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Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that has a very rich world, filled with equally rich characters. Whether you loved the game or not, it can’t be argued that the game indeed presented a couple of memorable moments in its main and side campaigns. One of those memorable moments was meeting Evelyn Parker. Evelyn Parker is a side character in Cyberpunk 2077 you will meet very early on in the game. She’s an intelligent and cunning woman and she always seems to know what she’s doing at first glance....

The world of Cyberpunk 2077 was promised to be a vast, open-world experience. While it turned out to not be as large as comparable games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, there is still a lot to explore. Each district in Night City has its own unique characteristics and theme and even more stylistic approaches can be found within them. Some are more favored over others. It can be because of nostalgia for your first playthrough, your origin introduction, or simply because the people in a certain district are rather rude....

Cyberpunk 2077 has finally launched and is off to the races. It definitely has problems though, and while players are racing around Night City, CD Projekt Red’s stock price has raced downwards. The biggest problem for many players is Cyberpunk 2077’s numerous bugs, which effect every level of the game. Odd graphical glitches are easily forgivable and sometimes hilarious, but they are not the main issues. Some bugs have popped up that actually prevent players from completing jobs and sometimes confuse players about how to complete jobs altogether....

The Danganronpa series is an unappreciated gem, filled with great mysteries and writing. The games never fail to lure you in with an intriguing narrative, and a multitude of interesting characters to interact with. The series has grown massively since its inception in 2010, with three mainline titles, some spin-off games, a bunch of manga adaptations and even a few anime adaptations as well. That’s a lot of lore o follow up on....

With Troy Baker seemingly expressing interest in portraying the titular Matt Murdock in a Daredevil video game, excitement for the idea is once again on the rise. This is, likely without coincidence, coming at the same time that the Netflix adaptation of the character, played by Charlie Cox, is rumored to appear in the newest Spider-Man film. This comes after Netflix canceled the series, and it seemed fans would no longer get to see that version of the character in any form....

The Souls franchise is one of the greatest game genres to evolve in the past decade. From Demon’s Souls to Dark Souls III, the franchise has seen a steep evolution. However, the franchise is popular is not its evolution, but rather its ability to serve the same experience every time with greater difficulty. This challenge has become such a vital part of Dark Souls that every time a game is released in the series, people invent crazy methods to make it even more challenging....

From Software’s President Hidetaka Miyazaki says that Dark Souls 3 will be “closure” on the series as he and his studio focus on developing “new things” in the future. It’s the end of an era in more ways than one over at From Software. In a candid interview with GameSpot, From Software President Hidetaka Miyazaki reflected on his work since taking on the position in 2014. Dark Souls 3 will be the final project which was begun under the leadership of the previous From Software director, meaning that games from here on will be purely Miyazaki driven projects....

Warner Bros. decided to skip this year’s San Diego Comic-Con convention and instead opted to showcase its DC projects through its own online convention called DC FanDome. Now, DC has unveiled its full schedule for the events and details on how fans can keep track of each presentation. DC FanDome will be a virtual event focused exclusively on DC’s library and upcoming slate of comics, films, television shows, and video games....

After largely underwhelming the player base when it launched earlier this year, Grandmaster Nightfalls have slowly begun to catch on with the larger Destiny 2 community. Providing one of the biggest challenges in the game, Bungie has made these missions a bit more lucrative thanks to a recent update which provided more rewards for those who were able to make it all the way through. This weeks mission adds an extra layer of difficulty due to the selected strike, though clever players have discovered a way to cheese the final boss to even the odds a bit....

With the second expansion of Destiny 2 almost upon us, Bungie hosted a live-stream to give players a look at the upcoming DLC Warmind. Taking Destiny players back to Mars, Warmind will introduce fans to the Hunter Gunslinger Ana Bray and will once again see them cross paths with the Warmind Rasputin, a highly advanced artificial intelligence. Following a brief discussion with developers from both Bungie and Vicarious Visions, Bungie community manager Deej debuted the Destiny 2 Warmind cinematic prologue trailer....

This fall, Destiny 2 is going to introduce Cross-Save, meaning players will be able to carry their characters, gear, and progress across the game’s various platforms. One unanswered question from the announcement was whether purchasing the game or its expansions on one platform would also transfer over to the others. The answer in the current stage of development is no. At E3 2019, some of the lead Destiny developers chatted about the future of Destiny 2 and the company since breaking away from Activision to self-publish the Destiny franchise from this point forward....

The latest patch for Destiny 2: Beyond Light is live, and Bungie is acknowledging some of the game’s most recent criticisms with this new update. One of the most notable changes will be reworking the Destiny 2’s new Warlock Shadowbringer subclass, which had been heavily nerfed not long after the current expansion launched with the new Stasis subclasses. In the full patch notes, Bungie confirms that the latest change to the Shadowbringer’s Penumbral Blast has been rolled back slightly, and the seasonal item Cryptolith Lure has seen adjustments....

The infamous codebreakers at r/raidsecrets are getting deeper into the mysterious track that the Destiny 2 Twitter account had published yesterday. Even though there is no definitive conclusion, it seems there is still more to the deceptively simple and vague tweet. Bungie is known for hiding messages in the media they share and the internet is very good at finding them. However, this tweet may prove to be a challenge as the search hasn’t yielded any decisive results yet....

The recent release of Season 13 in Destiny 2, Season of the Chosen, seemed promising for players. Taking in player feedback from the previous season, Season of the Chosen updated progression systems, added new loot, and added a hub called the H.E.L.M. Even though the new season seemed to include a lot of player requests, that doesn’t mean the latest Destiny 2 launch has gone smoothly. Season of the Chosen’s story picks up where Season of the Hunt left off, but with a shift in focus to fighting against Cabal occupations....

Update: Destiny 2 servers are back online, but players may find themselves waiting in a queue to the get into the game. Maintenance will be concluding at 2pm PT. Original story follows. Every Tuesday, Destiny 2 fans know to expect the Weekly Reset. This is when Bungie updates the popular looter-shooter/MMORPG with some fresh content and challenges, which helps keep things interesting throughout each season in the game. Fans know to expect some Destiny 2 downtime during the Weekly Reset, but this week’s downtime has been going on longer than usual, with players completely unable to access the game’s servers....

It’s now confirmed that Destiny 2 on Google Stadia, Google’s upcoming cloud-based game streaming service, cannot cross-play with other platforms, including PC. Google Stadia will be limited to its own “ecosystem,” meaning Destiny 2 players on Stadia can only play with other Stadia players. It doesn’t matter if Stadia users are using keyboard and mouse, controllers, or otherwise, they’ll be matched limited solely to multiplayer with other Stadia Destiny 2 players....

Bungie launches update 2.1.1 for Destiny which includes the new Crimson Days event in the Tower, adds new Eververse items, freelance PvP playlists, and a number of bug fixes. The first major update for Destiny in 2016 has finally arrived in the form of update 2.1.1. also known as “the one with Crimson Days,” an event that many will draw parallels to the previous Festival of the Lost event. Crimson Days primarily takes place in the newly updated Tower, allowing players to partake in new quests, earn new event specific bounties, and earn Crimson Days themed loot such as shaders and Ghost shells as well....

Popular tabletop game Catan is releasing an all-new edition this summer. The upcoming collector’s edition, Catan 3D, will include some hand-sculpted pieces straight from the hands of the game’s creator, Klaus Teuber. Pre-orders for this special edition are officially underway, and a release date is set for later this summer. According to the game’s website, this new edition of Catan will allow the titular island to rise straight off the table like never before....

As its name implies, Final Fantasy 7 Remake isn’t just a remastered version of the classic 1997 JRPG. The remake is using Final Fantasy 7’s story and design as an outline, then robustly expanding and creating new experiences from there. One of the biggest changes, according to story and scenario writer Kazushige Nojima, will be protagonist Cloud’s personality. In Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Nojima says that, “I have gone much deeper into the inner psychology of Cloud....

The makers of DiRT 5 have just signed a 5-year deal to make the next set of World Rally Championship games. For the longest time, BigBen Interactive was the publisher behind FIA’s World Rally Championship series, both an international competition of rally races featuring the likes of Toyota, BMW, and Subaru, as well as a series of video games. After WRC 9 comes out later this September, the series will instead go to a new publisher....