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Destiny 2 Legendary Shards guide: What they are and how to get them

Legendary Shards are essential to progressing your character to maximum Power in Destiny 2. Here's everything you need to know, including where to find Legendary Shards, how to use them, and the endgame content you can expect to play once you've upgraded your equipment sufficiently.

The history of Battle Royale: From mod to worldwide phenomenon

Battle Royale games like 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' and ‘Fortnite’ have become the biggest trend in video games. The genre is also pushing the envelope in streaming and eSports in a way that might reveal the future of the industry.
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‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’ review

‘Marvel's Spider-Man’ manages to live up to its beloved predecessors and stand aside giants like the Batman ‘Arkham’ games, reveling in letting players do everything a spider can -- while also telling a compelling story, and providing a sandbox that's a blast to play in.
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‘Destiny 2’ review

Destiny 2 benefits from the years Bungie spent refining Destiny, making for a deep and varied shooter experience that’s the best place to enter its worlds.
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‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’: Tips and tricks for surviving Blackout mode

The new Battle Royale mode Blackout in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 adds a ton of exciting mechanics to the popular genre's last-player-standing gameplay. Use these tips and tricks for surviving to get yourself started in Blackout mode to get ahead of the competition.
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‘Destiny 2: Forsaken’ review

"Forsaken" marks the biggest expansion yet for "Destiny 2," and though it starts slow with a revenge tale that doesn't quite work, it hits a stride in its later hours that will keep fans of the game invested for a long time, with plenty of fun things to do and weird places to explore.
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‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’: Guide to getting started

Web-slinging through New York, collecting rare Spidey suits, and unlocking new abilities to use in combat are all just a part of another day in the life of Marvel's Spider-Man. If you're just getting started, check out our guide and transform yourself into the ultimate neighborhood Spider-Man.
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‘Destiny 2: Forsaken’: Everything you need to know

Bungie is bringing a massive new content drop in Destiny 2: Forsaken, adding a new story, new multiplayer modes, a new raid, and new weapons and armor. There's a lot to know about Forsaken, from what you'll play to how you'll play it. Here's all the Destiny 2: Forsaken info we have in one place.

Insomniac’s ‘Spider-Man’: Everything you need to know

Sony and Insomniac have provided more information about the upcoming new Spider-Man game, a PS4 exclusive. Here is everything we know.

Watch DOTA 2 pros fight for millions at The International 8

'The International 8' is gaming's biggest tournament, and it's happening right now. Watch Dota 2 pros go head-to-head for a prize pool that's worth over 24 million dollars. You won't want to miss a moment of this headline esports action.
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‘No Man’s Sky’ review

After two years of free updates, "No Man's Sky" is finally the game many players expected when it was first released. Though it's a greatly improved version of the open, endlessly explorable galaxy originally promised, "No Man's Sky" remains an experience that can be awe-inspiring or strikingly tedious.
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‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ radiates energy in phenomenal action scenes

The best parts of "Mission: Impossible -- Fallout" are its grounded action sequences that have real stakes, both because of solid work with the movie's characters, and because of the realistic feel of practical stunts that elevate the movie above the usual summer blockbuster fare.
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‘Battlefield V’ Closed Alpha hands-on review

Battlefield V, the latest iteration in the long-running Battlefield series, tries to force players into working together as an army. It’s somewhat successful, and certainly lends itself to battle at massive scales, though the chaos of combat can become overwhelming.
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ review

With smaller, more personal stakes than Avengers: Infinity War and a focus on characters, director Peyton Reed's Ant-Man and the Wasp gives us a more intimate look at a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie that's just as fun, funny, and exciting as its universe-threatening counterparts.
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You won’t just survive in an open world in ‘Dying Light 2,’ you can change it

There will be plenty of zombies to fight and run away from in Techland's open-world, parkour-filled action game "Dying Light 2," but the best part might be how your interactions with other survivors affect the game world as you fight to stay alive in it.
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‘Just Cause 4’ lets you use anything, even the weather, as a weapon

'Just Cause 4' sees Avalanche Studios makes the series even more of a playground for ridiculous physics and huge explosions. At E3 2018, we saw how new weather effects like tornadoes, and new abilities like airlift balloons, can turn just about anything into a weapon to be used against your enemies.
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‘The Last of Us Part 2’ demo looked so good we weren’t sure it was real

