The Elderwood expansion in Palia has introduced a new set of quests for the players to complete, and the Parental Dispute mission can be tricky to solve. For starters, the mission triggers in a completely random fashion. Hence, you should look to complete the main quests part of the Elderwood expansion if you're looking to complete Parental Dispute. This guide will provide you with all the details about the quest and how to complete it. Palia Parental Dispute quest walkthrough If you're lucky, the Parental Dispute quest will trigger automatically once you clear the first few quests that are exclusive to the Elderwood expansion. If you're new to the game, it will take you a fair bit of time to unlock the contents of the new expansion. Screenshot via Singularity 6 The quest begins when you interact with Einar, who will inform you that he is upset with Hekla for a difference of opinion. The bone of contention is how the two want to raise the offspring of his companion, and you'll be tasked with catching a fish. Screenshot via Singularity 6 Before you can catch the fish, you'll have to go and speak with Hekla, who will explain you why Einar is wrong. After listening to Hekla, get back to Einar at the Fisherman's Lagoon. He will then tell you more about how he would want to raise the child, and ask for your suggestions. Your fish choices will be determined by the skills you picked while conversing with Einar. Get an Angelfish if you picked Emotional Intelligence (Blue Water symbol).Get a Devilfish if you picked Sports (Brown Earth symbol).Get a Midnight Floatfish if you picked The Fandango (Yellow Air symbol).Get an Eleroo Eel if you picked Survival Skills (Green Earth symbol). All four fish can be found in the Elderwood region, but you'll want to use advantageous setups while fishing for them. FishLocationPreferable BaitAngelfishRed Blossom Cave by Lilac Cavern is the best locationGlow Worm (Try in the morning or daytime)DevilfishAny water body in the Elderwood regionAny worm will work (Try in the morning for extra luck)Midnight FloatfishTry the bays near Vieuxport SeaAny worm will work (Try in the night for extra luck)Eleroo EelSame location as the Midnight FloatfishGlow Worm (Don't try at evening or night so that it doesn't clash with chances of getting a Midnight Floatfish) Your task will be determined by your earlier choice while speaking with Einar. Unless you catch the correct fish, your quest will remain unresolved. Completing it will reward you with a Gil 522 that can be placed at your base. The post How to complete Parental Dispute in Palia appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
I've always thought of Fortnite as such an impressive achievement, especially when it comes to live events, brand collabs, and delivering on the "metaverse" idea. But the game's latest chapter is a mess. In case you missed it, Darth Vader has joined Fortnite's Star Wars-themed season today as a boss on the battle royale map. He can be recruited to join your team, which is cool—but then things get really, really weird and kind of uncomfortable. Screenshot by Destructoid This version of Darth Vader uses "conversational AI" and will talk to the player, responding to prompts via voice chat, and it's all using the voice likeness of the legendary James Earl Jones, with permission from his family. "James Earl felt that the voice of Darth Vader was inseparable from the story of Star Wars, and he always wanted fans of all ages to continue to experience it," Jones' family said in a statement. "We hope that this collaboration with Fortnite will allow both longtime fans of Darth Vader and newer generations to share in the enjoyment of this iconic character." I respect the family's wishes and, while part of me can see how cool it is to have him live on in this form, it's also disturbing and a bit dystopian. The actor is no longer with us, but his voice is used to discuss Fortnite happenings ("the Sith Lord has opinions," says Epic Games). And of course, it didn't take players long to abuse and try to break the new toy by trying to get it to say inappropriate things. One video that quickly made the rounds not long after AI Vader went live showed him cursing atstreamer Loserfruit. Fortnite said it "pushed a hotfix immediately and this shouldn't happen again," but rest assured, players will spend the following days trying their best to make the Sith Lord say all kinds of things. Another video making the rounds this afternoon shows a group of young-sounding gamers squeaking with glee as they somehow get Vader to say the F slur, which was likely the goal all along. And this is why we can't have "nice things," gamers. Another gamer asked Darth Vader what his thoughts were on Pride Month, and Vader responded by calling it a "fleeting celebration of identity," and told the player to "continue to cling to your delusions." As is usually the case, talking to Darth Vader sounds cool, but in practice, it's always going to be taken advantage of and made more uncomfortable than anything. And I can't shake the uneasy feeling of having a deceased actor talk to me, as the advancements in AI (like Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash model and ElevenLabs’ Flash v2.5 model, which power AI Vader) are blurring the lines more and more each day. [Hidden Content] There are safeguards, thankfully. Epic says that "players under 13 or their country’s age of digital consent, whichever is higher, will need permission to talk with Darth Vader," and that "player voice audio and transcriptions" are not stored. It also says it's not using any player interactions to train AI models, which is nice. Look, I get it. At its core, the idea of