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Players who are suspected of cheating in Call of Duty: Warzone will now be forced into the same matches as punishment.

The news was revealed by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward on Twitter, which gave fans an update about its plans for fixing the influx of cheaters into the game’s battle royale mode, Warzone.

Starting this week, the matchmaking system will check and match suspected cheaters into the same lobbies so they can duke it out. May the best aimbot win!

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Additional measures to support this change to the matchmaking system include notifying players when a cheating report results in a successful ban and “increased resources across backend tech, studio, and enforcement teams.”

As well as a set of dedicated security updates, Infinity Ward notes in the statement that there are still some new anti-cheat features on their way to Warzone. Namely, Report-A-Player functionality is coming to Killcam and Spectate modes, meaning players can catch hackers in the act with increased efficiency.

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This follows a report from last week that found Warzone console players were going to great lengths to opt-out of crossplay altogether to get away from the abundance of cheaters running riot in the PC version of the game.

Back in early April, Activision banned over 50,000 Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters, though this clearly hasn’t squashed the issue altogether.

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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Microsoft has trademarked what seems to be the logo for Xbox Series X.

Filed on April 16, the treatment follows a similar style to the Xbox One X and S logos. The X, in particular, differs from the title treatments we’ve seen for the upcoming console previously. You can see it below:

Whether this is Microsoft getting its legal ducks in a row, or a sign that it’s about to reveal more about the console is unknown. What we do know is that Microsoft wants to be able to print this logo on a lot of things – the trademark listing includes not just game consoles, but bags, jewelery, posters, trading cards and, er, “fire extinguishing apparatus”.

Some have been quick to point out that a trademark for ‘Series X’ by itself – rather than the full ‘Xbox Series X’ – leaves open the possibility that we’ll see multiple versions of Xbox, necessitating logos to distinguish between them. That’s fuelled somewhat by rumours that there will be two next-gen Xbox consoles – the Series X, and a less powerful, digital-only console apparently codenamed Lockhart. However, Microsoft has made no similar public filings for any other potential console names in recent weeks.

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For more on Xbox Series X, make sure to check out its full specs, how it compares with PS5, and our best guess at its price.

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Joe Skrebels is IGN’s Executive Editor of News, and he would probably buy a Series X fire extinguisher. Stylish and safe! Follow him on Twitter.

Since the launch of the Apex Legends event The Old Ways, PlayStation 4 players have been have been experiencing a bug where the playlist sector would default to Trios after returning from a Ranked game or after switching characters. In response to the community reporting the bug, Respawn has issued the 1.35 update to the PS4.

The bug fix was not the only thing included in the patch, with a number of crash fixes, and a bug that caused controls to not work after picking up loot was also fixed. Network, performance, and stability improvements were all added as well, but the update notes do not detail the specific improvements made.

The full download and installation for this patch is 150MB, so make sure to check for the update before opening the game on your PS4.

These fixes come just in time, as Season 4 is coming to a close, and the next season for Apex Legends will soon be upon us.

Though flies are pretty common in real life, in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, they’re blissfully rare. The fly is one of 80 bugs you can catch in the game, and while it’s not worth much, you have to put some effort in if you want to catch a fly and fill in your museum and Critterpedia. The good news is that flies appear year-round and at any time of day. But oddly enough, the first thing you need to do to catch a fly… is go fishing.

How To Catch A Fly

Catching a fly is a multi-step process and can require some patience, but once you know what to do, you’ll be able to get one pretty easily. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Fish until you catch garbage (a can, tire, or boot)
2. Drop the garbage somewhere outside
3. Walk around the island until a fly spawns around the garbage
4. Pull out your net and catch the fly!

You can also use spoiled turnips to attract a fly (instead of garbage) just like you can do with ants. However, because spoiled turnips are the only way to attract ants–and ants seem to be more common than flies–you’ll likely have to endure a lot of ants before you can find a fly. Using spoiled turnips also costs bells (both when you buy the turnips and then fail to sell them at a profit), whereas garbage only costs a little fishing time. Either way works, though!

Like with many bugs, you should only try to catch a fly when it’s not raining. Keep in mind that it can take some time for a fly to appear, so just be patient. The type of garbage you use doesn’t seem to affect whether a fly will spawn, but it has to be raw garbage, not anything crafted from cans, boots, or tires.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fly Sell Price

Once you catch a fly for the first time, it will be registered in your Critterpedia. You can then donate it to Blathers at the museum (recommended) or sell it for bells. You can either sell it at Nook’s Cranny for market price or to the special visitor Flick for 150% of that price. Because the fly is one of the least-valuable bugs in the entire game (second only to the cicada shell, which sells for 10 bells), there isn’t much reason to catch more than one unless you want to commission Flick to make an art piece with three flies.

• Nook’s Cranny price: 60 bells each
• Flick price: 90 bells each

Warning: this review contains full spoilers for The Flash: Season 6, Episode 16. If you need a refresher on where we left off, here’s our review for Season 6, Episode 15. Also, in the interest of transparency, we should note that Jesse is related to one of the co-writers of this episode. That relation had no bearing on the content of this review.

