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The last of Destiny 2: Into the Light‘s Brave arsenal is finally unlocked, bringing two last fan-favorite weapons back into players’ hands. Of all of them, Luna’s Howl might be the most prestigious, so it makes sense that it was left for last. The revised hand cannon could be almost as ravenous a predator of the Crucible as the original version, which was sunset way back with the Beyond Light expansion.

Like the other Brave arsenal weapons, you’ll need to knock down a quest in order to unlock the ability to farm Luna’s Howl reliably in Onslaught. It doesn’t take much work, though, especially if you’ve got an hour or two to spend clearing waves of enemies. Luna’s Howl has some pretty phenomenal potential rolls, though, making it a great gun to farm to take into Iron Banner and the Crucible. Here’s everything you need to know about Luna’s Howl, including which god rolls to chase.

How To Unlock Luna’s Howl

As with the other weapons in the Brave arsenal released in Into the Light, you can get Luna’s Howl by completing quests in the Hall of Champions and taking part in the new Onslaught activity. As with the other weapons, you’ll first need to complete the Feats of Strength quest with Lord Shaxx in order to unlock the full potential of the Hall of Champions. That also means knocking out the first weapon-specific quest you can pick up from Shaxx’s right-hand bot, Arcite 99-40, called Stranger Danger.

With Feats of Strength done, you’re now able to pick up additional weapon quests from Arcite that cover all the available Brave arsenal weapons. This week unlocks the last of them, making the Luna’s Howl quest available to grab immediately.

Complete Arcite’s Howl at the Moon quest will unlock Luna’s Howl. Like the other weapon quests, it has two different means of completing it:

• Defeat enemies with precision damage using a hand cannon anywhere in the system, with bonus progress for rapid final blows in Onslaught, or:
• Defeat 50 Guardians using a hand cannon.

Any hand cannon will do for these steps, although the fastest way to unlock Luna’s Howl is probably doing a few rounds of Onslaught–we knocked out the precision kill requirement in about 15 waves.

Once you’ve completed the quest, you can visit the holographic statue of Lord Shaxx that’s holding the gun to “attune” it. When you attune a weapon, you’ll receive it as a random reward from Onslaught activities and Trophies of Bravery chests much more often than normal. Use attunement to farm Onslaught and chase the rolls you want the most.

You’ll also get Bungie’s curated version of Luna’s Howl, which includes the perks Eye of the Storm and a reworked version of Magnificent Howl, the signature perk of the original version of this gun. That’s a pretty solid version of Luna’s Howl you can take right into the Crucible, if you’re so inclined.

Luna’s Howl Curated Perks

• Barrel: Smallbore
  • +7 Stability, +7 Range
• Magazine: Ricochet Rounds
  • +5 Range +10 Stability
• First Column: Eye of the Storm
  • This weapon becomes more accurate and boosts handling as your health gets lower
• Second Column: Magnificent Howl
  • The number of precision final blows before reloading affects the total rounds granted with increased range and damage. Precision final blows with Magnificent Howl active extend the effect for additional rounds.
• Origin Perk: Indomitability
  • Kills with this weapon provide grenade energy if you’re using a Light subclass, or melee energy if you’re using a Dark subclass

Luna’s Howl God Rolls

With its re-release in the Brave arsenal, Luna’s Howl has seen some major changes to its available perks. It also fires faster than the original, which was a 180 RPM hand cannon–this one is a 140 RPM. Though Bungie has adjusted its signature perk, Magnificent Howl, to be a little less overpowered in the Crucible, it’s still an impressive PvP weapon. With Magnificent Howl active, the increase in damage and range you’ll receive can kill opponents in two quick headshots, making this thing exceedingly lethal against other players if you’re accurate and plan accordingly.

As for PvE, Luna’s Howl wasn’t originally conceived as a gun to take down rank-and-file aliens. That said, the new perk pool has some pretty good options, like Incandescent and Heal Clip, that make it a very viable choice.

Luna’s Howl PvP God Roll

• Barrel: Hammer-Forged Rifling
• Magazine: Ricochet Rounds
  • Rounds ricochet off hard surfaces
  • +5 Range, +10 Stability
• First Perk: Heal Clip / Slideshot
  • Heal Clip: Reloading after a final blow grants Cure to you and nearby allies
  • Slideshot: Sliding partially reloads this weapon’s magazine and temporarily boosts range and stability
• Second Perk: Magnificent Howl / Desperate Measures
  • Magnificent Howl: The number of precision final blows before reloading affects the total rounds granted with increased range and damage. Precision final blows with Magnificent Howl active extend the effect for additional rounds.
  • Desperate Measures: Weapon final blows grant bonus damage. Melee and grenade final blows grant a larger bonus that can stack.
• Masterwork: Range

When it comes to the barrel, magazine, and Masterwork for Luna’s Howl, you want to squeeze out as much range as you can get, minimizing damage fall-off and allowing you to win fights from as far away as possible. For its perks, you have some choices based on how you play and what will serve you best. Magnificent Howl and Heal Clip both reward you for scoring kills and reloading afterward, with Heal Clip’s blast of Cure potentially making it easier for you to survive your next fight, hopefully with Magnificent Howl rounds now in your magazine. Alternatively, Slideshot gives you a way of boosting your shots so you’re more likely to actually win the first fight. Encore, too, is a solid choice, boosting your accuracy on any kill to hopefully help you land more precision blows.

As for Magnificent Howl itself, it’s a powerful perk you won’t find anywhere else, but it also requires skillful shooting and surviving long enough to reload the gun to take advantage of it. If that’s a lot of pressure, Desperate Measures at least can give you some bonus damage in more situations and without the need to be quite so accurate.

Luna’s Howl PvE God Roll

• Barrel: Smallbore / Corkscrew Rifling
  • Smallbore: +7 Range, +7 Stability
  • Corkscrew Rifling: +5 Range, +5 Stability, +5 Handling
• Magazine: Appended Mag
  • Increases magazine size.
• First Perk: Heal Clip
  • Reloading after a final blow grants Cure to you and nearby allies.
• Second Perk: Incandescent
  • Defeating a target spreads Scorch to those nearby. More powerful combatants and opposing Guardians cause scorch in a larger radius.
• Masterwork: Range / Reload Speed

Magnificent Howl is a solid perk even in PvE, thanks to the ability to knock out lots of small enemies quickly and reload for a bunch of more powerful rounds, but that’s a boost to your primary weapon you probably don’t seriously need. More interesting and probably more useful is the Solar synergy you get from Heal Clip and Incandescent. Knocking out enemies with Incandescent spreads scorch, which can be great for burning down tons of enemies quickly, and Heal Clip gives you and your pals a burst of healing every time you reload. Use Appended Mag to make sure you’re finishing those final blows to scorch as many enemies as possible or Flared Magwell to speed up your reloads alongside repeated healing.

For your other Brave arsenal needs, check out our guides to getting god rolls for The Mountaintop and The Recluse.

Despicable Me 4 hits theaters on July 3, and a bunch of new Lego sets are now available ahead of its release. Some of these are fairly big builds inching close to 1,000 pieces, while others barely clock in over 100 pieces–so whether you’re a veteran builder or brand-new to Lego, you should have no problem finding something that fits your (or your kid’s) skill level. Keep in mind that some of these are already selling out at select retailers, so consider checking them out soon if you’re interested.

Here’s a look at the four Despicable Me 4 Lego sets up for grabs. These Despicable Me 4 sets are far from the only new Lego sets that launched on May 1. Lego also released an adorable Mood Cubes set based on Pixar’s Inside Out 2. Star Wars fans should also check out the new sets released ahead of Star Wars Day, including the Ultimate Collector Series TIE Interceptor.

PlayStation has revealed this month’s batch of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. All PS Plus members will be able to claim a quartet of freebies starting May 7: EA Sports FC 24, Ghostrunner 2, Tunic, and Destiny 2: Lightfall.

If you haven’t claimed April’s PlayStation Plus free games yet, make sure to do so before next Tuesday.

EA Sports FC 24 is a fairly recent game, as it was released in September 2023. EA’s first soccer game since it parted ways with FIFA, EA Sports FC 24 might have a new name but it’s still the same beautiful game. With a ton of licensed teams and leagues, and impressive technology powering the entire experience, this was a solid attempt from EA to establish a new franchise.

We’ve seen plenty of Zelda-like games over the years, and Tunic ranks up there with the best of them. A love letter to the 16-bit era of Zelda games, Tunic is challenging, charming, and full of wonder.

