GamersHeroes Tuesday, July 15, 2025 4:27 PM As the publisher's first official retail outlet in Japan, SEGA Store Tokyo is set to open on the sixth floor of Shibuya PARCO in just a few days, on July 18. The post SEGA Store Tokyo Opening July 18 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:36 PM Season 4 of The Red Barrels' The Outlast Trials is here, bringing with it a New Trial Environment, an updated Rebirth system, new MK- Challenges & more. The post The Outlast Trials Season 4 Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:36 PM Blade & Soul Heroes' global launch is slated to hit PC and mobile devices in just a few months, on September 2. The post Blade & Soul Heroes Slated for September 2 Global Launch appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 5:20 PM  We may never get another Deus Ex game featuring Elias Toufexis' lovely voice as Adam Jensen again, but right now you can snag Human Revolution, the debut of our sunglass-wearing badass cyborg, for less than five bucks and, since it's on GOG, there's no DRM, meaning you can back up copies of it, responsibly lend it to… |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 5:15 PM  It often feels like the entire world around you is conspiring to bring about your demise. On Arrakis, that's true. Between the sandworms and the other deadly players, you'd be hard pressed to find anyone or anything friendly. Even worse, your only haven—the base you build—isn't free or safe. You owe money to the local… |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 4:50 PM  CD Projekt Red is hosting a live stream tomorrow, July 16, to talk about the next update to Cyberpunk 2077. While the main team is working on the upcoming sequel, Virtuos is co-developing further updates on the original RPG because the studio can't quite seem to let it go completely. I'm not complaining, however,… |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 4:20 PM  There is a twinkling sound every time you turn on the original Destiny that lives on in the hearts of anyone who spent hundreds of hours playing it. Over a decade later, Destiny 2's newest expansion transported players back to those fond early days by re-using the old menu music for The Edge of Fate's login screen. |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 4:10 PM  Since my review of 150 hours spent in Starfield at launch, my opinion on the game has only soured. The added survival mechanics were of fleeting interest to me, and there are a handful of neat mods to toy with. However, nothing I've heard of the game's singular expansion since its 2023 release–from the inclusion of… |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 3:45 PM  Remember that really catchy but also very annoying Jack Black song "Lava Chicken" from the Minecraft movie? If you are a parent with kids under the age of 16, you likely do, and you are probably so happy to finally be free of it. Well, bad news: The song was just added to the actual Minecraft game. Sorry. |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 3:03 PM  The original Kingdom Hearts came to the PlayStation 2 in 2002 when David Gallagher was 17 years old. The actor, now 40, has played deuteragonist and noted "sexy guy" who "the gamer girls" go crazy for, Riku, for more than half his lifetime, but somehow hasn't ever played the Disney RPGs. Gallagher has a Twitch channel… |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 2:05 PM  Superman is a box office hit, a really good superhero film, and one of the best movies of the summer. And that's all still true if you saw the movie in India. However, moviegoers in the country did miss out on one of the film's most romantic moments because the censors found it a bit too intimate. |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 1:55 PM  The Analogue 3D promises a classic Nintendo 64 experience on modern displays with all the bells and whistles that entails. The $250 retro console sold out last year and was supposed to ship in early 2025, but the company behind it says orders have been delayed yet again, this time blaming tariffs. |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:35 PM  From grabbing the wheel of a big rig, to taking some time out from racing to snap eye-catching photos, there's no shortage of things you can get into while free roaming in Mario Kart World. One of these is finding question mark panels located around each of the game's tracks. If you want to earn the stickers they… |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:25 PM  The latest Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered patch makes a lot of changes and tweaks, but one very interesting and important change involving a lore-breaking door wasn't listed in the lengthy patch notes published earlier this month. |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:20 AM  It's a big day for Helldivers 2 fans. The sci-fi extraction shooter finally lets them plant flags anywhere they want, including on enemies. The morale boost from spreading the spirit of "mission accomplished" throughout the galaxy boosts weapon handling and defense for all players in the surrounding radius.… |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:15 AM  Christoper Nolan's The Odyssey starring Tom Holland, Matt Damon, and a bunch of other big-name actors is set to hit theaters on July 17, 2026, aka a year from now. The movie is still filming as you read these words. And yet, Warner Bros. will soon start selling tickets for IMAX 70MM showings that will likely sell out… |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:40 AM  Nintendo's next big Switch 2 exclusive, Donkey Kong Bananza, launches later this week and will finally deliver that big single-player binge-worthy game that the hybrid console currently lacks. When you finally get your hands on the new game, you'll be destroying everything at 60FPS, and that's because Nintendo… |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:35 AM  Wheels of Aurelia is a 2016 visual novel about a young woman on a road trip in 1970s Italy and the people she meets along the way, and it's about to get delisted from the App Store. Developer Santa Ragione says Apple is doing that because the game hasn't been updated in years, even though it's feature-complete and… |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:30 AM  McDonald's Pokémon collaborations are a scalper's dream and a parent's worst nightmare because they include limited edition cards in Happy Meals, and collecting the whole set will likely require multiple trips through the restaurant's drive-thru. However, the next team-up between the fast food restaurant and The… |
Kotaku Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:10 AM  Some Switch 1 games have quietly started running much better on Switch 2. Others have gotten free upgrades or patches to help improve performance or fix backwards compatibility issues. The latest of those is Super Mario 3D All-Stars, a collection of three classics that Nintendo doesn't even sell anymore because, well,… |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 5:27 PM The very best space RPGs can inspire a sense of wonder and scale unlike anything else. Games like No Man's Sky and Starfield, when they are at their best, offer a magnificent sense of smallness and an equal embracing of freedom. That feeling goes to back to some of the best retro RPGs like Wing Commander: Privateer. Continuing in this legacy, Star Valor is a overlooked throwback. An upcoming DLC centered around base building looks to make it even better. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best space games, Best RPG games, Best open-world games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 4:35 PM Though it struggled at launch, early access co-op action game No More Room in Hell 2 continues to impress with each new update. This is update 0.5.0, so we have a long way to go before the game is ready for prime time, but this patch represents a big stride forward, adding a new map, character customization, a new weapon, and a new enemy type. If you love horror co-op games like Left 4 Dead or The Killing Floor and have been on the fence, it might be worth giving No More Room in Hell 2 a shot. |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 3:51 PM Realistic RTS Broken Arrow has had a rocky launch. Despite opening to rave reviews on Steam, a host of technical and balance issues have caused its ratings to sink into the "mixed" range. Widespread cheating in multiplayer modes, a lack of penalty for players leaving in the middle of a match, and unbalanced enemy AI are among the most widespread complaints. A new update seeks to address a number of the community's concerns, but does not seem to go far enough. Continue reading New Broken Arrow update seemingly fails to fix faltering RTS game MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best war games, Best tank games, Best strategy games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 2:00 PM Failed MOBA Paragon is getting one final goodbye, just not in the way you'd expect. The game's map is coming back in Predecessor, a spiritual successor to Paragon, alongside a huge new update. Now that Predecessor has fully outlived what inspired it, though, the game is going to start moving beyond what came before. So if you're tired of League of Legends, Dota 2, or even Heroes of the Storm, now's the time to give Predecessor a shot. Continue reading Revived MOBA Predecessor is going back to its roots with a new map MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best fantasy games, Best MOBAs, Best multiplayer games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 1:26 PM Strong worldbuilding is often what separates the great games from the solid 7/10s, and during my recent preview of Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, I quickly bought into its quirky recreation of 1900s Scandinavia - it felt like traversing a living, breathing city. It's on my must-play list for 2025 and, to celebrate its release, we're giving away ten Steam keys for the gorgeous new stealth game. Continue reading Grab a free Steam key for Eriksholm, the gorgeous new stealth game MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best single-player games, Best story games, Best stealth games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:46 PM Video games can be a parade of wasted worlds and long dead civilizations. Fallout and Stalker represent the best of the post-apocalypse, dead settings which come alive and feel wonderful and mysterious. The aptly-titled Misery pulls deftly from that lineage, making a world that feels haunted, dank, and lived-in. It's a co-op game with real style and a haunted atmosphere. If you're lucky, you can play it right now. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games, Best games like Fallout, Best co-op games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:44 PM What are the latest Anime Relics codes ahead of the game's release? Being developed under the watchful eye of veteran players in the Roblox space, this upcoming bandit-beater looks to be a little more than the sum of its parts. With big damage numbers adding to your own with each swing, it might be a cunning hybrid between the popular seafaring adventure and a classic Roblox simulator experience. While we wait for new codes for Anime Relic, scope out what could be your new favorite experience by playing some of the team's other titles. Anime Last Stand codes can help you get started in the premiere Roblox TD title. Want to conserve that anime itch for the release of Anime Relics? Give Five Nights TD or SpongeBob Tower Defense codes a go instead. Continue reading Anime Relics codes July 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Roblox games, Roblox promo codes, Roblox music codes |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:41 PM What are the latest Tennis Zero codes? Set to release in July 2025, this new Roblox tennis title comes from the same main developer as several other big hitters on the platform. And assuming it follows the same sort of code release structure, we'll be slamming new Tennis Zero game codes into the usual location every weekend. Interested in seeing where the Tennis Zero mechanics come from? Ahead of the game's release, give some time to the developer's other sports game with these Basketball Zero codes. Need a rest? Try Mugen codes to get off to a flying start in the team's signature anime action title instead. Continue reading Tennis Zero codes July 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Roblox games, Roblox promo codes, Roblox music codes |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:28 PM With Dying Light The Beast, developer Techland is looking to the series' past. When night falls on Harran and the infected grow more aggressive, the original Dying Light morphs into a tense survival horror experience that demands you evade the undead on rooftops and slice them to bits. This is what Techland wants to deliver with The Beast, while also bringing back wise-cracking, fan-favorite protagonist Kyle Crane. But in a recent interview with PCGamesN, Dying Light franchise director Tymon Smektała tells us the team isn't just trying to replicate past successes, as The Beast also aims to push the series forward, chiefly by giving you more ways to survive its countless horrors. Continue reading Dying Light The Beast is all about realistic, choice-driven survival MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best zombie games, Best open-world games, Best co-op games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:59 AM I've said it before and I'll say it again: Guild Wars 2 is, perhaps, my favorite MMORPG. While I've spent hundreds of hours exploring both Azeroth and Eorzea alike, there's something about Tyria that keeps luring me back. End of Dragons holds a special place in my heart, partly because I absolutely adored its fusion of fantasy magic with traditional Asian aesthetics, and partly because the community is easily the most welcoming that I've ever met. And now I'm strapping on my adventurer's boots once more, as the brand new Guild Wars 2 expansion, Visions of Eternity, has just been revealed, and it looks absolutely gorgeous. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best MMOs on PC, Guild Wars 2 system requirements, Guild Wars 2 expansion |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:49 AM How do you lip trick near the pirate in THPS 3+4? You must be fantastic at Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 if you've found this guide, because that means you've unlocked the pro challenges. For an expert like yourself, you should have no problem taking down most of these goals, though there are some tricky ones that will catch you off guard. Skater Island in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 features a docked pirate ship, complete with a surprise cameo from Bikini Bottom with the hidden Spongebob level. There are plenty of secrets on this level, including a pirate who desperately needs to be impressed with a sweet lip trick in the skateboard game. Continue reading How to lip trick near the pirate in THPS 3+4 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: How to unlock all characters, How to nosegrind around the horn, How to wallplant |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:39 AM We've seen the Steam Deck used to control Star Wars droids across Disney parks for some time, but thanks to a new video posted this week, we have a little more info on how this process works, while also getting a clear look at the software being used. The Steam Deck still holds the top spot on our best gaming handheld guide, and for good reason, with it being the easiest gaming portable to use thanks to SteamOS. Disney spotted the potential of this Linux-powered portable some time ago, and we now know what the droid handlers see when they take the droids out to meet the public. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:44 AM Picture this. You've spent hours building your Minecraft world block by painstaking block, carefully selecting packs from the Marketplace to bring your dream to life. But wait, something has gone awry and the entities from your pack are seriously misbehaving. Fear no more. A new fix from Mojang has arrived - and just in time, too. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Minecraft seeds, Minecraft skins, Minecraft mods |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:37 PM What is the best gaming mouse? That depends on your needs, but buying a quality rodent can revolutionize how it feels to interact with your gaming PC. A high-quality mouse with the features you need can make the difference between winning or losing in your favorite games or put more functions at your fingertips than you thought possible. Right now, the best gaming mouse is the Razer Viper V3 HyperSpeed thanks to its comfortable shape, fantastic performance, and incredibly low price. For the best lightweight wireless option, we've picked the Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 while our budget choice is the new Glorious Model O Eternal. Whatever your needs, though, there's a mouse on this list for you, with many extra options included in the Also tested section, which shows the mice we've reviewed that didn't quite claim top spot on our list. Also, if you're not sure what to look for, have a read of the how to choose section of this guide and check out the FAQ, which should answer all your gaming mouse questions. Continue reading Best gaming mouse 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:39 AM July 15, 2025: We've added new trainee Biwa Hayahide in a preliminary position on the Umamusume tier list pending prolonged play. What is the Umamusume Pretty Derby tier list? With a stack of support cards and dutiful training easily able to change the outcome of any race, crowning the single best Umamusume Trainee is a battle in and of itself. However, starting rarities across the board can have one good pull catapult your success story. Here's how that could look. Just starting life as a trainer? Check out the latest Umamusume codes for some freebies. Most free rewards are delivered straight to your account, but throwing the saddle on some exclusive prizes can get you a fair advantage. Doubling up with other gacha games? Start something new with our Persona 5 The Phantom X tier list and Persona 5 X codes. Silver and Blood codes might be worth a browse, too. Continue reading Umamusume Pretty Derby tier list - best cards and characters MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best gacha games, Best PC games you can play on mobile, Best new games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:28 AM July 15, 2025: New free Bingo Blitz credits links are in. What are the new free Bingo Blitz credits? You won't be playing much bingo without them, that's for sure. Even if you've exhausted your usual free credits in Bingo Blitz through login rewards and premium subscriptions, the secret to playing another round is through our Bingo Blitz credits links. New Bingo Blitz free credits links work in much the same way as Monopoly Go dice links. One click and your account is automatically topped up with credits ready to be used on multiple rounds or one big blow-out session with multiple cards. The choice is yours. Continue reading Free Bingo Blitz credits July 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Bingo Blitz credits, Best card games, Best PC board games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:21 AM Asus is obsessed with throwing gold onto its ROG Astral RTX 5000 graphics cards, with the latest example being this new RTX 5090 Real Gold Edition. If you thought the 6.5g of 24-carat gold on the Dhahab Edition card was over the top, this new card has a preposterous 5kg of 24-carat gold incorporated into the design, including the backplate, frame, and outer shell. While the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 maintains the top spot on our guide to buying the best graphics card for its sheer power, the model we tested was much more subtle with its design. We've already covered the Dhahab edition graphics cards and the stunning price that scalpers were asking for when selling them on eBay, but this new golden design will surely demand a much higher price. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 review, Asus ROG Ally X review, Best gaming motherboard |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:40 AM When is the Mouse PI For Hire release date? We love an FPS here at PCGamesN, and there's nothing we like more than something new and unique. Mouse ticks all our boxes with black-and-white, 1930s cartoon style in a noir-themed boomer shooter, in which you play as a badass mouse PI. Set to be one of the best upcoming indie games, Mouse takes what we love about FPS games - gratifying guns, satisfying head pops, and characterful enemies - and gives them a Popeye-meets-Cuphead twist. Of course we want to know how soon we can get our hands on it, and we're sure you do too, so here's everything we know about the Mouse PI For Hire release date and what you can expect. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best old games, Best indie games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:21 AM What are the best VR horror games? Videogames have always been the ideal medium for horror, and this is especially true in the confines of VR goggles. The eeriness of horror works so much better when you're more deeply immersed in the world, and there's nothing more immersive than virtual reality. Some of the best VR horror games are conversions of more conventional horror games and enhance them with a new perspective. But what should you play to capture that feeling of existential dread? Which game will give you more chills than an icy bath on top of a train through the Alps? We have a few suggestions for you, and we hope they'll help satisfy your hunger for all things terrifying. Continue reading Best VR horror games to play right now in 2025 |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:49 AM What are the best new PC games in 2025? Whether you're simply looking for something to pass the time or have a pile of virtual money burning a hole in your virtual wallet, you may want to try out the latest PC games because they're, well, new and shiny. As much as we love firing up our favorite classic again, there are loads of new PC games that deserve some attention, too. To keep you in the know, we've got the definitive list of the best PC games that have been released recently, from big-budget RPG games to indie strategy games. Whatever you're into, stay up to date with all the latest and greatest releases right here on PCGamesN. Continue reading The best new PC games 2025 |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:41 AM July 15, 2025: We added a new Monopoly Go dice link for free dice rolls. How can I get free Monopoly Go 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 July 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best board games, Monopoly Go events, Monopoly Go dice |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:40 AM RTS games may be enjoying a modern resurgence, but you just can't beat the classics. Even all these years later, Command and Conquer: Red Alert, Age of Empires 2, and Starcraft 2 remain the genre's must-plays. The same goes for Stronghold Crusader. You no longer need to go back to the original, however, because the all-new Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition is finally here. With improved graphics and extra campaigns, it's the ideal way to play. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RTS games, Best strategy games, Best 4X games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:34 AM Which games are coming out in 2025? If you're anything like us, your time is already stretched trying to play all the great games out right now, and the year isn't slowing down any time soon. Hope and anticipation, agony and elation - the endless cycle of emotions we go through during the annual PC release schedule. Year in and year out, videogames are produced in such varying degrees of quality that not a single one of them is destined for certain success. Some of the best PC games of all time release alongside utter disasters, series are born while others dwindle, and occasionally a game lives up to our expectations. Below, you'll find all the upcoming PC games to keep on your radar, and it's wildly varied. There are racing games, story games, city builders, and more, plus all of their expected release dates. Continue reading Upcoming PC games 2025 and beyond MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GTA 6 release date, GTA 6 map, GTA 6 soundtrack |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:27 AM Idling along, nothing to think about other than the calm, mechanical task at hand, free to indulge in your own thoughts. Like Microsoft Flight Simulator and House Flipper, Euro Truck Simulator 2 is one of the best at capturing that feeling, all from within the cozy comforts of your own home. Now it's back with even more cargo for you to haul across its intricate road network thanks to new DLC, Farm Machinery. Even better, it's out now. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Euro Truck Simulator 2 system requirements, Best simulation games, Best truck games |
