Destiny 2's recent Shadowkeep expansion added a whole host of new content to the game, including new missions, strikes, a raid, Armor 2.0, melee finishing moves, and more. The Telesto fusion rifle has been around since The Curse of Osiris DLC back in Destiny 2's first year, but a brand-new glitch has resulted in Bungie temporarily removing the gun for being far too effective.When working as intended, Telesto is an Exotic weapon that fires off a bunch of rounds that hang around for a while after you've shot them. In the right moments it's incredibly useful. The recently discovered glitch, however, let you fire these shots into the ground before igniting them with a grenade. The resulting explosion registered with the game as a number of enemy kills, immediately charging your super without you ever needing to kill anyone. Obviously, this completely broke the game, particularly in PvP where players were able to barrel through the competition by unleashing a super each time the grenade cooldown ended.Bungie has thankfully removed Telesto while it goes about fixing this exploit. Hopefully it won't take too long, though, otherwise Xur might have some angry customers on his hands.Due to an exploit involving Telesto, we are temporarily disabling access to this weapon in all activities. Stay tuned to @Bungiehelp and we will post additional updates as we investigate. — Bungie Help (@BungieHelp) October 19, 2019 Destiny 2 Recent News Where Is Xur Today? Destiny 2 Exotic Location, Weapon, Armor (October 18-22) Destiny 2 Iron Banner: Scour The Rust Quest Steps For New Armor Destiny 2 Divinity Exotic Guide: How To Get New Shadowkeep Raid Trace Rifle Destiny 2 Shadowkeep Raid Guide: How To Beat The Garden Of Salvation Destiny 2 Shadowkeep: How To Power Above 900 And Get Raid Ready Info from Gamespot.com

This week's episode of New Releases is ready to throw down, whether it's in the squared circle with WWE 2K20 or the Nintendo Switch port of Skullgirls: 2nd Encore. This week is also home to two highly anticipated AAA releases: The Outer Worlds and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. It's also time to start getting spooky with the MediEvil remake.WWE 2K20 -- October 22Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PCThis year's wrestling game features Bayley, Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, and Becky Lynch, the Four Horsewomen of the WWE. It's also the first game to feature a female storyline, alongside the usual male-focused campaign. Last year's fan-favorite 2K Towers mode is back too.More Coverage:WWE 2K20 Has Some Great, New Additions And One Glaring ProblemWWE 2K20 - Bump In The Night Story Mode GameplaySkullgirls: 2nd Encore -- October 22Available on: SwitchYou can probably already tell from the screenshot above, but Skullgirls is known for its gorgeous hand-drawn animation. Each of the game's 14 fighters have a unique look, personality, and moveset. The Switch version lets you battle others online of course, but you can also fight your friends locally using a single pair of Joy-Cons.More Coverage:Skullgirls On PS4 With Persia | GameSpot LiveSkullgirls Review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare -- October 25Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PCThis isn't a remaster of the 2007 classic--it's a full-on reboot. You'll see familiar characters like Captain Price, but they're part of a totally new campaign that ties in more closely to the game's other co-op and multiplayer modes. Speaking of multiplayer, there's a big emphasis on tactics with this game, including a Realism Mode that shuts off your HUD.More Coverage:Call Of Duty Modern Warfare Pre-Order Bonus Revealed, Dark Edition Back In StockCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare -- Everything We KnowThe Outer Worlds -- October 25Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PCThis week's other big shooter is an RPG. The Outer Worlds comes from Obsidian, best known nowadays for Fallout: New Vegas, hence all the "Fallout in space" comparisons the game keeps getting. But The Outer Worlds sets itself apart from Fallout by letting you explore multiple planets, each one dominated by mega-corporations. There's also a flaw system, which allows your character to actually develop special perks if they keep injuring themselves in various ways.More Coverage:The Outer Worlds Gameplay - Solving Crimes In Stellar BayObsidian RPG The Outer Worlds Coming To Nintendo Switch TooMediEvil-- October 25Available on: PS4Much like Sir Daniel Fortesque rising from his grave, this game has been rebuilt from the ground up. It might feel like the same PS1 platformer, but this remake sports a fancy coat of 4K paint if you've got a PS4 Pro and a capable TV. More Coverage:MediEvil - Announcement TrailerMediEvil Review (PS1)We've got one more batch of October games coming up. Next week, New Releases will take a look at Luigi's Mansion 3 on Nintendo Switch. The handheld console is also getting its own ports of Resident Evil 5 and 6.Info from Gamespot.com

