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Call of Duty: Warzone Officially Announced, Will Be a Standalone F2P Battle Royale

by Alex Co

March 9, 2020 12:49 pm in News

Probably Call of Duty’s worst kept secrets in history, Call of Duty: Warzone, the free-to-play Call of Duty Battle Royale has finally been revealed. Check out the official Call of Duty Warzone reveal trailer and official details below.

About Call of Duty: Warzone

Warzone is an all-new experience from the world of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, where up to 150 players can squad up with friends and drop into a massive online combat arena packed with non-stop action and endless fun. At launch, players will team up and fight as a trio across two epic modes, which includes a new take on the popular all-out survival Battle Royale mode with new and innovative ways to play, and an all-new original mode called Plunder, where teams battle to collect the most in-match Cash.

Warzone is set to release tomorrow at 8 AM PT // 10 AM CT // 11 AM ET on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. .

Some details

The current player count is 150 players. Talks to improve this to 200 is happening.
Cross-play is supported, is a standalone game mode that is available on PlayStation4, Xbox One, and PC. YOU DO NOT NEED TO OWN CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE
Tons of new, custom and classic maps
The game supports both solo and trio squads
You can spawn back into the game via buy-in or Gulag
You 1v1 in the Gulag for a chance to fight your way back into the game. Players will spectate each other while they wait for their turns. Can throw rocks at other players
Killstreaks are confirmed

Are you going to give Call of Duty Warzone a chance or are you fed up with all the battle royale games? We’re going to give it a shot and will give our honest take once we’ve had enough time with the mode.

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Countdown to Call of Duty Warzone Begins as Modern Warfare Classified Gets Timer Ending Tomorrow

by Alex Co

11:34 am in News

Remember when Infinity Ward released the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season 2 patch and it included a “Classified” portion? Well, it just got an update today and it’s for something big! Logging in to the game, players will see the Modern Warfare Classified portion of the menu has a timer!

Here’s the image we captured just now:

Given the amount of leaks we got, which now includes the full map from an announcement YouTube video that went up a little too early, this is Call of Duty: Warzone and nothing else. Recent rumors have pegged the battle royale mode’s release date for March 10, which lines up with this timer perfectly (ends at 8 AM PT/10 AM CT/11 AM ET).

The big question now here is: are you excited for an Infinity Ward-developed battle royale game or have you had your fill of the genre? We’re expecting the official announcement to hit today, as well as gameplay! Once we have them, we’ll let our readers know.

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EA Patents Game Assist Feature That Detects Game-State Performance in Multiplayer; New Battle Pass System

by Alex Co

10:14 am in News

Here’s a rather interesting thought: What if a game could detect when a player is having connection issues and assist the player by improving it or pausing the game? Interesting? Well, it seems publisher EA has looked into it, so much so, that recent EA patents have surfaced and this one stood out to us front and center.

EA has filed a patent at the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) for “Client detection of game-state performance for triggering game assist” which was filed back in 2018, but only granted last week. In the description, it specifically mentions multiplayer.

Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for improving multiplayer gameplay continuity. The disclosed method includes monitoring multiple buffers corresponding to multiple clients. The method also includes determining a first buffer is over a first threshold, the first buffer corresponding to a first client. The method also includes notifying the multiple clients that the first buffer of the first client is over the first threshold. The method also includes receiving a response from each of the clients, the response based on an in-game status. The method also includes pausing gameplays for each of the clients except the first client when the in-game status is favorable to pausing the gameplays for the first client.

The last bit about pausing the client is really interesting. While we don’t expect to see this in any shooter, multiplayer titles such as MOBA, RTS, and strategy games may benefit from this feature.

EA has also filed a patent (via SegmentNext) at the USPTO on a “Seasonal Reward Distribution System,” wherein a Battle Pass will offer a non-linear path when it comes to rewards. So in effect, if you’re progressing in a Battle Pass, you’ll then be able to choose which path of rewards you’re most interested in and so on.

