Fortnite: How To Investigate An Anomaly In Weeping Woods

If you’ve been following along with all of the Anomaly challenges through Fortnite Season 6, you should already have unlocked four alternate styles for Agent Jones. Now it’s time for the last one, presumably of the entire season. For this, you need to investigate an anomaly in Weeping Woods. Here’s what you need to know so you can finish off your Agent Jones wardrobe.

Investigate an Anomaly in Weeping Woods

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First you’ll want to drop into Weeping Woods, of course. You must be at least tier level 76 if you’re going for this challenge, so you probably know the Fortnite map like your own neighborhood, but just in case you forget, Weeping Woods is the campground and forestry area southwest of The Spire at the center.

Once you land, head for the mini-Spire located precisely where you see us on the map above. At ground level, it will look like this:

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As you approach, the Anomaly will spawn and start to move up the small Spire. Like you did in a previous Anomaly challenge, stay right behind it. It’s once again quite forgiving so you aren’t likely to lose up running up the monolith. When it reaches the top it will head into the open air and perform a brief flourish. You may think you need to use the launch pad up here, but don’t do it. It will throw you the wrong way.

Instead, watch as it freezes in air, waiting for you to grab it. Build over to it using two ramp pieces, press the interact button, and the challenge is complete.

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By completing it, you’ll unlock the Agent Jones (Jump 88) Style, which decks out our bumbling hero in a cool new cloak. This is the final Anomaly, but if you missed any earlier, we’ve got you covered. Here are the rest of the Anomaly challenges in Season 6:

For more on Fortnite Season 6, check out the complete Season 6 Battle Pass, and learn how to craft in Fortnite.

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MLB The Show 21 Gameplay Trailer Shows Off Excellent Visuals And Teases A Returning Legend

A new gameplay trailer is now available for MLB The Show 21, showcasing some very impressive-looking visuals and teasing the return of MLB legend Roberto Clemente.

The video shows off a number of MLB superstars, including cover star Fernando Tatis Jr., along with numerous different parks and gameplay scenarios. The takeaway here is that MLB The Show 21 is looking very good, and the game promises 4K/60FPS as well which you can see if you have a supported screen. Be sure to stick through the video until the end, as it teases the arrival of the late Roberto Clemente, the Hall of Famer who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 50s, 60s, and 70s.

The new video also briefly shows off MLB The Show 21’s park-creator mode, which is exclusive to next-gen. As you can see in the video, it allows you to create all different types of parks, even fantastical ones. Check out our previous coverage of MLB The Show 21 to learn more about what you can make, including the Field of Dreams.

MLB The Show 21 launches on April 20 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, as well as PS4 and Xbox One, though people who buy a more expensive edition can start playing four days early.

MLB The Show 21 is the first game in the series to be released on Xbox consoles thanks to an expanded agreement between PlayStation Studios and Major League Baseball. A Jackie Robinson edition of the game will be available, and a portion of game sales will go to the Jackie Robinson Foundation.

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Tekken 7 Adds Polish Prime Minster Lidia To Its Roster This Week

Tekken 7’s latest addition to its roster might be its strangest one yet, which is saying something in a game that features killer CEOs, Lucha libre wrestlers, and actual demons. The previously-revealed Polish prime minister Lidia Sobieska will be added to the game as part of Tekken 7’s Season 4 pass on March 23, and her martial art of choice is Karate. You can see her practice those chops and kicks in her debut trailer below:

Lidia’s involvement in the King of Iron Fist tournament comes from a desire to end the turbulence affecting Poland, which has been caused by Tekken antagonist Heihachi Mishima’s corporation.

“Lidia has always been an upright and resolute woman. She believes that justice requires absolute power, which is why she has shown great interest in karate from a very young age,” Bandai Namco’s official bio for Lidia reads. “The loss of her father stoked her interest in the family tradition of politics. Lidia showed great qualities in both areas, entering and winning her first karate world championship at 18, and more recently being one of the youngest rising stars in the Polish political arena. The war started by the Mishima Zaibatsu is greatly affecting Poland and she is committed to settle the situation with her own fists.”

