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GS News Update: No Destiny Weekly Events; Composer Wins Legal Battle

Halo/Destiny composer and Bungie veteran Marty O’Donnell gets a win in the legal battle with his former employer, and Destiny Daily and Weekly events are taking a week break before The Taken King launches!

Super Mario Maker, Tearaway Unfolded, Armikrog – New Releases

This week we get Super Mario Maker, Tearaway Unfolded, Armikrog, Circa Infinity, Broken Sword 5 The Serpent’s Curse, Leo’s Fortune, Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

No Destiny Daily or Weekly Events This Week

Destiny will not host its regular Daily and Weekly events this coming week, Bungie has announced. This is apparently the result of the game’s upcoming 2.0.0 update, which arrives on September 8. “When Destiny 2.0.0 update releases, there will be no Weekly or Daily events (Nightfall, Daily Heroic Story, Heroic Strike) available for the week […]

Check Out Heroes of the Storm’s First Ranged Warrior, Rexxar, in Action

Blizzard has released a spotlight video showcasing one of Heroes of the Storm‘s upcoming characters, Rexxar. Aside from the novelty of having a bear companion, Rexxar is significant in that he’s the first ranged Warrior-class character to be added to HotS. Previous Warriors are all melee characters who essentially serve as tanks, absorbing damage and […]

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Adds Playable Undead Race After Surpassing $1.2M

Another stretch goal has been met in the Divinity: Original Sin 2 Kickstarter campaign, and this time it’ll see the addition of the undead as a playable race. The crowdfunding effort recently surpassed the $1.2 million mark, and as previously outlined, that means players will be able to choose to play as the undead. Exactly […]

Destiny, Halo Composer Wins Legal Battle Against Bungie

The legal battle between Halo and Destiny composer Marty O’Donnell and Bungie has come to a close. A court-appointed arbitrator ruled this week that Bungie violated its contract with O’Donnell when it fired him “without cause” and made him give up his company stock and drop out of Bungie’s profit-sharing plan. O’Donnell told GamesBeat, “I’m […]

League of Legends Named a Champion After Former Professional Gamer

A recent interview with Duncan “Thorin” Shields revealed that League of Legends developer Riot Games actually decided to name a champion after former professional gamer Dennis “Thresh” Fong. Who is Thresh? According to the Guinness World Record, he’s the world’s first professional gamer. He’s known for his feats in games like Quake, one of the […]

Hideo Kojima Rescue – Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Watch Big Boss save a very important prisoner, series creator Hideo Kojima himself, in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

Quick Look: Evoland 2: A Slight Case of Spacetime Continuum Disorder

Watch extended gameplay footage from Evoland 2 featuring the Giant Bomb crew.

"It Can’t Be All White Males," EA Exec Says About Diversity in Gaming

Electronic Arts is actively looking to increase the diversity of its workforce because “it can’t all be white males.” Chief operating officer Peter Moore says in a new interview with Fortune that EA has specifically made this a focus over the past few years. “We all need to step back sometimes and think about the […]