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Destiny 2’s Dawning 2019 event has arrived, bringing holiday cheer to the Tower along with the smell of fresh-baked cookies. Leading the festivities is returning holiday vendor Eva Levante. Eva wants players to bake cakes and cookies for all theirDestinyNPC friends, and provides the oven to do it in. While the baking itself may be easy enough,tracking down the unusual ingredientsis less so. The ingredients then have to be combined in a specific way to make each of the many NPCs' favorite treats....

Quick Links The past few weeks of More Than a Weapon inDestiny 2have helped set the scene for an impressive third week in the storyline for Season 19. Aside from gathering submind data to restore Rasputin, players have also been trying to gain access to an orbital station that will allow Rasputin to regain control over the Warsat Network once he has been restored. The objective for this part of More Than a Weapon also ties into the Exotic quest for Revision Zero, so players interested in getting this brand-new weapon will want to do this week’s story quest....

In many ways,DOOMis still the cornerstone of the modern FPS genre, but John Romero’s favorite shooter is about as far from that formula as you’re able to imagine. As one of the co-creators of theDOOMfranchise, John Romero founded developer id Software with John Carmack and Tom Hall and designed much of the original games. The franchise’s heavy metal sensibilities and his gaming rock star image went hand-in-hand, and it would be easy to assume that he maintains a preference for fast-paced, bloody FPS games that pack a punch....

The famed film criticRoger Ebertnamed Charlie Kaufman’sSynecdoche, New Yorkthe greatest movie of the 2000s, and even all these years later, I can’t help but agree with him. FollowingKaufman’s extraordinary scriptslikeBeing John Malkovich,Adaptation, andEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kaufman made the leap into filmmaking himself with a movie that Ebert described as “the most perceptive film I can recall about how we live in the world.” As a film that tried to enclose the complexities of the human experience into a single story,Synecdoche, New Yorkwas wild, ambitious, and thought-provoking....

TheHulkhas one of the most famous origin stories in comic book history, but across decades ofMarvelTV and film adaptations, each version has put its own spin on Bruce Banner’s monstrous transformation. From straightforward retellings to bizarre reimaginings, Hulk’s journey from scientist to green-skinned goliath has varied wildly depending on the tone, era, and medium. Some adaptations stay faithful to the comics, while others lean into sci-fi experimentation, military conspiracy, or personal tragedy....

The ’90s saw an evolution and upheaval inmusicunlike any other decade. In rock alone, the genre became unrecognizable from the big-haired superstars of the era that preceded it. After Kurt Cobain’s songs and the alternative scene’s dedication to eradicating the rock-star lifestyle forever, the landscape of the genre was altered forever. 95% of metal and hard rock acts who preceded Nirvana were declared irrelevant by the mid-’90s, and that leftMetallicain a strange place....

Patch 7.3 is coming next week toFinal Fantasy 14, and despite thegenerally negative pre-release fan reception, there are still some reasons to be excited for the new update. Patch 7.3 will add a new dungeon, alliance raid, trial, and all the typical content updates that come with anFFXIVpatch, and also conclude theDawntrailstory arc. Besides the great content additions that will come later, like the newdeep dungeon reworkfor the Pilgrim’s Traverse content, Patch 7....

PlayStation 5 owners will soon get to testFinal Fantasy 14on the next-gen console through an open beta. Before that, however, Square Enix decided to showcase gameplay of the port during a recent Letter from the Producer stream. What audiences were treated with was over 16 minutes of footage, providing a better idea of how the MMORPG plays on the PS5. Since viewers are watching the game being played on a television during the stream, it doesn’t look as crisp as earlier previews which simply showed captured footage....

Dragon Ball’sGoku vs. Superman is a fight anime fans have been looking forward to for a long time, but Goku isn’t the only anime hero who could give the Man of Steel a run for his money. Goku and Superman have a lot in common. They’re both two of the last men from their home planets, sent to Earth when their worlds were being destroyed. Goku and Superman are also both incredibly powerful and two of the most iconic characters in media....

Even though the long-awaitedGenshin Impactupdate 3.0 arrived just a couple of days ago, new leaks have revealed a lot of information about the upcoming Version 3.1. Developer HoYoverse has officially announced three newGenshin Impactcharacters for the update, two of which have a higher five-star rarity. With every new five-star addition to the character roster, the game usually includes their signature weapon in the same update. One of the most credible leakers in the community named GI__Front has revealed new five-star weapons that will arrive withGenshin Impactupdate 3....

The cadence and schedule ofChrome releaseshas changed several times over the course of the last year. Currently, Google releases new versions of Chrome every four weeks, with mid-cycle security updates sandwiched between those releases every two weeks. As our online world is changing and malware and security breaches are the norm, there’s a need for more frequent security updates. That’s the reason why Google has decided to change, once again, the update cadence — to weekly updates this time....

Touted as one of the biggest next-generation titles coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X early next year, it seemsHitman 3players on PC should also be anticipating a switch in platform when playing the upcoming sequel at launch. Announced via a news update on developer IO Interactive’s website, it seems the game will be a PC launch exclusive on theEpic Games Store, opting to switch to the incredibly influential games' launcher over its main rival Steam....

Best Light Cone Back to All Characters Imaginary Hunt March 7th is a variant of the beloved Astral Express member given to players for free inHonkai: Star Rail. As a Hunt unit, Imaginary March 7th is an incrediblystrong 4-Star damage dealercapable of excelling in a variety of team compositions. There are two distinct playstyles that players can build for Imaginary March 7th: a traditional CRIT-focused build or a hybrid Break build....