Month: October 2018

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Funimation Announces Its Fall Anime SimulDub Schedule

Funimation has revealed its SimulDub schedule for the fall 2018 anime season.

This season’s lineup includes several new series, including That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Goblin Slayer, and Radiant, as well as a number of returning series, like Fairy Tail, Golden Kamuy, and Tokyo Ghoul:re. Check out the slideshow below to see when SimulDubs for all of these and more will premiere on Funimation.

For a look at the SimulDub schedule at a glance, check out the lineup of premiere dates and times below:

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Fortnite Downtime Over, Update 6.1 Out Now

Season 6 of Fortnite is underway, and now developer Epic is readying the second update of the season for its popular battle royale game. Patch 6.01 is slated to roll out for all platforms–PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile–on Wednesday, October 3, with downtime for the update scheduled to begin at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET / 8 AM BST. [Update] Downtime for the latest Fortnite update is over and the new update is available. You can see everything added and changed in the Fortnite v6.1 patch notes.

As usual, Epic hasn’t provided an estimate of how long downtime will last, but previous maintenance periods have typically run for an hour or two. Likewise, the developer hasn’t dropped any hints as to what new content players can expect from the update; usually, Epic teases the arrival of a new weapon in Fortnite’s News feed, but as of this writing, the feed has no mention of one.

That’s not to say we don’t have some idea of what could be on the way to the game, however. Fortnite Leaks recently discovered a new type of item called Freeze Traps within the game’s code. These are reportedly Rare items and, as their name suggests, will slow down players who trigger them. Epic hasn’t officially confirmed they’re arriving in the game this week, but full patch notes will be made available when the downtime begins.

We do also know what Fortnite’s next limited-time mode will be: Disco Domination. According to the game’s News feed, players will need capture and defend dance floors using emotes to score points once the mode is added to the rotation. We don’t know much about Disco Domination beyond that, but its accompanying image shows a wild dance party around a disco ball, which looks similar to the dance floors that were available as part of previous challenges.

Season 6 of Fortnite kicked off on September 27, and some unusual things have been happening in the game since then. Most notably, the floating island that rose from Loot Lake has now starting moving around the map, leaving strange craters in its wake. Epic also introduced a slate of new cosmetics to unlock, which you can see in our Season 6 rewards gallery. You can also find tips for the latest challenges in our Season 6 challenge roundup.

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Fortnite Update 6.1 Patch Notes: Chiller, LTM Playground, And More

Epic Games has released patch 6.1 for Fortnite and, alongside it, the full patch notes detailing everything new and everything that has been changed. While not as significant as the last patch, which kicked off Season 6, this update does add in a new item called the Chiller. “Don’t get cold feet! Freeze your foes and slide around for a quick getaway,” reads the official description. The Chiller is a large trap that encases an enemy player’s feet in ice on contact, causing them to slide around. Check out the video below to see it in action.

[Update] Epic has confirmed that the Soaring 50s limited time mode will be available “shortly” as it is currently fixing a small issue discovered during testing.

The other big addition is custom Playground options which allow you to tweak settings such as health, time of day, gravity, and more. Take a look at the full patch notes below, which details the new additions, as well as the other tweaks to gameplay and performance. You can also see how the patch changes Fortnite’s Save The World mode here.

Limited Time Mode: Playground

Playground Custom Options

  • Added more options to Playground. Allowing you to change settings such as starting health, time of day, gravity, and more!

Weapons + Items

  • Chiller added.
    • Common Trap.
    • Can be placed on floors, walls, or ceilings.
    • Drops in stacks of 3 in Treasure Chests, Supply Drops, Vending Machines, Supply Llamas, and floor loot.
    • Applies icy feet to friends or foes, causing them to slide around with low friction.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that could cause vehicles to become uncontrollable.

Gameplay

  • Made improvements to the motion controls for the Switch to make it feel more accurate and responsive.

Bug Fixes

  • Pets are now hidden along with your character when the camera is too close to you.
  • Toys now respect the streamer mode setting for player names in minigame messages.
  • Slightly increased the hitbox size on the Fancy Tomato to match its visual size.

Audio

  • The following adjustments have been made to Glider audio tells:
    • Muffled the audio if there isn’t a clear line of sight between you other gliding players.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where incorrect audio would play when a teammate was eliminated.

UI

Bug Fixes

  • Added star ratings to the UI elements of all trap items.

Mobile

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where players occasionally couldn’t interact with items.

Fortnite Season 6 began on September 27 and, at the same time, the floating island that rose from Loot Lake began moving around the map. It is leaving strange craters in its wake and, as of yet, we’re not sure what this means, though fans are speculating it could be building up to a new event. Epic also added new cosmetics to unlock, which you can see in our Fortnite Season 6 Battle Pass rewards gallery. You can also find tips for all the latest challenges in our Season 6 challenge roundup.