Keqing has a following of her own, having initially inspired the reli🌞able Keqing Mains Genshin theorycrafting community, but Paimon is the bigger change here. As the face of the game and the protagonist's companion-turned-interpreter, Paimon has more dialogue than anyoneಌ else in Genshin, so her recasting will affect virtually every corner of the game.

"After Version 5.7 is updated, Keqing and Paimon's English VAs will be updated (this change only applies to new content in Version 5.7, historical content will be gradually updated in subsequent versions)," HoYoverse confirms in the update 5.7 patch notes.

The new actors for Paimon and Keqing have not been announced, but they're already at work. YouTuber Streetwise Rhapsody uploaded a short video showcasing Paimon's new English voice.ꦿ Have a listen:

Compared to the performance of Paimon's previous voice actor, Corina Boettger, who, like many other HoYoverse voice actors, was replaced in the aftermath of strikes and protests tied to the now-♐suspended SAG-AFTRA video game ac🌌tors strike, the ch🔥aracter's new voice is noticeably softer and deeper.

Boettger that, after another Genshin actor was replaced, they♛ "sent notice to HoYo saying that I would no longer voice Paimon until they became union, so they'll probably just replace me." This followed player blowback over some of Boettger's comments on the voice actors strike itself.

Paimon's English voice directi🔴on has been divisive among Genshin players for many years. Some have always found her cute, but others felt her voice seemed to grow sharper and more shrill over the years, and coupled with the character's intrusive writing – often repeating or summarizing information as a writer's convenience, and sometimes quite obnoxiously – this gave her something of a rude reputation, making her English performance one of the less popular options.

Many have argued that Paimon is more likeable in Chinese or Japanese, and the character's new voice does seem to lean in that general direction, though it's still recognizably Paimon. (I have thousands of hours ෴in this game, and with only audio to go on, I can pretty easily deduce that this is Paimon speaking.)

The initial player response to her new English voice , wit𓆏h many players likening it to the 1.0 or even 2.0 version of Paimon. YouTuber Nessamess has a useful showing the difference in direction over the years.

"Hop🧸efu🌌lly it stays that way because I preferred early voice Paimon," one player .

"She's much softer now," another.

GTA 5, Call of Duty, Genshin Impact, and 5 other games alongside 2 subscription services make up 53% of PlayStation Store revenue, more than the other 12,000+ combined.

"Prepare for Sam’s epic journey in DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH with this essential story recap of DEATH STRANDING," says the description of PlayStation's video. I can condense it even further for yoౠu: Kojima Productions' 2019 game explored the lonely and wasted environment around courier Sam (Norman Reedus), who delivers packages on haunted roads. But, you know, Kojima had to figure out a way to include jarred fetuses and .

So PlayStation explains: "Once, there was an explosion," begins the publisher's video, "a bang – which gave rise to life as we know it." OK, so we're starting from the very beginning.

"And then came the next explosion," the narrator continues as🧜 we watch Sam zooming across empty American grasslands, lamenting the Death Stranding that had brought "the timefall" and "those freaks from the beach," who – to me, a Death Stranding neophyte – look like swarms of bugs shaped like people. I think I'm getting it. It's the end of the world and stuff.

But then the jarred fetus enters the picture.

"Dooms and BBs are a good combination," instructs a narrator. "Connect yourself, granting you the ability to sense BTs" – beach things. We see Sam plug himself int🌌o a tub holding a baby, who gargles amniotic juice and blows a bubble shaped like a heart.

"It is not a simple walking simulator,ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ" clarifies a popular reply on YouTube, "but an experienc💃e where each step becomes a reflection of our need to recreate connections and restore meaning to humanity." Right – I was totally picking up on that.

"I'll never forget getting chased by multiple BTs in the mountain when you don't have the baby and someone left a ladder that saved me during the climbing animation," agrees another top comment. "Never triggered🍰 a voidout in my playthrough." Yeah, same. That happened to me too, I swear.

"Death Stranding 2: On theꦓ Beach," co♚ncludes the video. "Pre-order now." Fine, just let me lie down first.

Death Stranding 2's Norman Reedus calls Hideo Kojima "one of the most brilliant people" even if his ideas are wild: "OK, pick up the baby doll and cry."

Mojang Studios broke down the 'Vibrant Visuals' up🌳date, coming June 17, in a new video that also shows side-by-side comparisons of the game before and after. The main differences are that shadows now move organically and are cast by the sun, 🍸fog plays a much bigger role, water looks absolutely lush, and biomes feel a lot more distinct.

More importantly, however, is that every new effect has been slightly pixelated so it all still feels recognizably Minecrafty, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:as the studio had promised before. Mojang has also apparently added more than 3,000 new textures and the devs seem very proud that you can actually tell how roughඣ or shiny or metallic every material is just by looking at them. Color isn't the only thing that separates your blocks anymor🧔e.

"We didn't want to take away from what makes Minecraft Minecraft, so everything we added needed to feel really natural - a natural evolution of what players were already used to," lead rendering 🧸engineer A.J. Fairfield said.

"Even though you have this modern look and feel, it's also very familiar glimpses of the regular Minecraft that you know," Vibrant Visuals lead Dejan Dimic added. It's certainly a sweeping, handsome update, without making 🐲the now-iconic game look uncanny. So, mission accomplished?

Minecraft's redone visuals will be available in the Bedrock Edit🐼ion later this month and will b𒅌e turned on by default. Don't worry, though! You can toggle it off in the menus, and the update will also be coming to Java Edition at some point in the future.

Razer is now back for more of the portable market, conveꦇniently timed to upset the Backbone Pro and the launch excitement of the Switch 2. But how much could have really changed in a year?

No, I’m actually asking you: Ho📖w much could have changed since the launch of the Razer Kishi Ultra? Besides a few updated design flourishes and an expanded rang𝐆e of size options, I’m having trouble working it out.

The new Razer Kishi V3 Pro I’m testing has made tiny adjus🍎tments over last year’s Kishi Ultra, and even though I’m a big fan of the physical improvements, the biggest issue was always its $149 price. For context, my favorite mobile controller on the shelves right now is still the GameSir G8 Galileo, because it outguns the Kishi Ultra, the Backbone, and all the others in terms of value for money at just $79.99.

Thankfully, pricing isn’t all doom and gloom. The Kishi V3 line includes a standard model, which only costs $99.99 - a real thorn in the paw of the original Backbone One and the Scuf No🍸mad. It’s bigger than the Kishi V2, it has back buttons, and it feels like the best option in the bunch. The V3 Pro is the one I’m testing, however, and although it has more functionality, I can’t pretend the small improvements remedy the $149 price we know from last year. Then there’s the Kishi V3 Pro XL for larger tablet devices, and its $199 price is just as unwieldy as the large tablets it’s designed for.

Design

If you missed the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Kishi Ultra from🌼 last year, allow me to fill you in on the broad design strokes. The Kishi V3 line takes a much larger approach to the mobile controller market, essentially giving you full-sized controller grips and a less portable form factor, but a lot more comfort. I’m yet to try anything designed for mobile play that replicates a full-sized controller more than the ﷽Kishi Ultra, and now the Kishi V3 Pro.

The differe꧃nces between last year’s model and this new one, though, aren’t exactly numerous. The two back buttons are an immediately noticeable additꦬion, a broader spine to help cradle your phone feels more stable, and the RGB strips that framed the Ultra’s facial features are no more. Besides those, the dimensions, weight, and feel of the two controllers are virtually identical.

The Kishi V3 will fit and work with any Android or iPhone using a UCB-C connection. The V3 Pro wi꧙ll fit those devices, plus the iPad Mini, and any other USB-C gadget up to 8 inches. The XL model will only be for full-sized iPads and Android tablets up to 13 inches.

As great as the extra size of the Kishi V3 Pro is compared to other mobile pads, there’s a design flaw that totally undermines it. When you take a look at a regular, full-sized gamepad, you’ll notice that, regardless of whether it has asymmetrical or symmetrical thumbsticks, its face buttons and thumbsticks are positioned diagonally from one another. In other words, the buttons aren’t directly under the thumbsticks, like they are on one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Nintendo Switch 2’s Joy-Cons, for example. Mobile controllers can often give you thumb cramp and discomfort because their facial components are vertically set. You have to completely flex your thumb and 🐭move it too far down to be comfortable for longer periods.

S🍎ymmetrical thumbsticks can go a long way to remedying that issue. With those, you’re not spending the majority of time playing with your thumb in that position; you’re only tapping buttons before moving it back to the stick. The Kishi V3 Pro, being larger, does use bigger buttons and thumbsticks than most typical mobile controllers do, but it doesn’t use its extra size to move that vertical separation far enough into a diagonal. The X button is still positioned directly above the thumbstick where, ideally, it’d be a little further over to the side. While your hands have a more natural hold on the Kishi V3 Pro thanks to girthy grips, it can feel just as annoying to use in longer sessions as smaller controllers, particularly if you’re playing aim-heavy games like FPS titles.

In my mind, a Kishi V3 Pro that improves upon the Kishi Ultra should have been screaming out for symmetrical thumbsticks like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Scuff Nomad has, like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Steam Deck OLED has, or like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Nitro Deck+ has. As it is, the Kishi V3 feels like it’s catering to players, like me, who 🔥have larger hands, but it doesn’t stick the landing because it doesn’t use the s🗹pace where it counts.

Features

Perhaps the biggest win for the Kishi V3 line, in my opinion, is the inclusion oဣf TMR thumbsticks. These are slowly emerging as the controller market continues into 2025, but for those who aren’t aware, they’re an advancement over the Hall sensor technology we’ve been seeing in recent years. They can chart even more coordinates on a grid, and do so at much faster speeds. In FPS games, that means more accurate aim, less latency, and an ongoing im🌜munity to stick drift.

The tops of these thumbsticks can be pulled off and replaced with the two replacements in the box, which is a nice touch, and calls back to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:GameSir X3꧑ for those mobile players who still want a modular co🌠ntroller.

The Kishi V3 Pro sports the same additional bumper buttons as the Kishi Ultra and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Wolverine V3 Pro, but it now also has two back buttons, which I felt the Ultra from 2024 was screaming out for. That makes the Kishi V3 Pro one of, if not the only, mobile pad out there with four extra buttons to make use of. That’s a big win for competitive players who don’t want to lose out on functionali🌱ty when they’re away from home.

Like the 2024 model, the Kishi V3 controllers also act as a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:PC controller thanks to USB-C connectivity. Plugging in works seamlessly with PC games, and thi💦s is actually how I did a big chunk of my testing. The same USB socket also has passthrough charging capabil🌳ities when in mobile play. Behind that, there’s room for a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Along for the ride ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚis Razer’s own Nexus launcher, which is its answer to the Backbone app. This has some benefits to it, like the ability to record gameplay and share it, Virtual Controller mode, which lets you use the V3 for touchscreen-only titles on mobile, and remote play from a PC. All that, and it’s free to use, unlike Backbone’s app.

Razer Sensa HD Haptics feature iꦚn 🥀the V3 Pro and XL models, but not in the regular V3. Razer also pulled in its mechanical mouse click switches for the buttons, and everything from the back buttons to the bumpers, to the face buttons all have a satisfying, speedy click to them. Inside the box, you’ll find three sets of rubberized feet that provide compatibility with various iPhone and Android devices with or without cases.

Performance

I had a real feeling of déjà vu when testing the Kishi V3 Pro, and that’s how I know this new model doesn’t change enough from last year’s outing. The good news is that last year’s outing was pretty darn good. Its thicker, longer grips do a lot to make mobile play more comfortable during longer sessions than the Kishi V2. Its clicky buttons feel speedy and responsive, but it doesn’t miss out on feedback thanks to the Sensa HD Haptics. It is, as it stands, one of the best ways to enjoy mobile games in this day and𒅌 age, especially if you have larger 🔥hands.

I’d like to give a special mention to the TMR thumbsticks. They do an amazing job of making this feel like a full-sized pro controller I’d be happy to use in competitive, sweaty Hunt: Showdown sessions. I’ve said it before, but the micro-adjustments, the sensitivity, it all feels so much better than any other stick module I’ve used in FPS games.🐽 The shape🔯 of the triggers is more slimline than a lot of full-sized controllers, which gives it a really distinct feeling.

The cr💎unchy haptics are excellent in games like Celeste, and give me all the immersive feedback I need. I still think the floaty D-Pad Razer uses is a little odd. It feels more like it’s sliding into the direction you’re pushing, and it’s the only part of the V3 Pro that feels spongy as opposed to immediately clicky and responsive.

I also enjoy that you don’t nee🅷d to download an app to map the V3 Pro’s back buttons; the Nexus button doubles as a function button for this, and it streamlines your ability to play on the go.

Comfort is a big win here if you do lean on back buttons as heavily as I do. They remove a lot of the need for your thumbs to sit in that uncomfortable position I talked about earlier for long stretches of time. The well-rounded grips are exactly what some portable gaming devices are missing these days, and if you aren’t a fan of the flat back on the 𝓡Switch 2, you’ll find this a lot easier to hold safely. On the other hand, using it as a PC controller will never not feel odd to me because its spine can’t s𓂃hrink down or be removed. I still really enjoyed using it in this way, and there aren’t many mobile pads I’d be willing to actually spend time with on a stay-at-home device when I have other full-sized pro controllers at my disposal.

Should you buy the Razer Kishi V3 Pro?

The Razer Kishi Ultra has been dropping in price for the last six months or so. I’ve noticed more and more regularly that it’s been getting discount after discount, which to me signals that the brand could be struggling to shift units in a market where it’s charging $50 more than the majority of the competition. Then, just as Backbone launches a pro model that’s slightly larger and has back buttons for $169.99, Razer launches♑ three new mobile controllers of its own. The regular V3 priced at $99.99 will no doubt be an excellent investment, but the inflated price of the two larger models is not suddenly justified because another brand decides to charge as much. If I were you, I’d wait until the V3 Pro inevitably comes down in price, because these big brands are soon going to realise (again) that they’re still charging far too much for what most people can afford to spend on a mobile controller.

Let me be clear: The Kishi V3 Pro is great - it improves upon the Kishi Ultra, which was already a brilliant mobile controller. That’s why this review is difficult. It feels worthy of a slightly higher score than the Kishi Ultra, but Razer’s stubborn pricing throws a big green spanner in the wo๊rks. It just doesn’t do enough to really feel like a new product. As a result, it seems like an excuse for Razer to slowly phase out the Kishi Ultra, once again char🌌ge a premium of $149, and now seem like the more affordable alternative to the Backbone Pro.

I had as comfortable a hold on the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:GameSir G8 Galileo as I do here. You als🎶o get a more intuitive USB-C connector that pivots, and shoving it in your bag is so much easier due to its smaller form factor. That best-of-the-best option can even Remote Play PS5 games, which is something I never managed with Razer’s. Oh, and did I mention that you still get two back buttons and save $70 versus the Kishi V3 Pro? If you really want the biggest and baddest mobile controller, pay for Razer’s, but I think the G8 still wins the all-rounder battle.

How I tested the Razer Kishi V3 Pro?

I put the Razer Kishi🎐 V3 Pro to work over a matter of weeks of testing. In that time, I used it for all my mobile gaming needs, as well as a big chunk of my PC play time. Naturally, I compared my experience closely to the Kishi Ultra controller, and used my experience of tracking its price for the last year to give an analysis in this review.

