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Sony has confirmed the PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for June 2025 lineup, as well as bonus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog games. In a PlayStation Blog post announcing the Days of Play 2025 promotional event, Sony confirmed the four monthly games for June 2025, which are available for all PlayStation Plus members beginning May 28 with Destiny 2: The Final Shape. PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for June 2025:NBA 2K25 | PS5, PS4 (available June 3)Alone in the Dark (2024) | PS5 (available June 3)Bomb Rush Cyberfunk | PS5, PS4 (available June 3)Destiny 2: The Final Shape | PS5, PS4 (available May 28) Bonus titles coming to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog were also announced. These are in addition to Sony’s regular Game Catalog content drops for June (Sony said stay tuned for its regular monthly Game Catalog announcement for next month’s lineup). Game Catalog (Available in Game Catalog on the specified dates for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium/Deluxe members) Another Crab’s Treasure | PS5 (available May 29) Skull and Bones | PS5 (available June 2) Destiny 2: Legacy Collection | PS5, PS4 (available June 4) Grand Theft Auto III | PS4, PS5 (available June 10)Classics Catalog (Available on June 5 for PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe members) Myst | PS5, PS4Riven | PS5, PS4 Meanwhile, there are new game trials available on May 28 for PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe members: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | PS5Sid Meier’s Civilization VII | PS5, PS4 Also today, Sony confirmed price cuts across the board during its Days of Play 2025 promo event. Both the PS5 and the PS5 Pro have a price cut, and you can save on a new or upgraded PlayStation Plus membership. Days of Play begins May 28 at 12:01 am through June 11 at 11:59 pm local time in each region. Days of Play 2025 PS5 and PS5 Pro price cuts and deals:In the United States and Canada, PlayStation 5 console – Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 Bundle (Digital and Standard) will be available starting at $399.99 USD / $509.99 CAD (Save up to $119.99 USD / $159.99 CAD compared to buying separately).In select regions such as Europe and Asia, PlayStation 5 console (Digital and Standard) will be on promotion, starting at €399.99 / £339.99 / ¥65,980.$50 USD off PlayStation 5 Pro console There will also be offers for PS5 accessories and games, including: $50 USD off PlayStation VR2 and PlayStation VR2 Horizon Call of the Mountain Bundle$30 USD off Pulse Explore wireless earbuds$30 USD off DualSense Edge wireless controller$20 USD off Access controller$20 USD off DualSense wireless controllerVarious discounts on PS5 games including Astro Bot, MLB The Show 25, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and LEGO Horizon Adventures. Meanwhile, players who join PlayStation Plus during this year’s Days of Play can save up to 33% on select 12-month memberships. For players who are currently a PlayStation Plus Essential or Extra member, you can save 33% on the remainder of your membership when upgrading to PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe. 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 For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Elden Ring Nightreign has already passed an impressive milestone a couple of days before its official release on May 30. Elden Ring Nightreign is a co-op focused spinoff of FromSoftware's sensation, Elden Ring, which was released back in 2022. View the full article

This approach is gaining momentum among top firms like General Catalyst, Thrive Capital, and solo investor Elad Gil. Instead of funding the next big thing, these investors are buying up mature companies – such as call centers, accounting firms, and professional service providers – and using AI to automate operations,... Read Entire Article View the full article

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At $400 more than its RTX 4090 predecessor, the RTX 5090's $1,999 MSRP is enormous. But finding one under that price in the US – and in stock – has been a near impossibility. It had been the same story in Europe, where the GPU has never fell under its roughly €2,300 MSRP – until now. Read Entire Article View the full article

Fans of Stardew Valley who adore the characters but might want a new type of game should check out this fan-made creation that's drawing attention on Reddit. Many players have wondered how different the game would look if it followed one of the villagers, instead of the playable character, and this free game aspires to answer that very question. View the full article

When an Acer gaming monitor deal as good as this one pops up, it's time to consider an upgrade. This 27-inch Acer Nitro XV272U display is on ***** right now at Amazon for just $229.99, down from $299.99, netting you a huge $70 saving on its usual price, and getting you a 240Hz 1440p display for a bargain price. There are plenty of monitors out there with brand names you've never heard of, but thankfully, Acer is a brand with some pedigree for gamers. Acer Nitro displays often come with specs to rival the best gaming monitor designs on the market, with this particular monitor offering great performance for a very decent price in this deal. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Acer just made the cheapest 600Hz gaming monitor, costs more than an OLED This Acer Nitro gaming laptop with an Nvidia RTX GPU is a steal for just $699.99 Grab this 300Hz 1440p Acer Nitro gaming monitor for just $219.99 right now View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Ubisoft's commitment to Assassin's Creed Shadows is nothing short of astounding. After delaying the game to make sure it was properly polished, the team set out a post-launch roadmap crammed with free updates that'd make a live-service game blush. Now that AC Shadows is here, then, these patches have been steadily improving and expanding the stealth RPG to the point that it may very well be the best game in the series. The latest Shadows update is a big one, too, with new quests, Balatro and Dead by Daylight crossovers, and some welcome changes to the parkour system. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Assassin's Creed Shadows and Dead by Daylight are getting a surprise crossover Ubisoft secretly improves Assassin's Creed Shadows parkour ahead of more changes Big Assassin's Creed Shadows update brings new free quests and vital bug fixes View the full article

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The latest title update for Assassin’s Creed Shadows is released today, adding new crossover content based on Dead by Daylight and Balatro. The Version 1.0.5 patch goes live today at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm BST and applies to all formats. According to Ubisoft, the update adds a special Dead by Daylight event which includes a new free quest, which can be accessed from the Hideout after unlocking Yasuke. Completing the event earns players a free trinket and banner. Read More... View the full article

I like Cities Skylines 2. I maintain that its road-building tools and its foundational systems provide, for the most part, the backbone for an extremely promising sequel. But even with all the optimism in the world, after a difficult launch, it now feels like Cities Skylines 2 is starting to drift off the path to redemption. The Bridges and Ports DLC has just been delayed. Colossal Order explains that, after internal testing, while some components of the expansion were ready to go, other new features were not up to standard. A small, free update is still on the way soon, but with rivals like Transport Fever 3 and Anno 117 on the way, it feels like time is ticking down for CS2's comeback. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: 14 games like The Sims to play in 2025 The 19 best Cities Skylines 2 mods The 18 best city building games View the full article

It's a major blow in the fight to defend Super EarthView the full article

This dude beat the game on the hardest difficulty with all 150 Jokers, all while presumably working on the PS6View the full article

CD Projekt Red’s vision for the next Witcher protagonist has been in place for nearly a decade, and it’s CiriView the full article

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Monster Hunter Wilds director Yuya Tokuda has revealed what's coming up in the May 28 Ver. 1.011 update, including "an abundance of new features and changes to the game including a collaboration with Street Fighter 6." In his latest Director's Letter, Tokuda said the team wanted "to provide more great content for you to enjoy as well as make various adjustments to make Monster Hunter Wilds even more fun to play," including new challenger, Street Fighter's Akuma. You'll get a full Arkuma armor set as well as layered armor, and whenever you have either set equipped, three items will be added to your item bar — assisted combo Akuma, Drive Impact, and Gou Hadoken (you can find out more about them on the official Monster Hunter website). We're also getting eight-star "challenging" monsters in Ver. 1.011 — Gore Magala, Rey Dau, Uth Duna, Nu Udra, and Jin Dahaad will become available to hunt at HR 41 and higher; this will give players options for hunting eight-star tempered monsters other than Arkveld — although they will still be available to hunt at seven-star difficulty. The eight-star versions, however, will be more resilient, with increased health, wound resistance, and "tweaks to multiplayer scaling." Tokuda warns that Tempered Gore Magala is a "particularly tough challenge to even the best of hunters." You can expect higher-difficulty quests and quests with multiple monsters to pop up more often, too, as your HR increases. A slew of "player-centric balance adjustments" are also on the way in both Ver. 1.011 and Title Update 2. The Hammer, Hunting *****, Gunlance, Light Bowgun, and Heavy Bowgun all had various adjustments made, and "certain aspects" for Gunlance Artian weapons have been increased. "While some weapons have had certain parameters adjusted downward, other parameters have been adjusted upwards, and viewed in totality I think you will find that all weapon types have had their possibilities expanded, so I encourage you to give them a try for yourself once the update is out," Tokuda said, adding that the Hammer and Dual Blades are additionally receiving "various improvements." As part of other QoL tweaks, Hunters will be able to rest in the Grand Hub and Suja, Peaks of Accord. Resting restores all destroyed Pop-up Camps, a confirmation window will no longer appear after obtaining an item when your item pouch is full (the obtained item will automatically be sent to your item box), and the visibility of the remaining time of meal effects is improved — the countdown will display 10 minutes before expiration. In fact, all notifications have been adjusted, with their frequency in locales lowered so only higher-priority targets will be displayed in the environment overview. They will also no longer block the input for opening the map. "As mentioned in the previous director's letter, you will be able to view individual endemic life you captured," Tokuda added. "In the Windward Plains, select Check Endemic Life in Ecological Research to view your creatures and their names, as well as the size and weight of fish you caught. You can also favorite creatures so that they'll be kept even if you go over the maximum storage capacity! Individual creatures can have different patterns or other unique elements, so if you find one you particularly like, be sure to use this feature to keep it around!" You can also expect stability improvements — particularly on Steam — and with the addition of eight-star monsters, the rewards for eight-star investigations and field surveys have also been increased. Guild Point rewards for fishing have also been "rebalanced," although how has yet to be explained. Monster Hunter Wilds is the latest mainline installment in Capcom's longrunning Monster Hunter series, boasting dynamic, ever-changing environments, and a story of monsters and humans in a world with two faces: one in which the lands are harsh and unforgiving, where monsters fight for scant resources and another in which the lands are vibrant and brimming with life. We gave Monster Hunters Wilds an 8 in our review, writing: "Monster Hunter Wilds continues to smooth off the rougher corners of the series in smart ways, making for some extremely fun fights but also lacking any real challenge." Did you see that Monster Hunter Wilds players have discovered an unconventional method of dodge attacks by using their emotes? Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky. View the full article

Sure, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and Skyblivion either already have dropped this year or are set to arrive before 2025 is done. But the people crave more revamps of classic TES games, and the modders behind Skywind - a remake of Morrowind in Skyrim's engine - have just dropped a fresh gameplay showcase. Read more View the full article

Star Wars Battlefront II has been granted a new lease of life. With a community-led effort to storm back into a war-torn galaxy, far, far away, players have flocked back to EA's sci-fi shooter in great numbers, breaking concurrent player records on Steam. Read more View the full article

Quite a surprise. 1047 Games recently launched the free to play Splitgate 2 in Beta on Steam, initially with their anti-cheat RedKard blocking Desktop Linux but allowing the Steam Deck with SteamOS. Now they've tweaked it to allow Desktop Linux players in. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

The beloved JRPGs are also coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and the original Nintendo SwitchView the full article

Gears of War: Reloaded is bringing back one of Xbox's most iconic shooters and it's coming to PS5, tooView the full article

Last week's Warhammer Skulls brought announcements for a new Mechanicus 2 ally faction, a strategy remaster in the form of the first Dawn Of War and all expansions, and a free Boltgun typing game in which you tap out phrases like 'emperor' and 'thin your paints' to chainsword cultists. Nestled away in the recesses of that skull, like a coiled snake on a tattoo with the name of someone's pug on it, was a teaser for the next Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC. Here's that teaser. Read more View the full article

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As a major Banjo-Kazooie fan, I can't believe it took me nearly a whole month to learn of the existence of this modded fangame based around the bear and bird. By all accounts, it might as well be a spiritual new Banjo-Kazooie game dripping with nostalgia goodness. Banjo-Kazooie Nostalgia 64 is a modded version of Banjo-Kazooie that has you play as Banjo and Kazooie throughout classic worlds with a twist. These worlds are all based on other Nintendo 64 properties, from Super Mario 64 to Pokémon Stadium and beyond, with 1,000 notes to find, Jiggies to discover, and a wealth of gameplay you can only dream of. [Hidden Content] The fangame has been in development since 2024 and uses mostly assets of older Nintendo 64 games, with some extra features. I don't want to delve more into the game and reveal too much for those other classic retro lovers out there, but it's one of those games that needs to be viewed and experienced with little context. Since discovering it, I have been watching online playthroughs of the fangame and enjoying everything from the classic gameplay to seeing what worlds crop up next as players wade through all the easter eggs. It's a well-made fangame and has a classic Rare charm that has been missing for some time now. I'm sure a lot of retro fans like you watching will get a kick out of seeing streams or gameplay of it yourselves, so here is something I advise you to do. Get a notepad and write down all the neat easter eggs and references you see and come across while playing, and let me know anything you might have caught in the comments below. I want to know if I missed anything myself! I only hope the constant Banjo love we are getting will finally make Xbox and Rare finally release a brand new game in the series sometime soon... please? If not, at least give us a remake. Come on! I'm begging you. The post Banjo-Kazooie Nostalgia 64 is a love letter to retro gaming appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

I know. I know. It is a weird topic to have, but we need to have an honest debate about the Nintendo Switch 2 and, more so, how we think it'll perform. Despite original fanfare during the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, since then, there has been a lot of discourse around the console for varied reasons. Where its the debate on $80 games being the new norm, the controversial game key cards that are physical games but not physical games, or the rumors circulating that Nintendo can brick your console anytime it wants, there's a lot of negative press around what should have been an exciting time for new hardware. [Hidden Content] I also must admit that my title was a bit over the top for this one. But onto the main topic at hand, do you expect the Nintendo Switch 2 to do well, flop, or even surpass Switch 1 lifetime sales? It's an interesting topic, as while I did use flop, I don't expect it to go down the route of Wii U. I think Switch 2 will do well regardless if initial pre-orders are anything to go by, and Nintendo already has a strong lineup of games. But perhaps it won't do as well as we, and Nintendo, expect it to? For me. I think the Switch 2 will do ok. I don't think it'll reach the level of hype that Switch 1 did and sell less than its former console, even with the Switch 2 having backwards compatibility. I think a lot of fans will be put off by the price tag or will wait until an OLED-like model comes out later down the line and then make the plunge into the new system, but I think Switch 2 will need to do something amazing to overtake the Switch 1 numbers. But enough of me waffling on and speaking all this nonsense, how do you expect the Nintendo Switch 2 to perform in its first year and beyond? Let me know in the comments below, as this debate is rattling my brain. The post Do you think the Switch 2 will ‘flop’? Or outsell the original? appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article