Ninja Theory’s Bleeding Edge Has Roots in MOBAs

Ninja Theory’s Bleeding Edge is an intense online multiplayer action game, but it originally began as a MOBA with a much greater focus on tactics.

Speaking in a developer update video, creative director Rahni Tucker said Bleeding Edge’s roots can be tied to multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games more than to Overwatch, a game to which comparisons have been drawn before.

“We started off with kind of towers and minions and lanes and this type of thing,” Tucker said. “But we found as we played, the game sort of told us what it wanted to be and it sort of led us away from that. Because it was hard to hold that kind of level of strategy in your head at the same time as playing in third-person.”

That action isn’t shooting-based, as is the case with many other online multiplayer games that have “hero” elements. Instead, you’ll still lock on and dodge enemy attacks like you would in Ninja Theory’s single-player action games. Even the ranged characters use lock-on, so it should be easier to jump from one to another than if they used a traditional aiming system.

Bleeding Edge officially launches for Xbox One and PC on March 24, and it’s one of several games Ninja Theory has in development. The studio is also working on Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, the experimental The Insight Project, and Project: Mara, which will focus on “mental terror.” Senua’s Saga will be releasing on Xbox Series X and was introduced with an impressive in-engine trailer at The Game Awards 2019.

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See The New Birds Of Prey Funko Pops: Harley Quinn, Black Canary, And More

Birds of Prey is in theaters now, and the critical consensus is that the Harley Quinn-led film is a big step in the right direction for the DCEU. It earned a superb 9/10 in GameSpot’s Birds of Prey review for its deft blend of action, humor, and pitch-perfect performances, led by Margot Robbie as Harley. If you wind up as enamored with Birds of Prey as we are, you’ll want to check out the lineup of Birds of Prey Funko Pops, which are available now.

Unsurprisingly, the Birds of Prey Funko collection focuses heavily on Harley. There are four Harley Pops widely available at major retailers and a few retailer-exclusive Pops, a couple of which can be found at Amazon. Thankfully, all of the new Harley Pops have a different enough look to justify buying more than one. Amazon even has one that comes with Bernie the Beaver discounted to $6.25 (was $11).

Harley is joined by Roman Sionis (AKA Black Mask), Black Canary, and Huntress. The Roman Pop has a Chase variant with a black and gold suit. Chase versions are shipped randomly, but you typically have 1/6 odds to get one.

Funko also gave Birds of Prey the Mystery Minis treatment. For $6, you can get a random 2.5-inch Pop from the movie (normal Pops are 3.75-inches). You have a pretty good chance of getting a Harley mini, since she accounts for five of the 12. Funko also shrunk two of the Harley Pops and turned them into adorable keychains.

You can check out all of the Birds of Prey Funko Pops below.

Harley Quinn with Beaver | $6.25 ($11)

Harley owns a stuffed beaver named Bernie (he used to be alive)
Harley owns a stuffed beaver named Bernie (he used to be alive)

Harley Quinn Roller Derby | $10 ($11)

Harley wearing her roller derby outfit from the movie
Harley wearing her roller derby outfit from the movie

Harley Quinn Caution Tape | $11

Harley Quinn wearing her

Harley Quinn Black Mask Club | $11

Harley Quinn wearing her Black Mask Club outfit from the movie

Harley Quinn Broken Hearted | $16.63

Harley Quinn with her pet hyena

Harley Quinn Boobytrap Battle | $15.21

Technically a Hot Topic-exclusive, but you can find it on Amazon

Roman Sionis | $10.17

Regular (left), Chase variant (right)

Huntress | $11

Huntress made her first DC Comics appearance in 1996

Black Canary | $11

Black Canary should get her own movie

Harley Quinn Pop keychains | $6

Caution Tape (left), Boobytrap Battle (right)

Funko Mystery Minis: Birds of Prey | $6

Get a random miniature Birds of Prey Funko Pop

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WWE 2K20 Gets New Update, Southpaw Wrestling DLC

2K Games has unveiled the latest DLC for WWE 2K20, featuring characters from Southpaw Regional Wrestling, a satirical web series featuring WWE performers poking fun at the ’80s era of professional wrestling. 2K has also released Patch 1.07, which addresses many of the bugs that have plagued the game since its release last October.

