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Those hoping to get one final Vex Offensive run in are out of luck: Destiny 2 servers are down for maintenance, officially marking the end of the Season of the Undying. Fortunately, once servers are back online, there will be new content to check out. Specifically, the next season, Season of Dawn, officially begins today, December 10. Here’s when servers are expected to be back online and when Season of Dawn will be underway.

Maintenance is ongoing, although if you were already online, you’ll be able to keep playing for a short while longer–you’ll be booted at 8:45 AM PT / 11:45 AM ET. No one will be able to log in to the game until 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, at which point Season of Dawn and its new content should be available. During the downtime, Bungie will release update 2.7.0–that’s expected to arrive at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET, so you can get it downloading then to ensure you can begin playing right when servers are back online. Full patch notes have not yet been released, though they were recently previewed in some detail, with changes to Exotics, an increased Power cap, and more.

Once servers are back, you’ll see that a bunch of Season of the Undying content has disappeared in favor of Season of Dawn’s new activities and offerings. Some of this will be available for free to all players, while other bits will require you to either purchase this season or the year-long season pass.

Be prepared to potentially encounter some issues once you are playing. Bungie’s Twitter support account offered a rundown on some of the known issues that may be encountered, such as receiving a CHICKEN error when first logging in once you have update 2.7.0 installed. In that case, the fix is easy: Simply restart the game. Other problems are unavoidable, like issues with the requirements for certain triumphs; as a result, Bungie will lower the requirements in a future update.

More notable are some of the Season of Dawn-specific problems. When playing the new Sundial activity, you should stick around–heading back to orbit too quickly can cause progress not to register for the A Matter of Time quest step. Additionally, you’ll need to link an Obelisk to the Sundial for the activity to net you any completion rewards.

You can check out the series of tweets below, and we’ll report back with any further problems that emerge.

Fallout 76 is undergoing server maintenance for its huge Update 16, which is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One today. The patch, under 3GB on PC and approximately 8GB on consoles, introduces a variety of changes and tweaks to the online-RPG. These include providing more map choices for Nuclear Winter, implementing a true solo mode for Private Worlds, and more.

Update 16 features new maps for Fallout 76’s battle royale mode, Nuclear Winter. The Forest map is returning alongside Morgantown, giving you more options for where to do battle. Further, the new patch provides you the option of map selection, letting you choose where the battle takes place before the start of each match.

Another option provided by Update 16 is a dedicated solo mode for Private Worlds. There are two means to play Private World servers now. “Team Only” lets you join a private server with an already-formed team or by yourself. “All Friends” works like Private Worlds now and it gives your friends the ability to jump into the server you’re on.

Elsewhere, Update 16 also addresses a plethora of bugs and aims to stabilize performance. These include fixing issues with the Pip-Boy, preventing corpses from disappearing shortly after death, changing how you use jetpacks, implementing “multiple improvements for server performance,” and more.

Check out the full patch notes for Fallout 76’s Update 16 below.

Full Fallout 76 Update 16 Patch Notes

General Updates

• Celebrate the Holidays with the Scorched!
  • Starting December 12, some of the Scorched will be spreading merriment this holiday season by dressing up in their most festive attire and wrapping presents. Take down these “Holiday Scorched” and they will drop Holiday Gifts for you to unwrap.
  • Open a Holiday Gift it to see what the Scorched have given you, which may be anything from crafting components to aid items, or even rare plans.
  • Holiday Gifts can be low, medium, or high-quality, and the higher the quality of the Gift, the better the chances for rare loot.
• Craft Your Own Holiday Gifts!
  • Be sure to check in with your favorite Vendors around Appalachia during the Holiday Scorched event, because they are selling Wrapping Paper that you can use to craft Holiday Gifts of your own to give to others.
  • Holiday Scorched Event Dates:
    • Start Date: Thursday, December 12 at 11:00 a.m. ET
    • End Date: Thursday, December 26 at 12:00 p.m. ET

Atomic Shop

• Now until December 31, you can bring a little holiday cheer to your C.A.M.P. by unlocking a free Santatron Collectron Station in the Atomic Shop.
  • Build the Santatron Station in your C.A.M.P. and your jolly Santatron bot will wander the nearby area to look for toys, candy, and other items for you.You will still be able to build and use your Santatron even after it has left the Atomic Shop, so be sure to claim yours before December 31.
    • While the Holiday Scorched event mentioned above is active, Santatron will also occasionally find a Holiday Gift of random quality.
    • Any items Santatron finds will be placed into the container attached to its Station, and you can collect them from there.
    • Players who also own a Scavenger Collectron Station can switch their Santatron to hunt for the items the Scavenger bot normally finds, and vice versa. However, only one type of Collectron Station can be built at any given time.