Autumn is upon us, but the team at SIE San Diego is already preparing for the boys of summer to come back. The studio has announced next year's cover athlete for MLB The Show 20 for PS4, along with a variety of special editions and bonuses you can collect.In a PlayStation Blog post, the team revealed that the Chicago Cubs' Javier "El Mago" Baez will be the cover star. Baez boasted a .290 batting average in 2018, with 34 home runs and 111 RBIs. The Show 20 has set a release date for March 17, 2020, and pre-ordering any of the special editions will grant you four days early access to play on March 13.MLB The Show 20 Anniversary EditionThe announcement detailed a large variety of pre-order and special edition bonuses to collect. Pre-ordering any of the versions will get you a Gold Choice pack, while pre-ordering through GameSpot will get you a Gear Up pack. Pre-ordering on the PlayStation Store earns you a Javy Baez flashback card for The Show 19, and 5,000 stubs for The Show 20.An MVP Edition for $80 gets you 30 Team Avatars, a Diamond Variety pack, 2 Gold Choice packs, 10 The Show packs, and 10,000 Stubs, along with a steelbook if you order a physical copy.The Digital Deluxe version for $100 gets you Double Dailies, 30 Team Avatars, 2 Diamond Variety Packs, 5 Gold Choice packs, 20 The Show packs, and 25,000 Stubs.Finally, a GameStop-exclusive Anniversary Edition, also for $100, gets you a few less Diamond and Gold packs, but otherwise nets everything in the Digital Deluxe version. Plus it includes an MLB The Show New Era ball-cap, as well as a digital Diamond Dynasty version. You can see how they all compare below.See MLB The Show 20 Anniversary Edition at GameStopMLB 20 The Show Special Editions Info from Gamespot.com

The record-breakingly popular Call of Duty Mobile (it was downloaded over 100 million times in its first week) has kicked off its first seasonal event just in time for Halloween.There will be limited-time content releasing throughout the Halloween event period, including new treats to acquire, new skills to master in Battle Royale, a limited-time Hard Point game mode, Molotov cocktail scorestreak, and more. There's also a Halloween-themed version of Black Ops 2's Standoff map available in Team Deathmatch, Seek and Destroy, and Domination. More details on the event are scheduled to arrive today via Activision's Games Blog.Elsewhere, developer Tencent Games says it's listening to player feedback in its latest community update. Players reporting cheating are "something that the team cares a great deal about. We'll keep doing our best to keep cheaters out of your matches and to make sure those who don't intend to play fair are caught." Tencent also wants players to continue leaving feedback on what limited-time modes should be made permanent, and future updates promise to reward those who have already reached the highest possible rank.In terms of bug reports, Tencent says it is investigating a reported issue where reload animations are not syncing up with the actual time it takes to reload. If you're still having problems linking your Facebook account to COD: Mobile, the developer has outlined some troubleshooting options. "First, please try clearing your cache on your phone, then log back into the Facebook app, and lastly try logging in again on the COD Mobile login page. You can find a step by step breakdown of how to clear your cache on Activision Support's COD Mobile FAQ." For those encountering issues with transactions, Tencent says to make sure the transaction was successful, wait a few hours and restart the game in case there is a delay, and contact player support if you still don't see the purchase.Aside from COD Mobile, the long-running series also sees the release of Call of Duty Modern Warfare this Friday, October 25 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Early copies have already made it out into the wild, so beware of spoilers. For those waiting till Friday, we have all the details on when you can begin pre-loading the game, and there's a handy rundown on how its multiplayer progression works. Call of Duty News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Special Ops Mode Returns Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Pre-Order Guide Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare PC Specs Revealed On Blizzard Battle.net Info from Gamespot.com