PCGamesN Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:25 AM July 15, 2025 We checked for new DBD codes. What are the latest DBD codes? These freebie-granting DBD rewards can reward you with anything from a few bonus Bloodpoints to help prestige the latest character, to new and exclusive in-game cosmetics, so it's crucial you get them while they're live. There are more ways to customize your game than ever with DBD badges and banners, but there are still occasional rewards for items for your DBD killers and survivors, too. All of them let you show off your style, while Dead by Daylight Bloodpoints and Rift Fragments help your in-game progress, so there are always plenty of goodies to be had. Some of these Dead by Daylight codes are ongoing though, so you may have snapped them up already. Continue reading DBD codes July 2025 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: DBD killer tier list, Best horror games, DBD codes |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, July 15, 2025 2:30 PM  We've covered the Dell Black Friday in July deals a few times in recent days, and they're still coming. In fact, there are now so many offers that we've got a whole list of them here. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, July 15, 2025 1:00 PM .jpg?width=1920&height=1920&fit=bounds&quality=70&format=jpg&auto=webp){kind=tracking} I spent a good chunk of my weekend combing through GPU deals like these. I don't really need a new graphics card, but seeing prices drop by almost half gets my curiosity going. It's not even just the big names like the RTX 5090 or the Radeon RX 7900 XT, even refurbished cards look tempting when they're going for hundreds less. I know some folks hesitate with renewed products, but I've had solid luck so far. Last year, I grabbed a renewed RTX 4070 super and it's been running steady since. I guess it's that mix of curiosity and trying not to miss out that keeps me scrolling through these lists. Here's the best deals I can find for your latest rig upgrade: |
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 15, 2025 6:00 PM
Sega announced its next Luminasta figure is about to appear in Japanese arcades, and it is Mega Man. It will debut on July 18, 2025. It isn't showing up at any US retailers just yet. However, both Big Bad Toy Store and Crunchyroll sell prize figures in that line and might just not have put up listings yet.
As is typical of a prize figure that would appear in claw machines and arcades, there are no extra parts or pieces with this version of Mega Man. He's wearing his standard blue armor, and his Mega Buster arm cannon is equipped on his left arm. The base does feature some translucent parts, so the pose makes it look like he's just landing after a jump. He stands at under six inches tall (14cm).
Here's a closer look at the character from the front and back.
It is quite common for Sega to create Luminasta figures based on characters from game series and anime series the company otherwise doesn't have ties to. Some of the more recent ones include folks from Evangelion and Frieren.
The Sega Mega Man Luminasta figure will debut in Japan on July 18, 2025. After that, we could see stores worldwide start stocking the prize figure.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 15, 2025 5:00 PM
Toho Animation announced My Hero Academia Final Season will air on October 4, 2025, and Crunchyroll will be the streaming home of the anime starting on the same day. It will be simulcast. There is also a new My Hero Academia Character's Ultimate Scene Ranking fan poll live worldwide, with the website promising to reveal results the day season 8 debuts.
To go along with the My Hero Academia Final Season anime debut date announcement, there's new key art for season 8. In the background, we see All for One and All Might, in a nod to what happened in season 7. At the forefront is Deku, who is fighting Shigaraki.
Here's the new key art for the series:
As for the My Hero Academia Character's Ultimate Scene Ranking fan poll, we can each vote once per day on the site until September 15, 2025. The ballot contains sections for U.A. High School Students, Pro Heroes, and Villains. If you click on a character, a number of scenes from the anime will be listed alongside videos showing them and a button to vote. These videos are only in Japanese with no English subtitles. As an example, there are 15 possible scenes in the Katsuki Bakugo section. Each segment notes both the season and episode, to make it easier to pick out the one someone wants to support.
My Hero Academia Final Season, which is season 8 of the anime, will start worldwide on October 4, 2025. Viz Media handled the manga in the US. The My Hero Academia Character's Ultimate Scene Ranking fan poll is open for voting until September 15, 2025.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 15, 2025 4:00 PM
The Square Enix eStore confirmed the Kingdom Hearts Keyblade silicone ice cube trays that let us make keys will be back in Japan starting on July 19, 2025. For 3,080円 (~$21), you get a pair of trays that allow you to make two Kingdom Key style ice cubes. Only the Japanese storefront showed a listing for the item, so it's unknown if or when the US one will carry it.
Each of the Kingdom Hearts Keyblade silicone ice cube trays seems to let you make a Kingdom Key that is about six inches long. The mold as a whole is 165mm long. It's soft, to make it easier to extract the ice cube when frozen. The example photos showed what it looks like empty, with an ice cube inside, when one ice cube is removed, and when an ice cube is in a glass. It seems identical to the design of the one first released back in December 2021 in Japan.
Here's the full gallery of photos Square Enix shared.
When the original run for these ice cube trays appeared, it did show up worldwide. However, it did happen in July 2022, about seven months after the Japanese debut.
This is the second return of a piece of Kingdom Hearts merchandise inspired by the games. The Re:Chain of Memories playing cards are coming back. Those will show up in Japan in November 2025 again.
The Kingdom Hearts Keyblade silicone ice cube trays return to Japan on July 19, 2025, and it's unknown when we might see them appear worldwide.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 15, 2025 3:00 PM
Square Enix announced the pause in automatic housing demolition for FFXIV European Data Center Worlds will end when 7.3 arrives. This ends a pause that has been in effect since November 7, 2024. Things should return to normal in the beginning of August 2025.
The pause in FFXIV automatic housing demolition on European Data Center Worlds started as a result of natural disasters. Square Enix made the decision as a result of the rains and flooding in Spain. As such, anyone in the region was given leeway in case they were affected.
Square Enix also went over what the housing auto demolition timer will look like for FFXIV players on the European Data Center once things return to normal. If you did play between November 2024 and August 2025, private and free company estate timers will reset. If you didn't, then during 7.3 maintenance the timer will resume. People whose homes will be demolished will get warning emails. However, Square Enix did recommend checking the Timers section in the UI to ensure there's no danger.
Here are the worlds in which automatic housing demolition will resume in 7.3.
Square Enix often pauses automatic housing demolition in FFXIV Data Centers worldwide following natural disasters or situations that would impede players from logging in as usual. It did so for Japanese Worlds following the Noto Peninsula earthquake and in North America after the Los Angeles wildfires.
Final Fantasy XIV is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and patch 7.3 will launch in "early August 2025."
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 15, 2025 2:00 PM
The Japanese social media account for the Pokemon series shared a new teaser image for the Pokemon Presents showcase on July 22, 2025. The image shows a Pikachu from behind. The character is looking at a turntable between two speakers. There's also a hint suggesting the character is working on something involving music.
The announcement also offered an update on the actual presentation. It noted that, while the placeholder isn't live yet, it will appear on July 22, 2025. That showcase will air at 6am PT/9am ET/3pm CET/10pm JST. Both social media and the official announcement stated the page will appear an hour ahead of time at 5am PT/8am ET/2pm CET/9pm JST. Some of the Japanese streamers who will be reacting were revealed, and they include Nijisanji Vtubers Lize Helesta and Sasaki Saku.
We did see a number of musical Pokemon announcements brought up in the past, including during Pokemon Presents showcases. Pokemon 25: The Album is one of them. That came out in October 2021. It featured songs and performances inspired by the series, such as Katy Perry's "Electric" and Post Malone's "Only Wanna Be With You (Pokemon 25 Version)."
There's also the Project Voltage collection of songs. That involved original tracks performed by Vocaloid Hatsune Miku and inspired by characters or types.
The next Pokemon Presents showcase takes place at 6am PT/9am ET/3pm CET/10pm JST on July 22, 2025. The next game will be Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and that will debut on the Switch and Switch 2 on October 16, 2025.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 15, 2025 1:00 PM
Bandai Namco announced on both its Gashapon US Instagram and official site that the Gundam x Hatsune Miku Anniversary Special Project rubber mascot keychains will appear in the capsule machines in the US and Canada. They will begin showing up in July 2025. The company didn't share an exact launch date. Instead, it noted that it will start to roll out this month across North America.
The announcement didn't note how much the Hatsune Miku Gundam keychains will cost, but it did show all eight varieties. Typically, the rubber mascot straps can cost between two and three coins at a Bandai Namco Gashapon machine, which can be between $4 and $6. However, it is possible they will be four coins, which would be $8. It is a random grab, so you don't know what you will get.
Here's the full list of all the styles in the collection:
Bandai Namco also shared closer looks at all eight of the rubber mascots. Each one has a ball chain on it to let it be used as an accessory or keychain.
In addition to keychains, a number of other types of merchandise for this crossover. One of the more recent reveals involved a look at a figure of Hatsune Miku hugging a Haro.
The Gundam x Hatsune Miku Anniversary Special Project rubber mascot keychains will start appearing in US and Canadian Bandai Namco Gashapon capsule machines.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:00 PM
Nintendo shared a trio of "Ask the Developer" interview sessions with members of the Donkey Kong Bananza team, and one went over the Bananza transformations and music that plays during each of them. As a result, we got to see early concept art of Zebra Bananza and hear why the music changes every time DK transforms in the new game. Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development Department Production Group 8 members Naoto Kubo and Kenta Motokura both talked about the decision, and how that also led to Pauline being a fixture in Donkey Kong Bananza.
We already knew that Pauline singing is what triggers a Bananza form for Donkey Kong, thanks to the Nintendo Direct on June 18, 2025. That gameplay footage showed Kong Bananza, Zebra Bananza, and Ostrich Bananza, and we also got to hear the unique song that plays during that temporarily powered-up state.
Kubo first mentioned that the Bananza transformations came up as the team was working on the soundtrack. He then shared the Zebra Bananza form for Donkey Kong one of the developers shared. He then said that the concept coming up during music composition and that part of the process influenced the idea of songs playing during that form and Pauline being the trigger in Donkey Kong Bananza.
Here's Kubo's first statement.
"And [the designer] declared, "Donkey Kong will transform into this!" (Laughs) The mere sight of this sketch was enough to shock me, but actually seeing it programmed into action, I thought to myself, "Well, since we've gone this far, we might as well also transform the music that plays once Donkey Kong has transformed." Changing the music that plays is actually quite a big deal. Even in Mario games, we don't go that far unless it's a major transformation, like getting a Super Star and turning invincible. But since Donkey Kong only transforms for a limited time and it has such a big impact on the gameplay, we decided to go all out with transforming the music. We envisioned a track that would give you the urge to sprint as soon as you heard it, and then the image of a zebra galloping passionately to Latin or Spanish-style music popped into my head. I mean, not that Latin music has anything to do with zebras, but still... (Laughs)"
Naoto Kubo then explained Kenta Motokura was the person who came up with the idea of Pauline being behind DK's transformations in Donkey Kong Bananza. It's also then that Motokura brought up the idea of Kubo composing a song for each of the Bananzas.
Motokura noted, "Originally, we were discussing whether to have Pauline in the game as a character that players could relate to. But at the time, we weren't able to incorporate Pauline into a gameplay feature unique to this title. However, now that the transformation mechanic had started to take shape, we thought we could create something new by tying Pauline's singing to the Bananza transformations."
Donkey Kong Bananza will come to the Switch 2 on July 17, 2025.
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Siliconera Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:00 AM
Tekken 8 Director Kohei Ikeda announced fixes are coming for Devil Jin, Kuma, and Reina after issues that arose after the 2.03.01 patch. To better illustrate what happened and how they will be addressed, the announcement also included the sharing of three player feedback videos so everyone could see what was going on and how that will be fixed. Another update will be released the week of July 20, 2025 to address those problems.
In the statement, Ikeda noted all three were unintentional issues. Because of the severity, they are "a priority." The announcement noted the team is already testing issues.
First, here's the video showing how Reina's Muso Basara is currently bugged.
Next, Devil Jin's combos aren't working as intended due to the update.
Kuma also is still unbalanced after the update, as Power Crush damage absorption is experiencing issues.
This Devil Jin, Kuma, and Reina patch will be one of two updates to address problems in Tekken 8 2.03.01. The other ones will be fixed in September 2025 when the game is updated to 2.05.
Tekken 8 is available for the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, a patch to fix Devil Jin, Kuma, and Reina will appear the week of July 20, 2025, and patch 2.05 debuts in September 2025.
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Destructoid Tuesday, July 15, 2025 4:13 PM
Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate introduces a unique new gameplay mechanic called Matterspark.
Matterspark is a funny word for turning yourself into an electrical ball of dark matter, and it's a crucial part of The Edge of Fate and its new destination, Kepler. Matterspark consoles are found all over the map, and interacting with them will shrink you down into the electro ball of doom, allowing you to get to hard-to-reach places and even fight certain enemies.
One of The Edge of Fate's missions, Fallow, has a boss fight that requires Matterspark to defeat it. Here's how to take down the Vex shields of the Devastator Mind in the Fallow campaign mission.
How to remove Vex shields in Devastator Mind fight in Destiny 2 Edge of Fate
Mission: Fallow is a part of The Central Academy Strangelet quest in The Edge of Fate, and it culminates in a boss fight against a Vex. As the bots are known to do, it uses a shield to defend itself at different segments of its health bar, and it's using shield generators to do so.
You need to take down those shields before it takes you down, and doing so requires using the new Matterspark ability. Turn yourself into an electric ball and then make your way to this hole in the ground, marked by some weird green and yellow growths.
When facing the way you came in to the arena, this hole into a grate that can get you past the Vex barriers where the boss's shield generators are is on the right side of the area. Use Matterspark to go underneath the barrier as seen in the picture above, come up on the other side, and shoot the shield generator.
This will bring the boss's shield down. Eventually, once you reach the final segment of the boss's health bar, its shields will come up again and you will need to repeat the process. This time, instead of going straight, make a left and go all the way to the other side of the area to find the other shield generator.
Destroy that shield generator, and the boss is now free for you to take down for good, finish the mission, and continue on your way through The Edge of Fate's campaign story missions.
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Destructoid Tuesday, July 15, 2025 3:59 PM
Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate's murky new destination Kepler has a lot to discover, including the mysteries of the game's campaign and its new character, Lodi.
As part of the campaign, you will discover more about the people of Kepler, the Aionians, Lodi, and The Nine, who have been a secretive part of Destiny's lore for a decade. This requires lots of exploration, fighting bosses, and clearing out Fallen and Vex enemies.
In your Kepler adventures, though, you will likely come across red destination chests that you can't unlock for a number of different reasons. Here's what we know so far about the red chests on Kepler in Edge of Fate.
How to open red chests on Kepler in Destiny 2 Edge of Fate
So far, there are at least three kinds of chests to unlock, and here's what we know so far about how to unlock them:
Once you've gotten done the methods of cracking these chests open, they can be found on the Kepler map by their corresponding icon. You can open them for Kepler armor and weapons, helping you level up in your journey within The Edge of Fate and all of its new content.
The mysteries of The Edge of Fate are still being unraveled at this time, so keep playing and enjoying the story. If you come to a chest you can't open, keep progressing the campaign and come back later and you will eventually find a way to unlock them all.
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Destructoid Tuesday, July 15, 2025 2:48 PM
NBA 2K26 is currently available for pre-order, and it will be interesting to see which athletes make the list of the top 50 in the upcoming launch.
Last season, we saw plenty of action on the court, as OKC managed to add yet another championship to their existing triumphs. However, not every team performed to their potential, and the same can be said about the names on their rosters.
Let's take a look at how I believe the list of the top 50 overall ratings could potentially look. Once again, these are my predictions based on last year's numbers and how the athletes performed in real life. The actual list could be radically different from what I have here for now. Naturally, I'll update this list once I get my hands on the game.
Complete list of NBA 2K26 Top 50 Ratings predictions
The ratings below are potential at-launch numbers I expect to see in NBA 2K26.
It will be interesting to see how the actual Top 50 ratings look once NBA 2K starts revealing them later in August.
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Destructoid Tuesday, July 15, 2025 2:13 PM
Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate is a new direction for the looter shooter game, in more ways than one.
The 2025 expansion for Bungie's FPS brings the fight to a new location called Kepler with a new NPC named Lodi, and it seems to deal with weird space-and-time travel and The Nine. But that's not all that's different.
Upon booting up the DLC for the first time, players quickly noticed that Warlock Vanguard and Destiny 2 mainstay Ikora Rey sounds a lot different this time around, sparking speculation about whether or not the actress behind the character was recast.
Here's everything we know so far about Ikora's voice actress in Destiny 2.
Does Ikora Rey have a new voice actor in Edge of Fate?
Yes, Ikora Rey's voice actor is no longer Mara Junot in The Edge of Fate. Junot has played Ikora Rey in Destiny 2 since 2021, when she took over for the character's original actress, Gina Torres. It appears that a casting change has happened once again.
Who is Ikora's new voice actor in Destiny 2 Edge of Fate?
While unconfirmed, it sounds a lot like Ikora's new actress is Debra Wilson. Wilson is well known for her performances on MadTV but also in video games, including as Prava in Diablo IV, Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and Doctor in Death Stranding 2, but most players will recognize her voice as the same actress for Savathûn in Destiny 2: The Witch Queen.
It's unclear why the casting change was made, but it may have something to do with the SAG-AFTRA strike. Mara Junot recently posted on her Twitter/X account celebrating that the strike had come to an end, but Ikora's voicelines were likely recorded months ago, so it appears that Wilson took up the mantle in the meantime.
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Destructoid Tuesday, July 15, 2025 2:03 PM
There's a new spelling-based, roguelike video game out on the market, and as a certified word nerd, it's got my stamp of approval.
I'm the type of person who's still playing Words with Friends in 2025, so when my coworker alerted me to the release of Word Play, what he described as the cross-section of Scrabble and Balatro, I had to give it a go. And for only $7, that "go" has been well worth it.
If you've ever thrown down on a Scrabble board, Word Play will look very familiar. But even if you've never held a word tile, the premise is fairly simple: You must create words using a set of 16 letters from your tile bag. Whenever you spell a word, those letters are cycled out and replaced with new ones. Each letter scores points depending on the rarity of that letter (Xs and Js score more than As and Rs, for example).
