Marvel Rivals is shortening its seasons, which that, going forward, a new hero will be added to the roster once a month. This change will start with Season 3, which should start sometime in the July to August timeframe.Announced in the Marvel Rivals Season 2 Dev Vision, starting with Season 3, Marvel Rivals seasons will be two months long instead of three, with heroes arriving at the start and midpoints of each season. This means that heroes will drop about once a month, adding new characters to the roster at a fast pace. For reference, Overwatch 2 seasons last a similar length, but new heroes are only added every 2-3 seasons, or about six months in between new heroes.Season 2 of Marvel Rivals, which will see the addition of Emma Frost at launch on April 11 for a Hellfire Gala season, with Ultron arriving at the season midpoint, roughly six weeks from the start. Season 1 saw the addition of all four members of the Fantastic Four, but NetEase said that future seasons would only feature two new characters. A shorter season could also mean shorter battle passes, but NetEase said it would be sharing more details about any changes in the future.The video also revealed that Season 2 will see the introduction of new color options for popular skins--although it wasn't clear if these would require an additional purchase--and the ability to gift skins to other players. It also revealed new team-ups, including one for Captain America and Winter Soldier, in addition to updates for older ones. A few being removed altogether, like the team-up for Thor, Captain America, and Storm. Season 2 of Marvel Rivals arrives on April 11...
Capcom released the Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 1 patch notes ahead of the patch's release, outlining what to expect from the action game's first big, free update. Title Update 1 comes just a few days after Capcom announced Monster Hunter Wilds sold 10 million copies.Title Update 1 goes live on April 3, 2025, at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET, and you'll need a bit of extra space to fit it in.PS5 file size: 10 GBXbox Series X|S file size: 10 GBPC file size: Six GB or, with high-resolution pack, 16 GBCapcom is adding a new monster mission and bringing back an old one in Title Update 1. After reaching Hunter Rank 21, players can take on an assignment to hunt a Mizutsune, a Leviathan-class monster, and unlock an additional, optional assignment to hunt more after completing the initial quest. Speak to Kanya in the Scarlet Forest base camp to start.Once players reach Hunter Rank 41, Alma, the handler, will present them with a quest to hunt a Tempered Mizutsune. Tempered monsters are more powerful than their normal variants, so you might want to make use of Monster Hunter Wilds' multiplayer features to call in some help.The update will also add a quest to hunt Zoa Shia, the monster players face at the end of Wilds' story campaign in chapter three. The Zoa Shia quest unlocks at Hunter Rank 50.Capcom added new weapon and armor sets for both monsters, along with new skills, though the patch notes don't hint at what the skills do. There's no word yet on layered weapons, though Capcom still has plans to add them in the future.Title Update 1 adds the Grand Hub, a social area that functions similar to the village in Monster Hunter Rise and the Gathering Hub in Monster Hunter Worlds. In the Grand Hub, players can play minigames together, listen to The Diva perform at night, manage squads, forge equipment, and eat new meals at the hub's canteen. The Grand Hub is where you'll go to start future event and seasonal quests, such as the upcoming Festival of Accord, and to pick up Wilds' new Arena and Challenge quests.Arena quests are timed challenges to see who can defeat a specific monster the fastest. Challenge quests are limited-time fights against a specific monster where you have to meet specific equipment requirements to take part. There's also a Free Challenge variation, which is essentially the same thing, only without equipment restrictions. Completing both types will earn you pendants. Unlike decorations, pendants are just cosmetics for you and your Seikret and have no influence over your hunter's performance in battle.That's in addition to a slew of balance changes--including an adjustment that makes Wyverian Melding cost more points--and bug fixes to issues such as input lag when you're pressing buttons during a conversation.Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 1 patch notesThe full set of notes is below.Major additions and changesNew monsters can now be hunted after meeting certain in-game conditions.Mizutsune has been added. Reach HR 21 to unlock an extra mission that can be started by speaking to Kanya in the Scarlet Forest Base Camp. Complete the mission to unlock Mizutsune.Tempered Mizutsune has been added and will appear when you are HR 41+ after completing the Mizutsune extra mission.Zoh Shia has been added as a high-rank monster. Reach HR 50 to unlock a story mission that unlocks Zoh Shia.New story, extra, and side missions have been added.New weapons, armor, and skills have been added.The upgrade limit has been increased for armor of rarity 5 and above.The Grand Hub has been added. It can be unlocked by completing a tutorial mission that appears from HR 16.The following features have been added to the Grand Hub: Barrel Bowling; the Diva; Arena Quest Counter; the Canteen; the Arm Wrestling Barrel.The Expedition Record Board has been added to the Grand Hub, along with rankings for time attack quests.Arena Quests have been added.Challenge Quests and Free Challenge Quests (Challenge Quests with no equipment restrictions) have been added and will be made available at a later date.New status ailments have been added.New voice lines for Alma (the Handler) have been added.An arena log page has been added to hunter profiles.The Change Appearance menu in the camp now has an option to change Alma's outfit.New pop-up camp gear options have been added.New limited bounty categories have been added.New voice lines, pose sets, and gestures have been added.Preparations have been made for the Festival of Accord, planned to run from April 23 to May 6.The following features will be temporarily modified during the Festival of Accord: the Handler's Outfit; Seikret decoration; the Diva's song list; the Grand Hub decorations; the Canteen's menu.Bug fixes and balance adjustmentsBased and facilitiesAfter unlocking the Grand Hub, the Squad Information Counter will move from the Windward Plains Base Camp to the Grand Hub.Fixed an issue where consecutive uses of the BBQ Grill inside a tent could cause game controls to stop functioning.Fixed an issue with the BBQ Grill where ingredients would be used but meal effects wouldn't trigger when a meal is canceled, such as when an Environment Link is disbanded.Improved the response time for controls in all dialogue scenes, such as facility conversations.The "Rest" command now requires 500 guild points, and investigations reward 10% more guild points than before.Increased the amount of points required for "Wyverian Melding" and "Meld Decorations" at the Melding Pot.Increased the amount of melding points obtained from some items and rare decorations when using them as melding materials.Fixed an issue where meal invitations would sometimes be announced or show up in the Environment Overview at times when the invitation could not actually be accepted.The "Transfer Items" option has been added to the Provisions Stockpile menu, allowing you to restock items outside of the tent.MissionsFixed an issue where some side missions which required specific item turn-ins could not be completed correctly.Fixed an issue that prevented the completion of side mission conditions during event quests.Monsters and endemic lifeFixed an issue where some monsters would stop moving in certain situations.Fixed an issue where some monster wounds would disappear unintentionally after performing certain actions.Fixed an issue where the game might crash after blocking a Gravios's attack.Fixed an issue where the introductory cinematic camera (used for newly discovered monsters) would trigger on monsters you've already discovered.Fixed an issue where the Smokeshroud Gekko endemic life would not appear in the Windward Plains.Adjusted the behavior of some monster actions.The distance between the monster and camera has been increased for certain monsters, such as Gore Magala.Fixed an issue where Jin Dahaad would unintentionally disappear from the locale.Player Fixed an issue where the hunter profile could not be edited properly.Added a feature that lets you reset hunter profile edits.Fixed an issue where sneak attacks could not be canceled when using light bowgun, heavy bowgun, or bow.Fixed an issue where weapon pendants could appear in scenes where weapons are not displayed.Fixed an unintended issue where large falling boulders could be blocked.Lance: Made it easier to land thrust attack finishers after a focus strike in which the first hit causes large knockback.Hammer: Fixed an issue where Focus Strikes could not be used quickly after coming to a stop after moving during a charge.Light Bowgun: Fixed an issue that caused Wyvernblast to react to Palico attacks.Palico: Fixed an issue that prevented stun and exhaust values from increasing when a Palico attacks a monster with a blunt weapon.Hunting Horn: Fixed an issue where certain actions that required simultaneous inputs were not behaving correctly.Heavy bowgun and light bowgun ranged attack capabilities have been adjusted when riding a Seikret.The effects of the Corrupted Mantle have been adjusted.The Rocksteady Mantle's damage mitigation has been increased.Mending Mantle and Evasion Mantle durations have been increased.Bow: Dragon Piercer damage has been decreased.Bow: Power Volley elemental values have been increased.Bow: Thousand Dragons damage has been increased. This