GamersHeroes Sunday, October 19, 2025 2:16 PM Just in time for Halloween, The Sandbox will launch a special Haunted Mansion gaming experience October 31. The post The Sandbox Halloween Celebration Launching October 31 appeared first on GamersHeroes. |
Kotaku Sunday, October 19, 2025 8:17 PM
How is a Dell laptop this good going for 763% off? The post Dell Is Quietly Selling This 15″ 1TB Laptop for 63% Off on Amazon, Still Full Price on the Official Site appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Sunday, October 19, 2025 5:44 PM
This Roborock is everything you'd want at home to never worry about vacuuming again. The post Roborock QV 35A Is Nearly 40% Off, Roborock Clears Out Prime Day Leftovers at a Record Low appeared first on Kotaku. |
PCGamesN Sunday, October 19, 2025 3:00 PM Expedition 33 was a surprise hit when it launched earlier this year, and you could get my favorite RPG ever for just $1 if you're lucky. |
Siliconera Sunday, October 19, 2025 3:00 PM
There is a surprising wealth of anime and manga series about groups of high school girls starting bands either independent or school club groups, and Rock is a Lady's Modesty is the latest one of them. While ones like K-On and Bocchi the Rock can feel more slice-of-life-like, due to each being yonkoma series, this one is a bit more substantial. It's a typical manga with chapters going into characters' development, and the personalities of leads Lilisa Suzunomiya and Otoha Kurogane really carry things.
Editor's Note: There will be mild spoilers for the first volume of the Rock is a Lady's Modesty manga below.
Rock is a Lady's Modesty kicks off with a strong start. Lilisa seems like the ideal young woman. Even though she's a new transfer student at Oushin's Girl's Academy, everyone idealizes her. She seems to be demure, intelligent, well-spoken, cultured, and the perfect picture of a young lady.
…Except moments after she gives an insightful response about classical music she loves, it's revealed it is the only song name she remembered after cramming last night. Ever since her mother's remarriage to a wealthy real estate magnate, she's been trying to fit in and become a noble maiden.
It's then that she meets Otoha, an already established student who seems like the picture of a pristine and proper lady. They run into each other in the hall, causing Lilisa to drop her handkerchief, and Otoha retrieves it. All of the other students are thrilled by the two idols finally meeting. However, after the fact Lilisa realizes Otoha dropped a guitar pick. The next day, the other is looking for it. Lilisa finds an excuse to meet with her alone in the music room to confirm it is hers and retrieve it.
Which is when Rock is a Lady's Modesty somehow manages to get even more interesting, as we discover Otoha hides the same sort of "uncouth" depths ahead of the two getting into a rock band in the manga. She's an incredible, fanatical drummer who recognized Lilisa's callouses, and she cajoles the other student into a jam session with her. Not to be outdone after being taunted, Lilisa remembers what it was like playing alongside her dad and his band. How much she loved it. She sees Otoha's talent and control of the situation and tries to match it, but realizes the other student has her beat.
It's then that Otoha calls her out and completely disses her! Complete with flipping her the bird! It's so out of place and hilarious. The juxtaposition of these two proper ladies in frilly school uniforms acting like rock stars is incredible. Especially since each seems clearly talented.
From there, it's great to watch Lilisa attempt to maintain her facade and Otoha toy with her. Because Lilisa initially wants nothing to do with her after that experience. She is desperate to be a noble lady, and feels letting word of that performance get out could ruin it. And even though Otoha talked smack, she wants to play again. So much so that it's like a classic cartoon with Otoha showing up in Lilisa's seat at her classroom and overhearing her accidentally mention the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Like we already had an idea of how much fun this series could be from the Rock is a Lady's Modesty anime adaptation, but Yen Press providing the manga too somehow makes it even better. There are these extra nuances and details that really make Lilisa and Otoha's reactions and responses to each other stand out. It's a fun high school rock band manga that fits in well alongside series like K-On and Bocchi the Rock.
Volume 1 of Rock is a Lady's Modesty is available now, and volume 2 of the manga debuts on March 24, 2026. The anime is streaming on Amazon.
The post Rock Is a Lady's Modesty Is a Hilarious high School Band Series appeared first on Siliconera. |
Destructoid Sunday, October 19, 2025 3:27 PM
Pokémon Legends Z-A has a host of different Poké Balls you can find on your journey, and you can buy them or get them as in-game rewards.
While everyone begins with the normal Poke Balls, you'll be able to get your hands on the advanced ones pretty soon. This guide will list every type of Poké Ball that can be obtained in the game.
How to get all types of Poké Balls in Pokémon Legends Z-A
The table consists of the names of every Poké Ball type, along with how you can find them. Some of them are obtainable in shops. Others can only be obtained as part of certain quest rewards.
Like our content? Set Destructoid as a Preferred Source on Google in just one step to ensure you see us more frequently in your Google searches!
The post All Poké Ball types in Pokémon Legends Z-A and how to find them appeared first on Destructoid. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Destructoid Sunday, October 19, 2025 2:27 PM
ARC Raiders' open beta is slowly drawing to a close. The game's less than two weeks away from release, and fans are eager to hop into the full experience. However, eagle-eyed players have noticed something different about the game: the graphics are worse than they used to be, by a lot
According to a keen-eyed player who shared their findings on ARC Raiders' official subreddit, the game seems to have significantly downgraded its graphics since the last technical test. While before it had luscious and realistic foliage and strong, atmospheric volumetrics to boot, this current iteration of the title seems to be lacking in both.
Comparison images show that, during the second technical test, ARC Raiders' foliage had a lot more texture, depth, and realism to it, whereas now it appears more jagged and game-y. Likewise, the prior instance has heavy volumetric fog, which significantly improves the atmosphere of a swampy marshland, but the current version has next to none of it.
Graphical downgrades are nothing new in video games and are done all the time, but it appeared that Embark Studios had no particular reason for doing so, given how well the game performs and how much the devs have spent on optimization overall.
And it might just be that this wasn't intended. OssenJ, Embark's community lead, commented on another report that ARC Raiders appears to have been downgraded, chiefly regarding its shading and lighting. "The team will look into this, thanks for letting us know," she wrote.
Visibility might have also been a reason for the devs to reduce foliage density and fog, ARC Raiders being a PVP shooter and all. However, the poorly-rendered, jagged, and shimmering foliage does tell me things weren't done for the sake of improved PVP, as it's an overall eyesore and takes a lot away from the experience.
Having less realistic and rarer foliage, as well as removing volumetrics almost entirely, can and will improve fps on less capable machines like consoles. ARC Raiders is already a well-polished, highly optimized game, so it doesn't make much sense to see devs sacrifice graphical fidelity and compromise the style they've worked so hard to establish just so they could squeeze out a few frames per seconds more on average.
Whether intended or not, the fact remains that ARC Raiders' current version isn't its prettiest, and I certainly hope the devs officially address player concerns, as the game is, in more ways than one, one of the most promising titles of this year.
Like our content? Set Destructoid as a Preferred Source on Google in just one step to ensure you see us more frequently in your Google searches!
The post 'I swore something was off': ARC Raiders players beg devs to revert graphics downgrade appeared first on Destructoid. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Destructoid Sunday, October 19, 2025 2:01 PM
Whenever Portal was announced as the sole "server browser" option in BF6, I was skeptical. Now, however, witnessing what players are making, I'm quite impressed. And, on that topic, a player has now made literal CoD zombies in BF6, and it even has pack-a-punch machines.
YouTuber Phiality has shared what they've managed to create using Portal's dev kit in Battlefield 6: a full-blown Zombies mode, complete with ray guns (or, rather, an AOE-damage revolver) and pack-a-punch machines. Taking obvious inspiration from the Call of Duty phenomenon of the same name, Phiality has taken Portal to the extreme, making a new custom mode while also expanding maps and adding new weapons to spice things up.
Now, the mode doesn't have actual zombies, at least not yet. Instead, they're bots who walk slowly or run unarmed towards the player, stopping only at chokepoints that would usually be windows or barricades in Call of Duty. You can mow them down using whatever gun you like, and Phiality has made sure you've got more than a few options to choose from, adding extra weapons on top of the game's base arsenal.
The aesthetics are far removed from horror, too, likely due to limitations to Portal, but it's the gameplay that matters.
The mode, much like its inspiration, unfolds in a sequence of waves or rounds, with the Zombies becoming more relentless and dangerous as time goes by. Killing them grants points, which can be used to upgrade weapons or access new parts of maps.
And, because Portal is a fully streamlined experience, you can easily access this mode by going over to your Experience Browser and using the code "2z1e" to immediately hop on. No long and arduous downloads should be necessary to get into the mode, because Portal is just good like that.
Portal is, as the name implies, is a door to a world of community-made servers and experiences in BF6, which range from customized official modes with slight tweaks to wholly new modes like the one above. It's a great way to provide players with something that isn't just the regular queue, but not a replacement for a true, dedicated server browser that is still missing from the game.
Like our content? Set Destructoid as a Preferred Source on Google in just one step to ensure you see us more frequently in your Google searches!
The post Zombies in Battlefield 6? Yes—thanks to the Portal, complete with pack-a-punch and ray guns appeared first on Destructoid. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Sunday, October 19, 2025 5:25 PM Fixes some major problems. The post Ghost of Yōtei Gets New Update That Fixes Numerous Issues appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Sunday, October 19, 2025 4:49 PM An announcement trailer was also released. The post Marvel Rivals Marvel Zombies PvE Mode Announced appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Sunday, October 19, 2025 4:21 PM Announced on Twitter. The post A New Dragon Ball Game Will Be Announced Next Year appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism. |