The trailer for Netflix's next Marvel series, The Punisher was released and it delivered two minutes of pure action, as well as a ton of gunshots. The quick-paced video delivered a lot of information about the upcoming 2017 series--which doesn't have specific release date yet--and there were a few Easter eggs for fans of the comic book series. Here's a breakdown of everything we saw, and what you can expect from The Punisher.
It opens with Frank Castle and his daughter Lisa playing the opening to "One" by Metallica. At one point in time, Castle was a family man and not a vigilante with homicidal tendencies.
After staring lovingly into the eyes of her husband, Frank Castle, Maria gets shot in the back of the head by a masked man who sneaks into the room. This flashback gives us a great insight into what pushed Castle into the deep end, making him a man fueled by vengeance.
After a few quick shots of Punisher gearing up by readying his guns and strapping on his vest, he goes on the offensive, getting into a firefight with a bunch of people.
Punisher stands over someone and says, "What do you know about my family?" The man he's talking to says he doesn't know anything, and Punisher's reply is, "Fair enough."
Very quickly, Punisher shoots the guy he was talking to. He takes no prisoners. While we've seen him in Season 2 of Daredevil he has no problem shooting people, this feels cold and robotic.
"They killed my family to get to me," explains Punisher. We get a quick shot of what is obviously one of the villains this season, Rawlins. In the comics, the character appeared in Garth Ennis' Punisher Max series as a CIA agent who has committed numerous war crimes.
Castle goes on to say he was part of a covert CIA operation. We see him tied up with masked men around him. Was this part of his training or initiation?
We know that this happens in the past because we see a video of this on a computer, which we believe is Castle's.
If you're wondering, the web address for the video does not work.
Castle mentions the man in charge--Rawlins--wants him dead. He mentions Homeland Security and the FBI. This is the first time we see the character Dinah Madani, who works at Homeland Security and is tracking Punisher.
There is a very brief shot of Karen Page standing next to Castle. She and the Punisher made a connection with each other during Season 2 of Daredevil, so this crossover cameo really works for this show.
Punisher talks to David Lieberman, who is known as Micro in the series. He wants Castle to work with him because they want the same thing. Punisher says he'll do it on one condition: he'll kill them all. More than likely, this has to do with Rawlins and the team that killed Castle's family. In the comics, Microchip is a weapons engineer who is great with technology. However, Microchip betrays Punisher, which ends up getting him killed.
One of Punisher's most important villains makes an appearance in the trailer. Very briefly, we see the character Billy Russo walking away from an explosion. In the comics, he goes by the name Jigsaw. He was known for his good looks until Punisher sent him through a window, which scarred his face.
Someone is holding Castle hostage, with a gun to his head. It's hard to make out just who has Punisher looking down the barrel of a gun.
Punisher is walking through his own hideout firing his gun at someone. His gunshots go along to the beat of the music.
Apparently, Punisher's hideout has been invaded by armed officers. This results in a large explosion. Did someone give his location away or was he betrayed?
Dinah Madani tells someone that Frank Castle is back. During the tail end of Season 2 of Daredevil, the police believed him to be dead. She's working to discover what's going on with Castle, as she is one of the few people who thinks he's alive.
Madani is talking to Sam Stein, her partner, who still believes Castle is dead. Both characters are not based on anyone from the comics but seem as though they could have come from the comic series Punisher Max.
Finally, the trailer closes out with Punisher shooting someone in the back of the head. The character has gone through some changes since the last time we saw him: he colder, shows no mercy, and will kill anyone in his way. The trailer makes it seem as though this is a darker, more unforgiving character than the one we saw in Daredevil.
Punisher will hit Netflix sometime before the end of the year.
A new update for Rainbow Six Siege has been released, and players on PlayStation 4 are reporting a variety of problems with it. Some of these are potentially serious enough that you may want to avoid updating or refrain from playing with the update installed until a fix has been released.
