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24 CommentsDestiny: The Taken King patch removes exotic engram trick
Bungie updated Destiny: The Taken King yesterday with a new patch that eliminates a recently discovered exploit that allowed players to quickly and easily amass a large number of powerful weapons and armor pieces.
Patch notes for "hot fix" version 2.0.0.4 highlight a handful of updates to the game, but the most notable is the one related to Xur. Three of Coins, one of the items sold by the weekend salesperson, "now provides a smaller increase in exotic engram drop chance when rapidly killing ultras," the developer explains.
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0 CommentsMinimap Sept. 24: Oculus, Adrift, Minecraft, Maxis, Star Wars Battlefront, Call of Duty, Nickelodeon
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Retail Gear VR will ship in November for $99, aimed at a mainstream audience
Oculus makes huge play for VR video with Netflix, Twitch support coming to Gear VR
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13 CommentsCall of Duty's new eSports league will have $3 million and amateurs in 2016
Activision is creating a new Call of Duty eSports league in 2016 that will bring a $3 million prize pool and provide amateurs a path to next fall's Championship.
A press release from publisher Activision explains the structure of the upcoming Call of Duty World League. Competitors participate in one of two divisions, the Pro and the Challenge Division, which will take them to the Call of Duty Championship.
These separate branches of the World League are meant to accommodate both seasoned competitive Call of Duty players and those who are just starting out. Professional teams from across the Western hemisphere can participate in Pro Division matches throughout the year, beginning this coming January, in the hopes of making it to the final championship round.
Newer players have the...
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0 CommentsMinimap Sept. 23: Hitman, Mega Man, Unsung Story, Black Panther, Persona, SOMA, Wolfenstein
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New Hitman game delayed to 2016
Mega Man Legends is heading to the PlayStation Store
Unsung Story delayed to 2016 after developer hit with 'financial crunch'
Ta-Nehisi Coates to write Black Panther for Marvel
Voice actor tips off potential Wolfenstein sequel
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17 CommentsPersona 5 reveals key difference from predecessors as new details emerge
The latest issue of Famitsu has new story and characters details, as well as screens, for Persona fans on the series' next installment.
According to the magazine, the story from Persona 5 will differ from the last two mainline games. Instead of facing off against a central enemy, the Phantom Thieves that make up the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 game's cast will take on different opponents. This is due to its "omnibus story," the article mentions.
The article adds that a theme of that story is "social reform." The protagonist and his team aim to make antagonists confess their crimes and regain stolen hearts. These villains reside in a mysterious place called the Palace. A smartphone app system is in place to help the characters keep in contact and locate their enemies.
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30 CommentsMega Man Legends is heading to the PlayStation Store
Mega Man Legends will be available on the American PlayStation Store next week, despite Capcom's previous claims that such a release would be impossible.
The classic PlayStation game will launch a week from today, Sept. 29. It will be priced at $9.99 and can be downloaded on the PlayStation 3 or PlayStation Vita.
Capcom's Greg Moore, aka "Gregaman," shared the news in a post to his blog on the Capcom Unity site. Moore writes that this re-release has been long-requested by fans, including himself.
He also reminds readers that the "complexities" of getting the game released digitally have been documented on the Ask Capcom blog in the past. This is most notable in a Q&A; from 2011 with Capcom USA's vice president, Christian Svensson.
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55 CommentsHow to get Destiny: The Taken King's best gear in the least time, guaranteed
Get better gear, faster When you hit level 40 in Destiny: The Taken King — which only takes minutes if you plan for it — and complete the Taken King campaign, the game presents you with an array of choices that may seem bewildering to new or returning casual players.
It doesn't help that Destiny now rewards you in different ways. The Light system, which is the central measure of progression past the level cap, has been completely overhauled, and the way it operates isn't particularly intuitive.
The game also offers you a lot of things to do at the level cap: You can explore the new Dreadnaught patrol area, you can proceed into strikes or you can follow the quest chains the NPCs in the Tower offer you. But it may not be clear what your goal is once you reach max level, or how these...
