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Destiny 2 Hits Highest Player Count in Two Years Following Final Update's Release, Shatters Marathon's All-Time Peak

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Destiny 2 is seeing a massive resurgence with the release of its final update. Destiny fans have shown up in droves to send off the beloved sci-fi shooter. Although Destiny 2's servers will remain active for the foreseeable future, the game won't be getting any new content going forward. The game's final update was released today and at the time of writing, the game's 24-hour concurrent player count on Steam has peaked at 167,000. This is the highest Destiny 2 player count since the release of 2024's The Final Shape, the last paid expansion for the game, which peaked at 314,000 players. Some players have even been reporting that they're having troubles logging into Destiny 2 due to the sudden influx. Ahead of the update, fans were aiming to surpass the all-time peak of Marathon and crash Destiny 2's servers to show Bungie/Sony that Destiny should continue on. They've already blown past Marathon's all-time peak player count of 77,000 players, and it...

Save Nearly 40% Off the PlayStation 5 Marathon Edition DualSense Controller During Sony's Days of Play Sale

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Only two days remain to take advantage of Sony's annual Days of Play Event with great deals on PlayStation DualSense controllers. There are plenty of colors that have been discounted, including some really cool themed limited editions . One such special edition in particular, the Marathon DualSense controller, is on sale for $64 at most retailers after a $20 instant discount. However, there's one place where you can get it for even less. Newegg just recently opened up its own official AliExpress storefront. One of its very first deals it has listed is the Marathon Dualsense controller for just $54.05 with free shipping. That makes it more than $10 less than every other retailer. It's exclusive to the AliExpress storefront and you won't even find it on Newegg's own website. This sale will likely end tomorrow, and may expire sooner if inventory runs out. Save 37% Off the PS5 Marathon Edition Dualsense Controller The Marathon limited edition controller mirrors the fu...

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Players Can Shape Its Story But the Trilogy Will Have a 'Singular Ending' for Everyone

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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi has confirmed the remake trilogy's finale will feature "one singular ending" for everyone, but players will have a lot of freedom to shape Cloud's final chapter. The developer commented on Square Enix's approach to choice in the recently announced game during a conversation with GamesRadar+ . Like Remake and Rebirth before it, Revelation will put Cloud in situations that require him to make choices that can affect the world around him. Hamaguchi suggested that, as Square Enix aimed to drive home its theme of "resolve," the team didn't want fans to finish the story feeling like everyone had the same experience. For Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, that means making this last leg of the journey feel just as personal for the players controlling the story as it does for Cloud, Tifa, Barret, and the rest of the gang. "This goes without saying, but our heroes, Cloud and his companions, are beloved by ...

Xbox Says Gears of War: E-Day PS5 Port Was Not Pulled 'Last-Minute' After Art With PS5 Logo Leaks

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Xbox says Gears of War: E-Day was not pulled from PlayStation "last-minute" after the company accidentally published an image showing Gears of War: E-Day with PS5 as one of its launch platforms. The official Xbox Podcast is responsible for the leak, which saw it mistakenly upload a version of a Gears deep dive that included the PlayStation mention. One version of a slide featured in the video included the same art shown during its grand reveal at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, only with PS5 included on the list of platforms. The competing logo shares the screen with the October 6, 2026 release date, suggesting it was far enough in development to launch alongside other, confirmed platforms. Microsoft speedily scrubbed both its YouTube channel and official Xbox page of any mention of the leaked art – but not before many on the internet, including ResetEra user Jessie.Bristol , were able to capture and share the image online. In a now privated episode of the Xbox Podcast, Ge...

The Warlock is Coming to Diablo Immortal Now, Too | IGN Live 2026

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Just a couple months after debuting in Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, the Warlock is coming to Diablo Immortal on June 17. At least based on the announcement trailer for the new class, the Warlock looks extremely similar to its Diablo 4 counterpart, what with all the demons and the fiery chains that are surely going to cover the entire screen. It also looks like the story justification for the Warlock class is largely carrying over to the mobile game too. The narrator or the actual Warlock – it's not super clear – talks about how people "fear its dark power. I choose to wield it. I am the unstoppable, roaring answer to the darkness." The 'it' in this context is the power of Hell itself, which the Warlock uses to command demons to fight, well, other demons. At least in Diablo 4, this power comes with a cost, so hopefully there is some kind of story built into Diablo Immortal to explore the themes of the loss of control and corruption. Or at least, hopefully Blizzard f...

Every New Card and Theme in Magic: The Gathering's Marvel Super Heroes Jumpstart Set

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Magic: The Gathering’s Marvel Super Heroes crossover set is right around the corner, and with it comes a brand new edition of Jumpstart with 51 different theme packs to mash together. We’ve got an exclusive first look at every single one of those themes, as well as over 180 brand new cards that will be available in their packs and over 60 reprints only available in this Jumpstart release. We’ve got a lot to get through, so let’s start with a look at all of the totally new cards, which you can flip through in the image gallery below: Jumpstart has always been one of the easiest and most accessible ways to dip a toe into Magic, letting you shuffle two themed packs together to instantly make a 40 card deck that will match up nicely against an opponent who does the same. You don’t know which themes you’ll get from a given booster, which means you could be mixing a Fantastic Four pack with Dr. Doom himself, or the Agents of Shield with the Young Avengers. Marvel Super Heroes Jumpstart has 5...

How Gothic Remake Works to Give You an Especially Immersive Open World | IGN Live 2026

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At IGN Live today, THQ Nordic's Reinhard Pollice was on hand to discuss the newly released remake of Gothic . The original Gothic , or Gothic Classic as Pollice said they now referred to it, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Even before the remake, the original had been remastered, and Pollice said he felt the reason for Gothic's longevity was "even by today's standards, it's still a very unique game with a lot of game mechanics that really hold up." He also said he felt "It's not the biggest open world, but I think it's the most immersive and the most alive." As for what it's like having the remake now available to the public, Pollice said "It's super cool. We're obviously watching the reception. It's a big RPG, right? So we're only seeing the first third of the game content and we're seeing every house gamers discovering something cool or something we've hidden new ways of solving quest, cool ways o...