Destiny 2 & Marathon Players Get Major Update on Their PlayStation 5 Future
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Destiny 2 & Marathon Players Get Major Update on Their PlayStation 5 Future

Bungie announced a comprehensive update for its PlayStation 5 titles Destiny 2 and Marathon. The company will re‑release Destiny 2’s vaulted expansions—The Red War, Curse of Osiris, Warmind, and Forsaken—while outlining a new content pipeline. Marathon will receive a deeper survival experience with core updates and balance changes, maintaining PvE, PvP, and PvPvE options. The announcement follows recent layoffs and the end of Destiny 2 live‑service support, signaling a shift in Bungie’s studio strategy.
Bungie is freeing vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns after Marathon “did not reach as many players as we had hoped”
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Bungie is freeing vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns after Marathon “did not reach as many players as we had hoped”

Bungie announced that it will un‑vault several older Destiny 2 campaigns, locations, and raids, making them available to all players in the coming months after a period of internal restructuring and layoffs. The move follows the studio’s new leadership’s pledge to rebuild trust with its community and to focus on improving both Destiny 2 and its extraction shooter, Marathon, which has struggled to attract a large player base. Bungie emphasized that Destiny remains foundational to its future plans and [...]
Massive PS4, PS5 Dragon Ball Action RPG Is Just $7.99 on PlayStation Store
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Massive PS4, PS5 Dragon Ball Action RPG Is Just $7.99 on PlayStation Store

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Deluxe Edition has been reduced to $7.99 on the PlayStation Store for both PS4 and PS5, representing an 80 % discount. The action‑RPG, which holds a 3.88‑star rating from more than 264,000 user reviews, now includes the Super Pass, granting access to four Super Packs and a bonus fifth pack. These packs add characters such as Future Trunks from Dragon Ball Super, additional fusions, transformations, missions and new locations. The base game lets players create and customize their [...]
Nintendo Switch ports of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire look even more likely after official account shares suspiciously HD footage of the GBA games
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Nintendo Switch ports of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire look even more likely after official account shares suspiciously HD footage of the GBA games

An official Pokémon social‑media account posted a 30‑second clip showing crystal‑clear graphics of Wingull, the player avatar and Mr. Briney chasing each other in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. The footage, which could only be captured by a Switch or Switch 2’s built‑in recording feature, does not match the original 2002 Game Boy Advance output, leading observers to conclude the games are being run on an emulator. Dataminers noted that the recent Switch ports of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen contain [...]
Indie Game Developer Accuses Studio of Using AI to Rip Off His Viral Potato Peeling Game
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Indie Game Developer Accuses Studio of Using AI to Rip Off His Viral Potato Peeling Game

Indie developer Rado Klasa claims that Golden Horn Studios’ new title, Potato Please, copied his physics‑based potato‑peeling game, 1,000,000 Potatoes, after seeing a trailer on September 20. Klasa, who released his game in July, accuses the studio of using AI to replicate the concept, noting identical Soviet‑style settings and gameplay mechanics. Steam curators have flagged Potato Please as an “AI imagery rip‑off,” while Golden Horn denies the allegations, asserting independent development and offering to share project files. The dispute has sparked [...]
Diablo 5 tells “three stories” across the past, present, and future, and biomes will change shape depending on which of Diablo’s minions is in charge
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Diablo 5 tells “three stories” across the past, present, and future, and biomes will change shape depending on which of Diablo’s minions is in charge

Blizzard’s upcoming Diablo 5 will unfold across three timelines—past, present, and future—within a world already conquered by Diablo. Game director Joe Shely explains that the past recounts Diablo’s initial takeover, the present features the current battle against Hell’s minions, and the future shows how Dread Commanders reshape Sanctuary into biome‑specific hellscapes. Narrative director Jennifer Hepler notes that players can revisit locations to see them altered by different commanders, creating a dynamic, procedural environment. Blizzard aims for the “best [...]
Konami’s New PlayStation 5 Action-Adventure Game Gets Strong Reviews
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Konami’s New PlayStation 5 Action-Adventure Game Gets Strong Reviews

Konami’s latest survival horror, Silent Hill: Townfall, has launched on PlayStation 5 and received strong early reviews. Developed by Screen Burn Interactive and co‑published with Annapurna Interactive, the game scores 81 on Metacritic and 82 on OpenCritic. Critics praise its atmospheric design, first‑person exploration, and balanced use of melee and stealth combat. Reviewers note challenging puzzles and occasional confusion but highlight the CRTV feature that aids enemy tracking. The title is slated for release on September 24, 2026.