A new month is officially underway, which means there’s a new batch of Field Research tasks to complete in Pokemon Go. As usual, you can receive these tasks by spinning the Photo Disc at Poke Stops, and each one you complete will net you rewards such as items, XP, or encounters with certain Pokemon.

You can complete as many Field Research tasks as you want each day, but the first one you clear will reward you with a stamp. If you can accumulate seven stamps, you’ll achieve a Research Breakthrough. Not only does this reward you with a ton of XP and Stardust, it also results in an encounter with a rare Pokemon.

In the past, the Pokemon you encounter through Research Breakthroughs would typically be a Legendary. Just as in September, however, each time you achieve a Research Breakthrough this month, you’ll encounter an Eevee wearing a floral crown. This special Eevee first appeared in Go last year to celebrate the release of Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee, giving you another chance to add one to your collection if you missed it the first time around.

Flower crown Eevee will be available through Research Breakthroughs until November 1, when Niantic rolls out a new set of Field Research tasks. Until then, you can see the list of Field Research tasks currently available in Pokemon Go below.

October may have only just begun, but a lot is happening in Pokemon Go right now. Altered Forme Giratina is still available in Raids and will be featured in many of this month’s Legendary Raid Hours. Niantic has also revealed three mysterious new Team Rocket characters who’ll be appearing in the game soon. Meanwhile, October’s Community Day is set for Saturday, October 12.

Pokemon Go October Field Research Tasks

• Battle a team leader 2 times — Natu encounter
• Battle another trainer twice — Electrike encounter
• Battle in a gym 5 times — Machop encounter
• Battle in a gym — Mankey or Makuhita encounter
• Battle in a raid — Spoink encounter
• Catch 10 Pokemon — Magikarp encounter
• Catch 15 Pokemon — Sandshrew encounter
• Catch 3 Dark-type Pokemon — Poochyena encounter
• Catch 3 different species of Psychic-type Pokemon — Drowzee encounter
• Catch 3 Water, Electric or Fire type Pokemon — Doduo encounter
• Catch 4 Ice or Grass-type Pokemon — Seel encounter
• Catch 5 Fairy-Type Pokemon — Marill encounter
• Catch 5 Normal-type Pokemon — Zigzagoon encounter
• Catch 5 Pokemon with weather boost — Poliwag or Vulpix encounter
• Catch a Dragon-type Pokemon — Dratini encounter
• Earn 3 candies walking with your buddy — Ponyta encounter
• Evolve a Pokemon — Cubone encounter
• Hatch 3 eggs — Magmar encounter
• Hatch an egg — Exeggcute or Hoppip encounter
• Make 3 Great throws in a row — Onix encounter
• Make 3 Great Throws — Buneary, Gastly, Anorith, or Lileep encounter
• Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row — Spinda #3 encounter
• Make 5 Nice Throws — Voltorb encounter
• Power up Pokemon 5 times — Squirtle, Charmander, or Bulbasaur encounter
• Send 10 Gifts to friends — Sneasel encounter
• Take 5 snapshots of Eevee — Gulpin encounter
• Trade a Pokemon — Bronzor encounter
• Transfer 3 Pokemon — Sableye encounter
• Use 10 Nanab Berries while catching Pokemon — Scyther encounter
• Use 5 berries to help catch Pokemon — Snorunt encounter
• Use 5 Razzberries to help catch Pokemon — Swinub encounter
• Use a super-effective charged attack in 7 gym battles — Electabuzz encounter
• Win 3 Gym battles — Jynx encounter
• Win 5 raids — Aerodactyl encounter
• Win a Gym battle — Squirtle, Charmander, or Bulbasaur encounter
• Win a level 3 or higher raid — Omanyte or Kabuto encounter

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-go-october-2019-field-research-quests/1100-6470277/

Since the inception of Destiny, Activision has had an exclusivity arrangement with Sony that saw content released on PlayStation platforms first. With Bungie striking out on its own, that deal has finally ended, meaning the last pieces of Destiny 2‘s PS4-exclusive content (released as part of the Forsaken expansion last year) are now available for the very first time on PC and Xbox One. If you’re a player on either of those platforms, here’s what you can look forward to finally getting your hands on.

Exotic Weapon: Wavesplitter

Perhaps most notable of all is the formerly exclusive Exotic weapon Wavesplitter. This is a trace rifle, of which there are very few in Destiny 2. We noted in August that it was possible for PC and Xbox One players to finally acquire it through some cross-save trickery. Because it was included in Xur’s Fated engram, you could in theory jump on a PS4 and effectively buy the gun directly. If you did that, it should now finally be usable on PC or Xbox One. If not, you’ll be able to find it through Exotic engrams or as a very rare world drop. Alternatively, you can buy a Fated engram once Xur arrives this Friday for a shot at getting one.

