Nintendo has released its earnings report for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2019, which covers the period from April to June 30. Not only did the company move another 2.13 million Switch consoles worldwide during that time frame, bringing the system’s lifetime total close to 37 million, it also launched one of the system’s most anticipated releases this year, Super Mario Maker 2, and the game is off to an impressive start.
According to Nintendo’s earnings report, Super Mario Maker 2 sold 2.42 million units worldwide during the fiscal quarter. What makes this especially impressive is that the game launched right at the end of the quarter, on June 28, so it managed to move more than 2 million copies in only three days of availability.
Mario Maker 2 wasn’t the only Nintendo game that performed well during the recent fiscal quarter. The company’s best-selling Switch title, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, shifted another 1.2 million units worldwide, bringing its lifetime sales up to 17.89 million. The star-studded mascot fighter Super Smash Bros. Ultimate also continues to perform well; the game now sits at 14.73 million units and will likely soon overtake Super Mario Odyssey as Switch’s second-best-selling game. You can see Nintendo’s revised top 10 Switch best-sellers list here.
Nintendo recently increased the number of levels players can upload in Super Mario Maker 2. Prior to the update, players could only share a maximum of 32 courses on the game’s online Course World hub, but that limit has now been doubled. Nintendo says it will increase the level upload limit one more time in the future. The company will also release an update that allows players to play online with friends, although it hasn’t yet announced when that update will go live. You can read more about the game in our Super Mario Maker 2 review.
Nintendo is releasing a cheaper, portable-focused version of the Switch–dubbed the Nintendo Switch Lite–this September. This iteration of the console removes some of the system’s features, such as its detachable Joy-Cons and ability to connect to a television, to better suite handheld play. Meanwhile, the base Nintendo Switch is also receiving a modest revision, with much longer battery life. The revised Switch will cost the same as the original model ($300 USD) and will launch in the US sometime in mid-August.
Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled has a new Grand Prix coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Starting early this August, you will go back in time to race with and against baby versions of both Crash and Coco on prehistoric tracks reminiscent of the Stone Age.
Back N. Time is the second piece of free DLC for the kart racing game. Running from Friday, August 2 at 7 AM PT / 9 AM CST / 10 AM ET / 3 PM BST to Sunday, August 25, this Grand Prix gives you access to a plethora of unlockables. These include a new track (the Prehistoric Playground), three new characters, additional karts (like the Probulot 2000 kart from Crash Tag Team Racing), and more, as well as customization items and alternative skins for characters and karts.
A blog post by publisher Activision says there are “18 new items to earn through your Nitro Gauge,” a tier system that unlocks rewards with the Nitro Points you earn in-game. Back N. Time is available to download for free for anyone who owns the game and has an internet connection.
The official Crash Bandicoot YouTube channel also published a video with game announcers Chick and Stew giving a brief rundown of what you can expect in the Back N. Time Grand Prix. Check out the announcement video below.
In our Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled review, we said, “When the nostalgia fades, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled remains fun and engaging enough to keep you racing on with a smile on your face for much longer yet. It’s good to have Crash back.”
Solstice of Heroes 2019 is live in Destiny 2, marking the final big event to take place before the Shadowkeep expansion arrives in September. This year’s event again centers around obtaining and upgrading a series of Solstice armor for Titans, Hunters, and Warlocks, but it also involves partaking in a brand-new mode called the European Aerial Zone. We’re still digging into everything the event has to offer following the release of the new update, but based on our experience so far, we have some tips on how to quickly upgrade your armor, how to get the most out of your EAZ runs, and how elemental orbs and buffs work.
Understanding The EAZ
As the name suggests, the European Aerial Zone features a lot in common with the European Dead Zone, at least in terms of visuals. The “aerial” part of the name comes in when you look at how the area is laid out–this is the most vertically oriented area in Destiny. The area has small groups of floating islands surrounding the outside, but the landmass is primarily composed of familiar EDZ elements. However, the ruined cityscape has you going through buildings and ascending to rooftops quite frequently. It’s a much different way of navigating the world than we’re accustomed to, and you’ll want to do what you can to familiarize yourself with the general layout. It’s easy to get lost and generally waste time, and speed is the name of the game.
A run through the EAZ consists of a few rounds:
Kill as many minibosses you can within the time limit
Kill the boss
Unlock the chests within the time limit
You’ll want to focus on the miniboss targets throughout the first section; it’s easy to get distracted by small skirmishes that don’t matter. Having your team of three split up and take out as many minibosses as possible seemingly dictates the number of chests that open once you kill the boss. The boss fights are relatively straightforward encounters (although there is some potential wrinkle where a Prismatic Taken spawns during this stage, though we’re not entirely sure how that plays out yet).
