GamersHeroes Thursday, June 19, 2025 2:00 PM An out-of-this-world deckbuilding autobattler by Feldspar Games, Ben Allen, Mosman, and Alibi Games, Become the Moon is now available. The post Deckbuilding Autobattler Become the Moon Now Available appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
PCGamesN Thursday, June 19, 2025 3:58 PM Dead by Daylight has never really been anything but successful. More than any other game in its genre, it's maintained a strong player base on the strength of its design fundamentals and, of course, the many crossovers with other horror media that have been added to it. From Silent Hill and Resident Evil to Alan Wake and Castlevania additions, DBD has kept the game fresh for existing players while attracting new audiences for years now. That strategy has continued to pay off with its Five Nights at Freddy's DLC, which has brought a ton of new players to the game who will now have an influx of others to join matches with as DBD offers a free weekend, starting now. Continue reading Now it's more popular than ever, you can play Dead by Daylight free MORE FROM PCGAMESN: DBD killer tier list, Best horror games, DBD codes |
PCGamesN Thursday, June 19, 2025 3:00 PM With Barotrauma, creator FakeFish looked to the murky depths of the ocean as the basis for its survival horror setting. The studio's follow-up takes place on the surface of the planet, which should, in theory, offer a slightly less oppressive world to explore. Instead, Frostrail appears to be an equally desperate experience that draws on the frozen landscapes of The Long Dark and the train shelter of Metro Exodus in its take on the first-person survival genre. This mix seems to be resounding with audiences, as it's already been added to Steam wishlists a staggering 200,000 times. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best survival games, Best train games |
PCGamesN Thursday, June 19, 2025 2:09 PM There are a lot of games out there that mix strategy design with a fantasy aesthetic. From Against the Storm to Songs of Conquest, Warcraft 3 to Age of Wonders 4, this combination of setting and genre has always found an audience. Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown follows suit, but, as a mix of RTS and city-building, it throws even more ingredients into the mix to make it stand out from the pack. If you want to see how it works for yourself, now's a good time. Thrive has just hit 1.0 on Steam, and, to celebrate the full version's launch, it's heavily discounted for a limited time. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best strategy games, Best 4X games, Best RTS games |
PCGamesN Thursday, June 19, 2025 2:00 PM System requirements are important to PC gamers. They are the guides that give what should be a reasonable expectation of how a gaming PC will perform in any given game. Whether it's just the basic minimum and recommended specs or the more demanding needs of ultra settings, system requirements are important, and the recent trend of upscaling being used in them needs to stop. Let me make it clear that this isn't an attempt to bring down the use of upscaling. Even the best gaming PC can benefit from the use of upscaling or frame generation in the right conditions. It's an incredibly useful tool that we sometimes actively use when testing the latest games. However, the likes of Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR do not belong in system requirements, especially if the game requires it at all tiers, as we've seen recently with FBC Firebreak and Hell is Us. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming |
PCGamesN Thursday, June 19, 2025 12:57 PM Road to Vostok has been on our radar for a while now. A survival FPS game reminiscent of Escape from Tarkov, Stalker 2, and Scum, it places a heavy emphasis on realism to offer an experience that makes players truly feel as if they're trying to survive in a harsh, post-apocalyptic landscape. This applies to its weapons and gear, but also, as a detailed new update video from its lone creator shows, the geography and culture of Finland, too. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best survival games, Best upcoming PC games, Best indie games |
PCGamesN Thursday, June 19, 2025 12:26 PM Supermassive's Until Dawn is one of my all-time favorite horror games, despite my… jumpy… disposition. I also have an affinity for anything based in space. Imagine my excitement, then, when Supermassive announced Directive 8020, its latest cinematic, choice-driven horror title, this time set aboard a spaceship. At Summer Game Fest in LA, I was treated to a small slice of the game, and while I couldn't put some of its biggest innovations fully to the test, it's clear that it nails those intoxicating Supermassive fundamentals. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best new PC games, Best upcoming PC games, Best PC games |
PCGamesN Thursday, June 19, 2025 12:13 PM There are a lot of Splinter Cell games, but the first may be the best of them. Though a bit rougher around the edges than sequels like Pandora Tomorrow, and lacking the fantastic soundtrack of Chaos Theory or higher fidelity of Blacklist, the 2002 original has a murky charm that makes its vision of shadowy international special operations stand out from what came after. While we continue to wait for Ubisoft's planned remake to come out, now's as good a time as any to return to the game or play it for the first time with the launch of an impressive new mod that serves as an unofficial remaster. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best old games, Best stealth games, Best single-player games |
