Season 5 of Fortnite: Battle Royale rolls on with yet another set of challenges to complete. Just as in Season 4, finishing all of the challenges in a given week will complete a corresponding Road Trip challenge. This, in turn, rewards you with a special loading screen that points to a free Battle Star hidden somewhere around the island, giving you an easy way to level your Battle Pass up by one tier.
Three sets of weekly challenges have been released thus far in Season 5, the most recent of which tasks players with following a treasure map in Flush Factory and shooting clay pigeons, among other activities. If you've managed to complete all three sets of weekly challenges to date, you'll earn the third special loading screen, which features a group of characters racing rather unsafely in the new golf cart vehicle.
The clue this time is fairly subtle, but it can be found on the cart's license plate number: J2 SW. J2 points to a specific grid on Fortnite's map, while SW indicates that the Battle Star can be found in the southwestern corner of that area. Following those coordinates will lead you to just northeast of Wailing Woods, where you'll find the Battle Star waiting to be collected.
Just as in Season 4, you'll need to complete the corresponding Road Trip challenge in order to unlock this loading screen and find the hidden Battle Star. The Battle Star won't appear on the island unless you meet all of the prerequisites, so you can't take a shortcut by simply going to the aforementioned location without completing all of the previous challenges.
For this season, Fortnite challenges are divided into two categories: Free (which are available to all players) and Battle Pass (which are reserved for Battle Pass owners). If you need help finishing any of the recent challenges, you can find guides for them in our complete Season 5 challenges roundup. For more on Epic's popular battle royale game, be sure to check out the rest of our Fortnite Season 5 coverage below.
We're a few weeks deep into Season 5 of Fortnite, and Epic continues to roll out more challenges for players to complete. If you manage to finish all of the challenges in a given week, you will also complete a corresponding Road Trip challenge--Season 5's version of Blockbuster challenges. The reward for completing a Road Trip challenge is a special loading screen, which contains a subtle hint directing you to a free Battle Pass tier somewhere around the island.
If you complete two weeks' sets of challenges, you'll unlock the second of Season 5's special loading screens. This one features a group of characters driving golf carts around Lazy Links, the new golf course area that replaced Anarchy Acres in Season 5. You can take a look at the loading screen below.
The clue on loading screen #2 is fairly easy to spot. If you look closely in the background, you'll notice the faint silhouette of a Battle Star on top of Lazy Links' clubhouse. Simply land on top of the building at the beginning of a match and you'll be able to collect the Battle Star, ranking your Battle Pass up by one tier. You can see exactly how to get the Star in the video above.
As is the case with other free Battle Pass tiers, the Battle Star will only appear if you've completed its corresponding Road Trip challenge and unlocked the loading screen, meaning you won't be able to take a shortcut by simply heading to the designated area and finding the Star. If you need help completing any of this season's challenges thus far, you can find tips in our complete Season 5 challenges roundup.
Epic has divided Season 5's challenges into two categories--Free and Battle Pass. The former are available to all players, while the latter are reserved for those who've purchased the Season 5 Battle Pass. Even if you purchase the pass down the line, however, you'll retroactively unlock any rewards you may have already earned. You can read more about Fortnite Season 5 in the links below.
Fortnite's guided missile is back. The weapon was removed from the Battle Royale mode after players expressed their dissatisfaction for how powerful it was, but Epic Games has outlined plans for its return.
"We've gotten a lot of feedback around the Guided Missile, in particular concerns over fairness and strength of the weapon," Epic Games said in a post on Reddit at the time. "We share your concerns, so we've put the Guided Missile into the Vault while we figure out the next steps for its future."
The new guided missile has been patched to behave very differently. In a BR update, the new guided missile is described as "more of a scouting tool, than a high damage threat." It has reduced movement speed, turning radius, damage, and damage radius. The ammo cap has also been reduced to 12 rockets. Movement has been improved for mouse and keyboard to align closer with that of a controller.
This week we're talking recent SMG changes, Remote Explosives, and a returning item! pic.twitter.com/k947V9TA6L
You won't be using the guided missile to snipe out your enemies with explosive rockets any time soon, but the weapon might still prove useful for picking off wounded targets or pinpointing the location of an enemy hiding behind cover.
Epic Games recently added the SMG and compact SMG to Fortnite, but patches for both have since been released to adjust both weapons. Accuracy, damage, range, and fire rate have all been nerfed.
