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  • Assassin’s Creed Origins has an extensive DLC schedule that will give players plenty of things to do and new items to collect post-launch. While the new unlocks look cool enough, some Assassin’s Creed Origins players are unhappy with the First Civilization Pack as they say that it is too expensive. Assassin’s Creed Origins players are also frustrated that the pack is not included in the game’s DLC season pass, with some saying they purchased the pass thinking it includes all DLC, like the First
    Assassin’s Creed Origins’ New DLC Pack is Overpriced

  • It’s been an interesting two weeks for Destiny 2, with the community growing frustrated over recent discoveries within the game. One such method of rewarding those most engaged Destiny 2 users is to incentivize prestige activities. Currently, the only benefit to a Prestige activity is an extra drop (or drops) and an aura that lasts for the week. Either way, it appears that Bungie has been listening to the community and plans to implement several radical and welcomed changes to improve the Destin
    Destiny 2 Will Buff Prestige Activity Rewards in January

  • This week, Rockstar Games’ parent company Take-Two Interactive put its two cents out into the ether, agreeing with the Entertainment Software Association. While speaking at the Credit Suisse 21st Annual Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference, Take-Two Interactive President Karl Slatoff said that the company does not view loot boxes as gambling. Our view of it is the same as the ESA statement for the most part; so [potential legislation is] going to play its course.”Though Slatoff doesn’t view
    Red Dead, Grand Theft Auto Publisher Doesn’t View Loot Boxes as Gambling

  • It’s a major turning point for Xur in Destiny 2, with the Curse of Osiris DLC looming less than a week away. For now, though, Xur still shows up in Destiny 2 in the middle of the night/early morning and he only has his usual spread of exotic armor and one exotic weapon. This week, Destiny 2 players can find Xur on Earth, in the Winding Cove section of the European Dead Zone. Skull of Dire Ahamkara is a returning exotic from Destiny 1, albeit with some tweaks. Xur’s exotic weapon this week is the
    Destiny 2: Xur Exotic Armor, Weapon, and Recommendations for Dec 1-3

  • In today’s “This Week at Bungie” blog, interim community guru dmg04 released a new trailer showcasing new weapons, armor, and even emotes that will be found within Curse of Osiris. Destiny 2 players can look forward to many more armor sets, weapons, and emotes when Curse of Osiris launches properly next week. As for the new emotes, it seems like Curse of Osiris will retain the current system for earning Bright Engrams. Today’s trailer provided a glimpse at what players can expect in Curse of Osi
    Destiny 2 Curse of Osiris Weapons, Armor, and Emotes Preview Trailer

  • An internal email from developer and publisher EA has been leaked online, revealing some of the company’s upcoming plans for 2018. If it is to be believed, the leak reveals that the next Nintendo Direct presentation is planned for January 2018. Fe‘s roadmap seems to suggest that EA plans to rely heavily on marketing for the game’s Nintendo Switch release. When the game was first revealed, it was originally scheduled for a 2018 release, but the leaked image seems to suggest that EA now plans to r
    Electronic Arts Internal Email Leaks Revealing 2018 Plans

  • Destiny 2‘s first expansion, Curse of Osiris is just days away from launch, and developer Bungie has detailed how much space will be required to download the Destiny 2 DLC as well as when pre-loading will begin. Starting with the pre-load details for Curse of Osiris, players will be able to download the expansion at 8 a.m. PST on December 5. Speaking of download size, Bungie also detailed the required storage requirements on all platforms. It’s actually a common (albeit frustrating) practice for
    Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris Pre-Load and Download Size Detailed

  • Star Wars Battlefront 2 hadn’t even launched yet when it became the center of a massive controversy regarding its grind-heavy loot crate system and pay-to-win microtransactions. Today, a new patch for Star Wars Battlefront 2 has addressed many issues with the game, but fixes to the main problems plaguing the title remain glaring omissions from the current patch notes. Here’s the Star Wars Battlefront 2 1.03 Patch notes in full:Reduced the amount of Score and Battle points gained by using the Dis
    Star Wars Battlefront 2 New Patch Doesn’t Fix Any Critical Issues

  • But that’s not all as developer Bungie has also detailed a significant buff to the game’s token rewards system. Daily challenges will reward players with more Reputation Tokens and Strikes will also drop more Vanguard Reputation Tokens. These forthcoming changes could also appease those who have been frustrated with the game’s token system as a whole. Some Destiny 2 players have argued that the token rewards system is a step backward for the game as it just made everything feel like too much of
    Destiny 2 Will Buff Token Rewards in December Update

  • Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is full to the brim with references to past Xenoblade and Xenosaga titles, whether it be off-hand comments from a NPC about a legendary hero or the appearance of an old foe in an unexpected location. Monolith Soft isn’t done with the trip down memory lane just yet, however, as the developer announced earlier today that a legendary figure in Xenosaga history would be returning in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. According to the official Japanese Twitter account for Xenoblade Chroni
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Adds Xenosaga Character to the Game

  • And while fan favorite Cayde-6 often steals the show, it’s a Guardian’s Ghost that they spend the most time with. Amazon has teamed up with Activision to make a Destiny 2 Ghost. This limited edition speaker pairs with Alexa devices and allows users to ask Ghost to do basic tasks and provide information. There are over a thousand custom lines, all voiced by the in-game Ghost (voiced by Nolan North). The Destiny 2 Ghost is available to pre-order for $89.99 and will be released on December 19.
    Alexa Adding Destiny 2 Skill and Ghost Speaker

  • As part of a December 12 for Destiny 2, Bungie is adding inventory to many of the vendors within the Tower social space. Players flush with resources from legendary shards to faction tokens now have an opportunity to purchase Faction weapons and gear directly from Lord Shaxx, Commander Zavala, and others. For Banshee-44, the gunsmith of the Tower who primarily deals in gear modifications, rare quality mods will now dismantle into Gunsmith Materials and have a chance to produce legendary quality
    Destiny 2 Update Will Allow Players to Buy Gear Directly

  • Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon is full of new secrets to find and adventures to explore, even for players who managed to complete the original Sun and Moon releases last year. Most of these items look like a piece of a flower, but when players arrive at the pink petal, they started to notice it looked just a bit out of place. We won’t spell out what players are saying, but take a look at the item for yourself and see what you think…Gamers who have collected the pink petal say that the scene fe
    Pokemon Ultra Sun and Moon Contain Questionable Item Design

  • For Fallout 4, enhancements include 4K support, enhanced draw distances for trees, grass, objects, NPCs, and God Ray effects. Considering it has already been upgraded there isn’t much more Bethesda can do for Skyrim: Special Edition, but the current-gen remaster will support 4K resolution. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus will also support 4K resolution whereas enhancements for both Dishonored games include 4K resolution, improved framerate, draw-distances, and shadow quality. These enhancements
    Bethesda Reveals Xbox One X Enhancements for Select Titles

  • XP Changes Are A Good First StepOne area that Bungie still calls a work in progress is the XP/progression system in Destiny 2, which just recently underwent a major overhaul. After players noticed an XP cooldown that neuters XP gains in activities that can be completed quickly (Public Events, Lost Sectors, etc. ), Bungie removed the “feature” completely and raised the overall XP needed to level up and unlock a Bright Engram. Progression Systems Moving ForwardAccording to Bungie, the end goal is
    Destiny 2: Bungie Outlines Even More Changes to XP Progression System

  • Titled The Last of Us Part 2: Meet the Cast, the panel will feature director Neil Druckmann, co-writer Halley Gross, and members of the game’s cast. When it comes to compelling narratives, top tier acting, and a diverse cast, there are few that can rival Naughty Dog. Director and writer, Neil Druckmann, co-writer Halley Gross, and key members of the game’s cast discuss the writing process, casting, performance capture, and more. However, Naughty Dog might choose to keep these actors out of the p
    The Last of Us 2 Panel Set for PSX 2017

  • The game’s developer, Bungie, has revealed further details about those ornaments and which armor sets will be receiving them. This expansion of Legendary armor ornaments is a returning feature to Destiny 2 from its predecessor, however they are set to work differently in the sequel. Different from Destiny 1, these ornaments are unlocked by completing specific tasks. For example, in the screenshot shown by Bungie, an Iron Banner ornament is unlocked after 25 Iron Banner match wins. Besides a few
    Bungie Reveals Which Destiny 2 Armor Sets Will Have Ornaments

  • Here are the changes players can expect on December 5:Armor Ornaments will be added to some existing Armor sets for more visual customization. The Gunsmith will offer a rotating inventory of specific Legendary Mods for direct purchase using Legendary Shards and Mod Components. Leviathan Raid Tokens will be redeemed at Benedict, the Tower’s raid vendor, immediately upon obtaining the Token instead of requiring a full clear of the raid before unlocking. This is the first round of changes Bungie is
    Destiny 2 Previews Major Updates Coming in December

  • iPhone users have revealed that the game is automatically locking after a few seconds up to a minute, making it very complicated to play. One way to prevent the game from locking up is to continuously tap the screen, which is an issue for those who put the game in their pocket while walking. Redditors also seem conflicted over the bug, offering comments criticizing both the game and the developer. Even with this relatively bad news, Pokémon GO players still have much to look forward to in the ga
    New Pokemon GO Feature is Ruining the Game

  • The Destiny 2 community is finally going to start looking forward to visits from Xur again. The update to Xur will be coming to Destiny 2 on December 12 — less than a month away. Once the changes take effect, Guardians will be able to trade Legendary Shards each week for one of the new Fated Engrams. These changes to Xur are a part of numerous important changes developer Bungie is implementing after listening to feedback from players. For Destiny fans who want to take their passion for the serie
    Destiny 2: Xur Will Sell New Fated Engram and Three of Coins Return

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