Challenges

• In response to community feedback, we have revisited many of our existing Challenges in order to make them more player-friendly and remove others that had too many requirements.
  • We have also updated our Daily and Weekly Challenges so they are more straightforward, simpler to complete, and to help them feel like they are part of the core experience of the game.
  • These changes will take effect starting January 1, 2020.

Sound

• Music:
  • New Holiday tunes have been added that will play while you browse the Atomic Shop.

User Interface

• Private Worlds: Following community feedback, we have added a new button to Private Worlds mode on the Play Screen so that Private World owners have more choice in how friends can join their World.
  • Item Transfer:
    • It is no longer possible to transfer items into a dead enemy’s inventory. The button can be toggled between “Team Only” and “All Friends.”
  • Team Only:
    • When “Team Only” is enabled, only the Private World owner and players they have already formed a team with can enter the Private World.
  • All Friends:
    • Switching to “All Friends” will allow any players on the Private World owner’s friends list to enter the Private World.

Nuclear Winter Updates

• Vote for Your Map of Choice
  • After receiving requests from Overseer Candidates who would like more choice in map selection, we have added the Flatwoods map back to Nuclear Winter and Candidates can now vote for the map they want to play on during the upcoming match.
  • Map voting begins at the start of each match while Candidates are in Vault 51.
  • Once voting starts, you can press the Map button to open the new voting interface and make your choice.
    • Your vote cannot be changed after it has been cast.
    • The map that receives the majority of Candidates’ votes will be selected for that match. In the event of a tie, ZAX will choose the Map randomly.

Happy Holidays, Candidates!

• Halloween-themed challenges Are Back
  • It’s the Nightmare Preceding Christmas and our Halloween-themed Nuclear Winter challenges are making a comeback for a limited time.
    • All six challenges and their cosmetic rewards will be available at once. You can also pick up right where you left off, because any progress you made toward completing them in October will be preserved.
    • Nightmare Preceding Christmas Challenge Dates:
      • Start Date: Wednesday, December 11 at 7 PM ET
      • End Date: Monday, December 16 at 7 PM ET

Unlock Festive Cosmetics With Six New Christmas Challenges

• We’ve added six new Challenges and themed cosmetic rewards for the holiday season that will begin appearing in the Character Challenge menu next week.
  • One new challenge will appear each day until all six are available. However, before you can begin earning progress toward any given Challenge, you must first complete the Challenges preceding it in order.
  • Rewards include wrapped presents for your C.A.M.P. from ZAX, Wrapping Paper Hunting Rifle Paint, a Snowflake Metal Armor Skin, a new outfit, and more, so start racking up Overseer XP to claim them while they’re available.
  • Christmas Challenge Dates:
    • Start Date: Tuesday, December 17 at 7 PM ET
    • End Date: Monday, January 6 at 7 PM ET

A More Festive Vault

Matchmaking

• We’ve updated Nuclear Winter so that the Storm will now automatically constrict the starting area to account for the number of players that begin a match .
  • When this occurs, the Storm will not deal increased damage at the start of the match, even though the playable area is smaller.
  • This will help encourage combat from the beginning of a match and reduce time spent hunting for other Candidates. It will also make for a quicker match overall, so that you can requeue to find a better match.
  • We made these changes so that players can spend more time on the battlefield, less time in the matchmaking queue, and get to the fun more quickly in cases where creating a full match may take longer than expected.

Sound

• Deployment Selection:
  • A sound effect will now play to notify Candidates that Deployment Selection has begun.
• Emotes:
  • Inside Vault 51, Emote music and sound effects will become quieter or stop playing the farther a Candidate moves away from someone who uses an Emote.
• Overseer Tickets:
  • New sound effects have been added that will play when earning or spending Overseer Tickets in Nuclear Winter.

User Interface

• Tutorials:
  • New tutorial entries have been added to the Terminals in Vault 51 that offer instructions for the Choose Your Perks, Color-Coded Item Rarity, and Map Voting features.

