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Масштабную экранизацию Gears of War от Microsoft снимет режиссер "Дэдпула 2" и "Каскадеров" Дэвид Литч, передает издание The Hollywood Reporter со ссылкой на свои источники в Голливуде. Постановщик близок к подписанию соответствующего соглашения с Netflix. View the full article

Планы Sony по захвату сервисного сегмента продолжают буксовать. Как сообщает Bloomberg, кооперативный шутер Fairgame$ от студии Haven был перенесён с осени 2025 на 2026 год. Это произошло после проведения первого внешнего тестирования проекта и ухода Джейд Реймонд — главы студии и одной из самых узнаваемых представительниц индустрии. View the full article

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered's magic system is the opportunity to craft your own spells. This system allows players to create powerful, weird, or just plain fun combinations of magical effects once they've reached a certain point in the Mages Guild faction sidequest. Although a trend throughout much of the Elder Scrolls series, the customizable magic system was removed from Skyrim. However, it's been revived by the Oblivion remaster, and many players are diving into it again. View the full article

I have a minor but unwholesome obsession with fire that extends from Far Cry 2's self-propagating blazes through the pyropoetics of Andrea Brady to, most recently, Rescue Ops: Wildfire. In the latter, single and multiplayer firefighting sim, you must save people and battle dynamic blazes on large, countryside maps. Inspired by the increase in wildfires thanks to climate change, it was developed with input from real-life French firefighters, and seems both frantic and strategic. Here's a trailer. Read more View the full article

The price for Blazing Shoal, a red Magic the Gathering card that has been banned in the Modern format for over a decade, has shot up from $1.30 to $14.90 in a week, thanks to a newly revealed Izzet creature in the upcoming Final Fantasy Magic set. Blazing Shoal makes a lethal combo with Vivi Ornitier, pumping up Vivi's power without any mana investment, in turn letting the little wizard generate a heap of free mana via its activated ability. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: MTG card that forms infinite combo with top Final Fantasy commander spikes 2900% MTG card that triggers an instant Final Fantasy boss fight spikes 1600% Every reprint MTG fans need to know about in the Final Fantasy Commander decks View the full article

The Pokémon TCG saved the best for last when spoiling the English-language cards for its upcoming set, Destined Rivals. Four illustration rares were revealed on May 14, and among them was Team Rocket's Mewtwo EX. After spotting the Japanese print of this card early, many fans predicted that it would be one of the biggest chase cards of the new set. However, the art and rules for the Pokémon card seem underwhelming now the details have been released. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best Pokémon packs to buy in 2025 New Pokémon TCG tin delivers Journey Together and Surging Sparks packs All Legendary Pokémon and Mythical Pokémon in order View the full article

It feels like multiplayer FPS games are starting to come back down to earth. Between Gray Zone Warfare, the upcoming Wraith Ops, and what we've seen of Battlefield 6 so far, the age of wacky skins and far-out customization appears to be coming to an end. Delta Force, however, is a curious middle child. While the ****** Hawk Down campaign (more on that later) and some aspects of its multiplayer are antithetical to the nauseating, bizarro palette of ****** Ops 6, it still has some purple gun skins, and eccentrically designed operators. Maybe that's why it's so popular. Part milsim, part hero shooter, Delta Force is doing better than ever on Steam. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Best Delta Force loadouts and builds Tactical FPS Delta Force gets intense night combat and a long-wanted new feature All Delta Force operators View the full article

Here's a chance for you to own the fastest gaming GPU you can buy right now, and it's clad in Doom The Dark Ages livery to boot. In this competition, there's an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition up for grabs, marking the release of the new demonic shooter, which is packed full of the latest Nvidia tech, including DLSS 4. While it's extremely expensive, our GeForce RTX 5090 review showed without doubt that the new Nvidia flagship is absolutely the best graphics card you can buy right now when it comes to performance. However, it's also been beset by supply problems, particularly in the US, making it practically impossible to buy at its already-expensive MSRP. As such, this is a great opportunity to throw your hat in the ring and potentially get your hands on this elusive top-end GPU, complete with Doom The Dark Ages imagery. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best Doom The Dark Ages upgrades Doom The Dark Ages missions list - all campaign missions and challenges Doom The Dark Ages isn't as good as Eternal or Doom 2016, but it doesn't matter View the full article