Here’s the description:

The present disclosure provides a video game based seasonal reward distribution system. The seasonal reward system can provide users with a non-linear map that allows the users to choose how to progress through the reward map when advancing or leveling up a virtual character or user account within the video game. The virtual map can provide a visual representation of a non-linear pathway or tracks that a user can follow based on how the user would like to proceed and what types of rewards the user prefers to unlock. The reward map provides a series of reward nodes connected by links, resulting in a plurality of pathways or tracks that a user can select during advancement within the video game. The user can select individual reward nodes when the virtual character levels up and progress along a pathway on the virtual map.

Now, this sounds a lot better than the first patent filed, no? I can see a non-linear Battle Pass doing well, though players might complain that the studio/publisher just give out everything instead of having them choose, though. Given the patent has only been granted last week, perhaps this is something EA will announce sometime this year or beyond?

Now before anyone panics regarding the multiplayer patent, remember that companies/studios file a lot of patents, and there’s no guarantee that they’ll implement them in games. That said, I’d really hope we don’t see it come to fruition since SBMM is enough of a drag as it is, no?

What do you make of these EA patents and do you think the publisher will somehow sneak game assist in for those not doing well so they’ll continue playing? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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RDR2 Update 1.19 Released, Here’s What Got Changed

by Alex Co

7:53 am in News

Heads up, cowpokes! Rockstar Games has released Red Dead Redemption 2 update 1.19 and it’s live today on all three platforms (PS4, Xbox One, PC)! This RDR2 update 1.19 is a rather small download, and clocks in at just 620MB on PS4, 95MB on PC, 725 on the Rockstar Launcher, and 3GB on Xbox One.

No full patch notes list yet, but here are the known list of changes:

RDR2 update 1.19 changes:

Fixed several crashes that occurred during loading screens when launching the game or switching between Story Mode and Red Dead Online

Fixed several random crashes that occurred during gameplay in Story Mode and Red Dead Online

Fixed stuttering and lag issues.

Network improvements

Added stability improvements.

Various under the hood fixes

Once Rockstar Games releases the official patch notes, we’ll update the post. Some of the changes here are most likely for Red Dead Online as well, and speaking of which, make sure to bookmark our Red Dead Online hub to easily access our weekly update on Red Dead Redemption 2’s highly successful multiplayer mode.

If you spot any gameplay changes, let us know what they are down in the comments below (or email us), and we’ll update the post and credit the tipster.

Source: Reddit

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Complete Call of Duty Warzone Map Revealed; Includes Markers, Locations & More

by James Lara

7:34 am in News

Just last week, we posted the Call of Duty Warzone map that was leaked via datamined files. Today, though, we have something much, much better! Below, you’ll see the complete Call of Duty Warzone map, which now includes location names, markers, and more!

In an accidentally published video by Youtuber Chaos, we got our first true gameplay look at Call of Duty: Warzone. Amongst the new footage and info drop that came with the video, we now finally have an official look at the Call of Duty: Warzone map, which isn’t very different from the earlier leaks. Have a look down below.

According to the video, the areas contained in the map are a mix of new, old and custom made maps that players will most likely appreciate with their throwbacks to past Call of Duty games. Every building is also uniquely designed, meaning no copy and pasted buildings scattered throughout the level.

There are a total of 20 confirmed zones in the Call of Duty: Warzone Map

Dam
Military Base
Quarry
Airport
Tv Station
Storage Town
Superstore
Stadium
Lumber
Boneyard
Train Station
Hosptial
Downtown
Farmland
Promenade East
Promenade West
Hills
Park
Port
Prison (Gulag)

We expect all these areas to have actually names since the Gulag is simply called “prison” on the map.

And don’t worry about being lost when you first spawn into the Warzone map, as there are visual indicators as to where each location is when parachuting in.

Based on reports, we’re expecting Call of Duty: Warzone to be available this Tuesday as a free-to-play battle royale for PC, Xbox One, and the PlayStation 4. It will support cross-platform play, just like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019, along with cross-save progression support and a number of other features. Stay tuned as more details will be revealed shortly.

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Spawn Creator Todd McFarlane on Violence Linked to Gaming – “We can’t let them control what we can create”

by James Lara

6:27 am in News

Speaking in a recent interview, comic book character Spawn’s creator Todd McFarlane discusses his feelings towards the media linking violence and video games, and big corporation protecting their IPs.

