The second week of Fortnite’s fifth season started this morning, and with it comes a challenge you might find pretty tricky to complete: “Search between an oasis, rock archway, and dinosaurs.”
Off of the name alone, you’d be right in assuming the end location is in the newly added dessert, but where exactly? We’ll show you:
As you can see, you’re aiming for a spot that’s north of the unnamed town in the southeastern part of the map. Specifically what you’re looking for is a small mountain. The Battle Star is on the side of that mountain.
To save yourself the trouble of building up to it, you can land right on it if you keep an eye out for the rock outcropping and the cactus on the side of that mountain. You can see them just to the right of our umbrella-wielding friend here:
Once you land there, the Battle Star will be right smack dab between the rock and the cactus. Bingo, an easy tier on your Battle Pass complete.
You can see the dinosaurs just to the south and east of this location:
The rock archway is to the north and east, and the oasis is just over to the west.
And here’s the exact location of the Battle Star:
The Battle Star is located right under the bigger mesa, but above the small stream that runs at ground level from the Oasis—so you’ll either need to drop down from above or build up to that small ledge in-between if you don’t glide there directly. It’s on the lower, more southern ledge on the eastern flank of the big mesa.
Remember: Going here right away is risky. Players will flock to this point on the map right when the challenge goes live, so be prepared to run or fight.
You might want to do both, though running up to Paradise Palms isn’t a bad idea either, since eliminating players in that urban area is one of this week’s other 10 star challenges. You might also play some 50 vs 50 if you want to avoid a fight since—if your team has that half of the map—you’ll be able to go here with a lower chance of being attacked.
Whatever course you take, hopefully this guide helps you—not only on your path to Tier 100, but also in your quest to unlock the secret Road Trip Outfit. For that one you’ll need to complete every weekly challenge for seven separate weeks. No small task, but a badge of honor for anyone with the skill and gumption to make it happen.
News Source: polygon.com, forbes.com
Nintendo is relaunching the miniature NES Classic today, but that’s not all retro fans have to get excited about. 8BitDo has also announced a new, redesigned wireless controller for the micro-console, which is available today for preorder. The company previously made the best wireless option for the NES Classic back in 2016, and while the new version isn’t a huge shift, it does include a few notable improvements.
The biggest change is the addition of a dedicated home button, something Nintendo still hasn’t added, even with the SNES Classic follow-up. The gamepad also features a slightly different layout, with the four main face buttons arranged in a square, as opposed to a cross, and a new darker color scheme. Other than that, the new controller — dubbed the N30 2.4G — is virtually the same as its predecessor, with 2.4G wireless, a rechargeable battery, and a basic adaptor that makes for a simplified plug-and-play experience.
It’s not clear when the new controller will start shipping, but you can preorder now for $24.99.
Don’t miss your chance to play 30 of the best retro games ever with #NESClassic Edition, returning to stores this Friday, June 29! https://t.co/HZ63QoStdO pic.twitter.com/u7wSRbQEgy
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 27, 2018
Nintendo re-released the NES Classic Edition due to its popularity among fans. The company first released the miniaturized gaming system in 2016, when it sold out quickly due to high demand. And last year, the Japanese gaming giant released the Super NES Classic Edition which, as expected, quickly flew off shelves after retailers got a hold of them.
Available for $59.99, the NES Classic Edition brings back mid-1980s nostalgia for gamers. The re-released set includes 30 pre-loaded games, including Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, Pac-Man and The Legend of Zelda.
The NES Classic Edition is available on Amazon’s website, as well as in Amazon Books stores around the country. As of Friday morning, there were only a few gaming systems left on Amazon’s website, so act fast. Customers traveling to Amazon Books locations can check the availability at the store ahead of time using the Amazon app, the retail giant said.
NES Classic Edition available at #AmazonBooks stores for $59.99 starting June 29. Limited availability! Find your nearest store – https://t.co/raklt4qexn pic.twitter.com/w5SGgmNadm
— Amazon Video Games (@amazongames) June 28, 2018
Best Buy made the NES Classic Edition gaming systems available on June 29 in stores and online. However, by mid-morning on Friday, the console was already sold out online. Customers who lined up outside before they were re-released were only able to purchase one system per person, the company said.
It’s back – again!
The @NintendoAmerica NES Classic Edition console will be available starting Friday, June 29, at Best Buy stores and on https://t.co/nh4oB1JpEu.
