before Fire Arrows if you're swarmed • The ultimate domain expansion is a nuke and a must-have for Nightmare grinding solo but I still recommend a team for faster clears • Goes really well with Time Stop to stall for cooldowns or set up AOE damage bursts Time Stop Gear Mythic• Time Stop is the best gear in the game for teams • It both gives you time to recharge cooldowns but also sets up AOE damage for you and your group • If you're in a group of 2 or more people Time Stop is a must so you can stun-lock waves • Coyote Pistol is usually better for solo Coyote PistolGear Legendary• Coyote Pistol is the best solo gear IMO • It gives you more DPS that's really fast to pull off • It's not as awkward to use as Blood Hammer that has a slow start-up • Overall if you're playing solo bring Coyote Pistol, if you're in a team bring Time StopA-Tier Weapons & GearA-TierWhy A-Tier? One-Eyed ReaperWeapon Legendary• The best Legendary weapon in the game • I prefer it over Umbrella since it has faster start-ups and is faster overall • Great damage on the ultimate that competes with Sukuna • One of the best boss-killers in the game Heal Gear Rare• Amazing to bring for teams since it has amazing team support and utility • A must-have for Nightmare teams if you're not bringing Time Stop • Not as good solo once you learn to dodge so A-Tier is perfect for Heal Umbrella Weapon Legendary• Even though it's a bit awkward to set up Umbrella still deals a ton of AOE damage while having invincibility frames • You just have to align groups well for Octa Shredder which stuns enemies for your team's moves or your Rain Piercer • Thunderbrella is slightly awkward to use due to the running start-up but deals great AOE damage and has i-Frames if you need to dodge moves • Overall a really strong defensive option due to invincibility frames on moves with great AOE clearing damageB-Tier Weapons & GearB-TierWhy B-Tier? Hawk EyeWeapon Epic• Overall a fast move-set with decent DPS that is outdamaged by A-Tier weapons but is still good • You get some mobility, fast M1s and start-ups to compensate • Ground Slam is a pretty decent ult though • Not an optimal weapon compared to the Legendaries and Mythics but still decent Blood HammerGear Epic• Blood Hammer is a decent gear option for some extra AOE damage • That said the slow start-up makes it worse than Coyote Pistol • So if you need extra DPS for your Gear slot go Coyote Pistol or otherwise take a utility option like Time Stop or Heal • Blood Hammer is only good if you need extra damage but you can't get Coyote PistolC-Tier Weapons & GearC-TierWhy C-Tier? King RipperWeapon Rare• King Ripper is not an unusable option, it's just that other weapons deal more M1 and skill damage overall • This makes it the weakest option in the game but you can still have good results on Hard • I even soloed Hard with King Ripper, you just have to play around grouping enemies for the moves and dodging well • That said, unless you really like SJW and find the moveset fun, I would spin for better Weapons so you can have higher DPSAnime Final Quest Trait Tier List Image by Destructoid The best trait in Anime Final Quest is Accuracy III for raw damage and Fortune for grinding. You can check out more detailed reasons below. If you're wondering how to farm Runes for Traits, you can get them via AFQ codes, as Dungeon rewards and at the Traits station using Robux. RankingRanking ExplainedS-Tier - Accuracy III Increase skill damage by +15%• The best trait in the game for raw DPS since weapon skills deal the most damage • A must-have for end-game Nightmare • You can consider Accuracy II in A-Tier and base Accuracy as C-TierA-Tier - Fortune Increase the amount of gold and EXP you get by +15%• The best trait for grinding EXP and gold so you can get your preferred weapons and gear • Once you have your desired loadout (check the best build below) you can swap to Accuracy or Crit for doing NightmareA-Tier - Critical Chance Gives you a 5% critical strike chance• An alternative to Accuracy for DPS though it's slightly weaker on average by itself • That said, it stacks with the Agris Sword accessory for a total of 25% crit chance making it really strongB-Tier - Power III Increases M1 damage by +15%• A secondary DPS option in the game for Hard since M1s usually have low base damage but this is A-Tier for Nightmare • Sukuna is the best option for this with Strongest Cape if you want to use it since Sukuna's weapon has the best M1 base damageC-Tier - Juggernaut Increases your HP by +50• The weakest trait in the game since even on Nightmare there are no one-shot moves that make Juggernaut a must-have to survive • You'll get plenty of HP from accessories either way so just go for a DPS trait insteadAnime Final Quest Accessory Tier List You can stack all Accessories in Anime Final Quest so there's no point for a traditional tier list since you can equip them all. That said, I will rank them from best to worst below and list what stats they give you. Note that the Agris Sword also gives you an awakening/active ability on the X key (See Awakenings below on how to get it). Agris Sword: Health +75, Critical Strike Chance +20% (Get from completing all Fiji's Quests)Strongest's Cape: Doubles your M1 damage (Interchangeable with Divine Wheel - Get from Crafting)Divine Wheel: Health +75, Skill damage x1.6 (Interchangeable with Strong Cape - Get from Crafting)Royal Cape: Health +50 (Get from V.I.P gamepass in the Shop)Scraf: Health +25 (Get from Crafting)Anime Final Quest Awakening Tier List Currently there is only one Awakening in Anime Final Quest which is the Agris Sword you get from completing all Fiji's Quest at the HUB. Once you equip it, it uses the X key to activate. There will be more Awakenings in future updates and I'll make a tier list for them too once they're added. All of them will use the X key so you can have only one per dungeon run. Best Build in Anime Final Quest Here is the strongest loadout in Anime Final Quest that you can use for any game mode and difficulty with great success: Weapon: King of CursesTrait: Accuracy III (Secondary choices include Power 3 for Nightmare with Strongest's Cape)Gear: Time Stop (Or Coyote Pistol for solo)Awakening/Ultimate: Agris SwordAccessories: Craft and equip all of them That's it for my complete Anime Final Quest tier list for weapons, gear, traits, awakenings and accessories. Check out our Anime Final Quest codes for free goodies. The post Anime Final Quest Tier List – Weapon, Gear, Trait & More appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