Todd McFarlane is no stranger when it comes to heavy violence, seeing that his own character Spawn is seen as one of the most violent comic book characters to date. So when NetherRealms Studio approached Todd to use Spawn as a guest character, Todd had no issue whatsoever, as long as the team went all out with him. And from what he has said, they haven’t disappointed him, despite the thought of big corporations wanting to protect big properties.

The only criticism that will come from me will be that they didn’t go far enough. Big corporate brands want to protect everything because they have so much money invested in these characters and things like that, but that really limits what you can do. So I said, go full boat.

And judging from the latest gameplay trailer, Spawn doesn’t hold back on the violence at all. And this has pleased Todd, though as a general statement he believes that with recent media events on mass violence and such, game developers shouldn’t be afraid and to not allow it to limit them in their creativity.

There are a ton of people like us who see those kinds of things ( Mortal Kombat’s Fatalities) and chuckle, you know it’s out there and it is kind of funny, but there are other people who really can’t grasp this concept. These are the people who don’t play video games so they couldn’t understand, and to me, this is offensive to us on a couple of different levels.

There is no documented science that proves that video games correlate to real-life violence. If there was, you know that whenever this conversation comes up, they would wave it in front of our faces, but it doesn’t, so they don’t.

People are capable of partaking in media and not being influenced to do terrible things. Kids know the difference between the ages of 5-7 that what they see on TV isn’t real. Whenever they are watching Looney Tunes, they know there isn’t a 6-foot tall rabbit that can talk, or you know a talking mouse named Mickey.

Somehow, somewhere down the line, when we all get older, people who are between 18 and 25, they all of a sudden become incapable of doing this. I don’t buy that, that’s not how people work.

Just say you don’t like the content. These things are no more harmful than the typical action movie. There are bad people out there sure, psychopaths, who do awful things, but we can’t let them control what we can create.

I for one agree with Todd’s statement as I always feel that developers should be allowed to create the vision that they want to. Criticism is bound to happen from any front, but it’s the risk that this industry needs once again, rather than catering to what everyone wants.

Speaking of McFarlane and video games, his most famous creation, Spawn, is in Mortal Kombat 11, and will be released very soon!

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Call of Duty Warzone Ads Have Popped Up Online Ahead of Official Reveal

by Alex Co

1:01 am in News

Rumored since it launched last year, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare battle royale mode might just possibly be one of the most poorly guarded secrets in gaming of all-time. Well, if recent rumors are to be believed, the official reveal for Call of Duty Warzone is set to happen very soon, and it seems Activision’s marketing arm just jumped the gun.

Appearing on Twitch before being taken down are ads showcasing Call of Duty Warzone! The ads even have a “Join Now” button and seems to continue Activision’s co-marketing deal with Sony PlayStation. Thankfully, there are screengrabs of the ads before they got pulled (via unofficial Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Warzone Discord)!

Clicking the ad leads to this landing page, which just routes to the PlayStation Plus sign-up homepage. Refreshing it now, the ad has since been removed and people will only see this:

Rumors have pointed to March 10 being the release of Warzone and that it’ll be free-to-play (F2P) and will be a standalone experience to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. It will supposedly be available first to Modern Warfare owners, and for PlayStation users, they’ll get exclusive PS+ perks, similar to what other free-to-play games offer. Given that actual gameplay has already leaked for Warzone, it’s just a matter of time until Activision themselves announce it, since its existence is a certainty. We are expecting a reveal later today if the title is indeed releasing this coming Tuesday.

Once Activision announces it and such, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

Are you excited to play Warzone? What are you expecting from it?

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Ed Boon Confirms Support for Mortal Kombat 11 to Continue, More Surprises and News Down the Line

by James Lara

March 8, 2020 10:54 pm in News

The Mortal Kombat’s Kombat Pack may be concluding later this month, but game co-creator and creative director Ed Boon has confirmed that this will not be the end of Mortal Kombat 11 support.

After debuting the Red Band Trailer for the Mortal Kombat Animated Movie at the Final Kombat 2020 Tournament, Ed took to the stage to thank the community, followed by an official statement confirming that more support will be coming to Mortal Kombat 11 throughout the year.

