Halo Infinite Dev Says It Will Be “More Communicative” In Coming Months

Halo Infinite was supposed to already be available, as it was initially scheduled to be a launch title for the Xbox Series X/S. However, Microsoft pushed the game out to 2021 due to complications related to COVID-19, among other things. Fans are understandably eager to learn more about the game, but developer 343 Industries is not ready to share just yet.

In a new blog post, the studio said it understands that people want to know more, but the company won’t discuss the game more until it has something to show.

“We want nothing more than to answer your questions. We can’t wait to go into deep detail about the rich story and characters in the Halo Infinite campaign, to dive into exactly how customization and progression works and shows up visually in the multiplayer experience, and provide a detailed look at the incredible depth of content across the entire game,” the studio said.

But to do right by the game and the studio, 343 doesn’t want to divulge more information until it can show instead of tell. When might that happen? Probably not soon.

“The best we can say right now is ‘when it’s ready.’ That’s not the same as ‘when it’s done,’ but it’s still ‘not yet.’ When we get close, we’ll be sure to let you know ahead of time. Your questions will, eventually, be answered,” 343 said.

Also in the blog post, the studio admitted that it has remained quiet on Halo Infinite for longer than it would like, but this was due to “a myriad of circumstances” that came out of the delay from 2020 to 2021. “We’re working with the team to provide an end of year update and establish plans to be much more communicative in the coming months,” the studio said.

This statement comes not long after the studio said it would have a “high level” update to share on Halo Infinite in the relatively near future. Halo Infinite will not, however, have any reveals during The Game Awards in December.

While Halo Infinite has been delayed to 2021, the game’s various merchandising and promotional campaigns are rolling ahead normally. This has rubbed some people the wrong way. 343 explained that the team was working with the idea that Halo Infinite would launch in 2020, and when that changed, there was too much momentum to stop the train.

“Our marketing and promotions teams have been working for over a year in most cases to ensure Halo Infinite is everywhere possible this holiday to support the game and the Xbox Series X launch. So, when the game shifted out of 2020, the million moving parts across Halo Gear, brand partnerships, marketing, Xbox, legal, retail, and community had to take stock, recalibrate, and readjust,” 343 said. “That doesn’t mean hitting the brakes on these programs however, especially when we can still support them today with things like banking rewards for launch.”

In addition to the delay, Halo Infinite’s development team experienced some high-level staff turnover this year, most recently with director Chris Lee leaving the project. In an interview with GameSpot, Spencer downplayed the staff turnover, and he said he believes in 343’s vision for the game. “I have a ton of belief in Halo and 343 and where we’re going. I’ve played quite a bit of Infinite and I’m looking forward to other people getting to play,” he said.

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Lady Gaga Will Be In Deadpool 2 Director’s New Bullet Train Movie, Report Says

The cast for Deadpool 2 director David Leitch’s new Bullet Train movie starring Brad Pitt continues to add to its already impressive lineup.

After Heroes star Masi Oka and Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon boarded the movie, Collider reports that singer/actress Lady Gaga will also have a role in the film.

The movie follows a group of assassins on a speeding train in Tokyo. Collider’s source said Lady Gaga’s part is a “smaller supporting role.”

Bullet Train also stars Joey King, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Zazie Beetz, Andrew Koji, and Brian Tyree Henry. The movie is based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle from author Kotaro Isaka, with the screenplay written by Zak Olkewicz.

No release date has been announced. When the film was originally revealed, it was reported that it would be shot on a contained set–a train–which could make production relatively easier during COVID.

Bullet Train will be Pitt’s first movie after winning his first Academy Award for acting in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.

Former Capcom Employees Fear For Their Private Data After Massive Hack on Company

A massive ransomware attack on Capcom has leaked numerous, high-profile games in development like new Dragon’s Dogma and Street Fighter titles. But former employees are frustrated with how Capcom is handling its response to their personal information, which Capcom confirmed was compromised as part of the leak.

A source close to Capcom who wishes to remain anonymous has shared with IGN that there is a worrying lack of communication between Capcom and former employees who want to find out more about how vulnerable they are following the ransomware attack on Capcom that briefly took the company’s data hostage.

In a press release from earlier this week, Capcom confirmed that among the information compromised by hackers, “Personal information of former employees” including names, signatures, passport information, and HR information was accessed.

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Unfortunately, Capcom has seemingly made little effort to reach out to these former employees. In an update on Capcom’s official investor website, the company said it “has begun contacting individuals whose information it has verified to have been compromised to explain the background of this incident and current situation.”