Altered Carbon has been renewed for a second season, and a second Kovacs. Netflix's popular sci-fi adaptation set in the distant future where AI is old hat and bodies are as replaceable as cars, will officially be back for a new season. Spoilers to follow for Season 1 of Altered Carbon.
The first season starred Joel Kinnaman as Takeshi Kovacs, a former member of a rebellion army imprisoned for his crimes, who is released to solve the murder of one of the richest men in the world. It was action-packed, surprising, and super trippy.
The replaceable nature of bodies in the story allows the showrunners to recast a character as many times as they want, which often brings up questions of identity and mortality. In the second season, Kovacs will be played by Avengers actor Anthony Mackie, and we're hoping he brings some of his Marvel magic to the show.
Many questions remain about how Netflix will approach the upcoming season. It's unclear whether Martha Higareda will be back to play the tough but damaged cop, Kristin Ortega, or what Takeshi will do with his time now that he's a free man. One of the biggest reveals at the end of the season, however, was that Quellcrist Falconer, the leader of the rebellion and the love of Takeshi's life, may actually be alive out there somewhere, so we're hoping that they address this information next season.
An official release date has not been announced for Season 2 of Altered Carbon, but we're really excited to see what Mackie brings to the role and the direction the show will take in the new season.
Filming on Riverdale Season 3 may have only begun a week ago, but the cast and crew of The CW's Archie Comics adaptation did not come to San Diego Comic-Con empty-handed. The show's panel started with a sizzle reel that recounted the highs and lows of Season 2, from Archie joining the mob to Cheryl coming out of the closet.
At the end of the clip, though, the first footage of the new show was revealed. In it, Betty leaves her house to find her mother and sister Polly partaking in some bizarre kind of ritual in the front yard, as they hold Polly's twin babies high next to a fire. Those who tuned into Season 2 probably realize this is connected to the farm, the cult Polly has fallen in with. As it turns out, this cult is going to play a big role in Season 3, as Polly brings Alice even deeper into the group. That's also when viewers will meet the farm's enigmatic leader, who has yet to be cast, Edgar Evernever.
According to showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the storyline involving the farm has been planned since Season 1. However, the popularity of Netflix's Wild, Wild Country, along with the charges brought against former Smallville star Allison Mack regarding her role in what has been described as a cult, can't help but inform the topic as the show explores it.
Those weren't the only things teased during the panel. Additionally, star Camila Mendes hinted at tough times ahead for her character Veronica and Archie. Given Archie is facing murder charges thanks to her dad, that seems to be a given.
Beyond that, Lili Reinhart teased that Betty will come into her own as the new queen of the Serpents after Jughead took over as leader of the motorcycle club. "At the beginning of the season, you'll see her own that title," Reinhart said.
Some new faces will also arrive in Riverdale. Penelope Ann Miller (The Artist) will take on the role of Ms. Wright, the district attorney prosecuting Archie. Also, fans will finally meet Jughead's family, as his mom and little sister Jellybean will finally return to the small town in episode eight or nine.
Riverdale returns on Wednesday, October 10, at 8 PM ET on The CW.
When you buy a new PS4 game, you want to know you're getting the best deal. But because each retailer has its own regular sales, plus the occasional surprise discounts, it's tough to know what the best deal is on a game at any given time. PlayStation 4 owners, we're here to help. We've skimmed through the sales at all of the major PS4 game retailers and compiled the best deals of the week below.
Between now and August 6, you don't need PlayStation Plus to play Grand Theft Auto V online. That's especially good for anyone who's interested in the new After Hours update for GTA Online, which introduced nightclubs you can purchase that can help you run your other criminal enterprises. The game also happens to be on sale for $20 on the PlayStation Store.
As for games, a few notable ones that have been in the news lately are on sale. No Man's Sky just got a huge update that introduces a much better multiplayer experience, as well as new base-building mechanics and the ability to pilot a fleet of ships. It's on sale for $20 at Best Buy. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, which just had a Rainbow Six Siege crossover event go live, is on sale for $20.
The makers of Middle-earth: Shadow of War recently pulled the microtransaction market from the game in response to fans' complaints. It's on sale for $20 at GameStop, and if you buy from a local brick-and-mortar location, you'll get a code for the season pass printed right on your receipt.