With Halloween officially on the horizon, Nintendo has confirmed that Luigi, King Boo, Waluigi, and some classic Mario Kart maps will get added to Mario Kart Tour at the start of the mobile racer's next content drop.Mario Kart Tour's Halloween event will run for two weeks, kicking off on Tuesday, October 22 at 11 PM PT. All three racers will have a unique skill, with Waluigi having an "offense-oriented special skill" and King Boo using a "special skill that's surely fit for a king." Nintendo did not specify Luigi's special skill, but it seems he is exceptionally skilled at losing his keys.After losing his keys and getting lost on his way to the course, the mustachioed man in green, Luigi, is finally ready to join the race in #MarioKartTour! #LuigiKartTour pic.twitter.com/vsabladfPi — Mario Kart Tour (@mariokarttourEN) October 19, 2019Racers aren't the only piece of new content. Alongside Luigi, King Boo, and Waluigi, Nintendo has also resurrected the Luigi's Mansion course from Mario Kart DS to add to Mario Kart Tour. Additionally, the Waluigi Pinball course will also be playable once the game's Halloween event goes live.In the dead of night, the roar of engines breaks the eerie silence...and the race is on! In the next tour, the Luigi's Mansion course from the Mario Kart DS game rises from its grave! Haunted houses aren't so scary when you race right through them! #MarioKartTour pic.twitter.com/VgyExVsGMD — Mario Kart Tour (@mariokarttourEN) October 20, 2019Mario Kart Tour's most recent event took players to Tokyo, a stark contrast from the first event's New York City location. Over in Tokyo, Nintendo introduced additional courses and characters to the mobile racer.The addition of Luigi and King Boo to Mario Kart Tour comes about a week before the release of Luigi's Mansion 3, which launches on October 31 for Nintendo Switch. Alongside Mario Kart Tour, Luigi appeared in the battle royale-inspired spin-off Tetris 99.Info from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Sword and Shield arrive on Nintendo Switch in less than a month, and we continue to learn new tidbits about the games in the leadup to their launch. One of the biggest features in the titles--both figuratively and literally--is the Wild Area, an open-world expanse that stretches across the Galar region. This area is home to a variety of different Pokemon, which roam about the overworld as in Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee, and it seems some of these monsters will be too tough for you to initially take on.According to recent hands-on impressions by Eurogamer, depending on where you go in the Wild Area, some of the Pokemon you encounter will be "drastically overleveled," which means if you don't tread cautiously, you may come across a monster that's too strong for you to battle. This marks a dramatic change from previous installments; in the past, wild Pokemon levels would gradually scale as you made your way through the region, but in Sword and Shield, it seems you'll be able to quickly get yourself in over your head if you're not careful. Pokemon Sword And Shield News Pokemon Sword & Shield Have "Drastically Overleveled" Pokemon In The Wild Area Pokemon Sword And Shield Offering Three Free Exclusive Gigantamax Pokemon Pokemon Sword And Shield Pre-Order Guide: Bonuses And Discounts Pokemon Sword & Shield: Here's Every Gen 8 Pokemon Revealed So Far [Update] This should come as good news to fans who've felt Pokemon games have gotten easier over the years. Moreover, Eurogamer says that wild Pokemon with good stats will now have a visual indicator. Pokemon that boast a couple of perfect IVs will be surrounded by a faint yellow aura, making it much easier to tell which monsters are worth catching.The Wild Area is also where you'll be able to take advantage of the new Pokemon Camp feature. While out in the area, you'll be able to set up a camp and play with your Pokemon, which in turn will help them improve in battle. Raid Battles also periodically occur out in the Wild Area; these have you and up to three other players taking on an oversized Dynamax Pokemon. Some of the Raid Pokemon you catch will also be capable of Gigantamaxing, which not only supersizes the monster but changes their appearance as well.Pokemon Sword and Shield launch for Nintendo Switch on November 15. We had a chance to go hands-on with the games recently and learned you can skip the catching tutorial this time around. You can read more about the titles and the various pre-order bonuses that are available for them in our Pokemon Sword and Shield pre-order guide.Info from Gamespot.com

Fortnite's big Chapter 2 update arrived last week, revamping the popular battle royale shooter with a new map, new features, and numerous other changes. One of the most notable additions is fishing, which lets you reel in restoratives and weapons from lakes and other bodies of water around the island. It turns out, you can even fish up a one-hit kill item, but the odds of finding it are incredibly low.On the Fortnite subreddit, user BlakeBenbow posted the first footage of the Mythic Goldfish--an exceedingly rare throwable item that looks like a golden fishing trophy. When thrown, the Mythic Goldfish is capable of dealing 200 damage, enough to take out another player in a single hit--and sure enough, the video clip shows BlakeBenbow being eliminated by