Thank you everybody for supporting Mortal Kombat. We love to do these reveals at these events as a thank you for all of this support for all of these years. There is a lot more to come with Mortal Kombat as well, this isn’t the end of the whole support for this game. We’ve got a lot of surprises in store.

He didn’t elaborate as to what kind of support (or surprise) we will see come to Mortal Kombat 11 after Spawn’s release, but we can most likely expect to see an announcement of a second Kombat Pack down the road. Especially since the original datamine from when the game first launched has been 100% correct in terms of DLC characters. According to the original leak, we still have Ash from the Evil Dead series and both Fujin and Sheeva from the Mortal Kombat series.

Of course, nothing is 100% confirmed, and those characters could have very well been swapped out for other characters seeing as the leak is now over a year old. So take the current rumored DLC characters with a grain of salt until an official reveal is made.

The event did close off with one more tease by host Joshua Grey, stating that fans should follow all the social media accounts, suggesting that an announcement will be made there sometimes this year.

Thank you to everyone that tuned in, for supporting the players, for all the tournament, continue to support your local and online events. And for more further information in regards to news down the line, THAT’S All I CAN SAY, make sure to follow all the social accounts.

Kombat Pass is set to release it’s the final character, Spawn, on March 17. For non-pass holders, you’ll be able to pick him up one week later (March 24) for $5.99 along with the newly announced Matenee Skin Pack.

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Mortal Kombat 11 Spawn Gameplay Trailer Breaks Free From Hell

by James Lara

8:04 pm in News

The Mortal Kombat 11 Spawn gameplay trailer is finally here! As previously announced, NetherRealms Studios gave us our first look at the final Kombat Pass DLC character, Spawn during the Final Kombat tournament event. You can watch the trailer down below, which goes over a variety of moves that the character will have along with some of their fatalities. Comic and show/movie fans may even notice some of those Easter eggs snuck away in the trailer.

We definitely see Spawn being one of the most played characters after watching that Mortal Kombat 11 Spawn gameplay trailer. He certainly is one of the coolest guest characters to join the Mortal Kombat roster in recent years.

And in case you were wondering, yes that is legendary star/voice actor Keith David is reprising his role as Spawn. He previously voiced the character in the 1997 HBO Spawn animated series, which had a complete run of three seasons before being canceled in 1999. Gotta say, this certainly is a blast from the past and we are glad that NetherRealms Studio was able to get Keith to once again voice the iconic character.

Spawn will be released for Mortal Kombat 11 on March 17 for early access Kombat Pass holders and as a separate purchasable on March 24. His release will mark the end of the first Kombat Pass, and although NetherRealms have yet to reveal any news if there will be a second pass, the early datamines so far have been proven to be correct, suggesting that we are in for another pass. Be on the lookout in the coming weeks as influencers will get earlier access to the character to show him off in more detail. Stay tuned for more coverage!

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Modern Warfare Progression Bug Happening Now, Affecting XP, Challenges & More (Update)

by Alex Co

5:07 pm in News

Those playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer today, you might have noticed a Modern Warfare progression bug happening right this moment where XP, challenges and more do not seem to be tracking.

Over on the Modern Warfare subreddit, multiple threads have cropped up where players are complaining about this Modern Warfare progression bug.

End Game Stats and XP Not being Recorded?
byu/ruacanobeef inmodernwarfare

None of my kills are being applied to challenges, and I haven’t received any XP for the matches I’ve played for the last three games. I’ve tried restarting the game and my PC, but nothing seems to work… I’m trying to go for gold on my guns, so this is kind of frustrating… Any tips on how to resolve this? I think someone falsely reported me because I was camping the wall in shoot house and it pissed him off lol, would that lock my account in this way or something?

You’d think that after the game has been out this long they would have fixed the challenge tracking by now.
byu/viennery inmodernwarfare

Is anyone else not having any challenges track or gaining no xp from matches?
by inmodernwarfare

Over on Twtter, Infinity Ward acknowledged the issue and announced that they will provide an update when they have more info. As far as we know, this issue is affecting all players from all three platforms (PC, PS4, Xbox One).

If you manage to find a fix, share them down in the comments below. We’ll update this post once we know more info.

