GamersHeroes Monday, October 13, 2025 2:46 PM For those looking for some cozy satisfaction this fall (who isn't?), LifT Games and Forklift Interactive's Steam Next Fest demo for Leaf Blower Co. is live. The post Leaf Blower Co. Steam Next Fest Demo Live appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, October 13, 2025 2:15 PM Short and sweet, Candy Rangers' pick-up-and-play arcade action is just the thing for those looking for a quick sugar rush this fall season. The post Candy Rangers Review appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, October 13, 2025 1:55 PM Set to release in just a few short days, Arc Games and Chief Rebel's "MODA" Fellowship will enter Steam Early Access October 16 - see it for yourself with the new launch trailer for the title. The post Fellowship Early Access Launch Trailer Released appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, October 13, 2025 1:52 PM A fun and engaging leveling experience awaits all Pokemon GO Trainers, with new rewards, new cosmetics, and the new Daily Adventure Egg kicking off October 15. The post Pokemon GO Leveling Experience Overhaul Beginning October 15 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, October 13, 2025 1:03 PM The untamed Mongolian wilderness of The Legend of Khiimori is gearing up to provide a grand adventure for all brave couriers when it launches in Early Access early next month. The post The Legend of Khiimori Preview appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, October 13, 2025 1:00 PM Don't know what Steam Next Fest games to play this October? Gamers Heroes has got you covered with 5 Steam Next Fest demos you must play - no multipage clickthrough required. The post 5 Steam Next Fest October 2025 Demos You Must Play appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, October 13, 2025 11:15 AM Announced at EVO France 2025 this past weekend, DRAGON BALL DAIMA's Goku (SS4, DAIMA) will join DRAGON BALL FighterZ's roster next Spring. The post Goku (SS4, DAIMA) Joining DRAGON BALL FighterZ Roster Spring 2026 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
GamersHeroes Monday, October 13, 2025 10:38 AM Bandai Namco's TEKKEN 8 made a splash this past weekend at EVO France 2025, with info around Armor King and newcomer Miary Zo. The post TEKKEN 8 EVO France Presence Showcases Armor King and Newcomer Miary Zo appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Monday, October 13, 2025 1:10 PM
Save over $100 on the Hisense 4K Fire TV for a limited time at Amazon. The post Amazon Raised Its Fire TV Prices, but Hisense's 43″ Smart Fire TV Is Still at a Steal to Clear Out Stock appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Monday, October 13, 2025 12:10 PM
Take stunning in-air shots with the DJI mini 3 Fly More combo, now going for just $575. The post Amazon's Letting the DJI Mini 3 Fly More Drone Combo Go for Prime Day Low to Empty the Warehouse appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Monday, October 13, 2025 11:26 AM
The perfect pack to start an amazing Pokemon card collection. The post Amazon Is Offloading 50 Random Pokemon Cards at 50% Off, Now Selling for Mere Pennies appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Monday, October 13, 2025 11:10 AM
Save $200 on the GMKtec mini gaming PC on Amazon despite Prime Big Deals Days having ended. The post This 4.5-Star Gaming Mini PC (Ryzen 9, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Drops to All-Time Low After Staying Full Price During Prime Day appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Monday, October 13, 2025 10:40 AM
For a limited time, you can get Acer Aspire 15 slim laptop at its lowest price The post This Acer Aspire 15 Slim Laptop Is Now Practically Free, It's Not Refurbished and Even Cheaper Than Entry-Level iPad appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Monday, October 13, 2025 10:23 AM
Star Wars is LEGO's most popular theme, and this Millennium Falcon set boasts a 4.9/5 rating. The post Star Wars Millennium Falcon Is Going for Pennies, LEGO Quietly Clears Final Stock on Amazon appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Monday, October 13, 2025 10:10 AM
Don't limit yourself to a single screen. Adding a portable monitor just costs $60 with this deal. The post Amazon Forgot to End This Prime Day Deal, 15.6″ Portable Monitor Still Goes for Peanuts appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Monday, October 13, 2025 9:45 AM
Sony is a safe bet if you want premium ANC headphones. The post Forget Overpriced AirPods, Amazon Is Practically Giving Away the Sony XM4 ANC Headphones appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Monday, October 13, 2025 9:38 AM
This portable power station can save you anytime during a natural disaster. The post The EcoFlow Power Station Sells Out Every Hurricane Season, And It's Now Going for Pennies appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Monday, October 13, 2025 9:10 AM
