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Gearbox Software has announced that Borderlands 3 will be available from September 13 and the PC version will be distributed through the Epic Games Store at launch. The game will be available on additional storefronts in April 2020.

Borderlands 3 is the latest in a growing number of games that are shifting their focus from Valve’s Steam platform to Epic’s nascent digital delivery service. In a statement, publisher 2K said this decision was in line with the company’s efforts to embrace new delivery platforms.

“The PC gaming community has been an important part of the success of the Borderlands series, and we are excited to be partnering with Epic, who recognize its worldwide popularity and share in our commitment to bring Borderlands 3 to this rapidly expanding audience,” said 2K president David Ismailer.

“Our mission, in addition to delivering the most engaging and captivating entertainment experiences, is to embrace new distribution platforms that will contribute to our effort to grow the audience for Borderlands 3,” he added.

Gearbox also said that the PC version has been developed with hardware manufacturer AMD. As a result, it has been optimized for AMD Radeon graphics cards and also and Ryzen CPUs.

Borderlands 3 will also be available on PS4 and Xbox One from September 13. Gearbox has released a new trailer for the game, showing off some of its explosive gameplay and also providing us with a closer look at the four new Vault Hunters that players will take on their adventures. Gearbox certainly seems to be being more ambitious for its third entry in the series, and you can read about some of the new features coming to Borderlands 3 here.

Gearbox Software has confirmed that Borderlands 3 will launch on September 13, 2019, as indicated by a leak earlier this week. The game will be available for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Alongside the release date, Gearbox has also released a new trailer, which confirms that, at launch, the game will be distributed through the Epic Games Store on PC. Borderlands 3 will then come to additional PC digital storefronts in April 2020.

The trailer is a showcase of Borderland 3’s gameplay and also introduces the Vault Hunters players will take control of as they hunt for loot, the legendary Vaults, and take on the fanatical Calypso Twins. Among them is Moze the Gunner, Amara the Siren, FL4K the Beastmaster, and Zane the Operative.

Moze is able to summon a mech which other players can mount, Amara can summon ethereal arms to brawl using, FL4K controls beasts–as his class name implies–and Zane is very handy for distracting enemies, slipping into combat, doing damage, and escaping. For more on the characters, check out our Borderlands 3 Vault Hunter breakdown.

The antagonistic Calypso Twins, meanwhile, are attempting to unite the various bandit clans with the goal of taking ownership of the galaxy’s ultimate power.

Whereas previous games were mainly focused on single, sprawling locations on Pandora, Borderlands 3 will give players the opportunity to travel to new worlds beyond it. Gearbox is promising that each one will feature unique environments and enemies.

Another new feature introduced for the game is level sync, which makes co-op play a little more friendly by scaling the experience for each player, regardless if they are playing together online or locally in split-screen, or their level and mission progress. The tentpole feature for Borderlands 3 is vehicular combat, which is sure to inspire Mad Max-esque feelings in players, as they tear across savage lands engaging in combat with enemies.

Watch the trailer above to see it all come together in gameplay footage. The trailer also invites players to pre-order the game for access to golden weapons. For more on the game, head over to our Borderlands 3 round-up, which brings together everything we know about the game so far.

Borderlands 3 is packed with several returning characters from all across the series. However, there are plenty of new faces too. After all, the series has made a tradition of offering new characters to play in each subsequent entry. The latest game’s new troop of Vault Hunters is no exception, and each is armed with their own unique abilities, skill trees, and personalization options.

Below we detail everything we know about Borderlands 3’s four playable characters. Be sure to check back often as we update this feature with more information as it gets announced. Though, if you’d like a breakdown of everything we know about Borderlands 3 in general, then read our in-depth roundup feature.

