PCGamesN Monday, March 31, 2025 5:57 AM ![]() If you've been waiting for even a crumb from Square Enix concerning the long-rumored Final Fantasy 9 remake, I've got good news. The RPG maker has launched a new website celebrating the beloved game's upcoming 25th anniversary, with plenty of merchandise and collaboration plans to look forward to. There could be even more coming, though, as the developer says it has "various projects" in the works, and this may very well include an FF9 remake. |
PCGamesN Monday, March 31, 2025 5:50 AM ![]() What is the best Baldur's Gate 3 build? There are so many ways that you can shape your character in BG3 that it can be difficult to know where to start. There are countless combinations between races and backgrounds, classes and skills - and some are undoubtedly better than others. We're here to help with a collection of builds to create characters you love that can still pack a punch. After extensive testing and research, we bring you our favorite builds for all Baldur's Gate 3 classes in Larian Studios' RPG game, including their optimal subclass, BG3 race, and background. We also have dedicated guides for each build's best skills and BG3 weapons so you can get the most out of your Baldur's Gate 3 character. If you're overwhelmed by all the choices presented to you in character creation, our guide to the best BG3 builds is guaranteed to help you create the best character possible. Continue reading Best Baldur's Gate 3 builds MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Baldur's Gate 3 builds, BG3 mods, Baldur's Gate 3 classes |
PCGamesN Monday, March 31, 2025 5:32 AM ![]() What's inside the next Helldivers 2 Warbond? If you were overwhelmed by the sheer number of weapons and stratagems available to you before, the latest battle pass, or Warbond as Helldivers 2 refers to it, is about to give you a headache. That's right; there are even more options if you pick up the Borderline Justice Warbond, including new armor sets, stratagems, and more. Frontier law is at the heart of Helldivers 2, and the latest Warbond will put you and your right on the edge of humanity, where those with the biggest guns rule. You should check out our guides on the best Helldivers 2 loadouts and the best Helldivers 2 weapons to ensure you use the strongest equipment. Here's everything we know about the Helldivers 2 Premium Warbond: Borderline Justice, including its original release date, price, and available items. Continue reading Helldivers 2 Warbond - Borderline Justice details MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Helldivers 2 weapons, Helldivers 2 stratagems, Helldivers 2 system requirements |
PCGamesN Monday, March 31, 2025 5:28 AM ![]() March 31, 2025: We added three 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 |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, March 31, 2025 5:43 AM ![]() "Alien Ant Farm or we boycott," reads the top comment on Activision's recent reveal of the next wave of tracks for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 - a response to the revelation that the upcoming remasters have both been hit and struck by some soundtrack changes, which hasn't gone down completely smoothly with fans. You could almost say they feel making alterations to such classics is criminal. OK, I'll stop. For now. It turns out these changes come straight from the large Hawk himself. "It was my choice to pick some different songs by the same artists featured in THPS3+4 OST," he wrote on Instagram, as spotted by Very Gary Computing. "I'm hoping that discovery is half the fun, and a big reason that these soundtracks resonated in the first place. So listen and enjoy the ride. More to come… both old and new." |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, March 31, 2025 5:08 AM ![]() Rumours of a Final Fantasy IX remake have been remaking themselves part of the discourse for several years now, sparked by the announcement of an animated series and a Nvidia leak back in 2021, and stoked by manifestations of several other Squeenix games from the leaked Geforce list. Now, Square Enix have added a dedicated 25th anniversary page flogging figures, spectacles, and other charming tat to their website. The JRPG's 25th cake day isn't until July 7th, but this new page lines up with claims from Oblivion remake leaker NateTheHate that we're getting closer to an announcement, if not a release. Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has also claimed that the Final Final Tactics remaster is still being worked on - a rumour that's been twinned with the FF9 one for about as long as it's been floating about. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, March 31, 2025 4:45 AM ![]() OK you gutless punks, you've had this coming for a long time and now, you're gonna get it. Time to pay the piper, you miserable freaks. Oh, excuse me! I should explain. We've been doing some research into boosting site engagement, and it turns out the quickest way to engage people is to abuse and threaten them. We've also been reading up on seduction techniques - frankly, I wanted to try these out first, but the genAI poltergeist in my phone camera keeps misidentifying my nudes as Edvard Munch's The Scream, and Sotheby's now claim I owe them 120 million dollars. Anyway, here's what's new in PC games this week. |
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Destructoid Monday, March 31, 2025 5:12 AM
Iansan in Genshin Impact is a 4-star Electro unit and good support who can buff her party members' ATK and heal them, making her fairly valuable.
