Sega's beloved Dreamcast classic Shenmue is coming to modern platforms. During the Sega Fes event in Japan, the publisher announced it is bringing both the first Shenmue and its sequel, Shenmue II, together in one package to PS4, Xbox One, and PC later this year. And while they will boast some improvements, these are not full on HD remakes or remasters.
The Shenmue I & II collection is billed as the "best Shenmue experience to date." The compilation comes with a host of modern features, including "fully scalable screen resolution, choice of modern or classic control schemes, PC graphics options, an updated user interface, and the option to enjoy either the original Japanese or English voiceovers."
Sega hasn't announced pricing details or an exact release date for Shenmue I & II, but the collection will be available at retail and digitally from the PlayStation and Xbox Stores, as well as Steam. You can take a look at some screenshots from the title in the gallery below.
The first Shenmue originally launched in 1999 and, at the time of its release, had the distinction of being the most expensive video game ever created. Its sequel followed in 2001, although it was only released on Dreamcast in Europe and Japan; the game was later ported to the original Xbox in 2002.
Both titles star Ryo Hazuki, a young martial artist on a quest to find his father's killer and uncover the secret behind a mysterious item known as the Dragon Mirror. The titles were renowned for their impressive open world, deep battle system, and variety of minigames. You can read more about each in our original Shenmue review and Shenmue II review.
Sega had previously said it was "investigating" a potential re-release of the Shenmue games, although at the time the publisher said it wasn't simply a matter of porting the titles to modern consoles. "With games as immersive as [Shenmue and Shenmue II], there are further complications [involving] licensed products that were included in the original games," Sega Europe community manager Dan Sheridan said.
A new installment in the series, Shenmue III, is currently in development for PS4 and PC, following a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. That game is being published worldwide by Deep Silver and is planned to launch sometime this year. You can see some recent screenshots of Shenmue III.
The new trailer for The Incredibles 2 is here. The sequel to Pixar's 2004 superhero adventure hits theaters in June, and the first full trailer follows the teaser released in November and this recent poster.
The trailer focuses on the flourishing superhero career of Helen Parr, aka Elastigirl, while her husband Bob (Mr. Incredible) stays at home looking after the kids--Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack, the increasingly powerful latest addition to their family. The trailer also features the return of Frozone, plus the threat of a mysterious new villain who calls himself the Screen Slaver. Check it out above.
The Incredibles 2 hits theaters on June 15, 2018. The first movie made $633 million at the worldwide box office and for several years was the second biggest movie that Pixar had released. It currently stands as its seventh most successful film.
In related news, it was confirmed this week that Toy Story 4will be released next year. The Pixar sequel has been delayed several times--it was first announced in 2014, and at one stage was set to arrive this summer, before swapping places with The Incredibles 2. It will now be released on June 21, 2019.
In case you didn't think Avengers: Infinity War has enough superheroes, even though it contains literally every Marvel Cinematic Universe hero (except possibly Hawkeye; sorry Hawkeye), you're in luck. My Hero Academia, which just debuted its third season on Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu, is teaming up with the MCU movie for a crossover trailer.
The collaboration was announced on Twitter, where the official Japanese Avengers account posted a link to a website featuring comparisons between My Hero Academia characters and members of the Avengers team. Toho Animation, which produces My Hero Academia, also uploaded a reworked version of the Infinity War trailer with the anime's characters built in, which you can watch below.
The collaboration's website shows off the parallels between the two superhero worlds. For example, Midoriya is compared to Captain America, while Ochaco steps in as Black Widow. The site also contains My Hero Academia's take on the Infinity War poster, with Shigaraki playing the role of Thanos. Thus far, this is as far as the collaboration between the two projects goes--it appears to be a promotional campaign for Avengers: Infinity War.
The third season of My Hero Academia is airing now, and you can check out GameSpot's comprehensive coverage of Avengers: Infinity War, from which characters will survive to where the heck Hawkeye is. The movie hits theaters on April 27.
As teased, Microsoft revealed a bunch of new original Xbox games that will soon be backwards compatible with Xbox One. During the latest episode of Inside Xbox, the company announced that 19 original Xbox titles will be playable on the current-gen console this month, including some of the platform's most beloved releases.
Like all other backwards compatible games, you'll be able to pop their original disc into your Xbox One and begin playing once they're added to the BC catalog. You'll also be able to download a digital copy of the aforementioned games from the Xbox Store.
The sequel to the Stephen King movie It is on the way, and now we've learned two more actors who may be a part of it. Variety reports that James McAvoy (Split, Chronicles of Narnia) and Bill Hader (Trainwreck, SNL) are in discussions to star in the sequel.
In 2017's It, a group of children were terrorized by a killer clown. In the sequel, those who survived return to Derry, Maine as adults to face their fears again. McAvoy is reportedly going to play Bill (who was played by Jaeden Lieberher in the original), with Hader apparently playing the part of Finn Wolfhard's penis joke-loving character Richie Tozier.
Jessica Chastain has already been confirmed to play the adult version of Beverly. Andy Muschietti, who directed the first It, told Variety in 2017 that he wanted to bring all the original actors for flashback sequences, but it remains to be seen if this will happen.
According to Variety's sources, no deals have been signed for McAvoy and Hader, with discussions described as being in the "early" stages. The script, which is being written by Gary Dauberman, is apparently not finished.
Muschietti is coming back to direct the It sequel, while Bill Skarsgard will play Pennywise again. The sequel will start shooting this summer ahead of its September 6, 2019 release date.
2017's It was a huge hit, making more than $700 million worldwide. The plan was to make two parts, but that hinged on the first being a success--it definitely was.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's latest movie, Rampage, has arrived in theaters. It's a loose adaptation of the classic game of the same name, and while that may sound like a recipe for another bad movie, it's actually quite entertaining, as our Rampage review states. The Rock seems pleased to have possibly cracked the video game movie curse, though he's upset the people behind Doom's Twitter account in the process of sharing that excitement.
Score aggregator Rotten Tomatoes tweeted to point out that Rampage's average review score at the time (53%) would put it ahead of every video game movie in history. The Rock took note of this, tweeting, "Wow! Very cool Rampage news! Not pointing to the scoreboard yet, but it seems we may have finally broken the dreaded video game curse. And remember, I starred in the stinker Doom so I have lived thy curse."
Cut to Doom's Twitter account, which either didn't take kindly to The Rock taking a shot like that or just reminding people that the Doom movie exists.
While the Doom movie wasn't very good, things for the franchise have looked better since then. The latest game, 2016's simply titled Doom, was a stellar first-person shooter, offering a surprisingly engaging single-player campaign. A PS4 Pro and Xbox One X update was released recently that makes those versions look especially nice. And late last year, we got a Nintendo Switch port that actually played quite well (albeit without some of the visual flair of other platforms).
As for Rampage, it's out now in theaters. Our review says it's "dumb as hell, but it's also pretty dang entertaining." It's also got The Rock doing The Rock things, which on its own might make it worth the price of admission for many people.
As Sony likes to do every month or so, it has just unveiled a new Flash Sale on the PlayStation Store. Between now and April 16, you can get a good number of games at heavily discounted rates. It's Friday the 13th weekend, so it's no surprise the theme is horror. Read on to see what standout games are on sale this weekend. Just make sure to lock in your purchases before the sale ends on April 16.
The game that resembles a horror movie most closely is Until Dawn, a cinematic adventure game about a group of teens staying at a cabin in the woods. It's on sale for $6 (down from $20). If you haven't played The Last of Us Remastered, you'll almost certainly enjoy its cinematic bonafides as you fight nightmare creatures in a post-apocalyptic world. It's on sale for $8 (regularly $20), and its Left Behind expansion is down to $4 (from $10).
