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The Steam 2019 Summer Sale is in full swing, featuring huge discounts on thousands of PC games across a variety of genres, including some of this year’s biggest releases like Devil May Cry 5 and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Indie publisher Devolver Digital, which has a reputation for doing some silly things (as evidenced by its strange annual E3 press conferences), is also offering deals on a variety of titles during the sale, including one that’s an absolute steal.

From now until the Steam Summer Sale ends, you can snag Devolver Bootleg for 1% off. That amounts to a whopping five cents off its standard price of $4.99 USD. Devolver Bootleg is a compilation that consists of “eight original rip-offs of Devolver Digital games.” The full game list (and the titles they rip-off) includes:

The Devolver Bootleg collection launched earlier this month and was similarly available for 1% for early adopters, so if you missed out on this generous deal the first time around, you have another chance to take advantage of it. You can pick up Devolver Bootleg on Steam here. Of course, a number of other Devolver games are also on sale for more conventional discounts, including Katana Zero for $11.24, Enter the Gungeon for $7.49, The Messenger for $14, and Gris for $11.38.

The Steam Summer Sale runs until July 9, and as previously mentioned, it offers deals on tons of PC games. You can browse the full offerings on the Steam Store. This year, Valve has a Grand Prix-themed minigame that will let you pick a team and then earn various rewards and even free games on your wishlist. You can track each team’s rankings on the Grand Prix page.

While Call of Duty fans await the upcoming Modern Warfare reboot (slated for October 25), Black Ops 4 has received yet another patch that delivers new content and features across all its modes.

Developer Treyarch posted a lengthy outline on Reddit of all the additions arriving in this new update. Chief among them are new maps like Hacienda Twilight, changes to weapons like the Daemon 3XB and the Switchblade X9 submachine guns, the introduction of Contracts, and more.

The outdoor map Hacienda Twilight is now in the multiplayer rotation. The outside is brighter than the inside thanks to the glaring moon hanging overhead, with fires, structural changes, and other surprises waiting in the twilight.

Pistols and SMGs have been tuned to be more competitive against assault rifles, with their ballistic profiles falling more in line with traditional hitscan models. Basically, SMGs and pistols should now hit faster and with higher accuracy without accounting for bullet travel time in multiplayer. Further, damage range on both the Daemon 3XB and the Switchblade X9 SMGs have been decreased, while the Daemon 3XB gets a third extra magazine.

Contracts are now available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with PC soon to follow in patch 1.18. There are 196 contracts to complete each week throughout all modes–Blackout, multiplayer, world league, and zombies–and doing so nets players experience, Merits, Nebulium Plasma, and reserves. For example, getting five kills with the Hellstorm Missiles grants 2500 experience points and two supply crates.

Black Ops 4 added a new Specialist called Spectre back in April 2019, a katana-wielding assassin who can see enemy outlines through their smoke grenades. The Operation Spectre Rising update also brought three new maps: Artifact, Masquerade, and WMD, all available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 June 25 Update Patch Notes

Summary

• Contracts now available featuring 28 daily rotating challenges across all modes.
• Hacienda Twilight added to rotation in Multiplayer.
• Weapon tuning for the Daemon 3XB, Switchblade X9, and MOG 12.
• Ballistic profiles changed to hitscan model for SMGs and pistols.
• More maps added to Prop Hunt and Capture the Flag rotations.
• Humiliation finishing moves added to Heist in MP and redeploy modes in Blackout.
• Medals added to Blackout with new Merit rewards.
• Sentry now available in Stashes and Supply Drops in Blackout.
• New “Numbers” Death Effect reward added for completing an Outfit Mission in Blackout
• MKII Weapons now properly track attachment and camo progression.
• Scorestreak improvements and fixes for the Drone Squad, Hellstorm, DART, and Gunship.
• Improved matchmaking in Domination.
• Featured Playlist updates on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
• Blackjack’s Stash now available only in limited-time modes (PS4).
• Hard Mode “Unsinkable” Gauntlet added to Zombies with 2X Nebulium Plasma rewards (PS4).

