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Earlier this week, it was reported that this year’s 91st Academy Awards will not have a host, following the exit of Kevin Hart in December. Producers will reportedly enlist the help of various A-list stars to introduce the segments across the night, and a new report states that these might include big-name stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Academy are looking to use as many MCU actors as possible for an Avengers reunion on the night. At the 2013 awards, the likes of Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, and Samuel L Jackson appeared on stage together. THR states that Academy wants to include even more Marvel stars this time, which will tie in with the upcoming release of Avengers: Endgame.

In addition, the Oscars is broadcast by ABC, which, like Marvel Studios, is owned by Disney. The Academy has not commented on this story, but THR sources states that “specific details are still being hammered out about how the actors who play the popular characters will be incorporated.” The ceremony takes place on February 24.

Having no single host is not totally uncharted territory for the Academy Awards. 30 years ago in 1989, the show had no host, instead opting to open with an 11-minute monologue in which actor Rob Lowe sings “Proud Mary” with Snow White. The last time the Oscars featured multiple hosts was in 2011, when James Franco and Anne Hathaway shared hosting duties.

Hart backed out of the hosting gig after people discovered years-old tweets where the comedian and actor made homophobic comments. According to Hart, the Academy gave him an ultimatum: apologize or step down as host. Hart initially said he wouldn’t apologize, but he later did, saying he was sorry to the LGBTQ community for “my insensitive words from my past.”

The most recent Academy Awards ceremony was watched by the lowest viewership in history, with only 26.5 million people tuning in. In an effort to get more people to watch, the Academy announced a “Popular Film” category, but it was scrapped in the wake of a backlash from critics and audiences.

Rockstar Games has detailed a new update for Red Dead Online, the multiplayer component of Red Dead Redemption 2, and it includes what is, for all intents and purposes, a battle royale mode. As detailed on Rockstar’s website, Gun Rush is described as a gameplay mode that will “put your survival instincts to the test.” Players are tasked with gathering weapons and ammunition while the play area shrinks.

Obviously, as the play area shrinks, participants will be pushed closer together and forced to take each other out, with one player ultimately emerging as the victorious sole survivor. Gun Rush is available for up to 32 players, and can be played in free-for-all and team variations.

The Rockstar website goes on to reveal that Red Dead Online will stay in beta form “for a few more months” as its developer has “many more new gameplay features to add across the board as well as further changes to improve, stabilize and refine the overall experience.” You can read about some of the new additions on their way to Red Dead Online here.

Red Dead Redemption 2 was awarded GameSpot’s Game of the Year for 2018. Writing about the game, senior reviews editor Kallie Plagge said, “It’s hard to shake the kind of connection you develop with Red Dead Redemption 2’s world and characters. It’s a game that can try your patience, for sure, but it simply wouldn’t be the same if it didn’t. It’s an unforgettable experience that challenges your expectations as often as it meets or exceeds them, and there’s no question that it’s our Game of the Year.”

Rockstar Games, meanwhile, seems to already be looking to the future. New job listings for unannounced titles, which the company has described as “next-generation” projects, have appeared.

Red Dead Redemption 2 was released in October to much acclaim, with its multiplayer component, Red Dead Online, launching in late November. The online mode hasn’t been received quite as warmly, though Rockstar did distinguish in advance that it was only a beta. That will remain the case for the foreseeable future, although the company has outlined some of the updates and new content that are on the way.

In a blog post announcing the launch of a new battle royale-style mode called Gun Rush, Rockstar stated, “Red Dead Online will stay in beta for a few more months yet as we have many more new gameplay features to add across the board as well as further changes to improve, stabilize and refine the overall experience.”

You can read our impressions of Red Dead Online from just after its launch, but a common source of complaints is that there just isn’t enough to do. Aside from Gun Rush, more content is on the way, including new races, Showdown modes, clothing, and emotes.

Rockstar has previously urged fans to share their feedback on the beta, and its roadmap includes changes that it says are being made in response to what fans have been saying. Daily challenges are being introduced “covering every aspect of the game, from sharpshooting to evading the law.” But most of these adjustments are coming to mitigate unpleasant interactions with other players.

