Destiny 2’s servers will go offline tomorrow, Jan. 16, so Bungie can conduct maintenance and push a new patch live. While the Destiny 2 servers are undergoing maintenance, Bungie will issue a hotfix that will update the game to version 1.1.1.3. Once maintenance is complete and the game’s servers come back online, the first Faction Rally of 2018 will begin. This is the Faction Rally that Bungie postponed back in December. Making seasonal content free for all Destiny 2 owners is just one part of B

Destiny 2’s servers will go offline tomorrow, Jan. 16, so Bungie can conduct maintenance and push a new patch live. While the Destiny 2 servers are undergoing maintenance, Bungie will issue a hotfix that will update the game to version 1.1.1.3. Once maintenance is complete and the game’s servers come back online, the first Faction Rally of 2018 will begin. This is the Faction Rally that Bungie postponed back in December. Making seasonal content free for all Destiny 2 owners is just one part of B

Nintendo Switch owners wondering when they might be able to stream Netflix on the system will have to keep wondering for now, although all hope is not lost. Switch fans hoping for a Netflix app may have become alarmed yesterday if they saw a certain tweet from Netflix’s official customer service account. We asked Netflix for further comment today, and a representative for the streaming service said that although Netflix has nothing to announce right now, the company continues to engage in discus

Nintendo Switch owners wondering when they might be able to stream Netflix on the system will have to keep wondering for now, although all hope is not lost. Switch fans hoping for a Netflix app may have become alarmed yesterday if they saw a certain tweet from Netflix’s official customer service account. We asked Netflix for further comment today, and a representative for the streaming service said that although Netflix has nothing to announce right now, the company continues to engage in discus

The nominees for this year’s DICE Awards are in, and the top honoree by far is Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Zero Dawn — the sci-fi action/adventure game received nods in 10 categories. Horizon Zero Dawn was the only title to score double-digit nominations; the next highest total went to Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which got six. Both of them are up for the Game of the Year award, alongside StudioMDHR’s Cuphead, PUBG Corporation’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Nintendo’s S

The nominees for this year’s DICE Awards are in, and the top honoree by far is Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Zero Dawn — the sci-fi action/adventure game received nods in 10 categories. Horizon Zero Dawn was the only title to score double-digit nominations; the next highest total went to Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which got six. Both of them are up for the Game of the Year award, alongside StudioMDHR’s Cuphead, PUBG Corporation’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Nintendo’s S

That last change required a rethinking of the entire combat setup in 2018’s God of War, as the studio explained in a video interview with Game Informer. He said that the developers were initially unsure of how to make Kratos’ ax feel distinct. While that decision fits with the more up-close-and-personal ax combat, it limits the player’s ability to see threats from behind. And Kratos can throw his ax to pin enemies down, which frees him up for combat moves like tackles and throws. God of War is s

That last change required a rethinking of the entire combat setup in 2018’s God of War, as the studio explained in a video interview with Game Informer. He said that the developers were initially unsure of how to make Kratos’ ax feel distinct. While that decision fits with the more up-close-and-personal ax combat, it limits the player’s ability to see threats from behind. And Kratos can throw his ax to pin enemies down, which frees him up for combat moves like tackles and throws. God of War is s

Sony is working on the next big system software update for the PlayStation 4, and the company is asking players to help test the firmware while it’s in development. PS4 version 5.5 is the update in question; the console’s current firmware is v5.03, and the most recent major update was v5.0, which was released in early October. Sony is taking beta sign-ups in North America — including Canada for the first time — as well as Europe and Japan. Users must be at least 18 to participate in the beta tes

Sony is working on the next big system software update for the PlayStation 4, and the company is asking players to help test the firmware while it’s in development. PS4 version 5.5 is the update in question; the console’s current firmware is v5.03, and the most recent major update was v5.0, which was released in early October. Sony is taking beta sign-ups in North America — including Canada for the first time — as well as Europe and Japan. Users must be at least 18 to participate in the beta tes

