Ed McGlone, Author at Twinfinite https://twinfinite.net/author/eddouble/ Video Game news, reviews, opinions, guides and videos! Sun, 12 Nov 2023 20:56:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://twinfinite.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-logo-2.png?fit=32%2C32 Ed McGlone, Author at Twinfinite https://twinfinite.net/author/eddouble/ 32 32 210961778 Destiny 2: Best Scout Rifles For PvE & PvP (November 2023) https://twinfinite.net/destiny-2/destiny-2-best-scout-rifles-2/ https://twinfinite.net/destiny-2/destiny-2-best-scout-rifles-2/#respond Sun, 12 Nov 2023 01:16:37 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=497745 Become the Scout. ]]>

Scout Rifles remain in a weird place, but end-game activities in Year 6, including the return of the Crota’s Raid added in Season of the Witch, have given the weapons some time to shine. Let’s go over the best Scout Rifles for PvE & PvP in Destiny 2 as of Season of the Witch and the Lightfall DLC.

Best Scout Rifles For PvE In Destiny 2

Hung Jury

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Hung Jury was brought back to the Nightfall loot pool during Season of the Seraph, and the gun continues to shine in endgame content, now with a more modern perk selection.

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Best South Park: Fractured But Whole Classes, All 10 Ranked https://twinfinite.net/features/south-park-fractured-but-whole-best-classes/ https://twinfinite.net/features/south-park-fractured-but-whole-best-classes/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:25:18 +0000 http://twinfinite.net/?p=309048 Every class ranked from worst to first.]]>

Let me start this list by saying none of the classes in South Park: The Fractured But Whole are bad. They all have valuable strengths and some weaknesses. Here are the best South Park: Fractured But Whole classes, ranked from worst to best.

10: Brutalist

The reason we have the Brutalist last isn’t because it’s not powerful, it’s because there are so many other Brutalists, with better abilities mind you, to pick from out of your CAF/Freedom Pals buddies.

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5 Most Game-Changing Moments in Mario History https://twinfinite.net/features/most-game-changing-moments-in-mario-history/ https://twinfinite.net/features/most-game-changing-moments-in-mario-history/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2023 03:44:09 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=657815 It's Mario!]]>

The Mario series is one of the most storied franchises in video games. We’ve seen 2D platformers, 3D platformers, and even semi open-world games where exploration is the main focus. The series has transformed drastically over the years, but these are the most important moments in Mario history.

Ditching Donkey Kong

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Most people know this by now, but Mario didn’t begin with the release of Super Mario Bros. in 1985. Mario, the character, appeared in other games such as the original Donkey Kong and the original Mario Bros. arcade game.

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Top 10 Best Kirby Games of All-Time https://twinfinite.net/features/top-10-best-kirby-games/ https://twinfinite.net/features/top-10-best-kirby-games/#respond Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:53:00 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=774065 The best of the pink blob!]]>

When people think of Nintendo’s exclusive franchises, the first that come to mind are always Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Pokemon, Smash Bros. and so, so many others. The big N has a stellar library of exclusives, and while he might not be as iconic as his counterparts, the adorable pink blob Kirby has always managed to release some fantastic games. So, here, we’re going to be running through the top 10 best Kirby games of all-time, updated for 2022 to include the rather fantastic Kirby and the Forgotten Land!

10. Kirby Air Ride

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While every other game on this top ten list are traditional platforming Kirby games, let’s use this spot to give a shout-out to one of the best spin-off games on the top 10 best Kirby games of all-time.

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Final Fantasy XI Turns 20 Today; Here’s How Square Enix is Honoring the Anniversary https://twinfinite.net/news/final-fantasy-xi-turns-20-today-heres-how-square-enix-is-honoring-the-anniversary/ https://twinfinite.net/news/final-fantasy-xi-turns-20-today-heres-how-square-enix-is-honoring-the-anniversary/#respond Mon, 16 May 2022 21:07:20 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=784920 ]]>

Square Enix’s first foray into the MMORPG space, Final Fantasy XI, has turned 20 today. Way back in 2002, adventurers stumbled into the world of Vana’diel with very little direction. No quest markers and only a simple story to work through with not much in the way of guidance on how to progress it. While nowadays, that wouldn’t fly for all but the most hardcore of MMORPG fans, back then it was still revolutionary. The fact that you could take up arms as a classic Final Fantasy job and group up with other people online, on your PS2 even, was more than many people back then could ask for.

Square Enix has been celebrating 20 years of Final Fantasy XI all year with the release of the We Are Vana’diel website back in July of 2021. In the months that have followed, the developers have conducted many interviews discussing Final Fantasy XI and have shared behind-the-scenes art and developer commentary about iconic moments in the game’s history. Last week, for the Japanese audience, Square Enix also did an over five-hour-long livestream dedicated to going down memory lane with key members of the original development team, including the original producer, Hiromichi Tanaka.

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The PS4 & Xbox One Versions of Gotham Knights Have Been Cancelled https://twinfinite.net/news/ps4-and-xbox-one-versions-of-gotham-knights-have-been-cancelled/ https://twinfinite.net/news/ps4-and-xbox-one-versions-of-gotham-knights-have-been-cancelled/#respond Tue, 10 May 2022 16:07:49 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=782643 ]]>

Today, alongside a new trailer, publisher WB Games announced that the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Gotham Knights have been canceled [IGN]. Instead, the upcoming superhero game will only release on PS5, Xbox Series S | X, and PC when it releases on Oct. 25 later this year.

Gotham Knights and the upcoming Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, have both made headlines for delays, but now Gotham Knights will join the latter as being exclusively a current-gen game.

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Geoff Keighley & IMAX Are Partnering Up to Bring TGA & Summer Game Fest to Theaters https://twinfinite.net/news/geoff-keighley-imax-are-partnering-up-to-bring-tga-summer-game-fest-to-theaters/ https://twinfinite.net/news/geoff-keighley-imax-are-partnering-up-to-bring-tga-summer-game-fest-to-theaters/#respond Thu, 05 May 2022 16:16:44 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=781100 ]]>

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to be live at the old E3 (before its self-immolation) watching gaming’s biggest announcement on the big screen around a live crowd, then does Geoff Keighly has good news for you today. Today he announced that his team and IMAX, purveyor of really big screens, are teaming up to bring The Game Awards and Summer Game Fest to IMAX theaters in select locations around the U.S., branded as IMAX Live.

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Disney has released the official trailer for the highly-anticipated Disney+ series, Kenobi, which sees the return of fan-favorite Ewan McGregor as the titular Kenobi.

The trailer builds on the debut trailer about two months ago and shows off more of the Inquisitor and his Sith lackeys chasing down Kenobi around the galaxy to put down one of the last remaining Jedi masters.

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It’s been a long time coming but MLB The Show is finally back on portables. The last time baseball fans were able to play the premiere baseball sim on the go was way back in 2015, which was the last year the series was released on the PlayStation Vita.

The PS Vita version was far behind the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 version by a large margin in pretty much every way but one: it was portable. Back then, it was easy to look past the graphical downgrade and the struggles of trying to play a game about hitting a small ball on a small screen because that was counter-balanced with the massive convenience of being able to play on the go.

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I Had to Watch This Wrex-Shepard Romance Scene, so Now You Have to Too https://twinfinite.net/features/i-had-to-watch-this-wrex-shepard-romance-scene-so-now-you-have-to-too/ https://twinfinite.net/features/i-had-to-watch-this-wrex-shepard-romance-scene-so-now-you-have-to-too/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:23:10 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=773989 ]]>

The Mass Effect series is known for having a pretty wide arrange of romance options, especially once you get to the third game and same-sex options become available. Even inter-species alien love is on the table across all three games. Shepard (and Ryder too in Andromeda) is able to get freaky with just about every major alien faction in the game

However, the forbidden fruit, the final frontier if you will, has always been getting it on with Krogans. For whatever reason, the powers that be in BioWare have decided for the rest of us that Krograns, like our old pal Wrex, are off-limits. Through the power of modding and the skill of a talented animator, though, we no longer have to use our imagination. We have the technology to make Wrex-Shepard a thing. Whether it’s a thing you want to see, well, be careful what you wish for.

