Season 6 brought new mechanics to Fortnite Battle Royale, but a new type of quest was also added to the game — Spire Quests. Spire Quests are related to the game’s lore and will reveal more information, bit by bit. There are a couple of Spire Quests to get done this week. Spire Quests are Epic quests (Purple rarity) and they will appear in a different category on your menu, separated from all the other Rare quests and daily missions....
Not too long ago, Epic Games and People Can Fly revealed the decision to add Jetpacks in the popular multiplayer sandbox survival title Fortnite Battle Royale, with many anticipating that the item would come as soon as this week due to the companies having already advertised them in-game. However, it looks as if the incorporation of Jetpacks has been delayed, and instead of offering players nothing, the publisher and developer have decided to add Hunting Rifles in lieu of the highly coveted flying apparatuses....
Epic Games’ Fortnite has proven to withstand the test of time, thanks in some part to the constant slew of new content. This content manages to keep the title fresh as Epic Games has shown a willingness to fundamentally alter different parts of the game. Now, the developer looks ready to bring back a fan-favorite vehicle. Where many titles maintain a standard of gameplay, Epic Games has not been so restricted....
Emotes in video games offer every player a way to express themselves, but with Fortnite’s “Boogiedown” competition, one player would get the chance to put their personal stamp on the Battle Royale phenomenon forever. A few weeks and thousands of submissions later, Twitter user Populotus has won that esteemed honor. The winning submission, along with four runners-up, were announced in a YouTube video uploaded to Fortnite’s channel. The submissions range from males to females, young to old(er), and comically goofy to genuinely talented - an appropriate choice from Epic Games given the competition’s likely purpose of furthering the team’s famed engagement with all fans....
Hopefully players have wrapped up the Week 7 challenges, because it’s that time again, Fortnite fans. The Season 5 Week 8 challenges have been revealed, which means that players can start planning their strategies for how to accomplish each of the varying tasks in the coming week. Week 8 adds three new free challenges and four Battle Pass challenges for players to complete, and while some of them are fairly straightforward, a few may give players some trouble....
Since its launch last week, Friday the 13th: The Game has suffered a number of technical issues across all platforms. Even though the game has had problems on all systems it’s available on, the Xbox One version seems to have been neglected more than others, missing the day one patch that the PC and PS4 versions enjoyed. Illfonic and Gun Media have since released a significant patch for the game on Xbox One that addresses a long list of issues....
Gamer Girl was supposed to be a full-motion video (FMV) game developed by Wales Interactive and slated for release in September but appears to have been dropped by the publisher in the wake of growing backlash from the streaming community. All promotional material for the game has been pulled from the publisher’s website, the Google drive press kit, and from the publisher’s YouTube channel, though at the time of this writing, XboxViewTv still had the trailer up on their channel....
After it was revealed that video game retailer GameStop was in talks for a buyout, rumors began to swirl around the future of the company. Recently, one of these rumors suggested that it could be ending its Elite Pro membership of its PowerUp Rewards program, which effective today, has proven to be true. While subscribers to this program will have to the end of its current expiration date to take advantage of the features, it will not be renewable once it comes to an end....
When players first start Genshin Impact, they will be instructed to fight strange creatures called Hilichurls. At first, Hilichurls just seem like mindless mobs that are only interested in causing trouble throughout Teyvat. As the player spends time around the region, though, it becomes more and more apparent that these aren’t just monsters but an intelligent civilization that have their own language, poems, and hierarchy. In the game, events have even proven that if approached properly, Hilichurls are actually non-violent creatures who can be generous....
Developer Mihoyo is giving Genshin Impact players a chance to win up to five free Aquaint Fates during this year’s New Year celebration. It’s the Year of the Ox—a year that, according to astrology based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar, will bring career development and personal wellbeing to all zodiac signs. As if that wasn’t enough, Mihoyo is using the holiday as an opportunity to dish out hundreds of free Acquaint Fates by way of a community-based promotional event....
