Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 5:35 PM
Empties itself for 75 days, maps with LiDAR precision, vacuums in organized rows. The post Amazon Quietly Dumps Thousands of iRobot Vacuums, Roomba 105 Now Going for All-Time Low appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 5:05 PM
The best OLED TV you can get is now a lot more affordable. The post Samsung 65″ OLED S90F TV Hits All-Time Low, 2025 Model Now Cheaper Than Last Year's Version appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 1:45 PM
Expect to find Barret by the grill The post What My Video Game Family Is Bringing To Thanksgiving appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 1:42 PM
The most popular LEGO Set for year's end. The post LEGO Goes Full Liquidation on Santa's Sleigh Set, Now Selling at Zero Profit to Clear Before Christmas appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 1:15 PM
Work and play comfortably for long hours. The post Razer Ergonomic Gaming Chair Just Hit a Black Friday Record Low, Not Even Prime Day Went This Low appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 1:00 PM
It's all about what makes you happy The post The Perfect Thanksgiving Plate? appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 12:45 PM
Save a whopping $350 on this premium gaming laptop before it vanishes. The post Alienware 16 Aurora Gaming Laptop Was Pricier Than a MacBook Air at Launch, Now Black Friday Makes It Even Cheaper Than One appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 12:33 PM
Our favorite laptop in 2025. The post Apple Sends Millions of MacBook Air to Amazon for Black Friday, M4 Model at Zero-Profit Pricing Defies Logic appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 12:15 PM
Days before the actual Black Friday, the price of this top-tier 41mm Android smartwatch is lower than ever, just $350 while supplies last. The post Google Breaks Its Own Pricing Logic as Pixel Watch 4 (2025) Drops to an All-Time Low Despite Being Its Latest Smartwatch appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 12:15 PM
The year is almost over and the list of games that have made their mark in 2025 is filling up The post The Best Games Of 2025 (So Far) appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 11:46 AM
Also: just how badly did Bloodlines 2 bomb? The post Mario Is The New Mickey As He Opens Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 11:45 AM
KAMRUI Essenx E2 Mini PC hits its lowest price ever on Amazon. The post Amazon Slashes Mini PC to a Black Friday Low, Cheap Enough for Mac Mini Users to Run as a Windows Backup Box appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 11:35 AM
Outputs 2,000 watts continuously. The post Anker Goes Zero-Margin on Solix 2000W Power Station, Game Over for EcoFlow and Jackery appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 11:15 AM
Make your workspace cleaner, plus more efficient. The post Anker Prioritizes Sell-Through Over Profit as the 14-Port Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Thursday, November 27, 2025 11:05 AM
This is our favorite MagGo power bank. The post Anker Handed Amazon Millions of MagSafe Power Banks to Clear, Now Going for Black Friday Record Low appeared first on Kotaku. |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 27, 2025 1:00 PM Last Epoch's Orobyss expansion will be free for existing players, though its paid DLC class has players reaching for their pitchforks. |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 27, 2025 12:41 PM Behaviour reveals DBD Stranger Things Chapter 2, making it just the second franchise to get multiple pieces of DLC in the horror game. |
PCGamesN Thursday, November 27, 2025 12:12 PM The legendary duo behind FPS classics Timesplitters and Goldeneye 007 have dropped new Balatro-style puzzle game, and you can try it now. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 27, 2025 1:20 PM  Assassin's Creed Shadows probably won't get a second major DLC expansion on the scale of Claws of Awaji, Ubisoft's associate game director Simon Lemay-Comtois has revealed. It's a blow to fans who are accustomed to getting a couple of major expansions per Assassin's Creed, and a boon to people who haven't even played Shadows yet, let alone the 10-hour-long Claws of Awaji, and are getting dry heaves from FOMO. It's me, I am people. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 27, 2025 12:16 PM  A couple of weeks after arguing that generative AI shouldn't be considered in videogame reviews, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney is calling for Steam and digital storefronts generally to stop requiring generative AI disclosures. Sweeney's argument is broadly that all videogames will use generative AI tools at some stage, so you and I might as well stop hearing about it. He thinks tagging things as made with generative AI is only necessary when there's a formal need to prove legal authorship, or help buyers understand whether they have rights to a piece of digital art. There's no sense letting regular old videogame players learn that stuff. It will only make us upset, and possibly less willing to play videogames with generative AI in them, like Fortnite. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 27, 2025 11:48 AM  Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 hasn't sold as well as publishers Paradox predicted. As such, the company have announced plans to write-down 355 million Swedish Krona (approximately £28 million/$37 million) of the game's development costs - essentially the financial way of saying something along the lines of 'oops, this isn't worth as much as we thought it was'. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, November 27, 2025 11:04 AM .png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp) Earlier this year, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord's War Sails naval expansion had its release pushed back from June 17th to November 26th. You can give it a go right now if you fancy, so it obviously made that second date. Prior to the DLC dropping, I chatted with Bannerlord senior producer Falk Engel about what went into the decision to ditch the initial summer date, and why custom naval battles were only confirmed to be arriving with its launch quite late in the day. |
Siliconera Thursday, November 27, 2025 3:00 PM
It's that time of year. The holiday season is approaching and Black Friday 2025 is upon us, which means checking sales to find games as gifts for Switch and Switch 2 owners and Siliconera's annual guide. This year we're showing up right ahead of the sales events to help figure out things to keep in mind and consider either getting for yourself or someone else you know and love.