The Evil Within 2 ($30 instead of $60) and Outlast 2 ($12, down from $30) both bring the spooks by dropping you in regions haunted by supernatural horrors. The BioShock Collection ($20, down from $60) and Soma ($8, regularly $30) are frightening games about big ideas, and both feature claustrophobic underwater settings. Alien: Isolation has a sealed-in setting of its own in the form of a space station. It's on sale for $9, instead of its usual $30. Another space horror game, Prey, is on sale for half off at $20.
A number of dark indie games are also on sale. Inside is $8 (was $20), while Limbo is $2 (down from $10). The spooky narrative-heavy Oxenfree is $5 (down from $20), while the ultra-challening Darkest Dungeon is $10 (down from $25). The rhythm-roguelike Crypt of the Necrodancer is $3 (was $15).
If mind-bending games that are only occasionally horrific are more your speed--and you don't mind reading a lot of text--check out the collection Zero Escape: The Nonary Games ($20, down from $50) and its sequel Zero Time Dilemma ($16, down from $40).
If you have a PSVR headset lying around, you may want to check out The Inpatient or the zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine, both $16 (down from $40), or The Invisible Hours for $12 (down from $30).
Perhaps you're in the mood to revisit some PS One classics (or see what all the older gamers are talking about). Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is on sale for $3, while the original Silent Hill and a few early Resident Evil games are down to around $2 each. Unfortunately those aren't playable on PS4, but you can play them on PS3, PS Vita, or PSP.
Visit the Flash Sale page on the PlayStation Store for the full list. All in all, this is a pretty killer sale for anyone looking to add some horror to their Friday the 13th weekend.
Rare has issued a roadmap detailing its upcoming plans for Sea of Thieves on Xbox One and PC. The centerpiece of the plan includes big content updates through the rest of the year. Those big updates will be supplemented by regular weekly events with new goals and rewards. The weekly updates and regular content updates will be available for free.
The first big update, coming this May, is called The Hungering Deep. It will add a new AI threat, as well as new mechanics and rewards. This summer, the Cursed Sails update will include a new ship type, and then Forsaken Shores will add a new area to the map. After that, three more updates are planned for release by the end of 2018.
The studio stressed that its plans will evolve based on feedback. Other systems it planned to introduce within a few months of launch--such as Pets and Ship Captaincy--have been placed on the back-burner due to other priorities. "Expect our plans to continue to be fluid but always with the goals listed above as our guiding principles," the update read.
Rare has already shown some capacity for rolling with the punches, as it dropped a planned death penalty feature shortly after announcing it. It has been supporting the game with regular patches, mostly to fix bugs and performance issues so far, but now we know it has much bigger plans than that. It's a good sign for a game that was criticized in GameSpot's review for feeling repetitive and light. If the promise of regular updates is enough to bring you aboard, check out some tips on things to know before you set sail.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds may be known as a battle royale brawler, but the latest Event Mode is changing up the game's one-life-only gameplay. War Mode is now live on PC and allows you to play team deathmatches with respawns every 40 seconds. The Event Mode is only around until the end of the weekend.
War Mode is 10 vs. 10 on the Erangel map, and it takes place in a static play zone. If you die, you're able to re-enter the battle via special respawn planes that fly by every 40 seconds. Teams gain points by killing enemies and reviving teammates, and the team that reaches 200 points in the first 15 minutes wins. War ends on Sunday, April 15, at 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT (3 AM BST Monday).
In other PUBG news, a new update has just been released for PC players. Patch 10 is now available and makes a number of adjustments to the Miramar map and other aspects of the game, including tweaks to the northeastern and northwestern parts of the map. Additional roads, off-road paths, and car spawn locations have been added too, and the delay time between Blue Zones has been decreased to give players less time between phases.
Meanwhile, players can sign up starting Saturday to take part in the second round of testing for PUBG's new map, Savage. PUBG Corp. will be reactivating its registration site on Saturday, April 14, at 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET / 1 PM BST. If you already have a beta key for PUBG's Experimental Test Server, you already have everything you need to take part in the second round of testing. Check out GameSpot's impressions of Savage and its faster, more intense gameplay from the first round of testing.
PUBG's new map Savage got its first round of beta testing on PC earlier in the month, and now players who missed out are getting another chance to give it a try. Developer PUBG Corp. has announced it is running a second round of testing next week and will be giving out more beta keys starting this weekend.
If you want to sign up for the chance to play, PUBG Corp. will be reactivating its registration site on Saturday, April 14, at 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET / 1 PM BST. Anyone who wasn't part of the first round of testing can sign up for a beta key then. If you took part in the first round of testing and already have a beta key for the Closed Experimental Server, then you're good to go to play in the second round of testing as well. Sign-ups for beta keys will end Tuesday, April 17, at 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET / 1 PM BST. We'll also be giving away Savage codes here on GameSpot.
Testing itself will begin Monday, April 16, at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET (2 AM BST on Tuesday), and will continue until Wednesday, April 18, at the same times. As we discovered in the last testing phase, Savage is a different gameplay experience than PUBG's two other maps, thanks mostly to its smaller size. The map is 4 km x 4 km, and the result is a more close-quarters, faster combat experience, especially in the temple and resort areas. Watch the video above to get more of GameSpot's impressions of the map, which feels a bit more like Fortnite than other PUBG experiences.
In other PUBG news, Xbox One players will soon get the chance to try the game for free. Anyone with an Xbox Live Gold membership will be able to play the full game for free April 19-22. A new cosmetic DLC pack has been announced for the game on Xbox One, too, and Microsoft has said PUBG's second map, Miramar, will be coming to the console version of the game in May. For PC players, patch 10 is now available, bringing a number of changes to blue zones and the Miramar map.
No matter what kind of games you like to play, or what platforms you play them on, this week we found some killer deals for you to peruse. We've been posting about them continually, but now it's time to round up all the week's best deals in one convenient place.
Free Play Weekend
The best deals are the ones that don't cost you anything. A handful of games are free to play this weekend on PS4, Xbox One, and/or PC, including Ghost Recon Wildlands and Injustice 2. If you enjoy the trials choose to buy the full games, you can get them for discounted rates this weekend. Click below for details.
You might have heard about a little game launching Friday called God of War. In our God of War review, we said, "God of War is no longer an old-fashioned action series. With this reboot, it confidently walks a new path that will hopefully lead to more exciting adventures to come." Here's a God of War pre-order guide to help you get the best price on the version you want.
If you're in the market for an Xbox One X, we spotted a good deal that comes with the console, an extra controller, and Assassin's Creed Origins, for less than the suggested retail price of the console alone. Check it out here.
That does it for this week's deals. Be sure to check back often for more savings throughout the week.
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The next crossover event in Monster Hunter World is now available. With the Spring Blossom Fest event ongoing, a new quest is now available on PS4 and Xbox One that allows you to get your hands on the crafting materials necessary to dress your Palico up like Mega Man.
The event quest itself is called A Rush of Blood, and it's an Arena where you have to hunt two Odagarons. One of these is an adorable, miniaturized version of the monster. That wrinkle aside, it's an otherwise standard 7-star mission, with limits of 50 minutes and three faints. Completing it will reward you with Mega Man Tickets, which are one of the resources necessary to craft the new gear. You'll have to repeat the fight several times to get enough tickets for everything.
