News in the world of Destiny today, as developer Bungie announced more player bans and teased some kind of possible news for Sony’s PlayStation Experience event next month. Starting with the bans, writing on Twitter, Bungie community manager Cozmo said the studio is issuing serious-sounding bans that block entire consoles. People being banned are those…

Retailer GameStop today announced plans for its third annual holiday Make-A-Wish charity drive. Starting November 18 and running through the end of the year, shoppers will be able to donate money at the point of sale to benefit Make-A-Wish. One hundred percent of donations from GameStop and its subsidiaries will go to the charitable organization.…

NBA 2K17 will be playable for free on Xbox One for the next few days, though you’ll need an Xbox Live Gold subscription to participate. Gold members will be able to download the game starting at 9 AM PST (12 PM EST) on Friday, November 18. It’ll be playable from then until 11:59 PM PST…

[UPDATE] Deadline attended the strike event today at Insomniac’s HQ in Burbank, reporting that more than 400 SAG-AFTRA members and supporters showed up for the picket. “We’re staying out as long as it takes until the game producers decide to come back to the bargaining table and be reasonable,” actor Phil LaMarr, who is a…

Telltale Games today announced the release date for the fourth episode in its Batman series. Episode 4, Guardian of Gotham, will launch on Tuesday, November 22. It’ll be available on that date for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. The episode will also launch that day for iOS and Android. Telltale…

After not being permitted to attend last year’s show, The Game Awards will present Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima with the “Industry Icon” award on December 1. Game Awards host Geoff Keighley tweeted the announcement today, alongside a picture of Kojima holding the whole world in his hands–it’s actually just a small globe. Kojima…