This week at Bungie, we announced “Curse of Osiris.”

Our 2017 World Tour isn’t over yet. At Paris Games Week, we announced your next adventure in Destiny 2. If you missed the trailer, check out the mysteries that await.

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We know you have a lot of questions about what you saw. Osiris has that effect on even his most devout Followers. We have answers coming soon.

As promised at TwitchCon, there will be three Bungie livestreams in November. We’ll use them to unpack more of what you’ll find in Expansion One.

Curse of Osiris – Stream One – New Stories to Tell

11AM Pacific, Wednesday, November 15

Learn about the places you’ll go, the characters you’ll meet, and the enemies you’ll fight.

Curse of Osiris – Stream Two – New Ways to Play

11AM Pacific, Tuesday, November 21

Watch us preview some of the new activities that will challenge you and your Fireteam.

Curse of Osiris – Stream Three – New Gear to Earn

11AM Pacific, Wednesday, November 29

Inspect the new inventories and see it all in action on a brand new Crucible map.

Many members of the Bungie development team will be in the hot seats to tell you all about what they’ve been working on. We hope you’ll join us to be a part of the moment and sound off in chat.

Choosing Sides

You’re about to be called again to declare your loyalty during another week of Faction Rallies. If you are a new player who missed the first event, this will be an opportunity for you to define your character, join a movement, and earn some awesome gear. From November 7 until November 13, follow the call to action from your chosen leader to earn reward packages full of armor, weapons, and more. Your efforts in game will determine which faction is crowned the winner and given the right to sell their weapon as an additional reward.

Last time, Dead Orbit won the day. Can a new faction unseat them and become champions? Or will they defend their title and create a dynasty that will last forever?

Tim Williams: During the first Faction Rallies, we had a chance to learn a lot about how the activities motivated gameplay. We looked at the time invested compared to the rewards and made the following adjustments:

Faction Rallies

• Strikes now reward faction tokens at a range of 5 to 9 faction tokens per completion (up from 3 to 7) 
• • Nightfall now rewards 10 to 18 faction tokens on first completion per character 
• Completing Heroic Public Events now rewards 5 faction tokens (down from 8)
• Destroying enemy resources no longer rewards faction tokens
• • Opening Lost Sector Chests now rewards 3 faction tokens for each fireteam member

Strikes should feel more worthy of the time you invest in them. We noticed that players felt Lost Sectors were useful, but disliked the fact that they couldn’t enjoy them with a fireteam, so we moved the faction tokens from the destructible items to the chest at the end of the activity. The destructibles will still be featured as a daily milestone and are still available to help your fireteam clear out the Lost Sector.

We’re all excited to see which faction the players will help to win this faction rally. We’ll be watching and looking to improve the Faction Rallies over time, so please keep the feedback coming!

In addition to the changes Tim talked about, we also added some new weapons for you to obtain from your faction of choice. Here is a look at what we added to the packages, and what each side has to offer if they emerge victorious.

New Monarchy Weapons

Future War Cult Weapons

Dead Orbit Weapons

The winning faction – and ONLY the winning faction – will sell the weapon they’ve selected to lure you into their ranks. Aside from all the gear you stand to earn, this is what you’re fighting for.

New Monarchy Sword

Future War Cult Fusion Rifle

Dead Orbit Grenade Launcher

Depending on who emerges the victor, you’ll be able to claim one of these rewards during the week following the ritual. If you pledged loyalty to the winner, you can pick it up for 1,000 Glimmer. For everyone else, it’s 50,000 Glimmer. That’s the price for disloyalty in the Tower.

Good luck, and may the best faction win!

Good Will Hunting

The Bungie Bounty is back. This time, we’ll be playing on Xbox One. Another brave soul has volunteered to host the Bungie team on their own stream. SheSnaps will be the target. Match with her in Quickplay and win during the time indicated below to claim your emblem.

When:  November 3rd, 2017

6:00–8:00 p.m. (Pacific)

Playlist: Quickplay

Console: XB1

SneSnaps won’t be going it alone. We have an all-Bungie fireteam backing her up. 

