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GamersHeroes Sunday, February 1, 2026 8:28 PM Goddess of Victory: NIKKE X Lycoris Recoil Collaboration Beginning February 12       Level Infinite and SHIFT UP announced that their hit mobile RPG shooter Goddess of Victory: NIKKE will cross over with the popular Lycoris Recoil anime series beginning February 12. The post Goddess of Victory: NIKKE X Lycoris Recoil Collaboration Beginning February 12 appeared first on GamersHeroes.

GamersHeroes Sunday, February 1, 2026 8:09 PM Paper Mario-Inspired Escape from Ever After Launches to High Praise       Inspired by the classic Paper Mario games we so adore, see what top critics are saying about HypeTrain Digital and Sleepy Castle Studio's satirical adventure RPG Escape from Ever After. The post Paper Mario-Inspired Escape from Ever After Launches to High Praise appeared first on GamersHeroes.

GamersHeroes Sunday, February 1, 2026 5:22 PM Pete Capella Guest of Honor at StocktonCon Winter 2026       The original voice of Silver the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog games, accomplished Producer, Writer, and Voice Actor Pete Capella will be a Guest of Honor at StocktonCon Winter 2026 in a few weeks. The post Pete Capella Guest of Honor at StocktonCon Winter 2026 appeared first on GamersHeroes.

GamersHeroes Sunday, February 1, 2026 4:36 PM Bullet Hell Slasher Homura Hime Launching on Steam March 4       Featuring exhilarating 3D battles, Japanese anime aesthetics, and intense bullet hell patterns, the world of Crimson Dusk and PLAYISM's Homura Hime will launch for the PC via Steam March 4. The post Bullet Hell Slasher Homura Hime Launching on Steam March 4 appeared first on GamersHeroes.

Destructoid Sunday, February 1, 2026 5:47 PM Best players for FC 26 Future Stars Academy Evolution       The Future Stars Academy Evolution allows you to get two superstars for your Ultimate Team squad in FC 26. The evolution can be done twice, and both chances are available for free. There are certain restrictions that determine which items can be used. You can completely change the look and feel of these cards with dedicated position, roles, and playstyle upgrades. Let's look at how you can make the most of these evolutions in Ultimate Team. Table of contents All FC 26 Future Stars Academy Evolution requirements All FC 26 Future Stars Academy Evolution upgrades Future Stars Academy Debut Attackers Future Stars Academy Debut Midfielders Future Stars Academy Debut Defenders All FC 26 Future Stars Academy First XI Evolution upgrades Future Stars Academy RW/LW XI Future Stars Academy LM/RM XI Future Stars Academy CM/CDM XI Future Stars Academy CB XI Future Stars Academy ST XI Future Stars Academy CM/CAM XI Future Stars Academy LB/RB XI Best players for the Future Stars Academy Contract Evolution All FC 26 Future Stars Academy Evolution requirements The Future Stars Academy allows you to evolve two cards. We can already complete the full range of evolutions once, and the second opportunity should arrive soon as part of a new objective set. The requirements are simple: they must be born on or after Jan. 30, 2004, and their overall rating must not be above 84. All FC 26 Future Stars Academy Evolution upgrades Once you've put a card of your choice through the Future Stars Academy Contract Evolution, you can put it through one of the three following upgrades. Your decision will be based on the position of your Academy card (attackers, defenders, and midfielders). Future Stars Academy Debut Attackers Level 1 upgrades Overall: +40|86 Sprint Speed: +40|82 Strength: +40|75 Volleys: +40|80 Composure: +40|78 Level 2 upgrades Balance: +40|80 Long Shots: +40|80 Reactions: +40|78 Shot Power: +40|82 Vision: +40|78 Level 3 upgrades Aggression: +40|75 Ball control: +40|82 Positioning: +40|84 Short Passing: +40|82 Free Kick: +40|78 Level 4 upgrades Acceleration: +40|82 Heading Acc.: +40|76 Long Passing: +40|76 Penalties: +40|80 Stamina: +40|80 Level 5 upgrades Agility: +40|80 Curve: +40|78 Dribbling: +40|82 Finishing: +40|84 Jumping: +40|75 Level 1 upgrade requirements Play 2 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game. Level 2 upgrade requirements Play 2 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game. Level 3 upgrade requirements Play 2 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game. Level 4 upgrade requirements Play 2 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game. Level 5 upgrade requirements Play 2 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game. Future Stars Academy Debut Midfielders Level 1 upgrades Overall: +40|86 Acceleration: +20|80 Agility: +40|82 Reactions: +40|80 Sprint Speed: +20|80 Vision: +20|81 Level 2 upgrades Defending: +20|75 Acceleration: +20|80 Aggression: +40|75 Balance: +40|82 Curve: +40|80 Sprint Speed: +20|80 Level 3 upgrades Ball control: +40|82 Dribbling: +40|82 Short Passing: +40|83 Free Kick: +40|80 Stamina: +40|82 Vision: +20|81 Level 4 upgrades Shooting: +20|75 Crossing: +40|82 Jumping: +40|75 Long Passing: +40|83 Strength: +40|75 Composure: +40 Level 1 upgrade requirements Play 2 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game. Level 2 upgrade requirements Win 2 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game. Level 3 upgrade requirements Play 3 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game. Level 4 upgrade requirements Play 3 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game. Future Stars Academy Debut Defenders Level 1 upgrades Overall: +40|86 Acceleration: +40|75 Def. Aware: +40|83 Sprint Speed: +40|75 Stand Tackle: +40|84 Stamina: +40|75 Level 2 upgrades Aggression: +40|83 Agility: +40|73 Curve: +40|70 Dribbling: +40|74 Long Shots: +40|65 Strength: +40|81 Level 3 upgrades Balance: +40|73 Interceptions: +40|83 Long Passing: +40|78 Reactions: +40|83 Short Passing: +40|79 Composure: +40 Level 4 upgrades Ball control: +40|72 Heading Acc.: 40|80 Jumping: +40|83 Shot Power: +40|75 Slide Tackle: +40|84 Vision: +40|65 Level 1 upgrade requirements Play 3 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game. Level 2 upgrade requirements Play 3 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game. Level 3 upgrade requirements Play 2 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game. Level 4 upgrade requirements Win 2 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game. Once done, the next set of upgrades allows you to improve the cards based on their positional speciality. All FC 26 Future Stars Academy First XI Evolution upgrades Future Stars Academy RW/LW XI Level 1 upgrades Overall: +2|88 Crossing: +15|85 Long Passing: +10|80 Short Passing: +10|84 Free Kick: +10|80 Vision: +10|84 Level 2 upgrades Physical: +10|80 Acceleration: +15|92 Balance: +15|88 Reactions: +10|87 Sprint Speed: +15|92 Composure: +10|87 Level 3 upgrades Agility: +15|90 Ball control: +10|90 Curve: +15|82 Dribbling: +15|90 Penalties: +10|82 Level 4 upgrades Finishing: +10|87 Long Shots: +15|86 Positioning: +15|87 Shot Power: +10|86 Volleys: +10|84 Future Stars Academy LM/RM XI Level 1 upgrades Overall: +2|88 Ball control: +15|87 Dribbling: +15|88 Reactions: +10|87 Stamina: +15 Level 2 upgrades Balance: +15|88 Crossing: +15|89 Long Passing: +15|88 Penalties: +10|84 Strength: +10|81 Vision: +15|89 Level 3 upgrades Aggression: +10|81 Agility: +15|89 Curve: +15|89 Free Kick: +10|86 Shot Power: +10|86 Volleys: +10|85 Level 4 upgrades Pace :+10|90 Finishing: +10|85 Long Shots: +10|85 Positioning: +10|85 Short Passing: +15|88 Composure: +10|87 Future Stars Academy CM/CDM XI Level 1 upgrades Overall: +2|88 Heading Acc.: +15|88 Jumping: +10|88 Slide Tackle: +15|89 Level 2 upgrades Passing: +8|84 Aggression: +10|83 Agility: +10|88 Composure: +10|85 Level 3 upgrades Def. Aware: +15|90 Reactions: +10|88 Stand Tackle: +15|88 Strength: +10|85 Level 4 upgrades Pace: +8|84 Shooting: +10|82 Balance: +10|86 Interceptions: +15|90 Stamina: +15|90 Future Stars Academy CB XI Level 1 upgrades Overall: +2|88 Slide Tackle: +15|88 Stand Tackle: +15|90 Stamina: +10|87 Level 2 upgrades Acceleration: +10|85 Aggression: +10|87 Interceptions: +15|88 Jumping: +10|87 Long Passing: +10|85 Level 3 upgrades Def. Aware: +15|90 Reactions: +15|86 Short Passing: +10|86 Strength: +10 Level 4 upgrades Heading Acc.: +15|88 Short Passing: +5|86 Sprint Speed: +10|87 Vision: +10|85 Composure: +10|86 Future Stars Academy ST XI Level 1 upgrades Overall: +2|88 Finishing: +15|90 Positioning: +10|91 Volleys: +10|83 Level 2 upgrades Aggression: +15|80 Agility: +10|88 Jumping: +15|85 Stamina: +15|85 Composure: +15|87 Level 3 upgrades Pace: +10|90 Passing: +8|82 Ball control: +10|85 Reactions: +10|86 Strength: +15|83 Level 4 upgrades Balance: +10|87 Dribbling: +10|89 Long Shots: +10|88 Penalties: +10|90 Shot Power: +15 Future Stars Academy CM/CAM XI Level 1 upgrades Overall: +2|88 Shooting: +10|86 Short Passing: +15|92 Vision: +10|90 Level 2 upgrades Aggression:+10|78 Agility: +15|88 Jumping: +10|79 Stamina: +15|85 Composure: +15 Level 3 upgrades Pace: +8|86 Ball control: +10|87 Curve: +10|85 Reactions: +10|88 Strength: +10|78 Level 4 upgrades Balance: +15|88 Crossing: +10|90 Dribbling: +15|88 Long Passing: +15|90 Free Kick: +10|88 Future Stars Academy LB/RB XI Level 1 upgrades Overall: +2|88 Crossing: +15|90 Long Passing: +15|89 Short Passing: +15|87 Sprint Speed: +15|90 Vision: +15|86 Level 2 upgrades Agility: +15|88 Balance: +15|88 Ball control: +15|86 Curve: +15|89 Dribbling: +15|86 Reactions: +15|86 Level 3 upgrades Heading Acc: +10|84 Interceptions: +15|86 Def. Aware: +15|86 Slide Tackle: +15|86 Stand Tackle: +15|86 Composure: +15|86 Level 4 upgrades Acceleration: +15|92 Aggression: +15|85 Jumping: +10|84 Stamina: +15|87 Strength: +15|84 All First XI evolutions require you to play five matches and win five matches, spread across the four different tasks. Best players for the Future Stars Academy Contract Evolution Here are some of the best players to consider for the Academy evolution. Patrick Dorgu TOTW Lennart Karl TOTW Lewis Miley TOTW Senny Mayulu TOTW Gavi TOTW Lucas Bergvall TOTW Vicky Lopez Yan Diomande Wolff Ultimate Scream You'll have to put all the cards through multiple Roles and Playstyle+ evolutions, which will depend on your personal preferences. Before that, don't forget to put your chosen cards in the Future Stars Club Legend Academy Evolutions to take them all the way up to 90 overall. The post Best players for FC 26 Future Stars Academy Evolution appeared first on Destructoid.

