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Kotaku Sunday, December 14, 2025 11:05 AM Xbox Series X Enters Holiday Clearance Mode After Skipping Black Friday Discounts, Includes a Wireless Controller       Save 8% on the 1TB, 4K, 120fps gaming console from Microsoft for a limited time. The post Xbox Series X Enters Holiday Clearance Mode After Skipping Black Friday Discounts, Includes a Wireless Controller appeared first on Kotaku.

Kotaku Sunday, December 14, 2025 10:05 AM Forget Samsung Odyssey, Alienware Restocks Its 34″ Curved Gaming Monitor at an All-Time Low After Sellout       Save 28% on the Alienware Curved QD-OLED gaming monitor at Amazon. The post Forget Samsung Odyssey, Alienware Restocks Its 34″ Curved Gaming Monitor at an All-Time Low After Sellout appeared first on Kotaku.

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Kotaku Sunday, December 14, 2025 8:05 AM Logitech Clears Out Its Gaming Racing Wheel and Pedals for Xbox, PS5, and PC After a Black Friday Sellout       Better race to the checkout page before this 30% discount goes away. The post Logitech Clears Out Its Gaming Racing Wheel and Pedals for Xbox, PS5, and PC After a Black Friday Sellout appeared first on Kotaku.

PCGamesN Sunday, December 14, 2025 11:35 AM The Hades 2 rival I poured even more hours into this year just got three new bosses, and it's half price if you're quick       Sworn update 1.1 adds three more bosses to the King Arthur themed action roguelike, and you can get it at a deep discount as well.

PCGamesN Sunday, December 14, 2025 10:05 AM New automation sandbox game Alchemy Factory is basically a magical Satisfactory, and I can't stop looking at it       Alchemy Factory puts a magical, medieval twist on the automation crafting sandbox model, and its clockwork beauty is a sight to behold.

PCGamesN Sunday, December 14, 2025 8:09 AM Fallout Shelter just added "years of content" in a major Steam update, and a season pass inspired by the Prime show       Free-to-play base builder Fallout Shelter launches its "largest update yet," adding formerly mobile-exclusive content and its first season.

PCGamesN Sunday, December 14, 2025 7:11 AM With Hytale pre-orders now live after seven long years, players are already planning to de-make it back into Minecraft, and I get it       This upcoming Minecraft mod turned indie game has taken so long to release that some players would rather it look like what inspired it.

PCGamesN Sunday, December 14, 2025 6:39 AM XCOM spiritual successor Phoenix Point launches a colossal update inspired by its best mod, and it's 60% off right now       Five years after it launched, the Phoenix Point Firebird update brings it new life inspired by the beloved Terror From The Void mod.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Sunday, December 14, 2025 8:00 AM What's on your bookshelf: Fucksweeper and HoloVista's Nadya Lev       Hello reader who is also a reader! It's time to upend another sackful of tomes over your head, care of another game developer. This week, we're talking to Nadya Lev - co-founder of New York studio Aconite, and developer of the splendidly unsexy Fucksweeper, which I had the pleasure of trying not to be seen playing in a crowded airport lounge in 2024. Read more

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Sunday, December 14, 2025 7:00 AM The Sunday Papers       Sundays are for somehow still not quite fully recovering from the body clock-winding mishap that was staying up for The Game Awards. Look, central nervous system, how much sleep do you fucking want? Remember how we'd stay up past 1am playing Left 4 Dead with strangers from the Muse messageboard then rise for an early Sainsbury's shift with zero ill effects? You used to be cool. Also cool: reading. To whit, here are some words-following-words highlights from the last few days. Read more