The new DLC features a storyline where an evil banker (played by Tyler Breeze) has taken over management of Southpaw Regional Wrestling, and the crew of good-guy wrestlers must win a series of matches to take back control of their company. It all sounds very goofy.

WWE 2K20 received a critical shellacking at launch, with many writers calling it fit for true jabonis only. In our review, Richard Wakeling cited “the sheer abundance of bugs and glitches found in almost every match and menu screen” as the game’s chief failing. Hopefully, this patch will help iron those out. If not, we suggest you know your role and try Fire Pro Wrestling World for all your squared-circle fantasies instead.

Full patch notes below:

General

  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur within the Main Menu
  • Addresses reported concerns that game may freeze at various points
  • Addresses reported concerns that managers may not have hometowns set
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when trying to delete a Custom Arena that is being used in a Universe Save from the Deletion utility
  • Addresses reported concerns where MyCareer Unlockable Superstars failed to be present when choosing managers in the Edit Superstars Roster Menu
  • Addresses reported concerns when returning from standby or suspended mode
  • Addresses various other reported concerns throughout the game

Gameplay

  • Addresses reported concerns with certain entrance and custom entrance animations
  • Addresses reported concerns that Superstars may warp, clip, float or fall during certain animations and scenarios
  • Addresses reported concerns with the appearance of hairstyles in gameplay and Appearance Menu in Create A Superstar
  • Addresses reported concerns where changes made to the crowd’s reaction failed to be applied when observing the crowd during gameplay
  • Addresses reported concerns with Sliders failing to take effect in gameplay after being changed in the Options menu
  • Addresses reported concerns where visual corruption may occur
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when selecting the controller assignment menu option from the pause menu during gameplay
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when going into Universe with custom characters or 8-man matches with custom characters
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when completing a custom WWE Championship title Ladder Match
  • Addresses reported visual concerns related to Custom Championships
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when entering an Elimination Chamber match
  • Addresses reported concerns that users may load into corrupted matches when using save data from the base game or previous patches

Creations

  • Create a Superstar: Addresses reported concerns with hair dye, custom image tattoos and multiple piercings
  • Create a Superstar: Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when selecting Candice LeRae in Create a Superstar
  • Create a Superstar: Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when adding logos in Create A Superstar
  • Create a Superstar: Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when importing attire parts onto other Superstars
  • Create a Superstar: Addresses reported concerns with being unable to access Custom Images throughout Creations
  • Create a Superstar: Addresses reported concerns where the Side Plates option wasn’t found when searching in Personal Information menu of Create a Superstar
  • Create a Superstar: Addresses reported concerns that Roster settings may fail to be applied when creating a Custom variant of a WWE Superstar in Create a Superstar
  • Create a Superstar: Addresses reported concerns where color changes made to parts may revert back to a default color
  • Create a Superstar: Addresses reported concerns with editing a Block Body
  • Create a Championship: Addresses various reported concerns with custom championships, side plate creation, and assigning side plates to Superstars
  • Create a Championship: Addresses reported concerns with being unable to delete custom titles that are assigned to Universe Shows
  • Community Creations: Addresses reported concerns where Images were missing when downloading a Custom Championship with Custom Images applied and observing it in gameplay
  • Community Creations: Addresses reported concerns in Uploads where Creator Rank didn’t display correct “Until Next Rank” goals
  • Create a Victory: Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur on a loading screen when attempting to enter Create A Victory
  • Create an Arena: Addresses reported concerns with stage construction assets in Create an Arena
  • Create an Arena: Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when entering the Advanced Creations menu of a Custom Superstar when creating an entrance
  • Create an Arena: Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when applying images in Create an Arena
  • Create a Move: Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when entering the Create a Move-Set menu after previously uploading custom move-sets in Community Creations
  • Create a Move: Addresses reported concerns about an infinite loading screen which occurred when selecting Toni Storm in Create a Move-Set
  • Create a Move: Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when exiting the Move-Set in Creation a Move-set
  • Create a Video: Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when leaving the preview for Universe Cutscene containing a female Custom Superstar in Create a Video
  • Create a Video: Addresses reported concerns with encoded videos playing at a low framerate when viewed in Create a Video

