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George R. R.. Martin has opened up about his work on the final two books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, which Game of Thrones is an adaptation of.

In an interview with The Guardian, Martin spoke about The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring, the final two books in his series, neither of which has a set release date yet (although Martin has previously hinted at a 2020 release). Although he refused to comment on when the sixth book would arrive (or what he thought of the controversial finale to the Game of Thrones television series), he was open about how the end of the series has been freeing for him.

In the lead up to season 6, when the show officially overtook the books, Martin felt that the pressure was impeding his work: “I don’t think it was very good for me, because the very thing that should have speeded me up actually slowed me down.” But things feel different now that the show is over. “But having the show finish is freeing, because I’m at my own pace now. I have good days and I have bad days and the stress is far less, although it’s still there.”

He was also clear on the fact that the ending of the series hasn’t changed how his books will end, despite the finale being poorly received by many fans. “It doesn’t change anything at all… As Rick Nelson says in Garden Party, one of my favourite songs, you can’t please everybody, so you’ve got to please yourself.” He has previously said that the book series ending might differ from the show, though. He spoke about how his understanding of the world in his books, which he started writing in 1991, has not been changed by the series. “For the average viewer, and I recognise this, Tyrion Lannister will always be Peter Dinklage from this point forward. But it did not work that way for me.”

Reflecting on some moments from the history of the show, Martin is very proud of the book readers who did not spoil the twist of the Red Wedding, and enjoyed watching reaction videos. “Suddenly, there were videos all over the internet of people reacting to the Red Wedding, all set up by their relatives who wanted to capture the grief and shock of their husbands, wives, siblings… Has that ever happened in the history of television? Not as far as I know.”

Martin is also currently involved in the Game of Thrones prequel projects in development at HBO.

eFootball PES 2020 will once again be the home of the UEFA license. FIFA 19 scored the exclusive rights to UEFA last year, but Konami has now announced that the next game in the PES series will be the official UEFA EURO 2020 videogame, as was previously the case from November 2008 until April 2018.

The exclusive partnership deal means that a free downloadable content pack will be released during the second quarter of 2020, featuring the national teams’ kits, crests and players before the tournament’s June start. The game will also feature all the national teams at launch. PES has also snatched the rights to both Juventus and Atlético River Plate away from FIFA 20 this year; this, coupled with the name change (the ‘eFootball’ is new) indicates that this will be an important PES release. Konami is also planning an esports tournament, the UEFA eEURO 2020 tournament, which will culminate in an event held in London before the finals of the UEFA EURO 2020 tournament.

The press release announcing this news included a message from Guy Laurent-Epstein, the marketing director of UEFA Events SA: “We are very pleased to continue and extend our working partnership with KONAMI. UEFA EURO 2020 provides an opportunity to build an even closer working relationship, allowing us to activate it in new and exciting ways, and to engage with our mutual fans around the world.” Jonah Lygaard, the senior director of brand and business development at Konami, also had this to say: “Our teams have pulled out all the stops to secure the biggest and best licenses possible for eFootball PES 2020; quality licenses that match the level we set each year when it comes to gameplay. The partnership with UEFA and the EURO 2020 tournament is a big win for our community and new users who look for fresh content throughout the year.”

eFootball PES 2020 will release on September 10 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

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Dragon Quest Builders 2 has received a substantial free update, extending the game’s ending and giving players more options and save slots. The update is live now and available to download.

The update gives players a third save file, as well as a third storage slot for Buildertopia islands. There are numerous tweaks across the board, but the most substantial addition is the new epilogue content, which follows on from where the game’s story ends. It will let you check in on various characters from the adventure, if you want to see what they’re up to. The full list of changes and additions introduced in this update is below.

• New “Where are they now?” story content has been added for certain characters who appeared in the main scenario
• The number of Buildertopia islands that can be stored at one time has been increased to three
• The number of save slots has been increased to three
• New hairstyles have been added to the dressing table
• A new plant growth option has been added to the Settings menu
• The cursor speed for the Buildnoculars can now be adjusted from the Settings menu
• Five new items have been added that can change the weather on certain islands
• The number of rooms that exist on an island will now display when the game is paused
• The speed of the animation when learning a recipe using gratitude points has been adjusted
• The action of waving the war banner after the game has been completed has been adjusted
• An arrow indicating the direction that certain objects will face now displays before they are put down
• Other miscellaneous fixes

In her 8/10 review of Dragon Quest Builders 2, Heidi Kemps praised it as “the sort of game that you’ll intend to play for a little while, only to find that hours have flown by once you manage to actually put it down.” The game is available on Switch and PS4.

Pokemon Go developer Niantic has rolled out an assortment of bonuses to reward players for completing all the Global Challenges during the recent Pokemon Go Fest event in Yokohama, Japan, but there are still more rewards on the way. Because players managed to clear all of the Global Challenges from this year’s three Go Fests, Niantic is releasing a variety of Ultra Bonuses in the game soon, and they include the return of several Legendaries–as well as the first appearance of some brand-new Pokemon.

The Ultra Bonuses will be released in waves over the next several weeks. First, from September 2-9, some Pokemon originally from the Johto region will appear in the game. During that week, players may hatch Unown letters U, L, T, R, and A from 10 km eggs, and the Legendary dogs Entei, Raikou, and Suicune will return to Raid Battles. On top of that, players will have a chance to find Shiny versions of Sentret and Gligar in the wild.

