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The PS5 is finally here and one of its best and most anticipated launch titles is the Demon’s Souls remake. The original Demon’s Souls released on the PlayStation 3, which garnered tons of praise and eventually led to the creation of the Dark Souls trilogy as well as Bloodborne. One of Demon’s Souls most curious puzzles is the appearance of a mysterious locked door in World 1-3, Tower Knight Archstone. The door was hidden away by a fake wall, though eventually the Demon’s Souls community was able to work together to discover its existence....

Bungie reveals that only 16 percent of Trials of Osiris players were able to go Flawless through the ultra-competitive PvP gauntlet in Destiny and make it to the lighthouse. The first week of Destiny’s Trials of Osiris PvP event since the release of The Taken King ended this past Tuesday, and a new weekend of the ultra-competitive mode returns today. According to Bungie, Trials of Osiris is meant to be end-game content, and as a result the rewards for going Flawless in Trials of Osiris are of the same level to the gear gained from King’s Fall Hard Mode....

Last week, Bungie gave Destiny players their first look at The Reef social space launching with the House of Wolves DLC. During the tour, Bungie community manager Deej shared tons of details about new vendors, new experiences, and even revealed the new Destiny weapon upgrade path. However, while The Reef tour did show off the new Trials of Osiris vendor, Brother Vance, Bungie saved the full reveal of that multiplayer experience for another day....

While most of the Destiny fan base is in a tizzy over the reveal of first Destiny 2 gameplay, those that are still invested in the first game have a new visitor. Xur has made his way back to the Tower, which, as we saw in the new Destiny 2 gameplay reveal trailer, is not long for this world. Xur’s Location This week, Destiny players can find Xur in Tower North, on the balcony next to The Speaker....

The free-to-play first-person shooter Destiny 2 has kept fans happily running and gunning since its release in 2017. Even more, new DLC is on the horizon making players more motivated than ever to complete current challenges and bounties to be prepared for new content. With so many things to do in Destiny 2, players may not have explored through the Cavern of Souls yet and taken the bounties contained within. With two major bounties that can be taken on and lots of loot to find, players will be eager to take on the challenge offered by the Cavern of Souls....

Destiny 2 just added a new tier of difficulty to Nightfalls in the form of Grandmaster Nightfalls. These Nightfalls up the difficulty level by keeping players at a Power level disadvantage and by adding multiple modifiers to punish them for making the wrong move in the highest version of the weekly strike. While the activity is extremely difficult as planned, it has one major flaw that is holding it back....

The release of Destiny 2: Forsaken’s raid is marching ever closer, and a new trailer has debuted teasing the Last Wish raid just days before its launch. Beware for those who have yet to finish the story campaign in Forsaken, as the trailer contains spoilers. As seen in the trailer, Last Wish will take place in the Dreaming City, Destiny 2’s new endgame destination. Players will be sent into the heart of the Dreaming City to kill the creature that is corrupting the Awoken race’s home....

In its most recent This Week At Bungie post, the video game developer decided to announce its plans to finally show off what Destiny 2 players can expect from Year 2 during a livestream on Twitch, which ought to include details about the science fiction shooter’s large September DLC. While fans wait for the reveal, many have been revisiting existing content in the game, and one band of intrepid Guardians decided to take on the Leviathan raid boss Calus to defeat the Cabal baddie using only shotguns....

The news comes by way of a Redditor who noticed the discount when purchasing two copies of the game. While the price on the main page says the game is $60, the 20 percent discount is offered at checkout. It looks like the discount is only available for the Standard Edition of Destiny 2, which means those looking to pick up the extras in the Deluxe, Limited, or Collector’s Editions will likely still pay full price to get the game and bonuses....

Leave it to players to always find the exploits in a game which will give them an edge, especially when it comes to higher level content. Destiny 2 players are no different, and one of the quickest places fans will find exploits is the raid. Since the launch of the Last Wish raid earlier this month, players have already found many efficient ways to clear the numerous encounters in the raid, whether that be ways to cheese encounters, highly effective strategies, or taking advantage of bugs or glitches....

Destiny 2 has made a big splash at E3 2017 so far, from the reveal of a trailer focused on primary villain Ghaul through to the confirmation of a move of the game’s console release date to September 6. Now, Bungie has been able to share something else about the title - screenshots of a PlayStation 4 exclusive PvP map. The Destiny 2 map in question, which is known by the name of Retribution, is available for the game’s PvP Crucible....

A Destiny: Rise of Iron player discovers new weapons and gear that exceeds the current maximum light level cap limit, prompting questions as to whether or not this is intentional. With Destiny: Rise of Iron now available, players have flooded into the Plaguelands in an effort to secure all of the new gear and loot that has been added with this expansion. For many, part of the fun is finding gear to help increase character levels to the new level cap of 385....

Monster Hunter Stories 2 released a new trailer just a few days ago, but that didn’t stop Capcom from showing off more of the highly anticipated title during E3 2021 and announcing a demo launch on June 25. Set to release on July 9, this might be our last good look at the game before it finally hits the market. The latest Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin trailer gave us a look at Rathalos, Rathalos, and… well, more Rathalos....

Pop culture memorabilia retailer MegaHouse is going big with this new Pokémon figurine. MegaHouse is a Japanese collectibles retailer and designer that carries a huge inventory of figurines from the wide world of anime. This month the company is happy to announce the latest of their figures, a Pokémon figurine that showcases a day in the life for Ash and his team. This new figure shows Ash and his team indulging in some much-needed downtime....

Chrono Trigger is one of the most acclaimed RPGs from Square Enix. Over 25 years after the game was first released, it still has plenty it can teach current RPG developers and storytellers, even as modern gaming enters the next generation of consoles. While many of Chrono Trigger’s impressive technical achievements have long been surpassed, the way the game weaves a narrative and sets up its most memorable characters could still teach modern storytellers a lot about creating meaningful in-game relationships, the position of the player, and saying more with less in RPGs....

It seems the Sonic the Hedgehog voice cast are leaving their roles one by one. Cindy Robinson, the voice actress behind Amy Rose, has confirmed that she will no longer be voicing the pretty in pink character. Just like Roger Craig Smith, she made the announcement on Twitter in the form of a response to a fan on Tuesday night. When Twitter user Andres Lopez asked Robinson asked if she is still part of the Sonic voice cast based on the observation that everyone is leaving, she replied, “It’s true....

Codemasters, which was recently acquired by EA, is currently promoting UK mental health awareness and COVID-19 campaigns on trackside advertising in its racing games Dirt 5, Dirt Rally 2.0 and GRID. The banners are currently conveying two messages: Stay Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives and Every Mind Matters. According to Imperial College London, 30.3% of young people in the UK experienced poor mental health during the first COVID-19 lockdown, exhibiting signs of self-blame, disengagement and substance abuse, and other dysfunctional coping strategies....

Splinter Cell fans begin to ask if Ubisoft could soon announce a new game in the series after a Netflix show is announced. Today, it was revealed that Netflix is working with Ubisoft on an animated Splinter Cell series and that two series (16 episodes) of the show have been approved. While Netflix’s new Splinter Cell series doesn’t have a release date, a cast, and only one member of the team (John Wick Writer Derek Kolstad) has been confirmed, fans are now asking what sort of implications the announcement could have....

Finally seeing a formal announcement yesterday, Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time will release later this year on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The official sequel to Naughty Dog’s iconic original Crash trilogy, it seems the title will look to resurrect the style of game that made Activision’s seminal mascot such a staple of the industry, with old school platforming, a greater variety of abilities, and tons of colorful levels....

There are few games quite like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. A mainstay in competitive video games in the esport scene for years with a die-hard following, it remains fresh and new through the skills of its players. While the most well known aspect of CS:GO is its competitive nature, there is another part of the game that is very, very important to its players: skins. As with many other games, there are different skins that players can find in loot drops and equip, and in CS:GO, these skins are for weapons....