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NetherRealm Studios has confirmed Kabal and D’Vorah will be in Mortal Kombat 11. Following a tease in January, Kabal was fully revealed during the first Kombat Kast, a regular livestream dedicated to the brutal fighting game. According to Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon, Kabal is the first of a few fan-favorite characters that will be added to the roster. In the trailer for him, which you can watch below, Kabal is shown with his iconic meat hooks and puts his Nomad Dash to good use.

At one point he’s shown running off one side of the screen and appearing on the other to deliver his bone-crushing hook slam. He also has his buzz saw blades, which will be handy in controlling space and movement. His Fatality, meanwhile, involves grabbing the enemy and running at high speed with them in tow, before using his hooks to cut them in half.

During the Kombat Kast, Ed Boon also teased the guest character, saying people will “freak out” when they see it. However, he stopped short of announcing the character.

Later, during the Inside Xbox stream, Boon confirmed that D’Vorah, a character that made her debut in Mortal Kombat X, will also be in Mortal Kombat 11. However, we didn’t get to see or hear much more about her.

Mortal Kombat 11 was officially announced during The Game Awards, but it was fully unveiled on January 23, when NetherRealm showed off gameplay from it and revealed a few characters. Naturally, Scorpion and Sub-Zero are returning, along with Raiden, Sonya Blade, and Baraka. However, one new character added to the roster is Geras, who is capable of manipulating the time on the clock.

Since the full reveal, NetherRealm has also shared details about Mortal Kombat 11’s story, which takes place after the events of 2015’s Mortal Kombat X and involves time travel of some sort. Of course, NetherRealm also showed off a few of the gruesome new fatalities in the game. You can see all the characters announced for Mortal Kombat 11 so far here.

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The PS Essentials sale has come to an end, but a new selection of deals are now available in the US PlayStation Store. This week, Ubisoft is holding a sale on a number of its PS4 titles–with an extra percentage off available for PS Plus subscribers–while Epic Games is offering discounts on Fortnite‘s paid Save the World mode.

Nearly the entire Assassin’s Creed series is on sale this week, including its latest installment, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, which is $30 for PS Plus members (while everyone else can pick it up for $36). 2017’s entry, Assassin’s Creed Origins, is down to $19.79, while Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is $12.49. If you’re interested in picking up some earlier titles, the Ezio Collection is available for $10, and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is $9.

The Far Cry series is likewise on sale this week. Far Cry 5 is down to $15 for PS Plus members, while its predecessor, Far Cry 4, is $12. You can also pick up Far Cry 3 Classic Edition for $13.49 or Far Cry Primal for $10. Beyond that, Ubisoft’s popular tactical shooter, Rainbow Six Siege, is $12.49, and Ghost Recon Wildlands is $15. Finally, the loot-driven shooter The Division is down to $10 if you’re interested in picking it up before its sequel arrives next month.

In addition to the Ubisoft sale, Epic is holding a sale on Fortnite: Save the World. Unlike the game’s free Battle Royale mode, Save the World is currently only available as a paid download–although Epic has expressed plans to take it free in the future. In the meantime, if you’re interested in jumping in, you can get its various Founder’s Pack–which include access to the game along with other goodies–at a discount. The standard Founder’s Pack, which typically runs for $40, is available this week for $20, while the Deluxe Founder’s Pack is $30.

You can see some other notable deals below; the full list can be found on the PlayStation Store. The Ubisoft sale runs until February 19, while the Fortnite: Save the World discounts will be available until February 13.

Ubisoft Sale

Fortnite: Save the World Sale

Vivox, one of the world’s leading provider of voice and text chat for video games, has announced that developers can now use the company’s software to add console-based voice chat to their games on Nintendo Switch. Titles that support Vivox SDK will allow you to converse with other players by simply plugging a headset into the Switch console, as opposed to going through the mobile app. This system is already live on Fortnite.

