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Assassin’s Creed franchise boss Marc-Alexis Coté has left Ubisoft, VGC understands. In an internal note sent to staff on Tuesday, Ubisoft thanked Coté for his contribution to the action-adventure series, which he’s worked on for nearly two decades as a designer, director, and producer. Since 2022, Marc-Alexis Coté has led Ubisoft’s global teams on the Assassin’s Creed franchise, shaping the long-term strategy of the series. Read More... View the full article

Хардкорная метроидвания Hollow Knight: Silksong от разработчиков из независимой австралийской студии Team Cherry получила обещанное третье пострелизное обновление.View the full article

Team Cherry has released a new update for Hollow Knight: Silksong. The latest Hollow Knight: Silksong patch addresses bugs and introduces enhanced controller support, further improving the overall gaming experience for fans. View the full article

Steam Next Fest is a celebration of upcoming games, with thousands of exciting triple-A and indie titles on show. The newest week-long fest is here now, giving gamers a way to discover and try out new games to add to their ever-growing wishlist. View the full article

Well, it took quite a while, but Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 finally has some animated weapon camos unlockable as free event rewards. With ****** Ops 7 less than a month away, one of BO6's final limited time events has a cool camo for players to grab for free. The Echoes of the Dead event begins on Oct. 14 and includes some seasonally-appropriate spooky rewards, including the Toxic Metal camo. Read on below for all the info about the rewards and how to get them in this BO6 event. BO6 Echoes of the Dead challenges and rewards Image via Activision In Echoes of the Dead, there are a maximum of nine total rewards to be earned. The first seven can be unlocked in either BO6 multiplayer, BO6 Zombies, or Warzone. Once these are finished, you can unlock the final reward, which is an animated weapon camo that also has a BlackCell battle pass-exclusive variant. Here are all of the challenges and what they unlock. ChallengesRewardMultiplayer: Get 150 eliminations in Boo-Town 24/7 Zombies: Eliminate 500 zombies in Haunted Havoc Warzone: Eliminate 25 zombies in Zombie Royale, Resurgence Casual Z, or Battle Royale Casual ZX52 Resonator(Special Weapon)Multiplayer: Finish a match of Slasher Deathmatch with a top three score Zombies: Eliminate 10 Mimics in Haunted Havoc Warzone: Get five eliminations while playing as a zombie in Zombie RoyaleOperator Finishing MoveMultiplayer: Get 50 eliminations with LMGs Zombies: Get 300 zombie eliminations with LMGs Warzone: Get five eliminations with LMGsGPMG-7 Muzzle Booster(Weapon Attachment)Multiplayer: Earn 20,000 total score Zombies: Open 10 Jack-O-Lanterns in Haunted Havoc Warzone: Open 25 loot caches while playing as a zombie in Zombie Royale"Cool Helm"(Weapon Charm)Multiplayer: Get 10 kills with lethal throwables Zombies: Kill 10 or more zombies with a single scorestreak three times Warzone: Get a kill with lethal equipment or a field upgradeOne-hour double XP tokenMultiplayer: Earn five double kill medals or better (two rapid kills) Zombies: Earn five Massacre medals (10 rapid kills) Warzone: Get three or more eliminations in a match two times"Blast Burn"(Calling Card)Multiplayer: Get 10 kills using melee weapons Zombies: Get 30 zombie kills with melee weapons Warzone: Complete a bounty contract"Weaponry"(Large Decal)Mastery Reward: Toxic Metal Screenshot by Destructoid The final reward for completing the challenges and unlocking the seven prior rewards is the Toxic Metal animated weapon camo. If you own the season six BlackCell battle pass, you also unlock the Toxic Metal BlackCell camo. Like our content? Set Destructoid as a Preferred Source on Google in just one step to ensure you see us more frequently in your Google searches! The post All challenges and rewards in BO6 Echoes of the Dead event appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