Other notable deals include Star Wars Battlefront II for $25 at GameStop and the co-op shooter Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands for $20 on the PlayStation Store. And if you're thinking of getting into Destiny 2 so you're ready for the Forsaken expansion coming September 4, you can grab the base game for just $6 at Walmart. Or, if you want all of the game's content released so far, you can pick up Destiny 2 + Expansion Pass Bundle for $20 from the PlayStation Store
Those are some of the best deals on PS4 games this week, and you can find more below.
If you head to the theater and throw a rock, chances are you'll hit at least three superhero movies. The genre has taken over the box office in the last decade, with the Marvel Cinematic Universe leading the charge. With such a crowded movie landscape, it can be hard to cut through the noise. Luckily for Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, it has realized the easiest way to do so is with fart noises.
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, the feature-length continuation of Cartoon Network's Teen Titans Go! series, has everything fans of the show will love. The team dances and sings, it's more about having fun than saving the world, and it's not afraid to delve into a long stretch of meta jokes.
The story is hilariously simple. Every superhero on the planet seems to have their own movies. That is, except, the Teen Titans. This crew that would rather eat sandwiches than conquer evil doesn't think they'll be considered real superheroes until their adventures are immortalized on the big screen. And how can you blame them? Even Aquaman is getting a movie.
As they quickly learn, though, thanks to Hollywood director Jade Wilson (Kristen Bell), the movie industry doesn't think the Titans are nearly important enough to get their own film. This is done through a series of in-movie trailers for everything from a standalone Alfred Pennyworth film to Batman's utility belt getting a movie, while the team gets nothing. That's when they realize the only way to become the stars they dream of being is to find a nemesis. In this case, that's Slade (Will Arnett).
For those who haven't solved that puzzle yet. Slade is Slade Wilson, otherwise known as Deathstroke. The movie never calls him that, though--they just repeatedly refer to him as Slade. While it could be due to Deathstroke being too extreme of a name for an animated kids film, the Titans repeatedly refer to him as Deadpool.
The running Deadpool joke is a smart one, given Teen Titans Go! To the Movies is essentially a Deadpool movie aimed at a much younger audience. The film is 90 minutes of nonstop poking fun at the superhero genre, including the MCU and X-Men universes. Nobody takes it on the chin as much as DC Comics, though. From posters for movies like Batman v Joker: Yawn of Justice to Green Lantern admitting that nobody likes to talk about the movie he made, no DC character is safe.
It's the sort of humor this extension of Teen Titans Go! uses to capture the attention of adult audiences who might not be as enraptured by a Beast Boy dance party as younger members of the crowd.
Another running joke in the film that might be lost on younger audiences is the fact that Nicolas Cage is the voice of Superman. As many know, Cage nearly played a live-action Superman on the big screen, thanks to Tim Burton's proposed Superman Lives film. While that project never ended up happening, Cage's performance as this world's Superman is perfect, as is Halsey's Wonder Woman. There's also a pretty incredible cameo that most fans won't see coming.
While, for the most part, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies is a fun, low-stakes adventure, it's not perfect. The jokes about farting and pooping can wear thin. There's an extended sequence where most of the team revels in the fact that they used a fake toilet on a movie set to take care of their business. While this might be the kind of humor that makes some of the younger audiences giddy, it felt out of place. The movie spends a lot of time masterfully joking about and mocking so many things. Spending its energy on such low-hanging fruit seems unnecessary.
Additionally, though it's only 92 minutes long, there was a point close to the end of the second act where the story started to drag. Thankfully, once the third act kicks in, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies thrusts into overdrive as the Titans and a massive robot Slade go to war.
In the end, though, this is the kind of superhero film adults and small children can go to and both find something they'll love. In a superhero movie landscape where the world is constantly being destroyed by massive CGI abominations, this is a refreshing change. Will Teen Titans Go! To the Movies save the DC Comics movie universe? Not in the least. However, like the recently released Ant-Man and the Wasp, it doesn't forget how funny and exciting these types of movies can be.
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies is in theaters on July 27.
The Good:
A low-stakes adventure that's easy to get invested in
By Anonymous on Jul 27, 2018 10:43 pm After Battlefield 5's battle royale mode comes to PS4, Xbox One, and PC, EA might develop a standalone entry in the genre. Forza 7 is also ditching loot boxes.