Moze the Gunner

Moze the Gunner’s main ability comes from her mech, Iron Bear, which instantly constructs around her when summoned. She’s far more mobile than previous gunner-type classes, who often had to cater their strategies around stationary turrets. Another interesting feature of Moze’s Iron Bear is that other teammates can hop onto it and use the turret mounted at its head. This adds what looks to be an emphasis on cooperation to Moze’s playstyle. Although she seems well capable of defending herself, it seems she’s much more dangerous and effective when a friend tags alongside her.

Amara the Siren

It wouldn’t be a new Borderlands game without the presence of the Sirens, a group of mysterious women with incredible powers who are distinguishable by the tattoos that adorn half their bodies. Amara is the newest Siren to be introduced to the series; though, it’s unclear how long she has existed in the Borderlands universe or where she comes from. Unlike Lillith and Maya, Amara is more melee-focused, which is made apparent by her ability to summon multiple ethereal arms to punch baddies with. Her muscular physique and destructive offensive power make her a solid fit as the brawler of the group.

FL4K the Beastmaster

FL4K is essentially the hunter class of Borderlands 3, but their most intriguing skill is the ability to command pet beasts. From early trailers, it seems FL4K is able to choose between a few different pets that each have their own unique abilities. Based on the screenshot above, FL4K is able to command either a Skag, a Spiderant, and another creature brandishing a gun. Currently, it’s unclear how many creatures FL4K can have alongside them at a time or how they’ll be controlled. If FL4K’s appearance is a basis in which to discern the weapons they’re most effective at using, then it looks like they’re proficient at using close-to-mid range weaponry and grenades.

Zane the Operative

If you’re a fan of Borderlands 2’s Zero, then Zane is likely the Vault Hunter you’ll want to choose in Borderlands 3. We’re not just saying that because of both their names start with a “Z,” but because of his decoy device, which draws aggro from enemies. All this isn’t to say that Zane doesn’t have his own unique abilities; he comes equipped with several gadgets, such as an attack drone that supports him in battle.

The first trailer for Joker is here. The DC film is the much-anticipated origin movie about the Clown Prince of Crime and stars Joaquin Phoenix in the lead role. It hit theaters on October 3.

As has been previously hinted, the trailer suggests that Joker is going to be quite unlike anything else that DC has released so far. It focuses on Phoenix’s lonely, unstable Arthur, who clearly has trouble fitting into society. We see him being attacked on the street, visiting Arkham Hospital, and dressing up as a clown, while his voiceover hints at the dark criminal turn his life will soon take. Check it out above.

Joker is directed by Todd Phillips, who previously helmed the Hangover movies. It also stars Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Shea Whigham, and Marc Maron.

Joker is one several DC movies on the way over the next couple of years. It will be followed by Birds of Prey in February 2020, which sees Margot Margot reprise her Suicide Squad role as Harley Quinn. An early teaser was released in January, and more details about the film emerged at the recent CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

Beyond that, Wonder Woman 1984 is set to hit theaters in July 2020. There are also 2021 dates for the standalone Batman movie and James Gunn’s Suicide Squad reboot, while Aquaman 2 will be with us in 2022.

Netflix has released a new trailer for the Ted Bundy movie Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, and it provides the best look yet at Zac Efron as the notorious serial killer.

The movie follows the crimes of Bundy but told from the vantage point of his longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer, who is played by Lily Collins (Tolkien, To the Bone).

The film also stars Kaya Scoderlario, Jim Parsons, John Malkovich, and Haley Joel Osment. Metallica singer and guitarist James Hetfield also has a role; you can see him at 0:47.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is directed by Joe Berlinger. He was nominated for an Oscar for the documentary Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory.

Netflix paid a reported $9 million to acquire the film, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival back in January. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Vile and Evil also expected to have a limited theatrical run.

This is the second very high-profile Ted Bundy programming on Netflix, as the streamer already has Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, which itself was created by Berlinger.