PlayStation 4

Zombies

• Hard Mode Gauntlets
  • Hard Mode “Unsinkable” Gauntlet now available with doubled Nebulium Plasma rewards and Hard Mode-exclusive Medals and Calling Cards to earn.

Blackout

• Blackjack’s Stash
  • Blackjack’s Stash now available to find and open in limited-time modes.
  • Players can unlock only one of Blackjack’s Stashes per match, containing Black Market weapons currently in the player’s collection.

PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Global

• Contracts
  • Contracts are now available in Multiplayer, Blackout, Zombies, and World League.
  • Up to 6 Contracts to complete per mode in addition to each mode’s Daily Contract, for a total of 28 Contracts to complete each day.
  • Up to three Contracts can be active at once, including two player-selected Contracts and one Daily Contract for each game mode.
  • Daily Contracts will refresh every 24 hours. Players must complete their Daily Contract in each mode before the refresh, when a new Daily Contract will take its place.
  • Players can jump from mode to mode to complete Contracts in any order they like.
  • Possible rewards from completing Contracts can include:
    • Reserve Case(s)
    • Bonus XP in Multiplayer, Zombies, and World League
    • Bonus Nebulium Plasma in Zombies
    • Bonus Merits in Blackout

Multiplayer

• Maps
  • Hacienda Twilight
    • Alternate-lighting Hacienda map variant now in rotation.

• Weapons
  • Ballistic Profiles
    • Ballistic profiles on SMGs and pistols changed to hitscan to create consistency with other weapon classes in Multiplayer.
  • MOG 12
    • Dragon Breath Operator Mod damage reduced to increase pellets required for a one-shot kill at long range.
  • Daemon 3XB
    • Now requires at least six bullets to finish off a target with full health (up from five).
    • Added a third extra magazine.
  • Switchblade X9
    • Reduced 6-shot kill range from 19 meters to 13 meters.
    • Reduced 7-shot kill range from 25 meters to 19 meters.
    • Reduced 8-shot kill range from 31 meters to 25 meters.
  • Ballistic Knife
    • Addressed an issue preventing players from using Dual Wield and Extra Blades at the same time.

• Game Modes
  • Prop Hunt
    • Added Morocco and Summit to map rotation.
    • Addressed an issue in Prop Hunt where players could sometimes spawn inside of other players.
    • Closed an exploit in Prop Hunt where props could hide under the map.
  • Capture the Flag
    • Added Frequency and Jungle to map rotation.
  • Domination
    • Players will no longer join Domination matches that are almost over.
  • Heist
    • Added Humiliation finishing moves to Heist.

• Create-a-Class
  • Addressed an issue where MKII Weapons were not progressing attachments and camos properly.

• Scorestreaks
  • Drone Squad now takes longer to target players equipped with Cold Blooded.
  • Addressed an issue where players using in the Gunship could have their camera stuck in a non-functional state.
  • Addressed an issue where the Hellstorm would sometimes self-destruct upon deployment.
  • Addressed an issue where a player using the DART could end up seeing a teammate’s Hellstorm deployment view.

• Miscellaneous
  • Addressed an issue where players could bounce far away from one other when sliding into one another.
  • Addressed an issue where Zero’s Ice Pick would not hack the Sentry or RCXD.

• Featured Playlists (June 25 – July 2)
  • PS4/Xbox One
    • Capture the Flag
    • Endurance Moshpit
    • Barebones Objective Moshpit
    • Prop Hunt
    • Mercenary Deathmatch Moshpit

Blackout

• Medals
  • Medals now available in Blackout for in-game actions including reviving and assisting teammates, eliminating a Duo or Quad, taking down zombies, scoring a multikill, and more.
  • Players earn Merits when Medals are achieved.
• Equipment
  • Sentry now available in Stashes and Supply Drops in all Blackout modes.
  • Sentry deals lower damage compared to its MP counterpart, acting as a nuisance/alert system in Blackout.
• Humiliations
  • Humiliation finishing moves now available to use against downed enemies in redeploy modes.
• Death Effects
  • New “Numbers” Death Effect now rewarded for completing Outfit Missions in Blackout.
• Featured Playlists
  • PS4/Xbox One (June 25 – July 2)
    • Alcatraz Quads
    • Hot Pursuit
    • Solo
    • Duos
    • Quads