Once you’ve slain the boss, a chest will appear nearby. Once you open that, a countdown will begin before a series of chests spawn around the map. Just before they appear, you’ll briefly see their locations on your HUD–make sure to look around and make note of the general direction of each one. Once the chests actually spawn, you’ll have to get close to them in order to see them pop up on your HUD again. As with the minibosses, spreading out to cover more ground is your best bet, because you only have a limited time to open as many chests as possible. Any player who opens the chest earns the rewards for everyone in the group, so you don’t need to worry about hitting up each one yourself.
Solstice Packages And Key Fragments
You should earn a Solstice Package from each EAZ run, along with a series of key fragments. The packages seem to consist of a variety of random gear and items, including planetary materials and armor. You’ll need 15 key fragments in order to open a package. While you can earn key fragments from the EAZ, there are other ways to earn them, including completing patrols, public events, and Solstice bounties.
Upgrading Solstice Armor
Early in your adventures in Solstice of Heroes, Eva Levante at the Tower will grant you a set of green-tier armor (dubbed the Drained version). Each one has a series of objectives attached to it (seen by hovering over it in your inventory), and you’ll need to complete all of these in order to upgrade the set to the next level of rarity.
These objectives run the gamut–some are tied to running through the EAZ and opening the aforementioned chests, while others ask you to generate elemental orbs (more on those below), complete public events on a specific planet, kill opposing players, or open those Solstice Packages. The specific objectives vary by class.
The key thing to be aware of with these is that you need to have the armor equipped in order to register progress. If you’re eager to do this as quickly as possible, pay attention to the objectives that overlap. You may need to complete Crucible or Gambit matches while also needing to collect Void orbs in those modes, so you’ll want to ensure you’re equipped correctly to make that happen.
How Elemental Orbs And Empowerment Buffs Work
One of the core parts of Solstice of Heroes is the element of the day, and the accompanying elemental orbs that can be generated. Throughout the event, a specific element will be chosen each day–Arc, Void, or Solar–and as you earn elemental kills (meaning final blows with an elemental weapon or ability), corresponding orbs will be dropped on the ground. Pick up 30 of these, and you’ll receive a temporary buff, Empowerment, that grants you a different effect. Here’s how Bungie describes each of them:
Solar Elemental Buff
Equip your Solar subclass and weapons to generate Solar orbs. Then, collect them to wield their Solar elemental power. While empowered, Guardians emit a burning wave of energy that damages anything around them.
Void Elemental Buff
Equip your Void subclass and weapons to generate Void orbs. Then, collect them to wield their Void elemental power. Crouch while empowered to become invisible and gain Truesight plus enhanced ability regeneration.
Arc Elemental Buff
Equip your Arc subclass and weapons to generate Arc orbs. Then, collect them to wield their Arc elemental power. While empowered, Guardians move with enhanced speed and deal greater melee and Sword damage.
Once your Empowerment buff activates, your stack of orbs–designated in the bottom left of the screen by “Elemental Charge” followed by the number you’ve collected–will be consumed. However, you can begin picking up orbs while Empowerment is active.
As noted above, these orbs are also tied to the Solstice armor objectives. You can luckily create whatever type of orb you need for these objectives regardless of the daily element, but if you’re looking to collect orbs, you’ll need to be fast. Unlike Orbs of Light, these elemental orbs disappear fairly quickly.
Also bear in mind that all of this is true across the game. While the elemental buffs aren’t available in Gambit Prime or Competitive playlists, they are present everywhere else. As such, you don’t have to rely on the EAZ to generate the orbs you need for armor objectives. In fact, based on what we’ve seen so far, your best bet for rapidly acquiring orbs might be Heroic public events, particularly those in confined spaces.
Solstice has only gotten underway, and we’ll report back with more information as we further learn how everything works. This is all now live for all Destiny 2 players, as is a slate of event-specific items that can be bought from the Eververse store.
The new trailer for American Horror Story: 1984 is here. As the title suggests, the ninth season of the hit horror anthology series is influenced by horror movies of the 1980s, and it’s set to premiere on September 18 on FX.
While the trailer doesn’t reveal much about the story–or stories–of the new season, it definitely captures the ’80s slasher movie vibe. It opens with a group of partying teens heading down the highway towards Camp Redwood–unfortunately there’s a knife-wielding killer hanging onto the underside of their truck. We then get various shots of the camp, and another nasty surprise for a sunbathing teen. It’s got a cool ’80s soundtrack and faux film scratch marks to evoke the era–check it out below.
This trailer follows the cast announcement teaser that was released earlier this month. The cast of the new series includes Emma Roberts, Cody Fern, Gus Kenworthy, Billie Lourd, Matthew Morrison, Angelica Ross, DeRon Horton, and Zach Villa. There was also this first promo which teased the series’s slasher movie influences.