This will not be a reveal stream like the ones we talked about above. We’ll just be confronting the community in the Crucible and giving out emblems to anyone who can beat us. Don’t expect any revelations about Osiris. We’re saving that for later.

About that emblem. Here is a peek at what the Sign of Mutual Combat looks like:

Look alive, PC Players! The next Bungie Bounty will be on your platform.

Fall Back! 

As we welcome a wider variety of machines that play our game, Destiny Player Support is working around the clock to identify issues and communicate fixes. They have more info about a patch we deployed this morning, along with the impending time change this weekend.

This is their report.

Daylight Saving Time (Fall Back):

Ritual reset times are subject to change during Daylight Savings Time. Starting Sunday November 5, Daily and Weekly Reset will occur at 1:00 AM Pacific (9:00 AM UTC). For additional information concerning ritual resets, please see this Help Article.

PC Issue updates:

Since the launch of Destiny 2 on PC, we have been investigating various reports of crashes, performance degradation, framerate hitches, and alternate issues with players on the #Help forum. The following issues have been identified, investigated, and resolved:

• SSSE3 processor requirement: Hotfix 1.0.5.1 was deployed to remove the SSSE3 processor requirement. Players experiencing crashes due to this requirement should no longer be blocked from playing Destiny 2, but these processors remain below the below minimum spec and are not officially supported.
• AMD Vega Crashes: Players experiencing crashes when attempting to play through the mission “Six” or during general Destiny 2 gameplay may resolve these issues by downloading the most recent Driver Updates. Players may experience elevated crashes if their drivers have not been updated to version 17.8 or higher, and are advised to update when possible.
• Clan Rosters: Players should now be able to interact with Clan Rosters after accepting Hotfix 1.0.6.1
• Performance Degradation: Hotfix 1.0.6.1 also addressed an issue where players would experience performance degradation over time.

For a list of all known PC issues, please see the PC Known Issue and Vital Information thread. Please note we are actively investigating reports of Destiny 2 PC frame rate stuttering after accepting Hotfix 1.0.6.1. We advise all players to use the PC Reporting Issues template when posting to the PC Support forum, as this provides valuable information to our internal teams that is used throughout our investigations.

Trials of the Nine

Following Hotfix 1.0.6, Trials of the Nine is set to return this Friday (11/3), also making its first appearance on PC. Players are required to complete the Destiny 2 Campaign, finish the Call to Arms Milestone once, have a minimum Power level of 260, and have a pre-made fireteam of four to access this event. 

For additional information concerning Trials of the Nine, please see this Help Article.

White Gloves, Gold Standards

With each new release, the #Help forum receives new players in search of assistance. Whether it be general gameplay questions or players seeking information on how to configure their network, Community Mentors are at the ready to lend a helping hand. Prior to Destiny 2 launching in September, an invitation to the Welcoming Committee was offered to players we frequently see sharing Help Articles, Bungie Communications, and troubleshooting steps within the forums. We’d like to extend a belated welcome to the following members:

• DMHSutter
• DMHTosh
• Blackfayaman
• TheCatalyyyst

With a forum badge and the ability to mark answers within the #Help forum, each member is also granted the unique “Vigilant Console” emblem within Destiny 2 as thanks for their dedication to the community.

If you see this emblem in the wild, know you’re in good company.

Set the Stage

Here are this week’s winners.

Move of the Week: Sector 13

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Honorable Mention: Warlocks are Good With Guns

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Honorable Mention: A Warlock’s Tale

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We’re excited that Trials of the Nine is coming back tomorrow. This will be the first time PC players get to experience the thrill of playing through a scorecard with the chance of unlocking the mysteries of the spire and earning sweet loot.

New things to do are on the way. You have a roadmap of when we will be sharing some more details about Curse of Osiris and what else you can expect when Season Two begins with it on December 5. In the meantime, we will continue to monitor the conversation.

<3 Cozmo

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We’re pleased to announce that members of the Xbox Insider Omega ring will begin receiving the latest system update (1711.171110-1615) starting today. This build, which was made available to Alpha, Beta and Delta rings over the weekend, can be taken manually starting at 2 p.m. PST and will become mandatory at 1 a.m. PST on Nov. 14. This update introduces several new features to Insiders in the Omega ring for the first time.

