Looking to dominate the court with Basketball: Zero codes? Well, you’re in luck! We’ve searched for all active working codes for the Roblox experience, so you don’t have to. Redeem these for a range of bonuses that include Lucky Spins and cash, helping you swish your way to victory.
Working Basketball: Zero Codes (May 2025)
Below, you’ll find a list of all the currently active Basketball: Zero codes we’ve found as of this month:
Time’s up on these codes, unfortunately. As of this month, the following codes no longer work:
300KINTERESTED
CHROLLOGIFT
200KLOCK
1.5MLIKES
NEWCODESRRY
SUNDAYPATCH
100KINTERESTED
SRRYFORCRASH
JACKPOT
10KLIKES
JACKPOTTOMORROW
CHROLLOFORGOT
CHROLLOMVP
TATLISCODE
150kevent
WOW100K
1MLIKES
400KWOW
100KW
WCHROLLO
How to Redeem Basketball: Zero Codes
First, you’ll need to like and join the Basketball: Zero group on Roblox to be able to use codes
Then, load up the Basketball: Zero Roblox experience
In the bottom right corner of the screen, you’ll find the codes button. It’s purple with a gift box icon.
Copy your code and paste it into the box
Press redeem and claim your bonuses!
Why Isn’t My Basketball: Zero Code Working?
Typically, when a code stops working, it’s just because it’s expired. However, plenty of codes for Roblox experiences are also case-sensitive. So, it might be that you’ve typed it incorrectly. Whether a code has been entered incorrectly in Basketball: Zero, or it’s expired, you’ll see a pop-up saying “code doesn’t exist.”
To avoid using an incorrect code, we’d recommend copying them directly from this article and pasting them into the code box. We test them all before we add them to the article, so you can be certain that if it’s on here, it’s a valid code. Just be sure to check you haven’t added a sneaky extra space in there when copying it over.
How to Get More Basketball: Zero Codes
We check for codes on a daily basis, so if there’s a new code, you’ll be able to find it in this article. If you want to search for them yourself, however, you can head over to the Basketball: Zero Discord server.
What is Basketball: Zero in Roblox?
It’s no surprise that in Basketball Zero, you’ll be playing… basketball. The fast-paced 5v5 game will see you dribbling the ball across the court to face opponents and try to score as many points as possible. By unlocking new styles and zones, you’ll earn a range of atheles and bonuses that will give you special advantages. The Flash, for example, has excellent speed and agility, while the Star athelete can leap like no other. Redeeming the codes above will give you chances at Lucky Spins, which unlock the Styles and Zones, while the cash will enable you to unlock emotes and goal effects, to really celebrate the wins.
Lauren Harper is an Associate Guides Editor. She loves a variety of games but is especially fond of puzzles, horrors, and point-and-click adventures.
Looking for Anime Card Clash codes so you can build your deck and battle bosses effortlessly? You’re in the right place. We’ve searched high and low to find all the new and active codes for Anime Card Clash in May 2025, so you won’t miss out on everything from Large Luck Potions to Boss Potions and Instant Rolls.
Working Codes for Anime Card Clash (May 2025)
Here are the newest codes we’ve found for Anime Card Clash this month, as well as information on the rewards you’ll get for redeeming them:
HOTFIX10 – 5x Large Luck Potion, 5x Large Cooldown Reduction Potion, 2x Boss Chance Potion, 3x Moon Cycle Reroll Potion, 2x Border Chance Potion, 2x Trait Reroll, 1x 5,000 Instant Roll (NEW)
BUGFIXNOTUPDATE – 5x Large Luck Potion, 5x Large Cooldown Reduction Potion, 2x Boss Chance Potion, 3x Moon Cycle Reroll Potion, 2x Border Chance Potion, 2x Trait Reroll, 3x 1,000 Instant Roll
HOTFIX9 – 5x Large Luck Potion, 5x Large Cooldown Reduction Potion, 2x Boss Chance Potion, 3x Moon Cycle Reroll Potion, 2x Border Chance Potion, 2x Trait Reroll, 3x 1,000 Instant Roll
HOTFIX8 – 5x Large Luck Potion, 5x Large Cooldown Reduction Potion, 2x Boss Chance Potion, 3x Moon Cycle Reroll Potion, 2x Border Chance Potion, 2x Trait Reroll, 3x 1,000 Instant Roll
HOTFIX7 – 5x Large Luck Potion, 5x Large Cooldown Reduction Potion, 2x Boss Chance Potion, 3x Moon Cycle Reroll Potion, 2x Border Chance Potion, 2x Trait Reroll, 3x 1,000 Instant Roll
THEUPDATE – 5x Large Luck Potion, 5x Large Cooldown Reduction Potion, 2x Boss Chance Potion, 3x Moon Cycle Reroll Potion, 2x Border Chance Potion, 2x Trait Reroll, 3x 1,000 Instant Roll
Log in to the Anime Card Clash experience on Roblox
Look for the colored squares on the left side of the screen
On the bottom right, you’ll find the codes box with a document icon
Click on Codes and paste one of the above codes in
Hit Redeem and reap your rewards!
