Author: Trafficblast

You need a javascript enabled browser to watch videos.

Please use a html5 video capable browser to watch videos.

This video has an invalid file format.

Sorry, but you can’t access this content!

Fortnite Season 9 is now in Week 10, which means there’s not long left before a new season arrives. It just so happens that there’s a new batch of challenges, so we’ve put together a quick overview of what needs to be done in Week 10. It includes a few that might prove tricky, such as tracking down the new Air Strike added in the latest patch. Others involve visiting public service announcements signs and harvest materials from certain locations you might not recognize, such as a Fork Knife or Umbrella or a Robot Factory. Here’s the rundown on what’s available.

As always, there are two sets of challenges: one available to all players and the other exclusively for those with a premium Battle Pass. In the former category, players will need to use air strikes, dish out damage with a shotgun, and search a bunch of ammo boxes. If you’ve spent V-Bucks on a Battle Pass, you can also visit public service announcement signs in a few locations, collect resources, kill enemies at specific spots, and do damage with a pickaxe for extra Battle Stars. Take a look at the full list of challenges below.

Fortnite Season 9, Week 10 Challenges

Free

• Use an Air Strike in different matches (3) — 5 Battle Stars
• Deal damage to opponents with Shotguns (500) — 5 Battle Stars
• Search Ammo Boxes in a single match (7) — 10 Battle Stars

Premium

• Visit public service announcement signs in Neo Tilted, Pressure Plant, or Mega Mall (5) — 5 Battle Stars
• Stage 1/3: Collect Wood from a Pirate Ship or Viking Ship – 2 Battle Stars
  • Stage 2/3: Collect Stone from a Fork Knife or Umbrella – 2 Battle Stars
  • Stage 3/3: Collect Metal from a Robot Factory – 1 Battle Star
• Eliminate opponents in Pleasant Park or Paradise Palms (3) — 10 Battle Stars
• Damage opponents with a pickaxe (200) — 5 Battle Stars

Developer Epic Games released a third content update for Fortnite patch 9.30 on July 10. It added one new item to Battle Royale mode and a handful of other content to Fortnite Creative and Save the World. The new item is the aforementioned Air Strike, a Legendary-tier throwable item that will call in a hail of missiles on other players. It just so happens that players will need to use this item to complete one of this week’s challenges. The Air Strike can be found as floor loot or in chests, supply drops, vending machines, or llamas, and you can only carry a maximum of two at a time.

With Season 10 likely just around the corner, you’re running out of time to earn Season 9’s various cosmetic unlocks. The best way to get them is to complete challenges the ones above and earn the Battle Stars required to level up your Battle Pass. Some rewards are available to all players, but most of them are reserved for those who spend the 950 V-Bucks on the Battle Pass.

You need a javascript enabled browser to watch videos.

Please use a html5 video capable browser to watch videos.

This video has an invalid file format.

Sorry, but you can’t access this content!

The developers of Away: The Survival Series–a game in which you play as a Sugar Glider–have released a free demo of sorts for the intriguing-looking adventure game. A “Gliding Prototype” is out now on PC, and it gives you a chance to go hands-on with the animal-based game.

As its name suggests, the gliding demo has you … gliding around as the Sugar Glider creature. You zip and zoom through the forest, canyons, and caverns in search of prey. The developers say they’ve also added some Easter eggs in the prototype that allow you to become other animals.

You can find the Easter eggs in the “Exploration” mode from the end of the prototype. Go download the Away prototype here.

Away: The Survival Series is in development at the Montreal-based studio Breaking Walls. Inspired by David Attenborough nature documentaries, you play as the cute little Sugar Glider in a world under siege from natural disaster and other animals. You’re separated from your possum family early in the game, and you work tirelessly to become reunited.

Breaking Walls also launched a Kickstarter campaign to help finish the game and add new features. So far it’s raised almost $87,000 CAD, which is well above its $60,000 CAD goal. In passing $80,000 CAD, the developers are now adding the Stag Beetle and the Grasshopper as playable characters. If the campaign hits $125,000 CAD, the studio will add bigger playable animals in the form of the Fox and the Bear.

The music in Away was composed by Mike Raznick, who worked on the acclaimed nature documentaries Life and Planet Earth II.

Away is in development for PC and also PlayStation 4, but a release date hasn’t been announced at this stage. Keep checking back with GameSpot for the latest.

Final Fantasy VII Remake is confirmed to launch on March 3, 2020 for PlayStation 4, but is an Xbox One version also coming? Despite what you may have seen, it seems that it’s not.

The Xbox Germany Facebook page recently posted a video that stated that the Final Fantasy VII Remake would release on Xbox One on March 3 alongside the PS4 edition. However, Xbox Germany’s marketing communications and social lead Maxi Graff confirmed that it was only a mistake.