Online

  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur in online lobbies
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when starting a second match in Online
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur after completing a One on One, or Last Man Standing, match in Online
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when the host quits out of a game in Online
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur on loading screen when choosing to play another round after completing a One on One match in Online
  • Addresses reported concerns when loading into an Online Triple Threat Match
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur after recovering from a network error that occurred in a post-match lobby when selecting Quick Play

Universe

  • Addresses reported concerns with changes to the arena failing to apply when editing matches in the Tonight’s Show menu in Universe
  • Addresses reported concerns with Customized Championship title matches being reset when using titles downloaded from Community Creations and then exiting from Universe
  • Addresses reported concerns with being unable to set an alt attire that was created through Create A Superstar for an already in-progress Universe
  • Addresses reported concerns that a crash may occur as the referee signals for the match to start in an 8-Man Elimination Tag Team Match at Survivor Series in Universe
  • Addresses reported concerns that a crash may occur after accepting an invitation while simulating a match in Universe Calendar
  • Addresses reported concerns that a crash may occur when viewing the Match Up screen of Full Preview in Universe
  • Addresses reported concerns with the post-match run-in sequence not occurring properly when the winner of the match is a champion and the run-in superstar is the MITB holder in Universe
  • Addresses reported concerns that a crash may occur when playing 8-man tag matches in Universe
  • Addresses reported concerns that a crash may occur while playing through Universe causing Custom Shows & Divisions to inaccessible
  • Addresses reported concerns that custom show settings may be erased when closing & reopening the title while in the Universe Menu
  • Addresses reported concerns that a crash may occur after setting the entry order for all participants in a Royal Rumble

MyPlayer/MyCareer

  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when suspending the title during the “Randomization” in MyPlayer settings in Creations
  • Addresses reported concerns with challenges failing to track
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur in MyCareer load screens
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when selecting the default appearance and then confirming an eye color when customizing the MyPlayer in the MyPlayer Wizard
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when playing through the Chapter 1 MITB match and viewing the mid-match cutscene in MyCareer
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes or errors may occur related to various MyPlayer Towers
  • Addresses reported concerns that placeholder text may be displayed and a crash may be encountered when loading into the MyPlayer ‘Single’ victory edit menu
  • Addresses reported concerns that saved changes may be reset to default when editing and loading the Team Entrance or Tag Victory from the MyPlayer Home menu
  • Addresses reported concerns that an Attire Preset lower arm item may be locked when entering MyPlayer Appearance
  • Addresses reported concerns that loss of functionality may occur after switching selection during the Hub screen in Chapter Two, Act Seven of MyCareer
  • Addresses reported concerns that VC may be lost when starting the game without Internet access, reconnecting, buying into the PPV event and closing the title on the Road to Glory menu
  • Addresses reported concerns with an infinite loading screen that may occur when selecting MyPlayer for the first time
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur at various points in MyCareer when pressing the continue prompt to advance to the next Chapter or Act
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur after completing objectives at various points in MyCareer

2K Central

  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when viewing the Charlotte Flair video package before the first match in “The Four Horsewomen” Showcase
  • Addresses reported concerns with the game launching from a terminated state after performing a connected standby during gameplay in the Four Horsewoman mode in 2K Central
  • Addresses reported concerns that Charlotte Flair may occasionally fall through the mat after viewing or skipping the cutscene in Match 14 of Showcase

Audio

  • Addresses reported concerns with The WWE European Championship having the incorrect ring announcement when viewing the championship introduction in gameplay
  • Addresses reported concerns with Grand Championship Batista’s entrance music missing
  • Addresses reported concerns with Ali Fortune Fighter failing to have his unique entrance music when viewed in Create an Entrance
  • Addresses reported concerns that certain issues may occur in connection with Music Jukebox