PCGamesN Thursday, June 19, 2025 12:14 PM Ever since Square Enix announced Final Fantasy 14 Mobile, I've been hungrily waiting for the chance to try it. It's the MMORPG that made me fall in love with the entire genre, so the prospect of playing it on the go is something I can wholeheartedly get behind. The bad news is FF14 Mobile is coming to China first, with the Western release on the way soon after. The good news, though, is that it finally launched in China, meaning we hopefully don't have long to wait. Continue reading Final Fantasy 14 Mobile is live now, but not for everyone MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best MMOs, FF14 Dawntrail review, FF14 Island Sanctuary guide |
PCGamesN Thursday, June 19, 2025 12:04 PM From the outside, Tempest Rising looks like a straightforward homage to Command and Conquer; the RTS equivalent of a boomer shooter. But Slipgate Ironworks has built a strategy game that goes beyond its influences - veteran fans of Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert can take heart from the Frank Klepacki soundtrack and clear nods to the GDI and Brotherhood of Nod, but Tempest Rising more than shines on its own terms. The campaign is fantastic. The visual style and unit mix are both great. Only the multiplayer has drawn any real criticism, owing to some restrictions on queuing and game modes. But now, there's a new Tempest Rising update which addresses even those concerns. MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Tempest Rising announcement, The best RTS games, The best PC strategy games |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, June 19, 2025 5:57 PM  You would think that being able to take on 14 different jobs would be enough to keep most people busy in Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, but to Level-5 it seems like that won't be enough. Last month, the developer announced that because the RPG has done so well, they'll be releasing a free update/ bit of DLC called Update the World, and they've now offered a couple of details as to what that'll be. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, June 19, 2025 4:34 PM  Match-3 games are probably the purest out there, at least in terms of genre. They are so instantly understandable by pretty much anyone, no wonder there's a seemingly infinite number of them available on our phones. The issue is that most of them can't match up to the heights of a classic like Bejeweled, though at least every once in a while we get delightful spins on the genre like Spirit Swap. Now, there's a new, quite tiny new kid on the block in the form of Sinister Sodies, a match-3 game where you set out to "purify your carbonated concoction before time runs out." |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, June 19, 2025 2:30 PM .jpg?width=1920&height=1920&fit=bounds&quality=70&format=jpg&auto=webp){kind=tracking} Today's lineup mixes boutique muscle with budget-friendly firepower. The RUSH Mk. IV from MAINGEAR is a top-tier build I'm personally using—and it shows. Built, optimised, and debloated on the same bench it was assembled on, it's the kind of machine that screams craftsmanship. You're paying for a system that's more than parts in a box: it's pristine cable management, smart airflow, clean software, and solid support from people who actually know what they're doing. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, June 19, 2025 1:55 PM  Crytek had a little bit of an oopsie yesterday with the Hunt: Showdown 1896's 2.4 update yesterday. As soon as it arrived, there were reports of server problems and issues with buying Blood Bonds. This led to Crytek trying to fix it, taking the game's servers offline to do so, except when the shooter was brought back online, it wasn't with a fixed version of the new update, but version 2.3. However! It looks like the team continued work on getting it fixed (hope you didn't have to crunch too hard, Crytek staff), and the update is back and available to download. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, June 19, 2025 1:05 PM  Last week, Valve added in a feature that lets you browse Steam via a multitude of different accessibility tags. This week, it's making Steam itself more accessible! Or more specifically, Steam in Big Picture Mode, and on devices running SteamOS, i.e. the Steam Deck of Lenovo Legion Go S. Valve shared word of the new accessibility setting in a blog post, though for now these are just a part of a beta update, so not everyone will have them just yet. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, June 19, 2025 12:52 PM  Space strategy game Stellaris has received another update jam-packed with the kind of systemic adjustments that, were you to shout them through your bedroom door at your mum, would cause her to smile shakily, then go downstairs and sob into a tea towel at the knowledge that her treasured child, her brightest and best, will never amount to anything useful, for they are too busy obsessing over ringworlds and genesis arks and xeno-compatibility. Mum! MUM. I've just heard that "Storm Aftermath events will no longer happen in systems where you are constructing megastructures"! Even better, "Evolutionary Predator Empires can now once more gain and keep the Psionic Ephase trait"! Christmas has come early, mum! The eagle has landed! MOTHER, LOOK AT ME. I will not be denied. |
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Thursday, June 19, 2025 12:17 PM  Dune: Awakening developers Funcom have revealed in a post-launch Reddit AMA that they're currently aiming to release a fresh update full of quality of life-related tweaks in early July, as well as adding "new contracts across the board" down the line. However, if you're after big new stuff to do, you'll have to wait for the major updates that'll be releasing alongside the game's DLCs. |
Siliconera Thursday, June 19, 2025 7:00 PM
Bushiroad announced a Tales of series set of decks and booster packs for Weiss Schwarz and Weiss Schwarz Blau. They'll come out in late 2025 and early 2026.
