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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s season one is only a couple of weeks old, and we’re already getting a refresh that includes a new mode, new maps, and other new features. Watch the trailer at the top of the page to see it all in action.

Arguably the biggest addition to Modern Warfare’s multiplayer is a new mode called Cranked. Much like the Jason Statham movie, players are forced to race against the clock to get a certain number of kills or basically explode.

The season one refresh is also adding two multiplayer maps, both of which are remakes of classic maps from the original Modern Warfare. Shipment sets combatants in a dockyard full giant shipping containers, creating a mazelike playing field, and Vacant, a small map that combines an indoor office environment with an open outdoors area surrounding a warehouse. Shipment will double as a 6v6 multiplayer map and a Gunfight map.

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PlayStation announced Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and Overcooked 2 will join the PlayStation Now library on January 2.

The titles are playable on PS4 and PC, making this the first time that PC players can access Horizon Zero Dawn and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. The titles can be streamed on PS4 and PC, and downloaded only on PlayStation 4 consoles until April 7, 2020.

PS Now got a big price cut back in October, along with the addition of major PS4 exclusives like God of War. In November, Sony added Persona 5, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, and Hollow Knight to the library.

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A new job listing from EA may hint to a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

As reported by PCGamesN, there’s a new listing for a Senior Software Engineer position on the Star Wars team. The post says Respawn is looking for someone passionate about the Star Wars universe, who is “invigorated by the idea of coding third person action/adventure games.”

We have no confirmation that this posting is for a Jedi: Fallen Order sequel, but the description suggests that Respawn is continuing to work on a third-person Star Wars project. EA also has openings on the Star Wars team for a Senior Character Artist and a Level Designer. If there is a Jedi: Fallen Order sequel, find out where we think the Jedi: Fallen Order story could go.

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Bandai Namco has released a brand-new My Hero One’s Justice 2 trailer showing some of the game’s features. These include new characters, added systems, increased customization options, and more.

My Hero One’s Justice 2 will feature characters not seen in the first game. Alongside previously announced fighters like Mina Ashido and Minoru Mineta, newcomers such as BMI Hero: Fat Gum and Sir Nighteye will be playable. Additional villains have also been added to the game’s roster, including Mr. Compress and Twice.

The trailer, below, also briefly showed off some new mechanics and systems coming to My Hero One’s Justice 2. Customization appears to have been increased, giving you more options to style the characters before heading into battle. My Hero One’s Justice 2 will feature stage destruction, a first for this 3D brawling franchise. And continuing on the new trend, the My Hero One’s Justice sequel will let you battle with up to three other players in 2v2 combat. It’s unclear if this mode can be played offline, online, or both.

A Gematsu report revealed My Hero One’s Justice 2 before it was officially announced. The initial report stated that the upcoming sequel would feature “significantly upgraded” Quirk abilities.

My Hero One’s Justice 2 will launch on March 13, 2020 for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

A new Legendary Pokemon has arrived in Pokemon Go. Following Terrakion‘s departure from the game, the third Sword of Justice, Virizion, is now available until January 7, making this your first chance to add one to your collection.

As is typically the case with Legendaries, Virizion can only be encountered in five-star Raids. To catch it, you’ll first need to team up with other players and battle it. If you can successfully defeat Virizion, everyone who participated in the Raid will receive a handful of Premier Balls and the opportunity to capture it.

Like the other Swords of Justice, Virizion is a dual-type Legendary–in this case, a Grass and Fighting type. That makes it particularly susceptible to Flying Pokemon, although Fire, Ice, Poison, Psychic, and Fairy types will also have an advantage over it. Your best bet for defeating Virizion is to bring along Pokemon like Lugia, Entei, Glaceon, and Gardevoir.

Virizion isn’t the only Legendary appearing in Pokemon Go this week. The aforementioned Lugia is also returning to the game alongside Ho-Oh for a special Raid weekend. From December 20-23, the Legendaries will appear again in five-star Raids, giving you another opportunity to catch them.

