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Earth Night – An Interview With Rich Siegel

A Project With Passion Sometimes a game comes along that can grab your attention with a single frame of gameplay. Shadow of the Colossus, Ori and the Blind Forest, and Cuphead for example. These games capture our imagination before we’ve even touched a controller, and further enthrall us once we have. At this year’s E3,…

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Investing in Destiny 2: Forsaken’s Annual Pass

Earlier this week, Bungie treated us to a very special video which outlined the upcoming year of content. It broke down the seasons, annual pass, and more pressingly, the first content release of the annual pass. Titled Black Armory, it launches this coming Tuesday on December 4th. If you own the base Destiny 2, you…

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Destiny 2: Forsaken’s Season 5 & Black Armory DLC Detailed

With Season 4: Season of the Outlaw set to end on November 27th, it’s becoming evident that Bungie is prepping to deploy Black Armory. This will be the first content expansion from the Forsaken Annual Pass. The only official time-frame we have is December 2018, and a December 4th release window has been rumored. If true,…

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Pursuing The Real Endgame of Destiny 2: Forsaken

What people perceive to be the endgame of any given game is up for interpretation. Developers, particularly Bungie in this case, define the endgame as all activities and pursuits that are designed to be completed after finishing the main presented story campaign. In the case of Forsaken, this includes every task, quest, or activity given…

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The Scorched Earth that is Destiny 2 Year 1 Content

To say that Destiny 2 had a rough first year would put it lightly. The game was remade in a bubble. Many aspects of Destiny 2 appeared to be the product of designers observing the evolution of Destiny 1, and creating a “definitive” version of the game. Unfortunately this new “reboot” of Destiny was only…

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Dungeons Introduced in Destiny 2: Forsaken

As the curse on the Dreaming City worsened over the past few weeks, hints kept dropping that our efforts were somehow culminating in a final stand against the curse consuming the city. Every week we were given a new story mission, continuing the plot line of the curse of the Dreaming City. Just as players…

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Fulfilling the Destiny Fantasy with Forsaken

You set boots down onto the rocky terrain of a lawless frontier. Off in the distance, you see a scattering of Fallen. Some allies, most enemies, that will attack without a moment’s hesitation. You know this, so your bow is at the ready. A group of them stand in your path. You take the high…

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Appreciating Destiny’s Destination Director

On August 28th, Bungie will be deploying yet another redesign to the destination director (or director for shorthand), to accommodate new destinations coming in Forsaken. Places like The Tangled Shore and The Dreaming City, as well as new activities like Gambit. As a designer, the long-standing tradition of director redesigns is one of the features…

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Rend Developer Preview

Ascend to Valhalla Ragnarok has come. Midgar has shattered. You are among the few who have survived, and now must prove yourself worthy of joining the gods in Valhalla. The setup of this game is just as epic as the content within it. Rend combines the best parts of survival games, tower defense, and action…

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at E3 2018

The Ultimate Smash Nintendo’s presence at E3 was a masterclass in focusing on what’s important. Their massive booth consisted of rows and rows of demo stations for the games fans are most excited for. Pokemon Let’s Go and Fortnite both had a strong presence, but the gigantic display towering over the entire area was utilized for…

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