Month: May 2018

Season 4 of Fortnite: Battle Royale is underway. In addition to taking part in matches like normal, that also means there are special challenges to complete. Beyond the regular Starter and weekly challenges, Season 4 also presents some additional ones: Blockbuster and Carbide. Here’s everything you need to know and details on all of the challenges revealed so far.

All Fortnite players on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and mobile are eligible to complete the Starter challenges. These are relatively run-of-the-mill and offer different rewards, including Battle Stars and various minor cosmetics. The Battle Stars allow you to rank up the Battle Pass, which is where the vast majority of Season 4 skins and rewards are located, such as the coveted Omega skin pictured below. However, the free tier has a very limited number of goodies on offer. You’ll need to purchase the full Season 4 Battle Pass for 950 V-Bucks to be able to obtain all of the rewards as you level up.

Purchasing the Battle Pass also entitles you to all of the weekly challenges. Another set of these opens up each week during the season and can be completed anytime between now and when Season 4 ends on July 9.

Some of the rewards available in Season 4

That’s how things have worked in past seasons, but Season 4 also has new types of challenges. Blockbusters involve completing all of the challenges from a given week. Doing so earns you an additional reward on top of what you’d get from finishing those challenges anyway. The first Blockbuster challenge you finish pays out a loading screen, which serves as a clue that directs you to an in-game location where you can get a free Battle Pass tier. To find that, though, you’ll have to actually complete all of the challenges from a week.

Also new in Season 4 are Carbide challenges. One of the rewards you immediately get for buying the Battle Pass is the Carbide skin. As you reach certain level milestones during Season 4, you’ll complete Carbide challenges, which unlock different “styles” that let you customize the look of the Carbide skin. Completing three Carbide challenges also nets you a matching pickaxe.

Below, you’ll find a complete list of all Season 4 challenges to be revealed so far, along with links to our maps and guides that will help you complete them all.

Fortnite: Battle Royale Season 4 Challenges

Starter

• Outlive opponents (1,000) — 5 Battle Stars
• Play matches with friends (10) — 5 Battle Stars
• Deal damage to opponents (5,000) — 5 Battle Stars
• Land at different Named Locations (10) — 5 Battle Stars
• Play matches (50) — Ace of spades cosmetic item
• Play matches with at least one elimination (10) — concept art
• Hard: Win a match — #1 cosmetic item

Reward: 5k XP (after completing four challenges)

Blockbuster

• Complete all challenges in a week — #1 loading screen
• Complete all challenges in 2 different weeks — #2 reward
• Complete all challenges in 3 different weeks — #3 reward
• Complete all challenges in 4 different weeks — #4 reward
• Complete all challenges in 5 different weeks — #5 reward
• Complete all challenges in 6 different weeks — #6 reward
• Complete all challenges in 7 different weeks — #7 reward

Reward: unknown (after complete seven challenges)

Carbide

• Reach Season Level 10 — Carbide chest cosmetic
• Reach Season Level 20 — Carbide legs cosmetic
• Reach Season Level 30 — Carbide arm cosmetic
• Reach Season Level 40 — Carbide helmet cosmetic
• Reach Season Level 65 — Carbide cosmetic

Reward: Carbide pickaxe (after completing three challenges)

Week 1

• Deal damage with sniper rifles to opponents (500) — 5 Battle Stars
• Search chests in Haunted Hills (7) — 5 Battle Stars
• Use a Port-a-Fort — 5 Battle Stars
• Search F-O-R-T-N-I-T-E letters — 5 Battle Stars
• Hard: Follow the treasure map found in Tomato Town — 10 Battle Stars
• Hard: Pistol eliminations (3) — 10 Battle Stars
• Hard: Eliminate opponents in Flush Factory — 10 Battle Stars

Reward: 5k XP (after completing four challenges)

Fortnite Week 1 Challenges Guide

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Nintendo has added a selection of new rewards to the My Nintendo program. Ahead of the Switch release of Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, members can redeem their points for discounts on several Legend of Zelda games for 3DS and Wii U.

On the 3DS side, My Nintendo members can get 30% off of both Ocarina of Time 3D (50 Gold points) and Majora’s Mask 3D (90 Gold points). Nintendo is also offering 50% off of the series’ three classic Game Boy Color titles: Link’s Awakening DX (30 Gold points), Oracle of Ages (30 Gold points), and Oracle of Seasons (240 Platinum points).

Wii U owners, meanwhile, can save 30% off of the original N64 version of Ocarina of Time (240 Platinum points). Nintendo is also offering a 30% discount on the HD remasters of The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess; the former can be yours for 470 Platinum points, while the latter is available for 110 Gold points.

In addition to the Zelda rewards, both Wii U and 3DS owners can now get 40% off of the original Ninja Gaiden (160 Platinum points). Members can also exchange 90 Gold points for a 30% discount on Ever Oasis, the recent action RPG from developer Grezzo (the studio behind the 3DS remakes of Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask). You can find the full list of rewards on the My Nintendo website.

Hyrule Warriors: Definite Edition launches for Switch later this month, on May 18. The game bundles all of the content from the Wii U and 3DS versions of Hyrule Warriors into one package, including all of the game’s DLC characters, such as Marin and Yuga. You can read more about the title in our original Hyrule Warriors review.

Lucasfilm under the Disney label has become the new caretakers of the Star Wars franchise, but original visionary George Lucas still has some pull. Ron Howard, who directed the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story, revealed that his old colleague Lucas had some feedback for a scene, and he took it.

“We were doing a scene and he was trying to stay out of the way, but he did lean over and he said, ‘You know what Han would really do there?'” Howard said on The Late Show (via EW). “I said, ‘What?’ And he told me the joke, he gave me a little joke. And I said [to the crew], ‘Hey, guess what? Here’s what we’re gonna do in the next take.’ So I know when I hear a good idea.”

Given the tone of the anecdote, it seems that Lucas’ suggestion likely made the cut–though we’ll probably have to hear some follow-up from Howard on which quip in particular sprung from the mind of the series creator. Lucas did create Han Solo, and this movie is meant to be a throwback to the iconic rogue, so it makes sense that he’d have thoughts on how to steer the characterization.

Of course, Lucas has seemed at times peevish at the direction of the new films under Disney’s direction. When The Force Awakens released, he made comments indicating frustration that the company had deviated from his own vision for the series. More recently, he said The Last Jedi was “beautifully made” but stopped short of any further thoughts. It was also apparently not what he had in mind for the future of some of his iconic characters. Lucas hasn’t chimed in with thoughts on Solo yet, but we can say with near-certainty that he thinks it has at least one pretty good joke.