Month: January 2021

The deadliest hunter in the galaxy is on his way to Fortnite, as this week’s 15.20 update added several Predator-themed challenges to the game.

Completing these new tasks will unlock Predator cosmetic items in Fortnite’s secret battle pass character tab, although the actual Predator skin won’t be seen for a few more weeks.

Now that the downtime for the v15.20 has ended, Fortnite also has new weapons for players to get their hands on. The Lever Action Shotgun can drop enemies quickly if they get too close to you, while the Exotic-class Hop Rock Dualies are a pair of dual pistols that come equipped with a low-gravity effect.

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Pikmin 3 Deluxe, the updated edition of the fantastic Wii U game, released in October but was somewhat overshadowed by all of the big holiday releases and console launches. We didn’t see any deals on the real-time strategy game during Black Friday or over the holidays either. If you’ve been holding out and are looking for a Nintendo Switch game to tide you over until Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury releases next month, Pikmin 3 Deluxe is on sale for its lowest price yet. Right now, you can snag Pikmin 3 Deluxe for $45.39 at Walmart.

The discount will show up when you add Pikmin 3 to you cart. It comes with free two-day delivery, so you’ll likely get your copy in time to play over the weekend.

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Little Nightmares II just isn’t suited to action sequences. We recently got one more chance to go hands-on with Little Nightmares II ahead of its release, playing through the first two levels of the game. The first level was the Forest that we got to play during our first hands-on with Little Nightmares II, but the second, the School, was brand-new. And it was here that Little Nightmares II started focusing more on platforming and combat sequences, which weren’t as satisfying as the more puzzle- and stealth-focused levels we’ve played before.

In the School, protagonist Mono is quickly separated from deuteragonist Six, the original Little Nightmares‘ protagonist, as the two find themselves lost in a building that’s inhabited by the Bullies, trouble-making porcelain children, and stalked by a monstrously grotesque teacher. While the Bullies are pranksters that prefer to set deadly traps and only roughhouse Mono if they get too close, the Teacher is far more proactive, responding to every little sound and stretching her neck out like a gross snake to twist her head into biting range.

With all the Bullies running around, the school is more heavily inhabited than the Forest and Hospital levels we’ve played before. There are more combat sequences where you have to lift a hammer or pipe to smash the Bullies in your way or platforming sections where you must carefully run, jump, and climb around and through obstacles, while the Teacher’s head is twisting about the room, looking for you.

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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury has gotten a new overview trailer, which reveals a number of new details, including a Snapshot photo mode, and details on how Fury Bowser is a timed event in the new spin-off adventure.

You can check out the trailer below, or read on for all the new details.

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Super Mario 3D World Snapshot Mode

• Super Mario 3D World now includes a version of Super Mario Odyssey’s Snapshot Mode, which allows you to freeze time, adjust the image, and change filters.
• Collectible stamps – previously used for the Wii U Miiverse – are now usable in Snapshot mode, and can be applied to walls in your shots.

Bowser’s Fury: New Details

• Bowser’s Fury, a full spin-off adventure, takes place in a kingdom of cats, Lake Lapcat, featuring cat-themed enemies, architecture and more.
• You’re tasked with collecting Cat Shines spread across the kingdom.
• Bowser Jr. will appear for solo players, aiding the player, but can be controlled by a co-op partner. It’s not clear if online co-op is supported.
• After ‘a certain amount of time’ playing in Lake Lapcat, the gigantic Fury Bowser will appear, dropping from the sky and changing the weather.
• Fury Bowser’s appearance sees spikes falling from the sky and changing the terrain.
• Fury Bowser will attack players using powers that can destroy cover.
• After an unspecified amount of time, Fury Bowser will retreat, returning Lake Lapcat to normal for a time.
• Collecting enough Cat Shines will allow you to pick up the Giga Bell power-up, turning Mario into the kaiju-sized Cat Mario we saw in yesterday’s trailer.

Amiibo

• In Super Mario 3D World, When used, the Cat Mario amiibo will summon an invincible White Cat Mario power-up.
• In Super Mario 3D World, the Cat Peach amiibo summons a random power-up.
• In Bowser’s Fury, we know both the Bowser and Bowser Jr. amiibo will cause power-ups. It’s not clear yet what they’ll specifically do, but we’ve seen Mario transform into an invulnerable statue version of Cat Mario, also earning coins.

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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury will arrive for Switch on February 12, and you can preorder it right now.

We awarded the Wii U version of Super Mario 3D World a 9.6/10 in our review, saying it’s “marvelous, and its constant variety and fantastic light-hearted co-op play proves that Nintendo still knows exactly how to tweak the Mario formula in fun ways.”

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Lucasfilm Games is now in business with Bethesda for its new Indiana Jones game and Ubisoft for its own Star Wars project, but where does this leave EA, the publisher of Battlefront, Jedi: Fallen Order, and other Star Wars games? Lucasfilm Games boss Douglas Reilly said in an interview on the Star Wars website that Lucasfilm is staying in business with EA, and the publisher is working on “a number of projects” right now.