Update (3/9/20):

As of four hours ago from the time of this update, Infinity Ward says that things still arent’t fixed:

We're continuing our efforts to fix this issue this morning and want to thank you all again for your patience while we do so. We'll provide another update once the issue has been resolved. https://t.co/fDzyTztBDY

— Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) March 9, 2020

We’ll provide another update once it’s resolved.

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Mortal Kombat 11 Matinee Skin Pack Announced, Reveals She-Spawn

by Alex Co

3:55 pm in News

At today’s Final Kombat 2020 tournament, NetherRealm Studios announced the Mortal Kombat 11 Matinee skin pack! Included in this new Mortal Kombat 11 skin pack are four skins which include a skin for Night Wolf, Erron Black, and two for Jacqui Briggs!

Priced at $5.99 for those who don’t own the Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat Pack, the Mortal Kombat 11 Matinee skin pack will be out the same day Spawn is available, which is March 17 for early access and March 24 for non-pass (Kombat Pack) holders. Speaking of Spawn, one of Jacqui Briggs’ skins is called “Hellpsawn Jacqui” which gives us She-Spawn! Check it out below via the screengrab we got.

Oh, and if you are curious why the pack is called “The Matinee Skin pack”, it’s due to the fact that these are all actually themed around movies (outside of She-Spawn). Kotal Khan is designed as Conan the Barbarian, Erron Black based on Indiana Jones, and the other Jacqui Briggs’ skin is Ripley from the Alien Series. This wouldn’t be the first time they did a movie-themed skin pack as back when Arnold’s Schwarzannager’s Terminator character DLC released, they did a double feature skin pack which had Sarah Connor and a few other movie-themed skins.

We still have a long day ahead of us with the Final Kombat Tournament currently running, so hopefully, we have a few more surprises revealed. Be on the lookout for Spawn’s gameplay reveal, which is set to happen later today. We’ll be sure to post that on the site once it goes live.

How do you guys feel about the new skins? The Spawn one certainly is a neat one but does seem like a “wasted” opportunity to give to another character such as Skarlet.

Check out Spawn’s character bio here, and read up on how the first Mortal Kombat studio (Midway) almost didn’t push through with the franchise.

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Rumor: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered Release Set for This Year

by Alex Co

1:44 pm in News

Not a fan of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare? Are you pining for something more old school? If so, your wish might be granted before the year is done. A new rumor has surfaced stating that the Modern Warfare 2 Remastered release is set for 2020!

This was announced over on Twitter by a certain user name Okami, who also added that it will include multiplayer once it’s out this year.

https://twitter.com/Okami13_/status/1233602563154620416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1233602563154620416&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dexerto.com%2Fcall-of-duty%2Fnew-rumors-suggest-modern-warfare-2-remastered-could-be-released-soon-1338113

So what makes this person more credible than the thousands of supposed insiders? Well, he/she also correctly leaked the Modern Warfare Gunfight beta release date on PS4 last year (via Dexterto)!

https://twitter.com/Okami13_/status/1156777174579470336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1156777174579470336&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dexerto.com%2Fcall-of-duty%2Fnew-rumors-suggest-modern-warfare-2-remastered-could-be-released-soon-1338113

In addition to the Modern Warfare 2 Remastered release window, the leaker also claimed that Call of Duty: Warzone — Modern Warfare’s battle royale mode — will be out this March 10 (this coming Tuesday), which was also the date another rumor pegged as the release date. It mentions how Warzone will be free-to-play (F2P), and will be Squads only, and will be its own separate client. Okami adds that once people see that his other leaks are true regarding Warzone, they’ll know his leak regarding Modern Warfare 2 Remastered is legit, too.

https://twitter.com/Okami13_/status/1235373045025513472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1235373045025513472&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dexerto.com%2Fcall-of-duty%2Fnew-rumors-suggest-modern-warfare-2-remastered-could-be-released-soon-1338113

Given how none of this is from Activision nor Infinity Ward, or from a reputable source (just yet), make sure to take everything with a grain of salt. That said, those not looking forward to this year’s alleged Treyarch-developed Call of Duty game, you’ll have a choice to play something else later this year it seems.

We’re going to keep a close eye on this, and hopefully, this rumor is true.

Would you want Modern Warfare 2 Remastered to be released this year? What changes do you want made to it?