There's a ton of mechanics, weapons and skills in Absolvement that a Trello or Wiki make it so much easier to play and keep track of everything. Luckily both exist and are very well organized for both beginners and experienced players looking for specifics. Here are the Absolvement Trello, Wiki and Discord links. Absolvement Trello, Wiki and Discord Guide Screenshot by Destructoid Here are the links you want to start grinding Absolvement with all the info you need: Absolvement Trello BoardAbsolvement Wiki PageAbsolvement Discord ServerAbsolvement Game PageRoblox Community Group Your best bet is to check out the Trello or Wiki first for raw information. Both have everything you need to start and read about all the options in detail. They're also useful for looking up specific items, weapons, skills, sins, etc. They have info on: Basic game mechanicsThe Soul treesNPCsAll Races and abilitiesAll SinsAll WeaponsAll FistsAll ShieldsAll Skills and info for all movesAll Consumables, Potentials and RelicsAll Bosses and enemiesAll Dungeons You should also join the Discord for the latest announcements and tracking updates. The update log has a detailed list of everything that's been added to the game or changed. With an RPG like Absolvement it pays to track patch notes for buffs, nerfs and reworks. The Discord is also full of useful channels like suggestions, art, and sneak peeks. It gives you an opportunity to both connect with the community and devs and ask specific questions about the game like tips, tricks and tier lists. While Absolvement's skill trees are mostly balanced, nothing beats asking an experienced player what's good to run. That's it for my Absolvement Trello board, Wiki page and Discord server guide. Check out our Absolvement codes article for any potential codes that may come out. The post Absolvement Trello, Wiki and Discord Links appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Dogpile is a roguelike deck builder merger that's far from ruff around the edgesView the full article

What I'd give for a new Splinter Cell game - even the upcoming remake of the original is shrouded in more shadows than Sam Fisher himself, with no news on when that'll arrive. Well, for PC players, Ubisoft has at least delivered an unexpected shot of nostalgia. Unless you have the physical discs, buying and playing 2004's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow on PC was a bit of an ordeal (through official platforms and storefronts, at least). Now though, one of the best-rated Splinter Cell games has appeared on Steam out of nowhere. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The original Splinter Cell just got a big unofficial remaster thanks to modders New Splinter Cell remake could be revealed soon as Ubisoft posts cryptic image Splinter Cell returns 11 years later with promising Netflix adaptation View the full article

If you're sick of uninstalling your favorite games and need to quickly boost your Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch storage, then this microSD card deal is for you. Amazon has dropped the price of this 1TB Samsung Pro Plus microSD card to just $74.99, saving you a huge 38% on its MSRP in this limited-time deal. With game installations potentially taking up hundreds of gigabytes of disk space, you can use a microSD card such as this Samsung one to massively expand the available space on your Steam Deck or other handheld. This particular Samsung model is one of our favorites, and all of the models in our best handheld guide will support it. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Another AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT card just melted, no longer just an Nvidia issue Your Intel GPU could see a 4x frame rate boost soon, thanks to this new tech New AMD Arm CPUs are coming, and with Steam Deck-type socket, according to leak View the full article

Despite the huge range of gaming mouse pads out there, I still prefer to use a TCG playmat instead and always will.View the full article

Assassin's Creed Shadows may arrive on the Switch 2 on December 5, 2025, according to a new leak. While the new version has yet to receive an official announcement, several leaks and signs have pointed toward the game coming to Nintendo's latest console. Now, Assassin's Creed Shadows fans may have a better picture of when exactly that will happen. View the full article

Even after launching the first hi-res wireless headset, SteelSeries has had time to upgrade the Arctis Nova 7 Wireless.View the full article

Dropping the first bit of proper news on Steam since early 2024 after the release of Battlefield 6 is certainly a choice - BattleBit Remastered is still alive. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

