The 6 Biggest Changes To Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2

We’re now in Chapter 2 of Fortnite, which is uncharted territory for Epic Games’ massively-popular battle royale. One thing you can always count on, however, is the seasonal change to inject a fresh dose of content into the game. As is usually the case, the transition into a new season brings with it meaningful gameplay changes alongside the usual new customization options. In this video we’re going to break down the biggest changes that have arrived in Fortnite Chapter 2 for Season 2.

Whether you’re a veteran player or completely fresh to Fortnite, you’ll find plenty to interest you. New content ranges from henchmen loitering around the map and new areas such as The Rig, The Grotto, The Shark, The Yacht, and The Agency, to an interesting new story that involves spies, hideouts, fortresses, and plenty of loot–in case it wasn’t abundantly clear, spies, secret agents, and subterfuge is the theme of the season. Excitingly, there’s also the opportunity to align yourself with one of two factions and, at some point, you’ll need to make a key decision to pledge your allegiance one way or the other.

Perhaps most intriguing of all the new additions, however, is the seemingly random inclusion of Marvel character Deadpool. Whether or not he plays a big part in the events of the season remains a mystery, but at the very least it’s looking like players will be able to unlock the Merc With A Mouth’s outfit to use as a skin. There’s plenty of other changes for Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 2, so you should watch the video for an in-depth discussion of it all.

Star Citizen Dev Reaches Lawsuit Settlement With Crytek

Crytek’s lawsuit against Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games has been settled. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2017, with the German developer and publisher suing the Star Citizen creators over breach of contract and copyright infringement claims.

Both companies previously discussed a dismissal of the suit but could not come to an agreement. It would now appear that they have. Terms of the arrangement were not disclosed, but both parties will move to jointly file to have the case dismissed within 30 days of the settlement agreement, as reported by Gamasutra.

Back in January, a filing suggested that Crytek wanted to temporarily dismiss the case and refile it when CIG released Squadron 42, the Star Citizen spin-off single-player campaign that kicked off the dispute. CIG shot back at this motion, stating that Crytek’s claim “is and has always been meritless.”

Crytek filed the suit against CIG in 2017 for copyright infringement and breach of contract because it switched Star Citizen from Crytek’s CryEngine to Amazon’s Lumberyard engine. Squadron 42 was a significant factor in the suit, too, as Crytek alleged that the original licence agreement for CryEngine was only for Star Citizen, not a second standalone title. At the time, CIG said that development of Squadron 42 had also switched to Amazon’s Lumberyard engine.

CIG is planning to launch a beta for Squadron 42 in the second half of 2020. It was initially set to release in 2016 before being delayed.

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New Leaked Photos of Robert Pattinson’s Batman Suit

Clearer pictures of Robert Pattinson’s batsuit were leaked today. These new photos and a video were apparently taken during a location shoot at the Glasgow Necropolis cemetery in Scotland and feature Robert Pattinson’s stuntman.

Director Reeves posted a camera test of Robert Pattinson in the costume on February 13, but the video clip was dimly lit in red and didn’t give a full-body look at the new Batman. In these new pictures, Pattinson’s batsuit notably has intriguing gauntlets that don’t resemble any others we’ve seen in previous movies. The cowl’s ears are also shaped more like spikes than the more subtle ears of Ben Affleck’s batsuit. Pattison’s ears also look like those drawn by comic book artist, Norm Breyfogle.

People online are guessing that the film takes place during Bruce’s second year as Batman, judging from this less slick and rougher version of the batsuit. Noticeably, Pattison isn’t wearing a cape either, but that could be added later using CGI. It would logistically be difficult for Pattinson to film while riding a motorcycle with a giant cape behind him.

Aside from casting and Pattinson’s batsuit looks, details about the new Batman movie are still relatively unknown. How the movie will be tied into the rest of the DCEU is also undetermined. We may very well have to wait until its release in June 25, 2021 to find out.

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This Ghost Of Tsushima Remake In Dreams Looks Unbelievable

Ghost of Tsushima, the open-world samurai game in development for PlayStation 4 by the Infamous studio Sucker Punch Productions, still doesn’t have a release date. So eager fans have taken to the game creation toolkit Dreams to recreate Ghost of Tsushima’s stunning E3 2018 gameplay reveal–and it’s quite uncanny.

The resemblance basically mirrors that of the E3 2018 demo. Minus a few complex animations, an obvious dip in visual fidelity, and a subtraction in on-screen enemy numbers, the Dreams recreation recaptures Ghost of Tsushima’s gameplay reveal with precision. It even features that really cool iaijutsu (quick-draw) strike, which is pretty much a flashy, one-hit-kill swipe with a katana directly from its sheath. Check it out below.

After a few years in Early Access, Dreams is finally available to the public–and what players have come up with has been bonkers. The Dreams subreddit is filled with all sorts of creations, from vertical slices of games to funny memes and everything in between. Developer Media Molecule has confirmed that it’s “all-in” on Dreams, meaning more features are likely incoming. This also means we won’t see another LittleBigPlanet.

