Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s multiplayer beta is available now in early access, but unfortunately, the servers buckled under the influx of players logging in at the same time early on. A lot of the issues have been addressed due to Activision adding more servers.
Servers went live at around 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, and a lot of people hopped in all at once, leading to some problems due to simple server load, it seems. Developer Treyarch is now adding more servers to help deal with the load. “More servers Come from South African Online Casinos ? More servers!” Treyarch said. [Update: the server deployment has been enacted and Activision says improvements have been made to the multiplayer experience as a result]
Reading your way through a stack of new Steven King novels is a great way to beat the summer heat, and right now, almost every one of his books is eligible for Target’s big Buy Two, Get One Free deal for Circle Week. Even better, many of the books are also discounted in addition to the B2G1 promo, meaning you could get quite a bit of mid-summer reading material for cheap. That said, if you only want one or two books, Target’s B2G1 deal lets you mix and match with eligible products from other categories, including games, board games, music, and more. Amazon is also hosting a B2G1 free sale ahead of Prime Day.
To cash in on the offer, you’ll need to be a Target Circle member. Signing up is entirely free and takes just a few minutes. Once you’ve become a member, simply add two eligible items to your cart. The lowest-priced item of the two will automatically see the discount.
If you’re thinking of reading King’s iconic (and lengthy) Dark Tower series, consider picking up The…
Read moreCall of Duty Season 4 is live today with a new update, and you can experience new content in both Warzone and in Vanguard, including a new map. The theme this time is Mercenaries of Fortune, with a focus on a group of former allies who are now at odds over a stash of gold. At the start time, you’ll be able to see if that treasure is worth betraying your friends over.
Call of Duty Season 4 start times
Season 4 updates will be available to download at 9 AM PT / 12 PM PT on June 21 for Vanguard and 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET on June 22 for Warzone, but the Season 4 Mercenaries of Fortune content will officially go live following Warzone’s update.
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Read moreGod of War Ragnarok often throws more equipment and gear at you than you’ll care to pay attention to, but the Amulet of Yggdrasil is actually an important armor item that offers plenty of passive buffs. The amulet contains nine sockets that can be fitted with stat-raising enchantments, but only two sockets are open when you receive it. You’ll need to find seven jewels to unlock the remaining sockets. Here’s where to find all seven Jewels of Yggdrasil in God of War Ragnarok.
All Jewel of Yggdrasil Locations
Midgard and Svartalfheim – Story Quests
Two Jewels of Yggdrasil will be obtained through regular story progression–one in Midgard, and the other in Svartalfheim. Each one drops from combat encounters that we won’t spoil here. You should have them both if you’ve already completed The Word of Fate and Forging Destiny main quests. If you forgot to pick up the jewels, be sure to check the chest next to any of Brok and Sindri’s w…
Read moreFinal Fantasy XVI is going all in on story, aiming to win back fans expecting a great story who were sorely disappointed by Final Fantasy XV, according to the game’s producer Naoki Yoshida.
In an interview with RPG Site, Yoshida made clear that even more so than the stylish new action-battle system, the story is FFXVI’s real focus. It’s an effort to return to what many fans love most about the series, and a response to what was lacking in the previous entry in the franchise.
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Read moreActor Bryce Dallas Howard recently had her third outing in the Jurassic World franchise this summer and it might have been the most tense of the trilogy. Talking to British lifestyle site Metro, Howard revealed she was asked to lose weight before shooting Jurassic World Dominion.
Howard said that her weight has often been a topic of discussion among studio executives and the conversation came up again before shooting Dominion. She thanks director Colin Trevorrow for turning down the studio’s demand.
“On the third movie, it was actually because there were so many women cast, it was something that Colin felt very strongly about in terms of protecting me…because the conversation came up again,” Howard explained.
“He was like, ‘there are lots of different kinds of women on this planet and there are lots of different kinds of women in our film’ and I got to do so many stunts that wouldn’t have been possible if I had been dieting,” she continued.
This wasn’t th…
Read moreApple has confirmed it will be adding Nintendo Switch Pro controller and Joy-Con support for the upcoming iOS 16 update.
According to a recent report from The Verge, iOS developer Riley Testut tested a beta version of iOS 16 and said that the Pro controller worked perfectly with the software. In a Twitter thread, Testut explained that both Joy-Cons will appear as a single MFi Controller when they are connected to apps on an Apple device. “Apple seriously killed it with this implementation, this is incredible,” he said.
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Read moreEA’s new “dodgebrawl” game Knockout City is out now, and it’s run into an issue for EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. In a social media post, the developers at Velan Studios said not everyone is receiving their promised rewards for taking part in the ongoing Block Party event.
Velan is currently working on a fix, but it might take “another day or two,” or potentially longer for those who haven’t logged in yet. “We’ll get these bonuses added to your account, hang tight!” the studio said.
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Read moreIt’s almost been 20 years since the first Twilight book by Stephenie Meyer hit bookshelves. The film series that adapted the story of Bella Swan and the macabre love triangle became worldwide hits and forever added “Team Edward” and “Team Jacob” into our vocabulary.
Despite the vitriol the series got from critics, nobody was probably more aware of how ill-written the series was than stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart who played Edward and Bella throughout the films. Pattinson notoriously sliced the films apart while on the DVD commentary and even now Stewart wishes she could have saved Bella from her vampire lover.
On a recent episode of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Stewart says she’s over the character but has plenty of love for Bella. Host Amanda Hirsch presented how she saw that Bella was too desperate to be with Edward, but Stewart wasn’t having any of it.
“Yeah, but, he was trying to sort of control whether or not she made choices for herself,” …
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