2K Originals

  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur from a side plate being obtained
  • Addresses reported concerns with a Showcase objective not completing when performing Springboard Blackout finisher in the ring
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when loading into or exiting matches, Towers or Showcases in 2K Originals
  • Addresses reported concerns with The Wasteland Wanderers failing to be available initially after purchasing the DLC key and proceeding into the 2K Originals menu
  • Addresses reported concerns with entrances and cutscenes failing to trigger when playing through the Demon Within Showcase
  • Addresses reported concerns with rewards for Wasteland Wanderer DLC being unlocked before meeting unlock conditions when viewed in Create a Superstar
  • Addresses reported concerns that DLC Weapon Skins may fail to apply when attempting to set favorite weapon skins in the Customization menu of MyPlayer
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when quitting out of the second match of the “Trapped With Me” tower in the Wasteland Wanderers DLC
  • Addresses reported concerns with MyPlayer attire items not unlocking when completing the Grip of the Overlord Showcase in the Wasteland Wanderers DLC and The Demon Within Showcase in the Bump in the Night DLC
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when loading into TALK scenes for certain Showcase matches of the Bump in the Night and Wasteland Wanderers DLC
  • Addresses reported concerns that crashes may occur when coming from Community Creations and entering a Showcase match in any 2K Originals content

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Children Of Morta Free Update Adds Hard Mode And More

A free update for Children of Morta adds a Hard Mode and a few other extras. The “Shrine of Challenge” DLC is available now for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, and it makes the already tough action-RPG a good bit tougher.

The new Hard Mode introduced in the update increases enemy damage and health, but also grants you better rewards. The update adds two new enemies, the Dark Blade and Mech Constructor. To help you on your quest you can utilize the 18 new items, like bolts of electricity or boulders falling from the sky. Finally, the update makes some balance tweaks and offers a new UI with an optional larger HUD.

Children of Morta is 30% off on Steam for a limited time, and it was recently added to the Xbox Game Pass library. This update marks the first of several free updates that are said to be coming throughout 2020.

Children of Morta is an action-RPG in which each of the playable characters is a member of the same family clan, as they fight off the darkness that’s encroaching on their world. As such, the family dynamics play a big part in the story.

“Children of Morta’s fantastic art style and enjoyable storytelling take what would have been an otherwise fun roguelike dungeon-crawler and elevate it a great deal,” James O’Connor wrote in GameSpot’s review. “Taking down enemies and eventually triumphing over bosses is enjoyable, but what kept bringing me back was the connection I felt to the Bergsons, and my sincere desire to help them push back against the Corruption. After all, it’s a lot easier dealing with dungeons full of monsters when you have a family to come home to.”

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Netflix’s Locke And Key: 31 Comics And Horror Easter Eggs In Episode 1

Blizzard: ‘It’s Been a Bit of a Hard Week’ With Warcraft 3: Reforged

Blizzard’s president has acknowledged that it’s been a tough week for the developer following the launch of Warcraft 3: Reforged due to the criticism from the community the game received.

During the Activision Blizzard earnings call held on February 6, 2020, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack answered a question about the criticism that Warcraft 3: Reforged drew from players since its launch on January 28, 2020.

“Honestly, it’s been a bit of a hard week,” Brack said. “Our community has come to expect really amazing things from us, and we’ve heard from them that we did not achieve that bar.”

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Warcraft 3: Reforged was criticised by players for a number of reasons. Cutscenes don’t feature cinematic camera angles that were promised, some have reported connectivity issues, while others are disappointed at the lack of a competitive ladder.

Another issue is a change to Blizzard’s End User License Agreement that gives Blizzard complete copyright of custom games made in Reforged. If anyone comes up with a great game idea in Reforged then they aren’t able to take it out of there and turn it into a standalone game without Blizzard’s permission.

