Former Destiny 2 and Marathon director settles $200 million lawsuit against Sony and Bungie: ‘The outcome is one I am very satisfied with’

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Former Destiny 2 and Marathon director Christopher Barrett has settled his lawsuit against Sony and Bungie. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but Barrett implied a favorable outcome, saying he’s “very satisfied” with it. Barrett had a long career at Bungie, where he spent nearly 25 years as a designer and director on the … Read more

Bethesda layoffs include the artist responsible for designing Skyrim’s khajiit and argonians, who had been at the company for 27 years

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If you’ve played a new Elder Scrolls game anytime since 2002, you’ve seen Christiane Meister’s work: The senior character artist spent 27 years at Bethesda, contributing to games from Morrowind to Skyrim. As of this week’s round of Xbox layoffs, however, her tenure is over. The news came to my attention via a post by … Read more

Players prove Destiny 2 can still produce wonders with discovery of poopy pants transmog

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Destiny 2 has entered its long goodnight. Despite earlier assurances that Destiny 2 will “remain playable” for the foreseeable future, the studio now seems to be signaling that its ability to ensure the game’s ongoing health is constrained. Even if Bungie and Sony had the will to ensure Destiny 2’s sandbox stays fulfilling in its … Read more

Arkheron, a competitive PvPvE action game, will open its closed beta next week—and I’m getting that Battlerite nostalgia just looking at this thing

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Arkheron, a game that had an exclusive interview with the PC Gaming Show back in June, will finally be releasing in closed beta next week—per an announcement on the game’s Steam page. In case you’re unfamiliar, Arkheron is an isometric PvPvE battle-royale type squad-based ARPG (try saying that ten times really fast) wherein you climb … Read more

This Chrome extension hides ‘knockoff’ brands on Amazon: ‘Sorry to brands like WNPETHOME, EHEYCIGA, YXY’

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If shopping on Amazon has become a bit difficult because you keep inadvertently adding knock-off brands to your basket, there’s now a Google Chrome extension to help. Shared on X by creator Josh Pigford, once added to your browser, Knockoff.shopping declares the name of the brand on the listing. That means you no longer have … Read more

Marvel Rivals’ Season 9 update will affect 80% of its roster as NetEase throws balance out the window for a more ‘fun’ approach to the game

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Marvel Rivals will open the doors to the “most massive overhaul to the combat system since launch” that affects roughly 80% of its hero roster when Season 9 kicks off in a couple of days. There’s hero reworks, a massive change to Team-Ups, and a substantial ultimate charge nerf. The state of Marvel Rivals has … Read more

This month’s Humble Choice is worth a look if you like RPGs, Zelda-likes, fast-paced shooters, or violating people’s civil rights

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Here’s a question that haunts me: are there people out there who actually keep a Humble Choice subscription going across multiple months? As far as I’m concerned, Humble Bundle’s monthly basket of games is just a bundle by another name. If the games are good, I drop some money, snag the keys, then cancel. The … Read more