• Visual updates to the arsenal
• The best weapon skins of the season

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It’s been nearly 10 years since the last game in the Mafia franchise, but developer Hangar 13, which previously made Mafia 3, is back for another tale of organized crime. This time around the open-world crime series is taking players to turn-of-the-century Sicily for some old-school action qwstnevrythg.com. —Austen Goslin

Played from a third-person perspective, Funcom’s Dune: Awakening will allow players to customize their own characters and align themselves with the various factions vying for control of Arrakis. Combat is dictated through an interesting mix of melee and ranged abilities, including firearms, which is a significant departure from the established canon. You’ll also have the opportunity to build bases and drive vehicles that borrow much of the design language used in the more recent Villeneuve Dune saga through an open-world sandbox, pun intended.

A new game from Bungie would always be cause for celebration, but a new extraction shooter building on the bones of the developer’s first franchise is particularly interesting. This seems like Bungie taking a dive into the deepest end of the hardcore multiplayer FPS pool, and given the studio’s track record, it’s hard to think of anything more exciting in 2025 than that. —Austen Goslin

From our review: Propelled by a breezy and often completely bananas treasure-hunting tale, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is a delightful spin-off that seamlessly shifts between street thuggery and skulduggery. Majima’s Sea Dog stance is one of the most fun and flexible fighting styles I’ve enjoyed in the series to date – at least in its classic, combo-based form – and I welcomed the challenge of carefully balancing my crew lineup in order to survive the many turbulent naval battles. While its overworld maps feel a little padded out with recycled island settings, Honolulu itself is jammed with unpredictable substories and overhauled activities that meant every moment of shore leave was full of surprises. Absolutely heaving with buried treasures and varied pleasures, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is a consistently captivating voyage that kept my timbers shivering whether on land or at sea. – Tristan Ogilvie

By all accounts, 2025 is shaping up to be one of the biggest years for the video game industry in recent memory. The upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto 6 and the impending announcement of the successor to the Nintendo Switch alone would clinch that distinction, but there are even more releases to look forward to on the horizon. From AAA behemoths like Borderlands 4, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, and Ghost of Yōtei to ambitious new titles like 2XKO, Arc Raiders, and Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, there’s almost too many exciting new releases to keep track of.

Visual updates to the arsenal

36 mins: Around ten minutes to go until half-time and it’s a perplexing one for Arsenal. They’ve probably been the better side over the course of the game so far, but that Ruiz strike has really stopped them in their tracks.

Save- Raya saves Vitinha’s penalty and keeps his team in the tie. It is a great save by Raya as he dives to his left, but in all honesty, it is a disappointing penalty from Vitinha. From the run-up to the power of the shot, everything looked off.

Speaking to Arsenal Insider, Clattenburg said on the penalty: “His arm is slightly away from his body, but it is natural for the way he is blocking the ball. I don’t believe a penalty should be awarded.

36 mins: Around ten minutes to go until half-time and it’s a perplexing one for Arsenal. They’ve probably been the better side over the course of the game so far, but that Ruiz strike has really stopped them in their tracks.

Save- Raya saves Vitinha’s penalty and keeps his team in the tie. It is a great save by Raya as he dives to his left, but in all honesty, it is a disappointing penalty from Vitinha. From the run-up to the power of the shot, everything looked off.

The best weapon skins of the season

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This is one of the most realistic skins in the game. The coating gives it the look and feel of an accurate life rifle. Combined with the Kraber bolt animation, this skin makes the weapon incredibly exciting.

Every Apex Legends player will remember when Akimbo Mozambique’s were at the top of the Apex weapon tier list. There was a lot of delight when they were nerfed after dominating the game. Now, they sit as a pretty average option compared to the Mastiff and EVA-8.

BUFF.GAME isn’t endorsed by Riot Games and doesn’t reflect the views or opinions of Riot Games or anyone officially involved in producing or managing League of Legends and/or Valorant. League of Legends, Valorant, and Riot Games are trademarks or registered trademarks of Riot Games, Inc. League of Legends, Valorant © Riot Games, Inc.

This is one of the most realistic skins in the game. The coating gives it the look and feel of an accurate life rifle. Combined with the Kraber bolt animation, this skin makes the weapon incredibly exciting.

Every Apex Legends player will remember when Akimbo Mozambique’s were at the top of the Apex weapon tier list. There was a lot of delight when they were nerfed after dominating the game. Now, they sit as a pretty average option compared to the Mastiff and EVA-8.