With those in hand, head to the Smithy and open the Forge Palico Equipment section. Go to Full Armor Sets, and you can craft the Mega Man gear, which consists of two High Rank pieces: the Mega Man Helmet and Mega Man Suit. This costs three Mega Man Tickets.
For the Palico weapon, you'll go to the Standard Equipment area of the Forge Palico Equipment section. Toward the bottom of the High Rank weapons, you'll find find the Mega Man set's weapon, called the Mega Buster. This costs an additional two Mega Man Tickets, meaning you'll need five total to craft everything.
One unique aspect of this gear was teased during its original announcement. Depending on what weapon your character has equipped, you'll hear different classic Mega Man music when your Palico has this gear on. However, this is only true in the event quest; you unfortunately won't be hearing it during your regular adventures.
You have only a limited time to collect the necessary materials for this gear, as the event quest will only be available until April 27. The Spring Blossom Fest, meanwhile, ends on April 19 and provides an opportunity to get a new greatsword and armor.
Following its most recent update, Fortnite's next set of challenges have gone live on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile. Week 8 involves the usual mixture of straightforward objectives and several that will either require some additional legwork or a guide to completing them.
The most notable of the bunch is one that asks you to dance on different Dance Floors. These are newly added areas in the latest update, and you'll have to find a total of three to do your thing on in order to pass this challenge. Fortunately, you don't have to do all of this in a single match.
Another one that may trip you up is a Hard-difficulty challenge telling you to search between Three Boats. This requires you to know the map well, have a guide, or to just piece together that Loot Lake is where you'll find boats. Head there and pick up the Battle Star on the southeastern dock to complete the challenge.
Finally, the last of the trickier Week 8 challenges is one asking you to use a Vending Machine. These were added in the 3.4 content update and allow you to exchange materials you've collected for different items. You can check out our Vending Machine locations guide to find the most likely areas for one to show up.
Other Week 8 challenges include one that asks you to deal damage with explosive weapons. That should be easy enough, although you'll have one less weapon with which to do so, as the Guided Missile has been disabled temporarily at the time of this week. That's due to an animation bug following the release of Fortnite's 3.5 update.
You can check out the full list of challenges below--these are available to complete on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and mobile, provided you own the Season 3 Battle Pass. Completing challenges allows you to more quickly level up the Battle Pass, earning you Season 3 skins and rewards.
Fortnite Week 8 Challenges
Use a Vending Machine -- 5 Battle Stars
Deal damage with Explosive Weapons to opponents (500) -- 5 Battle Stars
Search Chests in Snobby Shores (7) -- 5 Battle Stars
Dance on different Dance Floors (3) -- 5 Battle Stars
Hard: Search between Three Boats -- 10 Battle Stars
Pokemon Go's next real-world event is right around the corner. This month's Community Day takes place this Sunday, April 15, and gives players around the world a chance to earn bonuses and obtain a Pokemon that knows a special event-exclusive move.
As usual, the event will only run during a three-hour window, which begins at different times depending on where you live. The event kicks off in the US at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET and ends at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET; in Europe and Africa, it runs from 10 AM - 1 PM UTC; and in the Asia-Pacific region, the event lasts from 12 PM - 3 PM JST.
The bonus Niantic is offering this month is a dramatic reduction to how long it takes Eggs to hatch. During the event hours, all Eggs will hatch at a quarter of the distance they typically require. In addition to that, any Lure Modules that are used will remain activate for three hours.
The featured Pokemon for this month's Community Day is Mareep. The Electric-type sheep will spawn in greater numbers during the event hours. If players manage to evolve it into its final form, Ampharos, before the Community Day ends, the Pokemon will learn the Dragon-type attack Dragon Pulse.
April's Community Day coincides with the ongoing Kanto Week event. That runs until April 17 and makes it easier to find Pokemon originally from the Red and Blue versions, such as Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, and Pikachu. Additionally, other Gen I monsters like Snorlax and Aerodactyl will appear as Raid bosses, and players will earn twice as much Candy for capturing and transferring Pokemon.
In addition to that, players still have an opportunity to capture a new Legendary Pokemon. From now until May 8, the Eon Pokemon Latios and Latias will be available in Raid Battles in different parts of the world. The former can be found in North America, South America, and Africa, while the latter is currently exclusive to Europe and Asia. On that date, the two Legendaries will swap regions, where they will remain until June 5.
We're giving away 5,000 Early Access Keys for you to play Round 2 of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' new map, Codename: Savage, on Steam. (Scroll down to enter below.)
Entry is open worldwide. The Early Access Key allows you to play the map even if you do not own PUBG. This is NOT an instant win. 5,000 winners will be chosen on Sunday, April 15 at 8:00 PM PT, and contacted via email.
You can access Codename: Savage on the Closed Experimental Server at these times:
Starts: Mon, April 16, 6pm PDT / Tues, April 17, 3am CEST / April 17, 10am KST
Ends: Wed, April 18, 6pm PDT / Thur, April 19, 3am CEST / April 19, 10am KST
We teamed up with GOG.com to give away 800 PCgame codesfree from their catalog. The PC game codes will be a mystery code, redeemable on GOG's platform, and are DRM-free. (Scroll down to enter below.)
This is not an instant win. Competition ends Tuesday, April 17 at 11:00 AM PT. Eight-hundred (800) winners will be emailed a code. Open worldwide, void where prohibited. No purchase necessary.
Enter below (the additional entries are OPTIONAL to increase your chances of winning):
The anime adaptation of last year's acclaimed RPG Persona 5 is now streaming. Persona 5: The Animation is available on Hulu in the US and Crunchyroll in the Americas, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. The first episode premiered on April 7 and will be simulcast every Saturday for the duration of the series.
Persona 5: The Animation follows the same premise as the game. It begins with the protagonist--named Ren Amamiya--transferring to Shujin Academy. Soon after, his persona awakens, and he and his friends form the Phantom Thieves. Aniplex of America released six minutes of the Episode 1 prologue with English subtitles, which you can watch below.
While Production I.G (best known for Ghost in the Shell) made the animated sequences from the game, A-1 Pictures is producing Persona 5: The Animation. A-1 Pictures previously worked on Persona 4: The Golden Animation. Additionally, the game's Japanese voice cast are reprising their roles for the anime, and Shoji Meguro is returning to compose the music.
It's a long journey from THQ Nordic's headquarters in Vienna, Austria to Los Angeles, where E3 is held every year, and this year the publisher has decided not to make the trek across the world. As a result, none of THQ Nordic's upcoming games will be shown at the big convention.
In its own words, the company will instead stay at home, drink beer, and follow the World Cup, while also checking in on the games industry every once in a while. It specifically mentioned Devolver Digital's upcoming press conference, which, if last year's is any indication, is sure to be wild.
"It is with great regret that we at THQ Nordic must report that we will be unable to miss a single moment of this great sporting event," the publisher said. "Therefore, we will be forced to stay in our lovely Viennese beer gardens, blowing the froth off a couple, watching football and one or two cool press conferences on Twitch (looking at you, Devolver) instead of rocking it ourselves."
THQ Nordic has a number of games in the works right now, including Darksiders III and Biomutant. It's planning on showing its games off at other conventions, such as Gamescom in Germany later this year.
In other news, THQ Nordic purchased Koch Media earlier in 2018, which means that Saints Row developer Volition is once again under the THQ umbrella. The acquisition also gave THQ Nordic 4A Games and its Metro series.
When Microsoft announced a big effort to unify all the versions of Minecraft and institute cross-play, it confirmed that this meant that players would sign into an Xbox Live account, even on Switch. The company has now revealed that this integration will go one step further: you'll actually be able to earn Xbox Live Achievements in the Switch version.