Why Isn’t My Anime Card Clash Code Working?
We usually find that when codes aren’t working, it’s for one of two reasons. Most Roblox experiences have codes that are case-sensitive, so if you’re not putting the code in exactly as it’s written, you’ll find it won’t work. To make it easier for you to avoid this issue, we’d recommend copying the code directly from this article. We test each and every one before we add them, so just be sure you don’t copy an extra space before or after the code accidentally!
If your code still isn’t working, it might be that it’s expired. For reference, in Anime Card Clash, whenever you put in a code incorrectly, it says “Code not found!”.
How to Get More Anime Card Clash Codes
We check for Roblox codes daily, so when a new Anime Card Clash code drops, you can be sure you’ll find it here! If you want to track down codes yourself, the Anime Card Clash Discord server is the place to hunt for them.
What is Anime Card Clash in Roblox?
In Anime Card Clash the goal is to build the best deck to battle against bosses and other players. You’ll start by rolling for cards to craft a unique deck, and we’d recommend taking some time to roll as many times as possible and creating your perfect pack before you jump over to story mode. When you’re ready to tackle story mode, you’ll engage in turn-based combat against a series of tough bosses. With each defeat, you’ll unlock new worlds, so you can put your deck to the ultimate test.
Lauren Harper is an Associate Guides Editor. She loves a variety of games but is especially fond of puzzles, horrors, and point-and-click adventures.
Whether you’re looking for extra Spins, potions, or Crates, these Attack on Titan Revolution codes will have you covered. Here you can find a list of all the currently active and working AoT Revolution codes in Roblox to give you a little helping hand on tackling those Titans.
Working Attack on Titan Revolution Codes (May 2025)
As of December 2024, it was announced that newly released AoT Revolution codes are only active for one week, so check back regularly to avoid missing out. Here are all the currently active Attack on Titan Revolution codes in May 2025, and the rewards you’ll get for redeeming them:
The following codes can no longer be redeemed as of May 2025:
LIKES550K
LIKES525K
MEMBERS600K
LIKES500K
LIKES475K
UPDATE3SOON
LIKES450K
FREESPINS2
SUB2EK
BIGPATCH
LIKES425K
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HOLIDAYS2024
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Thanksgiving
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COLESPINS
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UPDATE2SPINS
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UPDATE2PATCH
LIKES350K
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ROBLOXFIX
LIKES325K
DEVCODE3
MYBAD
UPDATESOON2
SORRY4DELAY3
LIKES300K
RANDOMCODE1
RANDOMCODE2
How to Redeem Attack on Titan Revolution Codes
Reach Level 15 in Attack on Titan Revolution
Launch AoT Revolution
Find Codes on the Main Menu as you load up the experience
Click on Codes and the box will appear on the bottom right corner
Paste in your code and press enter to get your goods
Why Isn’t My Attack on Titan Revolution Code Working?
If you find your AoT Revolution code isn’t working, it could be for a few reasons. Firstly, you’ll need to be Level 15+ before codes will work, so spend some time leveling up before attempting to use them.
If you’re Level 15+ and your code isn’t working, it’s either because there’s a typo in the code or it’s expired. If a code has run out, it will say “Expired” when you press enter. If there’s a typo, or the code is very old, it will say “Invalid.” If you don’t meet the level requirement to use the code, it will say “Error.”
