Most 5-star characters inGenshin Impactare limited, meaning they’re only obtainable during specific event banners. However, a select few are relegated to the standard pool, giving players a chance to pull the character even when they’re not featured. Is Yumemizuki Mizuki fated to be limited or standard? Mizuki will be a standard 5-star character HoYoverse confirmed during aversion previewthatYumemizuki Mizuki will be added to the standard 5-star character pool.This means her upcoming banner in the first half of Version 5....

Extended footage What do youdoinNo Man’s Sky? Hello Games could spend the rest of its time leading up to release trying to answer that question and people would continue asking anyway. This “18 minutes of uninterrupted gameplay” fromIGNsheds some light on the situation. (There are cuts, though!) “This is the game as it is,” says founder Sean Murray. There’s exploring, for starters. You can find and scan creatures, name them, go to a beacon, upload that data, and earn some money....

Mobile News Second Dinner developers shared their thoughts on alliance bounties, the role of community feedback, and more. Marvel SNAP is currently in its We Are Venom season, featuring a slew of new cards, the High Voltage game mode, and bounties galore. In a Q&A with esports.gg, Second Dinner, the team behind Marvel SNAP, noted their efforts in making alliance bounties more fun, the role of community feedback, and more....

Sounds like romance is a no-go, though Following therecent reveal of Firaxis’ take on the Marvel universe, today we got some more footage ofMarvel’s Midnight Suns. Alongside a trailer and a gameplay breakdown, we learned a few more details about the game; including that no, it sounds like there won’t be super-love in the air at the Abbey. IGN showcased a first look at gameplay ofMidnight Suns, a tactical RPG from the makers ofXCOMandCivilizationtoday....

News Matias speaks to esports.gg in London. Matias Bonanno was among the favourites at the FC Pro Open Global Qualifier in London, coming off the back of a successful eLaLiga 2023 campaign. The 21-year-old lifted the eLaLiga title back in May. It was this fine form that helped earn him a move to Manchester City, where he competes alongside Donovan “Tekkz” Hunt. He continued his strong form in London, only losing one match the entire tournament....

Counter Strike 2 News NAVI and Spirit are in opposite brackets of Group B, each playing in the semifinals with a playoff spot on the line. You can’t underestimate the power of the Major Champions! NAVI won the very first such tournament for Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024. Team Spirit celebrated victory at Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024. Since then, the teams struggled to reach the same level, but Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025 (IEM Cologne 2025) event is a new competitive chapter!...

This ~aesthetic~ We’ve got a newMetroidcoming up this year, and lately, Nintendo has beenreminiscingabout the whole storied series to get everyone in that lone hunter state of mind again. As neat as it is todig back into the Chozo lore, above all, I’m here for some sick artwork. Today wasthe day, as Nintendosharedseveral pieces of high-resSuper Metroidart including Samus, her Gunship, Ridley, and Kraid. I’m sure you’ve seen some if not all of this familiar imagery before, but probably not with this enhanced level of detail....

Paldeck completion is one of the main objectives inPalworld. In order to complete a Paldeck, players need to capture various Pals. While some Pals are present in large numbers and can be captured easily,some Pals are rare, and locating them can become daunting for players. Kitsunis one of the rarest Fire element Pals in the game. It is a white Fire Element fox-like Pal, with light blue fur covering the body....

(In honor of the upcomingRally to Restore Sanity/March to Keep Fear AliveI shall deliver all the news this weekend twice: First the sane way, and then the fear way. It’s the weekend, I get to do stuff like this (I hope… please don’t fire me). Sane:I really thoughtNASCARwould be the only “sport” I wasn’t interested in that I wrote about this weekend, but never underestimate the internet and its ability tobring you news on a dart game....

FGC News PlayStation introduces the Evo Community Series’ PS4 Tournaments. Three open-format tourneys with $74,000 in total prizing. The Evolution Championship Series, or EVO for short as everyone knows it, gives everyone an equal chance to win it all and be crowned the best in the world. Since its official inauguration as EVO in 2002, the tournament has given us incredibly memorable moments in the fighting games' esports scene. The likes ofJustin Wong, Seon-Woo Lee, and the iconic Dominique “SonicFox” McLean persona, were all cultivated in this tournament’s atmosphere....

Podtoid hits the Destructoid frontpage every Thursday! On this week’s pre-PAX Podtoid, the gang gear up for their next-day traveling, mostly by talking about Ben Affleck, and why the sorcerous Val Kilmer is the Once and Future Batman. There’s also discussion of Jonathan lifting his toga to show us his crotchless panties, and a very special song for a very special boy. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s confusion over what Podtoid is doing at PAX Prime, there’s debate over the Nintendo 2DS, there’s a bit of talk aboutWonderful 101and the Nvidia Shield, while WayForward decides to troll the question segment....

Street Fighter News Need to know how long until Street Fighter 6 releases? We’ve got you covered with a countdown and more. The king of fighting games makes its grand return asStreet Fighter 6releases this year. Bringing back its fierce online modes with a newfound focus on a single-player campaign and new fighters, it appears the newest iteration in the beloved series is ready to throw down. We’ve got the details with a Street Fighter 6 countdown and release date info below....

Unfortunately, weirdos abound when you’re looking for D… Swery65 brought usDeadly Premonition, so you knowD4is going to be weird. In fact, Swery told me that he drafted six or seven different stories to work on next and in his partnership with Microsoft, went with the “most bizarre.” While the new,Kinect-free Xbox Onemeans the team has had to add controller support — which Swery says is also very good thanks to a lot of work — Swery says the Kinect is still the way to go, so that’s the way I went....