A weekly challenge in Destiny 2 will be changed after fans alerted Bungie that the title shares a namesake with a slogan from the Hitler Youth. Bungie quickly issued an apology, saying it was “completely unintentional” and promising to change the name in a future patch. Kotaku reports that the …
Read More »New Overwatch, WoW, Hearthstone In-Game Goodies Available To Celebrate Blizzard's 30th Anniversary
February 2021 marks Blizzard’s 30th anniversary, and the company is celebrating the occasion with bundles featuring items for some of its biggest titles. For a limited time, players will be able to buy one of three “Celebration Collections” containing various in-game goodies for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo III, Hearthstone, …
Read More »Apple Has Now Dragged Valve Into Its Fight Against Epic
As part of the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic games–which may be heading to trial this year–a new filing has disclosed that Apple subpoenaed Valve Software back in November. The subpoena demanded that Valve provide multiple years worth of commercial data about Steam operations and sales. Apple’s reasoning …
Read More »Blizzard Leaks WoW: Burning Crusade Classic, Chains Of Domination Update
A leaked press release containing information planned to be announced at BlizzCon Online reveals that Blizzard Entertainment is re-releasing the World of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade, and bringing the Forsaken Horde leader Sylvanas to Shadowlands in the Chains of Domination update. This will seemingly work similarly to World of …
Read More »Destiny 2 Trials Of Osiris Rewards This Week (Feb. 19-23)
The Season of the Chosen is in full swing In Destiny 2 with lots of new stuff to earn–the Trials of Osiris has a bunch of new rewards, and that’s on top of new Exotics like Dead Man’s Tale. As usual, we’ve got the full rundown of the rewards you …
Read More »WoW Producer Hopes Games Can Help People Come Together Amid Political Divisiveness And COVID-19
World of Warcraft executive producer John Hight believes in the power of video games to help unite people and ease the divisions in the world amid a time of great unrest. He also stressed that Blizzard has a responsibility to make WoW the best possible social network it can be …
Read More »Destiny 2: Where Is Xur This Week? Exotic Items / Location Guide (Feb. 19-23)
Destiny 2 had an explosive week with a new Exotic mission, Presage, bringing Dead Man’s Tale to the game. But as always, there are more Exotics to be had if you visit everyone’s favorite snake-faced weekend Exotic vendor, Xur, and gear up. Head to the EDZ, to the Winding Cove …
Read More »For Honor Announces Year 5 Content With Shovel Knight Crossover
Ubisoft has announced that Year 5 of For Honor kicks off on March 11 for all platforms with an unexpected crossover event featuring items themed after Yacht Club’s Shovel Knight. From now until March 4, For Honor players can dress their characters in a bunch of Shovel Knight-themed content. This …
Read More »EA's Acqusition Of Codemasters Is Officially Complete
EA’s acquisition of Codemasters is officially complete, as the racing game giant has formally joined the publisher and brought with it numerous racing game series in a deal valued at $1.2 billion. The price was far above that above Take-Two, which had made an offer before. It further establishes EA …
Read More »Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War – Season 2 Adds New Maps, Weapons, Operators, And More
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War‘s anticipated Season 2 update is right around the corner, launching February 25, and now Activision has provided an in-depth rundown of what to expect. These details were shared on Activision’s website, and we’ve collected the highlights. New Operators Four new Operators are coming …
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