I played games across multiple genres for this review, including Hunt: Showdown 1896, Clair Obscur, Celeste🔯, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, and the Hell is Us Demo.

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Zenless Zone Zero update 2.0 introduced the Waifei Peninsula, a separate area filled with new characters. In one early Season 2 quest, which I actually completed just last night, you're introduced to Komano Manato, a tall T♏hiren guy – one of ZZZ's furry-lite beast-people, and seemingly a dog or wolf Thiren specifically – whose broad chest is threatening to escape his undershirt.

Even I thought to myself, dang, this guy is ripped, so of course the Zenless huꩵsband collectors have pounced on Komano, putting his model through extremely scientific testing to deduce, yes, he does have jiggle physics.

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Like many but not all gacha games, the big HoYoverse titles – Genshin, Zenl🔯ess, and Honkai: Star Rail – have a history of releasing relatively few playable male characters. This routinely stokes arguments of 'waifu pandering𓆉' in their communities, with folks who like the men desperate for some fan service themselves.

I've been out of the loop for a while, but as I catch up at a glance, Star Rail actually has a pretty commendable roster of gorgeous guys. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Genshin has some hot and powerfu♒l men as well, but it's on🎀 a dude dry spell right now, and notoriously limits many of its male models to frail, twiggy boys that would lose to a strong breez💝e and who Komano could probably curl with one arm.

Zenless, to its credit, already had some well-built dudes like Lycaon and Lighter among its comparatively small roster, not t꧟o mention literal bears like Big Ben and 2.0's Pan Yinyu. Komano, who isn't yet playable but certainly has the look of a character that HoYo wants to sell, is the clearest musclebound hunk yet.

Almost every character in Zenless is sexualized to some de🎐gree. In a weird way, this keeps things tonally consistent, and lots of characters do own and fla🌞unt their sexiness. With arms wider than the waists of some characters, Komano is built like a bus in a leather jacket, thinly dressed underneath it, and by far the jiggliest of the men – and, coincidentally, pretty popular. (And before anyone says anything, yes, even firm and muscular chests will jiggle and squish!)

"I’ll take 6 of them, thank you," of Komano's newly discovered jiggle phy✱sics.

"I'm looking respectfully, I swear," insistꩵs another.

"Proof that the devs listen," to a separate thread🥂 in another Zenless Reddit com🤪munity.

The big Zenless Zone Zero 2.0 interview: buffing old characters, standing up to Miyabi, the missing idol faction, and the "undeniable" Yixuan.

Revealing as much in a new online , ConcernedApe simply states "the world of Haunted Chocolatier is larger than Stardew Valley" – a fact that I can't quite wrap my own head around, seeing as I've clocked well over 1,000 hours in Stardew Valley alone on just Steam. I'm not alone, either, apparently, with fans replying to his po𝓰st that they "cannot wait" to play Haunted Chocolatier and are now "soooooo excited" for it.

Despite the fact that the upcoming game's world being "larger" than ConcernedApe's has boggled my mind, I suppose it makes sense – after all, Haunted Chocolatier has technically been in production now for quite some time since its 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:2021 reveal, in which the developer said he felt "more confident than ever in being able to bring an idea to life." While he admitted he had 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:"not touched Haunted Chocolatier in a🅠 long 🅘time" in 2024, things are back on track.

That's because ConcernedApe first wanted to wrap up his work on Stardew Valley, its big 1.6 update, and subsequent patchౠes. At the tail end of April, though, he said he's "committed to not working on Stardew Valley until I'm done with Haunted Chocolatier" now, which means development on the new sim is finally fully kicking into gear – and while there's still no solid release date, except෴ for hopes of launching by 2030, it sounds like it'll be massive.

Not only is the world apparently "larger✱," but ConcernedApe has also previously admitted that Haunted Chocolatier "has to b♏e better" than Stardew Valley – a tall order considering the fact that the farming sim currently impressively boasts a perfect 10/10 score on Steam with "Overwhelmingly Positive" reviews. As a longtime fan myself, however, I'll be expecting nothing short of an incredible experience come Haunted Chocolatier's release.

It's "more of an action RPG," but Eric Barone says Haunted Chocolatier is still "a life sim" and "similar to Stardew Valley in many ways" but with more "dark and mysterious" vibes.

What is Supernova Gear in Fortnite?

Supernova Gear in Fortnite is comprised of some of the fresh guns and items that were added for Season 3, as part of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite new weapons drop. Specifically, this gear consists of thওe sup𝔉erhero equipment that includes:

• Bass Boost
• Killswitch Revolvers
• Myst Gauntlets
• Tracking Visor

Naturally, ꦡfor quests that involve dealing damage specifically with Supernova Gear, the Bass Boost isn't much help due to its low damage output and the Tracking Visor has no damage output at all. However, for other assignments they can be used to prime yourself before switching to regular weapons to deal the necessary damage within a certain amount of time.

Where to get Fortnite Supernova Gear

Fortnite Supernova Gear can generally be found around the island, as both floor loot or in Chests and Hero Caches, as well as purchased from certain 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite characters in exchange for gold bars. However, the easiest way to𝐆 get it is to head to the Supernova Academy POI, found to the nort🅷h of the island, and search around the buildings. Not only are there Academy Stands that will deposit Supernova Gear when interacted with, but as your Hero Rank increases you can also unlock the secret tech labs in the basement that have even more Supernova Gear for you to claim.

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Now that the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Nintendo Switch 2 has arrived, my night-time handheld gaming routine has been shaken up a notch. But the good news is, not only is the Switch successor compatible with the gaming earbuds, but both theไ Bluetooth and the 2.4GHz wireless connectivity work a treat. I was already pretty smitten with SteelSeries' first foray into the world of buds, but the Switch 2's release has just made me even more smitten than ever before.

I've only had the Switch 2 for one night, but that was enough to be reminded of why the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:SteelSeries Arctis Game Buds are my go-to bit of audio tech when it comes to handhelds - and just about every console when a headset isn't up for the task. Driving through the lush and vivid world of the new 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Mario Kart World as my girl Princess Peach ⭕felt almost cathartic as I was comfy under the covers, and even better once I had popp༺ed the wireless dongle onthe handheld's top USB-C port.

Immediately, there were zero compatibility issues, and the moment I switched to 2.4GHz mode, the smooth jazz OST from the new kart racer sounded stunning through theꦦ little buds. For the time being, it is a little too quiet for my liking, even with the handheld's built-in volume restriction settings toggled off. However, I suspect this will be remedied once the inevitable future firmware updates for the Arctis Game Buds roll out, as is usually the case with audio gaminꦍg tech when there's a new console afoot.

The Arctis Game Buds are still legendary

However, where the Game Buds shined the most was whꦏen I switched things up to the new Nintendo Switch Online GameCube game library. As a Legend of Zelda di🉐e-hard fan, I immediately wanted to see how the score of Legend of Zelda Wind Waker sounded through the earbuds, and I was not disappointed.

Again, things were a bit on the quiet side, but the second the intro started rolling, I had goosebumps from the sound the little buds could muster. I fully intended to spend the upcoming weekend playing an unholy amount of hours in Mario Kart World,🎐 but the fact that I can now play Wind Waker in bed, and get extra immersed ꦛwith thanks to the game buds active noise canceling feature means I'll likely re-play through the Zelda classic for the 100th time instead.

It's not just th𝔉e Nintendo Switch 2 that pairs with the SteelSeries' signature buds. If you still haven't picked up the new handheld or want to wait a while, you can use them alongside your gaming PC, PS5, Xbox Series X (if you get the Xbox version), Steam Deck, and the original Switch, too. I managed to sneak in 𒁏some time with the new Deltarune chapters on the PS5, and the buds' wireless dongle easily connected to the USB-C port at the front-facing side of my Sony console and made Toby Fox's brand new tunes sound sublime.

Just don't expect the kind of eardrum-bursting sound quality as the brand's Arctis Nova headset range. Or even a similar sound to that of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best wireless headsets like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Astro A50 X- as I said before, there are only 6mm audio drivers powering these little buds. But rather than offering up the best possible sound quality out there, the Arctis Game Buds combine a hug🐬e range of high-end features into one super convenient package - which is why they now never leave my side.

The Nintendo Switch💦 2 compatibility means I have all the more reason to ensure I take them wherever my new 🦹handheld goes. I just hope SteelSeries starts to roll out Switch 2 game audio presets as part of its Arctis app, and gives the volume some tweaking, to ensure their new rightful place in my new Switch 2 gaming setup.

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She's also instantly become one of my favorites. Yixuan is a supremely reactive fight🦹er, capable of rapidly parrying attacks on field as well as saving resources for explosively high burst damage in enemy stun windows. The black-on-gold aesthetic of her inky strikes isꦜ a feast for the eyes, smothering enemies in damage numbers that tickle my brain like a hit marker motivates a Call of Duty player. And thanks to her additional HP scaling, she also has a bit of a tanky bruiser feel to her that matches my tastes in action RPGs perfectly. She may end up being my new main, especially once her apparent go-to partner Ju Fufu is released in the coming weeks.

But, in my experience and according to virtually the entire Zenless community's preview analysis of Yixuan, the strongest character of them all is still Hoshimi Miyabi. It's been this way ওfor months. Like Miyabi, Yixuan also has a unique element, the Ether-adjacent Auric Ink, and she's even introduced a new character class called Rupture, but Miyabi remains in a tier of her own. She's our only playable Void Hunter – Yixuan is distinctly described as a Void Hunter-rivaling "Grandmaster" – and, more importantly, the strongest damage dealer in the whole game by some distance.

This was something I was eager to discuss in a May interview with Zenless Zone Zero producer Zhenyu Li. Personally, I'm glad Zenless isn't pushing the power ceiling higher every other update, at least not anymore. But how will new characters handle the Miyabi effect, andꦦ how will developer HoYoverse balance its character ambitions with a new effort to b𝄹uff old characters, starting with 1.0 star Ellen Joe, up to a more comfortable power level?

Responses lightly edited for clarity and length.

GamesRadar+: Yixuan has become the star of update 2.0, billed as a Void Hunter-level fighter. Our only current playable Void Hunter, Miyabi, has been known as the strongest character in Zenless Zone Zero since her release. How are you living up to those expectations with Yixuan?

Producer Zhenyu Li, HoYoverse: From a narrative perspective, Yixuan serves as the master to the Phaethon siblings (our protagonists) in Season 2. She's not just a mentor teaching them techniques but also plays a crucial role in helping the protagonists confront their inner selves during the 2.0 plot. As an Agent, Yixuan holds the title of "Grandmaster" and possesses unique Auric Ink attributes 🦂and a Rupture specialty, mastering two different Ultimate modes. Her combat prowess is undenia👍ble. As a result, Yixuan plays an absolutely vital role in both driving the Season 2 storyline and enriching the new sandbox combat stage experience.

Do you ever regret making Miyabi as strong as she is? Or are you happy for there to be standout, super powerful characters like Miyabi, and then other characters like Evelyn can be almost as strong while still being fun to play in their own way?

As the only Void Hunter currently featured in the game, Hoshimi Miyabi's exceptional power level perfectly aligns with both the plot's background and thꦿe team's expectations. Whether it's Hoshimi Miyabi or Evelyn, each character's power level is determined by their narrative and character background, ensuring it meets the expectations players form during gameplay.

We've heard that older characters will receive adjustments based on their combat performance and game feel. Can you share some of the Agents you are looking to adjust, and how you determine which characters are most in need of a boost? How frequently do you plan to release changes for old characters?

In version 2.0, we will first implement optimization adjustments for Ellen. As the first S-Rank character in Zenless Zone Zero since launch, Ellen represents the bond between us and the players who have accompanied Zenless Zone Z♏ero along the way. That's why we chose her as the first character from the past to receive optimization.

During our internal evaluations, we were quite satisfied with Ellen's combat design and experience. So, for the version 2.0 optimization, we have thoughtfully integrated the Hollow Zero "Icy Blade" into Ellen's skills, while also introducing an "Activate Potential" feature for her. Proxies who own Ellen can unlock this feature by participating in an event. After unleashing her potential, Ellen will gain new Basic Attack skills and more team composition possibꩵilities, with her passive mechanism also updated to enhance her damage output further.

While this type of adjustment may not have a fixed fre🐼quency, it'♚s something we will continue to explore in the long term.

Many players have hoped to see a way to bring the character-specific gear from Hollow Zero into other modes as some sort of equipable item. One Hollow Zero modifier for Corin was shown in a developer discussion, fueling these hopes. Can you speak to how Hollow Zero gear is influencing your character adjustment plans?

In version 2.0, we will be making optimization adjustments to Ellen, including integrating her gear "Icy Blade" from Hollow Zero into her skills in a more streamlined way. As a long-term live service game, our team places great importance on optimizing the experience for characters that players already own. Moving forward, we will consider both overall game balance and player feedback when making adjustments to existing characters, with gear ✤integration into Agent skills being one of the directions we're exploring to enhance the player experience.

A previous developer discussion mentioned plans to give all three characters in your team more of an on-field presence in the future. Can you share more details on how new and/or existing characters will be more visible in battle?

Our initial intention in introducing the follow-up attack mechanism in version 1.6 was to addre𓆏ss the issue of off-field characters having insufficient presence during combat. We wanted Agents to maintain a certain level of visibility on the current battlefield even when they're switched to an off-field position. This ensures that as your three-person squad executes their combat mechanics, each character maintains a balanced presence, a crucial part of improving the ov🍷erall combat experience. Of course, to explore richer combat possibilities, we will continue to boldly experiment with new combat mechanics and expand the combat system. Our goal is to enhance the overall presence of all characters through gameplay improvements, rather than simply strengthening individual characters.

Speaking of new characters: we've already seen an alternate version of Anby with the S-Rank Silver Soldier. Are you planning to release S-Rank versions of other A-Rank characters?

What we can reveal for now is that there will definitely be more S Characters in the future. As for which chara💮cters specifically—stay tuned and look forward to it!

How do you respond to concerns that, in the Waifei Peninsula, Zenless Zone Zero may lose some of the pop, urban, modern look that drew many players to the game?

The overall design of Waifei Peninsula still centers around modern, trendy urban elements, but unlike the previous Sixth Street and Lumina Square, we've incorporated more diverse stylistic expressions and fresh attempts to build on these existing urban impressions. Our goal is to bring 💎players a new and engaging experience. After all, even in the real world, there isn't a single im♛age or definition of what a trendy urban environment looks like.

From the 2.0 teaser trailer, it looks like many new characters feature a greater range of body types, from the extremely small to the extremely large. Will we actually get to play as a very tiny Thiren and a very large robot, or will those characters be unplayable, or normalized for gameplay?

Anything is possible—looking forward to all the unexpected ꦆsurprises t🅺hese characters will bring to everyone!

We've heard that the Proxies themselves are also becoming more active characters in 2.X by training under Yixuan. Is the long-term vision to release playable, combatant, S-Rank versions of Belle and Wise?

In Season 2, the siblings will learn mystical arts from Yixuan, the High Preceptor o🐭f Yunkui Summit, further honing their ability to manipulate Ether. They'll wield Eye Arts—B𝐆reak, Reveal, and Seek—within the Hollow, giving Phaethon an even bigger role in more open-ended, explorable 3D stages. While they work to resolve the Sacrifice crisis, the secrets behind the siblings' eye implants begin to surface.