When you think about DC Comics, you think about Batman fighting the Joker or Superman fighting Lex Luthor. However, when you're a kid, playing with all your action figures, sometimes Batman ends up fighting Starscream from Transformers and Superman ends up fighting Mumm-Ra from Thundercats. DC has taken that sandbox mentality into its comics over the past few years, with miniseries like Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the publisher's newest book Injustice Vs. Masters of the Universe. What would happen if Superman, from Injustice: Gods Among Us, fought He-Man?
The six-issue miniseries, which saw its first issue's release on July 18, has these two vastly different universes crossing over. "After basically the end of the Injustice 2 video game, Superman has taken over, again," explains writer Tim Seeley. "It's the alt-ending, it's the dark ending. Superman has taken over and he's using the powers that he gets from Brainiac, and Batman has to go find someone to defeat Superman, and he picks He-Man.
"For reasons in the story which is basically, He-Man is like the good version of the evil Superman. He's a guy with all this power, but he wants the people to have freedom and to be able to determine their own destiny. In Injustice, Superman doesn't want that, at all; he wants control. So, it's basically, He-Man gets recruited to go to Earth and kick the crap out of bad Superman."
Both the DC and MOTU worlds are filled with characters, so of course, there are going to be some lesser-known characters included in the comic for the hardcore fans. This includes adding the MOTU villain Scare Glow to the book, which artist Freddie Williams II explained was not a joke. However, from there, the two creators went deep into He-Man lore. "Tim has put in so many cool Easter Egg characters, deep holes of all this Masters of the Universe continuity, it is a pleasure to draw," Williams explains. "It's the coolest stuff, I'm getting to have all the toys I never had as a kid. Like, the whole army of every Masters of the Universe. It's awesome."
While both Eternia and the DC Universe are vastly different worlds, they fit together perfectly for this story. "Tim has such a great deep understanding of Masters of The Universe that he immediately connected it well, like as a contrast," explained Williams. "Sort of like a brightness in Eternia, which is the home planet of Prince Adam. That's their universe, with this dark dystopian-esque sort of alternate reality of the Injustice world. Just reading his initial outline and his initial thoughts. It connected in a way that I didn't see coming, but made total sense. I can't picture a better way to basically make these properties interact and connect."
This isn't the first time DC Comics has worked on something with the MOTU property. "I think an interesting sort of evolution in the Masters of The Universe it domes from DC Comics, because when Mattel came up with this toy line and had a story for it," Seeley said. "They said 'Oh, we're gonna have a mini-comic' and DC Produced that initial stuff. Also basically came up with the Prince Adam story and all that sort of stuff. It's basically Captain Marvel. It's a kid that turns into a superhero with a magic word. And that comes from DC. It all comes back together."
You can check out this series for yourself as issue #1 of Injustice Vs. Masters of the Universe is on sale now, and issue #2 comes out on August 15.
Hello Games has launched the new update for No Man's Sky, called Next. The free update makes massive overhauls to the game by adding multiplayer, character customization, command freighters, and visual upgrades. Next is the fourth major update to No Man's Sky, following Foundation, Pathfinder, and Atlas Rises. However, it is perhaps the most substantial of them all, and we're continuing to find more and more as we spend more time with it.
No Man's Sky originally launched on PS4 and PC in August 2016, and was harshly criticized for a perceived lack of content. Although multiple updates have since expanded the number of activities that players can do, Sony management admits the PR strategy "wasn't great" and No Man Sky designer Sean Murray acknowledged that he made "mistakes."
Despite the initial backlash at launch, No Man's Sky's updates have slowly earned the game a growing playerbase. "One day I hope to reach a point where I feel No Man's Sky is 'finished,' but luckily there's still so much more we want to do," Murray said.
The major changes in No Man's Sky Next are outlined below, but you can read the full patch notes and bug fixes on No Man's Sky's blog. Though it's not in the patch notes, Murray tweeted out that Next also allows players to command their in-game avatar to sit down--a feature that players have been asking for. Perhaps a few more playful secrets are hidden within the game's newest update. We do now that a new patch is already on the way to fix problems that have emerged, as are weekly updates to keep things fresh. We'll keep you updated as we learn about more.
Multiplayer is the largest change to No Man's Sky. Though it was never confirmed whether multiplayer would be included prior to launch, many players wished to explore the galaxy with their friends however they wanted. Next adds a lot of the mechanics those players wanted, as well as a few more.