General Bug Fixes

Art and Graphics

• Graphics:
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the Pip-Boy light to flicker when turning it on or off.
  • The electric visual effects for The Invader no longer appear black when previewing the weapon at a Workbench.
  • Fixed a hole in the neck portion of the Makeshift Ronin Helmet.

C.A.M.P., Crafting, and Workshops

• Artillery Piece:
  • Smoke Grenades can now be looted correctly from the container attached to the Artillery Piece.
• Lights:
  • The Light Bulb Letters Set has been moved to the Lights section of the Build Menu.
• Outfits:
  • Ranger Armor Outfits no longer appear craftable in Workbench menus if the owner lacks the materials required to craft them.
• Refrigerator:
  • Toxic Soot Flowers and Frog Legs can now be correctly assigned to Refrigerators.
• Signs:
  • Adjusted several Warning Signs that previously counted toward the maximum Light count in the C.A.M.P. budget.

Combat

• Stagger Locks:
  • Added mitigation for an issue in which ranged enemies could repeatedly cripple a player’s limbs, causing multiple stagger animations to play back-to-back.
    • Please note: While this issue is now much less likely to occur, it is still possible that you may encounter it. We are investigating a more complete fix for a future update.

Enemies

• Corpses:
  • Enemy corpses no longer sometimes disappear shortly after death.

General

• Exploit:
  • Implemented multiple fixes to address exploits that could be abused to create an unfair advantage
  • Addressed an exploit related to the Purveyor.

Items

• Jet Packs:
  • No longer activate automatically when performing a normal jump. To activate a Jet Pack, players must release the jump button and then press it again.
• Legendary Weapons:
  • Reloading a weapon that has the “+250 Damage Resistance While Reloading” legendary effect no longer negates the effects of that weapon’s primary legendary attribute.
• Ranged Weapons:
  • Fixed a rare issue in which, under specific circumstances, a player’s ranged weapons could emit a continual humming sound.
• Loot Bags:
  • Loot Bag skins now remain equipped when returning to Adventure Mode after a Nuclear Winter match.
• Outfits:
  • Glasses can now be worn while the Turkey Mascot head is equipped.
• Targeting HUD:
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent players from crafting the X-01 Targeting HUD for their Power Armor.

Localization

• Patch 16 brings a large wave of fixes for localization bugs across all aspects of the game for our players around the globe who play Fallout 76 in languages other than English.
  • This includes fixes for untranslated, partially translated, and mistranslated text in-game menus, item names and descriptions, notifications, Terminal entries, Holotapes, Quests, Objectives, Subtitles, and more.
  • In addition to this set of fixes, we plan to address many more localization bugs with the Wastelanders update next year.

Performance and Stability

• Performance:
  • Implemented multiple improvements for server performance.
• Stability:
  • Addressed multiple issues that could result in a server crash.
  • Fixed a server crash related to Player Vending Machines.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the game to crash on Xbox One.

Quests and Events

• First Contact:
  • A quest target now appears correctly at Pennington’s location during the First Contact quest.
• Miner Miracles:
  • Players under level 25 who have acquired the Miner Miracles quest no longer receive a pop-up message about the quest’s level requirements every time they log in.
• Monster Mash:
  • After joining Monster Mash, the optional objective to “Use the SMART Vending Machine” will no longer appear over the player’s Survival Tent on the Map.
• Officer on Deck:
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent players from progressing past the “Speak with MODUS” objective.

User Interface

• Main Menu:
  • On Xbox, switching User Accounts after reaching the Main Menu no longer causes error messages to appear.
• Scrapbox:
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the yellow selection bar to appear twice in the Scrapbox transfer menu.
• Scrap Kits:
  • The prompt that appears when using a Scrap Kit has received updated wording to clarify that Junk which does not scrap automatically will be placed into the Stash.
• Turrets:
  • Corrected placeholder text in the names of the Halloween Machine Gun Turret and Halloween Heavy Machine Gun Turret in C.A.M.P. Build menus.

Nuclear Winter Bug Fixes

C.A.M.P.

• Build:
  • The Scavenger Collectron Station is not useable in Nuclear Winter and will no longer appear placeable in C.A.M.P. menus.

Combat

• Exploit:
  • Addressed an exploit that could allow players to remain in Stealth longer than intended.

Items

• Bobbleheads:
  • The description text for Bobblehead: Unarmed in Nuclear Winter now correctly states that it increases damage and no longer displays an incorrect percentage.

