GamersHeroes Friday, December 19, 2025 1:32 PM Version 2.5 of HoYoverse's popular urban fantasy ARPG Zenless Zone Zero - dubbed "To Be Fuel for the Night" - will launch December 30. The post Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.5 Launching December 30 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Friday, December 19, 2025 12:19 PM Starting in January, competitors around the world will fight it out in the 2026 SNK World Championship as they prove their skill and secure their spot on the biggest SNK stage. The post SNK World Championship 2026 Qualifiers Kicking Off January 29 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Friday, December 19, 2025 12:05 PM Running from now through January 5, Retroware is slashing prices on a number of modern retro classics as part of the Steam Winter Sale. The post Retroware's Steam Winter Sale Live appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
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The R-Type Dimensions 3 maker says Nintendo has new SD sizes The post Switch 2 Dev Explains Why It's Ditching Game Key Cards Thanks To Nintendo appeared first on Kotaku. |
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The Anduril Chromatic device is made for 'performance and reliability' in case you're playing Tetris in a warzone, I guess? The post Palmer Luckey's Retro Gaming Company Is Selling A Game Boy Made Of The Same Metal As Attack Drones appeared first on Kotaku. |
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We've picked out 11 games that are well worth your time, each cheaper than before The post 11 Of This Year's Best Indie Games That Are Deeply Discounted In The Steam Winter Sale appeared first on Kotaku. |
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The long-promised sequel was just delayed again The post Five Years After The Vin Diesel Reveal, I'm Not Convinced <i>Ark 2</i> Is Ever Coming Out appeared first on Kotaku. |
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Keep track of your workouts and other health data while working on your fitness for less. The post Google Clears Out the Fitbit Inspire 3 at Its Lowest Price Ever After Pixel Tablet, Watch, and Buds Deals appeared first on Kotaku. |
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Also: Dave the Diver and PowerWash Simulator 2 outline their new DLC The post The New Voice Of Lara Croft Is Dreading A Repeat Of <i>Perfect Dark</i> appeared first on Kotaku. |
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The Marvel fandom has been stuck in a cycle of misinformation for years, and AI has made it worse The post It Feels Impossible To Trust Anything People Are Saying About <em>Avengers: Doomsday</em> Right Now appeared first on Kotaku. |
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It offers high-speed charging, and can now be yours for just $37. The post Anker's 67W USB-C Charger Is Going for Peanuts and Is About the Size of AirPods Pro, Order Now to Get It Before Christmas appeared first on Kotaku. |
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Comfortable, sleek, and useful for long listening sessions. The post Sony Adds the ULT WEAR Headphones to Its Clearance Lineup, Almost 2x Cheaper Than WH-1000XM5 Model appeared first on Kotaku. |
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An easy way to cook dinner for busy people. The post Forget Ninja, Breville Is Basically Giving Away Its Smart Oven Air Fryer After Cutting Coffee Machines appeared first on Kotaku. |
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The extraction shooter is 20 percent off, just a couple of months since its release The post <i>Arc Raiders</i> Is On Sale For The First Time Since Launch appeared first on Kotaku. |
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Upgrade your everyday work laptop without paying the full price. The post HP Drops a 5-Star Laptop by 70% and Throws in $199 Worth of Accessories, Only on Amazon Not the Official Site appeared first on Kotaku. |
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For a limited time, you can save 25% on the JBL Clip 5 Bluetooth speaker in a variety of colors. The post JBL Breaks Its Pricing Rules on the Clip 5 Speaker, Basically Giving It Away as a Christmas Deal appeared first on Kotaku. |
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The Netflix musical's closing number was originally a bit longer, and there's a lot packed into the extra minute The post This New Version Of <em>KPop Demon Hunters'</em> Best Song Has An Incredible, Surprising Twist appeared first on Kotaku. |
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There's no official sale but stores keep knocking the price down The post The Nintendo Switch 2 Just Got Another Last-Minute Discount appeared first on Kotaku. |
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Experience 240Hz OLED clarity with quantum dot colors. The post Asus Goes Wild on 32″ 4K OLED 240Hz Gaming Monitor, Now Selling $400 Cheaper at Record Low appeared first on Kotaku. |
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Save up to 23% on the ASUS TUF F16 gaming laptop as both the 2024 and 2205 models are on sale for a limited time. The post ASUS Clears Out Gaming Laptops After GPU Deals, Offloading the TUF Gaming F16 (2024) Ahead of Christmas appeared first on Kotaku. |
PCGamesN Friday, December 19, 2025 11:39 AM Ark Survival Ascended's Lost Colony expansion is here, but it's been trumped by its developer's announcements of its future plans. |
PCGamesN Friday, December 19, 2025 10:07 AM Collating loads of new features, reworks, and improvements from beta testing, the new Manor Lords update gives the game a massive refresh. |
