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In May 2015 with the release of the House of Wolves DLC for Destiny, Bungie released the pinnacle PvP mode Trials of Osiris. The mode quickly proved popular, and kept Destiny amongst the most watched games on Twitch every weekend for the next two years. When Destiny 2 released, Trials of the Nine was to…
ARPG fans get ready, Warhammer: Chaosbane releases on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on June 4th. If you don’t know what Warhammer: Chaosbane is, it’s an action-RPG like Diablo set in the universe of Warhammer. It’s one of my most anticipated games of the year. You can pre-order the game now, and there are three…
BioWare has released the launch trailer for Anthem and you can check it out below. Anthem launches on February 22nd, but Origin Access Premier subscribers get full access to the game next Friday, February 15th. Meanwhile basic Origin Access and EA Access subscribers on Xbox One will get to play the game for 10 hours beginning…
Respawn Entertainment and EA announced and released free-to-play FPS battle-royale Apex Legends on PC, PS4, and Xbox One as a surprise on Monday. To their credit, and to EA’s relief (at least temporarily), the game has been a massive hit in its first few days. Over 10 million people have played the game, it surpassed…
Next week is Valentine’s Day, and if you’re a Destiny fan that means it’s time once again for the Crimson Days event. Earlier today, Bungie detailed how the event will work this year and what rewards players can earn. For the most part, Crimson Days rewards are exactly the same as they were last year.…
Bungie has released Update 2.1.4 for Destiny 2 across all platforms. Here’s the patch notes for the rather significant sandbox update that also brings the exotic quest for The Last Word into the game. Sandbox Super Tuning Hunter: Gunslinger Golden Gun Super Increased damage to bosses by 40% Includes Six-Shooter and Celestial Nighthawk Golden Gun…
Well Guardians, Bungie and Activision announced some fairly shocking news earlier today… Bungie and Activision are no longer partners and Bungie is retaining full rights to Destiny and will publish the game itself. Here’s the full announcement from Bungie’s website: When we first launched our partnership with Activision in 2010, the gaming industry was in…
Happy New Year, Vortainer’s! It’s 2019, and that’s still hard to believe. Nevertheless, here’s hoping this is a good one for each and every one of you. We’re certainly going to be working hard on making 2019 the best year for Vortainment.com. We’ve got new features (of the monthly and weekly variety), reviews, videos, streams…
Update 2.1.3 is now available on all platforms for Destiny 2. Here’s the full patch notes, courtesy of Bungie.net: Activities Fixed an issue where the final boss encounter of Scourge of the Past would not end properly. Fixed animation error on Awoken Corsairs so that they no longer pretend to hold invisible rifles. Fixed a…
Daily Milestone(s) Daily Gambit Challenge: Complete a Gambit match. Daily Modifiers Affect Strikes, Heroic Missions & Adventures Solar Singe: Solar damage increases slightly from all sources. Glass: Health and shields are reduced by half, but recovery is twice as fast. Brawler: Melee abilities deal more damage and recharge much faster. Daily Heroic Story Missions Fury…
Daily Milestone(s) Daily Vanguard Strike: Complete a strike. Daily Modifiers Affect Strikes, Heroic Missions & Adventures Solar Singe: Solar damage increases slightly from all sources. Grounded: Damage taken while you are airborne is greatly increased. Grenadier: Grenade abilities deal more damage and recharge much faster. Daily Heroic Story Missions Six Combustion Omega High Plains Blues…
Book of Demons is the first installment of developer Thing Trunk’s series Return 2 Games, which is creating a “Paperverse” of games inspired by the “early golden days” of PC gaming. Return 2 Games is planned to be made up of seven Books where the game world is a pop-up book, paper style. Book of…