There’s no better feeling than getting an absolute quality game for free, and that’s exactly what Green Man Gaming is pitching for people who participate in voting for the 2014 Golden Joystick Awards. Those who throw in their two cents during the voting process can submit an application to get XCOM: Enemy Unknown for free, which will also come with a steep 80% off coupon for the Enemy Within expansion pack....
Fans of Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima quickly learn that not everyone is who they seem - especially with Ryuzo. After all, the warrior Ryuzo immediately gives off the impression of a rival figure to the protagonist Jin Sakai. However, Ryuzo’s affiliation with the Straw Hats and the Mongol Invasion of Japan easily complicate matters between him and the protagonist. Unfortunately, these differences soon form a divide in their friendship....
Former God of War director Stig Asmussen has revealed that the Kratos we’ve grown to love today could have had a totally different name. In fact, the character was almost accidentally named after him. Asmussen worked on all the God of War titles, including the PSP entries, before the franchise underwent the well-received overhaul. However, he could have left an everlasting mark. Now at Respawn, the director has most recently played a key role in the making of upcoming game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order....
Gearbox Publishing’s upcoming looter-slasher game Godfall has revealed a colorful, yet sleek box art image for the PlayStation 5. The newly revealed box art is a possible glimpse at what other box art images for the PS5 will look like. The blue box and white trim of the game’s case work well with the bright hues of the Godfall artwork on the front, giving it a clean appearance. Although no back side was shown, one can probably assume it will have a short description of the game, a few in-game screenshots, and other information about its rating — a common practice with other physical games....
Google has only confirmed a handful of games for Google Stadia, the game-streaming platform that it announced at GDC 2019 last week. However, the tech giant is planning to expand that list in a big way and is confirmed to be in talks with some of the biggest games publishers around. In an interview, Final Fantasy 14 game director Naoki Yoshida hinted that the popular MMORPG could come to Google Stadia....
Pokémon has been around for a little over twenty years now, though I don’t think that anyone could have really predicted the success that the series would have all the way back when the original two games were released on an outdated handheld. Strangely enough, Pokémon Red and Blue brought new life to the handheld market and made those pixelated monochrome video games a joy to play again. Rising to such success, it eventually released an animated television series, spinoffs, feature length movies, toys, and of course its own breakfast cereal....
Fifa 21 Ultimate Team is teeming with high-rated squads. Even beginners will have to face off against clubs with the highest-rated cards in the game. Fifa gamers often have to outplay similarly skilled opponents that have much better teams. For players new to the game, division rivals can be a frustrating grind at first. However, with just 2,000 coins, FUT clubs can pick up amazing players for their Ultimate Team. Opponents with high-rated cards will think they have an easy win when they see the following players on the loading screen....
Films of the year: Blade Runner 2049 (2nd place) NB: The following contains spoilers for Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049. A truly great movie has to work not only as a coherent story, but also moment-to-moment, scene to scene. If it doesn’t advance the story or tell us something important about the characters within it, even the best action sequence will fall flat. This is why Blade Runner 2049 succeeds so spectacularly well: it’s a lengthy film, clocking in at well over two and a half hours, but its construction is such that just about every shot and exchange has meaning in its greater story....
The New Year has arrived and so Final Fantasy 14’s Heavensturn event has returned to celebrate the Year of the Ox. This event is only on for a limited time and will finish on Monday, January 18, 2021, at 6:59 a.m. (PST), so be sure to take part before then as seasonal quests cannot be completed after the events have finished. Heavensturn 2021 offers new quests and new rewards, such as two brand-new kabutos to add to your collection and an adorable furnishing for your room....
The Final Fantasy series is considered one of the most legendary JRPG series of all time, which is what makes Square Enix’s foray into real-time combat all the more interesting. While there are definitely many detractors when it comes to this tonal shift, the Final Fantasy series was bound to evolve at some point or the other. For what it’s worth, the two major Final Fantasy titles that have actually adopted real-time combat have done so in impressive fashion....
