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As ever, Bungie is continuing to tweak Destiny 2 with balancing changes through live updates, but the next one hasn’t garnered much excitement from fans. With the Season of the Drifter coming to a close at the end of the month, Bungie used a blog post to detail its next slate of changes to the game, and they’re all of the “nerf” variety–weakening some of the game’s most-used, best-loved equipment.

On its blog, Bungie detailed some of the upcoming changes coming with its next content season, the Season of Opulence, which starts on June 4. The new tweaks focus on ratcheting down the power of several Exotic weapons and pieces of armor. According to the post, through the Season of the Drifter, Bungie saw a lot of Exotics becoming “must-pick” items for various loadouts, and the changes are meant to get other items back into the rotation a bit more. Most of the changes focus on players’ Super abilities, which charge up over time but which can be fast-tracked with certain pieces of armor and “Orbs of Light” created by other players.

“Primarily, we’re paying attention to pieces of Exotic armor that grant back Super energy,” the post reads. “We felt they are increasingly becoming ‘must-pick gear choices. Orb generation from teammates is meant to be the best way to accelerate your Super generation. These Exotics are allowing players to bypass this teamwork mechanic by generating a large amount of Super energy without relying on other players’ orbs.”

Exotics like the Skull of Dire Ahamkara helmet for Warlocks and the Ursa Furiosa gauntlets for Titans give Super energy back to players when they use their Super abilities, and under the right circumstances, can almost fully fill up a player’s energy bar–which means they can launch several Supers in succession. That’s great if you’re enjoying wrecking a lot of enemies all at once, but apparently, it’s not really what Bungie is going for.

Several weapons are also receiving nerfs in the update, most notably the Whisper of the Worm. The Exotic sniper rifle currently sports infinite ammo if you can manage to land only critical hits with it on enemies. The change will remove the infinite ammo perk; Bungie says it’s hoping to make other sniper rifles more viable with the change, instead of Whisper being the de facto choice in all circumstances. It’s worth noting that Bungie made this same change in Destiny 1 to Black Spindle, an Exotic sniper rifle that’s very similar to Whisper.

Players haven’t responded too well to the upcoming slate of changes, even though they’re not actually in the game yet. Bungie’s Twitter post pointing to its blog was awash in memes mocking the changes as fans protested the weakening of armor and weapons that have become staples in the game.

It’s worth noting that Bungie hasn’t released the full patch notes for the Season of Opulence update, so there will probably be others to go with these changes that might change how players feel about them. And Bungie is constantly making adjustments to Destiny 2 in order to make weapons, armor, Supers, and abilities more or less viable. It’s very likely we’ll see further adjustments to a lot of these things as the game continues to evolve.

But it’s undeniable that much of the Destiny community is pretty upset with Bungie’s upcoming changes, with some even threatening to defect before the next content drop. That seems like a major overreaction, but Destiny has a pretty vocal community, and Bungie often talks about how much it’s paying attention to what players want. The question now is whether the developer responds to those complaints, and how it might do so.

Developer Ubisoft Montreal has taken it upon itself to address issues facing the online tactical shooter, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. In a tweet, Siege’s official Twitter account announced that, as it works on fixes (which include addressing exploits to claymores and shields), the defensive operator Clash has been disabled.

“Over the past few days, we have been working to address the issues presented from exploits surrounding Clash, IQ, and Deployable Shields,” a blog post on the official game’s website reads. “These combined issues touch on core systems of the game, and will therefore take longer than we consider acceptable to address. We are currently expecting fixes prepared by next week.”

According to Ubisoft, more details will arrive on Tuesday, May 21. Until then, a server-wide update will disable Clash, deployable shields, and claymores. It was scheduled to go live yesterday, but “due to unforeseen circumstances, console deployments for the Clash removal” will land sometime today, May 17, the Rainbow Six Siege Twitter account wrote.

The post concludes by saying the team is hard at work improving their reaction speed to such widespread issues. “As such, our team will develop a more thorough outline for how we should respond to these situations moving forward, with the ultimate goal of improved reaction speed,” it said.

Two new operators were recently announced for Rainbow Six Siege: Nokk and Warden. The two are part of the upcoming Operation Phantom Sight expansion, which will be revealed on May 19 during the Pro League Finals in Milan (which takes place May 18-19).

