Apple Arcade is the tech company’s biggest step into the world of gaming since first introducing iPhone apps with the phone over a decade ago. While the Cupertino giant has historically been hesitant to grasp gaming with both hands, Apple Arcade represents a keen interest in cultivating their gaming ecosystem.
What is Apple Arcade?
In March 2019, Apple revealed their Arcade subscription service. While details were a little light, Apple clearly signaled their intentions to create a space for original mobile titles that often chose to go for single-purchase pricing models. The iPhone creators seemed to see that more one-and-done titles were suffering in the mobile market and created a service to boost those kind of titles with funding and marketing from Apple themselves.
The arc of John Rambo, first begun in 1982 with Ted Kotcheff’s broody action film First Blood, has been an unusual one to say the least. Rambo (sensitively portrayed by Sylvester Stallone) was initially presented as an emotionally wounded ex-soldier who had been deeply stained and hollowed out by the violence he experienced in the Vietnam war. When Rambo first whipped out his hunting knife and began eviscerating small town sheriffs, it was meant to be seen as the final, tragic crack in the soul of a broken man.
Audiences, however (and perhaps bafflingly), latched onto the film’s exhilarating violence and to Rambo’s soldierly efficiency more than to his tragedy, leading First Blood’s subsequent sequels to transform the titular trauma sufferer into a tragedy-free, unstoppable all-American badass killing machine and pop culture’s central symbol for unchallenged American military might. A character who was originally meant to stand as a symbol for the damage that war can do to a soldier is now best remembered as an unkillable human machine gun.
Following its reboot of the Transformers franchise earlier this year, IDW is now hitting the reset button on G.I. Joe. The old continuity that began in the 2008 Chuck Dixon series is gone, as is the shared Hasbro universe that once connected the Joes to other properties like Transformers, Rom and MASK. For a franchise that’s been trapped in a perpetual identity crisis for years, this fresh start is just what the Dr. Mindbender ordered.
The first time around, IDW made the mistake of trying to find a happy medium between the classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comics and a more grounded tale of military espionage. That combination never fully clicked. And particularly once IDW revived Real American Hero and let writer Larry Hama continue where he left off in 1994, the core G.I. Joe books never felt all that essential. IDW’s one real accomplishment in its rebooted Joe-verse was the graphic novel Cobra: The Last Laugh, which is quite possibly the finest G.I. Joe story in any medium.
Fans of Batman and Catwoman’s romance have plenty to be thankful for right now. Even though that romance collapsed due to the tragic events of Batman #50, it’s on the rebound as writer Tom King builds toward next year’s Batman/Catwoman series. And if these most recent two issues are any indication, fans are in for a real treat in 2020.
Batman #79 continues the “City of Bane” interlude story from the previous issue, as Bruce and Selina carry out a clandestine mission designed to weaken Bane’s stranglehold on Gotham City and pave the way for Batman’s triumphant return. Along the way, there’s a whole lot more Bat-beefcake for your viewing pleasure, along with a definitive answer to one of the series’ longest-running mysteries. All in all, a pretty eventful issue for being a “mere” side-story.
They get overwhelmed and call for Wayne, at which point you can hear a sample of producer Swizz Beatz quietly say, “Ya’ll know his name,” and in comes Wayne screaming “Tunechiiii,” which is one of the many monikers he goes by.
Again, Wayne in real life doesn’t have his hands on the controller. This time it’s just a bit reckless; you can’t be doing that when your friends are pinned up against a literal wall of explosive barrels and you’re the only one that can save them. Grow up, Lil Wayne.
The news comes from Ryokutya2089’s report of the latest V-Jump issue, which was translated by Gematsu. Gogeta is expected retail for $5 USD / $7 AUD / £4 GBP, and comes equipped with his signature “Stardust Breaker” and “Ultimate Kamehameha” special attacks. Developer Arc System Works and publisher Bandai Namco have yet to make an official announcement.
Gogeta is the fifth DLC character in Dragon Ball FighterZ’s FighterZ Pass 2, which includes GT Goku, Janemba, Jiren, and Videl. The pass’ final DLC character, Broly (from Dragon Ball Super) has yet to be revealed. The FighterZ Pass 2 retails for $25 USD / $36 AUD / £20 GBP, but each DLC character can be purchased individually for $5 USD / $7 AUD / £4 GBP.
