FIVE News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

How do you win the Queen's Blood tournament on Shinra-8 in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth? The RPG's very own card game that's brand new to the PS5 remake, you can create your own deck, collect new cards, and win a tournament aboard a prestige cruise ship in the first half of the game. As part of our Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth guide, we're going to reveal how to win the Queen's Blood tournament on Shinra-8. Doing so unlocks the Card Royalty Trophy.

When Dragon Ball FighterZ first released in 2018 for PS4, it was hailed as one of the greatest anime fighting games ever made — and rightfully so. Crafted by the genre experts at Arc System Works, FighterZ was and still is a masterclass in how to adapt an existing franchise. The team-based brawler is both highly accessible on a fundamental level, and deeply technical — to the point where its competitive scene has stood strong for five whole years.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has been out for five days now, and it's surprisingly taken that long for players to start questioning what the heck happened to Moogles.

Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 probably have the most in-depth romance system that the series has seen. If you enter a relationship with someone, you'll be able to take them on dates and you'll unlock multiple special scenes that play out at set points during the story. The waifu wars have never been quite so engaging.

Baldur's Gate 3's physical release, as part of the Deluxe Edition, is ready to ship out on PC. However, it's now been confirmed that the Xbox release will have to be spread out across four discs, likely pushing its shipping date into April.

Calling all Guardians; in preparation for The Final Shape (the conclusion to the Light and Darkness Saga), Humble is offering a The Story So Far bundle that includes the last five years' worth of expansion content for Destiny 2.

It’s fair to say that before Red Dead Redemption 2 came out in 2018, most gamers hadn’t heard of Roger Clark. Six years, 61 million sales, and numerous awards later, the 45-year-old Irish-American actor can afford to be picky with roles. His performance as Arthur Morgan, the protagonist of Rockstar’s Wild West epic, is considered by some as one of the greatest in video game history. But Roger’s overnight stardom came after five grueling years in Rockstar’s New York motion capture studio and a contract that gave him the kind of financial security most jobbing actors only dream of. In truth, Arthur Morgan has remained part of Roger’s life ever since. Indeed, he is set to (kind of) reprise the role by narrating the upcoming audiobook of ‘Red Dead's History,’ an exploration of America’s violent past through the lens of the Red Dead Redemption games written by American history professor Tore Olsson. Olsson, by the way, teaches the world’s first Red Dead American history class at the University of Tennessee.

This is not investment advice. The author has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Wccftech.com has a disclosure and ethics policy.

Hollow Knight Silksong's community is reacting as normally as you'd expect at a supposed brand new Steam update, but the whole thing isn't as simple as it seems.

Film piracy is nothing new, but typically, it's contained to websites that specialise in hosting illegitimate streams of movies and TV shows. However, someone appears to have abused the podcast system on Spotify, sharing the entire Five Nights at Freddy's movie on the streaming platform.

Fortnite players have successfully broken Pandora's Box, dealing five trillion damage to it in under 24 hours. Now that it's opened, a hellish tornado has been released, revealing what was inside the box this whole time.

Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang on Friday said that artificial general intelligence could - by some definitions - arrive in as little as five years.

I already knew Lego’s new Animal Crossing: New Horizons sets were going to be cute — I mean, look at them — and yet I was still impressed with all the tiny little details there are to appreciate for die-hard Animal Crossing fans like me. Yes, Lego’s included all the things you might expect, like fruit trees, Bell bags, and flying presents, but there’s also a bevy of smaller things that surprised and delighted me when I put together the sets with my family.

James Gunn has celebrated Superman’s birthday in fine style. First, the director unveiled the first sneak peek of David Corenswet’s new suit before revealing that the Superman: Legacy title is no more.

Developers at Rockstar Games have hit out at the company’s decision to force staff to return to the office five days a week to close out work on GTA 6.

A new report on Rockstar Games' work culture has suggested that GTA 6 is entering the "final stages" of development ahead of its planned 2025 release.

US publishing giant Electronic Arts is cutting five per cent of its staff around the world.

Electronics Arts (EA) has confirmed plans to lay off around five percent of its staff, move away from developing future licensed games it doesn't think will be successful, and begin “winding down Ridgeline as a standalone studio.”

Rockstar is asking developers working on GTA 6 to return to office five days a week as the long awaited sequel enters its final stretch of development.

The complete WWE 2K24 season pass has been revealed, detailing every post-launch downloadable content (DLC) update.

Quordle today: Players face a quadruple quandary! The answer to Quordle today is one of the most challenging ones we've come across in recent weeks. This means an increased threat to your winning streak. In such cases, it becomes crucial not to panic and go ahead with a calm mind and well-thought-out strategy. You must remember that you only have 9 chances to get all 4 five four-letter words correctly. To win today's game, all you need to do is concentrate and keep the hints and clues provided here in mind. However, in any case, if you feel like you need to know the answers, you can check them here too

Games platform Roblox claims it paid out $741 million to creators last year.