Ghost of Tsushima has been in development for a while now, first getting briefly revealed at Paris Games Week in October 2017 before making a lengthier appearance during Sony’s E3 2018 presentation. An official date for Ghost of Tsushima has been up in the air since 2018, though developer Sucker Punch has teased a summer 2020 window with a new trailer at last year’s The Game Awards.

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Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 Likely To End In Late April

Fortnite just began Chapter 2 Season 2, a new update themed after espionage between dueling spy agencies. That means a new battle pass and rewards to earn, but just how long you have to complete it is open to speculation. Based on an in-game message, the end of the season appears to be coming in late April.

GamesRadar reports that an in-game message on the refund policy suggests the end-date will be on or around April 30. That date is a Thursday, and the big seasonal updates tend to come on Thursdays. That would also make the current season ten weeks, which is the usual length for a Fortnite season.

This may be subject to change, however. The first season of Chapter 2 was expected to end in late January, which would be 10 weeks after kicking off in October. That date was delayed, however, giving players almost an entire extra month in the prior season. It released on February 20. Epic has not explained the reason behind the delay, so it could always happen again.

The new season features the Ghost and Shadow spy factions. When pursuing the season’s challenges you’ll be presented with a permanent choice to join one or the other, which will then get you access to faction-exclusive cosmetics. We also know that Deadpool will be joining the fray at some point. That’s in addition to the other new cosmetics available with the battle pass.

For some help navigating this new spy vs spy meta, familiarize yourself with how the map has changed. Then check out our challenge guide, locations guide, and phone booth locations to earn your stripes for the week.

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Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron Takes The Series To The Skies

Between Total War: Warhammer, Space Hulk: Tactics, Warhammer: End Time – Vermintide, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine–among dozens and dozens of others–the Warhammer franchise has touched pretty much every genre imaginable. Up until this point, however, there haven’t been any flight sims.

Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron, announced today by developer Phosphor Games, fills that gap. From the name alone, die-hard Warhammer fans will know the game focuses on Orks, the hilarious green-skinned-maniacs who love warfare more than any other faction in the Warhammer universe.

Players will be able to choose from one of five Ork Clans in Dakka Squadron: Blood Axes, Goffs, Bad Moons, Death Skullz, and Evil Sunz. Each faction has their own unique traits and abilities, taking to the skies in Dakkajets, Blitza-Bommas, and Burna-Bommas.

You begin as a lowly Flyboy who gradually climbs the ladder to become a feared Ork Warboss. There are over 20 missions to fight through during the campaign; you’ll learn special manoeuvres along the way, as well as honing your dog fighting, dive bombing, and carpet bombing skills in varied air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.

Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron is set to release later this year for consoles and PC, but no specific platforms have yet been announced.

Mortal Kombat 11 Spawn Action Figure Coming Next Month

While we’re still waiting for Spawn to come to Mortal Kombat 11, artist and creator of the fictional superhero Todd McFarlane has provided a first-look at what Spawn will look like in the fighting game.

The Spawn Mortal Kombat action figurine is a very detailed 7-inch model “designed with 22 points of ultra-articulation and can achieve full range posing,” McFarlane said on Twitter. It’s coming from McFarlane Toys and will be available sometime this March, probably tying in with Spawn’s March 17 release in Mortal Kombat 11 on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia, and Xbox One.

Though no retail stores have been confirmed to carry it, the Spawn action figure will retail for $20 USD and you can check out some images below.

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McFarlane will attend the MK11 Pro Kompetition esports championship finale, Final Kombat 2020, on March 8 in Chicago. Here, NetherRealm will debut Spawn’s gameplay trailer with a special appearance from his MK11 voice actor, Keith David. David has lent his voice to a bunch of video games over the years, including appearing in both the Mass Effect and Saints Row series, but he’s probably best known as Halo‘s Arbiter. You can watch Final Kombat on NetherRealm’s official channels, like Mixer, Twitch, YouTube, and more.

Spawn is the last DLC character in Mortal Kombat 11’s Kombat Pack, which includes a bundle of baddies and fighters for $40 USD. The package features Shang Tsung, Nightwolf, Terminator, Sindel, and the recently-released Joker.

Joker’s release had fans speculating that developer NetherRealm Studios was possibly hinting at a third installment to the Injustice series. MK producer Ed Boon has dashed any prospects of an Injustice 3 being in the works at NetherRealm, saying that any Joker dialogue is purely “coincidental.”

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Over 500 PS4 Games Steeply Discounted In New Sale On Japanese Games

The PlayStation Store is offering some fantastic deals this month, including an Essential Picks PS4 sale with nice discounts on some of the system’s best games. But fans of JRPGs and other Japanese-developed games will want to check out the latest sale on PSN as well. The annual Big in Japan sale is back with deep discounts on over 500 games and DLC packs from Japanese publishers and developers, and it’s live right now until March 6 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET. The sale includes not only PS4 games but PS3 and PS Vita titles as well, with high-profile series like Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Metal Gear Solid featuring heavily.