Here's a simple guide covering all the materials you'll need for Iansan's ascension and her talents, as well as how to farm them.
Iansan ascension and talent materials
Here are all the materials required for Iansan's ascension in Genshin Impact:
Once you're done with Iansan's ascension, you can farm the following materials to level up her talents:
Where to farm Iansan's ascension and talent materials
Vajrada Amethyst Silver, Fragment, Chunk, and Gemstone
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You can obtain Vajrada Amethyst Silver, Fragment, Chunk, and Gemstone by defeating the following enemies in Genshin Impact:
Luckily, Tenebrous Papilla also drops the boss material for Iansan; you may obtain random drops of the Vajrada Amethyst Sliver and its upper rarities.
Ensnaring Gaze
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Ensnaring Gaze is a boss material that can be obtained by defeating the Tenebrous Papilla in Natlan.
Dracolite
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Dracolite is a new local specialty item in Natlan that you must farm for Iansan's ascension. You can harvest it by breaking its ore using Elemental Reactions, with Overloaded being the most effective. You can also use Tatankasaur's attacks to destroy the ore.
Sentry's Wooden Whistle, Warrior's Metal Whistle, and Saurian-Crowned Warrior's Golden Whistle
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Sentry's Wooden Whistle, Warrior's Metal Whistle, and Saurian-Crowned Warrior's Golden Whistle are commonly dropped by the Saurian Warrior enemies found all over Natlan. You can also buy some of the drops from the in-game shop.
Denial and Judgement
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You can obtain Denial and Judgement by defeating The Knave weekly boss in Fontaine.
Teachings of Contention, Guide to Contention, and Philosophies of Contention
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You can farm Philosophies of Contention and its lower rarities in the Blazing Ruins domain only on Monday, Thursday, and Sunday.
As for Crown of Insight, you can obtain it as a reward from the flagship events.
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Destructoid Monday, March 31, 2025 4:59 AM
Varesa is a new 5-star Electro character in Genshin Impact who excels in dealing with Plunging Attack DMG. If you plan to build her, here is a simple guide covering her ascension and talent level-up materials, as well as how to find all of her materials.
Varesa ascension and talent materials
Listed below are all the materials you will need for Varesa's ascension:
You will need the following to max all 3 of Varesa's talents:
Where to farm Varesa's materials
Vajrada Amethyst Silver, Fragment, Chunk, and Gemstone
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Vajrada Amethyst Silver, Fragment, Chunk, and Gemstone are elemental ascension materials used by Electro characters. You can obtain them by challenging the following enemies:
Lava Dragon Statue boss drop
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Defeat the Lava Dragon Statue near Collective of Plenty in Natlan to obtain the boss material.
Skysplit Gembloom
Skysplit Gembloom is a local specialty found in Natlan. You will need it for Varesa's ascension, and you can farm them in Atocpan and the Ancient Sacred Mountain.
Juvenile, Seasoned, and Tyrant's Fang
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You can obtain the Juvenile, Seasoned, and Tyrant's Fang by defeating all the Saurian enemies found all over Natlan. You can also buy some of the drops from the in-game shop using Masterless Starglitter and Masterless Stardust.
Teachings, Guide, and Philosophies of Conflict
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You can farm the Teachings, Guide, and Philosophies of Conflict in the Blazing Ruins domain only on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Eroded Scale-Feather
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Eroded Scale-Feather is a weekly boss drop and can be obtained by defeating the Lord of Eroded Primal Fire in Natlan.
Lastly, you will need roughly 7 million Mora and 3 Crowns of Insight. The latter can be obtained from the flagship events every update, while you can farm Mora from daily activities, quests, chests, and events.
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Destructoid Monday, March 31, 2025 4:50 AM
Going without any starting items into your next run can be really tiresome in Dead Rails. Buying items that last you only for one life is arguably as bad. However, there is a way to start each journey loaded up, and that is by getting and equipping classes. So, without further ado, find out which classes are the best by following our ultimate Dead Rails class guide.
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What are Classes in Dead Rails
Each class in Dead Rails lets you carry preset items into each run without having to buy those items with bonds. Also, some classes give you unique passive bonuses, like being able to revive other players without bandages. In general, you should save up all the bonds that you find and invest them into unlocking new classes. This way, you will always have a decent starting loadout and powerful passive abilities.
Dead Rails Class Tier List
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In the above Dead Rails class tier list, we ranked all classes from best to worst based on their overall strength, both when playing solo or with a party. In general, classes that cost more Bonds to unlock are stronger than the rest. However, that is not always the case. The Ironclad class is an excellent example of a relatively weak class that costs a lot of Bonds to unlock.
Best Dead Rails Classes for Solo Play
If you like to play alone and hog all the Bonds for yourself, then you should farm them up and get either Vampire, Survivalist, or Zombie. Vampire is the best Dead Rails class for solo play because of its survivability and speed. However, it has a very unique playstyle. So, you can't expect that other players will always conform to you unless all of you are playing as Vampires.
Dead Rails Class List
Below, you can find all the Dead Rails classes along with their cost, the starting items they give you, and the unique passive bonuses they provide you with. Also, we highlighted the pros and cons of each class to provide more context to the Dead Rails tier list above.
How to Get and Change Classes in Dead Rails
In Dead Rails, you can get new classes and change your current class at the Tailor NPC in the main lobby. Each class costs some amount of bonds to unlock, and changing your class is possible only before you start a run. You can see your currently equipped class above your character's head while in the main lobby.
Farming Bonds in Dead Rails
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If you want to unlock a class in Dead Rails, you first have to grind out quite a bit of bonds. Unfortunately, bonds can be hard to come by if you don't know where to look for them. In general, the best locations to find Bonds in Dead Rails are the castle at the 40km mark and Bank vaults in burning towns on the side of the rail. For more information on how to approach entering these places, check out our guide on how to farm bonds in Dead Rails.
That concludes our ultimate Dead Rails class guide. If you are still indecisive about picking your go-to weapon, check out our Dead Rails weapons tier list and find your new main.
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Destructoid Monday, March 31, 2025 4:46 AM
You can find up to five Luxurious Chests while exploring Atocpan in Genshin Impact. Three of them can be obtained after solving three Secret Source Dragon Idol puzzles, and the remaining two can be accessed after opening the Shrines of Depths.
This guide covers the location of all five Atocpan Luxurious Chests and how to obtain them in Genshin Impact.
All 5 Luxurious Chest locations in Atocpan
Luxurious Chest 1
Teleport to the waypoint southwest of Fallingstar Fields and look straight to find a Lone Secret Source Dragon Idol flying around a small island. Head to the dragon's location and defeat it by destroying all the launchers on its body. Once that is done, climb to the Lone Secret Source Dragon Idol's head and open the Exquisite Chest before activating the dragon again. This will take you to another small island southwest of the main Natlan map.
Once there, defeat the Vagrant Secret Source Dragon Idol using the launchers on the maze walls. This will give you a Luxurious Chest, worth 10 Primogems, and unlock the Shadows of the Colossi achievement in Genshin Impact.
Luxurious Chest 2
Go to the Summoning Hall in the Ancient Sacred Mountain and follow the path to the mechanism to pick up the Secret Source Servant, That Which Was Once Ehecatl. Next, use the teleport waypoint in Fallingstar Fields and head straight to enter the ruins. Defeat the hilichurls and place That Which Was Once Ehecatl on the shining spot to open a secret room. Enter the hidden area to obtain a Luxurious Chest.
Luxurious Chest 3
Use the teleport waypoint east of the Statue of The Seven in Atocpan and save the Secret Source Dragon idol in the lava pool by exploding all the barely blocking its path. Once that is done, follow the dragon into the Ancient Mountain Path and keep clearing its path until you reach a hidden room to get a Luxurious Chest reward.
Luxurious Chests 4 and 5
You can obtain the remaining two Luxurious Chests in Atocpan from the Shrines of Depths. One is located west of the Remnants of Tetenanco, and the other is northwest of Fallingstar Fields.
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Destructoid Monday, March 31, 2025 4:46 AM
If you ever play R.E.P.O. long enough, you'll go to the store after every level where you can spend your hard-earned cash. While there are a bunch of weapons, items, and upgrades, sometimes the game offers you the weirdest purchase choice of all—a Rubber Duck.
Most players might look past the Rubber Duck as a gag item or something useless to buy over say, a Shotgun or Energy Crystal to charge your weapons. Or those insanely useful upgrades to your character to increase its Stamina and strength.
But don't let it fool you, the Rubber Duck does have some chaotic uses.
What does the Rubber Duck do in R.E.P.O.?
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The Rubber Duck can be one of many items that appear at the Service Station store on top of grenades and other items and definitely sticks out over everything else in there. Its easy to skip it, but for the curious chaos seekers out there, what does it exactly do?
The Rubber Duck is essentially a projectile you can toss down in any room that'll begin to ricochet off of anything it hits, may it be walls, enemies, or even other players. It'll damage everything it hits and will continue to spiral out of control for what appears to be an eternity, making it a very unorthodox weapon that has some practical uses but is mainly there to cause some mischief. It'll then explode after a little while to deal massive damage if it comes into contact with a massive enemy.
As the item moves around completely randomly, you can't guarantee where it'll land and what it'll hit, but there is a way to make the most of that too. If you are in a small room for example with a monster inside, you can throw the Rubber Duck into the room and hold the door shut to guarantee it'll do some damage. It can also be a saving grace item against a monster like the Alien, as when you're lifted into the air you can throw it at the Alien to hopefully get it to drop you before it slams you down to the ground.
You can also line yourself up to throw the Rubber Duck to explode on larger enemies once you get used to how it works. Just make sure you don't drop it on the floor without any momentum or else you'll be blowing up yourself instead. Also, make sure you don't drop it next to any valuables or your cart unless you want all your money and effort to go up in smoke.
Personally, I never buy the Rubber Duck on a run with friends because of how chaotic and random it can be, I'd rather save my money to buy actual grenades or weapons as they become available for a more solid defense. But if you want to cause some mischief, hopefully, this helps you get a grasp on how to deal the more destruction.
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Destructoid Monday, March 31, 2025 4:31 AM
The early game stage in Schedule 1 can be slightly tricky in terms of the products you can manufacture and shift, but this guide will help you increase your profits from the items sold.
While the easy task is just to sell the base product, you should try to manufacture and sell the mixes listed in these guides. They're all based around Marijuana products and pretty easy to make. The mixers required to produce them are also available easily, allowing you to manufacture them on a Mixing Station.
Best early game mix in Schedule 1
All the mixes listed here are pretty cheap to make and usually involve between one and three mixtures. Despite the low cost of production, the mixers add different effects to your base products, raising their sales value.
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While the mixes mentioned here are mostly around Marijuana variants, I have also thrown in a recipe that involves Meth. This product requires you a few hours of gameplay as you unlock the Westville region and gain access to Shirley Watts.
Shirley provides you with Pseudo, which is the main ingredient for making Meth. The one drug that's not on this list is Cocaine, which is an endgame item. Once you gain access to the Docks region, you'll unlock the required ingredients and recipes to make Cocaine.
If you are past the point of Schedule 1's early game, make sure to check out our full list of the best mix for all drugs.
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Destructoid Monday, March 31, 2025 4:04 AM
Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade has been honored in the upcoming Minecraft Movie, set to release worldwide on April 4, with a touching tribute easter egg.
The reveal comes from fellow content creator Tommyinnit leaking the tribute before the premiere, as well as images that are starting to do the rounds on social media and online, showing a lone big with Technoblade's famous crown walking around the village. Technoblade's Minecraft skin was a royal pig with a crown, so the tribute is subtle and fitting.
It is unknown at this time when the tribute will play on screen and for how long, but surely eagle-eyed fans will be on the lookout not just for the Technoblade homage, but any other easter eggs or references to Minecraft's long history.
Spoilers ahead.
The content creator, who died July 2022 after a battle with stage four cancer, was one of Minecraft's biggest stars and was one of the most beloved and cherished creators on the platform with over 10 million subscribers. Despite his diagnosis, Technoblade continued to create content and stream to his viewers, keeping his community updated as he received treatment.
His death came as a shock to both Minecraft players and content creators alike, who honored Technoblade as soon as his death was announced on June 30. A video with Techno's father narrated a final, posthumous message titled "so long nerds," written for such an occasion.
Shortly after his death, Mojang updated the Minecraft loading screen to have a pig with a similar crown appear for a few short months in honor of Technoblade's legacy and commitment to Minecraft.
Technoblade isn't the only content creator reference in the movie either, with several content creators teasing that they have some form of cameo or appearance in the movie that appears to be a labor of love to Minecraft players and creators worldwide. Dantdm is one of many creators to announce they are in the film, asking fans to "see if you can spot us when you go see it."
The Minecraft Movie launches worldwide on April 4 in cinemas, but players can also take part in a Minecraft Live Event that ties into he movie right now to unlock special rewards, as well as get exclusive codes and items from various promotions, including one with McDonald's. So there is a lot to sink your teeth into if you are a Minecraft fan this week and beyond.
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