As it becomes harder and harder to imagine how studios will possibly make games look more realistic than they already do, developers are trying to find new ways to further immerse players in their games. Some are pushing VR, letting people feel like they are quite literally stepping into some of their favorite games. PlayStation has used the DualSense to further immersion, its haptic feedback letting you feel certain elements of your game. Now, thanks to the GameScent, not only can you see, hear, and feel your games, but you can smell them too.

February 28th’s answer shouldn’t be too hard to solve if you use your regular starting words in combination with some hints. While there are two vowels in the answer, finding their correct positions shouldn’t be too challenging unless you use obscure guesses. However, if you have some time and don’t want to take any risks, you can also use a different mode.

It’s been confirmed that 10 Chambers, the studio behind the horror shooter GTFO and upcoming cooperative heist shooter Den of Wolves, has laid off a number of its staff amid changes intended to “benefit the long-term development” of its next game.

Popular Pokémon trading card illustrator Naoki Saito says he feels like he’s in danger because of frequent ambushes by autograph hunters.

It took just over two weeks and some loss of sleep, but Helldivers 2, the smash hit co-op shooter from PlayStation and Sweden’s Arrowhead Game Studio, now actually works. Which is to say, the game cruised through peak play hours over its third weekend with minimal login issues, and with the majority of players able to get online and work together to save managed democracy, eliminating one bug (or robot) at a time.

A Diablo 4 player obtained a bow that had a one in 175,616 chance of dropping, and declared that it's "still crap."

It’s finally happening: Dying Light 2‘s post-apocalyptic civilization has rediscovered guns. As announced months ago, late in 2023, Techland’s latest major content update for Dying Light 2 is all about weaponry, celebrating the game’s second anniversary with a boom and a bang.

The nominations for this year's Gayming Awards 2024 have been announced, and somewhat predictably, Baldur's Gate 3 has managed five nominations across four categories. 

Wordle today: Hey there! Happy Sunday! Hope your weekend is going great. This week's Wordle was pretty easy, with words like PIPER, PRICE, MATCH, and BUILD. Most of these words we use every day, so the puzzle should have been easy for you. Today, you've got a good chance of figuring out the 5-letter answer easily too. Just be careful because you only have a few tries to get it right, and you wouldn't want to lose your winning streak to some careless guesswork. Don't take too many risks with only six attempts. If you're stuck, no worries! Check out hints and clues at the bottom. Scroll down to find the answer.

Baldur's Gate 3 is once again leading the pack at a gaming awards show, this time in recognition of its LGBTQ+ representation. Across five different categories, Baldur's Gate 3 and its developer, Larian Studios, are up for awards that celebrate queer identities in the gaming industry, alongside other games like Final Fantasy 16, Thirsty Suitors, and Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical.

Lorcana has been huge since its inception last year. That'll happen when you merge the worlds of Disney and TCGs. Two sets down, and navigating how exactly to distribute decks and sets has been tricky for Lorcana sellers big and small. With Lorcana's third set, Into The Inklands arriving in Disney Parks this week, Amazon has outlined how it plans to deal with its own stock of the expansion, opening a virtual queue for anyone who wants a chance at be among the first to land Into The Inklands products to join.

40 years after his original debut, the Toxic Avenger is returning to comics with a new series coming this fall from Ahoy Comics. The new comic, appropriately titled simply The Toxic Avenger, will be written by Matt Bors, founder of The Nib, and artist Fred Harper.

The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for January, and it seems like it was a pretty solid month for the industry, although direct comparisons are difficult because five weeks, including the first few days of February (up until February 3 to be exact) were reported on this time around. Regardless, players spent $5.1 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in January and early February. The PlayStation 5 was the #1 console as usual, with Nintendo and Microsoft battling it out for second place honors – Switch was #2 in unit sales, while Xbox Series X/S was #2 in dollar sales.

Set that dial to maximum Turtle Power! To celebrate 40 years of the Heroes in a Half Shell - and the renewal of IDW's contract to release comics based on them - the publisher has announced five brand new TMNT titles, including two ongoing series, a short story anthology, and a pair of one-shots.

Samsung has dominated the foldable market with its five generations of Galaxy Z Flip and Z Fold fold. While other smartphone brands such as Motorola, Oppo, and Honor have made efforts to enter this market, the prices of flip smartphones are skyrocketing with the growing demand. However, the solution may have been found with the launch of the new ZTE Libero Flip in Japan. It is being dubbed as the world's most affordable flip phone! From features to price, know all about the ZTE Libero Flip.