The 15.3-inch FHD+ screen, Radeon integrated GPU, and fast Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 connections make this a rare sub-$1,000 gaming rig. The post This Ryzen 5 Lenovo Copilot Gaming Laptop Just Took More Than $1,000 Haircut at Amazon, Feels Practically Free Now appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Monday, October 13, 2025 8:42 AM
The Arkham and Hogwarts' Legacy company is still looking to sell The post Holy Monopoly, Batman: Warner Bros. Reportedly Reject A Buyout Bid From Paramount appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Monday, October 13, 2025 8:10 AM
Save over $150 while you save your most valuable files onto this tough little water-resistant USB-C drive. The post Crucial's X10 4TB Portable SSD Returns to Its Prime Day Low After a Brief Price Hike, Only $0.05 per GB appeared first on Kotaku. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 1:15 PM Riot's Valorant dating sim was just supposed to be an April Fools' joke, but dedicated fans have brought it back to life as Amorant. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 1:10 PM The Elder Scrolls Online just kicked off an ambitious live event, and its developer has "never done anything this massive before." |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 1:00 PM We've had our eyes on Menace for a while now, and its new-look Steam Next Fest demo is your perfect opportunity to try it for yourself. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 12:40 PM Minecraft's Copper Cape Quest has had us furiously building golems and tidying our inventories, and now we finally know how to get it. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 12:22 PM Unlocking all of the weapons and attachments in BF6 can take a long time, so you'll want to redeem BF6 XP boost tokens as soon as possible. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 12:21 PM Intel has confirmed that its XeSS-MFG, set to rival Nvidia DLSS 4, will work in existing XeSS 2 games without any extra dev work required. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 12:19 PM Battlefield 6 has a laughable movement bug involving bouncing off ladders, but a dev has said they are working on a fix for the exploit. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 12:02 PM Test kit for new AMD Soundwave Arm range is spotted in shipping manifests, suggesting AMD plans to branch beyond the x86 gaming CPU world. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 11:37 AM Take part in new Black Ops 6 events this week to rack up the rewards, including new weapons and attachments across multiple modes. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 11:57 AM Battle with your friends and against CPU foes in the best PC tank games such as World of Tanks, Armored Warfare, War Thunder, and more. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 11:11 AM The first assault rifle you gain access to presents a compelling argument for being the most deadly; here's our best BF6 M433 loadout. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 11:07 AM Riot Games has debuted its delayed LoL Worlds 2025 song, Sacrifice, and while its video soars, I'm underwhelmed by its musical direction. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 11:09 AM DMRs can be tricky to get right, so use our best BF6 M39 EMR loadout so you can perfect the mid range and dominate with this powerful gun. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 11:15 AM Our BF6 AK-205 loadout gives you the perfect setup if you're looking for a mid-range carbine capable of shredding enemies with efficiency. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 11:16 AM This LMG errs on the side of carbine, and that's a good thing, so use our best Battlefield 6 DRS-IAR loadout and dominate every fight. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 11:18 AM The fastest-firing carbine can also be the most deadly in the right hands, so lock down that recoil with our best BF6 M4A1 loadout. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 12:47 PM One of Cities Skylines 2's most successful mods makes the whole game dirtier, as developer Paradox Interactive produced a pristine world. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 9:21 AM MotionTwin ceased development of Dead Cells to focus on its new game, Windblown, but many fans haven't been happy with the decision. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 8:05 AM If you want a break from the never-ending war, the best BF6 Portal codes can be a way to have some silly fun or get some practice in. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 8:03 AM The Monopoly Go Golden Blitz event unlocks golden sticker trading to help you complete missing album stickers and complete your collection. |