During the Bushiroad TCG announcement stream on June 18, 2025, it showed off slides that noted which Tales games would have characters appear in Weiss Schwarz and Blau as cards. The announcement took place at around the 2:06:08 timestamp. The starter deck and booster packs for Weiss Schwarz Blau will come out first, on December 19, 2025. Included games are:
Stan, the protagonist of Tales of Destiny, is the poster character for this slide. As for the Weiss Schwarz cards, the trial deck and booster packs will come out on January 16, 2026. Included games are:
The 2026 release will include illustrations of each game's protagonist in an original outfit. So Tales fans who don't play Weiss Schwarz Blau might still be interested in buying the cards for those.
Weiss Schwarz and Weiss Schwarz Blau are crossover TCG from Bushiroad. Other collaborations include ones with Goddess of Victory: Nikke and hololive. While the Nikke cards had international releases in English, Korea, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese, Bushiroad will need to confirm when and if the Tales cards will come out in other languages and regions.
The Tales Weiss Schwarz and Weiss Schwarz Blau cards will come out in late 2025 and early 2026, with more details on the cards to come out later.
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Siliconera Thursday, June 19, 2025 6:00 PM
Square Enix announced that a Final Fantasy XIV ear cuff earring modeled after the accessories that siblings Alisaie and Alphinaud wear in the game and expansions up through FFXIV Dawntrail is now available to pre-order in Japan. The ear cuff costs 39,600 yen (or about $272.40), and it is expected to release in Japan on January 31, 2026.
The release of this accessory is a collaboration between Square Enix and custom-made jewelry brand K.UNO. So far, the ear cuff is only available via the Japanese Square Enix online e-Store, and there is no indication so far that the accessory will appear overseas. The ear cuff is made of sterling silver, with the decorative crystal being white chalcedony. It can be worn on either the left or right ear.
You can check out the FFXIV Alisaie and Alphinaud ear cuff earrings here:
The Alisaie and Alphinaud siblings are popular characters in FFXIV and as such, the pair has seen other merchandise goods appear in the past, including two separate Dollfie Dream Sister dolls released back in August 12, 2024.
The Final Fantasy XIV Alisaie and Alphinaud ear cuff costs 39,600 yen (~$272,40) and is now available for pre-order from the Square Enix online e-Store. Final Fantasy XIV is available for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
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Siliconera Thursday, June 19, 2025 5:00 PM
Kotobukiya announced it will sell the black variant of the Kojima Productions Ludens model kit that lets someone build a figure of a female version of the company's mascot ahead of the Death Stranding 2debut. It will appear in February 2026 in Japan, about five years after its original January 2021 debut, and in March 2026 in the US. It will cost 7,480円/$69.99. While it is possible to find the older version of the kit online on places like Amazon, it can be more expensive.
This Kojima Productions mascot is a model kit along the lines of the Kotobukiya Frame Arms Girls characters. It can be assembled without any glue, though a pair of nippers is recommended for more delicate parts on the runners and tweezers for the waterslide decals. The hair, skin, and armor colors are different for this variant of the model. However, the armor design is similar, there are still two types of flags for her to hold, and she comes with one skull mask she can wear and one she can hold.
Here's a closer look at the kit:
To compare, here's a video of the 1:1 Ludens statue construction that shows how the actual version of the Yoji Shinkawa-designed mascot looks:
This isn't the first Kojima Productions Ludens model kit to return, as Kotobukiya brought back the original white armor version of the figure too.
The Kojima Productions Ludens black variant model kit will be back in February 2026 in Japan and March 2026 in the US.
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Siliconera Thursday, June 19, 2025 4:00 PM
Good Smile Company confirmed it will sell the Kill la Kill bunny girl figure of Ryuko Matoi again alongside a new Satsuki Kiryuin one. Ryuko will cost ￥33,000/$284.99 ahead of her November 2025 Japanese debut and Q2 2026 US one. Satsuki will be ￥39,600/$341.99 when she launches in December 2025 in Japan and in Q2 2026 in the US.
This marks the first time Satsuki is a part of this variant collection. Her pose involves her standing tall. She's wearing a shiny black swimsuit with matching bunny ears and high heels. Her collar features a blue bow, and she has matching white cuffs on her wrists. Fabric fishnet tights are on the figure.
The return of Ryuko calls back to her original design. That first appeared back in September 2019. So she has a matching black, shiny swimsuit and bunny ears and is bent over toward the viewer. She also has a white collar around her neck and cuffs around her wrists, but her bow is red to match the stripe in her hair. A June 2022 variant of this one changed the color of the swimsuit and ears to red.
Here's how both will look:
While these two are returning Kill la Kill figures, there are some new Nendoroids based on both characters in the works. As part of the Nendoroid FUNS June 2025 reveals, Good Smile Company showed two. These will be Ryuko Matoi: Kamui Senketsu and Satsuki Kiryuin: Kamui Junketsu designs, and odds are we'll see them released in 2026 since painted prototypes are out now.
The Ryuko Matoi and Satsuki Kiryuin Kill la Kill Bunny Girl figures will both return in 2025 in Japan, with Ryuko debuting in November 2025 and Satsuki in December 2025. Both will be in the US by Q2 2026. Pre-orders close on August 20, 2025. The anime is streaming on Crunchyroll.
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Siliconera Thursday, June 19, 2025 3:00 PM
GOG updated its Preservation Program catalog to add Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition to the PC game library. It is available alone for $24.99 or in a bundle with the HD Collection that offers the first three games for $44.99. However, due to a launch sale running until July 2, 2025, both options are reduced. The game alone is $7.49, and it is $14.84 for the bundle.
Devil May Cry 4 is the installment that introduced Nero to the series, as he's the main character. After the Order of the Sword Holy Knights Captain Credo sends Nero after Dante following the iconic hero killing the leader of the group. While Dante also appeared as a playable character in the first release of the game, this Special Edition also added Lady, Trish, and Vergil as options and offered more insight into the story. Dark Knight Mode also appears.
The GOG version of the game is DRM-free, as always, and supports Windows 10 and 11. It supports Cloud Saves through the platform. You can also purchase all DLC tied to it, such as the extra costumes for Lady and Trish or paying to unlock modes.
You can get an idea of how this GOG Preservation Program version of the game will look in the trailer below:
Here's a trailer for all the June 2025 additions:
Since starting the GOG Preservation Program, we've seen the the company work with Capcom on a number of titles. One of them is Breath of Fire IV, which appeared on the store in April 2025. The Dino Crisis first and second games are also there.
Devil May Cry 4 is available for the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and mobile devices, and the Special Edition version appeared on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The GOG version of the Special Edition is available for Windows 10 and 11.
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Siliconera Thursday, June 19, 2025 2:00 PM
HoYoverse shared the 8.3 Honkai Impact 3rd update notice and maintenance details ahead of the release date for the patch. Everything arrives on June 26, 2025. That includes a new Main Story Part 2 chapter, the Erdos Helia Battlesuit, and a Bon Voyage event. Players also get 600 Crystals after maintenance to make up for the time. More details will come up about this version in the Hyperion Lounge showcase held at 7pm PT/10pm ET on June 19, 2025.
To go along with the new Battlesuit, it looks like the story update in Honkai Impact 3rd will focus on Helia too. Chapter IX: If Destiny Concludes Today will take us to the Dragon Ruins. Helia and Coralie both look to be major players for this portion of the adventure. We'll also get the Space Voyage Stigma and Crystals for completing it. Crystals will also be a part of the reward for the Kiana Kaslana event Bon Voyage: Toward Blessings and Wishes. Two of the other rewards for completing that are a Star-Speckled Blue costume for the Griseo Battlesuit Cosmic Expression and a Promise of St. Freya Emblem.