While Roberts, Lourd, Fern, and Grossman have all appeared in previous seasons of the show, one series regular who won’t feature much–or possibly at all–is Sarah Paulson. As reported by Variety, Paulson won’t have “a significant role” in Season 9, and the most we can expect to see her in is a cameo.
Snapshot Games has announced that Phoenix Point has been delayed. Instead of releasing on September 3, the XCOM-like strategy game is now scheduled to launch in December.
“While the development team is working hard, and Phoenix Point is shaping up really well, we now know we’re going to need more time to get it to meet our very high standards,” Snapshot Games wrote in a backer update. “As you probably know, Snapshot has a commitment to keep crunch to a minimum–and that is a commitment we take very seriously.”
This is the third time Phoenix Point has been delayed; the game was first scheduled for 2018 before being pushed back to July 2019 and then again to September. In response to the delay, Snapshot Games is offering a reward to backers who have been patiently waiting. “We know this is a significant delay,” the developer wrote. “The good news is that Backer Build 5 will be releasing on our original launch date, September 3, 2019, meaning backers and early-access buyers will be able to play a much more robust version of Phoenix Point very soon.”
First announced in 2016, Phoenix Point is designed by XCOM creator Julian Gollop. An E3 2019 demo of the game revealed just how much Phoenix Point is the spiritual successor to the strategy franchise, featuring a similar story and virtually the same mechanics. Phoenix Point expands on the formula, however, with additional features–such as enemies that mutate and adapt to player strategy, AI-controlled factions that compete with the player’s goals, and brand-new combat tactics. The game takes place on Earth in 2047 and sees you take command of the last remaining base standing against a Lovecraft-inspired alien threat.
Phoenix Point will release on PC, launching with a one-year exclusivity deal with the Epic Games Store.
We were introduced to The Division 2‘s new Expeditions feature during Ubsioft’s E3 2019 press conference. The first of a three-part episode series, titled Episode 1: DC Outskirts – Expeditions, went live last week for those who own a Year One Pass. Now, Ubisoft has announced that Episode 1 is available to all The Division 2 owners.
Episode 1 adds two new main missions and a new Expeditions experience, which introduces weekly, exploration-driven challenges. You will travel to two new settings: Manning National Zoo and Camp White Oak. The former will see you “explore 11 different biomes to confront the leader of the Outcasts,” while the latter will have you “hunt down a traitor.” You will also head to Kenly College, where you can earn rewards by “exploring, investigating, and solving puzzles to uncover the fate of a lost convoy.”
According to a press release, this wide-spread launch of Episode 1 comes with a care package. The care package, available now through Tuesday, August 13 for free, contains three pieces of equipment and more. What the contents are specifically hasn’t been clarified, but you can access the package by going into your mailbox in the stash.
Expeditions are free events split into three different wings that release weekly. The first, which takes you to Kenly College, will give you access to an exclusive treasure room with a new exotic weapon (Diamondback Rifle), exotic gear (BTSU Datagloves), and two more weapons (Stoner LMB and Carbine 7) for finishing all three wings.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will bring back killstreak rewards in multiplayer, publisher Activision has confirmed, though one of the weapons revealed has caused some controversy. The three killstreak rewards announced so far are a juggernaut care package, an armored assault vehicle, and the chemical weapon white phosphorus.
All three have been seen in some form or another in past Call of Duty titles: Juggernauts were used extensively in the Modern Warfare subseries, as were light armored vehicles. White phosphorus was previously used as a tactical grenade in the Black Ops series–where it caused “a small amount of damage on detonation”–but the framing of the weapon as a “reward” this time around paints it in a somewhat different light. GameSpot has contacted Activision for comment.
In real life, the use of white phosphorus–also known as “Willy Pete”–against civilians and in civilian areas contravenes the Geneva Convention, thereby classing it as a war crime. Some Modern Warfare multiplayer maps take place in civilian areas, albeit without civilian characters present.
Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward told GameSpot recently that it doesn’t want to shy away from hard-hitting issues in the upcoming shooter. “Today, modern warfare means that the war isn’t just over there,” said the studio’s narrative director, Taylor Kurosaki. “The war is everywhere. It’s in our own backyards. It’s in places that can suddenly become a battlefield at a moment’s notice. It’s about enemies who don’t wear uniforms. It’s about civilian collateral damage kind of being, unfortunately, part of the equation.”
Later in the same interview, Kurosaki said the game will punish you for making mistakes on the battlefield: “If you were a soldier and you actually deployed into a theater of war and you shot down a bunch of innocent civilians, you would be arrested and court marshaled. The game kind of does the same thing. The game does not allow you to get away with going rogue. You have a command structure that you have to follow and orders that you have to follow and if you try to just be a bad apple, the game is going to smack you down for that.”
However, Kurosaki was talking about the game’s single-player campaign–which also depicts child soldiers, among other serious topics. It’s unclear if the multiplayer mode will treat the use of white phosphorus as harshly as it sounds as if the story mode will treat “mistakes.” It’s this that is the root of some of the latest controversy.