With the HDD system upgrade, their Ether compatibility has been restored, allowing them to enter the Hollow in their own bodies—and the true power of their eye implants goes far beyond that. In the future, the Phaethon siblings will undergo transformations and upgrades, evolving in both identity and ability. Though the Hollow remains a dangerous place, stay tuned to discover the siblings' 🦹future powers and how their roles within the Hollow will expand.

It was also mentioned that the 2.X patches will add a way to take our relationships with characters to a new level, beyond the story encounters and trust levels we have already. I know some players have been talking about romance. Can you clarify your plans here?

The Agent companionship system will continue to expand in both nꦿarrative and gameplay, as we strive to enhance interactions between players and Agents, showcase their charm beyond combat, and create a sense of daily companionship.

On the narrative side, we'll highligꦫht the Agents' unique appeal and their bonds with players by weaving in their personalities, backgrounds, and relationships with the Proxy. In terms of gameplay, we'll unlock more shop functions alongside events and expand interactive features with Agents. For example, the flower arrangement gameplay introduced in version 1.7 event "Say It With Flowers," and in version 2.0, the Gravity Cinema in Lumina Square will open during events, letting players enjoy movie-watching interactions with Agents and spend relaxing moments together in front of the silver screen.

In the future, as more Exploration Areas are released, additional shop functions will be optimized and expanded, enabling even more interactions between players and Agents, and offering deeper insights into their daily lives and personalit♔ies ⛄in New Eridu.

Finally, some players were surprised not to see the previously teased Angels of Delusion idol characters in the 2.0 teaser. Can you shed some light on when and how these characters will appear in-game?

What we can share for now is that the Angels of Delusion faction will debut in version 2.X, but please stay ꦯtuned for more details about the launch date and the faction itself.

Zenless Zone Zero tells Wuthering Waves, Genshin Impact, and Honkai Star Rail to hold my beer, giving out free S-rank characters and weapons for its anniversary.

Following 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历♔史查询:the conclusion of that years-long ꦡbattle, Apple is now required to allow apps to point users toward payment platไforms that exist outside its own app, and it now can't take a cut from any of those external purchases.

In May, Apple asked the appeals court to pause that dir💮ective, and this week a panel of judg꧙es denied the motion to stay, saying "we are not persuaded that a stay is appropriate."

As the CEO of the company at the forefront of tackling Apple's notoriously hefty fees, Tim Sweeney is celebrating this latest legal triumph. "Apple's stay is denie🦩d by the 9th Circuit Court," reads a tweet from Sweeney quoting pages from the orde🦄r. "The long national nightmare of the Apple tax is ended."

Sweeney added,🎉 "May next week'♉s [Worldwide Developers Conference] be the Apple-led celebration of freedom that developers and users have long deserved."

The Apple vs. Epic quarrel dates back to 2020 when 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite w🌄as pulled from Apple platforms following Epic's attempt to give players methods to by☂pass Apple's payment platform and instead pay for in-game purchases directly to Epic. The ensuinﷺg back-and-forth in court was long and messy, but Epic essentially emerged victorious with various key victories.

Fortnite is now back on the App Store in the US after 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:a recent and temporary hiccup, and last month Epic offered a "peace proposal" that could pave the way for the game's return to Apple platf▨orms worldwide.

Here's what we know about the next Fortnite live event, Death Star Sabotage, and when it starts.

Sea of Remnants is a curious li'l thing. It's billed as "a visually rich ocean adventure RPG" and a "sensory feast" with an aesthetic defined by "sharp-edged comic book flair, vibrant graffiti energy, and absurdist glitch aestheti🌼cs."

You play as a "puppetfolk sailor seeking lost memories," and you'll bꦅe able to recruit more than 300 (?!) compa♏nions across an open world map crawling with mermaids, giant crabs, flying sea serpents, as well as normal pirate adversaries like, you know, other pirates. You know what, I'm going to stop trying to describe this oddity of a game and just let you watch the trailer, because it really is something else.

Behold, Sea of Remnants:

There's for this game with plenty of detailed descriptions, yet I still don't feﷺel like it's really been described to me.

The devs say it's an open-world turn-based RPG, which is fine, but it's also a free-to-play, mobile-friendly (iOS and Android) game developed by Identity V studio Joker and published by NetEase. How is🌠 it being monetized? There's no mention of𓂃 multiplayer, so I'd be surprised if there's a store selling junk like loot boxes.

Wait, I think I smell something. Did you catch that little gambling animation around the in the trailer? Is this a gacha game? Loot boxes by another name? That sure would explain the unfa꧃thomable 300+ companions, and it would also su💯it NetEase's involvement. Who knows, but the more I read about this game the more confused I become.

I really have no idea if this game will end up being any good, but it is highly intriguing, like alternate universe Sea of Thieves. NetEase doesn't exactly have the most pristi𓂃ne reputation for post-launch support, but I'm a big fan of Identity V, Sea of Remnants' visual style, and pirate games in general, so I'll be keeping a close eye on this one.

In the meantime, here are the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best RPGs you can play right now.

As most of you know, each Minecraft world you generate is based on a random seed, meaning it's almost impossible to get two worlds that are the 💃same through sheer chance. As such, it's difficult to properly plan each speedrun attempt, as you need lots of things to go right immediately.

For skycrab1, they did.

They spawned by a ruined portal and a village, meaning they coul𒁃d quickly grab the tools and Obsidian they needed to head to the Nether. They then quickly found the Bastion and Fortress required to get Ender Pearls and Blaze Rods to make Eyes of Ender, and r♊ushed to the End Portal.

In they went, ascending skyward to kill the Ender Dragon wit▨h exploding beds, an old trick.

It all went perfectly, they were on track to become the first person to ever beat a random seed in Minecraft in under seven minutes. But, as they dropped back down to the ground with just half a heart of health🐼 remaining, waiting for the portal to transport them into the end credits, an Enderman teleported behind them and killed them. Skycrab1's world record victory was gone, and they let out a scream as it happened.

So, what went wrong?

"When the pearl landed at 5:49, he looked at an enderman for 15 frames (nine of which were in the crafting menu)," explains one commenter. "15 frames = 0.25 seconds. It takes an enderman 0.25 seconds to aggro at the player. If he was in the crafting menu for one less frame, or 0.017 seconds less, this would've been the world record. Also, if his crosshair was four꧙ pixels to the right, this would've been the world record. It's literally divine intervention💜."

The community is devastated by this loss. "This is the most depressing thing I've ever s𒀰een in my life," writes one person. "I keep rewatching, hoping one time he doesn't die," states another.

Others believe skycrab1 should keep trying. "I'm so incredib🏅ly shocked at this run. You shattered every single split record and even killed the dragon. If this isn't proof of you deserving the world record the most, then I don't know what is. Keep your head up."

Despit♏e getting into the End the fastest and even killing 🅺the Ender Dragon the fastest, the elusive sub-seven-minute world record still remains tantalizingly out of reach.

If you want more excitement, check out the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best speedruns you'll ever see.

During the Pacific Rim collaboration event, a breach has opened and Kaijus from another world are unleashing attacks on the Kingdoms of Athena, which cannot be stopped by the usual swords and magic you possess. Thankfully, you can call upon the help of the Jaegers from Pacific Rim, joining forces to unite their ultimate fusion of steel and science 🀅with your magic to defeat these invading beasts.

The Pacific Rim collaboration runs from June 1 to July 31, 2025, during which a special Pacific Rim-themed loading screen will be displayed, and you c🔜an earn a selection of collab-exclusive items including a Castle Skin, Leader Skin, Army Skin, Turf Decoration, Avatar, Emote, Equipment, Artifacts, and Guild Frame.

Head out on the Pacific Rim Adventure to discover secrets hidden in the depths of the ocean, using Spider Drills to locate photo fragments that can be combined to earn completion rewards including Skins and Emotes. You'll also collect Jaeger Parts during the event, which can be exchanged in the Jaeger Shop for more rewards such as Turf Decorations, Equipment, and Artifacts (Pulse Core and Synesthesia Helm). For full event detai𒁃ls, please refer to the in-game instructions.

Alongside that collaboration, developer IGG is also celebrating their 19th anniversary with a selection of events. From June 2 to June 6, 2025 a daily login bonus is available to provide lots of Artifact Coins, which can then be spent at the Artifact Fair to power up your collection. During this event you can also challenge Hero Stages using less Stamina and farm more Medals and Trophies from them than usual to get an extra boost, while the Castle Pop-Up Store will let you exchange Castle Coins for ꦓthe limited-edition Lordly Legacy, Pearl Coast, and Childhood Playground Castle Skins.

If you're ready to check out the Pacific 🌠Rim collaboration and IGG 19th anniversary celebrations, via the App Store, Google Play, or get the official standalone PC version. Make sure you also and join the to stay up to date with the latest news.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Balatro's wild success story can be attributed to a range of🌄 factors, not least of which is its engrossing roguelike/poker gameplay loop, but surely its clean, ad-free UI and lack of microtransactions didn't hurt. There's also little doubt that Localthunk could make a pretty penny by opening up Balatro to optional purchases, but thankfully the solo dev hates that sort of thing just as much as the rest of us.

"The honest reason I 💜don't have microtransactions/season pass/ads/100 DLCs/etc in Balatro isn't just about the ethics of those practices but because when I play other games that have those things it makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher and set it to pots & pans," Localthunk shared in a post on .

"Like I get why peop🐲le add those things but you're shooting your UX in the foot if players are having their first impression and also being bombarded with a bunch of nonsense that isn't actually the game."

As a mobile-friendly game, and an extremely successful one at that, it's rare and refreshing that Balatro is such a straightforward buy-and-play experience. As Local🎐thunk said elsewhere, "there's like a 95% chance that if the game is [free-to-play] then the main menu UI is more complicated than the actual game UཧI."

And if you're wondering, Localthunk says this wasn't a targeted dig at any specific game. But when asked about Marvel Snap, the dev added "I'm not letting them off 𒉰the hook either."

"I might have exhausted all my luck": Balatro God-King hits lucky streak so powerful that 1-in-1 billion odds don't even begin to describe it

The fastest way to earn more Carnival Credits for this minigame is to claim the free 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Monopoly Go dice links and collecting prizes by moving around the board.

How to play Carnival Games Fortune Flip in Monopoly 𓄧G🐠o

To play Carnival Games Fortune Flip in Monopoly Go, you have to collect Carnival Credits to pay your entry fee, and these can be earned by progressing various events around the board such as Monopoly Metropolis and Supernova Smash. Tapping on the pink token icon to the right hand side of the screen will open the Carnival Games Fortune Flip minigame, where you need a minimum of 30 Carnival Credits to play – this will start you with 10 Carnival Tickets, though if you have more Credits you can increase this by tapping the multiplier button.

Once you start the Fortune Flip Carnival Game, you'll be presented with a selection of cards that can either increase or decrease your Carnival Tickets total, which are then turned over and shuffled before you pick one. There is no way of knowing what card you will be turning over, but if you read the section below then I have som𝔉e pointers for the best Special Cards to pick to help you get the most lucrative result.

The best Monopoly Go Carnival Games Fortune Flip ꩲSpecial Cards

As you progress through rounds in the Carnival Games Fortune Flip minigame, you'll be presented with pairs of purple Special Cards that have an effect on the next set of cards dealt. Although this entire game is based on luck, and you can play riskier strategies for greater rewards, I recommend choosing the Remove Bad Cards Special Card if you get the chance as that will guarantee that the next hand will only improve your Carnival Tickets total. If that isn't available then Reveal 1 Card is my second best recommendation, as that should help you either eliminate a bad🐼 card or highlight a good card option.

If you're looking for an opportunity to trade gold stickers, then here's what you need to know about the next 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Monopoly Go Golden Blitz.

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Modder EpicNNG – known as Epic – brought Borderlands Online back into the spotlight around a month ago with footage of the game running for the first time since its shutdown. Stuck on its character cre꧃ator screen, admittedly, but that's further than anyone els꧅e has gotten in a decade.

Since then, however, they took to the community with a request for help from anyone who believes they might be able to get the MMO – which remains unplayable right now thanks to an infinite loading screen, broken scripts, and more – working again so it can be back in players' hands. And there's good news – 🍒speaking to GamesRadar+, Epic says although "responses ❀started slow," they've "picked up steam fast. I have had people from different parts of the world."

Up until speaking to us, Epic estimates that t🌄hey've "put around 20-30 hours" into the project, adding: "It really consumed me. I couldn't sleep without thinking about it. I have no idea how long it will take to finish, though." As for how many people are needed to see it thr𒊎ough, it's impossible to say – while "it only takes one dev to get us past the finish line," ultimately, "we need as many people as possible helping us!"

After all, it's a huge undertaking – Epic calls it "by far my biggest challenge ever." As for what it all involves, the modder explains: "Without getting too in-depth, we are looking at either rebuilding the project in Unity via fixing scrip✅ts and materials, or we are trying to bypass [...] broken code by outright removing dependencies. We are also looking into setting up our own servers for it if it seems plausible."

Up until now, the "greaꦇtest challenge" has been the fact that the game's code is currently obfuscated. "We are almost entirely working in the dark, with function/method names that are a jumble of letters and numbers," Epic de🎉scribes. "If we work in Unity, we are then working with thousands of errors. It is mentally depleting to say the least."

With all that in mind, you can understand why "my heart was beating out of my chest" when Epic "made even slight progress at first." While the modder mentions looking into the possibility of setting up servers for the MMO, t♚hey note that they'll be pleased even if things don't end up getting that far.

"I am happy even if we just make it into the tutorial," Epic tells us. "I don't even care if all w♍e can do is walk around. Up until a month or two ago, this game felt impossible to even touch. Any progress is a win now."

In addition to all the technical difficulties, there is also a concern that the project could be shut down before it's even finished. In their call for help, Epic mentioned wanting to get it done before the release of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Borderlands 4, worrying that they could "receive a cease and desist" because 🌱of it being perceived that "we're taking away from the marketing of Borderlands 4."

This isn't a totally firm deadline, as Epic tells us, "I will continue working on this project unti🍬l I am asked not to by Gearbox, 2K, or Take-Two." Should that day come, "I will be fully cooperative. I do not wish to cause any form of harm to their businesses."

Epic adds: "Aside from the risk of shut🍌downs, the biggest risk is disappointing people. Sometimes I really need to calm myself down because it makes me so anxi⛦ous."

Despite taking on such a massive, complicated project, Epic is aspiring to reach even greater heights in the name of game preservation in the future. "I have another project in mind," the modde🎀r tells us. "It's a Borderlands web game named 'Mount Jackmore' which was discontin🏅ued in 2012.

"We currently believe this is harder to obtain than this game [Borderlands Online], and I will need to travel internationally to me♐et the people who have even the slightest chꩵance of getting me access to it," they continue. "I will be making that journey this year."

For now, hopeful onlookers will just have to watch this space to see how the projects unfold. Epic has already made a lot more of us aware of Borderlands Online's mere existence than before, which is a win in itself. Let's just keep our fingers crossed that the MMO might finally become playable aga🐻in after all this time.

Borderlands 3 player beats every last bit of the FPS at the highest difficulty, without getting downed a single time: "The most tense run I've done."

Last week, Twitter user – checks notes – , who I'm just going to call Pilar going forwa🐓rd, implored Barone: please, sir, make the train more accurate. It's an immen𝄹sely amusing interaction that I happened to stumble upon, and I wanted to share it.

