Apex Legends’ First New Season 2 Challenges Revealed

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Season 2 of Apex Legends is now officially underway on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and a lot has changed in Respawn’s battle royale game. Not only is there a new playable character, the science genius Wattson, there’s a new Battle Pass to purchase, which means a load of new rewards to unlock.

Unlike Season 1’s Battle Pass, Season 2’s works much more like Fortnite‘s Battle Pass, offering a regular stream of challenges to complete as the season progresses. Clearing these tasks will help level your Battle Pass up, which in turn will allow you to unlock this season’s new skins, emotes, loading screens, and other cosmetic rewards.

While the general gist of the Battle Pass is similar to Fortnite, the new Season 2 challenges will work a little differently. Like in Epic’s battle royale game, Apex Legends Battle Pass holders will have access to seven new challenges each week. However, three of these tasks will raise your Battle Pass by one full level when completed. On top of that, there will be three recurring challenges every week, as well as three random challenges (pulled from a pool of 200) to complete each day.

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Season 2’s first weekly set of challenges is now live, and they’re all fairly self-explanatory, so you should be able to complete them with a little persistence. The three that will level your Battle Pass up once completed ask you to deal 7,500 damage with assault rifles and finish in the top three using either Bloodhound, Lifeline, or Wraith. There’s also a multi-step challenge that begins by having you to land in Relay. The remaining challenges run the gamut from getting 35 knockdowns to looting five care packages; you can see the full list below.

That isn’t all that’s new in Season 2 of Apex Legends. The game’s map, Kings Canyon, has also undergone some changes, and Titanfall 2’s L-Star has been added as a Legendary Gold energy-based weapon. The more competitive Ranked Leagues are also now available. You can read more about Apex Legends Season 2 in our roundup.

Apex Legends Season 2, Week 1 Challenges

  • Land in Relay (step 1 of 4) — +1 BP Level
  • Deal 7,500 damage with assault rifles — +1 BP Level
  • Finish in the top 3 as Bloodhound, Lifeline, or Wraith — +1 BP Level
  • Get 25 kills — 6,000 Stars
  • Loot 5 care packages — 6,000 Stars
  • Get 35 knockdowns — 6,000 Stars
  • Outlive 200 opponents — 6,000 Stars

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/apex-legends-first-new-season-2-challenges-reveale/1100-6468196/

Cool New Lion King Cast Posters Are Wild

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A new series of cast shots for Disney’s The Lion King show a very different side to the characters, in more ways than one. The posters show almost every major member of the cast in profile, facing eye-to-eye with their animal counterparts.

The pairings posted to Disney’s Twitter include Donald Glover as Simba, Beyonce as Nala, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, and Alfre Woodard as Sarabi. Other shots show ensembles of characters together, like Billy Eichner, Seth Rogan, and John Oliver as Timon, Pumbaa, and Zazu, respectively.

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This is the latest in a series of live-action remakes of Disney’s classic catalog. But as the characters are still computer animated and no live actors are on screen, it has instead been commonly referred to as “photorealistic.” It was directed by Jon Favreau, following his successful and similarly realistic take on The Jungle Book.

Disney had released character posters in May showing each of the photorealistic animals head-on, not in profile with their human voice-actors. The original Lion King is one of Disney’s top-grossing animated films of all time, and so anticipation–and expectations–are running high for the remake. Its initial teaser trailer almost matched Avengers: Infinity War in views in the first 24 hours.

The Lion King releases on July 18.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cool-new-lion-king-cast-posters-are-wild/1100-6468198/

New Dr. Mario Mobile Game Gets Trailer Showing Off Multiplayer

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A match-three puzzle game, Dr. Mario World was announced back in February 2019. The game sees you using capsules to eliminate viruses like a good doctor, but there’s more than meets the eye. We’ve now learned of the game’s multiplayer offerings, which allows you to connect with friends to send hearts or viruses.

Dr. Mario World lets you see your friends’ progress in the game’s single-player Stage mode. You will also be able to send your friends encouragement hearts, though these can only be sent once per day. Dr. Mario World features solo play, but it will also launch with a Versus mode in which you can challenge your friends in online, real-time matches.

The crux of Versus is similar to previous Dr. Mario games: You eliminate viruses on your board to fill up an attack meter, which sends viruses in your opponent’s direction, causing their board to fill. Whoever’s board fills first loses. Each doctor has their own attributes, like attack power (which dictates the number of viruses sent) and skills (which act as special movies like clearing one whole column at random). Check out the trailer below.

Microtransactions will make an appearance in Dr. Mario World in the form of Diamonds purchasable through the in-game shop. They can be bought in an assortment of packs–starting with 20 Diamonds for $2 USD / $3 AUD / £1 GBP running all the way up to 1,050 Diamonds for $70 USD / $100 AUD / £55 GBP–and are used to continue gameplay, obtain items, and restore stamina.

