Week 5 of Fortnite Season 9 has arrived, and it's brought a new set of challenges to complete in Epic's hit battle royale shooter on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch, and mobile. Each task you finish will reward you with Battle Stars, which in turn will level your Battle Pass up and unlock more of this season's new cosmetics. There's an extra bonus for those who clear all seven challenges from a given week, however: You'll also complete one of Season 9's Utopia challenges and earn a special loading screen for your troubles.What makes these loading screens so desirable is each one features some kind of clue that leads to a free item hidden somewhere around the game's map. Clear an even-numbered Utopia challenge and you'll be able to find a Fortbyte, a new kind of collectible that Epic introduced in Season 9. However, if you complete an odd-numbered Utopia challenge, you'll have a chance to collect a free Battle Star, which will level your Battle Pass up by one full tier.If you've managed to finish five full sets of weekly challenges, you'll unlock the loading screen pictured below, which will point you to another free Battle Star waiting somewhere around the island. This screen features a character passing through a Slipstream, new wind tunnels that can be found by Neo Titled and Mega Mall. However, the Slipstream itself isn't the clue; rather, if you look closely at its outer rim, you'll be able to spot the coordinates B2, B3, C2, C3, which converge near the castle in Haunted Hills. That's where you'll need to go.The coordinates meet at an otherwise unassuming patch of grass. Make your way there and the Battle Star will appear when you approach. Interact with it as you would any other item in the game, then finish the match and you'll level your Battle Pass up by one tier, bringing you another step closer to unlocking all of Season 9's rewards. If you need more help finding it, we've marked the Battle Star's exact location on the map below. You can also check out our video walkthrough above.Unlike the aforementioned Fortbytes, which can be collected by any Battle Pass holder so long as you know where to look, there's an important caveat to keep in mind before setting off to find this Battle Star. The item will only appear in your game if you've completed the required number of weekly challenges; you can't simply go to the right place and find it if you haven't done the necessary work. If there are any previous tasks you need help with, however, you can find guides for the trickier ones in our full Fortnite Season 9 challenges roundup.Alongside the Week 5 challenges, Epic rolled out Fortnite's 9.20 update. This week's patch introduced a new item called the Storm Flip, which will create a temporary safe zone when thrown into the storm--and vice versa. To make room for it, Epic vaulted all hunting rifles. The publisher also brought back the infamous Infinity Blade as part of the Sword Fight limited-time mode. You can read more in the full patch notes on Epic's website.Info from Gamespot.com

During the big Google Stadia Connect event this week, the company revealed numerous games for the streaming service, including Borderlands 3, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Baldur's Gate 3, Metro Exodus, and Wolfenstein: Youngblood. They announced 30 titles in all, and it announced partnerships with other studios, like Rockstar Games, that haven't revealed which of their titles will come to the platform.It appears the next wave of Stadia game announcements will come during Gamescom in August--and possibly sooner during E3 2019. "We'll have more game-related news to share at Gamescom," reads a tweet from Stadia.Additionally, the tweet mentioned that other publishers will announce Stadia support for their own titles "throughout E3 and beyond." Presumably, some of the new games being announced during the show will include Stadia as one of their platforms.Google Stadia boss Phil Harrison said during the event that Google is working with "hundreds" of publishers and developers to bring their titles to Stadia. A graphic shown during the stream, which you can see above, shows that publishers like Electronic Arts, 2K Games, Rockstar Games, Sega, Warner Bros., Capcom, and Square Enix are some of the other partners.Nearly every genre of video game will be available on Stadia, including RPG, sports, racing, fighting, first-person, and more.Google Stadia launches in November in 14 countries, including the USA, UK, and Canada. It is a streaming service that allows you to play games on your computer or phone. A Stadia Pro subscription costs $10/month, and that gets you access to a library of titles with others available to buy individually. A $130 Founder's Edition comes with a Chromecast UItra, a Stadia controller, three months of Stadia Pro for you and a friend.For more on Stadia, check out the stories linked below.New Darksiders Game Announced Before E3, And It's Coming To Google StadiaGoogle Stadia Controller, Chromecast Ultra Technical Specs Fully DetailedBorderlands 3 Launching On Google Stadia, Day OnePay For Google Stadia Pro, Get All Of Destiny 2, Including New Shadowkeep DLC ExpansionGoogle Stadia: Rockstar Games Confirmed As A DeveloperGoogle Stadia Base, The Free Non-Subscription Version, Releases Next YearGoogle Stadia Will Launch This November With A Hardware BundleGoogle Stadia: What Can It Do Out Of The Box In November?Info from Gamespot.com

E3 2019 finally brought us more information on Google Stadia, the upcoming streaming platform. The Connect event revealed lots of hitherto unknown details, such as Stadia's price, release date, and initial games lineup, as well as a first look at the platform's buddy pass.The pass is included in the Stadia Founder's Edition, and it allows you to give three months of Stadia Pro access to a friend. Now we also know that works across territories, so long as your friend is in one of the countries where Stadia has launched. For example, a US resident could gift their buddy pass to a UK-based friend, since both of those countries will receive Stadia in its launch month of November 2019.Stadia Pro is the platform's premium service. It enables 4K video streaming for the games you play. It will also include free access to a selection of games and "exclusive" discounts. It will cost $10 / £9 per month.For more on Google's new streaming service, check out everything Stadia can do out of the box. you might also be interested in Stadia's internet speed requirements.Info from Gamespot.com

Stadia Connect, Google's pre-E3 2019 press conference, revealed lots more information about its new streaming service, Stadia. The conference brought us information on Stadia's price, release date, and games lineup, as well as our first glimpse of its buddy pass.Buddy pass allows you to share your Stadia Pro subscription with a friend for three months. Stadia Pro is the platform's premium service. It enables 4K video streaming for the games you play. It will also include free access to a selection of games and "exclusive" discounts. Stadia Pro will cost $10 / £9 per month.Stadia's buddy pass, meanwhile, is included in the asking price for the Stadia Founder's Edition, which launches in November for $130 / £120. It also comes with two physical devices--a limited-edition night blue Stadia controller and a Chromecast Ultra--as well as three months of Stadia Pro, the aforementioned buddy pass, and first dibs on choosing a Stadia username.At launch, the Stadia Founder's Edition will be available in 14 countries around the world: the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. The buddy pass is region-free between any of those, so if you live in the US, for example, and have a Norweigan friend, you can gift them three months of Stadia Pro. Google says the platform will expand to more regions after launch, although it hasn't yet specified which.We learned a lot more about Stadia during the Connect presentation. Google also revealed some of the games that will be coming to the service, including Ghost Recon Breakpoint and the rumored Baldur's Gate 3. Borderlands 3 will also be there at launch, as will Destiny 2 with its full suite of content, including the upcoming Shadowkeep expansion.For more on Google's new streaming service, check out everything Stadia can do out of the box. You might also be interested in Stadia's internet speed requirements.Pre-order Stadia Founder's Edition now »Some links to supporting retailers are automatically made into affiliate links, and GameSpot may receive a small share of those sales.Info from Gamespot.com