PC

Multiplayer

• Featured Playlists (June 25-27)
  • Capture the Flag
  • Barebones Deathmatch Moshpit
  • Endurance Moshpit

Blackout

• Featured Playlists (June 25-27)
  • Alcatraz Quads
  • Hot Pursuit
  • Duos

Target is taking direct aim at Amazon Prime Day by launching its own storewide Deal Days sale, which competes directly with Amazon’s mega annual sale on July 15 and 16. As if the dates didn’t make clear enough Target’s intent here, no membership is required to take advantage of the sale, alluding to Amazon requiring a Prime subscription to take advantage of its sale. Target REDcard holders will also get an additional 5% off of everything, and there will be free, two-day shipping on all orders $35 and up (and all orders period for REDcard holders). We’ll keep you posted on all the best gaming and tech offers as the dates grow closer, both for Target Deal Days and Amazon Prime Day.

In the meantime, Target is now offering a sale with 30% off games for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch if you order online and then pick-up in the store. Soon after Target announced Deal Days, Amazon revealed that it is matching prices on many of the games included in Target’s pick-up sale, but without the need to go pick them up in a physical store. Spicy! While both situations are surely unrelated, an arms race on deals can only mean good things for your wallet.

With E3 2019 in the rearview mirror and the fall release blitz still in the distance, deals season for gaming is in full swing. While you wait for Prime Day and Target Deal Days, you can check out Steam’s summer games sale, which just launched with some of the biggest discounts on PC games all year. Plus, don’t miss Fanatical’s Red Hot summer sale, which generally matches or even surpasses some of Steam’s prices thanks to a 10% off promo code. Many Fanatical games are available as Steam keys. You can also check out our tips for getting the most out of Prime Day, since it’s just a few weeks away.

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Another of Fortnite: Battle Royale’s 14 Days of Summer challenges are now available. This latest one sees Epic Games asking you to bounce a giant beach ball. In the video above, we guide you to where these beach balls are located.

As with the challenge that came before it, which tasks you with dancing at beach parties, the only difficulty is in knowing where to go. But whereas that one had you going to different locations, you can keep returning to the same beach ball (of which we’ve found three) over and over. However, because the challenge requires this to happen in different matches, you’ll need to successfully bounce the beach ball in multiple rounds. Get it done, and you’ll earn a special summer-themed loading screen.

Now that June is practically behind us, Pokemon Go developer Niantic has shared the first details for the game’s next Community Day. Next month’s event will take place on Sunday, July 21, and this time around, the featured Pokemon will be another starter from Ruby and Sapphire: Mudkip.

Throughout July’s Community Day, Mudkip will appear in the wild much more frequently than it normally does, making this a good opportunity to stock up on Mudkip Candy. You’ll also have your first opportunity to catch a Shiny Mudkip during the event, and any Mudkip you evolve all the way into its final form, Swampert, up to an hour after the Community Day ends will know an event-exclusive move it couldn’t otherwise learn in the game, although Niantic hasn’t announced what that is yet.

On top of increased Mudkip spawns, Niantic is offering a couple of bonuses during July’s Community Day as well. As usual, any Lure Module you use during the event will remain active for three hours rather than their usual 30 minutes. Additionally, you’ll earn triple the usual amount of XP for capturing Pokemon. You can read more details about the event on the official Pokemon website.

Like previous events, July’s Community Day will run for three hours. However, this time around, the event will take place a little later in the day, from 4-7 PM local time, when the weather is a little cooler. As Niantic explained, “As part of our continuing effort to make events accessible to as many people as possible, we hope this new time creates an even better Community Day experience overall.” The developer says it’ll revert back to the traditional Community Day hours when summer ends.

