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CD Projekt Red has a lot planned for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's 10th anniversary beginning with a trailer and livestream. View the full article

Walmart has a bargain of an LG gaming monitor offer right now, but you'll need to get in quick, as it's listed as a flash deal, and the site says over 100 people have this screen in their carts right now. You can see why, with a $43 saving on this monitor's already-affordable $169 price, meaning you get a decent-size 27-inch screen and a 180Hz refresh rate for just $126. We usually expect gaming monitors at this price to come from unknown brands and have 24-inch screens, so it's great to see the LG UltraGear 27GS40W-B (to use its full name) joining the party, albeit for a limited time. We've been really impressed by some of the monitors from the LG stable lately, where the Ultragear brand is regularly featured on our best gaming monitor guide. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This $179 LG gaming monitor deal is amazing for a 1440p Nvidia G-Sync screen LG's new 5K OLED gaming monitor costs $1,999, but it looks like it's worth it Don't miss this $500 saving on an LG OLED gaming monitor View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The Rainbow Six Siege X system requirements have landed, and we now have an idea of what PC hardware we'll need to run the tactical shooter at resolutions up to 4K and frame rates of up to 120fps. This long-awaited update brings some major graphical upgrades, but I still wasn't expecting to see an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super Ti listed in the specs. While you won't need the best graphics card to get great performance in Rainbow Six Siege at 1080p, if you want to push for 120fps at 4K, then you're going to need a fairly decent gaming PC. Comparing these new specs to the original Rainbow Six Siege system requirements shows just how far we've come in the last decade of PC hardware. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This new Noctua gaming mouse stops sweaty hands, thanks to a clever addition Grab this 27-inch 180Hz LG gaming monitor for just $126, if you're quick MSI Claw ditches Intel exclusivity, reveals new AMD gaming handheld View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Unpicking Expedition 33's story and both ending choices to answer your burning questionsView the full article

Helldivers 2 has launched another major update called Heart of Democracy as the Illuminate faction takes the fight to the people of Super Earth. Arrowhead Game Studios released Helldivers 2 on February 8, 2024, for PlayStation 5 and PC. The studio has been steadily adding content to the game ever since its launch. View the full article

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 will soon see the release of Patch 8, which publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive have already said heralds the arrival of the hotly anticipated Horde mode. But what else might it include? Recent datamines of Space Marine 2 itself may hold clues. Warning! Potential spoilers for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 follow: Let’s start with perhaps the biggest question Space Marine 2 fans have right now: what is the new class? Datamines suggest it is the Techmarine. Why? Because in the files was mention of a perk called ‘shoulder gun bolter,’ which is a clear indication that Techmarines are finally in play. For the uninitiated, a Techmarine is a Space Marine engineer-type class who’s a big fan of the Cult Mechanicus as well as their Chapter. They’re big on technology and specialize in fixing and maintaining vehicles and other big stuff, such as Dreadnaughts. You can see how a Techmarine might slot into a Space Marine 2 squad, which currently lacks a class of this type. And this ties into another datamined detail: the apparent ability to “summon” a Dreadnaught in Horde mode. Dreadnaughts are a part of the Space Marine 2 campaign (one viral moment involves a Dreadnaught being particularly heroic and badass), and you also fight alongside one in a PvE Operations mission. Could you earn the right to summon a Dreadnaught and, as a Techmarine, keep it alive, in Horde mode? Now onto the promised new melee weapon. Datamines suggest Space Marine 2 will finally get a Power Axe, which again, makes sense in the context of Games Workshop’s big Space Wolves push for the tabletop game. And let’s remember, in December, IGN reported on Space Marine 2 modders who put the axe from Secret Level’s Warhammer 40,000 episode into the game. THIS is why I’m a fan of Warhammer 40k! Hats off to @PrimeVideo for producing Secret Level: And They Shall Know No Fear. Watch it here: [Hidden Content] I highly recommend giving the entire 19 min episode a watch. It’s immersive and awesome. It’s a happy grim dark ray of… [Hidden Content] — MiniWarGamer Dave (@MWGdave) December 10, 2024 There’s more! As discussed in a recent video by Warhammer 40,000 YouTuber Chapter Master Valrak, dataminers recently unearthed evidence of a Grav-cannon in Space Marine 2. This is, typically, a big gun used by Space Marines that manipulate gravity to cause a target to crush itself to death. Could the Techmarine class, should it be a genuine upcoming arrival, exclusively wield the Grav-cannon? If so, I imagine there will be many players who gravitate towards it with the release of Patch 8. It’s worth noting that Patch 8 remains under wraps for now, but we’re expecting Space Marine 2-related announcements during the upcoming Warhammer Skulls livestream this Thursday, May 22. Perhaps we’ll find out more there. There’s a lot happening in the world of Space Marine 2, despite the surprise announcement that development of Space Marine 3 development had begun. Space Marine 2’s year one roadmap remains in place. Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article