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, the concluding chapter in the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy. The film was released on May 19, 2005, and it would end up being the final Star Wars film guided by George Lucas before he sold Lucasfilm to Disney seven years later. Fans knew going into Revenge of the Sith that this was where we’d see Anakin Skywalker turn to the Dark Side of the Force and become Darth Vader, but a big question was what exactly happened to all the other Jedi. The film’s answer was Order 66, a diabolical part of Palpatine’s plan in which he would have all of the Clone Troopers who had fought with the Jedi throughout the Clone Wars suddenly turn on those Jedi and execute them. But with several thousands of Jedi in service at the time, it stood to reason that some would slip through Palpatine’s fingers - and not just the couple we knew had to because they were still around in the Original Trilogy. So amongst the few dozen Order 66 survivors who’ve been introduced in canon Star Wars stories by now, we’ve decided to rank the top 10 that have made an especially big impact. Some of them would only survive for a short time longer, while others managed to make it much further into the timeline - and in a few cases, their final fate remains unknown. Regardless, all of these Jedi at least lived on to fight one more day after Palpatine declared “Execute Order 66.” Some ground rules: The criteria for this list is that these characters had to have spent some time, prior to Order 66, under the jurisdiction of the Jedi Order, whether their final rank was Padawan, Jedi Knight, Jedi Master or even simply those among the very young Jedi Initiate. So that means we’re not counting Force-users like Maul (nor his former Master, Palpatine himself). Nor would it include then-young Force wielders like Jod Na Nawood who never were officially taken in by the Jedi Order and certainly never stepped foot in the Jedi Temple, even if they received a modicum of training from a Jedi. That being said, we did have some inner angst about whether Asajj Ventress should make it on here. After all, she spent over 20 years alongside a Jedi, Ky Narec, who declared her to be his Padawan as he trained her in the ways of the Force while he was stranded with her on the planet Rattatak. Yet, during that time, Ventress never traveled to Coruscant or encountered any of the Jedi Council, nor any other Jedi, prior to Ky Narec’s death. That, plus her turn to the Dark Side as Dooku’s apprentice, makes her a bit of a murky element in regards to her official Jedi status. So consider her an honorable mention. Though speaking of that, let’s also deal with… (Dis)Honorable Mention: Darth Vader and the Inquisitors Anakin Skywalker’s first act as Darth Vader was to follow Palpatine’s orders and personally take part in Order 66… but yes, before he turned murderous traitor, he was a remarkable Jedi. And we should also acknowledge all those who ended up joining the ranks of Vader’s vicious Inquisitors, who then hunted down and executed their own fellow Jedi survivors. Some, like the Grand Inquisitor, seemed eager to help; Barriss Offee and the Thirteenth Sister (Iskat Akaris) had grown disillusioned with the Jedi Council and what they saw as that group’s corruption; the Second Sister (Trilla Suduri) and the Ninth Sister (Masana Tide) were tortured into submission; and the Third Sister (Reva) planned to eventually get revenge on Vader for killing her fellow Jedi younglings, even as the exact reasonings for several others to join up remains unknown. But whether they were Inquisitors only briefly or for years, they spent time participating in some notably dark and brutal acts. …Ok, maybe not Barriss so much. She seemed to leave pretty quickly, really. 10. Gungi Sometimes adorableness gets you extra points. Because sure, we could have chosen former Jedi Council members like Oppo Rancisis or Eeth Koth for this tenth slot, given they also survived Order 66 (at least for a while), but in the end we had to go with the Padawan known as Gungi. Because look at this dude - he’s a young wookiee with a lightsaber! That power is undeniable. Gungi was introduced on Star Wars: The Clone Wars as part of a group of young Padawan during a storyline that once was envisioned as a potential Young Jedi spinoff. Then, on Star Wars: The Bad Batch – set in the immediate aftermath of Order 66 – we learned he had somehow survived, though sadly it’s not likely his Padawan friends could say the same. We last saw Gungi back on Kashyyyk, joining a new tribe who fought alongside him after he discovered his original tribe had tragically been killed by Trandoshans. 