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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, December 19, 2025 11:43 AM  Dave The Diver took over my PC around Christmas in 2023. I found Mintrocket's wonderfully charming restaurant manager/ocean explorer a joy to flipper around the depths of, battling big fish, discovering ancient civilisations, and then returning to the surface to do some sushi waitering. I've honestly not thought about returning in a while, but the fresh look the devs have just offered at their upcoming In the Jungle DLC has me very much pencilling one in. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, December 19, 2025 11:26 AM  Sony and Naughty Dog appear to have brought back the festive videogame industry tradition of mandatory overtime. According to reports, the Last Of Us and Uncharted developers have been crunching for the past seven weeks to finish an internal demo for their new sci-fi action game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, December 19, 2025 10:34 AM  A platoon of Tingi, strange mutant babies that a goose with a very long neck keeps vomiting out, march along in Santa hats. As they crawl, fall, and drop into drinks which serve as orange-hued progenating pools where they merge with others to form bigger tingi, they earn money. Millions and billions of cash bills a minute at this point. It collates in a piggy bank far below, beneath the base of the goose's neck, which just out of the stomach of a rather bemused beachgoer. Everything's as it should be in Tingus Goose. Well, nearly everything. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Friday, December 19, 2025 10:04 AM  The nights are heavy, the sun is frail. The mountain moans its hunger. The rivers are frozen scars and the trees are become hard flashes of black lightning. Bells haunt the wind and peculiar bearded men appear in the fireplaces, to be chased away with pies and brandy. The roses, strangely, are in bloom. Put on your slippers. Stoke the embers. Pull up a chair. It is time to remember. It is time to renew. It is time to succumb to a growing addiction. It is time… to play Skeal. |
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Siliconera Friday, December 19, 2025 4:00 PM
NIS America shared two demos for The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon that allow us to sample different parts of the experience based on which platform we plan to play the JRPG. The Story Demo is out on the Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and PC now. If you have a PS4 or PS5, you can also get a separate Battle Demo. There's a trailer looking at both trials as well.
The nature of each demo means the experience will be different in each. The Story Demo available on all platforms is the primary experience. That lets you go through the prologue for Trails Beyond the Horizon, and the save files you make during that demo can be carried over to the full version of the JRPG. (You will need to get the Switch and Switch 2 day-one patch for that to work, however.) That allows you to see why Ashen Chevalier Rean Schwarzer, Father Kevin Graham, and Van Arkride are working together with Marduk. The PS4 and PS5 Battle Demo is a sample of the Grim Garten dungeon experience with three preset parties featuring all three leads.
NIS America and Falcom also shared a trailer highlighting what we can expect. It begins with a look at the Story Demo. At the 40 second mark, the focus shifts to the Battle Demo to highlight how the dungeons work.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon will come to the Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and PC on January 15, 2026, and the demos are available on storefronts now.
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Siliconera Friday, December 19, 2025 3:00 PM
Level-5 shared a second trailer and updated release window for "The Sinister Broker Bazario's Schemes," which will be the first major DLC released for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. The update will come out around December 25, 2025 (Christmas), and it will be for free for anyone who owns a copy of the game.
The trailer is almost three minutes long. It provides more information on how the DLC will work in Fantasy Life i, as well as the plot behind it. You're transported to Snoozaland, with your character reverted to Level 1. The game will play like a combination of an open world and roguelike, so you'll have to collect new weapons and stuff from treasure chests around the island. Beating Snoozaland will let you take back fancy items for free to the main game. Each new attempt to beat Snoozaland will be different, adding replay value.
You can watch the second trailer here:
The end of the trailer teases yet another piece of DLC. You'll be able to fight against the powerful Primordial Dragon. More information about this will come out later.
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is a sequel to Fantasy Life, and it came out in May 2025. It's a role-playing life simulation game, and players have to switch between fourteen different jobs to complete tasks.
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is available on the Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC. You can read our review of it here.
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Siliconera Friday, December 19, 2025 2:00 PM
HoYoVerse announced a special Zenless Zone Zero crossover event with Coca Cola and FamilyMart for Japan on social media, which will likely involve new merchandise tied to certain characters. It will be fully detailed on January 16, 2026. However, we don't know the exact dates the collaboration will appear in the country just yet.
There are two teaser images accompanying the Coca Cola FamilyMart promotion with Zenless Zone Zero, and both highlight the same two characters in two different styles. It appears the Victoria Housekeeping faction will be the focus. Both Ellen Joe and Von Lycaon appear to be the featured Agents. Each one is wearing a more casual (for them) outfit than their usual uniforms from the agency. No Coca Cola imagery appears on either one of them. However, each one seems to hold sunglasses in the art.
Here's the official teaser image for the crossover event:
This isn't the only time HoYoVerse teamed up with FamilyMart for an event tied to the game. Another one appeared in December 2024. That involved the Hollow Special Operations Section 6 faction. The featured Agents for the event were Asaba Harumasa, Hoshimi Miyabi, Soukaku, and Tsukishiro Yanagi. That involved Zenless Zone Zero merchandise like folders and acrylic standees.
