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Destiny 2: Forsaken’s first Raid is about to begin, and we’re getting a small peek at what it’ll entail and when it will drop. Last Wish will take players and five other guardians into the heart of the Dreaming City, Forsaken’s new area, and it will go live on Friday, September 14 at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6PM BST on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

“Assemble a team…Send them into the heart of the City. Kill that creature, and extract its heart,” says the Queen, Mara Sov, in the trailer above. We don’t much else about what exactly players will be doing, but it seems the “creature” could be Riven, which was teased at the end of the campaign. The promise is “the riches of the Dreaming City await those who are victorious,” so you could be in for some pretty good loot if you successfully complete it. “I’ve waited so long to fulfil one last wish,” Mara Sov finishes.

Some players have already managed to nab some of that Raid gear early. An early bug allowed some players to glitch their way into opening Raid chests and earning the gear. In hotfix update 2.0.2, Bungie fixed the issue, but it won’t be taking that gear away from players who’ve already obtained it. Meanwhile, players racing to take part in the Raid encountered an issue over the weekend, when a weekly reset took place sooner than it should have. Although players could earn Powerful gear, the rewards were not dropping at high Power levels, thereby stunting the leveling process. Bungie is investigating the issue, but Tuesday’s reset did not provide as many new opportunities for Powerful gear as it normally would for affected players. If you’re looking for a way to earn a piece of Powerful gear, you can try the new Ascendant Challenge.

In addition to everything coming in the Last Wish Raid, Bungie has introduced a ton of new content with its Forsaken expansion. In addition to a new storyline, there is a lot of new gear including Exotics (both weapons and armor) for Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans. There are new Strikes and the new Gambit mode that blends PvE with PvP. The campaign centers around hunting the eight Barons, powerful boss-like enemies from the new Scorn race.

In GameSpot’s Forsaken review in progress, Kallie Plagge said it was a welcome change from the previous two expansions. “Like with the base game–and unlike with the previous two expansions…there’s a lot to sink your teeth into in Forsaken at launch,” she wrote. While Kallie is still evaluating the expansion for a full review, she applauded Forsaken’s darker more personal tone and boss-focused mission structure that allows for more memorable and exciting fights. There are distinct new enemy types, Gambit mode is enjoyable, and the new combat bow stands out as a fun addition to the arsenal.

“After being let down by Curse of Osiris and Warmind, I’m enjoying Destiny 2 again. The biggest question right now is how long that will last, but there’s plenty to keep me occupied before the Raid drops.”

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4‘s private Blackout beta rolls on for PS4, and developer Treyarch continues to make tweaks and adjustments to the mode each day. The studio has shared another post on Reddit outlining a new list of changes it’s made to Blackout, including the addition of Blackout’s first event playlist, Fast Collapse.

As its name implies, Fast Collapse is a faster-paced version of the battle royale mode. As Treyarch explained on Reddit: “The play space is constrained at almost double the speed as the base game. Scavenge fast and get on the move towards the safe area or you’ll be caught on the wrong side of a nightmare.”

Fast Collapse is the first of three events the developer has planned for the Blackout beta, although it didn’t share any details yet on the other two. In addition to that, Treyarch has made numerous bug fixes and other gameplay adjustments based on player feedback. Most notably, the rate players can aim down the sights of the Koshka sniper rifle has been slowed, and Treyarch is addressing Zombies being able to attack from further away than intended. The studio also says it “continue[s] to slowly refine the quantity, frequency, and quality” of item drops.

Treyarch plans to roll out updates and adjustments to the Blackout beta each day it is available. Already, the developer has increased the beta player count from 80 to 88 and made other improvements, such as increasing the speed of item pickups and reducing the duration of the Sensor Dart, one of the various recon gadgets you can find.

The Blackout beta is currently only available on PS4, but it will expand to Xbox One and PC players who’ve pre-ordered Black Ops 4 on September 14. All other PC players who have a Battle.net account will also be able to jump in beginning September 15.

Xbox One owners might be feeling let down that developer Insomniac’s Spider-Man game is a PlayStation 4 exclusive. That’s a bummer, considering the game’s been getting high critical praise. But Xbox One owners aren’t left completely out in the cold. One of the earlier Xbox One exclusive games was developed by the very same company that made Spider-Man, and it shares more than a little DNA with the new superhero game. We’re talking about the Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive, a game you can get right now for just $3. Take that, Spidey.

Sunset Overdrive is a colorful open-world game that, like Spider-Man, makes moving through the environment a frictionless pleasure. In the game, an evil corporation that makes energy drinks has turned an entire city into violent creatures called OD. Your job is to fight off the beasts and escape the city, using a set of fluid moves like grinding on rails and telephone lines and bouncing off of cars. It’s basically like an open-world Tony Hawk game, but much more violent.

In GameSpot’s Sunset Overdrive review, Peter Brown wrote, “Insomniac Games has crafted an excellent game in Sunset Overdrive. It’s not without a few niggling issues, but you’ll be too busy enjoying yourself to care. You can compare it to games like Crackdown, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and Ratchet and Clank, but by combining the best elements of those games into a single package and injecting it with an anything goes, rock and roll attitude, you’ll never think of it as anything but a singular achievement that stands tall on its own merits. It’s one of the best games on the Xbox One, and a refreshing shot of merriment.”

You can grab your $3 copy of Sunset Overdrive here. Shipping is free.

October’s Humble Monthly is available, and it’s a doozy. If you subscribe between now and October 5, you’ll get immediate access to Overwatch, Blizzard’s enormously popular hero shooter that normally retails for $40. A one-month subscription only costs $12, and Overwatch is yours to keep and play forever, even if you unsubscribe. On October 5, a number of other games will be revealed that you’ll also get to keep. This is an incredible deal for anyone who plays on PC and hasn’t picked up Overwatch yet.

If you keep your Humble Monthly subscription going, you’ll also get free Overwatch loot boxes in November and December, in addition to those months’ free games. Loot boxes contain cosmetic items like skins, emotes, and voice lines for the heroes.

Most of the games you receive come in the form of Steam codes. For an idea of what kinds of games you can expect to receive in September in addition to Overwatch, previous months’ offerings have included Rise of the Tomb Raider, Conan Exiles, Little Nightmares, Sniper Elite 4, Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition, and Battle Chef Brigade. Even though a subscription only costs $12 per month, you generally get around $200 worth of games each month.

Subscribing to Humble Monthly gets you additional benefits beyond free mystery games. You also get access to the Humble Trove, a collection of over 60 games you can download and play for as long as you have an active subscription. Another benefit is that you get 10% off Humble Store purchases. And 5% of your subscription fee goes to charity.

So if you’re a PC gamer who wants one of the best, most reliable deals in gaming, consider signing up.