Click here for more details: https://t.co/lwaQ2YIaOS pic.twitter.com/3nz1VY0lcS
— Best Buy News (@BBYNews) June 25, 2018
It’s likely Best Buy will re-stock its shelves and online store with consoles, so keep checking back if you haven’t purchased one already.
GameStop is also selling the NES Classic Edition, with products available online and in stores around the country. The NES Classic Edition will arrive by July 3 if purchased Friday, according to GameStop, and customers can check availability by calling their local store ahead of time.
The #NESClassic will be back in stock soon! Limited quantities will be available at each store, so be sure to pick one up on 6/29 before they’re gone. https://t.co/fGUwnMJkrU pic.twitter.com/KUQY91XFhr
— GameStop (@GameStop) June 26, 2018
The NES Classic Edition was sold out on Target’s website as of Friday morning, but it’s possible products are still available in stores. Customers can check their store’s availability online here, where they can narrow their searches down to include locations near them with NES Classic Editions still available.
The product appeared to have been available online at ThinkGeek, but the site was sold out by mid-morning on Friday.
If you’re willing to pay a bit more, eBay may be an option. NES Classic Edition gaming consoles are available on the online store for around $80 and up, with some going for more than $100.
News Source: time.com, theverge.com
If you were hoping to get into the Playground limited time mode in Fortnite: Battle Royale tonight, you’re out of luck. Epic just confirmed that the highly-anticipated mode will not be returning tonight. It looks like we’ll have to wait for more info in the morning. There is not, at this moment, any estimate for when Playground will be returning.
We know you want to get back out to the Playground LTM but it will remain closed for repairs for the night as we continue working on a fix.
More details: https://t.co/57i9A8cmq9
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) June 27, 2018
Epic elaborated on the situation in a Reddit post, saying that there were “multiple teams” working on getting Playground back online. As with anything Fortnite, there’s a lot of pressure on those developers. The playground is a new creative mode that lets players explore the island, build and even scrimmage with their friends without the pressure of opponents in a battle royale. It’s essentially a private island for you and your friends, complete with respawns and extra building materials to let you run wild. It’s the sort of thing that players have been looking forward to for a long time.
We’re aware of the stability and performance issues currently impacting players and we’re working on an emergency patch to resolve this. We’ll keep everyone updated on the progress and roll out of the patch. ?️
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) June 27, 2018
The playground was actually live for a few moments this morning, and by all accounts, some people were able to sign in and go nuts with the new freewheeling exploration and building mode. Matchmaking problems and long queues reared their heads soon enough, and Epic took the mode down shortly after it went live. Players were…not pleased. The excitement surrounding the mode quickly turned to disappointment, and the long wait isn’t helping much.
In addition to the problems with Playground, Epic said it had received other reports of stability and performance issues. The developer issued a patch on PC early this evening to address those issues.
It’s important to remember that Fortnite adds content near-constantly and that unexpected problems can happen any time you add new features into the game. All in all, the game is pretty stable, especially when compared to some of its competition.
News Source: forbes.com
Nintendo just delivered an incredible presentation at E3 2018, the biggest week for the video game industry. On Tuesday Nintendo’s presentation pulled it off by keeping it simple and focusing on games. And those games are actually arriving in the next six months – E3 2018 Nintendo: Top Announcements
Big players like Microsoft, Sony, and publishers like Ubisoft and Bethesda had already debuted their new coming. But all eyes were on Nintendo as the only big presentation on Tuesday.
Nintendo, then again, doesn’t hold live question and answer sessions at E3. By any stretch of the imagination.
Rather, it films pre-recorded recordings and puts them online at a given time, which it fittingly calls “Nintendo Direct.” Nintendo holds a few of these “Direct” video declarations consistently, yet E3 is the place Nintendo centers around the diversions turning out finished the following year.
By shooting its introduction early, Nintendo can control the general stream of the show, all the way, by utilizing smart altering, music, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Indeed, there is a sure appeal to live occasions, however as Nintendo has appeared, the main thing that truly matters at last is regardless of whether individuals were inspired with what they saw. So whether it’s live or pre-recorded, introduction matters – and Nintendo surely by having more control.
Nintendo chooses to play it safe with this year’s E3 keynote. Focusing more on soon to be released titles that people will actually be able to play in the coming months. They are Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Mario Party, and Pokémon: Let’s Go! Rather than offering updates on no-shows announced last year like Metroid Prime 4.
