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While fans were disappointed by the news that neither Dragon Age nor Mass Effect would be making a showing at the upcoming EA Play Live, there is a tiny morsel of new Dragon Age 4 concept art to obsess over–which hints at the return of a group first encountered in Origins.

As picked up by GamesRadar, the artwork was shared by executive producer Christian Dailey, who apologized for the game not being a part of EA Play. Dailey assured fans that work on the game was progressing well, and promised that more would be shared when the time was right.

The message was shared alongside a new piece of concept art from Dragon Age 4, with eagle-eyed fans quickly spotting the crest of the Antivan Crows. The artwork depicts what are presumably a number of Crows members engaged in a rooftop fight, with a masked woman appearing front and center.

The Crows were first introduced in the very first Dragon Age game, as a group of assassins whose membership included suave companion Zevran Arainai. The Crows make subsequent appearances during a Zevran-focused quest in Dragon Age 2, and are later mentioned in Inquisition‘s war table quests.

Previous concept art has included another familiar faction, the Grey Wardens. Not much is currently known about the still-untitled upcoming Dragon Age game, other than a confirmation that the game will be set in Tevinter. The game still has no official release window.

Apex Legends has announced a new event called Thrillseekers, which is set to arrive on July 13. The event will include a new Arenas map, as well as three weekly rewards tracks offering some brand-new loot.

Like other recent events, Thrillseekers is heavily focused on the game’s Arenas mode, which was added at the start of Season 9. The event includes a brand-new Arenas map called Overflow, a lane-focused map that is designed to reward tactical play. The name refers to flowing chutes of lava, which break up the map into its distinct sections. The map has two POIs with fairly self-explanatory names: Overlook and Slope.

Thrillseekers also includes three weekly rewards tracks across the course of the event, which are unlocked by earning points in Arenas play. Week one rewards the brand-new Rampart Wastelander Set, week two includes Battle Pass boosters and other useful items, while week three contains the new Lethal Enforcer Bangalore Skin.

Thrillseekers will also include purchasable event limited cosmetics, along with the return of older limited skins including Youngblood and Voidwalker. The Thrillseekers event will begin in Apex Legends on July 13 and finishes on August 3.

Battlefield 2042 is bringing some of the biggest maps in Battlefield history. In this video, we take a look back at the 12 largest Battlefield locations of all time, like Dragon Valley from Battlefield 2, Bandar Desert from the Armored Kill DLC, and even the Halvoy battle royale map.

By David Ahmadi on July 7, 2021 at 4:18PM PDT

Battlefield has a rich variety of multiplayer maps from its humble beginnings in Battlefield 1942, all the way to the massive Firestorm battle royale map in Battlefield V. DICE senior designer Niklas Åstrand put out a chart on Twitter that listed every Battlefield map in existence ranked by their size. In this video we’re breaking down the top 12 largest Battlefield maps of all time.

Surprisingly, one game stands out among the series and appears on the top 12 list more often than the others: Battlefield 2 comes roaring in with five maps whereas games like Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 each only have 1 map, such as Bandar Desert, and Golmud Railway!

With Battlefield 2042 reveals coming at EA Play Live on July 22nd, and a renewed interest in Battlefield 4, we will be covering the series including the teased Hazard Zone mode and expected alpha and beta dates, so definitely stay tuned!

An Indonesian Minister has called for Fortnite to be banned in the country due to a user-generated map that allows for an in-game creation of a holy structure to be destroyed. As reported by CNN Indonesia and GamesIndustry.biz, Minister for Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno has announced plans to ban Fortnite in the country after the discovery of a user-created map that allegedly allows for players to destroy a building resembling the Kaaba, a sacred site for Muslims.

Epic Games made a statement on the Fortnite Middle East Facebook page clarifying that the map was in fact created by a community member in creative mode and the building cannot be destroyed on the map. “We would like to emphasize that our team respects all religions and works closely with our game content makers to provide a safe gaming experience for all our players.”

When contacted for further comment, Epic directed GameSpot to its statement on Facebook.

Prior to the statement by Epic, Sandiaga said that he heard the structure could be destroyed on the map and players would be awarded weapons and advancement through the level for destroying it.

“The game Fortnite is directly against lofty values, especially religious ones,” Sandiaga said in a statement. “This can trigger disrespectful behavior between religious communities and encourage acts of violence.”

Sandiaga said that he instructed a team to investigate the situation and issue a ban, hoping this would “warn some game developers to be careful.”

Indonesia’s Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G. Plate has since acknowledged that the map was created by a user and not Epic. The national police of Indonesia are working to track down the creator of the map.

Episode 5 of Marvel’s Loki show on Disney+ saw Tom Hiddleston’s God of Mischief traversing the Void, a strange place at the end of time filled to the brim with danger, mystery, and, as it turns out, heaps of Marvel Easter eggs! We’ve combed through the episode, titled “Journey Into Mystery,” and rounded up all of the Easter eggs for your viewing pleasure.

Don’t forget to check out our review of Loki’s fifth episode.

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Journey Into Mystery

The title of Loki’s Episode 5 is “Journey Into Mystery,” which was the name of a long-running Marvel Comic book series that began in 1952. This episode in particular was likely given that name because the episode shows Loki venturing into the unknown and, more to the point, the Journey Into Mystery series eventually went on to star Kid Loki as the lead in 2011. 

Qeng Tower/Stark Tower/Avengers Tower

During the episode’s first look at the Void’s collection of destroyed buildings, you may think you saw a half-destroyed Stark Tower/Avengers Tower in the distance, but upon closer inspection, it’s actually Qeng Tower. In the comic book All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 from 2015, a company called Qeng Enterprises acquired Stark Industries. As it turns out, the head of Qeng is revealed to be none other than the time-traveling Marvel villain Kang the Conqueror.

Alioth the Usurper

The giant, smokey monster known as Alioth the Usurper is a Marvel Comics villain with ties to Kang the Conqueror, who just happens to be an upcoming MCU baddie set to appear as the villain in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, played by Jonathan Majors. The creature first debuted in 1993’s Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #1, starring Kang and his love interest Terminatrix. In the comics, Terminatrix is the alias of Ravonna Renslayer, who in the Loki show we know as a TVA judge.

Yellowjacket’s Helmet

There are numerous Marvel artifacts littered throughout the fields at the end of time in the Void. 

After Loki’s first chat with the four new Lokis, in the fields we see a massive version of Yellowjacket’s helmet. The yellow-and-black headpiece was worn by villain Darren Cross (Corey Stoll) in the first Ant-Man movie. He met his end when he shrunk down and exploded in a tiny spark. Given the colossal nature of the helmet in Loki, perhaps there was an alternate timeline where he grew to extraordinary size instead and had to be pruned by the TVA.

Thanos-Copter

As the Lokis approach their hideout, the infamous Thanos-Copter makes a brief appearance. This is a reference to the comic book Spidey Super Stories #39 from 1979 where Spider-Man and Hellcat battled Thanos, and the Mad Titan pursued the heroes in a yellow helicopter branded with his own name. It has since become a fan-favorite joke that has spawned memes, action figures, and now a place in MCU lore.

Frog Thor aka Throg Cameo and Mjolnir

As the Lokis descended into their underground bunker, the camera panned downward and offered a glimpse of Throg trapped in a jar trying to reach Mjolnir buried alongside it. The jar is labeled “T365,” a reference to Thor #365 where, after Loki turned Thor into a frog in the previous issue, the amphibian Odinson used Mjolnir to transform into Frog Thor. It appears this actually happened at some point in the MCU but this variant of Thor was deemed unfit for the Sacred Timeline by the Time Keepers and was pruned by the TVA. And honestly, what a monumental loss for all of us.

RoxxiWine

As the Lokis swap stories in their hideout, we see they’re sipping on some fine RoxxiWine. The company Roxxon (an evil corporation from Marvel Comics) was featured in Episode 2 when Loki and the TVA tracked Sylvie to a Roxxmart fated for destruction. Perhaps this RoxxiWine comes from that very store.

SHIELD Helicarrier

Crashed in a field of debris is a SHIELD Helicarrier. We can’t tell which one it is, but we’ve seen enough of these things crash that it’s frankly not a surprise to see another one has gone down.

Ronan the Accuser’s Ship the Dark Aster 

Also crashed in a field is Ronan the Accuser’s flagship Kree vessel known as the Dark Aster. 

The Living Tribunal

Another relic in the fields is an odd statue head bearing three faces draped in a cloth. This is a cosmic entity in Marvel Comics known as the Living Tribunal, a powerful being that works to maintain balance across the infinite realities of the Multiverse. 

Vote Loki

A Loki looking like he’s ready to run for office makes a surprise appearance in the middle of the episode. This variant is a reference to the Vote Loki comic from 2016 that featured Loki attempting to take the White House.

Pizza Delivery Car “GRN-W1D” License Plate

The pizza delivery car Owen Wilson’s Mobius drives bears the license plate “GRN-W1D.” This is a tribute to Marvel Comics legend Mark Gruenwald who not only worked on concepts and characters used in the show (the TVA, Alioth the Usurper, etc.) but whose likeness was used as inspiration for the look of Mobius in the comics and his mustachioed countenance was carried over to the Loki show. Gruenwald was among the Marvel Comics creators given a special thanks in the Loki credits.  

USS Eldridge

There’s more to the sudden appearance of the USS Elridge than a fun (and horrifying) action sequence. The US Navy warship is tied to a conspiracy theory involving a government cover-up and aliens. In a story that has since become an urban legend known as the Philadelphia Experiment, a man named Carlos Miguel Allende alleged that the USS Elridge was transported to another dimension and its crew was killed by vicious aliens. So you can see where the Loki writers picked up the ball and ran with it. 

Oswald and the Martians

An old movie theater sign lists a film called Oswald and the Martians. Those familiar with Disney company history will remember Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as the character who pre-dated Mickey Mouse and very well could have become the face of Disney had Universal not claimed the character in a legal dispute. It seems in the alternate, pruned timeline from which this sign came from, Oswald went on to be the face of Disney and Mickey Mouse was, presumably, never created. The title “Oswald and the Martians” refers to the real-life cartoon called Mars where Oswald traveled to the red planet and met aliens.

Loki’s Sword

The short sword Kid Loki summons and gives to Loki has significance in both Marvel Comics lore and Norse mythology. The weapon Lævateinn was used by Loki in Norse mythology, and its Marvel Comics version Laevateinn can be magically summoned by Loki at will.

Chronopolis

The mysterious building seen at the end of Loki Episode 5 may very well be Chronopolis, home to Kang the Conqueror in the comics. We’ve already seen Kang supporting characters Alioth the Usurper and Ravonna Renslayer, plus Qeng Tower, and this may be his signature city, so perhaps the mystery of the creation of the TVA will all lead to Kang in Episode 6. As the name implies, Chronopolis is a city, but we see just a single building–what appears to be an old estate–in Loki, so either Kang’s base was redesigned for the show, or it’s something else entirely…

What other Easter eggs were in Loki Episode 5? Let’s discuss in the comments!