PCGamesN Monday, October 13, 2025 8:40 AM Sea Shanty 2 is one of gaming's most iconic pieces of music, and as Sailing draws near, I ask Jagex if we'll finally get a sequel. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, October 13, 2025 1:30 PM  The year is 3025. Real life recieves a patch which renders you able to see every item you own with such fidelity that your eyes basically become microscopes. This is cool, your friend says, we're now only a little bit behind the level of detail Skyrim modders have kitted out 2011's finest lizard yelling simulator with. If you're wondering what's inspired me to reach for my crystal ball, it's the emergence of yet another Skyrim mod which takes the RPG one step closer to featuring as many dynamically moving parts as our own reality. It allows folks across Tamriel to look at a calendar and decide they need a fresh hairdo without any input from your character, who's then left playing catch-up on all the new trims like a distant aunt at a family gathering. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, October 13, 2025 11:48 AM  There's a container. It needs to be moved. Get in this big crane thing and move it. That's the short and sweet summary of the Steam Next Fest demo for Docked, Saber Interactive's latest addition to their ever-expanding roster of simulations based around jobs which require high-vis gear. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, October 13, 2025 10:28 AM  The bumper sticker plastered to the rear of the pickup in front of me reads 'please let me merge before I start crying'. Behind me, an angry mob are starting to sharpen their pitchforks and light their torches. The next stop beckons, and I'm not going to make it on time. There's nothing I can do. For I am Bus Bound in this Steam Next Fest demo, and that bus is too large to slice through gridlock like a hooligan. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Monday, October 13, 2025 8:08 AM  Rare's Everwild was one of a number of games Microsoft tossed in the bin as part of wider layoffs earlier this year. It was disappointing, if not a huge surprise given how protracted Everwild's development had been up until its demise, with lots of questions remaining as to what the mysterious ramble through nature would be like to play. Now, some leaked screenshots might offer a bit more of an idea as to some of the stuff you'd have been able to get up to in between patting various creatures and swinging a staff around. |
Siliconera Monday, October 13, 2025 9:00 AM
Hello Kitty Island Adventure is an Animal Crossing style life sim, which means it's not a game where you rush. While it doesn't always involve the same passage of time limitation as Nintendo's title, you can't (and shouldn't) try to get everything done as soon as possible. It'd be too overwhelming! Which is honestly why I waited to actually jot down my more defined thoughts on Wheatflour Wonderland, the first expansion for Hello Kitty Island Adventure, as it's the kind of massive DLC drop that feels bigger than the initial updates.
Now, Wheatflour Wonderland with Cogimyun isn't all that dissimilar from earlier free updates to Hello Kitty Island Adventure, such as City Town with Usahana and Cloud Island with Little Twin Stars Kiki and Lala. I'd say it leans more toward City Town in terms of of new additions, but it is absolutely more substantial. I can see why it's a paid addition, even thought at a glance it might seem like it has about the same number of locations as Usahana's haunt, what with the Floating Fields and Ruins and Royal Gardens. But we are getting six more cabins, nine more courses, 13 places to fast travel to, three kinds of new puzzles to solve, a new Wand tool type, and three minigames. The minigames is a big surprise of sorts, considering the base game only offered six, and the only locations to offer six or more standalone Visitor Cabin homes are the Seaside Resort and Merry Meadow spots. There are also at least 20 quests in this area, some of them tied to Cogimyun friendship levels so I haven't seen them all, which is a lot.
Part of my suggestion and assertion that you take your time with Wheatflour Wonderland is how long it can take to even start it in Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Not that it is too difficult to gain access to "Potion Problems" to open it up. You need to get through the Kuromi "Potion Hunt" and Keroppi "Open the Nature Preserve" ones in the Spooky Swamp region, which is the first additional area you unlock after Seaside Resort. But as part of that you need to collect a lot of materials like a Blank Book, four Pumpkin Pies, five Glow Berries, five Pumpkins, five Spinips, and 35 Mushrooms. But once you do get in, quite a few of the substantial quests here are tied to friendship with Cogimyun. While we can use items like Friendship Blossoms and Friendship Bouquets to speed that process up, it… just isn't as much fun as taking our time. Especially when there's so much to explore.