includes when using Close-range Coating and Power Coating.Bow: Power Shot and Power Volley are now affected by the skill Charge Master.Fixed an issue where Opening Shot did not work with special ammo.Fixed an issue that caused Support Hunters to be unable to reach certain areas.Fixed an issue that prevented guest players from receiving the effects of Rosso's Demon Ammo, Armor Ammo, and Recover Ammo.Fixed an issue that resulted in guest players not seeing any visual change when a Support Hunter would equip a mantle.Adjusted the rate at which Support Hunters use certain items.Adjusted the distance that the Handler keeps from the monster during hunts.MiscellaneousThere will now be login bonus days that include a free meal voucher (one out of the different types).Login bonuses now include at least one Barrel Bowling Voucher every day.Improvements were made to VRAM usage, and the DirectStorage version has been upgraded.Fixed an issue that prevented pigment information from being included in shared loadouts.Fixed an issue with some display settings on the character models on the title screen and save data selection screen.Fixed an issue where the model display toggle for pendants would not function properly when previewing armor.Fixed an issue with the visual effects of the Hope Charm.Fixed an issue so that other Link Members are now properly prioritized to be displayed in Base Camps and other shared locations.Fixed an issue that made communication errors more likely to occur when firing an SOS Flare right after the start of a quest.Background color has been changed to black for areas outside of the game's rendering range.Fixed an issue where a squad leader leaving a squad would not correctly transfer leader rights to the sub-leader.Fixed an issue that made it impossible in some instances to obtain the Powercharm or Armorcharm even after fulfilling the requirements to do so. If you have fulfilled the requirements and have not obtained the items, they can be re-obtained after proceeding through another Quest Results screen.Fixed an issue where some NPC dialogue would be cut off when completing certain story assignments by capturing the target.Fixed an issue where accepting an Investigation but failing to depart (due to a communication error or similar) would still reduce the number of times you can accept that Investigation.Failing to join another quest while already in the middle of a quest will now forcibly end the current quest and take you back to base.Fixed an issue that would prevent game progress after departing on a quest while performing platform-related invitations.Fixed an issue where quest party size limits would not work as intended when performing certain actions.Fixed an issue where a quest would not appear in an SOS Flare Quests search if the quest host fires the SOS Flare but then leaves the quest.Fixed an issue where the stated number of Pop-up Camps and their locations would not match up with their actual data in some situations.Adjusted the placement of some ore deposits to make them easier to gather while riding the Seikret.Fixed an issue where some voice lines would not trigger properly.Fixed various text issues.Fixed other miscellaneous issues...
A list of the most influential video games of all time from BAFTA is making waves online due to some controversial picks, including Shenmue and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.BAFTA, an independent arts charity representing creatives in several different entertainment industries, previously asked the public to vote on what they believed were the most influential games of all time. As can sometimes be the case with lists based on public opinion and votes, the results published on April 3 were funky. Some widely believed to be influential games, like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Dark Souls, and the original Doom, made the list. Some inclusions were head-scratchers, though.Namely, Shenmue takes the top spot, with BAFTA saying Sega's Dreamcast classic "feels like the original blueprint for the dynamic, detailed settings that have since become the expected norm at gaming’s bleeding edge." It ranking over games like Super Mario. Bros, Minecraft, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is quite the surprise, though.Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, a game that launched just over two months ago, also making the list at the seventh slot is a bit confusing. However, it does serve as a reminder that these results are subjective. You can check out BAFTA's full list of the top 21 most influential games of all time below:ShenmueDOOMSuper Mario Bros.Half-LifeThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeMinecraftKingdom Come: Deliverance 2Super Mario 64Half-Life 2The SimsTetrisTomb RaiderPongMetal Gear SolidWorld of WarcraftBaldur's Gate 3Final Fantasy VIIDark SoulsGrand Theft Auto IIIThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimGrand Theft Auto...
