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The Spirit Walker is one of two new Ascendancy classes in Path of Exile 2 , and we can use it to modify your Huntress builds to enjoy the expanded endgame. We can already have a fair idea about the Ascendancy class based on how its active and passive skills will work. Path of Exile 2 Spirit Walker skills explained The core strength of the Spirit Walker lies with the three Wisps: the Bear, the Owl, and the Stag. Each Wisp provides you with unique benefits and bonuses. Skill Bonus How it works Primal Bounty The Mhacha’s Gift Your empowered Projectile Skills will shoot more projectiles at greater speed. Having the Mhacha’s Gift strengthens all the bonuses you get from the Owl Wisp. Wild Stampede The Morrigan’s Guidance You can launch Stag Spirits at enemies that damage them in shockwaves upon impact. You can use the bonus effect to increase the damage of the stags while also improving their effective radius. Wild Protector The Catha’s Balance You can su...

When I first heard of 007 First Light , I didn’t know what to expect. Time went on, and we started seeing clips of Bond bluffing, sneaking, or blowing up his way through levels, with the game promising versatility and limitless, emergent gameplay just waiting for you around every corner. And boy, did all of that come true. The game took me some 15 hours to complete, so much longer than I anticipated. A game like this, prioritizing cinematic movie-like action sequences and flashy scenes, usually doesn’t cross the 10-hour mark for a full playthrough. But James Bond’s latest foray into video games doesn’t leave too soon and invites you to join him on adventures of both professional and personal types. I can’t even begin to explain just how good this game looks and runs. Screenshot by Destructoid There’s everything you expect from James Bond: cars, explosions, fancy gadgets, sexy women in distress, sexier women causing distress to the protago...

Destiny 2 ‘s endgame has long revolved around Champions, each requiring a specific type of counter that largely shifted every season. With Monument of Triumph, however, Bungie finally found a way to solve this problem for posterity: letting everything take on Champions. Every weapon will gain an Anti-Champion capability based on its fire rate and behavior, the studio confirmed in today’s Dev Insights blog post . This also applies to Exotics, which had their effect hand-picked based on what’s closest to its intended effect. More importantly, developers have removed any activation criteria: “No matter which you are using, simply firing the weapon will apply the associated effect immediately assuming you land your shots,” the blog post reads, with a highlight. The change will become particularly palpable for weapons that counter Unstoppable and Overload. The former required you to aim down sights for a short length of time before its effect woul...

After Rockstar fired 31 developers last year, it has been involved in a legal case over alleged union busting, led by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB). Now, Rockstar’s developers announced their own union, the Rockstar Games Workers Union (RGWU), which will participate in the lawsuit. That is according to Rockstar Intel, which writes that the union’s formal announcement came today via a video published by IWGB. This new union will be a part of the IWGB and apparently be the one to face Rockstar in court over alleged union-busting in relation to Rockstar’s firing of 31 developers last year. In the video shared by IWGB, it is stated that Rockstar’s move last year was “one of the most blatant and ruthless acts of union busting the games industry has ever seen.” The union started small in Rockstar North but has now expanded across the country, as stated in the video. Developers from multiple “Rockstar sites...

The Witcher 3 is, in my humble opinion, the best game ever made. Sure, some of y’all may find faults in it, such as its jank or simplistic combat, but it is as close to perfection as it can be, with probably the greatest story ever told in the history of the industry (and some of the best side quests ever, too). And now CDPR has updated us with just how many copies the title has sold in its 11-year run: 65 million and counting. It’s a stunning number that’d make your head spin and also one that places The Witcher 3 firmly among the best-selling games of all time. It’s eighth, just behind Terraria, which, according to Wikipedia’s list, sold around 70 million copies to date. I almost cried when I saw this. Image via CD Projekt Red The Witcher 3 launched in 2015, over 11 years ago now, and immediately became a pop culture sensation. It went on to win Game of the Year at The Game Awards (then still in its infancy) and became the most-awarded g...

The King of the Road challenge is now live in Forza Horizon 6 , and we can complete four different tasks to get various rewards. Part of the Autumn playlist, this challenge revolves around the famous Nissan Silvia K’s. You’ll first need to have unlocked the car and then complete various objectives in it. Table of contents Forza Horizon 6 King of the Road challenge guide Earn 3 stars at Drift Zones Win a Road Race Complete two runs in the Festival Kilometer Drag Meet Forza Horizon 6 King of the Road challenge guide The first task of the challenge is to drive anywhere in the 1989 Nissan Silvia K’s. It’s available from the show, but you can also get it from a race reward. It’s not the most expensive of cars, so I would just shell out some credits to save time. Next, drive with it to the nearest Horizon festival, and you complete the first task. Screenshot by Destructoid Earn 3 stars at Drift Zones Head to any of the available Drift Zon...

The Swarm update in No Man’s Sky has added a fair amount of new content to enjoy, and we can now add the Direwasp Disintegrator to your pool of multi-tools. This is arguably one of the best multi-tools to add as upgrade modules. We can also get it without investing any resources. Let’s find out how to add it to your collection. Table of contents How to obtain the Direwasp Disintegrator in No Man’s Sky How to use the Direwasp Disintegrator in No Man’s Sky How to obtain the Direwasp Disintegrator in No Man’s Sky The key to unlocking this tool is hidden behind Expedition 22: Swarm. This is the latest expedition that you can solve with the community. Hello Games has made slight changes to it, since there are three main phases (instead of the traditional five). To unlock the Direwasp Disintegrator, you’ll need to complete Phase 2 . If you’re yet to begin the expedition, here’s our detailed guide . The guide will explain wh...