You can now join up with random strangers, or team up with a small contingent of friends to construct colonies of small shelters, race exocraft, or engage in space battles against other players. You'll be able to team up with friends right from the start, as the multiplayer extends to No Man's Sky's story and tutorial missions.
To help differentiate between avatars, Next adds character customization so that everyone can personalize their in-game appearance. You'll be able to switch up your race and change your outfits too. Depending on the species of your character, you'll even be able to change your hairstyle. Next allows players to be a Gek, Vy'keen, Korvax, Traveller, or Anomaly.
Not every player you meet is a friendly face, so when you run into another player in the midst of exploring the stars, it's best to be cautious. Although a stranger could be a harmless passerby or a future ally, Next allows players to prey on others to survive. A collection of ships approaching on the horizon might be a crew of players acting as space pirates who rely on the stolen loot of others.
Building And Crafting
You'll be able to invite your friends onto your very own command freighter to tackle challenging multiplayer missions. If you're still having trouble, you'll be able to build and upgrade a whole fleet of frigates, which you can then customize to specialize in combat, exploration, trade, industry, or support.
You can use what you've found to build bases, which can now be built anywhere on any planet. You'll even be able to build on top of mountains and beneath the sea. And if you don't like how the terrain is affecting the shape of your base, the improved terrain manipulator allows players to sculpt the planet's surface to their needs. The manipulator can be used to excavate ancient treasures too, which can be sold in the new Space Station Marketplace.
There are hundreds of new base parts that allow you to build bases that are larger and more complex so you can construct your perfect hideout. Next also lets players own multiple bases and place teleporters anywhere so travel goes much faster.
The resources used to customize your fleet and bases, as well as craft your gear and equipment, have all been reworked and rebalanced. Many of the resources you remember from the original No Man's Sky have received new names and been given completely different uses. Planetary resources have been expanded, and a planet's biome, weather, and classification have a much larger effect on what type of materials you'll find there.
To help you excavate the larger amounts of materials you'll discover, the deployable tech used in resource collection can now be easily picked up and carried in your inventory. The improved analysis visor makes it easier to locate terrain resources as well. You can also quickly find your bearings while exploring, thanks to visible latitude and longitude coordinates and the ability to tag points of interest with a marker.
Missions
The opening section of No Man's Sky has been updated with new story elements, as well as a tutorial that teaches you advanced gameplay features. Mission chains help get players started with exploring planets and starting bases.
Once past the tutorial, new types of missions are available to complete. Exploring is still at the core of No Man's Sky, but new photography, feeding, freighter attack and defense, archaeology, and hunting missions expand the amount of activities that players can do. Players won't be getting all of their objectives from the same NPC either, as a diverse assortment of random NPCs on different stations offer missions.
It Basically Has The Xenomorph From Alien
The update introduces a variety of new enemies to deal with, but perhaps the most terrifying and interesting of the bunch are what it refers to as Biological Horrors. As recounted on Twitter by Xalavier Nelson Jr., this essentially amounts to the Xenomorph from the Alien franchise. It sounds terrifying--and awesome, provided you don't mind dying.
There Are Some Drab Planets Out There
While the diversity of the geography you've encountered has changed, and there are many colorful, beautiful planets to explore, the update also adds some that are a bit different--but nonetheless striking. In our time with the update, we came across a planet that was largely devoid of color, almost to the point of being monochrome. You can take a peek at it above.
Patch Notes
Hello Games has released detailed patch notes for Next that outline everything that's changed, including the extreme minutia. Beyond all of the major features above you can see adjustments to controls (like the ability to manually holster the Multi-Tool), the overhaul to space station interiors, bug fixes, and much more.
Quality-of-Life Improvements
While something like multiplayer is obviously the big draw of this update, there are smaller but still very appreciated changes and additions that players have been coming across. Case in point: one of the best is a tweak to pulse jumps, which previously would send your ship moving in a straight line. Now, you can use it to follow the curve of the planet you're in the atmosphere of, more or less allowing you to orbit the planet and more easily relocate to a different spot.
Galactic Atlas
Just prior to the Next update going live, Hello Games launched a new website called the Galactic Atlas. This is essentially a guide to a specific area of the game--the Euclid Galaxy--that Hello seeded but will leave in the hands of players to explore and grow. From the site, you can track the progress of the galaxy, highlight points of interest, and join hubs or factions.