To avoid typos, we’d recommend copying the code directly from this article. Then, paste it into the Codes bar on the Main Menu of the AoT Revolution screen. Just be sure to check that there’s no extra space at the beginning or the end of the code.
How to Get More Attack on Titan Revolution Codes
We update this article daily with any new Attack on Titan Revolution codes. But if you want to get AOTR codes the moment they drop, it’s best to follow the AoT Revolution Discord. Codes are posted in the #Announcements channel.
What is Attack on Titan Revolution in Roblox?
Attack on Titan Revolution is a Roblox experience inspired by the AoT Japanese manga. In an attempt to save humanity and lead the revolution against giant creatures, you’ll be tasked with slaying the Titans and reclaiming freedom. Customize your fighting style with Gear, Upgrades, Perks, and more, to take on tougher challenges as you level up.
Lauren Harper is a freelance writer and editor who has covered news, reviews, and features for over a decade in various industries. She has contributed to guides at IGN for games including Elden Ring, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Starfield, Pikmin 4, and more. With an MA in Victorian Gothic History and Culture, she loves anything that falls under that category. She’s also a huge fan of point-and-click adventures, horror games and films. You can talk to her about your favourites over at @prettyheartache.bsky.social.
Among the biggest franchises in gaming, Minecraft surprisingly goes hand in hand with Nerf blasters. With Hasbro adapting Mojang Studios’ most iconic weapons and creatures, these are some of the wildest guns you can take into a Nerf battle.
Now that the Minecraft movie is becoming bigger than ever — with screenings of a Block Party Edition announced following the film hitting $700 million at the box office — there’s never been a better time to show your appreciation for the legendary 3D world with a good blaster. We’ve gathered all of the Nerf Minecraft collaborations you can buy right now below to help get you started.
Minecraft Bow
Inspired by the bow used in Minecraft, this Bow Dart Blaster comes with authentic string-priming action. Made for accuracy, speed, and firing at a distance, your Nerf-wielding opponents will be wary once you start firing its compatible high-performance N1 darts.
The Bow blaster is also available at Amazon UK for £14.99.
Cave Spider
The Cave Spider Blaster stands out among the Minecraft Nerf range with its compact size, cool titular design, and quick-fire action. Perfect for fast-paced fun, it’s easy to load, prime, and shoot. Great for on-the-go battles outside or indoors, it’s a must-have collectable for Minecraft fans who want firepower in a mini package.
Although MicroShots blasters can only fire one dart at a time, this chicken-based weapon is easy to use and excellent for quick-draw Nerf battles.
The Chicken blaster is also available at Amazon UK for £19.99.
Elder Guardian & Ender Dragon Set
This Nerf MicroShots double-pack brings both Minecraft’s Ender Dragon and Elder Guardian in the same box to deliver you double the blaster firepower. Both compact and with an aesthetic as fearsome as the mob they’re designed after, these bring Minecraft’s fiercest bosses to life.
If you’ve got more than one Nerf warrior in your household, this $18.99 pack will give you two blasters at the best value.
The Ender Dragon & Elder Guardian blaster set is also available at Amazon UK for £37.19.
Ender Dragon
If it’s a full-sized Ender Dragon blaster you’re after, you can buy just that for just over $36 at Amazon. The most unique among the whole collection, Nerf took the meaning of a dragon literally — incorporating the mob’s wings, neck, and blaster barrel mouth to simulate firebreathing when launching a dart from its four-dart internal clip.
The wings aren’t just for show either. You can store an additional eight darts across both of the dragon’s wings, so you can take all 12 darts into the fight with you at once.
The Ender Dragon is also available at Amazon UK from £37.18.
Firebrand
The Firebrand axe, one of the most iconic weapons of Minecraft Dungeons, is in Nerf blaster form too; as you face opponents who think you’re wielding a mere melee weapon, you can take advantage using its hidden firepower. Not only does Firebrand with a three-dart capacity, but storage for an extra two as well.
That means when enemies think you’re out of ammo, you can reload for added relentless attacks.
The Firebrand blaster is also available at Amazon UK for £19.66.