But former employees have said they only have an email address and phone number for investors worried about their data.

“It’s a one-way street, people are asking for info but nothing is coming back,” a source shared with IGN. According to our sources, attempts to communicate with Capcom via official channels haven’t been responded to.

On its investor website, Capcom has outlined several steps on how it will move forward. This includes “coordinating with law enforcement authorities in Japan and the U.S. and also give timely reports to and receive advice from the institutions responsible for the protection of personal information in each country.”

Capcom also says it’s working with “a major IT security specialist company” and is “in discussions with external security experts” with “plans to newly establish an advisory board regarding system security working towards preventing any reoccurrence.”

Employees, particularly former members of the now-shuttered Capcom Vancouver, know that at least some information of theirs was included in the leak after a signed NDA from Capcom Vancouver made it online as part of the leak. But former employees haven’t heard back from Capcom about their safety status or next steps.

“No one has reached out to us from the Capcom side,” the former employee says. “It’s a little bit of a frustration and worry — most people have never dealt with this sort of situation before and there’s really no guidance on it.”

Information Capcom confirmed has been compromised.
Information Capcom confirmed has been compromised.

Former Capcom employees are now working together to help one another on their own without support from the Japanese headquarters. Employees are communicating over internal messaging services “giving tips and guidance for contacting credit bureaus” and government agencies that can help secure their private information.

Though data leaks and breaches aren’t uncommon for many larger corporations, the scale of the attack on Capcom is unprecedented, not only in terms of what kind of data was accessed but what has already made its way online including Capcom’s development pipeline for the next four years. “I think we were all just shocked at the scale of it,” the former employee says. “It’s a sh*tty situation for everyone involved, especially Capcom.”

IGN has reached out to Capcom for comment. In a statement the company says,

“We certainly apologize for the concern caused by the possibility that personal data has been compromised.

As mentioned in the press release, Capcom has listed the maximum number of items it has determined to potentially have been affected at the present time. Capcom is continuing the investigation into what has potentially been taken or compromised and has begun contacting those individuals whose information it has verified as having been compromised.

For individuals in North America who wish to inquire about personal information that has potentially been compromised, they can visit our customer support page for more information – www.capcom.com/support.

Meanwhile, companies like Apple and Google recommend users activate two-factor authentication support, which is strongly encouraged to keep personal data on those services safe, at least as far as data on those platforms are concerned.

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Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Massive Capcom Leaks Reveal Dragon’s Dogma 2, Street Fighter 6, and Potentially More

The fallout from a massive data breach at Capcom continues as more games in development leak online. A purported screenshot from the leaks shows a Capcom development schedule for the next four years, and IGN believes at least portions of that list to be legitimate, including listings for Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Street Fighter 6.

Earlier this week, Capcom confirmed it was the victim of a “customized ransomware attack” that led to unauthorized access to its network. Capcom says corporate, employee, and customer information may have been compromised by the attack. Subsequently, materials from those leaks have been released onto the internet — while unable to verify them all, sources close to Capcom have told IGN that many are genuine.

As more information from the leaked data packages continues to trickle out, Capcom’s alleged game development plans for the next four years appear to have made their way online. The schedule includes a mix of sequels and remakes, while others are only listed under their codenames.

Here is a list of the biggest names listed in the purported schedule:

  • Resident Evil Outbreak – Q4 FY21
  • Dragon’s Dogma 2 – Q2 FY22
  • Street Fighter 6 – Q3 FY22
  • Rockman [Mega Man in North America] Match – Q3 FY22
  • Resident Evil 4 Remake – Q4 FY22
  • Monster Hunter 6 – Q2 FY23
  • Biohazard Apocalypse – Q3 FY23
  • “SSF6” – Q4 FY23
  • Final Fight Remake – Q2 FY24
  • Power Stone Remake – Q3 FY24
  • Ultra SF6 – Q4 FY24
  • Resident Evil Hank [likely, “Hunk”] – Q4 FY24

 

Sources confirmed to IGN that some of the games included in the list are legitimate — including Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Street Fighter 6 — but could potentially be out of date. Many other games revealed in the leak are listed under codenames.

Capcom detected the ransomware attacks in the early morning hours of November 2, 2020. The attack “destroyed and encrypted data” on Capcom’s servers and criminal organization Ragnar Locker messaged the company demanding a money ransom for the compromised information.

Capcom says it will continue coordinating with law enforcement in Japan and the United States and is still gauging the overall damage caused by the attack. Capcom also reassured customers that its online services, website, and games are safe to access. However, former Capcom employees have expressed frustration with the company to IGN about how it has handled the fallout to their personal lives and information.

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Data breaches targeting major video game companies have become more frequent in recent years. A massive data breach on Nintendo dubbed the “Gigaleak,” spilled troves of internal data online. But the information revealed in the Gigaleak mostly pertained to older projects whereas the Capcom leaks are more forward-looking.

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Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Additional reporting by Joe Skrebels.

Xbox Series X/S And Xbox One Games Discounted In Big Xbox Live Black Friday 2020 Sale

Microsoft has kicked off Xbox Live’s annual Black Friday sale, and as always, the sheer number of games on sale is overwhelming. Hundreds of games and pieces of DLC are now on sale, and while the bulk of those are on Xbox One-specific games, there are Smart Delivery-enabled Xbox Series X/S games on sale, too. You can play the entire Xbox One library on the next-gen systems with various improvements, making this a sale of particular interest to those who might be new to owning an Xbox.

In terms of Smart Delivery games–those that provide access to Xbox One and native Series X/S versions for one price–you can get Control: Ultimate Edition for $20; this includes not just one of 2019’s best games, but also its two DLC expansions. Halo: The Master Chief Collection is available for $26 and just received Xbox Series X/S enhancements allowing for 120fps gameplay if you have a compatible TV. And Marvel’s Avengers, ahead of adding Kate Bishop as a playable character, is down to $30.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, our 2019 Game of the Year, is down to $39, and the recently launched Watch Dogs: Legion is on sale for $40.19. Although the brand-new Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is not on sale on Xbox Live, you can get a bundle with Valhalla and Legion for $91.29, saving you almost $19 off the standard price. If you’d prefer to go all Assassin’s Creed, you can get a bundle with Valhalla, Odyssey, and Origins for $80.

Sports game fans also have a variety of options for discounted Xbox One games, including Madden NFL 21 for $36 and NBA 2K21 for $30. Both of these will have Xbox Series X/S versions available, but whereas Madden’s is a free upgrade (once it arrives in December), you’ll need to buy a separate version (or more expensive bundle) of NBA 2K21 to get the next-gen edition, which is not included in this sale.

Other highlights include Star Wars: Squadrons for $24, Gears 5 for $10 (fresh off the release of its Series X/S enhancements and big free multiplayer update), and Titanfall 2 for $4. And if you somehow don’t have Grand Theft Auto V yet, the Premium edition (with some bonus GTA Online content) is down to $15 ahead of the impending release of a new heist or Online expansion.

While the sale is far too extensive to list everything, you can see a roundup of many of the notable deals below.

Keep in mind that, even with Xbox One games, you may see benefits when playing on Xbox Series X/S. That can include dramatic improvements to load times and, depending on the game, improved frame rates and higher resolutions.

Although the sale is already live, Microsoft has not officially announced the details of it, so we don’t know when it’ll be running until or if more games might be added. Based on the game pages, the sale should end on or around December 3. We’ll report back when more information is shared, and if you’re open to buying physical games, be sure to check out our roundup of the best Xbox gaming deals.

The 10 Best Black Friday Gaming Monitor Deals You Can Get Right Now

Black Friday is a good time of year to upgrade your gaming monitor. There are plenty of good deals that are already available from major vendor like Dell, Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, and Walmart. These monitors at the bare minimum have a higher refresh rate, lower response time than your average computer monitor. Some of them have NVIDIA G-Sync or AMD FreeSync compatibility as well.

#1: New 2020 Alienware AW3420DW 34″ Gaming Monitor for $829.99

34″ 3440×1440, Curved, 2ms, 120Hz, GSYNC, IPS

The new 2020 Alienware AW3420DW is one of the best gaming monitors out there today. The 34″ ultra-wide form factor is great for both gaming and productivity use, and the 3440×1440 resolution is plenty sharp without requiring an overly expensive video card that 4K demands. Other features include a 2ms response time, IPS panel with wide viewing angles and 98% DCI-P3 color accuracy (stricter than sRGB), 120Hz refresh rate, and G-Sync compatibility.

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WandaVision: Wanda Maximoff’s Insane Comic History Explained

Much like her on-again-off-again romantic interest, Vision, Wanda Maximoff AKA Scarlet Witch has been rocketed into the pop culture mainstream by her prominent role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe–and that spotlight is only going to get brighter now that she’s making her way to her very own show. WandaVision is headed for Disney+ in 2021 and, with any luck, it will both help clear up some of the loose ends in Wanda’s MCU story and establish her moving forward as she goes on to feature in more films, like Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.

On the big screen, Wanda’s story has been relatively streamlined. She, like Vision, was introduced in Avengers: Age of Ultron as a Sarkovian refugee along with her brother, Pietro AKA Quicksilver, who had been subjected to human experimentation by HYDRA with the Mind Stone. It’s not entirely clear how the experiments actually worked or why they gave the twins the powers they wound up with, but Wanda came out of the HYDRA facility with the ability to telekinetically move objects and manipulate people’s minds. That last power was only featured once or twice, particularly in making heroes like Captain America fall into dream-like illusions–but it’s still something worth keeping in mind.

Functionally, in the MCU, Wanda is a science experiment gone awry. She started out very much under HYDRA’s thumb but eventually was freed from their control to join the Avengers, where she became a point of contention for her strange and difficult to control powers. The fact that no one knew exactly how strong or how in control she was wound up becoming one of the major inciting incidents for Captain America: Civil War and the creation of the Sokovia Accords.

Over in the comics, Wanda’s history is considerably more complicated and strange, but full of themes and motifs you’ll likely find very familiar as an MCU fan. Introduced in X-Men #4 back in 1964, Wanda and Pietro were first cast as members of Magneto’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, though neither of them were completely bought-into Magneto’s ideologies. But they didn’t stay exclusive to X-Men titles, or villains, for very long. Experiments in publication and team lineups allowed writers like Stan Lee and Roy Thomas to shuffle both Wanda and Pietro into Avengers-adjacent teams in titles like Tales of Suspense, where the seeds of things like Wanda’s eventual relationship with Vision were planted.

Things didn’t start getting truly bizarre for Wanda until creative teams began trying to tackle her origin story. Around a decade or so after she first debuted, a story called The Yesterday Quest was published in Avengers #185, kicking off an arc meant to peel back the layers of Wanda and Pietro’s history.

It went a little something like this: The twins had, for their entire lives, believed themselves to be the children of two D-list superheroes, Miss America and The Whizzer, but this never quite sat right with them and, soon, they both began experiencing hazy recollections of something that may or may not have been their true past. Eventually, Wanda was visited by a man named Modred the Mystic who took her down an “arcane path” to find answers, leading her to a place called Mount Wundagore, former home of the High Evolutionary.

Naturally, Modred tried to betray Wanda and was ultimately foiled by Pietro with the help of a strange humanoid cow person named Bova who related the twins’ actual story. It turned out that Miss America and Whizzer were not, in fact, their real parents; they had been born to a woman named Magda, the wife of Magneto, who hid herself away at Mount Wundagore before she gave birth. When the twins were actually born, an Elder God named Chthon (a demon and the first practitioner of black magic in the Marvel universe) gave Wanda her magical abilities through a sort of arcane mutation he was able to instill in her as an infant, hoping that he’d be able to use her as a vessel when she grew up.

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Don’t worry too much about that part yet. The important takeaway here is that Magda died not long after the children were born, leaving Bova to attend them both through their infancies. Later, a pregnant Miss America found herself at Mount Wundagore, carrying The Whizzer’s child, but despite Bova’s help, both she and the baby died during childbirth. However, Bova saw this as an opportunity and told The Whizzer that the twins were actually his, establishing that part of the lie both Wanda and Pietro believed for most of their lives.

If all of this sounds wildly convoluted, that’s because it is–but it’s actually pretty typical for superhero origin stories in the ’60s and ’70s. This was when a lot of shared continuities for major publishers were finally being properly solidified and there was tremendous pressure on editorial teams to justify and fold in any and all disparate parts of a hero’s publication history without retconning or hand waving anything away–even the parts that came well before anyone was trying to maintain consistent character details. The end result is–well, a lot of things like this, where creative teams opted to invent all sorts of incredibly convoluted ways to make sure fans who had been following Wanda from her debut didn’t feel like the stories they read a decade ago no longer counted, even when her past was being completely overhauled.

Anyway, after the first part of the lie–that the twins’ parents had been Miss America and The Whizzer–was in place, The Whizzer actually peaced out from Mount Wundagore rather than raise them. So the High Evolutionary and Bova were left to go with a plan B, leaving the kids in the care of a Romani couple named Django and Marya Maximoff–hence their inexplicable last name. Both Django and Marya were eventually taken out of the picture, leaving the twins orphaned and deeply traumatized to the point that they “forgot” about most everything in their past. Later, they were found by Magneto, who took them in as part of the Brotherhood without knowing he was their father, bringing us back to square one and their first appearance.

If you can believe it, Wanda’s story actually doesn’t get much cleaner or easier to understand, even after tying her origin up into a neat little bow. There was also the problem of her powers, which no one could really seem to figure out–she’d been first introduced as a mutant, but her new past added the layer of arcane influence into the mix. And even before that, the “Witch” part of her codename was taken very literally, making her abilities work like literal spells and curses rather than telekinesis. For a time, she was even tutored by a witch named Agatha Harkness who taught her to better control her “magic.” Also the demon who gave Wanda her powers as a child, Chthon, did eventually come calling and eventually possesses her–you know how these things can happen. Some time later, her powers evolved yet again after a battle with the villain Morgan Le Fay left Wanda able to channel “chaos magic,” making her even more powerful.

Oh, and also she and Vision were married for a while and Wanda was able to use her powers to conceive and give birth to two children, who would eventually be revealed to be powerful heroes (sort of–there’s some reincarnation involved here) in their own right and join teams like the Young Avengers. But they’re a whole other can of worms, so don’t worry too much about them–just know they exist (sometimes), and you might see hints of both of them in the upcoming TV show.

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Later still, Wanda’s powers evolved again as part of what is arguably her most famous story arc, House of M. After being merged with a cosmic entity in hopes of restoring parts of her memory (she suffers amnesia very, very frequently–probably more frequently than most superheroes, and losing memories is a pretty common superhero trope) she completely lost her grip on herself and her abilities, which now included the absurdly powerful “reality warping” bonus skill. This is where the frequently memed “no more mutants” panel comes from–an unhinged Wanda uses her newfound gift to speak her thoughts into existence, in this case, the near-complete extermination (some mutants were just depowered, but many, with mutations that were life-sustaining parts of their biology, died) of the mutant population in an event called M-Day.

They got better eventually, so don’t panic. The net result, however, was a world that really, really did not trust poor Wanda (understandably) and even more amnesia for Wanda herself that lasted for a while–about a year or so of real-time publication.

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M-Day was formally reversed by Wanda saying “no more Phoenix” to destroy the Phoenix Force (for a while) and restore the mutations to the remaining mutant population. This did help bolster Wanda’s public image, but the fear and anxiety many felt about her both within and outside of the mutant community didn’t disappear overnight and went on to become a prominent theme in her stories, well into very recent years.

In fact, her origin story was revisited yet again in 2016, adding a new biological mother, Natalya Maximoff (the sister of Django Maximoff–remember him?) and a legacy component to the Scarlet Witch name. More recently still, in the Dawn of X X-Men relaunch, it was confirmed once and for all that Wanda is, in fact, not a mutant, despite what her early stories insinuated. She’s just a human who can use magic, and mutant-kind now refers to her as “the Great Pretender” for the decades-long confusion.

So where does that leave us? Well–it will probably not surprise you to hear that the answer is a little tricky. Wanda’s publication history has stretched on for almost six decades, and in that time, the character has defied strict definition. Even her powers, which started as “hexes” and then gradually became cosmic-level reality warping, have never been easy to pin down or explain.

But for as esoteric as Wanda is, and probably always will be, she does have some pretty easy to spot throughlines. Thematically, Wanda’s existence in the Marvel Universe hinges on both change and evolution–she’s used to explore the fear of things far outside our control and the complex balance of power and responsibility. If you think Peter Parker has it bad as a guy who can sling webs and do cool acrobatics, imagine being a person who can speak any idea she has into existence–even at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives.

As for WandaVision, we’re very likely to start seeing some of these themes come into even starker relief. They were touched upon back in Captain America: Civil War, and the real extent of her on-screen abilities was hinted at in Avengers: Infinity War when she was able to hold off, and destroy, the blast from not one but two Infinity Gems–if only temporarily. Based on the trailer, it seems likely that we’re going to start seeing the real cost of wielding that sort of power–which can be a very dangerous thing when you mix it with grief and loss and alienation. Layer that with Vision’s ongoing existential crisis and–well, it’s probably going to get really, really weird.

WandaVision hits Disney+ January 15, 2021.

Star Wars: Squadrons Black Friday 2020 Deals Blast It Down To $17

Star Wars: Squadrons, the newest video game adaptation of the Star Wars series, is unlike anything we’ve seen from the franchise in recent years. It’s a first-person space combat game with a heavy emphasis on multiplayer, and despite having released just last month, you can expect to see it steeply discounted for Black Friday 2020.