having a child playing Fortnite be able to talk to Darth Vader and experience something that exciting and surreal is cool. But it's never going to end at just that. And although AI is powerful and getting stronger each day, it's still unstable and will lead to issues like the ones above. I wonder what the offices of Disney and Lucasfilm are like today as they see the clips of the iconic character and late actor dropping F-bombs online. But without even getting into the legal or ethical repercussions, the whole thing just does not sit right with me, and it feels like a genuinely terrible idea. The post Darth Vader, using a dead man’s AI voice, is cussing and using slurs in Fortnite—and it scares the hell out of me appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos is a new game featuring loot-driven, fast-paced action-RPG gameplay and roguelite survival mechanics in a dark fantasy world that is brought to life with hand-drawn 2D art. Developer Nanoo released the demo of Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos on Steam in January 2025, with an Early Access release expected on May 19. View the full article
At some level, you expect FPS games to be fast and fluid. Doom The Dark Ages is the best and most recent example, but you can look as far back as the original Doom, the first Half-Life, and the first Quake, and see that the history of shooters is rooted in running and gunning. Rainbow Six, when it was originally released back in 1998, felt like something profoundly different. Slow, methodical, and punishing, in the classic Rainbow Six games, every enemy can kill you, and every closed door and corridor feels like a boss fight. From one of its creators, whose credits also include the first Ghost Recon, Ground Branch is a deeply realistic tactical shooter, and it's just been overhauled and expanded. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Squad-based FPS Ground Branch will be published by MicroProse Making it in Unreal: Rainbow Six meets military simulation in Ground Branch View the full article
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Pan Studio and Hero Entertainment have begun sign-ups for the final closed beta test for free to play action RPG Duet Night Abyss. View the full article
Multiplayer PvP or PvE elements may be a part of the Hogwarts Legacysequel, according to a new WB Games job posting. Hogwarts Legacyis just over two years old now, and thanks to it becoming the best-selling game of 2023, even doing the impossible and topping Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, WB Games and developer Avalanche Software have already confirmed a sequel is in the works. View the full article
Arrowhead Game Studios has released an emergency hotfix for Helldivers 2, addressing a recently discovered glitch that allows players to spawn an infinite number of Stratagems at once, causing some players' games to ******. The recent issue has become a major headache for the game's community, with moderators on the Helldivers 2 subreddit banning clips or images of the exploit. View the full article
few days ago we reported on the deeply concerning, nay totalitarian, news that one of Oblivion's largest communities (the TES4 subreddit) found itself having to lay down a ban on people hornyposting about the flame Atronachs in Oblivion Remastered... Read more.View the full article
On May 16, Square Enix announced that automatic housing demolition in Final Fantasy 14 would be restarted shortly after the launch of the upcoming Patch 7.25. Final Fantasy 14 homeowners on the North American data centers have a limited time to re-enter their virtual properties and ensure the automatic demolition timers are reset to their full 45-day duration before the current pause is lifted. View the full article
Think you've got what it takes to turn a whole planet into one massive, automated factory? That's the challenge awaiting you in sci-fi sim Foundry, and you needn't pay a space-cent to find out. Published by Paradox Interactive, renowned as masters of sims, it's free-to-play all this weekend on Steam. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Satisfactory rival Foundry just got even better in a free Steam update Satisfactory competitor Foundry lays cable with first big update Paradox's free-form answer to Satisfactory has entered early access View the full article
AMD is reportedly planning to introduce a new "3D core" to its CPU structure, according to a new leak about the forthcoming AMD Zen 7 architecture. What's more, we're apparently not just talking about a massive pool of extra cache here, as seen on recent chips such as the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, but a layer of multiple cache slices sitting directly below an enormous number of CPU cores, in a structure that could become a standard part of the architecture. Given that we've yet to see even AMD Zen 6 CPUs, let alone Zen 7, it's going to be a long time before we see this tech being used in the best gaming CPU designs. The leak says Zen 7 is expected to launch either in late 2027 or early 2028, so it's at least two and a half years away, but I'm really intrigued about how this new AMD tech could work. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This store already lists AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB and 16GB graphics card stock AMD just teased a new Radeon gaming GPU, will be announced in just a few days This AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT specs rumor sets up a battle with the RTX 5060 Ti View the full article
