GamersHeroes Monday, March 17, 2025 3:35 PM An immersive story of resilience and hope, the team at Anuttacon has announced their new real0time interactive title Whispers from the Star. The post Real-time Interactive Story Whispers from the Star Announced appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, March 17, 2025 3:16 PM A next-gen tactical shooter survival horror game that utilizes bodycam-style visuals, the underwater horror FPS world of Snail inc., Wandering Wizard, and MystiveDev's Chasmal Fear will launch April 17. The post Underwater Horror FPS Chasmal Fear Launching April 17 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, March 17, 2025 2:29 PM Biped 2 comes out on the right foot, featuring an intuitive movement system that is equal parts unique and fun. The post Biped 2 GDC 2025 Preview – Left Foot, Right Foot appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, March 17, 2025 2:02 PM Announced during today's The MIX x Kinda Funny Spring Game Showcase, Yooka-Replaylee developer Playtonic announced that PM Studios will be a co-publisher for the hotly anticipated platformer. The post Playtonic and PM Studios Celebrating Co-Publishing Deal for Yooka-Replaylee appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, March 17, 2025 1:55 PM Announced at The MIX Kinda Funny Spring Showcase earlier today, Tuatara Games and Digital Bandidos' sci-fi horror action roguelike Let Them Come: Onslaught will launch for PC and consoles later this year. The post Action Roguelike Let Them Come: Onslaught Announced appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, March 17, 2025 1:40 PM The team at Kuuasema announced that the public playtest for their Lovecraftian dungeon-keeping title Cthulhu Keeper is kicking off today. The post Lovecraftian Dungeon-Keeper Cthulhu Keeper Public Playtest Beginning Today appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, March 17, 2025 1:18 PM Set to release in just a few short days, TAMSOFT and Bandai Namco's BLEACH Rebirth of Souls' latest character trailer puts the spotlight on the final addition to its roster: Ichigo Kurosaki (Final Getsugatensho). The post BLEACH Rebirth of Souls Ichigo Kurosaki (Final Getsugatensho) Character Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, March 17, 2025 12:57 PM A reimagining of Atari's 1980s missile defense arcade classic, Atari, Mighty Yell and 13AM Games' Missile Command Delta will bring with it turn-based tactical action when it launches later this year. The post Turn-Based Strategy Title Missile Command Delta Launching Later This Year appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, March 17, 2025 12:34 PM To ring in Astrology Day, the team at Amazon Games recently sat down with Smilegate to dive into Lost Ark's game's celestial inspirations, ranging from the Omnium Stars (which have their own mythos in Lost Ark!) to even the best in-game spots for stargazing. The post Lost Ark Astrology Day Q&A Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Monday, March 17, 2025 4:45 PM  A Xenosaga spin-off that was surprisingly important to the series' story but was thought lost to the old Japanese mobile phone network it was released on has been recovered and shared online. The RPG Xenosaga: Pied Piper is once again playable, with a fan translation on the way. |
Kotaku Monday, March 17, 2025 4:30 PM  Rolling Stone has obtained an audio recording of actor and former Marvel star Jonathan Majors admitting to strangling his ex-girlfriend, dancer Grace Jabbari, in September of 2022, months before Majors was arrested for physically assaulting Jabbari in March of 2023. As described in the subsequent lawsuit, the incident… |
Kotaku Monday, March 17, 2025 3:55 PM  Assassin's Creed Shadows is out in just a few days and Ubisoft has a lot riding on the blockbuster's launch as it reportedly explores breaking up the company following multiple years of delays, cancellations, and disappointing sales. Complicating matters, the latest installment in the long-running historical stealth… |
Kotaku Monday, March 17, 2025 3:45 PM  Santa Claus isn't real, good guys don't always finish last, and John Cena is not who you thought he was for over 20 years. On March 1 at WWE's Elimination Chamber, Cena rocked the wrestling world, and likely gave a generation of pre-teens a glimpse of the disappointment they can expect in adulthood, by selling his… |
Kotaku Monday, March 17, 2025 2:45 PM  Games have never been more social but the tools for connecting with friends and fellow fans across the gaming realm are still surprisingly fractured. Discord hopes to fix that with a new Social SDK it's making available to developers to allow them to integrate the platform's tools and perks directly into their games.… |
Kotaku Monday, March 17, 2025 2:35 PM  There are plenty of reasons why you may want to change your Overwatch 2 gamertag on Battle.net. Maybe you're starting a stream channel and you want your new user name to match your channel name. Maybe you made it while you were younger and have an embarrassing username taunting you. Or, maybe making your tag… |
Kotaku Monday, March 17, 2025 1:30 PM  Specializing in supporting his team from a distance, Rocket Raccoon is a Strategist with a solid suite of abilities. He can deploy a mobile respawn center for defeated allies, fill the area with healing orbs, boost enemy damage with his ultimate, and even supply infinite ammo for specific teammates. Did I mention he's… |
Kotaku Monday, March 17, 2025 12:45 PM  Some rivalries you just can't let go, even if one side has clearly outpaced the other. There's Nintendo vs. Sega, Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake, and of course, Pokémon vs. Digimon. Bandai Namco's monster tamer series hasn't kept the vice grip on pop culture that Nintendo's has, but Digimon has been respectably trucking… |
Kotaku Monday, March 17, 2025 11:55 AM  Like its predecessors, Civilization VII features numerous win conditions ranging from a cultural victory to a military victory. You could play nice with the other leaders, build alliances, share technology, and aim for the stars, as it were. Or, you could annihilate your neighbors with tanks, missiles, and bomber… |
Kotaku Monday, March 17, 2025 11:45 AM  Voice actor Ashly Burch responded to an internal Sony tech demo featuring a generative-AI controlled version of the hero she plays in the Horizon Zero Dawn games, Aloy, saying it's exactly why she and other game performers are currently on strike. "I am worried for this art form," she told fans in a new TikTok video. |
Kotaku Monday, March 17, 2025 11:05 AM  Warner Bros. appears to continue its landmark campaign for Worst Mega Corporation of 2025, following moves like shutting down Shadow of Mordor developer Monolith Productions and killing its deal with long-running educational children's show Sesame Street, by removing the original Looney Tunes cartoons from its… |
Kotaku Monday, March 17, 2025 10:40 AM  It's felt like only a matter of time until Starfield ends up on PlayStation 5 ever since Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that no game is off limits when it comes to the company's new multiplatform strategy. Sure enough, a rogue PS5 logo on a recent mod pack for the sci-fi RPG suggests a port, which had… |
Kotaku Monday, March 17, 2025 10:05 AM  With last month's Katsucon in Washington D.C., the cosplay year is officially begun. As ever, Kotaku's roving photographer Mineralblu was at the event to capture the most impressive fits, as well as make an always-entertaining video of the event. |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 2:02 PM  There are plenty of ways to customize your appearance in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, the most recent being the new barber shop feature that lets you give Henry a fresh trim, but some of the most desirable cosmetics were dished out in the RPG's opening weeks through Twitch Drops. Now, Warhorse Studios says that it's going to make these previously Twitch-exclusive rewards available to all players, but you'll still need to jump through some hoops. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 review, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 mods, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 map |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 1:37 PM  LG's brand new 45-inch Ultragear GX9 curved OLED gaming monitor, featuring the world's first 5K2K display, is finally available to pre-order. Originally revealed in December 2024, this brand-new display also has a 0.03ms response time and a 330Hz refresh rate when it's running in its 2560 x 1,080 mode. This new LG OLED gaming monitor is positioned as one of the best gaming monitors on paper and LG says it was engineered for the "most demanding gamers." Its $1,999 price tag might be sky-high, but it looks justified when compared to similar ultrawide OLED monitors, and it comes packed with features to try and justify its cost. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 1:30 PM  The last few years have been really good for horror games. The Resident Evil 2 and Silent Hill 2 remakes, Signalis, Mouthwashing, and Alan Wake 2 are just some among many, and there's plenty more to come. One I'm incredibly excited for is Karma: The Dark World, which blends psychological nightmares and technological dystopias into one neat package. Best of all, you can try it for free right now. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best horror games, Best indie games, Upcoming PC games |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 1:24 PM  The Silent Hill f system requirements have been unveiled shortly after the game's reveal, and despite being developed in Unreal Engine 5, the typical high PC demands that usually come with this engine are nowhere to be seen. You won't need the best graphics card to get the best out of Silent Hill f, which is the first game in this Konami horror franchise to actually be set in the developer's homeland of Japan. In-engine footage has been shared, and this gloriously gory game is sure to look spectacular on high-end gaming PCs, but even if you have an older gaming PC, you'll still be able to join in the fun, just at a lower resolution. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 1:11 PM  The world of Project Zomboid is filled with references and easter eggs. Over in Louisville, you'll find the Romero Center For Performing Arts, a clear nod to undead maestro George Romero. The presenter on Life and Living TV is named Dean, presumably after DayZ's Dean Hall, and tucked away near Riverside is the Sunderland Hills Sanatorium, likely named for the imperiled protagonist of Silent Hill 2. But the latest Project Zomboid update brings to build 42 and to Knox Country a more meaningful homage in the form of a newly redesigned gun store. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best indie games, Best survival games, Best zombie games |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 1:11 PM  What is the next Monopoly Go event? With so many limited-time events in Monopoly Go, it can be hard to keep track of the rewards you can get your hands on. Monopoly Go events can last anywhere from a few hours to a week, so bookmark this page as we'll keep it regularly updated with the next events and their start and end dates. Monopoly Go is the latest online board game sweeping the globe, but completing all of these events won't be easy without some free Monopoly Go dice links, so check out our daily updated guide for some freebies and rewards before you get started on the next Monopoly Go tournament. Continue reading All Monopoly Go events, tournaments, dates, and rewards - March 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Monopoly Go events, Monopoly Go dice |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 1:29 PM  What are the Infinity Nikki banners? There are a ton of outfits to find, earn, and buy in Miraland, but truly unique outfit pieces can only be found in banners. Aside from their striking looks, banner-exclusive pieces can help you achieve a perfect score in styling challenges. So, if you're overdue for a wardrobe refresh, let us walk you through the banner system. Infinity Nikki takes its cue from acclaimed gacha games like Genshin Impact by offering limited-time banners, otherwise known as resonances, that feature exclusive outfits. Not only do we have a full list of the RPG game's latest banners, but we've also included banner odds and how resonances work for new stylists. Remember to redeem the latest Infinity Nikki codes for more banner currency to complete your favorite outfits. Continue reading Infinity Nikki banners - next and current banner schedule MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Infinity Nikki codes, Infinity Nikki banners, Infinity Nikki review |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 1:02 PM  March 17, 2025: We've added the latest Monopoly Go dice links for free dice rolls. How can I get Monopoly Go free dice links? The household favorite board game has been reimagined as a free-to-play app on smartphones, allowing everyone to experience the thrills of Monopoly on practically any device. Everything that makes the board game special is here in Monopoly Go, so you'll be collecting properties and building hotels as you go around the board, and there are a variety of multiplayer minigames to get through along the way. You're going to need to get your hands on Monopoly dice rolls, but they are difficult to come by no matter how far you are into the board game. There are ways to earn additional dice rolls, including logging into the game every day to collect daily bonuses, progressing further in the game, and inviting friends to try Monopoly Go. While you can also spend real money to unlock more dice rolls, you may want to give our list of Monopoly Go dice links a try instead, especially if you're waiting for the next Monopoly Go Golden Blitz event. Take a look at all the currently active Monopoly Go free dice links for today. Continue reading Free Monopoly Go dice links March 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Monopoly Go events, Monopoly Go dice |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 1:13 PM  What is the fastest car in GTA 5? If you want to tear up the asphalt, we've ranked all the quickest cars and bikes by their confirmed max in-game kph. Of course, there's more to a car than its fastest possible speed, but sometimes you just want to upgrade your vehicle to the max and see how far you can push that speedometer. It's worth noting that the fastest GTA 5 vehicles usually come with a hefty price tag, so we'll also let you know how to find the best option for breaking the sound barrier without breaking the bank. Keeping an eye on the latest GTA podium car is another savvy way to save some cash, and if you're also in the market for the fastest GTA 5 single-player car, we've got you covered. If you're still exploring the campaign, you'd also be wise to use our GTA 5 cheats list. Continue reading GTA 5 fastest car and bike 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GTA 5 RP servers, GTA 6 release date estimate, GTA 5 cheats |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 12:55 PM  What are the best Space Marine 2 mods? Space Marine 2 could be the greatest Warhammer 40k game ever, and naturally, it deserves a mod list that matches its prestige. From performance enhancements to quality-of-life tweaks, modders have pulled the game apart, remodeling it to bring even more glory to Ultramar. While the Space Marine 2 mods list will only grow over time, with even more sophisticated tweaks sure to come, we already have a solid collection available for the co-op game. If you're hoping to bolster the game's performance, give it a visual makeover, or even take your Operations character into the main campaign, then behold our humble mod menagerie. Continue reading The best Space Marine 2 mods 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Space Marine 2 review, Space Marine 2 system requirements , Best Warhammer 40k games |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 1:12 PM  Asus has just been caught raising the prices of its Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT cards even further, despite already listing the cards at well above the MSRP set by both companies. The prices in question are those on its official US store, but the impact is also being felt overseas. With both of these new GPUs being among the best graphics cards you can buy, it's no great surprise to see availability issues continue. Another major frustration is the constant price rises that are pushing the cards well above the AMD and Nvidia recommended MSRPs, meaning if you want to buy an RTX 5090 or RX 9070 XT, you'll be paying far more than you would have at launch. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 9800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 9070 XT review |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 12:39 PM  March 17, 2025: We checked for new Strinova codes What are the new Strinova codes? While you've got plenty of amazing agents and their awesome weapons to test out in the third-person tactical shooter Strinova, sometimes you just need a few freebies to get an edge on the competition. Thankfully, from time to time iDreamSky releases Strinova codes for free rewards. That could be anything from free EXP boosters, dream tokens, and emotes to skins or crystal boxes. So if you're looking for Strinova codes in the anime game, we've got you covered. We regularly test all of the codes in our list to ensure they're still working. Once they've expired, we'll then add them to a separate list down below. Continue reading Strinova codes March 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best anime games, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 12:09 PM  For the longest time, The Sims has dominated the life simulation genre. Countless DLCs, new spinoffs, and the recent remasters of the first two games show that the EA and Maxis series isn't going anywhere, but that doesn't mean it has no competition. Krafton's InZOI is almost here, and this new take on the genre is bringing a lot of fresh ideas to the table. If you just can't wait for launch, however, a new demo is about to drop and give you one last chance to try it for yourself. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: InZoi release date, Best simulation games, InZoi system requirements |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 12:16 PM  What are the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 console commands and cheats? Life in Bohemia is tough; in the beginning, you have to fight for every meal, you're forced to use sub-par gear, and your skills are so low that you won't be able to hit a barn door with an arrow at ten paces. Console commands and cheats can change that, though, if you're so inclined. Even with the best KCD2 swords and KCD2 armor, you can struggle on occasion in the sprawling open-world RPG that is Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Your enemies are numerous, and it can sometimes feel like an uphill battle, even hours into your adventure. With KCD2 console commands, you can turn the tide and get the upper hand with ease. Continue reading All Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 console commands and cheats MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 review, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 mods, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 map |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 12:58 PM  March 17, 2025: We added one new Infinity Nikki codes and checked for any expired codes. What are the new Infinity Nikki codes? The fifth installment of Infold Games' dress-up series marks its debut on PC and consoles, and there are a ton of freebies available to claim. These limited-time redeem codes are a staple of gacha games, offering you the chance to collect premium rewards at no cost to your bank balance. Infinity Nikki lets you redeem codes for free items like Revelation Crystals, Threads of Purity, and Bling, all to unlock and upgrade outfits to traverse the open-world game. Here are all the codes following the Infinity Nikki release date, including livestream codes and how to redeem them. Continue reading Infinity Nikki codes March 2025 and how to redeem MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Infinity Nikki codes, Infinity Nikki banners, Infinity Nikki review |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 3:25 PM  Monday, March 17 at 12:20pm PDT Ubisoft has provided PCGamesN with a statement outlining its online well-being and anti-harassment efforts. According to a new report, Ubisoft has created an "anti-harassment plan" to protect Assassin's Creed Shadows' development team. This comes in the wake of consistent backlash against the game from apparent 'anti-woke/anti-DEI' content creators, their followers, and some of the series' player base. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs on PC, Best stealth games, Assassin's Creed Shadows release date |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 11:28 AM  It's one of the biggest questions that hangs over the Fallout series (barring of course Fallout 2): why doesn't anybody have a car? It seems possible, at least in the worlds of Fallout 3 and New Vegas, that somebody could weld one together, but then again, it's contrary to the grime and ardor of the greatest survival games. The Long Dark. The Forest. Stalker 2. Vehicle travel would just undermine the mood and the pace. But then there's Pacific Drive, which is just as focused on crafting, scavenging, and struggle, but almost exclusively takes place behind the wheel of a car. Unique and tough, you can now get it for cheaper than ever. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Pacific Drive review, Best survival games, Best single player games |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 11:28 AM  What are the best Minecraft house ideas? Here, you'll find some of the best Minecraft houses to inspire your next creation. There are many themes and materials at your disposal in the current version of Minecraft, so we've dug deep into the best house designs available to set you on your way to creating your dream home. As you play one of the best PC games of the decade, whether you're an adventurer, builder, or Redstone engineer, you still want a nice, cozy home to return to at the end of a busy day. While constructing your perfect Minecraft house is a time-consuming venture, nothing beats that feeling of returning to the safety of your base in the survival game, pockets full of treasures from a day of exploring. Whether or not you boost the look of your builds with Minecraft shaders or texture packs, these Minecraft houses will look stylish in any world. Continue reading The 69 best Minecraft house ideas for 1.21.4 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Minecraft seeds, Minecraft skins, Minecraft mods |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 11:22 AM  My favorite game ever made is LA Noire. There's nothing quite like that glamorized detective lifestyle - lurking in the shadows, tracking down criminal masterminds, piecing together disparate shreds of evidence to create a full picture. It's what made 2019's Disco Elysium so special, and it's what indie studio Longdue, composed of several former ZA/UM and The Witcher 3 devs, is hoping to recapture in its upcoming RPG, Hopetown. Dropping a brand new Kickstarter that explains more about the world and what we'll encounter while playing, it's absolutely earned a spot on my 'ones to watch' list. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPGs, Best story games, Best adventure games |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 11:05 AM  Atelier is one of the most popular and longstanding JRPG series out there. Starting in 1997, each game has you playing as a titular atelier who focuses on alchemy, collecting rare items and roaming the world in the hope of crafting better tools. Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is no different, and if you've been hankering for another adventure recently, a new demo has just dropped ahead of the game's imminent release. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best JRPGs, Best single-player games, Best RPGs |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 10:47 AM  What are the best Monster Hunter Wilds design codes? We're so grateful to the talented artists working with the Monster Hunter Wilds character creator tool, providing the community with handcrafted iconic warriors. Thanks to their hard work, we're able to hunt monsters as Wednesday's Jenna Ortega, something we couldn't possibly do on our own. If you'd rather spend your time hunting monsters in the action game than creating your character, Monster Hunter Wilds character codes give you instant access to highly detailed characters and Palicos. Once your Monster Hunter Wilds character is up and running, check out one of the best MH Wilds builds, and get hunting. Continue reading Monster Hunter Wilds character design codes MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Monster Hunter Wilds armor, Monster Hunter Wilds weapons, Monster Hunter Wilds review |
PCGamesN Monday, March 17, 2025 1:08 PM  Nothing does a videogame more justice than a trailer. I could sit and explain the ins and outs of a complex and addictive roguelike strategy bonanza to you all day, but just seeing it in action instantly tells you how it works. This is true of The Deadly Path, a beautifully demonic game that I'm incredibly excited for with some truly unique systems at play. With the game's launch right around the corner, we've got an exclusive look at a new trailer to show you. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best strategy games, Best management games, Best roguelike games |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, March 17, 2025 2:30 PM .jpg?width=1920&height=1920&fit=bounds&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp){kind=tracking} So you're after an AMD Radeon RX 9070 / XT? While the price is great, trying to seemingly find one at retail price is about as easy as finding a PS5 in 2020. Instead of paying inflated prices, I'd instead recommend picking up a prebuilt gaming PC—and these Skytech options are some of the best I've seen. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, March 17, 2025 2:02 PM  Silent Games and Secret Mode have announced that their acrobatic, pensive action-RPG Empyreal will launch on 8th May, with a demo still available on Steam. I hadn't come across Empyreal before, but I already have Opinions, mostly positive. Firstly, the fonts for damage number pop-ups are... weirdly stringy, given the heft and colour of the character models and environments. There's barely any meat on them. It makes me feel like I'm beating up a checkout machine, not thwacking golems. Secondly, I quite like the looks of the game's four biomes, which "reflect certain philosophical principles", in the words of game director James Rogers. Going by fleeting glimpses from the below seven minute overview video, there's a Nature world and a Technology world and a dessicated biome that reminds me of Rime, with a scalding blue sky that consists of tumbledown hexagonal plates. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, March 17, 2025 12:28 PM  What's going on in the world of Marvel Rivals, the NetEase hero shooter that is forecast to get two new heroes every three month season, and thus stands to double its starting roster of 33 heroes providing it stays afloat for at least four years? The word on the street is that they're adding new Team-Up skills in Season 2, beginning 11th April - and when I say "the word on the street", I mean it's been officially confirmed by game director Guangyun Chen. I apologise, I will try not to sound like a cool reporter again. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, March 17, 2025 11:38 AM  In a post last week about Steam's unhelpfully vague generative AI disclosure policies, Nic touched on "that most insidious side-effect of GenAI", the culture of paranoia it has bred among players who find themselves peering at every remotely uncanny piece of video game art, hunting for signs of machine-learning metastasis. Given the lack of transparency about the latest genAI tools, these AI-watchers often do their communities a real service, but there's the risk of art that is merely generic or worse, simply unusual being flagged as generated. The problem goes well beyond games, of course: I've been accused myself of faking whole articles because I've done counter-intuitive things with the framing that read a little like the output from a text scrambler. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, March 17, 2025 11:06 AM  We've been working on something that we hope you'll love -- especially if you're the kind of gamer who has a wishlist longer than a Final Fantasy cutscene (guilty as charged). |
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 6:00 PM
A series of FFXIV Don Quijote Pop Up store locations will appear in Japan starting on March 29, 2025. These Final Fantasy XIV Pop Up stores will remain open until April 30, 2025 and will appear at five different locations. Square Enix will open pre-orders for the available merchandise starting on March 31, 2025 through it's online store.
Several pieces of merchandise will be available for purchase. This includes two Final Fantasy XIV Moogle and Chocobo kigurumi, headbands inspired by the Fat Cat, Chocobo, and Spriggan, mahjong keychains, smartphone cases, and plush toys. Other items consumers can get their hands on are a tote bag and acrylic magnets.
Other FFXIV merchandise will be available to purchase the Don Quijote Pop Up store location, but Square Enix has not specified as to what. Additionally, these items will be sold in limited stock, so consumers will want to pre-order products if they really want to get their hands on this merchandise.
For international consumers, Square Enix announced a Warrior of Light and Regulator inspired bags. What sets the Regulator bag apart from other merchandise, is that it has a red and blue light option, and can be worn in several different ways.
Final Fantasy XIV is available for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 5:30 PM
Chinese merch brand Myethos, which will open up its Japanese online store on March 19, 2025, will start accepting pre-orders for the scale figure of March 7th from Honkai: Star Rail on the 21st. This figure will depict her in her Hunt form. [Thanks, Hobby Dengeki!]
The March 7th (Hunt) figure from Honkai: Star Rail is a 1/8 scale that stands at around 207 mm tall. It costs 7,260 JPY ($48.70) and it'll come out in September 2025. Pre-orders will close on May 31, 2025.
In this figure, March 7th is holding a cup of Immortal's Delight while winking at the viewer. If you don't like that expression, you can also replace it with a cheery smile. The ornamental sash around her waist billows behind her somewhat, as if she's standing in the wind. The stand resembles the flower that often appears as a motif in March's outfits.
March 7th is a free unit you can obtain soon after you start Honkai: Star Rail, and her Hunt version was also a free gift after completing the "March to Mastery: A Star is Born" Trailblaze Continuance quest. This quest debuted in Version 2.4. The Hunt version of March becomes a support and sub-DPS character, and her element shifts from Ice to Imaginary.
Honkai: Star Rail is available on the PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 5:00 PM
McDonald's Japan has announced a collaboration with Ado, Yoasobi, and Hoshimachi Suisei for its Tirori Mix 2025. It'll appear on YouTube at 8pt JST on March 18, 2025. That would convert to 4am PT/7am ET of the same date.
Tirori Mix is a music project that McDonald's started in 2022 to market to Gen Z customers. Prior to that, it used the "tirori" jingle that plays when fries are ready in a TikTok campaign in 2019, which achieved over 150 million views. Tirori Mix mashes popular songs together while the "tirori" jingle plays in the background. The music video also heavily features McDonald's fries, which makes sense since this is a marketing campaign.
2023's Tirori Mix was a collaboration with Ado's "Odo" and asmi's "Paku." Then, in 2024, it was Yoasobi's "Gunjou" and Vaundy's "Hana Uranai." As a note, the official McDonald's YouTube channel deleted the 2024 Tirori Mix, though users have re-uploaded it. The Tirori Mix for 2025 marks the first time Hoshimachi Suisei will sing for the brand. As for which songs will be remixed together, we will have to wait until March 18, 2025.
Promotional material for the mash-up includes a short trailer in which we can see the girls performing together. There's also a key visual of them standing together in a field. The anthropomorphized fries that have appeared in previous Tirori Mix videos are hanging out as well.
The Tirori Mix song for 2025, which will feature Ado, Yoasobi, and Hoshimachi Suisei, will debut on March 18, 2025.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 4:30 PM
Bandai Lifestyle will release an acrylic logo display of the PlayStation logo for the console's 30th anniversary. Aside from decorating your room, the display can also play the original PlayStation's start-up sound at the press of a button.
