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
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. The post How to get all Praxic Blade catalysts in Destiny 2 Renegades appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
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
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
Yep, I found a way to save $15 on Pokémon Legends: Z-A and the Mega Dimension DLC just as the expansion drops, proper legend I am. Not just that, but Woot has gone mad with discounting loads of First Party Nintendo Switch games, many of which have Switch 2 upgrades. More on that below. TL;DR: Deals for Today I've also been on the lookout for stocking fillers, and Tomy's Club Mocchi Mocchi Plushies are just awesome. There's a few Mario, Sonic and TMNT ones discounted across the web at the moment, so don't miss those. Happy Cyberpunk 2077 5th anniversary! There's some very cool colaborations releasing for it too thanks to CD PROJEKT RED, Viture, Corsair and of course Secretlab put their Cyberpunk 2077 Titan Evo Gaming Chair in their holiday *****. Happy days, let's get into it. Oh yeah, and Skyrim came out for the millionth time on a new console, so turn that Nintendo Switch 2 on: Allpowers R600 299Wh LiFePO4 Power Station Allpowers is the most popular power station on brand on AliExpress for good reason: it's generally less expensive than other brands while offering the same features. Even the least expensive power station - the compact R600 - boasts a LiFePO4 battery that lasts at least 10 years before you even need to start worrying about battery degradation. Other features include both AC outlets and USB ports, solar panel hookups, and smart app functionaliy. All of the power stations listed include a 5 year warranty and have plenty of reviews commenting on the responsiveness of their customer service. If you're looking to get the highest capacity at the lowest price possible, Allpowers is legit. Pokémon Legends: Z-A + Mega Dimension DLC Haven't played Legends Z-A yet? Well I can save you some money on Switch 1 and 2. Kick things off with the Woot deals on the region free copy for $44.99. If you're playing on Switch 1, just buy the Mega Dimension DLC for $29.99 and you're fixed up for $74.98. For Switch 2 owners, you'll need to also buy the Switch 2 upgrade pack for $9.99, which brings the total price to $84.98. That's a $15 Switch 1 or Switch 2 savings, you're welcome! Skyrim: Anniversary on Switch 2 I'd love to say that I found a magical way to knock some money off getting Skyrim for the 15th time, but it would require you to already have the game. Here's how it works, if you have Skyrim Anniversary for Switch 1 already, the Switch 2 upgrade is free. If you have the base version of Skyrim, you need to get the $19.99 Anniversary upgrade that will include upgrading to Nintendo Switch 2. If you don't have it at all, it seems the only way to get hold of Skyrim Anniversary on Switch 2 currently is buying the full **** digital code. Nintendo Online and all retailers are rocking that $69.99 price tag, so make of that what you will. Sadly it's still 30 FPS even when docked but it's a night and day difference when it comes to sharp and crisp visuals in a portable form factor. So if you're on Switch 2 and don't have a gaming PC handheld, you'll get a ridiculous amount of mileage from it! Woot Nintendo Switch Game ***** If you've got some gaps in your backlog for Nintendo Switch games you've missed, now's the time to top your shelves up. There's plenty of games here with Switch 2 upgrades also, and a lot are either free or included with Nintendo Switch Online. Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild are big ones, with their Switch 2 enhancements locked behind a $10 pass per game or included in Nintendo Switch Online. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has practically been remade thanks to a free Nintendo Switch 2 update, although I don't think Game Freak would have got away with a paid update thanks to the goodwill lost on S&Vs Switch 1 performance issues. We now get a smooth 60 FPS which clocks at 4K when docked, more Pokémon appear on screen and it's a pleasure to play. The dull textures still remain, but it's the fix we were looking for. Games like Super Mario Wonder will be getting new content and a Switch 2 performance / visual upgrade in January also. Other games will generally run and load a little better, so it's well worth having a look through and checking which titles you're missing. Club Mocchi Mocchi Plushie ***** Tomy actually came up with a product to rival Squishmallows when it comes to feathersoft huggage plushies, and I'm a big fan of Mocchi Moochi. It's rare you see discounts this good on them, plus you can pretend you're tucking Super Sonic into bed when you get up in the morning, just expect your bed to set on fire in the process. Sorry, it's still a bargain though! Cyberpunk 2077 5th Anniversary Gear I've only gone and found the perfect setup for playing Cyberpunk 2077 on PC! Let's start with Secretlabs TITAN Evo Cyberpunk 2077 edition, which matches the box art perfectly and represents Johnny Silverhands band logo, "Samurai" on the back cover. Awesome right? Both the regular and XL models are on offer, that goes for accessories too. VITURE and CD Projekt RED have teamed up to bring the most savage set of XR glasses i've ever seen. Limited to 100,000 units, these