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Gameplay reveal dated Let’s get straight to the news that’s been a long time coming for Bungie’s open-world shooterDestiny: we’ll finally see what it looks like — what itreallylooks like — on July 07, 2025. Thank goodness for that! Specifically, the first gameplay footage will be shown during Sony’s E3 press conference;someone’s been busy. A significant amount of the promotion forDestinyhas been built on Bungie’s legacy and lofty promises, many of which sound thrilling if executed properly....

Unless you got POW-AH! Square Enix’ explosive shooter sequelJust Cause 4is preparing its final DLC expansion,Danger Rising, which follows on from its previous add-ons featuringdaredevil stunt work,inter-dimensional invasionsandtoy airplanes.Things get a little more serious in this final expansion but, this beingJust Cause, the OTT factor is still ridin’ high. As you can see in the new trailer below,Danger Risingwill see our boy Rico team with his buddy Tom Sheldon in an all-out war against The Agency....

Pokemon Presents starts at 9AM ET It’s Pokemon time! Every few months The Pokemon Company reminds us that Pokemon is indeed making billions of dollars annually, just in case you forgot. To that end, we’re getting a new Pokemon Presents streamthat will give us update on three specific games. As a recap, here’s what we know about the presentation today. It starts at 9AM ET this morning, and will deal withPokemon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, andPokemon Legends Arceus....

Go Nagai’s legendary series hits the shmup scene Something a bit special from the retro funsters of Hamster this week, as Banpresto’s coin-op adaptation of the much-loved manga/anime seriesMazinger Zhas joined the Arcade Archives, andis now available to downloadon PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Released to the Japanese arcade market in 1994, the vertically scrolling shmup is an adaptation of Go Nagai’s iconic mecha franchise, which spawned numerous manga, anime, and theatrical films....

Pirates do pirate things and get pirate banned In a bid to crack down on nefarious pirates, Microsoft is issuing permanent Xbox Live bans to folk caught playing illegitimate copies ofHalo 4early. “We are aware of isolated cases in whichHalo 4content has been propped on the web and are working closely with our security teams and law enforcement to address the situation immediately,” an MS rep toldEurogamer.“Consumers should be aware that piracy is illegal and we take vigorous action against illegal activity related to our products and services....

Microsoft executives seem excited over AI as the use of services like ChatGPT exploded in popularity over the last year, capturing the attention of countless online communities and professions. Whether it’s out of excitement or concern depends on the person. To someone like Microsoft executive Sarah Bond, AI’s prospects are exciting. She’s the head of creator experience and ecosystem at Xbox, and inan interview with Inverse, Bond sheds light on where she believes gaming should go....

It turns out that ‘life needs a reset button’ after all Fans are wasting no timecracking intothe 2.0 update forAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, and it’s been a pleasure to feel invested in this game again after taking a long break. Different aspects of the update are going to speak to different players, but my favorite discovery so far has got to be Mr. Resetti’s new outlook on life — and resetting....

400 platinum each The My Nintendo store just got a complete revamp recentlyalongside of the entire main publisher’s site, and amid the new Switch game card holder reward is a pair of new additions: Pokemon cable tie rewards. Clocking in at 400 platinum points each, you can either grab thePokemon Legends ArceusPikachu and Eevee mask “cable strap” (cable tie), or the Galaxy Expedition Team and Poke Ball cable strap. Note that the former is just a general design featuring the duo, while the latter is actually heavily inspired by designs fromArceusitself, including the Galaxy Expedition logo and the old school Hisui region Pokeball....

As a big fan of Bungie’s gunplay and game design, I was fully ready to embraceMarathonas my first extraction shooter. But after the closed alpha test and today’s newDestiny 2DLC reveal, I’m ready to move on. While daunting since it’s yetanother complicated reinventionof the game and its variety of machinations,Destiny 2’s2025 expansionsThe Edge of FateandRenegadesboth look and sound awesome to me.Marathon, on the other hand, seems like it’s missing quite a bit to snag its target demographic of fans of the genre....

Gotta Blow Fast GungHo Online Entertainment has raised the curtain onthe incoming collaborationbetween arena battlerNinjalaand Sega’s legendary franchiseSonic the Hedgehog. Going live in-game September 23, the limited time event will offer up a selection of specially themedSonicgear for purchase. Said gear includes costumes for your favouriteNinjalacharacters, which feature shirts, shoes, and cool headpieces stylised aroundSonicfavourites Tails, Knuckles, Dr. Robotnik and, of course, the blue blur himself. A selection of themed Ippon decorations, Gum Utsusemis, and stickers will also be available from the in-game store....

Embargos? What’s that?! Retailers will be taking pre-orders forGrand Theft Auto Vstarting on November 5, and Rockstar will be giving out little collectible Los Santos Photo Viewers as a bonus incentive to put some cash down early. How do we know this? Because spiteful retail employees have gone ahead and leaked a bunch of things! The view finder shows at least five of the different locations you’ll be able to explore, including Vinewood Hills, Vespucci Canals, Grapeseed, Zancudo River, and Del Perro Pier....

Free update hits consoles March 10 and PC at launch on April 14 For as long of a wait as it’s been, I’m still enthusiastic about heists inGrand Theft Auto Online. Rockstarpreviously saidthat coming up with missions in which every player in the crew feels important at all times “turned out to be a lot more difficult than we originally thought [and] took several passes from scratch.” Console players will find out if the studio succeededcome Tuesday....

Several Double Match XP weekends are on the way Overwatch 2has been seeing some launch troubles. While Blizzard is investigating and working on them as they pop up, the company is also rolling out some rewards like double XP to make up for lost time. The new version of Blizzard’s team hero shooter has run into afew stumbling blocks. Players reported account and unlock issues, there was criticism of the new SMS Protect authentication, and the servers faced afew rounds of DDoS attacks....