In the Parks Fest event, one of your main goals is to craft an array of unique popcorn buckets in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Figuring out what they are and how to make them is fairly complex, though, since you're only given vague titles like A Shining Icon to work with. The name of each event duty is a small clue meant to point you in the right direction, but none of them gives you enough information to know exactly what needs to be done. If you're struggling to solve this one, here's how to complete A Shining Icon in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Table of contentsHow to complete the A Shining Icon duty in Disney Dreamlight ValleyHow to craft Metallic Mickey Popcorn Bucket in Disney Dreamlight ValleyA Shining Icon reward in Disney Dreamlight ValleyHow to complete the A Shining Icon duty in Disney Dreamlight Valley Screenshot by Destructoid To finish the A Shining Icon quest, you need to craft one Metallic Mickey Popcorn Bucket. Mickey Mouse is the iconic mascot of Disney, and the bucket you're making is shiny, so he's the "shining icon" referenced in this hint. For this duty, you first need to gather all of the required materials for the popcorn bucket. The resources you need are an array of colorful Parks Fest Buttons. Once you have them, you can head to any crafting station around the valley to get crafting. How to craft Metallic Mickey Popcorn Bucket in Disney Dreamlight Valley Screenshot by Destructoid The Metallic Mickey Popcorn Bucket can be crafted using Green Buttons, Blue Buttons, Purple Buttons, and Flower Buttons in DDV. Here's how many are required and what you need to do to earn each type. ButtonAmountHow to getGreen Button40Earned by completing daily and weekly event quests.Blue Button15Can be fished out of white ripple spots in the water around Dazzle Beach and Peaceful Meadow.Purple ButtonFiveCan be crafted using one Blue Button, two Red Buttons, and 100 Dreamlight. Flower Button20Can be found in the wild around the Peaceful Meadow and Plaza while the Parks Fest event is live. If you crafted the Metallic Mickey Popcorn Bucket during a past run of the Parks Fest event and don't want to spend time gathering the resources to make another one for this task, consider using the Uncrafting Station to break it down and remake it. You unlock this machine during The Uncrafting Station quest, which is the Cheshire Cat's level seven friendship quest. Using this machine costs a small Dreamlight fee, but it's worth the price to avoid gathering all of the required materials again. You can also break down any other popcorn buckets you may have to earn materials for this one. A Shining Icon reward in Disney Dreamlight Valley Completing the A Shining Icon duty gets you the Metallic Mickey Popcorn Bucket furniture item and the Metallic Mickey's Handheld Popcorn Bucket accessory item. The furniture version of this bucket can be placed anywhere around the valley, including inside your houses or anywhere outside as a decorative item. The accessory version is an item you can equip and carry around. There are plenty of other popcorn buckets you can make once you have this one in your collection. Next, consider working on the Oh, Bother, Craftily Ever After, and Destination: Imagination duties to unlock three more. The post How to complete A Shining Icon in Disney Dreamlight Valley appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

May has been a busy month for Xbox Game Pass with plenty of new additions, but we're set to lose some great titles pretty soon as well. Your subscription will be lighter by four titles starting on May 31. The count rises by one if you're using the PC Game Pass. While this process is pretty routine, there are a couple of games that you should try playing in the last couple of weeks if you haven't tried them out yet. All Xbox Game Pass Departures in May 2025 Here's the complete list of all the games that will no longer be part of the Xbox Game Pass after May 31. Cassette BeastsHumanityRemnant 2Slayers X: Terminal Afterthought: Vengeance of the SlayerFirework (PC Game Pass) Remnant 2 is certainly going to be the game I miss most, although it has been on the subscription for a long time. It's one of those few games that I picked up after its addition to the subscription and completed in the next few weeks. While it's not the easiest of shooters to mess around with, give it a try during the last week of May. The Remnant 2 – Image via Arc Games Cassette Beasts has been an underrated title if you're into indies and games that involve catching monsters. It's neither Pokémon nor TemTem by any means, but there's plenty of fun gameplay, and you can also finish the game by picking it up now. I haven't played much of either Humanity or Slayers X, but they're both neat titles in their own right. Humanity is a good fit for those who love puzzle platformers, while Slayers X is a great tribute to old-school FPS titles. Puzzle lovers have more to miss this month as Firework is also leaving the PC Game Pass. I have played a bit of the horror puzzle title, and it's certainly fun. All these titles will be available until May 31 on the Xbox Game Pass. May saw the addition of fantastic titles like Doom: The Dark Ages as Day One launches. I personally can't wait to see what we have in store for us in June. The post Games you have to play before they leave Game Pass on 31 May appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

