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Destiny 2 Gets Crossplay Voice Chat in New Update

Destiny 2 players can now voice chat with all of their friends, no matter the platform they are currently playing at. The function came as part of the game’s newest update, released only a week after Destiny 2 became a cross-platform title. Bungie revealed more about the new function on the game’s most recent Season of the Lost patch notes, where they pointed out that the new function is still not working perfectly on all the available platforms.

Elden Ring: Should You Open the Evergaol and Free Blaidd or Not?

Blaidd the Half-Wolf is one of the coolest characters in Elden Ring, and players will have to choose to either free him or leave him trapped at one point during his questline. Blacksmith Iji, who is seemingly an ally to both you and Blaidd, has trapped Blaidd in the Forlorn Hound Evergaol. This is the same place where you and Blaidd defeated Darrwil, which is quite ironic now that Blaidd has found himself trapped there.

EVE: Valkyrie Review

EVE Online debuted on PC back in 2003 as a massively multiplayer online space simulation that is without a doubt one of the most ambitious games ever made. Making a switch from the very complicated style of gameplay found in EVE Online to a more straight forward space shooter, CCP Games is branching out within that rich universe in the VR exclusive game EVE: Valkyrie. Moving away from the insane battles that have taken groups of people hours upon hours to play as seen in EVE Online, EVE: Valkyrie is all about space battles from a first-person point of view.

Genshin Impact 2.8 Leak Reveals Kazuha’s Free Signature Sword

Though Kazuha came with a coinciding sword during his initial release in Genshin Impact, the Devs look to be finally ready to deliver him a katana that matched both his design and color scheme. The Anemo Sword-wielder arrived during the earlier days of Genshin Impact. A seeming filler character that served more the purpose of filling in the gaps between Liyue and the impending arrival of Inazuma at the time. Patch 1.

Metro Exodus: How to Repair Gas Mask

Everything in the world of Metro Exodus is broken. The guns are busted up and need cleaning. The Aurora isn’t in the best shape, though it keeps trucking along. But the more important thing, the thing that’s literally right in your face, is the gas mask. This series staple plays a big part in Exodus, but occasionally it gets pretty broken, and needs some repairs. Here’s how to repair the gas mask in Metro Exodus.

Super Mario Bros. 2 and Kirby’s Adventure are Nintendo Switch Online’s February NES Games

Another month brings another two NES games coming to the Switch’s online subscription service. This month, another Mario game and a Kirby game will become available on the Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online app. Nintendo recently announced that Super Mario Bros. 2 and Kirby’s Adventure will become playable on the Switch via the console’s online service as of next Wednesday, February 13. To be clear, the Super Mario Bros. 2 coming to the service is the Western Super Mario Bros.

Update: PSN Status Is Limited For Some PS3 And PS4 Users

Update: Looks like the PSN was only having problems for around 45 minutes. The PSN status page is showing that things are back to normal now. The PSN is not totally down, but some users are reporting right now that they are having trouble logging in. It is affecting both PS4 and PS3 console owners as of time of writing. The official PSN Status page announced: “You may have some difficulty launching games, applications, or online features.

Artificial Intelligence Learning to Beat Humans in Mario Kart

Some of you may remember that several months ago, an artificial intelligence learned to play Ms. Pac-Man and attained the highest possible score in the game, completely demolishing the highest-held score achieved by a human. More recently, another artificial intelligence has begun learning to play a different game and is learning how to play it by studying techniques used by human players. Kotaku reports that YouTuber and programmer SethBling has created a bot called MariFlow, which is an AI that has learned how to play Super Mario Kart by studying SethBling’s gameplay style.

E3 2015: Rare Replay Contains $1700 Worth of Games Across Six Console Generations

Rare Replay, which was announced at this week’s E3 conference, is the company’s way of celebrating 30 years worth of game making. Containing 30 of Rare’s best games, the collection is jam packed with content. Just how much was pretty shocking though. At E3 I got to sit down and check out Rare Replay alongside Lead Producer Adam Park and Lead Designer Paul Collins, who went into some details that weren’t shared at the announcement.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection Matchmaking Update – SWAT, 4v4 Teams, and More Objectives

A new matchmaking update has hit Halo: The Master Chief Collection, offering up a number of fan-requested changes that don’t directly tie to the long waits experienced while searching for a match. That larger issue was addressed in the last massive update, which didn’t fix everything, but certainly made the game work better than it ever has before. Instead, today’s update focuses on the team structure and offering more variety to players who want more than just standard Battle Rifle Slayer matches.