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Genshin Impact‘s Update 1.4 has arrived, bringing with it new quests and events, and the return of fan-favorite limited character Venti. While a lot of the update’s new content has yet to go live, such as the upcoming Windblume Festival event, Venti’s Ballad in Goblets banner is live now.

While the banner name, Ballad in Goblets, is the same as the original Venti banner that launched with the game last October, the rate-up 4-star characters featured alongside Venti have changed. The new banner will give players increased chances to pull 4-stars Sucrose, Razor, and Noelle.

This update marks the first time one of Genshin Impact’s characters has been re-run. As Venti was the first banner launched when the game came out, this re-run will let players catch up if they started playing after Venti’s initial banner had already finished. Venti has a number of unique abilities that makes him a useful character, both for exploring the world and for co-op domains in particular.

Update 1.4 will also introduce new 4-star character Rosaria in a later update, with rumors suggesting that she will be included in a banner that will make previous 5-star character Tartaglia available again–meaning players shouldn’t expect character re-runs to happen in strictly chronological order.

Also available now is the new “Hangout Events” feature, which will remain as an ongoing part of the game after this update. The feature has been likened to a dating mini-game, allowing players to get to know certain playable characters better. The Outland Gastronomy daily login event has also gone live, which is the in-game part of Genshin Impact’s ill-fated KFC promotion. The login event will allow players to unlock a number of new recipes, including one for “Golden Fried Chicken.”

The rest of the events coming with Update 1.4 are still yet to be unlocked, with the Windblume Festival coming on March 19, and a new Archon quest arriving after all aspects of the Festival are finished.

The update has also added a number of bug fixes and quality of life changes. Most notably, players will now be able to lower their World Level or restore it to their normal level, with a 24-hour cooldown between World Level changes.

This is an advance review posted out of the SXSW Film Festival.

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While most horror fans can name at least one folk horror film (most likely a British film like The Wicker Man), there is very little consensus regarding what exactly does or doesn’t constitute a folk horror film. That’s where Kier-La Janisse and her documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror come in, as production company Severin Films takes a subject that may be familiar for horror fans and then explores it so in-depth that you start to realize how little you actually knew.

The film tracks the origin of what we call folk horror, focusing on just how loosely that term is defined. Sure, there’s the trifecta of British films — 1968’s Witchfinder General, 1971’s The Blood on Satan’s Claw, and 1973’s The Wicker Man — that is largely accepted to be the height of the sub-genre, but even then those films have very little in common other than a countryside setting and a plot involving paganism or the supernatural. What Woodlands Dark does is not to give a proper definition or label for the sub-genre, but rather to prove that folk horror is more than just tropes and a setting; it’s a tone, a feeling, something that isn’t clearly described, and maybe shouldn’t be. At its best, the documentary teaches about how folk horror can be used to explore different fears that change and evolve across borders and decades, commenting on the darker aspects of humanity like nationalism, classism, and colonialism to reflect and instruct about the cultural context of a given film or show.

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Woodlands Dark is mostly told through archival footage of over 200 films intercut with talking-head interviews with over 50 filmmakers, scholars, film festival programmers, and journalists from different countries providing not only cultural and historical context but personal anecdotes and insights that paint a fascinating picture of how universal and expansive folk horror is — reinforcing the idea that it’s more than just a label to put on a film and call it a day. Through the interviews, the film explores many movies you wouldn’t instantly associate with folk horror, but share enough elements that it’s hard not to see them as such — like 1974’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and its exploration of the cultural divide between the urban and the rural, or even 1992’s Candyman and its focus on a folkloric monster and psychogeography (how much of the action and character behavior happens because of the Cabrini Green projects setting).

If there’s something to complain about here, it’s in the choice of interview subjects. Though Woodlands Dark makes the effort to explore folk horror in many cultures and countries across every continent, a bit less of an effort is put into finding guests from said cultures that can talk with an added layer of cultural context. During a segment exploring Brazilian horror, focusing on the relationship between the genre and the history of racial and religious tensions against the Afro-Brazilian population, not a single Afro-Brazilian is seen explaining the different religions that so deeply affect the stories told through folk horror in the country. It’s not a huge distraction, but with the film seemingly so concerned about representing films from different cultures and countries, it’s hard not to feel like there was an opportunity missing to have interviews with people who actually belong to those communities.

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This may be Kier-La Janisse’s first feature-length film, but you wouldn’t realize that based on the quality of this documentary. This is a massive endeavor, clocking at just over 3 hours, but it essentially serves as the best college course about the history, significance, and future of the folk horror genre. Woodlands Dark is cleverly split up into six distinct title parts, exploring the origins of the genre, its spread in popularity, how much of it is connected to witchcraft, as well as the international versions of it, and how the genre has resurfaced in recent years.

These segments are separated by beautifully animated sequences illustrating the pagan imagery and the folk tales featured in the films. Likewise, the documentary features a terrific soundtrack by Jim Williams, who is certainly not a stranger to folk horror, having scored films like Kill List and A Field in England. The score, as well as the original songs he writes for the film, do a fantastic job in creating a creepy atmosphere and easing the transitions between the talking-head interviews and the movie footage.

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Fortnite Season 6 has gone “Primal” and if you missed the trailer showcasing some of the new additions, one round in the new map should be pretty revealing. From the prehistoric-looking huts to the new weapons clad with teeth and bones, Fortnite Season 6 almost resembles ARK Survival Evolved, if it weren’t for all the TikTok dancing and superheroes running around. Oh yeah–and there’s weapon crafting now.

How to craft in Fortnite is sure to be a big topic of discussion this season as it’s a complex new system all players are trying to learn on the fly. We’ve built this cheat sheet so you can have a better understanding of new elements such as Mechanical Parts, Animal Parts, Makeshift, Classic, and Primal weapons, and a general overview of how to craft in Fortnite. Here’s everything you need to know.

How to craft in Fortnite

While the list of craftable items is long, none of it matters if you don’t know what you’re dealing with. First, you’ll want to get to grips with new crafting parts: mechanical parts and animal parts.

Mechanical Parts

Mechanical Parts come from vehicles such as cars, trucks, RVs, and basically anything with a motor in it. Beat them up with your Harvesting Tool or blow them up to find Mechanical Parts left behind.

Animal Parts

Animal Parts are dropped by defeated wildlife. This season introduces animals both passive and aggressive like chickens and frogs in the former case and boar and wolves in the latter case. When defeated, they’ll leave behind Bones and Meat.

Frogs may also leave behind Stink Sacs, while larger animals will leave behind more bones than small ones.

Both Bones and Mechanical Parts do not take up space in your five customary inventory slots, though meat does–four pieces of meat to a slot and 15 HP per piece of meat eaten. Bones and Mechanical Parts, however, are placed into a new Crafting menu you’ll find when you bring up your full inventory. Each craftable item will take either animal parts or mechanical parts, but as of now at least, nothing takes both.

Primal weapons vs. classic weapons

Continuing from above, the reason no weapon recipes need Mechanical and Animal parts together is because they represent opposing styles of weaponry in Season 6. Primal weapons, clad in teeth and tape, pack a meaner punch at the cost of accuracy, while Classic weapons give players the familiar firepower they’re used to, but may leave them underpowered in a bout with Primal-equipped enemies.

There’s a risk-reward system at play that demands each player decides for themselves what they prefer, or sometimes what they can even manage to craft. If you discover a Makeshift weapon, consider it a blank slate. While it may be a serviceable weapon as is, combining it with the right crafting supplies can turn it into a Classic or Primal weapon at a moment’s notice.

We’ve already gone over how to craft the Hunter’s Cloak. In the next section, we’ll recap that and look at other recipes players can use to create new weapons.

Fortnite crafting recipes

It’s likely we’ll discover more crafting recipes in Fortnite in the gameplay hours ahead of us, but for now, here are the recipes we’ve found so far.

To craft an item, head to the Crafting menu and scroll to the base item you wish to alter, such as changing a piece of meat into a Hunter’s Cloak or a Makeshift Shotgun into a Primal Shotgun. If you have enough crafting parts in addition to the weapon, you’ll be able to make your desired weapon.

Mechanical Weapon Recipes

• Mechanical Gun: 1 Weapon, 4 Mechanical Parts
• Mechanical Explosive Bow: 1 Mechanical Bow, 6 Grenades
• Mechanical Shockwave Weapons: 1 Mechanical Bow, 2 Shockwave Grenades

Primal Weapon Recipes

• Primal Gun: 1 Weapon, 4 Bones
• Primal Flame Bow: 1 Primal Bow, 1 Firefly Jar or 1 Gas Can
• Primal Stink Bow: 1 Primal Bow, 3 Stink Fish or 1 Stink Sac
• Hunter’s Cloak: 1 Meat, 2 Bones

It should be noted that you can also find crafting items, and Primal and Classic weapons in chests, but because chests are randomized, the most surefire way to craft a particular item is to hunt down the animals or smash up the vehicles specific to your intended item.

For more guides, check out our breakdown of what’s in the Fortnite Season 6 battle pass, how to unlock the Neymar skin, and a list of all vaulted and unvaulted weapons this season.

Neymar Jr., soccer star and pride of the Brazilian National Team, is coming to Fortnite, and why not? This is, after all, a game that has already featured The Terminator, Batman, Ellen Ripley, and now even the Tomb Raider herself, Lara Croft. In Fortnite, there are no bounds to who might show up.

Neymar was teased a few days ago, and has now been fully revealed with even the game’s menus leaving no room for doubt. But you can’t play as him just yet, no matter what Fortnite Season 6 Battle Pass tier you climb to. Here’s what you need to know about when he will become unlockable and how you’ll probably go about earning Neymar in Fortnite.

When Is Neymar Coming to Fortnite?

If you heard Neymar is coming to Fortnite and booted up the game today only to find a collection of other characters, such as Agent Jones and DC Comics’ Raven, it’s not your fault. Neymar is a midseason unlockable character for Fortnite Season 6, so he’s not available just yet. In recent seasons, we’ve seen other big names like Predator and Wolverine become available this way, and this time Epic Games is choosing to use a figure from real life instead of beloved fictional characters.

In the game’s menu, it says Neymar will be available in 42 days, which, at time of writing this and barring any delays, should mean his debut will fall on April 27. Until then you won’t be able to select Neymar in the game, but you can get a preview of what accessories he’ll include today.

If you head to the Battle Pass tab in Fortnite and scroll to the “?” page, you’ll see six Neymar Jr. rewards, and though the items themselves remain hidden, we can see by browsing them they include one Harvesting Tool, one Loading Screen, two Banners, one Outfit (Neymar Jr. himself), and an additional Style option, which means players will be able to choose from two different looks for the world-class athlete.

Typically, these midseason rewards are unlocked with additional challenges and by defeating the character themself in-game. While this approach seemed like a natural fit for Wolverine and Predator, it’s going to be a bit weirder to have to take down Neymar Jr. in battle, but until we hear otherwise, this does seem to be the plan. Maybe Epic will shake things up and demand we face Neymar on the pitch. That’s the thing about this game; you never can exactly predict how it’s going to play out.

We’ll certainly learn a lot more as his debut approaches, and once his full range of cosmetics and challenges are available, we’ll have all the guides you need right here.

In the meantime, get yourself caught up on the rest of Fortnite Season 6: Primal, including the Fortnite Season 6 Battle Pass, Week 1 challenges, and more.

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Few games make as many headlines with their season passes as Fortnite does with its Battle Pass. Recent seasons have delivered exciting crossovers like Marvel superheroes, The Mandalorian, and more. Chapter 2, Season 6 is no exception, and it even continues an ongoing streak of including licensed characters. Alongside new Back Bling, emotes, Trails, and more, here’s what’s in the Fortnite Season 6 Battle Pass.

Agent Jones Saves The Day

The Season 6 Battle Pass gives fans access to one long-rumored character and another long-requested, with another famous face coming later this season.

The level 1 unlock is Agent Jones, the protagonist of Fortnite’s elaborate lore book for the past several seasons. Jones has been a desired skin for some time, and Season 6 finally delivers him with several additional cosmetic options too, each one showcasing the increasing urgency of his mission to fix the Zero Point.

Raiding Tombs with Lara Croft

At level 14, players will unlock a new character from the Gaming Legends series. Joining Master Chief and Kratos is the Tomb Raider herself, Lara Croft. Croft comes with various accessories like a quiver Back Bling, a Trail equipping her with dual flares, and a weather parachute right out of the 2013 reboot. Croft also comes in several styles herself, including reboot Lara, classic Lara, a modernized approach to her classic blue tank top, and a solid gold cosmetic.

Quote the Raven

Deep into the season for most folks, Raven from the DC Comics universe will unlock at level 77. Plenty of accessories like wallpapers and emotes will complete the theme for players who like it that way, and her DC Rebirth (2016) skin can be earned by completing 70 Epic (purple) Quests throughout the season.

He Shoots, He Scores

Later this season, likely around Week 6 if past seasons are any indication, world-class soccer star Neymar Jr. will come to Fortnite. Similar to Wolverine and Predator in recent seasons, he will include his own challenges to unlock additional cosmetics throughout the season, and if you keep up with them, they will be completed before he even arrives. For now, we’re left guessing with only a set of question marks where his items will be seen later.

Fortnite Season 6 Battle Pass Tiers 1-100

For the completionists, here’s a full rundown of all 100 tiers in the Fortnite Season 6 Battle Pass.

Tiers 1-7

Tiers 8-15

Tiers 16-22

Tiers 23-29

Tiers 30-37

Tiers 38-45

Tiers 46-53

Tiers 54-61

Tiers 62-69

Tiers 70-77

Tiers 78-85

Tiers 86-93

Tiers 94-100