You can pre-order the PlayStation acrylic logo display via Premium Bandai. However, you need to be in Japan to even access the webpage. It costs 3300 JPY ($22.15) and pre-orders for the display will close on April 20, 2025. It'll ship out in July 2025. However, Premium Bandai will only deliver within Japan. So those living outside the country will need to use a proxy service.
This acrylic logo display is the first from the new Sounds line, which will combine decoration with sound. When you purchase this, you'll get the acrylic PlayStation logo and the stand to display it on. The sound of the start-up noise is actually coming from said stand.
The original PlayStation console came out in December 1994. Through 2024 and now 2025, Sony and other brands have released lots of commemorative items to celebrate its 30th years. For example, in January 2025, Grapht released goods including keychains of popular games from each PlayStation generation. Takarajima will also release a bag resembling the original PlayStation with the May 2025 issue of its smart magazine.
The PlayStation acrylic logo display from Bandai will come out sometime in July 2025.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 4:00 PM
Capcom has revealed some of the Monster Hunter Wilds-themed meals and drinks that will be available on the exclusive Capcom Cafe menu. People who visit the cafe outlets in Tokyo and Osaka between late March and April 2025 will be able to order from the special menu.
The menu will range from real-life depictions of the game's drinks, such as Potion and Energy Drink, to meals themed after specific creatures and monsters. One of the meals will even reference Monster Hunter Wilds' Arachnophobia Assistance setting, which changes the smaller enemy spiders to slime-like creatures.
The currently revealed menu is available right below, with all prices listed in Japanese yen. The ones numbered up to 8 are also marked accordingly in the above image. Capcom will reveal the remaining meals and drinks in the coming days.
The regular Energy Drink and Potion will also have an additional option to place the drink in a Hunter or Palico-themed bottle by adding ¥1,650. However, the unique bottles will only be available in limited amounts, and Capcom Cafe will also change the ingredients by removing soda. The limited amount also suggests that people can bring home the purchased bottles, as the Palico drink bottle is also obtainable via crane game prizes.
The Monster Hunter Wilds-themed food and drink menu will be available along with other exclusive merchandise at Capcom Cafe outlets in Ikebukuro, Tokyo and Umeda, Osaka for a limited time starting from March 21, 2025.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 3:15 PM
A doujin game based on Serial Experiments Lain, //signal, will come out on April 30, 2025. It will be an "occult RPG" in which you interact with the characters from the original series and collect logs to see a new side to Lain Iwakura. [Thanks, Famitsu!]
//signal will be available on Steam and itch.io for 1000 JPY ($6.70). As well, a limited number of physical copies will come out as well. These will sell for 1700 JPY ($11.40). According to the description of the demo, you will play as Lain, who is gathering logs in the Wired to reconnect with others around her. You will have to read through diaries and e-mails and the like to solve the mystery of what happened in the past. This will reveal a new side to both Lain and the story of Serial Experiments Lain.
While the official website for //signal states that it doesn't have any affiliation to Serial Experiments Lain, Chiaki Konaka (the head writer of the series) has given the project his blessings via a recommendation. It also falls under lainTTL, in which individuals in Japan do not need to ask for permission to distribute or sell fan-made content for Lain so long as they abide by set guidelines.
Serial Experiments Lain is an anime that originally aired in 1998. It follows Lain Iwakura, who explores the mysterious virtual realm of the Wired. Despite its age, it's a highly influential work for its themes, story, and visuals. Today, merchandise like acrylic boxes are still produced and in 2023, Anique even launched an AI chatbot based off Lain.
//signal, a doujin game based on Serial Experiments Lain, will come out on April 30, 2025.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 3:00 PM
Aniplex confirmed yet another returning magical girl will be a playable character in Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra, as Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story anime's Sana Futaba will appear in the game. Pre-registrations also passed 900,000, which means the fan kit now includes A-Q, Name, and Nighthawk.
The announcement was accompanied by a teaser trailer that hints at what it will be like to use Sana Futaba in-battle in Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra. In her original appearance, she wished she would be ignored and invisible. As such, a lot of her abilities are defensive. We see her summon a shield, which she uses to hide and attack in the footage.
Aniplex also confirmed that Yui Ogura will return as the character in the game. She's also known as the voice of March 7th in Honkai: Star Rail, Shiroko Sunaookami in Blue Archive, Feri Al-Fayed in Trails Through Daybreak, and Shiori in Rent-a-Girlfriend. During the video, we hear her talk about Iroha, Ai, and her feelings toward them.
Here's the full Sana Futaba Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra trailer:
In case you want to catch up with the past magical girls revealed for Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra, here's the list of character trailers so far:
Also, in case you missed the launch trailer, here's that:
Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra will come to the PC and mobile devices on March 27, 2025.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 2:30 PM
Atlus reopened its job recruiting website with not only new visuals, but also new game job listings. The company has numerous job listings available, with a few of them directly related to the Persona team. It also set up "Unique & Universal" as its new motto.
The website's Q&A page provides more details on Atlus' recruitment policies. While the company provides a form that lets people inform their favorite franchises, it may not guarantee a place on those exact teams based on the job position and experience.
Atlus also welcomes people with foreign nationalities to apply for game jobs on the website. However, it will mostly accept those who possess Japanese language skills equivalent to JLPT N1, as they will need to work in Japan and communicate well with other members in its Japanese offices.
The website has numerous job listings available for a vast range of people, ranging from new college graduates to mid-career workers. There is also a part-time job listing for game debuggers. Atlus notably has a couple of listings dedicated to people with disabilities or special needs, with one listing dedicated to designers and the other one being an open position as an office assistant.
The most important listings, however, appear for mid-career developers. As of mid-March 2025, Atlus is urgently recruiting new UI designers, rigging artists, event designers, programmers, and system planners. In addition, the company has an open position as a producer for the Persona team. However, it is not completely clear whether the urgent listings are also related to the new Persona game development or not.
Atlus is the company behind several famous video game franchises like Persona and Shin Megami Tensei. At the end of 2024, the Persona 5 Tactica director Naoya Maeda and the Shin Megami Tensei V and Vengeance producer Shinjiro Takata teased that they are working on new unannounced games.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 2:00 PM
One of the next Harley Quinn figures will be based on her appearance in the Suicide Squad Isekai anime. Kaiyodo announced it is working on a take on the character. The company didn't announce a price for her or release date yet, but it did note on social media that it will open pre-orders for the item in Japan soon.
Kaiyodo only shared two initial pictures of the figure in the promotional image. One is a close-up that focuses on Harley Quinn's face. She's wearing the same makeup from the anime, as well as the same hairstyle, which are both inspired by the live-action Suicide Squad films. Her pose also features her holding her signature baseball bat weapon and throwing up a peace sign. It will be a 1/7 scale figure, so it should stand at about or over eight inches tall.
Here's the only promotional image shared for the Suicide Squad Isekai Harley Quinn figure so far:
There's only one season of Suicide Squad Isekai, however the anime did leave off on something of a cliffhanger. There's no word yet on if there will be a second season that will explore what happened after the reveals in the tenth episode of the show. Most recently, Calliope Mori performed the theme song "Go-Getters" at the Hololive Super Expo 2025 6th fes concert as a duet with Nerissa Ravencroft. She also performed it at her second Grimoire concert in February 2025.
Another DC anime adaptation is in the works, however. Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League debuts on March 18, 2025. It's a follow-up to Batman Ninja, and it will appear worldwide.
Kaiyodo's Harley Quinn figure based on the Suicide Squad Isekai anime is in development, but there's no release date yet. The show is streaming now on Max and Hulu.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 1:30 PM
Koei Tecmo has released a demo for the latest game in the Atelier series: Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land. The demo is available now for PCs via Steam, the PS4 and PS5 via the Playstation Store, the Xbox Series X via the Microsoft Store, and the Switch via the Nintendo eShop.
The demo promises a taste of the game's combat, exploration, and crafting systems by playing the prologue of the quest "Pioneering the Ligneus Region." Save data from playing the demo can be carried over to the full game, though completionists should be aware that trophies cannot be earned in the demo version and so you'll need to re-earn them in the game proper. You'll also get to try out the new Building system, and see how Alchemical Synthesis will work this time around.
Ahead of the game's launch, Koei Tecmo also detailed a Tales of Graces f Remastered-themed costume crossover DLC.
A demo for Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is available now via Steam, the Nintendo eShop, and both the Microsoft and Playstation stores. The full release is scheduled for March 21, 2025, for PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 1:00 PM
Kadokawa has revealed that it will publish the Japanese version of the French Genshin Impact Official Cookbook. The book will be available in Japan on April 18, 2025. It will cost 3,850 yen (~$25.95). It will appear there under the title Genshin Recipe Book: Teyvat Gourmet Journal."