“We’ve already seen a great deal of success with Nintendo and the use of our voice services in Fortnite,” said Vivox president Dave Verratti. “We are extremely proud to be a part of the Nintendo ecosystem. We’re happy to help Nintendo continue to push the envelope in their products by bringing gamers together through enhanced communications.”

Additionally, Vivox’s software supports cross-platform voice and text communication. With more titles on Switch supporting cross-play with Xbox One, PS4, and PC–starting with Fortnite and now extending to others such as Rocket League and Dauntless–Vivox could allow those playing a game on Switch to communicate with their friends on other platforms, provided the game supports SDK.

Nintendo’s implementation of voice chat on Switch through a mobile app has been met with a mostly negative reception. In response to the discontentment, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said, “We believe the easiest way for you to connect and have a peer-to-peer experience with voice chat is with your mobile phone. It’s always there, it’s always with you.”

He also cited Nintendo’s history of doing things differently, pointing to examples of previous company decisions that seemed bad at the time but turned out alright in hindsight. “We have a much different suite of experiences than our competitors offer, and we do that in a different way,” Fils-Aime said. “This creates a sort of yin and yang for our consumers. They’re excited about cloud saves and legacy content but wish we might deliver voice chat a different way, for example.”

Respawn, the developer behind Titanfall and Titanfall 2, surprised fans by announcing and releasing a new battle royale game, titled Apex Legends, on the same day. Although the game doesn’t support cross-platform play, Respawn has hinted that may not always remain the case.

On the Apex Legends FAQ page, Respawn writes, “We currently don’t support cross-platform play, but are always working on new features and improvements we can add to our game.” So cross-play could come to the Titanfall-themed battle royale game in the future. Given Sony’s decision to reverse its stance on cross-play with Nintendo and Microsoft, Apex could feature cross-platform support across Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

[Update: An earlier version of this article theorized that, through cross-platform support, Apex Legends could offer players shared progression across every system. However, in an interview with Eurogamer, Respawn said that cross-progression will never be possible in Apex “due to the way systems were set up early on” which “can’t [be] reconciled after the fact.” Thus, the portion of this article that mentioned the possibility of cross-progression has been cut.]

Apex Legends has some pretty minor PC system requirements. With it also being free-to-play, you can pretty easily jump into the game’s 1 million player community on a laptop or low-end PC. We’ve outlined the full requirements below.

Minimum PC Specs

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• CPU: Intel Core i3-6300 3.8GHz / AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor
• RAM: 6GB
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 / Radeon HD 7700
• GPU RAM: 1 GB
• Hard Drive: Minimum 30 GB of free space

Recommended PC Specs

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• CPU: Intel i5 3570K or equivalent
• RAM: 8GB
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290
• GPU RAM: 8GB
• Hard Drive: Minimum 30 GB of free space

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The latest weekly reset in Destiny 2 has brought back another Ascendant Challenge. Like those in the past, you’ll be traveling to a hidden location, from which you can travel to the Ascendant Plane. In the video above, we show you exactly where to go and what you should expect once you get inside.

As always, you’ll want to start out by grabbing the corresponding bounty from Petra. Once you do, you’ll need to use a Tincture of Queensfoil, which provides you with the Ascendance buff for a limited time. This allows you to see the Taken portal you’ll need to travel through–but you first have to find it, which the video above will help you do. It’s located inside a Lost Sector near the Dreaming City landing zone. Go partway through and you’ll find the portal. Inside, you’ll have to platform your way to an area with a pair of wizards. Take them out to complete the challenge and the bounty, which rewards you with Powerful gear.

For a more detailed look, check out our Ascendant Challenge Week 5 guide. And if you’re still working on The Last Word, the latest Exotic weapon introduced to the Destiny 2 world, grab our guide to make the grind a little easier. We’ve also got a rundown of The Last Word’s story, which is one of the best in the game and continues in the upcoming Season of the Drifter in March.