Ghast
The Nerf version of Ghast brings Minecraft’s iconic ghast mob to life in a fun-sized, dart-firing blaster. Another MicroShots gun with single-shot action, this also comes modelled after the look of the ghast mob — making it perfect for display by collectors as well.
With 2 Nerf Elite darts included, you’ll be able to fire one shot and then quickly reload to hit your target in quick succession.
The Ghast blaster is also available at Amazon UK for £11.95.
Guardian
Fashioned after the pufferfish-esque mobs, the Guardian Minecraft Blaster is another signature weapon from Nerf’s MicroShots range. With a signature teal green body, it’s like your taking a Guardian right into the fray with you.
It may not be able to fire any laser beams like its namesake, but you’ll still get two mini-sized Nerf darts included in the pack.
The Guardian blaster is also available at Amazon UK for £12.99.
Heartstealer
Like Firebrand, this version of Minecraft’s Heartstealer Sword combines the look of its melee weapon inspiration with the power of a Nerf blaster. When you don’t feel like swinging this epic foam-blade around, you can easily use the pull-down priming handle to load the included Nerf Elite Darts and turn events into a long-range brawl.
The Heartstealer blaster is also available at Amazon UK for £19.79.
Pillager’s Crossbow
A stunning Nerf recreation of the Pillager’s Crossbow, this Nerf blaster demonstrates what it feels like to use a crossbow with its pullback priming lever — with amazing distance and accuracy to boot.
Able to fire six darts in a row, this is one of the largest capacities for a manual Minecraft Nerf blaster we’ve seen.
The Pillager’s Crossbow blaster is also available at Amazon UK for £29.94.
Sabrewing Motorized Bow
The Nerf Minecraft Sabrewing Bow takes Nerf weaponry to the next level up your arsenal with motorised blasting and real bow action. Inspired by the iconic in-game weapon, it fires 8 darts in a row using an 8-dart clip. With a slick design and hybrid feel, it’s perfect for fast-paced Minecraft-style battles inside the house or out.
The Sabrewing Motorized Bow blaster is also available at Amazon UK for £44.99.
Snow Golem
The Nerf MicroShots Minecraft Snow Golem Blaster brings frosty fun to your loadout with its cool Minecraft design and compact size. Inspired by the iconic snow golem mob, it’s easy to load and fire, making it a great pick for quick battles, display shelves, or any fan’s growing collection.
Created in the image of one of Minecraft’s most adorably terrifying passive mobs, the Snow Golem blaster is another affordable contender among the MicroShots collection.
Stormlander
The last of the signature blasters inspired by Minecraft Dungeons, getting Stormlander means you can also add a hammer to your arsenal of Nerf weaponry. As its name implies, you can storm into the action with this well-crafted recreation, pull back the priming handle, and press the firing button to launch your three Nerf Elite darts at your unsuspecting mark.
The Stormlander blaster is also available at Amazon UK for £25.19.
Looking for codes for the newly released Project Egoist? You’ve come to the right place. By using the codes we’ve found, you can boost your cash and spend it on Gacha for Emotes, MVP Animations, Goal Effects, and more.
Working Project Egoist Codes (May 2025)
1MVISITS – 10,000 Cash
10kActive – 20,000 Cash
20kLikes – 10,000 Cash
10kLikes – 10,000 Cash
ProjectEgoistRelease – 3,000 Cash
ThanksFor5kFollowEvent – 2,500 Cash
ThanksFor10kFollowEvent – 2,500 Cash
ProjectEgoist – 1,000 Cash
All Expired Project Egoist Codes
For now, there are no expired Project Egoist codes so make the most of the ones above before they’re gone for good!
How to Redeem Project Egoist Codes
Before you can use codes in Project Egoist, you’l need to join the community. You can do this by clicking on the name cool group for big cool people, who are the developers of the game in Roblox. Once you’ve done this, follow the steps below:
Load up the Project Egoist Roblox experience
Find the Codes button on the left side of the screen with a ticket icon
Enter the code in the Redeem Here box
Press Redeem and enjoy
Why Isn’t My Project Egoist Code Working?
Typically, when a code stops working, it’s just because it’s expired. However, plenty of codes for Roblox experiences are also case-sensitive so, it might be that you’ve typed it incorrectly. Whether a code has been entered incorrectly in Project Egoist, it’ll say “code invalid.”