the Mythic Goldfish and even receiving an achievement for it.I was eliminated by a mythic goldfish! I thought it wasn't in the game yet! from r/FortNiteBRDataminers had previously discovered the existence of the Mythic Goldfish in the game's files, but many players had assumed it was not yet available in the live game because there had until no footage of it until now. You can watch a clip of the trophy's devastating power above.Fishing certainly isn't the only new mechanic in Fortnite Chapter 2. Epic has also introduced weapon upgrading to the game. Using the materials you collect during a match, you can go to a work bench around the island and upgrade a weapon, improving its rarity and stats. You can see all the other biggest changes in Fortnite Chapter 2 here.A new season also means there are new challenges to complete. If you need help completing any of this season's missions, we've gathered up all our maps and guides in our full Fortnite Chapter 2 challenges roundup. We'll continue to update the roundup as the season progresses, so be sure to check back for our latest Fortnite challenge guides. Fortnite News Fortnite Open Water Challenges And How To Complete Them (Chapter 2 Guide) Fortnite Hideout Locations: Where To Hide In Hideouts For Open Water Challenge Fortnite "O" Location: Where To Find Letter O In Open Water Loading Screen Fortnite "F" Location: Where To Search Hidden F In New World Loading Screen Fortnite Map: 10 Landmark Locations For Chapter 2 Challenge Info from Gamespot.com

After shutting down on September 14, the troubled movie subscription service MoviePass has allegedly risen from the grave to charge former subscribers unexpectedly.The New York Post compiled various reports of users getting charged despite the MoviePass app canceling operation. A few users, subscribers up to the very day the service ended, reported charges from MoviePass on their cards. Some saw the $10 membership fee, while others experienced this plus additional charges.CEO Mitch Lowe told the Post that reports of subscribers getting charged following Movie Pass's shuttering were false and misread. “One single subscriber, out of the many thousands of MoviePass subscribers, was charged $9.95 on September 15 and has been refunded that amount,” Lowe said. “We are aware that some of our subscribers have mistaken refunds appearing on their credit card statements for charges.”Still, some users continue to report MoviePass charges appearing on their bank accounts. Many have taken to Twitter to voice frustration with an inoperable service that's still reportedly siphoning their money.@MoviePass thanks for continuing to charge me for this month and no way to unsubscribe! #ScamAlert — Eddie (@onairwitheddie) September 23, 2019A big middle finger to #moviepass, which despite having closed on 9/14, is still charging my card ($4.64 for no service). Canceling my card, but there's a reason why this company failed. #cancelled — Jazzzzai (@Jazzzzai) September 30, 2019@MoviePass why are you charging my credit card? There is no service and your app says no charges until there is a change. — Terry Erickson (@TerryErickson2) October 4, 2019This all follows MoviePass's harrowing journey prior to closing up shop in September. A July 2018 report disclosed how the bosses changed the passwords of its heaviest users in order to alleviate company turmoil. The company also secretly signed some users back up for the service regardless of cancellation earlier this year.Info from Gamespot.com

Resident Evil 2 is masterwork of survival-horror, but it's even scarier now thanks to a PC mod. The appropriately scary game now has a guest appearance from the mischievous goose who has become a meme star.VG247 reports that the mod is the handiwork of ZombiAli, who replaced Mr. X with the feathered fiend from Untitled Goose Game. And of course, he's wearing a tiny fedora to match Mr. X. The mod isn't completed, but it can already be seen partially in action. The final product will have "extra honks," but there's no ETA for when the work will be finished.Untitled Goose Chase? #Modding #RE2 #MrX #UntitleGooseGame @panic pic.twitter.com/IZUGLTxDS6 — 🎃 ΛLISTΞR 🎃 (@xZombieAlix) October 19, 2019Of course, the Goose is known more for mild annoyance and sowing chaos than any real threat of harm. But he's definitely chaotic neutral in one way or another. Since the game's release on PC and Nintendo Switch earlier this month, the character has become known for memes, fan crossovers, and celebrity mentions. It's planned for release on other platforms."The important thing is that Untitled Goose Game is a hoot," James O'Connor wrote in GameSpot's review. "It's a comedy game that focuses on making the act of playing it funny, rather than simply being a game that features jokes. Wishing that it was longer speaks to how much fun I had with it. There's nothing else quite like Untitled Goose Game; it's charming and cute despite being mean, and both very silly and very clever. It's also probably the best non-racing game ever to feature a dedicated 'honk' button."Info from Gamespot.com