Microsoft told GameSpot in a statement that this will, indeed, be the case. Players will sign into an Xbox Live account and accrue Gamerscore, even in the Switch version. This will be implemented in the Bedrock Update, which has already been rolled out on Xbox One, PC, and mobile.
"We can confirm that Minecraft players on Nintendo Switch will be able to earn achievements and Gamerscore tied to Xbox Live when the Bedrock update is released," Microsoft explained.
Microsoft has said in the past that the update is slated for a 2018 release on Switch, but it hasn't provided any specifics yet. Microsoft's updates to Switch have previously resulted in other interesting crossovers, such as the Master Chief skin showing up in DLC available on the Switch version.
Fortnite updates continue to rapidly roll out, and one of the most recent additions to Battle Royale came in the form of Vending Machines. If you're able to find one, you can trade in building materials you've gathered in exchange for a variety of items, which vary from machine to machine. You'll often find these in the same spots, but they are not fixtures. With Week 8 challenges tasking you to use one, we've detailed the common locations and where to find them, as well as exactly how they function and what prices are like.
You'll find Vending Machines all around the map--typically indoors, if our experience is any indication, though we've also found one that was outdoors. Each one has three items for sale and will gradually rotate through them. You can wait for it to change to the item you want to purchase, or you can hit the machine with your pickaxe to make it jump to the next of the three.
Vending Machines are each randomly assigned a rarity level at the start of a match, as the patch notes explain. They then sell items at that specific rarity--one for each material type (wood, stone, and metal). You'll need a specific amount of that material to buy the corresponding item, though you're free to buy as many items as you wish, provided you can afford it. That may put a renewed emphasis on collecting materials with the pickaxe, even for players who don't care about building. Here's how much items will cost at each rarity:
Common (white) items -- 100 materials
Uncommon (green) items -- 200 materials
Rare (blue) -- 300 materials
Epic (purple) -- 400 materials
Legendary (gold) -- 500 materials
In terms of finding the Vending Machines, they're scattered all across the map, but they don't always appear in the same spots. You can see what it's like to interact with some in the video above, and we've also compiled the map you see above, which combines the discoveries of Reddit user clizzythegod with those we've found ourselves. As you'd expect, you'll most easily find Vending Machines in high-density areas like Pleasant Park, Tilted Towers, Salty Springs, and Retail Row, but there are others in unnamed parts of the map.
Vending Machines were added as part of Fortnite's 3.4 content update for mobile, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. This is part of developer Epic Games' new plan to roll out new content every other week. These content updates won't individually require you to download anything, as it seems the additions will be included as part of earlier patches. We've since gotten update 3.5, which adds the Port-a-Fort.
Star Wars: Battlefront II is getting a new update next week, and it'll mark the return of Crystals, the currency that you can buy with real-world cash. The Night on Endor Update is headlined, however, by the limited-time Ewok Hunt mode.
Night on Endor brings back Crystals, which allow you to purchase in-game items with real money. However, DICE has implemented some significant changes following the backlash that caused the studio to entirely remove microtransactions from the game. First, Crystals can only be used to buy Appearances, which are cosmetic items. The update also adds a slew of new Appearances, such as Endor Leia and Endor Han; Appearances can be bought with normal, in-game Credits as well.
Second, Star Cards are not coming back; gameplay and progression-related items are contained solely within the progression system. The microtransaction system will be strictly contained to cosmetic items.
The update will also introduce the first game mode that allows players to play as Ewoks. Ewok Hunt is a limited-time, asymmetric mode that pits a team of Ewoks against a team of Stormtroopers. It is the Ewoks' task to eliminate the Stormtroopers; the troopers must withstand the attack until evacuation. Every Stormtrooper that is killed spawns a new Ewok. DICE hasn't yet said when this mode will be removed from the game.
The update goes live on April 18 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and includes various other tweaks and balance fixes. In addition, DICE announced that Season Two of Battlefront II content will arrive in May. Seasons will revolve around specific themes; the studio hasn't revealed what Season Two's theme will be, but focusing on the upcoming Solo film is a possibility.
With 18 films over the last decade, there is a lot to remember of the Marvel Cinematic Universe before Avengers: Infinity War hits the big screen. An entire universe of superheroes has been born in the movies. Now, for the first time, they're all banding together to fight a common threat.
Where did they all leave off, though? Take a look at GameSpot's recap of the Marvel Cinematic Universe above, as we delve into the whereabouts of everyone that's been revealed thus far. Most of the MCU's main character's were last seen in Captain America: Civil War, when the Avengers were split down the middle in a dispute between Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans). It leaves the status of the super team in question as Thanos (Josh Brolin) comes to Earth in Infinity War.
Meanwhile, Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) are still in space in the aftermath of Thor: Ragnarok, not unlike the Guardians of the Galaxy. As that's happening, T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is introducing the world to how powerful his home country of Wakanda is, after the events of Black Panther. The technological advancements the country has made due to its rich vibranium sources are bound to have a big impact on the Avengers going forward.
This is just the tip of the iceberg, though. With so many characters to keep track of--including Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), and the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly)--Avengers: Infinity War promises to be the most action-packed and busy MCU movie yet.
Earlier this year, Marvel and Disney brought the Avengers: Infinity War release date forward, so the movie is coming out earlier than previously expected. While that's exciting for those of us eager to see Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther, and the gang take on Thanos, it also means there's less time to get caught up on everything that has happened so far.
Watching every MCU movie that has been released thus far sounds like a mammoth task, but since it's all been building up to this, we reckon it's one worth undertaking. To make things a little easier, and to give you the best catch-up experience you could have, GameSpot's very own Dave Jewitt has put together a handy watch order.
You might think that you don't need a watch order and that you can simply see them using the order they were released and, yes, you can do that, but there's a better way. Since some events in the MCU take place in parallel or reference each other, there's actually a more ideal chronology. Dave has also done a little extra work and suggested the best Marvel One-Shots to watch too. These are shorter mini-movies that were available as part of the home releases on DVD, Blu-ray, and digitally. While not essential to the overall MCU, they're well worth checking out as they provide a little extra colour to the MCU and some deeper insights into important characters.
If you'd prefer to see a list of the movies in Dave's suggested order instead of hearing the lineup delivered in his dulcet tones, take a look below.
Captain America: The First Avenger
Marvel One Shot: Agent Carter
Iron Man
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man 2
Marvel One Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the way to Thor's Hammer
If you're looking to offload an Xbox One or PlayStation 4, GameStop has some good news for you. The retailer is temporarily upping the amount of trade-in credit on those consoles by between $40 and $80, depending on the model you have.
Here's the rundown on the old trade-in values versus the new. That extra $80 for a 2TB Xbox One Slim could go a long way toward an Xbox One X, PS4 Pro, or Nintendo Switch.
But because all good things must come to an end, the trade-in value increase is only in effect between now and April 22 (which is an extension of the original announcement). So hurry up and unplug those console you're not using.
"We're delivering on our promise to give customers better trade-in deals they can't refuse on top products--the right products with the right deals. We're not talking pocket change either," said Bob Puzon, senior vice president of merchandising for GameStop. "Who doesn't want to earn an extra $40-$80 on video game hardware that's just sitting around the house collecting dust?"
GameStop also accepts games and other kinds of hardware you might have lying around, including mobile phones, tablets, and electronics accessories. It even takes broken or damaged items, though obviously that affects the amount of credit you'll receive.