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New Trek to Yomi Trailer Shows Off More of Its Cinematic Combat & Cast; Coming Spring 2022 https://twinfinite.net/news/new-trek-to-yomi-trailer-shows-off-more-of-its-cinematic-combat-coming-spring-2022/ https://twinfinite.net/news/new-trek-to-yomi-trailer-shows-off-more-of-its-cinematic-combat-coming-spring-2022/#respond Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:38:24 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=763876 ]]>

Today at the Sony State of Play, a new trailer for the upcoming 2D samurai action game, Trek to Yomi was shown off. For those out of the know, Trek to Yomi features a young swordsman Hiroki, as he voyages “beyond life and death to confront himself and decide his path forward.” He will be taking up the sword to avenge the townspeople he failed to save, and going up against other warriors and supernatural enemies, each with their own approaches to combat.

What stands out the most, though, is its black and white cinematic presentation, reminiscent of a classic Samurai film.

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Bungie Allowing for One Time Name ID Changes; Going Live Tomorrow https://twinfinite.net/news/bungie-allowing-for-one-time-name-id-changes-going-live-tomorrow/ https://twinfinite.net/news/bungie-allowing-for-one-time-name-id-changes-going-live-tomorrow/#respond Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:20:47 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=763838 ]]>

If you’re dying to change your Bungie ID name, you now have your chance. The creators of Destiny announced today that starting after a hotfix that is going to go live tomorrow at 9:00 am PT, account holders will have the option by logging onto Bungie.net.

To be honest, I didn’t even realize Bungie IDs were a thing. I just assumed everything was tied to our platform IDs. But hey, if you’re on the Bungie forums, and are dying to change your name up, then tomorrow is the big day. Head on over to Bungie.net after the update and go to the top right to sign in to your account.

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Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Celebrates Upcoming Release With Flashy Launch Trailer https://twinfinite.net/news/destiny-2-the-witch-queen-celebrates-upcoming-release-with-flashy-launch-trailer/ https://twinfinite.net/news/destiny-2-the-witch-queen-celebrates-upcoming-release-with-flashy-launch-trailer/#respond Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:47:43 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=758934 ]]>

The release of Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, is just about here. It releases in just one week on Feb 22 or 2/2/22 if you prefer.

Over the last few weeks, we’ve learned quite a bit more about what to expect with new features such as crafting, void 3.0, and just the story in general. This latest trailer, the official launch trailer for The Witch Queen, doesn’t add too much more to that. However, it pulls everything we know so far about The Witch Queen together in the flashiest and most explosive way yet.

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Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Vidoc Gives a Closer Look at New Areas, Crafting, Glaives, Void Update, & More https://twinfinite.net/news/destiny-2-the-witch-queen-vidoc-gives-a-closer-look-at-new-areas-crafting-glaives-void-update-more/ https://twinfinite.net/news/destiny-2-the-witch-queen-vidoc-gives-a-closer-look-at-new-areas-crafting-glaives-void-update-more/#respond Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:48:45 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=754713 ]]>

Bungie released its traditional pre-expansion vidoc to give everyone a nice final helping of info before The Witch Queen launches on Feb. 22. The vidoc covers a lot of ground in its roughly 14-minute runtime.

Primarily, you get a good look at some of the new areas you’ll be visiting in Savanthun’s throne world and a taste of what the story will be about. Apparently, her throne world is a mix of thoughts she’s trying to push away, namely her old Hive life, and what she now wants her throne world to be now that she has control of the Light.

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Rockstar Confirms Next GTA Game Is in Active Development; Release Date Set for GTA V on PS5 & Xbox Series X|S https://twinfinite.net/news/rockstar-confirms-next-gta-game-is-in-active-development-release-date-set-for-gta-v-on-ps5-xbox-series-xs/ https://twinfinite.net/news/rockstar-confirms-next-gta-game-is-in-active-development-release-date-set-for-gta-v-on-ps5-xbox-series-xs/#respond Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:38:04 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=753878 ]]>

For what feels like a decade now *checks calendar* OK literally almost a decade as GTA V was released back in 2013, rumors and speculation has swirled about GTA VI. Today, Rockstar confirmed that active development on the next GTA game is underway.

No details were given about the game, they never said the words GTA VI, nor did they confirm how long the game has been in development. But, all that said, Rockstar is taking the big step of at least acknowledging the existence of a new GTA game, squashing any beliefs that there would never be another new GTA game and that GTA Online through GTA V was the future.