For more, you can read our full Call of Duty: Modern Warfare single-player interview. A full reveal of Modern Warfare’s multiplayer offering is coming on August 1, but we’ve been given a sneak peek already with the new 2v2 Gunfight mode. Modern Warfare launches for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 25.
This page catalogs all of the content updates for Red Dead Online, beginning with the November 2018 public beta.
July 30 – August 5, 2019: Extra Elimination Series Rewards and Ability Card Boosts This Week[edit]
This week in Red Dead Online, Rockstar announced players will receive bonus rewards for participating in Elimination Series events, extra XP for Ability Cards, and more.
Earn 50% Extra RDO$ and XP in: All Elimination Series Events and Playlists
Earn 30% Extra XP from: All Equipped Ability Cards
New outfits this week include: Fanned Stovepipe Hat (Limited Stock) Porter Jacket (Limited Stock) Irwin Coat (Limited Stock) Strickland Boots (Limited Stock) Austin Boots
50% Discounts This Week On: Pistol Ammo (Regular, High Velocity, Express) Revolver Ammo (Regular, High Velocity, Express) Repeater Ammo (Regular, High Velocity, Express) Rifle Ammo (Regular, High Velocity, Express) Shotgun Ammo (Shells, Slugs)
35% Discounts This Week On: Cigars Cigarettes Jolly Jack’s
Players who have linked their Red Dead Redemption 2 Social Club accounts to Twitch Prime will obtain the following (with no Rank restrictions) for a limited time: Tasman Outfit Danube Outfit ”How Dare You” Emote Carcano Rifle
Twitch Prime members who play RDO this week will obtain: 10% Additional Discounts On Weekly Discounted Items
July 23 – July 29, 2019: Extra Free Roam Event Rewards, Daily Challenge Streak Bonus This Week[edit]
This week in Red Dead Online, Rockstar announced players will receive bonus rewards for Free Roam Events, Daily Challenge Streak completion, bonuses for linking their accounts to Twitch Prime, and more.
Earn 30% Extra RDO$ and XP in: All Free Roam Events
Earn 30% Extra XP in: All Activities (While In A Temporary or Persistent Posse)
50% Discounts This Week On: Persistent Posse
New outfits this week include: Gibbston Pants (Two New Colors) Blackburn Boots (Two New Colors) Fanned Stovepipe Hat (Limited Stock) Irwin Coat (Limited Stock)
25% Discounts This Week On: Incendiary Buckshot Pamphlet Small Game Arrow Pamphlet Studded Explorer Gun Belt Sharpshooter Gun Belt Potent Predator Bait Pamphlet
Players who have linked their Red Dead Redemption 2 Social Club accounts to Twitch Prime will obtain the following for a limited time: Tasman Outfit Danube Outfit ”How Dare You” Emote Carcano Rifle
Twitch Prime members who play RDO this week will obtain: 10% Additional Discounts On Weekly Discounted Items
July 16 – July 22, 2019: Free Horse Care Package, Twitch Prime Link Bonus This Week[edit]
This week in Red Dead Online, Rockstar announced players will receive discounts on horses and horse-related items, a free Horse Care Package, bonuses for linking their accounts to Twitch Prime, and more.
20% Discounts This Week On: Stable Spaces All Horses below Rank 40
Log into Red Dead Online this week to obtain the Horse Care Package, free of charge.
The Horse Care Package includes: Horse Reviver Horse Medicine (2) Horse Stimulants (2) Oatcakes (5) Hay (5) Carrots (5)
New outfits this week include: Descoteaux Hat Alvarado Chaps Gerden Morrow Spurs Cossack Hat (Limited Stock)
Players who link their Red Dead Redemption 2 Social Club accounts to Twitch Prime before July 19 will obtain the following: RDO$300 The Superior Ammo Bundle More bonuses in the coming weeks
The Superior Ammo Bundle includes: Dynamite Arrows (30) Incendiary Buckshot Ammo (60) Volatile Fire Bottles (30) Express Pistol Ammo (200) Express Revolver Ammo (200) Express Repeater Ammo (200) Express Rifle Ammo (200)
July 9 – July 15, 2019: Earn the Explorer Care Package, Twitch Prime Bonus This Week[edit]
This week in Red Dead Online, Rockstar announced players will receive rewards for completing a set number of Daily Challenges, bonuses for linking their accounts to Twitch Prime, and more.
Complete 10 Daily Challenges before July 16 to obtain the Explorer Care Package.
