Month: May 2020

Sucker Punch Productions’ PlayStation 4 exclusive, Ghost of Tsushima, is only two months away now. The studio recently showed off 20 minutes of gameplay that featured a bunch of enticing details, including an optional black-and-white overlay that transforms the game into a classic samurai film.

During PlayStation’s Ghost of Tsushima State of Play, Sucker Punch unveiled the Samurai Cinema overlay. The mode–which slathers the game in a windy, black-and-white, film grain texture–can be turned on at the very beginning of the game. It allows you to experience the open-world samurai action in a way that recalls the films of famed director Akira Kurosawa.

Also during the Ghost of Tsushima gameplay demonstration, Sucker Punch showed off a closer look at combat and stealth, customization, open-world exploration, and more. The game also features cute animals like birds and foxes that will guide protagonist Jin Sakai to various in-game destinations–and yes, you can pet the foxes.

Ghost of Tsushima is scheduled to hit PlayStation 4 on July 17. You can check out our Ghost of Tsushima pre-order guide to learn more about the various editions available to purchase, the bonuses you get for buying early, and more.

A new batch of Overtime challenges has arrived in Fortnite. One of the missions asks you to apply shield or healing items in Shanty Town or The Orchard. If you’re not sure where either of those locations are, don’t worry; this guide will show you where to go and how to complete the challenge.

Where Are Shanty Town And The Orchard?

The trickiest part of this challenge is actually finding the areas you need to visit, as neither is explicitly displayed on the game’s map. Fortunately, they’re fairly prominent and shouldn’t be too difficult to track down. The Orchard is located in the northern edge of Frenzy Farm, in grid square F3. Shanty Town, meanwhile, is just north of The Rig, in B6. We’ve marked the exact locations of both areas on the map below.

How To Complete The Challenge

Once you know where Shanty Town and The Orchard are, all you need to do is head to either and use healing or shield items. Fortunately, you can find those scattered around each area; there will be plenty of apples around The Orchard, while Shanty Town is home to shield-regenerating Slurp Barrels. You’ll need to replenish 500 shield or health to gain the maximum amount of XP from this challenge.

This isn’t the only new Overtime mission that may give you some trouble this week. Another one asks you to destroy teddy bears at Holly Hedges. If you still need to complete any challenges from earlier in the season, you can find our other maps and guides in our Fortnite Season 2 challenges roundup.

Fortnite developer Epic Games recently announced that the battle royale shooter will be a launch game for PS5 and Xbox Series X. The game will continue to support cross-play and cross-progression, so your account, items, and progress will all carry over if you decide to play on the next-gen consoles. Epic also revealed it plans to migrate Fortnite on PS5 and Xbox Series X to the Unreal Engine 5 in the middle of 2021.

With Grand Theft Auto 5 being given away for free on the Epic Games Store today, the digital store has been receiving a substantial amount of traffic. It is getting so much traffic, in fact, that it has completely crashed before the game was even made available.

The official Epic Games Store Twitter account announced that it was experiencing higher-than-normal traffic, which can result in a few different issues for customers. These range from long loading times, the launcher completely crashing, or a “500” error message. GameSpot even had error messages appear in different languages when we attempted to connect.

GTA 5 is certainly popular enough to solicit that much attention, and it’s free until June 11 on the Epic Games Store. The game is one of the most profitable pieces of entertainment in history and still routinely shows up on monthly top 10 sales charts, despite the fact that it released more than six years ago. On PC, mods are enabled, making it a (potentially) even crazier version of the game than the console editions.

The Epic Games Store launcher is used not only for buying games, but also for accessing titles like Fortnite. It will be the exclusive PC platform for the remastered Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 game, which is scheduled to release on September 4.

As Fortnite is still a huge draw for Epic Games Store, it’s certainly not what the company was looking to have happen at the Grand Theft Auto 5 giveaway’s launch. With any luck, services will resume shortly.

I’m a fan of Arcade1up and its line of 3/4 scale arcade machines, and preorders for its upcoming sit-down Star Wars arcade cabinet are on sale at Walmart right now.

Star Wars Arcade1up Sit-Down Cabinet Deal

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• Star Wars Arcade1up Sit-Down Cabinet – See it at Walmart for $415

This is a slight variation on the existing Star Wars Arcade1up cabinet, meaning it includes the same classic Star Wars arcade games: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. Way back in the day, and I’m talking WAY back, when you went to an arcade, you always hoped there’d be a sit-down version of one of the Star Wars games instead of the standing-only. There’s not any difference between the sit-down and standing versions, gameplay-wise, but it just feels better to play them sitting down. I can’t explain it. It just does.

Rather than the riser included with the stand-up cabinet, this one comes with the pieces required to assemble the bench. After it’s set up, boom: you’re playing Star Wars sitting down, baby!

The Star Wars arcade games are absolute delights, and if you have a stimulus check or other money laying around you’re looking to spend on something to finish off your game room, I recommend it. If you don’t have $415 to spend, might I suggest a Star Wars arcade game shirt from the IGN Store instead? Or better yet, just get them both.

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Seth Macy is IGN’s tech and commerce editor and just wants to be your friend. Find him on Twitter @sethmacy.

 

According to Cyan Worlds, the Nintendo Switch port of realMyst: Masterpiece Edition is set to launch on the Nintendo Eshop on May 21.

The single-player puzzle game was initially released on PC in November 2000, with the Nintendo Switch version releasing as a part of the 20th anniversary of realMyst. The entire game has been remastered on PC and now on Nintendo Switch, with enhanced water graphics, changing weather, dynamic lighting, bloom, and more.

The Masterpiece Edition contains the full original game plus bonus Rime Age, the extended ending added in realMyst. The features upgraded environments, advanced graphics, day and night cycles, an all new flashlight mechanic, an all-new musical score, and a free roam interface option.

For more on what’s coming to the Nintendo Switch this week, check out our full coverage of the latest releases.

realMyst: Masterpiece Edition is currently available for PC, Mac, Android, and iOS. The Nintendo Switch edition will be on the Eshop on May 21. Pre-orders for the title will be open on May 12 in North America on the Eshop for a discounted price.

PUBG Mobile’s Season 13 Royale Pass has launched on both Android and iOS. Season 13 adds the “Toy Playground” theme and a myriad of in-game unlockable items.

There are three available passes, with the free Royale Pass limiting players to level 60. The Elite pass costs 600 UC and gives players access to all of the Season 13 content. The Elite Plus pass also gives full access for players and will level up players straight to rank 25, however, it costs 1,800 UC.

The new Royale Pass gives players the opportunity to collect new themed rewards, including skins, outfits, and more through all new in-game challenges. Those who have purchased the pass can choose between Ice Ranger or Fire Ranger at level 50, earning the Ultra Defender Set at Rank 100.

The new challenges will allow players to unlock new upgrades to their outfits by completing the Toy Master and Puppet Agent series special missions. The Puppet Agent outfit comes in three separate forms, which can be mixed up for personal preference and optimal customization. Royale Pass players who reach the highest rank can also upgrade the outfit to Mythic rarity.

The notification system has been updated as well, with all RP mission reminders being improved so players can track their progress easily. Reminders have also been added, messaging players at the beginning and the end of the season.

Following this update, more information about upcoming PUBG Mobile features will be released, including more on the Jungle Adventure Guide, Bluehole Mode in EvoGround, and more.

The Toy Playground theme is a fitting choice following the Fantasy Battle Royale mode from the April Fools event last month.

PUBG Mobile is available on the App Store and Google Play.