Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Patch Makes A Welcome Lightsaber Change

A new update for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is coming on December 11. In addition to a new Photo Mode, the update makes a small but welcome change to how your lightsaber can look. The change involves understanding a certain plot point, so be aware this post contains some spoilers down below.

Mild spoilers for Jedi Fallen Order follow below.

After completing a certain amount of the story, you’re required to equip a switch given to you by Cere to your lightsaber following a story event. This throws off the symmetry when you’re using a double-bladed lightsaber, and players have complained about this for a while.

With the new update, players can simply remove the switch from the lightsaber customization menu. It’s a small but welcome change that gives players more control of how they look.

The December 11 patch also improves the stability of Fallen Order by reducing the number of crash scenarios that players could encounter. The update also fixes collision issues in the caves and temple on Zeffo, so Cal shouldn’t get stuck in the geometry as often. There waa also an issue with the game that could cause Cal to fall out of the world on Kashyyyk, and this has been fixed.

You can see the full patch notes below, as posted by developer Respawn on Reddit.

Jedi Fallen Order December 11 Patch Notes

New Features

  • A Photo Mode has been added and can be accessed from within the game by pressing L3 and R3 at the same time.

  • Implemented a toggle that will allow you to remove a specific part of Cal’s lightsaber from within the customization menu.

Bug Fixes

  • We’ve made a pass of the game in an effort to reduce the number of crashes you should encounter. The end result of this is now a more stable game.

  • Fixed collision issues across several planets in the game

    • Collision within the caves and temple on Zeffo have been improved, reducing clipping issues and lowering the possibility of Cal becoming stuck.

    • Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause Cal to become stuck in a floating state below the train on Bracca.

    • We identified a few areas on Kashyyyk where Cal could fall out of the world, this will no longer happen.

    • We’ve fixed some collision on Dathomir, preventing Cal from falling through the ground.

    • Collision on Illum has also been improved, making sure that Cal doesn’t become stuck.

    • During a fight with the Second Sister, it was possible for her to get stuck in a door. She has been freed.

    • Bogano has had its collision improved, preventing Cal from becoming stuck on world geometry.

    • In some rare cases, Cal was floating while on Kashyyyk. He has since been grounded.

  • BD-1’s ability to slice panels was sometimes not working as intended, preventing you from progressing. This has been fixed and should no longer occur.

  • A mural scan on Bogano wasn’t working properly, this should now be fixed.

  • The train on Bracca could get stuck in a state where grates would fall off too early, preventing progress. We’ve fixed this so that Cal can continue climbing.

  • On rare occasions Bounty Hunters would stop hunting Cal, we’ve now re-enabled their trackers, so be careful.

  • For some players, BD-1 had gotten left behind on Bogano, preventing further progression. This should now be fixed.

  • The chest count on some planets was not working as intended, this has been fixed.

  • On rare occasions Greeze would refuse to open the ship doors and expose Cal to the sunlight on Dathomir. We’ve fixed this so that the story can continue.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented Holomap areas and gates from not working properly on Dathomir, Kashyyyk and Bogano.

  • An issue would sometimes occur that would cause the Holomap tutorial on Bogano to remain on-screen. This has been resolved and it should no longer occur.

  • An elevator on Zeffo could lead to Cal getting stuck in an infinite loop, our maintenance crews have fixed this particular elevator.

  • A dropship on Zeffo wasn’t showing up as intended, preventing the player from progressing further. We’ve ensured all landing zones are clear for arrival and this should no longer occur.

  • PC players were having issues selecting difficulty with the mouse, this should now be resolved.

  • We’ve fixed an issue where Cal could avoid enemies on Zeffo, to the extent that gameplay events wouldn’t trigger, halting progression to the story.

  • On rare occasions cinematics on Dathomir get stuck in an error state, preventing progress. This has been fixed.

  • Fixed an issue that would cause world loading issues on Kashyyyk for players with double jump. We’ve optimised the level to ensure loading completes properly.

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Netflix Says 26 Million People Watched Scorsese’s The Irishman

Update: According to a report from Variety, Netflix says that The Irishman was watched by 26 million people in its first week. Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos says those viewers reached “at least 70% completion” of the 209-minute movie.