We already know the featured character who will debut in 8.3, as Honkai Impact 3rd will get the Helia Battlesuit Planar Armament: Warped Spacetime the moment the release date for the patch arrives. She's the second one for the character to appear. The first showed up when 7.2 arrived. This one is an S-rank BIO heroine with Lightning element attacks.
Here's the latest trailer for Planar Armament: Warped Spacetime, to offer an idea of what to expect. English subtitles are available if you turn on closed captions. Members of HoYoVerse also talk about her design between showing gameplay segments.
Honkai Impact 3rd is available for PCs and mobile devices, and the release date for 8.3 will be June 26, 2025.
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Siliconera Thursday, June 19, 2025 1:00 PM
The My Nintendo Store Japanese branch added Boo, the iconic ghost enemy, to its collection of Super Mario Character Light designs. This collection takes iconic characters and power-ups from the series and turns them into small, glowing lamps you can put on display. This option is now available in Japan for 1,650円 (~$11). No stores online that ship to the US are selling it yet.
This Super Mario Boo Character Light stands at almost seven inches tall (176mm) and is about four inches wide (106mm). It uses two AAA batteries for power, so you don't need to place it near an outlet. It uses an LED for the light source. Also, the power switch is hidden in the base and disguised as the Super Mario logo.
Here's a closer look at it in and out of the box.
Other items in the line include a Coin Box, Fire Flower, and Super Star.
It isn't uncommon for Boo to show up in these kinds of lines. For example, in August 2024, Taito sold little light-up Boos. These were keychains of the character in two different poses.
The latest major Boo appearance is in Mario Kart World. King Boo is a playable racer. You need to unlock that one, however, Finish the Leaf Cup in Grand Prix on any difficulty to add the character to the roster. Standard Boo isn't an option in the game. However, you can unlock the Peepa ghost enemy from the Super Mario series as a playable character if someone manages to get Kamek when driving around Boo Cinema.
The Super Mario Character Light Boo option is now available in Japan.
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Destructoid Thursday, June 19, 2025 4:28 PM
Dragon Soul is certainly one of the better games available on Roblox, and you can use its official Trello and Discord to stay up to date with all the in-game stuff and events.
There's a vast amount of in-game information available on the internet. The title is based on popular anime like Dragon Ball and more. While you can collect information online, the official sources are certainly better. For starters, the information on the official Trello is completely accurate, allowing you to master different aspects of the game.
Additionally, there's an active Discord server that you can join to become part of a vibrant community.
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Official Dragon Soul Trello link
The official Trello is maintained by the developers. You'll find different cards available on Trello. Starting from left, the first column lists all the updates released since launch. It's worth noting that some of the recent updates aren't mentioned in this column. You can check out the information surrounding June 14's update from the Roblox platform.
The second main column from the left is perhaps the most important, as it has three full-fledged guides about all three levels. Finally, you can find more information about bosses and quests in the game.
The information on the Trello is read-only.
Official Dragon Soul Discord link
The official Discord is the best community related to Dragon Soul. You can access various channels that cater to different needs. This is the perfect place to visit to discuss in-game events and learn more about what's coming.
Unlike Trello, the Discord server allows you to share your expressions and opinions with other members of the community. You can join the server by accepting the invite request and selecting your preferences.
Does Dragon Soul have a wiki?
As of writing, Dragon Soul doesn't have a wiki, and it's unlikely that it will get one in the future.
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Destructoid Thursday, June 19, 2025 4:26 PM
Disney Dreamlight Valley's The Storybook Vale expansion has adorable snippets and companions for you to meet. From small frogs to baby dragons, this critter list certainly takes a reward for some of the cutest video game animals I've ever seen.
However, depending on when you log into the game, you'll notice two mysterious critters: the Teal Baby Dragon and Black Pegasus. How do you find them? What's their favorite meal? Let's dive into how to find Teal Baby Dragons and Black Pegasus in Disney Dreamlight Valley.
Where to find the Teal Dragon and Black Pegasus in Disney Dreamlight Valley
At the time of writing, Gameloft hasn't implemented the Teal Baby Dragon and Black Pegasus into Disney Dreamlight Valley: The Storybook Vale. They'll be released during the expansion's July 9 update, The Unwritten Realms.
Typically, all Baby Dragons appear in Everafter, while Pegasus spawn in Mythopia. You'll unlock these biomes after progressing through The Storybook Vale's questline. However, considering the theme of The Unwritten Realms, this may change.