The company has confirmed that this book will feature translations from the cookbook originally written by Thibaud Villanova in French, which was published in 2024. The 192-page book contains 60 recipes from Teyvat, with 15 each from the first four regions. These are Mondstadt, Sumeru, the China-themed Liyue, and the Japan-themed Inazuma.
The same book will also be available in English, courtesy of Titan Books. The latter will be available worldwide at $39.99 / £29.99, and pre-orders are also available on web stores like Amazon. However, people who want to read the book in English will have to wait much longer, as it will only be available in September 2025.
The Genshin Impact Official Cookbook is readily available in French, and the Japanese version of the same book will appear on April 18, 2025. The global English release will follow later in September 2025. The book's content is inspired by miHoYo's globally popular video game available on PC, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 12:30 PM
It's common in fighting games based on anime series for there to be multiple versions of the same character, and that will happen with Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach Rebirth of Souls. Initially, Bandai Namco confirmed standard and Bankai versions of the series' lead. Now, it revealed a third version called Ichigo Kurosaki (Final Getsugatensho) will also be playable.
This version of Ichigo doesn't look all that different. He's still in his substitute Soul Reaper uniform. He's also wielding his Zanpakuto Tensa Zangetsu. However, his moveset for the Final Getsugatensho version will be different from the ones available in his standard and Bankai ones. So for this incarnation, his signature move is the Abrupt Throw. This has an option of potentially also leading into a follow-up attack, guaranteeing you a combo. His Spiritual Pressure 1 move is called Gargantuan Spiritual Pressure, which is a counterattack move that lets him reposition himself behind an opponent. The video ends by showing his Conclusion form replaces the Awakening that other characters have in the game and explaining how it works.
Here's the Final Getsugatensho trailer showing all of his attacks.
Here are all of the other characters who will be in Bleach Rebirth of Souls alongside the different versions of Ichigo Kurosaki.
Bleach Rebirth of Souls will come to the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on March 21, 2025. The Bleach anime, including Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, are streaming on on Disney+ and Hulu. Viz Media handles the manga series outside of Japan.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 12:00 PM
Kadokawa Game Linkage has announced the winners of Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2024, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth came out as a dominant force in the event. The second entry in Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy won a whopping seven awards, including the event's most prestigious Game of the Year award.
These awards covered video games released in 2024. Famitsu and Dengeki mostly based the winners on public votes from Japanese gamers, which were available from December 16, 2024, until January 13, 2025. One peculiar thing to note is the complete lack of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth in the award-winner list despite being featured on the event's key visual.
For the record, Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom won the Game of the Year award in the 2023 edition. Atlus' Metaphor Re:Fantazio also won the Most Anticipated 2024 Title award, but it could not dominate the 2024 awards list. It also ended up only winning two awards in 2024, although it still received a distinction as the only other game to win more than one award besides Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
Here is the complete list of winners in the Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2024:
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which dominated the winner list of Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2024, is readily available worldwide on PlayStation 5 and PC.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 11:30 AM
During the Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero The Dramatic Showdown Grand Finals on March 16, 2025, Bandai Namco shared a trailer looking at the Daima anime DLC characters that will come to the game. In addition to Son Goku (Mini), who appeared in the pre-order pack for the game, we get to see Vegeta (Mini) and Glorio. There are also Super Saiyan forms of Goku (Mini) and Vegeta (Mini) in it. That add-on will debut in April 2025.
The video begins with Vegeta (Mini) appearing to fight in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. He brings up how mad he is about being trapped in a child's body as he fights a foe. He then goes Super Saiyan, showing how that version of himself would fight in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. From there, the fight shifts to Glorio. He's one of the original characters who debuted in the Dragon Ball Daima anime. It seems his moveset will include his energy whip attack. From there, we get to see Goku (Mini) go Super Saiyan. However, his appearance is only a brief teaser, so there's no clue as to what his moveset will look like.
Here's the full trailer, which Bandai Namco shared on the official social media account for the series' games.
This is the second DLC pack to appear for Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, not counting the pre-order bonus. The first was a Hero of Justice pack. That added 11 different characters to the game. Among them were four versions of Gohan, four versions of Piccolo, Gamma 1, Gamma 2, and Cell Max. It also included a Superhero costume for Piccolo.
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is available for the PS5, Xbox Series X and PC, and the Dragon Ball Daima Goku, Vegeta, and Glorio DLC characters will debut in April 2025. The Dragon Ball Daima anime is streaming on Crunchyroll.
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Siliconera Monday, March 17, 2025 11:00 AM
Sunrise and Khara revealed that the new anime Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX will be available on more streaming platforms, including Netflix and Disney+. However, these platforms will only get the anime episodes two days after Amazon Prime Video.
A new tweet from the anime show's official social media account revealed a comprehensive list of streaming platforms that will host all of its episodes in Japan. Amazon Prime Video will get exclusive rights to publish new anime episodes at the earliest, which will be just half an hour after they premiered on Japanese television channels past midnight on Wednesdays. Other platforms like Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu will get the episodes two day later on Fridays. The same tweet also revealed that the show will be available on ad-supported free versions of Abema and Lemino in Japan every Sunday.
People residing outside Japan should, however, note that this announcement pertains specifically to Japan. Even though Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu are also available worldwide, the appearances of Gundam GQuuuuuuX episodes on those platforms in other areas are not guaranteed yet until an official confirmation has appeared on the official account for each respective region.
The official announcement tweet is also available to view right below:
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX will air first on thirty Nippon TV channels across Japan on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 12:29 AM JST. Prime Video will be the earliest streaming platform to publish the first episode on the same day half an hour later at 1 AM JST. The same anime show will be available on other paid platforms like Netflix and Disney+ two days later on Friday, April 11, 2025, at 10 PM JST.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 3:20 PM
There are so many towers in Tower Defense Simulator that even a veteran player might struggle to pick what to bring to the next map. However, some TDS towers are better than the rest. So, if you want to assemble the ultimate TDS tower squad, follow our Tower Defense Simulator tower tier list below.
Table of Contents
Towers in Tower Defense Simulator Explained
Towers in Tower Defense Simulator help you defend your precious health and triumph over the oncoming hordes of evil. There are various kinds of TDS towers. However, we can divide them into three distinct groups: Support, Economy, and DPS towers. Most Support and Economy towers also deal some damage themselves, but that is not the main reason for bringing them along.
Tower Defense Simulator Tower Tier List
The above Tower Defense Simulator tower tier list ranks all currently obtainable towers based on their overall usefulness both early and late into a game. Support and Economy towers are ranked from best to worst within their respective categories. In general, S-tier, A-tier, and B-tier towers are all viable in the mid to late game, while C-tier and D-tier towers are only viable in the early game.
What are the Best DPS Towers in Tower Defense Simulator?
Currently, the best DPS Tower Defense Simulator towers are the Gatling Gun, Engineer, Ranger, and the Golden Crook Boss. Each of them has their strengths. So, eventually, you want to get all and switch between them depending on the enemies you are facing. If you are looking for an all-around great TDS tower that you can get early on, then focus on getting the Ranger.
Tower Defense Simulator Tower List
Below, you can find a complete list of all Tower Defense Simulator towers, separated by their in-game rarity tier, along with their tower, placement, and detection types. Also, you can see how different towers compare to each other based on their DPS per 1K$ spent on their last upgrade. This ratio doesn't necessarily mean one tower is better than the other. Instead, it should help you discern which TDS towers are more efficient at their maximum level.
Hardcore TDS Towers
Advanced TDS Towers
Intermediate TDS Towers
Starter TDS Towers
Golden Perk TDS Towers
How to Get Towers in Tower Defense Simulator
You can get most towers in Tower Defense Simulator by buying them through the Item menu for Coins. Hardcore towers are available from the same menu for Gems. To earn Gems, you have to play the Hardcore mode, which you unlock at level 50. Limited towers that we didn't include in the above tier list are usually obtained through various Tower Defense Simulator events.
Golden Perk Tower Variations
You probably noticed that there are a few towers in the above Tower Defense Simulator tier list that have a Golden perk variation. Those are Scout, Soldier, Cowboy, Pyromancer, Crook Boss, and Minigunner. You can get one of these Golden skins from the Skins tab in the Shop menu. Alternatively, you can buy a Golden Crate and get a random one.
However, keep in mind that both individual skins and crates cost an enormous amount of Coins. Furthermore, the skin and crate stock available in the Shop is limited, and it refreshes daily. So, you might have to wait before you can get a Golden skin for one of your TDS towers.
That wraps up our tier list of all towers in Tower Defense Simulator. If you want to get a slight head start and purchase one of the better towers early on, then make sure to redeem our Tower Defense Simulator codes.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 3:15 PM
The Matt Doherty FUT Birthday SBC is now live in EA FC 25, and you can complete the challenge to unlock a special card.
