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With the announcement of the Nintendo Switch Lite, many are likely considering adding a second Switch to their life, whether that be as an option for friends and family, or as a dedicated handheld to take out and about. However, a key question is whether content that has been purchased can be transferred from one device to another painlessly. And the same question exists for save files.

When it comes to licenses and the accessibility of content on multiple devices, Nintendo’s platforms don’t have a history of being particularly user-friendly. However, speaking to CNET, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser said that the company is working on features that will make it easier to move between a Switch and Switch Lite, and vice versa.

“Yes, you will have the ability to transfer between devices, your gameplay experiences,” he said. However, Bowser stopped short of actually providing concrete details on how that would work and when the functionality will be available. “More to come there, but that is the intention,” he added.

Given that Nintendo’s Online service has the ability to create groups and families, it could be that the solution involves adding multiple Switch devices to accounts, but that remains to be seen. Nintendo Switch Lite launches on September 20 for $200, and it’s likely further information about how multi-device transfers will work will be provided ahead of the launch.

Nintendo has detailed the Switch Lite price, specs, release date, and more. Much of it doesn’t come as a surprise, but the lack of detachable Joy-Cons has some interesting implications on multiplayer.

The Nintendo Switch Lite has officially been announced. Its a smaller, cheaper version of the existing Nintendo Switch that will be attractive to those who want to live a handheld-only gaming life, or have a second Switch at their disposal. Of course, to hit that $200 price point Nintendo has had to make some sacrifices and one of them is the Joy-Cons.

The Joy-Con controllers are a key piece of the portable, social-friendly gaming experience that the Nintendo Switch enables. They are small, lightweight controllers that can be detached from the Switch and given to others for multiplayer fun.

However, for the Switch Lite, Nintendo has opted for a dedicated, always-attached input method akin to its previous handheld devices such as the Nintendo 3DS. The upside of this is traditional directional inputs will make playing a variety of games more comfortable and intuitive.

Although this aligns with the company’s vision of the Switch Lite being a purely handheld device, the decision to eliminate detachable Joy-Cons doesn’t preclude the Switch Lite enabling multiplayer entirely as Joy-Cons can still be connected to it. Nevertheless, multiplayer will be a little trickier as the Switch Lite cannot output to TVs and with a smaller screen (5.5-inch instead 6.2-inch), players will need to crowd around. The Switch Lite also lacks a kickstand, which means positioning it is going to be a bit difficult.

The Switch Lite also loses the rumble functionality, which means you won’t be getting any force feedback when you’re playing games. Conversely, one of the new features the Switch Lite has–which could be an improvement depending on your perspective–is a more traditional d-pad, instead of the Joy-Con’s four small buttons for up, down, left, and right. Nintendo does not currently have plans to introduce this d-pad to Joy-Cons for the original Switch.

For $200, the Switch Lite certainly still has a fair share of features and use cases that make it appealing. Speaking to CNET, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser said he could see the Switch Lite “fitting into a household where there are multiple players … and one flagship Nintendo Switch.”

Nintendo has revealed further Switch Lite details, including its release date, battery life changes, and more. Prior to this announcement, reports suggested a more powerful Nintendo Switch targeted at hardcore players would is in production.

Disney’s new Lion King opens in theatres on July 19 in the United States, but one of the first screenings was tonight in Hollywood. Some of the people in attendance have shared their thoughts, and the reactions are overwhelmingly positive.

GameSpot’s own Chris Hayner says Timon (Billy Eichner) and Pumbaa (Seth Rogen) steal the show. Despite some missteps, it’s overall a “really fun flick,” Hayner said. You can see a rundown of Twitter reactions to The Lion King below, while we’ll have more on the movie coming up soon.

Donald Glover voices Simba, while James Earl Jones returns to play Mufasa. Chiwetel Ejiofor voices the evil lion Scar, while John Oliver portrays the overbearing bird Zazu. Beyonce voices Nala, and she released a brand-new single from the movie called “Spirit” today. Listen here.

The Lion King is directed by Jon Favreau. It is called a “live-action” movie because it was filmed using live-action production techniques, even though the movie actually depicts its characters through (eerily lifelike) computer-generated images.

The Lion King First Reactions

The ambitious space game No Man’s Sky was released in 2016, and the game sputtered at launch. Developer Hello Games stayed silent for a while after release, and while this might have been a challenging thing to do, it was the right call, according to studio head Sean Murray. Speaking at the Develop conference recently, Murray talked about how “it just doesn’t really work” to talk to fans and try to “placate” them after a launch gone wrong.

“There have been a number of games that have since come out, had a polarising launch,and that explosive mix of loads of people playing it but also problems,” he said, as reported by Games Radar. “And I can see EA, Microsoft, or Bethesda try to placate players by just talking to them, but for right or wrong, it just doesn’t really work. You see this all the time when a big publisher will talk to the community and try to solve the problem and then get embroiled, taking up more and more of its head space.”