Watchmen is no stranger to worldbuilding and story development via in-universe documents. Each of the original 12 issues came with back up prose stories done in the style of book excerpts, in-universe comics, police reports, and office memos to help flesh out the strange and upside-down world of Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore's take on a 1985 where superheroes were real and the doomsday clock was tick-tock-ticking down.This is a tradition HBO is working hard to replicate with the brand new Watchmen TV show, despite the change in mediums. Sure, an episode of television can't literally come with a back-up story for viewers to read before the credits roll, but at least now we've got the next best thing: the internet. HBO's Watchmen hub includes a rather inconspicuous link to a page called The Peteypedia, full of various PDF documents chock full of lore and some surprising twists for familiar characters in the post-graphic novel canon. Watchmen News HBO's Watchmen: 22 Easter Eggs and References You Missed Watchmen - A Fascinating Alternate History In an inter-office memo for the FBI's Anti-Vigilante Task Force, we learn that Rorschach's Journal, a major narrative element of the comics, eventually was published by the New Frontiersman newspaper, but whether or not it was actually the authentic document--the ravings of a man with known mental instability--or a hoax altogether was never confirmed. Also, at some point following the squid event in New York City, original Watchmen character Laurie Juspeczyk not only adopted her father's last name, Blake, she also dropped her mother's legacy codename ("Silk Spectre") and began going by "The Comedienne."Given Laurie's well-understood resentment and hatred of her father, something drastic must have happened to flip that particular switch. Either way, now apparently Laurie has given up the vigilante lifestyle all together in favor of hunting them down and arresting them--she's now a member of the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, according to this Peteypedia document.Also in the documents are references to a mass technological scare that happened shortly after the squid attack. This would certainly explain things like the presence of beepers in 2019, which we saw Angela use in the first episode and the general lack of things like smartphones and modern cars. It makes a lot of sense if you think about it; if a massive, interdimensional monster massacred thousands of people in a major city right at the advent of things like the internet and personal computers in the mid '80s, the general public would really have no reason not to conflate those two things, right? And why not blame Dr. Manhattan at the same time?We can probably expect the Watchmen Peteypedia to be updated each week as episodes roll out, so keep a close eye out.Watchmen airs on Sundays at 9PM on HBO. Info from Gamespot.com

The fried chicken restaurant Los Pollos Hermanos is one of the most famous fictional eateries out there, and now it's expanding to a new place: virtual reality.The restaurant made famous on Breaking Bad and its spinoff Better Call Saul will become a virtual store through Uber Eats beginning October 24, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Sony Pictures, the makers of Breaking Bad, have announced a partnership with the "enlightened kitchen" creator Family Style Inc. to create a virtual version of Los Pollos Hermanos that will live inside Uber Eats as part of a three-year deal beginning this week.The in-app restaurant is modeled after the one on the show run by Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito). Its menu will include Pollos tenders, Fring Fries, and the ABQ Hot Chicken Sandwich. This sandwich comes with a slathering of "Slaw Goodman."Los Pollos Hermanos from Uber Eats will only be available in Los Angeles at the start, though it will expand to San Francisco, Oakland, San Diego, Las Vegas, and Chicago later. Once a week each month for six months, Uber Eats will offer free delivery.There is no real world physical Los Pollos Hermanos location, only a virtual one.Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan said he's been thinking for a long time about how to bring Los Pollos Hermanos to life. "Little did I realize this could be accomplished without building an actual brick-and-mortar restaurant. Yay, technology! Smart phones actually are good for something!" he said.Gilligan added that he is pleased that the cooks got the menu right. "Their chicken sandwich is big and crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside, and it rests on one of the better brioche buns I've come across," he said in a statement.This isn't the first time Los Pollos Hermanos the restaurant has crossed over into real life. In 2017, to promote the new season of Better Call Saul, pop-up locations of the restaurant came to New York City and Sydney, Australia with free chicken on offer for anyone who came by. Esposito himself even stopped by to meet with fans.Los Pollos Hermanos is Spanish for "The Chicken Brothers."The launch of the Los Pollos Hermanos virtual store in Uber Eats comes not long after the launch of Netflix's popular Breaking Bad movie, El Camino. Millions of people watched over its first weekend, making it a huge hit. Info from Gamespot.com

