HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ Hardware News Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:22:14 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://hardware.nrgnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hardware-icon-512-150x150.png HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ 32 32 ‘Don’t blame yourselves’ for Destiny 2’s end, community lead tells players: ‘No words can accurately depict how lucky we are to have shared these worlds with you’ https://hardware.nrgnews.net/dont-blame-yourselves-for-destiny-2s-end-community-lead-tells-players-no-words-can-accurately-depict-how-lucky-we-are-to-have-shared-these-worlds-with-you/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:22:14 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/dont-blame-yourselves-for-destiny-2s-end-community-lead-tells-players-no-words-can-accurately-depict-how-lucky-we-are-to-have-shared-these-worlds-with-you/ The Age of Destiny is drawing to a close. The live service shooter that once defined an era is winding down, and as the final update rolls out, the community is left pondering how such a monolithic game reached its conclusion. It’s a seismic moment for the gaming world, marking the end of TWIDs and […]

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]]> Path of Exile co-creator used to think ‘live service was entirely upside, in all cases’, but 10 years of experience and games like Baldur’s Gate 3 have shown him another way https://hardware.nrgnews.net/path-of-exile-co-creator-used-to-think-live-service-was-entirely-upside-in-all-cases-but-10-years-of-experience-and-games-like-baldurs-gate-3-have-shown-him-another-way/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:20:54 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/path-of-exile-co-creator-used-to-think-live-service-was-entirely-upside-in-all-cases-but-10-years-of-experience-and-games-like-baldurs-gate-3-have-shown-him-another-way/ It is easy to dismiss live service games as inherently toxic for the industry. We sit back and critique the system from a comfortable distance, yet we are all participants in this evolving landscape. For a long time, however, that model seemed less like an industry trend and more like the inevitable future of gaming. […]

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]]> Bungie’s at a crossroads: Should Destiny 3 be a live service, just a campaign, or something else entirely? https://hardware.nrgnews.net/bungies-at-a-crossroads-should-destiny-3-be-a-live-service-just-a-campaign-or-something-else-entirely/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:21:56 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/bungies-at-a-crossroads-should-destiny-3-be-a-live-service-just-a-campaign-or-something-else-entirely/ The age of the seasonal grind is officially over. With the final update arriving, Destiny 2’s sprawling live-service experience is calcified—no more fear of missing out, no need to constantly re-grind gear, and the exhausting seasonal treadmill has finally ground to a halt. For many players, this cessation marks less an ending and more a […]

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