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  • About a week ago, Microsoft unveiled a special Fallout 76 Xbox One X bundle during its Inside Xbox presentation at gamescom 2018, putting the bundle up for pre-order shortly after the announcement was made. Now, the tech firm has also revealed a new white edition of its Xbox One X bundle with the post-apocalyptic multiplayer game, as well as a white hued Xbox One Elite controller, with both coming this fall. While the white Fallout 76 Xbox One X bundle will likely only pique the curiosity of a s
    Fallout 76 Xbox One X Bundle Revealed Alongside White Elite Controller

  • Thanks to a partnership with Sony, Destiny 2 fans on PlayStation get exclusive content with every new expansion that comes to the game. Much like the last batch of exclusives, Forsaken will have one exclusive armor set for each class, as well as an exclusive strike and exotic for PS4 Destiny 2 players to earn. As part of the exclusive content, PS4 players will get to take on the Broodhold strike and fight a Hive Brood Queen deep inside a crashed Tombship in the Tangled Shore patrol zone. This tr
    Destiny 2: Forsaken PS4 Exclusive Strike, Gear, and Ship Revealed

  • As the proceeds will be going to Best Friends Animal Society, Tomb Raider publisher Square Enix has also released an adorable video titled Shadow of the Cute Raider, which can be seen below. The Shadow of the Cute Raider video parodies the original Shadow of the Tomb Raider trailer and features dogs and cats as replacements for the characters in the game. Since Shadow of the Tomb Raider will feature many wild animals, amongst other mystical things, it is also fitting. Even though the custom Xbox
    Custom Shadow of the Tomb Raider Xbox One X, ‘Cute Raider’ Video Revealed

  • Hopefully players have wrapped up the Week 7 challenges, because it’s that time again, Fortnite fans. The Season 5 Week 8 challenges have been revealed, which means that players can start planning their strategies for how to accomplish each of the varying tasks in the coming week. Week 8 adds three new free challenges and four Battle Pass challenges for players to complete, and while some of them are fairly straightforward, a few may give players some trouble. As always, the challenges vary in d
    Fortnite Season 5 Week 8 Challenges Revealed

  • Pokemon GO players are constantly trying to complete their Pokedex and one of the hardest entries to capture for many members of the community has been the unpredictable Unown. The spawn has many forms, but only pops up around major events for the most part. This weekend it looks like Pokemon GO players in Seattle are in luck on that front. PAX West in a major indie game and geek event and, apparently, the gathering is popular enough to attract some PAX-themed Unown forms to appear around the ci
    Pokemon GO: Unown Appearing At PAX West

  • Destiny 2: Forsaken adds a ton of new content for fans to enjoy, including new and returning exotics. While fans received Update 2.0.0 yesterday to prepare for Forsaken, the Destiny 2 item database also received an update which added a ton of Forsaken items for players to read about. While there may be more hidden exotics, here is every known exotic coming with Forsaken. Exotic WeaponsCerberus+1The Cerberus+1 exotic auto rifle was one of the first Forsaken exotics to be showcased. Originally sho
    Every New Exotic Included with Destiny 2: Forsaken

  • Earlier this week, Bungie released update 2.0 for Destiny 2, which is meant to pave the way for Forsaken, the game’s Year 2 expansion. Apparently, with the release of update 2.0, Destiny 2 players have noticed that Skill-Based Matchmaking has returned. He also stressed that when changes are made to matchmaking they will be clearly outlined in patch notes, but this week’s update featured no mention of matchmaking changes. — dmg04 🔜 PAX (@A_dmg04) August 29, 2018The more likely case is that matchm
    Destiny 2 May Have Turned Skill-Based Matchmaking Back On

  • Since the appearance of the mystery cube in Epic Games’ popular battle royale title Fortnite, players have been attempting to figure out what the cube is doing. Nevertheless, this latest theory is very interesting and suggests, once again, Tilted Towers is in trouble. Based on the runes that appear on the purple surface of the mystery cube, several players now think the cube, wherever else it goes, will end up in Tilted. Check out it out below:Recently, a couple of Fortnite players were able to
    Fortnite Mystery Cube Theory Says Tilted Towers is in Trouble

  • Now the legendary bird Moltres will be getting the same treatment, as the fire- and flying-type Pokemon will be coming back to legendary raids for three hours on Saturday, September 8. Presumably, this special Moltres legendary raid day will see every single gym in Pokemon GO converted to a Moltres raid. Moltres Day isn’t the only special event Pokemon GO fans have to look forward to in September. Furthermore, shiny variants of Chikorita will be in much greater supply during the Chikorita Commun
    Pokemon GO Moltres Day Announced for September

  • According to the NPD Group, an American market research company, the video game industry has undergone a record-breaking half of the year. One area of mass improvement is seen in hardware sales, which is the highest it has been in seven years at $1.7 billion. Concerning hardware sales, the NPD highlighted the market for the Xbox One, as well as devices such as Nintendo’s NES and SNES Classic editions. Video game accessories are also on the rise, with there being a 41% increase over 2017. However
    NPD: Record Video Game Spending Has Occurred in 2018

  • Although CD Projekt Red recently showed off almost an hour’s worth of footage in the gameplay reveal for Cyberpunk 2077, there’s still loads more to learn about the new action-RPG from the Polish developer. This much has been confirmed by Cyberpunk 2077 game designer Philip Weber, who divulged that failing quests don’t lead to a “a game over state”, as the only way that can happen is when a player’s character dies. Even more interesting is the fact that the “quest design philosophy” of the missi
    Cyberpunk 2077 Players Can Fail Quests, Changing the Game

  • Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery players have had a lot of content to get through lately. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery has many fans who are committed to datamining, going through the files in the game’s updates and discovering new info. Meanwhile, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Year 5 Chapter 3 will see someone use their connections in Knockturn Alley to understand an unspecified situation. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery has hosted several timed events recently, including Hogwarts Rocks!. Harry
    Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Datamine Reveals Year 5 Plans

  • Several days ago, Starbreeze Studios and Behaviour Interactive released a trailer teasing the next Killer headed to Dead by Daylight, with many fans believing the figure to be inspired by a Japanese myth known as Kuchisake. Now, the publisher and developer have decided to set the stage for the game’s forthcoming DLC in Chapter 9: Shattered Bloodline by providing official details for new the Killer named Rin Yamaoka or “The Spirit”. Alongside The Spirit’s inclusion in Dead by Daylight will be the
    Dead by Daylight New Killer ‘The Spirit’ Detailed

  • Destiny 2 is easily one of the biggest additions to the PlayStation Plus free games lineup. However, Destiny 2 isn’t the only free PS Plus game that will make subscribers happy in September. As usual, PS3 and PS Vita owners have some free games to look forward to as well. Of course, while fans wait to download the free PS Plus games for September 2018, they can still download August’s free PS Plus games, which included the likes of Mafia 3 and Dead by Daylight. However, anyone who wants the free
    Destiny 2 is Free for PS Plus Subscribers in September

  • When Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery added pets to the game, the feature was met with a mixed response from the community. Now Jam City has added “Pet Looks” – essentially skins for pets – that are also fairly expensive. With its latest update, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery has added three new cat skins, two rat skins, two toad skins, and two owl skins. Besides giving players the opportunity to get new skins for their pets, the latest update for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery lets them customize
    Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Adds Expensive Pet Skins

  • For all you D.Va fans out there, Overwatch introduces D.Va’s Nano Cola Challenge, which tasks players with completing certain goals in order to earn a variety of cosmetic goodies for everybody’s favorite MEKA pilot. Winning three games will reward two D.Va stickers, six is required for the new player icon, and nine wins will add that shiny new Nano Cola skin to your collection. If so, then you’re in luck, because Blizzard has more ways to earn D.Va themed rewards. This can net players up to eigh
    Overwatch: D.Va’s Nano Cola Challenge is Live Now

  • After a rollercoaster of a first year, Destiny 2 has begun the evolution into its second year with the massive expansion Forsaken arriving next week. Raids were also a focus of Update 2.0 and it may just fundamentally change how fireteams approach situations. Taking to Twitter, Destiny 2 raid team leader Joe Blackburn wanted to offer a bit more information to players who saw a few changes to raid mechanics in the latest sandbox update. Now, fireteams have 2 minutes and thirty seconds to revive f
    Destiny 2 Raid Revive Mechanics Changed in 2.0 Update

  • It’s true that the dueling in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is essentially a game of rock, paper, scissors, with aggressive stance beating sneaky stance, sneaky stance beating defensive stance, and defensive stance beating aggressive stance. In Year 4 Chapter 16 of Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, players face off against an Acromantula, which is basically a giant spider. It’s safe to occasionally switch to a defensive stance to heal, but never use sneaky stance. Unfortunately, the story in Harr
    Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery – How to Beat the Spider Boss Fight

  • In a first for the series, Black Ops 4 is now introducing special Signature Weapons, which are cosmetic variants of standard weapons. Activision and Treyarch have revealed two Signature Weapons so far. Players can acquire both Signature Weapons by pre-ordering one of the above Deluxe editions of the game from GameStop. It’s not yet clear if all weapons will receive a cosmetic Signature Weapon variant, or just a select few. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will release for PC, PS4, and Xbox One on Octob
    Black Ops 4 Adding New Signature Weapons

  • Google and Fortnite developer and publisher Epic Games are at odds after Google detailed a potential exploit discovered in Fortnite‘s Android release. Despite a request from Epic to hold off on the report, Google released it to the public one week after a patch was released, and Epic Games isn’t happy about it. Epic Games created its own launcher for Fortnite on Android, bypassing the Google Play Store and Google’s regular app security checks. Google discovered a man-in-the-disk exploit that wou
    Epic Wanted Google Not to Report Fortnite Android Vulnerability Immediately

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