July’s Community Day is still a few weeks away, but there’s a lot happening in Pokemon Go in the meantime. The Legendary Kyogre is leaving Raid Battles on June 27, when Groudon is set to return. Both Legendaries will also be available through July’s new Field Research tasks, as will Shiny Spinda. Speed Forme Deoxys has also begun appearing in EX Raids, and Niantic is bringing Raikou back for a special Raid Day on June 29.

During Bethesda’s E3 2019 press conference, we learned about a new expansion coming to Fallout 76. The Wastelanders DLC doesn’t land until this fall, but the online action-RPG has received a new update for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One that addresses a variety of issues, including graphics, loot, performance, and more.

Patch 10.5 went live Tuesday, June 25, and is a little under 3GB on console and 1GB on PC. The fixes are geared toward all game modes, with a handful specifically targeting Nuclear Winter, a battle royale beta mode which has seen an extension.

Bethesda has outlined several fixes in the graphics department, like changing the blocky appearance of some shadows, dealing with visual corruptions on the Storm wall, and making adjustments to the Power Armor’s headlamp eye color. Additionally, lighting inside Vault 51 is brighter, which should make navigation more manageable.

Loot has seen some alterations as well, such as adjustments to the rate of supply crates, changes to where automatic combat rifles can be found, and the ability to mark certain items as favorites in the Atomic Shop. Magazines have also been flipped over, making it easier to identify the magazine type.

Fallout 76 patches have continuously addressed performance issues, and patch 10.5 is no different. The update improves C.A.M.P. load times when connecting to a world and after fast travel, fixes crashes that occur during certain activities like fast traveling, and reduces server disconnections after finding a Nuclear Winter match.

Check out the full patch notes below.

Nuclear Winter Design Changes

Items and Loot

• Underarmor: Players can now favorite one Underarmor in the Atomic Shop for use in Nuclear Winter, in addition to one Headwear item and one Outfit.
• Automatic Combat Rifles: Can now be found in Small Supply Crates rather than pre-existing containers in the world.
• Submachine Guns: Can now be found in Medium Supply Crates rather than Small Supply Crates.
• Supply Crates: Adjusted Supply Crate density in a few areas where more Crates were spawning than intended.

Perks

• Dead Man Sprinting: This Perk previously was not applying its effects correctly and has been redesigned. Dead Man Sprinting now causes Action Points to drain 25% slower while under 30% HP.

Overseer Progression

• Terminals: New entries have been added to ZAX Terminals that can be unlocked by reaching Overseer Rank 100.

User Interface

• Tutorials: A “More Info” button has been added to the Nuclear Winter Perk Card menu, which can be used to re-open the Perk Card tutorial.

Adventure and Survival Bug Fixes

Art and Graphics

• Power Armor: Sections of the Power Armor Chassis are no longer visible through the Black Rider Power Armor paint, and the paint’s headlamp eye color has been adjusted.
• Power Armor: Pieces of rebar no longer obstruct the player’s view when wielding a heavy weapon in first-person perspective while wearing Power Armor with the Inferno Mk1, Mk2, or Mk3 paint.
• Shadows: Addressed an issue that could cause character shadows to appear blocky.
• Weapons: The First Responder’s Pump-Action Shotgun Paint will now correctly apply to Silencer mods.

C.A.M.P., Crafting, and Workshops

• Exploit: Addressed an exploit that could allow items in Player Vending Machines to be duplicated.
• Signs: Fixed an issue preventing the Red Rocket Mega Sign from taking damage from subsequent player attacks after the first.

Perks

• Gun Fu: V.A.T.S. no longer automatically closes after killing an enemy while the Gun Fu Perk Card is equipped.

Performance and Stability

• Performance: Improved C.A.M.P. load times when connecting to a world and after Fast Traveling.
• Stability: On PC, attempting to Fast Travel from one active Event to another no longer sometimes causes the game client to crash.
• Stability: Addressed a rare crash that could occur when Fast Traveling or loading into a world.
• Stability: Fixed rare crash that could occur when clicking on a Wanted teammate’s Map marker.

Quests and Events

• Operation Tidy: Players can once again speak to Scout Leader Pompy to start the Operation Tidy Daily Quest.