To avoid using an incorrect code, we’d recommend copying them directly from this article and pasting them into the code box. We test them all before we add them to the article, so you can be certain that if it’s on here, it’s a valid code. Just be sure to check you haven’t added a sneaky extra space in there when copying it over.
How to Get More Project Egoist Codes
We are always on the lookout for more codes and keep our pages updated, so if you want to stay up to date with the latest Project Egoist codes, save this page! If you’re interested in hunting them down yourself, you can always pop over to the Project Egoist Discord Server.
Lauren Harper is an Associate Guides Editor. She loves a variety of games but is especially fond of puzzles, horrors, and point-and-click adventures.
Scopely has partnered with Disney for a Star Wars collaboration that brings characters and locations from across The Skywalker Saga and The Mandalorian to Monopoly Go!.
The two media giants detailed their crossover event further with a trailer this morning, explaining that Monopoly Go! players can unlock and enjoy Star Wars content for the next two months starting today. Scopely says the event is “rooted in a deep and compelling narrative” that follows local robot Peg-E after she visits Mr. Monopoly’s movie theater.
“Captivated by the cinematic magic of Star Wars, her daydreams take flight, reimagining the MONOPOLY GO! universe within the Star Wars galaxy,” an official description says. “In the ensuing adventure, players will be transported into timeless tales of good and evil, Jedi and Sith, and the light and dark side — kickstarting a series of action-packed in-game events, collectibles and surprises.”
With the Monopoly Go! Star Wars crossover comes a limited-time 22-sticker album that ties to the Star Wars universe. May the 4th, specifically, will see players gifted an exclusive token, with a variety of other themed additions available to nab throughout the duration of the collaboration. You can see a list of highlights included, as outlined by Scopely, below.
Monopoly Go! x Star Wars Crossover Event
‘Pod’ and ‘Rebel’ Racers: Race iconic Star Wars vehicles through the Mos Espa Grand Arena and the frozen wasteland of Hoth in a twist on MONOPOLY GO!’s high-stakes multiplayer event, Tycoon Racers.
‘Star Wars’, ‘Jedi’ and ‘Hyperspace’ Partners Events: Team up with friends to construct larger-than-life Star Wars-themed statues of iconic characters and starships from the Star Wars galaxy, and reap fantastic rewards together.
‘Tatooine’, ‘Jawa’ and ‘Tusken’ Treasures: Journey to the Outer Rim planet Tatooine in three special dig-themed events, uncovering relics and treasures inspired by the Star Wars canon.
Exclusive Collectibles: Collect themed tokens, emojis, signature dice, and shields by completing sticker albums and event challenges, bringing galactic flair to the MONOPOLY GO! experience.
The launch of the Monopoly Go! and Star Wars crossover follows its official reveal as the latest Scopely collaboration last month. Its full debut today gives players until July 2 to enjoy what it has to offer. For more, you can read up on how Scopely made headlines in March when it confirmed it would purchase Pokémon Go-maker Niantic Inc. for $3.5 billion.
Michael Cripe is a freelance contributor with IGN. He’s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).
I’ve put way too many hours into Stardew Valley building my own cozy little farm. And although taking care of a farm is its own full-time job, I always try to find time to make every character’s favorite foods. The recipes in Stardew Valley can be pretty simple but the final pixelated result always looks appetizing to me. I’ve definitely imagined what each dish tastes like as I whip it up in the game, but I never really thought about making the recipes in real life until I came across the Stardew Valley cookbook.
The official cookbook for the game was written in collaboration with the game’s creator ConcernedApe (Eric Barone). As someone who loves Stardew Valley and cooking, I’ve put this video game cookbook at the top of my gift wishlist for 2025.
The Official Stardew Valley Cookbook – On Sale Now
The Official Stardew Valley Cookbook came out back in May 2024, so it’s been almost an entire year of me not knowing it existed. Thanks to all of that time, however, it is currently down to its lowest price ever on Amazon. At just under $20, it’s one of the cheapest gifts you could get for Stardew fan (other than the actual game).