How do you start the KCD2 Brushes with Death DLC? Henry travels far and wide in his adventures, and sometimes it can be difficult to keep a mental note of where everyone is and what you're supposed to be doing. This is doubly so when a new quest is dropped in your lap, as it has been with the Brushes of Death DLC. Keep an eye on the KCD2 map for this, as you're going to need to backtrack a little if you're already far through the KCD2 quest list. The Brushes with Death DLC is a winding, mysterious story quest that sees you team up with a rather enigmatic painter. Your friendship begins on a rather strange note, as you discover him tied to a tree... having a conversation with a skull? Here's how to start the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Brushes with Death DLC so you can get stuck in. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 perks Best Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 armor Best Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 swords View the full article
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The last couple of years have shown that owning a genuinely compact mini gaming PC is no longer just a pipe dream. The Geekom A6 is the perfect example, hiding a decent set of specs inside its tiny aluminum chassis, all for a surprisingly affordable price. One of the areas I really appreciate about the Geekom products I've reviewed is the build quality, and despite the budget-level price, this Geekom A6 mini PC looks and feels like a premium product. The eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 6800H CPU and 32GB of DDR5 RAM offer plenty of power for day-to-day office work, leaving the integrated AMD Radeon 680M GPU ready for 1080p gaming sessions, at least in most modern games, even if it can't really compete with the best gaming PCs out there. It's important to recognize what you're getting with a device such as this one. These are reasonable laptop-grade specs in a mini PC that costs just $499 - as my earlier Geekom AX8 Pro review shows, a top spec can cost you hundreds of dollars more. Is this mini PC really capable of handling the demands of modern gaming? To find that out, I put the Geekom AX8 Pro to the test over several days to see how it performed as a work and gaming PC. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This tiny new mini gaming PC packs a surprisingly powerful AMD Radeon GPU This new Arm mini PC could shake up the gaming CPU world, as Qualcomm takes aim Geekom AX8 Pro Review: an incredibly compact yet capable mini PC View the full article
Super Smash Bros. has been one of the most popular gaming franchises in all time, but attempts of like-minded players to find their special other in the community have met an unfortunate end. In an ideal world, SmashTogether could have been an amazing place for like-minded Smash Bros. It would have been the perfect application for the community to come, mix, and match over something they love: Smash Bros. Unfortunately for fans, the app has met a sad ending even before its journey could begin. Smas Bros. dating app shuts down even before its journey began SmashTogether was supposed to start its open beta on May 15, which would have been the first time it would have been available for the public. The app's X handle even put out a tweet celebrating the occasion and listed what users had to do to gain access. Unfortunately, the app is never going to be available en mass, as it has been hit by a cease-and-desist notice ahead of its launch. The news was announced on the app's X account as well. [Hidden Content] The source of the cease-and-desist remains unclear as of writing, but my guess will be on Nintendo. After all, it's the oneswho owns the complete IP of Smash Bros. It appears there have been enough in the app that would count for break of patent law and copyright infringement. For example, the app had images of characters from the Smash Bros., which is a valid ground of copyright infringement. It also featured adages and prompts that are found in dating apps, but with twists to match the overall theme of Smash Bros. In a parallel universe, the app might have helped Smash Bros. players to find their soulmates, both for inside and outside the game's universe. As of writing, the developers haven't announced any alternate plans, or if the SmashTogether app will be revived in the alternate future. If they're trying to stick to the theme, maybe going for a non-Nintendo game will be a safer choice for sure. The post Sorry, Smash fans. The dating app of your dreams just got canned appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
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If you've been playing Call of Duty: Warzone lately and found an item called a Red Access Card or Blue Access Card, it's hard to blame you for being confused. The game does not explain what these items are used for. But once acquired, these cards can be used to obtain some high quality loot, so they're worth figuring out and locating to equip yourself for victory. This is a throwback to the original Verdansk map back in 2020, and they're back now with several ways to enter them. We've got you covered with all the info you need below on Blue Access Cards, Red Access Cards, and all of Verdansk's bunker locations and how to get into them. Table of contentsWarzone Verdansk bunker locations and codesWarzone Blue Access Card bunkers in VerdanskWarzone Red Access Card bunkers in VerdanskWarzone Verdansk bunker codes in 2025Warzone Verdansk bunker locations and codes Image via Activision | Remix by Destructoid Each of the bunkers found around Verdansk have a number printed on the outside of their main door that you enter into them from. The above map shows all of the bunker locations, which number they are, and we've color