Though Ubisoft recently confirmed that Assassin's Creed ****** Flag Resynced was in the works, we have yet to see it in action. New leaks suggest that it is to surface rather soon: Next week. According to Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson and ResetEra leaker BlackBate, Assassin's Creed ****** Flag Resynced is to get a worldwide reveal on April 16, finally allowing us to see what Ubisoft has been working on all this time. Even if it is not revealed by this date, Henderson reports that the game is still on track to release by mid-2027, sometime during the second quarter. AC ****** Flag Resynced could help Ubisoft claw back some of its stock value. Image via Ubisoft Recent developments at Ubisoft could mean a delay, though, so it is not absolutely certain that this date will be respected. Nevertheless, it remains a substantial project for the company that could see it turn the tide, as it has been on a downward spiral in stock for quite some time now. ****** Flag remains one of the most well-received AC games of all time, especially as a cult title, even though it divorced itself from many recognizable "assassin" character antics in favor of setting the West Indies ablaze. By doing away with its archaic, outright boring mechanics like trailing missions, Ubisoft could very well refine the title into a proper masterpiece. A lot stands to be lost, too, if Ubisoft ditches its traditional design and transforms the game into an RPG. We will know for sure once Ubisoft reveals the remake and actually shows us what it's been cooking for so long, and as things stand, that will happen on April 16. Hopefully. The post Despite Ubisoft’s travails, we’re just eight days away from the ****** Flag remake’s announcement, if leaks are to be believed appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Listen, not everything goes according to plan. Sometimes, life gives you lemons, and sometimes, your elevator platforms just won’t connect in Pokopia. Okay, maybe that last one is a niche issue. But if you’re reading this, you’re probably struggling with it. It's quite frustrating when you build an elevator in Pokopia and go to test it out only to get a pop-up box saying “you need to connect it to another elevator platform.” Luckily, there’s an easy fix, though the game doesn’t make it clear. Table of contentsHow to build an elevator in Pokopia“You need to connect it to another elevator platform” fixHow to build an elevator in Pokopia An incredibly useful, albeit finnicky, device. Screenshot by Destructoid Pokopia teaches you how to build an elevator as part of its main quest in Sparkling Skylands, and it’s relatively straightforward: place two elevator platforms and connect them with ladders. You'll automatically unlock the recipe for the item, which is as follows: 8 Glass8 Concrete2 Tinkagear The game will make it easy when you build your first elevator as part of the main quest; it already has most of the ladder built with the two floors in place. All you need to do is add a couple extra ladders, plop down the platforms, and you’re good to go. Unfortunately, this makes it easy to accidentally mess up the next elevator you create. “You need to connect it to another elevator platform” fix If you’ve built an elevator on your own, you might’ve run into an issue where you can’t get on your elevator and you get a dialogue box saying “you need to connect it to another elevator platform.” It won’t make sense in the moment, especially if you’ve placed two elevator platforms and already connected them with a ladder. But if you get this pop-up, chances are there’s something blocking your elevator’s path. The dreaded pop-up error. Screenshot by Destructoid The shaft of the elevator needs to be completely clear, or else the platforms won’t connect properly. That means you can’t place a platform on a ledge with only an opening around the ladder; the entire floor beneath the platform needs to be cleared. This was the issue I ran into when building my first elevator independent from the main quest line. Even though I had cleared around the platform, I had a few blocks placed in my elevator’s pathway, as you can see in the images below. Once I removed those blocks, the elevator lights flipped on and I could then enter the device. Make sure the elevator's path is clear. Screenshot by Destructoid Clear any obstructions to get your elevator working. Screenshot by Destructoid So if you’re getting the pop-up error, try double-checking your elevator’s path and make sure it’s completely clear. The post How to build elevators and fix ‘You need to connect it to another elevator platform’ in Pokopia appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Halofans have had mixed feelings about the upcoming remake of Halo: CE, affectionately titled Halo: Campaign Evolved. The new ground-up remake of the original Halo game modernizes the campaign mode and story for Halo: Combat Evolved, but to many fans' disappointment, doesn't include any multiplayer gameplay features—the defining aspect of the series. View the full article
