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GamersHeroes Monday, March 16, 2026 10:36 PM The King is Watching Crowns of History DLC Now Available       Bowing to the power of ancient monarchs, Hypnohead and tinyBuild's roguelite kingdom builder The King is Watching has become even more majestic with its new Crowns of History DLC. The post The King is Watching Crowns of History DLC Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes.

Kotaku Monday, March 16, 2026 6:17 PM PC Gaming Hardware Maker Calls 2026 'Most Challenging Year Ever' As It Hikes Prices Up To 30 Percent       MSI is cutting back on how many low-end GPUs it makes to focus on mid-and high-range hardware

Destructoid Monday, March 16, 2026 11:47 PM Neo Tennis Tier List – Best Styles [UPD 3/13]       Your Neo Tennis style choice has a lot to do with whether you're looking to play on a high competitive level or a casual level. For casual play even the B-Tiers below work well but this tier list will focus on high-level 1v1s and 2v2s. Here's my Neo Tennis styles tier list and guide. Table of contents Neo Tennis Style Tier List S-Tier Styles A-Tier Styles B-Tier Styles C-Tier Styles Neo Tennis FAQ Neo Tennis Style Tier List S-Tier = Meta | A-Tier = Great | B-Tier = Situational | C-Tier = Weak The best styles in Neo Tennis depend on if you're playing competitive or casual matches and also whether you're doing 1v1s or 2v2s. Generally the most balanced and flexibile styles are the ones in S-Tier which are good for any mode. The A-Tier are great alternatives but are more specific. As for the B-Tiers, these are great styles for casual play but are weaker and more situational for pro play. Lastly, the C-Tier is for overall weak styles. Let's dive into each style, its stats and how to counter its Awakening. How to Use Awakening: It's usable only when you are losing at 0-30 or 15-40 and it's usable only once per rally. Once you meet the conditions you'll get a Q prompt to press. This starts the awakening animation and then you can use your Awakening Ultimate move by pressing Q again for some styles. How to Curve Shot: For serving use medium power and adjust the curve with A or D (Or the directional inputs on mobile/console). During the game, you need to dash and swing when the ball is to your left or right. S-Tier Styles S-Tier Styles Style Breakdown ADS Robot Secret Ranking Notes: • Arguably the best style in the game • The most balanced stats that are good for any game mode • Especially strong in 1v1s since the awakening robot makes it really hard to play for your opponent How to Counter Awakening: • You need to survive the 5-7 robot shots as best you can • I recommend staying in the middle and reacting to shots • The slower it is the better your chance of countering it • Look for smashes to the sides when you can and repeat until the robot is out Stats: Meteor Rain Secret Ranking Notes: • Very strong awakening with the meteor shots that can be awkward to dodge • If you hit your opponent with the meteors in 1v1s it's over so I prefer it for duels • That said the AOE of the meteors makes it great for 2v2 as well • Overall very strong offensive power that's better overall than even Heavy Hitter How to Counter Awakening: • Stay out of the red circles • Stay out of the orange boxes if you can Stats: Temporal Master Secret Ranking Notes: • Amazing shot control for curving balls • I recommend trying to curve shot serve under 60% to get used to curving • Really strong for high-level 1v1 and 2v2 due to mind games between curves and smashes • Also great speed for defending Stats: A-Tier Styles A-Tier Styles Ranking Explained Heavy Hitter Legendary Ranking Notes: • The best beginner style due to the highest smash power • Holds up in higher level play too when combined with Temporal • The awakening makes your shots even heavier from all shooting positions How to Counter Awakening: • Stay in the middle and quickly try to save the balls since they'll be perfect hits every time Stats: Echo of Cosmos Secret Ranking Notes: • Stat-wise it's pretty great due to the balance of strengths and weaknesses • The reason I put it lower than the others is that the awakening is easy to counter • Otherwise it's a decent Style for all modes, especially in casual How to Counter Awakening: • Just stay in the middle behind the 2 boxes Stats: Shadow Step Mythical Ranking Notes: • Very strong defensive style that's an alternative to Temporal due to the speed • Weaker than the S-Tiers in pro play but excellent for casual play • Can throw off opponents with the fake balls in both 1v1 and 2v2 with awakening How to Counter Awakening: • Play around with dashes and head-movement when not in shiftlock • This will allow you to practice since your character will stay locked on the ball • This allows you to tell which is the real one Stats: Flash Rare Ranking Notes: • Extremely underrated due to being Rare but it's actually pretty good for defense • One of the best defensive styles if you don't have Temporal or Shadow How to Counter Awakening: • Stay in the 2 boxes in the front and play aggressively • Flash awakening players tend to stay back so this allows you to overpower them Stats: B-Tier Styles B-Tier Styles Ranking Explained Magician's Trick Mythical Ranking Notes: • The stats are weak for high-level pro play • But the invisible ball awakening is pretty strong so it's situationally powerful How to Counter Awakening: • Dash up to and hit the ball as it goes invisible • Alternatively try to time your hit before it goes invisible Stats: XMas Surprise! Mythical Ranking Notes: • Great for casual play but the low Power and Speed make it bad for high level play • It can be better than Magician's Trick ocasionally due to better offensive power How to Counter Awakening: • Stay outside of the boxes and stay on the blue area in the back Stats: C-Tier Styles C-Tier Styles Ranking Explained Angel Common Ranking Notes: • The higher jumps can help you land some jump smashes • That said they can also make you miss the ball sometimes • Overall not the best style to use and easy to counter How to Counter Awakening: • The opponent just gets higher jumps which isn't anything powerful • Watch out if you launch a slow high ball • Otherwise it's not even a competitive awakening Stats: Neo Tennis FAQ What is the best 1v1 style in Neo Tennis? The top 1v1 styles are ADS Robot, Meteor and Temporal. What are the best 2v2 styles in Neo Tennis? The best style combinations for a 2v2 match are Heavy+Temporal, Meteor+Temporal or Heavy+Flash for beginners as a budget option. How to activate Awakening in Neo Tennis? Press Q when you are behind at 0-30 or 15-40 to activate your Awakening and then press Q again to do your Awakening Ultimate move. How to perform a curve shot in Neo Tennis? For serving use medium power and adjust the curve with A or D (Or the directional inputs on mobile/console). During the game, you need to dash and swing when the ball is to your left or right. Should you use "auto-serve" in the options menu? I don't recommend using auto-serve since it doesn't allow you to jump when serving which is quite good to set up strong serves. Instead, just practice the QTE to determine power and then practice jump serving or serving on the ground. That's it for my Neo Tennis style tier list and guide. Get your favorite style with free Lucky Spins using our Neo Tennis Codes. 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Destructoid Monday, March 16, 2026 7:49 PM How to complete Rune Linguistics in Diablo 4       Rune Linguistics is a seasonal task in Diablo 4, and it allows you to farm powerful stones to form Runewords. While the task itself is simple, you need to remember certain conditions. For starters, you'll need to have access to the Vessel of Hatred DLC. You'll also need to have the Rune system unlocked. This guide will help you go through all the steps without any issues and ensure that you're not making any mistakes. Table of contents How to unlock the Rune System in Diablo 4 How to complete the Ruine Linguistics in Diablo 4 How to unlock the Rune System in Diablo 4 Once you've access to the Vessel of Hatred expansion, complete the Fundamental of Faith quest after progressing through the Nahantu campaign. Once done, speak with Alom in the Kurast Bazaar. This will enable the Rune Crafting priority quest for you to complete. Finish the quest, and you'll unlock the Rune system. Now, you can proceed to complete the Rune Linguistics season quest. How to complete the Ruine Linguistics in Diablo 4 The first step is to find Runes. There are different ways to farm them, and here are some of the activities for you to focus on. Image via Blizzard Elite enemies Whisper Caches Helltide events Nightmare Dungeons Seasonal activities Defeat Lair Bosses and World Bosses Some of these activities might require multiple runs for you to find Runes. Once done, you'll need to create a Runeword. To do so, you'll have to use one Rune of Ritual and one Rune of Invocation. Then, you need to slot them into a single item that has two slots. The Rune of Ritual must be on the top scoket, and the Rune of Invocation must be on the bottom. This is mandatory for you to complete the objective. Finally, you have to use the Offering system to activate the Runeword. The Rune of Ritual will generate the offering based on the defined condition, while the Rune of Invocation will trigger a bonus effect upon consuming it (the offering). Once the Runeword is triggered, it will complete the Rune Linguistics seasonal task. The post How to complete Rune Linguistics in Diablo 4 appeared first on Destructoid.