The Explorer Care Package includes: Poison Arrows (60) Varmint Cartridges (100) Thyme (5) Wild Mint (5) Oregano (5) Prime Beef Joint (5) Tender Pork Loin (5) Live Crickets (5) Live Worms (5) Jolly Jack’s (5 Tins)
Players who link their Red Dead Redemption 2 Social Club accounts to Twitch Prime before July 19 will obtain the following: RDO$300 The Superior Ammo Bundle More bonuses in the coming weeks
The Superior Ammo Bundle includes: Dynamite Arrows (30) Incendiary Buckshot Ammo (60) Volatile Fire Bottles (30) Express Pistol Ammo (200) Express Revolver Ammo (200) Express Repeater Ammo (200) Express Rifle Ammo (200)
New outfits this week include: Durham Coat Riggs Fringe Coat Fieldwork Hat Cossack Hat (limited stock) Gardenia Hat (limited stock)
July 2 – July 8, 2019: Extra Free Roam Bonuses This Week[edit]
This week in Red Dead Online, Rockstar announced players will receive discounts on a variety of weapons, bonus Free Roam Mission rewards, a new emote, and more.
Earn 30% RDO$ and XP in: All Free Roam Missions
Merchants are offering free Gun Oil this week.
Log into Red Dead Online this week to obtain the Respectful Bow emote, free from the Catalogue.
Discounts this week include: Evans Repeater (25% off) All Weapon Components (30%) Red, White, and Blue bandannas (50% off)
New outfits this week include: Pelt Half Chaps (limited stock) Griffith Chaps (limited stock) Cromwell Hat Cabrera Pants
This week in RDO, free Red and Blue camp flags are available.
June 25, 2019: Ancient Tomahawk, Last Stand Available For Xbox One Players[edit]
This week in Red Dead Online, Rockstar announced the release of the Ancient Tomahawk on Xbox One, a new mode featuring the Tomahawk, and some other Early Access content coming to Xbox One.
Ancient Tomahawk: Previously available only to PS4 Early Access, now all RDO players can obtain the weapon and participate in the Make It Count: Ancient Tomahawk Showdown Mode. Make It Count: Ancient Tomahawk Showdown Mode is available as part of the Elimination Series.
Last Stand: RDO players on Xbox One can now take part in the free-for-all Last Stand mode.
All Horses which previously required Rank 41+ are now available at Rank 40.
All Hats which previously required Rank 30+ are now available at Rank 10.
Now Available On Xbox One: Perlino Andalusian Horse Belanger Saddle Finley Jacket Stenger Studded Spurs Caldwell Hat ”Boast” Emote “Hey, You” Emote
New outfits this week include: Common Flat Cap Horsfall Overshirt Griffith Chaps (limited stock) Charro Jacket (limited stock) Clymene Coat (limited stock) Vaquero Baroque Spurs (limited stock)
This week in RDO all Special Saddles are 25% off, and all Ability Cards will gain an additional 20% XP.
Future Update: In response to player feedback, the next major RDO update plans to allow players to reset their character appearance without losing progress, automatically retain Playing Style preferences when moving to and from Free Roam, and more.
June 18, 2019: New Elimination Series Playlist[edit]
This week in Red Dead Online, Rockstar announced the final week to receive bonuses for hitting Rank 10 and Rank 20, along with a new series playlist.
New Elimination Series Playlist: Allows players to compete in Make It Count, as well as Gun Rush in larger groups through the Elimination Series Large variant.
Elimination Series Playlist offers a 30% XP and RDO$ bonus.
Rank 10 Bonus Care Package: 20x Small Game Arrows 20x Fire Arrows 20x Poison Arrows 5x Predator Bait 5x Herbivore Bait
Rank 20 Bonus Care Package: 3x Minty Big Game Meat 3x Oregano Big Game Meat 3x Thyme Big Game Meat 10x Baked Beans 10x Corned Beef 10x Canned Salmon 5x Jolly Jack’s 5x Cocaine Gum 5x Moonshine 5x Gin 5x Guarma Rum 5x Fine Brandy
June 11, 2019: New Sport of Kings Showdown Mode[edit]
This week in Red Dead Online, Rockstar announced a new Showdown Mode, a 30% XP Boost on all activities, and bonus rank care packages this week.
New Showdown Mode: Sport of Kings Players will ride on horseback through all of their team’s signal fires, while trying to fight with the enemy team. Four to eight players make up the two teams, and players can use sawed-off Shotguns or pickup rare single-shot DynamiteBows on the sides of the torch for defense.
Rank 10 Bonus Care Package: 20x Small Game Arrows 20x Fire Arrows 20x Poison Arrows 5x Predator Bait 5x Herbivore Bait
Rank 20 Bonus Care Package: 3x Minty Big Game Meat 3x Oregano Big Game Meat 3x Thyme Big Game Meat 10x Baked Beans 10x Corned Beef 10x Canned Salmon 5x Jolly Jack’s 5x Cocaine Gum 5x Moonshine 5x Gin 5x Guarma Rum 5x Fine Brandy
New outfits this week include: Strung Sombrero Gibbston Pants All-black variant of the Chuparosa Poncho
30% XP Boost on all activities this week.