Overwatch has officially revealed the trailer for Sierra, the new damage hero coming in Reign of Talon Season 2 on April 14. She is the sixth hero to arrive in 2026, and the 51st playable hero in Overwatch overall. View the full article
For as much as I love Escape From Tarkov in theory, the risk of other players with far more hours than me halting an entire night's progress in its tracks can be off-putting. I've therefore been watching Road to Vostok with great interest, admiring the ways it condenses that knife-edge fight for survival into a single-player FPS game. Gathering loot and planning your way through its realistic day-night cycle, everything builds to the climactic moment where you take your steps into the eponymous restricted zone, risking everything you've earned for the most valuable prizes. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Slay the Spire 2 is cooking a "competitive" mode, but I'm most excited about its new short-time format Slay the Spire 2 nerfs card removal, buffs shivs, and adds a new reward system Terraria is getting new early game magic, as Re-Logic puts class balance under the microscope View the full article
Disney Dreamlight Valley's Whispers of the Wind free update has finally arrived, bringing new character Pocahontas and a bunch of fresh quests and activities for players to participate in. A lot of Disney fans have been waiting a long time for Pocahontas to be added to Disney Dreamlight Valley's roster of characters, but Whispers of the Wind has a lot more to offer than just her. View the full article
There's nothing else quite like Mirror's Edge. Not even its only sequel, Catalyst, is quite like the first Mirror's Edge. Bold colours, slick parkour, and a cheesy story that's trying a tad too hard, Mirror's Edge has gone on to become a cult classic despite EA shoving it to the back of the store room... Read more.View the full article
Dungeons and Dragons' new playtest Druid fulfills a very specific fantasy. Step one: turn into a giant, legally distinct Kaiju. Step two: blast enemies with hyper beams, ******** foes whole, and knock down buildings. Step three: Profit. This is the next step up from Wild Shaping into a T-Rex and wreaking havoc. As a concept, I love it, but is it actually any good? Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: D&D loving astronaut shows us how to roll a D20 in space D&D's new Pestilence Cleric turns the game's most evil rule into a superpower Add grit to your D&D games with this great-value $25 book bundle View the full article
You can't really go wrong with creature collecting. Give me a colorful world with cute critters to capture and pit against one another and my wallet is yours. It's what being raised on a diet of Pokémon and Digimon will do to a person; not that I'm complaining. No Man's Sky already sports some incredible views from the space game's generated planets, and you've been able to tame many of its Xenos for several years. The only thing that's been missing is some good ol' fashioned brawling, but its freshly-launched Xeno Arena update changes that. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: No Man's Sky adds Half-Life 2's gravity gun to your arsenal, and I can't believe it's taken almost ten years to get it "Joke's on them," says No Man's Sky lead as rival survival game confirms it's replacing an eerily familiar cosmetic New No Man's Sky update makes the most of its brilliant ship overhaul, giving you more reasons to explore the stars View the full article
The highly competitive nature of Marathon means fair play is at the top of Bungie's priority list. In the wake of fresh public outcry around cheating and toxicity, the developer has responded with the promise of continued investment in its cheat detection methods, reporting tools, and more long-term features to deal with both cheaters and negative behavior in the sci-fi extraction shooter. It's also just deployed a new Marathon update targeting the potency of its Bubble Shield, and reducing the effectiveness of knife combat. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Bungie brings the nerf hammer down on Marathon's problematic 'rich get richer' gun Here's your chance to get Marathon for just $1 and score one of my favorite FPS games in recent years for a tiny price Marathon's changed up the Cryo Archive and ranked times, so now my kids don't need to watch me exfil on the weekends View the full article