9. Jocastu Nu “Jedi Librarian” isn’t exactly the most intimidating title, and the Chief Librarian of the Jedi Archives was introduced in Attack of the Clones in a fairly annoying fashion, representing the arrogance of the Prequel-era Jedi through her insistence that "If an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist!” (Spoiler alert: She was wrong.) Still, this massive faux pas aside, she was in fact an incredibly knowledgeable Jedi who also had access to secrets about the Jedi and the Force no one else did - which is why Palpatine actually wanted her brought in alive when it was discovered she survived Order 66. Ultimately, she was instead killed by Darth Vader, in an early, secret act of defiance against his Sith Master, after she told Vader she knew he was actually Anakin Slklywalker and that Palpatine would use her information to find and corrupt more Force-sensitive children to the Dark Side. Years later, Anakin’s son, Luke, would gather information Jocasta collected as he attempted to rebuild the Jedi Order. 8. Quinlan Vos Existing on the periphery of the Prequel trilogy – he’s glimpsed as a background character on Tatooine in The Phantom Menace and name-dropped by Obi-Wan in Revenge of the Sith – Quinlan Vos first got a lot more focus in Star Wars Legends stories that were not canon. However, we would then get a better idea of the true history of the character from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and other stories, as we learned he was a Jedi who often dealt with the criminal underworld, such as the Hutts and Cad Bane. From becoming the lover of Asajj Ventress to temporarily being turned to the Dark Side of the Force by Count Dooku, Vos lived an eclectic life - and then managed to narrowly avoid being killed when the Clone Troopers turned on the Jedi while he fought alongside them on Kashyyyk, though he was wounded in the process. Whether he made it to the era of the Original Trilogy is unknown, but Vos was at least around for several more years, with Obi-Wan Kenobi eventually finding his name amongst other surviving Jedi and Force sensitive beings who had joined and used the secret network known as the Hidden Path to stay safe during the time of the Empire. 7. Baylan Skoll Though the most recently-introduced character on this list, with many details we don’t know about him as yet, there are a lot of intriguing elements to former Jedi Knight Baylan Skoll. Skoll has a decidedly world-weary demeanor, recalling Order 66 by explaining “I watched everything I knew burn,” and noting he came to believe that the fall of the Jedi and rise of the Empire were simply the latest iteration of history continually repeating itself. Though we don’t know how exactly he survived Order 66, Skoll neither stayed on a righteous path nor seemed to actually turn to the Dark Side, as others like the Inquisitors appeared to. Instead, he used his Jedi skills as a mercenary for hire, and eventually took on an apprentice, Shin Hati. The actor who originated the role of Skoll, the great Ray Stevenson, has sadly passed away since filming Ahsoka Season 1, but the character will return in Season 2, now played by Game of Thrones’ Rory McCann - and perhaps we will learn more of his backstory in the process. 6. Caleb Dume / Kanan Jarus Padawan to the Jedi Depa Billaba when Order 66 began, Caleb Dume was unable to save his Master’s life, but managed to survive himself thanks to some assistance from Clone Force 99, aka the Bad Batch. Going on the run across the galaxy, Dume changed his identity to Kanan Jarus, and for a long time, forsook all of his Jedi ways. Eventually though, he decided to begin fighting against the Empire, joining with the group of heroes at the center of the animated series Star Wars Rebels, where he passed on his knowledge of the Force to young Ezra Bridger, even though Kanan had never completed his own time as a Padawan. Their adventures would eventually lead Kanan and his fellow crew members on the Ghost to fully join the growing Rebel Alliance, but Kanan’s sacrifices would be many along the way, as he first lost his eyesight in a battle with Maul and then lost his life to protect his friends. But Kanan’s legacy carries on both through his apprentice Ezra, and through Kanan and Rebel pilot Hera Syndulla’s son Jacen. 5. Grogu The mega-cute, oh-so merchandise-friendly, breakout character from The Mandalorian, Grogu was introduced as a baby in the post-Return of the Jedi era of Star Wars, eventually becoming the adopted son to Din Djarin. However, due to his mysterious species’ notably long lifespan, it turns out being a baby is a decades-long process for Grogu, which is why it made sense that he had in fact been a Jedi Initiate who was present at the Jedi Temple the night Order 66 occurred. In Grogu’s case, another Order 66 survivor, Ahmed Best’s Kelleran Beq (whose ultimate fate is unknown), was able to get him away from Coruscant in the midst of the Jedi massacre. Despite his (relatively) young age and toddler-like demeanor, Grogu is clearly innately strong in the Force to a notably impressive degree, already capable of levitating large objects and even using Force healing abilities. All of which insinuates that when he finally grows up, he has the capacity to be as powerful as another well known member of his species we’ll be talking about more below. 