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Destiny progress will carry over to sequel, Bungie says

Player progress in Destiny will transfer to the sequel, Bungie Community Manager David Dague confirmed to IGN. Bungie has 10 years to fulfill its promises for the Destiny franchise, and it's laying out some of the groundwork now.

"It's been no secret that we have a 10-year plan for the expansion and evolution of this franchise, and it's something that we're always dreaming about," Dague said. He continued, "The idea is that the Guardian you have created is something you can bring along with you on that adventure. If you take a look at the way people have played other games for a long period of time, they've had a relationship with the same character for a very long time."

Dague didn't go into detail about development of a Destiny sequel. Destiny's first expansion, The Dark Below, launches on December 9.

Walmart enhances new PS4 bundle with $50 gift card

To celebrate Green Monday - yes, today is yet another retail holiday - Walmart is attaching a $50 gift card to online orders of Sony's new choose-your-own-game PlayStation 4 bundle. Alongside the console, the $400 bundle offers buyers a digital copy of either NBA 2K15, Destiny, LittleBigPlanet 3 or Far Cry 4. If purchased from Walmart's website, the retailer will toss in a $50 gift card valid at any Walmart store, and offers either free shipping or local in-store pickup.
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Joystiq Deals: White Hat Hacker Bundle

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Hearthstone's Goblins vs. Gnomes expansion available now

Hearthstone's first expansion, Goblins vs. Gnomes, is available now, featuring 120 new cards for the collectible card game with 20 million registered players. Anyone who logs into the game between now and December 19 will receive three free Goblins vs. Gnomes card packs.

The new cards should give players plenty of strategies to test against the classic decks players have become quite comfortable with. The new GvG packs are priced identically to those of what are now referenced as the "classic" cards. Players can pick up packs, which include 5 cards, at 100 gold apiece, or spend real money.

Hearthstone is available currently on PC, Mac and iPad, with plans for iPhone and Android in 2015.

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343 issues yet another patch to fix Halo: MCC matchmaking

Only four days after its last update, developer 343 Industries has issued another patch for Halo: The Master Chief Collection aimed at fixing the matchmaking problems that have plagued the shooter compilation since its November 11 debut.

"This particular content update focuses on matchmaking, parties, custom games, achievements, stability, and more," reads a notice on Halo Waypoint. "While this update contains a variety of improvements, we continue to work on additional content updates that will be rolled out to address further issues." Though this is another patch that won't fix the matchmaking problems outright, changes include improved multiplayer team balance, more efficient match search options and a wide range of stability fixes throughout the game.

As usual, this update is available to owners of Halo: The Master Chief Collection at no charge. You can find a full rundown of everything this patch changes at Halo Waypoint.

PlayStation 20th Anniversary: Reader's Choice PS1 Favorites

Last week, Team Joystiq took a look back at some of its most beloved PlayStation titles in celebration of the console's 20th Anniversary. Today, we reminisce again, this time with a collection of your favorites from the console's library.

From Metal Gear Solid to PaRappa the Rapper, the Reader's Choice list features a wide variety of amazing titles that – coupled with our list - prove just how powerful Sony's original console was.

Bloodborne is less scary with friends

Image What's better than slaughtering juicy, demonic beasts? Slaughtering juicy, demonic beasts with friends. The Bloodborne trailer shown at The Game Awards on Friday features some co-op dicing and slicing action. Relive the gory glory. [Image: From Software]... Continue Reading

Monument Valley, Threes! receive Apple year-end awards

It's the year of the puzzler on mobile, as Apple awards the numerical master class of Threes! and visually luxe Monument Valley with game of the year nods. The gorgeous platformer Leo's Fortune was the runner-up iPhone game of the year.

If these awards seem like deja vu, that's because these games also won Apple Design Awards back in July. Monument Valley received an expansion pack recently, Eschering more players to check out the perception puzzler.

The Witcher 3 delayed to May 2015

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been delayed to May 19, 2015, CD Projekt RED announced. The game was previously expected to launch in February 2015, but the studio said it sees "many details that need to be corrected" as the game nears the end of its development. "When we release the most important game in our studio's history, we must be absolutely sure that we did everything we could to limit any bugs to a level that will allow you to enjoy the game thoroughly," the developer added.

