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10 декабря 2020 года Cyberpunk 2077 вышла на PlayStation 4, Xbox One и PC. Сегодня экшен-RPG от первого лица исполнилось 5 лет. В честь юбилея разработчики представили специальный трейлер, который можно найти ниже. View the full article

The Delta Old-Fashioned donut is a special item to bake in Pokémon Legends Z-A Mega Dimension, and the recipe can be pretty tricky. There's a host of different donuts you can bake from Ansha using different Hyper Berries that can be found as part of the Mega Dimension DLC. This guide will list the complete recipe required to prepare the Delta Old-Fashioned donut. Delta Old-Fashioned donut recipe in Pokémon Legends Z-A The process of crafting the Delta Old-Fashioned donut is pretty much the same as crafting any other donut. Head to Hotel Z, where you'll find Ansha and her bakery. Proceed with the order, and pick the following ingredients to complete the recipe. Four Hyper Colbur Berry (65 Sour and 85 Fresh)Two Hyper Haban Berry (85 Sweet and 65 Fresh)One Hyper Roseli Berry (65 Spicy and 85 Sour)One Hyper Chilan Berry (85 Spicy and 65 Bitter) Once you have finalized the recipe, confirm your order, and Ansha will start the preparations for your donut. This specific donut is required to summon and fight Rayquaza, which is one of the hardest battles in the game. Screenshot by Destructoid You can acquire the Hyper Berries randomly by completing different quests that are part of the Mega Dimension DLC. Try to save the ones that you'll require in the recipe mentioned above to ensure that you can bake the Delta Old-Fashioned donut when required. Incidentally, the Delta isn't the only Old-Fashioned donut that you can bake from Ansha. You can also bake the Alpha and Omega Old-Fashioned donuts to take on Primal Kyogre and Groudon, respectively. If you're confused about how to craft those, we have dedicated guides for those recipes. The Omega Old-Fashioned donut has the most complicated recipe in terms of the Hyper Berries that you'll require to complete the baking process. The post How to make Delta Old-Fashioned donut in Pokémon Legends Z-A Mega Dimension appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

