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All The Big Changes Coming To Destiny 2 Later This Year

Screenshot: Bungie / Kotaku It’s been a messy time for Destiny 2 as players burn out on existing content and revolt against some of the game’s increasingly pricey microtransactions. Five months after Lightfall’s troubled launch, Bungie took the opportunity to update players on the state of the game and what’s to come, including new content,

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A Resident Evil Remake Is Now The Best-Selling Game In Series

Image: Capcom Quick! What did you think was the best-selling Resident Evil game in the franchise before you read the headline above? I assumed it was 2005’s Resident Evil 4, I mean, I’ve bought that game enough times at this point. But it actually was 2017’s Resident Evil 7—until just recently, when Resident Evil 2’s

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Hideo Kojima Says Death Stranding 2 Will Redefine ‘Strand’

In a recent interview with Japanese publication Music Natalie, Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima revealed that his upcoming sequel, Death Stranding 2, will revisit the meaning of the word “strand” because of the covid pandemic. The Week In Games: What’s Releasing Beyond Pikmin 4 After Kojima first revealed the teaser trailer for Death Stranding 2

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Survivor Streamer Ruins Permadeath Run In Worst Way

A Twitch streamer ended his Star Wars Jedi: Survivor permadeath run somewhat controversially after taking fall damage. The streamer, GoodGame_Ethan, already went through the (time-consuming, grind-heavy) trouble of acquiring every skill point in the first level. And though the fall isn’t what ultimately “killed” him, he decided to call it quits, anyway. The Yakuza Devs

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GameStop’s Faithful Stock Fans Are Finally Having A Crisis

NFTs and the blockchain were supposed to take GameStop to the moon. Now the flagging video game retailer is dropping support for its crypto wallet as the Securities and Exchange Commission threatens to crackdown on the burgeoning nexus of finance, tech, and online gambling. It’s the latest high-profile misfire for the company, and even some

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Nintendo Is Absolutely Killing It Right Now

Nintendo dropped its first quarter financial results on August 3, with the company revealing that it’s having a record-breaking year so far thanks to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and The Super Marios Bros. Movie. The Week In Games: Return To Hyrule Read More: The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom:

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This Apex Legends Character’s Rework Is Terrifying

Apex Legends is reworking one of its least popular characters, and the results are pretty scary. Revenant, who first debuted back in 2020, is getting a massive visual and gameplay overhaul in Season 18 in an attempt to make him a more viable pick in the battle royale’s current meta. Developer Respawn is hoping he’ll

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Call of Duty Now Flags Cheaters In The Kill Feed, In Real Time

Image: Infinity Ward Call of Duty now alerts players when a cheater has been removed from their lobbies. The change comes as part of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0’s season five content expansion, which released August 2, and as a new part of developer Infinity Ward’s Ricochet initiative to limit cheating.

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Big-Name Gaming YouTuber Is Happy To Have His AI Take Over

Jordi “Kwebbelkop” Van Den Bussche, a massive gaming YouTuber with over 15 million subscribers on the platform, has been working for some time to create his own AI replacement, modeled to look, sound, and act like the creator himself. As he told Wired in a recent interview, he has plenty of reasons for wanting an

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Twitch Bans Promotion Of Counter-Strike Gambling

Streaming megasite Twitch has updated its community guidelines, and now prohibits streamers from promoting or being sponsored by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skin gambling sites. This new ban could impact many CS:GO streamers who have lucrative deals with these controversial websites. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s Air Combos Make Me Feel Skilled AF In CS:GO,

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