Avengers: Endgame tickets are finally on sale, and as you might have guessed, they’re selling very well. Ticket-seller Fandango announced today Endgame needed just six hours to surpass the previous single-day pre-sale ticket sales record on Fandango, which was held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Tickets for Endgame went on sale at 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET today, April 2, and “within minutes, Fandango saw historic numbers of fans reserving their seats,” the company announced. The company didn’t share specific ticket sales numbers, but they were strong enough to reach No. 1 after just six hours, beating out the likes of The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Rogue One, and Avengers: Infinity War, which make up the Top 5 all-time fastest-selling tickets on Fandango.

Fandango Top Five First-Day Ticket First 24 Hour Sales

1. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
3. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
4. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
5. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Fandango managing editor Erik Davis said Endgame ticket sales have “exceeded all expectations” on the site. “We’ve never seen anything like this–it’s truly a groundbreaking accomplishment–as fans simply cannot wait to see how this epic saga comes to a close,” Davis said.

Fandango also shared some of the results from an Avengers-themed survey. 98 percent of respondents said the cliffhanger from Infinity War was a “main factor” in buying a ticket for Endgame, while 86 percent said they are eager to find out how Captain Marvel features in Endgame.

In other news, new footage from Endgame was released today; check it out in the embed above. Endgame hits theatres on April 26.

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New consoles from Microsoft and Sony might be coming soon. Retailer GameStop today said on an earnings call that it expects new hardware sales to slow down in 2019 on account of people hearing about new consoles and waiting for them to arrive.

“With respect to new hardware, as we get closer to the end of the current console cycle for Xbox and PlayStation, we expect demand to decline as some customers choose to wait on the sidelines in anticipation of acquiring the next generation of innovative consoles,” CFO Rob Lloyd said.

Lloyd was specifically talking about business elements that GameStop shared with analysts to “help provide context” for 2019. This suggests that new consoles from Microsoft and Sony may be announced and/or released this year.

Microsoft is rumoured to announce one or multiple new consoles at E3 in June, while Sony is known to be working on a new PlayStation console. Sony is not coming to E3 this year but that doesn’t mean the company won’t have news to share at other venues at some point. Nintendo, meanwhile, could announce multiple new Switch models at E3 and release them not long after.

Llyod specifically mentioned Xbox and PlayStation in his comments, but not Nintendo.

There have been numerous rumours and reports about Microsoft’s new consoles, a lot more than the new systems from PlayStation and Nintendo. You can check out GameSpot’s rundown of all the big rumours about Xbox hardware here.

In other news about GameStop, the retailer announced a $673 million full-year loss. Despite the downturn, the retailer is optimistic about its future, thanks in part to new cost-saving and profit-improving efforts to be implemented by incoming CEO George Sherman.

Learn To Use Damage Information

A lot of info is conveyed to you the first time you hit an opposing player with a shot. When you hit someone with your first bullet, you see how much damage you’ve inflicted–but Apex Legends also shows you exactly what kind of damage you’re inflicting. If your opponent is wearing a body shield, you’ll see an armor icon next to the damage number, and the color of the icon and numbers will tell you what kind of armor they’re wearing. Knowing how much damage you’re doing to an enemy can give you essential insights into how a fight is going, and whether you’re likely to win it.

When you engage someone and shoot them, note the damage you’ve done and the armor they’re wearing–white armor protects them for 50 damage points, blue armor for 75 points, and purple and gold armor for 100 points. If your armor is worse than theirs, you’ll want to think seriously about disengaging until you can get the upper hand by breaking their armor or otherwise out-damaging them. When damage numbers turn red, you know you’re through an enemy’s armor and damaging them directly–and if you see red numbers outlined in yellow, you know you’re dealing headshot damage. Getting used to recognizing how much damage you’ve done to an enemy and what kind of damage you’re doing will help you make key decisions, like whether to press the attack or fall back to heal.

You can change how damage information is displayed in Apex Legends to help you make those decisions. By default, damage info is set to “Stacking,” which adds up all the damage together. You can change it to “Floating,” which shows you how much damage each shot does individually, or “Both.” Pick the one that helps you the most–Stacking or Both should give you enough information to gauge how close to death anyone you’re fighting actually is.