The year of our Lord 2025 is on its way out. Though not the best ******* in human history, gamers certainly had a great time. AA and indie titles dominated the industry, proving to billion-dollar corporate enterprises that no, money does not make the game, nor do people care enough about big-budget blockbusters to fork over extra cash for a poor product. In fact, 2025 proved that games are not a product at all, but works of art crafted with passion and care. So, out of all the tremendous titles we've had this year, some certainly stood out the most. And we want to recognize that and appreciate the work that went into creating them. In light of that, we're doing our own game awards this year, highlighting the best titles that reshaped the industry. Here are our nominees. Destructoid's 2025 Best Games - the Nominees Clair Obscur leads the charge with three nominations. Image via Sandfall Interactive For the awards, we've chosen eleven categories, nominating five games in each category. The winners will be announced tomorrow, including the Game of the Year winner. However, we wouldn't be who we are without you, our dear readers, so we'll give you the honors of selecting your own GOTY at the end of the article. With that in mind, here are the games we felt left the strongest impression on 2025: Destructoid's Game of the Year Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Death Stranding 2: On the BeachKingdom Come: Deliverance 2Hollow Knight: SilksongHades 2 Best Indie Game Ball x PitHollow Knight: SilksongDispatchHades 2Megabonk Best RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Deltarune Chapter 3 & 4Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2The Outer Worlds 2Monster Hunter: Wilds Best Narrative Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Death Stranding 2: On the BeachDispatchGhost of YoteiSilent Hill f Best Multiplayer Game ARC RaidersPeakBattlefield 6Split FictionElden Ring: Nightreign Best Live-Service Game ARC RaidersCall of Duty: ****** Ops 7Marvel RivalsDestiny 2Fortnite Best Acting Performance Jennifer English (as Melle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)Ben Starr (as Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)Charlie Cox (as Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)Lea Seydoux (as Fragile in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach)Konatsu Kato (as Hinako Shimizu in Silent Hill f) Best Sports Game EA Sports FC 26Mario Kart WorldFootball Manager 26RematchInazuma Eleven: Victory Road Best Action Game Hades 2Split FictionElden Ring: NightreignMetroid Prime 4Absolum Best Fighting Game 2XKOMortal Kombat: Legacy KollectionFatal Fury: City of the WolvesCapcom Fighting Collection 2Virtua Fighter 5: R.E.V.O. Most Anticipated Game GTA 6Resident Evil: RequiemThe DuskbloodsMarvel's WolverineREANIMAL Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads the charge in the nominations, being present in three categories, as well as having a whopping three performances in the Best Acting Performance category. It's no wonder, considering it's one of the most acclaimed games of all time, having already swept up The Golden Joysticks. It's most likely it'll sweep up tomorrow's The Game Awards as well, setting a precedent for AA gaming. Destructoid's Community Game of the Year As promised, you, our dear readers, will have the opportunity to choose your own 2025 GOTY. You can vote for one of our own nominees shown in the GOTY category above, or write any game you found remarkable enough to be considered for this prestigious title. The votes will be tallied by tomorrow evening, which is when we will publish both our own winners and the ultimate choice of our wonderful community. Follow this link to go to the poll and let your voice be heard. The post Some games made this year awesome, so here are our nominees for 2025’s Destructoid Awards appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Uriel is the 63rd Warframe added to the game along with The Old Peace update, and its powers seem to be quite overpowered. As with all previous additions, you can obtain Uriel for absolutely free by just farming for its parts. However, I am yet to find out the exact way of farming the parts as of writing, given that the update went live only a couple of hours ago. While this guide will be a work in progress, I will list all methods that will allow you to use Uriel right now. How to get Uriel in Warframe As mentioned earlier, I am yet to discover the free-to-play method of obtaining Uriel. The free-to-play method, once again, is likely going to be via relics. I will list down the exact relics in this guide once I figure out the exact ones. However, you can already roll out with the 63rd Warframe if you want, but the process isn't entirely free-to-play. The easiest way is just to get Uriel from the shop if you don't mind microtransactions. Uriel has his own bundle, and he's also part of The Old Peace complete bundle. You can purchase either bundles with Platinum or spend real-life money. Screenshot by Destructoid If you're short on Platinum, you can also get Uriel directly from the Market. If you purchase him with Platinum, there are several benefits. The Warframe comes pre-installed with an Orokin Reactor, allowing you to insert extra mods.It also appears with an extra slot.You also get to save time that would have been otherwise required to produce the parts and the Warframe in the Foundry. While Platinum is a premium currency, you can always earn it by trading different resources with other players. This is the best method if you're eager to get your hands on Uriel immediately and start leveling him up. You can also test his abilities and skills in The Old Peace quest, which is now available for all. If you're new, you can get an invite from one of your buddies to try out the campaign. The post How to obtain Uriel in Warframe appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Call of Duty is putting an end to back-to-back releases of games in the same subfranchise. However, it might be high time for the whole series to stop its annual launches, because the fatigue is getting severe. Call of Duty has followed a yearly release structure basically since its inception. Initially, it'd launch a game, then an expansion pack the next year, but that quickly turned into annual title releases, alternating between Treyarch and Infinity Ward (and later other studios like Sledgehammer). Essentially, there hasn't been a single year since around 2005 that we haven't had a Call of Duty game in the schedule. We'd get a reveal every spring, and a release every fall, and that's how it's been for almost two decades now. CoD Modern Warfare 2019 was a cultural icon, and subsequent entries should've taken longer to develop and grow into a phenomenon. Image via Activision Though initially subfranchises in the series kept apart, releasing two or three years between each other, Activision eventually started doing back-to-back releases, thus giving us two Modern Warfare games in a row, as well as two ****** Ops entries. That's being put to a stop, as we covered yesterday, but it might be time for the whole series to take a step back and assess the situation. Releasing every single year with incremental improvements over the previous entry has taken a toll on CoD's players. Sure, the series sold well every year since it became a thing, but even that is starting to slip away. Lack of innovation, the use of AI, and an overall bad reputation have ripped up CoD's sails bit by bit, chipping away at what was once one of the most exciting and fun first-person shooter franchises. In 2025, CoD faced another issue: Battlefield 6, itself the product of EA realizing that things had gone south and slamming the brakes, allowing DICE to reconfigure over a three-year ******* and put out a game that almost everyone loved. In fact, it's outselling (thanks Metro ***) ****** Ops 7, which, if you look at CoD's average numbers, is really something. Call of Duty has lost its spark and the creative drive that made the series into what it is today. Just in 2019, the rebooted Modern Warfare proved that Infinity Ward still had it and was not afraid to deal with serious topics, show graphic content, and shock the audience like its old games did. It was bold, daring, and it worked on all levels. Both the multiplayer and singleplayer were praised by the players, and Warzone became a cultural phenomenon as soon as it appeared. In 10 years, if you walk into a group of gamers and ask them to recall the most iconic CoD scenes, I reckon none of them will mention CoDs from 2020 onwards. Image via Activision MW2019 was the pinnacle of contemporary CoD, but sadly, it remains the only such title in the last decade. Modern Warfare 2 diluted the experience, with Activision seemingly keen on putting it out as fast as possible, culminating in Modern Warfare 3 that was completely watered down and in no way comparable to the first game. The same happened with these new ****** Ops titles, as ****** Ops 7 is now the worst-rated CoD of all time. Call of Duty has been around year in, year out for 20 whole years, for almost as long as I have been alive. It is beyond past its prime in terms of quality and creativity, and Activision needs to look in the mirror, like EA did, and think twice about its future. Shooters all around it are springing up that are better, more innovative, and, what's key, more fun, what with ARC Raiders and Battlefield 6 releasing within a month of each other. Sure, ****** Ops 7 probably sold fine, but it's nowhere near what CoD is used to. Someone needs to hit the pause button, take a long, hard break, and come back clear-minded and with some fresh ideas, reviving the franchise that used to dare do things no one else would. And, as we all know: he who dares—wins. The post Rotating CoD franchises is not enough – the entire series needs a sabbatical appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

As 2025 comes to a close, Apple is unveiling the most downloaded games and apps of the year in the U.S. Now available on the App Store’s Today tab on iPhone and iPad, the 2025 year-end charts list the top free and paid games and apps, as well as Apple Arcade games that people enjoyed this year. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Read This Article Free Get instant access by joining the GB MAX Access tier — it’s free to sign up and unlock premium content.Join Now to Start ReadingAlready a member? Sign in The post Apple unveils most downloaded games and apps of 2025 appeared first on GamesBeat. View the full article

