If I ever tell you I’m good at competitive shooters, you can call me a liar. That didn’t stop me from enjoying the hell out of the new Countdown PVP mode on PC today at the Destiny 2 gameplay reveal. Sadly, video capture was only available on PS4, so we’ll be sure to post some videos of ours or others when they go live. But the new mode, Countdown, is the capture and defend option Destiny fans have been waiting for.
Destiny 2 – Playing on PC – Tackling the New Inverted Spire Strike
I feel absolutely privileged to be at the Destiny 2 gameplay reveal in LA today. Then I realized that literally everyone in the gaming press and influencer world is here, and realized “Holy sh*t… we’re finally getting Destiny on the PC.” I’ve spent my morning with both the PC version’s demo Strike, and the PVP, with my Campaign session coming later today. The Inverted Spire is the first new group content we’re getting hands on with, and I must say, Destiny 2 feels right at home on PC.
– Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer – First Mission Shown
From today’s Destiny 2 game play reveal event: From the makers of the acclaimed hit game Destiny, comes the much-anticipated action shooter sequel, Destiny 2. Experience an all new cinematic story campaign, innovative cooperative gameplay, and intense competitive multiplayer as you journey across unexplored worlds to discover an arsenal of weapons and devastating new combat abilities.
Destiny 2 – Cinematic Trailer #2 Helps Set the Stage
During today’s Destiny 2 event in Los Angeles, California, Bungie unleashed a brand new cinematic trailer. Coming in at nearly three minutes in length, it is sure to set the stage for the game play reveal coming later in the event.
Neverwinter – The Cloaked Ascendancy to Launch for Consoles June 20th
On June 20th, console players of Neverwinter will finally be able to take part in The Cloaked Ascendancy content expansion. It will bring a new adventure, the Loadouts feature, customizable guild halls, the Marauders Stronghold event and much more.
ArcheAge – Erenor Eternal Expansion Set to Launch June 7th
Trion Worlds and XLGames have announced that the next ArcheAge expansion, Erenor Eternal, will be launching on June 7th. New content includes Ancestral Skills, a new way for max-level characters to progress their characters. In addition, the new open world battlegrounds of Whalesong Harbor and Aegis Island zones are being added with tons of new content to explore.
– The Surge – TheHiveLeader
The Surge is a new Souls-like from the makers of Lords of the Fallen. It’s essentially Edge of Tomorrow (Live. Die. Repeat.) meets Dark Souls! And TheHiveLeader loves it! Then again, he’s crazy.
Destiny 2 – First Gameplay Premier Begins at 10 am Pacific Today
For anyone dying to see Destiny 2 in action, today is your big day. The Destiny 2 team will be on hand at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern today on the Bungie Twitch.tv channel to reveal the first footage of in-game adventures.
Overwatch – Three New Arena Maps to Arrive for Anniversary Celebration
The Overwatch EU team sent out a tweet to tease a trio of arena maps coming to the game along with the anniversary celebration scheduled to begin on May 23rd. These are small-scale team arenas seemingly taken from the larger Dorado, Temple of Anubis and Eichenwalde maps. These new maps will expand the 1v1 and 3v3 game modes with a more structured map environment with possibly more ties to eSports and ranked competitive play.
Portal Knights – A Relaxing RPG-Lite Game (PS4)
Last year when Portal Knights launched on PC, I paid little mind to it and wrote it off quickly. Looks like the joke was on me, because if I had actually given it a chance I would’ve seen that despite the clear cut inspiration Minecraft laid in place, Portal Knights is more of an RPG-lite than just trying to do what Minecraft does.