A new leak from the Honkai: Star Rail 3.8 beta tests has emerged, showing that developer HoYoverse is planning on adding an important Trailblazer update during the patch. The turn-based RPG is currently in Version 3.7, a big and important patch that brings forth the final main Amphoreus story arc quests, as well as the introduction of Cyrene to Honkai: Star Rail, at least as a playable character. View the full article
Bungie's been having a rough old time ever since its 2022 acquisition by Sony: there have been multiple rounds of layoffs, a delay to the seemingly ill-fated extraction shooter Marathon, and then earlier this year a report quoting employees as saying morale is in "free fall." Well, the latest out of Sony isn't going to help that... Read more.View the full article
Two new X-Men join the fray in Marvel Rivals season five, and it's all about the love. The season begins on Nov. 14, and Gambit is just the beginning as he will be joined by his paramour Rogue later on. But there's also new skins, new balance changes, a new game mode, and other new cosmetics, along with a change to how your rank begins in each competitive season. Read on below for the Marvel Rivals season five patch notes so far. Table of contentsMarvel Rivals season 5 early patch notesNew Strategist: GambitNew game modeNerfs and buffsNew Team-Up AbilitiesAdjusted Team-Up AbilitiesPlacement MatchesAnniversary CelebrationCross-ProgressionNew AccessoriesFocus on more PvE eventsMarvel Rivals season 5 early patch notesNew Strategist: Gambit Screenshot by Destructoid Gambit will be the first new hero in season five, and he's a Strategist. He'll be joined by Rogue later in the season (likely in December), and signs point to her being a Vanguard. The X-Men member can use his playing cards to heal allies, cleanse negative effects, deal damage, knockback enemies, or apply anti-heal. He can also use his staff to defend himself and for mobility. For his Ultimate ability, he throws charged-up Ace cards at nearby teammates, super-charging their jump and buffing their attacks. New game mode Conquest (Annihilation) is a massive 18-versus-18 mode on the new Grand Garden map, and it's going live after an update on Nov. 27. Nerfs and buffs Screenshot by Destructoid Vanguard buffsThe ThingHulkPeni ParkerTeammates can heal while in her websCaptain AmericaUltimate will charge teammates' ultimates fasterDuelist buffsWolverineMore lethal vs. tanksSpider-ManCombos will feel smoother and more consistentStrategist buffsLokiCloak & DaggerSurvivability slightly improvedNew Team-Up Abilities Image via NetEase Games Explosive EntanglementGambit (anchor) and MagnetoReplaces Magneto's attack with a greatsword projectile.Sword of DualityCloak & Dagger (anchor) and HawkeyeEmpowers Hawkeye's katana with light and dark energy that knocks back enemies.Blade of KhonshuMoon Knight (anchor) and BladeLets Blade dash forward to slash enemies with the sword of Dracula, ending in several sword strikes and a Moonblade projectile.Adjusted Team-Up AbilitiesLunar Force (Retired)Cloak & Dagger, Blade, Moon KnightOperation: Microchip (Retired)Punisher and ****** WidowMental Projection (Magneto removed)Emma Frost and PsylockeChilling Assault (Hawkeye removed)Luna Snow and Iron FistPrimal Flame (****** Widow added)Phoenix, Wolverine, ****** WidowEmpowers ****** Widow with healing bulletsPlacement Matches Starting ranks in Competitive Mode will now be decided with 10 placement matches each season, guided by an initial rank based on a conversion of your previous rank. You will be able to ****** with two, three, or up to six players, but it's capped at two players if anyone is Celestial, Eternity, or Top 500. Anniversary Celebration Screenshot by Destructoid The first anniversary of Marvel Rivals arrives in December, and a new event will mark the occasion with free and paid skins, including the ones seen above. The free skin is a new Legendary for Jeff the Land Shark. Cross-Progression After testing in season 4.5, Cross-Progression between platforms is officially launching in season five. Players can carry their Marvel Rivals progress across console and PC, including their unlocked skins and account level. New Accessories Screenshot by Destructoid Gambit, Human Torch, Magik, Mantis, Wolverine, Phoenix, Thor, Loki, Moon Knight, and Star-Lord all get their own attachments to equip in the season five update. Focus on more PvE events "More heroes, more maps, more themes" are coming to additional PvE modes in the future after the success of the Marvel Zombies mode. This article will be updated whenever more information on the update becomes officially available. The post Marvel Rivals season 5 early patch notes – Gambit, Rogue, new mode, and more appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Overwatch 2 has revealed a new Mythic hero skin in the form of Cyber Fuel Junkrat, which transforms him into an awesome cyberpunk demolitionist. The second Mythic hero skin in Overwatch 2 Season 19 is now available for purchase across four tiers for a total of 80 Mythic Prisms. View the full article
