Guardians can enjoy a new raid rotation, vendor weapons and more in Destiny. Check out all of the changes below.

Destiny 2

Nightfall:

• The Pyramidion – Seek vengeance against the Vex Mind that corrupted Asher’s arm.

Modifiers

• Torrent – Boundless power erupts from within. Your abilities recharge much faster.
• Timewarp: Zero Hour – The mission timer cannot be extended. Choose your battles carefully.

Flashpoint: EDZ

Meditations

• Fury
• Payback
• Osiris Meditation: Omega

Leviathan Raid – Encounter rotation order:

• Baths
• Gauntlet
• Dogs
• Calus

Eververse:

• Trendy Dance Legendary Emote (700 BD)
• Overnight Dance Legendary Emote (700 BD)
• Aldebaran Legendary Vehicle (600 BD)
• Nebula Bloom Legendary Ship (500 BD)
• Book of the Dead (Vigilance Wing) Ornament (800 BD)
• The Future is Chrome (Hard Light) Ornament (800 BD)
• Omega Mechanos Vest Legendary Chest Armor (1200 BD)
• Yellowspear Shell Legendary Ghost Shell (400 BD)
• Cerulean Divide Legendary Shader (40 BD)
• Bumblebee Legendary Shader (40 BD)
• Fireteam Medallion Legendary Consumable (50 BD)
• Gleaming Boon of the Vanguard Legendary Consumable (350 BD)
• Gleaming Boon of the Crucible Legendary Consumable (750 BD)
• Ghost Blue Rare Transmat Effect (450 BD)
• Undefeated Exotic Vehicle (2500 BD)
• Battleheart Legendary Vehicle (600 BD)
• Entwining Heart Shell Legendary Ghost Shell (400 BD)
• Propulsive Heart Shell Legendary Ghost Shell (400 BD)
• Go About Your Business (Sweet Business) Ornament (800 BD)
• Vengeful Dance Legendary Emote (700 BD)
• Inseparable Shaders Pack Legendary Package (150 BD)

Vendor Weapons (20 shards & 10 tokens, rank 10 required):

• Devrim, EDZ: Eystein-D (Pulse Rifle)
• Sloane, Titan: Negative Space (Energy Sword)
• Failsafe, Nessus: The Mornin’ Comes (Energy Sniper Rifle)
• Asher Mir, Io: Tarantula (Energy Linear Fusion Rifle)
• Zavala, Tower: Wicked Sister (Energy Grenade Launcher)
• Shaxx, Tower: Martyr’s Make (Energy Auto Rifle)

Benedict-44 (25 shards & 20 tokens, weekly (prestige) raid completion required):

• Midnight Coup (Hand Cannon)
• Prestige Gauntlets
• Prestige Chest Armor
• Normal Class Item
• Raid Lair Helmet
• Prestige Leg Armor

Destiny

Nightfall: The Nexus

Ishtar Sink, Venus The Vex world-eating machine below the Academy has reawakened. Descend and dismantle the Mind that controls it.

Modifiers

• Epic – Heavily shielded and highly aggressive enemies appear in great numbers.
• Specialist – Special Weapon damage is favored.
• Juggler – No ammo drops for your equipped weapon.
• Chaff – Player radar is disabled.
• Match Game – Enemy shields are resistant to all unmatched Elemental Damage.

Featured Weekly Raid: King’s Fall

Heroic Strike: SIVA Crisis Heroic

Modifiers

• Heroic – Enemies appear in greater numbers and are more aggressive.
• Solar Burn – Solar damage from any source is greatly increased.
• Small Arms – Primary Weapon damage is favored.
• Ironclad – More enemies have shields.

Story Playlist: Mars and Venus

Modifiers

• Heroic – Enemies appear in greater numbers and are more aggressive.
• Berserk – Minions of the Darkness won’t flinch, even after massive damage.
• Brawler – Guardian melee damage is greatly increased.

Vendor Planetary Material Exchange

• Eris Morn – Wormspore
• Future War Cult – Helium Filament
• Dead Orbit – Relic Iron
• New Monarchy – Helium Filament

Crucible Playlists:

• Zone Control

Challenge of Elders

Modifiers

• Berserk – Minions of the Darkness won’t flinch, even after massive damage.
• Brawler – Guardian melee damage is greatly increased.
• Precision Kill Bonus – Precision kills are worth more points.

Bounties

Iron Lord Artifacts

Shiro-4 Vanguard Scout Bounties

Titan Vanguard Bounties

Lord Shaxx Bounties

Crucible Quartermaster Bounties

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According to Ubisoft, upcoming Assassin’s Creed Origins DLC will “amaze” players. Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot was asked if Ubisoft would return to annual releases for Assassin’s Creed during a recent earnings call.

In Guillemot’s reply, he suggested that the studio is focusing on Assassin’s Creed Origins.

“We are concentrating at the moment on Assassin’s Creed Origins, for which we are going to launch a few other DLCs. So you will be amazed by what will come on Assassin’s Creed Origins. That’s the only thing we can say now.”

Guillemot went on to say the Origins is performing better than previous entries in the franchise and it’s due to the studio slowing down production and taking their time to polish games.