Finishing a story five years in the making, former World of Warcraft game designer Alexander Brazier (aka Xelnath) shares the chaotic tale of the famous Warlock class redesign in Mists of Pandaria, from Burning Embers to Dark Apotheosis and every wild idea in-between! Told through post-mortem examinations of lessons learned from over twenty years of experience in the video game industry, including work on World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Ori & the Will of the Wisps, and other AAA projects, Brazier shares an intimate view of a process rarely seen by players — the successes, failures, and sometimes wildly impractical ideas that shape game design. Part 1: Redefining the ClassPart 2: A Novel Resource SystemPart 3: Going Wild One of the most polarizing yet successful redesigns in World of Warcraft history, Mists of Pandaria overhauled virtually every aspect of what had become the least played class in the game, introducing new unique gameplay elements for all three Warlock specializations. While the first chapter of this story, which includes the origin of the secretive Black Harvest player council, was released several years ago, the tale has now been concluded with a review of the chaotic journey to redesign Demonology — from Pikmin-inspired Wild Imps, to Warlock players swapping perspectives with their pet, and even completely redesigning melee combat in order to create a fast and mobile Metamorphosis driven fighter that's suspiciously reminiscent of today's Demon Hunter... While these concepts and a serious attempt to turn Demonology into a full-fledged tank specialization complete with taunts and survivability cooldowns were ultimately scrapped, that iterative process led to the development of Dark Apotheosis — creating a unique and memorable experience for the tough and tanky demonic class fantasy. Dark Apotheosis allowed Demonology Warlocks to remain permanently in Metamorphosis, trading damage for dramatically stronger defensive capability. Though his passion project ultimately led to parting ways with Blizzard, these post-mortems offer an insightful look at the creative process which remains valuable today, allowing us to appreciate the intricate changes that have shaped class and game identity over the last two decades.

Early Access smash hit Palworld has attracted more than 25 million players within its first month on sale.

Today is the seventh anniversary of the launch of NieR: Automata in Japan, so PlatinumGames took some time to celebrate the occasion with a blog post. The studio also revealed that the game has now surpassed eight million units sold to date.

Apple is expected to launch the OLED iPad Pro models by the end of next month, as the company plans to redesign its high-end tablet. While there are a slew of changes coming at launch, the OLED display will potentially be the highlight of the upgrade. However, Apple's transition to OLED panels came years after it introduced mini-LED displays for the 12.9-inch model. It appears that the company has already started working on foldable display technology for the iPhone and iPad.

Obsidian wasn't the only first-party Xbox studio with news at today's Nintendo Partner Direct, as a selection of five Rare classics are coming to Switch - but all fans want to talk about are the three N64 classics that are still missing from the lineup.

As part of today’s Nintendo Direct, the company announced that five titles from former partner Rare’s back catalog are releasing on their Nintendo Switch Online service.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer was interviewed at last week's DICE Summit by journalist Stephen Totilo, sharing some noteworthy comments about the future of Xbox and the industry as a whole. He began by saying he's very confident in the future of Xbox:

Fantasy role playing game Tales of Arise has sold three million copies ahead of arriving on the PlayStation Plus Games Catalog and Xbox Game Pass.

Iconic pop sensation Lady Gaga has announced that she'll be coming to Fortnite Festival. 

When I previewed Pacific Drive, the standout moment for me was when, in a novice moment, I found myself driving through the hellstorm of reality’s collapse. As my car fell apart around me and my health was about to hit 0%, I managed to make it to the gateway and got shunted back to the safety of the garage.

Musician, actor, and fashion icon Lady Gaga is coming to Fortnite later this week as part of the famous Fortnite Festival.

More than 500 games on Steam made over $3 million in gross revenue in 2023.

Bandai Namco has revealed that it cancelled at least five in-development games, and will change its internal development structure moving forward. Stricter rules will make it more difficult for future games to proceed past specific development milestones, as increasing costs make games even more expensive, risky propositions.

The long-anticipated 1.0 release of Last Epoch is coming in very short order, on February 21, and one of the update’s most important additions are the Warlock and Rogue Falconer class masteries. In a pre-launch blog, the developer explained what makes these build options such a big deal.

Augmented reality monster-catching game Pokémon Gois known for taking its players to strange new places, but one trainer found themselves in an especially bizarre situation. 

In the newly released Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered, you can find a transparent monitor with a radar signal highlighting several green dots next to a spiralling wave. At first glance, it just looks like part of the set dressing, but it's laden with easter eggs.

PC gamers spent a massive $950 million on the Epic Games Store during 2023.

With development budgets of games continuing to balloon at an alarming rate, publishers are growing increasingly more stringent with what projects they choose to greenlight. We have another example of that in the form of Bandai Namco, with the Japanese company revealing in its latest quarterly earnings report (as caught by IGN) that it has cancelled five unannounced projects that were in development.