The Unwritten Realms is described as a story involving a "strange world beneath the Storybook Vale." While there's little information on what this entails, there's a chance it'll reflect the usual Storybook Vale biomes but feature the Teal Baby Dragon and Black Pegasus as exclusive companions.
An alternative option is that they'll share biomes with a pre-existing companion. For example, the Teal Baby Dragon may appear in The Wild Woods but be much rarer than its blue counterpart.
Teal Dragon and Black Pegasus hangout bonuses
During Disney Dreamlight Valley's Mysteries of Skull Rock base game update, animal companion bonuses came along as a side feature, letting you level up your critters and receive special rewards. They also perform activities depending on the critter type. In The Storybook Vale's case, critters pick up Snippets while you're hanging out with them.
At least, that's what normally happens. While the Black Pegasus has this same bonus, the Teal Baby Dragon instead has a "pick up ore" bonus. Right now, it's unknown why that's the case. There's a chance Gameloft will change this to the usual Snippet bonus later. However, there is also a possibility that this is part of The Unwritten Realms' storyline. These two critter types could be especially unique, but only time will tell whether this is the case.
At the time of writing, information about Disney Dreamlight Valley's Teal Dragon and Black Pegasus is limited. We'll continue to update this story as we learn more about their locations, schedules, and potential changes in favorite foods.
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Destructoid Thursday, June 19, 2025 3:27 PM
Dead by Daylight requires a lot of grind and effort if you wish to have as many perks available to you as possible. Each respective Survivor or Killer has to be prestiged several times to make their perks equippable on other Survivors and Killers, which can take ages to do.
However, Behaviour Interactive offers a unique solution (or, rather, alleviation) each week via the Shrine of Secrets, a set of rotating unique perks that you can unlock and equip on other characters.
The Shrine is a bit tucked away in the menu, and not everyone is aware of it, so here is everything you need to know about it.
DBD Shrine of Secrets guide
The Shrine of Secrets can be accessed via the main menu in Dead by Daylight, right when you press "Play." Once you pick either the "Survivor" or the "Killer" gameplay option, you can access the shrine at the very bottom of the left panel via the icon of four diamonds.
Once in there, you can select one of the four available unique perks, two for Survivors, and two for Killers. Each perk costs 2,000 Iridescent Shards, which are acquired by completing milestones and challenges during regular play. Keep in mind that Iridescent Shards aren't that easy to come by, and it takes some time to secure just a few thousand, which you'd be spending all at once on these perks.
The perks in the Shrine of Secrets last for seven days before being reset every Tuesday afternoon. However, once you've made the purchase, you get to keep the perk permanently and have it unlocked for all characters in its respective category.
If you already have a perk that is in the Shrine, it will be more expensive, and you'll be able to purchase it at a higher tier. Of course, having the highest tier of a perk that appears renders it unpurchasable for you. Perks that showed up in one Shrine won't show up in the next few ones, so if you see something that is mighty good for your build, make use of the opportunity to pick it up.
On special occasions like anniversaries, Behaviour usually hosts a limited Shrine of Secrets event where specific perks are on offer for 24 hours, so keep an eye out for that.
This week's DBD Shrine of Secrets rotation (June 17)
The perks on offer as of June 17 are the following:
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Destructoid Thursday, June 19, 2025 2:47 PM
Murray's Costume Manor in Secret of the Mimic is lost in time, a freeze-frame of those who came and went, and others who were left behind like a forgotten memory. Distorted voices from neglected inventions echo across the facility, where audio logs tightly hold onto the Murray family story, keeping their dreams and despair alive forever.
But the Mimic can steal the voice of whoever it hears, so what can you really trust in the abandoned Costume Manor? The voice acting truly brings Edwin and the Mimic's tale to life, where we can connect and relate to their tragic story, and be fully immersed in the words shared by each Murray family member. Horror is delivered through the uncanniness of Murray's inventions, creating an uncomfortable feeling like something isn't quite right. The comforting words of Fiona are enough to continue pressing onwards, but every other voice screams at you to run from the Manor as fast as you can.
A small cast tackling multiple characters at once, the Secret of the Mimic voice actors set the bar high for future FNAF games. What's super cool is that Edwin, Fiona, and David are voiced by a real family.