Netflix also told Variety that it expects that viewer count to reach 40 million within its first 28 days of availability, with the same 70% completion. Neither Variety nor any other third party has been able to independently verify Netflix’s numbers. The Irishman was released on November 27 on Netflix following a theatrical run.

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Star Trek Returns to Animation: Exclusive First Look

Star Trek has not ventured into the world of animation since the original Animated Series, which ran from 1973-1974 and featured the voices of William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and most of the original show’s cast as they revived their characters for new adventures aboard the USS Enterprise. In the years since, there has been talk here or there about new animated ventures for the franchise, but that talk never really went anywhere. Until now…

Debuting this week as part of CBS All Access’ latest round of Short Treks are two animated shorts, “The Girl Who Made the Stars” and “Ephraim and Dot.” The latter was directed by Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino, who has scored all three modern Trek movies. Both segments debut on the streamer on Thursday, December 12, and we’ve got some exclusive images from the shorts. Check them out in the gallery below:

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Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order Photo Mode Coming This Week, Here’s How It Works

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order is getting a Photo Mode. The new feature is coming to the PS4, Xbox One, and PC game in the newest patch scheduled for December 11.

The Photo Mode is enabled through the game settings, and players can snap photos by pressing LS and RS on Xbox or L3 and R3 on PlayStation at the same time. The game will then pause, and players can utilize a number of different settings to take the nicest photo possible. You can rotate the camera, adjust the height, zoom in, and tilt. Some of the other things you can adjust are focal distance and exposure, while you can pretty-up your photos with things like a film grain filter and chromatic aberration.

The Fallen Order Photo Mode also allows players to hide the player, the UI, and the AI, while players can also place spotlights to accentuate certain elements. Take a look at the video below from EA’s Ben Walke to see the new Photo Mode in action and find out how it works.

In our Jedi Fallen Order review, we said, “Especially as it wears on, Fallen Order becomes perhaps the strongest conception of what playing as a Jedi Knight ought to really be like. Even with some rough edges, Fallen Order represents one of the most compelling game additions to the Star Wars franchise in years.”

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Rick and Morty Season 4 Episode 4 “Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim’s Morty” Breakdown

Rick and Morty returned this week with Episode 4 of Season 4, “Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim’s Morty”, and it is possibly the weirdest episode of Rick and Morty yet. Morty demands a dragon from Rick, which he had promised him. He gets a dragon named Balthromaw – who’s voiced by Liam Cunningham, best known for playing Davos Seaworth on Game of Thrones. The dragon keeps a hoard of random things that humans cherish, like a Hi-C Ecto Cooler juice box, and a vinyl, signed copy of Future’s Self titled album: “Future”.

Rick later soul bonds with the dragon, which later leads to a weirdly sexual dragon soul bonding session with other dragons, Morty, and Summer. Meanwhile, Jerry goes on a trip to Florida with a talking cat played by Matthew Broderick.

You can check out our full gallery of 18 easter eggs and references from this episode, and watch our video on the 9 most outrageous Rick And Morty theories.

Rick and Morty airs on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network on Sunday nights.

Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order is Getting a Photo Mode

If you looked out at one of Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order’s many gorgeous vistas and thought ‘dang, what a Kodak moment,’ then have we got good news for you. Jedi: Fallen Order is getting a photo mode as part of a new patch arriving later this week, and it looks pretty comprehensive.

According to a Reddit post from EA’s Star Wars community lead, the new photo mode will come with a variety of settings you can adjust to make the perfect snapshot of Jedi Cal Kestis and his adventures.

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Resident Evil 3 Remake: Release Date, Trailer, Pre-Order Details, And More

Resident Evil 3 is real. After a bout of rumors and leaks, the Resident Evil 3 remake was officially announced during Sony’s final State of Play presentation of 2019. The game is, obviously, a remake of Capcom’s Resident Evil 3: Nemesis from 1999, and it’s coming packaged with another game too–which producers Masachika Kawata and Peter Fabiano spoke more about following the trailer reveal.

Resident Evil fans probably had a few questions about the Nemesis remake answered after watching that first reveal trailer, but if you’re not sure what to expect or you’re new to the Resident Evil series, stay with us!