The conspicuous superstar amid Nintendo’s E3 feature is Super Smash Bros. Extreme. This will include a gigantic program of more than 60 contenders containing each and every Smash Bros. character to ever show up in the arrangement, including all the DLC characters from Smash Bros. for the Wii U and 3DS.
Truth be told, it burned through 24 out of the 42 add up to minutes of its Nintendo Direct video discussing “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.”
Not much was said in regards to modes, but rather we know eight-player fights return. Extreme will likewise bolster all Amiibo figures and have GameCube controller bolster. The help will be accessible by means of the connector that initially propelled with Super Smash Bros. on Wii U.
Following a years-in length dry spell, “Mario Party” will make its triumphant come back with the arrival of “Super Mario Party”.
“Super Mario Party” brings back the well-known minigame arrangement bigly, with some extremely inventive better approaches to play with others. It underpins up to four individuals (this is a gathering, all things considered), and it arrives October 5.
Mario Party is advancing toward the Switch, much the same as every one of those early trailers of housetop Switch parties appeared to guarantee each one of those years prior. Super Mario Party appears as though it’ll be taking focal points of the Switch’s capacities in extremely intriguing ways when it releases on October fifth.
Some portion of the charm of the Switch is its creative, convenient plan. Nintendo will gain by that with Super Mario Party, the following passage in the long-running gathering amusement arrangement. The trailer demonstrated that you can consolidate two Switch comforts in tabletop mode to play on two screens. Every player just needs a solitary Joy-Con to play the smaller than usual diversions, some of which likewise will exploit movement controls. Up to eight players can play at one time.
It’s been a long time since the last “Mario Party” diversion was accessible, yet that was on the Wii U support, which didn’t offer exceptionally well. For some, it’s presumable been quite a while since they’ve seen or played a “Mario Party” amusement.
So as one of Nintendo’s most famous establishments and one of the longest-running minigame arrangement ever, fans were charmed to see another passage going to the Nintendo Switch: “Super Mario Party.”
From what Nintendo appeared, “Super Mario Party” seems as though a standout amongst the most innovative amusements Nintendo has ever thought of.
In the event that you’ve never played “Mario Party,” expect a virtual table game for up to four players, with conventional dice roll-based gameplay separated by snappy minigames.
The minigames you play this time out will exploit the Nintendo Switch’s one of a kind movement controls and innovations. In this new diversion, for example, you can put two Nintendo Switch supports by each other and play on one mammoth show. It’s extremely slick, and looks ideal for parties, as the name would propose.
It was reputed to happen, and now it’s legitimate: Fortnite, the greatest diversion on the planet, is going to the Switch and you can play it at this moment. For nothing! The Switch form guarantees to offer the full Fortnite Battle Royale experience, and it’s accessible to download today from the eShop.
Nintendo has at long last taken the wrap off the new Fire Emblem amusement for the Switch. This is the Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Nintendo prodded an appropriate Fire Emblem diversion for Switch when the support was at first disclosed.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses will be out at some point in spring 2019.
It’s the principal mainline section in the arrangement for reassuring since 2007’s Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. It hopes to have the same luring framework style battle from ongoing handheld sections. The intensity of the Nintendo Switch makes the vivified activity groupings fly in a way that hasn’t been conceivable on the 3DS equipment.
Nintendo’s own fighting game may have the spotlight, however tucked into its feature reel was the news that Dragon Ball FighterZ and its unbelievable energized craftsmanship will make the bounce to the Switch at some point not long from now.
From the producer of the Armored Core franchise, Daemon X Machina is a gorgeous flying mech game with a neat art style and fast-paced combat filled with lots of explosions. Daemon X Machina, developed by Marvelous Games, launches in 2019 on Switch. Nintendo opened its presentation with a look at Daemon x Machina, a slick new game that features mech. Lots of mechs.
Ridley — the giant, draconic boss from the Metroid series — has been a long-running meme among Smash Bros. fans, who have spent years demanding that series head Masahiro Sakurai put him in the game. Today, that dream comes true: Ridley (along with the already teased Inklings) is joining the roster in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
The massive 2017 RPG Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is getting even more DLC in September. Torna – The Golden Country, by the looks of the trailer, seems to be more substantial than the previous two DLC packs released in March. Torna – The Golden Country threads a new narrative into the game and will be available to those who purchased the season pass.
The outrageously popular battle royale game, Fortnite, has finally arrived on Switch. Available right now, you can play it both in console and portable mode.
Octopath Traveler, the Switch-exclusive RPG with a gorgeous retro-aesthetic, arrives on Switch on July 13. A demo has been available for a while (it’s great), but a new demo will land on the eShop on June 14.