Dragon Ball FighterZ’s last DLC character, Janemba, leaked ahead of his official release. During EVO 2019, Bandai Namco officially announced Janemba with a flashy trailer that concluded with a glance of Gogeta. Janemaba joined Dragon Ball FighterZ’s roster on August 8 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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The release of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, the game’s next DLC expansion, is fast approaching, and if you’re considering a pre-order, so you’re ready for all of the new content, then good news: we’ve put together this little guide for everything you need to know before making a decision.
First thing you need to know is Destiny 2 is going free-to-play with the release of Shadowkeep on October 1. This new version of Destiny 2 is called New Light and includes everything but the annual pass and Forsaken expansion. Thankfully, you don’t have to own Forsaken to access any content from Shadowkeep. Unlike all previous Destiny 2 expansions, there is no physical edition for Shadowkeep, so your choices are limited to your respective platform’s digital storefronts.
In addition to the expansion, you’ll also get the Season of the Undying’s season pass. Of course, the Season of the Undying will only be active for three months, so if you pass on pre-ordering and pick up Shadowkeep in the future, then it’s important to know that you’ll get the season pass for whichever season is currently active at the time.
In addition to the new expansion, October 1 marks the day Destiny 2 on PC migrates from Battle.net to Steam. Please check out the links below to learn how to set this up, so your account is ready on day one. We’ve also provided a link that teaches you how to set up cross-save, allowing you to play on multiple platforms. Unfortunately, however, you will need to own the expansions on every platform you wish to play on.
Destiny 2 pre-order bonuses
All pre-orders of Shadowkeep come with the Two-Tailed Fox Exotic Rocket Launcher and the Chasing Kitsune Hive-themed Ornament.
Destiny 2: Shadowkeep
The $35 base version of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep comes with the Shadowkeep expansion, Season of the Undying, and pre-order bonuses. If you buy the base version after the Season of the Undying ends, you’ll get the current, active season’s pass. Additional season passes will cost 1,000 Silver (around $10 USD).
The $60 Digital Deluxe edition comes with everything from the base version, in addition to the Digital Deluxe Pack, which includes four season passes, the Hearing Whispers Exotic Emote, an Eris Morn Exotic Ghost Shell, and the Benighted Omen Emblem.
It feels like every day, Bungie is releasing new details about what players will be doing over the next few months after the release of Destiny 2‘s Shadowkeep expansion. A new ViDoc provided details about Shadowkeep and Year Three this week, and now we know a little more about what to expect from the first live content drop that starts at Shadowkeep’s launch, the Season of the Undying.
We know from Bungie’s updates that in Shadowkeep, players will take on the Hive and deal with Nightmares, a new form of enemy that represent the trauma Guardians have faced on the moon. Whatever the Hive is up to for that first week after Shadowkeep’s launch is going to get a response from the other forces in the solar system, though. The Season of the Undying kicks off on October 5 with the start of the new Vex Offensive activity, in which the time-traveling robots start invading the moon.
So not only will you be facing whatever new threat the Hive poses, but at roughly the same time, the Vex will make a big push that you’ll have deal with, as well. Here’s the description of what’s happening in the Season of the Undying from Bungie’s rundown:
“As Guardians delve into the Black Garden, portals open allowing timeless Vex war machines to strike back with their own counter-offensive on the Moon. They won’t stop until the moon becomes another one of their strongholds. Find a way to end the invasion.”
According to Bungie’s details, you’ll work with Ikora Rey to find the source of the invasion (which seems likely to be the Black Garden from Destiny 1 and its new raid, Garden of Salvation). You’ll participate in Vex Offensive, which is a six-player matchmade activity, and chase down new weapons specific to it. Bungie is continuing to allow players to chase exactly the loot they want, it seems like–the rundown says you’ll pick what specific weapon or armor you’re hoping to earn in Vex Offensive and unlock it by completing a Pursuit related to it.
While some pieces of content are free to all Destiny 2 players, as detailed on Bungie’s content calendar, you’ll need to pay to access Vex Offensive. The good news is, the Season of the Undying is included in the price of Shadowkeep. For future seasons, you’ll need to buy a Season Pass (similar to what’s seen in Fortnite or Apex Legends) in order to access seasonal activities.
Epic Games has released a new update for its popular battle royale game, Fortnite. The 10.31 patch is now live on all platforms, although it’s a fairly minor one in terms of content; no new items have been added to the title this week, but players on mobile can now take advantage of the new Party Hub feature. Read on for the patch notes.