Season 3 of Fortnite: Battle Royale is ongoing, and each week brings a new set of challenges for players to complete. There's a free set of objectives for everyone to take on over the course of the season, but only those who purchase the Season 3 Battle Pass get to deal with the additional weekly challenges. These present players with specific goals to target and offer a path to quickly level up the Battle Pass and acquire its many rewards.
Although challenges are referred to as weekly, you have more than a week to complete them--they're available until Season 3 concludes at the end of April. As such, it's not too late to pick up the Battle Pass now and go back to complete challenges from past weeks.
Many of these challenges are relatively straightforward; you'll need to secure kills in certain locations or with specific weapon types. Others are things you'll likely do without even trying, like reviving teammates. Others still will require a bit more attention and management, as they might require certain things to be done in a single match (such as visiting three gas stations) or ask you to go to a specific location you otherwise would be unlikely to stumble upon.
Below, you'll find a complete list of every weekly challenge that's been rolled out so far along with links to some of our guides that will help you to deal with those trickier objectives. We'll continue to update this as more challenges are announced over the course of the season.
Week 1
Deal damage with Pistols to opponents (500) -- 5 Battle Stars
Search Chests in Pleasant Park (7) -- 5 Battle Stars
Revive players (5) -- 5 Battle Stars
Visit a Llama, Fox, and a Crab -- 5 Battle Stars
Hard: Follow the treasure map found in Dusty Depot -- 10 Battle Stars
It's a new month, which means Xbox Live Gold subscribers now have another free batch of games to download. Two new freebies are now available for Xbox One and Xbox 360, with another pair of titles set to follow halfway through April.
On Microsoft's current-gen console, Gold members can now download The Witness, the acclaimed puzzle game from developer Thekla and Braid designer Jonathan Blow. On the 360 side, subscribers can grab Cars 2, the video game adaptation of the Disney/Pixar film, at no charge. The latter is also playable on Xbox One thanks to backwards compatibility.
Both The Witness and Cars 2 were actually available to download a little early this past weekend. The former will be available for free throughout the entire month, while the latter will return to its regular price on April 15. Gold members also still have a little more time to download one holdover from March's Games with Gold: the stylish first-person shooter Superhot. That will remain free until April 16.
Two more free Xbox One and 360 games are slated to arrive on April 16. On the newer console, Gold members will be able to download Assassin's Creed Syndicate, the 2015 installment that's set in 19th century London. Meanwhile, EA's horror game Dead Space 2 will be available on the 360 side. Like Cars 2, it is also backwards compatible on Xbox One. You can take a look at the full list of April's free Games with Gold below.
This is a week of originals on Netflix. Each title being added to the service is exclusively available from the streamer, and there's a few of them you are going to want to pay very close attention to.
The biggest new release of the week is the arrival of Lost in Space Season 1. After the reboot of the classic TV series debuted its series premiere--which GameSpot's own Michael Rougeau called a "promising start" for the show in his Lost in Space review--at WonderCon, the 10-episode season will begin streaming on April 13, and it's one you're not going to want to miss.
Additionally, this week sees new seasons of The Magic School Bus Rides Again and AMO, along with original films Come Sunday, I'm Not an Easy Man, and Pickpockets--which is set on Bogota as a group of teens learn to be master thieves. For cooking show fans, a new episode of Chef's Table will debut, this one focused on pastries.
We're now well into the new month, and for PlayStation Plus members, that means there are free games to grab. While this month's offerings can't live up to last month's killer lineup, players will find plenty of free fun in April.
Leading the pack is the often-overlooked Mad Max, an open-world game about building a destructive car and taking out apocalyptic marauders. In GameSpot's Mad Max review, Peter Brown came away unsatisfied with the ground combat, but thoroughly enjoyed bashing up enemies while behind the wheel of his "Magnum Opus."
The second-biggest game in this month's PS Plus lineup is TrackMania Turbo, which also puts you behind the wheel of a car, but with very different goals from Mad Max. Your job in this arcade racer is to reach the finish line on gravity-defying tracks in as short a time as possible. It's also compatible with PSVR, in case you have a need for speed.
Thanks to PlayStation's Cross Buy functionality, three of the other games also run on PS4. First is In Space We Brawl, a multiplayer twin-stick shooter that also works on PS3. Next is the side-scrolling beat-'em-up 99Vidas, which plays on PS3 and PS Vita as well as PS4. Then there's Q*Bert: Rebooted, which is compatible with all three PlayStation platforms, but unfortunately isn't very good. Finally, PS3 owners get Toy Home, a charming, colorful racing game.
Fortnite has another update out, and Battle Royale has a new item available now on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile. In addition, the previously announced replay system has been implemented, a new limited-time mode is coming soon, and a bunch of new cosmetics have been added to Save the World. Numerous issues cropped up after its release, but things seem to be running smoothly now, and players will get freebies as compensation with update 3.5.1 now available.
Version 3.5, as this larger update is called, adds the recently teased Port-a-Fort feature, which is a throwable item that spawns a fort in seconds. You can carry up to five of these, though they only drop in stacks of one. Take a look at the Epic-tier item below. Battle Royale will also revive the 50v50 mode "soon" with a few small changes, although it's since been delayed until next week. Additionally, the console versions should load faster and some weapon changes have been made.
Save the World, meanwhile, adds some new cosmetic options that include four new Heroes with a cyberpunk theme and a set of neon weapon skins. Take a look at those in the images below.
Aside from bug fixes and balance tweaks, the only other meaningful addition is Fortnite's replay system. This allows you to save your matches and watch them back from any angle. This is designed for sharing options but could also allow you to learn from where you and other players go wrong. Take a look at the full patch notes at the bottom of this article, via Epic.
Our Fortnite: Battle Royale review went live just recently. Critic Michael Higham enjoyed the multiplayer title and awarded it an 8/10. "While there are several moving parts in the game's ecosystem, Fortnite's biggest accomplishment is in how it seamlessly merges a number of simple mechanics to create a distinguishable battle royale game," he wrote. "What looks to be a straightforward building system steadily escalates to an elaborate display of tactical prowess. As the saying goes: It's easy to learn, hard to master. Although a few shortcomings in the map design eventually surface and fatigue in looting can set in, Fortnite rarely fails at challenging you in unexpected ways, resulting in something more than just another typical last-person-standing shooter."
Wood, Stone, and Metal resources will now always be the first items in the inventory list (e.g. instead of Traps).
Purchased V-Bucks are now shared between Xbox One, PC and Mobile.
Login Queue Improvements:
During wait periods, login will now remember your place in line if you quit out of the game and return.
Mobile devices will not enter the login queue more than once per login attempt.
Two-Factor Authentication challenges will not put you back into the login queue.
Bug Fixes
Adjusted the Login screen layout to better support varying screen sizes and safe zones.
Fixed a rare crash that occurred during logout.
Fixed PS4 players leaving their party after a match where they are playing with players on other platforms.
Fixed Survivor and Hero squads being locked after switching to Save the World from Battle Royale.
On PC, fixed PS4 controllers showing Xbox buttons, even after the controller type was changed in the settings.
Fixed rare cases in which character parts would stretch unnaturally.
(Example) Ears of the Rabbit Raider outfit.
Fixed the inability to rotate elements in the Battle Royale Locker after buying a Llama in Save the World.
Battle Royale
Replay System
Save your matches and watch them from any angle!
Speed up or slow down the action.
Help tell your story better with player outlines and name plates.
Several Camera Modes to choose from:
Third Person
Follows and orbits around the selected player.
3 different follow modes; Off, Auto, Lazy.
Drone Follow
Drone style camera that always keeps the selected player in frame.