HBO's newest show, Watchmen, is off to a good start, it seems. The network announced that the series premiere drew 1.5 million viewers across all of its channels on Sunday.This represented the strongest start for a new HBO show since Westworld's premiere back in 2016, according to numbers crunched by Variety.By comparison, HBO's Game of Thrones had 17.4 million viewers for its Season 8 premiere back in April. That show was one of the most popular in TV history, so comparisons against are difficult. A closer comparison might be Succession, which picked up 1.2 million viewers for its Season 2 premiere.HBO's Watchmen is based on the DC graphic novel from Dave Gibbons. The show is set in a world where superheroes and villains are outlawed but they still exist and are fighting.GameSpot's review of Watchmen Episode 1 remarked that the show is off to a very promising start."The pilot is steeped in that sensibility. Sure, superheroes play a major role, and yes, there's no shortage of commentary about the complicated interplay between vigilantism and heroism, but at its heart, Episode 1 feels like the start of something truly special for fans of science fiction television," reviewer Meg Downey wrote. For more on Watchmen, check out the stories below.HBO's Watchmen: 22 Easter Eggs And References You May Have MissedHBO's Watchmen Review - An Incredibly Promising StartInfo from Gamespot.com

Apex Legends is in the midst of Fight or Fright, the first limited-time event for Season 3: Meltdown and the first holiday-themed event the battle royale game has ever had. Like Iron Crown and Voidwalker, Fight or Fright temporarily introduces a new mode for you to play.The new mode, Shadowfall, is spookily fun, but also quite challenging. In the following gallery, we detail different tips for winning a match--which you'll have to do to unlock some of Fight or Fright's Halloween-themed cosmetics. Shadowfall is a solo gametype, forcing you to drop on your own alongside 34 other opponents onto a nightmarish version of Kings Canyon.Each match is overseen by a death-loving necromancer--likely Apex Legends next playable character, Revenant--who resuscitates all fallen Legends as members of the Shadow Squad. As a shadow, you can no longer open doors, equip weapons or armor, or use your character abilities. But you gain enhanced speed, climbing, and melee damage.Your endgame goal is dependent on whether you're still a member of the living or a shadow by a match's end. If you manage to stay alive until there are only 10 survivors, the game flips the script on you and makes you all allies, tasking you with working together to reach a dropship and escape. However, if you were killed and reborn as a member of the Shadow Squad, you must coordinate with your fellow shadows and kill the survivors before they can get away.Since you can end up on two different squads, there are two different ways to win a Shadowfall match. We'll be going into strategies for both squads in the following article.Table of Contents [hide]Legend Squad - Best CharactersLegend Squad - Best Drop SpotsLegend Squad - Best WeaponsShadow Squad - Best Drop SpotsShadow Squad - Best Ambush TechniquesLegend Squad - Best CharactersTo win as a Legend in Shadowfall, you need to outlast and outrun shadows. So when picking a character, you should be looking at the Legends that can best outmaneuver their opponents or keep enemies at bay for long periods of time.Of the lot, your two best choices are probably Wraith and Pathfinder. When surrounded by murderous shadows, Wraith can easily get out of the sticky situation by using Into the Void. Combining Dimensional Rift and Into the Void also gives Wraith tremendous speed and invulnerability, giving her an edge in that final sprint to the dropship. Pathfinder can't make himself temporarily invulnerable, but his Grappling Hook and Zipline Gun are both great for navigating the map at a height most other characters can't reach. Just be careful, the shadows can use your zipline too.Octane makes a decent pick too. His Stim and Launch Pad are great for escaping shadows, though neither are as effective as Pathfinder's abilities. A surprisingly good pick for Shadowfall is Mirage, but he requires a bit more strategy than the aforementioned Legends. Bamboozling shadows with Mirage's Psyche Out can buy you precious seconds. And when it's time to run