Zenless Zone Zero is available for the PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and mobile devices, and a Coca Cola and FamilyMart collaboration involving the series will show up in Japan in 2026.
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Siliconera Friday, December 19, 2025 1:00 PM
Bandai Namco and Shueisha announced that the next new One Piece SH Figuarts figure will feature Monkey D Luffy in the LA Lakers uniform. It will be on display at Jump Festa 2026 in Japan between December 20-21, 2025. There will also be Luffy's figures based on the One Piece x NBA collaboration that involve 10 total teams. There are no release windows for any of the merchandise yet, but we know the Luffy's will appear in 2026. We should see all of them on the Amazon Tamashii Nations and Premium Bandai storefronts.
This comes after the February 2025 One Piece Night. Monkey D Luffy is wearing the same LA Lakers uniform he did during the imagery released for that game against the Clippers for this SH Figuarts figure. The first two photos show two face plates, with one involving a closed mouth smile and the other one where we can see all of his teeth. He comes with a basketball accessory that he can hold. His hat also is present, but it's on a string around his neck and not on his head.
Here are the first two photos of that figure.
As for the One Piece x NBA Luffy's figures, those are each about eight inches tall (21.5cm). These are more stylized figures inspired by the series' logo. Luffy is standing with his hands on his hips, head down, and hat hanging over his face. His facial features are obscured. The teams confirmed for that are the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, LA Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, New York Knicks, and Oklahoma City Thunder. Two other teams are teased in the image, but their identities are obscured at the moment.
Here's the official teaser for those figures.
The One Piece SH Figuarts Monkey D Luffy LA Lakers uniform figure and Luffy's NBA ones are in development. The original anime is on Crunchyroll and Netflix. Viz Media handles the manga in English. The live-action adaptation is on Netflix.
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Siliconera Friday, December 19, 2025 12:00 PM
Shueisha, Pierrot, and Epic announced that Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War characters will show up in Fortnite. The crossover starts on December 20, 2025. While we'll learn more about that when it appears and see the Dual Zangetsu in-game on December 23, 2025, there is a teaser trailer confirming everyone who will be playable as part of the event. It also confirms there will be a car based on Ichigo's appearance.
Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, Uryu Ishida, and Orihime Inoue all appeared in the trailer for the Fortnite crossover event. Since this is based on the latest Thousand-Year Blood War arc of the anime, everyone does look older. However, Orihime is wearing her Karakura High School uniform, and folks like Ichigo and Rukia are wearing their standard Soul Reaper attire. By including these characters in the update, it means four of the five main cast from the outset of the adventure are present. The only missing person is Yasutora "Chad" Sado.
Here's the official teaser trailer. For each character, there is footage from the anime shown first before the in-game Fortnite model, so we can see how they compare.
A lot of anime crossovers appear in Fortnite. Two of the recent ones in 2025 include Kaiju No 8 and One Punch Man.
Fortnite is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC, and mobile devices, and Bleach characters will come to the game on December 20, 2025. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity Final Season will air in 2026, the original anime and past cours are streaming on on Disney+ and Hulu now. Viz Media handles the manga outside of Japan.
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Siliconera Friday, December 19, 2025 11:00 AM
We'll get one last Zenless Zone Zero update before 2025 ends, as the release date for patch 2.5 is December 30, 2025. It also turns out every player will get a free copy of the new Agent Zhao and 1,000 Polychromes as part of this final version of the year. Also, in addition to Ye Shunguang making her debut as a playable character, she'll get a Touch of Dawnlight costume.
The Signal Search banners for Zenless Zone Zero will work a bit differently for this update. The ones starting when the update begins each feature the S-Rank new agents Ye Shunguang and Zhao. Those will be available for the whole of 2.5. The second is an Exclusive Rescreening banner. That begins on January 21, 2026, then runs to the end of the banner. Its three characters are Alice, Astra Yao, and Soldier 0 - Anby. The first 10-pull on it is 20% off, and the first of the three S-rank characters you get will be your "rank up" one.
Here's the full "To Be Fuel for the Night" trailer for the Zenless Zone Zero patch that highlights what we can expect after the release of 2.5. It begins by teasing the new campaign mission with Ye Shunguang and Zhao. Then, we actually see Zhao in battle. That's followed by footage of Shunguang fighting. At the 2:30 mark, we see teasers for banners, events, and additional elements for the update.
Here's the full special program for the update, which goes over all the additions in more detail:
There's also a Season 2 Retrospective to cover everything that happened in Zenless Zone Zero when Belle and Wise headed to Waifei this year.
Zenless Zone Zero is available for the PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and mobile devices, and the release date for version 2.5 is December 30, 2025.