Naughty Dog's E3 2018 demo for "The Last of Us Part 2," shown off at Sony's press conference, was so fluid that some thought it might have been full of cutscenes and quicktime events. Turns out, it isn't — everything in the demo is done with systems players will use to survive in the game's hostile world.
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Ubisoft wants your art in ‘Beyond Good & Evil 2,’ and it’s no marketing ploy

Ubisoft has teamed with HitRecord to encourage and pay fans to make content for "Beyond Good and Evil 2." If developers can’t make enough content to sustain the biggest “live” games, could user-created content be the silver bullet for keeping players interested?
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‘Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice’ adds stealth and speed to the ‘Dark Souls’ formula

FromSoftware's "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" is a ninja spin on some of its "Souls" series ideas, but it's a lot quicker, gorier and more vertical.
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‘Soulcalibur VI’ is intuitive and fun, even if you’ve strayed from the series

A chance to try out "Soulcalibur VI" after some time away from the fighting game series showed that it's still deep but intuitive, with new combat systems that add additional strategic elements to beating down your opponents. A new move even adds slow-motion beatdown opportunities.
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How to watch Square Enix’s E3 2018 press conference today

Square Enix is returning to E3 after a three-year hiatus, with a bunch of big games to talk about at this year's press conference. They include Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Dragon Quest XI, Kingdom Hearts III and a maybe even an update about the remake of Final Fantasy VII.
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‘Command & Conquer: Rivals’ hands-on preview

Electronic Arts has translated "Command & Conquer" to mobile platforms, creating a fast-paced competitive multiplayer experience that's easy to pick up, but also deep enough to satisfy strategy players' cravings for smart, tactical warfare.
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How ‘Vampyr’ and ‘Detroit: Become Human’ are changing the way we think about morality in games

Most video games focused on player choice ask you if you want to be "good" or "bad," but "Life is Strange" developer Dontnod's vampire RPG "Vampyr" pushes the idea of choice a little further, by making sure you always know you can never totally be a hero.
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‘Star Wars: Battlefront II’ review

"Star Wars: Battlefront II" is a bigger, better Star Wars game than its 2015 predecessor, despite some lingering flaws. Read more in our review:
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‘Dreams’ hands-on preview

Media Molecule's game-, movie-, music- and artwork-creation tool "Dreams" is going to make it ridiculously simple for anyone to make, share and play video games, and a lot of other things, with their PlayStation 4s. It really is as easy as it looks.
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‘Destiny 2: Warmind’ review

The improvements to Destiny 2 that come with its second expansion, Warmind, are welcome, and it's a big step up from the last outing, Curse of Osiris. A lot of repetition means this still doesn’t feel like the top of Bungie’s game, though.
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‘God of War’ Odin’s ravens collectibles guide

Odin is keeping his eyes on you in God of War -- all 51 one of them, in the form of his spectral ravens, which are the biggest group of collectibles in God of War. We have the locations of all 51of Odin's ravens in the game to destroy them and blind the Allfather.
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Hunt down collectibles in ‘God of War’ with this treasure maps guide

Among the many different collectibles players can hunt down in God of War are special treasures. These are marked on maps that require players to puzzle out the regions to which they refer. Here's all you need to know to find every treasure map and treasure in the game.
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ review

"Avengers: Infinity War" brings 19 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies together into a climactic, incredibly fun climax that mostly does its heroes justice.
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‘God of War’ artifacts collectibles guide

We've scoured the Nine Realms to find all the sell-able artifact collectible hidden in "God of War." Here's everything you need to collect them all.
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‘God of War’: How to find every Jötnar Shrine

God of War is full of myths and lore to discover. Among its most interesting collectibles are the 11 Jötnar Shrines (aka "Giant Shrines"), which tell fascinating stories about Norse giants and their run-ins with Thor, Odin, and the Norse gods. Here's how to find them all.
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‘A Way Out’ review

The cooperative story of ‘A Way Out’ sounds good on paper, but never becomes the emotional tale it hopes to be.
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The best by far: 10 years in, ‘Far Cry 2’ is still the most exciting of the series

Far Cry 5 had problems blending story and gameplay. It should take a page from the series’ most experimental entry, Far Cry 2.
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How to team up and sail a galleon like an old salt in ‘Sea of Thieves’

Here's everything you need to know about sail length, speed, and maneuverability to become the best sailor and pirate in "Sea of Thieves."