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Deep Rock Galactic, from Ghost Ship Games, gives fans a blend of the familiar and novel. To traverse expansive mines in search of ores is a well-known feeling among those who have played Minecraft; to fight off waves of charging enemies as best you can is reminiscent of many horde games. However, what Deep Rock Galactic manages is gameplay that feels, despite its familiarity, rather refreshing. Space-mining dwarves aren’t necessarily a common thing, either....

It’s been quite the week for Destiny players, especially those who have been dedicated to the game since its launch in September. The good news is that Bungie has taken strides to make things right for those VIPs, but there’s no denying some damage has been done. Nevertheless, the Destiny train marches on undeterred, which means a new week of running Nightfall Strikes, tackling Skolas in Prison of Elders, and anxiously awaiting the return of Xur, Agent of the Nine....

Destiny 2: Forsaken added a bunch of new subclasses for players to earn, but it seems that some subclasses are outshining the other options in the sandbox. Super abilities like Nova Warp for Warlocks and Blade Barrage for Hunters are so powerful that some players never switch off of them. Thankfully with the upcoming 2.1.4 update, Bungie is trying to bring all the subclasses more in-line with each other, hopefully making the sandbox a little more balanced for both PvE and PvP....

It’s a big week for Destiny 2 players as Season of the Drifter has officially alongside the first pieces of new content. In addition to new game modes like Gambit Prime and Reckoning getting added for Annual Pass owners, the game has also received new seasonal quests and gear to keep players busy over the next few months. In addition to the content, Bungie also released update 2.2.0 to improve and fix a number of game issues, though it appears to have also provided some players with a big, unintentional damage buff....

This week, Destiny 2 launched the first part of its end-of-year offering with the Tribute Hall and Moments of Triumph. As part of the Tribute Hall, players will need to complete specific Triumphs to unlock Tributes, which are statues (or virtual representations of Destiny items) and place them around the area. However, while some Tributes are only unlocked by completing specific actions, others carry a cost…and it is steep. Buying Tributes from Visage of Calus In total, the Visage of Calus has 30 Tributes available for sale, each with a different “main” cost and a supplementary glimmer cost....

Destiny 2 is approaching its first major content Annual Pass content drop to follow up the release of the Forsaken expansion. The Black Armory DLC launches December 4, unleashing a horde of new content for buyers. To help players better understand what’s next, Bungie has released an 8-minute Destiny 2 ViDoc titled “The Road Ahead,” as well as a detailed gameplay calendar showcasing the plans for the forthcoming year. The ViDoc breaks down all of its currently planned content through Year 2, or at least the content Bungie’s ready to share....

Destiny 2 will run at 30 frames per second on the Xbox One X. Microsoft unveiled its high-powered console at E3 2017, touting it as the most powerful games console the world has ever seen. During Geoff Keighley’s E3 2017 livestream, Destiny 2 director Luke Smith confirmed that the game will only run at 30 FPS on the upcoming Microsoft console. The confirmation comes just weeks after developer Bungie confirmed that Sony’s own improved games console, the PS4 Pro, isn’t powerful enough to run Destiny 2 at 60 FPS....

This week, Destiny 2 launched its new Dawning holiday event, which is mostly focused on cosmetics from Eververse and the return of the Mayhem mode. But it also brought with it a backend update to Destiny 2’s game files, which have, in turn, given way to some new leaks. Previously, we detailed the rumors regarding the new story content in Destiny 2’s second DLC, which is reportedly called Heralds of Nezarec....

It has already been announced that the global time to kill is being adjusted with the release of Forsaken, Destiny 2’s major expansion coming in September. But could that mean that the ability to three-tap opposing players in the Crucible with hand cannons is coming back as well? It’s looking very likely. For those who don’t know or remember three-tap hand cannons from Destiny 1, hand cannons such as the Eyasluna were legendary for their ability to kill in PvP with just three precision shots....

Bungie releases the new Wrath of the Machine raid for Destiny’s Rise of Iron expansion. Use this guide to conquer its challenges and complete the raid! Destiny fans haven’t seen a new raid in the game since the King’s Fall raid in The Taken King last year, but with the release of the game’s Rise of Iron expansion, Bungie has introduced a brand new raid for players to master. This raid is called Wrath of the Machine, and like the other raids in Destiny, it requires strategy and skill to complete....

To say that Cyberpunk 2077 had a shaky release would be putting it lightly. While the game did top sales charts, it came out underdeveloped, having glitches in both its PC and console iterations. The console edition had enough issues that Sony and Microsoft had to start offering refunds for the game, and they even had to put a disclaimer up for future buyers, which doesn’t typically happen with AAA titles....

This virtual panel is presented in partnership with Funimation. The anime industry only continues to grow larger and more mainstream with each passing year. It’s remarkable to see the growth, whether it’s through the wider prevalence and variety of dubbed content or the number of anime-based streaming services. Anime has alway been on the fringe of pop culture’s interests, but part of what makes it such an exciting form of art is that it doesn’t just entertain audiences in unpredictable ways, but it often excels with its inclusion of underrepresented groups....

Who needs a Porche when you can have a friggin’ Warthog? Halo 4 was teased to all of us at this year’s E3 and we’ll be playing it next fall. It’s revamped version of the franchise staple vehicle, the UNSC Warthog however, will make an appearance much sooner in Forza Motorsport 4. How sweet is that? After the disappointing news that EA wouldn’t work out a deal to share their licensed Porche brand, the news that the Warthog will show up as a hidden Easter egg in Forza 4 makes up for it....

At the end of June, Firaxis Games released a free game update to Civilization 6, which made a variety of changes to Religious Beliefs, kicked off Red Death Season 2, and more. Now, with August coming to a close, the developer is ready to launch yet another free update for Civ 6, and details on some of what will be included in this patch as well as its release date have recently been revealed....

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, like any Call of Duty title, has its fair share of glitches and exploits. While this particular glitch is less game-breaking and more entertaining than the infinite stim glitch in Warzone, it is still something that needs to be patched; That’s because Cold War has a glitch that gives players super jump. There was a time when “super jump” was something that was intended to be in a Call of Duty game....

Counter Strike: Global Offensive is one of Valve’s most popular multiplayer games. The Counter Strike series started out as a mod, but quickly became its own series. With each game in the series, familiar maps returned and new maps were added in. While old classics were still enjoyed by fans of the series, newer maps quickly became favorites. With the inclusion of new game modes, such as Arms Race, Flying Scout, and Demolition, smaller maps were also added into the game....

In case you haven’t heard, a lot of people have been playing Cyberpunk 2077 recently. While the game’s popularity resurgence can partially be attributed to the success of Netflix’s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners series, many have also found themselves asking the question we proposed above, “Is Cyberpunk 2077 finally fixed?” In case you’ve forgotten, Cyberpunk 2077‘s 2020 release was nothing short of a debacle. The game was a technical nightmare that also happened to be missing a number of notable features....

The release of Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is less than a month away and Dungeons and Dragons players and DMs around the world are preparing to dive into a new adventure set in the icy northern region of The Forgotten Realms. To help celebrate the release of the adventure book, Wizards of the Coast and D&D are putting together a massive three-day long remote event that is all about celebrating the TTRPG’s fans and community....

Wizards of the Coast has released a new edition of Unearthed Arcana, their playtesting publication for Dungeons & Dragons. This edition includes reworks of the previous Revived rogue archetype, Noble Genie warlock patron, and Archivist Artificer – now the Phantom rogue, Genie warlock, and Order of Scribes wizard. Wizards of the Coast is also officially discontinuing work on other UA wizard subclasses. The Phantom rogue refines the concept of the Revived rogue....

The next chapter in the Mass Effect franchise, for now known as Mass Effect 4, is on the way. Based on the trailer released at The Game Awards, it seems likely to take players back to the Milky Way as seen in the original trilogy. There is also evidence, however, that suggests that BioWare may have found a way to integrate characters and species from Mass Effect: Andromeda. The events of Mass Effect: Andromeda take place hundreds of years after the end of the original trilogy....