On August 14, 2013, CD Projekt announced that veteran British actor and screenwriter Charles Dance (Dracula, Game of Thrones, The Crown) would be playing the ruthless Nilfgaardian Emperor Emhyr var Emreis—an impressive addition to The Witcher 3 cast and a role that fit Dance like a glove. At that time his character Tywin Lannister was a fan favourite for viewers of Game of Thrones, and hadn't yet been unceremoniously killed off while on the privy. Life was good... Read more.View the full article
Dispatch is set to release its final two episodes on November 12, but it's clear that fans' appetites for the superhero workplace comedy game are far from over. Many have been pleading and asking about Dispatch Season 2, and while nothing has been confirmed one way or another, Robert Robertson actor Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)and AdHoc Studio devs have commented on the possibility. View the full article
On November 11, Final Fantasy 14 released Patch 7.38 on all supported platforms, which brought some bug fixes and removed loot restrictions for the Arcadion AAC Cruiserweight Tier (Savage) raids. Final Fantasy 14 players can also collect a new poster for their virtual homes, featuring key art from Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, in Patch 7.38. View the full article
Warhorse Studios has released a brand-new Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 update for November 2025. The new Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2Patch 1.5 coincides with the launch of Mysteria Ecclesiae, the game's third story DLC. View the full article
Despite being one of the biggest breakout hits of 2024, it seems as if Arrowhead Game Studios' Helldivers 2 has officially been overshadowed by one of 2025's runaway successes, the newly released extraction shooter Arc Raiders. Helldivers 2 originally released on February 8, 2024, for PlayStation 5 and PC, but was later made available on Xbox Series X/S on August 26, 2025. View the full article
Hero Quest wasn't the first board game I ever played. That honor goes to Scrabble or Monopoly or that weird Doctor Who tie-in with a Tardis that played quips like, "Hmm, where did I put those keys." But Hero Quest was the first board game I ever owned, handed down to me from a friend-of-a-friend's older brother. I didn't really know how to play, but my brother and I created countless adventures with the little figures, applying some of the worst paint schemes you've ever seen to the Elf and Barbarian on our journey. Now I can wallow in that nostalgia as Dark Quest 4, which takes plentiful inspiration from that very same game, releases on all major platforms. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New dungeon crawler Dark Quest 4 is a board game come to life, and it's gorgeous View the full article
Coming from veterans of Humble Bundle, a new bundle site has launched named Digiphile as the creators want to help you discover new games and support charity. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Marvel Rivals has been on a generational tear with its new hero additions as of late. Between the arrival of muscle queen Angela and quite possibly the toughest visual representation of Daredevil I've ever seen, we've been feasting to an unfathomable degree. Continuing its run of top-tier characters, NetEase has confirmed via a new trailer that X-Men power couple Gambit and Rogue will be headlining Season 5, and you won't have long to wait for the next big patch to land. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: [Hidden Content] .hack//G.U. remaster trilogy is coming to PC Video with a Vampire: Watch humans and vampires not get along in Nosgoth View the full article
If I told you that you could get a whopping $1,000 off a Razer gaming laptop and get a free copy of Battlefield 6 too, I wouldn't blame you for scoffing and saying, "Yeah, right!" But, it's very true. You can get the 2025 model of the Razer Blade 18 at a massive discount, and get some additional goodies chucked in for free as well. While we have yet to review the Razer Blade 18, the smaller and thinner Razer Blade 16 tops our list of the best gaming laptop options available right now, with our 9/10 review saying, "It's very expensive, but it's a lovely machine if you can afford it." Crucially, much of what makes that machine so brilliant is also present in the Blade 18, and while it's a larger and usually more expensive bit of tech, it's got a huge discount at the moment. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Corsair's new Call of Duty ****** Ops 7 gaming gear actually looks great, even if you don't love branded kit Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 system requirements Grab a 7.1 surround Razer gaming headset for just $38, compatible with PC, PS5, and Switch View the full article