On April 6, the Orion spacecraft took four Astronauts further from the earth than any humans have ever travelled before, letting them directly witness the side of the moon that never turns towards the earth. Called the Artemis II mission, it's a historic moment, and the closest any human has come to the lunar surface in fifty years. And that's all the excuse we need to recommend five great board games themed around space exploration! Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Grab underrated Star Wars board game Outer Rim for 34% off at Amazon This post-apocalyptic TTRPG has a pop-up surprise in its pages TTRPG creators tired of DnD 5e rejoice as Free League expands third-party open licenses View the full article
"If you're not finding the core of the game in a few months, don't sink five, six years into this. Don't put your life savings into it."View the full article
Back in February, Valve gave Steam client beta users the option to share anonymized framerate data and hardware information with the company to "help us learn about game compatibility and improve Steam." Now, new text buried in a recent Steam client update suggests Valve is preparing to use this data to power a "framerate estimator" tool in the future. As noted in SteamTracking's automated Steam client change notes (and picked up by some forum and social media users), the April 3 Steam client update contains explicit references to a "Framerate Estimator" in a store UI JSON file. A subheader listed in that file describes the ability to "Select an App and a PC config to get a chart of estimated framerates, based on the framerates of other Steam users." Based on the inputs referenced in the JSON data, it looks like generated framerate estimates will be based on CPU, GPU, and system RAM levels selected by the user (or saved as a hardware configuration in the Steam client) rather than any sort of automated system scanning software. Users will be able to see per-game frame rate estimates as well as the "Number of matching training... entries" those estimates are based on for that game and/or the applicable CPU/GPU. Read full article Comments View the full article
Heads-up, PC players: Steam codes for ARC Raiders are on ***** at Fanatical for $26.79. That’s a 33% discount from the typical $39.99 price. The beloved extraction shooter was a breakout hit late last year, earning a 9/10 in our review. The ***** ends tomorrow (assuming codes don’t sell out), so grab it sooner than later if you want it. ARC Raiders on ***** Until ARC Raiders came out, I’d been intrigued by the idea of the extraction shooter, but was hesitant to try one out. They seemed more cutthroat and high-stakes than I was looking for in a game. I didn’t want to lose my entire loadout if I died. I didn’t want to get blasted to bits by other players, as I’d heard happened all the time in these dog-eat-dog worlds. But when our review of ARC Raiders came out, it made it sound more approachable than any extraction shooter that came before it. “ARC Raiders raises the bar for extraction shooters pretty much across the board,” critic Travis Northup wrote, “with an incredibly gripping progression grind, tense fights against NPCs and other players that make for memorable matches, and loot that feels completely worth all the work and stress it takes to obtain it.” I also saw that it ran well on Steam Deck, my main gaming platform. So I picked it up and gave it a try. Turns out, ARC Raiders was just the game I needed to show me what all the fuss is about with extraction shooters. ARC Raiders is a relatively approachable game that eases you into its various systems. The basic idea is that you go topside into a level, run around gathering up loot, fight (or avoid) PvE enemies, and occasionally get into gun battles with other players. Then you make your way to an extraction site and try to get out with both your life and your loot. The gameplay loop has drama and tension built into it, because the more good loot you find, the more you want to make it out safely. With my inventory full at the end of a run, I'm antsy in the best way as I call for the extraction elevator and it sounds an alarm, alerting others in the area of my location, ratcheting up the tension. With all that loot you find, you can craft all sorts of items, from guns to bandages, so nothing really goes to waste. You’re always trying to find specific items, which let you unlock or upgrade various crafting benches. You can even upgrade Scrappy, a rooster who gathers materials for you while you’re playing rounds. Even if you do wipe – which is bound to happen from time to time – not all is lost, because you have various quests that give you other goals to achieve on any given run. And if you find yourself ready to go topside but you don't have any good gear, you can choose a free loadout that gives you the basics. Eventually, I let go of my anxiety about losing gear and began to achieve a zen state about the whole enterprise. Even when I lose a gun I worked hard to attain, it’s really not that big of a deal. The whole point of accruing the weapons is to use them when you go topside. They don’t do any good sitting in your inventory. So gear up, raider. And give this game a try if you’re at all curious. Now if only Bungie would make Marathon work on Steam Deck... Chris Reed is a commerce editor and deals expert for IGN. He also runs IGN's board game and LEGO coverage. You can follow him on Bluesky. View the full article