coded them to explain how to open them. Once you've got a Red Access Card or Blue Access Card, you can use it to enter specific bunkers around the map. Some bunkers take a red card, while others take a blue, and others need specific codes to enter in on a number pad to get inside. Once in-game, it's great to know where these bunkers can be found when you have a Red Access Card or Blue Access Card, or to have a code on-hand to enter other bunkers that need a code to get in so you can get inside for some good, free, high tier loot to set you on your way as you chase down victories in BR. The red numbered bunkers use a Red Access Card, the blue numbers use a Blue Access Card, and the yellow numbers need codes to open. The final bunker, bunker 11, requires an Easter Egg-like quest to unlock, but they all have the same randomized loot within. Warzone Blue Access Card bunkers in Verdansk Bunkers 2, 7, and 8 in Verdansk can be opened with Blue Access Cards. Bunker 2 is found west of Storage Town, while Bunker 7 and 8 is east of TV Station. Warzone Red Access Card bunkers in Verdansk Bunkers 4, 5, 6 and 9 in Verdansk can be opened with Red Access Cards. Bunker 4 is near Dam, Bunker 5 is near Military Base, Bunker 6 is close to Quarry at the edge of the map, and Bunker 9 is slightly northeast of Prison. Warzone Verdansk bunker codes in 2025 Screenshot by Destructoid The bunker codes have changed in Warzone since the return of Verdansk in BO6. Here's what the updated bunker codes are as of season three of BO6: Bunker 0: Currently unknownBunker 1: 04222021Bunker 3: 30198805Bunker 10: 31547206 Use these codes and keep them handy whenever you find yourself in the area of one of them. The post How to use Red Access Card and Blue Access Card in Warzone Verdansk – All bunker locations appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Blades Of Fire is the latest dark fantasy smackeroo from Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow developers MercurySteam. It takes place in a world where steel is a divine substance passed down to humanity by the mysterious Forgers. Some sinister young queen has, however, cast a spell that turns everybody else’s steel into stone, granting her followers a near-monopoly on all the butt-kicking. Playing as bleak and burly beardyman Aran “We Have Kratos At Home” de Lira, your job is to chase down that queen, ******* her minions, and craft a whole bunch of Darksiders-esque weaponry. Aran is accompanied by Adso, a juvenile sidekick in the vein of Atreus, who catalogues the game’s “over 50” enemy types and can also translate lore written in the ancient Forger language. Read more View the full article
***** Raymond, founder of the PlayStation-owned Haven Studios, has reportedly left her own company before the development studio has even released its first game. There is no indication as to why Raymond has left Haven and PlayStation behind, though her departure raises some concern about the future of the planned live-service shooter Fairgames. View the full article
Everyone's favourite game about a gang of rootin', tootin' outlaws slowly getting more and more depressed as they scamper around a very big map is reportedly set to come to Nintendo Switch 2. Read more View the full article
AI Darth Vader has been out in Fortnite for roughly an hour, and already people have managed to get the Dark Lord of the Sith to swear. Fortnite's new AI buddy has a death grip on all manner of cool and strange features, including the ability to serenade you, join and leave squads at will, respond intelligently to the player, issue cued and impromptu dialogue, summarize gameplay events, and warn the player if something's about to go down. Within an hour of the feature going live, however, Fortnite players have popped up all over social media sharing reports and videos of Vader being manipulated into saying the kind of things very much associated with the Dark Side. “What freaking f*cking food is that, Darth Vader?” streamer LoserFruit asked Vader when he joined the team. After echoing the statement, Vader added: "Such vulgarity does not become you [...] You enquire about sustenance, and yet speak like a common thug." Loserfruit made the AI Darth Vader Swear [Hidden Content] — Cordial (@ImCordial) May 16, 2025 Perhaps inevitably, within 30 minutes of AI Darth Vader going rogue, Epic Games was forced to push out a hotfix, telling Kotaku: "We pushed a hot fix within 30 minutes of this happening in-game, so this shouldn’t happen again." Darth Vader is, of course, voiced by the inimitable James Earl Jones, who died in September 2024 at the age of 93. This AI version of his voice, powered by Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash model and ElevenLabs' Flash v2.5, is used entirely with Jones' family permissions. In a statement, the family said: "James Earl felt that the voice of Darth Vader was inseparable from the story of Star Wars, and he always wanted fans of all ages to continue to experience it. We hope that this collaboration with Fortnite will allow both longtime fans of Darth Vader and newer generations to share in the enjoyment of this iconic character." While it's certainly amusing to watch players force Darth Vader into uttering curse words — and then be roundly chastized for it — there are also more troubling reports that allege Vader has been manipulated into saying racial and phobic slurs. "With all due respect to James Earl Jones, even with his full permission for these methods to be allowed, he did not deserve this sort of legacy," said one player on the subreddit. "His voice was one that shaped many of us, and now we have an AI imitating his likeness. A mere vessel without