New Visuals
The visuals to No Man's Sky have also gotten an overhaul. Terrain generates faster and ground, water, and cloud textures have been upgraded. Ships, NPCs, and buildings have more detail too. No Man's Sky is also now fully playable in both first- and third-person, whether you're walking on the surface of a planet or soaring amongst the stars.
Draw distance has been improved so planets appear more dense and a new colour palette paints the forests, oceans, and plains of each world with added vibrancy. The hazardous storms that can spell the doom of smaller aircraft use new biome-specific particle effects to look more dangerous than ever before.
Fauna And Flora
The creatures you'll discover on your travels will now act more enthusiastically towards you if you feed them, letting you herd them together. The creatures' AI has also been revamped so they act more intelligently, responding to players they recognize as friendly and fleeing as a group from a perceived danger. Not all of the new animals and plantlife are friendly, however. Keep on the lookout for new hazardous species, as they will kill you if you're not careful.
Release Date/Time
No Man's Sky is available on PS4, PC, and Xbox One. Next is live on all platforms.
Season 5 of Fortnite is here, and there are already an assortment of challenges for players to complete. Just like last season, finishing all of a given week's tasks will complete a corresponding Road Trip challenge--Season 5's equivalent of Blockbuster challenges. These, in turn, will reward you with a special loading screen, each of which contains a subtle hint leading you to a free Battle Pass tier somewhere around the island.
Clearing one week's set of challenges will unlock the first special loading screen, which features a group of characters atop a grassy hill near the giant Durr Burger. Two appear to be posing for a photo while another looks at a map of Lazy Links, the new golf course area introduced in Season 5. You can see the loading screen for yourself below.
The clue on this screen can be found near the center of the golf course map, which features a large, umbrella-shaped mine housing a Battle Star icon. The mine can be found toward the western edge of Lazy Links, which itself is located in the northern portion of the island. Simply head to that area and you'll find the Battle Star waiting to be picked up.
Collecting the Battle Star will rank your Battle Pass up by one tier, making it an easy way to unlock additional rewards if you complete enough challenges. You can see a more detailed guide on where to find the Battle Star in the video above. However, be aware that you can only find the Battle Star if you complete the corresponding Road Trip challenge and unlock the loading screen; you can't simply go to the designated location and collect it if you haven't done the preceding steps.
Unlike previous seasons, Season 5 challenges are divided up into two categories. Free challenges are available to all Fortnite: Battle Royale players, while Battle Pass challenges can only be tackled by those who've purchased the Battle Pass. You can find tips on how to complete all of the new challenges in our complete Season 5 challenges roundup. For more on Fortnite, be sure to check out the rest of our Season 5 coverage below.
August is almost here, which means Xbox Live Gold members will have a new set of free Xbox One and Xbox 360 games to download. We now know what those games will be, thanks to a post on Microsoft's Xbox Wire. The games going free in August will be Forza Horizon 2 and For Honor on Xbox One and Dead Space 3 and Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two for Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 games are backwards compatible, so they'll also be playable on Xbox One.
On the Xbox One side of things, you'll be able to download Forza Horizon 2 between August 1-31. It's an open-world racing game from 2014 that mixes realistic driving mechanics with some of the more arcade-style ideas of series like Burnout. For Honor is a melee combat game that pits characters from three factions against each other: Samurai, Knights, and Vikings. A fourth faction will be added in a free update this fall, along with a robust new Breach mode. For Honor will be free August 16-September 15.
On Xbox 360, Dead Space 3 sees the horror series' protagonist Isaac Clarke joined for the first time by a companion, Sgt. John Carver. The entire game, which focuses on alien dismemberment, is playable in online co-op mode. It will be free August 1-15. The final free Xbox 360 game in August is Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, a co-op game that has you save the Wasteland using a magic paintbrush. It's free August 16-31.
If you're reading this before August 1, it's not too late to grab some of July's free Games With Gold. Right now, Xbox Live Gold subscribers can download Assault Android Cactus and Death Squared for Xbox One, and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction for Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
August 2018 Games With Gold
Xbox One
Forza Horizon 2 (August 1-31)
For Honor (August 16-September 15)
Xbox 360
Dead Space 3 (August 1-15)
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (August 16-31)
If you feel like you've already watched everything you want to watch on Amazon Prime, despair no more; Amazon is coming out with a whole host of new titles in August. Here's what on tap for next month in terms of movies, TV shows, and Prime Originals.