Dr. Mario World releases for Android and iOS on July 10.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-dr-mario-mobile-game-gets-trailer-showing-off-/1100-6468194/

How To Start Destiny 2’s Lumina Exotic Hand Cannon Quest, Now Live

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The rollout of new content in Destiny 2‘s Season of Opulence continues today with the next chapter in the Thorn-Last Word storyline. Another Exotic hand cannon, this one called Lumina, is now available in the game for Annual Pass owners. Here’s what you need to know and how to start the quest.

Lumina is a hand cannon that, as the trailer below shows, both damages enemies and can be used to heal teammates, which would set it apart from any other weapon in the game. It’s possible that, to get it, you’ll need to have previously completed the Thorn questline. When you first log in after the latest weekly reset, you’ll know you’re on the right track if you’re presented with a message teasing that you should return to a clifftop in relation to the man with the golden gun; it’s referred to as the “same place as before.”

A Message From Shin Malphur — Head To EDZ

To get started, you’ll want to head to the EDZ and work your way through the Salt Mines, located just north of Trostland. You’ll come upon a Fallen transponder that transmats you to the next area. From there, make your way to the end of the path and hug the ledge; you’ll see an opening with various abandoned camps. There, you’ll find a chest you need to open. Once you’ve completed that step, you’ll need to proceed through a series of additional quest steps to obtain the new Exotic.

Visit The Original Thorn’s Location (System Positioning Device)

The Exotic quests step you receive–A Fateful Gift–tells you to “identify the location of the original Thorn using your system positioning device.” You’ll have an item called a System Positioning Device in your Triumphs; hover over this to see where you need to head. Based on what we’ve already seen, this location will move, possibly on the hour. One example we were told to visit is Excavation Site 2 on Io.

Head to the designated area and search for a chest. It won’t be marked on your radar, but when you’re close, your Ghost will notify you in the upper-right corner of the screen, like when you’re near an item that can be scanned.

Bearer Of Evils Past — Generate Orbs Of Light

Next up is a quest step that asks you generate 250 Orbs of Light. That sounds like a lot, but thankfully the Orbs generated by your teammates count toward your progress. That makes an activity like Reckoning ideal; you can potentially complete this objective in a single go. Make sure to use a Masterworked gun to speed things up even further.

Rose Revealed

At this point, you get the Legendary hand cannon Rose, as well as three Legendary quest steps found in your Pursuits. These are all available to you simultaneously. You don’t need to use Rose to complete these:

Defend The Light — Kills Without Reloading

Defend the Light asks you to get 100 “streaks,” which are achieved by killing multiple enemies in a row without reloading your weapon.

Face The Hordes — Blind Well, Black Armory Forge, And Escalation Protocol Completions

One of the other two steps at this point involves completing encounters at the Blind Well (in the Dreaming City), Black Armory Forges (scattered around, including the EDZ and Nessus), or Escalation Protocol (Mars). Any of these will do, so take your pick and knock it out.

Score 50k In A Nightfall

The last of these tasks sends you to the Nightfall, where you must score at least 50,000. Moving quickly will help, as will avoiding death. You can use a challenge card from Xur to add modifiers that will increase the multiplier on your score; we used the Solar Singe and a 175 Power level handicap, giving us a 2.15x multiplier.

Dataminers have allegedly uncovered all of the steps and shared them on Reddit. As the questline only debuted a short time ago, we’re still working our way through it and waiting to find out if the datamined steps are correct or were missing anything. We’ll report back with additional information as it becomes available.

In terms of backstory, this gun is the original Thorn, and you’re now being tasked with cleaning it of the Hive corruption that caused Dredgen Yor to turn evil. It’s tied to a long-running story that’s actually quite fascinating, and among the best lore to be found in Destiny.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-to-start-destiny-2s-lumina-exotic-hand-cannon-/1100-6468193/

Cuphead DLC Delayed To 2020, New Teaser Trailer Released

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We learned about Cuphead‘s The Delicious Last Course DLC during E3 2018, with a release scheduled for sometime in 2019. We’re halfway through the year and indie developer StudioMDHR has provided another update on Cuphead’s forthcoming DLC: it will now arrive sometime in 2020 for Nintendo Switch, PC, and Xbox One.

The studio released a 30-second teaser trailer showing a “cornucupia” of new features, including playable character Ms. Chalice and her slick double jump, abilities to acquire and enemies to slaughter, and levels and environments ripe for exploration. And it’s all still wrapped in that iconic 1903s art style. You can check out the teaser trailer below.

Toward the end of 2018, StudioMDHR revealed that the acclaimed run-and-gun platformer surpassed 3 million units sold on Xbox One and PC. This was prior to making its Nintendo Switch debut in April 2019 with Xbox Live support, allowing players to unlock achievements while playing on the console-handheld hybrid. Cuphead is scheduled to launch for Tesla vehicles sometime this summer.

In our Cuphead review, we said, “It’s an intense action game that pulls no punches. It could benefit from a few tweaks, and two-player co-op doesn’t feel like the valuable addition you might imagine, but Cuphead remains a rare, unique game that truly stands out.”

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cuphead-dlc-delayed-to-2020-new-teaser-trailer-rel/1100-6468192/

Fire Emblem: Three Houses – ‘Welcome to the Black Eagle House’ trailer

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Fire Emblem: Three Houses - 'Welcome to the Black Eagle House' trailer

Learn more about Edelgard’s house at the officer’s academy.

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Switch’s Mario Tennis Aces Adds Final Free DLC Character

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Since its release on Switch last June, Mario Tennis Aces has been receiving a steady stream of new playable characters and other updates, and now the final addition to the game’s roster has arrived. Dry Bowser, the skeletal version of the Koopa king, is available in the game, as are new costumes for Wario and Waluigi.

Dry Bowser is a defensive-class character and shares many similarities with his living counterpart. Everyone who participates in at least one match in the game’s Online Tournament mode this month will unlock Dry Bowser immediately, while all other players will receive the character after August 1. You can take a look at him in action in the trailer below.

Dry Bowser isn’t the only incentive to play online this month. If you manage to rack up enough points in the Online Tournament, you’ll unlock Wario and Waluigi’s classic overalls as alternate costumes. If you didn’t take part in the Online Tournament last month, you’ll also now have access to the game’s previous new character, Fire Piranha Plant.

With the arrival of Dry Bowser, there are now 30 playable characters in Mario Tennis Aces, nearly double the size of the game’s roster at launch. While many of these are returning from previous Mario Tennis games, Aces also introduced a number of characters who had never appeared in the series, including Chain Chomp, Boom Boom, Pauline, and Kamek.

Mario Tennis Aces is available exclusively for Nintendo Switch. GameSpot awarded it a 7/10 in our Mario Tennis Aces review. Critic Justin Clark wrote, “The Tetris Effect is in full swing here; days after the credits rolled, I still crave the satisfying thwack from a Power Shot, mentally replay matches and imagine how I might do things differently given a bit more focus and know-how. Mario Tennis Aces does what this series has done best, and for the most part, improves what it’s rarely gotten right prior.”

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/switchs-mario-tennis-aces-adds-final-free-dlc-char/1100-6468188/

Fortnite 9.30 Patch Notes: What’s New In Content Update #2

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Amidst the ongoing 14 Days of Summer event, another update is now live for Fortnite on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices. This week marks the second 9.30 content update, and it’s a fairly minor one, introducing one new weapon to the game’s Battle Royale mode, along with new prefabs and missions in Fortnite Creative and Save the World, respectively. Here are the patch notes.

On the Battle Royale side, the only addition this week is a new gun: the Drum Shotgun. This one comes in common, uncommon, and rare varieties, and it can be found as floor loot or in vending machines or Loot Carriers. According to Epic’s patch notes, the Drum Shotgun has a clip size of 12 and deals 45 / 47 / 50 damage per shot.

Fortnite Creative mode, meanwhile, has received seven new prefabs and five new galleries. Save the World’s 14 Days of Summer event also continues with new challenges and a new Wargames simulation called Meltdown. To commemorate the Fourth of July, Epic has also brought back four festive Heroes for a limited time: Stars and Stripes Jonesy, Star-Spangled Headhunter, Patriot Penny, and Old Glory AC.

You can find the patch notes for Fortnite’s second 9.30 content update below, courtesy of Epic Games’ website.

We’re in the second week of Fortnite’s 14 Days of Summer event, which means there are still a few challenges to complete and rewards to unlock before the event ends. Despite its name, 14 Days of Summer will be live until July 16, so you’ll have until then to complete the event’s challenges. If you manage to clear all 14, you’ll unlock a special Smoothie back bling. You can find the full list of 14 Days of Summer challenges, along with our guides to the trickier missions, in our roundup.