for the dropship, use Vanishing Act to go invisible and sneak your way onboard while your teammates continue to fight the shadows.Of course, any Legend can win in Shadowfall. But Bangalore, Bloodhound, Caustic, and Wattson struggle to be as useful as the characters mentioned above. Lifeline, Crypto, and Gibraltar are perhaps the most useless of all, as none of their abilities will aid you in escaping or effectively combating the shadows.Legend Squad - Best Drop SpotsStrategies for best drop spots will, of course, change depending on the travel path of the dropship. That said, there are a few strategies you want to keep in mind--especially since you'll be dropping alone and won't have a teammate to watch your back until there are only 10 of you left.The original circle is pretty slow and Kings Canyon is much smaller than World's Edge, so you can afford to be a little daring and land well outside the advertised safe zone at the start where there's likely to be far fewer players--especially if you're Pathfinder, Wraith, or Octane as all three can use their abilities to quickly get inside the ring.Though you should be aiming for buildings to grab loot, try to avoid the largest of the landmarks where other players are almost always likely to drop. The Cage seems to attract the most players, so avoiding it as a drop spot is probably a good idea unless you're very confident that you're skilled enough to win against multiple opponents. Bunker, Water Treatment, and Artillery should also be avoided for similar reasons, though there's less of a chance of running into large groups of players at these locations in comparison to The Cage.Remember, you don't actually need to kill anyone to win, you just need to make sure that you don't die.Legend Squad - Best WeaponsMany of the best guns for normal Apex Legends play are not as good for Shadowfall. Normally, dealing out tremendous amounts of damage is the best way to win. However, given that shadows in Shadowfall can run significantly faster than you, jump much higher than you, and can kill you in one or two melee attacks, doing damage as fast as possible if far more important than dealing large amounts over time--especially since shadows only have 30 health so it's not like you need to deal a ton of damage.So, for example, the EVA-8 shotgun is a better choice than the Peacekeeper. Though the Peacekeeper with a Precision Choke attachment is one of the best damage dealing options in Apex Legends, the EVA-8 has a far faster fire rate. The R-301 and Flatline are the better assault rifle options, Spitfire is the best choice among the LMGs, and G7 Scout should be your go-to sniper rifle--remember that energy weapons like the Havoc assault rifle, Devotion LMG, and Charge Rifle sniper rifle require a wind-up before firing.If you manage to find one, grab an R-99 submachine gun. Though not that strong, the R-99 possesses the fastest fire rate of any gun in the game. It's not that good without an extended magazine and stacks of light ammo though, so looking for submachine gun attachments and a bigger backpack should be your first priority if you go for an R-99.Shadow Squad - Best Drop SpotsIf you're aiming to win as the Shadow Squad, your best bet is to just drop immediately and fall off the edge of the map. Ending your life will instantly revive you as a member of the Shadow Squad and see you falling back onto Kings Canyon before most players have had a chance to touch down and start looting. Just look for any lingering jump jet trails and angle yourself towards them--chances are you'll be right on another player's heels before they can even equip a weapon.You want to recruit more shadows to your side as quickly as possible. Though the second phase will traditionally always start with 25 shadows and 10 Legends no matter how you get to those numbers, getting to that phase as quickly as possible prevents the survivors from being able to grow too strong and outfit themselves.If you get killed as a shadow, you should use respawning as a chance to get the drop on survivors. When killed, the person who offed you will be marked on your map. If they're still outdoors, go and pounce on them from above (in my experience, players haven't kept eyes upward while playing Shadowfall). If they manage to get indoors, it will be a bit trickier as they can use closed doors to buy themselves a few seconds, so maybe peel off and land somewhere else. You'll also be alerted to locations where both survivors or shadows have died. In either case, there's a chance a living Legend is still around. Just drop nearby and go hunting.Shadow Squad - Best Ambush TechniquesWhen a shadow is in a Legends' presence, the Legend hears strange music that alerts them to the approaching threat. Given your meager health on the Shadow Squad, it's in your best interest to act fast before a Legend has a chance to react. The aforementioned pounce from the sky while dropping is