User Interface

• Player Names:
  • Are now correctly displayed during Nuclear Winter matches, even if the “Show Other Players’ Names” setting is turned off.
• Spectator Mode:
  • Updated the “Changing Spectator Target” text that appears in Spectator Mode to “Finding Spectator Target.”
• Subtitles:
  • Corrected subtitles that did not match the voiceover for holotapes found in Vault 51.
• Subtitles:
  • Corrected a typo in the subtitle for one of ZAX’s voice lines.

Resident Evil 2 was one of the biggest hits of 2019, and now it seems Capcom is aiming to recreate some of that success by bringing another classic Resident Evil game to modern audiences. In Sony’s December 2019 State of Play livestream, the company announced a Resident Evil 3 remake is coming to PS4 on April 3, 2020. The game will also be available on Xbox One and Steam.

The new trailer shows protagonist Jill Valentine running through a building from a first-person perspective, fleeing a powerful creature known as Nemesis. However, a Capcom blog post confirms the game will have the same over-the-shoulder third-person perspective as Resident Evil 2 rather than first-person scares in the vein of Resident Evil 7.

Cover art for Resident Evil 3 leaked ahead of the State of Play stream, displaying Jill, her partner Carlos Oliveira, and the monstrous Nemesis looming above them.

The State of Play also confirmed Resident Evil 3 will come bundled with Resident Evil Resistance, an asymmetrical 4 vs. 1 online co-op game in which one player controls the Mastermind, setting traps and hunting down a group of Survivors as the other players race against the clock to escape.

Resident Evil 3 pre-order bonuses

If you pre-order Resident Evil 3 ahead of its April release date, you’ll receive an exclusive Classic Costume Pack that includes Jill’s original outfit and Carlos’ original hairstyle.

Pre-order Resident Evil 3 standard edition

The standard edition of Resident Evil 3 will come with the base game, Resident Evil Resistance, and any pre-order bonuses. Best Buy is the first retailer to open up pre-orders, but more stores will begin offering pre-orders later today.

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Pre-order Resident Evil 3 Collector’s edition

Fans in North America will be able to snag the Resident Evil 3 Collector’s edition, which will be sold exclusively at GameStop. The Collector’s edition includes a physical copy of Resident Evil 3, Resident Evil Resistance, any pre-order bonuses, a Jill Valentine statuette (similar to the Leon figure offered for Resident Evil 2), a hardcover art book, a double-sided poster featuring a map of Raccoon City, and a digital Resident Evil 3 soundtrack. It will retail for $180 USD at GameStop. The listing isn’t live yet, but we’ll include the link here as soon as we spot it online.

Untitled Goose Game debuted on PC and Nintendo Switch, but we recently got indication it would be expanding to PS4 and Xbox One before the end of the year. That was confirmed during Sony’s State of Play, with a PS4 release date announcement of December 17.

Developer House House hasn’t detailed yet if that same release date applies to the Xbox One version.

The news was announced with a short trailer featuring the meme-favorite goose stealing the groundskeeper’s keys from the first stage and chucking it in the water alongside other gathered treasures. Why would a goose do such a thing, you ask? Because geese are horrible monsters, the game answers.

House House had previously stated interest in bringing the game to other platforms, including PS4 and Xbox One, and possibly even mobile devices. The game’s release on Switch and PC led to a flurry of fandom for the comedy game, which you can now immortalize with Goose merch.

“The important thing is that Untitled Goose Game is a hoot,” James O’Connor wrote in GameSpot’s review. “It’s a comedy game that focuses on making the act of playing it funny, rather than simply being a game that features jokes. Wishing that it was longer speaks to how much fun I had with it. There’s nothing else quite like Untitled Goose Game; it’s charming and cute despite being mean, and both very silly and very clever. It’s also probably the best non-racing game ever to feature a dedicated ‘honk’ button.”

The oft-rumoured and leaked Resident Evil 3 Remake has been confirmed as part of PlayStation’s final State of Play of 2019. The game also includes the cooperative multiplayer title Resident Evil Resistance, and is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam on April 3, 2020. Here’s everything we learned about the updates being made to the game and a look at a special “developer message” video, as well as a trailer.

