How much of the manhwa will the Solo Leveling anime cover?

Solo Leveling, orOre Dake Level Up na Ken, has been announced to begin airing in January 2024. Based on the Korean manhwa, this title joins a growing list of anime adaptations of manhwa material, includingTower of God,Noblesse, andThe God of High School. It’s very difficult to predict certain details about anime that have yet to air, especially when the studio is being tight-lipped. This is the case forSolo Leveling, as the total number of episodes its first season will run, as well as its specific airing date, have yet to be officially announced....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Robert Hughes

How to complete Riven’s Wishes 4 in Destiny 2

A new Riven’s Wishes quest is available as part ofDestiny 2‘s Season 23. This week, the wish dragon and Mara Sov are putting Guardians to work on The Blind Well in The Dreaming City. Thankfully, the task isn’t very complex, simply revolving around eliminating foes. The Riven’s Wishes questline is an excellent way for players toload up on rewardsduring the long wait forThe Final Shape. Guardians can earn Last Wish weapons,Lightfallexotics, or even somenifty shaders....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 569 words · Matthew Walls

How to transmog in Final Fantasy XVI

Since the release ofFinal Fantasy XVI‘s first DLC,Echoes of the Fallen, players have been flocking back to Valisthea to see what kind of hijinks Clive and his merry band are getting into. Turns out that the crew finally added a wardrobe to their secret base and transmog is on the menu. I’m all for customizing my characters, as no matter how cool a design might be, after several dozen hours I start craving something different....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · Larry Green

I played Halo: Anniversary in 3D at HaloFest

HaloFest this weekend will be showing peopleHalo: Anniversaryin 3D. The public won’t be able to get hands-on with the single-player portion, but 343 let members of the press give the game a whirl. Plus, I also got hands-on withHalo: Anniversary‘s multiplayer mode and finally unveiled Firefight mode. The level we ran through was 343 Guilty Spark, the mission from the original Halo which took place in a murky swamp area. Throughout the demo I kept marveling at how different the graphics used to be....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · James Green

KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT flexes its way to consoles

KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CATis a side-scroller that lives up to its beefy subtitle, starring a character who looks like someone slapped a cat’s head on aCho Anikiscreenshot. Following up on its March 2024 launch on Steam, developer Kamotachi’s absurd action game is now on the way to consoles. There’s no date in place at the moment, butKinnikuNekois currently eyeing a release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Amber Arnold

Last chance deals on Civilization VI and Battlefield 1 before release

Surprisingly spartan deals Update: Both titles are now live! Latest deal and pricing below. Going live in a few hours are two of the biggest titles of the year in two completely different genres: EA/DICE’sBattlefield 1and 2K/Firaxis’Civilization VI. Both games are looking good (thus far) in the reviews and preview departments. We suspect most hardcore fans have probably already finished pre-loading and are simply waiting for the clock to strike zero....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Barry Taylor

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII OST on four discs

Most heavily-promoted Final Fantasy soundtrack to date Square Enix is super serious about theLightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIIIsoundtrack. I’ve never seen so much activity in terms of pre-releasing singles from a game as they’ve done three times now with “The Savior,” “Crimson Blitz,” and “Lightning Returns,” which are all available on iTunes, with streaming samples via the soundtrack’sofficial website. We now have a release date for the physical four-disc soundtrack in Japan: June 30, 2025 for 3,800 Yen ($38)....

July 26, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Lisa Perez

Live show: Let’s go to the (Silent Hill) mall on Backlog!

[Backlogis the ongoing quest to ridConrad Zimmerman’scollection of unfinished games. As voted on by the Destructoid community, Conrad plays each game from start to finish live onDestructoid’s Twitch.tv channelevery weeknight at 8pm Pacific] We’re venturing back into the creepy village of Silent Hill tonight onBacklog. Heather is trapped in a nightmarish vision of the local mall and, hard as it may be to imagine, almost every door has a broken lock....

July 26, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Cole Spencer

Logging into Overwatch this week will bag you five loot boxes

Containing apparently ZERO Sombra skins As was the case with last year’s festive week, players logging intoOverwatchbetween December 25 and January 1 will receive five free loot boxes, in conjunction with the Winter Wonderland event. All you need do is boot up the arena-shooter, and the boxes will be waiting to be opened on the title screen. All I wanted for myOverwatchChristmas were the amazing skins for Sombra and Ana, but instead I got some festive quotes and sprays, which is the digital equivalent of receiving socks....

July 26, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Jacqueline Barry

Mayachideg Shrine location and solution for Tears of the Kingdom (Totk)

Bare Minimum Mayachideg Shrine is one of the more difficult shrines in theTears of the KingdomProving Grounds series. If you haven’t already come across one, the Proving Grounds shrines are all combat challenges where Link loses all of his weapons and items at the entrance. They have to be completed using ingenuity and skill. Mayachideg is no different, but the constructs here deal a lot of damage, and it’s easy to become overwhelmed....

July 26, 2025 · 4 min · 771 words · Rachel Galvan

Nathan Drake doesn’t understand what coin flips settle

It’s like an Iowa caucus As we are close to the end of Nathan Drake’s story (six weeks to go!), this trailer shows Drake close to the end of his life. Or, at least, in a very tough predicament. Fatigued, likely injured, and aged enough to get away with a good “I’m too old for this shit!” It’s in this moment that he chooses to reflect. He could’ve had the suburbia wetdream....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Michael Ellis

NBA Live being used by NBA teams, results may vary

Some NBA teams are usingNBA Live 09as a testing device to explore the potential impact of trades and other front office roster decisions. In an interview with theLos Angeles Times, Rockets GM Daryl Morey said that he uses it to gauge team effectiveness when certain players have the ball. He elaborated with an example: … you’re able to tell how often, if [Kevin] Love throws an outlet pass, how often his team scores on the possession....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Gary Owens

Neverwinter: Strongholds is whipping guilds into shape

With just a hint of Draenor Dang, Cryptic and Perfect World sure are pumping out the expansions for Their pretty awesome MMONeverwinterpretty fast.Hot on the heels ofElemental Eviland the Xbox One release of the game,Cryptic has announcedtheir seventh expansion isNeverwinter: Strongholds. The expansion is pulling a bit of aWarlords of Draenoron us, focusing on guild-run strongholds you can fight for and against. Speaking about the expansion, Cryptic said: Guilds have been a cornerstone ofNeverwintersince its inception, which provided players the opportunity to unite under a single name, socialize with like-minded adventurers and aid each other in times of need....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Elizabeth Garcia