4. Cal Ketis The protagonist of the games Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Padawan Cal Ketis had a similar background to Kanan in that he and his Jedi Master were away from Coruscant when Order 66 was declared, with Cal making it to safety while his Master did not. Though he also went into hiding in the aftermath, Cal ended up on the radar of the Inquisitors, which sent him on a journey that led him to take an active role against the Empire much sooner than Kanan did. A notably skilled lightsaber combatant, Cal also stands out for attempting to rebuild the Jedi Order far earlier than others like Luke Skywalker would. From teaming with the militant Saw Gerrera to assisting the Hidden Path in protecting other Jedi and Force-sensitive survivors, to making it through an encounter with Darth Vader himself, Cal kept plenty busy during the reign of the Empire - though it’s not yet known what his final fate is or if he was still around by the time of the Battle of Yavin. 3. Ahsoka Tano Yes, she technically left the Jedi Order and would even go on to memorably declare “I am no Jedi,” but Ahsoka Tano’s skill and courage sure mark her as a great Jedi, even if she wasn’t calling herself that any longer. The Padawan of Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka was a big part of the Clone Wars (the war) and a big part of The Clone Wars (the series), as we saw her grow from a sarcastic teenager into a confident and centered young woman who fought with honor in many notable battles. Eventually though, she felt compelled to leave the Jedi after they tried her for a crime she did not commit, even after they attempted to bring her back into the fold with their version of “Our bad.” Reunited with her Clone Trooper friends as the war was coming to an end, her Jedi status in their eyes was clear when Order 66 was declared, as those same Clone Troopers then attempted to kill her. She would survive, though it pained her to do so at the expense of men she had fought alongside for so long. Helping the burgeoning Rebel Alliance through the years that followed, Ahsoka would make it through the Galactic Civil War, with her current adventures, on her own live-action series, now bringing both her and her apprentice, Sabine Wren, to an entirely different galaxy far, far away from the one she’s known. 2. Obi-Wan Kenobi The former Padawan of Qui-Gon Jinn and a hero of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan’s adventures and accomplishments are many, though it’s his relationship with Anakin Skywalker that would perhaps define him, for better or worse. As Anakin’s Master, Obi-Wan did all he could to impart wisdom and knowledge to his Padawan, only to see him fall to the Dark Side and become Darth Vader. Offworld when Order 66 was declared, Obi-Wan managed to escape when his Clone Troopers, led by Commander Cody, turned on him. He would go on to confront Darth Vader on Mustafar, winning their battle and leaving his former friend and surrogate brother horribly maimed yet still breathing. While he spent most of the next two decades quietly watching over Luke Skywalker on Tatooine, he would temporarily leave the planet to protect Luke’s sister, Leia Organa, which in turn brought him into conflict with Vader again. And while their third and final lightsaber battle, onboard the Death Star, would end in Obi-Wan’s death, he had already begun Luke’s Jedi training at that point. This set Luke on a path towards redeeming Vader and ending the reign of the Empire, with Obi-Wan’s Force Ghost sometimes appearing along the way to give Luke guidance. 1. Yoda Arguably the most powerful Jedi we’ve ever seen, the diminutive and thoughtful Yoda is not one to make a show of just what he’s capable of accomplishing unless he has to. But it was clear he was someone of great wisdom and knowledge from the moment Luke met him on Dagobah – after he drops his funny “I’m just a weird swamp creature” bit with Luke that is – who is able to feel and tap into the Force in a way that is deeply profound. Is his mysterious race innately tied to the Force? Given the only three we’ve met who represent these beings – Yoda, Yaddle and Grogu – are powerful in the Force, it seems possible. As we finally saw during the Prequels, Yoda could both duel with a lightsaber and harness the Force and its abilities like few others - even deflecting Force Lightning when the formidable likes of Anakin and Obi-Wan were incapable of doing so. This was why the Clone Troopers who tried to take him down on Kashyyyk when Order 66 was declared truly stood no chance. Come on, Clones… this is freaking Yoda! Confronting an opponent unlike any other when he battled Emperor Palpatine soon after, Yoda survived that battle but was forced into hiding, deciding caution was the best approach for the time being and with so few Jedi now left alive. After years alone on Dagobah, Yoda would finally be joined by Luke Skywalker, giving Anakin’s son the crucial training he needed to eventually become a Jedi himself. Though Yoda’s hundreds of years of life finally came to an end shortly before the Galactic Civil War came to its conclusion, he would still maintain a presence as a Force Ghost - even returning to give an older Luke one more bit of sage advice decades later. Who do you think the most noteworthy survivor of Order 66 is? Let’s discuss in the comments. And vote in our poll above! View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

