We've already managed to head into the second week of November, getting ever-so-close to 2015. This past week ended with a lot of big news, including Bungie committing with the 10-year cycle of Destiny content by acknowledging work on the sequel. Blizzard unveiled Overwatch at this year's BlizzCon 2014 event – it's a team-based, first-person shooter, in case you were wondering – and IGN has committed to overhauling their code of ethics and public policies regarding disclosure. Very, very, very interesting news there.
Additionally, we have a list of reasons why Halo is still worth playing, and Nintendo makes it known that they're bringing back one of the classic adventure titles from the N64 era for Nintendo 3DS gamers. These stories and more in this November 8th, 2014 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.
IGN Updating Their Code of Ethics
The big news over the weekend is that IGN is meeting the angry consumer revolt halfway. They're doing it. They're listening. RSI released a new look at Star Citizen's FPS combat and zero-g systems... it's pretty snazzy. MSI has a new M80T Titan laptop that comes fully equipped with the first ever mobile mechanical keyboard. Far Cry 4 has gone gold. Hearthstone is getting a pretty big expansion at Blizzcon... or at least, it might be getting a big expansion. Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS has a glitch that sees users getting banned for 136 years. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's first review has come in and Halo: The Master Chief Collection has some special achievements set aside for post-launch enjoyment.
Xbox One Price-Drop Is A Go
I may be one of the biggest Xbox One detractors out there, and I may have a raging middle-finger splintered up and pointed at a certain company at most times, but even I have to admit that the $350 deal on the Xbox One looks mighty tempting this holiday season. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Disney Infinity 2.0 mark some of the big releases this week. Nintendo is considering getting rid of their Machiavellian region-locking policies. A new update is inbound for Warlords of Draenor. Xbox One owners get to play Dragon Age: Inquisition before anyone else. Override is an interesting looking new mech game that Pacific Rim fans might really take a liking to. And here's how you report cheaters and trolls in CoD: Advanced Warfare.
5 Reasons Halo Is Still Worth Playing
The age-old classics have still managed to hold onto their replay values and here's why. Fantasy Life has completely taken on Gaming Blend's Ryan Winslett's life... and here is how the game achieved that. An interesting game about a religious cult of cannibals; it's called The Last Dogma. Retro City Rampage DX is coming to PlayStation platforms this month. Conan O'Brien reviewed Activision's Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare on his Clueless Gamer segment. A nice collage of games are coming to the PS4's instant collection series and you can see which ones made the list right here. Hey, free pools for The Sims 4... now all you need are toddlers and EA will have brought the new game up to the standards of The Sims 3. And speaking of EA, they're shutting down their MOBA title Dawngate.
Destiny 2 In Development
There's some big news about one of the most talked about first-person shooters on the market: It's getting a sequel. Fallout 4 could be getting a new game soon, but it might not be named this. Riot Games has unveiled their latest character and her name is Kalista. Logitech has drummed up a new gaming mouse for MOBA players called the G302. Halo 2 makes a return to the limelight as a primetime contender in the eSports scene. And here are some of the collector's items you'll get in the special edition of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix.
Legend Of Zelda Majora's Mask On 3DS
It's coming in 2015 for the Nintendo 3DS... is your body ready? Dragon Age: Inquisition will be a right proper release, having reviews made available before the game drops. CD Projekt RED delivers once again... promising to give gamers up to 16 pieces of free downloadable content for The Witcher 3. Bungie actually cares about fans. How much do they care? Well, check out this touching gift for an avid Destiny player. In preparation for the wide release of Interstellar, Early Access game Habitat has a rather cheeky Q&A. And if you thought you were getting a free-pass with Far Cry 4's system requirements... think again. You'll need a 64-bit OS to make it work.
Blizzard's Next Big Game Unveiled
Blizzard officially unveiled their next big game... Overwatch. It reminds me of Team Fortess 2 meets a Pixar movie. Mixamo offers Garry's Mod and Source Filmmaker users a nice little upgrade with easy-implementation of Fuse. Circling back around to Blizzard, they've announced some new updates for Hearthstone you might want to check out. Oh, well there's even more Blizzard news... that's what happens when it's BlizzCon 2014, folks: StarCraft II is receiving two new multiplayer modes.
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