The frantic and fun cooking party game, Overcooked, is getting a sequel. Overcooked 2lands on Switch August 7. This time around, you can play multiplayer online, a huge plus for this co-op experience.
Yes, the brunt of Nintendo’s conference focused on Smash and the other titles above. A slew of additional titles were briefly highlighted in a packed sizzle reel, though:
One of the biggest trends at this year’s E3 is how many games are coming out next year or later. (Spoiler alert: It’s most of them.)
Nintendo, on the other hand, spent most of its presentation talking about games coming out in the next six months.
“Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” arrives in December. “Super Mario Party” arrives in October. “Mario Tennis Aces” arrives later this month. “Fortnite” and “Hollow Knight” arrive today.
On the other hand, most of the bigger games coming to rival consoles have vague release dates. We don’t know when “Halo Infinite” is coming to Xbox One. “The Last Of Us” looks great, but we still don’t have a date – it’s probably sometime in 2019 though. And who knows when “The Elder Scrolls VI” or “Death Stranding” are coming?
Source: digitaltrends.com, sfgate.com, businessinsider.in, theverge.com, youtube.com
E3 2018: Electronic Entertainment Expo – All You Need to Know
E3 2018 Bethesda Conference: Fallout 76, The Elder Scrolls VI, Starfield and More
E3 2018 Bethesda Conference: EA kicked things off yesterday, and Microsoft had an extremely strong show earlier today (well, yesterday). But Bethesda wasn’t going to let Microsoft take all the glory, knocking it out of the park with the confirmation of The Elder Scrolls VI, Doom Eternal, and giving us more details about online RPG Fallout 76. There was even a performance from Andrew WK (the guy who sang Party Hard.)
When Bethesda announced it was showing off a new Fallout game at E3 this year, it was safe to assume that game would be the major focus of the show. That it would be what we were all be talking about afterwards.
At Bethesda. I have a beer, this tent is quite cool and the stage looks great. How to do a press conference 101. #E32018 pic.twitter.com/O5ReoiDJQz
— Tomagotchi (@TomHoggins) June 11, 2018
In what I’d call one of the best E3 conferences in recent memory, Bethesda announced The Elder Scrolls VI, a new Doom, a new Wolfenstein, showed off Rage 2 and Fallout 76 (of course) and also showed off its first new IP in 25 years — a science fiction game called Starfield.
Twitch they did, though, at E3 2018. We finally got a solid announcement… and little else. But we now know that The Elder Scrolls 6 is in development.
For now, Bethesda isn’t ready to share details, but here’s everything we know about The Elder Scrolls 6 so far, based on rumors and interviews about the release date, location, and more. Keep track of this hub for updates as we learn more.
Before showing the teaser for The Elder Scrolls 6 at E3, Bethesda’s Todd Howard showed another trailer for Starfield, Bethesda’s first new wholly original franchise in 25 years (Fallout was originally an Interplay joint, remember). We don’t know much about Starfield, but we know that it’s coming before The Elder Scrolls 6.
“Starfield is a game we’ve spent years thinking about and working on, something we feel uniquely positioned to pull off, and we’re incredibly excited about,” Howard said. “But we’re also building toward the game after that… and it’s the one you keep asking about.”
Years away. It’s not coming until after Starfield, Bethesda’s next big project, which itself has no release date and only a teaser trailer. Full development on The Elder Scrolls 6 likely won’t start until that project is finished, which likely puts The Elder Scrolls 6’s release date sometime in the early 2021s. We know—that’s a long wait.
“But we’re also building toward the game after that… and it’s the one you keep asking about.”
This teaser means that the new Starfield game will be released before The Elder Scrolls 6, which could mean fans will be waiting several years for the next adventure.
No official release date was announced for The Elder Scrolls 6, but fans should expect more details at next years E3 2019 conference.
A release date will likely be scheduled for some time after 2021.
This release date would mean that The Elder Scrolls 6 will be on the PS5, should it happen.
Sony has already said they won’t be unveiling any new hardware at E3 2018, but fans are still hoping for a big surprise from PlayStation.
Given that the release will not be for another few years at least, it could be on a whole new console system, especially after rumours surfaced of a new PS5 being released from Sony.
Sony has not officially announced when they will be launching a PS5, though fans speculate it could be released anywhere between 2018 and 2021.
Bethesda’s sci-fi epic. The rumours are true, Bethesda’s next adventure will be headed to space.