Law and Bounty systems are being altered to “reduce the enticements for griefing.” If you commit a crime, you’ll get a bounty; take too long to pay it off and bounty hunters from each state “will track the player forcing them to either pay up or escape.” Additionally, the Parley system can be activated more quickly, and feuds can be triggered more easily so that you can have a proper framework for fighting other players, rather than the random chaos that can ensue. And finally, the map will show players only at shorter distances, so people can’t track you down from afar. Rockstar also plans to have the map more clearly identify aggressive players.

Beyond all this, new A Land of Opportunities story missions are coming featuring both existing characters (Horley and Jessica LeClerk are mentioned by name) and new ones. Dynamic events will also be added to the world, though no specifics were shared.

It’s clear Rockstar’s plans for Red Dead Online are extensive. That should come as no surprise, given the sustained success of Grand Theft Auto V‘s GTA Online, which has been a tremendously consistent moneymaker for Rockstar and parent company Take Two since its launch in 2013.

As part of Fortnite Season 7, Week 6’s challenges, you’re going to have to go on a bit of a hunt. While not exactly a treasure hunt, completing the challenge will earn you some Battle Stars, which level up your Battle Pass and unlock cosmetics, and those are technically treasures. The specific thing you’ll be hunting for are Chilly Gnomes. Here’s where to find them.

You may remember a previous challenge where players were asked to seek out hungry gnomes, and this challenge plays out very similarly. The gnomes are pretty much what you imagine, little garden gnomes. To help you hone in on their locations, listen for the sound of shivering, which serves as an audio tell to let you know you’re getting close.

Of course, if you want to speed the whole process up and get it done lickity-split, you can follow our guide below. We’ve scoured the island and put together a little list that’ll direct you to the exact locations of the Chilly Gnomes. You can also watch the video above to see us complete the challenge, and follow our lead.

Fornite Chilly Gnome Locations

• Southwest of Tilted Towers: Around grid reference C6 in the top left of the quadrant
• West of Lucky Landing: Around grid reference E10, above the cliff
• Lucky Landing: Around grid reference E10, above the “U” in “Lucky Landing”
• Snobby Shores: Next to the Viking Ship amongst the icy rocks around grid reference B6
• Polar Peak: Next to the campfire facing the tower around grid reference C8
• Tilted Towers: In front of the RV just to the south of the area around grid reference D6
• Shifty Shafts: Locate the giant tree nestled in the rocky outcropping and you’ll find the gnome nearby too
• Frosty Flights: To the south around grid reference B9. Find the crashed plane and drop through the hole nearby.

The rest of Week 6’s challenges are fairly simple and generally focused on doing damage to enemies, visiting specific locations, or searching ammo boxes. Read our full Fortnite Season 7, Week 6 challenge list for more on those.

Still need more Battle Stars? If you have challenges from previous weeks left to do, we’ve got a comprehensive Fortnite Season 7 challenge guide that’ll help you make light work of the hardest, most time consuming challenges of the season so far. That’ll net you a few extra Battle Stars.

Following a week of hints, Sega has released the puzzle game Catherine on PC. It’s now available on Steam as “Catherine Classic” for $20 / £15 / €20. The PC release boasts some tweaks to take advantage of the hardware, and purchasing early nets you some extra goodies.

Those enhancements include 4K support, an unlocked framerate, customizable keyboard and mouse controls, and the option of using Japanese voiceover. If you purchase within the first two weeks of release, you’ll also get desktop and mobile wallpapers, avatars, and soundtrack samples.

Catherine tells the story of a young man facing the choice of settling down with his longtime girlfriend, Katherine, when he’s tempted by another woman named Catherine. It centers on adult themes like sexuality, commitment, and betrayal, and features several branching story paths. The puzzle gameplay takes place in the man’s nightmares, where he has to climb his way to goals while avoiding obstacles.

A PC port seemed like only a matter of time, after Sega began updating its various pages with images of sheep–a reference to Catherine. Then the ESRB rated the game for PC, which made it a near-certainty.

This version is listed as the “Classic” version because an updated one is planned for release. Catherine Full Body is coming to PlayStation 4 and Vita in Japan on February 14, and a western release is said to be coming shortly afterward. Sega did not give any indication whether the new features and story content being added to Full Body will be available for PC.

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