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Call Of Duty: Warzone’s Rumored March 11 Nuke Event May Change The Game Forever
Over the past few weeks, rumors have swirled that Call of Duty: Warzone will soon experience a catastrophic event that will change the face of the game overnight. According to several notable leakers, this hypothetical “nuke event”–named for the nuclear warhead that was found in Bunker 11 back in 2020–will totally destroy the game’s Verdansk map on March 11 to coincide with the game’s one-year anniversary, clearing the way for a totally fresh locale.
That said, given that these rumors are largely based on the work and opinions of leakers, there’s no way to know for sure if anything will happen on March 11. Given that other battle royale games like Fortnite have utilized terrain-changing disasters such as meteor strikes to change up their maps, it doesn’t seem too far-fetched to expect Warzone to follow suit, but the exact timing is a mystery to everyone right now.
Back in February, VGC published a report that claimed that Activision would blow up Verdansk in order to transition Warzone from the setting of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to the ’80s-themed Black Ops series. VGC also reported that the nuke was originally scheduled to correspond with the release of Black Ops Cold War last year, but it was delayed. That report suggested that the nuking itself would take place sometime in March or April.
Last Of Us Dev Is Hiring An Economy Designer For A Multiplayer Game With Live Service Elements
The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog is hiring an “economy designer” to help the team with a multiplayer game that includes live operations and player progression.
The job ad states that the successful candidate will help Naughty Dog “create avenues for self-expression for our players, ensure robust longevity to our games, and give our players great rewards to strive for.” This all sounds like Naughty Dog is working on a new multiplayer game with cosmetics that players can unlock to personalize their characters.
None of this would be a surprise, as Naughty Dog confirmed more than a year ago that it’s working on a standalone Last of Us multiplayer game. However, Naughty Dog has kept very quiet about this in recent months. Many studios are now adopting and embracing live services for their new games, so it would be no shock to see Naughty Dog follow suit in some capacity.
Red Dead Online Update Pays Out Big XP Rewards This Week For Bounty Hunting
Red Dead Redemption 2’s multiplayer mode has received its latest weekly update, adding new opportunities to earn rewards, the final seven days of Outlaw Pass No. 4, and 5000 XP for holders of the current season pass. Rockstar detailed all this and more in a new blog post that you can read the highlights of below.
Bounty Hunter Bonuses
All licensed Bounty Hunters will receive 2000 Role XP and double Role XP for completing any bounty this week, as well as 30% off any Established or Distinguished Bounty Hunter item. Legendary bounties will also earn players double the usual Ability Card XP and anyone turning one of these bounties in will also be rewarded with a gift of 25 Poison Throwing Knives and 100 rounds of Express Rifle Ammo. Anyone with a Prestigious Bounty License can earn those bonuses on the following Infamous Bounties:
- Annesburg – Tobin Anderson’s Wreckers
- Armadillo – The Butchers of Benedict Pass
- Benedict Point – “Los Pasajeros”
- Blackwater – Thaddeus Walter’s Men
- Emerald Station – The Three Widows
- Rhodes – The Bellingham Brothers
- Riggs Station – Bartholomew Brown’s “Gentlemen”
- Saint Denis – Hoare, Roache and Gault
- Strawberry – The “Initiates”
- Tumbleweed – “Addison Wye’s “Jailbreakers”
- Valentine – Allen, De La Mare and Fitch
- Van Horn – Bradshaw, Colt and Penn
- Wallace Station – Theodore Xavier’s Hunt
A New Source Of Employment Telegrams
Completing Outrider by successfully escorting a delivery wagon from Brittlebrush Trawl any time before March 15 will unlock a 30% discount on the Bounty Hunter Wagon if you already have added A New Source of Employment telegrams to your satchel.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Will Launch On PC Day One
Monster Hunter fans weren’t exactly thrilled when Capcom announced that the latest mainline entry in the series, Rise, isn’t making its way to PC until 2022. That said, if you’re looking for another Monster Hunter game to play in 2021, Monster Hunter Stories 2 will come to both PC and Switch on the same day, July 9.
Rather than focusing on the monster-slaying of the core Monster Hunter titles, Stories instead focuses on Riders who tame the giant beasts of the series in order to saddle up and fly around. A PC version of Stories 2 was rumored as part of the massive leak of Capcom information that happened last year, but this is the first official word on the topic.
Stories 2 will focus on the mysterious disappearance of MH favorite Rathalos and will include familiar monsters such as Pukei-Pukei and Nergigante. (If, like me, you still have bad memories of getting utterly wrecked by Nergi back in Monster Hunter World, hopefully he’ll be a little nicer this time.) The first Monster Hunter Stories game originally released on Nintendo 3DS and was later ported to mobile, and it was received fairly well by critics.
Epic Games Buys The Maker Of Photogrammetry Tools To Help Make Games Look More Realistic
Fortnite and Unreal Engine company Epic Games is buying another company, this time snapping up the photogrammetry developer Capturing Reality. Epic has spent an unspecified sum to acquire the company to bring its software–RealityCapture–into the Unreal Engine.
Photogrammetry is the process of scanning real-world people, places, and things and using software to convert those images into scans for use in video games or other media. You can check out the video below to get a closer look at how it works.
In a statement, Epic said the Capturing Reality team will “continue to grow and work closely” with Epic’s own Unreal Engine team. The goal is to make the Capturing Reality technology more accessible and affordable. This starts right away, as Capturing Reality has already cut prices of its software for new and existing customers.
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Outlander’s Sam Heughan Would Love To Play James Bond But He Doesn’t Want To Jinx It
Actor Sam Heughan, known for his starring role on Outlander, has commented on the possibility of playing James Bond someday. Speaking to Esquire, Heughan said that he would be interested in the part, but he’s wary to talk about it over fear of jinxing it.
“I think any actor would never say they’re not interested,” he said. “Of course, you’d be interested. I mean, it is all rumors, and sometimes you think, should I, should we even talk about it? Because you don’t want to jinx it.”
Heughan said the producers of the Bond film series “must be sick of it” when it comes to actors throwing their hat into the ring. But the actor said he loves James Bond as a character and would be interested in getting involved in the 007 series if it ever came to be.