A new Star Citizen update introduces an extra item that players of the space game can use to adjust the performance of their ships. Flight blades are currently purchasable for real money and, in the words of Star Citizen's developer Cloud Imperium, allow a user to" fine-tune the behavior of [their] ship to align with how [they] fly, fight, and operate." The studio, which has already raised upwards of $800 million in crowdfunding for Star Citizen, explains that flight blades will eventually be obtainable using the game's virtual, in-world currency. But as of right now, they can only be bought with real money, and the perceived advantage they provide has catalyzed a sharp backlash from Star Citizen players. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New Star Citizen free event is the perfect chance to play big MMO and space game Star Citizen made more in 2024 than The Witcher 3's entire budget Huge Star Citizen 4.0 update adds new system, lets 500 people play on one server View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

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Roblox Skinwalkers is all about defending your town against monsters disguised as humans during the day and rushing you by night. Besides bullets being the most important, the meta is knowing which are the best tools to buy and use with your Bonds and cash. Here's my Skinwalkers tier list for classes, weapons, and items. Table of contentsSkinwalkers Class, Weapon and Item Tier ListS-TierA-TierB-TierC-TierD-TierSkinwalkers Class, Weapon and Item Tier List Image by Destructoid The most important aspect by which I'm judging the best weapons, items and classes in Skinwalkers is Bond and cash value. Managing your resources to kill as many Skinwalkers while keeping your team healthy and stocked with cash is the goal of this tier list. S-Tier and A-Tier are must haves, whereas B-Tier and lower are either beginner options, very situational, or more-or-less quite weak. Note that classes and items are compared within their own category, they're in the same tier list just for easier browsing. I'll go in detail on every entry on this list below explaining why it's ranked the way it is. S-TierClass/Weapon/ItemCostRanking Explanation Enginner Class250 BondsThis is easily the best class in the game because it both provides you with the best value of $5000 cash for the Sentry Turret and the turret is actually amazing at killing stray Skinwalkers. I would play the Enginner and place it near your gate so that it can catch any Skinwalkers you missed. It will prioritize Skinwalkers and deals decent damage. Crucifix$777 or 2 BondsThe Crucifix in Skinwalkers is the best item in the game that you can buy providing the best value. You place it down like a turret and it automatically detects and kills any nearby Skinwalkers. Once it kills 10 it disappears. The only downside is the shorter range than the Sentry Turret but you can just place it near the gate if you can't walk to the middle of the bridge. Sentry Turret$5000 or 10 BondsWhile it's pricey and requires solo play, duo coordination, or chat/voicechat in a larger group to buy it's the best value you can get for cash. It's even better than the Machine Gun. See Enginner for tips.A-TierClass/Weapon/ItemCostRanking Explanation Grappler Class100 BondsThis class is actually amazing because you can use the grappling hook to quickly dash to Skinwalker corpses to pick them up with the bag and then swiftly return to town to sell them. Essentially you're saving a ton of time walking and time is money in this game. The more money you can gather in the fastest way the faster you can buy better items so this is a long term class as opposed to Doctor or Priest who offer short term benefits. I would get this Skinwalkers class first. Bandage$150 or 1 BondThis is the second-best item in the game, especially when you're playing with