The Koroks of Tears of the Kingdom are seen as adorable creatures by some, while others find them to be nothing but annoyances. The latter group has made a sport out of torturing the Koroks by fusing them onto contraptions and putting them in the most horrific situations.

Bandai Namco has revealed that the mega-popular developer has canceled five of its in-development games, reportedly making changes to the company's development structure. As one of gaming's biggest and most iconic developers, Bandai Namco has created a plethora of iconic franchises, as well as publishing multiple high-profile games. Bandai Namco has served as publisher for Elden Ring and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware, as well as a plethora of licensed anime games for franchises like Dragon Ball, Gundam, and Sword Art Online. Now, however, the developer is reportedly shelving several upcoming titles.

Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 series has sparked much speculation, with rumors circulating that the lineup could grow to include five models, incorporating iPhone 16 SE variants in the flagship series and offering a variety of display sizes and camera setups. Report also hints at iPhone 16 prices.

February 17th’s answer is one of the hardest to solve, especially if you keep using your regular starting words. Since the spelling of the answer is quite obscure, it can cause many players to lose their daily streak if they aren’t careful. However, if you use some hints in combination with ’s other mode, you might be able to keep your streak going.

Bandai Namco has recently revealed that it has canceled five games that were currently in development, along with changing its development structure.

New reports claim the yet unannounced Nintendo Switch 2 is releasing early next year.

Bandai Namco has revealed it cancelled development of «at least» five projects following a review to implement «stricter standards» and an «emphasis on quality» in its upcoming games.

It was yet another big night for Larian Studios, as Baldur's Gate 3 won big at the DICE Awards 2024. Winning in five categories including Game of the Year, this success meant that Larian got another chance to take to the stage and make an acceptance speech, using the opportunity to comment on the state of the industry.

During the hotly anticipated Xbox Business Update delivered by executives Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty, Microsoft announced that Diablo IV will be the first Activision Blizzard game to land on Game Pass.

Recommended Videos

Blizzard has revealed the launch times for Diablo 2: Resurrected's next reset, occurring on February 22 to usher in Season 6!

Bandai Namco just had a financial call where we got some insight into the company. Surprisingly, it looks like the company is reporting a drop of 96.5% when it comes to sales for its gaming division. That comes from a report by VGC, and it might sound alarming. But there is actually a reason why there was such a massive drop. The reason behind the drop has to do with one particular behemoth of a video game. 

Bandai Namco has confirmed that it recently cancelled at least five games in development, and said it plans to have stricter quality control going forward.

All players should have received a new Special Research Task set in Pokémon Go called “Go Tour 2024: Road to Sinnoh” on Thursday, Feb. 15. The three-step quest isn’t particularly hard to complete, but you will have to make a branching choice after the first quest, prompting you to pick between Diamond or Pearl.

A Tomb Raider fan, who's been unofficially remastering the first five games for the last eight years, has announced they worked on the official remastered trilogy. 

The official Helldivers 2 Discord was locked down last night after members repeatedly spammed "F" in every channel to pay respects.

Marvel Studios has finally announced the cast of The Fantastic Four, after what feels like months of anticipation (and almost five years after the movie was announced in the first place). Unusually, the predictable and buttoned up production studio dropped the news on Wednesday with… an illustrated Valentine depicting Marvel’s first family relaxing at home.

It has been five long years since Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong on February 14, 2019, with a launch then planned for PC, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. And still, it remains one of the most-anticipated video games around.

Embracer has laid off 8 percent of its workforce as its restructuring programme reaches «mature stages».

Hollow Knight Silksong's devs are still hard at work on the game, which is the only update you're getting for the sequel right now.

The PlayStation Portal is a unique device. Designed to give you remote access to your PS5, it’s a powerful streaming gadget that lets you take your favorite games with you while away from the big screen. Equipped with a massive 8-inch LCD screen and capable of playing games at 60fps in 1080p, it’s one of the best ways to remotely access your PS5 games.

If you're a relatively new Hollow Knight fan, it can be difficult to imagine that the Hollow Knight fanbase was once full of excitement and optimism. Way back in 2019, Hollow Knight: Silksong was announced and revealed to rapturous applause, promising an ambitious sequel that would feature a whole new world to explore and the opportunity to play as fan favorite character Hornet. However, a whole five years later, we're still waiting.

Patch 1.3.2 just dropped in Diablo 4 which gave us a lot of bug fixes and an adjustment to the Cursed Shrine events, but the meat and potatoes of this update lie with the newly implemented Uber Unique crafting system. Yeah, that’s right; we can now “target-farm” Uber Uniqes. 

Innovate UK has awarded five UK women-led studios with an accolade that includes a combined total of £215,000 in grants.

A former Dead Cells developer has commented on developer Motion Twin's decision to stop making updates for the game, saying it was «a rather logical marketing stunt».