The next set of Ultra Bonuses will be available from September 9-16. During that time, some region-exclusive Pokemon like Farfetch’d, Kangaskhan, Mr. Mime, and Tauros may hatch from 7 km eggs, and those who are really lucky may hatch their Shiny forms. All five forms of the Mythical Pokemon Deoxys will also appear in five-star Raid Battles. To help you challenge it, Pokemon that are effective against Deoxys will appear in lower-tier Raids.

The final wave of Ultra Bonuses, which will be available from September 16-23, will introduce the first Gen 5 Pokemon to Go. The Gear Pokemon Klink will appear in Raids, and players will have a chance to encounter Shiny versions of it, Patrat, and Lillipup. On top of that, Mewtwo that know Psystrike will appear in five-star Raid Battles, and you’ll have your first chance to catch a Shiny Mewtwo.

In addition to those three waves of Ultra Bonuses, all players will be able to undertake a new Special Research questline that leads to an encounter with the Mythical Pokemon Jirachi, and any Pokemon eggs placed in Incubators over these three weeks will hatch in half the time as normal. You can read more details about all of the Ultra Bonuses on the official Pokemon website.

All The Heroes In One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows

Gears Pop!, the mobile spin-off of the Gears of War series, is launching just ahead of Gears 5. It’s out on August 22, and reimagines the Gears world with Pop Vinyls and a new gameplay style. It’s an arena battle game, and it’ll be free-to-play.

While it might not resemble the classic Gears gameplay, Xbox fans should be happy to know that the game will contain achievements, letting you nab a total of 1000 Gamerscore if you log into your Xbox Live account through your phone. It joins the likes of Minecraft and Microsoft Solitaire Collection as a rare mobile title that you can earn Xbox achievements on.

Here’s the full list of achievements you can earn, and how many points they’re worth. And, yes, there’s a ridiculous ‘Seriously’ achievement in Gears Pop!, as is series tradition.

• It ain’t easy, bein’ green… Complete the Tutorial (10)
• Trooper Played 150 Troop Pins in Versus (5)
• Fortifiplaytion Played 25 Fortifications in Versus (10)
• Projectile Pro Played 25 Armaments in Versus (10)
• For Sera Killed the enemy Leader with the Hammer of Dawn in Versus (10)
• Territorial Captured 1000 pieces of cover in Versus (30)
• Covered Won a Versus Battle where you captured all available cover positions (20)
• Uncovered Won a Versus Battle without capturing cover (30)
• Superior Won a Versus Battle without losing any of your Outposts (10)
• Superiority Complex Won 100 Versus Battles without losing any of your Outposts (30)
• It ain’t easy, bein’ green… Complete the Tutorial (10)
• The cavalry has arrived! Killed 50 enemy Pins with Carmine’s Shotgun Blast skill in Versus Battles (20)
• Player POP! Played 10 Battles in any multiplayer mode (5)
• Pro Player POP! Played 500 Battles in any multiplayer mode (30)
• Prime Player POP! Played 1000 Battles in any multiplayer mode (60)
• Coalition of Ordered Wins Fully upgraded your Win Streak Gear Pack before opening it (30)
• Corporal Reached Player Level 5 (10)
• Sergeant Reached Player Level 10 (20)
• Major Reached Player Level 20 (50)
• Put a Pin in it Collected a new pin from a Gear Pack (5)
• Put 20 Pins in it Collected 20 different Pins (20)
• Pin-nacle 1 Upgraded a Pin (5)
• Pin-nacle 2 Upgraded a Pin 3 times (10)
• Pin-nacle 3 Upgraded a Pin 10 times (20)
• Pin-nacle 4 Upgraded a Pin to max level (50)
• Arena Hunter Got promoted in Arena or League once (5)
• Arena Master Got promoted in Arena or League 3 times (20)
• League Rookie Reached the first league (30)
• League Legend Got promoted to the highest League (50)
• Bolo me away Killed 5 units at once with a single Frag Grenade in Versus (10)
• Power Trip Spent 100,000 Power in any multiplayer mode (30)
• Squad Goals Named one of your Squads (5)
• Time to Go! Destroyed 10 enemy Outposts with Kait Diaz in Versus (10)
• Well we’re not here to sell cookies! Used Marcus Fenix to capture 6 different pieces of cover in a single Versus battle (20)
• Rapid Engagement Won a Versus Battle within 2 minutes (15)
• Dominant Won a Versus Battle 3-0 (15)
• Common Purpose Won a Versus Battle with a Squad consisting of only Common rarity Pins (15)
• War Chest 1 Earned 20,000 Coins (10)
• War Chest 2 Earned 200,000 Coins (15)
• War Chest 3 Earned 2,000,000 Coins (20)
• The Big Bad Defeated a Boss in Horde (10)
• Ankle Buster Cleared 50 Horde Waves (10)
• In the Pocket Cleared 250 Horde Waves (30)
• Endless Summer Cleared 500 Horde Waves (50)
• Never Go Alone Played Horde with 20 different allies (30)
• Seriously POP! Defeated 100,000 pins, won 1000 Versus Battles, reached highest League and cleared 1000 Horde Waves (100)

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