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After multiple leaks, EA and Respawn Entertainment make it official: Crypto is the next character for Apex Legends. He'll be the next Legend for the game that will start its third season in October. Crypto's reveal came on Thursday via a tweet from the Apex Legends Twitter account. A new Stories from the Outlands video called "Forever Family" gives some background on the Legend. In the video, Crypto and Mila Alexander, who appears to be his sister, uncovered a secret file that would let anyone manipulate the matches in the Apex Games. Mila wants to use this info, but Crypto decides otherwise. The next day, he discovers he's been framed for Mila's disappearance and is now on the run from the Syndicate, the organization behind the Apex Games. Crypto is now looking for his redemption.  Crypto will be part of Apex Legends season 3, dubbed Meltdown, starting on Oct. 1. Aside from the start date, not much else is known. There will be a new weapon, the Charge Rifle, along with … [Read more...] about Apex Legends season 3 adds Crypto to roster

Developer Epic Games has changed how challenges work in Fortnite season 10, aka season X. Instead of daily challenges, there are Limited Time Mission Objectives that unlock a new objective every day. Weekly challenges are now simply the Battle Pass Missions, which, as the name states, are available for season 10 Battle Pass owners. Completing missions will unlock additional content and earn Battle Stars to reach tier 100 on the pass. Another big change in Fortnite's new season is the inclusion of Prestige missions. Once a set of challenges is completed, players can choose to redo the tasks. Each mission will consist of a similar requirement, though at a higher difficulty. Storm Racers challengesGain 100 health in the StormIn a match, the Storm Circle shrinks and staying in the storm will result in a set amount of damage. It's a minimal at first but increases dramatically later in the match, making any time in the Storm a sure way to get … [Read more...] about Fortnite season 10 challenges and where to find telescopes

Fortnite season 10, aka season X, is live. The new season doesn't yet have any of the sweeping changes found in previous seasons, but it looks as though the island will be in a state of flux until the start of season 11, which could be sometime in October. What's new?Wednesday's v10.31 update didn't have much new content, but data miners discovered at the island will become Gotham City in a possible Batman Day celebration.Data miners uncovered a slew of Batman-related content starting with a recreation of Gotham City that will likely take the place of Tilted Town. In this miniature Gotham City, there's also a Bat-Signal that will illuminate the night. There's also various Batman equipment such as the Grapnel Gun and Explosive Batarangs. For those who want their character to look more like the Dark Knight, a Batman cape was also found. Epic hasn't mentioned when this new Batman event will happen, but Sept. 21 is Batman Day, which would be an appropriate date to … [Read more...] about Fortnite season 10: Leaked Batman-themed event and new Party Hub

Google will add support for its much-awaited game streaming service Stadia to its Android TV platform as early as next year, according to a leak Monday on XDA-Developers. The information came from an attendee at the International Broadcasting Convention who captured an image of a slide showing the Android TV roadmap through 2021.The slide -- titled ATV that continues to bring to partners free innovation at an accelerated pace -- was sent in by an anonymous attendee who apparently didn't want the images shared on the internet. But the site reproduced the text of the slide, which purportedly details Google's next two years of plans for the TV OS.Stadia is Google's upcoming cloud-gaming platform, which it formally announced in March. The platform combines a game vault subscription service with game hosting to let you play games on any device; it's been compared to Netflix, in that there's a pool of content you pay a monthly fee for that can be viewed on mobile or fixed devices. The … [Read more...] about Leaked slide reveals Android TV support for Stadia next year

Borderlands 3 made its first appearance at E3 2019 during the Microsoft press conference on June 9. After months of anticipation, Borderlands 3 is now out on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.  Gearbox tweeted Thursday that there'll be a few features available to PC users and not console players. The developer says Photo Mode and the Twitch ECHOcast Extension will be available only in the PC version of the game. The ECHOcast is a new feature for the game that lets stream viewers see the streamer's equipment and other in-game info. PS4 and Xbox One owners will have to wait for the Day 30 update to access both features. Players are already coming across a variety of issues. A thread on the Borderlands 3 subreddit about problems with the game had more than 1,000 comments on Friday. The top comment refers to an issue with the game's inventory screen -- some players say images of items sold will still appear. Another big issue players are having on launch day has to do with the intro … [Read more...] about Borderlands 3: Intro sequence, bugs and everything else we know