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Siliconera Sunday, December 14, 2025 9:00 AM Review: Goodnight Universe Might Make You Cry       Nice Dream experimented with unexpected control schemes for the first time with Before Your Eyes. As the name suggested, tracking your blinking helped control memories. In Goodnight Universe, that concept is expanded upon and added to a much more compelling story that sees us helping an above average, supernaturally gifted baby find his way through extraordinary situations. Isaac isn't your average baby. He's smarter than normal, able to understand the world around him and engage in some pretty complex problem solving situations. There's also the telekinesis. But he can't just spend time processing that and trying to connect with his awkward family. There's a company named Aio Industries that is very aware of what Isaac is capable of and wants to use him for their own purposes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuGuy9VsDxs While Goodnight Universe can be controlled via more typical control schemes, such as a controller, and there will be some segments where we need to move Isaac, the main mechanic here involves actually looking at things and blinking in order to affect the world around you and make things happen. (As such, it's not a great fit for something like a Steam Deck or handheld gaming PC!) I played using the built-in webcam on a laptop, and it worked pretty well. I do recommend calibrating the game first in Settings to ensure it is catching your eye tracking, since there will be some segments where you want to be certain the game is recognizing when you're focusing on an object/person or blinking. But I found it's quite capable in most situations. There are some situations where I did notice it didn't seem to recognize my inputs, but those were ones where there time felt of the essence and I wasn't sure if it was due to my moving too quickly and out of my patterns or the game not properly recognizing it. After playing all of Goodnight Universe via the intended control scheme, which didn't take long since it is three hours or so, I did try it playing only with a controller. It definitely feels less "special" that way. So I will say if you can't play it with the eye-tracking option, you will be missing out. Images via Nice Dream While Goodnight Universe is an adventure game, it can also feel a bit like a visual novel or interactive movie due to how heavy and pivotal the story and character relationships are. It's an incredibly well-written affair with a lot of moments that can hit you hard. This is all without feeling overly melodramatic. The plot beats are amazing here. While it also is a drama with some supernatural thriller elements, there's some levity too. It's genuinely funny! Some altercations with Aio Industries are scary! As someone who was incredibly close to her grandfather, the parts involve Angus got me misty. This game is absolutely moving and heartfelt. There are a few parts around the middle that feel a bit slow, but in general the pacing is okay. A part of that also has to do with the fantastic casting. I really loved Lewis Pullman as Isaac, and Tessa Espinola does a great job as Cleo. Both Al Madigal and Kerri Kenney-Silver are perfect picks as Isaac and Cleo's parents, and I'm glad they went with folks who are so adept at comedy for those roles. Perhaps my favorite was Beau Bridges as Angus, as he nailed the part, came across as sympathetic, and it ended up being quite a surprise to hear him. Images via Nice Dream Goodnight Universe features a wonderful story with great performances and a unique, competent control scheme. Said method even works pretty well, considering it's relying only on eye-tracking! I will say part of the experience is lacking without that, so you should make sure you can play under optimal conditions. But even if you can't, the narrative and performances from its stacked cast are pretty great. Goodnight Universe is available for the Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.  The post Review: Goodnight Universe Might Make You Cry appeared first on Siliconera.