June 4, 2019: New Public Enemy Showdown Mode[edit]
This week in Red Dead Online, Rockstar has announced a new Showdown Mode and Free Roam Event.
New Showdown Mode: Public Enemy Compete to take out one another’s rotating Public Enemy to rack up the most points.
New Free Roam Event: Railroad Baron Similar to King of the Castle, players fight against each other to hold control over a specific area while on top of a moving train.
Discounts: 35% off all Provisions 25% off all Wilderness Outfitters products
New outfits this week include: Flores Vest Limited stock of Calhoun Boots, Raccoon Hat and Shaffer Chaps.
Bonus: Receive a version of the Bellerose Hat for free by logging into Red Dead Online anytime this week.
May 28, 2019: New Wild Animal Kills Challenge and Showdown Mode[edit]
This week in Red Dead Online, Rockstar has announced a new Free Roam Event and Showdown Mode.
New Free Roam Event: Wild Animal Kills Challenge Compete against players by seeing who can bring back the largest predators, with attacks and weapons towards players being disabled.
New Showdown Mode: Head For The Hills Run to your safe house while opponents try and hunt you down.
Care Package for everyone (pick up at Post Office or Camp Lockbox: 5x Potent Miracle Tonic 5x Potent Snake Oil 5x Potent Health Cure 5x Potent Bitters 120x Express Revolver Ammo
New outfits this week include: Flora Corseted Chemise Paddon Shirt Tops Limited stock of the Plaid Cap, Raccoon Hat, and Shaffer Chaps.
New Emote: How Dare You
Bonus: Receive 10 Gold Bars and an exclusive Raccoon Hat tint for completing the 2-Step Verification on the Social Club account.
May 21, 2019: New Free Roam Missions and PS4 Early Access[edit]
Early Access for PS4 Players: Two new Showdown Modes Make It Count: Ancient Tomahawk Last Stand
Other PS4 Only Content: Ancient Tomahawk Weapon Perlino Andalusian Horse equipment, clothing and emotes
25% RDO$ and Gold bonuses in: A Land of Opportunities Missions Free Roam Missions Free Roam Events Showdown Modes Races
New outfits this week include: Wescott Skirt Valdez Vest Citadel Boots Limited stock of the Plaid Cap.
Bonus: Playing in a posse this week will earn you 5 Gold Bars.
May 14, 2019: World Updates, New Missions, Poker and More[edit]
The beta is officially over for Red Dead Online and huge gameplay additions are included in the update today (05/14/19), including new co-op story missions, Free Roam activities, Poker games, and various stability improvements. Details on the entire update are below:
New Missions
A Land of Opportunities offers a new co-op mission that has players continue assisting Jessica LeClerk in uncovering the investigation of who killed her husband. Honorable and dishonorable players will have different paths for the mission, but will be led to the same ending eventually.
Posse Versus Challenges offer three new on-demand options: Biggest Fish Contest Bird Shooting Contest Herb Picking Contest
Dynamic Events: Encountering random NPC’s in need will give opportunity for XP, Honor, Cash and possibly Gold rewards.
Poker: Towns and Outposts across the map will now offer Poker games for players to challenge friends privately or join in on a public table.
New Showdown Mode Overrun: Gain as much land as possible by marking your territory from your opponents while defending what you can. Whoever has the most land at the end wins.
New Weapon: The LeMat Revolver holds a 9-round chamber that revolves with a second-barrel for single shot rounds.
Play Styles: Offensive and Defensive playing styles will now be available for players to choose. Offensive play can lead to more hostile interactions, while Defensive play is meant for those who want to explore in Free Roam without conflicts constantly arising. Defensive players will not be engaged to PvP Free Roam missions nor are they able to be pulled into them while in the play style. They will have a shield icon by them, will take less damage, and cannot be melee attacked, targeted with auto-aim, lassoed, or executed. Any attacks on a Defensive player will result in heavy penalties.
The Hostility System: This system has received improvements and balancing, including any players who are defending themselves against an attack will no longer get marked as hostile or have a bounty on them. More information on The Hostility System can be read here shortly on IGN’s Wiki.
Added Bonus: All players who login to Red Dead Online this week will receive 15 gold bars and have a 25% XP increase on A Land of Opportunities, Free Roam Missions, Showdown Modes, Races, and Free Roam Events. All treasure hunters will also get 25% extra Cash and Gold in chests. Those who are Ultimate Edition owners will receive RDO$100 and the Throat Slit emote for free.
This week in Red Dead Online, Rockstar has announced a bonus for all players who have hit rank 10 and above.
