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Remember about five weeks ago when Bungie announced that it was working on three additional expansions for Destiny 2, the first of which would be Beyond Light, launching September 22nd? Yeah, so that's not happening quite to plan. Bungie announced today that it's delaying Beyond Light to November 10th, largely because of COVID-related remote work challenges. "e are doing what’s...

There was a popular Medium piece floating around last week about how some people are finding refuge in gaming during the still-raging COVID-19 pandemic. That's not news, of course: When people are stuck at home without much flex money and a desire to be social and hide out from the news, of course they do it in online video...

Remember at the end of June, when Last Oasis rolled out the first part of its Volcanic update? The second part is live today, and it's got a pinch more flaming lava than the last one, adding lava fuel, hose stations, new themed walker wings and modules, gas masks, and the obsidian machine. Donkey Crew has also posted up...

All right. Someone has to ask it, and it doesn't need to be me but it's still going to be me because I feel like it: Amazon Game Studios, seriously, what the heck is going on over there? When we first got the news that New World was delaying until next year for launch, my immediate reactions were twofold. One,...

Earlier this week, we reported that Ubisoft had seen three executives walk from their positions as a result of mounting accusations of sexual misconduct. One of those execs was Yannis Mallat, managing director and CEO of Ubisoft Montreal. There has since been an update on who will be taking his position over: executive vice president of production Christophe Derennes,...

Black Desert's PC updates almost flew under the radar this week because they had no tentpole feature or event, but there's still plenty to do, especially if you're a PvP player. That's because Kakao and Pearl Abyss added a new PvP season server. From the patch notes: "Changed the Season5 server to a dedicated Arsha server for season characters. Similar...

We're back to talking about roads in Albion Online; as promised, Sandbox Interactive has posted another of its deep-dives into the Roads of Avalon system launching with the Rise of Avalon update in August. We've previously covered how the system allows players to travel across the world and venture out beyond the Outlands, though these fantasy wormhole shortcuts come...

No Man's Sky's Desolation update 2.6 is live today, and where do we even begin? The patch notes are short, but there's a ton packed in here: haunted derelict freighters full of loot and baddies and procedurally generated maps and stories, atmospheres that are trying to kill you at every turn, alien infestations, and apparently strobe lights. A lot...

It's official: The World of Warcraft: Shadowlands beta test is now live. Considering the lack of any other major releases right now, it's become the hottest ticket in town, with players rushing in to see what the next expansion will hold. And what will these brave and not-at-all patient adventurers discover upon arrival? One of the very first things they'll...

The next live letter for Final Fantasy XIV isn't until next week, but the special site for patch 5.3 has already arrived and can delight fans with teases of the content coming on August 11th. The bullet points are things we already know, of course, but it's interesting to note that the dungeon gear coming out of the Heroes'...