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On December 15, Ubisoft officially confirmed it was working on a new--well, sort of new--Splinter Cell game. Rather than greenlight a sequel to Splinter Cell Blacklist, the company is moving forward on a remake of the first Splinter Cell, rebuilt in its own Snowdrop engine at Ubisoft Toronto. Aside from a pledge to stick to the core gameplay principles of the original such as thoughtful, methodical stealth, and to not go to an open-world model, Ubisoft has shared very little about what the...
Destiny 2's festive season has kicked off in grand fashion, as the game currently has two major events running. For fans of Bungie, there's the 30th Anniversary celebrations which have introduced the Dares of Eternity and the hilariously salty Grasp of Avarice dungeon, while anyone looking for more Christmas-themed cheer can dig into The Dawning and earn some good-looking gear. Some fine-tuning has been added to Destiny 2 in its final major patch of the year, as update 3.4.01 fixes a number...
Grasp of Avarice is, it must be said, kind of hilarious. Hidden in-jokes that require history with a developer or franchise to understand are fairly common in video games, but the dungeon Bungie released as part of its 30th Anniversary DLC for Destiny 2 is next-level. Because yes, Grasp of Avarice is referencing a notorious moment from the game's past, turning something all original Destiny 1 players remember into a lengthy, rewarding, and fun piece of content. But it's also a dungeon Bungie...