Drone Attach
Drone style camera that is loosely attached to the selected player.
Drone Free
Drone style camera that is free to fly around the island.
Gameplay
This camera shows what the selected player saw during gameplay.
Adjust cinematic camera settings
Exposure
Aperture
Focal Length
Focus Distance
Currently available on PC and console only.
Weapons + Items
Port-a-Fort added.
Epic rarity.
Drops in stacks of 1. Can stack up to 5 in inventory.
When the Port-a-Fort is thrown, a pre-made fort is constructed instantly at the impact point.
The Port-a-Fort is made out of metal and is three stories tall.
The bottom floor is 1x1 with a door for entry. Tires inside allow for easy access to the roof.
Decreased Guided Missile maximum turn rate by 75%.
Reduced Guided Missile movement speed by 15%.
Added a short equip time to many weapons (particularly, those with a slower rate of fire).
This will reduce the effectiveness of quickly switching between weapons for high burst-damage.
Removed the reloading animation on the Pump Shotgun.
Weapons affected are:
Rocket Launcher
Hand Cannon
Revolver
Tactical Shotgun
Pump Shotgun
Heavy Shotgun
Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
Hunting Rifle
Crossbow
Adjusted item availability in Vending Machines.
Reduced chance of Chug Jug by 50%.
Increased chance of Medium Ammo weapons in Rare Vending Machine by 100%.
Reduced chance of Explosive Ammo weapons in Rare Vending Machine by 50%.
Reduced chance of Explosive Ammo weapons in Epic Vending Machine by 25%.
Increased chance of Heavy Ammo weapons in Epic Vending Machine by 25%.
Reduced chance of Explosive Ammo weapons in Legendary Vending Machine by 25%.
Increased chance of Heavy Ammo weapons in Legendary Vending Machine by 25%.
Reduced drop rate of Remote Explosives in floor loot by roughly 33%.
Updated Medium Ammo inventory icon to make it more easily identifiable.
Bug Fixes
Fixed weapons floating in the air under certain network conditions after quickly switching between items.
Guided Missile weapon fixes:
Eliminating a downed player with a Guided Missile no longer reports as a self elimination.
Picking up an item at the same time as firing a Guided Missile will no longer cause the picked up item to disappear.
Firing a Guided Missile prior to the victory screen displaying will no longer prevent the player from returning to the lobby.
Players will now correctly spectate the player that eliminated them instead of spectating their own active missile.
While spectating a player that fires a missile, you will now follow the missile instead of the player.
Fixed an issue that caused the player to spectate a floating Guided Missile weapon on the starting island if they were eliminated by a missile during the match.
Fixed an issue preventing the player from firing a guided missile while riding a guided missile.
Fixed an issue causing the player's name plate to display over the guided missile while controlling it.
Fixed an issue where the Rare Scoped Assault Rifle was incorrectly giving an Epic version in Vending Machines.
Fixed an issue causing the Loot Llama to be empty in Limited Time Modes.
Gameplay
Limited Time Mode: 50V50 v2
Two teams of 50 fight to the finish!
Due to this being a "large squad" mode, Profile Stats will not be tracked. Daily & Weekly challenges will still work, with the exception of the Squad-based challenges ('Place Top 6 in Squads', etc.).
Storm & Map
Each team has a bus, approaching the island from opposite directions. On the map, the friendly bus has a blue outline, enemy has red.
Final storm circle visible on minimap at start.
Players have 10 minutes to loot the map as the storm closes in on the circle, then 5 minutes to fight, and another 5 minutes as the storm shrinks to the end.
Supply drops come in batches of 3-6, fall every two minutes, and only land in the final storm circle.
Added dotted line to map, which indicates the "battle lines" between the two teams. Crossing the line will make running into enemies more likely.
Loot
Farming resources increased 75% over default.
Increased floor loot spawn likelihood by 15%.
Floor Loot spawns double ammo.
Ammo boxes spawn triple ammo.
Chests spawn double ammo & consumables.
Supply drops spawn double ammo, and an extra consumable, resource drop and trap.
Bug Fixes + Mode Improvements
Fixed a bug that created uneven teams where one side could have more than 50 players.
Downed players lose health more quickly than normal (10 health per tick).
New 'Builder Pro' controller configuration
This configuration is similar to "Combat Pro", but optimized for fast placement of building pieces.
Wall, floor, stairs, and roof have designated buttons on controllers.
The first button press will switch to the mapped building piece, then every press after will place that piece.
To switch between materials or traps, press the Left D-Pad button.
New Squad Comms wheel
This allows you to communicate quickly without voice.
The following callouts are currently available: Enemy Spotted, Need Meds, Need Shields, Need Materials, Need Weapon (context-sensitive), and Need Ammo (context-sensitive).
Defaults to 'V' key, Right D-Pad on controller, or in the Emote menu on Mobile.
The Loot Llama can now be opened through destruction as well as an interaction.
Added a blue tint to friendly traps to help distinguish them from enemy traps.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue preventing players from editing their own structures.
Supply Drop fixes:
Fixed an issue preventing players from opening supply drops in rare cases.
Fixed an issue causing supply drops to jitter as they fall if a player destroys the object that it landed on.
Fixed an issue causing supply drop loot to spawn in the air after the drop had been shot down.
Fixed an issue causing players to be pushed under the map if they stood under a falling supply drop.
Fixed an issue causing players to launch out of the map after landing on a supply drop.
Fixed an issue where building would be blocked for 3 seconds at a time under poor network conditions.
Fixed an issue causing controllers to vibrate during the skydiving phase when vending machines loaded into the world.
Fixed an issue that would hide structure health bars when the player aimed their weapon.
Fixed toggling aim down sights not returning to its previous state after reloading.
Fixed an issue where poor network conditions could prevent buildings from streaming in.
Fixed an issue where you could not select the same Banner Icon and color combination in Battle Royale that you have in Save the World.
Audio
Added unique equip/reload sounds for the following weapons (all others remain the same):
Epic/Legendary Assault Rifle
Heavy Shotgun
Pump Shotgun
Bolt-Action Sniper
Hunting Rifle
Added more variation to the Tactical SMG fire sound.
Added more variation to the medium-range Epic/Legendary Assault Rifle fire sound.
Bug Fixes
Remove the second "insert magazine" sound during the grenade launcher reload animation.
UI
Bug Fixes
Fixed the controller button label for Toggle Map not shown after being eliminated.
Fixed a bug in the Locker that made skydive previews appear without the correct animation.
Fixed text on the minimap that was too small.
Fixed the map marker not retaining its location when zooming in and out.
Fixed an issue with map markers not pinning at your cursor when placing them while zoomed in.
The controller analog stick can now be used to scroll the map while zoomed in.
Fixed an issue causing the eliminated player count displaying as zero when spectating a Guided Missile.
Art + Animation
Tweaked the object pop in animation so objects ease in rather than pop in.
Bug Fixes
Fixed inconsistent Battle Bus position changes that could occur every few seconds.
Fixed the Rock Paper Scissors emote so that it replicates properly in the lobby.
Fixed the Rainbow Smash and Candy Axe harvesting tools not always activating.
Fixed the Guided Missile firing animation so that it plays properly while spectating the player that is firing the weapon.
Reduced the size of Mushrooms that were too large.
Performance
Major optimizations + improvements made to console load times and CPU performance.
