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Bungie slipped a Destiny 2 Hard Light nerf into the game’s latest mini-update (opens in new tab) in an effort to rein in the infamous auto rifle.  Auto rifles were buffed in Destiny 2’s last big sandbox update, and it didn’t take players long to deduce that Hard Light – …

Just when you think there’s a slowdown of quality Animal Crossing: New Horizons (opens in new tab) content, the fans deliver something special. This time it’s TomandIsabelleDanceTo (opens in new tab), a Twitter account where Tom Nook and Isabelle’s adorable little Resident Services jazzercise routine is set to music. Billie …

The unannounced first-party Xbox game in the works at The Initiative reportedly features “various weapons, gadgets, and a camera surveillance system.”  These features were described in the LinkedIn (opens in new tab) profile of the studio’s former technical designer, Christopher Ng (as spotted by Klobrille (opens in new tab) on …

The Fortnite (opens in new tab) Travis Scott event, dubbed Astronomical, saw 12.3 million concurrent players take part, Epic has announced.  Taking to Twitter, the Fortnite developer also revealed that this is an “all-time record” for the battle royale shooter. If you’ve been asking yourself how many people play Fortnite …

A now deleted tweet from Horizon Zero Dawn (opens in new tab) developer Guerilla Games suggests the Dutch studio is working on an upcoming PS5 game (opens in new tab), which may or may not be the all but confirmed Horizon Zero Dawn 2 (opens in new tab). As catalogued …

Splatoon 2 (opens in new tab) is coming out of semi-retirement with a surprise Splatfest redux and a balance patch, just when you thought you’d inked your last piece of turf. Nintendo revealed the “bonus one-off Splatfest” on its official Nintendo Versus Twitter account. Its theme is Mayo vs. Ketchup, …

Baldur’s Gate 3 (opens in new tab) production has been slowed down by work changes from COVID-19 concerns, but it’s still on track to hit early access some time this year. The founder of Larian Studios, Swen Vincke, gave the news in an update on his personal Twitter account, also …

Telling Lies is coming to consoles on April 28, publisher Annapurna Interactive has confirmed. The award winning narrative game, which first released on PC and mobile devices last August, is now going to be available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One in a week’s time.  The unique thriller, which …

Coachella may have been postponed but headliner Travis Scott is still taking us on a musical journey – in Fortnite (opens in new tab). While it initially seemed like there would be a performance similar to the DJ Marshmello one that took place in Season 1, now it looks like …

Niko Partners senior games industry analyst Daniel Ahmad has suggested that the cancellation of E3 2020 has forced both Microsoft and Sony to reschedule their showcases for next-gen consoles the Xbox Series X and PS5 respectively.  In a Twitter thread posted yesterday, Ahmad stated that the “first proper next gen …