An interesting Genshin Impact chart has revealed the ownership rate of the game's five-star characters. Genshin Impact's playable units are divided into two main rarity categories: five-star and four-star characters. Five-star characters are much harder to obtain, as they follow a 90-wish pity system compared to the 10-wish pity for four-star units. View the full article

The TV manufacturer will introduce the functionality in its latest flagship model, the S95F. Other models, such as the S95D, S90D, S85D, S90F, and S85F, will receive G-Sync later this year. Read Entire Article View the full article

Square Enix announces Final Fantasy XI update plans and the Return Home to Vana'diel Campaign. View the full article

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This is it, everybody. This is the big one. After more than 12 months of fighting across the Helldivers 2 galaxy, the war to protect democracy has finally breached the bastion that is - or was - Super Earth. Battlefield 6 might be on the way. Rival multiplayer shooters like Delta Force and Tarkov are still going strong. But with the new Helldivers 2 update, Arrowhead has just hit the biggest, reddest button. The Illuminate are on our home turf. There are new teammates, mechanics, and weapon customization tools. If you've gone AWOL from the galactic war, it's time to take up arms and march back to the Helldivers 2 frontline. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Helldivers 2 dev says it will call "100%" of the shots on its next game Surprise Helldivers 2 update overhauls weapons as Super Earth comes under threat Helldivers 2 boss says No Man's Sky's redemption arc inspired its own comeback View the full article

If the naked Norman Reedus didn't already give it awayView the full article

Video game voice-actor union SAG-AFTRA are launching a legal case against the presence of generated AI voice-acting for Darth Vader in Epic's battle royale Fortnite. They're accusing the company's subsidiary Llama Productions of using AI to "replace the work of human performers" - or at least, of replacing human performers without first haggling out terms with the union. Read more View the full article

Kakao Games and Chrono Studio begins sign-ups for the Chrono Odyssey PC-exclusive closed beta test. View the full article

Late last week, Fortnite got a Darth Vader chatbot you can squad up with and have stilted AI-powered conversations that use James Earl Jones' actual voice. It's not just said a bunch of stuff it wasn't supposed to - it's now led the SAG-AFTRA union to file unfair labour practice charge. Read more View the full article

I've been having a retro itch lately and have been going back to previous generations to play some classic gems, which got me thinking of the future. Companies have, in the past decade, tried to revive some big franchises to mixed success, whether it's Toys for Bob's remakes of the Spyro and ****** Bandicoot trilogy that garnered great attention, or the happily forgotten Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts. It's got me pondering what other retro games I would love to see return, either as a remake or some kind of reboot, in the future. After all, we are staring down the next generation of consoles with Nintendo Switch 2 in mere weeks, so it begs the question: what else would we like to see return? First. What is retro? For our sake, I'm going to say anything Xbox 360, PS3, Wii era, and below. The Xbox One and PS4 are still pretty recent, and I can't think of many games from that era I'd define as 'retro,' especially when a lot of those franchises, like Splatoon, are still getting new games right now. [Hidden Content] For me, I need to see the bear and bird come back. I need a full-on remake of the first two Banjo-Kazooie games, even if Toys for Bob needs to be the ones to do it. I want to see those worlds brought back to life, and I felt like it would have been the perfect time to do so after Banjo's addition to the Smash Bros. roster. Something Xbox apparently didn't agree with. Keeping with Rare, Viva Piñata is also a beloved series from the Xbox 360 era that I'd have loved to see get a new game, even if it was meant to be a tie-in to a TV show that no longer exists. It was still fun, and I remember sinking hundreds of hours into the first two. I'm sure most of you will argue Rare's library in general is deserving of a remake across the board, or a new game. F-Zero also feels like it needs a shoutout, as we haven't seen a new game in quite some time, which is crazy to even consider those games retro nowadays. Lastly, on top of my head, the only other game I can think of I would love to see come back is Chrono Trigger. It has to, right?! But enough about what I want, what do you want to see, Destructoid!? Let me know in the comments below! The post What retro game series do you want to see return? appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

If you find yourself beaten and bruised mid-fight in Baldur's Gate 3, it might seem like a decent strategy to turn invisible, run away, and recover. You can catch your bearings, heal your party, and return for another round — it's a clever way to escape a fight without truly fleeing. At least, in theory. View the full article