Destructoid Monday, March 16, 2026 7:06 PM Everwind release countdown: Exact date and time       Sandbox-RPG hybrid Everwind has less than 24 hours left for it to go live in early access, and this guide will help you keep track of the upcoming launch. The game will be initially released by Bohemia Interactive on PC, and you can get your copy on Steam. But first, let's look at when the game launches so that you can jump in immediately. Table of contents Everwind release countdown What to expect from Everwind Everwind release countdown Everwind's early access goes live on Tuesday, March 17. The following countdown will expire once the game goes live. [hurrytimer id="1192927"] The countdown is based on the following timings. 9am PT 11am CT 12pm ET 5pm UTC 6pm CET These timings are based on the information available on SteamDB. Any changes to the actual launch will be duly updated on this guide. If there are no more delays, less than 24 hours are left, so let's see what we can expect from Everwind. What to expect from Everwind Everwind is mish mash of the RPG and Sandbox genres that you get to enjoy from a first-person perspective. You can choose to play alone or with your friends, as you look to build your base, gather resources, loot, craft, and everything else that you can expect to do in a true sandbox. However, the world of Everwind will have its own set of dangers, which also includes dungeons for you to conquer. Wield different weapons that suit your playstyles, and take on stronger enemies to get better loot. With a procedurally-generated world, no two maps and situations will be the same. It's now up to you to build your ship, expand it, and start your adventure. The post Everwind release countdown: Exact date and time appeared first on Destructoid.