Multiplayer is certainly the focus of Squadrons, but it also includes a single-player story campaign where you’ll play as members of both the New Republic and the Galactic Empire. Squadrons allows you to pilot a variety of starships from both factions, including iconic ships like the X-Wing and TIE Fighter. You’ll be able to unlock various upgrades and modifications in multiplayer that allow you to cater your ship to your preferred play style.

Although Squadrons was only released on PS4 and Xbox One (as well as PC), the console versions are also playable on next-gen hardware through backwards compatibility. Alongside improved load times, there are other benefits–particularly on Xbox. You can play at up to 4K and 120fps on Series X or 1440p and 120fps on Series S. Playing on PS5 will run the PS4 Pro version of the game with improved lighting.

EA had originally suggested that it would not be releasing new content for Squadrons, but that recently changed. The developer has announced plans for updates that will introduce a new map and new starfighters, among other things.

For more on what to expect, check out our Star Wars: Squadrons review. And if you’re looking for other notable discounts, head over to our Black Friday info roundup and look at the best Black Friday gaming deals.

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PS4 8.01 Update Out Now, And You Know Where This Is Going

While much of the attention these days from Sony is on the recently released PlayStation 5, its younger sibling is still getting some love. Sony has released the latest firmware update for the PlayStation 4, but, you guessed it, this one doesn’t do much.

PS4 version 8.01 improves system performance, but that’s all there is to say. The one-sentence patch notes read, “This system software update improves system performance.”

The PS4’s 8.0 update, which arrived in October, was much more substantial. Among other things, it introduced updates to party and messages, new free avatars, simplified parental controls, and enhanced two-step authentication that finally allows the use of apps.

And speaking of updates, the PS5 received its first public update earlier this week and it introduced some system performance improvements.

Sony is expected to continue to support the PS4 for years to come, which makes sense given it has an install base of more than 100 million users. That’s why some of 2021’s PS5 games, including Horizon: Forbidden West and possibly God of War: Ragnarok, will also released on PS4.

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Free Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Nuketown Weapons DLC Is Out Now, Map Coming Soon

Activision has announced a new DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War themed around the franchise’s most famous map, Nuketown.

The Nuketown Weapon Bundle is available right now in the game, and all you have to do is log in before December 3 to get it. The DLC pack comes with 10 items that are themed around Nuketown, including a weapon blueprint, weapon charms, and an emblem and a calling card. The full contents are listed below.

This DLC pack sets the stage for the release of the Nuketown ’84 map in Black Ops Cold War on November 24. The map is free for everyone.

You can see the full rundown of the Nuketown Weapon Bundle below, with descriptions written by Activision. The shotgun sounds like a show-stopper, with its faster fire rate, better damage range, and increased ammo capacity.

A closer look at the Last Stop shotgun
A closer look at the Last Stop shotgun

Black Ops Cold War Nuketown Weapon Bundle:

  • “Last Stop” Epic Shotgun Blueprint – With this Weapon Blueprint, any enemy who dares to challenge you in close quarters will know it’s the end of the road. This configuration includes a 21.6” Paratrooper Barrel, a 6 RND Tube Magazine, a Milstop Reflex Optic, and a Commando Assembly Stock. When combined, these attachments give the shotgun a faster fire rate, better damage range, increased ammo capacity, slightly quicker speed when aiming and shooting, and a clearer sight picture — all the ingredients needed for a great secondary weapon.
  • Six Weapon Charms – These six mannequin Weapon Charms are a perfect fit for any long-time Nuketown fan. Pick your favorite well-sculpted hunk – “Chad,” “Thad,” or “Vlad” – or a flawless friend – “Karen,” “Sharon,” and “Bobbi McDaren” – to give your favorite weapon more personality.
  • “Test Subjects” Sticker – Let your enemies know you’re ready to go nuclear with the “Test Subjects” sticker, which can be slapped onto most weapons in the Gunsmith.
  • “Nuketown Legend” Emblem and “Omnibus” Calling Card – Spruce up your player profile with some classic Nuketown imagery through the “Nuketown Legend” Emblem and “Omnibus” Calling Card.

All items from the Nuketown Weapons Pack will be available in Warzone when the game kicks off its Season 1 refresh on December 10.

This DLC pack is the second one available for Black Ops Cold War, following the Challenger Pack that benefits Activision’s military veterans’ charity.

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