User Interface

• Character Creation: Being removed from a world due to inactivity while creating a new character no longer causes portions of the UI to disappear upon joining a new world.

Nuclear Winter Bug Fixes

Art and Graphics

• Exploit: Addressed an exploit that could be used to disable grasses and shrubs during Nuclear Winter matches.
• Graphics: Grasses beyond the sear line no longer appear to fade out when a player spawns nearby.
• Graphics: Fixed a graphical corruption that could appear on the Storm wall during Storm constrictions.
• Lighting: Vault 51’s interior is now a bit brighter, which should make it easier to see who is practicing their boxing skills on you before a match begins.

C.A.M.P.S

• Blueprints: Players can now place Blueprints in Nuclear Winter that normally require the Home Defense or Science Perks in other game modes. However, all objects a Blueprint contains that require those Perks, such as Turrets or Traps, will be removed on placement during a Nuclear Winter match.
• Blueprints: Perk requirements, such as Home Defense or Science, no longer appear when attempting to place a Blueprint in Nuclear Winter.
• Build Menu: Water, Food, and Resources tabs no longer appear in the Build menu during Nuclear Winter matches.

Challenges

• Combat: Nuclear Winter “Complete Matches” challenge descriptions have been updated to “Stay in matches until the end” to help clarify the objective.
• Daily: Nuclear Winter Daily Challenges can no longer be completed more than once per day and Daily Challenges have been re-enabled.

Creatures

• Mirelurks: No longer get stuck in the trees after spawning at New River Gorge Resort.

Hazards

• Rad Barrels: Now more consistently apply Rads to nearby Candidates.

Perks

Items

• Headwear: The Stalker Bandana, Stalker Goggles, Wasteland Trapper Mask, and Wasteland Trapper Hat, can now correctly be marked as Favorites in the Atomic Shop for use in Nuclear Winter in addition to Outfits like the Elder’s Battlecoat.
• Holotapes: Vault 51 Holotapes can no longer be placed in containers.
• Item Spawns: Removed a location where it was possible for a Bowie Knife to spawn, as this weapon is not intended to be available in Nuclear Winter.
• Magazines: Flipped over a few Magazines that previously appeared face-down.
• Magazines: The duration of the AP reduction effect applied by “Scouts Life #8” has been increased from 30 minutes to 1 hour, which is consistent with other Nuclear Winter Magazine effects.
• Power Armor: Looking away from a downed teammate while attempting to revive them no longer causes the reviving player to exit their Power Armor.
• Power Armor: Holding to revive a teammate while wearing Power Armor no longer causes the controls to become unresponsive.

Performance and Stability

• Disconnects: Implemented an improvement to reduce cases where players may be disconnected from a server immediately after finding a Nuclear Winter match.
• Disconnects: Repeatedly adding and removing players from a team no longer cause those players to be disconnected.
• Performance: Objects placed with C.A.M.P.s no longer cause hitching when they are destroyed by the Storm.
• Stability: Fixed a crash that could occur when returning to the Main Menu from Nuclear Winter’s spectator mode.
• Stability: Addressed an issue that could cause a server to crash at the end of a Nuclear Winter match.
• Stability: Fixed a pair of crashes that could occur while in Nuclear Winter’s spectator mode.

User Interface

• Compass: Fixed an issue that could cause the Compass to display false teammate markers.
• Compass: Machinegun Turret markers in the Compass no longer appear hostile toward player who placed them.
• Exploit: Addressed an exploit that could allow a player to obtain a weapon inside of Vault 51.
• Exploit: Addressed an exploit that could allow a player to remain inside of Vault 51 rather than loading into a match with the other Candidates.
• Favorites: Players can no longer mark Nuclear Launch Codes as Favorites.
• HUD: On Xbox, fixed a rare issue that could cause non-functional UI elements to appear and persist during a match under specific circumstances.
• Localization: Notification text that appears after launching a Nuke is now correctly translated in the Russian version of the game client.
• Localization: The word “Overseer” that appears on duplicate Perk Cards no longer has missing characters in the Japanese version of the game client.
• Localization: Text is no longer truncated on the Nuclear Winter “More Info” page in non-English versions of the game client.
• Map: The boundaries of the Storm now correctly display on the Map when the Storm constricts.
• Match Results: Fixed an issue that could prevent the player’s match placement from appearing on the match results screen.
• Match Results: Progression rewards the player has already earned no longer appear in the “Upcoming Rewards” section of the match results screen.
• Match Results: Launching a Nuke via the Pip-Boy or Favorites menu after winning a match no longer prevents the match results screen from displaying.
• Notifications: “Follow leader to new world” and “Searching for world” notifications no longer persist for players who decline to join their team leader in an Adventure Mode world after quitting Nuclear Winter.
• Perk Menu: Fixed an issue that could cause the Perk Menu to become unresponsive when managing Perk Card selections.
• Photomode: Nuclear Winter Photomode Frames now correctly display the Atomic Shop logo when viewed in Photomode.
• Quick C.A.M.P. Kits: When attempting to place a Quick C.A.M.P. Kit, the Build menu now correctly opens to and highlights the selected Kit.
• Quick C.A.M.P. Kits: Fixed an issue in which the Quick-Boy UI could visually persist while attempting to place a Quick C.A.M.P. Kit.
• Spectator Mode: At the end of a match, a banner now appears for Spectators indicating who won.
• Spectator Mode: The game camera no longer zooms for Spectators when the player they are watching looks down a weapon’s sights.
• Spectator Mode: The Red Skull icon that marks a player’s death location will no longer appear for the player who was killed. Instead, it will only appear for their teammates.
• Stats: When the final enemy on a team is killed while all of their teammates are in the downed state, the kill credit for the downed enemies will be awarded to the player who originally downed them as long as that player is still alive.
• Terminals: Removed a blank second page from a Terminal entry in Vault 51.
• Tutorials: Added several missing tutorials to Nuclear Winter.

Target is offering deep discounts on games this week to encourage use of its in-store pickup feature. The 30% off is a sweet deal if you can make it out to a store, but if you’re not near a Target or just don’t feel like making the trip, Amazon is price-matching many of the same deals. And since it’s Amazon, you don’t need to go anywhere. The result is some great deals on games for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

To take advantage of the Target deals, you’ll need to order online and select “Order Pickup” at checkout. The feature lets you swing by a Target store and grab your purchase at the customer service area. If you don’t mind waiting a few days, though, you can get many of the same deals through Amazon.

There is one wrinkle, though. Amazon’s sale price doesn’t reflect the discount price, but many of the games have coupons and other promotions that take off the difference and match Target’s sale prices. Some promotional prices are automatically applied at checkout, while others require you to click on a coupon to apply it. While you’re at Amazon, you can also get a Fat Black Chocobo for Final Fantasy 14 with any purchase over $20.

The sale includes Devil May Cry 5 for $35, Kingdom Hearts 3 for $24.50, and Metro Exodus for $35, among many others. Which store you use depends on whether you want to get the games now or later, because the prices will be the same.

Check out the full list of eligible games at Target and Amazon should be matching them. If you find any deals that aren’t matched, you may be able to score the deal by contacting Amazon customer service. The Target promotion ends after June 29, which presumably means Amazon will stop then too. But more discounts are coming soon, since Amazon has announced the dates for its annual Prime Day promotion.

• Devil May Cry 5 — $35 (PS4) / $42 (Xbox One)
• The Division 2 — $40
• Forza Horizon 4 — $34
• God of War — $24
• Just Dance 2019 — $21
• Kingdom Hearts 3 — $24.50
• Marvel’s Spider-Man — $28
• Metro Exodus — $35 (PS4) / $39 (Xbox One)
• Mortal Kombat 11 — $35
• NBA 2K19 — $14
  
• Resident Evil 2 — $28
• Spyro Reignited Trilogy — $24 (PS4) / $25 (Xbox One)
• Team Sonic Racing — $28 (Switch, Xbox One) / $30 (PS4)
  
• XCOM 2 Collection — $20