The game’s recent update reverses friendly fire, a system designed to punish griefers by dealing the damage to them instead of the teammate getting shot. Players will get a brief grace period, but afterward, the damage will be dealt in reverse. So any damage done by primary and secondary weapons, as well as most unique Operator gadgets, will hit the griefing player instead of the innocent teammate.

Ubisoft has released a second teaser trailer for its upcoming Rainbow Six Siege Operation Phantom Sight expansion. This video shows off Phantom Sight’s second Operator, Warden. Warden’s real name is Collinn McKinley and he’s one of Team Rainbow’s older Operators with 30 years of career experience.

In the new trailer, which can be watched below, Warden is identified as a Defender. After a brief shot of a watch that reveals Warden’s ties to both the Secret Service and Team Rainbow, the video transitions to a shot of Warden slowly walking forward as his glasses glow blue. We see glimpses of what Warden sees, which appear to be the possible actions an enemy can take. Regardless of what his glasses do exactly, they seem to be connected to his watch as both gadgets glow with the same luminescent blue.

“Hailing from the state of Kentucky, McKinley rose through the ranks of the Marines before he found his calling for close-protection detail in the Secret Service,” Ubisoft wrote in a blog post. “He demonstrated his skills distinctly when he led the Secretary of State to safety, during an attack where hostiles outmaneuvered all prior planning.”

After learning Phantom Sight’s other new Operator, Nøkk, could use her HEL device to turn invisible and hide in the shadows, we theorized–based on Phantom Sight’s initial yin-yang symbol teaser–that her counterpart would use a gadget designed to find or illuminate the position of Attackers or traps. It seems like that theory is correct, though Ubisoft hasn’t explicitly stated what exactly Warden’s Glance Smart Glasses do, only that they “reflect the nature of his natural talent, to see what most cannot in order to gain the upper hand in any given situation.”

From May 18-19, Ubisoft will host the Rainbow Six Siege Pro League Finals in Milan. On May 19, the developer plans on revealing all the new content and in-game changes coming to Siege in the Operation Phantom Sight expansion, including breakdowns of both Nøkk and Warden.

GameStop Pro members, that annual membership is about to come in handy big time. GameStop is launching a one-day Pro Day Sale in stores and online Saturday, May 18, with some pretty solid deals on PS4, Switch, and Xbox One games; consoles; Funko figures; and more. Plus, you’ll get extra credit when trading in consoles, games, and accessories. Here’s an overview of all the deals that’ll be available tomorrow (so you can brace your wallet now).

There’s quite a good selection of PS4 and Xbox One games that will be on sale, such as Devil May Cry 5 for $40, Spyro Reignited Trilogy for $25, and Monster Hunter World for $20. On PS4, you can grab Tetris Effect for $20, Nier: Automata’s Game of the Yorha Edition for $25, and Marvel’s Spider-Man for $30. As usual, the pickings are slim for Nintendo Switch, but Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is an excellent purchase for only $20. All pre-owned games will be buy one, get one 50% off.

If you were planning to purchase a Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, or PS4 soon, you’ll save some money at GameStop tomorrow in the form of a $25 gift card (Switch), $50 gift card (Xbox One), or $20 off (PS4, if you bundle it with PS Plus). Various gaming accessories are also discounted, including headsets, controllers, chairs, and blue light-blocking glasses. Funko Pop Vinyl figures will be $9 each, and collector’s boxes will be 50% off.

Finally, Pro members can receive 10% more trade-in credit for games and accessories tomorrow (that bumps it to 20% credit for Pro members, and 30% credit for any existing Elite Pro members). You’ll also get $300 trade credit for a PS4 Pro or Xbox One X, $225 credit for a Switch or PS4 Slim, $175 credit for an original PS4 or Xbox One S, and $125 credit for an original Xbox One.

As a reminder, GameStop PowerUp Rewards Pro membership costs $15 per year and doubles your points earned with every purchase, boosts your trade-in credit by an additional 10%, decreases the cost of pre-owned games and accessories by 10%, and more. If you’re interested in any of these Pro Day deals and don’t have a membership, you can always enroll during checkout.

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See more of the upcoming deals below, and browse the full offering of deals at GameStop. The following prices will become available on May 18.

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The “It Couple” of WWE, Maryse and The Miz, have both spent over a decade working for the wrestling promotion. In addition to appearing on Raw and Smackdown, they star on the USA reality TV series, Miz and Mrs., which follows their day-to-day life as they work at WWE, raise a child, and go on wacky adventures with Maryse’s mom.

