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Destiny 2 Warmind Exotics Revealed, Story Trailer Unveiled

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Bungie perhaps has one last good shot at earning back some of the gamers that they lost with the epic failure of the inital launch of Destiny 2, and the ‘Warmind’ may be it.

Today, Bungie unveiled a lot of information regarding the next DLC, including a bunch of new exotics, including some familiar ones.

Here are the exotics:

  • Apotheosis Veil (Helmet)
  • Armamentarium (Chest Armor)
  • Wormhusk Crown (Helmet)
  • WormGod Caress (Gauntlets)
  • The Oculus Xol (Helmet)
  • The Huckleberry (Submachine Gun)
  • Suros Regime (Auto Rifle)
  • Sealed Ahamkara Grasps (Gauntlets)
  • Sanguine Alchemy (Chest Armor)
  • Ophidia Spathe (Chest Armor)
  • Frost-EE5 (Leg Armor)
  • Eternal Warrior (Helmet)
  • Claws Of Ahamkara (Gauntlets)
  • Ashen Wake (Gauntlets)

Now, it’s not clear how gamers will feel about having to earn back armor that they earned in Destiny 1, and ultimately had to trash due to the release of Destiny 2, but we will see how the DLC pans out.

Here are some additional details:

All-new Raid Lair: Spire of Stars

  • The final Raid Lair for the Leviathan, this Raid Lair is one of the pinnacle activities in Warmind and offers players great reward.

All-new Endgame activity: Escalation Protocol

  • Escalation Protocol is a player triggered event where players will fight escalating waves of enemies and slay challenging bosses right alongside their friends.

New themed weapons, armor, and gear to earn

  • Destination themed armor with matching weapons, brand new and revamped exotics, and a powerful key moment relic will round out player arsenals.

Play Solo or with Friends

  • Story Campaign – Delve into the story of Ana Bray, and Rasputin. Explore Hellas Basin Mars and stop the rise of the Hive army.
  • Strikes – Three-player cooperative matchmade missions in Destiny 2.
  • Raid Lair – A brand-new, six-player activity that takes place on the Leviathan. This Raid Lair offers new areas to explore, new encounters, new rewards, and a brand-new boss.

PlayStation 4 Exclusive Content

At launch, PlayStation users will receive access to a timed exclusive Strike called The Insight Terminus.

  • Zavala needs a team of Guardians to break into a Vex tomb on Nessus that has been overrun by the Cabal. Defeat the powerful Psion commander before he can take over the Vex gateway network and reap the rewards. This will also include an earnable timed exclusive Armor set for each class. Timed exclusive content until at least Fall 2018.

Destiny 2: Warmind launches May 8 on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One.

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Microsoft Unveils Xbox Developer Sustainability Toolkit

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Xbox has officially unveiled the Xbox Developer Sustainability Toolkit which is aimed to help creators reduce energy consumption and measure carbon emissions during game development processes.

The Xbox Developer Sustainability ToolKit includes resources that include:

  • Power Monitor tools
  • Certification reports
  • Power consumption dashboards
  • Best practices

Ubisoft and 343 Industries were named as early users of the Xbox Developer Sustainability ToolKit with 343 Industries able to reduce energy use by 15% without impacting the player experience at all.

Ubisoft and Xbox are co-developing an energy-efficient eco-mode for users.

You can check out the full report right here.

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Epic Games Store Hits $820 Million in Player Spending During 2022

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Epic Games has officially released financial data related to it’s growing marketplace on PC, showing that $820 million was spent on the Epic Games Store during the 2022 year, and promised support for third-party subscription services and new ‘content hubs’ to help companies promote their titles.

According to the data:

The numbers

  • Total users of Epic Games Store PC: 230 million (up 19% year-on-year)
  • Epic cross-platform accounts: 732 million
  • Daily active users peak: 34.3 million
  • Monthly active users: 68 million (up 10%)
  • Total spending, incl. Epic’s games: $820 million (down 2%)
  • Spending on third-party games: $355 million (up 18%)
  • Free games claimed: 700 million
  • Number of new PC releases: 626
  • Total library of PC games: 1,548 (up 68%)

Epic Games stated on it’s blog that more PC games launched during the 2022 year than in any year prior.

Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto 5, Rocket League, Genshin Impact, and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands were among the most popular titles related to player engagement and player spending, and Epic Games looks to deepen their focus in 2023 as they aim to improve the store launcher’s performance.

Epic Games also aims to add support for subscription services from third-party publishers and live service products by the end of the 2023 year, adding that they are also working on ‘content hubs’ which will be separate from product pages and will enable publishers to “share information with users in a robust editorial format.”

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California Judge Dismisses Gamers Lawsuit Filed Against Microsoft

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A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that the group of 10 plaintiffs “[lacked] allegations” in their lawsuit filed last year that claimed Microsoft’s ownerships of Activision Blizzard would harm consumers and competition in the video games market, according to a filing shared by Reuters.

While US District Judge Jacqueline Corley dismissed the case, she also gave the plaintiffs 20 days to refine their lawsuit and resubmit it, and the group’s lawyer, Joseph Saveri, said that there are plans to officially submit an amended lawsuit with “additional factual detail” that will address the judge’s concerns.

It marks a victory for Microsoft, but their battles are far from over as they still face a hearing over the Federal Trade Commission’s legal complaint, which is currently slated to take place in August of this year.

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard originally expected the transaction to be complete by June 30, 2023.

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