Dragon Ball FighterZ’s open beta, which commenced this weekend, may be extended because server problems have kept some players out. However, this afternoon, Bandai Namco’s U.S. Twitter account acknowledge problems reaching servers and that it may extend the open beta. FighterZ, the DRAGON BALL FighterZ Open Beta is experiencing network issues that cannot be addressed quickly. We’ll keep the Open Beta online but you might experience problems during gameplay. We may extend the Open Beta, more info

Dragon Ball FighterZ’s open beta, which commenced this weekend, may be extended because server problems have kept some players out. However, this afternoon, Bandai Namco’s U.S. Twitter account acknowledge problems reaching servers and that it may extend the open beta. FighterZ, the DRAGON BALL FighterZ Open Beta is experiencing network issues that cannot be addressed quickly. We’ll keep the Open Beta online but you might experience problems during gameplay. We may extend the Open Beta, more info

A Harry Potter fan film that got underway with Warner Bros.’ blessings after a 2016 crowdfunding campaign has launched. The film’s makers, Tryangle Films, are very careful to say it’s a non-commercial work that isn’t endorsed by Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. or any of the companies managing that canon. Still, it scratches a big itch for Potter fans — the backstories of principal characters from the eight-movie series that spanned a decade. The two developed their concept after

A Harry Potter fan film that got underway with Warner Bros.’ blessings after a 2016 crowdfunding campaign has launched. The film’s makers, Tryangle Films, are very careful to say it’s a non-commercial work that isn’t endorsed by Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. or any of the companies managing that canon. Still, it scratches a big itch for Potter fans — the backstories of principal characters from the eight-movie series that spanned a decade. The two developed their concept after

A shocking upset is likely all fans will be talking about at the end of the second day of the ELeague Challenger stage. Day three of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ELeague Challenger stage will be broadcast live from the ELeague Studios in Atlanta, starting at 10:00 a.m. EST. For those teams lucky enough not to have lost yet, day three will also mark their first chance to advance from the Challenger stage. The most interesting of these matchups is Vega Squadron vs. G2 Esports. ScheduleQuan

Donations are still coming in, but Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 is over and it has again set a record for contributions. This is the second time Awesome Games Done Quick has raised $2 million. Each year, except for 2016, has raised more money than the preceding one, in a series going back to 2011. That’s not a world record, but that’s fine — he owns it already (19:47, set four months ago)Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 will be followed by Summer Games Done Quick 2018, from June 24 to July 1. Comb

Reports in three different French-language publications portray Quantic Dream, developer of the forthcoming Detroit: Become Human for PlayStation 4, as a hostile workplace rife with racist and sexist humor. The accusations came in reports published by Le Monde, the Parisian newspaper of record; Mediapart, an investigative journal founded by a former editor of Le Monde; and Canard PC, a bi-monthly magazine for PC gaming culture and news. Other employees alleged that some of the images had been pr

Reports in three different French-language publications portray Quantic Dream, developer of the forthcoming Detroit: Become Human for PlayStation 4, as a hostile workplace rife with racist and sexist humor. The accusations came in reports published by Le Monde, the Parisian newspaper of record; Mediapart, an investigative journal founded by a former editor of Le Monde; and Canard PC, a bi-monthly magazine for PC gaming culture and news. Other employees alleged that some of the images had been pr

Physics-based puzzle platformer Human Fall Flat has online multiplayer now, so we decided to try it out on stream. We had fun, we became a stronger team and we committed an appalling amount of OSHA violations, which we have listed below. Willful and repeated failure to provide fall protection. Unlicensed recreation of that episode of Winnie The Pooh where he gets stuck in the hole. Human Fall Flat is available now on Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One and Switch.

PAX South is happening now and you can celebrate with some great discounts on board games, like Civilization: The Board Game and The Resistance, and video games, like Destiny 2: Limited Edition and XCOM 2. Some of the other best of the week include deep discounts on DropMix and Samsung MicroSD. The retailer is already offering some nice discounts on board games, which you can tack an extra few dollars onto with the promo code. HARDWARE & ACCESSORIESMISCELLANEOUSCommerce Team PicksWhile we usuall