Dividing is the key to success Video games are getting bigger and more bloated all the time. Rarely do we see a game scale back its size, especially in the triple-A big budget space. But that’s exactly what’s happening inThe Division 2. In amultiplayer overview, Ubisoft revealed that it has actually made the Dark Zone (where PvP combat takes place alongside PvE) significantly smaller inThe Division 2relative to the originalDivision. The three Dark Zone areas are cumulatively about two-thirds the size of the first game’s Dark Zone....

Friend Codes are back Through various means, a lot of you have aNintendo Switchearly. Whether it’s by way of a review unit, an early retailer release, and early shipment, or Japan’s soon-ish midnight launch, you can now grab the first big system update. It can not only be completed in the background, but it’s super small and doesn’t take more than a few minutes to load up and install. All online features are in, including online play/friend codes, SD card usage, the eShop, and sharing screens (but not video) to social media....

The Wallet Guardian You’ve probably noticedThe Last Guardiangetting discounts on thePlayStation Storeand Amazon, but like me, assumed it’d be a brief sale over in a week. But according to Sony (confirming to Polygon), the discount is permanent. Down $20 from its original $59.99 price point, the now $39.99 valued game seems too good to pass up. I’ve been holding off on tryingThe Last Guardianmyself, but afterreading our review, watching some of it on Game Grumps, and this price cut, I’m in....

As per the live event show During the recentLast of Uslive event, in addition to live performances of scenes from actors and the soundtrack, there was a surprise for fans. It’s an extra epilogue ending of sorts that takes place after the game, and sheds some light on the fate of a few characters.According to attendees, the scene will never be released, and everyone in the theater was asked not to film it....

And we got to check it out at PAX Prime 2013 A whole mess of us donned a prototype HD Oculus Rift VR system at this year’s PAX Prime show, and here you’ll see Jim Sterling and Spencer Hayes discuss how much they enjoyed the experience. Personally, I’m not sold yet. I found that the HD system had a noticeable motion blur when I would move my head, but I also don’t thinkHawken(the game we were able to play with the Oculus Rift at the time) is necessarily the best demonstration of what’s capable with the system....

There’s a seemingly never-ending supply If you haven’t seen ã‚¼ãƒ«ãƒ€ã­ã“(Neko)’sprevious trick shot breakdown videoforZelda: Breath of the Wild, make sure you watch it. Not only do they actually perform one of the coolest tricks we’ve seen to date in the game, but they also showcase it bit by bit, to help everyone understand how they did it. Well, they’ve been making videos before that one, and they’ve been making them after, so there’s so much more knowledge to consume....

Fight for Your Rites (To Warhammer) Anyone looking for the latest and greatest in the vastWarhammer 40Kcollection won’t be interested in this giveaway. However, anyone looking to not spend a single cent might want to pay attention. GOG’s giving away 1999’sWarhammer 40,000: Rites of Warthis weekend. I’d be lying to you if I said I know much of anything about this game. I just learned of its existence today, and I know that it’s an RTS....

Big in Japan Sony is really hammering the themed sales events as of late. There’s theEssential Picks salethat just started Wednesday. Before that, there was the Critics’ Choice sale and the Remasters and Retro sale — the latter of which just wrapped up this morning. One sale ends and another begins. Now, Sony is looking east with theBig in Japan sale. Across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, there are more than 500 discounted games that have their roots in Japan....

We know thatTimeSplitters 4isnot in development, but perhaps that can change. Fans have put together aFacebook campaigndubbed “100,000 Strong forTimeSplitters 4” in an attempt to drum up support for a potential follow-up game. The fact that it has to come to this is rather disappointing, if you ask me, but such is the world of publishing videogames. Crytek CEO Cevat Yerlitook to Twitterto determine how large theTimeSplitterscommunity is, prompting the aforementioned initiative....

Two Worlds II, that sequel that no one asked for but is surprisingly looking really good, will be out on September 14 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game will have a simultaneous release here in North America, Canada, and South America. It will be out in the United Kingdom on September 17. I wouldn’t have believed it had I not seen it with my own eyes, butTwo Worlds IIactually looks like it will make up for everything that the first game suffered from and then some....

‘A means to make games sustainably’ Earlier this week, indie developer House House revealed that their fun and funny stealth title,Untitled Goose Game,would be launching on PC via Epic Games Store. This led to some fans expressing their disappointment at the decision, in what became only the latest disgruntlement surrounding the PC gaming platform. House House has since released a tweet acknowledging the complaints, stating that going with Epic Games Store is a matter of providing the small studio with future stability....

Set to debut this spring Valve is constantly looking for new ways to streamline the process of developers getting their games on Steam. In 2012, it introduced Greenlight, a community-focused initiative that let users vote for the titles they thought should be added to the service. At the time, it was a monumental step up from the heavily curated nature of Steam. Now, in 2017, it’s holding developers back. Steam and the independent video game creators who put their games on Steam have outgrown Greenlight....

Give it a go, it’s fun As previously mentioned, I think theKing’s Fall raid inDestinyis the best offering yet. It’s clean, doesn’t have very many bugs, and has a lot of variety within its walls. At this point I’m sitting on 15 clears, some for gear, some for fun, and others for quests and fragments (a collectible questline). Whatever your reason is, here are some tips to help you through....