Category: Games

Fortnite has finally added Wolverine’s stripped-down Logan skin, but you’re going to have to complete a lot of challenges in order to unlock him. If you’ve been following along with our weekly challenge guides, however, that shouldn’t be an issue.

Available to unlock after completing 60 weekly challenges and six challenges from the Wolverine Battle Pass, the Wolverine Logan skin shows the hero wearing a tank top with a large tear in the front. Presumably, his healing factor allowed him to repair any damage that happened under the shirt.

Logan is the third skin available for Wolverine in Fortnite this season, with the gold and classic skins being released in weeks 5 and 6. Other weapon skins and back bling were previously made available. You can even swap from using a pickaxe to his Adamantium claws.

Fortnite has recently begun some spooky challenges just in time for Halloween. These include a candy-eating challenge, flying a witch’s broom, and becoming a literal shadow of your former self. It looks like the Marvel fun isn’t stopping, either, as a Ghost Rider skin has leaked. You could even defeat Wolverine this season, and we’ve provided a guide to the challenges you’ll need to complete in order to unlock him.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade of Light – the first Fire Emblem game from 1990 – will be released on the Nintendo Switch on December 4, 2020, and will be fully localized for the first time.

This Fire Emblem game, that was released only in Japan on the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom), told a story that featured the “heroic exploits of Prince Marth,” and began a franchise that has spawned 20 games, spin-offs, and remakes, most recently with Fire Emblem: Three Houses for the Nintendo Switch.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade of Light will be available on the Nintendo eShop for $5.99 and will only be available to purchase until the end of the franchise’s 30th anniversary on March 31, 2021. Super Mario 3D All-Stars and Super Mario Bros. 35 will also only be available, at least in their current forms, until that date as well.

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There will also be a Fire Emblem 30th Anniversary Edition that will be available for $49.99 and will include “a nostalgic, stylized physical NES box and a replica NES Game Pak art piece with a protective sleeve that transports owners to the era of the original game’s release.” There will also be a 222-page Legacy of Archanea deluxe hardbound art book, download code, NES instruction manual (also localized!), a fold-out world map, and a Mini Nintendo Power retro collectible.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade of Light will have its first English language localization on Switch, and will also have rewind, fast-forward, and save states to help players along their journey.

Throughout the adventure, players will be able to control dozens of characters with unique attributes and will help Marth acquire the sacred Falchion sword on his quest to restore peace to the Kingdom of Archanea.

This particular adventure was remade for the Nintendo DS in 2008 as Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. In our review, we said “Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon doesn’t offer a revolutionary experience, but it is a highly polished and well-balanced example of strategy gaming. Nintendo did a nice job making sure it kept the challenge the series is known for while at the same time providing a friendlier experience for newcomers. The series superfans may be disappointed at the lack of new features, but this is still one of the strongest turn-based strategy experiences on the DS.”

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The first-ever Fire Emblem game turns 30 this year, and Nintendo is celebrating its anniversary by officially localizing it for Switch. The company announced that it is bringing the series’ previously Famicom-only debut entry, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, to Nintendo Switch in English on December 4.

In addition to full English text, Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light will feature a few new amenities, including a rewind feature that lets you skip back to a previous turn, as well as the ability to fast-forward through animations. Nintendo has also added a save state function to the game. You can watch the announcement trailer for Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light below.

As the first game in the series, Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light established the framework that future Fire Emblem games would follow. The game features more than 50 unique characters, who you’ll need to tactically maneuver around a map to defeat opposing armies. It was also the first title to feature the series’ hallmark permadeath; if one of your characters should fall during battle, they’ll be gone permanently.

Although this is the first time the Famicom installment is being officially released in English, this isn’t the first chance Western players had to play through Marth’s adventure. Nintendo released a full remake of the game dubbed Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon for the original DS back in 2009.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light launches digitally on the Switch eShop on December 4. The game will cost $6 USD to purchase. Nintendo is also releasing a $50 USD collector’s edition that comes with an assortment of physical goodies on top of the game download, including an NES instruction manual, an NES-style box and game pak art piece, and a 222-page art book.

Much like Super Mario 3D All-Stars, however, Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light will not be a permanent release. Nintendo says the game will only be available to purchase until March 31, 2021.

Sony has revealed that Apple TV+, Disney+, Netflix, Spotify, Twitch, and YouTube will all be available on PS5 on its launch day of November 12, 2020.

Announced on PlayStation.Blog, the PS5 will also be getting additional streaming apps in the future like Amazon Prime Video, MyCanal, Hulu, Peacock, and more.

Some of these apps also have an integrated experience with PS5, including being able to play Spotify in the background while you play a game, watching or livestreaming on Twitch, and broadcasting and sharing gameplay moments from YouTube.

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Furthermore, these apps, as was shown in the PS5’s UI reveal, will have a dedicated media entertainment space next to the Game home screen. There will also be no need to download the entertainment apps through the PS Store as they will now all be contained in the Media space.

This will allow for switching quickly between Game and Media spaces and PS5’s new Control Center will also make controlling your music even easier with the ability to switch between channels, skip, and pause whatever you may be playing.

The PS5’s Media Remote will also be available with the launch of the console, and will let users power on the PS5, quickly navigate media, adjust volume and power settings on compatible TVs, and will feature dedicated launch buttons for Disney+, Netflix, Spotify and YouTube.

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This probably isn’t news to anyone, but Star Wars has a whole lot of great action figures coming out all the time. The Black Series offers a terrific meeting point between quality and pricing. The brand new Celebrate the Saga line offers great-looking 3.75-inch figures that come in box sets of five.

Below we’ve compiled some of the coolest looking upcoming Star Wars figures, accessories, and sets you can either order or preorder now. It’s not a complete list of the upcoming figures, but it covers a whole lot of ground. For the Amazon preorders in particular, you won’t be charged until they ship, and if they get a discount before release, you’ll only be charged the lowest price they go. Let’s have a look.

New and Upcoming Star Wars Figures

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These figures run the gamut from the long-running Black Series and Vintage Series to the new Celebrate the Saga series.

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Mortal Kombat 11 has a few more warriors to add to its roster including fan-favourite Mileena and Edenian demigod Rain. This week’s latest reveal is a grisly and brutal deep dive that showcases Sly Stallone’s famous cinematic hero John Rambo in action. Earthrealm’s grizzled war veteran is ready to draw first blood in this gameplay trailer, as he wields his trademark knife with surgical precision.

In the trailer above, Rambo has access to a cinematic arsenal of weapons. His trusty knife forms a key part of his offense, his bow can keep opponents at bay, and he can whip out a pair of heavy machine guns to create a massive gap between him and anyone on the opposite side of the screen. Rambo’s fighting style revolves around the use of grapples and traps as well, while his fatality is a savage combination of bamboo, knives, and a throat rip finisher that would make the late Patrick Swayze proud.

Developer NetherRealm’s version of Rambo also has several of his outfits from Last Blood and Rambo 3 as cosmetic options, while Stallone himself was brought in to voice his famous action movie persona. If you want to see who the true king of the Hollywood box office really is, you can even face off against Stallone’s greatest rival from the time, as Arnold Schwarzennegger is present in Mortal Kombat 11 as a playable version of the Terminator. Sadly, Arnie doesn’t voice his digital doppelganger.

NetherRealm has said that the digital versions of these new characters will be the quickest way to access them, as the physical version of Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate Edition that includes the new roster additions won’t arrive until January 2021. On the plus side, you’ll be able to upgrade your current-gen version of Mortal Kombat 11 to its PS5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S version for free, and we’ve got a guide right here explaining how to.

Corsair is making a big splash on Xbox, just in time for the next-gen Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. The HS75 XB, the company’s first officially licensed wireless gaming headset for the platform, delivers incredible high-quality audio that makes any game sound better. A revised version of the company’s premium PS4 accessory, the HS70, the HS75 gets a few style tweaks, and one major upgrade in the form of a Dolby Atmos license, which gives you access to Xbox’s premium surround sound at no extra charge. Simply put, the HS75 created one of the best audio experiences I’ve heard from an Xbox-specific headset. It has the look, the feel, and, most importantly, the sound you’re looking for.

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Corsair HS75 XB – Design & Features

On the outside, the Corsair HS75 looks nearly identical to its PS4-facing predecessor. It looks tall and thin because of the high curve in its leatherette-coated top band, thick aluminum forks, and oval ear cups. The HS75’s aesthetic is more subdued: It sports a much smaller version of Corsair’s text logo on the top band, and no longer has the cross-stitched pattern on its head-top padding. It retains the intricate grill on the backs of the cups, which give the headset a distinctive, polished look.

The memory foam padding inside the cans looks firm, but is quite comfortable on-head. Likewise, the tall frame gives the impression that it may clamp hard, but I found it perfectly comfortable to keep on for long stretches of the day. At 379 grams, it’s also light enough to wear for many hours without making you feel weighed down.

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The hinges that connect the top band to the forks can pivot a little, providing a little give for comfort’s sake, but they don’t rotate a full 90 degrees to let you lay them down flat. It’s not a huge loss, but it does come in handy more than you think.

Let’s talk for a minute about what’s on the inside: Like the HS70, the HS75 features 50mm neodymium drivers, whose sound is digitally augmented with Dolby Atmos for additional clarity and 7.1 virtual surround sound. The HS75’s Atmos license – which gives you access to the service without a subscription fee – is the HS75’s most crucial feature. The HS75 provides solid, balanced sound on its own, but Atmos enhances everything, making audio in games and while watching video more vibrant and full.

Unlike most gaming headsets these days, the HS75 splits the buttons and ports across both cans. On the left, you have a general volume roller, a mic mute, a USB-C charging port, and the port for connecting the detachable wire mic. On the right, you have a second wheel for balancing gameplay and chat, and the power button, which you also use for pairing. On one hand, splitting the buttons on both faces makes it easy to navigate and find whatever you’re looking for. On the other, having an identically placed wheel on either side makes it easy to forget which wheel you need in those first few sessions.

As a licensed Xbox One headset, the HS75 links with your console via a 2.4 GHz wireless connection using Microsoft’s proprietary pairing format. Like your controllers, you pair them simply by holding the power/pairing button on the headset and the pairing button on the console at the same time. (You can also connect it to a gaming PC using Microsoft’s Xbox Wireless adapter). It’s incredibly easy and, once you’re paired, the headset will re-pair with your console automatically when you power it up.

Corsair claims that the HS75 should get better battery life than its predecessor – up to 20 hours on a single charge. I found that it fell a bit short, getting around 15 hours in a stress test. More broadly, I needed to charge it every other day during regular, daily use.

Last, but not least, the HS75 features a detachable unidirectional noise-cancelling wire microphone. It looks unassuming, as detachable wire mics have become the de facto standard form factor for gaming headsets. It’s easy to position, despite the fact that the pop filter technically covers all the indicators of what side should face your mouth. The proper position comes naturally, though: You just need to curve it naturally so the mic is in front of your lips. That said, while the noise-cancelling works well, I found that you can use the mic effectively even when it’s somewhat askew, which is good: Not everyone wants to take the time to set up a mic perfectly every time they play.

Corsair HS75 XB – Software

The HS75 XB is the rare console headset that supports configuration software. In this case, it isn’t Corsair’s, but the Dolby Access app, which you’ll need to download and pair with to activate Dolby Atmos.

Dolby Access allows you to select from a handful of game-, movie-, and music-optimized audio modes. The game modes skew toward enhancing positional audio, the movie modes enhance clarity, especially for dialogue, and the music modes seem to be focused on “power.” You also have the ability to make up to three custom EQ mixes. This is the most customization I’ve seen on a console-focused headset: If you want to make your sound perfect – or as close to it as possible – Access gives you some tools to play with.

I only had one small hiccup with Dolby Access, which I offer up as a tip, rather than a critique: If you’ve already downloaded Dolby Access prior to pairing the HS75, you’ll need to delete and reinstall the app to ensure that the app detects the headset.

Corsair HS75 XB – Gaming

The Corsair HS75 XB makes the audio elements of any gaming experience a delight. I tested it with both competitive games, such as Star Wars: Squadrons and Apex Legends, and more music-forward experiences like Streets of Rage 4 and Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 Remake. I also threw in a few miscellaneous games like Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, which served as a strong experiential surround sound test.

Across the board, the HS75 generated sound that was well-balanced and full-bodied. In Squadrons, you can feel the rumble of the engines in the bass, and the whirring of blasters as you weave through a tight dogfight (or, in my case, get shot down a lot). I found myself bumping along with Street of Rage 4’s synthy tunes more than usual because I could hear them more clearly and with more detail than ever.

Through Dolby Access, the HS75 XB offers a specific “performance” mode that highlights gameplay relevant sounds like footsteps, in addition to emphasizing positional audio, in general. In Apex Legends, I found performance mode offers a minor benefit, but was much more subtle than other versions of this mode that I’ve used. In general, I prefer Atmos’ general positional audio, which delivers both performance and quality sound, over Windows Sonic, the Xbox’ default surround sound tech, which highlights performance-relevant audio more, but in a way that impedes your immersion.

Given that, it may not surprise you to hear that my favorite test was with Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, which takes heavy advantage of the headset’s virtual 7.1 surround sound to create unsettling ambient noise. Having a headset with this level of fidelity truly upgraded the experience.

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Corsair HS75 XB – Purchasing Guide

The Corsair HS75 XB is available now for $149.99 through Corsair’s website, as well as digital retailers, including Amazon.

It’s tough for just about any game to get noticed these days, and even trickier for a one-man indie game launching on the Xbox Series X alongside 30 other choices. But maybe this will do the trick: what if I told you that, in some loose but refreshingly familiar ways, The Falconeer feels like something of a spiritual successor to the beloved original Xbox aerial combat game Crimson Skies?

To be fair, you’re on a giant Warbird here, not in a plane, and you can’t dismount and wander around on land. And the setting is pirate-fantasy rather than an alternate-reality post-World War I. But both are aerial dogfighting games where you’ll need to dive, roll, and evade your targets in spectacular fashion. They also both take place out on the high seas as well, and both give me the same exhilarating feeling in combat. For whatever reason, games like this don’t come around too often, and as such The Falconeer feels fresh and new.

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The Falconeer makes a reasonable attempt at worldbuilding, but at first it’s all pretty dense. The story isn’t told through cutscenes; rather, it’s dictated to you by characters in the world. You’re a Warbird pilot in The Great Ursee, trying to defeat the bad guys while also taking on the occasional side job. You can upgrade your Warbird along the way, too, with mutagens that up its stats while you level up as its pilot. The stylized graphics probably won’t blow you away on the Series X, but of what I’ve played on the new Xbox so far, The Falconeer’s 120fps option is the most impressive high-framerate game I’ve seen; I wish I could properly show it to you on this video. It’s glass-smooth no matter how much you whip the camera around, even in the most heated of battles, and it still hits 1800p in this mode. Dial it down and you’ve got a rocksteady 4K at 60fps.

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Maneuvering takes a bit of getting used to, but is really fun once you get the hang of it. Speeding to your next objective can be aided by holding the left bumper, which drains your stamina. But simply dive back down towards the water (be careful not to hit it, though fortunately you won’t die if you do) and you’ll recharge that meter. Do rolls with the right bumper, and hold left trigger to slam on the air brakes for even tighter 180’s. Cycling through targets by pressing the X button couldn’t be simpler. It all adds up to an easy-to-pick-up, moderate-to-master control scheme that will have you outdueling your rivals in no time.

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I do think there’s too much idle downtime en route to or on the way back from mission spaces, and the introductory loading screen doesn’t do a great job of easing you into The Falconeer’s lore, but it is worth a look on either Xbox, for sure. It’ll be on Xbox Game Pass when it launches on November 10 alongside the Xbox Series X, so you’ve got no excuse.

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Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan, catch him on Unlocked, and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.