That's the basic gist of Word Play, but it doesn't stop there. Each run has a set number of rounds that each requires you to score a certain number of points within a certain number of attempts, or what the game calls a "Play." Complete a round, and your tile bag is reset, and you gain an additional set of Plays. As a roguelike, Word Play has deckbuilding elements—though, in this case, your "deck" is your tile bag—and you can add letters or special tiles to your bag.
You also have three main ways of improving your tiles and your ability to score points: Modifiers, Upgrades, and Gifts. Modifiers change the way points are scored and stay with you throughout your run unless you sell them. Upgrades "level up" tiles to give them new abilities that may double the points awarded for playing that letter. Lastly, Gifts are one-time rewards, such as additional Refreshes that allow you to exchange letters for different ones.
After completing a round, you'll get to choose one randomly generated reward based on the three types of upgrades. You can choose to sacrifice a Play to re-roll or skip the rewards entirely to gain more Refreshes. If you pick a Modifier that ends up hurting your chances of winning a run, you can always sell and replace it with something different.
Word Play normally sells for $8 on Steam—a modest price for a game with wicked replayability. But it's currently on sale for its release at just $7, and if you're someone like me who adores spelling and roguelike games, you're sure to love this one too.
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Destructoid Tuesday, July 15, 2025 1:33 PM
Marvel Rivals' Summer Special event is bringing the heat with some hot outfits for several heroes to celebrate the comic company's first swimsuit special in a few decades.
Beginning on July 17, the event includes both a free and premium rewards track, unlocking seasonally appropriate attire for three heroes, along with other cosmetics like emotes, sprays, name cards, and more.
Thor's Worthy Waves skin, which puts the god of thunder in a skimpy bathing suit with sunglasses and a spiky hairdo, is the free outfit as part of this event, and it also comes with Mjolnir making frog sound effects. Players can also unlock permanent access to their rewards by purchasing the premium variant, which also includes skins for Luna Snow and The Thing.
Luna Snow's Cool Summer outfit includes customizable VFX for her ultimate and a sexy MVP intro, as the K-Pop star wears a tasteful one-piece outfit and sunglasses along with a new hairstyle, surfing into the hearts of gamers the world over.
The highlight of the event for me, though, is The Thing's Sunshine Thing outfit. It should have been called The Thong, but I digress. Ben Grimm sports a Speedo and a flower lei around his neck as he gets ready to clobber the competition while letting it all hang out as the first unlockable reward in the premium track.
Marvel is channeling Sports Illustrated with its Swimsuit Special, which released last week on July 9, putting its heroes and villains in tight and skimpy swimwear, including variant covers that feature characters like Spider-Man, Cyclops, Jean Grey, She-Hulk, Colossus, Human Torch, and more.
These three Marvel Rivals outfits supplement the already-announced skimpy skins for Loki and Psylocke, which will be available as part of store bundles. I feel like they will sell pretty well, along with premium access to this event's rewards when it all goes live on July 17.
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Destructoid Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:43 PM
To keep up with what's going on in the main storyline, completing story quests is essential in Fortnite. They're also a great way to earn XP fast. Some of the missions you may come across are The Fall of Supernova Academy quests.
Like most story quest series, this set of tasks comes with a few tricky parts to get done. If you're stuck anywhere, here's how to complete all The Fall of Supernova Academy quests in Fortnite.
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All The Fall of Supernova Academy quests in Fortnite
To complete all The Fall of Supernova Academy quests in Fortnite, you need to fully finish six specific tasks. Some of these quests are tougher than others, but all of them must be done to check off this quest series. All of the missions you need to get done are as follows.
Before you can unlock and start working on these tasks, you first need to fully finish the Trials of Morgan Myst quests and all Morgan Myst Investigates quests. You also need to complete key story tasks like hitting hero practice targets at different hero training outposts, gathering the clues left by the instructors, and assembling surveillance gear at Demon's Domain.
Damage opponents with a hired hero
Your first task is to damage opponents with a hired hero, which means you need to start by finding one of the NPCs you can hire around the island. There are six characters you can chat with and recruit to your cause.
Once you have one of them at your side, find an enemy to fight. This task calls for opponents rather than enemy players, so you can fight either hostile NPCs or players, whichever you prefer. You need to deal a total of 250 damage together to get this quest done.
Set up scanners to form a warning perimeter
Next, you need to set up five scanners around the island to form a warning perimeter. All five spots you need to visit are positioned around the outer edges of the island in a circular formation. The scanners need to be placed:
To finish this task, you must place a scanner at all five spots, so it takes a lot of traveling to get this one done. Even if you start on this task as soon as you land on the island, it may still take you a few rounds to visit all five spots. Luckily, your progress is saved, so there's no rush required as you can continue working on it across as many rounds as needed.
Check in with Morgan Myst
Your third quest is to meet up with Morgan Myst to report back on your progress. You can find her hanging out at Supernova Academy near the very north end of the island. She's downstairs in the gym building, and all you need to do for this task is talk to her.
Retrieve mementos to lift the student's spirits
Your next mission is yet another scavenger hunt that sends you all around the island as you need to retrieve five mementos to lift the student's spirits. The locations you need to visit to find each one are:
At each location, you'll find a small item marked by a white diamond icon and sparkles. Interact with each item to pick it up and progress to the next stage of this quest series.
Collect Spire Remnants at Spire locations
Next, head to three different Spire locations around the island to collect Spire Remnants. The spots you need to visit are the same ones you traveled to for Spire Fragments during the Trials of Morgan Myst quests.
At each spot, you're looking for a small floating chunk of rock you can interact with. It'll always be glowing, sparkling, and marked with a white diamond icon to make finding it easier. You can visit any Overlord Spire or Scout Spire location to find one.
Use the Spire Remnants to build a monument to the fallen academy
Your final task in this quest series is to use the Spire Remnants you recovered to build a monument to the fallen academy. This task can only be completed at Supernova Academy, so head straight there to start working on it.
Once you're at the right spot, look for the white diamond icon near the northwest corner of this POI. Walk up to it and interact with the icon to place the monument and officially finish all The Fall of Supernova Academy quests.
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Destructoid Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:05 PM
The final set of quests for the Nature's Calling event in The Sims 4 has arrived, and there's a lot to get done if you want to earn the last set of prizes. To claim all available rewards, you need to finish all the week four missions.