The cookbook itself contains 50 recipes that are based on the actual in-game meals. Similar to the game, it’s ordered by season so you can follow along and make each recipe when the ingredients are most likely to be at their freshest. Included are a ton of original illustrations as well as recipes written in the voice of various characters from the game. You can check out a quick preview of what to expect in the slideshow below.
See more video game cookbooks
Altough the Stardew Valley cookbook is my favorite one of these, there are actually quite a few other video game cookbooks you can buy right now. There are options from Elder Scrolls, The Witcher, Fallout, and even Minecraft. You can preorder cookbooks made for Pac-Man (sure, why not) and Borderlands, both of which are coming out in 2025. This is a whole genre that is absolutely thriving.
Helldivers 2 is gearing up for some news, and developer Arrowhead Game Studios seems confident it will impress. Or, as Arrowhead’s CEO is framing it, you might want to prepare yourself.
As spotted by VideoGamer, Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani was discussing Helldivers 2 in the game’s Discord when a user asked him if he could “offer up anything, however small, of what’s coming down the pipe.” His response?
“You’ll shit your pants.”
While not specific about what’s in store, it does at least give us an idea of the impact of what’s in store. And the possible consequences to our britches, too.
Jorjani took a few other questions, with some notable mentions of wanting to add more bladed weapons and some thoughtful responses to worries about content droughts. There’s some open transparency about the technical debt of something like Helldivers 2, and how the team handles it over time, that’s really cool to see alongside funny quotes about distressing your jeans.
There’s already been some tease about what’s to come, involving a flag with both a pointy end and a grippy section. Currently, Arrowhead said it is aiming for May 8 to announce its next Warbond, and there will be “more exciting news to come not long after.”
In a recent interview with IGN, Arrowhead’s production director Alex Bolle said the studio wants to be around for “years and years and years to come,” and that it’s continuing to work on developing Helldivers 2 while staying true to what the team wants to do.
“The more we figure out how to thrive in a live environment, and we still have a way to go to figure out a lot of things around that, the more we can let creativity loose on new systems that we would’ve never thought about a year ago when we released,” Bolle told IGN. “I’ve worked on live games before and it’s where you feel like you have something you can figure out: what if I would do this cool thing I’ve seen in other games and adapt it to our sauce, that still makes it true to ourselves? I’m looking forward to this moment.”
We’ll start to find out what cool things Arrowhead has in store for Helldivers 2 next week. You might want to bring some extra pants.
Amazon UK is back with one of the only means that general Pokémon TCG fans can get packs from the Scarlet & Violet Prismatic Evolutions and 151 sets: an invite system.
After doing this ourselves, we got an email notification for both right away stating that the invitation requests were received. If you end up being picked within the next 12 months to purchase either collection, you will then be emailed a link that’s valid for 72 hours, of which you can use to buy your new cards and accessories.
Within those 12 months, you won’t need to request an invite again whenever Amazon UK makes any restocks, as yours will still be connected to each collection’s product page. Essentially, it’s a lottery where a decent amount of luck is required in order to grab one for yourself.
In return, however, you’ll have the chance to buy a collection that’s actually at a fair price compared to the higher prices for Prismatic Evolutions and 151 collectors have been having to deal with over the recent months, in light of their low supply vs demand.
The Prismatic Evolutions Accessory Pouch Special Collection includes both five booster packs and an Eevee accessory pouch for just £29.99. With Amazon’s current price of £16.49 for just one Prismastic Evolutions booster — on open, no-invite-required listings — you would need to pay £82.45 for five packs individually.
The same goes for the 151 Blooming Waters Collection. Charging you £79.99, you’ll get 12 booster packs, individual foil cards; Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Blastoise ex, and Venusaur ex; and an oversized Blastoise ex card for display as well.
Even when only taking the packs into account, individual boosters for 151 cost a massive £19.49 at Amazon UK — meaning you would have to put up £233.88 just to buy 12 without getting an invite.
Pokemon TCG’s major supply issues around sets like 151 and Prismatic Evolutions don’t seem like they’ll be letting up anytime soon. With that, keeping an eye out for invitation listings like these is one of the best ways to get new cards from them without needing to refresh retailer pages 24 hours a day, or applying for a bank loan.
