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Destiny 2 is one of the most popular FPS games released in recent years. The game is also incredibly unique in a market that is dominated by simple run and gun shooters. Because Destiny 2’s gameplay is slightly more complex than most FPS games, there are a number of tactics that players need to learn to win matches in the Crucible. Gamers assume that professional players know everything, but even pro players are constantly looking for ways to improve their performance....

The Mountaintop is one of the best weapons in Destiny 2, especially against bosses. The natural trouble, of course, is that it is earned by accomplishing the “In Pursuit of Honor” triumph, which is entirely based on success in PvP. So players who naturally want the weapon to take down bosses will be in an unfamiliar place. If this is you, never fear! It’s no cakewalk and you can be easily discouraged by people who have given up and said it’s impossible....

In a new ViDoc, Bungie detailed a wide variety of new features and content coming to Destiny 2 in the Beyond Light expansion. One of the coolest new mechanics is a weather system on Europa that will cause periodic blinding snowstorms. Dynamic weather systems are totally new to Destiny 2. Titan experiences a nearly constant downpour of rain and stormy skies that create massive waves all around the Arcology. That weather does change from time to time, but it has very little impact on gameplay other than the occasional water splash on your HUD....

Pinnacle weapons have been a Destiny 2 staple for a couple of years now, originally introducing a lengthy quest for players to complete leading to a special weapon. Originally, these pinnacle quests introduced special weapons based around completing specific milestones in the various game modes, from the Crucible, Strikes, and more. These weapons were intended to have special modifiers to help them stand out from the typical weapons found in the world....

Destiny is one of the largest intellectual properties in the video game industry. Gamers and science-fiction fans alike know of Destiny’s massive lore and gameplay systems. A game the size of Destiny takes a large, dedicated group of people to create. Bungie, also known for creating the popular Halo series, are the developers of the massive IP. After their split from Activision, many gamers have shifted their attention to Bungie to see what they would do next....

It’s once again Friday which means the exotic merchant Xur has arrived with a new set of gear for Destiny 2 players to purchase. Xur remains the best way to not only complete exotic collections with the weekly Fated Engram but also to get easy access to new Warmind gear in exchange for Legendary Shards. Here’s a rundown on where to find Xur as well as what he’s offering from June 22 until he heads back home on June 22....

Xur has once again returned to Destiny 2 to offer players exotic armor and an exotic weapon. Not a lot has been going on in the game – outside of the Faction Rally event – but we are on the cusp of new information. Starting next week, Bungie will unveil pieces of the Curse of Osiris DLC in a series of livestreams. While the first two livestreams will focus on the new content coming to Destiny 2, the last will highlight the new gear that players can collect....

With Destiny 2: Forsaken adding a new mod system to the game, many fans are wondering how the new mods will work with year one weapons. Today, Bungie’s Gameplay Design Lead Josh Hamrick took to Twitter to clarify that year one weapons will not be able to equip two mods. Any weapon players currently have will be without mods in year two unless a new, year two version of the weapon drops....

After being officially confirmed with a cinematic trailer a few weeks ago, Destiny 2’s gameplay is finally ready to take the spotlight. Bungie’s Destiny 2 event has been loaded with news about the game’s platform availability, class changes, and matchmaking updates. In addition to all of those details, there have also been a few amazing trailers that dropped during the event, including one that is all about gameplay. The gameplay trailer builds on the characters and conflict established in the announcement trailer and puts Cayde-6 and Commander Zavala at the center of the action....

Another stunning achievement has been attained by a dedicated member of the Destiny 2 community. Player Tazus just attained the world first kill on Destiny 2’s raid boss Riven. That is, he’s the first to kill Riven by himself, without a raid group at all. Several hardcore players were competing to complete the achievement, due to the convenient combination of as a bug tied to Arcstrider and a limited-time Tonic available during the Revelry event....

Alongside this week’s new Guardian Games event in Destiny 2, developer Bungie also delivered the game’s latest exotic, Heir Apparent. A heavy machine gun with a Cabal theme, the Heir Apparent is part of the Guardian Games reward tier and is only accessible by participating in a good chunk of the event’s activities. Of course, players have already sped through to get the exotic to see whether it’s worth the effort for others....

Developer Bungie gave some of the first details about Destiny 2’s Season 7, Season of Opulence, and when players can expect it to start in its latest blog post. Season of Opulence and its accompanying paid Annual Pass add-on Penumbra will launch on June 4, 2019. Typically in the past, each new season has begun at the weekly reset, 10 a.m. PDT, so barring any technical issues, Destiny 2 players should expect the same from Season 7....

Destiny 2 will debut its first weekend of Trials of the Nine, the new endgame PvP event, which will appear every weekend from 10 a.m. Friday morning PDT to the next weekly reset. The day before the first Trials of the Nine event in Destiny 2, developer Bungie has released a teaser trailer. It’s an extremely brief teaser for the mode, the details of which Bungie is still keeping a secret....

Another weekly update from Bungie brings more content and balance changes to Destiny 2. The Beyond Light expansion continues to provide players with all manner of things to do, whether that’s voting for new ornaments for the Festival of the Lost event later this year or breaking the game in style by participating in a Destiny 2 12-man raid exploit. The patch notes for the upcoming 3.1.1 update cover a ton of material and players can get everything they need to know about them right here....

Iron Banner, the monthly PvP event that has been a classic staple of Destiny will return to Destiny 2 in October, according to the game’s developer Bungie. The event, which has traditionally been active for one week out of every month, converts one of the Crucible playlists into a special version of itself, turning on level advantages and giving out exclusive rewards that can only be earned during Iron Banner week....

During its Shadowkeep DLC reveal, Destiny 2 developer Bungie trolled fans on PC by joking about an Epic Games Store release. The developer made the joke right before announcing that now that Bungie is self-publishing Destiny 2, the game will be released on Steam. In a Twitch livestream that took place yesterday, Bungie explained that now that it is no longer owned by Activision, Destiny 2 on PC needs to “find a new home....

It’s unclear what’s next for MercurySteam after Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Metroid: Samus Return, but publisher 505 Games has announced that it signed a deal with the studio for an upcoming title. It’s reportedly a “brand new” game for “PC and consoles” but that’s the extent of what was announced in Digital Bros’ quarterly earnings report. In response, MercurySteam shared a blog post in which it simply stated, “A few words from us: it will be amazing!...

Catherine released in 2011 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360; it was a unique game that presented players with a strange, yet effective mix of puzzle solving, dating sim, and the horror genre. The game follows Vincent– torn between long-term girlfriend Katherine and a beautiful girl he meets named Catherine, Vincent finds himself plagued by nightmares. The game re-released in 2019 as Catherine: Full Body for PlayStation 4 and has recently released for the Nintendo Switch too....

Ubisoft has finally decided that Far Cry 6 is a political game, even putting out a statement that opens with “our game is political.” It remains to be seen whether the finished product will actually have a point of view and take a side, or whether “political” is the new “non-political” and it’s both sides business as usual. Regardless, an overlooked and much more interesting part of the statement Ubisoft released came at the end - “Far Cry is a brand that in its DNA seeks to have mature, complex themes balanced with levity and humor....

There aren’t too many nice guys in the upper echelons of corporate gaming, but Phil Spencer sure seems like he’s one. In a recent interview on The Verge’s Decoder podcast with Nilay Patel, he admitted there’s not much that could convince him to quit his career, but tribalism in gaming just might do it. The hour-long interview meandered over a wide range of topics, from the recent next-gen console launch to Spencer’s gaming philosophy....