“But we stand behind our games, and have consistently shown that not only do we support them, but we continue to build on them even after launch, and we’re committed to doing that here as well,” Brack continued. “And so we’re going to continue to update the game, and we’ll continue to update the community with our plans going forward.”

Warcraft 3: Reforged received its first post-launch update today, which comes in at 2GB in total. However, it doesn’t make any huge changes to the game, mostly fixing bugs and addressing some issues with the game’s Classic mode.

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Blizzard has also changed its refund policy for Warcraft 3: Reforged, at least for now. Rather than having to wait for Blizzard to review each refund application, players can now ask for a refund through the support system and get it automatically, or near enough.

We gave the game a 7 in our Warcraft 3: Reforged review, saying that it’s “an uninspiring remaster, but Warcraft 3 itself is still a great game nearly two decades later.”

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Hit Mystery Film Knives Out Is Officially Getting A Sequel

Fans of Daniel Craig and ludicrous Southern accents rejoice: Rian Johnson’s critically-acclaimed whodunit is getting a follow-up. Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer announced the sequel as part of the company’s third-quarter earnings call. The film picked up critical buzz following its release late last year, which has translated into a strong box-office performance, with a worldwide gross quickly approaching the $300 million mark.

Best-known for directing the sharply-divisive Star Wars entry The Last Jedi, Johnson had already indicated in interviews that he wanted to make a follow-up to Knives Out, with Craig’s gentlemen detective Benoit Blanc taking on a new case. Feltheimer also hinted that Lionsgate feels that the film has franchise potential.

In our Knives Out review, Rafael Motamayor praised the movie as a “razor-sharp deconstruction of the whodunit genre.” The film isn’t Johnson’s only foray into the genre–his directorial debut Brick played with the conventions of mystery fiction, with a more hard-boiled twist. As for Craig, you can see him in the upcoming Bond flick No Time to Die, which comes to theatres in April.

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Diablo 3 PTR Patch With New Class Sets Now Available

Diablo 3 has released its latest patch for public testing, letting you dabble with some new class sets. If you’re in the public test realm on PC, you can try out the new sets for Barbarian, Witch Doctor, and Wizard, among other changes in the 2.6.8 update.

Barbarian’s “Horde of Ninety Savages” class set boosts Frenzy, the Witch Doctor gets “Mundunugu’s Regalia” to change its Spirit Barrage ability, and the Wizard’s “Typhon’s Veil” maks changes to the Hydra ability. Blizzard also noted that it added extra Legendaries to round out the new builds. If you want to help test the new sets, Blizzard recommends focusing on one during the limited time, rather than trying to dabble in all three.

In addition to these class sets, the patch is introducing a new Season 20 Theme, Season of the Forbidden Archives. That theme will be accompanied by a revised Kanai’s Cube that removes many of its usual restrictions. The focus is on letting players boost their own power level rather than focus on environmental effects. Playing Season 20 will earn a new pet and portrait frame.

Blizzard has been updating Diablo 3 regularly with new class sets, updates, and other items to collect, along with seasonal challenges. Meanwhile, the company is working on Diablo 4, and just brought in a notable name to help steer the Diablo franchise: former Gears of War head Rod Fergusson.

Diablo 3 PTR Patch 2.68

General

  • Infernal Machines and Organs are now subject to vacuum pick-up
  • Crafting plans from Bounty Caches are now guaranteed to drop unless all plans have been learned

Seasons

  • A new Season Theme has been added for Season 20, the Season of the Forbidden Archives:
    • For the duration of Season 20, all slots in Kanai’s Cube will be able to select Legendary powers from Weapon, Armor, or Jewelry
      • This means you could select three Armor powers, three Weapon powers, three Jewelery powers, or any other combination thereof across all categories
      • Items are not self-additive or multiplicative (meaning, you cannot stack multiples of the same item’s power)
      • Once the Season has ended and characters roll over to Non-Season, players will have all currently active powers in their Kanai’s Cube reset
      • Developer’s Note: As we outlined in our Developer Insight blog, we want to continue to get creative (and maybe a little crazy) with the Season Themes and powers we add to the game. We heard from some players that they preferred themes that made your character directly feel more powerful rather than needing to focus on the environment around you. If that describes you, then the Season of Forbidden Archives should be right up your alley, and we’re really interested to see how this changes the game for Season 20.
  • Two new Seasonal rewards are available for players who fully complete the Season 20 Journey, including a new portrait frame and pet

Classes

  • Crusader
    • Heaven’s Fury
      • The animation for the Fires of Heaven rune can no longer be cancelled early.