In a series of four posts, Pilar explained that "As an avid railroad enthusiast it is my sworn duty (not really) to notice discrepancies in railroad art an🦩d train references throughout life," and "one such discrepancy" in Stardew simply must be rectified. I knew A💟 Train Person once, and all of this tracks so far.

"The locomotive in stardew is a very old fashioned ten wheeler (4-6-0 wheel arrangement) that would’ve been manufactured in the later quarter of💯 the 19th century," they begin, adding that "these locomotives were ALWAYS accompanied by a tender (coal car) the tender holds the fuel for the locomotive, the water and the coal or for the time, maybe wood," Pilar continues🌌, finally pausing for breath with a merciful period.

"The tender is REQUIRED for these locomotives due to the locomotive not having water storage tanks or ඣa coal / wood bunker, the tender is the other half of the engine." I think it goes without saying that all of the capitalization is Pilar's handiwork, not mine.

Pilar concludes: "So, as a railfan and someone who loves seeing trains accurately represented. PLEASE add a tender to the loc💧omotive in stardew valley, without it the train is anatomically incorrect. If you want design inspiration, the in-game engi🔯ne already resembles Sierra Railroad #3."

I am a gam♑e journalist, not a train journalist, but some quick research 🍎suggests Pilar is bang-on with their breakdown and recommendation. yourself, as it's appeared in enough films to earn the nickname "Movie Star Locomotive." Picture a black train engine right now and you'll probably get pretty close.

to say, "interesting, thanks for the info." Which, I like to imagine, probably made this t🌺rain fan's day.

Did Stardew's train ever bother me before? No. Will it bother me 🦋with this newfound knowledge weighing on my mind? Also no. And will Stardew Valley actu💫ally update its train logistics in the future with this detail in mind? I have no idea, but if it does happen, I'll be thinking of Pilar.

It's "more of an action RPG," but Eric Barone says Haunted Chocolatier is still "a life sim" and "similar to Stardew Valley in many ways" but with more "dark and mysterious" vibes.

Coin flips are the best and w𒐪orst thing about Pokemon TCG Pocket. When you hit four heads 𝓡in a row with Zapdos and absolutely decimate an opponent's Pokemon with 50 damage per flip, it's the best feeling in the world. When you fail Pincurchin's paralysis Thunder Shock coin flip every time and get rolled for it, it sucks!

With the new Extradimensional ♍Crisis expansion, Pokemon TCG Pocket has added a new coin flip that's sure to put many a player on tilt. Bewear has arrived with the Superpo༒wered Hug ability. This move requires three energy to have Bewear give a big cuddle to your opponent and KO them instantly.

This sounds pretty nuts, but the catch is you need to do two coin flips in a row and have them both land on heads. So in my experience, thi𝔍s card is never going to work for me but my oppone༒nts are going to hit it every time and make me wonder what I'm doing with my life. It doesn't even matter if the card is an ex; if they get two heads in a row, they're scoring the two points instantly.

Of course, with there ♏being no way to manipulate coin flips, you only have about a one in four chance of actually KO-ing your opponent with this move, making it a pretty bad card all things considered. But it may be worth 🍌it for those highlights where you do finally land it.

Even if you don't want to Bewear, you should really check out our Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks and meta tier list, which is updated with the new Extradimensional Crisis expansion.

Have you claimed the free 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite First Order Stormtrooper skin yet by connecting your Epic and MyDisney accounts? If not, we've got the details.

How to get the Star Destroyer in Fortnite

To get the Star Destroyer in Fortnite, you need to wait until the start of storm phase 2 then look for the icon appearing on your map, as shown above. Note that this can appear anywhere, so don't expect it to always be at the location we got. You'll also get a 💯notification on screen saying "Star Destroyer Portal is open!" and a marker will automatically be placed to point you towards it.

At the marked location, a rift gate looking like the one above will spawn, and the first player to enter it will be transported to the Fortnite Star Destroyer along with any other of their squadmates depending on the game mode. The rift gate ♍will then close, so you'll need to act fast and be the first to reach it if you want to dominate from the skies by firing that Turbolaser.

How to fire the Fortnite Star ꦛDestroyer Turbolaser

Once you've warped on board the Star Destroyer in Fortnite, you'll get a top-down view of the island along with a reticule to aim the Turbolaser. This has unlimited ammunition with a🅺 two second cooldown between shots, can scan up to 25 players beneath you, and according to the damage it deals depends on howﷺ many players there are in your team:

1. Solo = 90 damage
2. Duos = 72 damage
3. Trios = 54 damage
4. Squads = 36 damage

The Star Destroyer flies on a pre-determined path across the island that lasts for 90 seconds, after which any pilots will be warped back down to the ground again. Naturally, if you weren't lucky enough to get on board the capital ship, then you need to move away from its flight path as soon as possible, as unlike 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite X-Wings and TIE Fighters there's no way🔯 of shooting it down so any direct🔴 attacks against it are futile.

Keep an out for the Star Wars-themed 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite characters that can be found around the island, as some have special story assignments to hand out.

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Around a month ago, posts from Twitter user EpicNNG gained traction online after sharing footage of Borderlands Online – which w🍬as announced in 2014 and set to release exclusively in China – running for the first time since it and 2K China were shut down in 2015.

EpicNNG had already managed to bypass the MMO's login screen to access the character creator, though promptl🍌y became "stuck on an infinite loading screen after making a vault hunter." In a new update video (below), however, the developer discusses the ongoing situation a bit more, making it clear that making the MMO playable isn't going to be a one or two-person job.

The current build, EpicNNG says, "has been publicly available for the past 10 years," but it was only recently that another contributor to this fan effort, known as Lewis, discovered it online. Even then, apparently "a lot of the downloads were riddled with viruses," so be very careful if you decide to go looking into any of this stuff yourself. Now though, EpicNN𓆏G says "we have confirmed that we have got the full game," and "we𒊎 know that we can get in eventually, it is just a matter of when."

That matter, though, is where the current contributors are hoping to get a bit of assistance from anyone who thinks they have the technical know-how to help bring the project into a playable state. "A lot of the scripts are broken, and when I say broken, I mean broken," EpicNNG says, adding th🌞at there are literal "thousands of errors, and to fix that would take us a👍 very long time and would result in the game probably being in a completely broken state when we finally do get into it."

Furthermore, EpicNNG is currently working wi꧟th "obfuscated code where I bypass the login screen," and noting that attempts to deobfuscate it have, ꦡup to this point, just tended to break things.

They've tried and failed multiple times to get past the login screen in a different way, but has made this video because "I need as much help as I can," believing that "we don't have time on our hands," expressing concerns that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Borderlands 4's impending release could lead to the Borderlands Online revival project being shut down. EpicNNG points to how Activision allegedly shut down the viral Call of Duty H2M mod so that it couldn't interfere with Black Ops 6's sales.

"God forbid that happens here, and this gets shut down, and I receive a cease and desist because we're taking away from the marketing of Borderlands 4," the developer continues. "Not my goal, and not the punishment I'm seekin🌺g, I purely want to get this done for the community to see what it was like so we can showcase this game in 2025, 10 years aftಞer it was shut down."

EpicNNG also implores anyone considering contributing not to blast leaked information from the game "all over the internet and get us shut down," notinꦚg: "It is going to hurt us and you literally do not care about media preservation if that's the purpose of what you're doing."

The developer also has a message for the likes of Take-Two Interactive, 2K, and Gearbox, reiterating that this is "purely a passion proje🐭ct" that's not intended to cause harm or generate profit. "Please hear my words. I am doing this for the sake of media preservation. I am a fan of the franchise, I am not doing this to harm you."

All in all, EpicNNG believes that to "preserve this and in order to make it something that can truly 💛live forever, it needs to live through other people. And that's wh♏y I'm making this video." The dev tantalizingly adds: "This is genuinely history-making stuff, and if we can get it working, I think there's a very, very real chance that we can make something special."

Borderlands 4 might not feature fan-favorite Tiny Tina, as her voice actor says they "haven't heard anything" about returning to the series.

Per , though it might seem like A𝐆pple buying its first-ever gaming studio is part of its strategy to increase its presence in the gaming space, those familiar with the company's plans say it was it was more of a chance to help grow Sneaky Sasquatch's player base on Apple Arcad🌟e.

"We love Sneaky Sasquatch an♈d are excited that the 2-person RAC7 team has joined Apple to continue their work on it with us," an Apple spokesperson told Digital Trends. "We will continue to deliver a great experience for Apple Arcade players with hundreds of games from many of the best game developers in the world."

Meanwhile, reports that Apple is gearing up to reveal its own dedicated gaming app on June 9 at its Worldwide Developers Conference. This latest push into the gaming market would follow the hotly anticipated launch of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Nintendo Switch 2 by just four days.

Sources close to Bloomberg s♈ay Apple plans to begin pre-installing its new gaming app on all iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV set-top boxes starting later this year. The app will reportedly be a game launcher and hub where players can track achievements, leaderboards, messages, and other stuff.

It's no secret that Apple has had its eye on the gaming seg🀅ment for years, with Apple Arcade launching in 2019, and whether or not the RAC7 acquisition is part of that broader effort, Bloomberg's report paints the reveal of the app as something Apple hopes will sell players and developers on the idea of it being a leader in the market. One thing's for sure; the timing bein🍒g so close to Nintendo's orbit certainly sends a message.

In the meantime, familiarize yourself with our list of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Switch 2 games before the console's rollout on June 5.

Cerny, who was instrumental ꦍin bringing Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, and – most importantly – Knack to the world, posted , saying "After seven months and hundreds of hours, proud to join the 0.1% of players that have achieved Platinum on Balatro! Kudos to LocalThunk fo꧅r the incredibly deep gameplay."

Now, I love Balatro, but have you actually seen what you need to do to get the Platinum in the game? There are some pretty standard trophies like "win a run" as well as ones for higher difficulties, with some action-based ones like growing your deck to 80 cards, or winning runs with certain ꧑detriments (like being unable to reroll the shop or winning in 12 r🌟ounds). These are fine, for the most part, but it's when you get to the end of that trophy list that things get cruel.

Not only did Cerny have to c💧omplete all 20 challenge runs (including a particularly devious Jokerless run), but also 100% ▨completed the collection and used all 15 decks to complete the Gold Stake (the highest difficulty), which requires beating the seven previous stakes to unlock in the first place.

But it's the game's final challenge that takes it from a bit of a grind to the absolute worst. The "Completionist++" trophy requires you to get a gold sticker on every single Joker card in the game. Translation: You need to beat the game on the highest difficulty while having that specific Joker card in play. Conside⛄ring there's a random chance of finding a given Joker, limited Joker slots, and the reasonable number of 150 Jokers to do this challenge with, that grind soon becomes unbearable for anyone but the most dedicated of Balatro players.

Let's just hope Cerny did all of that in his free time, otherwise the PS6 is probably going to take another 10 years to release.

This dev's first game, a surreal trip based on a YouTube animated series, came out 3 days after Schedule 1 and is right on its heels for best-reviewed Steam release of the year.

HoYo revealed Zenless Zone Zero version 2.0 today, headlined by a new area called the Waifei Peninsula and carried by new ch♛aracters Yixuan, Ju Fufu, and Pan Yinhu (who is, importantly, a big ol' panda man). It's poised to be a massive update that changes how the game looks and feels from day to day. The accompanying one-year anniver𓆉sary rewards have become one of the biggest emerging talking points after the dev showcase.

This is still just HoYoverse, a multi-billion dollar company that also runs Genshin and Star Rail among other games, hacking off a chunk of its money throne and chucking it to the crowd, but 💝ZZZ is pretty handily winning the anniversary loot weigh-in among this crowd. Here's what players will get in 2.0:

• A free standard S-Rank agent
• A free standard S-Rank weapon
• 1,600 Polychrome (enough for 10 gacha lootboxes)
• 20 Encrypted Master Tapes (redeemed for the same lootboxes)

Version 2.0 also includes Boopons for ZZZ's buddy robot companions, new outfits for the game's main characters, and surely a boatload of earnable resources tied to the new region, 𓆉but those are sort of in their own category. Still, the up-front gifts ain't bad.

Standard characters and weapons pale in comparison to limited ones like Yixuan, but the standard Stunner Lycaon is still part of the best team in the game (thanks to Miyabi, the best character in the game), and standard weapons like Brimstone are actually pretty solid on several characters. With 30 limited pulls added on top, this is pretty darn good as gacha anniversary '🔯please keep or start playing' incentives go – and orders of magnitude better than the more spending-focused events seen in many games.

Zenless Zone Zero players have with unsurprising glee and relief, broadly happy with their wa🎃r chest𒁏 (I'm taking Lycaon and Brimstone for myself) and glad their game has avoided any anniversary riots.

Many longtime players are even happier that 🔥the game is also buffing its first-ever, enduringly popular limited agent: the shark girl Ellen Joඣe, who's fallen behind modern units and is getting a well-deserved boost for free. It's not just a numerical buff, either; the "stronger" Ellen has new animations that look pretty slick.

Meanwhile, Infinity Nikki devs issue another 1,000-word apology as backlash continues after disastrous update blamed on "insufficient preparation," but the community doesn't seem to buy it.

There's no perfect sho﷽rthand for describing Sunderfolk, which is the first video game from Dreamhaven studio Secret Door, but the quickest I've been able to 𓆉do it is "D&D by way of Jackbox." You play through a campaign with classes and progression using your phone to avoid cluttering up the main screen, which always has the map or main cutscene presented. There is a single narrator that voices all of the NPCs and reads descriptive text out loud. It's much, much better with friends.

Adventure awaits

And that's absolutely by design. According to Sunderfolk game director Erin Marek, the core premise of๊ the game, regardless of any mechanical descriptors or adjectives, is that it's trying to solve a relatively common problem: people being unwilling to give physical tabletop games a chance for one reason or another.

"'I love these games,'" Marek says while describing the exact issue. "'I want to play these games with my loved ones and my ꧅friends, but they will not give those games a chance.' And so this is a gam🌱e to try to get them that bridge into the space, to try to get them to catch the bug."

"I have twin boys," says Chris Sigaty, studio head of Sunderfolk developer Secret Door. "They're now 17, and I'm a big board game and tabletop player, and I would say, to some extent, Sunderfolk is inspired by the challenges I had as a fath🧜er even getting my kids to do it. And unfortunately, they have not caught t꧃he bug in the same way I have with board games, like I'm willing to listen to really long rules and read them and do all that stuff."

Functionally, Sunderfolk streamlines the traditional tabletop process to make it as easy as possible to actually pick up and play. There are absolutely rules about how d🌳ifferent mechanics work, what to do when and where, and how to play, but they're presented piecemeal over time without the need tꦓo break out the Player's Handbook just to figure out what spells you have access to.

This is instead boiled down to a series of predetermined cards you can pick ahead of missions (which are voted on collectively) that include straightforward instructions about moving, dꦓamage, status conditions, and so on. Further customization comes in the form of trinkets, equipment, and new cards that🍷 are layered over time into the fabric of play in a straightforward manner.

Sundered folk

"There's a lot of complicated things that make up what Sunderfolk is," admits Sigaty. "But the goal is this bridge into the hobby, and there's so many wonderful different types of games there, but if you're knowledgeable enough to s✅ay 'tactical turn-based game that's on a hex board that uses card mechanics that's inspired by actions on a card that you may have seen in this boa🐭rd game' – you're already so advanced that I think we're missing the point."