The return of Call of Duty: Warzone's original map, Verdansk, appears to be doing its job of driving players back to the game, on Steam at least. On Steam, Warzone and Black Ops 6 are packaged together inside the overarching "Call of Duty" launcher--and player numbers are spiking.Call of Duty surged past 114,000 concurrent players on Steam today, April 3, following the re-introduction of Verdansk to Warzone for the first time since December 2021. This is the highest player count for Call of Duty in 2025 so far. It's still well below the all-time peak of 491,670 players from November 2022, however. At 114,000+ concurrent players, Call of Duty is the No. 8 most popular game on Steam at press time.Warzone itself is a free-to-play game, but it's not listed as such on Steam because it's part of the Call of Duty launcher that includes paid titles like Black Ops 6. It's not clear how many of the 110,000+ people playing Call of Duty on Steam are playing Warzone. Also unknown is how Warzone is performing on Xbox and PlayStation since the reintroduction of Verdansk.Beyond the return of Verdansk, Black Ops 6's new Season 3 update is live now with lots of new content, including more weapons, maps, and modes.Call of Duty seems to be banking on nostalgia to revive Warzone's player count. A recent report said if the arrival of Verdansk fails to retain existing players and/or bring back lapsed players, there will be no "Warzone 3." (For what it's worth, the current version of Warzone is a renamed version of Warzone 2.0). It's not clear what this means, though, or how Activision may measure success.Beyond Warzone, a new Call of Duty game is expected to release in 2025, and it could be a Black Ops 2 sequel. It'll face stiff competition in the market, as Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6 is coming this fall. For context, Black Ops 6 was 2024's best-selling game in the US...
Following the announcement of Mario Kart World this week for the Switch 2, Nintendo showed off even more gameplay footage during a Treehouse Live event, and more information about the game has come to light.Social media user BearUNLV clipped a segment from the broadcast that shows the Mario Kart World character-select screen. There are three rows of four characters on one page for a total of 12, with seven tabs shown at the bottom of the screen. If each tab has 12 characters, this suggests there are a whopping 84 characters in Mario Kart World.A subsequent video from IGN runs through the characters and costumes, featuring 60 in all, including costume variants like Gondolier Luigi and Yakuta Peach. The IGN video features five tabs as opposed to seven tabs in the official Nintendo video.Mario Kart World First Look84 playable characters24 vehicles (no more part combos)28 tracks (at minimum) pic.twitter.com/OfKt2dVkQG — Bear (@BearUNLV) April 3, 2025For comparison, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Switch had 36 characters, including those featured in the base game and through DLC. It hasn't been explicitly confirmed as of yet if Mario Kart World does indeed have 84 characters; since we haven't seen the full roster, it's unknown. But Mario Kart World appears to be aiming to be a bigger Mario Kart game overall, so a larger character roster wouldn't be a surprise.The new Mario Kart World video also suggests the game will have at least 28 tracks spread across seven Cups, along with 24 vehicles. Interestingly, it looks like Mario Kart World has fully formed vehicles; players seemingly no longer select individual parts to assemble a car.One major lingering question that remains unanswered for Mario Kart World is if the game will have DLC characters and courses like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe did.Another video from the event showed the stage DK Spaceport, which includes a segment at the end that recreates the classic 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong. As you can see in the video below, racers have to dodge barrels that a giant DK is tossing down at them right at the race's finish. With up to 24 players competing at a time--the most ever for the Mario Kart series--things may get pretty chaotic.At the end of the DK Spaceport stage in Mario Kart World, they've recreated the arcade classic. A very cool ending to a track, especially when you have that many racers at once trying to dodge barrels. pic.twitter.com/WSf0z52RO4 — Stealth (@Stealth40k) April 3, 2025Mario Kart World appears to be a larger-scale Mario Kart game with a price tag to follow--it will cost $80. That's $10-$20 more than the current going-rate for AAA games. Price increases are necessary for the overall sustainability of the video game industry, one retailer has said.For more on Mario Kart World, which is a launch title for the Switch 2, be sure to check out GameSpot's hands-on preview of Mario Kart World...
Nintendo Switch 2's C button was a late addition, with a new interview stating it was added following a "very last-minute request."The Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con 2's mysterious C button sparked debate ahead of the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct, where it was revealed to be a dedicated button for the console's Discord-like GameChat feature. In a series of developer interviews posted on Nintendo's website diving into various aspects of the Switch 2's creation, Sumikazu Ono, a member of Nintendo's entertainment planning and development department, said the C button came as a result of making sure the GameChat feature was easy to use.He said he thought the idea of having to pause the game and go to the home screen, find the right menu, make a chat room, and then return to the game (the way basically every other modern video game console does it) was "bothersome." That resulted in the idea of the C button."So we asked for a special button to be added while the hardware design was in progress," Ono said. "It was a very last-minute request, just before the controller molds were about to be made."Ono said he thinks GameChat's ease of use, as well as the fact that the Switch 2 comes with a built-in microphone, will result in more players trying voice chat for the first time."We knew a lot of players would eventually stop using this feature if it wasn't easy to understand, so we worked hard to ensure it could be used easily to play with friends and family without any fuss," he said.In the interview, Ono described GameChat as one of the Switch 2's "defining features," and that its origins came from trying to capture the vibe of a "student lounge" where people can gather not just to play games but also hang out."Until now, online play for Nintendo games has meant everyone coming together to play the same game," Ono said. "But more than anything, we wanted to create a space where people would naturally gather, whether it's to play the same game together, or different games, or even just to watch."GameChat will technically require a Nintendo Online subscription to use, but can be accessed for free until March 2026, around nine months after the Switch 2 releases in June 2025.In a previous developer interview, Nintendo said the Switch 2's magnetic Joy-Con 2's were originally an idea for the first Switch, but the idea was shelved following a meeting with late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata where he gave feedback on the prototype.The Nintendo Switch 2 will launch on June 5 for $450, with preorders, including a Switch 2 bundle with Mario Kart World, going live April 9. Nintendo announced a number of new first-party games coming exclusively to Switch 2, including Donkey Kong Bonanza and Switch 2 versions of games like Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom...