THQ Nordic has continues its rollout of new game announcements just before E3 2019 begins. The latest it has revealed is a remake of the 2005 alien action game Destroy All Humans, where you play as an alien invader on Earth. The tongue-in-cheek action game is slated for release on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2020.As in the original, the game is set in the 1950s and puts you in the role of an invading conqueror named Crypto-137. You can pose as humans, use powers and weapons like psychokinesis and an anal probe gun, and explore the Lost Mission of Area 42. It's being developed by Black Forest Games, an internal THQ Nordic studio."The cult-classic returns! Terrorize the people of 1950s Earth in the role of the evil alien Crypto-137," the product description read. "Harvest their DNA and bring down the US government in the faithful remake of the legendary alien invasion action adventure. Annihilate puny humans using an assortment of alien weaponry and psychic abilities. Reduce their cities to rubble with your flying Saucer! One giant step on mankind!"With E3 coming up soon, THQ Nordic said that it would have three games to reveal this week, which has been an inordinately busy one. This is the third of those three. First it announced a remake of SpongeBob: Battle for Bikini Bottom for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Then alongside the recent Google Stadia presentation, the company announced Darksiders Genesis, an overhead Diablo-like action game featuring the horseman Strife.This is the last of what's expected from THQ, but you can expect more games and news in all of the upcoming press conferences. We're tracking all the newly announced games at E3 in one place to help you stay on top of everything that's coming.Info from Gamespot.com

As another entry in Sony's US Days of Play sale in celebration of E3, retailers are offering the PlayStation Classic retro console for a record-low cost of $30, wholly half off from the current standard price of $60 (which is itself already substantially discounted from the launch price of $100). You can grab the deeply-discounted box on Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, or Walmart from now until Days of Play ends on June 17.Get the PlayStation Classic for $30 »The PlayStation Classic is a retro plug-and-play console in the style of Nintendo's NES and SNES Classics, packing 20 beloved games into one small box. Those include genre-defining originals like Metal Gear Solid and Grand Theft Auto, and the breakout RPG Final Fantasy VII, for which Sony is currently deep in production on a high-profile, top-to-bottom remake. GameSpot's Peter Brown was disappointed by the visual fidelity and controller quality at launch in his PS Classic review, but those issues sting a lot less when you're paying $30 instead of $100, as it initially retailed.Sony's Days of Play event runs from June 7 to 17, offering discounts across the board on PlayStation hardware, software, and services in celebration of E3 2019. Sony is bowing out of E3 this year for the first time in recent memory, instead opting to step back and quietly prepare for the hotly-anticipated PlayStation 5 announcement while Microsoft takes the spotlight in LA. PS4 fans needn't fret, however, since there will be no shortage of games for the platform at the show, even if Sony itself is not.Info from Gamespot.com

EA has only just announced FIFA 20, but the publisher has now revealed when you can get your hands on this year's football game. The series traditionally arrives at the end of September, and that's still the case this year: FIFA 20's release date has been set for September 27.The publisher revealed the news in a short teaser clip, which you can watch below. The video once again features a strange "V" logo, as well as some more generic soccer footage. EA has not yet confirmed which platforms FIFA 20 will launch for, but the series typically comes to PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, PS3, and Xbox 360.The stadium is anywhere. Full #FIFA20 reveal tomorrow at 3pm UK 👀 Subscribe to EA SPORTS FIFA on YouTube to see it first: https://t.co/RRsUn909Wu pic.twitter.com/twTKgLv95N — EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) June 7, 2019Rather than revealing more information now, EA plans on talking more about this year's football game at EA Play. The publisher says a "full FIFA 20 reveal" is coming on June 8 at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET / 3 PM BST (that's 12 AM AET on June 9). Four hours later, EA will hold the FIFA section of its EA Play livestream.Despite it having only just been confirmed, EA did share some of FIFA 20's gameplay changes just recently. Top of the list is AI defending, EA said, with a larger emphasis and incentive placed on manual defending, as opposed to letting the computer defend for you. One of the ways EA plans to do this is by increasing the likelihood a manual tackle will propel the ball to a teammate. Automatic defending will see its overall efficacy reduced and reaction times slowed.Shooting is also being revamped, with attackers given greater accuracy during easy