Especially since Cogimyun is so cute. I think she's one of the most under-appreciated Sanrio mascot characters, and her appearance in the Hello Kitty Island Adventure Wheatflour Wonderland DLC highlights how cute she can be. She's extremely happy to see newcomers to the region, especially since it means the Wheatflour Guardians, a take on a magical girl group, could return to help revitalize and restore the area. But she's also portrayed as sympathetic as her friend Ebi Fry is missing as part of the region's storyline and when she even heads to Friendship Island for the first time, she's so overwhelmed that she turns into a (quite cute) clump of flower. Seeing her grow as an individual and become stronger through our interactions and quests feels like it should take place over more time, rather than be rushed.
The number of new crafting and collection elements also get so overwhelming if you rush. If you take your time, it is amazing. You could spend weeks getting through everything in Wheatflour Wonderland, which is what you'd want from a Hello Kitty Island Adventure expansion. There are Wheatflowers that are new. New critters are all around, and I've still yet to catch the Flowl that is tied to one of the new types of storms present there. Since we also need to make multiple Magic Wands for puzzles, as well as the optional opportunities to make critter and item wands.
Wheatflour Wonderland is a pretty massive Hello Kitty Island Adventure expansion, and I can see now after playing why it was paid and not free. There's a ton to it. The main questlines, which are so tied to Cogimyun, can take a lot of time to handle properly. The new crafting elements add a lot of options. The new critters are cute, with multiple ones with special requirements. It's the sort of DLC you take your time with, which is great for an Animal Crossing type of title.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure and the Wheatflour Wonderland expansion are available for the Switch, PS5, PC, and Apple Arcade mobile devices.
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Destructoid Monday, October 13, 2025 3:07 PM
Ball x Pit could be the next big indie hit in 2025, and its release date is pretty close.
Backed by publisher Devolver Digital, Ball x Pit is available on both PC and console. We have known the release date for quite some time, but this guide will help you keep track of the exact release time.
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Ball x Pit release countdown
Ball x Pit will follow the same release window on both PC and consoles. The game goes live on Oct. 15, and should go live as the countdown timer below runs out.
The countdown is based on the following times.
While some games tend to have regional launches, Ball x Pit will release simultaneously across all regions. There's also no advanced access, so everyone begins playing at the same time.
What to expect from Ball x Pit
Ball x Pit is a roguelite where you have to weaponize balls to proceed deeper into your run. The story is set in a place called Ballbylon, which has fallen from its once great heights. Only the pit now remains, where Treasure Hunters flock to seek new treasures.
There's a Ball Fusion system that allows you to experiment with 60 random balls. You can create your own combinations to deal with enemies, and every outcome will be different. As you get further, you'll get to establish new buildings to buff your balls more and raise your chances of success.
You can also unlock different hunters to add to your skills. Every character has unique kits that you can exploit to find success. Overall, the concept of this roguelite seems pretty different, and you can also check the action out via the Xbox Game Pass.
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Destructoid Monday, October 13, 2025 2:40 PM
Everwind, for now, is just a demo, but it's already a delightful experience that I can see really catching on. If you've just picked up the game, you might be as confused as I was about why your ship won't move.
So, without further ado, here's how to actually fly your ship in Everwind.
How to fly a ship in Everwind
It's actually quite simple, but it's no wonder it stumped us at first. Ships in Everwind, unlike vehicles in most games, don't run on magical fairy dust. You'll actually need to power your ship to get it to move.
All you need to do is find the Energy Generators on your ship, shown in the screenshot below, and burn wood to power the engines.