There have been numerous reports of the Siege update causing PS4 systems to crash. This seems especially common when inviting players to your party, and Ubisoft has specifically recommended avoiding doing so for the time being. It stated, "We are cooperating with Sony on this issue and would advise you to not use this feature until a resolution is found."
But other players claim that the game is more seriously impacting their systems, yielding an error (CE-36329-3) related to the hard drive being corrupted. Users on Reddit claim that neither deleting the game nor initializing the system resolves the problem. Not everyone seems to be affected, but given the potential severity, it would be safer to avoid the game's update for the time being.
Ubisoft has not announced how soon a fix is coming, but we'll report back as more details are shared. The Xbox One and PC versions of the game appear to be unaffected.
Vampyr, the upcoming story-driven action game from Life Is Strange developer Dontnod, has been delayed into "spring 2018." The game was originally scheduled to come out in November 2017 but, in a press release, the studio said a "technical issue" has resulted in the need for extra time.
"Delaying the release of a project you hold dear is always a tough decision," said Oskar Guilbert, chief executive of the studio. "However, we believe that meeting a deadline should never compromise quality. We were still convinced just a few weeks ago that we would be able to release Vampyr this year. Unfortunately, a technical issue--now solved--has set our teams' schedule back at the end of the development.
"This delay allows us enough time for all the polishing and balancing phase, much needed for a game of Vampyr's scope, with its ambitious, semi-open world, its complex narrative and deep RPG mechanics that give players a real impact on the world."
In Vampyr, players take control of Dr. Jonathan Reid, a famous surgeon, known for his dedication to saving lives during the Spanish Flu epidemic. However, he returns home from the Great War cursed with vampirism and now must struggle to find his humanity. The game is set in the dark and gritty streets of 1918 London.
Like its predecessors The Lego Movie and The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie bursts on all sides with meta references, double entendres, and other self-referential in-jokes that make these movies as entertaining to adults as they are to kids. Obviously, that's no accident. Ninjago's producers, Chris McKay and Dan Lin, told GameSpot that they're happy to "get away with murder" when it comes to these films' humor.
"We want to try to get away with murder as much as we possibly can," McKay said during an interview at the Legoland Hotel in Carlsbad, Calif.
The Lego Ninjago Movie is unlike the previous two in that it's based on an existing Lego franchise that already has its own TV show (whereas The Lego Movie was an original story, and Lego Batman was--well, Batman). In this incarnation, the six ninjas at the story's center take on Lord Garmadon (The Leftovers' Justin Theroux), an evil-ish figure bent on domination. The twist: The Ninjas' leader, Lloyd (Dave Franco), is Garmadon's son. The drama as Lloyd's identity is revealed and he and Garmadon deal with their messy family life provides a poignant counter to the series' frenetic, over-the-top humor.
"We take that absurdity and that craziness and that humor, and then we want to surprise you at the end with real emotion," Lin said. "Our goal is to make you cry in these movies."
It's not easy to do both, but that's part of the reason these Lego films have been so successful with critics and fans. As unlikely as it seems, they feel like more than just extended advertisements to sell more Lego toys. According to the producers, that's because they have a vision.
"When I sat down with Dan and [co-directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord] on the first movie, we talked about, 'What if Henry Selick and Michael Bay were 10-year-old kids and they lived across the street from each other and they were best friends and they made movies together?" McKay said. "There's two different kinds of absurdities: One is taking yourself so crazy serious, and the other is not taking it seriously at all. And I think there's something fun about the combination of that kind of silliness. When you're a kid you play like that, you're not making jokes, but the stuff comes out hilarious because you're taking it so seriously."
"We wanted to make it feel like the inmates are running the asylum, and that the filmmakers are kind of getting away with something," he continued. "That was a running theme through all of the Lego movies, that we always were trying to make it feel like this isn't something that you've seen. Sometimes we throw good taste out the window, and this wouldn't be something that other filmmakers might do; we can get away with things because we are trying to sort of imitate the mind of the way I used to play when I was a kid."