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Siliconera Friday, December 19, 2025 10:00 AM
Khara has announced that it will showcase a new Evangelion short anime video at the franchise's upcoming 30th anniversary festival. The event will take place in Yokohama, Japan, on February 21-23, 2026.
Hideaki Anno is spearheading the anime project, with Naoyuki Asano returning as a director after having previously directed Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time. Kazuya Tsurumaki, Shinji Higuchi, and Kazuki Todoroki are also helping to supervise the video's production processes.
The new short anime will have a length of approximately 13 minutes, and Khara will play it once per day on each of the three event days. There are no further details known yet as of this announcement, such as which characters, EVA units, or angels will appear in the video.
In order to watch this short anime, people must have purchased a ticket that gives access to the Stage Area. While the All Area Passes are already sold out, the Stage Area tickets are still available at ¥28,000 / $183.78 for A-class seats or ¥38,000 / $235.27 for S-class seats. The tickets are available for purchase on e+ for residents of Japan and on Trip.com for those who reside elsewhere.
The new Evangelion short anime will be available at the Evangelion:30+; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion festival at Yokohama Arena in Japan on February 21-23, 2026.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 2:14 PM
The Winter Wildcards Challenge 1 SBC is now live in FC 26 Ultimate Team, and you can use your lower-rated cards to get a free pack.
The objective is the same with this fodder challenge, as you aim to use cards that you don't need. In exchange, you'll get a free pack. If you're lucky, you could end up finding a promo card/walkout from the pack.
This guide will help you complete the challenge without a hassle so that you can get all the available rewards.
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FC 26 Winter Wildcards Challenge 1 SBC tasks
The Winter Wildcards Challenge 1 SBC has just one task, and here are the requirements.
Winter Wildcards Challenge 1 SBC
The conditions aren't as hard as some of the recent fodder challenges. The biggest challenge will be to meet the chemistry requirement of 22, but that's not very difficult.
FC 26 Winter Wildcards Challenge 1 SBC solutions
Since the requirements aren't too hard, you can use cards that are already in your inventory. However, feel free to use the following solution if you get stuck.
Completing the challenge will get you a tradeable Small Prime Gold Players pack. This pack includes six Gold Player items, with one guaranteed to be rated 80 or higher. Any three of the six cards will be Rare, with the chance for it to be a walkout/Winter Wildcards item.
Hence, try to complete the challenge as quickly as possible before it expires from Ultimate Team.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 1:59 PM
The Right Sided Attacker Evolution is a useful upgrade currently available in FC 26 Ultimate Team, and you can use it to reinforce one of your wings.
The free evolution allows you to add stat boosts, new roles, playstyles, and more. There are plenty of cards that can be included to receive the boosts. Let's look at the best choices you can consider based on the requirements and offered upgrades.
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FC 26 Right Sided Attacker requirements
Here are the requirements for Right Sided Attacker Evolution in FC 26.
FC 26 Right Sided Attacker Evolution upgrades
The Right Sided Attacker Evolution has two levels 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 Right Sided Attacker Evolution in FC 26
You can include a wide variety of items in this evolution.
Your upgraded card can have a maximum overall rating of 85. This makes it relatively easy to put them in other evolutions that are currently live for more upgrades.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 1:43 PM
The Left Sided Attacker Evolution is a swift option to consider for FC 26 players for those who are looking to improve the wings of their squads in Ultimate Team.
The evolution, available for free, allows you to add stat boosts, new roles, playstyles, and more. There are plenty of useful cards that you can include in this evolution. Let's look at the best choices based on the requirements and upgrades.
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FC 26 Left Sided Attacker requirements
Here are the requirements for Left Sided Attacker Evolution in FC 26.
FC 26 Left Sided Attacker Evolution upgrades
The Left Sided Attacker Evolution has two levels 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 Left Sided Attacker Evolution in FC 26
You can include a wide variety of items in this evolution.
These are arguably some of the best options you can include in this evolution. Since the cards won't go above the overall rating of 85, it leaves plenty of room for you to include the upgraded versions in extra evolutions.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 1:19 PM
The Frostbite Finisher Evolution is now live in FC 26, and you can upgrade one of your attackers with incredible stat boosts.
For the first time, we can put 86-rated cards in an evolution. Your chosen card will get an overall rise, along with new playstyles, roles, and more. With so many great options, let's look at the best possible choices based on the requirements and the offered upgrades.
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FC 26 Frostbite Finisher Evolution requirements
Here are the requirements of Frostbite Finisher Evolution in FC 26.
FC 26 Frostbite Finisher Evolution upgrades
The evolution has five levels of upgrades, each with certain conditions to fulfill.
Level 1 upgrades
Level 2 upgrades
Level 3 upgrades
Level 4 upgrades
Level 5 upgrades
Level 1 upgrade requirements
Level 2 upgrade requirements
Level 3 upgrade requirements
Level 4 upgrade requirements
Level 5 upgrade requirements
Best players to use in Frostbite Finisher Evolution
Here are some of my best recommendations for inclusion in the evolution.