At its E3 2018 press conference Sunday, Bethesda confirmed that the long-rumoured title Starfield is indeed happening.
“Starfield is a game we’ve spent years thinking about and working on,” Bethesda director and executive producer Todd Howard told the crowd at E3. As Bethesda itself noted, it’s been a long time since it released a brand-new franchise.
Welcome to #Starfield, our next-generation single-player epic, and first new franchise in 25 years. pic.twitter.com/0DM1N8Tf6l
— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) June 11, 2018
So far, no platforms or dates have been attached to Starfield, but for fans waiting for years for an official confirmation, just knowing it’s a thing may be enough for now.
Bethesda has a reputation for turning games around soon after announced a new adventure.
When they announced Fallout 4 in 2015, they managed to release the game less than six months after its initial announcement, though fans should not expect the same to happen with Starfield.
No official release date has been confirmed for Starfield, with the game to get more details at E3 2019 next year.
Fan theorists suggest Bethesda released this trailer at E3 2018 to avoid inevitable leaks of the trailer later on down the line, giving them control of what is released and when.
Fallout 76 is a new type of online experience.
Earlier at Microsoft’s E3 conference, you’d be forgiven for thinking Fallout 76 was a brand-new Fallout game.
It is expressly an online video game. “Of course you can play this solo,” explained Howard. But he also mentioned that Fallout 76 is “entirely online”.
Fallout 76 was announced just a couple of weeks ago. We now know it’s coming out November 14 this year, and we also know the game will be getting a beta–the Break-it Early Test Application. Finally, the game is getting a cool-looking collectors’ edition that contains a glow-in-the-dark map and real, wearable Power Suit helmet.
Every human you meet in the world is an actual human being in real life. But Howard stressed that this is a game that will be played with dozens of other players, not hundreds. Survival is the focus.
Howard did an incredible job of communicating the concept of this game to a player-base that might not interested in playing an online version of Fallout. “It’s a little bit scary,” he admitted but tried to communicate that it was a journey he hoped to take with a community used to single-player experiences.
Fallout 76 launching this November – Bethesda Game Studios holding a beta. November 14, 2018. Not long!
Fallout 76’s titular vault will open Nov. 14, 2018, publisher Bethesda Softworks announced today during its BE3 Showcase ahead of E3 2018.
Bethesda announced Fallout 76 at the end of May with a teaser trailer showing off the well-maintained Vault 76. The vault, which was mentioned in both Fallout 3 and Fallout 4, was designed for humanity to be able to rebuild civilization after The Great War when a nuclear apocalypse destroyed much of the life on Earth. Fallout 76 takes place in 2102, just 25 years after the bombs fell; it is the earliest game in the series’ timeline. READ MORE HERE…
Rage 2 was the sequel nobody asked for, but we’re getting it, so it might as well be a souped-up shooter in the style of Mad Max: Fury Road by a developer who literally just got done making a Mad Max video game.
Considering the aesthetic we’ve seen so far, Rage 2 is everything you thought it might be: It’s pitching itself as a frenetically paced shooter. Think Bulletstorm, think Sunset Overdrive. This could be a lot of fun.
This Rage 2 trailer came about after a teaser trailer was first leaked online early on May 14, before officially being unveiled by Bethesda later on the same day. This isn’t the only leak that’s pestered the unveiling of Rage 2, as Walmart Canada originally revealed a listing for the game in early May 2018, causing the official Rage Twitter account to poke a bit of fun at the retailer, while also crucially never denying that the listing was real and not a fake.
The first time we saw proper gameplay footage for Rage 2 was at Bethesda’s E3 2018 presentation on June 10. The demo for Rage 2 kicked off with Andrew WK of all people taking the stage. After the awkward camera cuts to the perplexed audience, Avalanche developers came out to talk the game up.
Protagonist Walker kicked off the gameplay footage, talking about how his parents were killed, and that he’s the last ranger of the wasteland. We then got some pre-alpha footage of Rage 2, where Walker is out to find a rare artefact.
RAGE 2 is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC in 2019. More on RAGE 2 will be revealed at E3 2018 in June. RAGE 2 is not coming to Nintendo Switch.
I can’t believe they pulled this off. I actually enjoyed an E3 inside joke. Please give me my Alexa Skyrim Edition.
It turns out, though, Skyrim: Very Special Edition is a very real thing. In case you missed it, Bethesda ran a skit starring Keegan Michael-Key as a gamer who plays a version of Skyrim using only his.