This SBC is extremely affordable, as there are only two tasks. To unlock the card, you'll have to complete both tasks, so let's examine the requirements.
EA FC 25 Matt Doherty FUT Birthday SBC tasks
The Matt Doherty FUT Birthday SBC has two tasks, and here are the requirements.
Task 1 - Premier League
Task 2 - 84-Rated Squad
EA FC 25 Matt Doherty FUT Birthday SBC solutions
Here's a set of solutions to complete the latest FUT Birthday SBC. The requirements are quite simple, and you should already have the fodder in your club. If you're short of fodder, you can always buy directly from the market.
Task 1 - Premier League
Task 2 - 84-Rated Squad
The 89-rated Doherty item isn't a pro-meta card, but you can get it for less than 25,000 coins worth of fodder. You get a card that can play in three different positions, has some good playstyles, and 5* Skills/Weak Foot. When I consider all the factors, it's not a bad SBC. Chances are that most of us have a better card than this, but a future evolution could significantly improve this item.
If you're on a tight budget and looking for more cards, the ePremier League Player Pick SBC allows you to choose between two items out of four.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 2:45 PM
Since it's been over a year since Rockstar last gave us any details on GTA 6, all fans have left is speculation.
GTA 6 Trailer 1 dropped in late 2023, and we had no news in 2024 or so far in 2025. This led to endless speculation, from lighting details in GTA V to retailers creating $112 pre-orders for a game that hasn't even been fully announced yet.
But now, an old Reddit post proves that fans, so-called insiders, and people who think they have insider knowledge have been wrong about GTA 6 for years—maybe for as long as we've been waiting for the game to be announced.
GTA 6 fans expected an actual release date in 2018
An old Reddit thread from nine years ago shows someone predicting that the GTA 6 trailer would drop in early 2017, with the game's release date announced in 2018. That wasn't even close. Rockstar released the first trailer in December 2023, and the game is actually set to launch in Fall 2025.
A quick search on Reddit also pulls up countless other posts over the years predicting releases in March, September, and other supposed Rockstar announcements that never happened. People claim to have figured out Rockstar's patterns—I'm guilty of that too with GTA 6 preorders—but in reality, everyone is making guesses simply because Rockstar isn't giving us the information we want.
Some of these rumors go to extremes, with people creating fake GTA 6 guidebooks or making wild claims about the game's budget. In the end, it's all just speculation, and there's nothing we can do about it.
Even more reasonable speculation, like fans brainstorming new features for the game, is probably off the mark because we still don't know much. All we know for sure is that GTA 6 will have two protagonists, Lucia and Jason, and the game is set in Vice City.
So, if you're caught up in the GTA 6 hype this year, be careful about believing anyone who claims to have inside information or who insists they've cracked the code on release dates, pre-orders, or pricing. Eventually, someone will get it right by sheer luck, because with so many people guessing dates and timelines, someone is bound to land on the correct one.
But for now, just relax, maybe play some GTA Online, enjoy other games, and keep an eye out for real updates from Rockstar—maybe a second GTA 6 trailer and an official release date confirmation.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 2:33 PM
The Spin Cycle evolution is now live in EA FC 25, and it helps you improve one of your lower-rated items.
You'll have to spend 7,500 coins to unlock the upgrades, and it's meant to improve one your base Gold items. Let's take a look at the requirements, followed by the upgrades and the best players for the evolution.
EA FC 25 Spin Cycle evolution requirements
Here are the requirements for Spin Cycle evolution in EA FC 25.
EA FC 25 Spin Cycle evolution upgrades
There are four levels of upgrades, and here are the required conditions.
Upgrade level 1
Upgrade level 2
Upgrade level 3
Upgrade level 4
Upgrade level 1 requirements
Upgrade level 2 requirements
Upgrade level 3 requirements
Upgrade level 4 requirements
Best players to use in EA FC 25 Spin Cycle evolution
Here are some of the best cards to consider for this evolution.
These items make the best choices and utilize this evolution well, and you won't even need to combine the cards with other upgrades.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 2:20 PM
The ePremier League Player Pick SBC is now live in EA FC 25, and it's an interesting challenge to complete.
The latest player pick, SBC, features four unique cards, all representing the participants in the ePremier League. After completing the SBC, you get to pick any two of the four offered cards. Let's take a look at the SBC and the cards on offer.
EA FC 25 ePremier League Player Pick SBC tasks
The ePremier League Player Pick SBC has four tasks, and here are the requirements.
Task 1 - Premier League
Task 2 - 86-Rated Squad
Task 3 - 86-Rated Squad
Task 4 - 87-Rated Squad
EA FC 25 ePremier League Player Pick SBC solutions
Here's a set of solutions for the latest SBC in Ultimate Team.
Task 1 - Premier League
Task 2 - 86-Rated Squad
Task 3 - 86-Rated Squad
Task 4 - 87-Rated Squad
You can select any two of Mitoma, Werner, Gomez, or McAtee. All four cards are 89-rated and have two playstyle+. Based on how their respective esports pros perform in the event, all the cards are eligible for upgrades. I will personally go for Joe Gomez and Timo Werner if you want to increase your chances of getting upgrades.
Considering the price of the SBC and rewards, you can't go wrong with this player's picks. If you have a higher budget, check out the Karim Adeyemi FUT Birthday SBC.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 1:28 PM
As Kingdom Hearts is a game based on various Disney properties, it's a great canvas for fun minigames. From fighting waves of enemies in Olympus Coliseum to singing in a musical for the residents of Atlantica, there are a lot of shining Kingdom Hearts minigames to play and enjoy.
So let's take a look at the top ten minigames that we get to enjoy in the Kingdom Hearts series.
10. Lucky Emblems
Kingdom Hearts 3 is one of the most disappointing entries in the series, due to its rushed story and somewhat disappointing world selection, but it does have a fun exploration-based minigame, at least.
As Sora, Donald, and Goofy gallivant around the likes of Monstropolis and the Toy Box, there will be hidden Mickeys to find. Like a long-held tradition in the Disney parks, Sora takes photos of the Hidden Mickeys (Lucky Emblems in Kingdom Hearts 3) and gets rewards for having a great eye. It's a neat way to incorporate the new mobile phone-like device that the keyblade wielder has.
9. Light Cycle
Acting as a neat reference to the Tron movies and arcade game, Sora rides a cool light cycle in Kingdom Hearts 2. With the left and right shoulder buttons, you turn the light cycle at a 90-degree angle to try to avoid obstacles.
If that wasn't hard enough, you have to deal with the heartless swarming you. You can attack them, shield Sora from incoming strikes, and ram your foes. The action is intense. It's just a shame there's only one track. If Tron ever returns in a future Kingdom Hearts game, it would be great to see the light cycle resurface, perhaps in an open-world setting.
8. Poster Duty
This one from Kingdom Hearts 2 is simple but thrilling all the same. In Twilight Town, you can take a job from an assignment board that has Sora on poster duty. He can fly around placing posters across a specific area in Twilight Town. Jiminy's Journal challenges you to finish this minigame in a few seconds, and the fun comes in when you try to fly, jump, and dash to get the fastest time.
7. Hunny Slider
Another entry from KH2, Hunny Slider is an exciting albeit simple minigame that sees Sora and Pooh riding down multiple environments on a silly honey pot. You try to collect as many honey molecules as possible, and the situation in-game gets crazier. You're sliding through the words of pages from a book in stunning detail, and then you're trying to escape huge rolling snowballs Indiana Jones style. It's hard to explain unless you experience it yourself.
6. Skateboarding
Skateboarding in KH2 is a delight as either Roxas or Sora performs tricks across most worlds in the game.
There's even a minigame in which you score points like in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, grinding on rails and performing ollies. It even references the minigame's inspiration with a trophy or achievement called Pro Skater if you get over 5000 points. Regardless, it was neat to travel across larger parts of worlds with this radical method of transportation.
5. Atlantica rhythm games
Now, hear me out. Atlantica gets a lot of flak from Kingdom Hearts fans, but its inclusion in the second mainline entry is an entertaining detour from the usual action RPG fare.
You'll see Sora, Donald, and Goofy grooving to "Under the Sea" while experiencing an opera-like performance with the final boss section "Ursula's Revenge." It's neat to see the characters perform different animations if you succeed or fail the button press as well.
This is an improvement to the so-so combat from the first game's Atlantica interpretation, in my opinion, and does a great job of showing each character's personality, especially the happy-go-lucky Sora.
4. Gummi Ship in KH3
As a Kingdom Hearts fan, I always used to roll my eyes whenever Sora and the gang headed into the gummi ship. The gameplay is usually monotonous, and the action slows down to a crawl in the first Kingdom Hearts. In Kingdom Hearts 3, it's far more entertaining.