Read on for features, fixes and more, and if you’re a member of the Xbox One Preview Update, don’t forget to check the Xbox Insider Hub for Quests and Surveys associated with the latest update.

New Features:

This update includes new features such as an at-a-glance status of what activities you can immediately step into, miniature Game Hubs and the ability to hide games with no unlocked Achievements. Learn more here.

Fixes:

My Games and Apps

• Fixed an issue that caused game updates to trigger a complete title re-installation.
• Fixed an issue which caused some game saves bot to complete after playing offline.
• Fixed an issue which caused certain game updates not to show in the collection if stored on the external HDD.
• Fixed some graphical artifacts, textures, occlusion and compression for certain titles at the platform level.
• Implemented updates to the 4k video pipeline for Netflix and key partners to support 4k VP9 video playback.

Notifications

• Fixed an issue in which notifications for messaging/parties and sometimes achievements were not popping/displaying.

Settings

• Fixed the reliability of Network Transfer between consoles on your network. This resolves cases in which the source console could not be found or installs started and then failed.
• Fixed an issue in the HDD profile backup feature that would fail when loading the user’s Gamerpic.

Localization Fixes

• Various localization fixes to the shell UI and the accessories app.

Activity Feed

• Fixed an issue in which Videos within the activity feed pages would often appear with black video playback.

Party Chat

• Fixed issues with crackling audio for some users in Party Chat

Known Issues:

Tournaments

• Left and right navigation is reversed during Tournament creation and in the twist when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.

Avatars on Home

• Users wishing to represent themselves as an Avatar can do so by changing their settings under My profile > Customize profile > Show my avatar.

Narrator

• Narrator can now be cancelled when reading large amounts of text.

Sky Force Anniversary only arrived on the Wii U eShop in March this year, making it a relatively rare beast – a new release on the now last-gen system. It’s a darn good shoot ’em up, and in positive news for fans of the genre its follow-up – Sky Force Reloaded – is heading to the Switch in December.

It’s a new instalment in the series that carries across various ideas and mechanics from the original, which is no bad thing.

Neat features and options will include local co-op, ship customisation and weekly tournaments that’ll take place on new stages.

It has firm release dates for PC, PS4 and Xbox One but is currently down for ‘December’ on Switch, with a price on all platforms of $9.99USD (with regional variations).

Let us know whether you’re looking forward to this on the Switch.

It’s the norm now, but it’s another very busy week in the North American Nintendo Download update. We reckon it’s a bit of a corker, too, with major retail releases being joined by some very tempting download-only titles. The Switch, 3DS and Wii U are all catered to, so let’s get to the details.

Switch Retail Downloads

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda, $59.99USD) – A title that has been eagerly anticipated, bringing the remastered version of a gaming classic to Nintendo hardware for the first time. An enormous adventure with impressive independence and flexibility, it still stands up as a wonderful gaming experience; we get into detail in our Skyrim review. Available from 17th November.

Gear.Club Unlimited (Microïds, $44.99USD) – This aims to fill a gap in the Switch library with realistic driving and some tasty licensed cars. This has multiple modes and local co-op and aims to deliver a premium driving experience; we’ll get into gear with a review. Available from 21st November.

SUPERBEAT: XONiC (PM Studios, $39.99USD) – Another welcome music rhythm release on the Switch, adding its own spin to the genre along with 68 songs to play. Available from 21st November.

MXGP3 – The Official Motocross Videogame (Milestone, $39.99USD) – This tasks you with tackling unpredictable and dynamic weather conditions in various motocross races. From sun to heavy rain, every change will decisively influence the rider’s visibility and the highly-deformable ground, ‘putting even the most expert player to the test’. We’ll see whether it stays on track in a review. Available from 21st November.

Switch eShop

RIVE: Ultimate Edition (Two Tribes $12.75USD) – The final game from Two Tribes, it’s an intense and attractive platforming shooter with smart controls and hacking mechanics. It finally arrives on Nintendo hardware with a co-pilot mode and 60fps performance; we’re working on a review, but in the meantime you can check out our recent interview with Two Tribes. Available from 17th November.

