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There are even some Xbox 360 games that are incredibly cheap and serve to highlight the system's unique backwards compatibility. Similarly to the PlayStation Store sales this week, Ubisoft steals the show by offering many Assassin's Creed titles on sale at a hefty reduct The Prometheus Lens weapon contains Prismatic Inferno, which means it fires "a solar trace beam that generates a damaging heat field that grows while the weapon continues to fire." What's more, kills obtained with the Prometheus Lens replenishes the weapon's ammo and even extends the beam its According to Activision, WWII — which broke the company's record for biggest console digital launch — was the year's bestselling console game in North America, extending Call of Duty 's historical dominance. " Call of Duty has been the #1 top grossing console gaming franchise in North America for a staggering nine years in a row," the press release said, noting that the metric is based on revenue. Activision also shared good news about Destiny 2 , which came in at number two, saying that the game has outsold the original Destiny 2 Beginner guide|https://destiny2mix.com/ . The press release rounded out with a nod to the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy , which has become the "top selling remastered collection in PS4 histo Xur's location and gear guide for December 8 through 11 in **Destiny 2 ** is now revealed. For those don't know, Xur is an agent of the Nine and a traveling merchant who shows up every weekend at a different location, on a different planet, with a handful of new, Exotic gear. Typically, four items are available to players every weekend, and all the times can be purchased using only Legendary Shards. And this weekend marks the first Xur sale since the game's first expansion, Curse of Osiris , released, which means gear should be higher level than usual. This weekend, Xur is located at the European Dead Zone (EDZ) near Winding Cove. You'll have to climb a few rocks to get to the elusive agent, but it's well worth it for what he has this w The latest game in Ubisoft's signature series, Assassin’s Creed Origins , is included at 40% off regular price. Set in Egypt, the 2017 game of the year contending stealth title offered up a new combat system and role-playing game elements that helped freshen up the long-running series. Other major games seeing notable discounts include Destiny 2 , Divinity , EA Sports UFC 3 , and many m This is a great time to stock up on any Assassin's Creed games, but there's plenty of other great titles on sale this week. For example, Thumper is one of the best rhythm games released this generation and is 60% off. Additionally, the recently released Burnout Paradise Remastered , an undeniable classic, is 30% The Call of Duty series has long been a powerhouse in the industry, but last year's Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was considered a relative commercial failure. With WWII , though, Activision has bounced back in a major Forsaken will take players to two separate locations: a new section of the Reef called The Tangled Shore that has " fallen to lawlessness ," and The Dreaming City, the home of the Awoken faction of humans that will be specifically used for endgame content such as the next raid. Bungie says that the location will be filled with " secrets to discover and bosses to defeat ." While these two locations will be exclusive to the new expansion, a free update available to all Destiny 2 owners will add in several new features including a revamped weapon slot system, improvements to mods, and other user interface upgra Nezarec's Sin (costs 23 Legendary Shards) is an exotic Warlock class helmet that has Abyssal Extractors, which enable users who get Void-damage kills to increase their ability energy recharge rate. As with most other Warlock gear, Nezarec's Sin is balanced across the board, with a legendary mod that improves weapon handling for energy weapons. Unless players want to upgrade their helmet, most Warlock users may already have Nezarec's Sin and would want to skip it this w The Dragon's Shadow (costs 23 Legendary Shards) is an exotic Hunter class chest armor that's constructed out of wraithmetal mail and "grants movement and weapon handling speed for a short time after dodging," which should come especially handy during PvP matches, considering Hunters do a fair amount of dodging in competitive. Also, Hunters who use a Void subclass will have their class abilities recharge faster - and the ability can stack up to 3 ti