He didn’t mention any titles by name, but EA recently had a rough launch with BioWare’s Anthem, while Microsoft’s Sea of Thieves didn’t explode in popularity like it might have hoped for, and Bethesda’s Fallout 76 also had a difficult launch.

Murray went on to say that Hello Games spent about two years not talking to press, and months not connecting with fans about the state of No Man’s Sky.

“That was really hard. I sat down so many times and wrote the perfect blog post that was going to explain everything about the game’s development, and the road map going ahead. But I could see that it didn’t hold credibility with regards to where we were at,” he said.

According to GI.biz, Murray said it was “probably” the right thing to do to stay quiet for so long.

For No Man’s Sky, it seems the strategy worked out–even if it was difficult. The game’s huge “Next” update in 2018 was very well received, and GameSpot praised the game overall for its slow, disciplined approach to getting back on track. The general sentiment around No Man’s Sky appears to have changed to be more positive overall.

It’ll be interesting to see if games like Anthem, Sea of Thieves, and Fallout 76 can tell their own redemption stories. The developers of each game continue to support their games.

For weeks now, Breaking Bad actors Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul teased some kind of future collaboration. Though they never said anything about it being related to Breaking Bad, people naturally thought it might be. As it turns out, it’s not at all about Breaking Bad.

Cranston and Paul today officially announced a new booze brand. The pair are working together on a Mezcal brand known as Dos Hombres, or Two Brothers.

A joint statement released on Instagram states that Cranston and Paul sat down in 2016 in a New York sushi bar to talk about what they might work on together in the future. Booze was the answer.

“We had the time of our lives while shooting Breaking Bad and truly built a very special bond. Knowing that we couldn’t share the screen for quite a while–our thoughts turned to a new project. We sipped cocktails and thought about what it should be,” reads the statement. “The younger one looked at his drink and said, you know what we should do? We should do a really special Mezcal. The older one said, you mean the liquor with a worm at the bottom?”

Dos Hombres is not that kind of Mezcal, which the pair said is “just some bullsh*t gimmick.”

Their booze brand is “real, artisinal Mezcal made by hand in Mexico.”

Cranston and Paul traveled to Oaxaca to find the perfect ingredients for their Mezcal. “Something so damn good even people who don’t think they like Mezcal will love it. It had to be perfect or we weren’t going to do it. We searched high and low all over Oaxaca, met incredible people along the way and after a beautiful yet gruelling search throughout that majestic landscape we believed we may have found our place,” they said.

You can go to the Dos Hombres website to learn more and order yourself a bottle, which costs $58 USD for 750ml. The booze only ships to Arizona, California, Nevada, New Jersey, and New York.

Cranston and Paul are not the only Breaking Bad alums working on booze brands. Hank Schrader’s in-universe home-made beer, Schraderbrau, is being produced in real life, too.

As for the Breaking Bad series, a movie starring Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) is in the works. The show takes place after the events of Breaking Bad, but that’s pretty much all we know. It’s unclear if Walter White (Bryan Cranston) will appear given what happened in the show. But he could appear, at least potentially, in flashback sequences.

Surprise: There’s another new Exotic weapon available in Destiny 2, thanks to the game’s latest update. Bad Juju makes its return from the original Destiny, and it’s just as powerful and frightening as it was in that game. You’ll have your work cut out for you in earning it, though; while it’s not particularly difficult as far as Exotic quests go, getting Bad Juju requires you to either work hard or be rich (which makes sense, given it’s the Season of Opulence). Here’s hoping you have lots of Glimmer and planetary materials handy.

The mission to unlock the Exotic pulse rifle concerns a new location you’ll get access to when you go hunting for the weapon: the Tribute Hall. It’s a special room Emperor Calus has set up as a gift to you, where you can track your accomplishments. It’s similar to the new Moments of Triumph activity that just launched, but not related–and while Calus likes to lavish affection on you, you’re going to have to pay him for the privilege.

To get started with the Tribute Hall, you’ll need to pick up a new quest called “Imperial Invitation.” To do that, you’re going to need to go to Nessus. Here’s everything you need to know to get Bad Juju fast.

Where To Start: Talk To Werner

First, head to Werner 99-40, the Calus quest-giver who hangs out on the Barge in Watcher’s Grave on Nessus. You’ll receive the quest from opening the new treasure chest that’s standing beside the quest-giver. Once you have that, you can access the Tribute Hall, a new location on the Leviathan. The icon will appear next to the one for the Menagerie.

Go to the Tribute Hall and talk to the Visage of Calus statue. After a brief explanation, he’ll give you a set of weekly Champion bounties. You only need to complete one to advance the quest, so pick whatever’s most comfortable for you and go knock it out.