Lumo (Rising Star Games, $19.95USD) – This love letter to the popular isometric platformers from the ’80s has received acclaim from many sources for its intuitive and engrossing play mechanics, visual style, irreverent humour and chilled out music. We’ll let you know whether it’s still magic on the Switch.

Vvvvvv (Nicalis, $9.99USD) – Originally developed by Terry Cavanagh, this was a title that was a bit of an early gem on the 3DS eShop, keeping us hooked with its deceptively simple visuals and tough puzzle platforming. As for what this Switch version will offer, Nicalis promises smooth 60fps gameplay and multiplayer. We’ll check it out for review and let you know what we think.

Battle Chef Brigade (Cartoon Network, $19.99USD) – Developed by Trinket Games and published by Adult Swim, this has a fantastical setting that mixes up combat with match-three play. The mash-up of game styles and intriguing visuals could be a tasty combination; we’ll check it out in a review. Available from 20th November.

Ginger: Beyond the Crystal (Badland Games, $19.99USD) – Heavily inspired by the likes of Super Mario 64, Spyro, Zelda and Donkey Kong Country, this is a 3D platformer with 200 side quests, 15 bonus levels and plenty of enemies to face off against. We’ll check it out in a review.

Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today (Badland Games, $19.99USD) – This is a dystopian point-and-click adventure that has a fascinating art style and story, with a tale of world-ending events and a disease sweeping through humanity. This has some big fans on PC, in particular, and we’ll check it out for review. Available from 21st November.

Xenoraid (10tons, $8.99USD) – A shoot ’em up that aims to add its own spin with procedural levels, four fighters to choose from, ’tilt’ aiming and accessibility for those that struggle with bullet-hell shooters. We’ll dive in and let you know what we think in a review.

Antiquia Lost (KEMCO, $12.99USD) – Having brought a range of RPGs to Wii U and 3DS, KEMCO is now stepping up its Switch output. It features a “half-slime heroine, Lunaria” that needs to find and eat gems, and it’s a world with three tribes to discover and utilise. We expect relatively stock RPG action, but it’ll be interesting to see whether this is an accomplished download-only effort.

Green Game: TimeSwapper (iFun4all, $2.99USD) – This one is all about manipulating time to protect a flying bird, with the promise of a big challenge over 50 levels. Available from 17th November.

Karnov’s Revenge (HAMSTER, $7.99USD) – A fighting game originally released in 1994, it showcases 13 different fighters – including the titular Karnov, who previously starred in his own 1987 arcade action title. We can expect the usual ACA feature to enjoy, too.

3DS Retail Downloads

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (Nintendo, $39.99USD each) – A title that’s likely to drive plenty of interest in the 3DS over the festive period, these mid-gen entries may revisit a familiar land but nevertheless shake things up a fair amount. We get into what’s new and why the additions are fantastic in our Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon review. Available from 17th November.

River City: Rival Showdown (Natsume, $29.99USD) – Known in Japan as Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari SP, this brawler has multiple story paths, supports local co-op and even has a ‘bonus Double Dragon game’. Available from 21st November.

3DS eShop Demo

Phil’s Epic Fill-a-Pix Adventure (Lightwood Games, free)

3DS HOME Theme

Pokémon: Necrozma

Wii U Virtual Console

Salamander (Konami, $5.99USD) – Known as Life Force in some territories, this iconic shooter from Konami alternates from horizontal to vertical stages and hits plenty of its marks — attractive 8-bit visuals, memorable tunes, tight gameplay and the option for two-player co-op. We enjoyed it a lot in our most recent review.

Break In (Konami, $5.99USD) – The latest TurboGrafx-16 title to arrive courtesy of Konami, this is a retro pool game for your consideration. We weren’t big fans in our original Break In review.

As always Nintendo of America wants you to browse the eShop and check out the official sales and deals website for discount details.

There are a lot of choices this week – let us know what you’ll be downloading in the poll and comments below.

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