Destiny 2‘s latest patch, Update 2.5.1.1, added something unexpected to the game in addition to Moments of Triumph and killing the Menagerie chest glitch: Bad Juju. The Exotic pulse rifle is the latest to appear in the game, following Lumina, a new hand cannon that can heal your teammates, and Truth, the Destiny 1 rocket launcher. Getting Bad Juju isn’t too difficult if you’re dedicated (or carrying a lot of resources); here’s where to start on the path to unlock the new gun.
Bad Juju is tied to a new location added to the game in the latest patch, called the Tribute Hall. You’ll find it on the Leviathan, but you can’t access it right away. First, you’ll need to visit Werner 99-40, the Calus quest giver who hangs out on the Barge on Nessus.
Where To Start The Quest
Head to the Watcher’s Grave area of Nessus to board the Barge. When you head to Werner, you’ll see what you’re looking for: a brand-new treasure chest standing beside him. Open it and you’ll receive an Imperial Invitation, which starts you on the quest for Bad Juju.
Once you have the Imperial Invitation, you’ll unlock access to the Tribute Hall. Find it on the Director’s Destination screen, on the map for Nessus–it’ll be right next to the icon that lets you enter the Menagerie. When you find it, you’ll need to talk to the big statue there called the Visage of Calus. When you do, you’ll gain access to a new set of bounties called Champion. Bounties. Completing one kicks off the quest in earnest, which requires you to fill the Tribute Hall with statues commemorating your accomplishments.
Complete the quest and you’ll unlock Bad Juju, a pulse rifle that charges your Super and does increased damage as you land kills. There’s also an Exotic Catalyst for the gun that makes it even more effective–but you’ll need to earn some 40 tributes in the Tribute Hall in order to unlock it.
The 2019 Moments of Triumph in Destiny 2 are now live, kicking off a seven-week celebration of Year 2 of Bungie’s MMO shooter. As with previous Moments of Triumph, these essentially commemorate various tasks–some of which you may have already completed–and are tied to a set of new rewards, including a ship and sparrow. Here’s what you need to know.
The full slate of Moments of Triumph are now available. You can view them in-game by browsing to the Triumphs section of the director and looking for a new Seal (seen at the bottom-left of the screen) called Moments of Triumph: MMXIX.
You’re sure to have at least a few Triumphs still to complete. One involves acquiring three secret weapons, including Bad Juju, which has just been added as part of the newly released update (which kills the Menagerie chest glitch). A few others are tied to Solstice of Heroes, another annual event that won’t start until later this month. But there are plenty of others to work on in the meantime. You have until August 27 to complete these and earn the rewards, which are unlocked for completing set numbers of triumphs. Do enough, and there’s even a real-world t-shirt you’ll be able to purchase through the Bungie store.
Moments Of Triumph 2019
As noted above, you don’t have to complete every single one of these to start earning rewards. Doing just one will net you an emblem. Here are all of the available triumphs; Bungie’s blog post divided some of these into a separate Solstice of Heroes section, but several of these–such as Exotic Arsenal, which involves getting Bad Juju and two other Exotics–is doable now. Three others aren’t currently listed in-game and will presumably arrive alongside Solstice of Heroes.
Triumphs — Available Now
Legendary Valor: Achieve a Valor rank of “Legend” in any season.
Crucible Pinnacle Arsenal: Earn a Crucible pinnacle weapon from any season.
Vanguard Pinnacle Weapons: Earn a Vanguard pinnacle weapon from any season.
Nothing Left to Say: Complete mission “Nothing Left to Say.”
The Vault: Amass gear in your Collections.
Mythic: Reach the Mythic division in Gambit.
Gambit Pinnacle Arsenal: Earn a Gambit pinnacle weapon from any season.
O Murderer Mine: Complete the “Last Wish” raid.
Valiant Savior: Complete the “Scourge of the Past” raid.
In the Shadow of the Kingdom of Sorrow: Complete the Crown of Sorrow raid.
Prime Fashion: Win a Gambit Prime match while wearing a full set of Notorious armor.
Bedazzled: Fully upgrade the Chalice of Opulence
Forges Afield: Forge weapons from research frames and Black Armory frames (10).
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Exotic Arsenal: Claim Bad Juju, Outbreak Perfected, and The Whisper of the Worm from their respective Exotic missions.
Gun for Hire: Complete bounties throughout the system (50).
Challenger: Complete weekly challenges throughout the system (10).
For the Vanguard: Complete strikes in any strike playlist (25).
Never Again: Complete the dungeon “The Shattered Throne.”
Triumphs for Solstice of Heroes
Fashion Hero: ???
Above and Beyond: ???
Master Smith: ???
Moments Of Triumph 2019 Rewards
Complete one Moment of Triumph to earn an emblem
Complete five Moments of Triumph to earn a Sparrow
Complete 10 Moments of Triumph to earn a ship
Complete 15 Moments of Triumph to unlock the ability to purchase a Moments of Triumph t-shirt from the Bungie store
Complete all Moments of Triumph to earn a Seal and Title
Moments of Triumph are available now. The customized t-shirt, should you qualify to purchase it, will be available until September 30.
With screenwriter Greg Russo confirming the existence of a new Mortal Kombat movie script back in February, fans are clamoring for more details about the forthcoming action flick. Though information is scarce, we’ve finally learned that recurring ninja Sub-Zero has been cast.
Actor and martial artist Joe Taslim (Fast & Furious 6, The Raid) will don Sub-Zero’s black and blue ninja garb, according to The Hollywood Reporter. No other casting announcements have been made, as Taslim is the first to close a deal on the Mortal Kombat movie, THR reports. Further, no plot details have been divulged.
Aquaman co-writer James Wan (Annabelle Comes Home, The Conjuring 3) will produce, while Australian commercial director Simon McQuoid makes his feature-length directorial debut. The new Mortal Kombat movie is currently in pre-production, filming in Australia. The filming production, the largest South Australia has seen, is supposed to create 580 jobs and see $70 million AUD poured into local economy.
The new Mortal Kombat movie is expected to debut in theatres on March 5, 2021.
For superheroes, saving the day isn’t always the end of the story–and sometimes not even Batman’s protection can guarantee a happy ending. That’s where The Outsiders, a brand new team formed by Bruce himself, come in. When Bruce rescued a family from horrific experiments and placed them into hiding personally, the nightmare should have been over–but, now, years later, members of the Barrera family are turning up dead and Bruce has called in the cleverly to see them to safety. With Black Lightning, Katana, The Signal, and Orphan in their line up, The Outsiders have been pitted against none other than Ra’s Al-Ghul and the League of Assassins to try and stop the Barrera family’s blood from being spilled.
Check out this preview of issue #3, on sale this week, featuring the team facing down none other than Ra’s himself, as they race against the clock to rescue Sofia Barrera from his clutches.
Of course, this beg’s the question: just what does Ra’s want with Sofia? As one of Batman’s most intelligent (and most deadly) foes, the motives of the Demon’s Head are never quite what they seem. The Outsiders are on a ticking clock, and one tiny mistake could cost them everything.
Batman and The Outsiders #3 by Bryan Edward Hill and Dexter Soy hits shelves everywhere comics are sold tomorrow.
For a good five years now, PES has felt superior to FIFA on the pitch. If you don’t believe this, you haven’t played PES since everyone still called it Pro Evo, back in 2006. It is a fact.
PES’s problem, of course, is that it lacks the licensing firepower to rival EA’s behemoth. Publisher Konami’s attempts to address that have culminated in what it says has been a long-term goal for the series–getting Manchester United as a fully-fledged partner club. The company is quick to point to the access this brings–from full 3D body scans to an immaculately recreated in-game Old Trafford–and the global appeal of having such a big club on the cover of PES will be enormous. Even if that cover star is Scott McTominay.
But these token gestures–see also the equivalent partnerships in previous years with clubs such as Arsenal, Fulham, Inter Milan, and Barcelona–always feel to some extent like Konami is trying to trick unsuspecting players into thinking it has a greater roster of licenses than it actually has. “Look at us!” the Man Utd Edition shouts. “We have the real Man Red now!”
While these gestures–especially, as I said, with a club as big as Man Utd–help, I think people care more about having entire licensed leagues, even if they aren’t in so much detail as these much-vaunted partner clubs. One big statement won’t do much to tempt serial FIFA players, who know FIFA 20 will have Man Utd in it anyway. Meanwhile, die-hard PES fans will just mod the real kits into PES 2020. What matters most in PES is how it feels on the pitch.
I only got to play three matches of PES 2020 during a recent preview event, but it already feels surprisingly different from last year’s game. The most notable change when you first jump into a match is the new camera angle, which aims to provide a closer experience to what we’re used to seeing on Sky Sports. It works, even if it’s quite disorienting at first.
My second big takeaway was just how poor AI defenses appeared. Back lines seemed to push up aggressively, leaving huge gaping gaps for me to exploit. My winger pairing of Anthony Martial and Juan Mata, combined with the pace of Marcus Rashford up front, wreaked havoc in behind. This might have been the tactics of the team I was playing against–PES Legends, since that and Man Utd were the only two sides available in my demo–but it did also occur when playing against a human player later on.
On the ball, things have slowed down once again, and while this was once a refreshing change–bringing PES’s gamespeed down made the series simultaneously more realistic and more satisfying–it’s now got to the point where things are starting to feel a little sluggish. Animations look beautiful but take ages to complete. Not being used to this, I was already informing the DualShock in my hands of my next desired move, but it would take so long for that to happen that it was often no longer the right course of action. Hopefully, some of these teething problems can be ironed out in the remaining weeks until launch, leaving those animations–which really do look beautiful–to properly shine.
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PES’s off-pitch aesthetics have been given a makeover, too, with new-look menus that were, let’s face it, much needed. Everything feels a little smoother, which is welcome given the amount of time PES heads will likely spend in the game’s edit suite.
It’s difficult to get a real feel for a football game in just three short matches since both PES and FIFA (and others like Football Manager) are played so heavily over the course of a year, with so much hidden depth beneath the surface to expose. I was a little disappointed by what I played so far, but I put some of that down to my own rustiness, the limited nature of this demo, and the high bar Konami has set over the past five seasons. I remain cautiously optimistic about PES 2020.
PES 2020 launches for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on September 12. A demo will be released on July 30.
A new Turok game has emerged, and it looks like a huge departure for the series. Turok: Escape from Lost Valley is an isometric adventure game with a very cute art style–quite the change for a franchise that made its name as a mature-rated first-person shooter.
The game’s official description reads: “In Turok: Escape from Lost Valley, you wake from a long sleep as Turok and adventure alongside Andar through the dangerous world of the Lost Valley as you seek to find a path home. Encounter iconic creatures from the Turok comic series with a cute but dangerous twist. Master the art of the knife and the bow as you encounter adorable but deadly enemies, discover a path through unique environments, and choose the best weapon for the enemy in front of you.”
The game is set to be released for PC on July 25. No other platforms have been announced, but there has been little in the way of any official communication around the game–the developer, Pillow Pig, doesn’t make reference to the new game on its website or social channels.
It appears the project started as an entry to publisher Universal’s GameDev Challenge, which tasked indie developers with making new games based around classic franchises Turok, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Battlestar: Galactica, Jaws, and Back to the Future. A new Voltron game subtitled Cubes of Olkarion is scheduled to launch in early access on July 25, the same day Escape from Lost Valley comes to Steam.
Turok’s first entry, the Nintendo 64 game Dinosaur Hunter, was remastered for modern consoles fairly recently. It came to PC in 2015, Xbox One in 2018, and Switch earlier this year.