The player is tasked to rebuild the kingdom's facilities with materials obtained from winning 2D side-scrolling stage battles. View the full article

Ровно пять лет назад, 10 декабря 2020 года, в продажу для ПК и консолей прошлого поколения поступил киберпанковый ролевой боевик от первого лица Cyberpunk 2077. Разработчики из польской студии CD Projekt Red про юбилей не забыли.View the full article

The latest Day of the Devs presentation has just ended. First appearing in 2012, Day of the Devs – which last year became a fully independent non-profit organisation – is designed to promote some of the best and most interesting upcoming indie games. The latest show, which comes a day before The Game Awards, featured 21 games, some of which were entirely new announcements and others giving new information on previously revealed titles. Read More... View the full article

"In some ways, I think doing narrative in video games is a little akin to doing comic book work"View the full article

The Joga Bonito Challenge 3 SBC is now live in FC 26 Ultimate Team, and you can complete it to earn a free pack. Like all fodder challenges, you can use lower-rated cards to complete a squad and exchange it to get a bonus pack. If you're lucky, you can find a promo card/walkout from the pack. At worst, you'll get fodder to complete more SBCs that can reward you with special cards. This guide will help you to complete the SBC without breaking the bank. Table of contentsFC 26 Joga Bonito Challenge 3 SBC tasksFC 26 Joga Bonito Challenge 3 SBC solutionsFC 26 Joga Bonito Challenge 3 SBC tasks The Joga Bonito Challenge 3 SBC has only one task, and here are its requirements. Joga Bonito Challenge 3 SBC Max. 4 Players from the same LeagueMax. 3 Players from the same ClubMin. 9 Players: GoldMin. 3 Players: RarePlayer quality: Min. SilverMin. Squad Total Chemistry Points: 31 The requirements for the challenge are pretty stiff, as you'll have to ensure a minimum squad chemistry of 31. FC 26 Joga Bonito Challenge 3 SBC solutions The objective is to use cards that are already available in your club. However, if you get stuck, you can use the following solution to unlock all the rewards quickly. Tel ST 77Benyahia ST 75Picard CAM 75Maite Oroz CDM 78Jaurena CDM 76Le Fee CAM 76Paula Tomas LB 78Sissoko CB 73Dragusin CB 75Riviere RB 78D'Angelo GK 74 Completing the challenge will help you get a Prime Gold Players Pack that offers 12 Gold Player items. Six of those items are guaranteed to be Rare, with one rated 82 or higher. All the rewards are untradeable, so you can't sell any of the cards. However, the fodder will be helpful to complete other challenges, which will save you coins in turn. The post FC 26 Joga Bonito Challenge 3 SBC tasks and solutions appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

There are simply too many good games coming out all the time these days to play everything, but dang it, I will try. The calendar year of 2026 has plenty of big titles to look forward to, including Grand Theft Auto 6 in November (please, please, please, no more delays) and many others. The year starts strongly with titles like Resident Evil Requiem and 007 First Light, so it's sure to be another good campaign for gamers. Lock in for another great year of gaming and check the list below to see what is coming out and when. Table of contents2026 upcoming video game release datesJanuary 2026 game releasesFebruary 2026 game releasesMarch 2026 game releasesApril 2026 game releasesMay 2026 game releasesJune 2026 game releasesJuly 2026 game releasesAugust 2026 game releasesSeptember 2026 game releasesOctober 2026 game releasesNovember 2026 game releasesDecember 2026 game releases2026 upcoming video game release dates Image via Rockstar Games This is looking to be a very big year for games. Many upcoming titles have release windows but no concrete date yet (such as Marvel's Wolverine due in fall 2026), and so once those days are locked down, our list will be updated. January 2026 game releases Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch 2. Image via Nintendo Jan. 5 - DuneCrawl (PC)Jan. 7 - Fairy Tail: Dungeons (Switch)Jan. 8 - I Am Future (Switch, PS5, XSX)Jan. 9 - Pathologic 3 (PC)Jan. 13 - Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights (Switch)Jan. 15 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2)Jan. 15 - Cassette Boy (PC, Switch, PS5, PS5, XB1, XSX)Jan. 15 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (PC, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5)Jan. 16 - BrokenLore: Unfollow (PC, PS5, XSX)Jan. 20 - Mio: Memories in Orbit (PC, Switch 2, PS5, XSX)Jan. 22 - Dynasty Warriors: Origins (Switch 2)Jan. 22 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Switch 2, XSX)Jan. 22 - Hermit and Pig (PC)Jan. 22 - ***** Football Club Champions 2026 (PC, PS4, PS5, iOS, Android)Jan. 23 - Escape from Ever After (PC, Switch, PS5, PS5, XB1, XSX)Jan. 28 - Core Keeper: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2)Jan. 28 - The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin (PC, PS5, iOS, Android)Jan. 28 - Steel Century Groove (PC)Jan. 29 - Cairn (PC, PS5)Jan. 29 - Card-en-Ciel: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2)Jan. 29 - Chrono Ark Deluxe Edition (Switch)Jan. 29 - City Tales: Medieval Era (PC)Jan. 29 - Dark Auction (PC, Switch, PS5)Jan. 29 - Don't Stop, Girlypop! (PC)Jan. 29 - Dusk Index: Gion (PC, Switch, PS5, XSX)Jan. 29 - I Hate This Place (PC, Switch, PS5, XSX)February 2026 game releases Resident Evil Requiem. Image via Capcom Feb. 1 - Starsand Island (PC, Switch 2, PS5, XSX)Feb. 5 - Deus Ex Remastered (PC, Switch, PS, XSX)Feb. 5 - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (PC, Switch, PS5, XSX)Feb. 6 - My Hero Academia: All's Justice (PC, PS5, XSX)Feb. 6 - Nioh 3 (PC, PS5)Feb. 6 - PGA Tour 2K25 (Switch 2)Feb. 10 - Mewgenics (PC)Feb. 11 - Lost & Found Co. (PC)Feb. 11 - Romeo is a Dead Man (PC, PS5, XSX)Feb. 12 - Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2)Feb. 12 - BlazBlue Entropy Effect X (Switch, PS5, XSX)Feb. 12 - Cash Cleaner Simulator (PS5, XSX)Feb. 12 - ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard (PC, Switch 2, PS5, XSX)Feb. 12 - Ride 6 (PC, PS5, XSX)Feb. 12 - Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties (PC, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, XSX)Feb. 13 - REANIMAL (PC, Switch 2, PS5, XSX)Feb. 13 - High On Life 2 (PC, PS5, XSX)Feb. 13 - Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma (PS5, XSX)Feb. 17 - Calamity Angels: Special Delivery (Switch, PS4, PS5)Feb. 19 - Death Howl (Switch, PS5, XSX)Feb. 19 - Death Match Love Comedy (PC, Switch, PS5, PS5, XB1, XSX)Feb. 19 - Gear Club Unlimited 3 (Switch 2)Feb. 19 - Showgunners (PS4, PS5, XB1, XSX)Feb. 19 - Styx: Blades of Greed (PC, PS5, XSX)Feb. 19 - WiZmans World Re;Try (PC, Switch, PS4, PS5)Feb. 20 - Ys X: Proud Nordics (PC, Switch 2, PS5)Feb. 24 - Tides of Tomorrow (PC, PS5, XSX)Feb. 26 - City Hunter (PS, Switch, Switch 2, PS5, XSX)Feb. 26 - Maid Cafe on Electric Street (Switch)Feb. 26 - No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files (PS4, PS5, XSX)Feb. 26 - Path of Mystery: A Brush with Death (Switch)Feb. 26 - Raiden Fighters Remix Collection (Switch, PS4, PS5)Feb. 26 - Tokyo Xtreme Racer (PS5)Feb. 27 - Resident Evil Requiem (PC, Switch 2, PS5, XSX)Feb. 27 - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Gold Edition (Switch 2)Feb. 27 - Resident Evil Village Gold Edition (Switch 2)Feb. 27 - Tales of Berseria Remastered (PC, Switch, PS5, XSX)March 2026 game releases 007 First Light. Image via IO Interactive March 5 - Pokémon Pokopia (Switch 2)March 5 - Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse (PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, XSX)March 5 - Coffee Talk Tokyo (PC, Switch, PS5, XSX)March 12 - Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake (PC, Switch 2, PS5, XSX)March 12 - Replaced (PC, XSX)March 12 - RoadOut (PC, Switch, PS5, XSX)March 12 - R-Type Tactics I-II Cosmos (PC, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, XSX)March 13 - Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (PC, Switch 2, PS5, XSX)March 19 - Crimson Desert (PC, Mac, PS5, XSX)March 19 - Mouse: P.I. For Hire (PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XSX)March 19 - Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered (PC, Switch, Switch 2, PS5, XSX)March 19 - Psyvariar 3 (PC, Switch, Switch 2, PS5, XSX)March 19 - Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers (PC, Switch, PS5, XSX)March 19 - Virtual Ties: Isekaijoucho Musoukyoku (PC, Switch, PS4)March 20 - SAROS (PS5)March 20 - Ghost Master: Resurrection (PC, Switch, PS5, XSX)March 26 - Copa City (PC, PS5, XSX)March 26 - Etrange Overlord (PC, Switch, PS4, PS5)March 26 - Neopets: Mega Mini Games Collection (PC, Switch, PS5)March 26 - Nutmeg! (PC)March 26 - Taito Milestones 4 (Switch)March 27 - 007 First Light (PC, Switch 2, PS5, XSX)April 2026 game releases Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss. Image via Nacon April 16 - Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss (PC, PS5, XSX)April 22 - Clockwork Ambrosia (PC)April 23 - Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster (PC, Switch, Switch 2, PS5, XSX)April 30 - Perennial Dusk: Kinsenka (Switch)May 2026 game releasesMay 28 - Wandering Sword (PS5)June 2026 game releases Nothing here just yet. July 2026 game releases Nothing here just yet. August 2026 game releases Nothing here just yet. September 2026 game releases Halloween. Image via IllFonic Sept. 8 - Halloween (PC, PS5, XSX)October 2026 game releases Nothing here just yet. November 2026 game releases GTA 6. Image via Rockstar Games Nov. 19 - Grand Theft Auto 6 (PS5, XSX)December 2026 game releases Nothing here just yet. This article will be updated periodically over time as more and more release dates are revealed. Make sure to bookmark it and check back every now and then to see what's in the pipeline. 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Microsoft has revealed two additional Fallout-themed Xbox controllers featuring decidedly flashy designs inspired by the classic Pip-Boy interface. Compatible with PC, Xbox consoles, and mobile devices, the newly announced accessories arrive just ahead of the Fallout Season 2 premiere. View the full article

