The release of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, the game’s next DLC expansion, is fast approaching, and if you’re considering a pre-order, so you’re ready for all of the new content, then good news: we’ve put together this little guide for everything you need to know before making a decision.

First thing you need to know is Destiny 2 is going free-to-play with the release of Shadowkeep on October 1. This new version of Destiny 2 is called New Light and includes everything but the annual pass and Forsaken expansion. Thankfully, you don’t have to own Forsaken to access any content from Shadowkeep. Unlike all previous Destiny 2 expansions, there is no physical edition for Shadowkeep, so your choices are limited to your respective platform’s digital storefronts.

In addition to the expansion, you’ll also get the Season of the Undying’s season pass. Of course, the Season of the Undying will only be active for three months, so if you pass on pre-ordering and pick up Shadowkeep in the future, then it’s important to know that you’ll get the season pass for whichever season is currently active at the time.

In addition to the new expansion, October 1 marks the day Destiny 2 on PC migrates from Battle.net to Steam. Please check out the links below to learn how to set this up, so your account is ready on day one. We’ve also provided a link that teaches you how to set up cross-save, allowing you to play on multiple platforms. Unfortunately, however, you will need to own the expansions on every platform you wish to play on.

• Get your Destiny 2 Battle.net account ready for the Steam migration
• Set up Destiny 2 cross-save for multi-platform play

Destiny 2 pre-order bonuses

All pre-orders of Shadowkeep come with the Two-Tailed Fox Exotic Rocket Launcher and the Chasing Kitsune Hive-themed Ornament.

Destiny 2: Shadowkeep

The $35 base version of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep comes with the Shadowkeep expansion, Season of the Undying, and pre-order bonuses. If you buy the base version after the Season of the Undying ends, you’ll get the current, active season’s pass. Additional season passes will cost 1,000 Silver (around $10 USD).

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Destiny 2: Shadowkeep Digital Deluxe edition

The $60 Digital Deluxe edition comes with everything from the base version, in addition to the Digital Deluxe Pack, which includes four season passes, the Hearing Whispers Exotic Emote, an Eris Morn Exotic Ghost Shell, and the Benighted Omen Emblem.

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from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/destiny-2-shadowkeep-pre-order-guide-exotics-delux/1100-6469942/

Epic Games has rolled out a new update for Fortnite. The 10.31 patch is now live on all platforms, although it’s a fairly minor one in terms of content; no new items have been added to the game this week, but players on mobile can now take advantage of the new Party Hub feature. Read on for the patch notes.

As Epic describes on its website, Party Hub is a “new feature that provides a space to link up with your friends as you prepare to drop into Fortnite.” The feature allows you to see which of your friends are online, form a party with them, and voice chat. You can learn more in Epic’s Party Hub FAQ.

Beyond that, update 10.31 mostly resolves a handful of issues with the game. The Star Wand and AC/DC Pickaxes now deal the intended amount of damage, and ziplines have been re-enabled after Epic fixed a bug that “could give players an unintended effect.” The developer has also tweaked the Storm Circle so that it no longer ends at the following areas:

• Moisty Palms
• Greasy Grove
• Tilted Town
• Retail Row

You can see all the other changes update 10.31 brings to Fortnite: Battle Royale below. Save the World and Fortnite Creative have also each received a handful of new content; the full patch notes for those modes can be found on Epic’s website.

There are still a few weeks remaining in Season 10 of Fortnite, so there’s still time to complete any outstanding tasks from this season, including last week’s Team Spirit challenges. You can find maps and guides for all of this season’s trickier missions in our complete Fortnite Season 10 challenges roundup.

Fortnite: Battle Royale v10.31 Patch Notes

Weapons & Items

Bug Fixes

• Resolved an issue involving the Star Wand and AC/DC Pickaxes not doing the intended amount of damage.
  • Because this issue has been resolved, these Pickaxes have been re-enabled.

Gameplay

• Storm Circles will no longer end at the following locations (in core and Arena modes):
  • Moisty Palms
  • Greasy Grove
  • Tilted Town
  • Retail Row

Bug Fixes

• Resolved an issue in which Ziplines could give players an unintended effect.
  • Because this issue has been resolved, Ziplines have been re-enabled.
• When a player is eliminated, their damage towards the Storm Surge threshold will no longer be removed from their remaining teammates’ total.

Accessibility

• Support-a-Creator codes can now be used for real-money offers in-game.
  • More information on this will be available in a blog post later this week.
  • Please note: For any Packs that contain V-Bucks, the revenue share will be applied to the Creator code that is entered when the V-Bucks from that pack are spent.