one of the best ways, but that's impossible to do if the person you're hunting is indoors. Thankfully, you have more than speed at your disposal--you also have fear.Survivors will regularly post up in buildings to give themselves an added sense of protection. Your job as a shadow is to make that building feel like a cage. Dart around the building and scurry across the roof to make the survivor's in-game music fluctuate and fill their headset with the patter of your feet. Slash at all the doors as you pass them--it creates a loud, jump-scare like sound and if you're fast enough to break enough doors in a row it makes it sound like more than one shadow is invading the building.And then just keep doing this. Either the survivor will panic and flee, making them much easier to kill or they'll try and fight and the gunfire will attract more shadows. In some cases (usually when you're dealing with a Wattson or Caustic) the Legend will hold their ground and keep quiet, secure in defenses they've set up for themselves. In those cases, just wait. Eventually, the dropship will appear and force the Legend to abandon their hole to go and escape. Patience is an effective tactic. Use the pressure of your presence to force the survivor to make a mistake.Info from Gamespot.com

The big changes to Xbox Live gamertags announced back at E3 in June have now gone live more broadly on console, it seems. As announced previously, players on Xbox One can now choose gamertag you want, even if it's already taken. If you choose a gamertag that is already claimed, Xbox will auto-generate an ID suffix of numbers after an # symbol.For example, if you wanted CoDFan1 and it's already taken, you could be CoDFan#107 or some other variation of that. The suffix font size is smaller and the color is different, so the name you want will stand out. You can see an example of this in the image below. These changes are seemingly inspired by similar systems already employed on Battle.net and Discord. Importantly, this is only a new option. Existing gamertags will remain intact and no one will be able to take your exact name (unless you relinquish it). It's also worth mentioning that Microsoft's code of conduct still applies to the new gamertag system, so you won't be allowed to use hate speech or other offending terms. There is a max character limit of 12. The first gamertag name change is free, and you can do that on Microsoft's website here. Players will see their new name on the dashboard immediately, but any new title you choose won't show up in games until 2020, according to VentureBeat.If you're looking to change your gamertag, there are many more options than there used to be. Gamertags now support more alphabets to work with more than 200 languages from around the world. The newly supported character sets include:Basic LatinLatin-1 SupplementHangulKatakanaHiraganaCJK Symbols for languages in China, Japan, and KoreaBengaliDevanagariCyrillicThaiThese gamertag changes were rolled out months ago through the Xbox app on PC.The new gamertag updates come amidst the first public trials for Microsoft's new game-streaming platform, xCloud. Additionally, Microsoft will release a next-generation console, Project Scarlett, in 2020 with Halo Infinite as a launch title. Info from Gamespot.com

Microsoft only just recently released Gears 5, and to be clear, no sequel has been announced. However, one of the game's developers, art director Aryan Hanbeck, has now spoken at a very high level about some of his ideas for Gears 6.He said on video game composer Hamidreza Nikoofar's podcast, Wassup Conversations, that he's telling his art team to watch The Handmaid's Tale for inspiration. Hanbeck said Hulu's dystopian show is shot beautifully and creatively, and the next Gears game could benefit from taking some inspiration from it."One thing--the guys here will probably laugh if they see this--but I’ve been telling all the artists nonstop to go watch Handmaid's Tale… The composition, the color, and just the cinematography and symbolism actually is just off the charts," Hanbeck said (via IGN). "So, I watched that and I'm like, 'Wow we gotta find a way to get more of this stuff in Gears 6.'"The Handmaid's Tale has a sort of grainy and dark presentation style. It is eye-catching, for sure. Gears 5, meanwhile, expanded on the franchise's traditionally dark and grimy art style with its introduction of more bright and colorful sequences.Gears 5 was a big critical and commercial success, so it is expected that Microsoft will eventually make Gears 6. It likely won't be released anytime soon, however.While fans might have to wait a while for Gears 6, developer The Coalition plans to update and support Gears 5 with lots of extra content--including free maps and more--over time.In other news, Gears 5 recently rolled out a new penalty system for quitters and one offending player faced a nearly two-year ban. Info from Gamespot.com