Next, you'll need to place the Cockpit in order to steer your ship. You should have received one when you found your ship, so hit I on the keyboard and search your inventory. If you don't find one, you might need to restart. Alternatively, you can try to build one, but it might take a while to get the resources.
With the cockpit set down and the engines running, you can tap W to increase forward speed and S to decrease it. Shift lowers your vertical speed, making you sink down, while hitting the spacebar raises your vertical speed.
And just like that, you're a seasoned... uh, captain? Maybe pilot? Whatever, you have your very own flying ship. The rest is up to you. Don't feel too bad when you inevitably crash, though; those ships aren't the easiest to control!
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Destructoid Monday, October 13, 2025 1:40 PM
Is it just me, or is the survival crafting genre having something of a golden age these last few years? We've had countless titles, including Palworld, Enshrouded, and Runescape Dragonwilds as standout entries.
But while this new title clearly draws inspiration from many others, it feels most like a satisfying mixture of Minecraft and Valheim, with enough unique twists to make it feel brand-new. I never played Enshrouded, to this day, but I can safely say that the combat in Palworld—and most modern crafting survival games—feels a little too easy for the most part.
So color me surprised when I had some trouble with Everwind, a new title by developers Enjoy Studio S. A. and publishers Bohemia Interactive. Here's how it all went.
I spawned into the world, which I aptly named "the world" given that I'm such a creative genius, and dove straight into ignoring all the tutorial messages, because who has time for that? I cut through a few enemies and made my way down a tower, finally emerging into the world.
I'd taken a slight beating, but I was in pretty good shape. Until the skeletons outside saw me. I guess they didn't take kindly to me slaying all their comrades inside. What felt like a never-ending horde of them attacked me, though it was only really about four of them. These things are tough – they don't go down easy, and they seem to hit harder than I do.
Thankfully, I survived this encounter and limped my way over to an archery range to take stock and hopefully cook some food. Some animals gave up their pixels so I could get meat, and I cooked up some eggs I found.
With this, I headed out into the water to find a... flying ship?
Yes, it is as cool as it sounds. It's a literal flying ship. And I quickly figured out how to fly it, and then set off for a curious question mark that had appeared on my screen, up above, on a floating island. Yeah, did I mention this game has flying ships, challenging combat, and floating islands?
Uh oh... I can see a lot of my future free time getting sucked into this title.
It took a long, long time to get to the island. It turns out ships aren't all that good at flying upwards, who knew? I reached my destination, quickly bested two more skeletons, and then opened the door to a tower to find something called a Skeleton Champion. I'll admit it, I panicked. I even ran when I realized I was outmatched. It's at this point that flying ships get a little less cool.
You see, most of the ship is underwater when it's in the water, so you can actually get on the thing. But when you've parked your flying ship on land, well, there's no easy way back up. Of course, there's a way to teleport back to your ship, but remember, I've been ignoring the tutorial messages, so I've no idea how to do that.
So, in the end, the only option was to fight. This thing tracked me like a bloodhound on steroids, and short of jumping off the island and to my death, I couldn't shake it. So, fight I did, and after my sword broke, I just went on punching it in the face. Very satisfying, but inevitably, this led to my untimely death.
Well, I'm hooked. Maybe, backed up by a few friends, I'll pay Mister Skeleton Champion another visit in the future, but for now, I think I've had quite enough.
If you'd like to prove you're a better gamer than me and cut down the Skeleton Champion with a wooden sword, all while wearing an old wooden cutting board and some rope as "armor," please, be my guest, and share your story in the comments. You can grab the demo on Steam, and it's available this week only, until Oct 20. Maybe it becomes available again in future, but if I were you, I wouldn't take that chance. It really is a must-play.
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Destructoid Monday, October 13, 2025 1:38 PM
The Ultimate Gauntlet 2 objective is now live in FC 26, and you can grind it to get some fantastic rewards.
This is the first Gauntlet to be released as part of the Ratings Reload promo. While you get a guaranteed promo item by winning the Gauntlet, there are more rewards to unlock. This guide will help you get every item available from the objective in the most straightforward fashion possible.
