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Fuck 2017's been good for games. Horizon, Zelda, Mass Effect. I could go on. And we're only in March. Persona, Red Dead 2, Uncharted, and many more are still to come. 2017 could be one of the most hyped-up years for games in a decade. Shame I'm stuck in 2016. I look on my shelf above me, and see Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, Far Cry Primal, and Dishonored 2. I haven't finished any of these; I've only started Primal. Yet, I'm going to play all of them, plus several more from last year before I move on to most of the games on the front pages of games news sites (I greedily bought a Switch and am very much enjoying Zelda). Such is my issue. I love games, and I wanna play 'em all. My OCD-like consumerism knows no bounds. It's gonna be months (if not years) before I end up playing some of the games in the spotlight now. What doesn't help is that when I find sudden interest in a franchise I've never really delved into, like Mass ...

In a stream today, Bungie detailed much of the new content coming in Destiny's final major update, 'Age of Triumph', including revamped versions of all of the raids, now confirmed to arrive on March 28th. All four of Destiny's Raids (Vault of Glass, Crota's End, King's Fall, and Wrath of the Machine) will have new 390 Light variants, with new challenge modes and rewards coming across them all. From March 28th, a 390 Light 'Weekly Featured Raid' will be available, well, weekly, for players to attempt too. Each one of these will have all challenge modes active, as opposed to just one each week as we've seen prior. So, expect a hard-fought victory. As with previous Live Events, progress in Age of Triumph will be tracked by a Record Book, which will also be the largest Destiny has had to date, with 13 pages of rewards and objectives covering all of Destiny's content since its release; Raids, Strikes, Crucible, Story missions, and more. The eve...

The original Variety DLC for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is set to come to its remaster this month, Activision has announced. All four of the maps from the original will be fully remastered and sold for the remade game that released with last year's Infinite Warfare. It will cost $14.99 (around £12 this side of the Atlantic), and arrives first on PS4 on March 21. Dates for other platforms are yet to be announced, but expect them around the same time next month. Alongside the maps, players who purchase the DLC will gain access to 10 Rare Supply Drops; the random item boxes players can grind their way up to unlocking or pay for as microtransactions. These boxes, in business speak, represent "a $20 bonus value (based on Rare Supply Drop suggested retail prices, actual value may vary)". What a deal. The original Variety DLC released in April 2008 (for consoles), and was the first and only paid DLC for 2007's Modern Warfare. Whether further original DLC cont...

After teasing such an update in their regular weekly update yesterday, Bungie today revealed Destiny's next content update, 'Age of Triumph', releasing at the "end of March", plus some details about Destiny 2. The largest piece of news concerning the latter is (finally), the confirmation that all players' characters from Destiny 1 will have their stats and equipment reset for the sequel. Though players who've reached Level 20, and finished the main story of the game's campaign, will be able to carry over their character's appearance. No DLC for the original is required to do these, so most dedicated players should have this option. Plus, accounts with these accomplishments will be awarded "honors that reflect your Destiny 1 accomplishments". No specifics on what these rewards will be as of yet. Going back to plain ol' Destiny 1, Bungie's social manager DeeJ, describing the impending Age of Triumph update, said: "We i...

Let me just start by saying: Logan is no traditional superhero movie. Get that image out of your head. James Mangold (also director of 2013's The Wolverine ) brings a feature that isn't full of explosive high-stakes action, nor cocky heroes saving the day, on a fun adventure for the whole family to enjoy. No, Logan is a grittier, more melancholic tale. But it’s a fantastic one, and one of the best films about superheroes ever made. Loosely inspired by the 2008 ‘Old Man Logan’ comic series, Logan features a significantly older, and more isolated James Howlett/Logan (Hugh Jackman) than when audiences last saw him. His healing factor is degenerating, and all the mutants from the ‘good old days’ are gone, with seemingly no more being born. To make ends meet, and so he can care for an increasingly insensate, debilitated Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), Logan works as a limousine driver. Coming across a young girl/X-23 with similar powers to his own (Dafne Keen), being purs...