Fortnite Rolls Out Shopping Carts

Fortnite’s latest patch, 4.3, is now out and officially adds the game’s first vehicle in the form of a shopping cart.

As detailed on Epic’s recent blog post, players can now take a ride in their very own shopping cart. You can push and jump in the cart solo or with a friend. One person can shoot from the passenger seat. The vehicle was first teased earlier this week.

Fortnite’s shopping cart, image via Epic’s blog post.

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LEGO DC Super-Villains Officially Announced

After leaks and teases, Warner Bros. Games has officially unveiled LEGO DC Super-Villains.

The game is set to release October 16 on PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. LEGO DC Super-Villains sees the Justice League disappearing and offers up an open world for The Joker, Harley Quinn, Deathstroke and more.

It’s up to you and the Injustice League to take on a group of superhero wannabes called the Justice Syndicate. On top of that, LEGO DC Super-Villains will be about spray-painting walls in Metropolis and scaring Gotham residents.

Now we’ve heard about this game for several months at this point. LEGO DC Villains was rumored earlier this year (along with the already announced LEGO Incredibles), and then Walmart Canada listed the game as well as Rage 2 and more.

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Fallout 76 Announced

Bethesda has teased a new Fallout game, Fallout 76.

Bethesda has been signalling the announcement since yesterday and, on a stream today, Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard appeared to introduce the game, and explained that there would be more at E3.

It’s not yet clear what kind of game Fallout 76 will be, or which of Bethesda’s studios has been involved in developing it.

The titular Vault 76 has previously been mentioned but never seen in previous Fallout games. A “control vault” containing 500 occupants, living in Vault 76 doesn’t appear to involve the cruel experiments most Vaults in the series have been known for.

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DICE Confirms Meaning of Battlefield V Title

DICE has confirmed the ‘V’ in Battlefield V is a reference to Winston Churchill and World War Two’s V for Victory Campaign.

Roman Numerals often take a bit of a beating when it comes to video game naming conventions, but a tweet from the Official Battlefield V Twitter has revealed that this name is more than just a style choice.

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Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee and Pikachu’s Poké Ball Plus Accessory Fully Detailed

Specifics for the new Poké Ball Plus Accessory have been revealed following the announcement trailer for Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee and Let’s Go Pikachu.

Unless you’ve been living under a Rockruff for the last 24 hours you’ll have noticed that there’s a new Pokémon game incoming and it’s accompanied by a controller/keep-sake in the shape of a Poké Ball. A new post on the Nintendo Website reveals exactly what this cool little accessory does.

When used in partnership with Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee or Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu on Nintendo Switch, the Poké Ball plus is essentially a Joy-Con. You can move, battle, navigate menus and even pretend to throw it to catch a Pokémon in game.

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