RDO$100 Bonus for Rank 10 and Above (login before May 13)
Limited outfits in the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. catalog this week include: Owanjila Hat Manteca Hat Benbow Jacket Porter Jacket Woodland Gloves Tied Pants
April 30, 2019: Open Target Races for Xbox One[edit]
30% bonus RDO$ and Gold in: A Land of Opportunities Missions All Free Roam Missions and Free Roam Events All Showdown Modes including Gun Rush
Open Target Races available to both PS4 and Xbox One players
Xbox One players only can pick up: Jawbone Knife double-breasted Hartman Jacket Diamondback Hat Comstock boots Vests Gloves Three Emotes: ‘I’m Hit!’ ‘Blow Kiss’ and ‘Point’
April 23, 2019: 25% off Weapons at all Fences[edit]
This week in Red Dead Online, Rockstar has announced 25% off all weapons at Fences, along with lifting the rank requirements on weapon inventory.
Fences will offer 25% off all available weapons this week
Rank requirements lifted
25% discounts in the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. catalog or Stables this week include: All Saddles Horse Care items
April 16, 2019: Bonuses in Showdown Modes and More[edit]
Rockstar announced a new Red Dead Online care package today (4/16/19), along with Showdown, Race and Gun Rush Mode bonuses for the week, which are detailed below:
The new care packaged this week is available at your Camp’s Lockbox or any Post Office.
Includes Potent Tonics: 3x Potent Miracle Tonic 3x Potent Snake Oil 3x Potent Health Cure 3x Potent Bitters
1.5X Gold and RDO$ in all Showdown Modes, Race or Gun Rush, including: Plunder Target Races Up In Smoke Spoils of War A Land of Opportunities Missions Free Roam Missions Free Roam Events
Favorite outfits returning this week include: Gator Hat Ortega Vest Hitched Skirt (Female only) Morning Tail Coat Strickland Boots Furred Gloves Concho Pants
Plunder has players work with their team to capture supplies and resources from a specific location, delivering them to the team’s base. Stealing from an opponents base is also allowed, but it will make the player visible to everyone else. Health, Stamina and Dead Eye should be filled before you run for a package and tonics can be used to bring your tank to gold. In order to cause damage to more enemies, use the team-based Dead Eye Ability cards such as Focus Fire so your teammates can damage opponents while your own Dead Eye is being used.
New outfits this week include: Owanjila Hat Porter Jacket Concho Pants
Added Bonus: Access to coats, holsters, boots, and gloves up to Rank 40 will be available to all players until April 15. The Turkoman, Missouri Fox Trotter and ArabianHorses are being brought down to Rank 40, with Volatile Dynamite, Incendiary Buckshot, Explosive Slug, Express Explosive, and Dynamite Arrow pamphlets being lowered to Rank 60 for the week.
Up In Smoke is focused on destroying the opposing teams camp at any cost. Players start with an explosive package and must deliver it successfully to then detonate a part of their camp. After all packages are successfully delivered and the enemy base is on the ground, victory is then awarded to the standing team.
XP Earning Activities:
30% XP boost on all Ability Cards – either Dead Eye or Passive Variants. Ability Cards that will assist in Up In Smoke include: To Fight Another Day Strange Medicine Slippery Bastard
New outfits in the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. catalog this week include: Winter Shotgun Coat Benbow Jacket Darned Stockings Manteca Hat
Players will shoot targets on horseback to pass check points and be the first to finish the race. Everyone starts out with a bow and arrow and each target hit will increase your horse’s stamina. The course has strategic pickups to further increase stamina and sprinting, while firearms and limited ammo can be found in weapons pickups.
PS4 Early Access: PlayStation 4 users get early access to Open Target Races, where they compete in an open space opposed to a strict course.
XP Earning Activities:
20% XP will be given across multiple activities, such as Target Race, helping others in Free Roam Missions, clearing Hideouts, hunting, crafting, and choosing your path in A Land of Opportunities.
25% off Deals: Everything in the Horse Care Section at the Stables and in the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Catalog are 25% off.
New outfits this week include: Morning Tail Coat Strickland Boots Bowyer Boots (Female only) Furred Gloves
A Capture-the-Flag style mode for 2-16 players. Each team must steal loot from their opponent’s base and return it to theirs while defending their own stash. Whichever team steals the most by the end of the match wins.
XP Boost: Spoils of War matches offer a +20% XP boost.
Limited-Time Outfits: The Wheeler, Rawson & Co catalog is beginning its rotation of temporary stock. This week, available outfits include: The Tasman Outfit (Male only) The Danube Outfit (Female only) Tied Pants Hitched Skirt (Female only) Winter Shotgun Coat Gardenia Hat Squat Stovepipe Top Hat
Fools Gold pits several players against one another while clad in golden armor. Players without armor can eliminate the wearer and claim the armor for themselves.
