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Play as a banana with a boomerang In today’s contest you can win wacky multiplayer titleBoomerang Fu! I like bananas and avocados. I also like boomerangs and power-ups. Lastly, I like when all of these things are unceremoniously thrown together to make a strange, cute little video game. I’m extremely easy to please. If you like all of these things, too, then you should check outBoomerang Fu. Most websites would tell you to just go buy it, but we here at Dtoid believe in at least giving you the chance to get it free!...

I just bought that tree Ubisoft is jumping on the Christmasgaming eventbandwagon by giving players the chance to earn some festive gear inRainbow Six Siege. From the looks of it, this all involves using Uplay’s built-in challenge system to fill in some progress bars and earn XP on your Uplay account. I bet you didn’t know that was even a thing, did you? Turns out I’m level 31 on Uplay, so I’m doing okay so far....

Most of the discussion surrounding theShadow of the Erdtreeexpansion forElden Ringhas been about how challenging it is, with people evenmaking mods that tone down the difficulty. Skilled enough players, though, have demonstrated that not only can the DLC’s toughest enemies be felled, they can be defeated without taking any damage yourself. One such player has shown its possible with even the final boss fight. Reddit user jaded-dreamer5recently shared a clip of them taking on the final boss, who we will refrain from naming since it’s a spoiler....

It feels like it wasn’t so long ago that I was playingDuck Detective: The Secret Salami, but already we’re hearingof a new gamefrom Happy Broccoli Games,Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping. It’s coming in 2025. Oh, right. I just remembered what “glamping” is: glamorous camping. The opposite of roughing it. This time around, things get a little supernatural, as the detective investigates a haunting at the campgrounds. The trailer also makes a big deal about his bread addiction and related divorce....

The Nacho Fernandez Flashback SBC is a perfect tribute to the Spanish defender for theEA FC 24community. EA Sports has released a special card to commemorate his spell for Real Madrid ahead of the UEFA Champions League final. The latest SBC will offer more options if someone isn’t happy with the cards released during Ultimate TOTS. What are the Nacho Fernandez Flashback SBC Tasks in EA FC 24? The latest Flashback SBC has four tasks, and all have different conditions....

The Santiago Gimenez RTTK objective is now live inEA FC 25, and you can add one more promo item to your Ultimate Team squad for absolutely free. Gimenez’s first promo item is part of a special objective inEA FC 25. Completing the set will not only get you the special card, but you’ll also get seasonal XP and bonus packs. But the tasks have to be completed as per their assigned conditions....

The second of its so-called EA Originals It took me a second to recallSea of Solitude, but then it came rushing back once Isaw those ultra-wide gifs again. This is that game with the flooded city (there have been a few those!) in which overly lonely humans turn into monsters. As it happens, the protagonist, Kay, already is one. “On her search to change, she soon finds out that her biggest enemies are not the huge monsters that she meets on her way through the Sea of Solitude, but something way more dangerous....

The Lands Afterwards We all knew it was coming, it was always coming, and now we know, for sure, that it’s coming: Bandai Namcohas revealedShadow of the Erdtree, a DLC expansion for its critically acclaimed and multi-award winning fantasy adventure,Elden Ring. A release date was not announced. Aside from a logo and a single image, developer FromSoftware is keeping tight-lipped regarding the new DLC and its contents. The concept art depicts a haunted plain from The Lands Between, occupied by what appears to be the ghostly gravestones of fallen warriors....

Sawfly Studios formed by ex-Psygnosis devs It was a sad day for many when Sony closed itsSony Liverpool studio in 2012; more than 100 jobs went at one of the UK’s oldest developers, chiefly known as the studio behind theWipeoutfranchise. Thankfully, some of the former staff have founded a new company called Sawfly Studios and they’re looking to release their first game within the next few months. Managing director Mike Humphrey is one of four ex-Sony Liverpool employees who are now working on an untitled project for publisher Ripstone which will be released on smartphones and tablets in the next few months....

It’s always interesting when veterans of the gaming industry break off and start new endeavors. And they don’t come much bigger than emptyvessel (yes, it’s really spelled that way), which is a team of developers consisting of some notable names from the likes of id Software and Naughty Dog. In a recent video uploaded to YouTube, the new studio has been teasing a work-in-progress. It’s a very short clip that reveals nothing, but the “glitchy” visuals, hints of violence, and the soundtrack give strongCyberpunk 2077vibes....

We’re holding you to that one, chummer Believe it or not, it’s already that time of year, as preparations begin for GOTY season and with it, the annual Game Awards presentation/live stream/advert-fest, which will once again be produced and presided over by Geoff Keighley. Keighley, who isalready neck-deep in preparationsfor the December event,recently spoke with Epic Gamesabout the content viewers can expect to see during the show. While remaining understandably tight-lipped on names, surprises, and exclusives, Keighley notes that the audience can expect somewhere between 40 and 50 titles featured during the evening’s festivities, including PS5 and Xbox Series X releases that will “remind people that the best of this industry is still to come....

pew, pew, eww Retro funsters Hamster have us blasting into innerspace for this week’s Arcade Archives release, with the re-release of body horror shmupXMultiply, available now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Released in Japanese arcades in 1989, just two years after Irem hit it big with the legendaryR-Type, XMultiplybears more than a passing resemblance to the prior battle with the Bydo Empire. Things switch up thanks toXMultiply’sweird concepts, however, which sees the player piloting a microscopic ship – the X-002 – through the body of a man who has become infested with a strange alien parasite....

Helldivers 2‘s recent Omens of Tyranny update was aphenomenally executed content drop.With a wholenew faction to fight against urban environments and vehicles in tow, Helldivers 2 is now looking to continue this streak with delightful cosmetics as well. Specifically,Killzone-inspired cosmetics, which is a surprise. Obviously, sinceHelldivers 2is a full-blooded live-service endeavor with everything that this type of development entails, there’s a catch. It’s the price, as you’d expect.Helldivers 2‘s newKillzone 2cosmetic pack (which may or may not have been designed as a Warbond at some point) is going to set you back almost as much as two full Premium Warbonds....