First, there are no special bundles to pick from this year. Nintendo already clarified that, but also noted that people should see the Switch 2 Mario Kart World option for $499.99. The only discount I've seen is Walmart selling that for $499. There are some demo events, with a GameTruck tour showing up at select Walmart stores in the US with Switch 2 game demos.
As for games, there are some standard Switch first-party physical copy sales that are universal. You can get Nintendo Switch Sports, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Splatoon 3, and Super Mario Odyssey for $29.99 everywhere. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Luigi's Mansion 3, and Princess Peach: Showtime are $39.99 at multiple retailers.
When it comes to games, it was a fantastic year for the Switch and Switch 2! Both consoles ended up with a lot of different games available, and we're seeing a lot of them on sale so far. Here are all of the ones we most recommend this year, in case you're shopping around. In the case of the Switch titles, they should all be playable on the Switch 2. (Switch 2 games are not playable on the original system.) I also noted the Black Friday 2025 sale and store where I've seen it the cheapest so far.
Here's Siliconera's 2025 Switch and Switch 2 game gift guide, complete with Black Friday 2025 sale prices.
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Destructoid Thursday, November 27, 2025 4:38 PM
ARC Raiders continues to receive update and patches, and even though not all of them are equally big, they are all equally meaningful.
This time around, Embark Studios has gone for minor tweaks in an effort to curb exploits, cheats, and other unsportsmanlike behavior, sprinkling a bit of trolling and fun on top of it all in an entirely unique way to deal with nefarious players.
Here is everything included in the ARC Raiders 1.4.0 patch released on Nov. 27.
Everything included in ARC Raiders Patch 1.4.0
As stated in the intro, ARC Raiders Update 1.4.0 is a minor one, focusing primarily on fixing exploits and cheats that saw players glitching through locked doors to access great loot at no cost and those who utilized weapon swapping to increase their rate of fire.
These two fixes are a highlight of the patch, especially the former, where Embark Studios has implemented a mechanic that burns anyone glitching through doors to a crisp, leading to some fun and hilarious moments shared across social media. The exploit that allowed players to "shoot quicker than intended by swapping to a quick use item and back," has also been patched, with shootouts now more likely to play out fairly and without cheating.
Outside of these focused fixes, the following has also been changed, tweaked, or introduced:
While admittedly small, the patch's quality-of-life fixes are going to make the game a better place, especially when it comes to players being disallowed from nefariously obtaining high-quality loot that usually requires keys (and, therefore, a lot of experience and luck).
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Destructoid Thursday, November 27, 2025 4:00 PM
One of the earliest quests in Of Ash and Steel requires you to find Nerest's Supplies, and it can be pretty tricky if you don't know where to look.
Once you start the first chapter, you'll find Nerest's Hut. The location is impossible to miss, and you'll find plenty of items inside to loot. You'll also find a bag to open, which includes various resources, and Nerest's Note. The note will inform you about a few missing supplies that you'll have to find.
Nerest's Supplies location in Of Ash and Steel
To find Nerest's Supplies, read the note that you get from his hut. Next, exit the hut, and go left. You'll find an entrance that leads you to the nearby pond. You'll first have to find a shovel to excavate the treasure. Finding the shovel is quite simple, and it's situated close to the hut.
Head straight from the entrance mentioned above, and you'll find a stumble near the pond. Turn left, and go straight to find the shovel planted in the ground. Once you pick it up, move the shovel from your inventory to a quick slot and equip the item.
The next part of the quest is to unearth the hidden treasure. To do so, you'll need to use the shovel at the correct location. Interestingly, the treasure is hidden right where the shovel was planted. It's at the exact spot, and a big chest appears once you complete the digging process.