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When South Korean studio Red Lab Games‘ online title ROM: Golden Age launched nearly two years ago, it showed promise but struggled to scale globally. But then it teamed up with WeMade, which introduced its own WeMix blockchain ecosystem to the game to give players rewards and ownership. Then the massively multiplayer online role-playing game saw a remarkable revival with 5X growth in revenue versus the launch. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } This story is for GB MAX paid membership plans. Unlock premium insights, exclusive events, and VIP community perks.Upgrade Membership The post WeMade generates 5X growth for ROM: Golden Age MMO with transition to Web3 | interview appeared first on GamesBeat. View the full article

Monado is an impressive open source XR runtime that aims to support a whole lot of hardware, with a focus on great Linux support and version 25.1.0 is out now. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

NVIDIA recently revealed a fresh list of games coming to GeForce NOW during December, but there's also going to be a few changes. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

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The Praxic Blade is Destiny 2's take on the lightsaber, bringing a perfect blend of Star Wars and Bungie's franchise. And, like other Exotic weapons, the Renegades sensation also has multiple ways to upgrade it. Some mods are obtained through Syndicates, while Dark Matter Crystals let you change the color of your blade. And, more importantly, this weapon also has four catalysts to obtain. Three are hidden in the Fire and Ice mission, while one is locked behind the Equilibrium dungeon. Here's how to get them. Table of contentsAll Praxic Blade catalysts in Destiny 2 and how to get themHow to get all Praxic Blade catalysts in Destiny 2Upper Hand Catalyst (part one)Echoing Blade CatalystFirst OdditySecond OddityThird OddityFourth OddityFifth OdditySixth OdditySeventh OddityHyperblade CatalystUpper Hand Catalyst (part two)Energy ConduitAll Praxic Blade catalysts in Destiny 2 and how to get them Tune your Praxic Blade so you can take on Dredgen Bael with even more ease. Screenshot by Destructoid Three of the Praxic Blade's catalysts are hidden in the Fire and Ice mission. Echoing Blade lets your Praxic Blade hit more targets, Upper Hand increases the damage of the lightsaber's sword throw and reflected bolts if you're on higher ground than the target, and Hyperblade makes you Amplified after reflecting shots. It also grants you a one-time Eager Edge edge effect after blocking, which is useful for tactical retreats. The Energy Conduit catalyst grants health regeneration based on how many enemies you hit with your sword throw, though it's hidden in the Equilibrium dungeon. How to get all Praxic Blade catalysts in Destiny 2 The best order to grab those catalysts in the Fire and Ice mission is: Kill the two Taken Knights in the regular planeGet the seven oddities throughout the missionOnce you reach the first balance encounter, mess it up on purpose to spawn the Catalyst of ImbalanceAfter the level switches to the upside-down version, don't go into the portal. Backtrack and destroy the two Blights from the dead Taken Knights.Balance the two white Blights before taking down the Disciple of Harrow. We'll break down their individual locations below, based on findings from content creators Skarrow9 and Esoterickk. Upper Hand Catalyst (part one) You can also get here by making a right at the base's entrance. Screenshot by Destructoid The other enemy is inside this tunnel. Screenshot by Destructoid As soon as you begin the mission, look for two Taken enemies called Imbalance Warden near the Firebase Imperator. One will be to the right of the entrance, while the other is in a small hallway to the left of the base's doorway. Kill them, remember their locations, and move on with the mission as normal until you flip between dimensions, after the Balance the Scales objective. The next step is finding seven oddities for the Echoing Blade catalyst. Echoing Blade Catalyst The Echoing Blade Catalyst requires you to throw your Praxic Blade at seven small Blights scattered around the mission, similar to what you did after obtaining the weapon in your first clear. Destroying any of them will say "X out of seven oddities destroyed" above your Super bar. First Oddity Look here as you're dropping down, then turn around. Screenshot by Destructoid Head to the left to destrou this Blight. Screenshot by Destructoid After grabbing the Imbalanced Octant and shooting the four Darkness artifacts, jump into the pit below and look for a small, glowing ledge. It's on your right if you stand on the edge before jumping. From there, head to the glowing ledge across from you and follow the path until you reach an area with bars below you. Reach an ice block with a crate of special ammo and look for a closed-off, disappearing wall. Run to the end of the walkway in front of you and come back just in time to dissolve the wall and show a Blight on the other side. Throw your Praxic Blade at it and, if it lands, the message "one out of seven oddities" should appear. Second Oddity Don't skip the disappearing door. Screenshot by Destructoid This is the view from the tiny foothold you have. Screenshot by Destructoid From the first oddity, drop down into an icy ledge below. Instead of crouching below the downed pillar and continuing with the mission, backtrack slightly until you see some icy steps. Look to the right to spot a door with a symbol. Dissolve it, then head inside to see a Blight. Climb up on the tiny ledge behind you and crouch to go through a hole in the wall, then take the path on the right to destroy the Blight. Walk out through the dissolving wall nearby. Third Oddity Climb here and look on the right side of the structure. Screenshot by Destructoid It's hard to see even after turning up the brightness. Screenshot and remix by Destructoid When you get to the jumping puzzle where you must crawl through obstacles on two levels, get to the second story and look for the big building behind an icy rock. There are a few secret ledges on the other side, which are hard to spot even from the glacier. Follow the path, keep climbing up, and you'll find the third Blight, just in sight of the next area in the mission. We had to really crank up the brightness on the screenshot so it's somewhat visible, so turn up your brightness in-game to find this one more easily. Fourth Oddity Eager Edge has been our most consistent choice here. Screenshot by Destructoid