“With more time to polish our games, we have been able to release three high-quality titles since August […] We have fully embraced the significant increase in resources required to develop ever-bigger games.”

In February 2016, Ubisoft announced that they would be breaking away from the Assassin’s Creed franchise’s annual release and that the series would only return when it was ‘ready’ to do so.

Ubisoft appears to have learned what extra time to polish can do for a game. Back in December 2017, the game developer delayed a number of upcoming titles (The Crew 2, Far Cry 5, and an unannounced game) to allow the development team more time.

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The highlights of the sale include Mafia 3, NBA 2K18, BioShock The Collection, WWE 2K18, and more. You can check out the games on sale below.

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While the upgrade to Windows 10 was free for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users, the adoption rate for Windows 10 has been a slow one. Microsoft has attempted to push Windows 7 and 8.1 users to upgrade to Windows 10, but it hasn’t worked.

Microsoft has given up and made Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) available to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users. This summer, the Windows 10 security feature will downshift and become available to the people who have yet to make the Windows 10 jump.

Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection is a premiere antivirus service from Microsoft, which means that you have to pay for extra protection. That being said, the service offers plenty of malware detection features, overviews and more through the Microsoft cloud services.

Coming in the form of Windows Defender ATP Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 devices will have their own unified endpoint security platform.

Microsoft hopes this will push system administrators to upgrade to Windows 10 and make use of the expanded Windows Defender systems. Craig Lefferts, partner director of security and enterprise for the Windows and Devices group, wrote in favor of the move from Microsoft.

“Security is the main driver to get current and stay current with Windows 10. It’s great to see Microsoft helping customers better protect our environment with WDATP support for Windows 7 during this transition.”

Microsoft will still sunset support for Windows 7 in January 2020.

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Multiple sources are suggesting that Activision is currently working on a Spyro the Dragon Trilogy Remaster. Apparently, Spyro the Dragon, Ripto’s Rage!, and Year of the Dragon will be the trio of games featured in the trilogy.

According to rumors, the game will be announced next month, in March 2018, and released in Q3 2018. The rumor details that the Spyro remaster will feature new assets, an update to the save feature, lighting, animations, cinematics, and a remastered soundtrack.

Spyro the Dragon Trilogy Remaster will be announced for the PS4, with PS4 Pro support, and will be a timed exclusive. One source suggested that the game will release in September, to fall in line with Spyro the Dragon’s 20th anniversary.

It is likely that the Spyro the Dragon Trilogy remaster will be handled much like Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, from development to release and everything in between. Activision has not confirmed this rumor, but March is just around the corner, so we won’t have to wait long.

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The new vehicle is the Vapid Hustler (below). You can find the vehicle at Legendary Motorsport.

As for this week’s mode, in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, the mode is Till Death Do Us Part, Slasher, Resurrection, Deadline, and Lost Vs. Damned. The adversary modes will be delivering Double GTA$ & RP bonuses from today until February 19th. Additionally, Double GTA$ Bodyguard & Associates Salaries will be available to Organization members.

The modes, as described by Rockstar Games:

• Till Death Do Us Part: Up to four pairs of star-crossed lovers take part in the ultimate GTA Online quadruple date: each couple has one life between them, so remember to look out for your partner – if they die, so do you.
• Slasher: The shotgun-wielding Slasher stalks up to seven Hunted, equipped only with flashlights. After three minutes, the Hunted get shotguns of their own to turn the tables on the Slasher.
• Resurrection: Nothing says ‘team building exercise’ like bringing your buddy back into the game by shooting some chump on the other team in the back of the head. But remember that it goes both ways – until you’ve wiped them out completely, they can always come back.
• Deadline: Suit up and outmaneuver the enemy while mounted upon a blazingly fast Nagasaki Shotaro. Emitting a devastating beam of light in your wake as you ride through the arena, competitors unfortunate enough to come into contact with your trail meet an immediate and fiery end.
• Lost vs. Damned: It’s Angels against Devils in the ultimate battle of the soul. Each match flips between day and night for 60 seconds at a clip, with advantages including regenerated Armor and Health and improved weapon options depending on the time – day for the Angels and night for the Devils.

Executive Assistant Services are 25% off and you can grab 25% off a custom Upgrade at Benny’s Original Motor Works.

Discounts:

Vehicle Discounts

• Albany Roosevelt (Sports Classic) – 25% off
• Albany Roosevelt Valor (Sports Classic) – 25% off
• HVY Barrage (Military) – 35% off (Buy It Now & Trade Price)
• Nagasaki Shotaro (Motorcycle) – 25% off (available for purchase after completing a round of Deadline)
• RCV (Emergency) – 35% off (Buy It Now & Trade Price)
• Ocelot Stromberg (Sports Classic/Weaponized) – 25% off (Buy It Now & Trade Price)
• Nagasaki Buzzard (Attack Helicopter) – 25% off

Dynasty8 Discounts

• All 10-car Properties (including High-End Apartments, Garages and Stilt Houses) – 25% off
• Executive Offices – 25% off

Clothing and Accessories Discounts

• All Valentine’s clothing – 25% off
• Doomsday Heist Tattoos – 25% off

This week’s Premium Race and Time Trial have been revealed to be Turbine (locked to off-road) and LSIA, respectively. Turbine is an off-road slalom featuring bracing curves and jumps through the deadly airspace of an industrial wind farm. LSIA has you racing across the city from Los Santos International Airport to the foothills of Mount Chiliad

Premium Races are your chance to test your skills and race for big cash. Ante up and compete in a Rockstar-created Stunt Race where the top three finishers earn GTA$ and all participants get Triple RP regardless of where they place. Beat par time in the Time Trial and you’ll be rewarded with GTA$ & RP.