The iconic Haunting of Verdansk event may be returning to Call of Duty: Warzone later this year, as new files for the event have recently been added to the game. The Haunting of Verdansk first debuted in Call of Duty: Warzonein 2020 with the launch of Modern Warfare Season 6. While the event would go on to return simply as "The Haunting" in later years, the absence of Verdansk meant it failed to find the same level of success. View the full article

Helldivers 2 finally has Super Earth maps to fight on as part of the Heart of Democracy major update. As had leaked last week, the Heart of Democracy update — out now across PC and PlayStation 5 — sees the Illuminate invasion reach Super Earth. You can now select missions on our home planet in Mega Cities and fight back alongside SEAF soldiers. The city biomes include operations that work towards liberating the cities, which, developer Arrowhead said, have “a significant impact on planetary campaigns.” This is a part of Helldivers 2’s ongoing Galactic War, a community-driven meta narrative that Arrowhead orchestrates behind the scenes. The Illuminate have reached the Heart of Democracy. Our Mega Cities are under siege. Liberty now hangs in the balance. The Ministry of Defence has authorised arsenal upgrades and placed SEAF soldiers on active duty. Today, we fight for the future of Super Earth! [Hidden Content] — HELLDIVERS™ 2 (@helldivers2) May 20, 2025 Here’s the official blurb, per the PlayStation Blog: The Helldivers are tasked with a new objective: to repel the Illuminate invasion by gaining ground over the squids as they fight to control areas where the fleet is landing. It won’t be a walk in the park, divers. Like a game of intergalactic tug-of-war, you will struggle against the incoming forces, gaining and losing control quickly. You can activate Planetary Defense Cannons and take down the Illuminate fleet, as shown in the trailer. And, as mentioned, SEAF troops will help join the fight to defend the cities. These small squads will fight enemies on their own, or they can be ordered to follow Helldivers and provide temporary backup as you navigate toward objectives. You do, however, need to be mindful of civilians who are still roaming the streets; Helldivers 2 is as much about friendly fire management as it is blowing aliens up. The Heart of Democracy update is part of Arrowhead's long-term committment to keeping Helldivers 2 going for years to come following its record-breaking launch last year. Last week, Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani addressed player concern that the studio might leave the game behind to focus on its next project, dubbed "Game 6." "Nah. It's ALL Helldivers 2 for now," he insisted. "A very, very small team will spin up something later this year and go at it sloowly. Helldivers is our main focus and will be for a loooong time." So, how long does Jorjani expect content updates for Helldivers 2 to last? "As long as you folks keep playing and buying Super Credits we can keep it going," Jorjani said, pointing to Helldivers 2's virtual currency that's used to buy Premium Warbonds. "Last summer we were kinda screwing the pooch so it looked like we wouldn't be able to keep the train going for a long time - but we turned the ship around, you support us a lot so it's looking bright." Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article