Some of the most notable deals include Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience for $10, Judgment for $30, and Kingdom Hearts 3 for $18. Fans of Zero Escape can grab the Nonary Games collection for just $15 and should also snag AI: The Somnium Files on sale for $36. Danganronpa 1+2 Reload is also available for $20, and Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony is discounted to $24.

The Persona Dancing: Endless Night Collection is also worth grabbing at $27.50. The bundle includes not only Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight and Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, but also Persona 4: Dancing All Night–this collection is the only way to own Persona 4: Dancing on PS4. Quite a few Final Fantasy games see discounts as well, including Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age for $25 and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster for $12.50.

You can check out the full list of games on sale on the PlayStation Store, but below you’ll find some of the best PS4 games worth highlighting and their discounted price:

  • 428: Shibuya Scramble — $10 ($50)
  • Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown — $30 ($60)
  • AI: The Somnium Files — $36 ($60)
  • BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle – Special Edition — $40 ($50)
  • Danganronpa 1+2 Reload — $20 ($40)
  • Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony — $24 ($60)
  • Dark Souls III — $15 ($60)
  • Dragon Quest Builders 2 — $36 ($60)
  • Dragon Quest XI – Digital Edition of Light — $30 ($60)
  • Final Fantasy VIII Remastered — $12 ($20)
  • Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age — $25 ($50)
  • Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster — $12.50 ($25)
  • Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition — $17.50 ($35)
  • Fire Pro Wrestling World — $15 ($50)
  • Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise — $24 ($40)
  • God Eater 3 — $30 ($60)
  • Guilty Gear XRD Rev 2 — $12 ($40)
  • Judgment — $30 ($60)
  • Kingdom Hearts All-In-One Pack — $30 ($100)
  • Kingdom Hearts III — $18 ($60)
  • Life Is Strange 2 – Complete Season — $16 ($40)
  • Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience — $10 ($20)
  • The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories — $12 ($30)
  • Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom — $20.40 ($60)
  • Nier Automata: Game of the Yorha Edition — $20 ($40)
  • Nioh – Complete Edition — $19.49 ($50)
  • Persona Dancing: Endless Night Collection — $27.50 ($55)
  • Resident Evil 7: Biohazard — $15 ($20)
  • Shenmue III — $36 ($60)
  • Sleepy Dogs: Definitive Edition — $4.50 ($30)
  • Street Fighter V — $8 ($20)
  • Tekken 7 — $15 ($50)
  • Trails of Cold Steel — $24 ($40)
  • Trails of Cold Steel 2 — $28 ($40)
  • Valkyria Chronicles 4: Complete Edition — $17.50 ($50)
  • Valkyria Chronicles Remastered + Valkyria Chronicles 4 — $18 ($40)
  • Zero Escape: The Nonary Games — $15 ($50)

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Game Of Thrones Alum Joins Netflix’s The Witcher As Season 2 Begins Shooting

The second season of Netflix’s The Witcher adaptation has now begun filming in the UK, with the company also sharing a new list of cast members joining the crew. The season will consist of eight episodes and debut in 2021.

The most notable is Kristoger Hivju, the wildling Tormond Giantsbane in Game of Thrones, who will now be portraying Nivellen–a cursed man that transforms into a beast in one of the best short stories from The Last Wish.

Here’s the list of new characters cast for Season 2:

  • Yasen Atour as Coën
  • Agnes Bjorn as Vereena
  • Paul Bullion as Lambert
  • Kristofer Hivju as Nivellen
  • Thue Ersted Rasmussen as Eskel
  • Aisha Fabienne Ross as Lydia
  • Mecia Simson as Francesca

Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, and Joey Batey will all be returning as Geralt of Rivia, Yennefer, Ciri, and Jaskier respectively.

Included in the cast are also three new witchers, which you may recognise from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Seen during your time at Kaer Morhen, Lambert and Eskel form two sides of the same coin, with the former being a reprehensible monster and the latter a more balanced and responsible monster hunter. The third, Coën, hails from an entirely different school of witchers, which will hopefully be explored in this new season.

Missing from the list is a character Witcher fans will immediately look for–Vesemir, Geralt’s mentor, has yet to be cast. Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has expressed interest in the role, although Netflix has yet to confirm if he’s being considered. Vesemir will star in an animated Witcher series that’s set to stream on Netflix in the near future.

The second season of The Witcher is said to be more linear than the first, which will be a welcome change. In our 4/10 review for The Witcher, with critic Michael Rougeau saying, “Game fans who haven’t read the books will be totally befuddled, and book readers will be scratching their heads just as frequently.”

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IGN UK Podcast #527: Mother: Unleashed

Joe’s spent a large portion of the past week on planes, so tells us about what he watched, played and listened to on them. Cardy’s played a bit Persona 5 Royal and is still insisting to himself that he won’t sink another 100+ hours into it when it releases. Matt’s has been finishing off his time with the Half-Life reimagining “Black Mesa” and has been having a rather splendid time by the sound of it. There’s also time to discuss how relaxing Animal Crossing is looking after the hefty Nintendo Direct this week.

The feedback section takes a dark turn, but the frivolity of The Perpetual Pursuit does well to balance it out.

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IGN UK Podcast #527: Mother: Unleashed

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