Destructoid Sunday, February 1, 2026 4:22 PM How to tape your fingers in Cairn       The ascent to the top of Mount Kami isn't an easy task in Cairn, and you'll need to regularly heal Aava by taping her fingers. While taping isn't a challenging task, it can go unnoticed as you try to get to the top. Additionally, you'll also need to find tape while you're climbing to the top. Let's look at how to tape Aava's hand in Cairn, and why it's so important. Taping in Cairn explained When you meet Aava for the first time, you'll notice that she has her hands fully taped. The tapes help her on the climb. The more brutal the climb, the more reliance on the tape. However, these tapes aren't indestructible, and they will eventually wear off. Image via The Game Breakers First, you'll need to find tapes. You can get this item on different mountains, and their location could be random. I haven't found them in plenty, but they're not too rare. In simple words, you'll find them as you climb up the mountains. You can wrap the tapes at the Bivouac. When inside your tent, select the option to Tape Fingers. You can only tape fingers where they have worn off already. If any of your fingers have tape, you can't re-tape them before the existing one wears off. Image via The Game Breakers Press the X button, and move the LS in a clockwise motion until Aava is done. If you have more than one figure that requires taping, you'll have to do them separately. You'll also need separate strips of tape for that. When your hand and fingers are properly taped, you'll have maximum grip. Grip allows you to hold on to the mountain cliffs for a longer period of time. The additional seconds might well be the difference between getting to the next level and falling to one's death. I recommend taping your fingers whenever it wears off, as maximum grip is something that's definitely worth your resources. The post How to tape your fingers in Cairn appeared first on Destructoid.

Destructoid Sunday, February 1, 2026 4:04 PM How to stab and dodge in Half Sword       The core gameplay loop of Half Sword revolves around the art of dodges and stabs, and mastering the two techniques can be pretty tricky. Executing the moves isn't the difficult thing. There are dedicated controls for performing the stab and dodge. However, mastering the moves is what will help you win more rounds against harder opponents. Table of contents How to stab in Half Sword How to dodge in Half Sword How to stab in Half Sword Here are the key controls related to the stab. Use your mouse to aim the weapon tip towards the target. Press Alt to enter the correct stance. Pull the mouse back, as this creates range. Having range is necessary for your stab to have force. Move the mouse forward to land the stab. This movement should be as clean as possible. For stabs, there are two primary ways to get the job done. You can either go for longer thrusts, but they're far less effective. Instead, you should aim for quicker and shorter jabs. While they do less damage per hit, your chances of landing the strikes go up. Image via Game Seer Publishing There are some key things to remember as well. Your mouse movement should be swift and clean. If the motion is too small, your stabs won't cause any damage. Taking the half sword grip is significantly better. Don't rush landing a stab. You'll want to wait for the correct opportunity to appear. With practice, you'll soon become perfect with your stabs. How to dodge in Half Sword Unlike stabs, dodges are based on animation. You have to press and hold the Shift button to make your character move forcibly towards a chosen direction. This is effectively how dodge works in Half Sword. By shifting your body parts towards a side, you aim for the incoming attack to miss. There is no instant dodge button in Half Sword. You have to combine the Shift and direction buttons to perform a dodge. While dodges are effective, you don't want to spam them. Focus on the incoming attack, and try to predict the opponent's move. Doing so will allow you to skip past their attack (if you manage to time your dodge in the correct direction). The post How to stab and dodge in Half Sword appeared first on Destructoid.