We've made some data layout optimizations in order to improve load times and performance. Load times reduced by 25-30 seconds as a result of these changes on Xbox One and around 10 seconds on PS4. On both platforms, we expect to see fewer issues with geometry or cosmetics failing to load in time, and FPS drops during skydiving. The Xbox One download will be larger than normal in this release as a result of these optimizations. We're working to minimize the impact of this type of optimization in future releases. - Developer Comment
Reduced download and patch size for players who just have access to Battle Royale (PC only).
Fixed various issues causing the game to freeze up/hitch while loading assets, especially on console. These assets are now preloaded before the game starts.
Optimized servers to reduce network lag when firing weapons and taking damage.
Mobile
Audio indicator no longer shows silenced weapons, crouched footsteps or ally pickaxes.
Multiple graphical improvements were made to the skybox, vegetation and anti-aliasing.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue that caused input to continue when no longer touching the screen.
Fixed an issue where the message about jailbroken devices being unsupported wasn't being shown
Attempting to play using a jailbroken device will result in being kicked.
Fixed various interacting actions, including:
Icons not showing properly on lower-end devices
Supply Drops not being able to be opened.
Doors not consistently opening and closing.
The Map not being able to be zoomed & panned.
Instances where accidental button presses would occur.
Fixed an issue causing Revolver and Grenade Launcher ammo to float outside the gun.
Save The World
Gameplay
Enabled environmental damage for ranged weapons.
Percentage of damage done to the environment varies by weapon.
Environmental damage scaling for ranged weapons should remain consistent relative to the health of the environment, taking into account the rarity and alterations on the weapon.
NOTE: Environmental damage increases with tier and rarity only and is not multiplied through Offense.
Ranged weapons can not damage structures you or your team have built.
[Rework] Outlander Fragment
Fragment abilities, other than the Loot Llama, no longer require equipped Fragment ammo to activate.
Fragment abilities now have a cooldown and Energy cost, as other abilities do.
Fragment abilities are now improved when the Outlander expends Fragment ammo in their activation.
Fragment Ammo capacity has been dramatically increased.
[Rework] Melee Weapons + Environment
Melee weapons (aside from Pickaxes) can no longer damage structures that you or your team have built, and have had their environmental damage increased.
Environmental damage scaling for on-level melee weapons should now feel more consistent, relative to the health of the environment
NOTE: Environmental damage increases with tier and rarity only, and is not multiplied through Offense.
Axes do increased damage against wood. Hardware does increased damage against stone.Swords, Clubs, Scythes, and Spears do not favor any material type.
[Rework] Anomaly
Anomaly rewards increased, changed from BluGlo to mission rewards.
Anomaly shards will take full damage from the Pickaxe, reduced damage from other melee weapons, and can no longer be damaged by projectiles (Throwing Stars, Rockets, etc).
Crafting queue size increased from 10 to 20 (this means 1 in production and up to 19 pending).
Cozy Campfire no longer grants any Utility score for healing and instead grants more for placing the trap.
Falling Damage has been adjusted so that damage occurs at higher heights.
Players now first take damage after falling 1300+ units instead of falling 850 Units
(Example) You can now walk off a 3 story building, but you can't jump off.
Initial fall damage increased from 5% max HP to 10% max HP.
Next Damage Threshold is now 20% max HP at 3 tiles.
Next Damage Threshold is now 50% max HP at 3.75 tiles.
Next Damage Threshold is now Knockdown at 4.5 tiles.
Farther than 4.5 tiles will also result in Knockdown.
Enemy fall damage values have been adjusted to be in line with these changes.
The vehicles that Survivors stand on top of will no longer take damage from ranged or melee weapons.
Only the Pickaxe can damage them.
Increased wood, stone, and metal stack size and carry limits.
The default building resource capacity has been increased from 999 to 2000.
Building Resource Capacity nodes have replaced the previously existing Weapon Skill nodes in the Skill Tree. These new nodes allow players to upgrade their resource carrying ability by 1000 apiece to a maximum of 5000 per type.
Weapon Skill has been effectively uncapped since v3.3, which allowed us the opportunity to remove and repurpose their nodes in the skill tree. So don't worry - your ability to use weapons of all levels remains unchanged! - Developer Comment
Existing items will not automatically restack.
You can condense stacks by dropping and picking up items or transferring between backpack and storage.
Economy Tuning
Increased Hero and Schematic Quest XP for Stonewood, up to Mid Plankerton.
Players who have already completed these Quests will be awarded the difference.
Challenge Quests have been extended to 20 Stages.
The 'Leave No One Behind' Challenge Quest now awards Survivor XP, scaled based on stage.
Players who have already completed Stages 1-10 of this Quest line will be awarded the Survivor XP.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a long delay that occurred when joining a party when first loading-in on PS4.
Fixed an issue that could cause BluGlo pylons to spawn on top of one another.
The buff from BluGlo pylons is no longer lost after 10 minutes.
Fixed an issue that would cause players to pick up items much slower than normal.
Missions And Systems
New Questline: Into the Storm: Opening Act
Accompany Lars and Ray on their journey into Lars' past in the brand new questline, 'Into the Storm'!
Brand new Survive the Storm map - Thunder Route 99.
Into the Storm Llama is available in the Loot Tab.
Cost: 1000 Storm Tickets
Event Llama guarantees at least one Epic (or higher) Neon Weapon or Cyberpunk Hero
Every 1000 Firecracker Tickets will be converted into a Spring Llama.
Quest Rewards:
Choice of Legendary Ranged Neon Weapon (Pistol, Shotgun, Assault).
Survive the Storm returns!
Improved rewards.
Added Spring It On! Gold, scaled by difficulty and number of days completed.
Improved the amount of Hero / Schematic / Survivor XP earned.
Increases more with difficulty and number of days completed.
Increased the rarity of items (Survivors, Schematics, Transform Keys, etc.) that drop from Survival mode, especially at high difficulties.
Reduced the number of low-rarity items that drop.
Mission Alerts award between 300 and 1500 tickets, scaled based on Survival length and difficulty.
Quota: Three 3-Day Survivals per 24 hours.
Quota: One 7-Day Survival per 24 hours.
Added side quests with new banner rewards!
Power 15 Event Themed Banner + 1000 Storm Tickets.
Power 40 Event Themed Banner + 1000 Storm Tickets.
Power 70 Event Themed Banner + 1000 Storm Tickets.
Changed the Survival Mode vote to skip the day to majority vote (from unanimous) to keep consistent with all other voting.
Mutant Storms
Mutant Storms are more active during this event and award between 100 and 240 Storm Tickets, scaled based on difficulty.
Quota: 10 per 24 hours.
Repeatable Quest to complete 2 Mutant Storm Mission Alerts that awards 100 Spring It On! Gold
Opt-in difficulty boost and group missions do not award tickets during this event.
Mini-boss Mission Alerts can no longer be selected if you have not unlocked the mission the alert is attached to.
This will prevent low-level players from attempting Mission Alerts that are too difficult for them, unless they are invited into a group by a higher-level friend.
Mimic Reward Updates:
Mimics will always award the equivalent to at least a Level 3 (Blue) Treasure Chest.
Some Mimics will instead award the equivalent to a Level 4 (Purple) Treasure Chest.
'Evacuate the Shelter' adjustments:
In non-group missions, the number of enemies needed to be killed after reaching the shelter has been reduced to 10 per players in zone instead of 35
The final encounter in non group missions has been reduced to 6 minutes from 8
'Repair the Shelter' adjustments:
See-Bot will no longer be attacked on arrival.
See-Bot will now arrive with a 5 minute counter. After 5 minutes it will leave to recharge and then return later to a different location on the map.
The Husk attack now begins when a player deploys the See-Bot. See-Bot is safe before then.
