The carnival of stupid continues Ubisoft allegedly understands youroutrageover theRayman Legendsmulti-platform newsand is ready and willing to soothe the pain with… abrand new demo! And not justanydemo — like the original demo, this one will be also be exclusive to the Wii U! See? That’stwoexclusives for the platform! How thoughtful! This is just… no… this is not how you handle… why!? It’s as if the company is completely missing the point as to why the fans are upset....

The Manuel Ugarte and Moises Caicedo Showdown SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you can unlock two special cards for your Ultimate Team squad. The SBC is based on the upcoming real-life fixture between Chelsea and Manchester United, and both cards have the potential to raise their overall levels based on the final result. Without further delay, let’s take a look at how you can complete both tasks....

Did you like it? Real talk — PC Gaming Show is one of my favorite conferences to cover because it’s so low key and filled with ads disguised as discussions that I’m able to get some breathing room between announcements. Speaking of ads, an Intel exec got up on stage and gave us an awkward speech on the future of gaming, which kind of went nowhere. I think my favorite quote was “look at the growth in VR,” with no specifics....

The Jurassic shooter will be on Xbox Game Pass day one, too Get ready to deal with some dinos this summer. Capcom has locked inExoprimalfor PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on July 14, and it’s also coming to Xbox Game Pass. This co-op shooter pits exosuit-adorned soldiersagainst huge waves of dinosaurs, mixing the horde system you usually see for zombies orGears‘ Locust with prehistoric terrors. Using different loadouts like Assault, Tank, and Support, the players try to keep the world from being overtaken by the long-gone apex predators....

The first steps are happening on August 24 TheFinal Fantasy XIVdatacenter system is getting an upgrade: starting with Europe. As announced on a blog this week, director Naoki “Yoshi P” Yoshida stated that the company is finally going to do something about those long login queues, particularly in Europe. So here’s the breakdown: “During the Patch 5.58 Hotfix maintenance scheduled for August 24, we will be changing the operating system settings for the server configuration of the European Data Centers, and the login cap will be increased once we have confirmed stability post-maintenance....

3 AM Games brings Lovecraft and cyberpunk together Now thatMagrunner: Dark Pulsehas a full website, developer 3 AM Games has unleashed a handful of new screenshots. The one above immediately caught me eye; for the sake of context, this is a first-person puzzler set in “a cyberpunk reimagining of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.” In other words, not the type of game we frequently see go into full production. The core gameplay hook revolves around a device that lets you manipulate objects to either repel or attract other objects, hence the reds and greens in the environment....

Barlog responds to exhausting demands for info Cory Barlog, producer of the upcomingGod of War Ragnarok, has once again asked fans for patience in their wait for news of a release date. Barlog made the comments in response to rabid speculation and demands for updates on the highly anticipated sequel. “Dear all, if it were up to me I would share all the information when I know about it,”said Barlog on his official Twitter....

<3 As some of you may or may not have heard, this is officially my last day with Destructoid. Man … I can barely type that without getting upset. I am starting a new job next week at GolinHarris as a writer for Nintendo. It is an absolute dream come true, but also means that I have to leave a place I love. This website. Destructoid has completely changed my life for the better....

With theViper Commandos Warbondannouncement forHelldivers 2, developer Arrowhead Game Studios explained that future Warbonds would be more focused on a theme. Of course, what this community heard is that a medieval knight Warbond would be amazing, and now it’s all it can talk about. I have to say, I was also pretty thrilled when the developer confirmed it would be tightening the theme of Warbonds. all the ones leading up to Viper Commandos have felt like they’ve had armor that matches the theme, but everything else was kind of thrown into them randomly from whatever new items were working....

I’ll never get sick of that dash There’s still some confusion about whatMatterfallis like on account of folks seemingly watching thecinematic trailer, thinking that was cool, and promptly never looking at the game ever again. For Steven’s part, he described a sort of bullet-hell-meets-Mega Manvibein his E3 impressions piecelast month. You can make up your own mind about the Housemarque side-scroller with this eight-minute narrated gameplay video that mirrors what he played at the show, wasp boss and all....

The newPath of ExileNecropolis league is officially live, but some players are running into a pesky error preventing users from getting in. Even though this error has been around for years, thePoECache cleanup in progress error seems to be affecting more players than usual. Here is how to fix thePath of ExileCache cleanup in progress error so you can get into the game. Stuck on Cache Cleanup in Progress The most common way to fix the Cache cleanup in progress error is to start by restartingPath of Exile....

There’s only one base evolution, and there’s one easy pickup: kismet While stones have done a bit of heavy lifting for evolving Pokemon, several of them are extremely light in terms of their overall usefulness. That includes Shiny Stones inPokemon Scarlet & Violet, but here’s here to find them all the same. What do Shiny Stones do inPokémon Scarlet & Violet? Shiny Stones are once again used for evolving Pokemon. All you need to do is have a Pokemon who can evolve via a Shiny Stone....

The Chamber of Strategy inBaldur’s Gate 3is part of Wyll’s quest, involving a chess puzzle. After rescuing Wyll’s dad from theIron Throne, you’ll need to solve this puzzle to gain the dragon Ansur’s support. Here’s how to solve the Chamber of Strategy puzzle inBaldur’s Gate 3. Baldur’s Gate 3 Chamber of Strategy puzzle solution In order to solve the Chamber of Strategy Puzzle inBaldur’s Gate 3, youneedto score a checkmate against the purple king in two turns....