Ghostrunner 2 is another recent game arriving on PS Plus this month, and in case you missed it, this cyberpunk action game builds on the foundation of the first game to deliver more fast and furious action. High-stakes combat meets smooth parkour energy in this sequel, and once you find your groove, Ghostrunner 2 provides a riveting action experience.

Finally, Destiny 2: Lightfall rounds out the selection of new releases in May. Arriving a month before the release of Destiny 2’s next expansion, The Final Shape, Lightfall is the penultimate chapter in the Light and Darkness saga. It’s not the best showcase of Destiny 2, but it’s worth diving into so that you can earn some exclusive Exotic weapons, master the Strand subclass, and power up your Guardian before the final battle with the Witness.

PlayStation Plus free games for April 2024

Available May 7-June 3.

• EA Sports FC 24 (Available until June 17) – PS5, PS4
• Tunic – PS5, PS4
• Ghostrunner 2 – PS5
• Destiny 2: Lightfall – PS5, PS4

Bethesda has announced it will be releasing Starfield‘s biggest update since launch on May 15. Referred to by Bethesda as the May Update, the patch will include updated planet surface maps, new gameplay difficulty options, and new ship-building customization options, among other new features.

The announcement was made via a five-minute YouTube video uploaded to the Bethesda Softworks YouTube channel, featuring interviews with the game’s lead producer, Joe Mueller, art director Istvan Pely, and senior producer Tim Lamb.

“We’ve seen a lot of feedback online that players really want a lot more utility and detail in our surface maps,” Pely explained. “So we took what’s there, we blew it all up, and instead, now we have a whole new aesthetic to the surface maps where you can see the terrain, all the detail in the terrain–trees, rocks, all the structures in the loaded zone. It’s a lot easier to navigate.”

Cities will also become easier to navigate post-update, Pely shared, revealing that players will now be able to see icons representing different points of interest when using their scanner to navigate on-foot. Each icon functions as a fast-travel point, allowing players to make use of the game’s fast-travel system without having to navigate through multiple map menus.

As for gameplay itself, the May Update will introduce a multitude of new options to allow players to customize their gameplay experience. When the update goes live, players will be able to increase the amount of credits vendors have on them, reducing the need for players to visit multiple vendors to fully offload their loot. The player’s carry weight capacity and ship cargo capacity can also be tweaked at any time via the player’s inventory.

Survival features–like the need for food and effects of environmental hazards–will also be customizable once the update is released, and players will gain access to new combat difficulty settings, allowing them to tweak the difficulty of both space combat and groundside battles. For players who are particularly hungry for a challenge, a new difficulty level has been added: If “Very Hard” mode isn’t hard enough, players can try out the new “Extreme” mode instead.

Ship-building is also getting some love in this update, allowing players to decorate their ships’ interiors in a manner that’s much closer to the way outpost and player home decoration works. There are also more openings for doorways, and a new feature that allows players to place empty hab modules in their ship and decorate them from scratch.

Veteran players who have finished the game multiple times will likely be happy to hear about the May Update’s New Game Plus respeccing feature, which will give players entering the Unity the option to change both their physical appearance and their character’s Traits.

Lastly, the May Update also features new performance options for players who are traversing the galaxy via an Xbox Series X. Series X players will now be able to choose between 30fps 40fps, 60fps, or an uncapped frame rate on Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) displays. Those without a VRR display will be able to select either 30fps or 60fps. Series X players will also be able to prioritize gameplay performance over visual performance, and vice versa.

Starfield’s May Update goes live on May 15. For more information, check out Bethesda’s May Update blog post.

Apex Legends Season 20: Breakout is nearing its end, and today, developer Respawn Entertainment gave players a taste of what’s coming in Season 21 via a new episode of Stories From The Outlands, entitled Based On A True Story. The episode introduces players to Season 21’s debut Legend, a portal-hopping anomaly who goes by the name Alter.

Narrated by Alter herself, Based On A True Story seems to imply that Alter is not from the same dimension as the other Legends (save for Wraith, who is also from another dimension). The episode reveals that Alter’s parents are dead–and may have been murdered–but verifiable information is sparse in terms of her origins, and she seems to revel in the fact that she’s an enigma–and a potentially unreliable narrator.

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