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For those unfamiliar, the concept of a Bungie Bounty is something that was present in the original Destiny. The much-loved event saw Bungie team members get together in the Crucible to challenge Guardians, with special prizes being rewarded to those lucky enough to beat Destiny’s creators at their own game. Now, Bungie Bounties will be returning in Destiny 2, and the first of them will be going live tonight, September 27, from 8:00pm to 10:00pm Pacific time....

It may have taken some time for Bungie to implement, but Destiny will finally get a dedicated clan feature when Destiny 2 launches next month. Players that have been in clans since Destiny 1 released have long asked for ways to interact with their clan mates in-game, and now they will finally get their wish. On top of that, being a part of a clan will be more rewarding in Destiny 2....

The same user who defeated Crota using only a set of Rock Band 4 drums returns with full highlights of the entire Crota’s End Raid, which he successfully completed with only the aforementioned drum kit. A few days ago, the Destiny world went into an uproar when an intrepid gamer used only his set of Rock Band 4 drums to beat Crota all by himself. The player promised to return and post videos for the entire Crota’s End raid, and he’s now delivering the promised highlights via his YouTube channel....

Monster Hunter: World’s Iceborne expansion continues to receive a healthy amount of support and updates, which in return makes players more engaged and busy with new monsters to hunt and new gear to craft. The latest update introduces a roadmap as well as a return of a “fan favorite” monster. During the latest Developer Diary for the game, Capcom has announced that Alatreon will be making its way into Iceborne sometime in May....

‘bMany people might argue that the best years of your life fall within your childhood. I can’t help but disagree with that statement and say that many will likely find that their college years were actually the best years of their lives. While many of our childhoods had its highlights, it’s finally leaving the nest of your home and getting to experience the world on your own that really makes one feel like they are living....

The allure of battlegrounds in World of Warcraft Classic is what online gaming is all about. For many players, PvP is the most important activity in the game, yielding prestigious ranks, honor points, and powerful gear. When world PvP is hard to find, just talk to your nearest battle master. Then get comfortable, as this popular activity can sometimes keep you waiting in a queue. Now you have some time to study battle tactics....

Danish CS:GO powerhouse Astralis has confirmed the sale of Patrick “es3tag” Hansen to North American organization Cloud9. Cloud9 has been undergoing a complete CS:GO roster rebuild since releasing its previous lineup last month. Es3tag now joins the project just a few months after signing with Astralis, marking the completion of Cloud9’s new roster. American esports organization Cloud9 has been rebuilding its CS:GO division since September, after parting ways with its previous lineup....

Clout Games has released new concept footage of its Patreon-supported title Ill (that’s I-L-L, in case you thought they were zombie scratch marks), and it’s as creepy as it is gory. This will be the studio’s first large-scale project, and the team is currently looking for continued funding in order to make a full demo of the FPS. The undead are back once again in the studio’s collection of concept footage - posted by developer Maxim Verehin - which offers something different from the zombies you’re used to by now....

Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the most anticipated releases of the decade, with its initial reveal trailer released by developer CD Projekt Red all the way back in 2013. The studio’s last huge title, The Witcher 3, was critically acclaimed and extremely commercially successful, but it seems that CD Projekt Red is making one change that the studio learned from the development of its last game. The main story of Cyberpunk 2077 will not be as long as The Witcher 3’s, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the player experience with the game will be shorter....

At first glance, the above headline appears to be a confusing mess of future-tech hokum made of buzz-words and babble, but it’s actually all true. Google TV is adding OnLive to its already exhaustive list of streaming entertainment options, and will soon come built-in to VIZIO’s VIA Plus-branded TV’s. Steve Perlman, Founder and CEO of OnLive, announced today that the increasingly-popular game-streaming service is on its way to Google TV owners, via an app which will be available on the Android Market....

With all the countless studies being done on whether or not playing games makes players more violent, not a single test seems to have been run to study the reasons why simply buying games, in the midst of a Black Friday mob, turns the gentlest snowflake of a human being into a rabid, savage animal. With that many games, movies and waffle irons priced at pennies on the dollar, it’s no wonder more people don’t have to leave behind an appendage, organ or loved one in order to indulge in the savings....

Resident Evil is one of the oldest running Capcom franchises of all time. The number of changes this series has seen since 1996 is too much to count. Moreover, this evolution is why hardcore RE fans are always upbeat about every new entry in the series, and the same can be said for the new phase of Resident Evil titles that are played from the first-person perspective. While Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and the upcoming Resident Evil Village are completely different from the recent remakes, they have defined their own unique horror-survival style in just a few years....

Due to growing COVID-19 concerns, Critical Role has planned to stop all live broadcasts for the foreseeable future starting on March 17, 2020. In order to protect the safety of all cast members and staff of Critical Role from the spreading of the coronavirus, the company has decided to postpone all future livestreams for the sake of their employees’ health. Many places of work are also deciding to close their doors in order to practice social distancing, so it is natural that Critical Role would as well....

Cyber Shadow was first announced in 2019 as a new sidescrolling action-platformer to be published by Yacht Club Games, the team behind the juggernaut indie title, Shovel Knight. However, Cyber Shadow isn’t developed by the Shovel Knight devs; it’s developed by Mechanical Head Games’ Aarne Hunziker. And for a title that was mostly created by one man and one man only, the quality of it all is absolutely astounding, taking inspiration from many classic franchises like Mega Man, Metroid, and Ninja Gaiden....

The world of Cyberpunk 2077 is full of things to do. The dense and rich Night City has a lot of opportunities for enterprising mercs to earn some street cred and eddies. One of these side jobs is provided in the Riders On The Storm questline. This job puts V, the player character, alongside the fan-favorite Panam, and sees you carry out a search and rescue. Along the way, you have a nice opportunity to romance, Panam, and there are some sweet rewards for the quest....

CD Projekt Red released a brand-new trailer for Cyberpunk 2077, slated for release November 19th. The trailer highlights story elements, characters, and locations. Playing more like a movie trailer than a gameplay trailer, the new trailer features characters like Jackie Welles, Dexter “Dex” DeShawn, and as expected, Johnny Silverhand who is modeled and voiced by the always charming Keanu Reeves. Playing as V, a mercenary who is completely customizable, you navigate through Night City, California, and its 6 regions....

It’s time for the next D&D Live event. That means celebrity DMs and players will get together to unveil the next major upcoming content for the world’s biggest roleplaying game. There’s just one hitch – the global pandemic keeping most of the world indoors. It makes it hard to gather hundreds of people in a single space and have then spend hours together playing Dungeons & Dragons. So, like all the other major event this year, D&D Live 2020 is going digital....

Four years after its release, Street Fighter V is finally worth owning. In today’s announcement of the future of Capcom’s premier fighting franchise, it was revealed that Dan Hibiki would be the first of five new DLC fighters coming to this eSports darling in the near future. Currently scheduled for a Winter 2020 window, everyone will finally be able to experience the magic of Saikyo Martial Arts while attempting to become the best fighter in the world....

The first boss in any Souls game will rarely be the hardest. In most cases, players are even outright expected to die during the tutorial (Demon’s Souls and Bloodborne). As far as Dark Souls is concerned, however, starter bosses tend to offer a higher level of challenge. Taking cues from Bloodborne’s frantic gameplay loop, Dark Souls 3 is a faster paced game than its predecessors and makes heavy use of multi-phase boss fights to keep combat dynamic....

A new HD texture pack for Dark Souls Remastered has just been released, and screenshots reveal that the new content is a real beaut. The texture pack overhauls a lot of the game’s original textures and thus is quite the hefty upgrade, boasting 6GB-worth of goodies. It is apparently a faithful texture replacement for maps, objects, and enemies, and comprises a selection of both upscaled and handmade textures. Evelyn Schwab is the modder responsible for creating the texture pack, having used ESRGAN (Enhanced Super-Resolution Generative Adversarial Network) technology, along with Photoshop, Quixel Mixer, and Materialize to produce it....