В рамках выставки «Игромир 2025» российская студия 1C Game Studios представила новое видео с демонстрацией геймплея приключенческого экшена от третьего лица «Война миров: Сибирь» (The War of the Worlds: Siberia). Релиз игры состоится на ПК только в 2027 году. View the full article

I didn't expect Fallout Shelter to cause me a minor crisis this week, but realizing that the free-to-play base builder first launched over a decade ago has terrified me. It landed on PC in 2017 as a free Steam game, and while it might not have the narrative hooks of New Vegas, the sheer scope of Fallout 4, or the bustling community of Fallout 76, Shelter is still a pretty satisfying management sim with all the stylistic trappings the series is so beloved for. However, it seems that Bethesda largely forgot about the PC port's existence - until now. Cue Fallout Shelter's "largest update yet," just in time for its new season pass system. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Four years on, Fallout Shelter has hit the $100 million mark Skyrim on Tesla? Not yet, but Fallout Shelter is "a great starting point" Fallout Shelter has now been downloaded more than 150 million times View the full article

Rinsch, best known for directing the 2013 film 47 Ronin, was entrusted by Netflix in 2018 to produce a sci-fi series titled Conquest, originally titled White Horse. Over the course of two years, Netflix funneled $44 million into Rinsch's production company to develop the show. Read Entire Article View the full article

I'm just as eager to see the words XCOM 3 as any tactics enthusiast, yet there's still no word on a return for one of the best strategy games on PC. We're on the brink of the ten-year anniversary of XCOM 2, and most of its core designers have moved on from Firaxis Games. But spiritual successor Phoenix Point, built by the original X-COM creator Julian Gollop and his team at Snapshot Games, has just launched a vast overhaul that might well scratch the itch. Dubbed the Firebird update, this colossal free upgrade is heavily inspired by its most popular mod, and has been built alongside the team that made it. The result is a rebirth worthy of the game's name, and it's under half price to celebrate. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Bargain Balatro-like deckbuilder launches to 91% Steam rating, and bundles with some of the best fake-gambling games Slay the Spire 2's Regent uses the stars to defy turn limits, with a signature weapon that can scale all the way to the moon The giant Witchfire Reckoning update adds the melee brutality it's been missing, because its dev wants you to show off View the full article