Much like the highly successful remake of Resident Evil 2 released earlier this year, Resident Evil 3 modernizes the third entry in the long-running survival horror series, ditching the fixed camera angles and swinging the third-person viewpoint over protagonist Jill Valentine’s shoulder. The announcement trailer (which you can watch below) shows the iconic heroine running through a burning building with antagonist Nemesis in pursuit, while the rest of the trailer focuses on the story and characters.

Resident Evil 3 is set amidst the outbreak of the T-virus in Racoon City, and takes place in the hours leading up to and following the events of Resident Evil 2. The game stood apart from its predecessors when it was originally released in 1999 by introducing the titular Nemesis–a towering humanoid bioweapon that stalks you through much of the game, hissing “STARRRRRRSSSSS….” as he pounding footsteps follow hot on your heels. The horrific setting and new content are brought to life with the RE Engine that previously powered Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Resident Evil 2, and Devil May Cry 5, which promises to modernize Resident Evil 3’s gameplay mechanics.

Somewhat surprisingly, Resident Evil 3 also comes packaged with the cooperative multiplayer game Resident Evil Resistance, an asymmetrical four vs. one survival game that was originally revealed as Project Resistance during the Tokyo Game Show earlier this year. Four survivors must work together, making use of a variety of weapons and each player’s unique abilities, to stand a chance of escaping an experiment that’s controlled by another player assuming the role of the Mastermind. The Mastermind can manipulate the environment and wields a deck of cards that allow them to place traps and deadly creatures, and even directly control elite bioweapons like G-Birkin and Tyrant.

Those who pre-order Resident Evil 3 ahead of its April 3, 2020 release will receive the exclusive Classic Costume Pack that features the original design for Jill Valentine and hairstyle for Carlos Oliveira.

Kingdom Hearts fans won’t have to wait much longer to learn exactly what happened to Sora following the events of Kingdom Hearts 3. Thanks to a new trailer dropped during the latest PlayStation State of Play stream, we now know Kingdom Hearts 3: Re:Mind arrives on PlayStation 4 on January 23, 2020. Xbox One users will have to wait until until February to get their hands on the DLC.

Re:Mind follows Sora’s search for Kairi, which brings him to the Keyblade Graveyard. Re:Mind will see the return of Final Fantasy characters such as Leon, Aerith, and Yuffie, who will help Riku, Aqua, and the rest of the gang in their pursuit of Sora.

The trailer ties back to Kingdom Hearts 3’s secret epilogue at the end, as the mysterious Yozora walks towards Sora just before the game’s title appears on screen.

Here’s the official description of the DLC: “Re:Mind – the other tale that unfolded during the climax of Kingdom Hearts 3. Determined to rescue Kairi, Sora travels to the Keyblade Graveyard a short time before the final battle was to take place. Lacking a corporeal form, he traces the hearts of the seven guardians of light. Through experiencing their personal battles firsthand, Sora is about to discover truths that he has never before imagined.”

Kingdom Hearts 3 released this past January to critical acclaim. The game earned a great 8/10 in our Kingdom Hearts 3 review, with GameSpot’s Tamoor Hussain praising the exciting combat and wonderful Disney worlds and characters. Unsurprisingly, Kingdom Hearts 3’s story created more questions than answers. The overarching tale of Keyblade Wars and the collision of worlds and various timelines was every bit as confusing as you’d expect with a Kingdom Hearts game.

Re:Mind has a chance to fill in the holes and provide a satisfying conclusion to the saga. That said, it probably won’t be simple and clean (sorry). Now that we know when Re:Mind releases, let’s take a look at the two editions that will be up for pre-order shortly.

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Pre-order Kingdom Hearts 3: Re:Mind DLC

The Kingdom Hearts 3: Re:Mind DLC is $30. No pre-order bonuses have been announced, but based on the trailer, we know what comes with it:

• Re:Mind story
• New playable characters, including Kairi and Riku
• “Limitcut” episode and 13 boss battles
• Secret episode and boss battle
• Diverse difficulty levels and new gameplay challenges
• “Data greeting feature”
• Slideshow feature for photo mode
• Premium menu

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Pre-order Kingdom Hearts 3: Re:Mind DLC + Concert Video

A $40 edition of Re:Mind includes all of the DLC features listed above and a few more goodies that may make the extra 10 bucks a worthwhile expense:

• 19 track concert video
• Main story update
• New abilities
• New Keyblades: Oathkeeper and Oblivion (must be unlocked)
• New Keyblade form changes
• Unannounced free DLC (version 1.07)