The related materials with the March 3 date were removed right away, and Graff apologized for the mistake. Graff went on to say that the team will work to make sure this kind of slip-up doesn’t happen again.

The Final Fantasy VII Remake is coming in March, which is a little while before the next-generation of consoles are believed to release in Holiday 2020. According to Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda, the Final Fantasy VII Remake is being designed to play on current- and next-generation hardware.

“I believe it is being developed so that it is going to be playable on both, so I’m not really concerned about that and I believe that the fans are also going to be able to enjoy it on both, including the next-generation of consoles.”

Square Enix’s E3 2019 press conference brought a fresh look at the Final Fantasy VII Remake, with an extended trailer as well as an extended gameplay and combat demonstration. Square Enix also revealed the game will span two Blu-ray discs when it launches on PS4, and the publisher will offer an extravagant $330 collector’s edition through its online store. The highly anticipated game will finally launch worldwide on March 3, 2020.

In addition to the standard fare like Team Deathmatch, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will feature a brand-new multiplayer mode called Gunfight.

Developer Infinity Ward announced on Twitter that it will debut the new, “fast-paced” 2v2 mode during a livestream event on July 11. The event begins at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET.

The first multiplayer screenshots for the new Modern Warfare were revealed at E3 2019 in June, however, Infinity Ward has yet to show any footage of the game’s multiplayer element. Thankfully, that’ll soon change with the forthcoming Gunfight reveal tomorrow.

In addition to campaign and multiplayer, Modern Warfare will have a co-op mode in the form of Spec Ops. However, basically nothing is known about it at this stage.

Modern Warfare, which is a soft reboot of the 2007 game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, launches on October 25 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. In a big change for the series, the game has no Season Pass.

Out of nowhere, Nintendo announced a brand-new Switch model today–the Switch Lite. A smaller, less powerful system with fewer features and no ability to connect to the TV, the system is definitely aimed at reaching a new audience. Naturally, retailer GameStop is excited about it.

Speaking with GameSpot, Chief Customer Officer Frank Hamlin offered his reaction to the system. “We’re incredibly excited about it; I think it’s a real opportunity to grow Switch penetration within a family,” he explained.

“I think it’s also a really good adjunct if you haven’t gotten into the Switch yet as a way to get into the Switch ecosystem if you’re presently playing on other systems,” he said.

GameStop is a market-leader in the United States for new hardware sales, so any new entrant is seemingly good news for the company. Hamlin also spoke to GameSpot about the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett, and we’ll have more on that soon.

While the Switch Lite was officially announced today, the system was rumoured for a long time. Before any of the rumours even started, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto talked about how the company’s ambition was to drive Switch sales to a level of more than one per family.

Nintendo wants the Switch “to be owned not just by every family, but by every single person,” Miyamoto said. The new Switch Lite model appears to be connected to that ambition.

The Switch Lite goes on sale in September. With its inability to connect to the TV, it’s seemingly being positioned as purely a handheld system that appeals to a different audience.

In addition to the Switch Lite, Nintendo is reportedly planning an update for the regular Switch system. However, it’s unclear if the new version will be more powerful, as it is rumoured.

There have been numerous reports over the past few months that Nintendo has been working on new iterations of its Switch console, including a handheld-focused model that would turn out to be the newly announced Switch Lite. That’s not all; it looks like the standard Switch will also be getting some new components.

As reported by The Verge, Nintendo has filed a Class II Permission Change request with the Federal Communications Commission to make changes to the existing Switch. According to the filing, the company is swapping the console’s system-on-chip, NAND memory type, and CPU board. The filing doesn’t go into more specifics than that, so it’s unclear if these changes will have a noticeable impact on the system’s performance.

As previously mentioned, Nintendo has announced a smaller, more affordable version of the Switch called the Switch Lite. The system will launch this September and is optimized for handheld use, meaning it doesn’t feature detachable Joy-Con controllers and can’t be docked and played on a television. It is also missing a kickstand, HD rumble, and an IR sensor, but it still supports Amiibo figures and has an estimated 20-30% better battery life than the base model. Another advantage it has over the standard Switch is a proper D-pad.

The Switch Lite launches around the world on September 20, the same day The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake arrives. The system will be available in three colors at launch–yellow, turquoise, and grey–with a special edition Pokemon model following in November ahead of Pokemon Sword and Shield. In the US, the Switch Lite will retail for $200 USD.

There have also been reports that Nintendo is working on a more powerful iteration of the Switch; however, the company has said there will be no other new Switch hardware this year besides the Lite. You can read more about the system in our roundup of everything we know about the Switch Lite. We also answer some of the most common questions about the console in our Switch Lite FAQ. Be sure to also check out our Switch Lite pre-order guide.