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Dreams PS4 Early Access Release Date Revealed
Media Molecule has announced that early access to Dreams, its upcoming PS4 exclusive, will be available from April 16. Like the studio’s Little Big Planet series, Dreams enables players to create unique gameplay experiences as well as play what Media Molecule and other players have created. The early access part of Dreams will be limited to the creative tools, the studio said on the PlayStation Blog.
“The core of Dreams–the creation bit–is ready,” explained studio director Siobhan Reddy. “There is so much we want to do with and add to Dreams–but to start, we want players to be able to see their creations on their own TV screen and be able to have all the tools they need to make games or stories or art or music accessible from their couch.
“[Early access] won’t feature everything that the full release will have (our story mode being a big piece of that) but you’ll get our full tool set for creating, our interactive tutorials and arcade games, templates and additional content created by Media Molecule and access to what you, the CoMmunity, made during our Dreams Creator Beta. You’ll also be getting the first hands-on with new features and content as we add them.”
Early access is an opportunity for players to offer feedback to the developer, and Reddy said Media Molecule plans to make Dreams “an amazing space for creators and players alike for years to come.” Anything created in the early access will carry over to the full game.
The early access version of Dreams will cost $30/£25/CAD$40. It will be available in the US, Canada, and all European territories. Those that purchase the early access version of Dreams will get the full version when it is released. Media Molecule and publisher Sony have not yet provided a release date for the full version, however.
Media Molecule has also said that early access is limited, in terms of the amount of people that can purchase it. Although it added that “it’s a big limit,” the studio suggested players purchase as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Dreams had a beta in January and players were immediately coming up with interesting ways to use the game. One person, for example, created a battle royale-style game inside Dreams. Another remade Konami’s P.T. within the game.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dreams-ps4-early-access-release-date-revealed/1100-6465892/
Fortnite Challenge List: Bouncy Ball, Mushroom Shields, And More (Season 8, Week 5)
Fortnite Season 8 seems to be whizzing by, as we’re already in Week 5. For those with hopes of unlocking everything the Battle Pass has to offer, the clock is ticking. Luckily for you, there’s a way to speed the whole process up: doing challenges. Every week developer Epic Games updates Fortnite with a fresh set of tasks for you to complete. Doing so unlocks Battle Stars which levels up your Battle Pass and makes cosmetics available.
As always, there are two categories of challenges. The first is available to everyone playing the game, while the second is exclusive to those that have spent V-Bucks on a battle pass. Below you’ll find a list of everything that you need to do in both categories.
First up is the free challenges. As part of this players will need to deal damage with scoped weapons, search chests in Paradise Palms or Shifty Shafts, and complete a lap of the race track in Happy Hamlet. If you’ve got the premium Battle Pass, you’ll need to use the Bouncy Ball toy and get 15 bounces with it.
You’ll also have to complete a three-stage challenge that begins with getting shields from Mushrooms, and once that’s done further stages will be revealed. You’ll also need to use a Volcano Vent, a zipline, and a vehicle all in the same match, and head to pirate camps to take out three enemies. Take a look at the full list of challenges below.
Fortnite Season 8, Week 5 Challenges
Free
- Deal damage with Scoped Weapons to opponents (200) — 5 Battle Stars
- Search chests at Paradise Palms or Shifty Shafts (7) — 5 Battle Stars
- Complete a lap of the Race Track in Happy Hamlet (1) — 10 Battle Stars
Battle Pass
- Get 15 bounces in a single throw with the Bouncy Ball toy (1) — 5 Battle Stars
- Stage 1 of 3: Gain shields from Mushrooms (50) — 5 Battle Star
- Use a Volcano Vent, a zipline, and a vehicle in the same match (3) — 10 Battle Stars
- Eliminate opponents at Pirate Camps — 3 Battle Stars
Deal Damage With Scoped Weapons
This one is fairly obvious: grab yourself a weapon and make sure it has a scope. Once you’ve got one of those you’ll need to land 200 points of damage on opponents, and in return you’ll be rewarded with five Battle Stars. Fortnite has scoped sniper rifles, assault rifles, and a scoped revolver. For our money, we recommend looking for an assault rifle, as it’s the most common and also much easier to land shots with.