randoms who die a lot. Always have at least one or two in your inventory for when s*** hits the fan. You can easily die during the night when Skinwalkers rush you. The best part is that this is really cheap so always have some handy. Energy Drink$75 or 1 BondLike with the Grappler Class, this offers a similar value where time is money and the faster you can retrieve and sell Skinwalker corpses the better. I would always have 1 Energy Drink before Night comes so that you can pick up and sell corpses fast. Time Stop$300 or 3 BondsThis is in A-Tier because you need quite a bit of money and coordination to make it reliably work and spam it. If you have a good team or are on voice comms with people who can manage their cash and activation time well this is S-Tier. In public games with randoms it's awkward to use so it can be B-Tier.B-TierClass/Weapon/ItemCostRanking Explanation Machine Gun$10.000 or 50 BondsThe Machine Gun is a decent alternative to the Sniper and sometimes better since you can spend less ammo killing Skinwalkers to save money. It also helps in hordes so the higher DPS really helps. However, it's in B-Tier because 10k cash is just almost impossible to gather in public games where you're not coordinating on voice chat. It's just too expensive and is ultimately an economy move and situational. Snapper$150 or 1 BondThese are pretty decent since they can trap and isolate Skinwalkers for crowdcontrol. They're also decent value since you get 5. Worse than Crucifix for sure but helps you control a horde. I would place them around the middle of a bridge in chokepoints because it's the best mix of easy to reach and prime time to trap stray Skinwalkers. Scout Class50 BondsThis isn't a must-have class but it does help for beginners to spot the true form of Nightwalkers during the night. Especially later so that you can headshot them more easily when they're much more numerous. Priest50 BondsThis is one of those mid-tier okay Classes since you get the best item in the game but you only get it once. So you save 777$ each game for something quite useful. B-Tier is perfect for Priest.C-TierClass/Weapon/ItemCostRanking Explanation Doctor Class30 BondsThis is an okay Class to get since it's cheap and everyone needs Bandages and you get $450 cash of value each match since Bandages are $150. It's just not that strong in the late-game since you'll be stocking up on bandages anyway and you'll use the three from this Class by then. Whereas Engineer and Grappler provide a full game benefit. Scientist Class75 BondsWould be better if you got less Anti-Skinwalkers but you get them each wave. As it stands it's just a money save class to get some extra Anti-Skinwalkers which isn't that strong since with time you'll easily spot Skinwalkers anyway. Anti-Skinwalkers$210 or 1 BondSame as Scientist since you'll learn how to spot Skinwalkers well overtime anyway so you'll need these less and less. Great for beginners though.D-TierClass/Weapon/ItemCostRanking Explanation A. I. Scope$350 or 2 BondsA beginner item that helps you spot Skinwalkers if you're not sure. Becomes almost useless once you play the game for a bit and get used to it. That's it for my Skinwalkers tier list of all classes, weapons and items. Check out our Roblox tag for more guides. The post Complete Skinwalkers Tier List – Classes, Weapons and Items Ranked appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Epic Games has created its first artificial intelligence-powered NPC in Fortnite, and it's none other than Darth Vader. There are various non-playable characters on the Fortnite Battle Royale island, some hostile, some friendly. Each NPC has a purpose, so even those who shoot on sight can be useful, as they usually have a Mythic weapon or a Medallion that will drop upon being eliminated, or they guard a high-security location with great high-rarity loot. View the full article