bad boys project a 152-inch virtual display at 120hz with 1,500 nits of brightness. That's all packed into Sony's latest MicroOLED panels, one for each eye. Forget a gaming monitor or TV, this is a one-stop solution for Street Kids, Corpo and Nomads. Corsair have shown up and killed it too thanks to a new mechanical keyboard, wireless mouse and massive cloth gaming mouse pad. You can get all three at a discount for $269.99, or you can buy them seperatley. If you can I'd go for the bundle and save nearly $50, but these aren't just gimmicks budget products, they're based on the below Corsair products: MM300 2XL Anti-Fray Cloth Gaming Mouse PadK65 Plus KeyboardM75 Wireless MouseNintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle This deal is priced the same as a solo Nintendo Switch 2 console, making Super Mario World a free pack-in game over at Walmart. Amazon seems to be going in and out of stock right now, but regardless it's the same price there too. X-Arcade Arcade2TV-XR At a generous $205 off, this is a cracking one-stop-shop arcade gaming solution. Want to hook it up to your current gen consoles to play Smash Bros on? Sorted. Want to make your own Meme Arcade setup with a mini PC or Raspberry PI? Sorted. It's two player and complete with authentic feeling arcade buttons and sticks, roller ****** and room for upgrades such as a soundbar, pinball haptics and more. This takes the pain out of making a cabinet or spending a fortune on one and allows players to plug and play like you would a normal controller. Elgato Streaming Gear ***** The gold brand in streaming and content creation is Elgato, and there's plenty of its high-end gear on ***** here such as the power-streamer Stream Deck XL down to $204.99 to one of the best budget-focused condenser microphone options in the $84.99 Wave Neo. Even the Facecam Mk.2 has been knocked down to $126.34, allowing streamers to stop worrying about mirrorless XLR camera setups and have a quality wcamera solution that plug and play. And who doesn't want an Elgato prompter for a marked down $228.99? Excentric Christmas Gift Deals So I thought i'd have a bit of fun today with some cool Christmas or White Rabbit gift ideas with some brilliant discounts. I've already touched on Sony InZone wireless earbuds, but they really are the best all-rounder earbuds i've tried in recent memory, and the included USB-C dongle fits in the charger case and is ideal for connecting to PC and PlayStation 5. And they're $42.99 off, bargain. Saving over $100 on a 300W Kareoke machine with an included 10.1" tablet and wireless microphones is a cracking deal too. Ikario has RGB lighting and hooks up to YouTube or Karaoke app via WiFi for absolute endless banter for house parties this holiday. Creative might not be the front and center of PC audio like it used to be, but it haven't lost its eye for quality. $69.99 for a soundbar and subwoofer combo is an awesome shout for a gaming setup or smaller home theatre setups. If you've spotted a loved one forever filming themselves for TikToks or video calling to their friends, the Maono wireless lavalier microphone is USB-C compatible and clips to a users clothes for a pro sound wherever they are. Stationary cameras are great for keeping an eye on a room in general, but cats and dogs don't like staying still. Enabot EBO Rola PetPal provides 2.5k video and allows owners to roll about the house to check what their pets are really up too. Attachable feeders and cat toys allow for owners to interact with their pets more than ever before and is a great gift for the craszy cat person in your life. I've been using the HOZO NeoBlade for a while now whilst cleaning up my 3D prints and creative projects. It's an ultrasonic knife that can take different microblades and is rechargable. This bit of kit just makes cutting jobs miles easier of toucher materials with acrylic, PLA, wood and softer metals. I use it to cut supports off my prints and clean up projects, and I can't go back to regular scalpels and blades. Plus this bundle is $10 off and you get a self healing A3 matt. Switch 2 Games Releasing This Holiday December is stacked for Nintendo Switch 2. We gave Metroid Prime 4: Beyond a solid 8/10 for nailing the Prime vibe whilst introducing some interesting mechanics and a pseudo open-world sandbox to explore. Considering how long we've been waiting for it, Metroid 4 is a solid comeback. Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC drops on Wednesday, which adds a post-game story, brand new Mega Evolutions and new mechanics such as an alternative dimension Lumioise City and Pokémon hitting over the long-standing level 100 mechanic. Insane. Audible Holiday ***** Fancy knocking a $14.95 per month subscription to 99 cents for three months? That's what's on offer for Amazon Prime members right now, which can easily be cancelled down before the discount dries if you don't want to continue, win-win. Whilst Audible Plus, the cheaper membership tier, has 10,000 audiobooks to listen too, Premium Plus has 500,000. Premium Plus members get to pick an audiobook to keep in their library indefinitely too, with 30% off purchasable Audiobooks. Usually this crops up as a free 30-day trial, and these trials are only for new subscribers, so this is the best deal you're going to get. Mega Evolution Booster Box It's not often Amazon gets their Pokémon TCG products down to market value, but here we are. Yes, you