While the upgrades are significant, you will be able to include these cards in future evolutions to create a chain and evolve their stats further.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 1:15 PM
Fortnite Chapter Seven Season 1 has heated up with plenty of free gifts for players to obtain from the Winterfest event, and you can find Shiny Llamas to unlock the new Starbite Slasher pickaxe for free.
To do so, you'll have to find a certain number of these Shiny Llamas over the next couple of weeks. Since this specific item is completely random, it can be slightly tricky to find it. However, this guide will make your job easier by listing all possible sources from which you can find the Shiny Llamas.
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How to find Shiny Llamas in Fortnite in Chapter 7 Season 1
You can find Shiny Llamas across different game modes. You can get them in the Battle Royale mode (both Zero Build and traditional works). You can also find them across other official modes, including OG, Reload, and Blitz.
There are multiple instances when you can find a Shiny Llama.
Additionally, you can only gain Shiny Llamas when you play in a squad. Solos, Duos, and Trios won't count. You can either matchmake with your buddies or fill in with random players. Interestingly, you'll enjoy shared progression for the event.
In simple words, all Shiny Llamas found by your squad will count for quest progression. This will make things slightly easier if you're looking to unlock the Starbite Slasher Pickaxe.
How to get the Starbite Slasher in Fortnite
The key to obtaining the Starbite Slasher is locked with Shiny Llamas. You'll have to find 400 Shiny Llamas to add the Starbite Slasher pickaxe to your in-game inventory. As mentioned above, you don't have to collect all 400 Llamas manually. The number of statues picked up by your squad will also be considered in the total tally.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 1:11 PM
Double XP weekends in Call of Duty are considered holidays for some gamers, and honestly, I get it.
The XP grind to unlock weapons, hit Master Prestige, and secure special camos and attachments is best done when the XP rate is higher. In Black Ops 7, there are a ton of things to unlock along the way to Max Prestige, and double XP weekends are perfect for that since you don't need to use any of your XP tokens.
Double XP events happen every few weeks in CoD, and BO7 is the same. It's important to know when these weekends are coming up so you can schedule time with friends to party up and pile up XP in any of the game's multiple modes.
Here's when to clock out early or schedule an off day so you can get in that double XP time in CoD.
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When is the next double XP weekend in BO7?
The next double XP event in BO7 is now live and coincides with the free week of BO7. This round of 2XP went live on Dec. 19 and will last until Dec. 22, ending in the days before the Christmas holiday.
Fastest way to level up in Black Ops 7
The cool thing about BO7 is that, no matter what mode you're playing, you're earning XP towards your levels, Prestige, weapon XP, and eventually even battle pass XP. You can play multiplayer, Zombies, Endgame mode, or even the co-op campaign to earn XP as you level up.
In the end, this means that you can use a double XP token and rack up the points in whatever mode you prefer, but there are definitely faster ways to get XP. Zombies mode Survival maps are great for XP since you can use an item like the Rampage Inducer to spawn more enemies, and the maps are small so you can kite Zombies and blow them up to keep the points flowing.
Another great method is on the Avalon map in the Endgame mode. In the Tier 3 difficulty region north of the Resorts POI, a ton of Fear enemies (zombie-like mobs) will spawn in constantly. You can stay in this area and farm the kills for XP each match, but be careful since you will lose your Combat Rating if you die.
Keep in mind that tokens don't stack during double XP weekends, so save them up for when double XP is not active in-game. But if you're waiting for a double XP event to grind the game, here's what we know about when these events are scheduled to take place.
Black Ops 7 double XP schedule
This article will be updated with new double XP info when it's available.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 1:05 PM
We're a bit over two months away from Resident Evil Requiem, and fans of the survival horror franchise are already spinning their wheels on theories of what to expect thanks to last week's reveal trailer.
The newest look at RE9 that unveiled grizzled series veteran Leon S. Kennedy as the game's second playable character also had some big secrets within, or so some gamers are convinced. The new theory making the rounds online is that a returning villain was teased in plain sight.
At one point in the trailer (as seen in the image above), Leon can be seen looking at images on a computer screen that show some sort of virus or affliction that appears to be rotting people's skin or turning it black. The same condition can be seen in some images creeping up the side of Leon's neck, so he may not be doing so well in his 50s when the game takes place.
Also seen on the screen, however, is the lower half of somebody's face. And that somebody is—brace yourselves—none other than big bad Albert Wesker. Or, that's what people are thinking, anyway. The former S.T.A.R.S. captain and Umbrella agent has not been seen in the canon since the events of Resident Evil 5.
As cool as it would be, I'm not sold on it. The last time we saw Wesker, he was mutated by the Uroboros virus and fighting Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar in a volcano. The duo even shot two rockets at him to seal the deal to try and drive home the point that he was dead dead.