Season 3 is live in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 with the brand-new Shattered Veil map in Zombies. This map brings back the iconic Ray Gun Mark II Wonder Weapon from Black Ops 2, and it also introduces three different variants you can transform the gun into. Here, we explain all three variants and how to upgrade the Ray Gun Mark II in Shattered Veil. Ray Gun Mark II variants explained The Ray Gun Mark II Wonder Weapon was originally introduced in Black Ops II. This is a three-round burst variant of the very first Ray Gun. It can be Pack-a-Punched, but it can also be upgraded to one of three different variants that change how this weapon works.Ray Gun Mark IIHere are all three types of Ray Gun Mark II variants found in Shattered Veil:Ray Gun Mark II-W: This variant offers a similar bullet pattern to a submachine gun, and it also has the chance to randomly ignite enemies.Ray Gun Mark II-P: This variant shoots ammunition like a shotgun, and it offers a chance to spawn a sigil with the ability to grant limited-time invulnerability to the player standing on it.Ray Gun Mark II-R: This variant fires with a marksman rifle-like discharge, and it gives a chance to spread a toxic elemental that can inflict area-of-effect damage.How to get the base version of the Ray Gun Mark IIBefore you can get a variant, you'll first need to obtain the base version of the Ray Gun Mark II Wonder Weapon. There are few ways you can get one.The base version of the Ray Gun Mark II can be found at random in the Mystery Box, or you can use a Wonderbar Gobble Gum to increase your changes at the box.However, the guaranteed way to secure yourself a Ray Gun Mark II Wonder Weapon is to complete a small quest. Here we show you how to unlock the free Ray Gun Mark II.Get an empty canisterThe first thing you'll need to upgrade your Ray Gun Mark II is an Empty Canister item. This item is required no matter which variant you choose for your upgrade. There are several places to find an Empty Canister. You only need one for your upgrade, but if you have teammates looking to do the same, they'll need a canister, too.Blue rock in the Conservatory One method to get a canister is shooting blue rocks. Only one blue rock will drop a canister each match, so keep shooting them until one drops. The locations for these are as follows:In Conservatory on ceilingIn Service Tunnel on ceilingOutside above South West BalconyInside East FoyerAnother Empty Canister location is the busted wall opening underneath the Double Tap perk machine at the Rear Patio. For this, you'll need to pull the Empty Canister out using a LT-53 Kazimir grenade. Throw the grenade just outside of the window, so it will pull the canister out of this unreachable area.Another Empty Canister can be obtained from the Mainframe Chamber but the process is a bit lengthier. First, you want to take note of the letter inside next to the giant cryo chamber in the room. There is either an A or B labeled to the left of the chamber.Cryo chamber with a letter Then, you'll need at least two tomahawks, which you can make at the Crafting table if needed. Head into the Service Tunnels. Look in the out-of-bounds area to the left of the Doppleghast container you previously opened. You'll see the letters A and B on the right side of the wall. These mark valves on the wall.Service Tunnel valves Use one tomahawk and hit the middle valve, and then use a second tomahawk on the valve letter that matches your game.Afterward, head upstairs and use a Molotov (also craftable) to explode the cryo chamber and pick up the Empty Canister from inside.You can start any of the three upgrade quests below once you have an Empty Canister in your possession.It's important to note that once you place an Empty Canister in a device to start one of the three upgrade quests, you are committing to that specific quest. You can't take the canister out and switch to a different upgrade quest.How to upgrade to Ray Gun Mark II-WRock formation at Shem's Henge Bring the Empty Canister outside to Shem's Henge. There is a device for the canister near Speed Cola. Doing this will spawn an Abomination nearby in the