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It’s only been a little over a month since the previous new episode of The Flash, but that feels like a lifetime ago now. It’s hard not to approach the show’s return with a mix of emotions. On one hand, it’s always nice to have more choices of escapism these days. On the other, Grant Gustin just confirmed everyone’s worst fears – The Flash: Season 6 is ending several episodes early due to the coronavirus shutdown. It seems too much to hope the season will receive the strong, conclusive finish it deserves, and it doesn’t help that Episode 16 is so slow to move the Mirror Master storyline along.

To be fair, this episode does connect some dots and work to make the show’s multi-pronged, post-Crisis approach a little more coherent. The big takeaway from this episode is that all roads lead back to Eva McCulloch and her quest for revenge against her glory-hogging husband. Even the Ralph/Sue subplot is tied into the Mirror Master storyline in a more direct way. The issue is more that these connections happen in spite of the main Ragdoll plot thread rather than because of it.

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Ragdoll is a fascinating villain who never seems to fully get his due in the Arrowverse. This episode really encapsulates the problem. The Flash tends to lean too heavily on the character’s creep factor without doing much to explore the man behind the freaky mask. Gail Simone’s Secret Six run did so much to humanize the character and paint him as a sad clown warped by a lifetime of misery and familial abuse. Ragdoll’s bending antics only take the character so far. That’s why it’s so frustrating to see the series still focusing on the physical fear factor even now. We do get a bit of insight into Ragdoll’s motivations at the very end when he reveals his true reason for targeting Joe, but by that point it’s too little, too late.

On that note, it’s a bit frustrating to see so much effort devoted to taking Joe off the board given how little he appeared in Season 5 while actor Jesse L. Martin was injured. The intent here is obvious. Eva clearly wants to isolate Barry from his friends and family, one by one. But why not simply replace Joe with a Mirrorverse doppelganger rather than introduce a plot point that could theoretically keep him MIA for the rest of the season? Especially since it would be great to see how Martin would play an evil, inverted version of Joe.

This episode mainly connects when it focuses on Barry himself, which isn’t often enough considering the increasingly dire state of his powers. There’s a growing, palpable sense of tension in the fact that his speed is now a finite resource, and one that his enemies are all too happy to squander. The heart rate monitor watch is a clever, reasonably subtle way of highlighting that struggle and constantly reminding us of the danger he’s in. This episode makes especially strong use of that plot point in the climax. Once again,we see Barry push past his limits to become “fast enough,” except this time he fails. He used up so much precious speed, and for what? That failure helps set the right tone going forward, with Barry all but powerless and increasingly alone. Again, I just wish this episode spent more time exploring Barry’s point of view in all of this.

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Another plus – the Ralph/Sue subplot is a hoot, even if it doesn’t mesh terribly well with the rest of the episode. Yes, we get a better sense of how Sue fits into the bigger picture of Season 6. But tonally, this material is a weird match for the otherwise downbeat approach of Episode 16. It often feels as though the Ralph/Sue/Cisco scenes were grafted on from a different episode.

Still, I’m really enjoying the chemistry between Hartley Sawyer and Natalie Dreyfuss, as well as the show’s generally kooky take on Sue. Their relationship may be way different from the source material, but these two just create fun whenever they’re in a room together, and that’s all that really matters out of a Ralph Dibny/Sue Dearbon pairing. Is it too early to demand a spinoff?

The Witch of the Woods update is now live across all platforms for Smite, bringing about a number of bug fixes, balance changes, and an all-new god to play.

According to the developers, Baba Yaga was added to Smite due to community support, with the character being the most highly requested god in Smite history.

“Baba Yaga is certainly one of the most prominent characters in Slavic folklore,” says Svetlana Lisik, Russian Translation & Community Specialist at Hi-Rez Studios. “It’s amazing how excited about Baba Yaga’s release all the community is, and especially Russian-speaking fans. I’m glad to see that the SMITE Goddess they anticipated the most is now living up to their highest expectations!”

The slavic mage is set to have some eerie and chaotic abilities to match her malevolent and unpredictable personality. Baba Yaga can fire long-ranged damaging projectiles from her pestle, allowing her to engage in battle from afar. In close combat Baba Yaga’s self driving, chicken-legged hut can be entered and used as a shelter, all while throwing Witchfire at her enemies.

While Baba Yaga is a mage, with high ranged poke damage, most players will find her most playable in Mid Lane. Her abilities are light on crowd control, so she’ll be more effective if players focus on zoning out enemies with ranged pokes. For a full rundown on all of Baba Yaga’s abilities head over to the Hi-Rez developer blog.

Smite is available to play on PC, Xbox One, PS4, Mac, and Nintendo Switch. The Witch of the Woods update is live now, with the 7.4 bonus update content set to release on May 5.