Season 4 of Tekken 7 also adds Kunimitsu as a DLC character for Tekken 7 and a new stage called Vermilion Gates, which will arrive this fall. The new season will also include new moves, an updated user interface, online play enhancement, rank system renewal, and a new indicator of a player’s total strength and skill called Tekken prowess.

All of this will cost you $15, but if you’d prefer to purchase an individual character instead, that option is available with each additional brawler usually costing around $6.

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Tekken 7 will still be one of the big games to watch at this August’s Evolution Fighting Games Tournament, which Sony recently acquired. As for Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada, he recently started a new side-gig where he both runs a bar and interviews famous guests for his new YouTube channel.

Highlights of that first interview with the father of PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi, include Harada’s bewilderment at Microsoft not bringing a cask of sake to the Tekken offices and Kutaragi explaining how PlayStation Japan’s headquarters was chosen based on which bars were nearby.

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Battlefield 2021 Will Likely Be Revealed In May, Reporter Suggests

It seems that Battlefield 2021 might be revealed this May, according to a reliable source on these matters. GamesBeat reporter and frequent newsbreaker Jeff Grubb said on a recent podcast that the next entry in the Battlefield series–why may or may not be Battlefield 6–will likely be revealed in May 2021, though he says it’s not a sure thing.

On the GamesBeat Decides podcast, in response to a fan asking when the next Battlefield game will be shown, Grubb instantly responded with one word: “May.” When pressed by his cohosts, Grubb “added some color” in his own words to his initial claim, stating that it’s “probably May.” “Things are still fluid,” the reporter said. “They haven’t announced anything publicly yet, but my understanding is they’re probably looking at May.”

As usual with these sort of pronouncements, it’s best to treat this as an unverified rumor until proven otherwise. Grubb’s predictions are generally fairly accurate, but there’s still been no official word from publisher EA on when the next game in the series will be revealed, although it previously stated that a next-gen Battlefield game will launch this holiday season. If the game is releasing this year, you would generally expect the game to be revealed around June, which is when E3 usually takes place. However, we don’t yet know what EA’s plans for its usual EA Play event are. Grubb has recently made newsworthy claims about other unreleased games, like Elden Ring and Starfield, saying that the latter game is likely to be revealed this summer.

An EA representative also stated that the next entry in the series will focus on ambitious ideas that are only possible on next-gen hardware. Grubb has previously suggested that the next Battlefield game will take place in the modern day, but it’s still unclear if this is accurate.

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The Simpsons Creator Teases “Ambitious” Plans For Apu

The Simpsons is staying on the air for the foreseeable future, and one of the issues it will address is what happens with Apu after actor Hank Azaria announced he won’t voice him any more. Series creator Matt Groening told USA Today that the producers of the show have plans for Apu to continue to be on the show in some capacity.

Groening can’t or won’t say much right now, but he teased an “ambitious” idea around Apu. “We’ve got plans for Apu, but we have to see if we can make the stories work,” Groening said. Asked directly if Disney has hired a new voice actor for Apu, Groening said, “No.”

“We’re working on something kind of ambitious. That’s all I can say,” he said.

The Simpsons was criticized for making Apu a stereotype. Not only that, but the show overall was called out for having white actors, like Azaria, voicing non-white characters. In light of the controversy, Groening said he’s proud of Apu.

“I think the Apu stories are fantastic, and he’s one of the most nuanced characters on a silly two-dimensional cartoon show. So, yeah, I’m proud of Apu,” he said. “I’m trying not to open up another chasm of criticism, but it doesn’t matter what I say. I’ll get it anyway.”

The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters, which impacts a number of characters on the show. Groening said in the interview that he is “fine” with this change.

“Who can be against diversity? So it’s great. However, I will just say that the actors were not hired to play specific characters. They were hired to do whatever characters we thought of,” he said. “To me, the amazing thing is seeing all our brilliant actors who can do multiple voices, do multiple voices. That’s part of the fun of animation, However, to be more inclusive and hire more people, I’m completely in favor of that.”