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An interesting Genshin Impact chart shows the sales difference between the two currently featured five-star characters, Fontaine's Escoffier and Navia. Every update in Genshin Impact consists of two parts, each featuring a separate Limited Character Banner. Since double banners were introduced back in Inazuma, they have become a standard practice for HoYoverse's most popular title. View the full article

A post on the official Fortnite X account states, "Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission so we cannot release to the US App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union. Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it." Read Entire Article View the full article

longside your standard dreamlight duties in Disney Dreamlight Valley, occasionally you'll come across an incredibly vague challenge. The Jungle Bungles duty is no exception to this rule, offering no real explanation as to what it means and how you can complete it. As part of the Cheshire Cat Chaos event, you're also restricted by how much time you have to complete this challenge too... Read more.View the full article

Stellar Blade's Steam rollout has been mysteriously blocked in countries like Egypt, Vietnam, Estonia, and Cuba. While there's been no formal statement on why sales have been blocked in over 100 countries around the world, it's thought the list broadly matches that of places where PlayStation Network is not available. But here's the confusing thing: Stellar Blade doesn't require players to sign up to PSN to play, which has left players wondering why on earth sales have been restricted. It's possible the block comes not because Stellar Blade requires a PSN connection, but because it offers an optional one. Though not confirmed by either developer ShiftUp or Sony itself just yet, some are speculating that it may be because players are invited to sign up via their PSN account to secure an optional skin for Eve. The game isn't available in ~130 countries on Steam and Epic Games Store. [Hidden Content] — Mikhail Shevkun (@MWorldII) May 15, 2025 More interestingly still, it seems ShiftUp itself has been surprised by the restrictions. While the team has responded to several unhappy tweets on X/Twitter, asking the complainants where they live, they've yet to provide any further information about why the game is blocked in certain countries. Despite offering millions of fans the chance to enjoy experiences that were otherwise locked behind console exclusivity, Sony has fumbled its rollout on PC, with many players blasting the company for its mandatory PSN connection requirement. It meant that players needed to have an account and link it in order to enjoy their chosen game at all, even if the title was a single-player game like God of War or The Last of Us. The requirement led to backlash from PC players in territories where PSN is unavailable. The drama first hit the Helldivers 2 community in May last year, when PlayStation announced that Steam users would need to connect a PlayStation Network account to play. The company, however, quickly took back that decision as it reversed course just a few days later. This has since been further compounded, however, by the fact PSN is not available in some countries, which resulted in Helldivers 2 being delisted in around 177 countries at the time. Most recently, in January 2025, Sony stated it would no longer require players to link a PlayStation Network account to enjoy some of its PC games, and instead offered bonuses for those who do. The PC version of Stellar Blade launches via Steam on June 11 along with a raft of PC-specific features, including AI upscaling via Nvidia DLSS 4 and AMD FSR 3, an unlocked framerate, Japanese and ******** voiceover, ultrawide display support, higher resolution environment textures, and DualSense support for haptic feedback and trigger effects. IGN's Stellar Blade review returned a 7/10. We said: "Stellar Blade is great in all of the most important ways for an action game, but dull characters, a lackluster story, and several frustrating elements of its RPG mechanics prevent it from soaring along with the best of the genre." 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

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If you've been thinking about buying yourself a new gaming monitor, but you don't have big bucks to spend, then we've found a deal that's perfect for you. Right now, you can buy a 27-inch Samsung Odyssey gaming monitor for just $149.99, saving you a massive $80 on the usual price, and landing you a decent-size screen that even has a fast 180Hz refresh rate. You don't often see 27-inch screens from the best gaming monitor brands drop below the $150 mark, which is why the current offer on this Samsung screen is so tempting. Usually priced at $229.99, the Samsung Odyssey G3 G30D is substantially larger than the 24-inch panels you usually see in this price range, and it also supports many top gaming features. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Win this Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 gaming GPU with Doom The Dark Ages artwork This new Nvidia GPU is 10% faster than an RTX 5090, if you can afford it Steam Deck owners will soon get a great new way to test their handheld hardware View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The Stellar Blade PC system requirements are refreshingly light, meaning even a cheap rig from almost a decade ago can run Sony's NieR 'em up. With the onslaught of Unreal Engine 5 (Stellar Blade uses UE4) games launching, we can't expect every game to be as light, but my hopes are up that more Sony ports follow this trend... Read more.View the full article

Fortnite developer Epic recently suggested the game might become available on iOS in the US for the first time since 2020 soon, but it's now looking like that won't be happening. Why? Well, Epic's accusing Apple, its long-time sparring partner in an ongoing legal battle, of storeblocking. Read more View the full article

The YouTuber known as Bacon is, as our own Ted Litchfield wrote in an article yesterday, the undisputed king of Oblivion meme videos. If you've ever cracked up at a viral video of Oblivion's unmatched comic timing, odds are good it was a Bacon video you watched... Read more.View the full article

Labyrinth Of The ****** King is the concentrated awfulness of Silent Hill and Amnesia: The Dark Descent thrown into a toilet bowl with the stamina-based combat of From Software's old King's Field RPGs. Released this week, it is squalid, lumbering, vicious, desperate and untrustworthy. The setting is "mythical feudal Japan" - a time of devilry, manual savepoints, and dither filters. The story objective is to track down and slay the yokai boss who led your lord into an ambush. I do not greatly rate my chances. Currently, I am exploring a house full of bloated, whispering ******* and screechy little filthbastards with abbreviated limbs. The filthbastards all want to butcher me but they are no less keen to ******* each other. As far as they're concerned, I am just another filthbastard among many. Read more View the full article

The latest episode of VGC: The Video Game Podcast is out now, featuring Fatal Fury, Sony’s latest PS5 numbers, and more. VGC’s Andy Robinson and Chris Scullion discuss the week in news, including Hideo Kojima’s comments about Kojima Productions’ plans after he retires, and how he’s even left a USB stick full of game ideas for after his death. Plus, we discuss the news that beloved game publication Giant Bomb has been allowed to go independent, and answer reader questions. Read More... View the full article