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EA’s big new Star Wars game, Jedi Fallen Order, is coming out in November. The publisher has now clarified a key detail about the PC version. EA’s Ben Walke confirmed on Twitter that the recommended specs for Jedi Fallen Order now call for 16 GB of RAM instead of 32 GB.

The recommended specs listing for Jedi Fallen Order previously displayed the 32 GB requirement. It’s unclear why the RAM requirement is being cut in half. When the 32 GB requirement was originally announced, some fans balked at the big number.

For comparison, some of 2019’s biggest and beefiest games, including Gears 5, The Division 2, and Borderlands 3, all call for 16 GB of RAM, so the 32 GB requirement for Jedi Fallen Order took some by surprise.

Jedi Fallen Order launches on November 15 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. You can see the minimum and recommended specs below, as posted by PC Gamer.

Jedi Fallen Order Minimum Requirements

• OS: 64-bit Windows 7/8.1/10
• Processor (AMD): FX-6100 or Equivalent
• Processor (Intel): i3-3220 or Equivalent
• Memory: 8 GB
• Graphics card (AMD): Radeon HD 7750 or Equivalent
• Graphics card (Nvidia): GeForce GTX 650 or Equivalent
• DirectX: 11 Compatible video card or equivalent
• Hard-drive space: 55 GB

Jedi Fallen Order Recommend Requirements

• OS: 64-bit Windows 7/8.1/10
• Processor (AMD): Ryzen 7 1700 or Equivalent
• Processor (Intel): i7-6700K or Equivalent
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics card (AMD): RX Vega 56 or Equivalent
• Graphics card (Nvidia): GTX 1070 or Equivalent
• DirectX: 11 Compatible video card or equivalent
• Hard-drive space: 55 GB

Once you’re through the story campaign of Destiny 2‘s new expansion, Shadowkeep, you’re likely going to start working to increase your character’s Power level so you can take on the game’s greatest challenges, like the Garden of Salvation raid. To do that, you need gear that’s designated “Powerful,” which will advance your overall Power level beyond the soft cap of 900. A variety of weekly activities provide Powerful drops–but while some are straightforward, like completing Nightfall Strikes, others are less clear.

Here’s a quick guide to everything new in the first weekly reset for Shadowkeep, including a rundown of the new Nightfall Hunts and where to get what you need to complete Eris Morn’s memory.

Nightfall: The Ordeal

The Ordeal is Shadowkeep’s new version of the traditional Nightfall Strike. You can turn up its difficulty as high as Power level 980, and the tougher you make it, the more likely the mode is to drop Exotic gear as a reward. It seems that each week gets one Strike in particular for The Ordeal. This week, that Strike is Shadowkeep’s new one, The Scarlet Keep. Completing five Adept-level Nightfall runs will earn you a Powerful gear drop. Ordeal runs at a higher difficulty count more toward your progress for the Powerful.

Crucible

The Crucible also has some rotating elements each week. You can always play Control, Survival, and Rumble no matter when you log in, but the weekly rotation also offers new modes. Here’s what’s on offer this week:

• Team Scorched: 6v6 using Scorch cannons (Valor)
• Countdown: 4v4. Attacking team tries to set a charge in the other team’s territory, while the defending team tries to defuse it (Valor)

Nightmare Hunts

Each week brings access to three new Nightmare hunts on the moon, and with each one comes a particular Nightmare Essence. Those essences can be used to make Dreambane armor and weapons on the moon. You can also earn a Powerful gear drop for completing three hunts each week, at any difficulty level.

Essence Of Fear — Phogoth

You’ll head into the Summoning Pits in the Hellmouth for this Nightmare Hunt. Killing Phogoth at the end earns you an Essence of Isolation, which can be transformed into Dreambane chest armor at the Lectern of Enchantment. You’ll get this one during the course of the Shadowkeep main campaign.

Essence Of Isolation — Taniks, The Scarred

Taniks is another Nightmare you’ll encounter during the Shadowkeep story campaign; you’ll need to bring him down to earn the Essence of Isolation. The Lectern of Enchantment can forge Dreambane gauntlets from it, allowing you to re-roll your armor.

Essence Of Rage — Dominus Ghaul

The only Nightmare who can help you get a weapon this week is Ghaul. You’ll find him near the Circle of Bones; defeat him, and you’ll get the Essence of Rage. That can be converted into the One Small Step shotgun by the Lectern of Enchantment, provided you find the Fangs of Shun’Gath in the World’s Grave.

