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Some Of EA’s Best PS4 Games Are On Sale This Week
It’s a busy month for deals in the PlayStation Store: The Great Indoors Sale recently launched, offering major discounts on hundreds of games and a huge price cut for PS Plus subscriptions. But there’s another PSN sale that might just have flown under your radar: an EA sale on over 60 PS4 and PS3 games, add-ons, and bundles from some of the publisher’s best series. The sale ends Tuesday, March 26 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET, the same time the PS Plus subscription sale ends.
All three games in EA’s epic RPG series Dragon Age are on sale for the next week, including the Game of the Year edition for Dragon Age: Inquisition, which is just $10. Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II are each $4 to download and play on PS3. With the fourth Dragon Age game in development, there’s no better time to get acquainted with this excellent series.
Another notable deal is Titanfall 2‘s Ultimate edition, which is selling for only $7.49 and includes a huge amount of bonus content. First-person shooter Battlefield V, which released late last year, is marked down to just $30 and features not only several new multiplayer modes but also an episodic single-player campaign. Speaking of multiplayer: break out of prison and journey with your fellow escaped convict in A Way Out, which is discounted at $18. Unravel 2, another local or online co-op experience where you play as adorable yarn creatures, is only $5.
Many of EA’s sports titles are marked down well over 50% this week, including Madden NFL 19, which is only $15; EA Sports UFC 3, which is just over $13; and FIFA 19, which is just under $20. The ultimate editions of Dead Space 2 and Dead Space 3 are also on sale for just $6 each on PS3.
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Plus, see some of our picks from the sale below!
PS4:
- A Way Out — $18
- Battlefield 4 — $5
- Battlefield V — $30
- Burnout Paradise Remastered — $5
- Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition — $10
- EA Sports NHL 19 — $19.79
- EA Sports UFC 3 — $13.19
- Fe — $5
- FIFA 19 — $19.79
- Madden NFL 19 — $15
- Mass Effect: Andromeda – Standard Recruit Edition – $7.49
- Need for Speed — $5
- Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 – $4
- The Sims 4 — $8
- Star Wars Battlefront – Hoth Bundle — $7.49
- Titanfall 2 – Ultimate Edition — $7.49
- Unravel Two — $5
PS3:
- Battlefield 4 – Premium Edition — $10
- Dead Space 2 – Ultimate Edition — $6
- Dead Space 3 – Ultimate Edition — $6
- Dragon Age II — $4
- Dragon Age: Origins — $4
- Mirror’s Edge — $3.74
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/some-of-eas-best-ps4-games-are-on-sale-this-week/1100-6465617/
Apex Legends Battle Pass, Octane Release Set For Tomorrow
Apex Legends developer Respawn promised that the game’s first battle pass would launch in March, and now we know exactly when. The devloper has announced that its Season 1 Battle Pass will hit on Tuesday, March 19 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 5 PM GMT, alongside new character Octane and loads of new cosmetics and rewards to unlock. The battle pass will cost you 950 Apex Coins (roughly $10). A Battle Pass Bundle is also available for 2800 Apex Coins, which also instantly unlocks the next 25 levels for the season.
In addition to a variety of rewards you unlock immediately by buying the Battle Pass, you’ll be able to level it up to earn other skins, cosmetics, and even Apex Coins. A select number of rewards are available to all players, but the vast majority require you to buy the Battle Pass. If you do pick it up–which you can effectively do for cheaper with EA/Origin Access–you can earn up to 1,000 Apex Coins, letting you earn back the cost of entry, and enough to buy the next Battle Pass.
Each battle pass will include about 100 rewards, including seasonal items for all players and some exclusive kit for battle pass owners. Rewards will apply retroactively if you decide to buy your battle pass later. Purchasing the battle pass will also net you extra Apex Packs as part of your rewards, giving you more chances for random skins and other cosmetics beyond the exclusive ones offered directly.
One thing that’s absent from the battle pass that some expected were challenges akin to those in Fortnite. Unlocks will be earned simply by leveling up the battle pass through XP from playing matches, not by completing any special objectives. In a blog post, Respawn explained, “Our first Battle Pass is all about letting you continue to learn and experiment with the core Apex Legends experience while earning awesome loot at the same time. You’ll notice the first version isn’t built around a complex quest system where you need to do a 720 backflip off of Watchtower Artemis and get two Wingman headshots before hitting the ground. While we think there’s really cool design space in quests and challenges for future Battle Passes, we wanted the initial version to allow our players to just play and learn the game.”
As suspected, the new character is Octane. The PlayStation Blog outlined his powers, including an Adrenaline Junkie ability to trade health for speed, and a limitless supply of Stim health. He also has his Launch Pads as an Ultimate Ability, giving himself and teammates a serious vertical boost. Notably, Octane will be released alongside the battle pass but will be a separate purchase. He will cost the same as Mirage and Caustic did at launch–12,000 Legend Tokens or 750 Apex Coins.
Octane appeared in an accidental update on the Origin storefront, which Respawn later acknowledged was an “unintentional update about Season 1.” Later jump pads began appearing in the game, all but confirming the rumors about the new character’s power set.
Season 1 is slated to last through June, when it will be replaced by the next seasonal battle pass. Two more after that are planned for 2019, in September and December.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/apex-legends-battle-pass-octane-release-set-for-to/1100-6465638/
Pokemon Go Spring Event Starts Tomorrow
Spring is just around the corner, and Niantic is celebrating the start of the season with a special event in Pokemon Go. Beginning tomorrow, March 19, the developer is holding an equinox event in the hit mobile game, which will feature increased Grass-type Pokemon spawns, new Field Research tasks, and more.
During the equinox event, Grass Pokemon such as Oddish, Exeggcute, Shroomish, and Sunkern will appear in the wild more frequently than normal. On top of that, the rare Rock/Psychic-types Lunatone and Solrock–each of which is typically exclusive to certain parts of the world–will swap regions for the duration of the event.
In addition to the increased Pokemon spawns, Niantic is doling out a special set of limited-time Field Research tasks centered around Grass Pokemon during the event. Grass Pokemon will also appear as Raid Bosses, and two moves–Acid Spray and Leaf Tornado–are being added to the game permanently.
The Pokemon Go equinox event kicks off at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET and runs until the same time on Tuesday, March 26. You can read more details about it on the official Pokemon Go website.
In addition to the equinox event, Niantic is holding this month’s Pokemon Go Community Day this Saturday, March 23. That event will also feature a Grass-type Pokemon: Treecko, one of the three starters from Ruby and Sapphire.
from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-go-spring-event-starts-tomorrow/1100-6465635/