shooting scenarios, such as being clean through against the 'keeper. Goalkeepers' reaction times will be reduced in these situations to resolve the sometimes "superhuman" reactions players complained of. Additionally, the timing window for green timed shots is being reduced to two frames for all shots, and they'll also be "slightly less precise." EA did, however, reassure players that green timed shots will "still be more accurate than non-timed shots."Lots of work is being done on making passing and shooting more realistic, EA says, especially when it comes to difficult strikes. Volleys will be more variable and less accurate, for example, while 180° and first-time passes will result in "slower/weaker balls." To compensate, easy situation passes will now be more accurate. Two new passing options will also be introduced: the driven pass-and-go (which will replace the current manual pass button combo) and the dinked pass, which will cease to be an automatic, contextual pass variant and instead be user-controlled only.For more, check out everything we know about EA's E3 2019 plans, or everything we know about FIFA 20.Info from Gamespot.com

During the pre-E3 2019 Google Stadia Connect, Larian Studios officially announced Baldur's Gate III, confirming the rumors that the Divinity: Original Sin II developer is behind the long-awaited sequel to the RPG series. During the livestream, a horrifying cinematic trailer for the upcoming game was also revealed, and Larian Studios confirmed Baldur's Gate III would be coming to Google Stadia (as well as PC). Following the announcement, Larian Studios released a Community Update video to provide further insight into the process of making Baldur's Gate III.Though the Community Update is largely just one long comedy skit as to how Larian Studios acquired the rights to make Baldur's Gate III, it does reveal several tidbits of information about the new games as well. The game is described as a "big grand adventure" that's "true to D&D lore" and has a choice-driven narrative where a player's decisions matter to the overall plot. The video also touches on the process of ceremorphosis, the terrifying process by which a humanoid creature becomes a Mindflayer, as well as how the transformation can be reversed. If you want to see that change in action, you can watch it in the trailer below.In a press release, Larian Studios wrote, "Baldur's Gate III will push the boundaries of the RPG genre and offer a rich narrative with unparalleled player freedom, high-stakes decisions, unique companion characters, and memorable combat. It is Larian Studios' biggest production ever and will be playable together with friends or as a single-player adventure."Baldur's Gate III is one of the first games confirmed for Google Stadia, the company's upcoming cloud-based game streaming service. In an interview with GameSpot, Larian Studios founder and head Swen Vincke said, "Stadia will also allow a whole bunch of community features that you otherwise wouldn't be able to do. I don't know if you've been paying attention to what's happening in the streaming sphere when it comes to Dungeons & Dragons, but there's a lot going on there. Things like Stadia allow you to do much more. We're implementing Stadia fairly deep into the game, actually. In due course, we will announce the features and demonstrate it. I don't think people understand, yet, exactly how transformative Stadia is going to be. Not in a corporate way, I actually mean it. Because they haven't seen it, they haven't touched it, but it is quite special."Baldur's Gate III is releasing for Google Stadia and PC. The game doesn't yet have a release date, although Larian suggests it may not launch this year. Stadia, however, is slated to arrive this November as part of the Founder's Edition, which will cost $130 / £120.Info from Gamespot.com

E3 2019's press conferences are sure to be as exciting as ever. Despite Sony's no-show this year, there's still plenty to look forward to. Microsoft may well unveil its new Xbox console, Scarlett; Nintendo's Direct presentation will likely bring pure joy; and EA Play will be a streaming extravaganza.Of course, many of the E3 conferences happen before the show. We've already had Google's Stadia Connect event and Nintendo's pre-E3 Pokemon Sword and Shield Direct, as well as Bungie's Destiny 2 stream, in which news like cross-save support and new Shadowkeep DLC was revealed.But the exciting stuff is still to come. Even if we now know every event that's happening over the next two weeks, we won't be lacking a surplus of game news over