center of a rock formation. Do not kill it.Instead, you want to keep the Abomination's attention until it uses the eyebeam attack on the three smaller rocks within this rock formation. You'll know you did it right because the rocks will glow blue. Then, you need to bait the Abomination towards each of the three glowing rocks. Its sprint attack will cause the rocks to float into the air.Once all three rocks are floating, this will initiate a lockdown sequence. Vermin and zombies will spawn around you. You need to kill the enemies, survive, and also protect the glowing purple portal that spawns in the middle.Once the lockdown is complete, head back to the device where you deposited the Empty Canister. It will now be charged. Take the Charged Canister down to the Service Tunnels to the Ray Gun Mark II workbench. This is found across from the Armory.Interact with the bench to upgrade your base Wonder Weapon to the Ray Gun Mark II-W variant.How to upgrade to the Ray Gun Mark II-PFountain at South West Balcony You need to collect two Refractor items:One is found in the fountain at the ConservatoryAnother is found in the fountain by the South West BalconyThen, you need to collect an Essence Bomb item. The Essence Bomb is found at random by shooting/meleeing the white Project Janus boxes found around the map. These are found in most main POIs, so go around the map shooting them all until you find an Essence Bomb. Don't panic if you have to shoot several to find it.Rubble wall in Service Tunnels Then head into the Service Tunnels. Just past the Level-3 Armor wall buy location, there is a wall that's partially damaged. Place the Essence Bomb on the wall to open a passage into a new room.Place the Empty Canister in the device inside this new area. This will activate a blue crystal shooting a beam. This requires you to place the Refractor items you picked up earlier, and move the beam around until it hits one of the three Doppleghast statues in the room. You move the beam/Refractors around by shooting or meleeing them.Once the beam is in place, hit the blue crystal in the middle to send a wave of energy toward the Doppleghast statue. This will destroy the statue and spawn a Doppleghast that you need to kill.Repeat this process for the other two Doppleghast statues. Then, grab the Light Canister from the device.Take the Light Canister to the workbench found in the Director's Quarters to upgrade to the Ray Gun Mark II-P variant.How to upgrade to the Ray Gun Mark II-RPlant spawn on West Balcony Collect 4 Plant Seed items from the orb-shaped plants located on the map. This is done by either shooting the plant with the Ray Gun Mark II or using an explosive like a Semtex. You can only collect one seed per plant.There are plenty of plant locations all around the outdoors areas of the map, but here are a few places to look:In a dark corner of the Rear PatioOn the South West BalconyNear the fountain in ConservatoryNear the bridge in Garden Pond (spawn area)In Motor CourtConservatory canister device Once you have collected four seeds, go to the Conservatory and place an Empty Canister in the device located there.Place a Plant Seed in one of the empty planters in the Conservatory. Zombies will then spawn and you must defend your seed until it grows. If a zombie breaks a growing plant, it will drop a Plant Seed and you'll need to re-plant it.Protect the plants from purple-eyed zombies Repeat the process three more times. You need four grown plants. Technically, you can plant and defend more than one seed at a time, but it gets really difficult to manage. It's safer to try these one at a time, especially if playing solo. Just focus on the purple-eyed zombies, as these are the ones attacking your plant. Try to avoid killing the regular zombies and ending the round too soon.Once all four plants are grown, return to the canister device and pick up the Toxic Canister. Take this canister to the Ray Gun Mark II workbench found in the spawn area. Use the bench to upgrade your base Wonder Weapon to the Ray Gun Mark II-R variant.For more map guides, make sure to check out how to unlock the Shattered Veil secret Easter egg song...
The latest season of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 adds a new battle pass and plenty of content, but it also gives players more control over their settings. This includes disabling cross-play functionality across Ranked Play modes and standard Black Ops 6 multiplayer matches.With the launch of Season 3, Activision announced a plan to further crack down on Call of Duty cheaters and provide a hacker-free experience for players. Part of this includes new settings that allow players the ability to turn off cross-play in standard Black Ops 6 multiplayer matches, which was previously a feature only available to disable in Ranked Play modes for BO6 and Warzone.How to turn off cross-play in BO6 and WarzoneStep one: Launch Black Ops 6 or WarzoneStep two: Go to the Account and Network tab in the game's settings on the main menu.The first section of this Account and Network tab will give you three options: Multiplayer Unranked (standard matches), Multiplayer Ranked, and Warzone Ranked.Step three: Choose a cross-play option.For each of these you can select one of three options:Cross-play onCross-play on (console only)OffIf you're trying to avoid cheaters, it's recommended to try the "cross-play on for console only" option. This takes the PC players out of the equation without limiting your player base too much. Turning cross-play completely off could make the game slower to find matches.These settings can't be changed mid-match or in game lobbies. You'll need to return to the main menu to adjust the cross-play settings...
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be released across both the Nintendo Switch and the upcoming Switch 2, with the Switch 2 edition sporting enhanced visuals. There is one other reason the Switch 2 version might be the best way to play, and it has to do with the control options. Switch 2 features mouse controls for certain games, and the functionality in Metroid Prime 4 is especially notable for how seamless it is.As noted in our Metroid Prime 4 hands-on impressions, the game features traditional dual-stick controls, gyro pointer controls similar to the Metroid Prime Trilogy on Wii, and mouse controls. What's most impressive about this array of options, though, is that you don't need to select them from a menu to swap between them. Instead, the game swaps between them contextually based on what you're doing. This is most impressive for the mouse controls, which simply turn on the moment you put your Joy-Con down sideways on a surface, transitioning it to mouse mode.In the demo, this proved especially useful when facing off against a boss. While I could use mouse controls throughout, I had made my way through most of the demo using dual-stick controls like a traditional shooter. I found I wasn't quite getting the precision I wanted to hit the boss' weak points, though, so I swapped to mouse controls and found it much easier. The lack of friction is the standout, because I never had to enter a menu or even hit a button to swap. It just worked.The Switch 2 is set to launch on June 5 for $450 in the US, alongside a $500 bundle that includes a digital copy of Mario Kart World. Bought separately, Mario Kart World on its own costs $80. A price and release date for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond haven't been announced, but other games getting enhanced versions for Switch 2 are charging a premium for the upgrade, so we can probably expect the Switch 2 version to be more than its Switch 1 counterpart...
A single image of the main menu of Nintendo Switch 2 has emerged, and it looks more like an iteration than an evolution of the original Nintendo Switch's menu.To find this image, you need to look at the Nintendo webpage titled "About Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games." Scroll down to the section on "How to purchase an upgrade pack," and the image showing people how to navigate to the Switch 2's eShop gives us our first look at the UI. At a glance, it's quite similar to the menu you see after hitting the home button on Nintendo Switch. There's a gallery of game art in the middle, from which Switch 2 games like Mario Kart World are presumably launched. Above, you can see the time of day, Wi-Fi connectivity, and battery charge remaining.This is the first official image of the Switch 2's main menu from Nintendo.At the bottom of the screen, players can see which Joy-Cons are connected and a row of icons. Some of these icons are very similar to those on Switch 1, specifically the Nintendo Switch Online, Album, Controllers, System Settings, and Sleep Mode ones. The Nintendo eShop icon has been redesigned to a darker shade of orange, and ones that could be for features like Virtual Game Cards, GameChat, and GameShare appear alongside it. There's also an unknown icon represented by a green sheet of paper. This could be a redesigned News icon or something else entirely.While there are some small but notable icon changes, the Switch 2's main menu, for the most part, takes most of its cues from the home screen design on Switch 1. That means we might be unlucky when it comes to potentially getting improvements like game folders or more menu themes, but we'll have to wait and learn more from Nintendo before we'll know for sure.Nintendo Switch 2 will release on June 5. You should check out GameSpot's preorder guide for Switch 2 if you plan to pick one up on launch day...