Finally, Groening was asked if, years ago, when The Simpsons was casting roles, it would have been better to go with a more diverse cast. Groening said, “Yeah. And I hear they want to take the guns away from Yosemite Sam. He’s a little hot-headed.”

The Simpsons recently marked its 700th episode, but the producers aren’t sure it will make it to 1,000.

Netflix’s The Witcher Season 2 Adds Seven New Cast Members

The Witcher has added seven new cast members to its Season 2 line-up, with stars from Bridgerton and Downton Abbey joining the Netflix series.

Netflix has confirmed that several actors will be joining the cast of The Witcher season 2 in roles that will likely be recognizable to fans of Andrzej Sapkowski’s book saga, including Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh as Nenneke, who appears in the novels as a priestess of Melitele, and the head of the Temple of Melitele in Ellander, just outside of the main city.

Other new cast additions for season 2 include Cassie Clare (Brave New World) in the role of Phillippa Eilhart, Liz Carr (Silent Witness) as Fenn, Graham McTavish (Outlander) as Dijkstra, Kevin Doyle (Downton Abbey) portraying Ba’lian, Simon Callow (A Room with A View) as Codringher, and Chris Fulton (Bridgerton) in the role of Rience, a major antagonist in the Witcher book series.

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These actors join the cast alongside fellow newcomers Yasen Atour playing Coen and Paul Bullion portraying Lambert, together with Agnes Born as Vereena, Basil Eidenbenz as Eskel, Aisha Fabienne Ross as Lydia, Kristofer Hivju as Nivellen, Mecia Simson as Francesca, and Kim Bodnia as Vesemir who is described as being “the oldest and most experienced witcher” in the series.

Returning to the cast for season 2 are Henry Cavill, who leads Netflix’s Witcher saga, playing the role of Geralt of Rivia, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Joey Batey, MyAnna Buring, Tom Canton, Lilly Cooper, Jeremy Crawford, Eamon Farren, Mahesh Jadu, Terence Maynard, Lars Mikkelsen, Mimî M Khayisa, Royce Pierreson, Wilson Mbomio, Anna Shaffer, and Therica Wilson-Read.

Convinced Yennefer’s life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, The Witcher season 2 will pick up with Geralt taking Princess Cirilla to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent’s kings, elves, humans, and demons strive for supremacy outside its walls, he will strive to protect Ciri from something far more dangerous: the mysterious power she possesses inside.

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The Witcher season 2 has no premiere date yet, though season 3 expected to be announced at some point. Netflix is also working on The Witcher: Blood Origin, a six-part spin-off prequel series set 1,200 years before Geralt walked the lands of the Northern Kingdoms, and The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, an anime feature film centered around Vesemir, Geralt’s close friend and mentor.

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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

25 Years Of Resident Evil

25 years ago today, Resident Evil clawed its way into the gaming medium, paving way for the survival-horror genre as we know it. Originally launching on the first PlayStation back in 1996, Resident Evil has since spawned 28 games, including critically acclaimed sequels like Resident Evil 4 and its renowned remakes.

Throughout its undying life, Resident Evil has introduced us to an iconic cast of characters like Leon S. Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, Ada Wong, and, of course, the ever-charming Barry Burton. Since the franchise’s dawn, it reinvented itself and the horror genre, revolutionizing from fixed camera angles and tank controls, to an over-the-shoulder perspective in Resident Evil 4 that influenced games like Gears of War and Batman: Arkham Asylum.

To celebrate Resident Evil’s 25th anniversary, we’ve created a list of 25 reasons to love its undying place in games. From its masterfully orchestrated horror, like Mr. X’s first appearance or Jack Baker bursting through a wall in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, to the more quirky, like its Japanese musical Biohazard: Voice of Gaia, and its, at times, very silly dialogue.

There’s a lot to love, and thankfully there’ll be more to love in the future with the release of Resident Evil: Village and the already fan-favorite lady Alcina Dimitrescu.

Preorder Resident Evil Village And Get A Free Stadia Premiere Edition

Resident Evil Village is coming to Google Stadia, and Google is throwing in the Stadia itself for free. This may mark the first time that a system is the preorder bonus for a game.

Capcom and Google announced that the game will come to Stadia on May 7, and purchasing the game through Stadia anytime by May 21 will also get you a Stadia Premiere Edition. That means you get the game, a Stadia controller, and the Chromecast Ultra for the price of Resident Evil Village by itself. A Stadia Premiere Edition is regularly priced at $100, currently discounted to $60.

In addition, Resident Evil 7 Gold Edition will be coming to Stadia on April 1, and Stadia Pro members will get it for free. The gold edition includes extra content like the Banned Footage and epilogue episodes.

The horror game is said to be heavily inspired by the fan-favorite Resident Evil 4–though it’s also gotten the very meme-able Lady Dimitrescu for good measure. Capcom recently released PC system specs for the upcoming game and warned eager players not to fall for an apparent phishing scam.

Resident Evil Village is also coming to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X on May 7. For more info on its special editions and other preorder bonuses, check out our Resident Evil Village preorder guide.

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Team17 To Publish Tactical FPS Shooter Ready Or Not

Team17 has announced that it’ll be teaming up with developer Void Interactive to publish its tactical FPS game Ready or Not. Sharing a few similarities with Ubisoft’s popular Rainbow Six Siege and the cult classic SWAT series of games, Ready or Not sticks firmly to the thin blue line of law enforcement and focuses on an elite team of operatives being sent into hostile territory.

Players will have to think tactically and use an assortment of special gear such as riot shields, mirror guns, smoke grenades, and more to rescue civilians. Several modes will also be available, with Void Interactive emphasizing that the game is built around realistic non-military combat situations and that players can also use non-lethal options to take down and arrest criminals.

“We’ve been working hard to make Ready or Not an immersive and engaging tactical shooter, and have already attracted a keen and excited community around the title,” Void Interactive chief executive officer Julio Rodrigeuz said in a statement. “We’re thrilled that Team17 shares the same passion and ambitions for the game as we do, and we’re already working together to deliver an immersive and adrenaline-fuelled experience.”

If you’re interested in seeing more of Ready or Not’s gameplay, which also includes projectile expansion and momentum, plate dynamics, and a speech recognition system for commanding players and NPCs, you can check out the game’s Steam page. There’s no concrete release date yet, but Ready or Not will be made available as a Steam Early Access game in June.

Team17 is a veteran of the video game industry, having made its name with the Worms series of games, and has also published several titles including Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Blasphemous, and The Escapists in recent years.

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Genshin Impact: Barbara Hangout Guide

Genshin Impact’s recent patch has implemented a system that made it possible for players to hang out with their favorite characters. As of now, the characters you’re able to hang out with are Barbara, Noelle, Chongyun, and Bennett. This guide focuses on Barbara’s hangout event and the different endings you can get.

How to Unlock Barbara’s Hangout in Genshin Impact

To unlock the hangout events in Genshin Impact, you’ll have to meet two prerequisites:

  • Reaching Prologue: Act III
  • 2 Story Keys

Story keys can be claimed by doing 8 daily commissions. Meanwhile, Prologue: Act III can be reached by advancing the game’s story.

After reaching the prerequisites of the event, it’s time to unlock it. Head over to the Quest Tab and click Story Quest at the bottom left of the screen. After doing so, you’ll be met with this:

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As you can see, these are the four characters you’re able to choose from. For this guide, I’m going to focus solely on Barbara.

How to Get All Barbara Hangout Endings in Genshin Impact

During the event, the character will appear right in front of you and a bunch of dialogue options will show up. Choosing the right dialogues will progress the event while choosing the wrong ones may result in the character losing hearts. If a character’s heart drops too low, there’s a chance they’ll leave you and the event will stop. Now, without further ado, here are Barbara’s endings and how to reach them!

Untimely Enthusiasm

This is the first ending I got and it’s probably one of the worst ones. This ending involves Albert, the leader of the Barbara Fan Club, searching for Barbara in Wolvendom and refusing to be swayed by the words of the Traveler. Here’s how I got the ending:

  • Just wait here, We’ll send that person away
  • Oh, so you picked all the berries
  • Barbara isn’t here anymore
  • You’ve picked all the berries
  • I was focused on clearing monsters
  • Barbara, are you there?

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Incompletely Cured

This ending involves a Treasure Hoarder in need of healing and the Traveler refusing to help him, which sours the way Barbara views the Traveler. Here’s how I got it:

  • Let’s go deeper into the forest and wait for them to leave
  • What made you decide to join the church?
  • We can go look together
  • Leave it to us!
  • Chilibrew
  • I think it’d be better if we stick together
  • Piece of cake
  • You’re dressed a bit like a treasure hoarder
  • Hold on, Barbara. He’s a suspicious character

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Taste of Hard Work

This one is probably the best ending out of the five. In this ending, you’ll learn more about Barbara’s views and how hard she actually works for the church.

  • Let’s go deeper into the forest and wait for them to leave
  • What made you decide to join the church?
  • We can go look together
  • Leave it to us!
  • Chilibrew
  • I think it’d be better if we stick together
  • Piece of cake
  • Springvale’s quite a distance away
  • No problem
  • I’ll go with you
  • No sudden moves
  • And if I hadn’t been there?
  • So what got you into Chilibrew?
  • And that didn’t… Affect your voice?
  • Sounds like this bottle of Chilibrew is a reflection of your determination

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A Holiday in Mondstadt

This ending focuses on Barbara’s popularity and how she always had trouble saying no to people.

  • Just wait here, We’ll send that person away.
  • Hold on, what’s the Barbara Fan Club?
  • Wolvendom is a large area, it would be difficult to cover it alone.
  • There might be some other areas where Wolfhooks grow that you haven’t heard about, perhaps Barbara went somewhere else?
  • But do you still hear her now?
  • Leave it to us.
  • Fantastic Summer-Serendipity Coral Sparkling Tea does sound pretty amazing

After choosing this dialogue option, you’ll be met with a Barbara surrounded by a small crowd in front of Cat’s tail and it’s your duty to persuade those people to leave her alone. There are three people you need to talk to and here are the best dialogue options for them:

Herman: You won’t mind if I check in with Ellin on that?

Schulz: Barbara’s working right now, please don’t disturb her.

Susie: If it’s Barbara’s style you’re after, you could start by being considerate to others.

Once that’s over, it’s back to hanging out with Barbara:

  • They came to their senses once I’d given them the lowdown
  • That sudden crown back there in the city… you must be exhausted.

A Fiery Flavor from Liyue

This ending is much more action-oriented as it involves you and Barbara saving a merchant from Liyue from a group of Treasure Hoarders.

  • Just wait here, We’ll send that person away.
  • Hold on, what’s the Barbara Fan Club?
  • Wolvendom is a large area, it would be difficult to cover it alone.
  • There might be some other areas where Wolfhooks grow that you haven’t heard about, perhaps Barbara went somewhere else?
  • But do you still hear her now?
  • Leave it to us.
  • Chilibrew
  • Alright, let’s split up.
  • I’m a little worried
  • We thought something might have happened, so we came looking for you.
  • That was risky, what if you’d been discovered?
  • Say no more, I’m sure these Treasure Hoarders will respond well to a little “direct intervention.”
  • Liyue Chilibrew
  • *coughing*

genshin-impact-barbara-hangout-fiery-flavor-from-liyueAnd that’s about it! Keep in mind that these aren’t the only way to reach the endings. These are just the dialogue choices I went for. I also found out that some of the dialogue choices don’t really change the ending you’re going for. Only a handful of them do, but they sway it big time.

With all of that being said, I hope you had a great time hanging out with Barbara! Just don’t tell Albert, I’m pretty sure he’ll get super jealous.

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