"If I'm talking to the average person, it's like, 'it's an adventure that you can go on together as a famil🌳y or as a group of friends,'" continues Sigaty. "At the highest level, that's what it's doing."

To Sigaty's point, it'd be one thin⛄g for me to describe, mechanically, how exactly movement functions across grids, what individual cards do in tandem with one another, the ways you interact with players and NPCs, turn order… or I can simply say that I'm doing everything within my power to have my little bat bard push enemies into pits, and I'm lovin' it. Both are true, but the latter is a much more digestible description.

"I love playing things like D&D and Pathfinder and all these systems that,🌸 honestly, just provide these opportunities for me my friends to get together and just play a little bit of make-believe," adds Marek, "but it's very tiring for me, the GM, to have to prep content."

"Sometimes I want to still get together with them," Marek continues, "but I'm like, 'I don't have the energy to actually get this stuff together for us to play.' And so it's also for those folks who are like, 'Hey, this isn't a replacement for these bo🐷ard games and these things you love, but it is maybe an easier space if you're feeling tired, a reason ꦡto get together still, even if you don't have all of your content prepped to hang out with your friends."

And it absolutely works. More than once these past few weeks, I've managed to salvage an evening where🎃 my friends and I were initially meant to play D&D, but someone had to drop out, into a Sunderfolk night. It doesn't scratch the exact same itch, but it is so shockingly close that it's a welcome surprise regardless.

Sunderfolk is currently available on PC via Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch. If you're looking for something more traditional, be sure to check out our ranking of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best tabletop RPGs.

What I will say immediately is that Honor is really changing the game in terms of what a non-flagship phone can be. This brand’s “Magic” product line is its star attraction, with the new 400 series taking more of a niche approach in the affordable market. Having always used Samsung’s flagship devices, I’ve always been a little hesitant to step down into this area of the smartphone landscape, but after three weeks or so of testing it every day, and comparing it to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming phones, it doesn’t feel likꦏe anything less than a flagship product.

For £699 for the Pro model, you’re getting an awful lot of pocket power. A 200MP camera, a 5300mAh silicon-carbon AI Battery, a 120Hz OLED display, and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor are all standout fe🤡atures, and they amount to a great all-round package. It’s no slouch when it comes to gaming either, but I think content creators are really going to be the market this phone hits home with.

Design

Giant camera arrays seem to be an inescapable part of smartphone design in 2025, with everything from the latest iPhone to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Poco F7 Pro sporting rather inelegant lenses on their backs. The Honor 400 Pro might be the most guilty of all of them, and although this has been an issue in the market for years now, it is getting a bit silly that 🉐a smartphone can’t lie even close to flat on its back thanks to t🐠hese massive cameras.

If any modern smartphone feels like it needs a case, it’s this one. A giant 200MP camera is very in your face both when you look a🅷t the device and when you hold it in your hand. I’ve been sent the black model to test, which has a really velvety, muted back panel on its back. The glossy, shiny camera lenses then totally juxtapose that, giving the phone a very flashy “extra” aesthetic. It’s hard to really complain about a camera that overexerts itself if that’s what you’re coming to it for. I’ll talk more about the camera capabilities on offer here in a bit, but as amazing as they are, I do think to be considered as anything more than a camera phone, Honor should try and downsize a bit.

Maybe the camera feels sไo in your face because the rest of the phone’s design is shockingly slim. Honor has opted for a silicon-carbon battery to really enhance the thin design of this phone, and it’s seriously paid o🔯ff. The sleek edges of the display and subtle curvature of the back plate lean into that too, creating an impressively powerful yet very slight product at just 8.1mm.

The Honor 400 Pro is available in Midnight Black, Lunar Grey, and Tidal Blue, meaning you can✅ personalize sligh💛tly. The Pro model I’ve tested is flanked by the 400 Lite, which arrived on the shelves a few months ago, and the mid-range Honor 400, which launches alongside the Pro SKU.

Features

For those who aren’t in the know, Honor is known for making Android devices that align themselves as an alternative to Apple’s iPhones. At least, Honor’s version of And🍸roid, MagicOS, can certainly feel that way if you want it to. I think that comparison is a little dishonest, though, because although MagicOS isn’t as open-ended as Samsung, it does have plenty of ways for you to customize it to your liking. Honor’s last outing, the 400 Lite, definitely caught a lot of attention for offering similar camera specs and softw🗹are features as Apple’s latest iPhones.

Like any phone launching in 2025, though, this thing is crammed full of AI gubbins that’s impossible to ignore. There are AI editing tools for photos and videos, there are AI camera features, there’s AI in the 5,300mAh battery, and there’s integration with HonorAI, Gemini, and Bixby. In fact, Google Assistant is actually buried by all of this to the point where an “Ok Google” does nothing. If you hold down the power button, you don’t even get a turn off or restart option come up - you get a Gemini bubble asking you “what’s up”. This was even the case after I removed 𓃲the Gemini app from the phone entirely, so it’s been annoyingly baked into the experience from the 🐟word go.

I do find it a real shame that Honor felt oblig🥃ed to follow the AI pied piper that’s whistling its way through the phone market right now. As someone who has always been loyal to one of the biggest brands in the space, part of the reason I was now open to switching camps was because I saw where the AI obsessio﷽n was taking Samsung. I completely understand that AI features are where the big tech companies are placing their bets just now, but smaller brands like Honor would be a much more appealing alternative for me if they’d just offer me the smartphone experience I’ve had up until this point, and check all of the additional, compulsory, and quite suspicious AI fluff at the door.

Thankfully, it’s not all AI doom and gloom. The Honor 400 Pro features a 6.7-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate - which is perfect for gaming and watching content on the go. With a 2800 x 1280 resolution and ꦿ500 nits worth of brightness, there’s a great screen to enjoy on this phone. I particularly like the sunlight display enhancement feature, which has been particularly useful during the sunny Spring weather we’ve been enjoying in the UK this year. Powering that impressive light show is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processor and a Qualcomm Adreno 750 GPU, which allows this phone to be a pretty great gaming competitor.

The 400 Pro runs on MagicOS 9.0, and Honor has committed just before launch to supporting it with six years of Android updates at a minimum. If you plan to use this phone for that long, you might want to opt for the Pro model, since it comes with a rather massive 512GB of storage. This is yet another reason I think the 400 Pro is going to hit home, and🌜 hit hard with content creators, because that’s so much room for high-definition filming and photographing. The regular 400 version comes with 256GB, which is still going to be plenty for a couple of years of use.

Performance

As much as I’d love to just review the Honor 400 Pro just in terms of its gaming prowess, it’s hard to do so. That camera array really does overplay its hand, so much so that it feels like a statement of intent from Honor. This is absolutely a camera phone that can play games. This isn’t a gaming phone like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro is, for example. Still, that’s not actually a bad thing, because it’s very difficult to find anyone these days who only uses a phone for one select purpose. Sure, you might specialize in one task over another, but the Honor 400 Pro lets you save a bit of cash versus an enthusiast-grade gami𒈔ng phone (The Asus one I mentioned costs well over a grand), and get a bit of everything.

So, who does the Honor 400 Pro suit best, if not mobile gaming enthusiasts? For my money, content creators are the ones who need to know about this device when looking for their next upgrade. If, by that, you think I mean TikTok makers and Instagram influencers, you’re not too far off pace, but as a gaming content creator for YouTube, I’m bloody impressed with the package on offer for the money here. For reference, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best webcams, like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra, for example, are 4K beasts with that Razer flagship offering the largest sensor ever put inside a webcam. It captures images at 8.3 megapixels even when recording at 4K 30fps. Short of going for a very pricey DSLR camera, you’re going to be very hard pressed to find anything that outshoots the Honor 400 Pro’s camera system. For the next video essay I make, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if I swapped out the Kiyo Pro Ultra that’s currently residing in my 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Elgato Prompter to exchange it for this phone.

The camera is just ludicrously extra for what most everyday users and mobile gamers need, but at a lower price point than a lot of flagship camera-first phones, it’s hard not to recommend it. It doesn’t matter if I was pointing right at my Dad’s cat’s face, or if I was taking a massively wide landscape shot. It didn’t make a difference to the quality if I zoomed in x3, and my shaky hands were disrupting things. The Honor 400 Pro produces excellent photos every time I ask it to, and I’m not even that good a photographer. I have to say, I’m not a big fan of AI features, even if being able to remove and replace things within images comes in handy. But when playing around with the camera both in videos and photos, I felt like I had enoꦜugh control and that AI wasn’t getting in my way. Still, if you want a pure, non-AI-diluted camera experience, maybe a DSLR is the way to go.

The battery life of the Honor 400 Pro is impressive. Coming from a three-year-old Samsung Galaxy S22+, it was hard to ignore such a strong battery life that lasted me well over a day when I began testing the 400 Pro. I do think there’s more etiquette to be wary of here, 🦹though, because Honor has opted for the type of battery it has. This isn’t one to 🎃leave on charge at 100% for longer than you need to. To begin with, I was getting down to only 60% at the end of a full day of use, but now, a few weeks on, I get down to about 40% at the end of one day. Fortunately, some AI features learn from your usage and charging habits to optimize things for you, so take a look at these things if you get one for yourself. Either way, I’d argue that a phone this powerful that can last well over 24 hours is a good thing.

Although I still think there are more quality of life wins and a couple more convenient features in Samsung’s OS, MagicOS has impressed me. As someone who has never enjoyed Apple’s iOS, I was a tad worried that this version of Android was going to feel a bit too close to Tim Cook’s door. I was happy to see plenty of options and layout settings at my fingertips, though, and although it took a little while to find things and adjust, I’m happy with the way my phone is now set up and how it all runs. I do think there’s room for improvement, though. The feature where you swipe down the way on your homescreen is needles𓆏sly complicated compared to Samsung’s phones, for example. It sort of feels like it’s being different for the sake of it. Swipe down on the right-hand side of your screen, and you’ll get your phone’s settings and quick functions like device connections, brightness, torch, and aeroplane mode. To see your notifications and other reminders, you swipe down on the left. With Samsung, wherever you swipe down, you get a consolidated menu where you can access everything. This is a small example, but there are a few things like that with MagicOS that I don’t feel really provide enough help to really warrant being𒆙 rooted in.

Ga🎀ming benchmarks via 3DMark are pretty impressive for a phone that isn’t trying to make this its go-to use case. As you’ll see from the graph, the Honor 400 Pro slots above the Poco F7, but ♌below the more specialist range of gaming-oriented phones. For an all-rounder that really puts an emphasis on its camera, that’s great value for money for anyone who spends a lot of time playing games natively on their mobile device. In Call of Duty Mobile, I was pleased to see a pretty smooth gameplay experience, and Honor’s gaming bar let me give it an FPS boost that didn’t seem to kill too much clarity.

In cloud streaming games, the bright and vibrant display was perfect for portable gaming on a smaller device. If anything, I actually felt as though the Cloud Streaming ser⛦vices I was using weren’t giving me enough juice to make the most of this phone’s smooth clarity. Both in nostalgic 2D platformers like Celeste, and in more graphically dense games like Far Cry and Hunt: Showdown, the Honor 400 Pro conveyed every detail with ease. It sounds strange to say, but I like the USB-C port on the bottom of this phone, too. Compared to my older Samsung phone, it was so easy to slot the 400 Pro into the best mobile controllers and have the🌃m feel secure. Although I do wish the sound quality from the speakers was a little better. They’re plenty powerful, but they really feel lacking in detail when at lower volumes, and when you do boost them up, the higher frequencies really pierce through and can feel a bit uncomfortable on the ol’ eardrums.

Should you buy the Honor 400 Pro?

I think that if you’re coming to your next phone upgrade looking for a decent c🐓amera, you’re going to be missing out if you don’t consider the Honor 400 Pro. This is easily a camera phone first and foremost, but it’s not one that will be an extravagant waste of money for those users who might not need such a so🅺lid quality camera.

There’s great versatility and solid gaming performance to be had here which I think anyone ✃who plays on the go will apprec🌺iate. The innards and display both lend themselves to mobile gaming.

That said, I think it’s streamers, content creators, and gaming video makers who will get the most bang for their buck here. With such an excellent camera in their pocket, they🐲’ll🥂 be consolidating costs of other parts of their setup, and as someone who reviews the best gear for streaming, that’s always going to be a win in my book.

How I tested the Honor 400 Pro

I used the Honor 400 Pro as my phone for close to a month before this review was written. In thꦆat time, I used it for everything from work, to general scrolling, to photography, to voice and video calls. I also used it for plenty of gaming, both natively and streamed from the cl༒oud. I also put it through some formal benchmarking in 3DMark.

I compared my experience closely to my✤ decades of using Samsung ph🦹ones, and to the gaming phone reviews my colleagues have done recently.

For more on how we test the latest tech, check out the full 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:GamesRadar+ hardware policy.

Looking to change platform? Check out the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming PCs, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best CPU for gaming, and the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best VR headset.

Last year, the company infamous for endlessly eating up (buying) game companies before 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:spitting them (澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:shutting them down) back out again announced that it was splitting into three separate companies. There was Asmod🎉ee, responsibl♛e for table-top and card games, indie and free-to-play-centric Coffee Stain, and then the one responsible for its heavyhitters, Middle-Earth & Friends.

Embracer has now announced that Coffee Stain will be spun off as a separately listed company by the end of the year. "We're really proud of everything we've built as part of Embra🌸cer," Coffee Stain's CEO and co-founder Anton Westbergh says💯 in a .

"Now, as we take the step to become a separately listed company, it feels both exciting and, honestly, a little bit scary - 🍬but in a good way... We can now focus even more on what we do best, supporting our developers, staying close to our communities, and building an even brighter future for Co🦩ffee Stain."

Coffee Stain is somehow responsible for around 250 game developers and publishers, including Coffee Stain Studios (G๊oat Simulator, Satisfactory), Ghost Ship Games (Deep Rock Galactic), and Tuxedo Labs (Teardown). It also publishes survival sim hit Valheim, I should add.

Things aren't changing too much on the Middle-earth & Friends front, apart from the fact that the company is now called Fellowship Entertainment - probably because the old name sounded like Gollum was about to invade Sanrio. The company's still in charge of 40 'AAA' na♌mes, such as 4A Games (Metro), Crystal Dynamics (Tomb Raider), Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex), Warhorse Studios (Kingdom Come Deliverance), THQ Nordic, and, of course, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

5 years after Avengers, 2 years after its last layoffs, and who knows how long before Perfect Dark and Tomb Raider return, Crystal Dynamics announces another round of layoffs

When is the next Golden Blitz in Monopoly Go?

The next Golden Blitz in Monopoly Go is happening soon as a community vote is taking place, however we don't have an exact date just yet. The Monopoly Go Golden Blitz events are currently happening about every 4-7 days, so the schedule appears to be ramping up and it won't be long until the next one.