Mobile

• Party Hub
  • Connect with Fortnite friends on the go so the party never stops. See who’s online, party up, and jump in-game together on any platform. (Or just voice chat!)
  • Want to hang with friends in-game while you’re out and about? Now you can take the party with you! For more information, check out our FAQ here.
• Multitasking
  • This new feature allows you to you use two apps at once on supported iPads! Supported iPad models include:
    • iPad Pro
    • iPad (5th generation and later)
    • iPad Air 2 and later
    • iPad mini 4 and later
  • By enabling Multitasking, all iPads will have the ability to rotate the screen orientation to enter Portrait Mode.
    • If you don’t want to play in Portrait mode, enable Rotate Lock on your iPad.

Recap

• From server on September 13
  • Resolved an issue involving some Mission objectives not measuring progress.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-update-1031-patch-notes-party-hub-and-mor/1100-6469937/

Disco Elysium, a traditional CRPG with the style of a hardboiled detective drama, is coming on October 15. Developer Studio ZAUM announced it will launch on Steam and GOG, alongside a new trailer detailing the flexibility of the systems.

The game, previously titled No Truce With The Furies, puts you in the gum-shoes of a detective in a ’70s-style procedural. You’ll have to interrogate characters, crack murders, maybe take a bribe or two, and solve crimes in an urban fantasy setting. You’ll be able to upgrade your detective skills, use the tools of the trade, and talk with witnesses. The characters will have their own motivations and can be played against each other.

Disco Elysium makes a point of letting you stake out your own detective persona, like the tough and grizzled veteran cop or an anti-social genius. The trailer points out that you can be a hero, a prophet, or a madman. And with so many choices to be made, you can also make plenty of mistakes and have to deal with the consequences.

The story consists of one massive open-ended case to solve, along with lots of side-missions. Your thoughts themselves have an inventory of their own so that you can put them to use to resolve the mysteries. The band British Sea Power provides an original score.

GameSpot highlighted it as an exciting indie prospect last year, and Alessandro Fillari said it “offers up some fun twists to the CRPG genre, which is backed up by some impeccable writing that recalls memorable moments from the classics in hardboiled detective dramas.“

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/detective-rpg-disco-elysium-coming-next-month/1100-6469899/

Microsoft has announced another round of games coming to its Xbox Game Pass service to close out September. The lineup includes some surprising recent hits on Xbox One, and you can play them very soon.

First on September 19, the service will add the anime mash-up fighter Jump Force. You can fight alongside characters from Dragon Ball, Naruto, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, and more. That date will also bring Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, the Metroidvania revival from famed Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi.

Then on September 26, Game Pass subscribers will gain access to the tactics game Bad North, the muddy racer Dirt Rally 2.0, and the open-world creation game Lego Worlds.

This update is uncharacteristically fully devoted to Game Pass on console. Most Game Pass announcements recently have detailed some games available for Xbox One, others for PC, and some that will appear on both. The service comes in two separate tiers, with a combined “Ultimate” subscription that includes both along with Xbox Live Gold. The previous update, covering the first half of September, announced PC games including Bad North.

The announcement also had a reminder that Microsoft’s latest big-budget first-party game, Gears 5, is available to play through Game Pass. That game set first-party opening week records for the company, which included Game Pass players in the count.

Xbox One Game Pass – September

September 19:

• Jump Force
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

September 26:

• Bad North
• Dirt Rally 2.0
• Lego Worlds

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-xbox-one-game-pass-games-for-september-announc/1100-6469936/

Although “most” of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare‘s post-release DLC will launch on all platforms at the same time, Sony’s exclusivity deal with Activision is continuing in some form. Activision has confirmed that PS4 players “will have an exciting Day 1 advantage” in Modern Warfare. That’s all Activision had to say on the matter, so fans can only guess for now what that may mean.

More details will be announced “soon,” Activision said.

Activision and Sony have had an exclusivity deal for Call of Duty for years now, with new content releasing first on PlayStation. That’s changing somewhat this year, as “most” of the game’s after-launch content will be available on all systems simultaneously as part of developer Infinity Ward’s intention to keep the playerbase connected. This is especially important now, apparently, because Modern Warfare supports cross-play between competing consoles and PC.

Here is Activision’s full statement on its partnership with Sony for Call of Duty content:

“Call of Duty is excited to continue its partnership with PlayStation, including last weekend’s PS4 debut of the Modern Warfare Open Beta as well as the recent PS4 exclusive 2v2 Alpha. But the best is yet to come. For the very first time in our partnership with PlayStation, PS4 players will have an exciting Day 1 advantage. More details on how Call of Duty will continue to support PlayStation as the best place to play Modern Warfare will be rolled out soon.”

Activision will test the cross-play functionality with the next Modern Warfare beta that begins this weekend. Modern Warfare launches on October 25 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/modern-warfare-ps4-players-will-have-a-day-one-adv/1100-6469934/