the next week and a half. Expect plenty more rumors and leaks, too.Below you'll find a quick look at the start times, in BST, for all of the major events and press conferences in the coming days. For more information on each, such as how to watch and where to find a livestream of the events, click on their respective links. If you're after American times, both Pacific and Eastern, check out our main look at the E3 2019 press conference schedule.E3 2019 Schedule Overview (UK Times)June 6, 5 PM BST -- Google Stadia ConnectJune 8, 5:15 PM BST -- EA Play LivestreamsJune 9, 9 PM BST -- Microsoft Press ConferenceJune 10, 1:30 AM BST -- Bethesda Press ConferenceJune 10, 3 AM BST -- Devolver Press ConferenceJune 10, 6 PM BST -- PC Gaming ShowJune 10, 8 PM PT -- Limited Run Games Press ConferenceJune 10, 9 PM PT -- Ubisoft Press ConferenceJune 10, 12:30 AM BST -- Kinda Funny ShowcaseJune 10, 2 AM BST -- Square Enix Press ConferenceJune 11, 5 PM BST -- Nintendo Direct ShowcaseJune 11-13 -- E3 Show Floor OpenInfo from Gamespot.com

X-Men: Dark Phoenix is the end of an era for the second X-Man film franchise. After the Disney/Fox buyout, no one can really be certain just where our favorite mutants are headed--unless of course you count the much-delayed New Mutants which may or may not ever actually see the light of day--though, with any luck, it'll be on to bigger and better things under the shared MCU umbrella for the first time ever. That said, it can't really come as a surprise that the final moments of Dark Phoenix are just that-- there's no post-credits tease or stinger to round off the story and hint at what's to come. Instead, we're left with a superhero rarity: A conclusion that actually seems, well, pretty conclusive.So what exactly happens at the end of Dark Phoenix and what does it mean? Let's break it down. Warning: There are major spoilers ahead for the ending of X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Stop now if you haven't seen the movie and don't want to know how it plays out.With Jean (Sophie Turner) rapidly losing control over the mysterious Phoenix Force--though the movie never calls it by name-- and her tenuous grip on her own sanity slipping, she succumbs to the (honestly, pretty half-hearted) manipulations of Vuk (Jessica Chastain), one of the D'Bari--a race of shape-shifting aliens that are definitely not Skrulls, looking to harness the power of the Phoenix Force for themselves to terraform the Earth and remake their lost homeworld.Vuk explains that the D'Bari don't fear Jean's power like her friends did, and therefore she should trust them--but really, all Vuk wants from her is the Phoenix Force, which Jean nearly gives up. But before she has a chance to do that (and unknowingly doom the Earth) the X-Men interrupt. Half of them want to murder her, the other half want to save her, and Jean doesn't really care for either side of the equation. Also, the humans are less than thrilled with the whole situation--Jean unwittingly flipped some cop cars during her first big clash with the X-Men, so human/mutant relations are crumbling, you know, like they usually are. During the fight, the army intervenes, capturing every X-Man involved along with Jean herself with power neutralizing collars. The D'Bari escape the scene but quickly chase after Jean.The action culminates in a massive battle on a train in which the humans must be convinced that the X-Men can protect them from the D'Bari while the D'Bari hurl themselves Terminator style into the fight, trying to get to Jean, who spends most of the final battle unconscious. That is until Xavier, with Scott's help, manages to reach her cell and wake her up. (It should be noted that the humans the X-Men convince to free them still wind up dead--so, uh, it turns out the mutants weren't all that great at protecting them after all.)Emotionally moved and imbued with a new sense of purpose, Jean confronts Vuk for the final time, producing a whirlwind of neon destructive force around the two of them that threatens to disintegrate everyone and everything--including Jean's friends. With no other recourse, and no hope to be rid of the Phoenix Force all together, lest it fall entirely into Vuk's hands, Jean opts to blast the two of them into space and sacrifice herself for the safety of mankind.In the last few moments, the X-Men watch helplessly from the ground as a supernova shaped like a phoenix (get it?) explodes in the sky, consuming both Jean and Vuk safely outside of Earth's atmosphere.But of course, things don't actually end there. The remaining X-Men are left to