The release of Hytale, one of the most anticipated sandbox games of the last decade, is officially on the cards. And no matter the state it launches in, modders are already preparing to drop their own tweaked takes on the long-awaited game as soon as we're all able to see what all the fuss was about. That includes essentially de-making the game to turn the Minecraft-like into, well... more of a Minecraft-like. And if early player reception to said announcement is anything to go by, it could be the right call. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Minecraft rival Hytale skips Steam at launch to dodge negative reviews, and its developer says it "might never need" Valve's store The Hytale release date won't arrive before the holidays, but Minecraft's biggest rival is now closer than ever Despite his enthusiasm, Hytale founder warns the Minecraft spiritual successor "is not good enough, I genuinely mean it" View the full article

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic director Casey Hudson has denied suggestion that the game could be more than four years away, writing on social media: “I’m not getting any younger!” The third Knights of the Old Republic game was one of the biggest surprises at this week’s The Game Awards, and almost as unexpected was Hudson’s attachment. The designer was director of the original Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and the Mass Effect trilogy. But just last year, he was working on an entirely different project, before his studio was closed down due to funding issues. Read More... View the full article

Resident Evil Requiem’s director has discussed Leon’s gameplay for the first time, following the character’s long-expected reveal at The Game Awards this week. Speaking at a media event attended by Automaton, Requiem director Akifumi Nakanishi revealed that Leon and Grace’s sections in Requiem are almost equally split, with the latter focusing on horror, and Leon on “intense, adrenaline-pumping action”. Grace’s gameplay is based on Resident Evil 2, he said, whereas Leon’s gameplay includes martial arts and melee moves, based on Resident Evil 4. Read More... View the full article

French president Emmanuel Macron has congratulated developer Sandfall Interactive for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s record-setting sweep at The Game Awards this week. Montpellier-based Sandfall already broke the record for the most nominations at this year’s TGA, with 13, but its unprecedented haul of nine awards means it now also holds the record for the most wins. Expedition 33 was awarded the biggest prize, Game of the Year, along with Best Indie Game, Best Debut Indie Game, Best Art Direction, Best Score, Best RPG, Best Narrative, Best Game Direction, and Best Performance (for Jennifer English). Read More... View the full article

From Concordia to Hansa Teutonica, board games about being a merchant are in no short supply. Council of 4 takes this mercantile premise and adds in a crunchy extra layer of political scheming and intrigue. This game of nobles, merchants, and underhanded deals is currently on ***** on Amazon at a 50% discount. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This architecture board game has the cutest meeple I've ever seen Thundercats is finally getting a TTRPG, and it's a childhood dream come true A new Star Wars digital card game is coming - but the dev's last game imploded View the full article

Can you believe it's been nearly two years since Balatro did bewildering things to our industry as one of the best card games in recent memory? The sort of game you never pictured being quite as big as it was, despite it being more of an actual game than whatever largely interactive movie the ******* publishers put out around the same time. Anyway, like CloverPit, Ball X Pit, and Slots and Daggers have throughout this year, This Ain't Even Poker, Ya Joker, another zany pseudo-gambling game with a demonic jester and an acronym we won't be using here, has surfaced to sap what time remains of those lazy festive evenings, and the Steam reviews are coming in strong. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Slay the Spire 2's Regent uses the stars to defy turn limits, with a signature weapon that can scale all the way to the moon The giant Witchfire Reckoning update adds the melee brutality it's been missing, because its dev wants you to show off It's taken a year, but Project Zomboid multiplayer has finally opened its doors again, just in time for the holidays View the full article

RPG Site had a chance to sit with game director James Lowe to learn some insight about how the team at CI Games approached crafting a follow-up to Lords of the Fallen, including boss encounter design, game balancing, updates, and more. View the full article

This new expansion comes alongside patch 1.15 and a free bonus DLC. View the full article

These two partner characters follow previous trailers for Lou Magmell, Noah G. MagMell, and Josée Anjou. View the full article