Throw your Praxic Blade and cross this one off your list. Screenshot by Destructoid Reach the room with a tightrope-esque metal beam and a series of blocks that try to hit you. Climb to the top and, before you exit, look around the tiny rooms for a Blight in the distance. Turn around and look for a minuscule entrance in the wall. The most consistent way of getting in is climbing on the ledge closer to the Blight and Eager Edge-ing through the gap. Dissolve the double walls and quickly throw your Praxic Blade to hit this one. Fifth Oddity Look up when you get here, then look up once more at the end of this part. Screenshot by Destructoid Throwing from a bit farther up works consistently for us. Screenshot by Destructoid Continue along the mission until you platform to a narrow, crouch-only path below a beam. At one point, you can jump to the left or the right side. Take the right, then climb up to another beam up top. Follow it, and once you reach the first diamond-shaped part of the floor, look up and dissolve the ceiling above you. Line up your lightsaber and destroy the Blight through the wall. Sixth Oddity Just after the fifth oddity, when you reach the next open area with dissolving platforms, take the Hobgoblins sniping you, then keep going until you reach a floating glacier with another Hobgoblin shooting at you. Three small ledges will be below you and to your left, so drop down and destroy the Blight with a ricochet by aiming at the X on the nearby wall. You can also hit this from the glacier in front of you, if you drop down below where the Phalanx spawns. Seventh Oddity Backtrack to the entrance to this section and climb up on the rocks above the wall. Once you reach a block with stairs leading nowhere, look across the chasm to find a structure with this Blight inside it. Keep going up until you reach it. Look above the X to find a hole in the metal, then get as close as you can and throw your Praxic Blade inside. It might take a few tries, but you should land the sweet spot and destroy the final Blight. Hyperblade Catalyst Mess this up on purpose. Screenshot by Destructoid In the "Balance the scales" encounter, overcharge each of the four Blights to get them out of balance. Do this by throwing three of the matching energy type on them. Failing summons an enemy called. Each time you do this, one small Blight spawns on each of the edges of the device in the center of the map. Destroy all four of them to summon the Warden of Imbalance, a big Taken Ogre. Take it down and complete the mission to snag the Hyperblade Catalyst for your Praxic Blade. Upper Hand Catalyst (part two) This is the same location as the enemy in the first step. Screenshot by Destructoid Stop immediately after using the Balanced Octant and flipping realities (Stranger Things, anyone?). Instead of going through the portal, backtrack to where you killed the two Taken Knights in the mission. There will be a Blight in each spot. Destroy them with a Praxic Blade throw. Fittingly enough, if you leave the Firebase Imperator through the main entrance, one Blight will be on your right and another to your left. Perfectly balanced. The two white Blights are floating below the arena. Screenshot by Destructoid After doing this, two white Blights will spawn in the Disciple of Harrow fight, under the boss's arena. Charge them up by throwing Paired Energy at them, obtained by killing the same enemy type twice in a row, and roughly alternate between the two Blights. Then, complete the encounter as normal, and you'll grab this prize from a small lockbox at the end of the mission. Energy Conduit Screenshot by Destructoid The Energy Conduit catalyst drops from the Equilibrium dungeon. We'll update this article once it's available. 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When UploadVR visited Valve headquarters to try Steam Frame, we heard comments echoing the strategies at Google and Apple. There's an APK for that in Galaxy XR and thousands of iPad apps available day one on Apple Vision Pro. Meanwhile, the verified program for Steam Frame is poised to bring the value of Steam to your face wherever it is. Today, the only constant companion for most VR headsets is a Windows PC, but the time is coming when a Steam Deck, iPhone, iPad or Nintendo Switch may become an even more useful companion in VR. Valve's trade-offs in Steam Frame's modular design have many prospective buyers fretting over the details. Developers are still reeling from the shift from Quest to Horizon – as Meta shifts strategies yet again – releasing games like Civilization VII and Vampire Survivors in VR along the way. Developers exploring Android XR and visionOS are figuring out what they can build in the space between fully immersive VR apps and traditional flatscreen content. When it comes to Valve, we asked them about ideas like "spatial computing" and "mixed reality" being pursued elsewhere. Neither concept is really present in Valve's initial Steam Frame with ****** and white passthrough, though there's a lot of potential for sensing add-ons through the nose port. Here's how Valve's Jeremy Selan replied about the focus of their first headset to carry the Steam name: "As a strong Index user, someone who worked on it and has spent major portions of my adult life working on that and the Vive, when I think about playing VR, I have to make an intentional choice. So I'll be like, you know what? I want to go do VR. So I go to the room that has my PC and has my base stations installed. And I start playing that. But then sometimes, if I'm in another room and I'm like, well, maybe I should just take out my Deck and I start playing those games. And that choice I personally think is one of the highest friction bits remaining." "Sure you can expect that when you put it on because it's SteamOS you hit the power button and you're fast into your game without the base station setup. Yeah, you can do [that] in any environment, but the ability to put on the headset and to see your Steam catalog in front of you where you can just choose a VR game or choose a non-VR game – it makes me play VR more. And it really reduces the impediment or the friction of even having to think about that distinction." "We see the lines between VR and non-VR content really being blurred because they should just be games and you should be able to have devices that let you enjoy them. And this is our first stab at that." We expect to have a review of Steam Frame in 2026 and will always bring you the latest. For more, you can dive into our nearly three-hour discussion from the day of the headset's announcement. View the full article