The chest has useful rewards for you to get that will help you complete various quests. You'll also get Gold, which is always pretty useful. The chest also includes a Dexterity Potion, which is a Legendary item. It also grants you three lockpicks, which can prove to be of use at any given moment.
The first chapter has plenty of interesting quests, and it all leads up to you finding the map in Of Ash and Steel. Until then, you'll essentially have to depend on buildings to navigate yourself.
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Destructoid Thursday, November 27, 2025 3:40 PM
Rockstar Games has made many controversial games in its history. One might even argue every game it has ever produced has been controversial. But none ever reached the levels of Manhunt and its brutal, horrifying displays of violence. Now it's coming back, not as a game, but a fan-made movie.
As shown by IGN, Manhunt is the title of the upcoming fan-made movie adaptation of the eponymous 2003 game, whose release was covered in controversy and even forbidden in certain countries. Never has a title generated so much bad rep and anti-gaming press, which is not least because there was a strong crowd at the time advocating for banning video games because they were "teaching" kids to be violent and cruel.
Rockstar's output was particularly targeted due to the nature of its sandbox titles, where one could take out a chainsaw and cut down an entire city of people, or, as was the case in Manhunt, play as a brutal serial killer going after people in the most despicable ways possible, all while making sure it's all filmed and documented. Essentially, players were tasked with making snuff films, and while the game has many merits and thematic depth, that fact alone caused quite the stir.
Over two decades later, it's getting made into a movie. And that, of course, means even more blood, gore, guts, and violence on full display with no artistic compromise.
The style of the movie appears to closely follow that of the game, with a retro camera filter over the entire screen, emulating the sense of "snuff" in question. In just 40 seconds of footage, we can see heads split open, blood flowing in rivers, and chainsaws going to work. It takes what Manhunt the game is and elevates it to a whole different level, making significant use of our advances in technology and practical and digital effects, as well as of the fact that this is a movie and not a game.
All the limitations of the original seem to have been overcome, allowing for a true R-rated horror fest that is bound to be a super fun splatterpunk flick.
Now I'm not saying I particularly love horror movies like this (even though I am a fan of Rob Zombie), but this seems to be quite a faithful, thoughtful, and, most importantly, fun adaptation that turns a game that hasn't aged so well into something worth watching.
If the story has been expanded or refined, we could be looking at the ultimate way to experience Rockstar's most controversial game, now in a better time when there are no groups of politically motivated gaming haters trying to shut it down.
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Destructoid Thursday, November 27, 2025 2:16 PM
The Locked In Evolution offers a flash upgrade option in FC 26 Ultimate Team, which allows you to upgrade a card of your choice.
While the evolution is available for free, there are specific requirements. The upgrades are also more suited to certain positions. Let's look at the best options to consider for the upgrades based on the requirements and boosts.
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FC 26 Locked In Evolution requirements
Here are the requirements for the Locked In Evolution in FC 26.
FC 26 Locked In Evolution upgrades
The Locked In Evolution has only one level of upgrades. To obtain the boosts, you'll need to complete specific tasks.
Level 1 upgrades
Level 2 upgrades
Level 1 upgrade requirements
Level 2 upgrade requirements
Best players for Locked In Evolution in FC 26
You can include plenty of different cards in this evolution. I have considered those items that are best suited for the offered upgrades.
These are arguably some of the best options you can include in this evolution. You don't have to put them in any older evolutions, and the upgraded versions can be included in future options to improve them further.
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Destructoid Thursday, November 27, 2025 1:40 PM
A brand new Flash Evo is now live in FC 26 Ultimate Team in the form of the Speed Surge Evolution, and it allows you to boost the ratings of a card of your choice.
The evolution is available for free, and you can include 85-rated cards for the first time in this cycle. Let's look at the best possible candidates for receiving the upgrades based on the requirements.
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FC 26 Speed Surge Evolution requirements
Here are the requirements for the Speed Surge Evolution in FC 26.
FC 26 Speed Surge Evolution upgrades
The Speed Surge Evolution has only one level of upgrades. To obtain the boosts, you'll need to complete specific tasks.
Level 1 upgrades
Level 1 upgrade requirements
Best players for Speed Surge Evolution in FC 26
You can include a wide variety of items in this evolution. I have considered those cards that will benefit the most from the upgrades, and don't require being combined with other evolutions.
These are arguably some of the best options you can include in this evolution. None of them requires to be put into any older evolutions, and you can include them in future upgrade options to further enhance their stats.