We’ve collected all the information we have about the RE3 remake and its companion game Resident Evil Resistance, including platforms, release date, gameplay details, information on story and characters, and more. We’ll continue to update this story as we find out more.

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Resident Evil 2 was one of our Best Games of 2019–read our thoughts on why we loved Resident Evil 2 and what makes it more than just a remake.


Announcement and Reveal Trailer

Rumors of a Resident Evil 3 remake began in early December 2019, with cover art appearing on the PlayStation Store. Since the leak occurred prior to The Game Awards, some speculated that an official announcement would be coming then.

Instead, Resident Evil 3 was announced during Sony’s State of Play presentation on December 10, 2019. Despite the rumors, it was a bit of a surprise reveal–the announcer introduced the trailer as the “unannounced campaign portion of Capcom’s Project Resistance.” Project Resistance is Capcom’s 1v4 asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror unveiled at Tokyo Game Show 2019, but with no ties to Resident Evil 3 at the time. Well, surprise–Resistance is coming packaged with RE3.

The Resident Evil 3 reveal trailer gave us an intense first-person POV sequence of a character fleeing from the series’ iconic tyrant, Nemesis. That character was eventually revealed to be Jill Valentine, one of the last remaining S.T.A.R.S. members still in Raccoon City during the deadly zombie outbreak, which players last experienced in the Resident Evil 2 remake. (Despite the brief first-person part of the trailer, Resident Evil 3 will continue in the vein of the Resident Evil 2 remake with its over-the-shoulder third-person action.)

Resident Evil fans may also be pleased (or not) to see some returning characters from the original RE3: Nemesis in the rest of the trailer. If you’ve never played the original and you’re confused about the chronology of the series and how Nemesis fits next to the Resident Evil 2 remake, scroll down to the Story and Characters section. Or stay away if you want to go in blind!

Release Date

The first reveal trailer for Resident Evil 3 also gave us a release date of April 3, 2020 for PlayStation 4, though just like previous Resident Evil games, you will also be able to get it on PC and Xbox One. Check out our Resident Evil 3 pre-order guide for details.

Platforms

As stated above, Resident Evil 3 will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.

PC Specs

Resident Evil 3 is coming to PC, but we’re not sure what the system requirements are just yet. We’ll update you as soon as we find out!

Pre-Order and Special Editions

You can pre-order Resident Evil 3 now–if you pre-order before its April 3, 2020 release date, you’ll get an exclusive Classic Costume Pack which includes Jill Valentine’s original RE3 outfit and Carlos Oliveira’s original hairstyle.

Resident Evil 3 Collector's Edition, which comes with a Jill statue, a hardcover artbook, and more.Resident Evil 3 Collector’s Edition, which comes with a Jill statue, a hardcover artbook, and more.

Base game pre-orders are $60 USD at major retailers. North American fans can grab the limited GameStop-exclusive Resident Evil 3 Collector’s Edition for $180, which comes with a physical copy of RE3 for PS4 or Xbox One, an 11″ statuette of Jill Valentine, a hardcover collector’s artbook, a double-sided Raccoon City map poster, and a digital RE3 soundtrack. The Jill figure is the same scale as the Leon statuette from the Resident Evil 2 Collector’s Edition. It’s also limited, so if you want one, you should pre-order the RE3 Collector’s Edition as soon as it goes live.

Head to our Resident Evil 3 pre-order guide for more details and links.

Multiplayer (Resident Evil Resistance)

Resident Evil 3 will have a multiplayer mode, which (as it turns out) is actually Resident Evil Resistance, the 1v4 asymmetric multiplayer game revealed at Tokyo Game Show 2019. Capcom originally lead fans to believe Project Resistance was a standalone Resident Evil spin-off, but it will come with Resident Evil 3.

In the RE3 reveal, its producers refer to Resident Evil Resistance as “an asymmetrical battle between 4 survivors and 1 mastermind,” where the mastermind can control creatures and set traps and the survivors must try to escape.