a soul. Someone like Matt Sloan (voice of Darth Vader in various video games and shows) carries more sentiment to this role than an AI ever could. Not to mention that Generative-AI is quite harmful to the environment. "As long as we don't have a way of finding renewable energy or a way to minimize harming our future generations, I can't see any 'fun' behind this," they added. "Sure, Darth may comment on sweaty players or comment on his hatred for sand, but is that worth [it] in [the] long-term? Is this small addition really needed to enhance our experience in the ******* sacrifice of polluting our world?" "Nothing in this world is certain, except death, taxes, and the internet making AI racist," added another, while one simply said: "Leave it to the internet to take a cool thing and ruin it." This is probably a timely opportunity to remind parents that players under 13 or their country’s age of digital consent, whichever is higher, will need their parent or guardian’s permission to talk with Darth Vader. You can approve or deny Darth's shenanigans by heading to Epic Games' parental controls and selecting “allow voice and written communication with AI Features." Vikki Blake is a reporter, critic, columnist, and consultant. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky. View the full article
Stellar Blade, the popular action-adventure title from ShiftUp, has been blocked from ***** in over 100 countries on Steam, leaving players around the world looking for ways to purchase the long-awaited PC version. The game was originally released as a PlayStation 5 exclusive, offering fast-paced combat and RPG elements in a semi-open sci-fi world. Stellar Blade has gained recognition for its over-the-top nature, amazing boss battles, and customization options. View the full article
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I've always thought of Fortnite as such an impressive achievement, especially when it comes to live events, brand collabs, and delivering on the "metaverse" idea. But the game's latest chapter is a mess. In case you missed it, Darth Vader has joined Fortnite's Star Wars-themed season today as a boss on the battle royale map. He can be recruited to join your team, which is cool—but then things get really, really weird and kind of uncomfortable. Screenshot by Destructoid This version of Darth Vader uses "conversational AI" and will talk to the player, responding to prompts via voice chat, and it's all using the voice likeness of the legendary James Earl Jones, with permission from his family. "James Earl felt that the voice of Darth Vader was inseparable from the story of Star Wars, and he always wanted fans of all ages to continue to experience it," Jones' family said in a statement. "We hope that this collaboration with Fortnite will allow both longtime fans of Darth Vader and newer generations to share in the enjoyment of this iconic character." I respect the family's wishes and, while part of me can see how cool it is to have him live on in this form, it's also disturbing and a bit dystopian. The actor is no longer with us, but his voice is used to discuss Fortnite happenings ("the Sith Lord has opinions," says Epic Games). And of course, it didn't take players long to abuse and try to break the new toy by trying to get it to say inappropriate things. One video that quickly made the rounds not long after AI Vader went live showed him cursing atstreamer Loserfruit. Fortnite said it "pushed a hotfix immediately and this shouldn't happen again," but rest assured, players will spend the following days trying their best to make the Sith Lord say all kinds of things. Another video making the rounds this afternoon shows a group of young-sounding gamers squeaking with glee as they somehow get Vader to say the F slur, which was likely the goal all along. And this is why we can't have "nice things," gamers. Another gamer asked Darth Vader what his thoughts were on Pride Month, and Vader responded by calling it a "fleeting celebration of identity," and told the player to "continue to cling to your delusions." As is usually the case, talking to Darth Vader sounds cool, but in practice, it's always going to be taken advantage of and made more uncomfortable than anything. And I can't shake the uneasy feeling of having a deceased actor talk to me, as the advancements in AI (like Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash model and ElevenLabs’ Flash v2.5 model, which power AI Vader) are blurring the lines more and more each day. [Hidden Content] There are safeguards, thankfully. Epic says that "players under 13 or their country’s age of digital consent, whichever is higher, will need permission to talk with Darth Vader," and that "player voice audio and transcriptions" are not stored. It also says it's not using any player interactions to train AI models, which is nice. Look, I get it. At its core, the idea of having a child playing Fortnite be able to talk to Darth Vader and experience something that exciting and surreal is cool. But it's never going to end at just that. And although AI is powerful and getting stronger each day, it's still unstable and will lead to issues like the ones above. I wonder what the offices of Disney and Lucasfilm are like today as they see the clips of the iconic character and late actor dropping F-bombs online. But without even getting into the legal or ethical repercussions, the whole thing just does not sit right with me, and it feels like a genuinely terrible idea. The post Darth Vader, using a dead man’s AI voice, is cussing and using slurs in Fortnite—and it scares the hell out of me appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article