Search Chests At Paradise Pals or Shifty Shafts
Again, another fairly obvious one. Drop into one of those two locations and, to speed things up, look for an elevated position. From there you should be able to spot nearby treasure chests that you can search. However, be careful as both these areas will likely be crawling with other players also looking to complete the challenge. If you’re able to get there with a scoped rifle and are feeling confident, you could engage enemies and kill two birds with one stone.
Complete A Lap Of The Race Track In Happy Hamlet
This is a nice, easy breezy challenge that lets you have a bit of fun. Happy Hamlet is located at grid reference D9 on the Fortnite map. Drop there, hop into a vehicle, and do a quick lap. Done!
Get 15 Bounces With Bouncy Ball Toy
If you head to your emote locker you’ll be able to select the bouncy ball and throw it for a good time. The easiest way to complete this challenge is to grab the resources necessary to build a high ramp, build up, and once you’re relatively high in the sky, just throw down the bouncy ball and let physics take care of all the hard work for you. Alternatively, just build a 1×1 structure around yourself and throw the ball–even easier.
Gain Shields From Mushrooms
Mushrooms are consumable items in Fortnite that you’re most likely to encounter in the dense forest areas of the map. We recommend heading to Wailing Woods, Dusty Divot, and Shifty Shafts to find them. However, given that they’re relatively prevalent throughout the map, it’s probably easier to just get on with the other challenges and keep your eyes peeled for them as you’re out on your adventures.
Epic Games also recently released update 8.20 for Fortnite. It introduces a new limited-time mode that tasks players with avoiding lava that is constantly rising. There’s also a new trap weapon and a number of other tweaks to the way the game plays. Check out the full Fortnite 8.20 patch notes to see everything included in it.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-challenge-list-bouncy-ball-mushroom-shiel/1100-6465893/
Fortnite Week 5 Secret Battle Star Location Guide (Season 8 Discovery Challenge)
We’re partway through Season 8 of Fortnite now, but the hit battle royale game shows no signs of slowing down. Hot on the heels of the 8.20 update, Epic has released a new batch of challenges across PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile. Week 5’s challenges run the gamut from dealing damage with scoped weapons to completing a lap around the race track in Happy Hamlet, with precious Battle Stars awaiting for each task you complete.
As you clear this season’s challenges, you’ll level up your Battle Pass and steadily unlock the new Season 8 skins and rewards. There’s another incentive to complete as many challenges as you can, however; if you finish all of the ones from a given week, you’ll also complete one of this season’s Discovery challenges, the reward for which is a special loading screen that leads you to a free Battle Star or Banner hiding somewhere around the island.
Complete five weeks’ worth of challenges in Season 8 and you’ll unlock the loading screen pictured below. This one depicts a character striking a hero post and, in the background, you can see a volcano. This is the clue that’ll guide you to the Battle Star. Take a look at the second image below, where you’ll find the exact location. We’ve also included a map to the location.
If you need more help finding the Battle Star, you can watch the video at the top of this guide to see exactly where you need to go. We’ve also marked its location on the map below. However, be aware that this particular Battle Star won’t appear in the game unless you’ve completed the requisite number of challenges and unlocked the above loading screen, so you won’t be able to collect it unless you’ve done all the necessary steps.
If you have any outstanding challenges from this season, you can find all of our tips and guides in our full Fortnite Season 8 challenges roundup. You’ll have until the season ends in May to complete these tasks, but it’s in your best interest to finish them as early as you can, as you’ll have a much better chance to unlock Season 8’s mystery Legendary skin.
The aforementioned 8.2 patch dropped on March 27 and introduced a new Poison Dart Trap to Battle Royale mode. As its name suggests, it’ll fire darts when triggered, which will inflict damage directly to players’ health over time. The update also marked the start of a brand-new limited-time mode called The Floor Is Lava, which gradually sees the molten liquid rise and cover the map as matches progress.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-week-5-secret-battle-star-location-guide-/1100-6465885/
