Destiny 2’s Season of the Chosen has been going on for six weeks now, giving fans of the looter-shooter plenty of Battlegrounds activities to complete, the Presage Exotic quest to conquer, and much more. Soon Destiny 2 players will have a new Strike to complete as part of Season of the Chosen, with the Proving Grounds Strike set to be available to Season Pass holders first within the next few days....
Bungie announced in a blog post this morning that it will be pushing back the release of their upcoming Shadowkeep Expansion for Destiny 2. The expansion, which was due out September 17th, will now see its release on October 1st. It’s the first major expansion to Destiny 2 since Bungie broke away from Activition earlier this year. Alongside the announcement of the delay, Bungie also announced a new raid release date, a new Iron Banner, and an extension the Moments of Triumph event....
Now that it has been confirmed that Destiny 2 already has over two million players jumping into the action to fight the villainous Dominus Ghaul’s Red Legion, it’s a safe bet to make that plenty of Guardians the world over are ready to band together in the science fiction first-person shooter in personalized teams to take on the threat together. Thankfully, Bungie has now officially declared that Clan Progression has officially gone live following a wait of a few days after the game’s launch for the functionality to become available....
It’s a big day for PC players, as Bungie’s popular first-person shooter franchise is finally available after a month and a half delay. Though the content remains mostly on par with its console counterparts, PC players are able to extract a bit more horsepower from Destiny 2 thanks in large part to uncapped framerates and 4K visuals. Of course, since this is a PC release, dataminers have already burrowed deep into the game’s files and managed to extract some fairly interesting information regarding Bungie’s popular franchise....
The main theme for the upcoming Destiny 2: Forsaken expansion was recently posted to YouTube, and is now available to all Guardians for their listening pleasure. When playing the Destiny 2: Forsaken theme, players can get a sense of the entire story Bungie is trying to tell. The intensity never quite fades, even though the theme has a slow build at the start. It feels epic and foreboding all at once, although that is likely because we already know exactly what is about to go down in the narrative....
The Destiny 2 Nightfall Strike this week has been changed due to a bug that prevents completion of the Prestige version. Without an immediate fix, Bungie has instead opted to replaced the strike with another one for the remainder of the week. The Destiny 2 Nightfall this week was originally the Exodus Crash Strike, however players were impeded by a bug that kept them from finishing. To resolve the issue, the strike has been replaced by the Pyramidion strike....
Guardians hoping to reach 400 Power Level in Destiny 2 before the expansion will not be able to achieve this without earning gear from Prestige Raid Lairs or participating in the upcoming Solstice of Heroes event. According to the Bungie community manager, dmg04, Destiny 2 players will have to do more than the usual grind to reach a Power Level of 400. They will need to “earn and equip Prestige Raid Lair weapons” or obtain the Solstice of Heroes armor set during the upcoming event....
Destiny 2’s Season of the Splicer has reached its fifth week. A third Expunge mission has released, Iron Banner is active once again, and a new set of Seasonal Challenges are here for Guardians that need a surge of XP or Bright Dust. This week only has eight challenges instead of the usual ten, although two of these challenges grant 8x as much XP as normal and 300 Bright Dust when completed....
Destiny 2’s hidden Zero Hour mission not only gives players a chance to unlock the Outbreak Perfected exotic pulse rifle, but it’s also being heralded as one of the best missions in the game. Following in the footsteps of the Whisper mission from Year One, Zero Hour lets players unravel secrets and set out on a challenging journey to acquire a powerful weapon. However, missions like these take a lot of time and effort to put together, and Zero Hour is no exception....
By now many Destiny players have likely tried to tackle the Vault of Glass challenges added to the game during reset this week. Both the Templar Challenge and the Atheon Challenge are live, and they are among some of the most difficult Bungie has ever created. In particular, the Atheon Challenge forces even the most seasoned of Destiny veterans to rethink their strategies and approach the Vault of Glass boss fight in new ways....
There’s a simulator for just about everything, which explains why Chinese Parents—a simulator about, well, Chinese parents—exists. Developer Coconut Island announced that the game will be hitting the Nintendo Switch this summer, so if you’ve ever been struck by the urge to wrestle your family members for red envelopes while on the go, now’s your chance. The game was only recently translated into English, but has sold over 2.3 million copies since hitting Steam in 2018....
Civilization 6 is considered by some to be one of the best strategy games of all time. However, Civilization 5 gave it a run for its money, and some still consider the 2010 title the best in the series. Now, modders have brought Civilization 6 closer to its predecessor by restoring maps from the previous game. The Civilization 5 Scenario Pack brings eight classic maps from Civ 5 into the modern era....
The entire Contra Anniversary Collection has now been revealed by Konami. Konami has really gotten on board with the whole nostalgia era with their 50th-anniversary celebration, including a Castlevania Anniversary Collection and a collection of arcade classics. We knew that another famous Konami series, Contra, was also due to get the anniversary treatment, but we didn’t know what games would be included beyond Contra, Super Contra, Super C, and Contra III: Alien Wars....
A few weeks shy of its release on August 27, developer Remedy has shown a brief snippet of Control’s next DLC, which is set to feature the return of Alan Wake and tie into the start of something grander for the developer and future titles. The second expansion, titled AWE, was live streamed by the developer earlier this week. The rights to Alan Wake franchise reverted back to Remedy in mid 2019, giving the developer complete control over the character’s future and hints of that were shown during the live stream....
Hundreds of millions of new Xbox Live friendships have been formed because of COVID-19, Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirms. Spencer’s words follow an earlier report that that Xbox Game Pass has become hugely popular as more people are spending time inside gaming. Speaking to the BBC, Spencer revealed that during COVID-19 lockdown “[Xbox] had over 270 million new friend relationships created on Xbox Live.” It’s unclear how long the Xbox team’s idea of “lockdown” is, as different countries and different states in the United States have had travel restrictions in place for different amounts of time....
Nintendo Switch Online is continuing to expand in exciting new ways, this time with Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled. For a limited time, Nintendo Switch Online members will be able to trial the full version of Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled, which includes local and online play. Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled is a well-received kart racer that is a remastered title from the 1999 beloved Naughty Dog cult-classic. The title brings together characters from different franchises, with a fun and replayable grand prix, and multiple multiplayer events....
Critter Twitter recently exploded when one of the many talented fans of Critical Role tweeted out images of concept art they created of Critical Role Land. The artist’s name is Shaun Ellis (@shmaba), the art is their imagining of a Critical Role theme park called Tales of Tal’dorei, and you can see the concept art on the Twitter post and on the Critical Role Land section of Ellis’ website. Ellis tweeted the Critical Role land concept art on September 20, along with an explanation of each image and how it fits into the theme park....
Earlier today Crysis and Far Cry 1 developer Crytek announced the creation of their first North American studio Crytek USA, which is to be based in Austin, Texas. Alongside the announcement of the studio, Crytek also named Vigil Games co-founder David Adams as the Crytek USA head. The second the announcement broke speculation ran rampant that Crytek USA would be that second chance the Darksiders developer had been hoping for after they were not purchased as part of the recent auction of THQ studios and IPs....
Over the last week, Electronic Arts has shifted their first-person shooter marketing efforts and attention away from Battlefield 3 and the upcoming Medal of Honor: Warfighter, and placed it on their high-tech, futuristic threequel, Crysis 3. Prophet is back and is ready to take on Ceph forces in what some witnesses are describing as the best-looking console game to date. We’re not sure how DICE feels about those claims after developing the Frostbite 2 engine for EA, but we do know that Crysis 3 (and the new CryENGINE) will be competing on the same platforms....
A Reddit user has shared an incredible DualSense controller with custom art inspired by the 2020 hit Ghost of Tsushima. The custom design pays homage to the beautiful art of the game itself and demonstrates the incredible talent of the artist, TheCaliWorkshop. Released in the summer of 2020, Ghost of Tsushima served as one of the last triple-A releases from a Sony first-party studio of the console generation. This highly anticipated exclusive was released to critical acclaim and is regarded by many as the swansong of the PS4....