Gathering Tributes

Once you finish a Champion bounty, return to the Tribute Hall and talk to the Visage of Calus again. Trade in your bounty as a Tithe, which will reduce slightly the price of the Tributes you can purchase from Calus. More on that in a minute. He’ll also give you an item, which you’ll place next to the door to the Tribute Hall proper to open it. Calus will also explain that you can fill the hall with trophies (called Tributes) to celebrate your own magnificence.

Filling the hall with Tributes is precisely how you (eventually) obtain Bad Juju. The quest will advance to instruct you to get your first three Tributes and place them in the hall. You can get Tributes in two ways: by earning them and by purchasing them. You earn Tributes by completing Triumphs under the Tribute Hall section of your Triumphs menu (located in the Destinations tab next to where you’d find the Menagerie). These mostly have you completing activities like Strikes, Gambit and Crucible matches, and Raids while wearing and using Opulence gear. Calus will also sell you several Tributes, which you can buy for a combination of Glimmer, planetary materials, Legendary shards, and Bright Dust.

Expensive Furniture

Every time you place three Tributes, you’ll advance the quest and receive another item to place: a Memory of one of Calus’s war hounds from the Leviathan Strike. They get set around the treasure chest in the center of the room; once you have all four, you can open it.

In total, you need 18 Tributes to access the chest. Getting them from Triumphs is the smart way to do things; you’ll pay through the nose buying Tributes from Calus at the start, but completing bounties can bring the prices way down over time. The trouble is, you’ll be waiting quite a while to get your Bad Juju if you don’t buy from Calus. If you do choose to go the purchase route, make sure you have plenty of planetary materials, Legendary shards, and especially Glimmer. Everything costs Glimmer in addition to other currencies, so you’ll run out of that the fastest. If you need more of any given thing, stop by the Spider on the Tangled Shore, who will trade you various currencies for others.

The Other Side

However you do it, work your way up to 18 Tributes to access your final mission, called “The Other Side.” Calus will direct you to the chest in the middle of the Tribute Hall, which holds a frightening weapon. You’ll need to venture to the Ascendant Plane to find it, working your way through a mixed-up version of the Leviathan, filled with Taken enemies.

For the most part, this mission is pretty easy, despite feeling a bit overwhelming. While it’s bustling with powerful Taken enemies who are great at overwhelming you (especially if you’re alone), there are no points at which falling in battle will set you back–so feel free to die as much as you need to as you advance. Some of the challenges you’ll face are twisted versions of what you went through on the Leviathan, including a frightening take on the Pleasure Gardens (pro tip: don’t try to climb up above the enemies). You don’t have to do much except keep fighting and killing enemies–but you’re going to want to bring guns that are good for crowd-clearing, as there are a lot of Taken thralls around. Something with good distance, like a machine gun, will also be very useful for taking out Shriekers and snipers along the way.

Once you complete The Other Side, you’ll win your reward: Bad Juju. It’s a fully automatic pulse rifle with String of Curses perk, which earns you magazine refills and increased damage for kills, and gives you Super energy for multi-kills.

Working On The Catalyst

Just because you’ve got Bad Juju doesn’t mean you’re done filling the Tribute Hall. There are still lots of other things to earn and place throughout the room. Doing so unlocks you another reward: the Bad Juju Catalyst, which makes its String of Curses perk more effective and gives you Super energy more easily. To get it, you’ll need to place 45 total Tributes. You’ll need to purchase some in addition to the ones you can earn from the Triumphs, so save your money.

The band Avenged Sevenfold have been friends of Call of Duty: Black Ops developer Treyarch for a long time now, and the partnership continues with Black Ops 4.

Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows will be a playable character in an upcoming content release for Black Ops 4’s battle royale mode, Blackout. Actor Danny Trejo is also presumably playable character in the new update. You can see both characters in the image below.

Celebrity appearances in Black Ops are nothing new. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michael Rooker, Jeff Goldblum, Ron Perlman, and Heather Graham, among many others have appeared in Black Ops Zombies mode. Shadows and Trejo appear to be the first celebrities in Blackout, however.

Avenged Sevenfold has also written original music for the Black Ops series. They wrote the song “Not Ready To Die” for Black Ops 1, and the entire band even features in the credits scene for Black Ops 2 alongside a dancing Hilary Clinton. Avenged Sevenfold also wrote the song “Mad Hatter” for Black Ops 4.

Shadows also confirmed that Avenged Sevenfold music will appear in the updated Blackout mode. The singer said the new Blackout update will make the battle royale mode darker with an increased focus on zombies, it seems.

While you have to wait a while long to play as Shadows in Blackout, Black Ops 4’s new Zombies expansion, Operation Apocalypse Z, is out now on PS4. Get all the details here.