Items

  • Developer’s Note: With Patch 2.6.8, we’re adding three(!) new class sets with similar goals to those we included in the previous patch. Each set was designed primarily with boosting long-requested skills and play styles we lifted directly from community feedback. Frenzy, Spirit Barrage, and Hydra were requests that offered a lot of opportunity for gameplay exploration, and we’re looking forward to seeing what players do with these new tools at their disposal. Additional changes to associated supplemental Legendaries have been included to round out these builds. It is critical when providing feedback on these sets to include whether or not you were using the Season 20 buff during your testing; while feedback of any kind is welcome, we’re especially interested in Non-Seasonal testing as that will better reflect the long-term performance of these sets.
  • Mantle of Channeling
    • The bonus granted by this item now occurs 1 second after channeling has begun
  • Barbarian
    • New Class Set: Horde of the Ninety Savages
      • 2-Piece Bonus: Double the effectiveness of all Shouts. Feared Enemies take double damage.
      • 4-Piece Bonus: Each stack of Frenzy reduces damage taken by 5%.
      • 6-Piece Bonus: Frenzy deals 1000% increased damage per stack.
    • Undisputed Champion
      • Frenzy gains the effect of every rune and deals 300-400% increased damage.
    • Bastion’s Revered
      • Frenzy now stacks up to 10 times and hits an additional time per attack. Each additional hit will chain to any enemies within 15 yards and the damage is split between all affected enemies.
  • Witch Doctor
    • New Class Set: Mundunugu’s Regalia
      • 2-Piece Bonus: Big Bad Voodoo now follows you and lasts twice as long.
      • 4-Piece Bonus: Gain 50% damage reduction for 30 seconds when you enter the Spirit Realm.
      • 6-Piece Bonus: Spirit Barrage deals increased damage equal to 50 times your Mana Regeneration per Second.
    • The Barber
      • Instead of dealing direct damage, your Spirit Barrage now accumulates on the target. When you stop casting, it explodes dealing 225-250% 400-500% of the accumulated damage to all enemies within 15 yards.
    • Gazing Demise
      • Spirit Barrage gains the Phantasm rune. Each active Phantasm lasts twice as long, increases the damage of Spirit Barrage by 40-50% 100-150%, and also increases the attack rate from Manitou spectres.
      • Now always rolls with Critical Hit Chance instead of Life Per Second.
  • Wizard
    • New Class Set: The Typhon’s Veil
      • 2-Piece Bonus: Double the duration of Hydras and increase the number of heads on multi-headed Hydras by two.
      • 4-Piece Bonus: Damage taken is reduced by 8% for each Hydra head alive as long as there is one available. Each time you take damage, a Hydra heads dies.
      • 6-Piece Bonus: Hydras deal 1000% increased damage for each Hydra head alive.
    • Serpent’s Sparker
      • You may have one extra Hydra active at a time and they deal 450-600% increased damage.
    • The Magistrate
      • Frost Hydra Your Hydras now periodically casts Frost Nova and deal 450-600% increased damage.
    • Etched Sigil
      • The bonus granted by this item now occurs 1 second after channeling has begun.
    • Deathwish
      • The bonus granted by this item now occurs 1 second after channeling has begun.