can save $6.99 at TCGPlayer if you're not bothered about waiting a few days for delivery, but many would argue the extra $6.99 is worth getting it in your hands quicker with 1-day Amazon Prime delivery. The choice is yours but both sites have this at or near market value right now, which is great for one of the box in-demand Pokémon TCG sets right now. Secretlab Holiday ***** It's no secret that Secretlab is one of the most premium gaming chairs and brands available right now, and the brand tax is real. But straight off the heels of ****** Friday, Secretlab have dropped their Christmas Holiday ***** across all the favorites. The super premium Titan Evo Nanogen Edition features a Secretlab-exclusive NanGen Hybrid Leathette seat covering and NanoFoam Composite cushioning for one of the best feeling gaming chairs on the market, Even the budget-minded Titan Evo Lite has premium features and coldfoam cusioning to make sure you're comfortable all day working and all night gaming. They even do an erganomic recliner add on now, featuring multiple angles of support to keep your legs comfortable for different posture types. Alienware and Lenovo Gaming PC Deals It's easy to get carried away with mad specifications on gaming PCs, and if you can afford it that's awesome. But builds like Lenovo's LOQ RTX 5060Ti build has a cracking budget price of $949.99 after using the discount code "EXTRAFIVE", capable of DLSS 4 upscaling and the latest Nvidia AI frame generation. The Ryzen 7 8745HX CPU backs up the 5060 Ti well, making this a lean and mean 1080p gaming monster. Out of the two Alienware builds, i'd save the money and go for the Intel Core Ultra 7 265 build. Both of these builds are going to kill it when it comes to high frame rate 4K gaming, and I simply don't think the extra $350 is worth it for the extra gains of a Core Ultra 9 285K CPU. Of course it's faster and better, but I think the $3,899.99 build is far better value for money. Christian Wait is a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything collectable and deals. Christian has over 7 years of experience in the Gaming and Tech industry with bylines at Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian also makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian is also the author of "Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior". Find Christian on X @ChrisReggieWait. View the full article
All these massive, multi-billion dollar acquisitions are getting a bit scary, aren't they? The one on everyone's minds at the moment is of course Netflix's proposed takeover of movie studio giant Warner Bros, offering up a cool $82.7 billion in exchange. This, of course, has an indescribably massive potential to ruin mainstream cinema, but we won't get into that right this second, because there's another concern: how much the streamer does not seem to care about the games side of Warner Bros. Read more View the full article
После многочисленных переносов Terminator 2D: No Fate приближается к релизу. Компания Reef Entertainment представила трайлер к запуску ретро-боевика для современных консолей и ПК. Посмотреть ролик можно ниже. View the full article
Xsolla is celebrating a week of festivities during The Game Awards week and it is taking the opportunity to rebrand itself. Xsolla, born as a payments company, is rebranding as a global video game commerce company that helps developers launch, grow, and monetize their games. .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 Xsolla rebrands as global video game commerce and creative innovation firm appeared first on GamesBeat. View the full article
There's a fair amount of donuts to bake in the Pokémon Legends Z-A Mega Dimension DLC, and the Alpha and Omega Old-Fashioned types are indeed tricky. The process of making them is pretty much the same as any other donut, but the recipes for both Alpha and Omega Old-Fashioned donuts can be challenging to crack. This guide will list all the steps for baking both donuts without any hassle. Table of contentsHow to make Alpha Old-Fashioned donuts in Pokémon Legends Z-AHow to make Omega Old-Fashioned donuts in Pokémon Legends Z-AHow to make Alpha Old-Fashioned donuts in Pokémon Legends Z-A To make the donut, head over to Hotel Z, where you'll find Ansha. You can then order the Alpha Old-Fashioned donut with the correct ingredients. Here's the combination that you're looking for. Screenshot by Destructoid Two Hyper Babiri Berry (65 Sour and 85 Bitter)One Hyper Colbur Berry (65 Sour and 85 Fresh)One Hyper Haban Berry (85 Sweet and 65 Fresh)Three Hyper Payapa Berry (5 Sweet, 10 Sour, 10 Bitter, and 95 Fresh)Hyper Coba Berry (10 Sweet, 95 Spicy, 10 Bitter, and 5 Fresh) This will help you meet the requirements for creating the Alpha Old-Fashioned Donut, which is required to hunt Primal Kyogre. How to make Omega Old-Fashioned donuts in Pokémon Legends Z-A To make the donut, head over to Hotel Z, where you'll find Ansha. The Omega Old-Fashioned donut can then be ordered with the correct recipe. Here's the list of ingredients you'll need. One Hyper Colbur Berry (65 Sour and 85 Fresh)One Hyper Haban Berry (85 Sweet and 65 Fresh)One Hyper Kasib Berry (10 Sweet, 5 Spicy, 95 Sour and 10 Fresh)Hyper Coba Berry (10 Sweet, 95 Spicy, 10 Bitter, and 5 Fresh)One Hyper Tanga Berry (95 Sweet, 10 Spicy, 10 Sour, and 5 Bitter)One Hyper Rindo Berry (15 Sweet, 55 Spicy, 5 Bitter, and 25 Fresh)Two Hyper Yache Berry (25 Sweet, 5 Sour, 15 Bitter, and 55 Fresh) This will help you meet the requirements for creating the Omega Old-Fashioned Donut, which is required to hunt Primal Groudon. The post How to make Alpha and Omega Old-Fashioned donuts in Pokémon Legends Z-A Mega Dimension appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Cinderella is officially back in the valley, but she needs some help getting back in the groove of things in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Specifically, she wants you to assist her with her next project in the Cinderella's Custom Creation quest. Friendship quests are some of the toughest missions to work through, as they often involve several tricky tasks you may not know how to get done. Here's a complete walkthrough for Cinderella's Custom Creation quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Table of contentsHow to complete Cinderella's Custom Creation in Disney Dreamlight ValleyRecruit Daisy for Cinderella's projectTake pictures to inspire CinderellaHow to complete Cinderella's Custom Creation in Disney Dreamlight Valley Screenshot by Destructoid Recruit Daisy for Cinderella's project The first step is to recruit Daisy to help out, too, as she's quite creative and Cinderella wants all the help she can get. Track down Daisy around the valley and chat with her to see what she thinks. Then, head to Daisy's Boutique to meet up with her and some other friends she invited to help out, too, and chat with Daisy inside. Take pictures to inspire Cinderella Cinderella needs some help getting inspired, so you need to take three pictures to help her out. These photos must be of specific features around the valley, including: SunbirdsWhite & Red HydrangeaCitrine For the Sunbirds, you'll need to visit the Sunlit Plateau region and snap a photo with one of the birds flying around there. A Sunbird Companion you can equip doesn't count for this task; it must be one that's out in the wild. For the White & Red Hydrangea and Citrine, the rules are a bit more flexible. You can either find these items out in the valley, or grab them from your storage and drop them on the ground to take some pictures. Screenshot by Destructoid This guide is a work in progress and is receiving live updates as we work through this quest. The post Cinderella’s Custom Creation quest walkthrough in Disney Dreamlight Valley appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
The Old Peace 'Update Failed' error has started to pop up for Warframe players worldwide, and the community has run into a mud. The update appears to pop up primarily for PC players. Whether you're playing on Steam or using the launcher, the error seems to be happening worldwide. Thankfully, Digital Extremes is aware of the problems at hand, and here's what you can do to download the files to get the update ready to play. How to fix 'Update Failed' error in Warframe The 'Update Failed' error appears to be happening due to an increased server load. The Old Peace is a major Warframe update that has plenty of fantastic content for fans to enjoy. The increased server load appears to be the main cause of the problem, as plenty of players are trying to download the updated files at the same time. Screenshot by Destructoid If you're getting the error, here's what you can do. Wait a few seconds, and the download should start automatically. Yes, leave the launcher untouched and wait for the download to begin. However, there could still be disruptions that might happen during the download process.Press the retry button once for the download to resume. If it fails, keep pressing the retry button until the download resumes properly. That said, the best choice is to wait for a couple of hours for the initial rush to subside. This will automatically reduce the load on the servers, allowing you to perform the download without any hiccups. If you're among the lucky ones who didn't encounter any problem, you'll be able to start The Old Peace quest. Digital Extremes has introduced a skip-ahead system that allows you to experience all the new missions without having to complete the prerequisites. If you're new, there are plenty of missions to complete before you can gain access to the rewards available as part of The Old Peace. The post Warframe The Old Peace ‘Update Failed’ error fix appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Aside from a focus on open-world exploration, Genshin Impactand Assassin's Creed 4: ****** Flagdon't have much in common. Genshin Impact reshaped the fantasy gacha game market, while ****** Flag still stands apart as possibly the last great triumph of piratical adventures. Surprisingly, however, a new game might be the perfect combination of both. View the full article
The next update for Marvel Rivals transitions the game to Season 5.5, where many new features will be added alongside several key adjustments. While characters receive balance changes, a new hero will take the spotlight as well to change up how teams battle together. With a returning mode, several incoming costumes, and other secrets, this midpoint update is sure to have plenty for players to explore. View the full article
Privacy Notice: We utilize cookies to optimize your browsing experience and analyze website traffic. By consenting, you acknowledge and agree to our Cookie Policy, ensuring your privacy preferences are respected.
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