Story and Characters

According to the producers, Resident Evil 3 “leans more towards action” compared to the Resident Evil 2 remake. It’s set right before and then eventually simultaneous to the events of Resident Evil 2. You control Jill Valentine, one of the last remaining members of S.T.A.R.S. still in Raccoon City. S.T.A.R.S. is a specialized branch of the Raccoon City Police Department which received quite the shake-up during the events of the first Resident Evil game (both the original and the remake)–after the Mansion incident, Jill stayed behind in Raccoon City to continue investigating Umbrella. Not only does she get caught in the middle of the t-Virus outbreak, but she will also be pursued by RE3’s iconic Nemesis tyrant, designed especially to eliminate the remaining S.T.A.R.S. officers before they can whistleblow on Umbrella’s activities.

Mr. X was perhaps one of the most popular elements from the Resident Evil 2 remake (he was in the original game too, but only the “B” scenario) and it turns out Capcom probably has some more surprises in store for us with Nemesis too. According to RE3’s producers, Nemesis will have “more ways than Tyrant from Resident Evil 2 to track down his target Jill Valentine.” Nemesis is definitely an entirely different beast than Mr. X, but considering some of the liberties Capcom has taken with these remakes/reboots, who knows what new horrors they’re referring to?

Other returning characters, based on the reveal trailer, include Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service mercenaries Carlos Oliveira, Mikhail Viktor, and Nikolai Zinoviev, though only Carlos was pointed out by name in a video by the producers following the initial reveal. S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team member Brad Vickers also makes a brief appearance in the reveal trailer.

Redbox Ending Game Rentals; Purchases Going Away Soon

The kiosk rental service Redbox is no longer renting video games, and will cease sales of used games at the end of the year. The company announced that it is “permanently transitioning out of the games business” and will now exclusively rent movies.

The company confirmed the move on Twitter after Reddit users noticed their local kiosks were no longer offering game rentals. In a statement to The Verge, the company said you’ll be able to buy games through the kiosks through the end of the year. That effectively ends physical game rentals for many users, since other businesses like Blockbuster have largely closed their doors.

Like Redbox’s movie service, it rented games for a daily rate and allowed users to keep games for as long as they wanted. This meant that if you could speed through quickly enough, it was an inexpensive way to try a lot of games.

Purchases through physical kiosk locations is only available through the end of the year, but online purchases appear to be available through early 2020. That likely means however long into the new year it takes for the company to clear out the stock sold through its site, which is currently offering a holiday sale.

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John Boyega Admits Star Wars: The Last Jedi Was ‘a Bit Iffy’

The Last Jedi was a divisive Star Wars film among fans, and it turns out that one of the movie’s lead actors wasn’t too thrilled with it, either.

In an interview with Hypebeast leading up to The Rise of Skywalker, John Boyega reflected on his time as Finn, the First Order Stormtrooper who turned and joined forces with the Resistance in Episode VII.

“The Force Awakens I think was the beginning of something quite solid, The Last Jedi if I’m being honest I’d say that was feeling a bit iffy for me,” Boyega said. “I didn’t necessarily agree with a lot of the choices in that and that’s something that I spoke to Mark

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Overwatch Winter Wonderland Event Begins

Overwatch has rung in the holiday season with its annual Winter Wonderland event on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The event will run from December 10 through January 2, and includes a new game mode, new cosmetics and skins, and weekly challenges.

The new mode is a mini-game dubbed “Snowball Deathmatch.” It’s an eight-player free-for-all where everyone plays as Mei with a snowball gun, but there’s a twist. Mei gets a new “Catch” ability allowing her to catch enemy snowballs and add it to her own ammo count. The first player to score 15 eliminations wins.

The event will also feature seven new skins–four Legendary that can be opened in loot boxes, and three Epic that can be earned through weekly challenges. The Epic skins include Ugly Sweater Soldier 76 (Week 1), Holly Moira (Week 2), and Snow Angel Mercy (Week 3). Legendaries include Jotunn Doomfist, Mountain Man McCree, Rat King Reaper, and Rime Sigma. Plus, as usual, you can earn a collection of new player icons and sprays.

The event comes alongside a significant new patch. That update adds a new “While You Wait” feature that lets you pick from various options to toy with as you wait to find a match. You could use a practice range, skirmish, play a little deathmatch, or even enter a custom game mode. It also includes a number of bug fixes and hero balance updates, which you can read about here.

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