Play the game before the rest of the world [Update:Codes all gone! Hope you got yours!] Our friends at Paradox Interactive have hooked us up with a bunch of Early Access Steam keys for their upcoming MOBAMagicka: Wizard Wars, and we’re handing them out to the Dtoid community! We’ve got a batch of codes locked and loaded for our Huge members, plus another 2,500 open to any and all. Huge members,click hereto snag yours!...

Given that it’sofficially the fastest-selling PlayStation gameevermade, you’d expectHelldivers 2‘s content updates to continue dropping in at a blistering pace. This is no longer the case, however, as Arrowhead Games hasslowed the updating cadence way downahead of the hotly anticipated spawn rate fix. “You’ve probably noticed we’ve slowed our cadence of patches,” said Arrowhead Games on Twitter. “Similar to our future approach to Warbonds, this is so we can dedicate more time to each patch to reduce the pressure on our teams, dig into your feedback more, and deliver higher-quality patches....

They used to text me on my space phone The world ofHonkai: Star Railis communicated through interfaces. Menus and trackers keep you abreast of what tasks you can accomplish to keep resources moving in, characters levelling up, and passes built up for the next Warp. But it’s not all for making numbers increase. Some, like the actual text message function ofHonkai: Star Rail‘s cell phone, become a key part of learning more about the crew you’re assembling....

With Episode: Echoes ofDestiny 2wrapped up and done, it’s time to move on to Episode: Revenant’s set of season pass rewards, new content, andcosmetics. That is, unless you seem to have forgotten a little something from the Echoes season pass before the swap. While it may seem like you’ve simply lost the loot from the last season pass and need to move on, that isn’t the case. Here’s how to claim any Episode: Echoes season pass rewards you forgot to snag inDestiny 2....

Destiny 2’sstoried history is full of familiar mechanics players are used to dealing with, such as banking motes like in Gambit. Motes are nothing new inDestiny 2, butCharged Motesare. These are a particular kind of mote that players have to pick up and interact with as part of new DLCThe Edge of Fate’scampaign, and it’s a recurring mechanic that’s seen most notably in the Mission: Nostos. Here’s how to get Charged Motes in the Nostos mission inDestiny 2....

There’s a rare opportunity to get a special free namecard inGenshin Impact, and it’s a celebration of the new OST album “The Stellar Moments Vol. 4.” All you have to do is listen to the new album onYouTube,Spotify, orApple Music. Once the tracks get a cumulative play count of five million across all platforms, the namecard will be distributed to everyone in the global servers. The event lasts between now andJanuary 31, 2024, so we have just under two weeks to achieve that number....

Yes, this picture is indeed awesome. When Hamza first showed me it, I thought it was a trap. Assuming the art had to be “old,” I almost didn’t post it. But then, thankfully, I noticedZorua and Zoroark— the first two Pokemon confirmed forBlackandWhite— and figured “eh, close enough.” As someone who isn’t into figuring out invisible values with a calculator and a notepad so much as he is a dude who likes to fill his Pokedex with imaginative creatures, I love being able to see all of the monster designs together in a not-immediately-noticeable-as-different style....

There’s nothing like a debate about art games to ensure that everybody has a fun, enlightening, and not-at-all-aggravating time! Let’s discuss the assertion that “art game” as a descriptor doesn’t work, that it’s a broken term and people ought to call “art games” something else. Let’s fight that assertion to continue a petty little argument Jim might have had on a podcast. That’s a debate we’re all going to enjoy, right?...

Judero developer Talha and Jack Co. has announced its next game with abrief teaser trailer.Mashinawill continue the crafted stop-motion aesthetic, adopting a more sci-fi theme. A Kickstarter to fund it willlaunch sometime in January. If you’re not familiar,Juderois a bizarre stop-motion game maybe about Scotland, but also not entirely? You play as a dude trying to climb the glass mountain because the game world compels him to do so. It’s hard to describe....

If you’re here, and you’re reading this, bring it in for a hug. I’m in the same boat as you. Ever since I finishedClair Obscur: Expedition 33, I’ve been looking to fill that void. Expedition 33is a special game, made by a talented dev team that took inspiration from other games in its genre and iterated on them to make something unique and unforgettable. The early GOTY favorite may go down as one of the better RPGs ever made....

This upcoming Friday, August 10th, MLG will be hosting aSummer Fighting Arenafeaturing bothMortal KombatandSoulCalibur V. The fun begins at 4:00pm Eastern and goes until midnight. I know people will moan and groan because ofMortal Kombat, though I have no real idea as to why. It has some of the smartest gameplay features and the characters that end up doing well in tournaments change relatively consistently. I’m not as well-versed inSCVas I am in other fighting games, but that hasn’t made it any less entertaining to watch....

If I’ve got to pick just one sworn enemy inModern Warfare 3, it’s the Riot Shield users — not the rage quitters or even cheaters — that make me see red inCoDmultiplayer battlegrounds. There’s nothing more humiliating than trying to outmaneuver them only to get eliminated with a measly few pushes. Fortunately, theSeason 2 Reloadedupdate introduced a new way to counter Riot Shields with the Soulrender melee weapon. Detonatedfirst reported on this discovery, where they utilized the Soulrender to eliminate a Riot Shield wielder....

New social features to go along with the hero rework Overwatchgame director Jeff Kaplan has outlineda number of notable changesmaking their way to the game today for public testing on the PTR. More than just the usual hero tweaks, Blizzard has also introduced a looking for group (LFG) system and a feature that lets players endorse one another to reinforce good behavior. Players can also now restrict their profiles to be private or friends-only....