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Destructoid Thursday, November 27, 2025 1:21 PM
The Hit the Weights Evolution is a brand new Flash Evo released in FC 26 Ultimate Team as part of the Black Friday celebrations. It's available for free, and you can upgrade a card of your choice.
Not only can you include an 85-rated card in this evolution, but they will also get stat upgrades, new roles, and playstyles.
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FC 26 Hit the Weights Evolution requirements
Here are the requirements for the Hit the Weights Evolution in FC 26.
FC 26 Hit the Weights Evolution upgrades
The Hit the Weights Evolution has only one level of upgrades. To obtain the boosts, you'll need to complete specific tasks.
Level 1 upgrades
Level 1 upgrade requirements
Best players for Hit the Weights Evolution in FC 26
You can include a wide variety of items in this evolution. I have considered those cards that will benefit the most from the upgrades.
These are arguably some of the best options you can include in this evolution. None of them requires to be put into any older evolutions, and you can chain them in the future to further upgrade the stats and roles.
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Destructoid Thursday, November 27, 2025 1:02 PM
Over 40 special promo items have been added to FC 26 Ultimate Team as part of the Thunderstruck Best of Re-Release batch, and it's the best time to open as many packs as possible.
All the items have been released previously in Ultimate Team. However, they have made a return to Ultimate Team packs for a limited time. This guide will provide you with a list of all the cards that are part of the batch before you start opening your packs.
Complete list of FC 26 Thunderstruck Best of Re-Release players
The following table has all the cards you can expect to find in packs as part of the Best of Re-Release campaign. Whether you find them depends on your luck, but there's a higher chance of packing promo items from packs.
If you missed getting any of these items previously, now's your best opportunity. If you open on Thursday, you'll also have plenty of TOTW items in the pool. The best time to open the packs will be on Friday, once Thunderstruck Team 1 is available in Ultimate Team.
Once Thunderstruck Team 1 goes live, there will be over 60 promo cards available in packs. On top of that, there are over 50 TOTW items, making it the best time to open your Ultimate Team packs.
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Destructoid Thursday, November 27, 2025 12:24 PM
ARC Raiders has a noticeably small number of cheaters. In my few dozen hours of playing, I don't think I've come across any at all, and that's saying something for a modern shooter. However, it does have exploiters, and they're now being dealt with in the best way possible.
Yes, you've read the title: they're being burned to death. People who didn't want to farm keys or rely on RNG to enter locked doors, which usually lead to rooms filled with exceptional loot, most notably weapons, blueprints, and rare components and parts, would resort to nefarious ways to "skip" unlocking them by merely glitching through. As of the latest patch, this will now result in severe punishment, though not one that most people would have expected.
Cheaters won't fall through the floor, nor shall they be issued a ban. Somehow, the devs have programmed in a detection system that, once it figures out you're glitching through doors, engulfs you in hellfire until you're little more than a pile of ash crawling on the floor. If you're in solo play, this is your surefire (pun intended) way to go back to Speranza posthaste, with no loot to speak of.
As you can see in the video above, shared on Reddit, there's a fiery awakening lying in wait for the cheaters who do not want to go through the same process as the rest of us. And I have to say it's inventive, much like most of ARC Raiders is inventive. It's a game that favors style in almost every case, and that's a rare thing in this day and age, and I cannot say that I'm not thrilled that they've extended that artistic drive to even punitive punishment of unsportsmanlike play.
Once actual cheats start posing a problem (and they probably will, it's 2025 after all), I'm genuinely excited to see how Embark Studios will react. Are there going to be outright bans? Quips and funny jokes in the ban message? Other forms of trolling, like the one above? The possibilities are endless, and it'll hopefully set a precedent for other devs, because banning cheaters is one thing, but making fun of them is simply better.
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WGB Thursday, November 27, 2025 2:19 PM Splash Damage is undergoing a studio-wide consultation process likely leading to job losses, following its acquisition by a private equity firm, aiming to adapt in a challenging market. |
WGB Thursday, November 27, 2025 1:55 PM CD Projekt Red reports Cyberpunk 2077 is their main revenue source, surpassing 35 million copies sold, and outpacing The Witcher 3's sales growth, while also developing The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, November 27, 2025 12:14 PM To Nintendo Studios Singapore. The post Nintendo Acquires And Renames Bandai Namco Studios Singapore appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, November 27, 2025 11:37 AM New information on new mechanics. The post Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Gets New Details And Videos appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Thursday, November 27, 2025 11:22 AM 5 million in a year. The post Cyberpunk 2077 Sales Surpass 35 Million Copies Worldwide appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |