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You know the Destiny (opens in new tab) release cycle is getting serious when the trailers have licensed music again. That’s where we’re at with this video, which sets up the climactic clash between your Guardian and The Taken King himself, Oryx. Remember, this time you’re not just fighting off …

You already saw how strikes won’t play the same twice in Destiny: The Taken King (opens in new tab), but dedicated Destiny players know repetitive Strikes were only half the problem. Now Bungie’s fundamentally changing Destiny (opens in new tab)’s weekly and daily events so they feel like less of …

This announcement trailer might be accompanied by the Offspring – where are they now? – but This War Of Mine: The Little Ones is going to be decidedly grim when it arrives on PS4 next year. Including a complete edition of the PC original This War Of Mine, the brand …

Want all the 80s anthems of MGS 5 (opens in new tab) in your ears while you plan your stealthy method of attack from your mobile? Of course you do and that’s just what the MGS 5 companion app is for. Announced on the Konami blog (opens in new tab) …

Real violence hurts and has consequences, so winners don’t do punch-ups. Yet in even the weediest noob some ancient brain-part still finds fights exciting. Which is why videogames have, over the years, provided us with countless fantasy worlds revolving around a man punching another man. Few are as divine as …

First Just Cause 3 (opens in new tab), and now the upcoming Mad Max (opens in new tab) game; Avalanche Studios is on a roll with these interactive trailers (opens in new tab). Rather than forcing viewers to sit through one minute after another in succession, these videos break norms …

Rainbow Six Siege (opens in new tab), Ubisoft’s competitive, team-based, eSports-focused twist on the Rainbow Six formula, has been nudged to December 1, a handful of months back from its previously-announced October 13 release date. Fortunately, the September 24 beta will continue as scheduled, though you’ll need to register (opens …

You might recognize Yu Suzuki as the man behind Shenmue, but before his groundbreaking Dreamcast game, he was known as the creator of Hang-On, Out Run, Space Harrier, Virtua Fighter and other arcade classics. In a recently-unearthed documentary from 1999, Suzuki shares where his first home console game came from: …

2K Sports has given fans a first glimpse at the WWE 2K16 roster this month, and today they’ve released the first in a series of weekly character announcements leading up to the game’s release date of October 27. And what an eclectic bunch it is. The full list of superstars …

In an interesting conversation about where games are going and changing expectations, Black Ops 3’s design director David Vondahar has talked about the idea of a persistent profile carried from one COD to the next. It’s apparently an idea that’s “come up a lot” but realistically sounds unworkable without some …