Genshin Impact: Best Raiden teams for DPS, hypercarry, Hyperbloom, and more

Raiden Shogunis an extremely flexible 5-star unit inGenshin Impact. She’s playable on-field as an Electro DPS or off-field as a Hyperbloom trigger. Between the two playstyles, there are a variety of teams to build around the Archon. Let’s explore some of Raiden’s most effective teams inGenshin. Electro DPS/driver Raiden teams Raiden, as an Electro DPS and driver, is the easiest to play, especially without Constellations. In this role, she uses her Skill to buff teammates, then her Burst....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 633 words · Jennifer Monroe

Germany lifts Fallout 3 ban en route to re-release speculation

Reverse censorship!!! Germany bannedFallout 3in 2009 over its violent content (it also missedIndiaand, briefly, was under fire inAustralia). Eventually a censored version was offered for German players, but the original, uncensored version is no longer banned in the country. Bethesda “initiated a difficult and rarely-successful trial,” according toIGN Germany, with the Federal Department for Media Harmful to Minors (BPJM) to delistFallout 3. “In the case of Fallout 3, the request for delisting was granted even though only seven years passed since the game was banned,” a BPJM member said in a statement....

August 2, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Richard Ford

How to beat the Saddler boss in the Resident Evil 4 remake

He’s back: in a grosser form Well you’ve made it to the final Chapter 16 showdown intheResident Evil 4remake: Lord Saddler. Given that this is the final boss of the game (if you don’t count the boat!) you may unload on him to your heart’s content, and bust out all of the weapons from storage you haven’t been using. Here’s how to use said weapons to actually take him down....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 538 words · Jason Ferguson

How to complete EA FC 24 Leandro Paredes and Kamal Miller Showdown SBC?

EA Sports has finally released theEA FC 24Leandro Paredes and Kamal Miller Showdown SBC, and this is pretty different from the previous challenges. So far, the recent Showdown SBCs have all focused on fixtures from the Euro Championships. Tonight, the community can obtain up to two special cards that will clash in the upcoming Copa America tournament. Once again, both cards will be eligible to receive upgrades in the near future based on results from real life....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · Anthony Collins

How to find, summon, and beat Xenolord in Palworld

If you’ve been enjoying the Feybreak update ofPalworldand are ready to test your skills, the first job will be to find and defeat Xenolord. It’s a brand new raid that’s part of the latest update and a perfect activity for those who are ready to approach the endgame. Xenolord is no ordinary Pal, and to defeat it, you’ll have to complete a summoning process. How to summon Xenolord in Palworld Xenolord is a new raid, but it’s pretty different....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Adrienne Shaw

How to get Kachina for free in Genshin Impact

Kachina, a 4-star Geo character, is coming toGenshin Impactas part of a free event wish. There’s no catch. No gambling. Just follow a few simple steps to have Kachina join your party as you journey through Natlan. Here’s exactly what you need to do to get your free Kachina inGenshin Impact. How to get Kachina in Natlan All Travelers will receive Kachina for free as they progress through the Natlan Archon Quests, titled “Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Cheryl Taylor

How to get the Katana in Sons of the Forest

There are few things more useful than weapons when it comes to increasing your chances of survival inSons of the Forest. While you have an array of weapons to choose from (if you can find them), one of the best Melee options is the Katana. It’s not a straightforward journey, though. Prepare for yourSons of the ForestKatana search by grabbing plenty of food, medicine, and water. A torch — made from cloth and stick — will come in handy in the Caves ahead, too....

August 2, 2025 · 4 min · 683 words · Richard Dominguez

Kid Icarus developer talks about eye strain on the 3DS

Kid Icarus Uprisingdeveloper Masahiro Sakurai has been chatting about potential eye strain on the 3DS. According to theKirbyandSmash Bros.creator, there is a chance of your eyes getting tired of the visuals, although only if objects are coming toward the screen. “The screen on the 3DS is a really beautiful screen and achieves very nice effects,” says Sakurai. “In my experience of development and actually using it, when you have a lot of objects flying towards the user I find that it’s more likely to cause eye strain so during development I’m using objects moving away from the user which doesn’t have that effect....

August 2, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Heather Warren

Konami announces the Anniversary Collection for all major platforms

Individual collections for each series Thevarious rumorsandrated collectionswere true! TheKonami Anniversary Collectionseries has been announced by the company. Packaging different series in separate compilations, the first pack available will be theArcade Classicscollection on Jul 19, 2025, for $19.99. It will includeHaunted Castle,Typhoon(A-Jax),Gradius(Nemesis),Gradius II(Vulcan Venture),Life Force(Salamander),Thunder Cross,Scramble, andTwinBee. Following that, aCastlevaniaandContracollection will be available at some point in the future. In a great move, each collection will be available on every major platform (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam), so no one has to miss out on the action....

August 2, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Brandon Hunt

Listings for XCOM: Enemy Within have popped up

I like the sound of this XCOM: Enemy Unknownwas a nice jolt to the system. You don’t come to truly appreciate (virtual) life until you take it one step at a time, fearful that any moment could be your prized soldier’s last. The sense of sheer dread felt both during battles and back at your base can be debilitating, but the payoff is all the more satisfying as a result. And the game sold well enough for Take-Two to call it a “commercial success....

August 2, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Caleb Scott

Live show: Next Car Game and BeamNG.drive

An early access double feature of destruction [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch Rick ‘King Foom’ Olson play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you can be as much a part of the show as anything else.] Next Car Game? What kind of odd, generic name for a racing game is that? Wait, what, it’s developed by Bugbear Entertainment, the people behind theFlatOutseries, and it’s got some absolutely jaw-dropping destruction physics to boot you say?...

August 2, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Theresa Jones

Loads of new games are coming to the eShop

I have to preface this article with this statement — once upon a time, I had absolutely no confidence in the eShop. Initially, I saw a marketplace where Nintendo was slowly drip-feeding us 20 year old games once a month. I saw how WiiWare had been weak out of the gate, and shriveled into something you could barely call “The dirty flea market of online stores” — at this point people should call it “3DS Download Week” instead of “Nintendo Download Week”....

August 2, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Gregory Jordan DDS

Mario Kart 8 gets 8 new tracks: Baby Park, Animal Crossing, and more

F-Zero love, too Nintendo detailed its DLC Pack 2 forMario Kart 8during arecent Nintendo Direct. The 200cc races are coming free for all, but you gotta pay if you want to play (the 8 new tracks). TheAnimal Crossing: New Leaftrack is lovely. And theF-Zerotrack ain’t bad, even if some people would just rather have, you know, moreF-Zero. Looks like old additions are Baby Park, Ribbon Road, Neo Bowser City and Cheese Land, while the new tracks are Nature Road, Big Blue, Lingling Metro, and Animal Crossing....

August 2, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Sarah Mitchell