While Miz is currently performing at WWE shows and PPVs, Maryse is pregnant with the couple’s second child. After briefly returning to the ring for WWE after the birth of the couple’s first child, Monroe Sky, Maryse spoke to GameSpot about her possible future in the WWE.

“I never say never,” Marsye told us. “When I had Monroe, I was back in the ring four months after giving birth. Five months after giving birth, I was main eventing Smackdown Live in a singles match, which has never really been done before, ever. So, if you were to ask me that when I was pregnant with Monroe, I would of laughed. I would have said, ‘No, come on. Let’s not get crazy here.’ And that happened. So, this second time around, I really don’t know what to expect because you never really know what to expect with WWE. That’s the beauty of WWE is that you just never know. And it just surprised us also because I been with this company for almost thirteen years and I still get surprised, so, never say never. You never know.”

Because she’s been with the company for 13 years, Maryse has seen the the full evolution of women in the WWE. “I think Evolution was a big moment where we really recognized women in this industry,” the former Divas Champion explained. “To me that’s when I really felt in my heart, ‘Wow, this is happening.’ And I was there with Monroe because that was a very important moment for me and for every other woman. We had women from every generation, also, that showed up because that really was a big moment.”

The biggest moment to Maryse, however, was this past year’s Wrestlemania, where Ronda Rousey, Charlotte, and Beck Lynch headlined the event. “It’s just to show you that there is no limits to all of this,” she continued. “And I know it might sound cheesy, but it’s true. The sky’s the limit. And for me, having a daughter, it just made me really happy. Women made it. It’s becoming the norm. Women are going to be in the room running stuff. It’s going to be the norm. It’s going to be the normality. So I think that the next goal is just that. It’s just to have men and women. You’re qualified, you’re good, then just go rock it, you know? It’s just a crazy time for the women in this industry. It’s just really insane to watch.”

While Maryse may not be involved in this Sunday’s Money in the Bank PPV, you can see The Miz take on Shane McMahon in a cage match, which Miz discussed with GameSpot recently. The season finale of Miz and Mrs. will be on USA Network on Tuesday, May 21. And make sure to come back to GameSpot on Sunday, May 19 for live coverage and a review of MITB.

As the days tick by, E3 2019 gets closer. Even though Sony has decided to forgo a press conference this year, plenty of other companies will be putting on a presentation to announce what games are coming in 2019 and beyond.

Microsoft has a big show planned, and there are rumors the company will reveal its next-gen Xbox console. Which isn’t to say Microsoft is completely ignoring the Xbox One. On the contrary, quite a few of the games already confirmed to be at E3 2019 will be making their way onto Xbox One. We’ve compiled the full list below, and will continue to update it as additional titles are announced prior to and during E3.

Other than it’s rumored next-gen console, Microsoft’s biggest planned E3 presentation (based solely on what’s been announced) is Halo Infinite. The sixth mainline game in the franchise, Halo Infinite was first teased during E3 2018. A year later, Halo Infinite game director Chris Lee is scheduled to discuss more details about the game during E3 2019. Little is currently known about what Lee plans on discussing, but 343 Industries boss Bonnie Ross has teased one of the topics will be Halo Infinite’s use of the studio’s new SlipSpace engine and what it’s capable of from a technical standpoint. Halo Infinite has been described as a “spiritual reboot” to the Halo series. The game might have more RPG mechanics than its predecessors too, and its multiplayer and single-player may release separately.

Though they haven’t been confirmed for E3 2019, several other Xbox One console exclusives could show up during the show. Gears 5, Battletoads, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Sea of Solitude, Session, and Tunic (all of which were showcased during E3 2018) are all scheduled to release in 2019. Chances are some–if not all–will be at E3 this year.

Even if none of those games show up at E3 this year though, plenty of other games coming to Xbox One are. Some, like Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint, are already scheduled to release this year, so chances are we’re getting gameplay trailers. Others, like Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty, still haven’t even been officially revealed, so chances are E3 will be used to announce them.

All Xbox One Games Confirmed For E3 2019

• Anthem (EA Play)
• Apex Legends
• Battlefield V (EA Play)
• Bee Simulator
• Borderlands 3
• Call of Duty 2019
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Doom Eternal
• Dying Light 2
• FIFA 20
• Fortnite (Summer Block Party)
• Halo Infinite
• John Wick Hex
• Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
• The Fisherman – Fishing Planet
• The Sinking City
• Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint
• Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince