Considering The Last of Us Part II will be split between two discs, game director Neil Druckmann has spoken a little bit more about the graphical fidelity Naughty Dog is hoping to achieve when the post-apocalyptic sequel arrives in February 2020.

In an interview with the PlayStation blog, Druckmann confirmed that TLOU2 will have “much wider environments” thanks to the PlayStation 4’s power. Druckmann compared TLOU2 to both The Last of Us and previous Uncharted games–like Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy–in order to hammer home just how much more “tense” the sequel is.

“As you saw with Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy, we’re experimenting with much larger layouts,” Druckmann said. “We’re going to do that with [The Last of Us Part II], and find ways to use that to mirror the story.”

Druckmann admitted that The Last of Us hit the limits of the PlayStation 3’s computational power when it launched toward the tail-end of that console generation, and it seems TLOU2 will do the same. “Now we’re able to have much wider environments, sequences with a horde of infected, several squads of enemies looking for you in big spaces.”

Druckmann previously said that TLOU2 is Naughty Dog’s longest game to date, so it remains to be seen just how much power the studio is able to squeeze out of the PS4 with the PlayStation 5 looming on the horizon. The Last of Us Part II is scheduled to launch exclusively for PlayStation 4 on February 21, 2020. Though unconfirmed, SIE CEO and president Jim Ryan has said that Sony’s big first-party titles could appear on PS5 when it launches holiday 2020.

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We’re inching closer to the end of Fortnite Season 10, and a new Out of Time challenge is available to complete in Epic’s hit battle royale game. This one also has you tracking down audio logs left by the Visitor–the mysterious time-traveling character who first appeared back in Season 4 and returned to the game this season.

While the Visitor’s motives are unclear, these recordings give a bit of insight into what he’s up to and help set the stage for this weekend’s big world-changing event. This time, you’ll need to collect Visitor recordings in Moisty Palms and Greasy Grove. If you need help tracking those down, we’ve put together this guide showing you where the recordings are located.

Where Are The Visitor Recording Locations?

As the challenge states, there are two recordings to find: one in Moisty Palms, the other in Greasy Grove. These recordings look like cassette tapes and are fairly small, so they’ll likely be hard to spot if you don’t already know where to look. The one in Moisty Palms is atop a tall, white brick hotel in the northwestern corner of the area, while the recording in Greasy Grove can be found in one of the booths inside the taco restaurant.

How To Complete The Challenge

Once you know where the recordings are hidden, simply head to the right locations and pick them up as you would any other item in the game. Collect both and the challenge will be completed, earning you more season XP.

There are still a few Out of Time challenges awaiting before Season 10 ends, so these likely aren’t the last recordings you’ll need to find. Be sure to also check out our guide on where to find the Visitor recordings on the floating island and in Retail Row. And if you need hep completing any other challenges from earlier in the season, head over to our full Fortnite Season 10 challenges roundup.

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Rockstar is launching Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC in November, and now the company has announced some of the extra content that’s being added to the story mode. In short, there is a lot of new content coming to the PC version, which might be good news for PC players who had to wait a long time to play Rockstar’s celebrated open-world western on PC.

The new content includes new bounty hunter missions, more gang hideouts, and new treasure maps. Rockstar is also adding more weapons, including the Evans Repeater and High Roller Revolver that were previously only available in Red Dead Online. There are also more trinkets to collect that give players special bonuses like permanent increases for health bar refill speed and horse bonding experience. There is also a brand-new mission, “To The Ends of the Earth,” that players can complete to earn a “range of rewards.”

It appears Rockstar might be yet again commenting on politics with one of the bounty hunter missions. One of the missions involves finding a bad guy named “Bart Cavanaugh” and either taking him dead or alive. The name Bart Cavanaugh sure sounds like a lot like Brett Kavanaugh, the embattled United States Supreme Court justice.

Below you can see a rundown of all of the new content coming to Red Dead Redemption 2’s PC version (as written by Rockstar). It’s unclear at this point if some or all of this content will ever come to the game’s PlayStation 4 and Xbox One editions.

Red Dead Redemption 2 launches for PC on November 5. For more, check out the game’s PC system requirements and other details on the graphical improvements.

Red Dead Redemption 2 New Content For PC

• Three new Bounty Hunter Missions

  • Herman Zizendorf has been stealing tools from tradesmen – track him down in Blackwater.

  • Ex-Confederate Cavalry Officer Camille de Millemont is wanted dead or alive out by Catfish Jacksons, but his loyal men are never far behind.

  • Bart Cavanaugh and his men are camping out in Big Valley. Take Bart dead or alive without alerting the others if you want to avoid a whole mess of trouble.

• Two new Gang Hideouts

  • Take on the deadly Del Lobos gang in new hideouts at Gaptooth Breach and Solomon’s Folly

• Two new Treasure Maps

  • Search for treasures across the new Landmarks of Riches and The Elemental Trail maps for gold bars and other rewards

• New weapons for Story Mode including:

  • M1899 Pistol all-new Semi-automatic handgun with clip loaded ammunition

  • Evans Repeater high capacity repeater (previously available in Red Dead Online only)

  • High Roller Revolver ornate double-action revolver (previously available in Red Dead Online only)

  • Le Mat Revolver powerful revolver with the ability to shoot shotgun shells (previously available in Red Dead Online only)

• New horses for Story Mode including:

  • Warped Brindle Arabian – a fast and agile mount

  • Few Spot Appaloosa – beautiful and hardy, ideal for cross-country journeys

  • Perlino Andalusian – a healthy, sturdy animal, ideal for hunting (previously available in Red Dead Online only)

  • Red Chestnut Arabian – a fleet-footed beast with a distinctive coat (previously available in Red Dead Online only)

  • Plus 3 new wild horse variations – keep an eye out for wild herds featuring the Buttermilk Buckskin Kentucky Saddler, Liver Chestnut Morgan and Gold Palomino Tennessee Walker

• New Mission “To The Ends of The Earth” – collect requested herbs for a range of rewards

• Five new trinkets to collect with new effects:

  • Hawk Talon – permanently decreases Stamina bar drain speed by 30% when drawing a bow

  • Cat Eye – permanently increases the length of Fortifying tonic effects by 20%

  • Shark Tooth – permanently increases horse bonding experience bonus by 10%

  • Turtle Shell – permanently increases health bar refill speed by 10%
  • Crow Beak – permanently increases looted ammo by 10%

If you’re thinking about picking up this version of the game, it’s worth checking out the Red Dead Redemption 2 PC specs to see if you need to make any upgrades to your computer to run the game.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/red-dead-redemption-2s-pc-version-adds-all-this-ne/1100-6470448/

Following an incident in which Blizzard banned a professional Hearthstone player for expressing solidarity with Hong Kong protests, the company faced sharp criticism from fans. The controversy has only grown since then, and now the company’s critics include competing game companies, sitting US Senators, and even some employees of the company itself.

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) tweeted a criticism of the move, saying China is “using access to market as leverage to crush free speech globally.” Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) had even sharper words, saying that Blizzard is “willing to humiliate itself to please the Chinese Communist Party. No American company should censor calls for freedom to make a quick buck.”

Meanwhile, the incident has proven a PR misstep as well, giving an opportunity for competing developers to suggest they wouldn’t make the same mistake. Epic issued a statement stressing its support for players to speak their mind.

“Epic supports everyone’s right to express their views on politics and human rights,” the company told The Verge. “We wouldn’t ban or punish a Fortnite player or content creator for speaking on these topics.”

Workers at Epic aren’t the only ones dissatisfied with the move, though. It appears that Blizzard has conscientious dissenters in its own company. Plaques outside the company’s headquarters expressing the values “Think Globally” and “Every Voice Matters” have been covered with paper. Rock Paper Shotgun reports that some employees gathered for an umbrella protest in solidarity with the Hong Kong protesters.

The situation began when the professional player Ng Wai Chung aka “Blitzchung” showed his support for Hong Kong protests during a post-match interview. Blizzard banned Chung from competitive events for one year and rescinded his $10,000 in winnings, citing a rule against any action that “brings you into public disrepute, offends a portion or group of the public, or otherwise damages Blizzard’s image.” The Hearthstone subreddit quickly populated with several threads full of players saying they had or planned to quit playing the game. A boycottblizzard hashtag also trended on Twitter.

Chung himself told AFP the unrest in his home city sometimes distracted him from the competition, and he has no regrets about speaking out.

“I sacrificed time hanging out with my friends and studying because of this competition. Even though it seemed that I had wasted four years of time, I have something more important in my heart–if we lose the movement, Hong Kong will end forever.”

BlizzCon 2019 is beginning on November 1, where Blizzard may need to address this controversy in person.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzard-ban-critics-now-include-epic-senator-marc/1100-6470442/

Rockstar has announced the minimum and recommended specifications for Red Dead Redemption 2‘s PC version, which is scheduled to launch on November 5.

The studio said in a release that it “specifically developed” the game to run on a “wide range” of machines, so you won’t necessarily need the beefiest rig to enjoy the game on PC. For those who do have the latest hardware, Red Dead Redemption 2 will shine with a host of new graphical updates and improvements for lighting, textures, and more [link graphics story].

The Minimum specs for Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC call for an Intel Core i5-200K or AMD FX-6300 processor or better, with a GPU requirement of Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB or AMD Radeon R9 280 3 GB. A huge amount of space is required for Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC, as both the Minimum and Recommended specs call for 150 GB of space.

The Recommended specs, meanwhile, state that players should have an Intel Core i7-4770K or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X processor and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 480 GB GPU. Players will also need 12 GB of RAM for the Recommended specs.

You can see a full rundown of Red Dead Redemption 2’s Minimum and Recommended system requirements below.

Red Dead Redemption 2 System Requirements

Minimum Specifications:

• OS: Windows 7 – Service Pack 1 (6.1.7601)
• Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K / AMD FX-6300
• Memory: 8GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB
• HDD Space: 150GB
• Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Recommended Specifications:

• OS: Windows 10 – April 2018 Update (v1803)
• Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
• Memory: 12GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
• HDD Space: 150GB
• Sound Card: DirectX compatible

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/red-dead-redemption-2-system-requirements-revealed/1100-6470445/