Bugs

  • Several issues with adding/removing players to group and starting new games as a group have been resolved
  • Captain Crimson’s Trimmings
    • Fixed an issue where the set bonus did not increase damage reduction when using Devour – Voracious
  • Crusader
    • Corrected the spelling of “Imperius” on the flavor text for several pieces of the Aegis of Valor set
    • Fixed an issue where the bolts cast by Fist of the Heavens – Divine Well failed to zap enemies

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Eshop Pre-Orders Open, Eligible For Vouchers

Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ release date is quickly approaching–the highly anticipated game will launch March 20, 2020 exclusively on Nintendo Switch. Physical pre-orders for New Horizons have been available for a while, but the new Animal Crossing game has finally arrived on the Switch Eshop, meaning you can now pre-order your copy digitally. And if you’ve been holding onto one of Nintendo’s game vouchers from last year, you’re in luck, because Animal Crossing: New Horizons is also eligible for that offer.

Nintendo’s game voucher program was rolled out last year, offering two vouchers for $100 USD / £84 / AU$134.95. Assuming you redeem the vouchers on two full-price Nintendo Switch games, you could save yourself $20 / £16 / AU$24.95 overall. It was a great deal considering first-party Switch games just don’t drop below list price when they’re brand-new, and you could redeem the vouchers any two eligible games, from Pokemon Sword and Shield and Luigi’s Mansion 3 to Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Unfortunately, vouchers are no longer available to be purchased in the United States or Australia, so hopefully you took advantage of the promotion last year.

If you want to redeem your voucher on Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you can do so in the Nintendo Switch Eshop, or on Nintendo.com if you’re in the US or Canada. The newly released Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore was just added to the list of eligible titles as well, if you have more than one voucher saved up.

If you prefer to pre-order a physical copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Best Buy is offering $10 reward credit as well as a Tom Nook peel-and-stick accessory with all purchases. There’s also a wide range of Animal Crossing: New Horizons merchandise, including some very cute Animal Crossing Switch controllers, available to pre-order now.

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GTA 5 Tops PS4’s January Charts on the PlayStation Store

Despite first releasing in 2013, Grand Theft Auto V continues to sell like it’s a brand-new game. It managed to top the U.S. PlayStation Store’s January charts, beating out the likes of the new Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot as well as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Madden NFL 20.

Those games were joined on the PS4 charts by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition, which has seen a surge in popularity since The Witcher debuted on Netflix. It has also experienced renewed success on PC, where its player count has even risen past where it was at launch. Star Wars Battlefront II, Minecraft, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and EA Sports UFC 3 all managed to crack the top 10, as well.

On the PlayStation VR side, the biggest games continue to perform well. Beat Saber and Superhot VR led the pack, with Job Simulator and Arizona Sunshine also included. Though none of these games are new, they’re certainly among the most-polished titles available on the platform.

The full sales chart information is listed below.

PS4 Games

1. Grand Theft Auto V

2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

3. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

4. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

5. Star Wars Battlefront II

6. Madden NFL 20

7. Minecraft

8. EA Sports UFC 3

9. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen order

10. Payday 2: Crimewave Edition

11. NBA 2K20

12. God of War

13. Need for Speed Heat

14. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

15. Red Dead Redemption 2

16. Rocket League

17. Resident Evil 2

18. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition

19. Need for Speed Payback

20. Marvel’s Spider-Man

PSVR Games

1. Beat Saber

2. Superhot VR

3. Job Simulator

4. Arizona Sunshine

5. Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality

6. Creed: Rise to Glory

7. Doom VFR

8. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR

9. Vacation Simulator

10. Drunkn Bar Fight

Free-to-Play Games

1. Fortnite

2. Darwin Project

3. Cuisine Royale

4. Apex Legends

5. Brawlhalla

6. Dauntless

7. Warframe

8. Paladins

9. DC Universe Online

10. H1Z1: Battle Royale

DLC and Expansions

1. Fortnite – The Wavebreaker Pack

2. Kingdom Hearts III Re:Mind

3. Fortnite – Polar Legends Pack

4. GTA Online: Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack

5. Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition Upgrade

6. Fortnite – Frozen Legends Pack

7. Fortnite: Save the World – Standard Founder’s Pack

8. Kingdom Hearts III Re:Mind + Concert Video

9. Fortnite – Darkfire Bundle

10. Destiny 2: Shadowkeep

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