Several original series are debuting, including All or Nothing: Manchester City which follows the legendary coach of the titular soccer team. A limited series called Agatha Christie will be released, as well as Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan with John Krasinski, which debuts on August 31.
Amazon Prime will also be adding some oldies to the streaming service, including dramas like The Blair Witch Project and Watchmen, and some kids movies like A Cinderella Story and Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams. The bulk of the additions come on August 1, but there's an assortment of other things coming throughout the month, too.
If this list isn't enough, there were a lot of titles added to Amazon Prime in July as well, including the likes of American Psycho, Mulholland Drive, The Twilight Saga. If you'd like to see everything that's coming to Amazon Prime in August, check out the complete list below.
Everything Coming To Amazon Prime In August 2018
August TBD
All or Nothing: Manchester City, Season 1 --Prime Original series
San Diego Comic-Con is officially behind us for 2018. The yearly event that brings together all things movies, TV shows, comics, and video games for one big show has wrapped up, but not without first delivering a ton of news and trailers, as well as some tremendous cosplay.
We've been rounding up the best cosplay we've seen each day of the show, as well as the best stuff centered around companies like Marvel and DC. Now, we're highlighting the very best cosplay from the entirety of SDCC. That includes Power Rangers' Lord Zedd, Skyrim's Dragonborn, Guardians of the Galaxy's Nebula, Ace Ventura, and even a Funko Pop version of Star Wars' Rey.
Being an event that is primarily attended by the public, the huge number of fans gathering in one place means there is no shortage of varied cosplay. Whether you're looking for your favorite characters from Overwatch, Avengers: Infinity War, or far more obscure properties, you're likely to bump into someone dressed up as such while exploring Comic-Con.
With your cosplay needs satisfied, there's plenty else from Comic-Con to get caught up on. There were countless trailers, including the debuts for big-name movies like Aquaman, Shazam, Glass, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and Godzilla: King of Monsters. On the TV show side, there was Titans (with a controversial comment on Batman) and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (making a surprise return), along with plenty from both Walking Dead shows.
In terms of news, The Walking Dead was in the headlines as we got confirmation that Andrew Lincoln will leave the show after Season 9. But the biggest thing to come during SDCC wasn't specifically tied to the event. Marvel parent company Disney fired James Gunn as director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 after controversial old tweets of his resurfaced online. He has since received support from a number of people, including Guardians star Dave Bautista and Michael Rooker, as well as Hellboy's Selma Blair.
For a roundup of all the biggest happenings from the event, check out our SDCC coverage at the bottom of this post, and let us know about your biggest takeaways and favorite cosplay in the comments.
Cosplayers above:
Mcvengers JolliWasp Dr. Strange Box- Agent Starbucks- Hela In-N-Out - McThor- Captain KFC- Burger King Loki- Iron Taco- Black Widow Wendy's- Incredible Panda Express- @doccanecosplay
Epic Games recently added the SMG and Compact SMG to Fortnite: Battle Royale but, following feedback from its community, has pushed out a hotfix tweaking how effective they are. In a post on the Fortnite: Battle Royale subreddit, Epic said that SMGs were "stronger than we would like at the moment" and detailed the adjustments made to them.
The changes to SMGs seem to be comprehensive, with accuracy, damage, range, and fire rate all nerfed. The tweaks, which you can see in full below, bring the performance of the SMG and Compact SMG "more in line with where [Epic wants] them." Nevertheless, the studio said it will continue to monitor how the weapons perform and has encouraged players to carry on submitting feedback.
Fortnite SMG Changes
SMG and Compact SMG accuracy bonus reduced from 35% to 15%.
SMG damage reduced from 19/20/21 to 17/18/19.
Compact SMG damage reduced from 23/24 to 21/22.
SMG fire rate reduced from 13 to 12.
Compact SMG fire rate reduced from 11 to 10.
SMG, Compact SMG, and Silenced SMG damage falloff.
Range reduced from 2400/3500/5000 to 2000/3000/4000.
Percentage reduced from 100/80/65% to 100/70/40%.
Rare SMG and Compact SMGs drop rates slightly reduced.
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