New Armor

Next up is a new set of armor for each of the three classes. Titans get the Mimetic Savior set, Hunters get Red Moon Phantom, and Warlocks get Thorium Holt. There’s no direct means of obtaining these, as you’ll need to simply get lucky with Legendary engrams or faction rank-up reward packages. In the early going with Shadowkeep, I’ve already happened upon two of the armor pieces for Titans, though your miles will certainly vary. Whatever the case, you can expect these to drop as Armor 2.0 versions.

Titan’s Mimetic Savior Set

Warlock’s Thorium Holt Set

Hunter’s Red Moon Phantom Set

New Ship

Additionally, there’s a new ship called The Great Beyond, which you can get by completing Spider’s wanted escapee bounties.

New Strike

In terms of playable content, there’s also a new Strike called Broodhold that’s set on the Tangled Shore and has you taking on the Hive. If you’re eager to see what you’ve been missing, you can launch directly into the Strike from the Director; you’ll see an icon for it to the left of the map when checking out the Tangled Shore.

Beyond this old content that Xbox One and PC users finally have access to, there’s also a new Exotic that Destiny 2 Shadowkeep and New Light players can look forward to getting. Eriana’s Vow is part of the new battle pass reward track, and if you’ve bought Shadowkeep (thus granting you access to the Season of the Undying’s premium rewards tier), you can acquire this Exotic gun and a set of armor right away. For free players, you’ll need to advance further into the battle pass before snagging the weapon.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/you-can-finally-get-destiny-2s-ps4-exclusive-gear-/1100-6470280/

One of the several gameplay additions coming to The Last Of Us Part II is a new upgrade system. We recently got our hands on the game at a preview event, and it seems upgrades are more than just a way to make Ellie stronger; they’ll drastically change the way you play. GameSpot editor Phil Hornshaw spent time with the game and also spoke to co-director Anthony Newman about the feature.

When Phil inquired about the upgrade system, Newman said, “There was so much we really wanted to explore in terms of player strategy. We really wanted to try and double-down on allowing players to express themselves strategically and find their own way to play the game. And so something I’m really thrilled about is the new player upgrade system where rather than having upgrades that are just minor stat booths to different things, we really wanted to have upgrades that potentially unlocked entirely new abilities or just had drastic effects on the way that you played a game.”

It seems that several gameplay mechanics will stack as you improve Ellie’s capabilities, Newman gave an example saying, “One totally new ability you can get is holding your breath while aiming to steady your aim. It doesn’t come by default but you can learn it over time.” These can overlap with other systems, and Newman continued, “There are entire crafting recipes, like the silencer for the pistol, that you can only learn via the player upgrade system. Or some really extreme upgrades where you can craft two of an item for the same resources. You can craft two trap mines or two smoke bombs for the same resources.”

By the sound of it, different players may end up with different gameplay experiences gameplay in The Last Of Us Part II, but aren’t beholden to a specific ‘build’ per se. As Newman concluded, “You can find these synergies between playstyle, a set of weapon upgrades that you get at the workbench, a set of player upgrades that all create this confluence of a unique version of the game for yourself.”

Plenty of news has come out for The Last Of Us Part II and we have you covered from every angle. The ways in which you’ll be able to change your play style may also feed into some of the new challenges you’ll face, such as attack dogs that’ll sniff you out and make stealth tougher. For a deeper dive into the game, be sure to read our in-depth preview of The Last Of Us Part II or watch our impressions from the preview event. And if you haven’t seen the latest State of Play livestream from Sony, you can catch a glimpse of gameplay and story from the game.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-2s-new-upgrade-system-will-drastica/1100-6470122/

Following the news that Sony Interactive Entertainment’s chairman for Worldwide Studios, Shawn Layden, has left the company, Sony’s Japanese branch is undergoing a shakeup of its own.

According to a Gematsu report, Atsushi Morita has retired “due to age.” Morita served as SIE Japan Asia’s president and SIE’s corporate director. Kazuhiko Takeda, who was named the company’s deputy president and CFO in July 2018, will serve as the new corporate director. Morita worked as VP of administration and control, as well as several other roles, before taking the presidential and CEO position in 2014. Sony has yet to name a new president of its Japanese branch.

Unlike Morita’s immediate departure, Layden’s timeline is still unknown. Though Layden plans to leave PlayStation soon, a specific date has yet to be confirmed. Sony wished Layden “success in his future endeavors” and thanked him for all his work in a Twitter post.

While Sony’s preparing for the next-generation of gaming with what has been unofficially dubbed the PlayStation 5, the company has confirmed the PS4 has been a huge success, shipping a current total 100 million consoles to date.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-loses-another-top-playstation-exec/1100-6470276/