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Fortnite players are ready for Halloween. A few risky players have gone trick-or-treating by ringing doorbells at random houses across the map, hoping they won’t get shot at once the door opens.

Two players rolled up to one house, built walls around them for protection, and then decorated their little enclosure with spider and spider web sprays in the clip above. They knocked on the door, emoted, and waited for the door to open. The player inside the house greeted the players with healing items.

“It’s great knowing that there are still players who want to have fun instead of killing you on the spot,” said Redditor ghosty300. Halloween has flooded the battle royale genre this week. Halloween decorations and limited time modes have popped up in Apex Legends, and Call of Duty: Warzone. It’s rumored that a Fortnitemares update, that will bring special challenges and modes, will come to Fortnite on October 21.

This is another example of players taking a break from killing each other. They’ve done so before by by fishing, filling up enemy cars at gas stations, and running taxis services.

Pokemon Sword and Shield‘s Crown Tundra DLC is almost here. The expansion goes live on Thursday, October 22, and ahead of its release, the Pokemon Home service will temporarily go down for maintenance as it receives its own corresponding update.

According to an in-app notification, the maintenance period will begin on October 22 at 11 PM UTC (4 PM PT / 7 PM ET) and is expected to run until 4 AM UTC on October 23 (9 PM PT on October 22). The service will be inaccessible on both Switch and mobile during the entire maintenance period.

The Pokemon Company hasn’t shared any further details on what changes the Pokemon Home update will bring, but it is presumably making the storage service compatible with the new monsters coming in the Crown Tundra expansion. The notification notes that players will be required to update the app to version 1.3.0 to continue using it after maintenance concludes.

The Crown Tundra is the second part of Sword and Shield’s Expansion Pass, following The Isle of Armor DLC that released back in June. This expansion takes players to yet another new section of Galar: the eponymous Crown Tundra, an arctic expanse that’s home to many familiar and new Pokemon, such as Galarian Slowking. The update also introduces a new cooperative mode called Dynamax Adventures, as well as a helpful new item called the Ability Patch, which makes it easier to get a Pokemon’s Hidden Ability.

To celebrate The Crown Tundra’s release, The Pokemon Company is currently giving away eight free Pikachu to all Sword and Shield players. These special Pokemon can be claimed via Mystery Gift passwords, and each comes wearing one of the hats Ash Ketchum donned throughout the Pokemon anime.

Phasmophobia hackers are raiding lobbies, spawning in extra jump scares and often ruining the game, causing the developers to ask players to avoid modded lobbies as they work on a fix.

As reported by Gamespot, Kinetic Games posted an update to the game’s official Discord server, noting that they are aware of the issues and are working hard to combat them. “We are aware that there has been a number of games that have been using third-party tools (cheats) to modify the game,” the statement reads.

When hackers in phasmophobia broke the lobby .. there’s 15+ people and 100+ ghosts burping .. pic.twitter.com/6EwHRB51hO

— adriel (@adriel_b_) October 10, 2020

Problems caused by hackers seem to be many and varied at the moment, but many players have shown multiple ghosts appearing in the lobby area, jump scare death animations popping up unexpectedly, and players controlling ghost names and other generated parameters.

Kinetic Games added that hacking changes include “changes such as increasing player limits, changing AI behaviour and simply increasing money or level. We cannot support this as it is causing a number of issues across the game, including the corruption of saved games and destabilizing the servers for other players.”

The developer has strongly advised players not to join modded lobbies, which are usually denoted by having more than four players in the browser, as well as unusual AI, multiple ghosts and teleportation in game.

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Apparently, users “have been claiming to be developers” with game-modifying tools, but the development team have clarified that they are not using such tools in the public branch. “We are currently looking into ways to combat this but until then please avoid joining such games so your files are not corrupted and the servers can function normally!”

If you want to learn more about Phasmophobia, check out our article covering its explosion in popularity on Steam and Twitch.

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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

Letitia Wright has emphasized how difficult it is to think about filming Black Panther 2 without the late Chadwick Boseman.

In an interview with Net-a-Porter, Wright, who starred as T’Challa’s sister Shuri in the MCU movie, noted that it’s not the right time to think about the Black Panther sequel, as the cast and crew are focused on “trying to find the light” after the tragic loss of Boseman, who passed away on August 28 after a secret four-year battle with colon cancer.

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“We’re just still mourning Chad, so it’s not something I even want to think about,” Wright said when asked about reprising her role as Shuri, the Princess of Wakanda, for the Black Panther sequel. “The thought of doing it without him is kinda strange. We’re just grieving at the moment, so it’s trying to find the light in the midst of it.”

Boseman portrayed T’Challa in four Marvel films, including Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, and he would have reprised the role again in Black Panther 2, which was previously planned for a 2022 release, though right now it is difficult to know when or if this film will move forward.

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Boseman’s sad and untimely passing sent shockwaves through Hollywood, including those in the MCU community, with many sharing their heartfelt condolences and fond memories of the late actor on social media. Black Panther director Ryan Coogler penned a touching tribute to the stalwart star of his film, saying he “had the warmest laugh in the world, and eyes that [saw] much beyond his years.”

The ABC News special Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King – A Special Edition was also released on Disney+, under the “extras” section of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther film. The 40-minute special celebrates Boseman’s life, legacy, career, and the cultural imprint he made on and off-screen, with many more tributes from celebrities, political figures, and fans across the world.

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

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has lost another senior developer after its narrative lead Brian Mitsoda and creative director Ka’ai Cluney left the project earlier this year.

In a statement issued to PC Gamer, Paradox Interactive noted that Bloodlines 2’s senior narrative designer Cara Ellison has left developer Hardsuit Labs. “We can confirm that Cara Ellison has decided to leave Hardsuit Labs and is no longer working on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Cara brought fresh ideas to the project and many of her contributions will be present in the game launching next year. We thank her for her work on Bloodlines 2 and wish her the best in all of her future endeavors.”

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Many had surmised that Ellison had left the project after she removed references to Bloodlines 2 from her bio and announced on Twitter that she had started working for the Australian studio behind Armello, League of Geeks, as a senior narrative designer.

It’s not clear whether Ellison has simply completed her work on the project and is moving onto new games, but another major creative departure like this projects uncertainty around the project, especially in light of the way Mistoda and Cluney were unexpectedly dropped from Bloodlines 2 earlier this year.

Shortly before the departures were announced, the game was also delayed into 2021. Hardsuit Labs and Paradox cited “the quality bar and ambitions we have set for ourselves” as reasons for the shift.

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Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.

PC games store GOG gives out free games regularly on its homepage, and the next freebie available for shoppers is Paradox Interactive’s grand strategy game Europa Universalis II. To claim the game, simply head over to GOG’s homepage and click the “Get it free” button on the banner at the top of the page. The game will immediately be added to your GOG account, and you can download and start playing the DRM-free copy right away. The giveaway is only running for a few days, ending October 24 at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET, so claim it now or whenever you have a chance.

Spanning the years 1419 through 1820, Europa Universalis II casts you as the leader of a country fighting for dominance. You’ll command everything from military and political alliances to scientific development and exploration of the New World, and you’ll also experience true historical events and people like Joan of Arc and Napoleon. Europa Universalis II also features expanded systems for diplomacy and trade, including the ability to demand gold, provinces, or diplomatic agreements as a result of peace, and its new tutorial makes the game far more approachable than its predecessor. The game received an 8.5/10 in GameSpot’s Europa Universalis II review.

“Europa Universalis II requires more subtlety and more work to play than the first game, as events often crop up to keep you from zooming through times of peace at higher game speeds,” wrote critic Sam Parker. “Although the new game doesn’t represent the jump in production values that some might have hoped for, the gameplay changes should give fans of the first game plenty to work with. For those who haven’t played the first game, the better documentation makes this a much more accessible way to try out one of the most engaging serious strategy games of the year.”

Children of Morta giveaway

There’s another freebie up for grabs at GOG, but it’s not free-free–you have to spend some money to nab it. GOG has partnered with VISA to give away free copies of the story-driven action-RPG Children of Morta to those who spend $25 USD or more using a Visa card and save their card details for future payments. If you’re planning to do some shopping at GOG anyway–and there are some great deals running right now–it’s worth registering for the promotion. Children of Morta is a great game worth playing and earned an 8/10 from GameSpot for its wonderful pixel-art style, variety of play styles, and engaging narrative.

If you want that free copy of Children of Morta, it’s worth browsing the current deals at GOG. The Europa Universalis series is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week, and to celebrate, GOG is running a big sale on Paradox strategy games, including Stellaris (and a bunch of its DLC), Surviving Mars, and Age of Wonders. Check out some of the best game deals available right now at GOG below.