The Free Lanes update has added several new features in Starfield, and one of it includes the ability to add Muria Siarkiewicz as an elite crew member. To do so, you'll first need to find her at the correct location. This guide will help you to complete all the tasks required for you to add her to your party. How to recruit Muria Siarkiewicz as a crew member in Starfield First, you'll need to open your Starmap and navigate to Alpha Centauri. You'll need to specifically reach Jemison, which is one of many planets in the system. There will be several options on the planet screen; select The Lodge, and then pick Talk with Sergeant Yumi (Commercial District). Image via Bethesda Go to GalBank from where you land and head inside. You'll find a woman sitting inside, and this is Muria. Once you start your discussions with her, she will give you a quick update about her situation and what she wants. She will inform that she's here looking for a job. At this point, you'll get the option to tell her to forget GalBank and work for you. Image via Bethesda Once you make the offer, wait for some time for her to make up her mind. I am unsure what the exact amount of time you'll need to wait is. When she is ready, she will be interested in accepting your offer. However, she will inform you about her financial situation, and you'll need to pay 15,000 credits upfront to add her as a crew. She will be able to join your adventure once the payment is made. Once done, you'll now be able to assign her to your ship. She can then be found on the ship, and you can use her for different tasks. While Muria is tied with the Free Lanes update, she also has a role to play in the Terran Armada DLC. The post How to add Muria Siarkiewicz as a crew member in Starfield appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Riot Games released its latest major update for 2XKO, its fighting game based on the Runeterra universe, adding the latest champion in Akali, while also adding new content and massive balance changes to the roster. After a very lengthy development cycle, 2XKO finally launched for PC and console players, first arriving in an "early access" state for PC players in 2025, and then launching in full for everyone at the start of 2026. View the full article
Glorious has unveiled its first-ever gaming headsets with the GHS Eternal and GHS Eternal RGB, and they're not only affordable but available now.View the full article
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Though Ubisoft recently confirmed that Assassin's Creed ****** Flag Resynced was in the works, we have yet to see it in action. New leaks suggest that it is to surface rather soon: Next week. According to Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson and ResetEra leaker BlackBate, Assassin's Creed ****** Flag Resynced is to get a worldwide reveal on April 16, finally allowing us to see what Ubisoft has been working on all this time. Even if it is not revealed by this date, Henderson reports that the game is still on track to release by mid-2027, sometime during the second quarter. AC ****** Flag Resynced could help Ubisoft claw back some of its stock value. Image via Ubisoft Recent developments at Ubisoft could mean a delay, though, so it is not absolutely certain that this date will be respected. Nevertheless, it remains a substantial project for the company that could see it turn the tide, as it has been on a downward spiral in stock for quite some time now. ****** Flag remains one of the most well-received AC games of all time, especially as a cult title, even though it divorced itself from many recognizable "assassin" character antics in favor of setting the West Indies ablaze. By doing away with its archaic, outright boring mechanics like trailing missions, Ubisoft could very well refine the title into a proper masterpiece. A lot stands to be lost, too, if Ubisoft ditches its traditional design and transforms the game into an RPG. We will know for sure once Ubisoft reveals the remake and actually shows us what it's been cooking for so long, and as things stand, that will happen on April 16. Hopefully. The post Despite Ubisoft’s travails, we’re just eight days away from the ****** Flag remake’s announcement, if leaks are to be believed appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article