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Report: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Delayed Until 2023 https://twinfinite.net/news/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-delayed-into-2023/ https://twinfinite.net/news/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-delayed-into-2023/#respond Wed, 02 Feb 2022 18:05:45 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=753289 ]]>

According to Bloomberg, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice league, is being delayed into sometime in 2023. The game, which is being developed by Rocksteady the team behind the acclaimed series of Arkham Batman games, was originally slated to release sometime in 2022. Considering the lack of news since its announcement back in August of 2020, it shouldn’t come as a total shock to many that it will release in 2023 instead.

The game is a co-op multiplayer game where players control members of the Suicide Squad, a group of antiheroes and villains that are being forced to work together to stop former heroes, such as Superman, now turned villains. The exact reason isn’t explained yet, but the villain Brainiac is rumored to be in the game, so that’s a likely reason.

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New Destiny 2: Witch Queen Weapons & Gear Trailer Teases Crafting & New Exotics https://twinfinite.net/news/new-destiny-2-witch-queen-weapons-gear-trailer-teases-crafting-new-exotics/ https://twinfinite.net/news/new-destiny-2-witch-queen-weapons-gear-trailer-teases-crafting-new-exotics/#respond Tue, 01 Feb 2022 21:24:52 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=752975 ]]>

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is only a few weeks away now at this point. It’s been an odd lead-up to the next big expansion to Destiny 2. For starters, well, Bungie just got bought by Sony so that’s a thing. But also, it’s been a cycle where it feels like Bungie has released so many trailers and little bits of information but has actually said so very little. This trailer does a better job of getting into some harder details.

We know that crafting and new exotics are coming to Destiny 2. We don’t yet know how crafting will work nor do we have an exhaustive list of exotics in The Witch Queen yet. This trailer doesn’t really tell us too much about weapon crafting other than when the video appears to tie crafting to various elements and Alchemy that has been teased during some of the other videos Bungie has released over the last few months.

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Pokemon Legends Arceus Tips, Tricks, & Things to Know First Before Getting Started https://twinfinite.net/features/pokemon-legends-arceus-tips-tricks-things-to-know-first-before-getting-started/ https://twinfinite.net/features/pokemon-legends-arceus-tips-tricks-things-to-know-first-before-getting-started/#respond Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:43:17 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=752257 ]]>

Pokemon Legends Arceus isn’t just a copy-paste of the last few Pokemon games set in an open-ish world. While yes, the core of the gameplay that has defined the series for years is still there, there are still a lot of things that you want to know first before you get going in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Here are some tips & tricks to kick off your marathoning this weekend.

Evolution Has Been Changed

Pokemon Legends Arceus Tips & Tricks

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This is one that is going to shock longtime fans of the series. Evolution does not work the same as it did in past Pokemon games. Keep the pitchforks low, though, because while it’s different, unless you’re a purist, it’s hard to argue that it isn’t just a straight up objective improvement.

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Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Review – A Perfect Ending https://twinfinite.net/reviews/final-fantasy-xiv-endwalker-review/ https://twinfinite.net/reviews/final-fantasy-xiv-endwalker-review/#respond Thu, 27 Jan 2022 22:25:18 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=746454 ]]>

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker on PlayStation 5

Final Fantasy XIV’s final expansion in the Hydaelyn and Zodiark saga, Endwalker, has a mountain of pressure on it. For starters, it’s trying to neatly wrap up a decade-plus long story. Ask around some of the other publishers in the industry like BioWare how difficult it is to end a long-running story in a way that makes everyone happy.

Endwalker has to follow Shadowbringers, easily the strongest expansion to an MMORPG in recent memory, and for my tastes at least (and I will wager many others), one of the best video game stories ever told, full stop. So yeah, no pressure!

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Steam Deck Finally Gets Its Release Date https://twinfinite.net/news/steam-deck-finally-gets-its-release-date/ https://twinfinite.net/news/steam-deck-finally-gets-its-release-date/#respond Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:53:36 +0000 https://twinfinite.net/?p=751551 ]]>

Today Valve announced the release date of their highly anticipated handheld PC console. The Steam Deck will launch on Feb. 25, roughly a month from today. This release isn’t entirely open, however.

The Feb. 25 release date will only include those that reserved their order last year when the Steam Deck was revealed. When that date hits, those that ordered one will have three days to confirm and finalize their purchase.

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