Event quests often ask you to engage with game elements you may not be super familiar with or know where to find, so it can be tough to get them done. If any of these tasks have you stumped, here's how to complete all week four Nature's Calling event quests and all rewards you earn along the way in The Sims 4.
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How to complete all week four Nature's Calling quests in The Sims 4
To finish all week four Nature's Calling event tasks, you need to fully complete both the Echoes from the Cave and Plants Can Whisper? quest series. There are quite a few tasks to get done in each series, all of which involve exploring the great outdoors.
Before you can access these quests, you first need to finish all previous special event missions that came before them. This includes all week one quests, all week two quests, and all week three quests.
Echoes from the Cave quests in The Sims 4
There are seven quests you need to get done throughout the Echoes from the Cave quest series. This is a lot more than any past set of missions in the event, so it might take you a bit to get through these ones.
Plants Can Whisper? quests in The Sims 4
The second quest series, which is Plants Can Whisper?, only has three tasks for you to get done. One of them is quite difficult, though, and requires you to fully maximize a skill so you can find some very rare seeds.
All week four Nature's Calling event rewards in The Sims 4
There are four main rewards featured in week four of the Nature's Calling event. These prizes are all exclusive to the event and cannot be earned outside of it. You also get a couple of additional prizes, but they're ones you can get at any point from the regular base game.
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Destructoid Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:40 AM
Lee Harvey Oswald, you may be off the hook—in the Destiny universe, at least.
Yeah, it sure sounds like Destiny 2's new DLC, The Edge of Fate, launching today in a few hours, is going to get real weird with time travel shenanigans in the wake of The Final Shape putting a bow on the whole Light and Darkness Saga with The Witness and such.
I've spent over a decade as a Destiny nerd, but for the past year or so, I've been pretty checked out. I feel like defeating The Witness was a proper endpoint for the series, but Bungie is pressing on with The Edge of Fate and more DLCs to come. I wasn't all that hyped until just this morning.
It was brought to my attention by a co-worker that the DLC's new character, a mysterious man named Lodi, who's seemingly a time traveler of sorts, might have done something very bad. Basically, the expansion's new character may have come from the past and somehow been manipulated by The Nine (powerful and mysterious entities made of dark matter that look to be the focal point of this new saga) to assassinate US President John F. Kennedy. What.
Highlighted a few days ago by Forbes' Paul Tassi and YouTuber Aztecross, the new lore drop can be found in the Collector's Edition of The Edge of Fate, which comes with a bunch of physical goodies and unique tidbits about the story, as Bungie is wont to do with expansions.
To put it as succinctly as possible, the physical items contain documentation from an entity known as The Department of External Observation that indicates JFK was killed by the exotic pulse rifle Graviton Lance (possibly by Lodi before or after he was pulled through time and space by The Nine).
The reports state that the president's bullet wound pattern "is indicative of tissue being pulled towards the projectile as it passed through the skull, before it was pushed outward again," which would be a signature of the gun that fires mini black holes through space and time. Whoa.
It wouldn't be the first time JFK's murky assassination was explained in a game, either. Call of Duty: Black Ops famously put the player character behind the gun after being brainwashed, but this seems a whole lot odder and more sci-fi.
Trailer footage for the DLC shows Lodi in what looks like a 1960s time period before he ended up at The Edge of Fate's new destination, Kepler, so it seems as though this new era will lean heavily into The Nine and how they are able to manipulate such events, and why.
And now I'm suddenly excited for this expansion, because, what the hell? This type of utter ridiculousness is not what I would expect from Destiny 2. So if we're going to embrace the weird of traveling through space and time, time paradoxes, and complicated silliness of the ilk, then I'm all for this next chapter.
Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate kicks off year eight of Destiny 2 this afternoon at 12pm CT.
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Destructoid Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:25 AM
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 has plenty of content to enjoy in mid-2025, and we also have a Payday collab ongoing (as of writing on July 15). Unfortunately, there are still reported crashes on PC, and they seem to have increased since the recent update.
Thankfully, there are some easy fixes available for the players to try out. They might not miraculously fix the crashes, but you'll encounter them a lot less. Additionally, you'll also reduce incidences of lost progression (if the crashes happened during a long mission, you'll lose all your rewards and restart from the beginning).
The Division 2 crash fixes and solutions
One of the biggest reasons the game crashes on PC is directly linked to Ubisoft's launcher. You'll have to run the launcher even if you purchased the game on Steam. An easy fix for the problem is to reinstall the launcher from scratch. You'll have to uninstall and then re-download the launcher to complete the process from Ubisoft's official website. This is my trusted method whenever I experience too many crashes.
Here are a few extra steps that you can take to reduce crashes and improve the general gameplay experience.
That's basically all you do to minimize or eradicate crashes in The Division 2.
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Destructoid Tuesday, July 15, 2025 11:14 AM
Today, in the gaming industry's latest recurring episode of "wow, this sucks," laid-off employees from Candy Crush developer King are reportedly being replaced by the AI they trained.
The report from mobilegamer's Neil Long cites multiple anonymous sources making the claim and supplies an internal memo that was sent within King detailing the job cuts. The memo states "the industry is changing fast and [King's] business has not been growing," so a mass restructuring is taking place.
As part of this restructuring, which fell within Microsoft's mass layoffs of around 9,000 workers a few weeks ago, "unlocking many more AI tools" is an example of how King is working to "get the business back to growth."
"Most of level design has been wiped, which is crazy since they've spent months building tools to craft levels quicker," one source told mobilegamer. "Now those AI tools are basically replacing the teams. Similarly the copywriting team is completely removing people since we now have AI tools that those individuals have been creating."
Of the 9,000 layoffs, one source told mobilegamer that King was subject to around 200 of them, and morale is now "in the gutter" at the studio behind the massively successful and popular mobile puzzle game.
"The fact AI tools are replacing people is absolutely disgusting but it's all about efficiency and profits even though the company is doing great overall," they continued. "If we're introducing more feedback loops then it's crazy to remove the developers themselves, we need more hands and less leadership."
The report cites sources who claim a new organizational chart will be presented in September, but "some senior staff" have been put on paid leave "for the summer ahead of their expected departure" in the fall, so it looks as though more jobs will be axed.
Employees are also reportedly being "targeted by HR" when expressing dissatisfaction internally about the changes.
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