The action is thick and fast, you can upgrade your gummi ship to the gills with weapons and armor, and there are far more things to explore and do in a more open approach to the gummi ship than simple direct routes. There are even some bosses to encounter, including Schwarzgeist based on a little-known game called Einhänder from the PS1.
3. Command Board
The Command Board from Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep is basically Monopoly but engaging. The goal of the game is to place your commands on the board, level them up, and then have your opponent land on these spaces to get points. Once you collect enough by making enough routes around the board and land on the central space, you win.
Each board you unlock has unique mechanics to them. For example, on the Disney Town board, you can summon Captain Dark or Captain Justice. One takes away currency from you while the other steals it. It's a neat distraction to the main fighting and a genuinely great way to level up your commands. You can even unlock new abilities if you can capture them on the command board.
2. Mirage Arena
The Mirage Arena is a minigame in Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep that has you facing multiple waves of enemies and gaining experience from them. As you complete each run, you'll gain points to unlock new moves and other perks through its own unique store. On the PSP version of the game, you can also team up with your friends, making this a co-op experience. It makes you wonder what Square Enix could do with a live-service Kingdom Hearts game based on the Unchained X and Union X storylines. Just putting that out there.
To get back on topic, the Mirage Arena showcases its own exclusive bosses that can challenge you to the limit. One of them includes Pinocchio's Monstro. Another has you face Xehanort's No Heart armor in a daring battle of wits.
1. Olympus Coliseum tournaments
The best Kingdom Hearts minigame is the Olympus Coliseum tournaments in the first Kingdom Hearts. It constantly surprises you with who is next. Sora could face Cloud, Leon, or Yuffie along the way in a tough battle. The Hades Cup is intense as you face 50 rounds of enemies with each 10 acting as a checkpoint. You have to rely on your resources to keep your HP and MP high enough to succeed. This is when the original Kingdom Hearts can get to its most challenging points.
To me, the original Kingdom Hearts' Olympus battles are better than Kingdom Hearts 2's Underworld tournaments as you can get XP from your time in the first game's coliseum. The second doesn't allocate any XP for Sora and the gang and applies annoying restrictions. Kingdom Hearts 2 also applies annoying challenges in Jiminy's Journal regarding the Underworld tournaments.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 1:00 PM
Assassin's Creed Shadows is set to release on March 20, and one of the biggest controversies during its development was its depiction of Japanese culture.
When the game was first announced, many players quickly pointed out historical inaccuracies in Ubisoft's representation of feudal Japan based on early footage of Assassin's Creed Shadows. One of them involved one of the game's protagonist, Yasuke, being depicted as a Samurai, when some people claim he was never a samurai.
This led to calls for a boycott in Japan, including a petition for Ubisoft to cancel the game development with over 100,000 signings. Ubisoft responded to players saying it worked with specialists to create the game world, and that the title is a work of fiction.
Now, with the release just around the corner, we have a better idea of how Japanese players are actually responding.
Assassin's Creed Shadows is a top seller in Japan despite controversies
It turns out that, at least in the pre-release period, Japanese players are not avoiding Assassin's Creed: Shadows at all.
The games is currently ranked as the third best-selling game on Amazon Japan, only behind Monster Hunter Wilds and Split Fiction, and it is also among the top-selling games on online retailers like Rakuten.
This suggests that Japanese players were not as concerned about the initial character designs and cultural representation as some expected. Many are still pre-ordering the game in large numbers, making it one of the best-selling titles in recent weeks.
Still, no one knows exactly how the full game will turn out, and only those deeply familiar with Japanese culture will be able to judge how well Ubisoft has portrayed it. Until then, the controversy doesn't seem to be stopping players from getting excited about the release.
Players in select regions can already start pre-loading Assassin's Creed Shadows ahead of its launch on March 20—or late on March 19 in some areas. Check out our full AC Shadows pre-load and release guide for details on pre-load availability in your region. The game is Steam Deck Verified.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 12:43 PM
The Day of the Flame's Return livestream has confirmed that the Genshin Impact 5.5 banners will feature Varesa, Xilonen, Venti, and Xianyun. This article briefly discusses their in-game abilities and ranks them based on their pull value to see the best character to get in version 5.5.
Genshin Impact 5.5 characters ranked
1) Xilonen
Xilonen will get her first rerun in the second half and she is easily the best character to get in Genshin Impact 5.5. She is one of the best supports in the game as she can shred the enemy's resistance for multiple elements depending on the elemental types of the party members.
Additionally, Xilonen can heal the on-field unit based on her DEF, allowing her to fit into most teams. This makes her an extremely valuable support unit that is on par with Kazuha, if not better.
Xilonen can also easily climb walls and rocks, making her great for exploration, especially in Natlan.
2) Xianyun (Cloud Retainer)
If you already have Xilonen and don't plan to get more copies, Cloud Retainer is the next best character to get in Genshin Impact 5.5 as she has great versatility. Xianyun can increase the entire team's Plunging Attack DMG and CRIT Rate while also providing a party-wide heal that makes her a perfect pair with Furina. She also has access to the Viridescent Venerer set that allows her to shred the enemy's resistance.
While Xianyun is the best support for characters like Xiao, Gaming, Varesa, and even Diluc, her kit also opens up opportunities for more teams to try the Plunging playstyle, which wasn't possible before her release. In addition, Xianyun is great for exploration since her Elemental Skill allows her to travel long distances quickly.
3) Varesa
Varesa's playstyle might be unique, but there's not much to say about it since it is pretty straightforward. According to her gameplay showcase in the livestream, Varesa appears to be a fairly strong damage dealer who relies on her Charged Attack and Plunging Attack combos to deal damage. In addition, Varesa has a unique exploration ability that allows her to sprint fast and jump long distances. If you like her as a character and need a good DPS unit, you can try your luck on her banner.
Also read: Time until Varesa releases in Genshin Impact
4) Venti
Venti is the Anemo Archon but he is nowhere near as good as he was in the early updates of the game. He still has the strongest crowd-control ability that lets him pull small enemies inside a large AoE, but it becomes useless against bigger enemies and bosses. Venti can also use the Viridescent Venerer set, allowing him to shred the enemy's resistance. However, besides these abilities, he doesn't have much to offer.
Unless you're collecting all the Archons, you can skip Venti as isn't a great character to get in Genshin Impact 5.5.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 12:33 PM
Fortnite's Wanted quest line during Chapter 6, Season 2 is about draining Fletcher Kane's resources and preventing him from dominating the world. While most missions specifically targeted him, Midas' series dives deeper into the world and events from previous seasons. Here's a complete guide to finishing Fortnite's Wanted: Midas quests.
Fortnite Wanted: Midas quest walkthrough
After completing Joss' missions and the Outlaw Keycard community quest, you'll receive a basic keycard and Midas' quest series. Rather than breaking into more of Fletcher Kane's vaults and robbing him of everything he's worth, you'll instead learn more about last season's events and their lingering effects, particularly when it comes to magical energy.
That said, here's a complete list of all six Fortnite's Wanted: Midas stages and how to finish them:
Stage One
Midas doesn't fully trust our character to carry out his work and seek out the other outlaws. Because of this, our first objective is to complete a Shadow Briefing and earn his trust before anything else.
Shadow Briefings are mini objectives you can complete in your matches for rewards. They appear as terminals on your map in most landmarks, particularly in Shiny Shafts, Foxy Floodgate, Seaport City, and Shogun's Solitude. You can also find them in unmarked locations near major POIs. There are 21 potential spawn spots for Shadow Briefings, but only 10 or so will appear per round.
Unlike regular quests, Shadow Briefings are timed objectives you have to complete within a few minutes. Fortunately, they're designed to be somewhat easy to complete in this timeframe as long as you're proactive in searching for enemy players and finishing your goal. Once you complete a Shadow Briefing, Midas will begin to trust you, letting you move on to the next stage.
Stage Two
Although Midas is closer to trusting you, you must also convince the other outlaws you're on their side. To do this, you'll have to head to any Black Market around Fortnite's map and spend 1,000 bars. What you buy is entirely up to you, but buying a weapon or two is the quickest way to finish this.
You'll find three Black Market locations near Seaport City, Magic Mosses, and Crime City. It doesn't matter which you visit, but each spot has different wares to help you during your matches. Otherwise, you can go wherever you wish and buy enough to complete the quest goal.
Stage Three
Midas and the other outlaws now trust you enough to tell you more about their plan. However, you have one more roadblock to get past: Outlaw Keycards. Before advancing further, you'll need to unlock a rare quality Outlaw Keycard by spending bars, robbing vaults, and eliminating bosses or guards throughout your Fortnite matches. You can find your progress by heading into your quest list and selecting Outlaw Keycard.
