All Legendary Katana locations in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Early Katana builds are great for the beginning stages of the game, but Legendary types stand out as the best well-rounded weapons. Due to their high rarity, acquiring them requires a scavenger hunt. We’re here to show you all Legendary Katana locations inAssassin’s Creed Shadows. Table of contents Where to find all Legendary Katanas in AC: Shadows A few Legendary Katanas can be found early on in your journey, starting from the beginner Izumi Settsu region....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Emily Livingston

Almost all of the most popular PS4 games will be playable on PS5 at launch

Backward compatibility broken down It has been a while, but PlayStation is getting back to backward compatibility. As a part of today’s PlayStation 5 deep dive — and it’s a deep enough dive to blow out your eardrums if you don’t have proper scuba equipment — PlayStation master architect Mark Cerny confirmed that the new console will be able to play PS4 games at launch. Most of them anyway. As Cerny explains, the PS5 “incorporates any differences in the previous console’s logic into the new console’s custom chips....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Stephanie Dillon

Battleborn is allegedly going free-to-play

Seems like sometime in November is the plan Gearbox Software’s MOBA-lite shooterBattlebornnever stood much of a chance. It released in the same timeframe as the likes ofOverwatchandDoom, and everyone’s collective interest gravitated toward those titles. Amid low player counts,early and aggressive saleswere staged. In an earnings call, publisher2K Games confirmedthat it performed below expectations. As many predicted,Battlebornwill seemingly get a second shot in the free-to-play sector.Kotakureports it has a source that confirms this shift should take place in the next couple of months, probably by mid-November....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Julie Anderson

Best Book Series Like Hunger Games for Lovers of Dystopian Worlds

Collins’sThe Hunger Gameschanged young adult literature forever. The bloodthirsty nation of Panem served as an entire generation of adolescent readers’ introduction to dystopian fiction, setting imaginations across the globe ablaze with visions of alternate worlds where human civilization took a dark turn somewhere along the road. Unfortunately, the next installment ofThe Hunger Games,Sunrise on the Reaping, won’t hit bookstore shelves until March 2025. But don’t despair, my fellow Tributes! That means you have almost a year to read one of the many fantastic dystopian series out on the market before diving back into Katniss Everdeen’s world for the fifth time....

June 28, 2025 · 7 min · 1429 words · Kaitlin Compton

Binding of Isaac ‘Wrath of the Lamb’ DLC now on Steam

I adoreThe Binding of Isaac. It’s one of those games with a bite-sized length which lends itself perfectly to a mid-day work distraction and, as a result, I’ve played it nearly to the point of full completion. The one and only expansion forIsaac, “Wrath of the Lamb,” hasarrived on Steam. Priced at $2.99, it adds a ton of content, nearly doubling the number of items, along with new rooms, characters, mechanics and secrets to discover....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Mary Johnson

Black Ops II nails down July release for Vengeance DLC

Third DLC pack out first on Xbox 360 next month FollowingRevolutionandUprising,Call of Duty: Black Ops IIwill get its third downloadable content pack starting Jun 18, 2025 on Xbox 360. Priced at $15 (1200 Microsoft Points) without a Season Pass, this add-on has another four multiplayer maps and “Buried” for Zombies. “Cove” is set on an island in the Indian Ocean; “Detour” has an East Coast waterway’s destroyed suspension bridge; “Rush” takes close-quarters combat to a paintball arena; and “Uplink” reimaginesBlack Ops‘ multiplayer map “Summit....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Sarah Brown

Bloodstained will now have a PC beta, similar to Mighty No. 9

$60 or more If you backedBloodstained: Ritual of the Night, you may want to take a look at your contribution level. IGA and his team have just added another bonus to the $60 tier, which includes access to a PC beta by way of Steam. While a lot of other developers have used this scheme (hello Early Access), it directly parallels the folks over at Inti Creates, who KickstartedMighty No. 9in the same fashion....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Samantha Ramirez

Call of Duty: Black Ops III Easter egg dedicated to recently retired Marshawn Lynch

’24’ In case you haven’t heard, the NFL’s Marshawn Lynch recently announced his retirement earlier this month. As a result ofhis effortsto not only promoteCall of Duty: Black Ops III, but appear briefly in the game, developer Treyarch has enshrined his legacy. If you go to the level “Combine” (itself a thinly-veiled NFL reference), you can find references to “24,” which is Lynch’s jersey number. In the video below from chaosxsilencer you’ll find footage of the stage before the update, which didn’t have the references in tow....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Courtney Stewart

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow gets screens, art

Konami has released a piping hot bag of screenshots and artwork for upcoming action gameCastlevania: Lords of Shadow. The 3D take on the classic series has a shot of doing well, not least for the fact that it’s being developed by the talented chaps at Kojima Productions. Maybe we can expect three-hour long cutscenes as Dracula criticizes the use of nuclear missiles. Castlevania‘s never had the happiest experience with 3D perspectives, and its last big console game,Judgment, famously sucked even though our own Jonathan Holmes loved it because there is something wrong with him....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Anna Gomez

Contest: Grab your nuts and don’t let go in wacky party game Save Your Nuts

Switch, Steam, and Xbox One keys up for grabs In today’s contest you’re able to win wacky multiplayer gameGrab Your Nutsfor Switch, Xbox One, and Steam! Here at Dtoid, we have a long-running history of genital-based humor and innuendo. It’s why any time there’s a game that throws in some crass crotch humor into its gameplay or title, I automatically take notice. It’s a side effect of years of being on the site, for sure....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Randy Jones

Dead Island: Epidemic accepting closed beta sign-ups now

Zombies + MOBA = ZOMBA? Deep Silver has announced that they are now accepting sign-ups for the closed beta ofDead Island: Extinction, the multiplayer online battle arena spin-off of the tropical zombie franchise. The actual start date has not been released, though it doesn’t seem to matter too much, as Deep Silver says newly registered players will be able to join the existing alpha players prior to the launch of the closed beta....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Sara Wilson

Destiny 2 Wild Style god roll – Best perks and attachments

If you’re running Nightfalls weekly inDestiny 2, there’s a good chance you’ll receivethat week’s weapon. You’ll even get it in Adept form if you kill all Champions in a Grandmaster Nightfall run. These weapons are highly sought after for their boosted stats, though getting the best variants of these weapons can be a confusing process. Here’s the god roll for the Wild Style grenade launcher inDestiny 2. The best perks and attachments for the Wild Style grenade launcher in Destiny 2 The Wild Style is part of theDouble Fire archetype of grenade launchers, causing it to fire two hard-hitting grenades with each shot....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Hannah Carr

Dragon Ball FighterZ news coming in August live stream

More Gokus? More Gokus Yesterday’sJapan Fighting Game Publisher Roundtablestream might have offered fans new info pertaining toTekken,Samurai Shodown,Guilty Gear,andSoulcalibur,but it was a little slim on reveals for great tag-team slugfestDragon Ball FighterZ. Never fear, Goku fans, as publisher Bandai Namco has announced that itdoeshave plans forDBFZ, plans that will be revealed in a speciallive stream later this month. Unfortunately that’s all the info you’re getting for now – an announcement of an announcement – but at least fans can take heart knowing that their favourite fighter is likely to see support into the new year and beyond....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Ashley Spencer