With other new sets like Destined Rivals or Journey Together selling out almost instantly to scalpers as soon as they’re in stock, we wouldn’t be surprised if other retailers didn’t start applying an invite system as well, to give everyone a fair chance.
Ben Williams – IGN freelance contributor with over 10 years of experience covering gaming, tech, film, TV, and anime. Follow him on Twitter/X @BenLevelTen.
Bethesda games are known for their sometimes lengthy loading screens. At a time when developers are aiming for as little loading as possible, it remains a big part of the Bethesda game experience. Just look at Starfield, Bethesda’s first brand new IP in years, and of course the recently released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, which is going down very well with fans.
With the advent of SSDs and improvements in technology, spending a lot of time waiting for a loading screen to do its business in a video game can feel archaic in 2025. But one former Bethesda developer has cautioned that they will probably always be a part of Bethesda games because of the way Bethesda games are designed.
As fans of the studio’s work will know, Bethesda games are open-world RPGs that involve opening lots and lots of doors. Want to go into that house over there? You’ll probably need to trigger a loading screen to open the door. Fast travel is always a loading screen, although it can be made faster with more powerful hardware. Sometimes just leaving one area and going to another area in a Bethesda game triggers loading.
Bruce Nesmith, who worked at Bethesda on everything from Oblivion to Starfield, told VideoGamer that segmentation is an important part of Bethesda game design, and so using zone loading is too.
A totally seamless open-world isn’t feasible for the type of RPGs Bethesda makes, Nesmith continued, because segmented areas backed by loading lets the games keep track of item placement and physics states after the player leaves an area, which helps create the sense of leaving a permanent mark on the virtual world.
“Everybody who complains about them assumes that it’s done because we’re lazy or we don’t want to follow the modern thinking on stuff,” Nesmith said. “The reality is the Bethesda games are so detailed and so graphics intensive… you just can’t have both present at the same time.”
“I can’t have the interiors of all these places loaded at the same time as the exteriors,” Nesmith continued. “That’s just not an option. And all the fancy tricks for streaming and loading and all that, you end up with hitching. So you’re actually better off stopping the game briefly, doing a loading screen and then continuing on.
“If you make a game that has less going on, it’s a tighter experience and not a [true] open-world experience. So it’s just one of those necessary evils, as it were, it’s not that anybody at Bethesda ever wanted to do it. We just didn’t have a choice, really, if the game was going to have the experience we wanted it to have.”
Nesmith said the use of loading screens in Bethesda’s RPGs have been “a necessary bane of the existence of Bethesda since time immemorial.”
Despite this, when Starfield launched in 2023, fans were surprised by just how often you’d trigger loading, from on-foot traversal to simply heading into city buildings. Players said Starfield’s loading broke immersion and added frustrating pauses to gameplay, and modders worked to remove as much of it as possible in the years since.
The city of Neon was a focus of the loading complaints. This cyberpunk-style urban area would often trigger a loading screen just for opening doors, some near to each other, which made questing annoying.
“It could have existed without those [loading zones],” Purkeypile said. “Like, some of those were not there when I had been working on it and so it was a surprise to me that there was as many as there were.”
So, why did Starfield launch with so many loading screens? Purkeypile said part of the segmentation of the game has to do with the way the Creation Engine, which Bethesda uses to make its games, works, and that has a lot to do with performance.
“A lot of it is gating stuff off for performance in Neon,” Purkeypile confirmed.
“I think it’ll come as no surprise, given our previous games, what we go for,” Howard said at the time. “Always these huge, open worlds, fully dynamic, hyper detail where anything can happen. And we do want to do that. It’s 4K in the X. It’s 1440 on the S. We do lock it at 30, because we want that fidelity, we want all that stuff. We don’t want to sacrifice any of it.
“Fortunately in this one, we’ve got it running great. It’s often running way above that. Sometimes it’s 60. But on the consoles, we do lock it because we prefer the consistency, where you’re not even thinking about it.
“And we don’t ever want to sacrifice that experience that makes our games feel really, really special. So it feels great. We’re really happy with how it feels even in the heat of battle. And we need that headroom because in our games, really anything can happen.”
The question will be whether Bethesda can make meaningful improvements to loading screens for The Elder Scrolls VI, which fans hope will mark a significant level up for the studio’s technology.
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