In a game where you can activate your ability and zone only once, you'd better make sure you have the best Uma with the strongest ones. There are exceptions though and some Umas have passives and drawbacks that alter the rankings. I'll be rating them all to see who is the best Uma in this Uma Racing tier list and guide. Table of contentsUma Racing Umas Tier ListS-Tier UmasA-Tier UmasB-Tier UmasC-Tier UmasD-Tier UmasAll Running Styles Explained in Uma RacingUma Racing Tips & TricksUma Racing Umas Tier List Image by Destructoid The best Uma in Uma Racing depends on both your skill and when you use the ability/zone. You can still win with a lower rarity Uma against a higher rarity one if you're more skilled at Stamina management than your opponents. That said, on the same level of skill, certain higher rarity Umas have the advantage. I highly recommend Gold Ship for beginners but Silence Suzuka is objectively the strongest. Let's see why below. Skills & Zones: All Skills are some form of a dash so I'll just list the additional effects below for each Uma. As for Zones, you have to charge the Zone bar to activate them with G by overtaking other Umas. You can do your Zone once before the final spurt and then it refreshes for the final spurt so you can potentially use it twice. That's why Silence Suzuka is so powerful. Running Styles: Each Uma also has one of three running styles so I'll just mention each Uma's style in the rankings below then explain all styles in the section below the rankings. S-Tier UmasS-Tier UmasAll AbilitiesWhy S-Tier Silence SuzukaLegendary Front RunnerSkill • After usage, your stamina doesn't drain for 3 seconds Zone• Get self stamina regeneration for 0.9 seconds • Your stamina doesn't drain for 2 seconds • Your speed increases for 2 seconds• While Rice & Oguri have slightly better actives while behind someone, Silence has the best ability in the game which is strong wherever you are • Not only that but you ignore stamina drain on both your skill and zone which rounds up to 5 seconds of no stamina drain along with the zone buffs • Silence also has better Speed and acceleration due to Front Runner so she's an overall powerhouse even with the recent nerf to her skill (Ignore stamina drain 4.4s -> 3s) • That said note that Front Runner makes her use more Stamina so you'll have to be more careful with stamina managementA-Tier UmasA-Tier UmasAll AbilitiesWhy A-Tier Oguri CapLegendary Pace ChaserSkill (Someone must be ahead of you) • Gain self stamina regeneration for 0.7 seconds • Ignore stamina drain for 4.4 seconds Skill Variant (You must be directly behind someone) • Ignore stamina drain for 4 seconds • Gives you self stamina regeneration for 0.8 seconds • Drains the stamina of the player in front of you for 2.5 seconds and makes it harder for them to sprint for 0.3 seconds Zone (You must be near someone - Range 43 studs) • Gain self stamina regeneration for 2.8 seconds • Players near you get stamina drain and it's harder for them to sprint for a short while• Oguri Cap's skill is better than Silence since you're ignoring stamina drain for longer and debuffing your opponent • This is the best Skill in the game • That said Silence is still better since she has a stronger Zone • Oguri's Zone is a bit situational since you have to have players around you to debuff them and Silence can use her Zone whenever Rice ShowerLegendary Pace ChaserSkill • After usage, your stamina doesn't drain for 3.5 seconds Skill Variant (If you use it while behind someone) • Your stamina won't drain for 3.5 seconds in addition to two more effects • Gives you self stamina regeneration for 0.5 seconds • It's harder to sprint for the target in front of you Zone• Gives you self stamina regeneration for 2.5 seconds • Gives stamina drain to players near 35 studs of you for 0.3 seconds Drawback • There's a sprint delay after you use your skill• Rice Shower can end up getting more value from her skill than Silence if you use it behind the lead runners • This is both because you get a longer stamina ignore buff and you also slow their sprinting • Don't use it while in the front to gain maximum value • That said Rice is still slightly weaker than Silence since Silence gets a better zone • Your zone is situational and requires multiple opponents to be near you Gold ShipRare Late SurgerSkill • Ignore stamina drain for 2.5 seconds Ultra Skill (3% chance to trigger on Skill use) • Ignore stamina drain for 9 seconds • Get self stamina regeneration for 0.5 seconds Zone • Get self stamina regeneration for 1.6 seconds • Trigger a quick time event that gives you additional speed if you win Drawback There's a 3% chance that you'll stumble mid-skill briefly stunning you• The best beginner Uma in the game since she's powerful and easy to get • She's the only non-legendary to ignore stamina drain on Skill and there's a 3% chance for you to pump it up to 9 seconds • Your zone is also pretty decent giving you extra speed on QTE win and you have less stamina consumption due to Late Surger • Even though there's a low chance that you'll get stunned during your skill this is a 1-in-33 matches chance • Overall, a really great UmaB-Tier UmasB-Tier UmasAll AbilitiesWhy B-Tier Daiwa ScarletRare Pace ChaserSkill (2 Uses) • Daiwa Scarlet can activate a powerful dash twice per race, each use unleashing a burst of forward speed Zone • Gives you self stamina regeneration for 2.5 seconds • You ignore stamina drain for 0.6 seconds if there is a player around you within 35 studs• Even though Tamamo has a slightly better skill than Daiwa, Daiwa is still superior due to a better zone • And Daiwa's double dash skill, though not as strong as stamina drain ignore, can be pretty useful to gain a lead in corners or if your enemy runs out of stamina • Don't spam the dashes but instead look for opportunities to overtake opponents at cornersC-Tier UmasC-Tier UmasAll AbilitiesWhy C-Tier Tamamo Cross Legendary Pace ChaserSkill • Get self stamina regeneration for 0.7 seconds • Get no stamina drain for 1.95 seconds • Gives stamina drain to nearby players within 30 studs for 0.3 seconds Zone • Get self stamina regeneration for 0.2 seconds• Overall for a Legendary