Destructoid Sunday, December 14, 2025 8:22 AM Anime Final Quest Tier List – Weapon, Gear, Trait & More       I'll first rate the best Anime Final Quest weapons, gear, traits, accessories and awakenings across their individual tier lists. Then I'll give you the best overall build and loadout for clearing Hard and Nightmare. Here's my complete Anime Final Quest tier list and guide for everything in the game. Table of contents Anime Final Quest Weapon & Gear Tier List S-Tier Weapons & Gear A-Tier Weapons & Gear B-Tier Weapons & Gear C-Tier Weapons & Gear Anime Final Quest Trait Tier List Anime Final Quest Accessory Tier List Anime Final Quest Awakening Tier List Best Build in Anime Final Quest Anime Final Quest Weapon & Gear Tier List Blue Background - Weapons / Green Background - Gear I might separate Weapons and Gear into two individual tier lists when there's more but for now I've packed them into one. The best weapons and gear in Anime Final Quest depend on damage, HP, AOE, utility and whether you're solo or in a team. You can think of S-Tier as the best options for both solo and teams for playing Nightmare with A-Tier being close seconds. B-Tier are situational options based on difficulty, C-Tier are underpowered choices and D-Tier is never use (Currently there are no trash weapons and gear). I'll explain individual ranking reasons below. S-Tier Weapons & Gear S-Tier Why S-Tier? King of Curses Weapon Mythic • The highest AOE damage in the entire game • Also the best base HP and M1 damage • Just make sure you group enemies for World Cutting Slashes and Cleave Dance • It's also good to dodge before Fire Arrows if you're swarmed • The ultimate domain expansion is a nuke and a must-have for Nightmare grinding solo but I still recommend a team for faster clears • Goes really well with Time Stop to stall for cooldowns or set up AOE damage bursts Time Stop Gear Mythic • Time Stop is the best gear in the game for teams • It both gives you time to recharge cooldowns but also sets up AOE damage for you and your group • If you're in a group of 2 or more people Time Stop is a must so you can stun-lock waves • Coyote Pistol is usually better for solo Coyote Pistol Gear Legendary • Coyote Pistol is the best solo gear IMO • It gives you more DPS that's really fast to pull off • It's not as awkward to use as Blood Hammer that has a slow start-up • Overall if you're playing solo bring Coyote Pistol, if you're in a team bring Time Stop A-Tier Weapons & Gear A-Tier Why A-Tier? One-Eyed Reaper Weapon Legendary • The best Legendary weapon in the game • I prefer it over Umbrella since it has faster start-ups and is faster overall • Great damage on the ultimate that competes with Sukuna • One of the best boss-killers in the game Heal Gear Rare • Amazing to bring for teams since it has amazing team support and utility • A must-have for Nightmare teams if you're not bringing Time Stop • Not as good solo once you learn to dodge so A-Tier is perfect for Heal Umbrella Weapon Legendary • Even though it's a bit awkward to set up Umbrella still deals a ton of AOE damage while having invincibility frames • You just have to align groups well for Octa Shredder which stuns enemies for your team's moves or your Rain Piercer • Thunderbrella is slightly awkward to use due to the running start-up but deals great AOE damage and has i-Frames if you need to dodge moves • Overall a really strong defensive option due to invincibility frames on moves with great AOE clearing damage B-Tier Weapons & Gear B-Tier Why B-Tier? Hawk Eye Weapon Epic • Overall a fast move-set with decent DPS that is outdamaged by A-Tier weapons but is still good • You get some mobility, fast M1s and start-ups to compensate • Ground Slam is a pretty decent ult though • Not an optimal weapon compared to the Legendaries and Mythics but still decent Blood Hammer Gear Epic • Blood Hammer is a decent gear option for some extra AOE damage • That said the slow start-up makes it worse than Coyote Pistol • So if you need extra DPS for your Gear slot go Coyote Pistol or otherwise take a utility option like Time Stop or Heal • Blood Hammer is only good if you need extra damage but you can't get Coyote Pistol C-Tier Weapons & Gear C-Tier Why C-Tier? King Ripper Weapon Rare • King Ripper is not an unusable option, it's just that other weapons deal more M1 and skill damage overall • This makes it the weakest option in the game but you can still have good results on Hard • I even soloed Hard with King Ripper, you just have to play around grouping enemies for the moves and dodging well • That said, unless you really like SJW and find the moveset fun, I would spin for better Weapons so you can have higher DPS Anime Final Quest Trait Tier List Image by Destructoid The best trait in Anime Final Quest is Accuracy III for raw damage and Fortune for grinding. You can check out more detailed reasons below. If you're wondering how to farm Runes for Traits, you can get them via AFQ codes, as Dungeon rewards and at the Traits station using Robux. Ranking Ranking Explained S-Tier - Accuracy III Increase skill damage by +15% • The best trait in the game for raw DPS since weapon skills deal the most damage • A must-have for end-game Nightmare • You can consider Accuracy II in A-Tier and base Accuracy as C-Tier A-Tier - Fortune Increase the amount of gold and EXP you get by +15% • The best trait for grinding EXP and gold so you can get your preferred weapons and gear • Once you have your desired loadout (check the best build below) you can swap to Accuracy or Crit for doing Nightmare A-Tier - Critical Chance Gives you a 5% critical strike chance • An alternative to Accuracy for DPS though it's slightly weaker on average by itself • That said, it stacks with the Agris Sword accessory for a total of 25% crit chance making it really strong B-Tier - Power III Increases M1 damage by +15% • A secondary DPS option in the game for Hard since M1s usually have low base damage but this is A-Tier for Nightmare • Sukuna is the best option for this with Strongest Cape if you want to use it since Sukuna's weapon has the best M1 base damage C-Tier - Juggernaut Increases your HP by +50 • The weakest trait in the game since even on Nightmare there are no one-shot moves that make Juggernaut a must-have to survive • You'll get plenty of HP from accessories either way so just go for a DPS trait instead Anime Final Quest Accessory Tier List You can stack all Accessories in Anime Final Quest so there's no point for a traditional tier list since you can equip them all. That said, I will rank them from best to worst below and list what stats they give you. Note that the Agris Sword also gives you an awakening/active ability on the X key (See Awakenings below on how to get it). Agris Sword: Health +75, Critical Strike Chance +20% (Get from completing all Fiji's Quests) Strongest's Cape: Doubles your M1 damage (Interchangeable with Divine Wheel - Get from Crafting) Divine Wheel: Health +75, Skill damage x1.6 (Interchangeable with Strong Cape - Get from Crafting) Royal Cape: Health +50 (Get from V.I.P gamepass in the Shop) Scraf: Health +25 (Get from Crafting) Anime Final Quest Awakening Tier List Currently there is only one Awakening in Anime Final Quest which is the Agris Sword you get from completing all Fiji's Quest at the HUB. Once you equip it, it uses the X key to activate. There will be more Awakenings in future updates and I'll make a tier list for them too once they're added. All of them will use the X key so you can have only one per dungeon run. Best Build in Anime Final Quest Here is the strongest loadout in Anime Final Quest that you can use for any game mode and difficulty with great success: Weapon: King of Curses Trait: Accuracy III (Secondary choices include Power 3 for Nightmare with Strongest's Cape) Gear: Time Stop (Or Coyote Pistol for solo) Awakening/Ultimate: Agris Sword Accessories: Craft and equip all of them That's it for my complete Anime Final Quest tier list for weapons, gear, traits, awakenings and accessories. Check out our Anime Final Quest codes for free goodies. The post Anime Final Quest Tier List – Weapon, Gear, Trait & More appeared first on Destructoid.

Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Sunday, December 14, 2025 11:42 AM 4:LOOP Announced For PC And Consoles       Via A trailer at TGA. The post 4:LOOP Announced For PC And Consoles appeared first on Gaming Instincts - Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism.

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