AMD today properly revealed and released AMD FSR Redstone with the AMD FSR SDK 2.1, bringing many enhancements to their upscaling tech. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article

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n Insider Gaming report says Glowmade Games will lay off employees in January 2026 after its debut game, the Amazon-published King of Meat, flopped badly. While the number of employees being put out of work isn't known, sources told the site that the process began earlier this month with discussions about voluntary redundancies that would impact about a dozen people... Read more.View the full article

If you hadn’t already heard, there’s a weird, spiky monolith in the Mojave Desert. Adorned with a massive eye-like orb and a legion of demonic creatures, it’s a hint at something due to be revealed as part of The Game Awards 2025. And, following the registration of a few new trademarks, it seems like we already have the answer as to what it is: a brand new game from Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios called “Divinity”. If you are one of the millions of players who first learned of Larian through the gargantuan success of Baldur’s Gate 3, then the word Divinity may not mean much to you. Fans of the studio, however, will tell you that BG3’s success is rooted in Divinity, a series of six games that Larian worked on almost exclusively between 2002 and 2017. If this monolith and trademark leak really do point towards Divinity, then the Belgian studio is returning to its original fantasy universe… and likely bringing a whole new fanbase along with it. If such a currently-very-much-hypothetical game would mark your first foray into the Divinity universe, then you may want a quick primer on what to expect. Let us be your guide to Divinity, and be the first to (very pre-emptively) say… Welcome to Rivellon Much like how Baldur’s Gate takes place in the Dungeons & Dragons setting of the Forgotten Realms, Divinity has its own rich, original setting: the world of Rivellon. There are broad similarities between the two; both are rooted in Tolkienesque fantasy tropes, with classically styled medieval landscapes and locations. There are multiple races; like in D&D, you can expect to meet humans, elves, dwarves, lizard-like beings, and the living dead. Magic is commonplace in Rivellon, although sorcery is considered more dangerous and is more heavily regulated there than it is on D&D’s Sword Coast. Like Baldur’s Gate, Divinity also features a number of more esoteric elements, from steampunk to sci-fi and beyond, that make its world a little quirkier than the lands explored in more traditional fantasy like The Lord of the Rings. Rivellon can also often be a very silly place, and the influence of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels has frequently been felt in Divinity’s writing. In fact, Terry’s daughter, Rhianna Pratchett, even wrote a tie-in novella for the second game. But that’s not to say Rivellon is frivolous – there’s a deep vein of fascinating lore that has been mined over the series’ six installments. In short, Rivellon is the stage for stories similar to those you enjoyed in Baldur’s Gate 3, but is beholden only to Larian’s rules, rather than those set by the owners of Dungeons & Dragons, Wizards of the Coast. What is Divinity? Divinity is an RPG series, but its evolution has been far from usual. Take a quick look at each of the six games, and you’ll find at least four different approaches. Divine Divinity, the very first game in the series, and its sequel, Beyond Divinity, are Diablo-influenced action RPGs. Divinity 2: Ego Draconis, meanwhile, is a third-person RPG that feels a little closer to the likes of Dragon Age and The Witcher. Divinity: Dragon Commander is a slightly Total War-flavoured strategy game, and the Original Sin duology – the most recent games in the series – are classic-style RPGs that bear the most resemblance to Baldur’s Gate 3. Larian has experimented wildly over the years, and so there’s no clear indication as to what format the next game in the series will use (although considering the success of Baldur’s Gate 3, the sensible bet would be on something similar). Another unusual element is its approach to the timeline. While Rivellon does have a coherent history and storylines that are threaded across the series, each game is set years (sometimes even centuries) apart, meaning each one is something of a standalone experience. Similar to how Baldur's Gate 3 demands no experience of the series but has plenty of nods to the two earlier games, you can play Divinity: Original Sin 2 without any experience of its predecessors. I suspect any future game in the series would continue this tradition, especially since Larian now has a legion of new fans who are unfamiliar with the studio’s previous work. If the leaked trademark is to be believed, this new project is simply called “Divinity” – a name that has likely been chosen since it comes with no suggestion that you need to have played multiple other games. What Does “Divinity” Mean? Divinity’s name is drawn from its foundational lore. Thousands of years before the events of Divine Divinity, the first game in the series, Rivellon’s ruling body, the Council of Seven, sacrificed themselves to defend the realm from evil wizards. The “Divine Order” was established in remembrance and assigned to pass on their knowledge to the next generations. By the events of Divine Divinity, a prophecy tells of a messiah who will protect Rivellon from the next existential threat, a ****** called Chaos. That messiah, it turns out, is you, and you ascend to become Lucian the Divine – a character that goes on to make appearances in Divinity 2: Ego Draconis and Divinity: Original Sin 2. The concept of the Divine is frequently explored in the stories, although it’s not the central focus of each and every game. How Similar is Divinity to Baldur’s Gate 3? Since the series has changed so much over its lifetime, most of the Divinity series is actually pretty different from what Larian created with Baldur’s Gate 3. However, the Original Sin duology is very clearly the blueprint for BG3. These are isometric RPGs set across multiple regions, with tactical turn-based combat and a similar “hands-off” approach to quest design. While both are worth playing, Original Sin 2 is by far the most accomplished, both in terms of gameplay depth and narrative strength. It is where Larian pioneered the “origin story” characters that would later become the heroes of Baldur’s Gate 3, and Rivellon’s answer to the likes of Astarion, Gale, and Shadowheart are just as brilliantly written. It’s also the game in which the studio established “tags”, the system that provides character-specific dialogue options to help you better roleplay your specific race or class. Perhaps the Original Sin duology’s most lauded system is its elemental effects – cast a rain spell to make something wet, and then use a lightning ability to conduct electricity through that sodden surface. Tip over an oil barrel to create a puddle, and then shoot a flaming arrow into it to create a blaze. Stab an enemy, freeze their blood, and watch them slip on their own icy innards. Much of this elemental interplay made it into Baldur’s Gate 3, but it’s much more pronounced in Original Sin. Expect at least a quarter of your battles to result in arena-wide bonfires. How to Play the Divinity Games in Order As previously mentioned, the timeline gaps that separate the Divinity games mean there are no strictly direct sequels, and you can more or less play them in any order you choose. If you’ve played Baldur’s Gate 3 and are looking to learn more about Divinity, I’d only truly recommend playing Original Sin 2, which is widely regarded as the best in the series. Initially a PC exclusive, it is now available on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and even iPad. But if you really do want to delve into the lore and explore the entire timeline, this is how you’d need to tackle the series: Divinity: Dragon Commander (2013) A grand strategy game set thousands of years prior to the events of the RPGs. Divinity: Original Sin (2014) A CRPG with turn-based combat, set 1000 years before the original game, focused on a pair of “Source Hunters” tracking down dangerous magic users. Divine Divinity (2002) A Diablo-like ARPG that chronicles the ascension of Lucian the Divine. Beyond Divinity (2004) The ARPG sequel to Divine Divinity, set 20 years later, tells the story of one of Lucian’s servants, who has been soulbound to an evil Death Knight. Divinity: Original Sin 2 (2017) A CRPG that’s a sequel to Original Sin in terms of game design, but takes place after the original two games and deals with an outbreak of “Voidwoken” monsters in Rivellon. Divinity 2: Ego Draconis (2009) A 3D action RPG set decades after Lucian’s ascension, during an era when the Divine’s adoptive son has become a tyrant, in which you play as a knight who can transform into a dragon. Matt Purslow is IGN's Executive Editor of Features. View the full article