Gamers have been theorizing since 2009 that Wesker somehow survived the events of RE5, but I've never bought into that. They blasted him with RPGs and lava. How could he survive it? Of course, it's Resident Evil, so weirder things have happened, but I'm not buying the idea.
If it truly is Wesker in the picture on the computer screen, then maybe Leon is just looking up some research on his own affliction. That doesn't mean Wesker has somehow returned (like Emperor Palpatine, oh god), but I wouldn't count out his inclusion or relevance to RE9, even if he has no real connection to Leon at all (he was tied directly to Chris, Jill Valentine, and other S.T.A.R.S. members, so if one of them shows up, then maybe I'll change my tune).
Then again, if this truly is the "requiem" for the Umbrella era of the series before Resident Evil moves on to something new, then having Wesker as a plot point would make sense. He's responsible for a lot of what Umbrella did and was capable of from the beginning, and is arguably the most overarching main villain of the franchise.
To add further fuel to the rumor, the trailer also includes a shot of what looks like some sort of sarcophagus or coffin with the Umbrella logo emblazoned on. Is Wesker in there, waiting to rise like Dracula?
We'll see when Requiem drops on Feb. 27, 2026, but for now, I'm keeping my Albert expectations tempered.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 12:53 PM
Progression is everything in ARC Raiders, but it's definitely not easy.
A lot of items in the game can be difficult to obtain, with often several steps and prerequisites needed before you can craft them yourself (and even then, at a high resource cost). One such vital item is the Advanced Electrical Components, which can thankfully be obtained in various ways.
Here's everything you need to know.
How to obtain Advanced Electrical Components in ARC Raiders
Advanced Electrical Components are a crucial item in ARC Raiders, necessary for crafting various other items and tools, including Raider Hatch Keys, which are arguably one of the most valuable pieces of loot in the entire game.
They can be obtained through recycling (by dismantling certain items), looting (found in the world), crafting (made in the Refiner 2 workstation), and dropped from The Queen, one of the most powerful ARCs.
By themselves, Advanced Electrical Components are found in Electrical loot zones, and I've had a tremendous amount of luck finding them in the Power Generation Complex at Dam Battlegrounds. It's one of the most-trafficked zones, and one many people spawn near, so exercise caution when approaching.
On the other hand, a lot of items can be dismantled into Advanced Electrical Components. These include:
Of course, each of these items is valuable in its own right, so exercise care when choosing which ones you want to dismantle. My advice to you would be to get Refiner 2 running and then simply to craft Advanced Electrical Components, thus removing the need to dismantle items that could prove more useful elsewhere.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 12:02 PM
Thanks to a listing on the Writers' Guild of America website, it's all but confirmed that the big bad of Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, the fifth film in Legendary's Monsterverse, is going to be SpaceGodzilla, who made his silver screen debut in 1994's Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla.
I'm only one of countless Godzilla fans who've been crystal-balling SpaceGodzilla's return since Supernova's first teaser dropped back in May, and to celebrate the prophecy's fulfillment, I've been revisiting the Godzilla game that introduced me to the King of the Monsters' cosmic shadow: Godzilla: Save the Earth.
Godzilla: Save the Earth is a must-play multiplayer brawler for Toho fans
Released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox back in 2004, Godzilla: Save the Earth is a follow-up to 2002's Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee. Developed by Pipeworks Software, both games are multiplayer fighting games that let you pit Godzilla and his menagerie of friends and foes against each other in city-leveling clashes.
Godzilla: Save The Earth's bread-and-butter combat probably won't endear experienced fighting game veterans, but it absolutely delivers the "giant monster energy" kaiju fans crave. There's weight behind every hit here, and heavier blows almost always send your opponent flying across the arena. Said arenas are full of destructible assets that collapse with a satisfying crunch. If you love giant monster movies, you'll love Save the Earth, but you'll love it even more if you're a die-hard Toho nerd.
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee featured a respectable set of eleven playable monsters (twelve in the American Xbox version), but Save the Earth trumps it with a magnificent eighteen-monster roster. Said roster features some surprisingly deep cuts from Toho lore, including Baragon, Jet Jaguar, and a certain extraterrestrial doppelgänger.
Godzilla Save the Earth introduced me and many other Godzilla fans to SpaceGodzilla
In his debut film, SpaceGodzilla established himself as one of the most diabolical members of Godzilla's rogues' gallery. Driven by homicidal hatred for the original Godzilla, SpaceGodzilla's life goals are simple: destroy his genetic double and reduce Earth to a crystal-skewed wasteland.
I've been a fan ever since I saw Mystery Science Theater 3000 rip on Godzilla vs. Megalon on TV as a kid, and I gobbled up every bit of obscure lore I could glean off forums and DVD special features. However, I'd never heard of SpaceGodzilla until I played Godzilla: Save the Earth, so when I played through the game's story mode on hard and found myself face-to-face with the crystalline foe on the final stage, my brain somersaulted.
