When the Star Wars Battlefront 2 (opens in new tab) beta begins next week, you can take a break from blasting strangers online with the newly revealed single-player/local multiplayer Arcade Mode. A post on the PlayStation Blog (opens in new tab) lays out the first details about Arcade Mode, including …
Read More »Destiny 2 Tractor Cannon boop montage video goes soaring
One Destiny 2 (opens in new tab) player has committed themselves so fully to the strange Exotic Shotgun called Tractor Cannon that it may be the beginnings of a new martial art. Tractor Cannon’s an odd duck among an admittedly weird cast of Exotic Weapons (hello, Rat King (opens in …
Read More »The Golden Joystick Awards shortlist goes live Thursday, September 21
The leaves are turning colors, the air is a bit crisper, and pumpkin spice lattes are in everyone’s Starbucks cup. Yes, it’s that time of year again: game awards season. And the Golden Joystick Awards (opens in new tab) – the world’s biggest gaming award show where the winners are …
Read More »Destiny 2 devs explain how a hate-associated symbol made it into the game
Update 2: In its latest This Week at Bungie post (opens in new tab), the developer maintained that Road Complex AA1’s resemblance to the Kekistan Flag was made without any malicious intent: the post cited “simple mirrored chevron shapes” and other pieces of innocuous reference material when the design was …
Read More »Destiny 2 Strike has a secret puppy intro that “broke” Zavalas actor
Like other Strikes in Destiny 2 (opens in new tab), Lake of Shadows begins with a little voiced introduction from some of your NPC pals. They talk about why they’ve sent you out here, what you need to kill, and sometimes, very, very rarely… baby dogs. Don’t believe me? Witness …
Read More »Final WWE 2K18 roster update says goodbye New Age Outlaws, hello 205 Live
2K has announced the final 43 wrestlers for the WWE 2K18 (opens in new tab) roster – and while it’s mostly good news, longstanding fans may recoil on learning that New Age Outlaws are among a handful of legends shown the door. Positives first, though. Eight series debutants are included …
Read More »Knack 2 review: “If it aint broke, its Knack(ered)”
They say that the last entry in any series anyone makes is the one that fails to make money. This means that, despite receiving a lot of lukewarm reviews – as well as some pretty scathing ones – the first Knack (opens in new tab) managed to find an audience. …
Read More »Destiny 2 plot leaked as dataminers uncover spoilers, plus hints about the first Raid and DLC
Maybe you saw this coming as soon as it was announced that Destiny 2 (opens in new tab) would be coming to PC – dataminers have cracked (opens in new tab) open (opens in new tab) the Destiny 2 beta and found a ton of info about the upcoming game, …
Read More »Monster Hunter World preview: Its big, very alive and… OMG my Palico has a rubber ring
When Capcom announced Monster Hunter World at E3, it was clear this series entry is doing things a bit differently. It’s the first proper console game since Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 2013 and it’s actually offering you a semi-open world to explore, full of beasties to hunt that exist within …
Read More »Would you play a Game of Thrones RPG from the South Park: Stick of Truth devs? It almost happened
The studio behind South Park: The Stick of Truth (opens in new tab) and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 could have had another big pop culture game adaptation to its name: Game of Thrones. Or technically, A Song of Ice and Fire, since the offer from Electronic …
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