Call of Duty fans are still digesting the news that Activision is walking away from Warzone Mobile, the game that was meant to lead the battle royale into a new era. Over the weekend, Activision pulled Warzone Mobile from iOS and Android app stores, with the scope of the game being “streamlined" and an admission it had not met expectations. While servers will remain online for now, no new content or updates will be issued to the game, and players can no longer spend real money in it. "We're proud of the accomplishment in bringing Call of Duty: Warzone to mobile in an authentic way, [but] it unfortunately has not met our expectations with mobile-first players like it has with PC and console audiences,” Activision said. It’s a brutal end for a game that clearly struggled right out of the gate. Warzone Mobile launched in March 2024 on iOS and Android as a Warzone-specific Call of Duty mobile experience that offered battle royale for up to 120 players, as well as cross-progression with the PC and console Warzone, Modern Warfare 2 and 3, and, later in the year, ****** Ops 6. IGN's Call of Duty Warzone Mobile review returned an 8/10. We said: "Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile includes all the best elements of Warzone, while speeding up and streamlining matches and using cross-progression to make this a meaningful extension of the traditional experience." Activision’s hope was that Warzone Mobile would make a splash in the competitive mobile shooter market, where the hugely successful Call of Duty Mobile, developed by Tencent-owned TiMi Studio Group, is already established. With Call of Duty Mobile, which has seen 1 billion downloads since launch, revenue is shared between Activision and Tencent. Warzone Mobile, on the other hand, was developed entirely in-house at Activision, and so the company received a ******* slice of the money pie every time a player dropped cash on a battle pass or a cosmetic. But Warzone Mobile, which requires more powerful mobile phones than Call of Duty Mobile to work well, failed to meet Activision’s expectations, and its development team was scaled down when, in September last year, Microsoft-wide layoffs hit across the games business. Now, Call of Duty fans, especially those who did play Warzone Mobile, have lamented the state of the game and indeed the franchise. “This game simply came out too early and wanted to be too greedy,” said redditor Maddafragg. “It could be seen on the Reddit videos, a lot of gameplay was not fluid with weird graphics, it could be seen that even if the game is playable, the device struggles to run it. The world of mobile gaming is cursed, it's not just Warzone that's dying. Dead by Daylight mobile and Star Wars hunter will also close the doors.” “Turns out mobile games need to be optimized on most devices to be successful, you can't just cater to high end devices and hope your game succeed — it won't,” added piegeamorue. “Greed is a dangerous thing. Activision was too greedy and when it leaked that they planned on killing CODM in favor of WZM they essentially turned tens of millions of people against the game. It became ‘us vs them’ and CODM is vastly more accessible than WZM — the loss was guaranteed.” What's next for Call of Duty, which appears to be in a tricky spot right now? Earlier this month, The Game Business reported that while ****** Ops 6 launched big late last year, the Call of Duty franchise saw its users decline afterwards, and “more sharply” than in recent years. Here’s the relevant blurb: ... the reality is that despite a strong start, Call of Duty has struggled to engage players to the degree it has in the past. According to Ampere, in March 2025, Call of Duty had 20.6 million players. That is still a huge number, but it’s slightly less than March 2024, which had 20.8 million players, and well down on March 2023, which saw 22.4 million players. The return of the much-loved Verdansk to Warzone did give the battle royale a much-needed shot in the arm, but with the honeymoon ******* over and accusations of rampant cheating once again dominating the narrative, all eyes are on Activision and this year’s Call of Duty game to see if the still-huge first-person shooter franchise can reinvent itself once again. Related, there are a number of apparent datamined gameplay videos doing the rounds that show wall-running and even jet packs working in ****** Ops 6. This, some believe, indicates this year's ****** Ops 7 will ditch Activision’s ‘boots on the ground’ mantra for gameplay reminiscent of ****** Ops 3. They also added jetpacks lol [Hidden Content] — Bikou (@Kivikou) May 20, 2025 Activision told IGN its teams are busy and moving forward on a variety of work, so hopefully we’ll see the fruits of that soon. Microsoft’s annual June Xbox showcase is around the corner. Perhaps Call of Duty will turn up there. And, meanwhile, Call of Duty: Mobile is going strong, but, as we’ve pointed out, it’s not as lucrative a business for Activision, despite being *******. Activision Blizzard’s recent mobile struggles also call into question Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of the company itself, given Xbox boss Phil Spencer has made no secret that the decision was in part motivated by Xbox’s lofty mobile ambitions (Activision Blizzard owns King, the maker of phenomenally popular mobile game Candy Crush). Indeed, Microsoft plans to launch an app store of its own, taking on Apple and Google in the lucrative mobile game space. Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article

Though it may no longer get the coverage it used to, the Epic Games Store’s weekly freebies on PC continue. Every week, the store is refreshed with one or two games, available for anyone to claim and own forever. Read more View the full article

After many months of dogged campaigning in the face of zealotry, atrocity and propaganda about fake WMDs, the heroic avatars of the Illuminate have finally invaded Super-Earth. In just a few short days, the humans and their fanatical and clownish "Helldiver" enforcers may be wiped from the face of the galaxy, ushering in a brave new era in which the surviving bots, bugs and squids link clamps, mandibles and tentacles and dance around singing. You ever hear an Illuminate sing? Literally mind-blowing. All of which is to say that Helldivers 2's Heart Of Democracy update is upon us, following teasers earlier this month. It lets the game's sordid playerbase of perfidious human stormtroopers blow the ***** out of some ace nano-tech molluscs on the streets of planet Earth. The new Earth maps are also full of NPC human soldiers who can be left to fight for themselves or enlisted as cannon fodder. There are crowds of panicking civilians, too. The PlayStation blog post announcing the update's release suggests that you'll be "punished" for accidentally shooting them, but that's not the impression given by the below orgiastic trailer. Read more View the full article

Despite all the calls for Nintendo to drop its price, everyone and their mum has been trying to pre-order a Switch 2 now that they have the chance, leading to fears Ninty might not be able to make enough consoles to meet all the demand in timely fashion. The good news is that it sounds like a deal with Samsung could help supercharge Switch 2 production a bit. Read more View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]