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Destiny 2’s daily reveals and developer interviews continue today with Bungie’s Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy talking about how the sequel improves on story, progression, and rewards. While today’s interview doesn’t broach into specific details like yesterday’s look at The Farm, it does provide an introspective look at Bungie’s goals and direction moving between games, which includes some of director Luke Smith’s thoughts on Destiny’s failings. Here’s Luke’s comments regarding the original Destiny, with regards to ideas he focused on when creating Destiny 2:...

Since its launch earlier this month, players have been enjoying a wealth of new content with Destiny 2: Forsaken. In addition to plenty of new gear to acquire, much needed game improvements, and a new campaign centered around a tale of revenge, players continue to discover the many secrets that Bungie has packed into the end game zone known as The Dreaming City. One surprising element missing in the expansion are new crucible maps, a fact which Bungie is going to start fixing tomorrow....

Destiny 2’s Fall expansion has leaked ahead of Bungie’s Thursday reveal, proving that nothing is safe from premature revelations where gaming is concerned. The game’s Season of Opulence coding has apparently provided dataminers with enough to reveal that an expansion called Destiny 2 Shadowkeep is set to send players back to the moon this fall. According to a ResetEra thread, graphic and art relating to this were retrieved from the game’s PC files that line up a disclosure of Bungie’s plans....

Destiny fans playing on PlayStation consoles will receive an exclusive quest and reward in Destiny’s April Update, continuing the history of Destiny exclusives on PlayStation. Since the launch of Destiny in September of 2014, those playing on PlayStation consoles have always gotten in-game exclusives. Activision and Bungie have been in partnership with Sony even before Destiny’s release, and it looks as though that isn’t going to stop anytime soon. Bungie has revealed that in the free April Update—which is bringing a revamped Prison of Elders mode, a new Light level cap, as well as a new Strike and mission—players can visit Petra Venj in the Reef to collect a new exclusive Quest which will end in a “unique reward....

The Nightfall Strike this week can be brutal, but follow this Destiny: Rise of Iron guide for tips on how to quickly and easily beat Kovik in the Wretched Eye strike. Destiny: Rise of Iron has finally arrived and with it comes a bunch of new content. There are new story missions to complete, a new social space to explore, new gear to earn, and eventually a new raid to conquer....

It’s pretty bold to throw some shade at Christopher Nolan’s artistic choices, not that audiences aren’t happy to do so, but the director’s work itself speaks volumes about his legacy. Volume is a funny word though and it’s precisely what some of Nolan’s peers have brought up to him according to Tom Shone’s book “The Nolan Variations”. Shone’s book is written in collaboration with Nolan himself and aims to take a close in-depth look at the man’s childhood and upbringing, how his overall filmmaking vision came to be and what his influences are, all the way up to Tenet, his most recent film....

Ahoy matey! Prepare for more piratical talk as we set sail on a journey for fame, fortune, and above all, gold! Which is sort of like fortune, but is more readily exchanged for goods and services. I mean, arr. The October update is almost here for Civilization 6, and with it comes a new scenario: Pirates! Specifically, a game mode for 1-4 players that has them set off “in search of treasure and glory on the high seas....

Late night host Conan O’ Brien makes an appearance on the latest episode of the Good Game, Nice Try podcast to review Cyberpunk 2077. The Conan host talks first impressions, questions certain aspects, and lets the audience know if Cyberpunk 2077 is something he’ll ultimately try. Developer CD Projekt Red’s long-awaited RPG finally saw its release on December 10 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Next-gen console version are set to arrive at some point in 2021....

The Crash Bandicoot mobile game has finally been revealed as Crash Bandicoot: On the Run in light of its first teaser release. The mobile game was previously leaked but carried no official title. The mystery mobile game surrounding the Crash Bandicoot franchise has been rolling around the gaming community for the better part of two months. However, the game’s name has now surfaced, thanks to a new teaser on its official Twitter account....

Grand Theft Auto is a game series. It is rather popular, so you might have heard of it. With five main-line entries and a slew of spin-offs, Rockstar Games’ franchise is not only lucrative but a critical darling. Checking Metacritic ’s top rated games of all time, Grand Theft Auto appears seven times in the top 20. Ignoring that four of those are just different iterations of Grand Theft Auto V, the last three numbered entries all scored an aggregate score of 97....

Rupert Harvey knew he was on to something with Critters after one memorable test screening. Specifically, it was the scene where the Critters, who had already been terrorizing the Brown family, were standing on the doorstep of the family’s home talking in their guttural language with subtitles translating for the audience…until one of them is blown to gooey bits by a shotgun blast (wielded by none other than E.T. mom Dee Wallace), and the other lets out a subtitled “Fuck....

The Cyberpunk genre is filled with gruesome moments, intense battles, and huge fights between “good” and “evil.” In Cyberpunk 2077, players will immerse themselves in an engaging story that sometimes makes you want to take a walk and grab some air due to how harsh it can get. Just take a look at what happened to Evelyn or Jackie, for example. However, Night City’s characters offer players some brief moments of comic relief from time to time, allowing them to break the tension and smile or even giggle for a little bit....

There was no shortage of complaints when Cyberpunk 2077 released last December. From bugs, performance issues, and cut content, many fans felt that the game could have done with another delay. One of the biggest complaints concerned the A.I. of the Night City police, as their behaviour was quite dated when compared to police or guards from other open-world RPGs. Regardless of where a crime is committed, or its severity, police swarm in on you in seconds....

A keen-eyed Cyberpunk 2077 player has discovered in-game cars appearing on the road from an unusual place. Although likely not intentional, it appears that cars in the year 2077 can swim as well as they can negotiate the roads of Night City. Since its debut on December 10th, Cyberpunk 2077 has presented all manner of glitches to players across every platform. While some of these glitches are game-breaking, stopping would-be Night City mercenaries dead in their tracks, others are a bit more comical....

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt RED has made some reassuring announcements about the upcoming RPG over the last few days. The company confirmed that the game would feature character creation and that there would be character classes to choose from, delighting players hoping that the game will suit them no matter their playstyle. But while this news was encouraging, the latest piece of info might not be so welcomed. Speaking during the company’s latest financial briefing, CD Projekt RED president Adam Kiciński revealed that Cyberpunk 2077 will not have multiplayer at launch, which may be disappointing for fans excited to jump into a connected RPG experience right away....

This Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance review contains no spoilers, except for some information that was presented in the series’ trailers. It is based on all ten episodes of the debut season. While it earned a modest profit during its original 1982 theatrical run, The Dark Crystal never lived up to the high expectations that Universal or project mastermind Jim Henson had for it. Influenced by everything from new age philosophy to classic fantasy works, the film – directed by Henson and frequent collaborator Frank Oz – was a technical marvel that told its ambitious story through revolutionary puppetry techniques....

Darkest Dungeon is an RPG game released by Red Hook Studios back in 2016. Those who have played the game know that Darkest Dungeon is famous for its difficult gameplay and touch choices, making it a game that some feel will also strive in tabletop form. Thankfully Red Hook Studios and Mythic Games announced that Darkest Dungeon is getting a board game adaptation, and it has just been revealed that the project has already reached its Kickstarter goal....

The Metroidvania craze found new life with 2004’s Cave Story and never looked back. The action and exploration of 2D sidescrollers have been addictive as ever, with modern takes adding inventive twists on the genre. Dead Cells faithfully carries that legacy with a most unusual twist. Games spent 50 years conditioning the need to keep characters alive, while Dead Cells’ roguelite roots practically demand that you die over and over to win....

As another week ends, NVIDIA GeForce announces its newest weekly additions of games. NVIDIA GeForce is a video game streaming service for PC players, and it has been posting 10 new games to the library each week since its launch in February 2020. This week brings a slew of long-awaited games, including the recently ported Death Stranding. Many fans have even taken to calling the game’s creator a prophet, as his game released around the same time that the Coronavirus began to spread worldwide....

With Covid-19 limiting many peoples’ ability to gather together, gamers are seeking new ways to play with each other without sharing air space. Game nights spent playing tabletop adventure games like Dungeons and Dragons are harder to pull off, but a new VR game may offer a way for friends to get together and still take part in the joys of interactive storytelling. Demeo is a VR dungeon crawler that could be perfect for game nights, and a new trailer shows some of what’s possible in the game....