Eris’s Memory: Vall Tarlowe

Each week, you can help Eris Morn dispel the phantoms of her dead fireteam by completing a short quest. This week, it’s Vell Tarlowe, a powerful Titan who was overwhelmed by Thralls and killed in the Hellmouth, during the team’s ill-fated attempt to destroy Crota. To get rid of the phantom, you’ll need to find Vell Tarlowe’s Titan mark.

To start the mission, talk to Eris. She’ll give you the Memory of Vell Tarlowe mission, which first requires you to replay a mission from the Shadowkeep story campaign. You can access that mission from the Director, and you don’t have to do anything special to complete the step–just finish the mission as normal.

Next, you’ll need to venture into Nightmare Hunts in order to gather the pieces of Vell’s mark. In order to find the pieces, you need to defeat enemies on the Hunts with melee strikes. Any enemies will do, and it doesn’t seem as though your melee ability has to be fully charged to make pieces of the mark drop from enemies. It also appears that roaming, melee-focused Super abilities, such as Hunters’ Arc Staff, can count as melee strikes.

You’ll need 25 pieces of Vell’s mark, but they won’t drop from every melee kill you execute. The good news is, they drop in batches of three, so you really only need to get nine drops to finish the mission. We managed to complete this step in two Nightmare Hunts, so it really does go quickly.

When you’re done, head to the Sanctuary on the moon and go through the portal to find Eris. Give her the mark to dispel Vell’s phantom and earn your Powerful drop from the nearby chest. You can also hang around and talk to Eris twice more to get a little more backstory about Vell Tarlowe and his role on Eris’s fireteam.

Things in Destiny 2 are looking a little different, and not just because we have entered the second week of Shadowkeep content. The looter-shooter’s social area is now undergoing some sort of mysterious construction.

The construction can be seen directly behind Ikora to the west of the Tower. It seems reminiscent of the construction work that happened in the hangar, with scaffolding and railing and several NPCs hard at work, but it’s all brand-new. This construction scene was not there prior to Destiny 2’s reset earlier today.

Ikora serves as the game’s main NPC for the new Vex Offensive activity. The Vex Offensive activity will have a big conclusion on November 19.

Bungie has not spoken publicly about Destiny 2’s Tower construction, but the developer has confirmed that Shadowkeep is the start of a new approach to Destiny 2 that focuses on making the game feel like a living world. As a result, some content will come and go each season to give the impression that the world is evolving overtime.

In other Destiny 2 news, players are deciphering a puzzle that is not part of the actual game. Owners of the Destiny 2 Collector’s Edition receive a Cryptoglyph that serves as both a decorative piece and a combination lock. Cracking the code reveals a slip of paper with a URL, which then sends you on a series of clues. It has yet to be fully solved.

In our Destiny 2: Shadowkeep review, we said, “Shadowkeep represents a shift in the fundamentals of Destiny 2, and that has only improved the game. Returning to the moon is full of spooky fun, and while Shadowkeep might not be as huge as Forsaken, it still provides some impressive additions to the world that will take time to fully explore. More meaningful choices in Shadowkeep are pushing me to think beyond just packing my most powerful guns and shooting everything in my path. These are improvements that represent a giant leap forward for Destiny 2.”

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One of the big features of Apex Legends Season 3 is the introduction of the new map World’s Edge, which includes three locked vaults containing purple and gold loot inside. At the start of the season, there wasn’t a way to open them since vault keys were not available–the vault doors also had a countdown timer that aligned to Wednesday, October 9 at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6PM BST. However, vault keys are attainable right now.

The first thing you’ll need to do is find a floating cargo bot, of which there are several roaming around the map; these can contain vault keys. In our experience, we got a vault key by shooting the bot down when it was flashing blue and among the loot was a vault key (we are not privy to the chances of getting one and if the tier-color affects this). The three vault locations then get marked on your map, all of which are within tunnels.

When you make it to one, it’ll take three seconds to get the door open and you’ll be rewarded with several purple-tier and gold-tier items. The gear you can pick up includes purple and gold backpacks, knockdown shields, body shields, helmets, and a few weapon attachments (we got a barrel stabilizer and shotgun bolt). There doesn’t appear to be weapons or ammo within these vaults, however. You can check out screenshots from our experience below:

A shot-down cargo bot shining blue-tier loot.A vault key within the loot drops.

The three locations are marked by lock icons.

Opening the vault door takes a few seconds.

Swapping my fresh purple body shield for a gold one.

Yes, I’ll take a gold helmet, too.

We have Apex Legends Season 3 covered from several different angles. If you haven’t jumped into the game yet or are a lapsed player, read about why now is a good time to jump into Apex Legends. We also have a rundown of everything new that comes with this new season of Apex Legends and a breakdown of the new map World’s Edge (including a spicy guide on where to drop).