Niantic still has a few other events lined up for Pokemon Go this month, including the game’s annual holiday celebration, which runs from December 24 to January 1. During that time, you’ll be able to encounter holiday versions of Pichu, Pikachu, Raichu, and Stantler, as well as two new Gen 5 Ice Pokemon: Cubchoo and Cryogonal. 2020, meanwhile, will bring the new Buddy Adventure feature to the game and another Community Day event. You can catch up on more Pokemon Go news below.

Sign-ups for the closed beta for Phantasy Star Online 2 are now live. The beta will only be hosted on Xbox One and, to participate, you need to be in the US or Canada.

To register for the closed beta, you need to own the Xbox Insider Hub app–so download it from the Xbox One Store if you haven’t already. Once the app is installed, open it, accept the terms of use if this is your first time using the Insider Hub, and then select “Insider Content” from the main dashboard. You’ll then see several category types. Under “Games,” select Phantasy Star Online 2. From there, you can join the sign-up list. The closed beta isn’t live yet, but you’ll receive a message through Xbox Live when it is. So be sure to remain online.

2012’s Phantasy Star Online 2 is the long-awaited sequel to 2000’s Phantasy Star Online, both published by Sega. Though the original game was quickly released to international audiences after its launch in Japan, its sequel did not–eventually, some fans began to believe it never would. So it was with great surprise that Microsoft, during its E3 2019 press conference, announced that the game was coming to North American audiences in early 2020.

A free-to-play action RPG, Phantasy Star Online 2 takes place in a fantasy setting of space exploration where you embark on missions to different planets to collect resources, save colonists, and battle powerful threats. In Phantasy Star Online 2, you start a new game by picking your in-game character’s gender, race, body and facial features, and class (of which there are nine). You can then tackle missions alone or with friends in online co-op (in either four-person assignments or 12-player multiparty areas). As you level up, you’ll be able to use more powerful weapons, firearms, and magical spells.

Phantasy Star Online 2 will release in North America on Xbox One and PC. In Japan, the game is already playable on PlayStation Vita, PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch–with no announced plans for an Xbox One port.

Borderlands 3 is now available to buy through Google’s Stadia streaming platform, but apparently not the most up to date version of it.

Publisher 2K revealed Tuesday that Borderlands 3’s Stadia launch would only include updates and patches for the game released on or before October 24. That excludes content drops like the recent Moxxi’s Heist of the Handsome Jackpot and the Takedown at the Maliwan Blacksite, both of which 2K says it expects to arrive on Stadia sometime in early 2020.

That also means the Stadia version is missing some key quality of life improvements that have been made, including bosses now having dedicated loot pools, an expansion to player storage space in their bank, and the Mayhem 4 difficulty level.

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Microsoft is trickling out information about the Xbox Series X, but we’re still a year away from launch. If you want to get your Xbox fix now, there’s no more affordable way to do it than the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition. It just so happens to be on sale right now for its Black Friday price of $149. That’s $100 off list price, or a 40% discount. Not too shabby.

The Xbox One S All-Digital Edition is an Xbox One S, but without a disc drive. It comes with the console, a controller, one month of Xbox Live Gold, and download codes for Minecraft, Sea of Thieves, and Fortnite (along with 2,000 V-Bucks). It pairs perfectly with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which includes Xbox Live Gold and access to over 100 games — including first-party titles the day they launch. Currently, Amazon is running a deal that gets you three free months with the purchase of a three-month subscription.

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Even though the upcoming Final Fantasy 7 Remake is only one episode in a multi-part game, Square Enix said that there would be more than enough new content in the Remake to fill out a full game. Now, we have screenshots for some of the expanded areas of Midgar, plus a look at brand new characters debuting in Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

The new screenshots give us a better look at recognizable faces like Sephiroth and Aerith, along with new looks at old characters like the president of Shinra and his right-hand man Heidegger.

We also get a look at a brand-new character named Roche, a 3-C SOLDIER “turned rebel” known as “Speed Demon.” Roche apparently “loves bikes, speed and anyone who can give him a challenge. His comrades, however, find him annoying – he constantly squeals his rear tire and makes them choke on fumes of burnt rubber.”

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