Key was shown giving Amazon Alexa commands in the game, sort of like a text adventure or a tabletop RPG. It was pretty funny, partly because everyone loves to joke about Bethesda continuing to find new platforms to bring Skyrim to and new ways to re-release the seven-year-old game.
It’s all fun and games until you realise you can actually play Skyrim: Very Special Edition. If you own an Amazon Echo or Amazon Dot, you can ask Alexa about the Skyrim skill.
The Skyrim Very Special Edition is actually very real and you can download it right now.
According to the Amazon.com listing, the Skyrim Very Special Edition allows you to “take your rightful place as the Dragonborn of legend (again) and explore Skyrim using the power of your voice…your Thu’um!”
The description also includes a list of bullet points that indicate what you, as a Dragonborn, can expect to do on Alexa, including; Guard your knees against arrows, walk straight up a mountain instead of going around, fail to collect all stones of Barenziah for like the 5th time, and…wait for it…open wooden doors.
While Alexa fans will no doubt be thrilled to finally be able to play Skyrim on their devices, it appears that the Etch-a-Sketch, Pager, and Samsung Smart Refrigerator versions are, unfortunately, not real. Though, with Skyrim, the dream is always alive.
Doom was a game that looked terrible right up until it was on sale and actually really, really good. A sequel was a no-brainer and we got it. Bethesda showed very little of this game, but it definitely exists. Plan is to show more at QuakeCon in August.
Doom Eternal takes place at least partially on Earth, as teased in the above trailer and confirmed by the developers themselves at Bethesda’s E3 2018 press conference. It’s appropriate, since the original Doom took place on the Martian moon of Phobos before heading to humanity’s home in Doom 2: Hell on Earth.
How long will you have to wait to rip and tear your way through a new host of demons? Um, we don’t know yet. Sorry! Bethesda didn’t reveal a release date or window along with Doom Eternal, though it did say we can look forward to the gameplay reveal at QuakeCon on August 10. Hopefully, we’ll get a release date then too.
A new Wolfenstein title was announced which focuses on B.J. Blazkowicz’s twin daughters, and is set in 80s Paris. There’s also a Wolfenstein VR game coming out called Cyberpilot.
Not enough for you? Wolfenstein 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch in a few weeks “in our message to bring the message f*** Nazis to every platform possible.”
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a brand-new co-op game unveiled at the Bethesda BE3 Showcase 2018. The game takes place in 1980, 19 years after BJ Blazkowicz ignited the second American Revolution in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood introduces the next Blazkowicz generation to the fight against the Nazis. Play as one of BJ’s twin daughters, Jess and Soph, as you search for your missing father in Nazi-occupied Paris.
This is an amazing concept for a game, and the quality of Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, the previous game in the series, gives us even more reason to be optimistic. We look forward to sharing more news about Wolfenstein: Youngblood before its release in 2019.
Quake Champions will be a free-to-play game. The new trailer for Quake Champions but not much other news on that front. Apart from the fact ‘Quake Dad’ will haunt that poor man forever.
There are a number of Quake players that just want to play their Quake, right? And they are familiar with the business model of our previous games, and they are totally fine.
What that means is that players who purchase the game will gain access to all of Quake Champions‘ characters while those free-to-play players will be able to use in-game currency to gain access to new Champions for a limited period of time. It’s not clear how long you will be able to access purchased Champions via the latter method, but Willits did say that he doesn’t want to use the word “rent” in regards to the nature of the transaction.
Players on both sides will have the chance to use in-game currency on other unlockables such as rune challenges and skins. Additionally, free-to-play and paid players will compete in the same brackets on the same maps using the same weapons. At this time, it appears the only potentially meaningful gameplay concept that requires currency are the characters themselves.
Quake Champions doesn’t have a release date as of yet. Strogg, the main bad guy from Quake II and IV, is making his way to Quake Champions in an upcoming April update.
Arkane Studios teasing Prey content for a while now. There was no surprise to have a new Prey DlC Mooncrash announcement. It’s available now. In addition, a new free update is being rolling out tonight which adds new game plus, survival mode, and story mode options.
If that’s not enough, later this summer a new multiplayer mode called Typhon Hunter will also be available. It’s a lethal game of hide and seek where one player is a goes against five mimics who can disguise themselves as anything.
Source: telegraph.co.uk, cnet.com, pcgamer.com, gamespot.com, vg247.com, in.ign.com