Tamamo is weaker than the others but she still has the stamina drain ignore for almost 2 seconds • The reason she's ranked so low though is because her Zone is pretty much useless • Even though her skill is better than Daiwa having a weaker Zone which can potentially be activated twice before and after the final spurt really nerfs Tamamo Haru UraraCommon Late SurgerSkill • Get self stamina regen for 0.5 seconds Zone• Get self stamina regen for 2.5 seconds• It's not much but her Skill is more reliable than Air Groove and her zone is better than Tamamo CrossD-Tier UmasD-Tier UmasAll AbilitiesWhy D-Tier Air GrooveUncommon Pace ChaserSkill • Get self stamina regen for 0.8 seconds • Players within 35 studs get stamina drain for 0.3 seconds Zone • Get self stamina regen for 1.5 seconds • Players within 35 studs get stamina drain for 0.3 seconds • Players within 35 studs get a sprint debuff for 0.3 seconds• Basically, both her Skill and Zone debuff sound good but are really weak since they're both short and require multiple people around you for value • Just skip this Uma until her debuff duration increasesAll Running Styles Explained in Uma Racing Each Uma in Uma Racing has one of three running styles and all three provide different bonuses. Some are better early and some are better in the final dash. Here are all of them with their bonuses. Running StyleUmas With This StyleStyle BonusesFront RunnerSilence Suzuka[Max Speed: +5%] [Stamina Use: +20% (uses more stamina)] [Stamina Regen: -10% (slower recovery)] [Speed Gain: +15% (slower acceleration)] [Speed Decay: -5% (holds speed longer)] Good for leading early but drains stamina fasterPace ChaserTamamo Cross Rice Shower Oguri Cap Daiwa Scarlet Air Groove[Max Speed: Normal (no boost)] [Stamina Use: -15% (more stamina efficient)] [Stamina Regen: +10% (faster recovery)] [Speed Gain: -5% (slower acceleration)] [Speed Decay: -8% (holds speed longer)] Balanced styleLate SurgerGold Ship Haru Urara[Max Speed: +7% ] [Stamina Use: -16% (very stamina efficient)] [Stamina Regen: +15% (fast recovery)] [Speed Gain: -6.5% (slow start)] [Speed Decay: +10% (loses speed quickly if not pushed)] Weak early, but strong in the final burstUma Racing Tips & Tricks Here are some tips and advice for winning Uma Racing matches as a beginner: Master the QTE: The quick-time event at the beginning is crucial to you getting an early lead or the upper positions. It's why everybody is running so fast from the start. If you do well later with Stamina management, doing well on the starting QTE will carry over to put you in a better place to win.Managing Stamina: Keep your acceleration bar directly on the white line since this is your efficiency zone. It will keep your speed on a consistent level without massive Stamina losses. If you go full throttle right off the bat it will drain your Stamina fast and you'll have a more difficult time recovering it. Learn to balance your Stamina and pace for better results.Stamina Recovery: You don't need to slow down to recover Stamina, you just have to pick the right moment. The best moments are straight paths, open stretches and safe distances from other runners.Corner Recovery: Master the Spacebar corner mini-game which directly boosts your regeneration on corners. This is just as important as the starter QTEs.Go All Out on The Final Turn: Everyone is usually saving their skills for the final stretch where you should go all out if you managed your Stamina well. This is the best time to use your active skill to guarantee first place. Watch out for Rice Shower slows and Daiwa Scarlet blinds (described above).Slipstream and Spurt: Positioning is extremely important since you can Slipstream behind players in front of you to save stamina so you can follow a leading player for a while to conserve Stamina. Don't do this for too long and try to overtake them. Also, use your Spurts. It can be used with Sprinting at Full Speed to gain even more momentum. Spurt drains Stamina on use, but could be game-changing once you master the timing and stamina management. That's it for my Uma Racing tier list and guide. Check out our Uma Racing codes to get a bunch of Gacha resources and score top-tier Umas faster. 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Uma Racing is Roblox's version Umamusume: Pretty Derby and one of the best adaptations on the platform. This is for various reasons but mainly great gameplay mechanics and amazing art. Their Discord has speed-painting videos which I highly recommend. Speaking of Discord, there's also the Uma Racing Trello and Wiki so that you can stay informed on everything in the game. Uma Racing Trello, Wiki and Discord Guide Image via Uma Racing Community Here are all manner of useful links for playing Uma Racing from Wikis to social links: Official Uma Racing Trello Board (Kudos to the Trello team, it's very well organized)Uma Racing WikiUma Racing Discord ServerUma Racing Tier List & GuideUma Racing Game PageUR Roblox Community Page I would start with the Trello for sure since it's one of the best Trellos for any Roblox game. It's so well organized with each aspect of the game from mechanics to Umas and more. The Wiki is also a good place to get info on all Umas. You'll find info on: All basic mechanicsAll controlsStrategiesAll Umas and their active and passive abilities as well as drawbacksAll cosmetics and emotesName tagsFuture sneak peeks After the Trello our tier list and the Wiki are the best places to get more info on the game. There's also the Discord which is a must-have for announcements and updates. It's also where you can connect with the community and ask specific questions like tips and tricks. What I like most about the Discord is the community creations, official art and the suggestions channels. The former two are definitely recommendations. For example, you can find the official speedpaints for all Umas from their respective artists. That's it for my Uma Racing Trello board, Wiki page and Discord server guide. Also, check out our Uma Racing codes article for the latest Gacha resource codes. The post Uma Racing Trello, Wiki and Discord Links appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