pick up the pieces--sort of, at least. With Jean and the Phoenix Force gone, the government seems to be back on great terms with the mutants (never mind the shockingly high human body count), meaning everyone is apparently just fine and dandy to head back to Westchester and get their affairs in order. The Xavier Institute is renamed the Jean Grey School in honor of Jean's sacrifice, Hank takes on the role of the headmaster, and mutants like Storm begin as teachers for the next generation. Professor X himself retires to Paris, where he meets with Magneto for a game of chess, just like old times--all while a suspiciously Phoenix-shaped neon flare blasts through the sky overhead, implying that Jean may still be out there somewhere. Magneto also hints that Charles could come live with him, assumedly on his mutant refugee island.All in all, it's a pretty tidy ending--the majority of the "First Class" has either moved on or died, tragically, but the dream of the X-Men continues in the hands of some alumni and the memory of Jean. Human and mutant relations are, we can assume, looking pretty good and Charles and Erik have found a way to start resolving their perpetual conflict peacefully. All things considered, it's not a bad way to leave things, especially considering that Dark Phoenix is very likely the swan song of the non-MCU X-Franchise as a whole. It's a safe bet that we'll be seeing some mutants again at some point in the future, but this particular era has definitely run its course. Info from Gamespot.com

Ahead of E3 2019, EA has made Battlefield 5 available through its Origin Access Basic subscription. That means you can play the 2018 shooter for the $5 per month subscription fee, or just take part in the 7-day free trial to get a taste of it.This is an unusually recent game to be added to the free library, only nearly matched by Madden NFL 19. But there's reason to think this is setting the stage for an upcoming announcement, as Battlefield has its own prominent placement just after Apex Legends on the company's EA Play schedule. Each of the scheduled games is expected to get some announcements of future updates, so making Battlefield more widely available at a low cost for PC players could make it more inviting for whatever is in store next.EA is forgoing a traditional press conference in favor of a series of EA Play streams this year. Some of the games on the slate are unreleased, like Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and the upcoming sports games, while others like The Sims 4 are EA mainstays. Anthem is curiously missing from the lineup, despite being the company's most recent game release.EA Play will serve as the unofficial start of E3, replicating something similar to a press conference before the actual press conferences start in earnest on Sunday. But the event has been spreading further and further, and this week was chock full of events including Google's Stadia Connect, which unveiled lots of details about its streaming solution. EA was listed as a Stadia publisher but without any specified games, so we may see those soon.Info from Gamespot.com

Sony may be bowing out of E3 this year, but they are certainly not letting us forget them with all of the huge savings available as part of their Days of Play sale, the latest of which is a PlayStation 4 Pro console including seven free games by way of B&H Photo for $350. The PS4 Pro itself typically retails for $400 alone, so $50 off and then seven free games on top of that is an excellent deal, which B&H lists as $132.93 in total savings.Get a PlayStation Pro and 7 free games for $350 »The games included are no collection of bargain bin scrapings, either, but some of the strongest titles that the platform has ever had along with remastered PS3 classics. If you're looking to play catch-up as this console generation starts to wrap up, then this is an excellent starting point. The bundle includes:Uncharted: The Nathan Drake CollectionLittleBigPlanet 3Ratchet and ClankUncharted 4: A Thief's EndBloodborneThe Last of Us RemasteredUntil DawnThese and many other games are available on sale à la carte in Sony's Days of Play event, which runs from June 7 to 17, offering discounts across the board on PlayStation hardware, software, and services in celebration of E3 2019. Sony is bowing out of E3 this year for the first time in recent memory, instead opting to step back and quietly prepare for the hotly-anticipated PlayStation 5 announcement while Microsoft takes the spotlight in LA. PS4 fans have plenty to look forward to from next week's events--check out all of the PS4 games confirmed for E3 2019.Info from Gamespot.com

It's been quite a week for Destiny 2 fans. First, there was the launch of the Season of Opulence and its new activities and raid. Then there was Bungie's gigantic rundown of information about Destiny 2's next chapter, including Shadowkeep, its fall expansion, and the upcoming addition of cross-save capability that'll let you transfer your characters between platforms. We almost forgot that Friday means a visit from Exotics vendor Xur, his first of the new season. Here's where to find Xur right now and all of the Exotic items he's selling.Those of us steeped in Destiny 2 lore might wonder if Xur's location this week implies something more significant about the Nine, a group of entities whose were a major part of last season's story, and their relationship with the Cabal emperor. You'll find Xur on Nessus, hanging out on Calus's barge near quest-giver Werner 99-40. This week he's got Sweet Business, an Exotic auto rifle that sprays tons of bullets from its 99-round magazine and gives you bonus accuracy when you fire from the hip.Hunters are the lucky ones if you're still trying to pick up newer Exotics: Xur is offering Sixth Coyote, the only Year Two Exotic in his bag this week. The chest armor gives you a second dodge charge, which can be very handy in the Crucible. For Warlocks, there's Karnstein Armlets, which give you health back when you land melee kills. Finally, Titans can snag Ashen Wake, a set of gloves that increase the throw speed of your Fusion grenades and make them detonate on impact.Xur Exotics For June 7-11Sweet Business (Exotic auto rifle) -- 29 Legendary ShardsAshen Wake (Exotic Titan gauntlets) -- 23 Legendary ShardsThe Sixth Coyote (Exotic Hunter chest armor) -- 23 Legendary ShardsKarnstein Armlets (Exotic Warlock gauntlets) -- 23 Legendary ShardsIf Xur's inventory doesn't interest, you can also buy a Fated Engram, if you can afford it. Dropping 97 Legendary Shards on the item will grant you one Year One Exotic you don't already have for that character. Xur also offers the Five of Swords challenge card for free, which allows you to add difficulty modifiers that increase your score in Nightfall runs.And if you haven't finished all of Xur's Invitations of the Nine from the Season of the Drifter, you can snag one of those as well. The bounty was new in Season of the Drifter, dispensing Powerful gear rewards, a bit of story about the Nine and the Drifter, and a lore drop. Info from Gamespot.com

X-Men: Dark Phoenix may be pretty far from the best mutant-centric movie the franchise has to offer--but that doesn't mean it didn't sneak a small handful of extremely worthwhile moments into the mix before fizzling out like a bird-shaped firework in the stratosphere. One of the movie's most non-sequitur scenes just so happened to feature the live-action debut of a mutant that fans have been waiting for for years. If you haven't seen Dark Phoenix yet and want to remain completely unspoiled, stop now. We're going to dig into some minor spoilers.Shortly after the team's return from their ill-fated mission to rescue the Space Shuttle Endeavor and Jean's miraculous (but also ill-fated) recovery from the brink of death, the students and X-Men of Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters throw a bonfire party in the woods featuring some pretty high profile entertainment. Or, well, high profile entertainment if you're up on your X-Men mythology. The live performer for the party is none other than Alison Blaire, aka Dazzler herself. She's never named in the scene, but her iconic light-and-music based powers, as well as her classic costume, are instantly recognizable. Thankfully, she is named in the credits, which reveal the character is played by The Orville's Halston Sage.X-fans have been clamoring for a live-action Dazzler for what feels like decades for obvious reasons. Not only are her powers, the ability to transform soundwaves into light waves, just flat out charming, but her public persona also puts her in an interesting position for mutant-kind. She's a pop star, and a pretty famous one at that--though her status tends to fluctuate from incarnation to incarnation. Introduced in 1980, Dazzler got her start as a disco phenom--and not by accident. She was commissioned by an actual record company as a cross-platform promotional tool in the late 70s, meaning the intent was to actually make a comic book character that would have a real-world analog who could go on to star in movies and TV shows. Bo Derek served as the inspiration for the design and was originally the actor pegged to take on the role.Obviously, that didn't exactly pan out as planned, but the comic book version of Dazzler was introduced nonetheless, complete with her disco-fabulous white, bell-bottomed jumpsuit and roller skates.Despite never actually becoming the multimedia icon she had been designed to be, Dazzler went on to almost immediately become a fan favorite X-Man and cult classic Marvel character even outside of the X-umbrella. As time went on, she transformed from a disco star to a techno/trance star, to a pop star, and virtually everything in between--all while occasionally hitting pause on her musical career to help save the world and get caught up in all the soap opera flavored day-to-day of mutant life.While "turning sound into a light show" may not sound like the coolest or more useful mutant ability, Dazzler is actually surprisingly powerful. With effort and focus, she can craft human-like holograms, focus energy into deadly lasers, even fly by refracting "light energy" in the correct way. Her eyes are also inherently polarized, meaning she never has to use sunglasses which might actually be the most utilitarian mutation ever.Dazzler's cameo is, ultimately, a bittersweet moment for fans who have waited so long to see her in live action. While it's certainly a welcome development for her to appear in full-on Dazzler regalia, disco-inspired suit and all, given Dark Phoenix's status as the final chapter of Fox's X-franchise, it's extremely unlikely that it will have any impact on future X-films under the MCU umbrella. However, all is not lost: The Hulu animated project, Tigra and Dazzler Show, is still set for release as well as the animated team-up show, The Offenders, which includes Dazzler on its roster. Sure, these projects may not be live-action--but hey, they're a start, right?Info from Gamespot.com

Despite being leaked ahead of the event, one of the biggest surprises to come out of Google's pre-E3 Stadia Connect presentation was the reveal of Baldur's Gate III, a new installment in the beloved RPG series by Divinity: Original Sin II developer Larian. The studio has already confirmed the game is coming to PC and Stadia, the latter of which launches in November. But while some might have assumed it would be a debut title for Stadia, we don't yet know Baldur's Gate 3's release date. From the sound of it, however, there's a chance it won't be in 2019.We recently had the opportunity to speak with Larian Studios founder and director Swen Vincke about the upcoming RPG. We asked Vincke what he felt his studio would be able to contribute to the Baldur's Gate franchise, and his response indicated that the game may not release this year:"We're ... in 2019 now--so it's not going to necessarily launch this year--but in 2019, the world has moved on tremendously. With Divinity: Original Sin, we've demonstrated that we can make what people call classic RPG values, that we can make modern. You will see a modern version of Baldur's Gate, but it's going to be true to the core of Dungeons & Dragons more than anything."We asked Vincke more directly about when we could expect Baldur's Gate III to launch, but he vaguely replied "when it's ready." As he explained, "We're going to take all the time we need to make this one really, really good. I think people have been waiting for 20 years, so they can afford to wait a little bit longer."While Vincke wouldn't commit to a release window, that doesn't necessarily mean players won't be able to play Baldur's Gate III this year. Both Divinity: Original Sin II and its predecessor initially released in early access before they formally launched, so there is a possibility that Larian will take a similar approach with Baldur's Gate III.Larian did shed a bit more light on the game during a recent Community Update video. While largely a comedic skit, the video does touch more on ceremorphosis, the gruesome process by which a humanoid creature becomes a Mindflayer--as seen in Baldur Gate III's reveal trailer. Larian also reaffirms that Baldur's Gate III will be a "big grand adventure" that's "true to D&D lore" and has a choice-driven narrative.We may not know when Baldur's Gate III will release, but we do know that Google Stadia will launch this November as part of the Founder's Edition, which will cost $130 / £120. The Founder's Edition will be the only way to play Stadia at launch, but Google will also offer a Stadia Pro subscription that gives players access to a library of games, as well as a free version called Stadia Base coming next year.Info from Gamespot.com