Epic Games has revealed a new range of competitive online tournaments are coming to Fortnite as it rolls out version 6.10, the most significant update since Season 6 began. In the new update, full patch notes of which can be found below, players will now be able to take part in the new timed tournaments by accessing the new 'Events' tab. Here, players will find a selection of tournaments that take place at certain times and dates, with sessions usually lasting for a few hours, such as the Salty Springs or Tomato Temple Cup. Each tournament will be themed around a different game mode. The first tournament will be the Alpha Tournament, a Solo jaunt that runs from 16 October to 21 October. Various tournaments will then run until 1 November when the calendar will be refreshed. Once signed up and the sessions begin, player will earn points that go towards their competition total. The more points you earn, the tougher it gets as you are matched with players on a similar total. … [Read more...] about Fortnite to feature new competitive tournaments as update version 6.10 arrives
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Bandai Namco will distribute Cyberpunk 2077 in the UK
CD Projekt Red, the Polish developers of the hugely anticipated science-fiction RPG Cyberpunk 2077, has announced that Soulcalibur publishers Bandai Namco will distribute the game in the UK and across Europe. While there is still no sign of a release date for the game that set E3 2018 alight, the announcement of CD Projekt Red's distribution partners will spark hope that news is coming soon. The European arm of Bandai Namco, a Japanese entertainment company specialising in video games, will distribute Cyberpunk 2077 across 24 European countries, including the UK and Ireland, France, Germany and Spain. It was recently announced that Warner Bros. will be the game's distributor in the United States. CD Projekt Red are technically their own publishers, but have worked with Bandai Namco on the distribution of their biggest games in the past. Both The Witcher 2 and hugely successful The Witcher 3 were distributed by Bandai Namco in this country. The Witcher 3, in … [Read more...] about Bandai Namco will distribute Cyberpunk 2077 in the UK
What Tom’s Played This Weekend: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Credit: ActivisionThere was a time when every Call of Duty release was a cultural phenomenon. Countless people played hooky from school, called in sick to work and put off other obligations to play the latest release as soon as it reached their doorsteps (or, later, finished downloading.) Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is the first entry in the franchise since the original Black Ops to give me that middle school feeling of genuine excitement. Too often I've watched the reveal trailer for another Call of Duty game only to roll my eyes and go back to games like Overwatch and Fortnite. The games had grown stale, and I had started to prefer team-based shooters and battle royales over Call of Duty's run-and-gun multiplayer. Black Ops 4 changed that by introducing a battle royale mode, Blackout, as well as incorporating the usual multiplayer and Zombies game modes. Activision hosted a public beta of Blackout in September. I came away bullish on Treyarch's take on the battle royale genre--it was … [Read more...] about What Tom’s Played This Weekend: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
PS4s are being bricked by a chat exploit – here’s how you can stay safe
PlayStation 4 owners recently began reporting a strange messaging exploit, one which has already been allegedly weaponized to brick their consoles. Sony is working to fix the problem, but in the meantime, everyone just set your messages to private. Several users congregated on a Reddit thread, sharing a very similar story: A user would receive a message from someone, and after a moment several functions of their console would stop working. Some users attempted to fix their consoles, or delete the offending message via the PlayStation mobile app. According to the users in the Reddit thread, the message corrupted their consoles to the point they required a factory reset to function again. Others tried this technique to no avail, but did have some luck after deleting the message. We just launched Plugged It's our cool new gadget site. Take me One user showed a picture of the message they received, which included an apparently incompatible character. If you pick through the … [Read more...] about PS4s are being bricked by a chat exploit – here’s how you can stay safe
Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee
For a game all about evolution, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee certainly feels like the next logical step for players sucked into the world of pocket monsters by Pokémon Go. If you haven’t yet played the 20-year strong series but were one of the millions glued to your phone, scouring local landmarks to find an elusive Ditto or cursing the appearance of yet another Rattata, developer Game Freak and The Pokémon Company are looking to ensnare you in this new full-blown Nintendo Switch title. There is plenty for the established trainer too, of course, but by allowing players to transfer Pokémon captured in Go and bringing them closer to their cutesy companions, Pokémon Let’s Go feels like a soft reboot for the series. It looks like a game adjusting itself for a new audience, but plucks at the nostalgia strings to ensure the audience built up over the last 20 years does not feel left behind. For the uninitiated, Pokémon … [Read more...] about Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee