Festival of Football Captains promo is all set to make a grand comeback in FC 26 Ultimate Team, and we have the first set of leaks on social media. Incidentally, the Captains promo has been present in Ultimate Team in the past, but EA Sports has avoided it during the last few years. However, the developers have remained tight-lipped so far about what to expect. Thanks to the leaks, we have a brief idea about which footballers are going to be featured in the promo. Table of contentsFC 26 Festival of Football Captains promo players (leaks)FC 26 Festival of Football Captains promo release countdownFC 26 Festival of Football Captains promo players (leaks) Here's the list of leaks we have received so far on social media. Kylian MbappeCristiano RonaldoVirgil Van DijkHarry KaneRobert LewandowskiGianluigi DonnarummaMarquinhosMartin OdegaardDominik Szoboszlai I am expecting more names to appear as we get closer to the release date. A bulk of the cards will be added to packs. However, we should also be getting new items from SBCs and objectives themed around the upcoming promo. FC 26 Festival of Football Captains promo release countdown The Festival of Football Captains will be directly replacing the ********** promo. It will go live on Friday, Nov. 14, and here's a countdown to keep track of the upcoming promo. [hurrytimer id="1140226"] Once the promo is live, you can start opening as many packs as you can if you're aiming to find a few of the cards mentioned above. Obtaining one, however, will depend on your luck. To reduce that, you can complete various SBCs that will be live during the promo. Alternatively, EA Sports is expected to release more promo cards as part of tournaments and objective sets. Rumors are that we should be having around 60 special cards in packs, and it will be interesting to find out how the general pack luck will be during the promo. The post All FC 26 Festival of Football Captains promo players (leaks) and release countdown appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Where Winds Meet will go live in the middle of November across PCs and consoles, and this guide will help you keep track of the upcoming release. Shaped as an open-world action-adventure RPG, Where Winds Meet will take you to the ancient land of Wuxia. The game blends ******** folklore with action-based gameplay, and it will be released on PC and consoles simultaneously. Let's look at when you'll be able to start playing, based on your preferred platform. Table of contentsWhere Winds Meet release countdownWhat to expect from Where Winds MeetWhere Winds Meet release countdown The release date of Nov. 14 has been public information for quite some time now. However, keeping track of the release will allow you to jump in the moment when Where Winds Meet goes live. The following countdown tracker will expire once the game gets released globally. [hurrytimer id="1140212"] The countdown is based on the following timings. 2pm PST (Nov. 14)4pm CST (No. 14)5pm CST (Nov. 14)10pm BST (Nov. 14)11pm CEST (Nov. 14)7am JST (Nov. 15)7am KST (Nov. 15)9am AEST (Nov. 15) While Where Winds Meet will be releasing on consoles, it's only coming to the PS5. However, there's no regional launch, which also means that there's no New Zealand trick to try. If you're on PC, you can currently wishlist the game for it to go live. What to expect from Where Winds Meet Where Winds Meet will be featuring a massive open world that reacts to what you do inside the game. From busy cities to green forests, you can expect to find varied NPCs and different weather patterns, along with a host of different POIs. You will also enjoy varied combat based on your preferences. You can go for melee loadouts for hands-on combat, or switch back to ranged/stealth for more strategic options on the battlefield. You can also use mystic skills to defeat your enemies. With in-house co-op, you can enjoy the campaign on your own or team up with up to three more players to defeat the enemies together. It will be interesting to see if Where Winds Meet can catch the fans' attention amidst a crowded release week, which also has Call of Duty ****** Ops 7 coming out on the same day, and Escape from Tarkov's Steam launch the day after. The post Where Winds Meet release countdown: Exact date and time appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Enshrouded’s latest aptly named update, Wake of the Water, introduced an entirely new mechanic: water. There are tons of new areas to explore and treasures to find all underwater, but before you can go about diving great depths, you first need Rice. Why? Well… it’s a long story. Rice is one of the newest crafting ingredients in Enshrouded, right up there with Shiitake Mushrooms and Paper Reeds. Unlike the latter, though, you can only find Raw Rice in the Veilwater Basin, Enshrouded’s newest biome. It took me quite a while to find this pesky grain, but the location where I first discovered it has quite a bit for you to harvest. Table of contentsRice location in EnshroudedHow to get Cooked Rice in EnshroudedCooked Rice recipes in EnshroudedHow to grow rice in EnshroudedRice location in Enshrouded Head to the west side of town. Screenshot by Destructoid You'll find both Raw Rice and Rice Seedlings in the field. Screenshot by Destructoid As of writing, there’s only one place I know where rice spawns in Enshrouded: a small farming village to the east of Lake Heartblood called Orville. If you travel to Orville, you’ll find a ton of various crops on the west side of village at the location marked on the map below. The lower farming beds house Raw Rice and Rice Seedlings, which you can then take back to your own base and grow on your own. How to get Cooked Rice in Enshrouded If you’re like me, you probably browsed through all of the new recipes available at each of the townspeople’s workshops after the Wake of the Water update hit live servers. One of the most enticing of these new recipes is Sushi—and no, I’m not just jumping on the bandwagon. It’s one of the only few recipes in the game that allow you to lengthen the amount of time you can spend underwater, and it requires Cooked Rice. No water? No problem. Screenshot by Destructoid When you pick up Rice for the first time, you’ll automatically unlock the Cooked Rice recipe at a Cooking Station. This recipe takes five minutes to complete and requires the following ingredients: 4 Raw Rice1 Salt Consuming Cooked Rice on its own grants you a 21-percent increase to your melee damage for 50 minutes. But of course, just like in real life, it’s always better to combine your ingredients instead of eating them individually. If you take your Cooked Rice to the farmer, Emily Fray, you'll find a handful of recipes that offer much better effects than just eating the ingredient by itself. Cooked Rice recipes in Enshrouded There are a handful of recipes worth cooking using Cooked Rice, all of which can be done with the help of the farmer. Refer to the table below for each of the recipes and their effects: RecipeRequired IngredientsEffect Plantain Curry5 Cooked Rice 5 Plantain 5 Coconut Milk 2 Spice+21 Health Regeneration +9 Stamina Regeneration (55 minutes) Fried Rice5 Cooked Rice 5 Eggs 3 Bell Pepper 3 Corncob 2 Raw Taro+10 Stamina +21% melee damage (55 minutes) Taro Root Curry5 Raw Taro 5 Cooked Rice 3 Bell Pepper 2 Coconut Milk 2 Spice+60 Mana +21% Ranged Damage +21% Dagger Damage Sushi5 Algae 5 Cooked Rice 5 Silverback+30 Health +40 Maximum OxygenHow to grow rice in Enshrouded Okay, so clearly you're going to need a lot of rice if you want to become Embervale's next big sushi chef. The best way to get as much rice as humanly possible is to grow your own. That way, you won't have to keep running back to Orville anytime you run out. Rice isn't like other crops, though; you can't just stick it in the ground and call it a day like with tomato plants or strawberry seeds. Rice Seedlings need covered ground—ground that's topped off with a nice layer of water—to grow. The simplest way to do this is to carve out a flat trough in the ground using the "Remove" option of the terrain tool in the Construction Hammer. Then lay down your soil. Use a Water Dispenser, which can be crafted at a Workbench, to then fill the cut-out section of earth with water. This will create a mini-pond-like effect, keeping your crops covered with water. Then plant the Rice Seedlings into the ground. Three of the seedlings aren't happy, as indicated by their size and brown coloration. Screenshot by Destructoid If you did it correctly and your Rice Seedlings are happy, they'll turn from brown to green within a couple of seconds after being planted. Give them some time and when you come back, you'll be able to harvest Raw Rice from your very own rice farm. If you want to speed up the process, be sure to use Fertile Veilwater Basin Dirt instead of any other type of soil. The post How to get Cooked Rice in Enshrouded appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Overwatch 2 just began a new Twitch Drop campaign for its mid-Season 19 update featuring two ghostly Sprays, as well as a Common and Epic Loot Box. By watching up to 9 hours of any Overwatch 2 steamer on Twitch between now and November 25, players can add these cosmetics to their collections without even logging in to the game. View the full article
Издательство Owlcat Games объявило о релизе приключенческой игры с ролевыми элементами Rue Valley. Она уже доступна для покупки в Steam и Epic Games Store. View the full article
На этой неделе компания Microsoft выпустила Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition. Однако релиз игры прошёл традиционно ужасно — в стиле Bethesda Game Studios. View the full article
Microsoft объявила об официальном запуске облачного игрового сервиса Xbox Cloud Gaming в Индии. Корпорация надеется, что расширение на столь крупный рынок позволит ей привлечь больше пользователей в экосистему Xbox через Xbox Game Pass. View the full article
Today, PlayStation hosted a Japan-focused State of Play celebrating five years of PlayStation 5 with an assortment of new game reveals, announcements, and more. Sony has relied on its State of Play series of video presentations over recent years to fill the gap left by foregoing most major conferences and events. Typically, PlayStation sets expectations ahead of time by announcing some sort of particular focus to limit outrageous speculation. Usually, fans get riled up anyway. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Read This Article Free Get instant access by joining the GB MAX Access tier — it’s free to sign up and unlock premium content.Join Now to Start ReadingAlready a member? Sign in The post PlayStation’s Japan-focused State of Play packs lots of game announcements appeared first on GamesBeat. View the full article
Издательство THQ Nordic и разработчики из SparklingBit выпустили Sacred 2 Remaster — ремастер фэнтезийного ролевого экшена Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. Обновлённая версия получила доработанное управление, современный интерфейс и другие важные технические улучшения.View the full article
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has announced that the SpongeBob Squarepants DLC will be added to the game on November 19, 2025. Additionally, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds revealed three more free characters that will be added to the racing roster in the near future. View the full article
The Midnight beta for World of Warcraft is now live, opening up the lion’s share of content from the expansion for fans to test and provide feedback. SelectWorld of Warcraftplayers who opt in to this beta, or anyone who pre-purchases the Epic Edition of World of Warcraft: Midnight, can test out the zones, dungeons, and other features from this exciting expansion right now. View the full article
FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have revealed a major new expansion for Elden Ring Nightreign. Called The Forsaken Hollows, the DLC is scheduled to reach all versions of Elden Ring Nightreign in early December 2025. View the full article
Хотя студия Mundfish уже анонсировала Atomic Heart 2, об оригинальной Atomic Heart разработчики не забывают. Команда до сих пор готовит к релизу последнее, четвёртое расширение для игры.View the full article
Some people's first thought when hearing "romantic death" would be Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, but Destiny 2 players who have been grinding the Call To Arms event for god rolls may think of something else: the game's new Void-aligned grenade launcher. Romantic Death first surfaced briefly during the Reclaim: New Territories event in Ash & Iron in September, but the game's developer is giving players another chance to grab this weapon (and other goodies) until Nov. 25. The Call to Arms grenade launcher is a Wave Frame, so don't expect it to replace a well-rolled VS Velocity Baton. But, as anyone who's used a Forbearance will tell you, a Wave Frame can be deadly in the right circumstances. Here are our PvE god rolls for Romantic Death in Destiny 2, based on the perk list on [Hidden Content]. Romantic Death PvE god rolls in Destiny 2 If you can't get a Holofoil, there's a chance to grab a T5 instead. Screenshot by Destructoid Launcher: Volatile Launch, Linear Compensator, or Quick LaunchMag: High-Velocity RoundsFirst perk: Repulsor Brace, Proximity Power, Feeding Frenzy, or Stats For AllSecond perk: Destabilizing Rounds, Chain Reaction, or One For All Repulsor Brace and Destabilizing Rounds is a tried-and-true Void combo. It's hard to go wrong with it, especially in a weapon with area-based damage. This pairing gives you free overshields in any subclass, so you don't need to be on Void to benefit from it. Repulsor Brace may be good enough by itself if you're using the purple element, however, leaving another perk open to your preference. Since Romantic Death is a single-shot grenade launcher, having reload-boosting perks is key if you're not using that slot for specific buildcrafting needs, such as Repulsor Brace (for Void) or Proximity Power for melee energy. In that case, Feeding Frenzy is a good kill-based perk with a hefty buff to reload speed, and the grenade launcher's area of effect can get multiple kills with one pull of the trigger. Chain Reaction is still pretty strong despite its nerf in The Final Shape, so this perk also features in our god roll. Stats For All also works for that purpose, but it gets even better with another perk combination. It's easy to hit three targets within quick succession, so One For All is king in that department. The existence of Stats For All in the third column is no coincidence, either, so take advantage of that combo if you want ******* numbers. Alternatively, for melee builds who are in the thick of combat, Proximity Power improves your melee stat after killing an enemy within 15 meters. If you're going that route, you may also keep a roll with Surrounded for more damage, though we'd probably recommend One For All as a safer option. Aggregate Charge may also work in some scenarios, but that wouldn't be our first pick either. How to get Romantic Death in Destiny 2 That's not the EDZ... Screenshot by Destructoid While previously part of the New Territories: Reclaim event early into Ash & Iron, Romantic Death is now available as part of the Call To Arms event. This end-of-season extravaganza runs until Nov. 25, and it's unclear how (or if) Bungie plans to make Romantic Death available after that. The post Romantic Death god rolls and how to get them in Destiny 2 appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
The suspense has ended for Destiny 2 fans who were worried about their beloved Mint Retrogrades. Rocket Pulses are getting a nerf in Renegades, Bungie confirmed today, but the archetype will maintain its devastating damage potential with a reduction to their ammo efficiency. Bungie will "let it [Mint Retrograde] keep its power on the battlefield," but adjust the archetype's ammo uptime by "reducing reserves and the amount of ammo acquired per enhanced brick slightly," the studio said in today's Dev Insights post. The archetype's total reserves dropped to 14 (down from 18), and ammo bricks will award fewer bullets (up to five with an enhanced brick). This will also apply to a new rocket pulse coming in Renegades, Bungie confirmed, but it's unclear if New Malpais will suffer from the change as well. Not a bad outcome at all. Screenshot by Destructoid This nerf doesn't dilute the firepower of Mint Retrograde, but it can affect another of their big strengths: ammo economy. Slashing max reserves means players have fewer shots per damage phase, and even using this archetype in general play can require more parsimony with your ammo. As part of another change in Renegades, Bungie is bringing back the Ammo Scout mods and including more actions that raise your ammo meter, such as getting assists with abilities. Players can offset the nerfs to ammo economy, developers said, though it may require some changes to buildcrafting, such as Scout or Scavenger mods. If you've played Edge of Fate, Mint Retrograde's supremacy isn't exactly shocking. This Legendary rocket pulse is present "around 45 percent of the time," the dev blog said, so you're far from being the only one with it glued to your Kinetic slot. While the nerf to this weapon was among the concerns for Renegades, it seems rocket pulses are coming into the next expansion in decent shape—though developers will monitor how the community receives the change. It's hard to find a weapon to compete with Mint Retrograde in the current sandbox, especially with pulse rifles getting Anti-Barrier this season. Renegades' artifact might also work in tandem with the ammo nerf to help push Mint Retrograde out of its near-ubiquitous status. While details about Mint Retrograde's fate were arguably the most anticipated news from Renegades, players will also see tuning to a myriad of Exotics and weapon families. Osteo Striga and Witherhoard in particular will see reversions to nerfs that tanked their effectiveness, and other forlorn iconic weapons such as Ace of Spades, Hawkmoon, and Touch of Malice will also get some much-needed buffs when the next expansion lands on Dec. 2. The post Destiny 2’s Mint Retrograde will still hit like a truck in Renegades, but with one nerf appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Приуроченное к 10-летию постапокалиптического ролевого шутера Fallout 4 издание Anniversary Edition должно было стать подарком фанатам на юбилей полюбившейся игры, однако на деле обернулось для них большим разочарованием.View the full article
Ahead of the launch of Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7 on November 14, Treyarch has provided more details about how multiplayer matchmaking will work. The developer has already revealed that Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7 will release with primarily Open matchmaking, but there will be another option for players to choose from. View the full article
Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting its first meaty, proper, named DLC next month, including new bosses, new shifting earth, and new playable Nightfarers. The DLC is called The Forsaken Hollows, and it's out on December 4, 2025. This comes from a trailer shown during today's State of Play, which showed off a lot of clips from what's to come, albeit without a lot of context. There's a clip showing what seems to be a new Shifting Earth known as The Great Hollow, which opens up a huge hole in the middle of Limveld with temples, towers, and crystals sticking out. We see two new Nightfarers: the first is the Undertaker, which uses strength and faith as her primary stats, and the Scholar, which seems to be an arcane-focused magic-user. There are also two new bosses that should be familiar to FromSoft veterans. Most notable is a glimpse of Artorias, subject of the original Dark Souls DLC Artorias of the Abyss. A voiceover that sounds a lot like Duchess also refers to "the aftermath of the Long Night," perhaps implying that this DLC takes place after the "end" of Nightreign when the Nightfarers have defeated all the Nightlords. There's also something at the beginning about the "Dreglord". As usual, Souls fans will probably have to wait for the post-release lore videos to make sense of this one. It's unclear how much story content this is really going to add, or if it's just the bosses, the characters, and the shifting earth. Elden Ring: Nightreign is Bandai Namco's multiplayer riff on Elden Ring, where 1-3 players can fight their way through three nights of exploration, loot hunting, and bosses as they try to take down powerful Night Lords. The game launched back in May, and we gave it a 7/10, saying "When Elden Ring Nightreign is played exactly as it was designed to be played, it’s one of the finest examples of a three-player co-op game around – but that's harder to do than it should be, and playing solo is poorly balanced." Since its release, FromSoftware has made a number of balance tweaks, added a duos mode, and updated with an ultra-hard difficulty mode called Deep of Night for those who for some reason didn't think the game was hard enough as-is. However, the last few months have been quiet, and fans have grown agitated at the lack of news or updates, with FromSoftware leaving them to just fight the same bosses over and over. FromSoftware moved to reassure everyone just yesterday in a financial report, and today's DLC announcement should help matters as well. It looks like the DLC will cost $15.00 if you don't already own either the Collectors or Deluxe edition of the game. You can catch up on everything announced at today's State of Play right here. Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected]. View the full article
We're reliving the Japanese horror renaissance from the early '00s, minus all those years of console exclusivity. During PlayStation's Japan-focused State of Play, Koei Tecmo announced that Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake launches on March 12, 2026... Read more.View the full article
The upcoming expansion for Elden Ring Nightreign, The Forskaen Hollows, was given a new trailer at the November 2025 PlayStation State of Play, revealing when the DLC will release and teasing some of the new bosses that will be featured. View the full article
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Nippon Ichi also published a standalone trailer that has more footage for all seven weapon types. View the full article