CD Projekt said it "set the release date too hastily," and that it owes its fans an apology for the delay. "It's a hard lesson, one to take to heart for the future. We know what we want to do to make Wild Hunt one of the best RPGs you will ever play. And we continue to work hard to achieve just that," the developer said. The Witcher 3 is in development for PC, Xbox One and PS4.
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Disney Infinity 2.0 swings to Vita in May with special Spider-Man

Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes will arrive on PlayStation Vita in May 2015, Avalanche Software tweeted over the weekend. The Vita version of Disney's latest sandbox game will feature Black Suit Spider-Man, which VP of Production John Vignocchi noted will be exclusive to the Vita's starter pack for the game. The pack will come with a Bluetooth-enabled base and will be compatible with PlayStation TV.

The Vita version will be about eight months late to the party, as Disney Infinity 2.0 first launched in September for a number of other platforms: Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U. Disney issued the game as a stand-alone download for returning players last month and confirmed Disney Infinity 2.0 for Vita in June. While Disney Interactive laid off roughly a quarter of its staff in March, the division posted $116 million in annual operating profit in November.
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Thank the Mario Maker for including SMB 3, World themes

As revealed at The Game Awards, Nintendo's pumped some new features into Mario Maker since we last saw it at E3. The Wii U's DIY outfit lets you switch between Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World themes, in addition to old-school SMB1 and new-school NSMBU. Also, check out that flying spiny-shell bullet hell at 1:42 (the vid's below the break). And then, coins!

The Mario Maker descends from the heavens and comes to the West in 2015.

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The Banner Saga 2 confirms trek to PS4, Xbox One, PC

The Banner Saga 2 further unraveled today to reveal PS4, Xbox One (via ID@Xbox) and PC as its platforms, along with a 2015 release window. Following its succinct reveal at last week's Game Awards there's not much more to go on than that, we're afraid. More details are due in early 2015, publisher Versus Evil says, but for now you can watch the trailer below the break.

Meanwhile, true to its name, the first Banner Saga continues to make news with the recent announcement of a Vita port. That's in addition to the previously confirmed voyage to PS4, which itself is due in early 2015. [Update: According to an ESRB rating published last week, The Banner Saga is also on the way to Xbox One]

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Say cheese and die - Watch Metal Gear Online's premiere

Selfies, cardboard boxes, cuddly toys, balloons, robots, Kiefer Sutherland and tons of violence. No, it's not the 24 Christmas party but in fact the video premiere for the new Metal Gear Online, as showcased during last week's Game Awards. If you missed it over the weekend, you can check it out now below the break. And yes, that is who you think it is in the photo above.

Konami also released a bundle of new screens this morning which you view in the gallery, along with some info about MGO. As per last generation's edition and Metal Gear Solid 4, MGO is Konami's name for the online multiplayer mode in Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. While it gets its own fancy title like Grand Theft Auto Online, like Rockstar's offering it's included with The Phantom Pain at no additional cost.

Konami also revealed players can expect a class system in the new multiplayer mode, along with appearances from familiar faces like, yup, Ocelot. Also, it's confirmed MGO is going live and online with the launch of The Phantom Pain, which remains due for sometime in 2015.

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Street Fighter 5 gameplay trailer breaks down the walls

With Street Fighter 5 now officially official, Capcom's brought out another trailer that more keenly showcases the next generation of lightning kicks and hadoukens. Text in the bottom left of the video denotes the footage as "work in progress", so it's no great surprise the PS4 and PC game remains without a release date.

Details are scant beyond PC and PS4 fighters being able to duel each other, but the minute or so of gameplay does seem to tease a few things. Though we don't know exactly how the feature will work, it's particularly intriguing to see Chun-Li spinning-bird-kick Ryu through the stage and into an extended area. Not that it helps her in the end, mind.

To watch the video, down, down-forward, forward and punch below the break.

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FIFA 15 reclaims top, The Crew cuts in at sixth in UK charts

Captain Toad isn't adventuring in Europe until next month, so that leaves The Crew as the only major new release in this week's UK charts. Ubisoft's online-roaming racer takes to the grid in sixth place, cruising just behind the typical glob of big hitters.

You can tell the silly season's beginning to die out when the latest FIFA is back on top, sat just in front of the latest Call of Duty. Just to prove it's not too predictable, this week the UK chucks Lego Batman 3 back up to fifth on the back of retailer promotions, while lower down Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix debuts in 31st place.

For the full top ten and the customary (but not predictable) music video, head past the break.

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