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The second week ofDestiny 2‘s The Pantheon is now underway. In addition to everything players toppled in Atraks Sovereign, the Oryx Exalted variant adds another boss on top of a harsher power penalty. Thankfully, the activity’s modifiers offer a little extra help. The Pantheon is a Raid boss rush mode introduced forDestiny 2‘sInto the Lightupdate. There will be four variants of The Pantheon, each adding more bosses and progressively notching up power disadvantages....

That’s… doable! Prior to any of the expansions launching forDestiny, I gave the game an hour or so before I moved on, never to return. This weekend, I spent most of my waking hours playingDestiny 2. Idig it. And now here I am, happily reading up on and covering the sequel. I almost don’t recognize myself! The loop of bouncing around the world map to engage in public events, picking up the odd patrol here and there as time allows, and dropping off a whole bunch of tokens all at once for a nice payout flowed so well that I just couldn’t stop....

While THQwas split upfollowing its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, not all of its properties have been auctioned off yet, and there’s still plenty left to say about the now-defunct publisher. MCV ran an insightful piece today covering the company’s collapse with quotes from some of the parties involved in the bidding process. Of special note is a recap of the company’s mistakes from ex-president Jason Rubin, who joined THQ in March of last year....

InLEGO Fortnite, by default you’ll take damage if you don’t keep fed. It’s a rough-and-tumble world out there, and just because it just so happens to be made of LEGO doesn’t mean you should underestimate it. To keep yourself sated, you’ll need to keep a hefty stock of berries, meat, or other food items. Don’t get hangry, have a raspberry It’s possible your most plentiful supply of food inLEGO Fortnitewill be raspberries or pumpkins, as they were for me....

Monetization aside, the high DPS checks inThe First Descendantmight be the worst thing about the looter shooter. These usually take the form of the Colossi battles in Void Intercept missions. Descendants must battle against these titans in a timed arena for a chance at rare rewards and to progress the story. Most of them are challenging, but not awful. The Pyromaniac, on the other hand, has a reputation for stalling out all but the most stalwart Descendants....

GameStopis in the works to jump into the game streaming business. As reported back in August, the service is currently in beta and scheduled for a 2012 launch. GameStop VP Mike Mauler has detailed today what they plan to do with the service: In terms of a service, the consumer has to have bought the game, so we’re not looking at a service where you may just play games in the cloud, you would buy the game through our loyalty program and through a partnership with the publishers we would give them an opportunity to possibly – this is still something we’re working out – to be able to play their game when they’re not at home with their Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3....

Invincible, the hit animated series based on the comic series byThe Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman has returned to the spotlight after the two year hiatus between season 1 and season 2. Between November 3 and November 24, four episodes have either aired or are about to air via Amazon Prime Video, with the last four slated for early-2024. But, givenInvincible’s status as an adult animation series that isn’t afraid to turn the violence and gore up to 11 on more than one occasion, some would like to know if the series is an anime....

Maxis has revealed whatSimCityplayers can expect out of the upcoming 3.0 patch. A majority of the update will focus on the road system, such as traffic, transit, vehicles, and so on. Air pollution, trading, and data layer issues will be addressed in the fix as well. Update 3.0 will also be adding some content, in this case an increase in hotel models to add more hotel variety for players. You can see the full patch note overon EA’s forums....

They move fast If you expected the modders responsible forgivingJust Cause 2multiplayer to do the same thing forJust Cause 3, well, you aren’t going to be disappointed. A month after the game’s release, they are already far enough into production that there’s a trailer offering an early glimpse at the mod. JC3-MP isn’t available for download yet, and there’s no ETA, but it’s coming. “We’re incredibly excited to show off the progress we’ve made these last few weeks,”said the mod team....

LOVE IS OVER On my first playthrough ofCatherine, I didn’t like Catherine at all. She is a powder keg, flipping from airhead to knife-wielding maniac in the blink of an eye. She’s everyTV/filmtrope of the creepy stalker/scorned mistress turned up to deafening levels. Also, I could never get my hair to dothat, so of course my instincts are to hate her. On my second playthrough, I felt differently. I never liked Katherine much at all, and nothing about this changed on revisiting the game a few months down the line with a particular focus on the puzzles....

Also, Spyro Reignited Trilogy It’s a huge week for the Nintendo Switch as it welcomes in a first-party, Nintendo-published game inAstral Chain, and a big-time port inSpyro Reignited Trilogy.Torchlight IIalso isn’t something to sleep on. As for the other eShop releases, there’sAgent A: A Puzzle in Disguise, Arcade Archives Water Ski, Barrier X, Brunch Club, Bubsy: Paws on Fire, Damascus Gear Operation Osaka, Deadly Fighter 2, Decay of Logos, Farm Mystery, Fin and the Ancient Mystery(dang,twomystery focused games this week),Fuze4 Nintendo Switch, Grand Brix Shooter, Headspun, Heave Ho, Invasion of Alien X – Earth in Crisis, Legend of the Skyfish, Little Racer, Omen Exitio: Plague, Pacific Wings, Root Letter: Last Answer, Vambrace: Cold SoulandWilmot’s Warehouse....

Or should I say ‘for the last of us’? I’m not sure headline limitations and economy allow for it, but “One lastUncharted 4trailer for the last of us” was my initial joke, but then I felt like it’d take explanation and at that point you’re pushing the boundaries of what is a “good” headline or not. I promise this is not a harbinger of another week of meta-writing writing where I write out every story by way of discussing the employed rhetorical devices, thanks and god bless....

Origin hasn’t exactly endeared itself to players since launch, what with itssleazy EULAsandenforced nature. Some wily hackers have had their fill, and announced recently that they can circumventBattlefield 3‘s mandatory Origin requirement. “This release is dedicated to our fans worldwide who bought this game on [sic] legal way and don’t want to install the trojan from Electronic Arts to play online,” said hack group Razor1911. The hack is designed to liberateretailcopies of the game, where Origin is still a mandatory download....