Players have 5 minutes to start the scan and then defend See-Bot.
Husk attack difficulty has been reduced for first two attacks.
Shelter will now automatically start diagnostic scan when player reaches the shelter instead of having to interact with it.
Decreasing the difficulty of the mission and initial combat encounter allowed us to double down on the mission core: scrambling to rescue a sieged shelter and creating a time pressure. -Developer Comment
With the automatic diagnostic scan the length of time until first raid occurs has been increased to 8:30 minutes after diagnostics are complete to allow more time to prepare, used to be 6:30 minutes.
Progress for the quest 'Air Quotes' is now given when the first 25 enemies have been successfully eliminated after activating the Storm Chest. Rather than having to eliminate all waves of enemies before the timer is up.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where some players were locked out of their Storm Shield.
Visual level of Survival mission reward chest increased (so it reaches max-level chest appearance at 7 days).
Heroes
Cyberpunk Heroes added, available in the new 'Into the Storm' event Llama.
Bullet Storm Jonesy (New Soldier Subclass) Bullet Storm: Uses high magazine weapons to build up attack speed and mow down enemies.
New Perks:
Start Up - Firing with a ranged weapon increases rate of fire by 1.2% per shot for up to 20 shots. Resets on reload or weapon switch.
Start Faster - Increases 'Start Up' rate of fire bonus to 2.4% per shot.
Harvester Sarah (New Ninja Subclass) Harvester: Close range scythe Ninja who uses Smoke Bomb and Shadow stance to survive on the battlefield.
New Perks:
Scythe to Meet You - Scythe attacks apply a 30% snare for 1 second.
Late Arrival - Scythes deal 48% increased damage to slowed or snared targets.
Heavy BASE Kyle (New Constructor Subclass) - Heavy BASE: Constructor focused on taking down enemies within BASE to charge up a great energy nova.
New Perks:
Feel the BASE - BASE generates energy when enemies die within the area affected by BASE. After 30 kills BASE emits an explosion that knocks husks back and deals damage in a 3 tile radius.
Turn Up the BASE - Increases the radius of 'Feel The BASE' by 2 tiles and damage by 80%.
New Tactical Perk:
Feel the BASE - BASE generates energy when enemies die within the area affected by BASE. After 30 kills BASE emits an explosion that knocks husks back and deals damage in a 3 tile radius.
T.E.D.D. Shot Jess (New Outlander Subclass) T.E.D.D. Shot: Deploys T.E.D.D.Y. to provide cover fire while sniping foes from a distance.
New Perks:
Quick Scope - Increases sniper rifle rate of fire by 35%.
Precision Handling - Hitting a headshot increases the speed of your next reload by 7% (Max 35%). Resets after reloading.
Eye on the Prize - Getting 15 headshot kills grants 1 Charge Fragment.
New Support Perk:
Sure Shot - Increases sniper rifle critical hit damage by 35%, 53%, 70%.
Outlander
Shock Tower
No longer requires a Fragment to operate.
Cooldown has been set to 60 seconds.
Stamina cost has been set to 50.
Using a Fragment will reduce the cooldown by 30% and reduce the stamina cost to 0.
Damage has not been adjusted.
T.E.D.D.Y.
No longer requires a Fragment to operate.
Cooldown has been set to 60 seconds.
Stamina Cost has been set to 50.
Using a Fragment will reduce the cooldown by 30% and reduce the stamina cost to 0.
Damage has been unadjusted.
Impossibility Matrix
Now increases the cooldown reduction for 'Shock Tower' and 'T.E.D.D.Y.' to 50% when using a Fragment.
Fragment Ammo
Cap has been increased to 25 + Llama fragment.
Llama Fragment
Acquiring a Llama Fragment now immediately resets the cooldown of all your Fragment abilities.
Constructor
Recycling
Increased the maximum storage capacity of BASE Recycling from 150 to 450.
Hyperthreading
Increased the maximum storage capacity of BASE Hyperthreading from 300 to 900.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where the 'Plasma Pulse' tooltip wouldn't reflect the current 'I.F.F. Coding' functionality.
Fixed an issue with Fragment Flurry Jess and Shamrock Reclaimer's support bonus 'Energized' not scaling correctly across multiple star levels.
Fixed an issue where 'Dragonslash' caused Ninjas to lose collision against Heroes and Enemies.
Fixed an issue where 'Decoy' wasn't taking damage from Husks.
Fixed an issue that could cause 'Mantis Leap' to stack velocity infinitely.
Weapons And Items
Neon Weapon set added, available in the new 'Into the Storm' event Llama.
Ranged Weapons:
Argon Assault Rifle
Helium Shotgun
Krypton Pistol
Melee Weapons:
Argon Axe
Krypton Sword
Neon Scythe
Impulse Grenade
Doubled the knockback distance against enemies.
No longer affects allies.
Easter Egg Launcher Eggs no longer detonate when a player is downed but are cleared when a player respawns or disconnects.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where crystal Scavenger melee weapons had the same durability as ore Scavenger melee weapons.
Fixed an issue where the Vacuum Tube Spear and Axe knocked enemies back instead of stunning them in place.
Dragon's Might shotgun projectiles no longer bounce off of deep water.
Fixed an issue where Dragon's Might shotgun projectiles weren't exploding on contact with enemies.
Bullet tracers shot from other players single shot weapons no longer travel through walls.
Fixed an issue where the Boost Trap would give more resources than intended from recycling.
UI
Added an option to show a Collection Book indicator on items in the Armory menus.
Added an option to toggle whether or not 'Favorite' items are grouped together in the Armory menus.Added tooltip text for the cinematics volume setting in the audio settings tab.
Items in the Armory that don't have stats no longer display a stats panel.
Replaced references of the word "Vault" with "Armory" in skill tree nodes.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where players using the Combat Pro control scheme would see "Unable to Edit Building" when pressing the button to get on their Hoverboard.
Fixed an issue where the 'Place Trap' controller button icon was missing when using the Combat Pro control scheme.
Updated reward summary cards to no longer be selectable once they move off screen.
Fixed an issue where damage return values for Traps that deal elemental damage were not indicating what type of elemental damage was dealt.
Updated Electrical Wall and Ceiling Trap descriptions to mention their elemental damage traits.
Fixed a spelling error in the Mythic Wukong Berserker description.
Fixed an issue that prevented players from selecting options (mute, add friend, etc.) in chat.
Fixed an issue where the camera would jump when zooming in on a skill tree tier.
Fixed the 'Import Friends' button not being selectable with a controller.
Fixed 4-player level difficulty being cut off in the in-zone objectives screen.
Fixed the 'Research' purchase button's cost icon being offset when using a controller.
Fixed BluGlo having the 'Equip' button active in the in-zone inventory.
Fixed a crash that occurred when typing a comma while naming your Homebase.
Updated player revive screen text.
Audio
Metal toilets now plays a metal sound when destroyed.
An adorable new figure of The Witcher 3's Geralt is now available for pre-order. The chibi-style Nendoroid figure includes Gwent cards, his steel and silver swords, and, of course, the infamous bathtub. You can find the figure on GoodSmile's English website.
Nendoroids are posable figures that often come with several face options, props, and parts. Because of the big-head, small-body style, a lot of Nendoroid figures are of anime characters--but not all of them, obviously. Geralt of Rivia is the latest addition to the line. You can see all his sample poses below.
Nendoroid Geralt costs 4,815 yen before tax. With tax and shipping from Japan, it's about $69 for the figure. The website notes that "he also comes with an interchangeable face plate that captures the veins along his face when he overdoses on decoctions and potions!"
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