Every so often, a Fortnite player discovers a bug that gives them some sort of competing edge, though rarely are they capable of giving the player a Victory Royale. A newly discovered exploit involving the BRUTE mech suit and Junk Rift items is of the rarest variety, transforming players into unkillable victory machines.
Mojang has released Minecraft: Java Edition update 19W34A, bringing a new type of 'bug' to the game: bees. These bees are 'cute, fuzzy, neutral mobs,' according to the company, which warns that players should avoid hurting the critters because, though they're not interested in attacking, they do have stingers. This edition of the game has also received beehives and more.
In recent years, a lot of Nintendo properties have made the jump to mobile, but later on this month, what could be the biggest mobile game featuring a Nintendo franchise is set to release. That game is Pokemon Masters, a new mobile game that has you recruiting Pokemon trainers from the anime series and the video games alongside their signature Pokemon. You'll then form teams of trainers (and by extension Pokemon) to participate in various battles throughout the game.
If there's been a running theme to Fortnite season X so far, it's been "everybody hates the BRUTE mechs." While you'd be hard pressed to find someone who'd complain about rideable mechs in general, the way BRUTEs have been implemented has led players to complain that they're oppressively overpowered. Epic has tried to tweak the BRUTE at various points throughout the season, but complaints of the mechs being OP persisted.
As promised earlier this week, the Funko Pop-styled Gears POP! strategy game from Microsoft is now available to download on iOS and Android. The game is based on the Gears of War franchise but comes with the style and simplicity of many other cartoonish mobile strategy games. Though Gears POP! is free, it does come with the optional in-app purchases that are too common in modern games.
The free games offered through the Epic Games Store have rotated once again, and this week, the game on offer is Fez. Many gamers are familiar with Fez by this point, as the puzzle platformer quickly became very popular (and was very well received critically) when it was initially released in 2012. While Fez is a solid offering for the Epic Games Store, it's next week that things really get cooking.
It probably should be much of a surprise that there's a lot of interest about Minecraft Earth. Not only did Pokemon GO prove that there's definitely a market for augmented reality games, but Minecraft Earth is able to leverage the best selling video game of all time. While the closed beta for Minecraft Earth launched a few weeks ago, it's only been available for iOS thus far, leaving Android players out in the cold.
Earlier this week, images from a certain Sony patent started making the rounds. Those images showed off a bulky looking console that some were worried was the PlayStation 5. Why would people be worried that it was the actual PlayStation 5? In short, it's because the console depicted in the image is a bit on the ugly side, with a deep V-shaped indent on the top and vents all over the place.
Fortnite players are able to monitor their game performance throughout entire game seasons using the 'Career' page on their game account. This page lists the number of matches the player has participated in, how many of these they have won, the times they came in one of the top slots, and more. Epic has temporarily disabled these pages, setting all of the data to zero.
NetherRealm Studios has revealed all of the fighters in Mortal Kombat 11's first Kombat Pack, and the characters that are featured cover a pretty wide range of franchises. Obviously, there are a handful of characters from the Mortal Kombat series, but there are just as many characters from other properties. Those guest star characters, if that's what you want to call them, start releasing soon, beginning with The Terminator.
Earlier this week, Nintendo announced that Ori and the Blind Forest is coming to the Switch later this year. That was a particularly surprising announcement because up until it happened, Ori and the Blind Forest was an Xbox One console exclusive. If you thought that maybe this meant Microsoft would consider bringing other exclusives to platforms like the Switch and the PlayStation 4, you might want to pump the breaks, because Microsoft says that isn't happening.
There's no question that Sony has been on point with its lineup of exclusive games this generation. From Spider-Man and Uncharted 4 to God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn, the PlayStation 4 is home to some excellent games that you can't play anywhere else. While you might think that this would cause Sony to focus even more on locking down exclusives in the next generation, that may not be the case.