As Godzilla: Save the Earth's resident super-boss, SpaceGodzilla has a wicked move set. His special moves, from psycho-electric shocks to telekinetic grapples, feel alien in the truest sense of the word. They gobble up SpaceGodzilla's energy reserves, but his ability to summon crystals that speed up his recovery time balances out the frustration. When the kit clicks, playing SpaceGodzilla makes you feel like an unstoppable force, bathing in the eldritch glow of your crystals while you toss your foes around like rag-dolls.
My friends and I sunk plenty of hours into Godzilla: Save the Earth growing up, and thanks to it, SpaceGodzilla has become one of my favorite Toho creations. We're well over a year out from Godzilla x Kong: Supernova's current release date, but if the movie delivers as well's the previous films did, seeing SpaceGodzilla duke it out with the titular monarchs will erase the ravages of time and bring me and other Godzilla fans back to the lost glory days of giant monster couch co-op.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 11:26 AM
Phasmophobia has all kinds of unique ghost types you can identify, and over the years, this list of ghosts has grown a few times. On Dec. 12, 2025, the Obambo joined the roster, making it one of the later game additions and thus a tougher one to identify.
Since this ghost wasn't around from the start like most others, there's a good chance you might need some help learning how to distinguish it from the rest. Luckily, this ghost has plenty of unique features you can watch out for. Here's how to identify an Obambo in Phasmophobia.
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Obambo evidence in Phasmophobia
The Obambo has three official pieces of evidence you need to watch out for, which are Ghost Writing, Ultraviolet, and the DOTS Projector. No other ghost has these three types of evidence, so anytime you catch them all, you know for sure you're dealing with an Obambo. Here's how to capture all three.
Obambo behavior, patterns, and clues in Phasmophobia
In addition to official evidence, all ghosts have their own unique behaviors, patterns, and other such clues you can watch out for. Here's everything we know about the Obambo so far, which will be updated as we continue to encounter this ghost.
If the Obambo doesn't seem like a fit for the ghost you're hunting, check to see if it might be the Dayan or Gallu next. And while you're working to see if an Obambo might be haunting the map you're on, you also might want to tackle some key tasks like capturing unique evidence, unlocking hidden achievements, and completing Farmhouse Fieldwork.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 10:45 AM
As 2025 winds down and we look towards the future of gaming, a newly announced FPS caught my attention in a big way after its reveal earlier this week.
It's called Supreme Experiment, and it has some pretty familiar tropes. Humanity escaped Earth, evil robots took over, et cetera. But the trailer and screenshots shown thus far really have me itching to find out and see more, because I think it looks like something quite different than the way this sort of game has been presented before.
"It has been a century since humanity retreated into the Spire Cities—towers stretching eight kilometers into the sky, high above the toxic clouds," the description reads. "Down on the surface, fleets of intelligent machines were left to maintain the world and supply the towers with everything we needed. Since then, everything ran on its own. No one remembers how it works anymore. The city above the clouds is the only world we know."
Sounds lovely! A city in the sky? What could go wrong? Man, I love BioShock Infinite. AI and robots evolving to the point of destruction? It's been done before, and it's been done recently (hello, ARC Raiders and Horizon Zero Dawn, etc.), and as you may expect, things do not go according to plan in this world, and it all starts to get quite weird down on Earth. But after a closer look, the feel and vibe present me with something that perks me up.
"But one day, the flow of resources simply... stopped," it continues. "The machines fell silent. No signal. No explanation. Hunger and cold are creeping up the towers. Someone has to go down there and find out what happened. No one alive has ever done it before. You are the volunteer. But the world waiting below is not what we imagined. Not even close."
That world below is where I'm drawn, because the art style of what has become of the robots is very unique and unsettling. As it shows in the reveal trailer and some of the images released thus far, the robots have taken on the form of living things like animals and, more disturbingly, humans.
The trailer is atmospheric and unnerving. If the gameplay can match it, then this game may be something to keep an eye on. On Steam, the game is tagged as an "Immersive Sim" FPS, Action-Adventure, and Atmospheric. And yeah, I can see that.
It's tough to get too excited about Supreme Experiment without seeing any gameplay at all just yet, but man, I'm really loving the look of it thus far. It's currently got no release window scheduled, so for now, let's all keep an eye on this one as we head into 2026 and beyond, because I think it's got the makings of something special.
For now, let's just hope the concept of this game remains as art and doesn't translate too heavily into what we have going on in our real world today.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 10:00 AM
The Locked Gate event has returned to ARC Raiders as part of the Cold Snap update, and you can get some fantastic rewards by gaining access to the secret room.
To gain access, you'll have to find four Security Code keys that are spread all over the Blue Gate map. Finding the keys will be your main task since the rest of the steps are pretty straightforward. If you're confused about how to find them, this guide will make your life easier.
How to find all Locked Gate Security Codes in ARC Raiders
There are four Locked Gate Security Codes to find. The four keys, along with the Locked Gate room, are all situated in the Blue Gate map. You can find the Security Code keys in any order of your liking. You don't need to find them all on the same raid, either, given that you manage to return with them (or place them in a Safe Pocket).
The screenshot above has the locations of all four Security Code keys.
While the Security Code keys are all available in containers, finding them will be dependent on your luck. What you'll want to do is to patiently go through every container that you can find at the locations. If you're lucky, you could find the key from the very first container. If you go through all the containers, it's impossible to miss the Security Code keys.
Once you have all four, head to the Checkpoint POI, and you'll come across a room requiring all four keys. Enter them to unlock the room and loot everything that you can find inside. We have a detailed guide on how to open the room and what to expect. As always, be careful of other players who might try to ambush and steal your loot.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 9:31 AM
Wishblossom Ranch is rich with new ingredients, which means there are also loads of fresh recipes to cook up in Disney Dreamlight Valley. It's pretty tough to solve them on your own, so you might need some help figuring out the right combinations.
Whether you're looking for some high-energy meals you replenish your stamina, seeking gifts for friends, or looking for some stunning dishes to decorate with, there are plenty of dishes worth learning. Here are all of the recipes featured in Wishblossom Ranch, and a complete list of the ingredients you need to cook them in Disney Dreamlight Valley.
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How to make all Wishblossom Ranch recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley
There are 36 recipes you can make in Wishblossom Ranch. These recipes are divided across the three different cooking categories, including:
All Wishblossom Ranch Appetizers in Disney Dreamlight Valley
All Wishblossom Ranch Entrees in Disney Dreamlight Valley
All Wishblossom Ranch Desserts in Disney Dreamlight Valley
You won't have access to all of the ingredients you need to cook these recipes early on in the Wishblossom Ranch storyline. Many of them are unlocked during the Wheel Big Trouble quest, so be sure to prioritize that one early on. The rest require you to gain entry into other biomes, so be sure to tackle The Decay of Fashion and Bounce Up, Never Down as soon as possible, too.
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Destructoid Friday, December 19, 2025 9:20 AM
Wishblossom Ranch has all kinds of unique ingredients you can find, which means there are also plenty of special recipes to cook in Disney Dreamlight Valley. One of the many dishes you might want to cook up while exploring the ranch is Button Stew.
It's always tough to figure out the right ingredients for a new recipe, as there are so many unique ingredients to choose from and no way to know the right ones until you simply try to cook. If cooking this dish has you stumped, here's how to make Button Stew in Disney Dreamlight Valley.
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Button Stew recipe in Disney Dreamlight Valley
The recipe for Button Stew is one Button Mushroom and one Carrot. When this recipe was first released, it was bugged and couldn't be cooked, so there's a good chance you may have tried the right recipe, but it didn't work as expected.
All Wishblossom Ranch recipes involving Button Mushrooms were bugged when Wishblossom Ranch first released, so even if you had the right ingredients, the dish you got from cooking with them wouldn't be what you wanted. Luckily, this bug was fixed in The Winter Ball update when Cinderella arrived in the valley on Dec. 10, which means you can now toss a Button Mushroom and a Carrot into a cooking pot as intended.
Button Stew is a highly beloved dish among horses, especially Khan, whom you unlock during the Crystal Caverns: Glamour Gulch quest. It's tough to build your bond with him without it, as you likely won't be able to give him all three of his favorite daily items, so it's a meal you'll likely want to cook regularly.
How to get Button Mushrooms in Disney Dreamlight Valley
Button Mushrooms are the main ingredient in this dish, and they can be found growing all around the wild in Glamour Gulch. This includes the Runway River, Paisley Park, Modish Marsh, and Haute Plateau areas.
This item appears as a small, circular, bright yellow clump of mushrooms. The tops are dotted with plus signs of different colors, including purple, blue, red, and more. They stand out quite well against the dark red and black color palette in Glamour Gulch, making them easy to find once you know where to look.
As you hunt around for this item, be sure to check inside all caves in Glamour Gulch. There are quite a few, and I've found many Button Mushrooms hidden away in them, so it's always worth checking to ensure you don't miss any.
How to get Carrots in Disney Dreamlight Valley
Carrots are a crop you must purchase, plant, water, grow, and harvest yourself. You can buy seeds from Goofy's Stall in the Peaceful Meadow biome. They cost 10 Star Coins to buy, and roughly 15 minutes to grow. The growth time is cut down slightly to about 13 minutes if you plant them in the Peaceful Meadow region, since this is their native area.
If you're looking for another dish horses enjoy, you might try cooking Beet Sugar Sculpture. And once you're done cooking, there's plenty more to tackle around Wishblossom Ranch, like feeding Sweet Bees, getting Old Braided Rope, completing The Skunk Rebellion, and acquiring all horse mount customization options.
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