Fortnite 9.30 Content Update #2 Patch Notes

Battle Royale

Weapons & Items

  • Drum Shotgun
    • Available in Common, Uncommon, and Rare variants.
    • Clip size of 12
    • 45 / 47 / 50 damage per shot.
    • Available from Floor Loot, Vending Machines, and Loot Carriers

Creative

Prefabs & Galleries

  • Added 7 New Prefabs:
    • Paradise Palms Hotel
    • Paradise Palms Hotel Pool
    • Paradise Palms Computer Cafe
    • Paradise Palms House
    • Paradise Palms Car Dealership
    • Truck ‘N’ Oasis
    • Roadside Diner
  • Added 5 New Galleries:
    • Paradise Palms Gallery
    • Paradise Palms Prop Gallery
    • Truck ‘N’ Oasis Gallery
    • Roadside Diner Gallery
    • Sand & Grass Floor Gallery

Save the World

Missions & Systems

  • 14 Days of Summer
    • The parade of daily quests and free X-Ray Llamas continues!
    • Complete the “Light’em Up” quest and earn Stars and Stripes Jonesy
    • Complete all 14 Days of Summer quests to earn the Boom Bow
    • 14 Days of Summer quests will be available until July 16
  • New Wargames simulation: Meltdown
    • In this simulation, your Storm Shield has gone critical and is emitting a growing radiation field.
    • From what we hear, radiation is unpleasant and causes visibility issues while in direct contact.
    • A new Wargames simulation means more chances for Event Tickets, a new banner, and more variety to the Daily Wargames Challenges.

Heroes

  • Four festive Heroes are returning for a limited time:
    • Stars and Stripes Jonesy, reports in for summer fun!
    • Standard Perk: Assault Ammo Recovery
      • Assault weapons have a 24% chance to refund ammo every shot.
        • Commander Perk: Assault Ammo Recovery+
      • Assault weapons have a 48% chance to refund ammo every shot.
        • Available from the 14 Days of Summer “Light’em Up” quest
  • Star-Spangled Headhunter brightens the weekly store!
    • Standard Perk: Spoils of War
      • War Cry grants 25% chance for each shot to cost no ammo.
    • Commander Perk: Spoils of War +
      • War Cry grants 50% chance for each shot to cost no ammo.
    • Available in the Weekly Store from July 3 at 8PM EST to July 10
  • Patriot Penny bull rushes into the weekly store!
    • Standard Perk: Emergency Override
      • When your shield depletes, reset Bull Rush Cooldown. Effect can occur once every 12 seconds.
    • Commander Perk: Emergency Override +
      • When your shield depletes, reset Bull Rush Cooldown. Next use of Bull Rush costs 0 Energy. Effect can occur once every 5 seconds.
    • Available in the Weekly Store from July 3 at 8PM EST to July 10
  • Old Glory A.C, shifts into the weekly store!
    • Standard Perk: Impossibility Matrix
      • Spending a Charge Fragment reduces T.E.D.D.Y. and Shock Tower Cooldowns by an additional 10%.
    • Commander Perk: Impossibility Matrix +
      • Spending a Charge Fragment reduces T.E.D.D.Y. and Shock Tower Cooldowns by an additional 30%.
    • Available in the Weekly Store from July 3 at 8 PM ET to July 10 at 8 PM ET.

Weapons & Items

The Boom Bow arrives in Save the World!

  • Compound bow that fires arrows that explode on impact.
  • Hold down the fire button to increase range and velocity.
  • Considered a Sniper weapon which uses Shells & Slugs ammo.
  • Available from the 14 Days of Summer questline

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-930-patch-notes-whats-new-in-content-upda/1100-6468186/

Spider-Man: Far From Home Suits Available Free In Spider-Man PS4

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Marvel’s Spider-Man is nearly a year old, but Insomniac Games has issued yet another free update with a pair of costumes for the web-slinger. This time the fresh wardrobe change is to celebrate the release of Spider-Man: Far From Home, hitting theaters today.

The update adds the Upgraded Suit and Stealth Suit from Far From Home. The Upgraded Suit is Spidey’s signature look in the new flick, with his usual red-and-blue color scheme. The Stealth Suit is an all-black iteration with headgear and buckles, as seen briefly in some of the trailers.

The PS4 game offered a wide variety of suits paying homage to lots of Spider-Man comics from the start, but Insomniac has added quite a few more post-launch as well. Its series of DLC episodes added three suits apiece, but the studio also added free one based on the Sam Raimi films and a pair of suits based on Fantastic Four comics. This isn’t the first time the game has paid homage to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it launched with the Iron Spider from Avengers: Infinity War and the Stark Suit from Homecoming.

As for Far From Home, it bookends the last ten years of Marvel movies with a lighter epilogue after the world-changing events of Avengers: Endgame.

“[Far From Home is] full of heart and good intentions, clever, quick-witted, and confident enough to pull off some really insane reveals,” Meg Downey wrote in GameSpot’s review. “The parts that work, work very, very well. But the parts that don’t tend to feel like stubbed toes or irritating splinters–not life-threatening by any means, but distracting at best and annoying at worst; like someone pulled the curtain back on the MCU’s systemic shortcomings a little too far. Still, if you can ignore that–and it’ll be easier for some than it is for others, depending on your relationship to the MCU at large–you’re in for a pretty good ride.”

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/spider-man-far-from-home-suits-available-free-in-s/1100-6468187/