New Weapon: Evans Repeater
First introduced in the original Red Dead Redemption, the Evans Repeater deals moderate damage at a decent range and rate of fire (though by our estimates the best Repeater is still the Lancaster)
Player Care Package: 60x High Velocity Pistol Ammo 60x High Velocity Repeater Ammo 2x Fire Bottles 8x Fire Arrows 2x Jolly Jack’s 2x Potent Horse Medicine 1x Lake Lure
Special Spinner: Players who complete five daily challenges between March 5th and 11th, 2019, will receive a Special Spinner, a fishing lure useful for all fish that cannot be lost to a broken line.
February 26, 2019: Daily Challenges & Bounty Updates[edit]
Daily Challenges Complete rotating objectives to earn bonus cash, gold XP. For example, today’s inaugural Daily Challenges include: – Kill 5 players with a Double-Barreled Shotgun – Join 1 Gun Rush team – Kill 3 players from a moving train – Change your hairstyle once.
Bounties and Bounty Hunters: Criminal activity now results in a cash-value bounty being placed on your head. If you manage to earn a significant bounty, NPC bounty hunters will begin tracking and ambushing you.
New Emotes: 12 new emotes have been added in the following styles: – Dramatic Actions – Greetings and Receptions -Emotional Reactions -Taunts and Jeers
New ClothingItems: Hundreds of new clothing items for male and female avatars have been/are being added to in-game stores. New hats, coats, vests, shirts, pants, and accessories have all been added. Some are marked with a “Coming Soon” tag and are currently unavailable for purchase.
Player Blips: Player map markers now only appear if you are within close proximity, and fade to invisibility as you get farther away. Players who are behaving dishonorably (committing crimes, killing NPCs and other players, etc) will have darker map icons (similar to GTA Online’s Mental State function) and will appear on your maps at greater distances.
Parlay & Feud Update: The multi-kill restriction placed on the parlay/feud functions have been reduced to a single kill.
Weapon Tweaks: Rockstar has slightly reduced the range at which headshots deal critical damage for all weapons. It has also increased damage done by the Carcano and Rolling BockRifles, as well as the damage done to limb and body shots with the Varmint Rifle. Arrow trails are now more visible.
Dead Eye Skill Tweaks: No DeadEye cards except Paint it Black allow for perfect accuracy anymore. Individual card updates can be found in the full patch notes.
December 14, 2018: More Player Gifts and Fixes[edit]
Released as RDR2 Title Update 1.05, this update fixed connection and crashing issues in Red Dead Online and RDR2’s Story Mode. It came alongside news that Rockstar would be gifting RDO beta participants an additional 15 Gold Bars (on top of the 15 they may have received from the previous update), and select players who pre-ordered various versions of the game would also be receiving a cash bonus as well. The in-game cash gifts will be split over the following tiers:
Special Edition: $100
Ultimate Edition:1,000
Any pre-order: $100 (stacks for Ultimate/Special Edition owners)
Full patch notes from Rockstar can be found on the Patches and Updates page.
Contained within Title Update 1.04 for Red Dead Redemption 2, this update includes several changes “specifically geared towards creating a more balanced, fun and rewarding overall experience, across all modes and missions.
Changes include:
Increasing the cash and gold payments across a number of different activities including Free Roam Missions, Free Roam Events, replays of A Land of Opportunities Missions, Showdown Series modes and more.
Reducing the prices of most weapons in the Wheeler, Rawson & Co Catalogue and Gunsmiths. For players that have already purchased weapons at the previous prices, we will automatically deposit the difference to player balances starting today – please look for an alert message the next time you log in to the Red Dead Online Beta to notify you of this change, refunds may take up until December 10th to reach all players.
Balancing the values of select pelts, skins and fish as well as horse reviver and pamphlets.
As an added bonus, all Red Dead Online Beta participants who logged in before the patch will receive a gift of RDO$250 and 15 Gold Bars. Gifts should start arriving and hit all eligible players by Friday, December 14th.
Artist Doug Chiang recently shared a piece of previously unseen concept art from the archives of Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.Chiang, who currently serves as the vice president and executive creative director of Lucasfilm, shared the “wild concept” of the semi-destroyed Death Star 2 rising out from the sands of the Jakku desert via his Instagram account on Monday.
“Deathstar ascending! In the early days of EP7, we explored some wild concepts (before we had a script). This was for a dream sequence of the Deathstar 2 rising out of the desert of Jakku,” he wrote in the caption of the highly detailed illustration.
The concept of the gargantuan space station being submersed beneath the surface has been circulating for a number of years, as JJ Abrams once explored the idea of a deep sea Death Star, according to various sketches and renders featured in Phil Szostak’s “The Art of The Force Awakens” book.
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This idea made a further appearance in the teaser for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the upcoming conclusion to the Skywalker saga, as the trailer ended with a shot of what appeared to be the wreckage of the Death Star emerging from the sea, followed by the maniacal cackle of Emperor Palpatine.