Here are all voice actors in FNAF: Secret of the Mimic and where you might know them from.
Secret of the Mimic: Full voice actor cast list
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Destructoid Thursday, June 19, 2025 2:47 PM
Disney Dreamlight Valley has multiple mysterious, hidden locations to visit throughout its main storyline and friendship quests. The Dreamscape is one you become familiar with after meeting the Fairy Godmother for the first time, but it's easy to forget about it if you return for subsequent missions with other characters.
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How to find the Dreamscape in Disney Dreamlight Valley
The Dreamscape is a location hidden inside a treehouse within the Forgotten Lands. You'll need to meet the following pre-requisites to find it:
You'll initially unlock the Dreamscape by meeting the Fairy Godmother for the first time during the Miracles Take Time mission. During it, you and her will enter a large treehouse within the Forgotten Lands that holds a floating island-like area.
If you've already completed this quest and are returning for another purpose, such as progressing through more of the Fairy Godmother's quests or Peter Pan's storyline, you can find this treehouse in the same spot you found it. That way, you can freely pass through it whenever you wish.
Dreamscape Treehouse location
The Dreamscape Treehouse is located in the bottom-left quadrant of the Forgotten Lands. Unlike character houses and furniture, you can't move its location, so you'll always see it in the same spot.
You can differentiate it from buildings like Peter Pan and Jack Skellington's homes using its massive night thorn bottom leading up to a partially broken wooden house. While its outside looks questionable, inside is a beautiful landscape worthy of being called a Dreamscape.
What's inside Disney Dreamlight Valley's Dreamscape?
The Dreamscape serves multiple purposes throughout Disney Dreamlight Valley's storyline, from The Fairy Godmother's missions to Peter Pan's friendship quests. If you're early in your playthrough, you'll need to travel here to collect the Orb of Remembrance. As you progress, you'll unlock additional characters who occasionally visit during their friendship missions.
Since you can't decorate the Dreamscape, it's not a go-to location to regularly visit unless you enjoy how it looks. Instead, it's a recurring storyline area that you'll explore to progress the plot before moving on to other locations. Nonetheless, keeping it in mind for the future will help you remember its existence for future quests.
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Destructoid Thursday, June 19, 2025 2:34 PM
Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic chop is one of the harder skills to attempt in REMATCH, but it can be an extremely effective way of getting past your opponents.
The first task is to practice the controls in the open arena. The skill has several aspects to remember, as you'll also have to control the ball's movement while triggering the correct buttons. This guide will provide you with all the necessary information required to emulate CR7 in the magical world of REMATCH.
How to perform the Ronaldo chop in REMATCH
There are two key aspects of doing well with the Ronaldo chop. The first part is to get into the Dribble Stance. Hold the L2/LT/Shift button to enter Dribble Stance. Do note that it's harder to move normally in this stance, so exit it to move fast.
Next, move left or right using the arrow keys/LS of your keyboard/controller, respectively. While driving, press the X/A/Spacebar keys on your controller/keyboard to start the dribble phase. Keep holding the L2/LT/Shift button throughout this process.
Once you have begun dribbling, let go of the L2/LT/Shift button to exit Dribble Stance. This will make your character shoot the ball past their back foot, dribbling past opponents.
Compared to other skill moves like the Rainbow Flick, you'll require more time to master this move. It's ideally suited to dribble past opponents who charge hard at you while trying to tackle and win the ball. To get the most out of the chop, wait for the opponent to commit, making it easy to dribble past them with the ball and come closer to scoring a goal.
As usual, use the open practice arena to master the technique. Personally, I am a bigger fan of the Rainbow Flick, as it's more potent in the current meta. That said, it's always good to keep a couple of different options up your sleeve so that you don't become too predictable for the opponents.
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Destructoid Thursday, June 19, 2025 2:00 PM
One of the hardest achievements in PEAK is the Bookworm Badge, where you need to find eight of Scoutmaster Myre's journal entries throughout the world. If you are starting off, don't try to look for them, though, as they don't appear from the get-go.
Instead, you need to meet some requirements for the first entries to appear, and only then will you be able to finally start to collect all eight.
How to find the journal entries in PEAK
There are a few things you need to do to find a journal entry in PEAK, but no matter what anyone tells you, they are actually easy to find.
For starters, you need to finish one round of PEAK and reach the top to unlock the next difficulty, Ascent. Ascent has a bunch of numbers that, upon completion, unlock different colored sashes for your characters to show off all the achievements you have completed.
After getting Ascent, you need to wait for the island to reset before one of the many journal entries will spawn. The island resets every 24 hours, and the journal entries don't appear in an Ascent run until a new island is formed.
Once you have done the above, you can find the journal, also known as a scroll, beside the first campfire at the top of the first area. You need to open it to register, and you can get four new journal entries per reset. There is currently a glitch as well, where if you reach the top, open the scroll, and then leave the game and create a new one on the same difficulty, when you get to the top of the mountain, you can find the same scroll but with a different entry in it instead.
You can only get four new entries per island, though, and there isn't a guarantee it will always appear next to a campfire. So be prepared to be in the long run for this achievement. Once you complete it, you unlock some new cosmetics.
As for the Scoutmaster himself? If you want that weirdo to spawn, you can do so in a multiplayer game by straying far away from your team and reaching the campfire, where he will appear and launch you to your death. If you have a blowgun, though, you can defeat him!
We have yet to confirm if all eight scrolls can be found by campfires currently, but we believe it to be the case. If not, we will update this article with new information in the future.
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Destructoid Thursday, June 19, 2025 1:46 PM
Dead by Daylight is one of the best games of its kind on the market. However, since it's 2025, there are bound to be many issues and bugs in any game, DBD included.
One such issue is related to the audio, where players will spawn with muffled sound and be unable to make out just about anything except the chase music, which just adds to the tension. This is a known problem that's been in the game for years now, but there are a few things you might try to get rid of it ASAP.
If you got smoke bombed as a killer, try to get bombed again
Yes, seriously. Getting smoke bombed as a killer in DBD muffles your sound by default, but a bug exists in the game that prevents the muffled sound from fading away with time. The seemingly only way to fix this that doesn't include leaving the match altogether is to get smoke bombed again. Players have reported that once they glitched out after the initial bomb, a second one fixed the issue.
The only problem here is that you cannot really force a Survivor to use a smoke bomb on you, so it's pretty much a dice roll.
Also, some players indicate that the muffled sound carries over between matches, which could lead to your switching to a Survivor and still having the issue instigated by the smoke bomb, which in turn can only be fixed by the following method.
Quit the game and verify files
First and foremost, you should quit the game entirely and make sure none of its processes are running in the background via the Task Manager. Then, simply boot it up again. If the issue persists, leave again and use your platform's file verification to ensure everything is in working order.
Sometimes files can corrupt inexplicably, or as a result of a major update or patch, and the file verification should re-download those needed to fix any underlying problem. However, if even this doesn't work, you should try reinstalling the game by first removing all its files and downloading everything again. Conflicts and corruptions can be tough to spot for these automated systems at times, so this could prove a more permanent solution to your woes.
If your muffled sound applies to stuff outside of DBD, check your drivers
Just as game files can be corrupted, so can drivers. These software solutions are necessary for your hardware (i.e., your motherboard's sound card) to work properly, and if they get mucked up, so will your audio. If it isn't only DBD that you're suffering the issue in, make sure your drivers are up-to-date and in working order.
To make sure you're downloading the right drivers, refer to your motherboard manufacturer's website, as they almost always contain all the relevant software in one place, including audio drivers.
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Destructoid Thursday, June 19, 2025 12:43 PM
Bruno Mars is the Fortnite Festival Season 9 Icon, and the new Music Pass is heavily centered around him and his musical creations over the years.
The new Music Pass went live on June 18 following maintenance, and it has many cosmetic items to unlock. There are separate free and paid paths, with the latter offering many more rewards. Let's look at all the items on offer, including skins, an exclusive loading screen, and much more.
All Bruno Mars Music Pass Season 9 rewards in Fortnite
The rewards on the paid version are significantly more than what's free. You can either spend your V-Bucks to unlock it or access it via an existing Fortnite Crew membership.
The remaining rewards are split into four pages, with each consisting of seven rewards. Owners of the Premium version will have a higher number of unlockables to pick from.
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The Bruno Mars World Tour Bundle is also available in the in-game shop, and it will be there until the Fortnite Festival Season 9 gets over.
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WGB Thursday, June 19, 2025 3:48 PM A Reddit leak suggests a Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled port is in development for PC and consoles, set for early 2026. It may feature new characters and a "Grand Prix Edition" title. |
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