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0 CommentsMinimap today: Game of Thrones, Allison Road, BioShock, WWK 2K16, Donkey Kong
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Game of Thrones breaks record as most awarded show in a single Emmys night
Allison Road turns to Kickstarter to fund its mega creeps, aims for 2016 release
Retailer leaks BioShock Collection for PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Four very popular Divas won't make WWE 2K16's roster — even as DLC
All-time Donkey Kong world record beaten twice in less than a day
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21 CommentsLife is Strange's fifth and final episode coming next month
The fifth and final episode of Life is Strange, "Polarized," will launch on Oct. 20, developer Dontnod announced this morning.
The news comes from a post on publisher Square Enix's official European blog. Luc Baghadoust, producer of the game, wrote that despite it not yet being "100% ready ... in the spirit of [protagonist] Max's birthday (today)" the developer wanted to share the news.
Baghadoust adds that "many things can change in the lead up to release but the team are working really hard to try and hit this date."
The first episode of the game premiered back in January and has been following a bimonthly release schedule ever since. Baghadoust alludes to this deviation in the announcement, writing that, "We know the wait may be a bit longer than some of you were hoping for but we...
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57 CommentsA crackdown on women's soccer and video games reveals the NCAA's true nature
This week delivered a concrete example of what American college sports is all about: Control, over every aspect of the life of any player on any team at any of our universities. When the NCAA is digging in its heels on women's soccer, which its member universities all blandly classify as a "non-revenue sport" you know the organization's modern purpose is more about control than it is the money. With career bureaucrats, it usually is.
On Thursday, Electronic Arts acknowledged that 13 members of three national teams — Mexico's, Spain's and Canada's — had to be wiped from its upcoming FIFA 16 at the last minute. That's because the NCAA, which doesn't have a goddamn thing to do with this video game, said these players' appearance — legally secured with permission from their nation's soccer...
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0 CommentsPress Start: Tokyo Game Show, Hearthstone skullduggery and, oh yeah, Destiny
For the 0.2 percent of you who didn't know, The Taken King launched last week, and for the 0.2 percent of those who don't know what it is, it's not a tribute to Liam Neeson. It more or less remakes the most popular current console game.
As such the week was jampacked with Destiny news but a few other subjects did manage to squirt through — like Tokyo Game Show, where Sony had plenty to say after skipping a Gamescom keynote. Nintendo also named a new president to lead the company after Satoru Iwata's very untimely passing, though the real news may be in the leadership reorganization that goes along with the appointment. And Shenmue 3 must have gotten nostalgic for E3 2015 — was it really three months ago? — as it reopened a new crowdfunding campaign. They must really need to hit that...
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14 CommentsCall of Duty's latest trailer is 10 minutes — of reading
The chronology of events leading up to Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 spans more than 112 years. That makes the 10 minutes it takes to watch this video recapping it seem like a bargain, no?
Seriously, gang, this is 10 minutes of reading text. That is what you are signing up for. It's significant that this was published on developing studio Treyarch's YouTube account and not Call of Duty's, because 10 minutes of reading comports with no known effective advertising strategy in the Western world.
Anyway, here's the briefing to get you ready for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, launching Nov. 6 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. For more, see our preview video from a month ago below.
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19 CommentsFour very popular Divas won't make WWE 2K16's roster — even as DLC
Four performers anchoring the WWE's "Divas Revolution" of this summer will not appear in WWE 2K16 when it launches, 2K Sports announced yesterday. They won't even make the game as DLC later.
2K Sports made the announcement after releasing its final, on-the-disc roster for WWE 2K16, which launches Oct. 27 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Fans immediately noticed that Sasha Banks (pictured above), Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Bayley were not included, prompting the statement.
In a statement, 2K Sports said its attempts to include the divas "simply did not work out for various reasons." It then definitively shut off the possibility of them joining the roster later. 2K Sports noted that the 13 Divas that are available on the disc's main roster are the most ever for a...
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0 CommentsMinimap Sept. 18: Star Fox, Umbrella Corps, Destiny, Metal Gear, Konami
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Nintendo delays Star Fox Zero to 2016
Umbrella Corps is like a mini Counter-Strike with Resident Evil zombies
Destiny will always be a work in progress, even if The Taken King is a success
Metal Gear Solid 5 DLC includes horse armor and more
Report: Konami wrapping up AAA production, aside from PES
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