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EA has now confirmed the news we reported early today: Pandemic Studios has been officially shut down. The company confirmed with reporters that close to 200 employees were laid off, including high-profile management like Andrew Goldman (CEO), Joe Resnick (President) and Greg Borrud (Vice-President of Product Development). Just a handful of employees were transferred to EA’s Los Angeles office to be integrated into other projects. EA Games Label Senior Vice President Nick Earl about the closure:...

PC gamers who were fortunate enough to get into the Diablo III beta might be having the time of their lives currently. Being able to play a match online and early, incomplete or not, in one of the most highly rated and enjoyable game franchises ever is a privilege many people would enjoy. Happily, Blizzard has confirmed that the dungeon crawler, should a console version be officially announced, will feel like its own version and not just a quick port of the PC version....

Last month, Activision and Toys for Bob released Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time to the PS4 and Xbox One. Now, players who have been holding off purchase of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time until it gets cheaper would be happy to know that the PlayStation Store is currently offering a limited-time deal for the game. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is currently available for $44.99 or 25% off its original price of $59....

The push for greater acceptance in the tabletop scene just got a big boost from Critical Role. The Dungeons & Dragons livestream entered a new location in last night’s episode, and this meant a new NPC to guide the party. Dagen Underthorn was introduced to help the players navigate new icy terrain, and he just happened to have a very familiar wheelchair. The Combat Wheelchair is the invention of Sara Thompson, a....

Cyberpunk 2077‘s character upgrade system includes perks, attributes, mods, and more, but you’re never going to get the most out of this game’s upgrade options if you don’t explore the wonderful, and sometimes confusing, world of Cyberware upgrades. Cyberware upgrades are a key part of the character-building experience in Cyberpunk 2077, but many players may end up overlooking it due to both the confusing nature of the system itself and the lingering worry that you can somehow choose the “wrong” Cyberware upgrade....

CD Projekt Red is confident December 10 will be the time for Cyberpunk 2077 to finally be unleashed. With release day just around the corner, fans of the upcoming title have been soaking up every tidbit about this world, and there’s a lot to learn about the score’s musical influences. Speaking with GameSpot, Cyberpunk 2077’s composers P.T. Adamczyk and Paul Leonard-Morgan discussed the score’s character, their inspirations, and their common goal to deliver a musical experience outside the usual Cyberpunk tropes....

Today marks the worldwide release of Cyberpunk 2077. It’s almost shocking to know that the game that many in the community have been waiting eight years to play has finally arrived. Though, that sentiment is certainly not hard to tell, especially given the tremendous response that Cyberpunk 2077 has already received on Steam and other platforms. Entire weeks ahead of its scheduled release, Cyberpunk 2077 had topped the sales charts on Steam, beating out some of the most popular games on the platform by a hefty margin....

Cyberpunk 2077 has debuted at the #1 spot on the UK sales chart, despite the numerous controversies surrounding the game at launch. It’s easy to say that Cyberpunk 2077 was the most highly-anticipated game of 2020, which is no small boast, considering it was released in the same year as games like Final Fantasy 7 Remake and The Last of Us Part 2. Cyberpunk 2077 received several high-profile delays throughout 2020, with the last one happening a few short weeks before its intended November release date....

If you’ve seen Dark Season 3, you’ll know that Martha and Jonas managed to end the knot. In order to do this they needed to prevent Tannhaus from experimenting with time-travel in the first place, which meant a trip to the Origin World. When they got to the Origin World, you may remember a beautiful vortex-like tunnel of light that just travels further and further into the abyss. With no end and no beginning, this tunnel allowed Martha and Jonas to open a window into their ‘past’, where they could see their own younger selves when they called out for each other....

The boss found on the Road of Sacrifices is one that forms an offense almost entirely from sorceries. The Crystal Sage, one of the famous Big Hat Logan’s few students, has lost their sanity since leaving the legendary sorcerer’s tutelage and now resides in the Crucifixion Woods, where Dark Souls 3 players will encounter them amidst some ruins. It can be challenging to deal with the variety of spells that the Crystal Sage unleashes, though not impossible....

The first expansion for Dark Souls 3, Ashes of Ariandel, is available now. Here’s how players can start exploring the Painted World of Ariandel and find out what lies within. The long-awaited Ashes of Ariandel DLC for FromSoftware’s Dark Souls 3 is out now, allowing players to step back into the notoriously difficult title and explore the new Painted World for themselves. For those who are looking to pick up the new expansion for themselves, Dark Souls 3 doesn’t make it immediately obvious as to how the DLC is activated....

It takes a lot to stand out in the city-building genre. While the era of Caesar and SimCity is long past, Anno, Tropico, and Cities Skylines still dominate the landscape. Many city-builders, when not set in modern times, tend to look for the future, or perhaps the very recent past when it comes time to vary the setting. Madruga Works decided to go one step further with the time scale, while including elements of survival strategy in their second game, Dawn of Man....

Other than questions about the game’s bizarre narrative and confusing trailers, one thing that Death Stranding fans really want to know is exactly when the game is coming out. Creator Hideo Kojima previously confirmed that Death Stranding would be out before the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics, but the veteran game developer hasn’t provided specifics. According to electronics retailer Best Buy, fans may not have to wait much longer to get their hands on Death Stranding....

If you haven’t played Deep Rock Galactic, put whatever it is you’re doing down right now and go pick it up. This sleeper hit is perhaps one of the biggest games to come out of 2020 and single-handedly revived a struggling genre. Deep Rock Galactic is a co-op shooter that brings back the feel of games like Left 4 Dead, but instead of humans trying to escape a zombie hellscape, it’s space dwarves trying to steal precious metals from a horde of aliens....

It’s another Xur weekend Destiny players, and once again the Agent of the Nine has graced the residents of the Tower with his presence. Interestingly enough, this is also one of the last times that Xur might be in the Tower, as the new Reef social space will offer more hiding spots for the exotic vendor. This week, however, finding Xur should be no problem. Destiny players can find Xur in the Tower North, at the far end of the area....

Season of the Chosen has revealed Caiatl, the new Cabal Empress, to be a key player in this seasonal story arc. Rallying the remnants of the Red Legion, her struggles as a leader have only just begun. Many players look at her as another throwaway seasonal antagonist, but there is much more to this Cabal Empress than most know. With a unique upbringing and mindset, Caiatl could become on Destiny 2’s most formidable antagonists....

Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Season of the Chosen, brings back a popular Destiny 1 Hand Cannon, The Palindrome. Alongside The Palindrome, Season of the Chosen also brings Guardians two other reprised Destiny 1 weapons: the Shadow Price Auto Rifle, and The Swarm Machine Gun. Guardians will want to chase these weapons to add to their accounts either for nostalgia or a chance at one of the new Season of the Chosen weapon perks....

Following the very successful console beta for its highly anticipated shooter, Destiny 2, Bungie finds itself with only a month left before the gates finally open to the public. While the studio finalizes its tweaks and changes based on player feedback, fans can turn their attention over to the Rockstar Energy Drink promotion, which is finally live. After the promotion kicked off a bit earlier than expected thanks to Reddit and YouTube users revealing the existence of Destiny 2 branded Rockstar Energy drinks, the official website provides a bit more information on what players can look forward to....

Destiny 2: Beyond Light, the looter shooter’s latest major expansion, is now available to play across all supported platforms. And with the expansion’s launch, Destiny 2 fans have been able to datamine Beyond Light to see some of its inner workings. One detail in particular popped out to Destiny 2 fans. According to scraped data, Beyond Light features significantly fewer weapons than Destiny 2’s previous major expansion, Forsaken, adding just a third of the total number....

Destiny 2 players still in search of some Dreaming City destination and Last Wish raid items, including the One Thousand Voices exotic, may soon see a positive turn in their luck with the news that the drop rates for some of the looter shooter’s rare items are being increased in the game’s next update in a few weeks. In its weekly blog, developer Bungie gave a preview of Update 2.2.1, tentatively scheduled to launch on April 9th....