After a mammoth community event involving literally billions of resources was completed yesterday, Bungie has now confirmed that Trials of Osiris will be coming to Destiny 2.
The high-stakes PvP event was last seen in Destiny 1 – a spiritual successor called Trials of the Nine was originally in D2 but never captured the same essence.
In the original Trials, two teams of three players fought it out in elimination rounds with limited lives. Teams that managed to achieve nine wins in a row were granted access to Osiris' Lighthouse on Mercury.
"Destiny 2 needs aspirational experiences likes Trials in PVP," game director Luke Smith said on Twitter
Trials of Osiris will return as part of the the game's upcoming Season of the Worthy on March 13. Whether that's the entirety of content coming next season remains to be seen, but one has to wonder if it'll be made more accessible for those that are more casual in their playstyle.
Ahead of its gameplay reveal, several screenshots for the upcoming Baldur's Gate 3 have leaked, and they are a sight to behold.
The screenshots were posted on Imgur, and are thoroughly impressive. It's clear Larian Studios is stepping up their already impressive game, with detail levels we've not really seen before in an isometric-RPG.
Platinum Games have long been known for creating some of the best action titles in gaming. Previously the studio has only worked under contract or with external publishers for it's games, but that is all set to change with the studio's latest announcement.
Chief game designer, Hideki Kamiya took to the company blog to reveal the new title, under the working name of Project G.G. In the post, Kamiya states that it will be "an all-new, all-original project" for the studio and that "unlike any of the games we’ve made so far, it’s going to be a 100% PlatinumGames title. For everything from its setting and characters, to its game design and story, to how it’s promoted – PlatinumGames is in full control."
No longer beholden to publisher desires, this new title will see PlatinumGames free to go as wild as they like with the design, which should be interesting, considering their previous body of work,
Kiwi developers Grinding Gear Games has announced the next major expansion for Path of Exile.
Set to arrive on March 13 for PC, and the following week on PS4 and Xbox One, Delirium will add several exciting new features for fans.
Path of Exile: Delirium will feature a new item, aptly dubbed The Mirror of Delirium. When touched, the mirror puts your character in a "delirium" status which causes monsters, mist and other horrors to manifest. Monsters fought in the mist will be tougher, thanks to buffs and dynamic difficulty, and will also spawn powerful demons.
Microsoft has detailed the specs for its next-gen console, due to release at the end of this year.
There's certainly a lot of technobabble and hype-speak involved, but for those that love to scrawl through that kind of thing like my uncle and his toenail collection, here ya go.
First up, the Series X will sport a custom AMD processor with Zen 2 and RDNA 2 architectures that offers four times the processing power of an Xbox One. The resulting GPU performance will be an impressive 12 teraflops – double that of the Xbox One X.
A new system called Variable Rate Shading (VRS) can prioritise specific effects, characters or important environmental objects resulting in more stable frame rates and higher resolutions.
This generation's hot buzzword isn't missing either, with Microsoft describing its Hardware-accelerated DirectX Raytracing as a console first, and something that will bring true-to-life lighting, accurate reflections, and realistic acoustics to Series X games.
For those craving a fix of time travel and ninja fighting, there's some good news from Adult Swim Games.
As detailed by IGN, the studio is partnering with Soleil Games for a new Samurai Jack game based on the classic animated series.
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is a 3D hack and slash title, and will be set before Jack's final fight with Aku – tasking him with fighting through numerous timelines before making his way back to the final confrontation.
With several massive games and the next-gen consoles set to arrive before the year end, gamers have been curious as to what titles will see a second release on the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.
CD Projekt Red have stated that anyone who buys the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox One will receive the Xbox Series X version free of charge, thanks to Xbox's newly announced Smart Delivery system.
Announced alongside a wealth of new information about the Xbox Series X, Smart Delivery will offer players both the current and next-gen versions of cross-generation games, without the need to buy more than one copy.
While we previously reported that the Riot Games gender discrimination suit had reached a settlement, it appears that the case is not yet over.
The group of employees who originally reached the settlement have now hired a new legal team and are seeking more than the original offer. The new legal counsel has withdrawn the $10 million settlement, citing errors and "improprieties by prior class counsel."
Following new information from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, that stated the group should have in fact reached a payout of $400 million. A whopping $390 million more than the original offer.
While many of us may have forgotten about the Borderlands film that was announced years ago, it seems Randy Pitchford hasn't.
The Gearbox head posted a since-deleted tweet yesterday that welcomed horror director, Eli Roth on board.
"I'm very excited to welcome Eli Roth as Director of the Borderlands movie in development with Lionsgate and Arad Productions," said Pitchford.
With Animal Crossing: New Horizons releasing on March 20, Nintendo has revealed a slew of new details in the latest Direct episode.
Before setting out on their latest adventure, players will customise a new character before selecting their island destination. Players will be able to choose between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, which will determine the timing of seasons on their chosen island.
After having selected your island from a randomised selection, players will be able to alter the landscape with the new terraforming feature. This will allow things, like changing the paths of rivers or creating new pathways, which will mean you can create the perfect layout for your island.
EVE Online developer CCP has officially cancelled its online shooter known as Project Nova.
"We’re continuing to develop our sci-fi multiplayer shooter game concept, actively evolving it beyond the original scope for what was formerly codenamed Project Nova," said CCP head of PR George Kelion on reddit.
"Development efforts on this concept are now the full focus of CCP’s London studio. Project Nova team members based in Iceland have been moved onto other projects at our Reykjavík studio."
The wait to get hands-on with Baldur's Gate 3 is almost over.
Hasbro – the owner of Wizards of the Coast, which in turn owns the rights to D&D – announced that early access for the game would be available on Steam later this year.
Meanwhile, gameplay footage will be revealed at PAX East on February 27.
Baldur's Gate 3 was announced last year and is the long-awaited sequel to Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, a title that was released 20 years ago.
While the series was originally made by RPG giant, BioWare – the latest is being overseen by Belgian developer Larian Studios which is best known for its Divinity: Original Sin titles.