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Final Kombat 2020 Livestream

by Alex Co

11:56 am in News

Those who are fans of fighting games and of the Mortal Kombat franchise in general, the Final Kombat 2020 finals is happening now! If you want to check out the Final Kombat 2020 livestream, head on over below.

Update: Well that’s the end of the Final Kombat 2020 Livestream, SonicFox has taken the crown of champion for Final Kombat 2020. I hope you all enjoyed the reveals and competitive matches. Stay tuned as more news is to come for Mortal Kombat 11!

Aside from the tourney, expect our first gameplay look at comic book character Spawn in Mortal Kombat 11! While the event won’t be featured with a live audience at hand due to Covid-19, we can still experience every punch, kick and fatality in the stream above!

More details regarding Final Kombat 2020 can be read here.

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Bethesda’s Pete Hines Talks Fallout 76, Doom Eternal, and More

by Alex Co

March 7, 2020 3:01 pm in News

Greg Miller sits down with Bethesda’s President, Pete Hines for some one-on-one Q&A about their upcoming projects. Some of the topics discussed in this hour-long discussion are Fallout 76’s reception, how DOOM Eternal was delayed, and lots more.

In the lengthy interview, Pete dives into the launch of Fallout 76, the team’s preparation for E3 2020, and the painful decision of having to delay DOOM Eternal.

Kinda Funny Pete Hines Interview

Again, the interview is roughly a little over an hour-long so prepare for some major info drop. Grab a cold drink and prepare for some Bethesda info overload.

Speaking of the two games, Fallout 76 is getting the Wastelanders free expansion soon! Check out Fallout 76 Wastelanders gameplay right here. As for DOOM Eternal, we posted the PC requirements of the title right here.

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Nioh 2 Trophy List Revealed

by James Lara

12:18 pm in News

The Nioh 2 trophy list has finally been revealed ahead of its release.

Down below you’ll find the complete list of trophies found in Nioh 2. The hidden trophies are “hidden” to avoid spoilers as most pertain to story related segments. In total there are 56 trophies (including the Platinum,) with none being tied to any additional playthrough or difficulties.

Nioh 2 Trophy List comes from PowerPYX

Platinum

You Are Nioh
Obtained all trophies.

Gold

Samurai of Legend
Completed all missions on any difficulty level. (Does not include training missions.)

Hidden Story Trophy
Hidden Trophy Description

Silver

Kodama Leader
Collected all Kodama.

Soul Searcher
Obtained all Soul Cores.

Let There Be Light
Dispelled every instance of the Dark Realm in the main missions.

Hidden Trophy
Hidden Description

Bronze

The Beginning of a Samurai
Reached level 10.

Full-fledged Samurai
Reached Level 100.

A Weapon’s Mind
Listened to the innermost thoughts of a Yokai Weapon.

Sword Master
Acquired mystic art for the sword.

Dual Sword Master
Acquired mystic art for the dual swords.

Spear Master
Acquired mystic art for the spear.

Axe Master
Acquired mystic art for the axe.

Kusarigama Master
Acquired mystic art for the kusarigama.

Odachi Master
Acquired mystic art for the odachi.

Tonfa Master
Acquired mystic art for the tonfa.

Hatchet Master
Acquired mystic art for the hatchets.

Switchglaive Master
Acquired mystic art for the switchglaive.

Ninjutsu Master
Acquired mystic art for Ninjutsu.

Onmyo Magic Master
Acquired mystic art for Onmyo Magic.

Burst Breaker
Used the Brute, Feral, and Phantom Burst Counters five times each to counter a Burst Attack.

Match Made in Heaven
Performed a Soul Match.

Latest Masterpiece
Forged an item.

Remodeling Novice
Remodeled a piece of equipment.

Tea Connoisseur
Appraised your tea utensils 50 times.

Lover of Letters
Displayed a calligraphy scroll in your hut.

Trinket Triumph
Used to Kodama Bazaar.

Teamwork
Completed 10 missions with NPCs or as Expeditions with other users. (Does not include Acolytes.)

Help Wanted
Summoned an Acolyted from the Benevolted Grave 10 times.

Twilight Walker
Completed your first Twilight mission.

Spa Healer
Bathed in first hot spring.

Yokai Quelling Master
Defeated all types of yokai.

Friend of Guardians
Collected all Guardian Spirits.

Sudama Swapper
Exchanged gifts with a Sudama for the first time.

Core Score
Obtained your first Soul Core.

Friend to the Kodama
Obtained a Kodama’s Soul Core.

Fuse It or Lose It
Fused any Soul Core until it reached rank 9.

Hidden Trophy
Hidden Description

Hidden Story Trophy
Hidden Trophy Description

Doesn’t look like there will be much of a grind to earn the trophies outside of the game itself being difficult. Nioh 2 will be releasing exclusively for the PlayStation 4 on March 13. Pre-loads will be going live this Wednesday, with the Nioh 2 download size being 36GB.

Tags: Koei Tecmo Nioh 2 Nioh Team Ninja

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Final Kombat Tournament Live Audience has Been Cancelled, Will Proceed With Streaming

by James Lara

11:26 am in News

With just two days to go until the Final Kombat Tournament, NetherRealm Studio has revealed that the event will no longer be accepting attendees due to the Coronavirus.

In the lengthy Twitter post, the team highlights the reasoning being protecting the health of staff and attendees from any possible exposure to the virus. The Last Chance Qualifier that is taking place tomorrow has been canceled entirely. The news isn’t at all surprising considering that many gaming events have already been affected, including this month’s GDC which has now been delayed to Summer.

NetherRealm did ensure that the Final Kombat Tournament would still be happening this Sunday, it will just be a whole lot quieter with the absence of the audience. The team confirmed that everything is on schedule and the stream will proceed as normal. That meaning anyone hoping to get the first look at Mortal Kombat 11 Spawn gameplay will still be able to see it during the event, along with a new trailer for the new Mortal Kombat animated movie.

As for those who had purchased tickets for either the general admission or Last Chance Qualifier, you can get a full refund by contacting mk@intersportnet.com.

Full statement from NetherRealms Studio can be read below

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— NetherRealm Studios (@NetherRealm) March 6, 2020

In other NetherRealm Studios news, the original studio behind Mortal Kombat (then called Midway) wanted to make a Star Wars game before the Mortal Kombat series below up.

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Nioh 2 Download Size is 36GB, Will Have Day One Patches

by James Lara

10:23 am in News

The Nioh 2 download size has officially been revealed.

We are just less than six days away from the official launch of the PlayStation 4 exclusive Nioh 2, and while pre-loads won’t go live until this Wednesday, it appears the PSN store has been updated to display the file size of the game.

In comparison, the first Nioh game was slightly larger being 40GB at launch. Of course, this could very well increase by the time we reach day one as we are likely to get a launch day patch. In fact, the title has already received a few patches according to PSN releases.

The update 1.02 for Nioh 2 has been released!

— PSN releases (@psnrelease) March 6, 2020

We don’t have the exact details as to what has been fixed or added with the recent patches, though we expect them to be related to general bug fixes, stabilization, and most likely launch day DLC support.

Additional Nioh 2 Readings

Nioh 2 is launching exclusively for the PlayStation 4 March 13. Players who recently participated and beat the Last Chance Demo will also be rewarded The Mark of the Demon Slayer DLC on launch via the in-game shop. The Mark of the Demon Slayer consists of a unique Kamaitachi Helmet armor piece that players will be able to equip at the start of the game.

In the weeks to come, be on the lookout for our Nioh 2 review along with some gameplay, walkthroughs, and some helpful guides.

Tags: Team Ninja Koei Tecmo Nioh 2

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Paladins Update 2.14 Sneaks Out, Sands of Myth Overview Released

by Alex Co

March 6, 2020 10:33 pm in News

Just a few days ago, the big Paladins update was released, which introduced the Sands of Myth content. Well, it seems Hi-Rez Studios isn’t done yet, as a new Paladins update just got released now. Console gamers will see this as Paladins update 2.14, and as one might expect, is for fixes than anything else.

No official patch notes have been released, but from what we know and Hi-Rez Studios has dished out, it’s for Ranked Play.

While our team continues to work on improving issues related to our backend server technology update, we will be disabling Ranked play across all platforms. This is being done to prevent any connection issues getting in the way of playing Ranked as we work on these fixes.