The newest heroes coming Marvel Rivals have been revealed as Gambit and Rogue of the X-Men, and they may be joined by yet another teammate soon. Season five of Marvel Rivals is named Love is a Battlefield, and the trailer for it teased several couples in the game including ****** Panther and Storm, Loki and Mantis, and Venom and Scarlet Witch...? I'm not so sure about that last one, but there's another potential paramour to be found within the scenes. Screenshot by Destructoid Spotted multiple times in the trailer, a man with red sunglasses can be seen attending the wedding of Gambit and Rogue before things go awry. And he's all anyone seems to be talking about on social media. Everyone is thinking it's the leader of the X-Men himself, Cyclops. He can be seen at both 12 seconds and 1:02 of the trailer below. And if the love theme continues throughout season five, who's to say he can't potentially join as a third new hero alongside his teammates? His lover, Jean Grey/Phoenix, is already in the game, so it would fit thematically. It's possible that the red-spectacled suit may be Matt Murdock or Daredevil, too, but the slight tinge of red behind the shades themselves are leading everyone to believe it's Scott Summers AKA Cyclops who needs a visor of some kind to control the energy blasts that pour from his eyes. For the season's lore, it appears that the wedding is interrupted by a new overarching villain, likely to be Grandmaster. You may know that character from the Thor Ragnarok Marvel movie where he was played by Jeff Goldblum. Whatever they've got up their sleeve this time, we'll have to wait and see, but streamers will likely be going hands on with the new season over the coming days so the wait isn't much longer. [Hidden Content] The trailer also teases several new skins for heroes such as Emma Frost and Magneto, both dressed very nicely for the occasion. We'll know all there is to know when Marvel Rivals season 5: Love is a Battlefield begins on Nov. 14. The post Gambit and Rogue officially coming to Marvel Rivals Friday, but it’s another X-Men member everyone can’t stop talking about appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Спустя более двух лет после дебюта Diablo IV наконец готовится к релизу в Китае, однако в локальном издании фэнтезийная экшен-RPG от Blizzard Entertainment заметно отличается от международной версии.View the full article
While the Dam Battlegrounds in ARC Raiders is thankfully less deadly than the other maps in the game, that doesn't make it any easier to navigate when quests are more than a little vague on where to actually go. Thankfully, quests like 'Broken Monument' at least have proximity progression that points you in the right direction when you get close enough. View the full article
Publisher Monster Fight Club has a big ***** on for its licensed Borderlands board game, Mister Torgue's Arena of Badassery. Every Borderlands item from the smallest expansion pack to the largest bundle is at least 25% off, to mark the sequel's crowdfunding campaign which began last week. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The 20 best couples board games in 2025, reviewed by our experts The Legends of Andor board game has nothing to do with Star Wars, but is less than $20 on Amazon DnD meets X-COM in this awesome TTRPG where humans are the bad guys View the full article
Pigeon Simulator and two other titles have just been added to Xbox Game Pass. In addition to being the only day-one release among them, Pigeon Simulator also stands out as the only November 11 addition to Xbox Game Pass that had previously flirted with cancellation. View the full article
I admit that oversized expectations for quality metroidvanias persist in this absolutely stacked year. Two months since the release of the rightfully hallowed Hollow Knight: Silksong, Heart Machine’s fourth title Possessor(s) presents another 2D genre entry, only much smaller in scope. Published by Devolver Digital, Possessor(s) boasts a striking animated look that mixes contemporary comic-styled characters against dramatically lit 3D backdrops. With SMT-like post-apocalyptic vibes and ****** themes, it's ultimately hampered by a repetitive bestiary, ho-hum combat, and a somewhat unfinished feel. View the full article
Possessor(s) review: "Smart ideas are quickly buried in this demonic Metroidvania that's far too mundane and dull in a sea of sharp competition"View the full article
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A new leak from the Honkai: Star Rail 3.8 beta tests has emerged, showing that developer HoYoverse is planning on adding an important Trailblazer update during the patch. The turn-based RPG is currently in Version 3.7, a big and important patch that brings forth the final main Amphoreus story arc quests, as well as the introduction of Cyrene to Honkai: Star Rail, at least as a playable character. View the full article