FC 26 Ultimate Gauntlet 2 objective guide
The Ultimate Gauntlet 2 objective has 12 different tasks and rewards.
If you only prioritize getting the promo item, you'll need to win the complete Gauntlet at least once. This involves winning all three games in a single round. If you lose one, your progress will be reset, and you'll have to retry the next day (you get one attempt daily).
If you manage to make more progress, there are plenty of packs to be packed, and you can even get a promo item/walkout. Hence, make sure to complete as many tasks as you can so as not to miss out on these amazing freebies.
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Destructoid Monday, October 13, 2025 1:00 PM
Blue Protocol Star Resonance offers different side activities to engage in, and fishing can be an extremely rewarding task.
While the MMO is not a fishing sim, there are some skills to master if you want to be an expert angler. You'll first need to activate the side activity by making a fair amount of progress along the main story. This guide will help you with the whole process of fishing in Blue Protocol Star Resonance.
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How to unlock fishing in Blue Protocol Star Resonance
The first task is to complete the beginner quests on the main storyline until you reach Fireworks Fantasy Night. Finish that main mission and start the Invitation from the Fishing Guild quest. To begin this quest, speak with any Fishing Guild member in Asterleeds. It's situated to the north of the teleport portal in Celstine Plaza.
Speak with the member, and she will hand you a Regular Pole and five Beginner's Bait. You'll be tasked with catching an Astercad.
How to fish in Blue Protocol Star Resonance
Here are all the key steps to complete the fishing activity.
Once you complete the first mission, you'll get the following rewards.
You're free to catch any fish and use any spot as per your liking after you clear the Invitation from the Fishing Guild quest.
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Destructoid Monday, October 13, 2025 10:59 AM
I have been following Pokémon Legends: Z-A leaks for a while, and I was impressed this weekend by how much more complex and real they've become. Just a few weeks ago, all we had were alleged Mega Evolution descriptions, and now we have a full list of sprites of all Pokémon in the game (if you believe the leakers) that includes said Megas and their shiny forms.
Other people shared how the title screen of the game changes after you finish it, allegedly. This is all happening four days before Legends Z-A even releases for us.
The Nintendo Switch's vulnerability to piracy is one reason why leaks this deep are possible. Users with early access to a physical copy of Legends: Z-A and the knowledge to hack it can pull any information they want from the cartridge. The brave (or stupid) ones turned the game into a ROM to leak it online, ignoring Nintendo's aggressive history of intellectual property protection with lawsuits.
While the legality or morality of extracting and releasing a game this early is questionable, it's undeniable that the chaos it creates is fun to watch. On Friday, data miners and leakers were fighting on Twitter, claiming each had the real leaks and pointing fingers at others for just chasing clout. Some of their followers didn't pick a side and instead got mad at the leakers because they were gatekeeping the game files. Three days later, more and more people say they have early access to the real game.
This whole mess about "is the game really out," "is the information really correct," and "are the leaks even real," is what makes the leaks appealing. It's the thrill of surprise.
But Legends: Z-A should be the last Pokémon game to give us this thrill. It should be the final mainline game on the Switch. Whatever title comes next will already be in the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusives timeline, since that's the fate of most Nintendo new games that will release after February 2026.
Unless Nintendo really wants to keep supporting the Switch Pokémon player base for a while, whatever game comes next year, likely Generation 10, will not release on the Switch 1. And if it's not on the first Switch, it will not be leaked or datamined early like Legends: Z-A.
Now, the Switch 2 could get hacked by then, but even the Switch 2 hacking community on Reddit doesn't believe that today. All the exploits hackers used on the Switch, both in software and hardware, have been fixed by Nintendo on the Switch 2. The company added extra controls to detect and ban people abusing exploits.
With the Nintendo Switch 2 seemingly impossible to crack, and future games not releasing on the Switch, it means that if you like leaks, it's time to really cherish the Pokémon Legends Z-A chaos that is happening right now, because it likely won't come back too soon.
