Gaming
Bungie Announces the Destiny 2 Free Trial to Mixed Reception

Are you still on the fence regarding Destiny 2? Do you not know if buying/playing the game is worth your time? Well worry no more, because Activision is adding a free trial for gamers who want to try before they buy.
Starting tomorrow, November 28th, gamers can download the Destiny 2 free trial on either their console or PC. According to the trailer, the trial will let players participate in multiplayer matches and several single player/co-op missions. However, as of writing this article, we have little information on the trial’s limitations. We do not know if gamers can only play for a limited amount of time or if they can stay in the game as long as they like but not progress past a certain point. All we know for certain is that PC players need a Blizzard Battle.Net account/launcher and that console owners need their respective subscriptions.
I enjoyed my time in the open beta (you can read my review here) and think Destiny 2 is a solid game, at least as far as gameplay is concerned. From what I have heard, though, the story is on par with the first Destiny (i.e., not good), and the season pass and microtransactions are abysmal. To make matters worse, commentors on the official Destiny 2 Twitter and Facebook pages don’t like the concept of a free trial, or at least believe the trial will turn off potential players due to the game’s current, unbalanced state.
While a free trial for an MMO is always a good idea, one must wonder if there are any ulterior motives behind the decision. After all, Destiny 2 released in September and is already $38.99 ($29.99 during the Black Friday sale), and by all accounts, the playerbase has dropped by a significant margin. Some commentors see the free trial as a last-ditch effort to breathe new life into a game that is, if the rumors are to be believed, potentially dying. If that’s true, I hope the free trial convinces gamers to buy Destiny 2, because a good game is hiding beneath all the microtransactions and season passes. I agree with many commentors that the game is in need of some serious fixes, but Bungie will be less inclined to make these fixes if the game doesn’t have a decent playerbase. I want Destiny 2 to succeed, and the free trial might be just the shot in the arm the game needs. If you won’t download the trial for me, do it for the puppies.
Gaming
Sony Has a “Monopoly” on the High-End Japanese Gaming Market, According to a US Senator

The never-ending saga surrounding Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has a new participant. Today, Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from the state of Washington, said some things about the subject that were hard to understand.
The senator, whose remarks were reported on by ResetEra, spoke at a Senate finance committee hearing on “the president’s 2023 Trade Policy Plan,” which we are sure was quite interesting.
Senator Cantwell said that she had been told that Sony “controls a monopoly of 98% of the high-end game market” despite the fact that “Japan’s government has allowed Sony to engage in blatant anti-competitive conduct through exclusive deals and payments to game publishers, establishing games that are among the most popular in Japan.”
This 98% statistic is highly deceptive because it ignores PC, Nintendo, and mobile games and instead refers to Sony’s adoption rate over Microsoft in Sony’s native country of Japan, a fact that shouldn’t surprise anyone who is even somewhat familiar with the video game business.
What can we do to rectify these problems and create a level playing field, she said of US Trade Representative Katherine Tai after charging Japan’s Federal Trade Commission with improperly failing to look into this purported “exclusionary conduct”?
It is absurd to claim that Sony has a monopoly on the Japanese video game market, as Luke Plunkett of Kotaku correctly points out, “because Sony doesn’t even have a 98% share of the market for the God of War series, a title they own, as Steam is getting 30% of every sale on PC.”
It goes without saying that we can’t expect elected officials to be experts in every field, but this is a visible step at a time when the ongoing attempt to buy the company is at a very important point.
Is it significant that Microsoft, along with Nintendo, maintains its headquarters in Redmond, Washington—Senator Cantwell’s district—or that Microsoft has given Cantwell more than $500,000 over the past two decades? Let us leave that up to you.
Consoles
Eating trash, Pizza Possum destroys the PS5

Pizza Possum is an arcade action game in which you, a possum, attempt to consume as much trash as you can without being discovered. It is a web-based sequel to the anarchy simulator Untitled Goose Game.It will eventually be available on the PS5.
We couldn’t help but notice that the possum in the title doesn’t look like the cute Australian possum that comes out at night to visit people.On the other hand, it looks like the horrible North American opossums are the ones that will attack trash cans and cause general chaos.Even though we think the second choice was better in terms of theme, we prefer the first one and are happy to explain why.
Your thoughts on Pizza Possum? Does it possess the necessary mass appeal to successfully skitter along the back fenceline while setting the dog off in the process?
Consoles
The Mercenaries, a free piece of DLC for Resident Evil 4 Remake, launches on April 7

Resident Evil 4 is now out, and the excellent remake can be bought right away.Even though you probably plan to play it all this weekend, you can take comfort in the fact that The Mercenaries, Resident Evil’s almost-required challenge mode, will be available as free DLC on April 7.
The mode’s exact details are still unknown, but if it’s anything like previous versions, you can expect some pretty hard tasks to test your skills.
You’re stumped about something? If you are still debating whether to purchase Resident Evil 4 Remake, be sure to look at our exhaustive guide for the answer or our in-depth review. Are you spending this weekend playing Resident Evil 4? Are you anticipating The Mercenaries?
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