For reference, this is when t𒆙he previous Golden 💧Blitz events took place:

• Star Wars Golden Blitz events:
• Jun 16 - Jun 17, 2025: Ms Mandalore (Set 17) + Furry Farewell (Set 19)
• Jun 8 - Jun 9, 2025: Warm & Fuzzy (Set 15) + Princess Leia (Set 22)
• Jun 3 - Jun 4, 2025: Side by Side (Set 17) + Sandcrawler (Set 20)
• May 30 - May 31, 2025: Han Solo (Set 22) + Chewbacca (Set 22)
• May 22 - May 23, 2025: Luke Skywalker (Set 22) + Grogu (Set 22)
  
  
• Movie Nights Golden Blitz events:
• Apr 30 - May 1, 2025: Hug Protocol (Set 18) + Plinkception (Set 18)
• Apr 29 - Apr 30, 2025: Up & Away (Set 16) + Jungle Love (Set 17)
• Apr 16 - Apr 17, 2025: Lil' Swashbucklers (Set 11) + Steam City (Set 15)
• Apr 2 - Apr 3, 2025: Macabre Manor (Set 12) + Leverage (Set 15)
  
  
• Artful Tales Golden Blitz events:
• Mar 4 - Mar 5, 2025: Glam Fur Crew (Set 16) + Photobash (Set 17)
• Feb 26 - Feb 27, 2025: Monopo-lithic (Set 15) + Fourthwall (Set 17)
• Feb 18 - Feb 19, 2025: Blushing Star (Set 13) + Dye Design (Set 14)
• Feb 12 - Feb 13, 2025: Masterpiece! (Set 12) + A Vision to Own (Set 15)
• Feb 6 - Feb 7, 2025: Gallery Spree (Set 11) + Local Art (Set 14)

We will keep this schedule up to date a🍌s more Golden Blitz events take place.

What stickers are included in the next Golden🎉 Blitz?

The stickers that will be included in the next Golden Blitz event are current⛄ly being decided by a , and two will be chosen from the following:

• Galactic Bond (Set 18)
• Galaxy Gazing (Set 19)
• TIE Fighter (Set 20)
• AT-AT (Set 20)
• Millennium Falcon (Set 20)

After almost 45,000 votes at the time of writing the Galactic Bond and AT-AT stickers are currently in the lead, but that could all change before the vote concludes on June 19 at 4am PDT / 7am EDT / 12noon BST.

What happens during a Monopoly Go Golden Blitz?

Usually, gold stickers you've collected are locked to your account, and if you tap on them in your collection you'll see a message stating "This Sticker can't be gifted". However, during a Monopoly Go Golden Blitz event two specific gold stickers will be unlocked for trading, which means you can either receive them to fill gaps in your collection or, if you ꧋already have at least one, use them to barter for other stickers you need to find.

During a Golden Blitz you can make up to five trades with the select gold stickers, in addition to the five standard daily trades you have available for regular stickers. If you need to find other players to swap with, then make sure you check out the trading groups on Facebook or Discord and follow the ins⛦tructions to keep your trades safe.

If you want to know more about upgrading your class on the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Monopoly Go Tycoon Express, then we've got all the information for you right here.

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Monopoly Go Tycoon Express season schedule

Each season of Tycoon Express in Monopoly Go will coincide with the current Album, except for the first one that starts on May 20 and ends on July 2, 2025. At the end of each season everyone's progress will be reset, so even if you make it all 🐭the way through the train to the top class cabin, you won't be able to remain there 💯indefinitely and will have to return to the beginning of a new train.

How to upgrade Tycoon Express in Monopoly Go

To upgrade your Tycoon Express in Monopoly Go and rise to the next class, you need to earn Exp❀ress Coins by taking part in daily tourn🔯aments. The higher you place in the tournament, the more Express Coins you'll earn, and if you scroll through the leaderboard you'll see a line marking the point where you'll upgrade your class if you finish above it. Express Coins are cumulative, so if you don't earn enough of them to upgrade your class immediately then they'll roll over to your total on the following day, and the upgrade line you need to finish above will be lower on the leaderboard as a result.

Monopoly Go Tycoon Express rewards

Each time you upgrade your class on the Monopoly Go Tycoon Express and move to the next cabin, you'll receive instant rewards such as Emojis, Shields, Tokens, Signature Dice, and Profile Fr🔯ames, as well as a boost to your tournament rewܫards for the rest of the season. These rewards get more extravagant the further you progress, but subsequent cabin upgrades will cost more Express Coins as a result so you'll need to save up.

There are seven cabins in total on the Tycoon Express, and once you've upgraded you cannot drop back down during the season, so you don't need to worry about maintaining your cla♌ss. There are some surprises in store if you can make it all the way to the final cabin, so get collecting those Express Coins to progress through the train as fast as you can!

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Complaints about stability issues, monetization excesses, and major story changes have been boiling over, and another extensive apology from the dev team is proving unsuccessful at improving the community'⛄s sentiment.

"Since the launch of Version 1.5, insufficient preparation 🐷during pre-release testing 🎀led to unexpected live issues," the devs say on Twitter, "resulting in an unstable game environment and unsatisfactory content. We fully acknowledge that this is our responsibility, and addressing these shortcomings remains a top priority for our team moving forward."

For now, the devs are extending the length of the 1.5 Bubble Season, with 1.6 now set to take over on June🦩 12, a small delay from the previously announced June 4 launch. They're also adding some additional daily login bonuses from June 5 through June 12, with 120 Diamond and 1 Energy Crystal delivered each day.

The response to that last bit is perhaps the best illustr꧅ation of where the community is at right now, as fans are treating the login bonuses not as a gift, but rather as a cynical way for the devs to keep everyone logging in day after day. "Infold finally replies and ends it with: 'Oh, and if you want compensation, you must login for 8 days 🍌in a row for it all,'" as one puts it.

One of the biggest points of contention with 1.5 has been its , which players have been that's dramatically changed the tone𝐆 of the story.

"Rest assured," the devs say, "we've heard your feedback loud and 💝clear: The Threads of Reunion storyline's absence in this version was never intended as a removal from Infinity Nikki'🌌s narrative – its associated outfit remain on our development roadmap. Due to technical hurdles in Version 1.5, we were unable to properly refine the introduction of the Sea of Stars chapter and the narrative setup for Threads of Reunion, which regrettably led to confusion. These elements are planned for future updates."

The idea that a truncated story change might have launched because of "technical issues" with the update🌜 certainly hasn't gon🌄e down well with fans. As one , why would the devs "release a story they knew wasn't done because of technical issues in the rest of an update they hadn't even released?"

The studio finishes its message by introducing the "Miraland Round Table" in an effort to "openly address player concerns and collabo🅘ratively explore solutions." This takes the form of both an email address and an in-game ༺customer service widget you can send your feedback to.

"Your candid feedback – both critical and encouraging – has prompted de𒉰ep reflection," the devs conclude. "Drafting this message stirs mixed emotions: guilt over delayed promises, yet gratitude for your unwavering support." I probably don't need to point to any more commun☂ity commentary to make clear that the support is, in fact, wavering.

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In a series of mistranslations and rumours, it was reported at the start of May that Horii essentially leaked the existence of a Chrono Trigger remake. The original▨ is considered one of the most influential and best RPGs ever made, so a remake would be welcomed by a lot of fans.

But don'ꦬt get your hopes up. Horii did state, "I get a lot of requests for the remake of Chrono Trigger as well, and so I am starting to contemplate on it." However, Square Enix has now stepped in to put these rumours to bed.

As reported by (with translations provided by Genki), Square Enix says: "It is a mistranslation regardℱing a Chrono Trigger Remake. Horii-san n💎ever made any such statement."

Now, this is just a rebuttal of the initial report t𝔍hat Horii leaked🌞 a remake, it isn't an outright denial that there's a remake in the works or being considered, but you still shouldn't hold your breath for one.

Huffing a lethal dose of copiu𝐆m, some peཧople on Twitter believe this denial is actually confirmation of a remake.

"That means it's happening," excitedly one hopeful fan. "So it is true then," another. Som🐭e think the game doesn't need a remake and is perfect as it is. What do you think?

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Speaking to , Spa꧑ce Invaders' Tomohiro Nishikado recalled a time in the games industry wherꦬe most of his work "was moved into mass production once it was completed," and there was much less overhead than there is now.

"I feel very lucky about that," he added. "My style of working was to think of a game on my own and make it on my ow🔜n. There were no managers making changes or any top-down interference. So I think it's very important for creative people and developers to try and make something on their 🥂own, and then see if it's fun or not."

That way of working changed quickly as games boomed and studios enlarged, though. "The game development process in Taito eventually changed, and we, the game creators, were increasingly expected to listen to the sales team, which came up with new title concepts 🧸they thought it would sell," he continued. "Then we started game development based on that. Personally, I don't think that is the correct approach. Creators shಌould try to make a game on their own first, and then it should expand into a larger project. This is what I've felt throughout my whole career."

For now, check out the best arcade games that never got ported to consoles.

"Infold has continued to ignore its players, server quality has declined, and the game has ⭕been𒉰 thoroughly massacred," says a Reddit post at the moment. "If in one week, May 18, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the devs continue to ignore us, don't log on, don't play, and don't give them money."

"Pleas🥀e help spread the word of #girlout," the post continues. "This is just my attempt to organize and help coordinate the community in largescale protests 🔯to show Infold just how scorned we are."

The Infinity Nikki introduced a massive amount of co🔜ntent to the game, incꦰluding co-op invites and substantial story changes, but players say these supposed upgrades have only made Infinity Nikki more broken and confusing.

So Bubble Season has become the evil foil to the gargantuan updates that transformed titles 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:like No Man's Sky and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Cyberpunk 2077 into more beautiful, intuitive games; instead, wit⛎h 530 "helpful" ratings says Infold has "plummeted this game into the ground."

✨"TL;DR: Game is a buggy mess," it reads, calling the devs "greedy" while adding: "Co-op sucks. Changed lore without letting anyone know. Don't waste your time or money."

But, though players𝐆 ไare organizing in droves à la the French Revolution to catapult their valid complaints at Infold, the developer seems to have taken up poetry rather than issue a ton of hot fixes.

"May's breezes car♉ry bubbles and dreams, / Across a sea of pink clouds, soft and slow – / Where every moment blooms at your fingertips," the developer .

Open-world dress-up game Infinity Nikki is serious business – so serious its devs have already banned over 80 accounts for cheating: "We implore all Stylists to adhere to the game rules"

Where to find Outposts in Fortnite

There are a total of 15 Fortnite Outposts scattered around th🌃e island, which are divided between the main four factions into roughly a quarter of the map each. They are ౠall found on or next to roads, in the following locations:

• Rebel Outposts
  • South of Resistance Base
  • South of Flooded Frogs
  • Northwest of Brutal Boxcars
• Imperial Outposts
  • West of Outlaw Oasis
  • Southwest of Crime City
  • Northeast of Canyon Crossing
  • Soutwest of Masked Meadows
  • Southeast of Foxy Floodgate
• First Order Outposts
  • Northeast of Magic Mosses
  • Southwest of Pumped Power
  • North of Shining Span
• Republic Outposts
  • South of Masked Meadows
  • North of Masked Meadows
  • Southeast of Seaport City
  • Northwest of Kappa Kappa Factory

As well as ticking off various quests, there are other good reasons to visit these Outposts in Fortnite. In addition to a selection of chests and floor loot, several of them give you access to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite X-Wings and TIE Fighters, though this mainly applies to the Imperial Outposts to the west of the island. You'll also find 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite Telephone Booths near many of the First Order and Imperial Outposts, which you can use to don a Stormtrooper disguise and mingle with the NPCs patrolling theꦐ area without getting attacked on sight.

If you're tracking down the Star Wars-themed 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite characters, then these Outposts come into play once again. You'll find Luꦏke Skywalker at the Rebel Outpost south of the Resistance Base, while Leia Organa is in the Rebel Outpost to the northwest of Brutal Boxcars, and you may also discover Chewbacca fighting against some Stormtroopers at one of the Outposts aligned with the Dark side – help him defeat them and he'l🔯l join you for the rest of the match. There are further characters due to appear in or near Outposts when they are activated in future updates, so keep an eye out.

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"We pushed a ho🐠tfix within 30 minutes of this happening in-game, so this shouldn’t happen again," it says in a senior reporter Ethan Gach.

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An AI-version of Darth Vader that can talk to you has been added to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite and it's gone pretty much exactly as you'd expect. People have already made him swear and talk🧸 about skibidi toilets.

Fortnite has collaborated with Google Gemini and ElevenLabs to turn Darth Vader into even more of a mechanical monstrosity than he already is. Now, when he appears in Fortnite, you can hold a button to talk to him viꦬa your microphone aꦫnd he'll actually respond to whatever you've said.

Acꦯcording to a tweet from prominent Fortnite leaker , he is not supposed to engage in "sexual or romantic language," he should "never say or repeat any offensive word," and he should also avoid the subject of terrorism. Sounds reasonable. People have already g💫otten around at least one of these guardrails though.

Twitch streamer Loserfruit says to Vader, "What freaking fucking food is that Darth Vader?" He responds, "Freaking, fuckওing! Such vulgarity does not become you." In a , she gets him to discuss romantic partners –another thing he's apparently not meant to do.

A video (which we're not going to link to here for obvious reasons📖) is already circulating of the AI Vader apparently saying a homophobic slur, too – it's not clear how the players made him do so, or if the clip was edited at all.

All that aside, if you think the AI's voice sounds quite close to actual Vader, t𒈔hat's because the late James Earl Jones (who passed away last year) has had his voice re-creꦜated by generative AI.

Jones' family gave the following : "James Earl felt that the voice of Darth Vader was insepꦰarable from the story of Star Wars, and he always wanted fans of all ages to continue to experience it. We hope that this collaboration with Fortnite will allow bo🥀th longtime fans of Darth Vader and newer generations to share in the enjoyment of this iconic character."

I doubt Jones' family imagined hearing him , "these skibidi toilets, are they some new form of Rebel Alliance?" Clearly, some work still needs to be put in to ensure AI Vader doesn't say any more things Epic and Disney won't be happy with. Maybe this will be fixed by the time 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite is unblocked by Apple.

A lot of fans aren't happy with the use of generative AI in the game in general. The increasingly common use of it worldwide continues to be a controversial topic, thanks to environmental concerns, worries about it reducing creativity, and potentially replacing human workers in some jobs. There's also the potential problem of AI taking from others' work when it comes to things like art, and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:even actors' voices, potentially without their consent.

"Absolute fucking garbage. I don't know how much I want to support the game right now because of shit like this. I hope this gets broken in a day and𒉰 we never see it again. Fucking waste," one angry player.

Another , "putting generative AI in your games isn't very epic," while another , "why does a battle royale game need to contribute to boiling the oceans," referཧring to the extreme energy and water cost of generative AI use.

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The official Fortnite account posted a statement to Twitter that reads: "Apple has blocked our Fort𓄧nite submission so we cannot release to the US App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union."

As a result, it cဣontinues, "Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it."

This all follows a lengthy legal battle between Apple and Epic Games that starte🌸d in 2020. The gam🌃e was first removed from the App Store following Epic offering players a way to pay directly to circumvent Apple's 30% cut on app and in-app purchases. It was also taken off of the Google Play Store for offering the same option.

A judge had ruled that Apple was allegedly 𝄹"in willful violation of this Court's 2021 Injunction which issued to restrain and prohibit Apple's anticompetitive conduct and anticompetitive pricing," but that doesn't appear to have helped get the game back on the App Store.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has repeatedly called the tech company 𝐆out on Twitter. He's recently been retweeting showing the discrepancy between how Apple originally claimed apps that used third-party payment services would look and how they actually look. At the time of writing, however, he's not tweeted anything about the game's iOS submission being blocked.