Someone has calculated exactly how many hours of recorded dialogue there are in Baldur's Gate 3, a task so unnecessarily large that even Larian Studios hadn't done it before. As reported by PC Gamer, Everwhite-moonlight put together a spreadsheet breaking down all the dialogue in the game: who spoke it, how long the dialogue is, even how many files they speak in. This survey results in some interesting facts surfacing: it's unsurprising that the narrator, Amelia Tyler, has the most dialogue at 14 hours, 43 minutes, and 55 seconds. Behind her, though, is Astarion, voiced by Neil Newbon, with 13 hours, six minutes, and 23 seconds. And behind him is Shadowheart, with 12 hours, 25 minutes, and 26 seconds. The smallest amount of dialogue is a many-way tie between numerous NPCs that all have only one second of dialogue, including four different Mind Flayer NPCs. In total, the game contains 236 hours, 55 minutes, and 45 seconds of spoken voice lines. Every voice actor is catalogued in here, including small lines by random NPCs and even cut dialogue. One mystery that's arisen, per Everwhite-moonlight, is who exactly voices which Giant Rat NPC in the game. "There are four instances of a character named 'Giant Rat,' and there are four actors credited to have played 'Giant Rat.' I have separated the Giant Rat UIDs and could tell they are played by four different people, but I don't know which one is which." Those actors are Akbar Kurtha, Joseph Capp, Leemore Marrett Jr., and Sean Baker. Now we just have to sort out which actor is which rat. Another fun bit that's surfaced from this is that Larian Studios actually didn't know how much dialogue, time-wise, was in the game. On Twitter/X, Larian boss Swen Vincke shared the news about the finding, saying, "We weren’t really keeping track which I think was for the better." Vincke did, however, know the word count of the game's script, as we learned back in 2024, saying that Baldur's Gate 3 has triple the word count of The Lord of the Rings, and its cutscene runtime is twice as long as HBO's Game of Thrones. Holy moly. For lovers of Baldur's Gate 3's particular brand of delightful wordiness, it might be worth tuning into The Game Awards tomorrow, as Larian seems to be teasing a brand new Divinity game for reveal at the show. Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected]. View the full article