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You can pre-save the Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree Original Soundtrack ahead of its launch later this week and unlock free wallpapers. View the full article

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Capcom releases a new trailer for the Princess, Ranger and sole Rathalos Rider of Azuria. View the full article

If you love your adventure games be sure to check out Shadows of the Afterland, with a new fully voiced demo available to try in Steam Next Fest. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

Disciples: Domination takes place 15 years after Disciples: Liberation. View the full article

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has revealed it's putting a temporary pause on content updates while it works on improving performance. In an interview on the official Helldivers YouTube channel, director Mikael Eriksson admitted the game's most recent big update, Into the Unjust, had "more issues than [the team] were comfortable with," which is why the studio has now decided "to push some of our content and feature updates a little bit into the future." Recent reviews for Helldivers 2 on Steam are 'mixed,' with most of the complaints revolving around performance trouble. The 'most helpful review' penned over the last 30 days is a negative one from a player with over 500 hours in-game. They called Helldivers 2's performance "inexcusable," pointing to stuttering and freezing during gameplay and crashes. "Arrowhead, Sony, PLEASE put less focus on new content and live service updates," they pleased. "PLEASE stop nerfing loadouts that are already underpowered or underused with the guise of 'realism' or 'balance.' It's a PvE game; no one cares if people are cheesing hulks with a flag. The game needs to be fun and PLAYABLE before you can rake in the cash with a new warbond. "FIX THE GAME View the full article

Call of Dutypublisher Activision claims its proprietary anti-cheat system, Ricochet, made history for the series during the recent open beta for Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7. The playtest was available from October 2 - 9, allowing fans to go hands-on with Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7ahead of its launch on November 14. While there were reports of cheaters gaining access to multiplayer matches, Activision claims that nearly 99% of lobbies were cheater-free by the end of the beta. View the full article

The Casting of Frank Stone is now available on Xbox Game Pass. Including the shadow-dropped Ubisoft Classic catalog added on October 1, this marks the 52nd new addition to Microsoft's subscription service since the start of the month and the 174th new Xbox Game Pass release of 2025. View the full article

Here are six minutes of mostly raw combat footage from the upcoming anime console game. View the full article