If you don't like it, you can just take a deep breath and relax because the next Pokémon game will probably not leak, or at least not leak to the extent we're seeing today. You will be free from spoilers until the launch day.
Or so we hope.
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Destructoid Monday, October 13, 2025 10:32 AM
There's not long to go before Pokémon Legends Z-A releases worldwide, and this guide will help you keep track of the upcoming launch.
The game is currently available for pre-order in both Digital and Physical formats (specific to certain regions), and you can grab a copy to set yourself up for the launch. While the launch will happen at midnight for most regions, the format is different if you're located in the United States.
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Pokémon Legends Z-A release countdown
Pokémon Legends Z-A will be going live on Oct. 16 for almost all regions worldwide, unless you're situated in the central and western regions of the US. The countdown below is based on Chicago Time and marks the exact point when the game becomes available in the US.
The countdown is based on the following times.
If you're located outside the United States, Legends Z-A will go live when the clock strikes midnight in your region. Gamers in New Zealand will be able to access the game as soon as possible, while the US is likely to be the last.
How to play Pokémon Legends Z-A early
Video games with regional launches allow you to play early by manipulating your device settings. In the case of Pokémon Legends Z-A, the matters aren't that simple. I have added instructions that will allow you to play early, irrespective of your region, if you're willing to do all the hard work.
It's pretty apparent that if you have already purchased the game on your original account, you will be unable to use this trick (unless you spend the same amount and get an extra copy).
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Destructoid Monday, October 13, 2025 9:03 AM
When I finally reached Town Center level 20 in Kingshot, I was excited that I could finally use the Forgehammer. I had been randomly getting it from events, and now I could finally upgrade gear with it. I quickly realized that actually, I couldn't. At least not until I had the right equipment.
The Forgehammer in Kingshot can only be used in the Mastery Forging of Mythic gear. That means you can only spend them on pieces of armor with a Mythic tag on them, which have a golden background like that of the Forgehammer and of SSR character-exclusive gear.
If you don't have Mythic gear, you need to get at least one piece first to use the Forgehammer.
How to get Mythic gear in Kingshot
If you're a free-to-play governor, the best way to get Mythic gear is in the Shop under the Arena tab, where you can buy one Custom Mythic Hero Gear Chest per week for 12,000 Arena Tokens. I reached this amount after 18 days of playing five Arena matches per day. You can get there faster than I did if you buy extra daily Arena attempts with Gems and rank high on the daily and seasonal Leaderboards.
If you're a spender, you can buy packs with Lucky Hero Gear Chests for a chance to get extra Mythic Gear, though it's not a guaranteed drop or choice like in the Arena chest.
Once you select the Mythic Gear you want, equip it in your strongest SSR hero. A Judicator's Armet for Jabel was my pick. Then, on the gear menu, you can select the armor, select Mastery Forging, and tap the Forge button to increase one Mastery level of that Mythic armor piece for 10 Forgehammers. Doing so will give a 10% boost to the gear's Strength and Stats, which is why it's important that you also enhance the gear with materials as much as possible.
Now, keep grinding Kingshot events to get extra Forgehammers or wait for special premium packs to buy some more and level up your gear.
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The best sword in Blade X Zombies depends on two factors, AOE/wave clear damage and single-target damage for bosses. Each sword is better in one category than others but the best one is good at both as you'll see below. Here's my Blade X Zombies tier list and guide.
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Blade X Zombie Weapons Tier List
There's no bad sword in Blade X Zombies since any one of them can be good with upgrades and Awakenings but some are better than others. For example, Hallow Scythe and Dark Blade have the best wave clears while Yamato has the best boss-killer damage. Check out the individual ranking reasons for each sword below to find the best sword in Blade X Zombies for you.
S-Tier Swords
A-Tier Swords
B-Tier Swords
C-Tier Swords
That's it for my Blade X Zombies sword tier list and guide. If you like Blade X Zombies then I recommend checking out my Hunty Zombies weapon tier list for another zombie horde action game.
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