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Xbox One owners can grab Call of Duty WWII, Black Ops 3, BioShock: The Collection, Destiny 2, Hitman, Injustice 2, NBA 2K18, Ghost Recon Wildlands, and a ton more games. Xbox 360 owners, on the other hand, can grab a number of backward compatible titles for their Xbox One, including Borderlands 1 and 2, BioShock 1 – 3, Mega Man 9 and 10, as well as a number of non-backward compatible titles like Mafia II, Prey and more.

Check out all of the discounted Xbox games for the week below.

Xbox One

Xbox 360

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ESPN posted a look at the trailer, for everyone who didn’t attend the game. The ESPN cut shows the actual trailer and the projection, so it’s not the entirety of the projection, but it gives you a good idea of what happened.

Here’s a look at the @PlayStation video that played ON THE COURT in Oakland. pic.twitter.com/O5XHFmatvT

— ESPN (@espn) February 11, 2018

God of War finally received its release date last month! The game is set to release on April 20th, 2018. There will be various versions of the game for gamers to choose from, including a $69.99 digital deluxe version, a $129.99 collector’s edition, a ‘Stone Mason’ edition for $149.99, and, of course, the $60 base edition.

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Unfortunately, the free play time does not kick off on Valentine’s Day itself. Players can jump into Overwatch for free on February 16th at 11:00 am PT. The event will last until 11:59 pm PT on February 19th.

PlayStation 4 owners with a PlayStation Plus membership, Xbox One owners with an Xbox Live Gold membership, and Windows PC users with a Battle.net account will be able to download and play Overwatch for free during this period.

The full roster of 26 heroes and 16 maps will be available for free, as well as a number of modes, including Quick Play, Custom Games, and the Arcade. If you choose to purchase Overwatch after the free to play weekend, all progress from the weekend will be transferred to the purchased version – as long as you use the same Blizzard, PSN, or Xbox Live account that you played on.

No downtime or maintenance currently planned for the Free Weekend.

Installation instructions:

FOR WINDOWS PC (February 16):

Step 1: Download and install the Blizzard Battle.net desktop app, if you haven’t already, and launch it.
Step 2: Create a FREE Blizzard account, or log in with an existing account.
Step 3: Click the “Overwatch” icon, located on the left-hand side of the Blizzard desktop app.
Step 4: Select your region from the drop-down menu, then click “Install” to begin the installation process.
Step 5: Once installed, click “Play” to begin!

FOR PLAYSTATION 4 (Pre-download starting at 11:00 AM PST on February 13):

Step 1: Turn on your PlayStation 4 and log in to your preferred local user.
Step 2: Go to PlayStation Store and select “Search” from the top menu.
Step 3: In the search field, type in “Overwatch.”
Step 4: Select “Overwatch Free Weekend” from the search results and then click “Download.”
Step 5: Once the download and installation process is complete, click “Start” to begin!

FOR XBOX ONE (Pre-download starting at 11:00 AM PST on February 13):

Step 1: Turn on your Xbox One and log in to your Xbox Live account.
Step 2: Go to the Xbox One Store, then select “Search.”
Step 3: In the search field, type in “Overwatch.”
Step 4: Select “Overwatch: Origins Edition” from the search results and then click “Free Trial.”
Step 5: Once the download and installation process is complete, click “Launch” to begin!

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According to a translation of Famitsu‘s recent overview on Kingdom Hearts 3, from Kingdom Hearts Insider, the first round of worlds featured in Kingdom Hearts 3 are 90% done. The middle group of worlds are around 60 to 70% complete.

Most screenshots for Kingdom Hearts 3 feature the Toy Story and Monsters Inc. worlds, which makes sense. They are in the first round of worlds, which is the more complete group of worlds. Olympus will be joining Toy Story and Monsters Inc. in the first set of worlds. Tangled is in the middle round of worlds.

There will be around 10 to 19 worlds in the game, spread out over three parts.

Kingdom Hearts 3 Screenshots

1 of 10

Check out the new screenshots, courtesy of 4Gamer. Click to get full image

Additionally, the Giantland portion of the game will be implemented like an old LSI game.

Beyond the worlds, it was noted that the Gummi Ship will be customizable with accessories, similar to how you can accessorize Aqua in Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep.

The Rare Heartless will be “giant-sized Japanese pudding themed Heartless” that will wear different fruit accessories.

In May 2017, the CEO of Square Enix suggests that the game was slated to release at some point within the ‘next three years or so’.

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