For now, 🧜Fortnite is available on A𝐆ndroid devices through its Epic Games Store mobile app, which you can learn how to download .

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Mobile and PC action RPG T⛎ribe Nine – a multimedia project created by Kodaka and developed by Akatsuki Games – announced that service for the game will be "terminated" on November 27, 2025.

Alongside this announcement, the game's publisher, Akatsuki Games, confirmed that the previously announced Chapter 4 story expansion has also been canceled and won't be c🍷oming out. This news came as a surprise to fans, as Tribe Nine only launched back in February and had amassed a decent fanbase, with the game netting a (which has since dropped to mixed after the announcement).

while discussing his in💖volvement in the game, saying: "My involvement in the game version was limited to providing the worldbuilding, and I'm sorry we couldn't live up to everyone's expectations."

He later adds: "I think the staff who took on the challenge of creating a Japanese-made action RPG did an incredible job. 🐎Thank you all for your hard work."

The publisher also announced that there would be refunds given for players who had bought Enigma Entities (in-game currency) in advance of new characters (with two on the roadmap also no longer coming out). However there is no mention of further refunds outside of this. This has resulted in the game getting negative reviews on Steam from those who spent money on the game during the three months it's been live.

Danganronpa dev behind new tactical RPG with 100 endings says "there's still a need for unique games" that aren't quite indie or AAA – and if his "sells well," fans can expect an anime.

Previously, Bandai Namco said it had "come to the conclus▨ion that it will not be possible to provide a service that satisfies all of you."

Tencent-owned developer Bokura has now picked up the ball and 🍌is running with it. The open-world MMORPG reboot has already had a tests on PC and mobile in China, with the developer gearing up to put it on Steam and the Epic Games Store soon.

🦹I'm not m🍬uch of an MMO guy, mainly because I'm turned off by all the grinding, but the trailer embedded above definitely has me sold since it promises you can do fun stuff with your friends... and also grind with them. Fishing, fighting, and mining are all here.

But do you know what else you can do with pals? Glide around a gorgeous world, ride adorable little capybara mounts, take selfies, go for ꦇa swim, and jump aboard hulking mechs. You can even race atop these weird, mechanical, custom balls - it just looks like a fun space to catch up with pals.

All your usual MMO bits are included, too, as Bokura promises there will be guilds, community events, and raids in the full game via a press release. You can also customize y🃏our own characters, pick from a list of classes, and buildcraft however yꦓou like.

Plus, Star Resonance will support cross-play and cross-progression between PC and mobile when it drops💃 later this year.

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The new global release date announcement comes just days after entertainment conglomerate Sega Sammy's 澳🎶洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:end-of-year financial results presenꦫtation revealed that The Phantom X is on its ❀way to Japan this summer. According to Sega and Atlus, the Persona 5 spin-off is now s📖et to drop worldwide this summer, too, on June 26, and it's going to be available to play on both mobile platforms, including iOS and Android devices, as well as PC.

It's big news for the Persona community, as a solid year has now passed since The Phantom X first launched its opeಌn beta for mobile users in Chinese territories on April 12, 2024. As one fan exclaims on an online discussing the June 26 release date, "GOTY COMING OUT SOON." Another person comments that they're "so ready" for the game to be available globally – one can only get so far with fan-translated screenshots, after all.

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Not everyone feels the same about The Phantom X getting its worldwide launch, however. Understandably, many prospective players are concerned about the game's gacha elemen🐟ts and its status as a free-to-play t🌄itle. A thread highlighting the upcoming release sees some of these worries shared by longtime Persona fans, with one simply asking underneath the original post, "Is this F2P friendly?"

Various other responses echo that very sentiment, with somebody similarly questioning if "anyone can give me a verdict on how F2P friendly this game is?" Others are willing to try The Phantom X as its "story gets really good" before deciding: "I will play this and give it a chance, even though I'm not into gacha games and don't enjoy playing them." As a longtime Persona stan myself, I think I'll do the same and go from there.

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If you're trying to earn Express Coins to upgrade your class on the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Monopoly Go Tycoon Express, then we've got the lowdown on that seasonal event.

How to get Monopoly Go reward codes

The only way to get Monopoly Go reward codes is to purchase a physical copy of the Monopoly Go board game, which will include a sheet similar to the one shown above with a 12-digit code printed on it. Each of these reward codes is unique, which means you can't find generic promos online to claim.

However, each Monopoly Go reward code can be redeemed on four separate accounts before it expires. This means if you buy the physical board game then you can share the included code you receive with three other friends or family, so๊ you can all receive the Gold Mr Monopoly Token.

How to redeem Monopoly Go reward codes

To redeem Monopoly Go reward codes, you first need to link the mobile app to your Facebook account. If you haven't done that already, open the main menu in the app and then꧒ tap the Facebook Connect button before following the process to log in and authorize access to your accou💎nt.

With the app connected, you then need to go to the on the Monopoly Go website and hit the Login button in the top right corner. This will prompt you to 'sign in with Facebook', so go through the process to connect the same account you used on your ap💟p, after which you'll see your name and profile picture at the top of the menu on the left. You can then enter your reward code in the box, and the Gold Mr Monopoly Token will be yours!

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Revealing the cancellation of the GPS-based mobile game, the developers begin by apologizing to excited fans: "We wish to convey our heartfelt apologies to eve✤ryone who has been looking forward to the sꦓtart of service."

According to th♒e studio, as work on Missing-Link un🍃folded, the devs realized that the final product would potentially be unable to last in popularity over time, prompting them to rethink its future release entirely.

"Although we worked hard on developing and adjusting the game in the hope that it would be enjoyed by lots of players, we determined that it would be difficult for us to offer a service that p💫layers would find satisfactory over a long period of time, leading us to the decision to cancel development," explain the devs, going on to reference the now-canceled game's past beta tests – the last of which took place in 2024.

"We would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to everyone who gave us their support and assistance with the multiple🌊 closed beta tests," states the studio. "We are truly sorry to have to make this announcement."

While it's certainly not great news for fans of the Kingdom Hearts series, the cancellation of Missing-Link doesn't spell the demise of any other future games – including the long-a๊waited Kingdom 💎Hearts 4.

"The Kingdom Hearts series will continue," conclude the devs. "We are hard at work on Kingd𝓡om Hearts 4, and hope you'll continue to support the series as you keep an eye out for further updates."

To get through the Kingdom Hearts 4 news drought, Square Enix is re-releasing a 10-game collection full of other already re-released collections

The device's priorities align it with the world of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming phones more so than everyday flagship handsets. There are some noticeable sacrifices in camera quality and other quality-of-life features like wireless charging, but that's traded out for impressive battery life, a slick display, and a solid (if sliꦬg𒈔htly older) chipset chugging away under the hood.

There's power, grace, and style in this device, and while it lacks gaming-specific software and hardware features it could well give Nubia something to think about in the value departme🌃nꦅt.

That said, this isn't a US phone. It's possible to🍨 have one shipped to the states, but ther𝔉e's no guarantee that it will run on major carriers.

Design

The Poco F7 Pro keeps things streamlined with a sophisticated monotone design that keeps ไthings interesting by varying texture rather than color. That's in stark contrast to the bold yellow aesthetics of previous releases, but one that sits inline with the move towards more understated gaming form factors in recent years. I received the black model, though a crisp silver and striking blue are also available, which also comes with a dark gray silicone case in the box.

This is a flat-backed phone but it's certainly not harsh. In contrast to the similarly-proportioned 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:RedMagic 9S Pro's hard angular corners, the Poco F7 Pro has a neatly rounded design that save෴s the palms and keeps aesthetics soft. Turning it over, the glossy section towards th🅺e top also features a circular pattern running underneath the glass cover, adding an extra level of dimensionality.

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Up top💃 we've got an incredibly crisp 3,200 x 1440 resolution OLED panel, with all the HDR functionality and high-speed refresh rates you could ask for. This is a partꦛicularly vibrant screen, offering rich colors and allowing for more muted tones with striking detail and precision.

That's a QHD+ resolution that punches with the best of them, matching only high-end flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Xiaomi's own 15 Ultra. Considering those are both four-figure models, and the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro 📖that sits at the top of our gaming phone rankings only clocks in at 2,400 x 1,080, that's excellent value for money.

It's also incredibly bright - too ♚bright to use at full blast in anything other than direct sun. I'd take that over a dim display, especially considering it still manages to maintain both brightness and uniformity at a solid price point. Throw in full HDR support from Dolby Vision and more and you've gജot yourself an impressive screen.

That's without taking the 120Hz refresh rate into account, a feature you'll pay top dollar for in other mode💫ls. This is a variable refresh rate, but it's not quite as smart as other installations. There's an adaptive mode, but it basically cycles between idle 60Hz settings and more power-hungry 120Hz gaming applications. You can, however, customize exactly which apps ramp things up to 100, which keeps things battery-friendly.

Cameras

The Poco F7 Pro doesn't push its cameras as hard as more mainstream flagships, but your Instagram isn't going to suffer for it. The main 50M✤P wide camera captures impressive detail with a particularly strong color range on display. In good light, there's a fantastic dynamic range to these shots, with🌠 finer details of more complex subjects shining through accurately and without a processing fuzz on top.

♋Darker shots hold their own as well, managing to pick out an impressive level of detail from shadowy areas, and balancing saturation and black levels well.

The ultrawide gets a little spicier, introducing slightly more fuzz around the edges and losing some of the finer details of subjects. Keeping your shots clear is a 🦋little tricky without the autofocus, though it's pretty easy to adjust most framing on the fly.

Software

The Poco F7 Pro runs on Android 15 and HyperOS 2, the same as Xiaomi's more premium flagships. The interface is nice and clean, it'🦋s pretty much the same as any other Android home screen and menu system, with only a few pre-installed apps occ﷽upying the second page. One is a simple Poco news feed, another is a dedicated Xiaomi Mi store app, and the Opera browser is installed as well. Then there's your usual roster of pre-installed capers, from Amazon to Booking.com.

Everything is where I would expect it to be, with plenty of wallpaper, layout, and drawer customizations available. That all runs ni🅷ce and smoothly as well, I never noticed any jittering on the screen when moving between menus and apps, there were no translation issues, and deleting the bloatware apps was quick and painless.

𒐪You're also getting access to Xiaomi HyperAI's software tools, including image editing, speech recognition, and interpreting functionality. On top of that, though the phone also comes with Google Gemini pre-installed, which functions as it does anywhere else.

I didn't find any quir⛄ks or bugs with the software or AI features in ꦑmy day to day testing, and everything remained reliable and solid throughout the period.

Unlike Asus or Nubia's gaming phones, the Poco F7 Pro doesn't come with any gaming-specific software features. The former devices ship with dedicated apps to manage your game libraries, settings, and screenshots, whiꦯle also providing finer controls over fans and performance. If you're looking to get the most out of that Snapdragon chip, that kind of flexibi🐷lity can take you pretty far.

Gaming

The Poco F7 Pro uses an older Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, which means it's always going to be outpaced by the likes of the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro with its Snapdragon 8 Elite. Its 3D Mark benchmark numbers also put it below the previous generation Asus phone and, more notably, the RedMagic 9S Pro. This latter device uses an ove🅷rclocked 'Leading Version' of the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip to edge ahead in the numbers game, while 🍷only costing slightly more than the Poco F7 Pro.

That's not to say this is a slouch, in fact I'm pleased with this value proposition overall. The Poco F7 Pro handles more demanding moments ဣof high-performance games well, never stuttering during my PUBG and Call of Duty Mobile tests and handling large board states in MTG Arena particularly smoothly.

While it scores lowest out of this particularly competitive pool of phones (Asus sits among the top contenders on the market, and you're certainly paying for that power), those numbers still translate into perfectly playable framerates. Sure, you can push the limits of newer, bigger releases with a more expensive phon🍸e, but the Poco F7 Pro can handle all your usual thumb tappers an𝕴d then some for far less cash.

There are some hardware features missing from more dedicated gaming phones. With no touch capacitive or physical triggers at the top, Call of Duty shots are a little slower and less comfortable here than on the Asus ROG Phone series. A centered USB-C port means this phone is far friendlier to some of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best mobile controllers, though, a massive benefit over A♐sus🍰's bizarrely placed connection.

Battery

Powering all that is a 6,000mAh silicon-carbon battery, an impressive leap from the Poco 6 Pro and a larger battery than the 5,300mAh Ultra model. It translates to solid all-day usage, though does so at the expense of wireless charging functionality. When using the phone casually day-to-day I could easily get through all my usual YouTube viewing, gaming, emails, and doom-scrolling - sometimes without having to charge until the next day. Running the phone with its screen on for more dedicated👍 testing also didn't ღdisappoint.

The device ran non-stop video for around 15 hours and lasted between eight and nine hours when gaming (different tests completed on different games kept these results more varied). That's impressive considering some dedicated gaming phones can rinse 🍷through their batteries i🍌n just a few hours.

Should you buy the Poco F7 Pro?

If you're in a territory that supports it, the Poco F7 Pro offers excellent value as an all-in-one gaming phone. You're not paying flagship prices here, and while there are some hardware and software sacrifices compared to high-end gaming phones, the Poco F7 Pro ticks all the boxes as far as everyday stability and game♚play goes.

With a gorgeous OLED screen that punches well above its price tag, a battery life to be jealous of, and a streamlined, subtle form factor, the F7 Pro can easily slot into your daily life while still giving your games a little more grunt than they may see from similar𝄹ly priced Samsung Galaxy A-Series devices or Apple's older releases.

How I tested the Poco F7 Pro

I used the Poco F7 Pro as my daily driver for two weeks, using it alongside the RedMagic 9S Pro and iPhone 15 Plus for an additional two weeks after that. I used the device a☂s I normally would any phone for both of those two dedicated weeks of testing, noting battery life, any OS glitches or stutters, charge times, temperatures, and camera quality. On top of that, I performed more demanding battery tests running the phone with its screen at 50% brightness. I primarily played Magic: The Gathering Arena and PUBG during my gaming tests, but also stress-tested in Call of Duty Mobile and performed synthetic benchmarks across 3D Mark's suite of tools.

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The new🍸 release date was recently revealed by entertainment conglomerate Sega Sammy in its . Listed as part of the company's planned "roll-out schedule," Persona 5: The Phantom X is first mentioned in the fiscal reports as having been initially launched on April 12, 2024, in "China, South Korea, Traditional Chinese area" on both Android and iOS mobile devices.

As for its future, the presentation highlights that Persona 5: The Phantom X is set to release in Japan on both PC and Android or iOS mobile platforms sometime "this sཧummer." While a specific day isn't yet provided by Sega Sammy in its financial reports, it does confirm the circulating rumors that the mobile spin-off is indeed ꦉlaunching outside of its current regions in 2025.

With Sega Sammy's newly unveiled summer release window, it's likely The Phantom X will be available in Japan sometime between June and the end of September. This also lines up with what the game's developers confirmed themselves in the past, that the JRPG spin-off was "to be released in Japan" with pre-registration open, as well as 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历ꦍ史查询:The Phantom X playtest that appeared on Steam last year.

There's no telling whether or not the game will ever release overseas or perhaps even on other platforms, but its launch in J🍸apan on💖 PC is enough to leave Persona stans like myself hopeful that there's more to come of The Phantom X yet.

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"Starting today, when you make a purchase in Fortnite, Roc𝔉ket League, and Fall Guys using Epic’s payment system globally on PC, iOS, Android, and the web, you’ll get 20% back in Epic Rewards," the publisher explains in its . "You can spend your rewards in Fortnite and our other games, or on the Epic Games Store when you use Epic’s payment system. These 20% rewards inꦅ Epic's games are here to stay."

W⛦ith respect to Fall Guys and Rocket League, the big story here is that these rewards effectively make Fortnite's V-bucks 20% cheaper – with the obvious caveat that you can only spend your rewards balance in Epic's ecosystem. Still, if you're the type to make repeated Fortnite Item Shop purchases, those rewards wi෴ll add up.

While you'll only get prompted to go to the external Epic payment service for your puꦏrchases on mobile, console Fortnite players ca🅷n still get the benefit of the extra rewards by buying through the .

This rewards upgrade comes just as Epic that it's "submitted Fortnite to Apple for re🅷view so we can launch on the App Store in the U.S." Apple may yet find some reason to💞 reject the game yet again, but for now it looks like Fortnite's return to the App Store is finally nigh.

There's some irony here in that Epic once before offered a 20% discount on V-bucks for players bypassing third-party payment options to buy direct from the publisher. That happened in 2020, and it was what prompted Apple and Googl♛e to both kick Fortnite from their platforms, resulting in the 澳洲幸ไ运5开奖号码历史查询:legal battle that's only recently resolved.

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Where to find Telephone Booths in Fortnite

I have identified the locations of eight Telephone Booths in Fortnite, which I've marked on the map above. These are all connected to Galactic Empire POIs or certain 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite Outposts, which makes sense given the disguise they contain. Bear in mind that these Telephone Booths are positioned where you can access them to don your disguise without being spotted, soꦇ in the case of the Outposts they're tucked behind nearby trees or rocks, and with the First Order Base or Vader Samurai's Solitud🍷e they're actually placed just outside the Named Location at the end of a zipline for ease of access.

How to use a T🌱ꦬelephone Booth to don a disguise in Fortnite

To use a Telephone Booth to don a disguise in Fortnite, you just need to approach it then follow the 'Disguise as Imperial Stormtrooper' prompt that appears. This will switch you to the iconic Stormtrooper outfit, w🍸hile initially displaying an icon over your head (that only you can see) to confirm that you're currently wearing a disguise.

While dressed like this, other Imperial NPCs will not attack you, so you can safely explore Imperial Outposts and Galactic Empire POIs without getting into a fight. Your disguise will remain intact until you either damage🐽 an opponent or NPC, or take damage yourself, at which point you'll revert back to your original appearance – though you can visit Telephone Booths multiple times in the same match to get your disguise back again.

Watch out for the various Star Wars-themed 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite characters that appear around the island, as some have special story assignments to give you.

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I'm of the belief that anything is better so long as it glows in the dark, but I did grow up in the 90s, where having a glowing solar system stuck on your ceiling was the epitome of cool. But, one of the most annoying issues of anything glow-in-the-dark was ensuring it charged up properly.

Dbrand has thought of that, and every Glowbot order comes with a free UV light. So you can charge it up without having to hold up your pricey tech to the light in your living room like I had to back in the day.

This "HD remaster" of the original skin collection, as Dbrand puts it, is available but only for a limited time. So if you're desperate to make your gaming setup look like it crawled out of Fallout 4, you need to be quick. You have until May 23 at 12:01 AM EST to grab one for your PS5, smartphone, laptop, iPad, Steam Deck, or Nintendo Switch, and they're only available through the official Dbrand storefront.

The good news is that this release ties into a Dbrand sale, and you can already secure 11% off whatever Glowbot sk🍃in you have your heart set on. There's a lot range of discounts available in what they're calling "The Big Short Sale," which includes 50% off its iconic Darkplate PS5 covers, 40% off Killswitch cases, and mo𓆏re.

If you don't want to cover up your precious console, picking up one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best PS5 controllers, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Xbox Series X controllers, or the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Nintendo Switch controllers can help give it a well-needed boost.

The quickest way to earn more Blasters during this event is to claim the free 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Monopoly Go dice links and keep moving around the board collecting prizes.

How to play Tatooine Treasures in Monopoly Go

To play Tatooine Treasures in Monopoly Go, you need to earn Blasters so you can shoot away the squares and uncover the treasures hidden beneath. You earn Blasters by moving around the board and collecting prizes, as well as progressing events such as Tatooine Nights by landing on the Corner Squares. You can then tap on the Blaster icon to the r♔ight handꦛ side of the game screen to enter the Tatooine Treasures minigame.

For each level, there are outlines of the hidden treasures at the top of the screen, and you tap on squares in the bottom grid to rem🍸ove ෴them and uncover the treasures. The solid squares cannot be removed, so consider the size and shape of the treasures you're looking for to narrow down their possible locations – remember that they can be rotated! Once you reveal one square of a treasure, you should be able to deduce where the remaining squares are from the outline displayed above the grid.

As you progress through the levels, there will be squares that require several Blasters to remove, so try and work around those where possible so you don't waste shots on empty squares. If you're looking for Tatooine Treasures puzzle solutions for each level, then unfortunately these aren't available as the treasure locations appear to be randomized for each player within the grid. We've compared levels between several different players and found they each have unique﷽ solutions, which means you'll need to f✤igure them out for yourself.

Monopoly Go Tatooine Treasures rewards

As you progress through the minigame, there are some significant Monopoly Go Tatooine Treasures rewards to be earไned, which naturally get better the more levels you complete. The rewards are available through May 11, and are as follows for each of the 20 levels:

1. 50 Dice
2. 100 Dice
3. Yellow Sticker Pack, 3-7 Blasters, Cash
4. 300 Dice
5. 100 Dice
6. 3-8 Blasters, Cash
7. 100 Dice
8. 500 Dice
9. 150 Dice
10. 6-10 Blasters, Cash
11. 250 Dice
12. 700 Dice, Blue Sticker Pack
13. Cash
14. 250 Dice
15. 4-8 Blasters, Cash
16. Grogu Token
17. 200 Dice, 6-14 Blasters, Cash
18. 500 Dice
19. Cash
20. 2,000 Dice, Cash, Purple Sticker Pack

While there are lots of dice to get you moving and stickers to help build your collection, the most interesting Monopoly Go Tatooine Treasures reward is the Grogu Token unlocked by completing level 16, which means you'll be able to travel around the board as Ba🐽by Yoda!

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In an interview with Bobby Lee's TigerBelly podcast (), Barone is (jokingly) confronted about the delay between 1.6's launch on PC and its release on other platforms. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The massive update launched in March 2024 on PC and in November 2024 for cons🌠ole and mobile p𝄹latforms.

While console and mobile Stardew🌜 Valley players waited 🌠in agony for 1.6, Barone said "it was like nine months of hell" and "it made me very depressed."

That's why, if there is an upd🤡ate 1.7, Barone wants everyone to experienc🍸e it at the same time.

"I want to make sure that never happens again ... I'll tell you this, if there was gonna be another update, I wouldn't announce it this time until it's completely finished, and I mean I want it to be done on all the plat🎀forms, because there was so much dissatisfaction this time around, and it was really just not fun," Barone said.

At another point in the podcast, Barone was pressed on whether there will ever be a full-on sequel to Stardew Valley, and he sure as hell didn't say no. In fact, he straight up said: "I mꦰight eventually make a Stardew Valley 2." So there you have it.

Eric Barone is "committed to not working on Stardew Valley until I'm done with Haunted Chocolatier," but he'll "never say" he's completely done with his magnum opus.

"I might eventually make a Stardew Valley 2, to beꦜ honest" Barone says during of comedian Bobby Lee's podcast Tiger Belly.

But it sounds like turning that throwaway podcast thought into a tangible Steam purchase would 🐎be frustrating.

"It's just so much easier to just add more stuff to Stardew Valley than to make a whole new game from scratch," Barone elaborates. "The major systems are already all done. That's the stuff that's not fun to do. When I make an update, it's like, you kn🦩ow – 'oh, throw in this, throw in that. Let's add gree🦹n rain.'"

But what about the financial opportunity Stardew Valley 2 presents? A sequel to one of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the most popular farming sims in history wouldn't just be a geyser of oilꦺ – it would be a flood, right?

"I♛ just don't care," Barone replies when Lee asks him why he won't charge for Stardew updates. "I just don't care about money that much, to be honest."

Barone reiꦬterates that, while he won't count out the idea of a Stardew sequel, "I don't want to just be the Stardew Valley guy. That's why I'm making Haunted Chocolatier." Which brings🙈 me back to my first point…

Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe worries follow-up Haunted Chocolatier might "ruin the teeth of a whole generation": "I'm thinking about doing it so you can only eat like two chocolates per day."

HoYoverse paid a $20 million fine and was ordered to update how it presents its costs and odds, among other things. It is also rolling out a new wall for age verification for US Genshin players oℱn May 20, with a July 18, 2025 deadline for completion. "If the verification is not completed by July 20th, 2026, the personal information of your HoYoverse account will be deleted permanently,"

The May 6 Genshin🀅 Impact update made significant changes to the way odds and costs are presented. New disclaimers have been added to the limited-time banners and the in-game premium store, explicitly laying out just how expꦑensive this style of 'gacha' game can be.

How much Genshin Impact really costs

The limited-time character banner, where players can spend a special Fate currency on batches of 1 or 10 lootboxes in the hopes of obtaining the featured character 🦂(currently new character Escoffier), has a new description which notes that the "consolidated probability," or the overall odds while accounting for various 'pity' systems that eventually guarantee the desired character, is 1.103%.

As a result, "the cost of obtaining a 5-star e🥀vent-exclusive character may vary from $1.98 to $475.20 (if purchased in USD🔯)." Quite the range!

The limited weapon ban🦄ner, which was fairly recently updated to be less punishing but is still widely disliked in the Genshin community, 🌟has a similar disclaimer. The consolidated 5-star odds there are 1.48% per wish, reflecting its slightly more generous pity count, so the cost of an exclusive 5-star weapon ranges from $1.98 to $422.40 in USD. A whole $50 cheaper!

To unpack this math, we also have to look at 🦄the new bಌlurbs in Genshin's in-game shop, where you would purchase Genesis Crystals that can be converted to Primogems and then spent on Fates in confounding increments of 160. Clear as mud, right?

The shop now includes a Fate calculator of sorts, indicating how🍌 many pulls you're getting for your money. Here's the shortlist, which notably includes the first-time buyer bonus of doubled Genesis Crystals – an incentive to start spending, because companies know that after you spend once, you're more likely to spend again.

• $0.99 - 60 + 60 Genesis Crystals, or 0.7 Fates
• $4.99 - 300 + 300 Genesis Crystals, or 3.7 Fates
• $14.99 - 980 + 980 Genesis Crystals, or 12.2 Fates
• $29.99 - 1,980 + 1,980 Genesis Crystals, or 24.7 Fates
• $49.99 - 3,280 + 3,280 Genesis Crystals, or 41 Fates
• $99.99 - 6,480 + 6,480 Genesis Crystals, or 81 Fates

If you remove these first-time bonuses and keep spending hypothetical money,🍌𓆉 the cost of buying Fates outright rises dramatically, hence the $475 ceiling in the character disclaimer.

HoYoverse is essentially saying that that's🌜 the most it could cost if we assume – not unreasonably, given the low rates – that you get unlucky and have to rely on the built-in guarantee to get your character.

This also assumes 🅷you're brute-forcing the cost with real money alone, ignoring the ꦇPrimogems and Fates given out in-game through regular rewards and special events.

Genshin Impact has not changed its drop rates or prices he꧑re, ♒but these disclaimers are still a pretty big deal.

Gacha games like Genshin have historically gone out of their way to conceal and downplay costs with multiple currencies that obscure where exactly your money is going (into a♍ black hole) and how much you'll need to spend to get what you want (more than you think).

This can act as a smokescreen or psychological cushion that makes it easier to spend since it feels like you're getting more for your money, or easier tꦦo spend more because you realize too late that you didn't buy enough of whatever currency and the sunk cost fallacy is banging on your door like a hurricane.

In reality, dropping $100 in Genshin, without a first-time bonus, doe�ℱ�sn't even guarantee a single 5-star character or weapon.

This update, prompted by the FTC's order, has blown that smokescreen away. ꦦThe FTC spells this out in i💎ts report on the complaint filed by the Department of Justice "upon referral from the Commission."

"Genshin Impact’s purchasing process obscures the reality that consumers commonly must spend large amounts of real money to obtain 'five-star prizes,' and that some children have spent hundreds or even thousan꧟ds of dollars to win them," it reads. "The complaint alleges that the system is challenging and confusing, particularly for children and t♏eens."

It's worth noting here that, in the storied history of gacha games, the biggest spenders, the so-ca🦂lled 'whales' that companies seek to harpoon, have spent mo😼re than just a few thousand dollars. In April 2024, gacha YouTuber Xlice posted a video reviewing the account of . (Credit where it's due: the same player makes a point to .)

The FTC continues: "Players must exchange real dollars for bundles of virtual currency that then 🎀have to be re-exchanged multiple times to open loot boxes, with exchange rates in unusual denominations. This complicated system, according to the complaint, misleads consumers about the amount of money that players spend on loot boxes on an ongoing basis, and the amount of money that players would likely need to spend to obtain certain prizes."

If the idea of spending over $400 on a single character or weapon in a video game, or spending $100 on microtransactions without even getting what you want, sounds absurd, well, good. It should sound absurd. And I say that as someone who's played Genshin Impact almost every day since it launched in September 2020 and just recently got into HoYo's new𝕴es𝔍t game, Zenless Zone Zero.

I always compare these games to alcohol. They are inherently hazardous and fully capable of ruining your life or finances if you let them, but 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:they can also be fun when enjo🧜yed responsibly and in moderation. (Ironically, I don't 🀅drink!) Also: kids sho🌠uldn't have them.

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Where to find X-Wings and TIE Fighters inౠ Fortnite

On the map above, I've marked all of the X-Wing and TIE Fighter locations in Fortnite around the island. Naturally, the X-Wings are concentrated around the Light Side controlled areas of the Resistance Base and Outpost Enclave, while the TIE Fighters are generally found in the Dark Side regions of the First Order Base and Vader Samurai's Solitude.

Note that the TIE Fighter south of the Flooded Frogs POI is initially broken, but if you interact with the terminal nearby you'll trigger a simple Story entry in the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite quests. Gather the three fuel containers then fix the TIE Fighter and you can fly awaꦺy in it.

How to fly X-Wings and TIE Fighters in Fortnite

Flying X-Wings and TIE Fighters in Fortnite can be a little tricky at first, as the controls aren't particularly intuitive. You need to push 🦹the left stick up to increase power so your chosen ship starts moving forward, and then you can use the right stick to look around which will steer you. While moving the left stick up and down will adjust your set speed, you'll need to hold it up to maintain maximum velocity, and this can by temporarily increased by hit꧑ting the boost button.

If your ship health gets reduced to zero then it will crash land and you'll be ejected from the cockpit, but if you wait a short time it will regenerate so it can be used again. The bar above your ship health shows how 🌞many of the three regenerations you have left, befor😼e it is destroyed for good.

Keep an eye out for the Star Wars-themed 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fortnite characters that appear around the island, as some have special story assignments for you.

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