Spread the word about this, as no doubt some players are wondering why they aren’t getting anything from playing Ranked.

In other news, if you want a quick info drop on what Sands of Myth has broght to the table, and cant be fussed to read the (super long) patch notes, Hi-Rez Studios has released a video overview!

This is just over a minute long, so it should be good for those press for time.

If Hi-Rez gives an update on what other stuff is in this Paladins update 2.14, we’ll update the post and let people know.

Tags: Paladins Hi-Rez Studios

Alex Co

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Next-Gen Consoles on Track for Holiday 2020 According to AMD, PS5 RDNA 2 Hinted At

by James Lara

7:43 pm in News

AMD recently held its Financial Analyst Day presentation, stating that both next-gen console launches are on track for this Holiday all while hinting at PS5 RDNA 2 support.

There isn’t much known about the PlayStation 5 besides a few tidbits of information that Sony dropped last year. And while we have yet to learn as to when the company plans on revealing the console, AMD seemed to have shed some details concerning it during their presentation.

The PlayStation 5 isn’t directly referenced in the slide, but with it being worded as a plural for “consoles,” it’s clear that this includes the PlayStation 5. The Xbox Series X has already been confirmed to be using it, and with this news, now the PlayStation 5. RDNA 2 is set to bring a number of features, including Ray-tracing, 3D Audio, better load times and a 50% performance boost over the original first generation of RDNA.

AMD’s David Wang had this to say about RDNA 2:

We have developed an all-new hardware-accelerated ray tracing architecture as part of RDNA 2. It is a common architecture used in the next-generation game consoles. With that, you will greatly simplify the content development — developers can develop on one platform and easily port it to the other platform. This will definitely help speed up the adoption [of ray tracing].

RDNA 2 is currently the latest offering from AMD and is set to release with their line chips later this year. It will quite literally be the current cutting edge technology for next-gen consoles when it releases. RDNA 3 is currently targeted for 2022 along with the Zen 4 CPU.

What do you guys think? Is PS5 RDNA 2 support something to be excited about? Is this the kind of next-gen power that players are hoping for? Leave your thoughts in the comments down below.

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Warframe 7 Year Anniversary Event Now Live, New Warframe Will Be Revealed at Tennocon

by James Lara

6:15 pm in News

As Digital Extremes celebrates Warframe’s 7th anniversary, the team has revealed that a new Warframe will debut at Tennocon 2020 and fans will be in charge of designing it.

The 7 year anniversary Warframe event has officially started and it comes with weekend freebies for the whole entire month of March just for logging in!

Down below is the full weekend log-in bonuses schedule for March

Anniversary Alert #1: March 6 at 2 p.m. EST to March 9 at 2 p.m. EDT
Reward: Dex Furis, Weapon Slot and Dex Nouchali Syandana

Anniversary Alert #2: March 13 at 2 p.m. ET to March 16 at 2 p.m. ET
Reward: Dex Dakra, Weapon Slot and Excalibur Dex Skin

Anniversary Alert #3: March 20 at 2 p.m. ET to March 23, 2 p.m. ET
Reward: Dex Sybaris, Weapon Slot and Excalibur Dex Noggle

Anniversary Alert #4: March 27 at 2 p.m. ET to March 30, 2 p.m. ET
Reward: Excalibur Dex in Action Glyph and Liset Dex Skin

These rewards will be available on all Platforms that Warframe is playable on.

Additionally, the team will also be selling some real-life merch, themed around the 7th-anniversary event. These include T-shirts, posters, and a pin which you can check out right here: Warframe Anniversary Merchandise

The big news to come out of all this is that Digital Extremes is once again hosting a design your own Warframe community event. Players will be given the opportunity to submit their own Warframe, in which Digital Extremes will then hand-pick the best ones.

The final theme decision will be voted on between March 20 to the 26, where it will then be handed off to the artist for an official design. The last stretch will happen in April and will revolve around the new Warframe’s ability. And once that is over, fans can expect the full Warframe reveal to happen on July 11th, during the Tennocon 2020 event.

If you are interested in submitting your own Warframe design, be sure to visit the official forum thread for rules.

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