Amazon has revealed the PC games that'll be coming to Prime Gaming in April, and this month, there's a rich selection of gangland drama, sci-fi adventues, and fashion crimes to check out. In total, there'll be 23 games on offer this month. As a reminder, all of the free games that you claim through Prime Gaming are yours to keep forever, even if your subscription expires. If you aren't a member, you can sign up for Amazon Prime for as little as one month to take advantage of the subscription and the freebies offered through it.Sign up for Amazon PrimeOne of the highlights this month is Mafia 3: Definitive Edition. Compared to the previous Mafia games, Mafia 3 offers a busier sandbox to explore while you embark on a tale of revenge. After his surrogate family is wiped out by the Italian Mafia, protagonist Lincoln Clay embarks on a mission to take down the Mafiaso responsible, while building a new family and crime syndicate in the process. The Definitive Edition comes with a lot of post-launch story content and various cosmetics bundled in as well.With the Minecraft movie launching this week, you can also check out one of the spin-off games through Prime Gaming. Minecraft Legends is an action-strategy game that places a heavier emphasis on story, multiplayer, and tactics. While the combat mechanics can be a little rough, the attention to detail, cute character designs, and environments will likely make it a hit with younger members of the family looking for more Minecraft entertainment.Another interesting game to grab this month is Genesis Noir, which is a beautiful adventure with noir undertones that spans all of time and space. This is essentially a point-and-click puzzle-adventure with incredibly stylish visuals that tells the story of a love triangle between cosmic beings, and the game is a digestible jaunt across the cosmos. For something that won't give you an existential crisis, there's the avant-garde action of Fashion Police Squad. A boomer-shooter where you dispense justice with a leather belt and weaponized sewing machines, it's a weird but enjoyable dive into the fashion industry.Prime Gaming free games for April 2025Now availableMafia 3: Definitive Edition (GOG Code)Minecraft Legends (Xbox and PC via Microsoft Store Code)Gravity Circuit (Amazon Games App)Paleo Pines (Amazon Games App)Clouds & Sheep 2 (Amazon Games App)April 10DreadOut 2 (Amazon Games App)Endless Space - Definitive Edition (Amazon Games App)God's Trigger (GOG Code)New York Mysteries: Power of Art Collector's EditionProjection: First Light (Amazon Games App)Faraway: Director's Cut (Amazon Games App)April 17Gloomhaven (Epic Games Store)The Last Spell (GOG Code)Fashion Police Squad (Epic Games Store)Genesis Noir (Amazon Games App)Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (GOG Code)Berserk Boy (GOG Code)The Last Show of Mr. Chardish (Epic Games Store)Wild Country (GOG Code)April 24Thief Gold (GOG Code)Troublemaker (Epic Games Store)Kraken Academy (Amazon Games App)Priest Simulator: Vampire Show (Epic Games Store)Prime subscribers will also be able to the following games in January via the Prime Gaming Luna channel:SpongeBob: Battle for Bikini Bottom - RehydratedHot Wheels UnleashedBee SimulatorThymesiaThe Jackbox Party Pack 6Fortnite OGFortnite BallisticLego Fortnite Brick LifeFortnite Battle RoyaleFortnite FestivalLego Fortnite OdysseyRocket RacingFortniteTrackmania Starter AccessFallout New Vegas: Ultimate EditionFallout 3: Game of the Year Edition...
Every now and then, GTA Online players get to suit up as a rare sasquatch, and Rockstar Games revealed the April 3 update adds the option to do so once again.Rockstar has released a new update for GTA Online, bringing new shop discounts, nightclub bonuses, and the chance to shapeshift into the game's elusive Sasquatch. This is not an opportunity that happens often, but for a limited time, players can once again find the psychoactive peyote plants in GTA Online.For those unfamiliar, a special Peyote Plant can be found in the hills above Grapeseed and allows players to morph into the elusive Sasquatch, assuming all of the weather conditions and prerequisites are met.Peyote plants returnAdditionally, anyone playing GTA Online this week will also get the Sasquatch outfit added to their wardrobe. This lets players dress up as Bigfoot any time.The update also includes Nightclub management bonuses. Completing Nightclub Management Missions this week will result in double the usual Popularity, and the Warehouse Goods production speed is doubled. It's also a great time to spruce up the club, as Nightclub upgrades and modifications are 30% off this week.Players who want to earn even more GTA$ and RP should check out this week's Featured Series. This is a curated selection of returning maps for four to eight players, including favorites from Trading Places, Every Bullet Counts, Juggernaut, Cross the Line, and more. Participating in the Featured Series anytime this week will offer double rewards. You can find all the new activities and weekly bonuses on Rockstar's website.Grand Theft Auto 6 is still scheduled to be released this fall on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, but a specific date hasn't been announced. Here are all the details and rumors for GTA 6, including the big price speculation...