The objectives you complete are entirely up to you. My strategy was to finish all five tiers of Midas' "Spend Bars" task before robbing a few vaults and using Dill Bits to buy Boons from Black Markets. I finished a few stages of Skillet's Rob Vaults task and almost every Medallion stage. Along the way, I barely defeated enough guards to knock out a stage of Keisha's task, giving me the rare keycard.
Once you obtain a rare quality keycard, head to any Black Market backrooms and unlock their Outlaw Chest to finish the quest task.
Stage Four
With another challenging task out of the way, it's time to equip a special sensor backpack and scan mysterious energy signatures that originated from the first half of this season. You'll find the backpack south of Crime City inside a blue crate.
Once you equip the backpack, you'll spot three energy signatures nearby, indicated by numbered map icons. As you approach them, you'll find flowy blue energy in the air you can interact with to advance through the quest. Collect all three to finish Midas' fourth quest stage.
Stage Five
Now that you've scanned some mysterious energy signatures, it's time to revisit a location from previous Wanted quests. Your destination is an underground base in Masked Meadows, where you'll find a mask-making book on the floor in front of a lamp.
If you're unfamiliar with this location, you can find it by heading down one of the underground tunnel entrances around Masked Meadows. They'll look like large holes you can enter using a pulley, leading to tunnel systems connected to this location. From here, it's just a matter of following the white exclamation mark icon until you find the book.
Stage Six
Scanning energy signatures and reading this book will reveal information about a Zero Point Shard that Midas is interested in hearing about. With everything else out of the way, head to the Black Market area north of Masked Meadows and south of Seaport City to find Midas inside its backrooms. Talk to him about the Zero Point Shard to complete his Wanted quest series, which will give you a bunch of account XP and bring you one step closer to learning more about Fortnite's world.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 12:30 PM
FragPunk is all about harnessing the best Lancers available in the game, and unlocking them quickly will help you pick and master your chosen Lancer.
While the new shooter is free-to-play, the number of choices for Lancers is pretty limited. The main grind is to unlock the remaining Lancers, but there are many currencies, which can make the entire process seem pretty confusing.
How do you unlock new lancers in FragPunk
As I said, there are way too many resources. You'll have to get Gold and much of it to unlock lancers. Let's look at some of the best ways to farm Gold daily, which will expand your available roster of Lancers pretty quickly.
Best ways to farm Gold in FragPunk
Here are a few tips and tricks to win a lot of Gold daily.
Aside from these sources, you can always redeem codes to get different resources. Make sure to check out our guide on the codes currently available in FragPunk. Don't forget to redeem the daily bundle (shown in the image above), which contains Gold and Glunite Coins.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 11:01 AM
One of the first things you'll want to concentrate on in MLB The Show 25 is the usage of good hitters, who will help you to score runs consistently.
Using a hitter isn't only about scoring the Home Runs consistently but also about keeping the bases covered. The following list features the ten best hitters you can use in the non-Diamond Dynasty modes. There are some truly amazing athletes who are present on this year's list.
Top 10 hitters in MLB The Show 25
To make the list, I have kept it simple by including the ten hitters with the highest overall ratings. However, I should mention that there are finer aspects in determining how good an athlete is when it comes to hitting. For example, you should always concentrate on the Contact L and Contact R stats to determine a hitter's strengths and weaknesses. Similarly, Power L and Power R will indicate which hitters are more proficient in hitting Home Runs.
Honorable mention goes out to Jose Ramirez who also has an overall rating of 95. Shohei Ohtani is the only outlier on this team as his primary position is SP for the Dodgers. However, he's equally effective with the bat, which places him on this list.
Do note that the ratings mentioned here are not applicable to Diamond Dynasty. Diamond Dynasty follows a seasons system and the overall ratings of the athletes will gradually go up. If you want to test the players in their prime, there are plenty of modes to enjoy.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 10:58 AM
Iansan is an upcoming 4-star character in Genshin Impact who will be released in the first phase of version 5.5. In this article, you can find her exact release date and a countdown showing the time until her banner goes live.
Iansan banner release date and countdown
Since Iansan is in the first phase of Genshin Impact 5.5, her banner will be released on March 26, 2025, at 11 am (UTC+8). You can check out Iansan's exact release dates and timings across different time zones below:
Additionally, here is a countdown that shows the exact time until Iansan's long-awaited debut:
Iansan will be available on the banner for three weeks. Once the banner ends, she will be available in the permanent gacha so you can get her later even if you fail to pull her in the first half.
Also read: Genshin Impact 5.5 new characters and rerun banners
More on Iansan
Iansan is a 4-star Electro character who uses a Polearm. You can look forward to pulling her as she is a powerful support unit that can buff the on-field character's ATK from her Elemental Burst. The ATK bonus scale with Iansan's total ATK and amount of Nightsoul points she has, which means the higher the Nightsoul points, the higher the ATK boost.
Luckily, maintaining high Nightsoul points is pretty easy since it increases based on the distance moved by the active character, excluding Iansan herself. So, the more on-field unit moves, the more ATK boost it can get from Iansan.
Additionally, when a party member triggers a Nightsoul Burst, Iansan will heal the active unit for a short period of time.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 10:13 AM
One of the main things to level up in Fields of Mistria is your Town Rank. As you reach higher ranks, you'll unlock new quests and features that extend gameplay, and also unlock rewards exclusive to Town Rank levels.
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How to increase Renown level and Town Rank in Fields of Mistria
To start with, the Town Rank will be Wood. To increase this rank, you'll need to earn Renown, which can be earned in the following ways:
At the end of each day, you'll see how much Renown you earned on the summary screen (shown above). After the summary screen, a progress bar will appear showing how close or far you are from increasing your Town Rank. Each rank has 10 Renown levels, so you'll increase your rank when you hit Renown levels 10, 20, 30, and so on. In total, there are currently nine possible Town Rank levels, with the final Town Rank level likely to be added in a future major update.
All Town Ranks in Fields of Mistria
For quick reference, here are all of the currently available Town Ranks in Fields of Mistria, what Renown level they unlock at, and what (if anything) is unlocked through reaching each Town Rank:
All Town Rank rewards in Fields of Mistria
Leveling up your Town Rank will earn you many rewards. These rewards range from simple bags of Tesserae to cosmetic items and furniture. Rather than going directly into your inventory, rewards for increasing Renown level and Town Rank must be claimed by interacting with the Treasure Chest next to the Request Board in the center of Mistria town (circled in the image above).
Here are all of the rewards, separated into the different Town Ranks to make things a little easier to digest:
Wood
Stone
Copper
Ruby
Iron
Sapphire
Silver
Emerald
Gold
Diamond is currently the highest Town Rank it's possible to achieve in Fields of Mistria. The final Town Rank, known to be Mistril, will unlock with the next major update when the final 20 floors of the Mines are added and Mistril becomes a gatherable resource in-game.
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Destructoid Monday, March 17, 2025 10:01 AM
The Honkai Star Rail 3.2 update will release two new 5-star playable characters, Castorice and Anaxa. In addition to these units, a reliable source has shared some other names that we can expect on the HSR 3.2 banners.
All new characters and expected rerun banners in Honkai Star Rail 3.2
Phase I - April 8, 2025
Here is a list of all the characters expected to feature on the first half banners in Honkai Star Rail 3.2, as per the info shared by Sakura Haven:
Castorice is the only new character in the first half of HSR 3.2, which will be released on April 8, 2025. In addition, three other 5-star characters will get rerun banners, including Acheron, Fugue, and Jiaoqiu. All of them are pretty amazing and excel at what they do. Even the 4-star characters are some of the best in the game so overall they are good banners.
Phase II - April 30, 2025
Listed below are all the characters you can expect to be on the HSR 3.2 second phase banners:
The second half of Honkai Star Rail 3.2 will start on April 30, 2025, and will also feature only one new 5-star character, Anaxa. Meanwhile, Dr. Ratio will be the only 5-star character to have a rerun in this phase. The phase two banners also don't look that good compared to the ones in the first half. The 4-star characters, except Moze, are also below average.
That's all the information we have on the Honkai Star Rail 3.2 banner leaks. We will update the lineup once we have more details and if there are any changes.
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MonsterVine Monday, March 17, 2025 1:55 PM Atari is bringing back one of its most iconic arcade games, but not in the way you might expect. Missile Command Delta, developed by Mighty Yell and 13AM Games, transforms the fast-paced missile defense gameplay of the 1980 original into a turn-based tactical experience—all while layering in a mysterious Cold War-inspired narrative. The game launches […] |
MonsterVine Monday, March 17, 2025 12:55 PM If you love ghost stories, classic detective mysteries, and atmospheric horror, you'll want to keep your eye on The Séance of Blake Manor. Revealed today during The MIX's Spring Games Showcase, The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective adventure from Spooky Doorway, the team behind The Darkside Detective series. Raw Fury will publish […] |
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