Between Steam’s Summer Sale and Amazon Prime Day, there’s been a ton of buzz around gaming deals these past few weeks, and that will only continue to escalate when Prime Day officially kicks off on Monday, July 15. But amidst all the other retailers who are throwing their own sales to get in on the shopping craze, the Xbox Store has quietly added a new batch of Xbox game discounts as it does at the start of every week. And if you’re into platforming games, you’ll definitely want to check out this week’s offering.
You can save up to 70% on critically acclaimed platformers like Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove for $18.74 (25% off), Celeste for $12 (40% off), and Guacamelee 2: Complete Edition for only $9 (60% off) this week. Both Celeste and Guacamelee 2 earned 9/10 in GameSpot’s reviews and are must-plays; Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (the complete edition of the 2014 2D side-scroller) earned an 8/10 and is also a great deal. You’ll also find games like Yooka-Laylee for $10 (75% off) and A Hat in Time for $15 (50% off) and other platformers for just a few bucks, so you’re sure to find something in your budget.
Also worth mentioning is a sale on various DLC and loot for free-to-play Xbox One games. You can save on various upgrades for games like Paladins, Smite, Neverwinter, and World of Warships this week, so check out that batch of deals and see if your favorite free-to-play game is included.
Keep an eye out for more Xbox One deals starting this weekend and ramping up next week as Prime Day kicks into full gear. Expect games, wireless controllers, console bundles, and more to see serious markdowns as retailers compete to offer the best deals. Walmart already began offering an Xbox One S bundle with a bonus game, controller, and headset for just $300 this week, but unfortunately it’s already sold out. Keep checking back, though, as it’ll likely be restocked. GameSpot will be breaking down all the best Xbox One, PS4, and Switch deals are they start going live, so stay tuned for our coverage. In the meantime, check out some of this week’s best Xbox One digital deals below!
Dr. Mario World, the latest mobile spin-off of a popular Nintendo property, is now available to download on iOS and Android platforms. The game was slated for release for July 10 but dropped a little early. As with other Nintendo mobile games, it’s free-to-play with in-app purchases.
In the case of Dr. Mario World, those purchases are bundles of Diamonds ranging from $2 to $70. Diamonds can refresh your energy meter or be used to purchase items like extra capsules. Another currency, Coins, is earned through in-game progress and can be used to summon additional doctors.
Our hands-on with Dr. Mario World showed promise as an appealing spin on the Dr. Mario formula and a good fit for mobile platforms. The one sticking point will be how aggressively gated the microtransactions actually are, and that won’t become entirely clear until the game is put through its paces by a wider audience over a longer time.
“Dr. Mario World’s success ultimately hinges on how intrusive these free-to-play elements are in the full game, but from what we’ve sampled of it, the title seems like a promising mobile take on the series embellished by some smart new gameplay elements,” Kevin Knezevic wrote. “It also appears there will be a lot of content right out of the gate; Nintendo says there will be more than 200 stages at launch, with more on the way in the future. The company will also introduce new doctors and assistants to the game post-release.”
The latest trailer for Dora and the Lost City of Gold is here. The movie is a live action adventure based on the popular animated Nickelodeon show Dora the Explorer, and it hits theaters next month.
The new trailer starts with a neat pastiche of the Dora TV show, before recapping the plot, in which teenage Dora embarks on a jungle adventure with her pals to find the mysterious City of Gold. As well as her cousin Diego, we see her faithful monkey pal Boots, plus a first look at mischievous fox Swiper. Check it out above.
Dora and the Lost City of Gold stars Transformers: The Last Knight’s Isabela Moner as Dora, plus Michael Peña and Eva Longoria as Dora’s mom and dad, and Jeff Wahlberg as Diego. Danny Trejo (Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn) provides the voice of Boots, while Moner’s Sicario 2 co-star Benicio Del Toro voices Swiper. Watch the previous trailer here.
The movie is directed by James Bobin, who is best known for movies such as The Muppets and Alice Through the Looking Glass, plus the musical TV comedy Flight of the Conchords. It releases on August 2.