As the Ninjago crew--voiced alongside Franco by Abbi Jacobson, Michael Peña, Fred Armisen, Kumail Nanjiani, and Zach Woods--learn more about their powers, the audience gets glimpses of lightning-quick montages filled with flashes from classic martials arts movies. Jackie Chan's Master Wu guides them, while Theroux growls and grumbles hilariously as Garmadon. The animated action is impressive, but it's a live-action cat--named "Meowthra" by her terrified victims--who steals the show when she starts wreaking havoc on this miniature Lego city. The real world affecting the Lego fantasy is one of the most fun recurring gags in these movies.
"We're trying not to make a traditional animated movie," Lin said. "So there's always something crazy going on, whether it's the flashbacks to different martial arts films that you see in the movie, or even the live action cat showing up, there are just some things that we want people watching to go, 'Where'd that come from? That's weird!' The movies are always very funny, but they're always subversive."
"In a fun, family movie way," he added--naturally. The Lego Ninjago Movie hits theaters Sept. 22.
The latest installment in Arkane's acclaimed stealth-action series, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, is now available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. This smaller, standalone adventure takes place several months after the events of last year's Dishonored 2 and looks to tie up the remaining loose ends from its predecessors. This time, players assume the role of former assassin Billie Lurk, who embarks on a quest to reunite with her mentor Daud and ultimately assassinate the titular Outsider.
Reviews for the game are now available online, and critics seem to agree that Death of the Outsider is another well-made, if not particularly revolutionary, addition to the Dishonored series. We've collected a sample of reviews below; for a broader look at what critics are saying about Death of the Outsider, be sure to visit GameSpot sister site Metacritic.
Game: Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Developer: Arkane Studios
Platform: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release: September 15
Price: $30/£20
GameSpot -- 8/10
"Dishonored: Death Of The Outsider is a solid, inventive, yet somewhat subdued capper to the stories from the previous Dishonored games. While the smaller scope can be felt throughout, the approach to allowing players to express themselves as a master assassin is just as strong as ever. It's uncertain where the series can go from here, but this stand-alone release proves that Dishonored is still a remarkably designed stealth-action game with much potential, that offers players the chance to be creative in ways they'd least expect." -- Alessandro Fillari [Full review]
IGN -- 8.4/10
"In general, Death of the Outsider feels like an extension of Dishonored 2, which it pretty much is despite being sold as a standalone game instead of an expansion. It doesn't mess up what made its predecessor great, and thankfully ran significantly better on PC at launch for me (I maxed it out on a GTX 1070, and it still ran great on a GTX 970), but it also ends up being a flatter version of an incredible game." -- Tom Marks [Full review]
Polygon -- 8/10
"Death of the Outsider offers a standard take on the Dishonored formula, tracking closely to its admirable ethos of freedom and choice in a world of subtleties and illusions. It's a decent finale with a solid central character. But it makes little attempt to try anything new, a sign that all the best ideas are likely going into whatever comes next." -- Colin Campbell [Full review]
Eurogamer -- Recommended
"The trading of fixed upgrades for the flexibility of bone charms, streamlined energy system and dialing-back of Chaos/Order seem a foundation worthy of a grander tale, one that tugs a little harder on some of the dangling threads here--Billie's ability to listen to rats, for example, a promising rewrite of the Heart of Dunwall narrative mechanic that never really goes anywhere, or the mournful profundities of Dishonored's whales, which are referenced but not dwelt upon in the final area. There have been far, far worse finales, though, and erasing the god whose mystical gifts create the framework for a game of this sort is quite the way to drop the curtain. If only every series could meet its end so boldly, not simply raging against the dying of the light but taking a knife to its own shadow." -- Edwin Evans-Thirlwell [Full review]
Game Informer -- 8.5/10
"Death of the Outsider ultimately emerges as a strong chapter in one of the best modern action/RPG series thanks to gameplay refinements and dedication to its dark fiction. This standalone expansion doesn't revolutionize the series but instead does something more important, navigating the familiar to bring everything to a satisfying conclusion." -- Javy Gwaltney [Full review]
By Anonymous on Sep 20, 2017 10:08 pm The Lobby crew gushes about Divinity:Original Sin 2, one of the best PC RPGs ever made, and Echo, the surprise new hit from the developers of Hitman.
EA's next entry in the Need for Speed series releases fairly soon and will be available on both consoles and PC. Those looking to play Need for Speed Payback on their computer now have an idea of how well their rig will hold up, as EA and developer Ghost Games have announced the minimum requirements and recommended specs for the upcoming racing game.
The minimum specs are not especially demanding, calling for an Intel i3 6300 or AMD FX 8150, 6 GB of RAM, and a GTX 750 Ti or Radeon HD 7850. It's important to note, however, that this is what's outlined for those looking to achieve a 720p, 30 FPS experience at Low settings, which is obviously not what many PC owners are hoping for.
Similarly, the recommended specs are only for playing at 1080p and 60 FPS at High settings; those seeking a higher framerate or resolution will have to guess at what kind of hardware they'll need for now. The 1080p/60 FPS setup recommends an i5 4690K or AMD FX 8350, 8 GB of RAM, and a GTX 1060 or RX 480. If you have even better hardware, you may be able to run the game at 4K, as seen in the new gameplay video above.
The first trailer for The Punisher is here. Netflix's latest Marvel show sees Jon Bernthal reprise his role from Daredevil as vigilante anti-hero Frank Castle, and this first trailer suggests that the show is going to be every bit as violent as fans of the character have been hoping for. Netflix is still holding back on a release date, but fans of Metallica will enjoy the trailer's clever use of their classic song One. Check it out above.
Bernthal is joined by his Daredevil co-star Deborah Ann Woll, playing Karen Page. The Punisher also stars Curtis Hoyle, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, David Lieberman, Michael Nathanson, Sam Stein, and Jaime Ray Newman.
Bernthal is the fourth actor to play the Punisher, following Dolph Lungren, Thomas Jane, and Ray Stevenson in the three previous movie versions. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Bernthal confirmed that the new show would be the darkest Marvel series so far.
"This season is much darker as it goes, it gets darker and darker and more visceral," he said. "The show takes you on this journey of Frank becoming more and more human again and then shutting off and shutting off and going back to what works for him, and the place where he kind of belongs, and I think that's a place of solitude and of darkness and destruction. It's going to get into as dark and as brutal a place as you've ever seen in the Marvel world, I can promise you that."
Bernthal also spoke about playing a character that is both a ruthless killer and a hero that the audience is supposed to side with. "I think there's a bit of Frank in all of us," he revealed. "We all go through bouts of darkness and regret and shame, and we mess up and we make mistakes, so I think to really zero in on that and to dig into that wound is what makes him interesting."
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds can be an intense multiplayer experience, but the only way to really learn how to play it is to actually jump in. The battle royale-style game pits up to 100 players against each other, with the single goal of being the last player standing.
With no tutorial, single-player mode, or other traditional ways to pick up how the game works, most players just have to spend lots of time getting killed in Battlegrounds in order to learn the ropes. But with a little information about the essentials, you can cut the learning curve significantly. Here are 12 essential tips to get you started in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds that'll help you hit the island running.
Speed And Smarts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds starts with up to 100 players parachuting onto a giant island. The goal is to fight and survive to be the only person left, and in practice, that means you'll need to mix stealth, combat, and situational awareness to take out other players and avoid getting dropped yourself. Right from the beginning of the match, you'll have control in the air as you descend onto the game world. During this time, you can see other players and move your character to avoid them.
Part of what makes Battlegrounds so interesting is its scope. The island is huge, allowing you to explore a big chunk of it for weapons, and features varied environments from power plants to houses to forests make for a lot of surprising encounters. But to win, you'll need to be both quick and intelligent. When moving around, sometimes it's best to holster your weapon to pick up speed. Though you will be more vulnerable, sometimes it's more important to move quickly.
Pay attention to your surroundings, both indoors and out, and try to anticipate where other players might be waiting for you, especially when you check buildings--even the bathtubs, as they're a common hiding spot. Stay out of the open as much as possible and outsmart players by being patient and, to some degree, cautious. Your only goal is to stay alive, so sometimes, avoiding a fight is better than picking one. You can often get further in a match by letting other players do your dirty work for you and then picking them off when they're vulnerable. Just know that players who do more killing often end up with better gear, which can stack the deck against you as you get into Battlegrounds' later moments.
Learn (And Adjust) The Controls
The first thing you should do out of the gate is spend some time familiarizing yourself with the game's controls, and making any adjustments you desire. There are a lot of inputs to remember, and you'll need all your skills to play effectively. Among the most important is the ability to turn your head by holding down the Alt key (by default). In third-person view mode, holding Alt allows you to swivel the camera so you can see all the way around you without moving. This is essential, since the island is a huge place, and you constantly need to be on the lookout for other players. Everyone is gunning for you, and only by being more aware of your surroundings than your opponents will you emerge victorious.
You'll also want to familiarize yourself with crouching and going prone, which minimize how visible you are and dictate how much sound your character makes while moving. Also, holding the ALT key can reduce the speed of your character, making them more quiet. Other handy controls include the B key, which lets you switch your weapons' firing modes, and Tab, which opens your inventory screen and quickly loot nearby bodies within a short distance. Managing your inventory quickly and efficiently is a key part of PUBG, so more on that later.
Be Aware Of The Circle
In PUBG, you can't just wander the island for as long as you want, wherever you want. Eventually, the play area constricts; if you check the in-game map with the M button, you'll see a white ring designating the new play field, with a timer in the bottom-right corner of your display. When the timer runs out, another blue ring begins to rush toward the white one. If you're caught outside the white ring when the blue one arrives, you'll start to take damage--and the longer the game goes on, the more quickly the blue forcefield will kill you. So in addition to hunting down and fighting other players (or avoiding them), you need to continually make your way into the white circle to avoid dying. And each smaller circle means there's a better and better chance you'll run into other players as the battlefield becomes ever smaller.
In fact, a big part of every PUBG match is knowing where the circle is and how it'll affect you. Smart players use the circle as part of their strategy, using it to predict other players' movements and to ambush them as they flee its deadly contractions. You'll often see people waiting on bridges and at other choke points where they know other players are forced to pass to keep inside the circle. Thinking about where the circle will force players to go, and anticipating bad situations when you're forced to move, will help you survive.
What To Know About Your Gear
When you first drop onto the island in PUBG, you'll have only the clothes on your back. If you happen to encounter a player immediately, you can punch them, but every drop is a race for the nearest buildings, and with them, guns. You'll find guns and other equipment almost exclusively inside buildings, so most of the time, you'll want to move from structure to structure.
Your primary concern at the outset of the game is to get armed, but you also will need more than guns. Gear in PUBG includes body armor, backpacks to lug your stuff, and health items. In every game, you immediately want to seek out a vest and helmet for protection. However, higher tiered gear can protect against the more vulnerable areas of your body, such as tier 3 helmet offering a facemask to protect against head damage. These won't make you invincible, but they allow you to take a lot more damage and use up less healing items before dying.
Armor items and backpacks come in three tiers, with the third being the rarest and most effective. Most of the game is about checking buildings for better stuff, and you can expect other players to be doing the same. By the later stages of any match, expect your opponents to be pretty well decked out. Never stop looking for better gear, whether it's in the buildings you stop by or on the players you kill.
Manage Your Inventory
Even with the biggest backpacks and best gear in Battlegrounds, your ability to carry equipment is limited. You can only cram so many first aid kits, energy drinks, and ammo boxes into your pockets. A lot of PUBG is about knowing what to take and what to leave behind, and setting up your weapons with useful attachments as quickly as possible.
You can open your character's Inventory screen with the Tab key, but know that you're vulnerable while you're messing with the menus. On the Inventory screen, you'll see three weapon slots for two rifles and a pistol, along with spaces for equitable armor. When you stand near gear you want to pick up, you'll see it arrayed in the top-left corner of the screen. Experienced players use the inventory screen to pick up almost all of their stuff, instead of the E key. You can drag items directly to where they go on your character, which cancels the "pick-up" animation that leaves your character vulnerable for a second or two. Once you get familiar with what gear goes where, this seemingly small consideration might save your life as you grab a gun or ammo in a clutch moment.
Knowing how to prioritize stuff in your inventory is extremely important. For instance, you only want to carry ammo for the guns you've got with you. While it's tempting to pick up tons of bandages, they can only heal up to 75% health, and you may be better off keeping a few on-hand till you find a proper medkit. Grenades can be effective, but their uses are pretty limited. As for attachments for weapons you don't have, unless they're very rare and potentially useful if you find the right gun, they're just just dead weight and will clog up inventory space--especially for lower tiered backpacks that holds less space.
While you want to find as much good gear as quickly as possible in PUBG, you also want to throw away anything you're not getting much use out of. Ammo for your assault rifle is much more important than ammo for your pistol, for instance. And even though your Tier 3 body armor might be damaged, it's still more effective at stopping bullets than a Tier 1 vest.
It's All About Sound
Situational awareness is essential in PUBG. The island is so big that it's possible to go for long periods without seeing any other players, but catching sight of people before they see you is essential to making it all the way to the end. Even more important than sight, though, is sound.
Sound carries quite a way in PUBG. Fire a gun and you'll be heard for a huge distance around you, often drawing more players to your location. Driving the few vehicles in the game create even more sound, announcing your position to everyone in the area. But even at a local level, footsteps make a huge amount of noise. You'll often hear players before you see them, and being able to gauge the locations of noisy players and ambush them is an important skill--as is knowing where players might be waiting to do the same to you.
It's highly recommended that you play Battlegrounds with a solid pair of headphones, preferably the wrap-around kind that support stereo sound. Your best assets in the game aren't your guns but your ears. Most of the times you'll encounter other players, you'll hear them long before you see them.
Loot And Scoot
In PUBG, it's important to keep moving and to constantly seek out better equipment. Hiding out in a good spot in the middle of the circle might seem like a great idea, but often you'll handicap yourself--you might make it to the Top 10 in a game where you hide out in an attic for 20 minutes, but you'll often be underpowered compared to the players who have been battling it out for the entire match. It's important to balance caution with taking risks, and to learn which situations call for which approach.
In general, though, you'll want to check a building as quickly as you can, get everything you need from it, and move on. But be aware of your surroundings. For players just starting out, a good thing to watch for are open doors. All the doors in PUBG are closed by default, and doors standing open were definitely opened by players. But you can also close doors behind you, which is a great way to throw someone off your trail or set up an ambush by making a building look untouched when you're actually hiding inside. If you suspect an enemy might be nearby but the exterior doors on a building are closed, one good strategy is to check the windows. Interior doors are also closed by default, so if you can look into a building from the outside to see open doors on the inside, you might avoid walking into a trap.
It's also worth noting that the biggest, most interesting buildings--apartments, the power plant, the military base, the school, and so on--often house the best gear. However, they also attract the most players who have the same idea to trek into large spaces for more valuable gear.
Learn The Good Weapons
There are a ton of guns in PUBG, and they're not all equal. Some are good for different situations--a shotgun can be devastating in close-quarters interior combat but next to useless out in the field. Most guns can also support a number of attachments, from suppressors to better stocks, that change how they handle and can make middling weapons into powerhouses.
Your general approach should be to try to find assault rifles like the M16A and the AK-47. These guns are reliable in a variety of situations and are great up close or at range, especially when you find scopes for them. Sniper rifles are rare and also worth snagging when you can find them, especially if scopes are plentiful. As you get better at PUBG, you'll find getting the right guns and the optics to go with them is a big part of outfitting yourself to make it to the late stages of the game.
But if you can spend time messing with each gun, preferably in combat, figuring out what weapons you personally like and do well with is better than any generalized advice. Learning the weapons of the game and getting comfortable with them will also make you more adaptive. Know where your strengths lie and play to them, while increasing your skills in areas they don't. A big part of the Battlegrounds experience is learning the ins and outs of the guns so that you can do well, whether you have your favorite weapons or something you found in an emergency.
Healing And Boosting Are Essential
Other key items you'll find in Battlegrounds are first-aid kits, medkits, bandages, painkillers, and energy drinks. These all constitute healing items, but they don't all work in the same way. Bandages, for instance, will restore 10 percent of your health, but only up to 75 percent of your maximum. First aid kits are the same way: They'll heal you any amount up to the 75 percent threshold. Only rarer Medkits and boosting items--painkillers and energy drinks--can fully restore you to 100 percent healthy.
Boosters work differently from straight-up health items. Using an energy drink or a painkiller fills a small bar located above your health bar, which indicates your boost level. At the first level, your character will gradually heal, which means you can use boosters to restore yourself to 100 percent from 75 percent health, but gradually, over several seconds. Using more boosters will give you other benefits, like a slightly increased run speed and quicker gun handling, that can be essential in the late game.
But it's important to note that all healing items don't work immediately. You'll have to stay still for several seconds as you deploy them. That means in order to use a first-aid kit or drink an energy drink, you'll be vulnerable. Plan accordingly.
Watch Out For The Red Circle
Occasionally, you'll see a bright red circle appear on your minimap. This is a warning to get to cover if you're in the affected area. After a few seconds, bombs will start to explode randomly across the area covered by the red circle for a short period, adding another way you can meet your death in PUBG.
Red circles are by no means an instant death sentence, however. If you're running through a red circle and you've got no shelter, you should keep running and hope for the best. If you're in a car, you can often successfully drive through, However, houses can be difficult to survive in during a Red Circle, as the event can damage windows and doors, blowing them out and harming any players nearby. But of course, the red circles should be avoided, as they're potentially deadly at worst, and noisy and distracting at best.
Use Cover
When you do eventually get into a fight with another player, knowing where to stand and how to protect yourself is extremely helpful. Bullets never penetrate through trees, making them great cover, but bushes only make you hard to see, not hard to kill. Doors won't stop incoming fire, but walls will. You can also use the Q and E keys to lean left and right, allowing you to peek out from behind cover or around a corner to take shots without exposing your entire body.
When you get killed in a fight, try to pay attention to where you were and what you did wrong. Were you standing right in front of a door when an enemy decided to blow it out with their shotgun? Did you strafe the wrong way around a tree? Learn where you're safe and where you aren't, and then use that knowledge to limit the situations in which you're less safe than the enemy.
Play Smarter Than The Competition
All the best guns and gear in PUBG don't hold a candle to your most important weapon: Your brain. Battlegrounds is a game about assessing situations quickly and dealing with them accordingly. That means that just because you hear gunfire in the distance doesn't mean you go charging toward it, and just because you see an enemy 100 yards off doesn't mean you start unloading in their direction in the meager hopes you might rack up a kill.
Discretion is the name of the game in Battlegrounds. Knowing when you are an effective fighter and when you're not, and turning the situation to your advantage, is what the game is really about. In practice, that means you should almost never fire your gun. Unless you're confident you can take out the other player, opening fire is like unfurling a giant "Come kill me" sign above your head. Shooting at someone and failing to kill them risks providing them with the knowledge of your location, giving them a better chance to kill you. And that's to say nothing of the other curious players who might come to investigate the noise.
Being smart doesn't necessarily mean being meek, though. For a lot of new players, it's easy to give into the tension of Battlegrounds and to find a place to hole up to wait for the end of the match. Not only is that boring, but it won't teach you anything. It can be useful to drop into some of the busiest locations in PUBG, like the centers of towns or the military bases, and get into some fights. The game currently doesn't include a killcam or any other way of seeing who kills you and from where--so if you hide in an attic all game before being forced to make a run for the circle as it contracts, only to get sniped by some player you never see, you won't learn anything. And learning is how you become better.
So don't be afraid to try, and fail. The odds are 99 to one that you'll die in a PUBG match. Don't fear death or get frustrated by it; embrace it and let those experiences make you better. Battlegrounds is a game about outsmarting other players, and it takes a lot of losing to learn how best to do that.
Pokemon Go developer Niantic has announced the next in-game event for the popular mobile title. On September 22, the developer is kicking off the Equinox event, which will run for a little over a week and give players the chance to net extra items and other bonuses.
Beginning this Friday at 1 PM PT/4 PM ET, Pokemon Go players will be able to earn double Stardust for catching Pokemon and hatching eggs. You'll also earn triple the amount of XP as normal by registering a new Pokemon in your Pokedex, and PokeStops and Gyms will dole out special 2 km eggs that may hatch into Chansey, Mareep, Larvitar, and other rare Pokemon. To help players, Niantic is also offering "special boxes" from Pokemon Go's in-game shop that contain items like Lucky Eggs, Lure Modules, and new Super Incubators, which hatch eggs 1.5 times faster than a regular Incubator.
The Equinox event runs until 1 PM PT/4 PM ET on October 2. Players also have until September 30 to catch one of the three Legendary dogs--Entei, Raikou, and Suicune--before they move on to a different part of the world. Each Legendary Pokemon is available in a certain region until the end of the month: the Electric-type Raikou is in the Americas; the Fire-type Entei is in Europe and Africa; and the Water-type Suicune is in the Asia-Pacific region. Players across Europe also still have a chance to attend the live Safari Zone events that take place at select Unibail-Rodamco shopping centers.
Pokemon Go's latest update rolled out earlier this week, though it it was a fairly minor one, primarily addressing certain bugs. It also included a free, in-game t-shirt for players' avatars to promote the Global Goals initiative.
By Anonymous on Sep 20, 2017 08:20 pm Jumanji is back, and this time it's a video game. Here's the latest international trailer for the upcoming movie starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black.
By Anonymous on Sep 20, 2017 08:13 pm After exacting revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife and children, Frank Castle uncovers a conspiracy that runs far deeper than New York's criminal underworld.
No further details about the Watchmen TV show have been revealed, and there has been no official HBO statement. It isn't even clear at what stage the development of the show is at, although the scripts on the table in the background of the image imply that a read-through is about to take place.
Lindelof's acclaimed drama The Leftovers was also screened on HBO, and it concluded its third and final season this past summer. His other writing credits include Prometheus and Star Trek Into Darkness, and he was the co-creator and joint-showrunner of Lost.
Watchmen was first published by DC in 1986 as a 12-part limited series. It was written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and is widely considered to be one of the greatest comic books ever released. It helped usher in a new, more mature approach to mainstream superhero comics, and in 2005, it was featured on Time's list of 100 greatest novels of the 20th century.
A film version was in the works for many years, and 12 Monkeys director Terry Gilliam was attached at one stage. In 2009, Zack Snyder directed a Watchmen movie, which was a modest success, making $185 million at the worldwide box office.
Final Fantasy XV's multiplayer expansion will be available to play from October 31, Square Enix has announced. Titled Comrades, the update will allow players to "create their own avatar and join up with three friends to take on epic quests and battles."
In order to play Comrades, you'll need to own Final Fantasy XV and purchase the expansion. For those that own the season pass, Comrades will be available at no additional cost. Of course, an Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus subscription is required to play the multiplayer component of the game.
Comrades casts players as members of the Kingsglaive. If you haven't finished Final Fantasy XV you may want to skip reading this next bit. It is set after chapter 13, during which Noctis disappears for a period of time. The Kingsglaive are tasked with finding out more about his mysterious vanishing act.
This mode was tested via a closed beta in early August. It allowed players to create and customize their own avatar and take on quests with up to three others. The full version will have a greater variety of new weapons, attack patterns, sigils, quests, and more.
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Jumanji is back, and this time it's a video game. Here's the latest international trailer for the upcoming movie starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black.
After exacting revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife and children, Frank Castle uncovers a conspiracy that runs far deeper than New York's criminal underworld.
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