“We’re really proud of the games we have created with EA,” Reilly said. “We will continue working with them and our relationship has never been stronger. While we may not have a lot of details to share at the moment, we’ve got a number of projects underway with the talented teams at EA.”

EA also shared a message on Twitter reaffirming the company’s love of Star Wars and intention to continue making more games (and pointing out how cute BD-1 is). However, no specific plans are shared, nor is there any indication of whether future games will be of the console/PC or mobile variety.

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Fans who can’t wait to see what’s next from True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto are going to have to remain patient. The Hollywood Reporter is indicating that the writer-director is negotiating to be let out of his contract with FX and Fox 21/Touchstone Television. No comment from the parties involved has been released, so it’s not exactly clear why the relationship is coming to an end.

What is clear is this means the show Redeemer is no longer moving forward, at least at FX. Due to reunite Pizzolatto and Matthew McConaughey–whose unforgettable performance as the damaged detective Rust Cohle in True Detective Season 1 still haunts everyone who saw it–Redeemer was created by Pizzolatto and inspired by Patrick Colman’s debut novel titled The Churchgoer, Redeemer. McConaughey was to star as a minister who loses his faith, becomes a security guard, and searches for a missing woman in Texas. Rather than finding her, he wanders through a criminal conspiracy that connects with his past.

Their pairing has proven a winning combo in the past. Season 1 of True Detective received 12 Emmy Award nominations, including McConaughey’s nomination for Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Pizzolatto’s nomination for Writing for a Drama Series, and won five awards.

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PS5 exclusive Returnal has received another gameplay trailer highlighting the rougelite’s fast-paced action, with developer Housemarque providing a deep dive into many of its systems.

In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Returnal’s combat is described as a third-person take on Housemarque’s classic bullet hell, arcade-inspired shooters, such as Resogun, Nex Machina, and Super Stardust HD. Each run, however, will change up the action in drastic ways. Protagonist Selene is only able to use one weapon at a time, but weapon traits allow you to modify the base function of each of the ten available. These can be stacked as the run continues, unlocking powerful combinations specific to the weapon you’re using.

Each weapon also features a distinct alt-fire, with Housemarque explaining how the DualSense’s adaptive triggers have been used to allow for half pulls of the triggers to switch from aiming to firing. Weapons are supplemented by tools and gear that further expands your arsenal. The trailer shows Selene using a grenade that vaporizes all enemies near her, while another fires sharp spikes up from the ground to do damage around her.

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The Batman spin-off, Gotham PD, has reportedly found a new showrunner in Joe Barton after Terence Winter’s departure from the series.

According to Variety, Barton will take over as executive producer and showrunner on the HBO Max spin-off series after Winter exited the project due to creative differences last November. A report at the time claimed that Winter’s vision for the series didn’t match up with what Matt Reeves and several other producers on the project had in mind for the show.

Barton previously created and wrote an eight-part crime-thriller called Giri/Haji for BBC Two and Netflix. His other credits include The Ritual and Invasion, an upcoming sci-fi thriller starring Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer. He is also set to serve as the showrunner on Netflix’s Half Bad, which is based on Sally Green’s fantasy novel trilogy of the same name.

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HBO Max will play host to the new series, which is reportedly being referred to as Gotham Central internally. This title is a likely nod to the Gotham PD-focused procedural comic book series created by Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker, and Michael Lark. It ran from 2002 to 2006 and focused on the city’s police department and the struggles of working as a police officer in a city like Gotham.

The upcoming police procedural will act as a prequel to 2022’s The Batman, following events in Gotham City during presumably Robert Pattinson’s Batman’s first year as the caped crusader. This would place the series about a year before The Batman movie on Matt Reeves’ Gotham timeline, as Patinson’s take on the character is set during the Dark Knight’s second year in Gotham.

There’s currently no release date for the series, whereas The Batman is scheduled for release on March 4, 2022. Originally it was intended to be a summer movie, but it was pushed back from its June 25, 2021 release date a number of times after production was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There’s no guarantee the release won’t slip further back, but we’re hoping Reeves can meet the new timetable.

For more on The Batman, take a look at everything we know about the DC movie reboot.

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It’s a good time to be a bounty hunter in Red Dead Online, as this week’s update focuses on the gunslingers who bring in outlaws dead or alive. You can earn extra role XP and RDO$ by hunting down some notorious criminals, while also claiming some discounts.

This week you’ll get double role XP on Legendary Bounties and double RDO$ on Prestigious Legendary Bounties. In particular, those Prestigious targets include Gene “Beau” Finley, Carmela “La Muñeca” Montez, and Virgil “Shepherd” Edwards. You can also claim 50% RDO$ bonus on the original 10 Legendary bounties.

No matter what your role, jumping into Red Dead Online this week will grant you a 1,000 Bounty Hunter XP reward, and 100 rounds of Express Repeater ammo.

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