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It’s time for a newDestiny 2expansion withThe Final Shape, and that means a lot of things for Bungie’s MMO. Beyond a new raid,story campaign to play through, and ahost of errors, there’s plenty of new exotics to find and collect. That includes throwbacks to the originalDestiny. These are mostly new exotics that have completely new passives, but one exotic returns from itsDestiny 1grave. Here’s how to get the Red Death Reformed rifle inDestiny 2....

‘Ask for Mario and Zelda too’ As we draw closer to the international release date forBayonetta 2, a lot of people continue to bring up the exclusivity deal. “Will we get it one day on other platforms,” people ask constantly, hoping that one day it will see a release outside of Wii U. Of course, producer Hideki Kamiya is there to shut those hopes and dreams down. Speaking about the deal, Kamiya notes that if you want to see it on other platforms, “ask Nintendo” — implying that there’s no chance, and to “try asking for Mario and Zelda too....

Part four of the live-action series WhenHalo 4: Forward Unto Dawnstarted, I wasn’t exactly anticipating the arrival of Master Chief. Now that we’re afew weeks in, however, I couldn’t be more happy to see him taking on the Covenant and making the Hastati Squad look tiny by comparison. There’s just something about seeing a game world come to life that’s undeniably cool. It’s also nice to know that I’m not the only one who runs out of ammo....

Xbox One key will…unlock its true potential A whopping 10 percent of the Xbox One’s GPU is reserved for the Kinect and app running (in the concurrent-running Snap Mode). “The current reservation provides strong isolation between the title and the system and simplifies game development — strong isolation means that the system workloads, which are variable, won’t perturb the performance of the game rendering,” Microsoft’s Andrew Goossen explains, speaking withEurogamerin a lengthy technical talk....

PopCap’sPlants vs. Zombiesis available today on the Apple App Store, and you should buy it immediately if you own an iPhone or an iPod touch. It’s only — are you sitting down? — $2.99. Sure to be one of this week’s top App Store sellers,Plants vs. Zombiesreceived critical acclaim when it hit PC and Mac earlier this year.We awardedit with an “Editor’s Choice” to match its perfect scores for the $19....

A new patch is on it’s way forRift, and in true subscription based MMO fashion, it has a ton of content. Headlining patch 1.8 is the twenty player Infernal Dawn raid, but there’s a few extras coming as well, like leaderboards, a guild finder, and additional trade-skills. If you care to check it out, the above video primarily features the two main raidbosses, Maelforge and Laethys. If you’re curious, go ahead and giveRift Litea try — while it doesn’t do anything beyond normal MMO conventions, it does do them well, and at this point it has a ton of end-game content....

‘Times change’ So how about those Nintendo Directs, eh? Although we got a “Mini” Direct semi-recently, Nintendo has been mum on when the next real presentation will be,even quietly bowing out of the “E3” season entirelythis year. So what’s happening with Directs? A recent statement made by the company’s president during a shareholder meeting may shed some light on this development. Speaking to investors (as translated by VGC), president Shintaro Furukawa explained that although Nintendo still feels like Directs are “an incredibly effective way to present information,” it might be time for something new....

First North American localization coming to iOS next month The firstShin Megami Tenseiis being translated to English for the first time next month. You’ll be able to pick it up from the iTunes Store on March 18 for $8. Not bad. Too bad (for me) it’s coming “exclusively to the App Store.” Unless it’s a timed exclusive. An Android release would have been nice. The trailer got me excited. Oh well....

Character-driven story with a supernatural twist Since I played it back in 2018,Oxenfreehas been one of my favorite games. It’s one of those stories that’s character-focused on top of everything else it has going for it, like a gorgeous art style, amazing VO performances, and one of the best implementations of a dialogue system in a game I’ve ever seen. I even found the gameplay, which mostly involves walking and climbing around Edwards Island, to be really engaging, mostly because of the conversations the characters had....

The annual installment ofPhasmophobia’sEaster event has arrived with Cursed Hollow, a festive occasion with plenty of special modifiers for your ghost hunting adventures. It’s a big event with many unique features, so you may need some help navigating through it. Here’severything you need to know tocomplete the Cursed Hollow event inPhasmophobia. Table of contents How to complete the Cursed Hollow event in Phasmophobia The Cursed Hollow event featuresthree specific objectivesyou can complete to contribute points for the community reward pool and your own individual prize collection....

You can pre-register now Pokemon Unitemobile now has a date!It’s set for Aug 10, 2025, as revealed on the Pokemon Presents presentation this morning. While the initial Twitter post noted that the team was going to talk about theDiamondandPearlremakes andLegends, it appears they snuck in a few quick updates on other games, too. Depending on how many people pre-register forPokemon Unitemobile (pre-registration is live today on iOS and Android), there will be bonuses, including free Pikachu characters (unite licenses are characters) and “Special Festival Style” holowear (in-game skins)....

Dark side of the moon The ride fromDestiny‘s original alpha period through the lifetime of the sequel has been both bumpy and scenic. Bungie went from creating an amazing playground and refining it throughout the course of the first game to regressing with the second, to evolving once again. Now in this entirely new era without the help of Activision, the publisher is writing their own story, starting withShadowkeep. Destiny 2: Shadowkeep(PC, PS4 [reviewed], Xbox One]Developer: BungiePublisher: BungieReleased: October 1, 2019MSRP: $34....

A pillow for a giant Have you ever wanted a giant bean bag chair shaped more like a pillow intended for a mythical giant? Do you wish your furniture could be mashed into different shapes and sizes like Play-Doh? Then you might want to consider the Omni Plus Bean Bag by Sumo. Product: Omni Plus Bean BagManufacturer: SumoMSRP: $199.99 At five feet long by four feet wide and 35lbs, this thing is massive....