As Epic describes on its website, Party Hub is a “new feature that provides a space to link up with your friends as you prepare to drop into Fortnite.” The feature allows you to see which of your friends are online, form a party with them, and voice chat. You can learn more in Epic’s Party Hub FAQ.
Beyond that, update 10.31 mostly resolves a handful of issues with the game. The Star Wand and AC/DC Pickaxes now deal the intended amount of damage, and ziplines have been re-enabled after Epic fixed a bug that “could give players an unintended effect.” The developer has also tweaked the Storm Circle so that it no longer ends at the following areas:
Moisty Palms
Greasy Grove
Tilted Town
Retail Row
You can see all the other changes update 10.31 brings to Fortnite: Battle Royale below. Save the World and Fortnite Creative have also each received a handful of new content; the full patch notes for those modes can be found on Epic’s website.
There are still a few weeks remaining in Season 10 of Fortnite, so there’s still time to complete any outstanding tasks from this season, including last week’s Team Spirit challenges. You can find maps and guides for all of this season’s trickier missions in our complete Fortnite Season 10 challenges roundup.
Fortnite: Battle Royale v10.31 Patch Notes
Weapons & Items
Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue involving the Star Wand and AC/DC Pickaxes not doing the intended amount of damage.
Because this issue has been resolved, these Pickaxes have been re-enabled.
Gameplay
Storm Circles will no longer end at the following locations (in core and Arena modes):
Moisty Palms
Greasy Grove
Tilted Town
Retail Row
Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue in which Ziplines could give players an unintended effect.
Because this issue has been resolved, Ziplines have been re-enabled.
When a player is eliminated, their damage towards the Storm Surge threshold will no longer be removed from their remaining teammates’ total.
Accessibility
Support-a-Creator codes can now be used for real-money offers in-game.
More information on this will be available in a blog post later this week.
Please note: For any Packs that contain V-Bucks, the revenue share will be applied to the Creator code that is entered when the V-Bucks from that pack are spent.
Mobile
Party Hub
Connect with Fortnite friends on the go so the party never stops. See who’s online, party up, and jump in-game together on any platform. (Or just voice chat!)
Want to hang with friends in-game while you’re out and about? Now you can take the party with you! For more information, check out our FAQ here.
Multitasking
This new feature allows you to you use two apps at once on supported iPads! Supported iPad models include:
iPad Pro
iPad (5th generation and later)
iPad Air 2 and later
iPad mini 4 and later
By enabling Multitasking, all iPads will have the ability to rotate the screen orientation to enter Portrait Mode.
If you don’t want to play in Portrait mode, enable Rotate Lock on your iPad.
Recap
From server on September 13
Resolved an issue involving some Mission objectives not measuring progress.
The first wave of Gen 5 Pokemon have officially invaded Pokemon Go. Players around the world can now catch a handful of monsters originally from the Unova region in Pokemon Black and White versions, and to coincide with their arrival, Niantic has also introduced a new evolutionary item to the game called the Unova Stone.
Similar to the Sinnoh Stone that debuted earlier this year, the Unova Stone is used to evolve certain Pokemon from its respective region, making it a valuable item to have. However, getting your hands on one will require quite a bit of work. If you’re unsure of how to obtain one, we break down how to get an Unova Stone and which Pokemon require it to evolve below.
How To Get Unova Stones
At present, the only known way to get an Unova Stone in Pokemon Go is by achieving a Research Breakthrough, which is tied to how many Field Research tasks you complete. As a refresher, you can obtain Field Research tasks by spinning the Photo Disc at Poke Stops. The first task you clear each day will reward you with a stamp, and once you’ve collected seven stamps, you’ll achieve a Research Breakthrough and earn a handful of items–including potentially an Unova Stone. However, it’s not guaranteed that you’ll get the stone, so you may need to achieve a few Breakthroughs before you finally obtain one.
Which Pokemon Evolve Using Unova Stones?
Only a handful of Gen 5 Pokemon are currently available in Pokemon Go, and among them, four require an Unova Stone–as well as a number of Candies–to evolve. That includes the three elemental monkeys Pansage, Pansear, and Panpour, each of which is currently exclusive to certain regions. You can see the full list of Pokemon that require an Unova Stone to evolve below:
