The squads are leaving the sports gamesin response to the invasion of Ukraine Electronic Arts says it will remove Russian teams from severalFIFAgames, as well as itsNHLseries. The national team and all Russian clubs will be removed fromFIFA 22,Mobile, andOnline, andNHL 22. This lines up its partnersFIFA and UEFA’s recent decisionto suspend all Russian clubs and national teams from competition. EA says it is also “actively evaluating” other related changes to other areas of its games....

Back whenElden Ringlaunched in 2022, one player rose to prominence for repeatedly and single-handedly defeating the game’s most difficult boss fight, Malenia, Blade of Miquella. He was fittingly named Let Me Solo Her, and with the release of theShadow of the ErdtreeDLC, he’s back to solo what may be the expansion’s Malenia equivalent. As demonstrated in a new YouTube video, Let Me Solo Her (or should that be Let Me Solo Him?...

Custom content creators are going to love these It’s kind of strange to log intoFallout 76these days and see how far the game has come since the ignoble mess of a state it launched in. We’ve gotten multiple free expansions and improvements: most notably a ton ofbug vacuumingand quality of life upgrades for both solo and multiplayer modes. It can feel like a completely different game at times. A still flawedFalloutexperience, but something new all the same....

Sick of hearing aboutMass Effect 3‘s ending yet? If you’re still furious overwhat went down, then you might find your opinion satisfactorily reaffirmed by this —a logical breakdown of whyMass Effect 3‘s ending makes no sense. This weighty tome, which is still being edited, compiles all the arguments against BioWare’s narrative decisions. It’s only concerned with thewritingof the ending, not with the impact of player choices or the accusations that fans were lied to....

With the combined madness of Destructoid HQon the roadfor E3, Nick and Dale putting the final touches on an assortment of embargoed previews you’ll get to see early next week, and everyone else off doing their own thing, I’ll keep this short. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walkeris rad. I say this both as someone who has played a whopping ten minutes of the series before and has a passionate hatred of the PlayStation Portable’s nub....

The newest, latest, hottest thing The octopus gets a bad rap. It’s a perfectly awesome creature with brains to spare, but it often is treated in media like a horror of the ocean. Listen, there are much more horrific things down there, not least of which arethe Old Onesthat slumber in the corpse city of R’yleh. Also moray eels. Also anglerfish. However, catching a virus from an octopus isn’t great.Future Racer 2000begins with you quarantined in your apartment due to such an affliction....

Genshin ImpactVersion 4.7 is on the way, and HoYoverse is taking its usual route to the path there with a drip feed of new information on banner characters. This time, we’ve got insight onthreenew additions to the roster. Let’s take a look at all of the new info released for Clorinde, Sigewinne, and Sethos. Clorinde We’ve metClorindealready during the Fontaine Archon Quests and certain Story Quests. She’s a Champion Duelist who participates in Fontaine’s justice system by allowing defendants to fight for their honor....

Rolls out February 10 New end-game content is heading to MMORPGBlade and Soulon February 10. The free update, Rising Waters, will include three new max-level PvE content, including a 6- or 4-player Heroic dungeon called Bloodshade Harbor, Mushin’s Tower, and Hongmoon Level 5. Here are the details: Bloodshade/Nightshade Harbor:Available as a 6- or 4-player Heroic (purple) dungeon, Bloodshade Harbor (and its 24-player version, Nightshade Harbor) offers max-level players new challenges against the Blackram pirates, and Poharan’s boss, Admiral Hae Mujin himself....

Dorky dorky panic I want to preface by saying I don’t hate any of you. It might feel that way when you watch the poorly made video I took of a brand new enemy inSuper Mario Bros. 2that was discovered by a couple of clever ROM hackers I found on Twitter, but I really don’t. I’m just kind of lazy and shitty at most things that aren’t violently pecking away at a keyboard....

Oh, Joker is in too Nintendo just blewSmashfans away with an out of nowhere version 3.0.0 announcement forUltimate. This update is multifaceted, mostly because it’s a mix of premium (Persona 5‘s Joker) and free content that’s pretty much all golden. You can get a better look at Joker and his moveset here, but note that he arrives with a new stage, a ton ofPersonamusic tracks, and a handful of extra spirits....

‘Toys 2’ As promised, Blizzard just implementedthe “Toys 2” eventinHeroes of the Storm, which brings back the popular “Toys” celebration. The gist? You’re getting a free pack of challenges that unlock cosmetics, as well as the always-popular premium skins, mounts and items. The most popular addition is easily the Toy Train (which comes in five variants): a new mount that can be stacked together with other teammates. What a genius idea to get a five-person team to all open their wallets together....

The studio’s arcade roots seem to be paying off big time On an episode of Housemarque’s video podcastHouseCast, the director ofReturnalshared details about the frantic roguelike shooter’s origins and psychological horror vibes, and brought new gameplay footage. The clips pop up throughout, but my favorite sequence starts at around the 9:30 mark. According toReturnaldirector Harry Krueger, “when the first seeds were being planted” around four years ago, Housemarque was plotting out potential ideas for a future game and wondered “what would be your absolute dream project if you didn’t have to compromise on anything?...

Shadow of the Erdtree’smany draped forts can be a little tricky to access. In fact, the most challenging thing about them is just figuring out how to get inside them. The Ruins of Unte are no different, so let’s take a look at the somewhat cryptic way of getting inside. How to get to the Ruins of Unte These ruins are found just southeast of Shadow Keep, but you’ll need to take a secret pathway from the Shadow Keep to get there....