Yearly Archives: 2020
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Expansion Pass Wave 4 DLC Announced
Nintendo revealed Fire Emblem: Three Houses' Wave 4 DLC contents and release date during its Direct presentation on Thursday.
Those who have purchased Fire Emblem: Three Houses' Expansion Pass will have access to the Wave 4 DLC on February 12, 2020. Watch the newest trailer below.
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The Wave 4 DLC contains the ‘Cindered Shadows’ side story. It takes place in a new location called Abyss, which are the underground tunnels below Garreg Mach, where the monastery’s secret fourth house, the Ashen Wolves, hides.
As the trailer reveals, you’ll be able to fight alongside four students from Ashen Wolves as you progress through the story - they are Yuri, Hapi, Constance, and Balthus. Beat the story and you’ll be able to bring the students into the main story as recruitable units.
The Wave 4 DLC will also add new classes, quests, paralogues, and activities to Fire Emblem: Three Houses so you should have plenty to keep you busy.
Nintendo also revealed during its Direct today that the next fighter being added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be Fire Emblem: Three House’s own Byleth.
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It’s not Devil May Cry’s Dante, as many people hoped it would be, but you can hold out for him being one of the six fighters being added to Smash Bros. before 2022.
[poilib element="accentDivider"] Chris Priestman is a freelancer who writes news for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.Fortnite: Where to Find No Swimming Sign Locations
Where to Find No Swimming Signs in Fortnite
No Swimming signs are scattered about all over the Fortnite map, but for this challenge, players will only need to visit two of them. Unfortunately, they are a bit spread out, so this challenge could prove to be tough to complete in one match. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-most-addictive-online-games&captions=true"] However, as you can see in the map below, there are two No Swimming signs located right next to each other. It's currently unclear if both of these signs will count as individual locations or if they'll be grouped together — but it's worth checking out if you're in that area.
Metro Redux Officially Coming to Nintendo Switch
Metro Redux, which includes the enhanced versions of Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, will be available for Nintendo Switch on February 28, 2020.
Metro Redux for Switch will be sold as a boxed edition that includes both games as a single campaign. All the DLC for Metro: Last Light, which adds about another 10 hours of playtime, is also included.
The box will contain a single 16GB cart with no additional download required. If you pre-order the Ranger Cache pack from selected retailers you’ll also get a bunch of additional goodies.
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Included in the Ranger Cache pack is a Metro Redux pin badge set, game case sleeve, double-sided alternate artwork inlay, four double-sided art cards, and an A2 double-sided poster.
If you prefer digital downloads, you’ll have to purchase Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux separately from the Nintendo eShop.
Metro Redux gives you the choice of playing through the campaign in two different ways. You can opt for the “Survival” play style for a slower, survival horror experience. Or you can choose the “Spartan” play style if you want more of an action-based first-person shooter campaign.
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Metro Redux previously came to PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2014. In our Metro Redux review, we said that "despite their seemingly miserable setting, both Metro games are in fact fun, diverse shooter-adventures."
The double game compilation has you playing as Artyom as he navigates the post-apocalyptic tunnels of the Moscow underground in the year 2033. While it’s dark and full of warring factions down there, it’s better than trying to deal with the poisonous wasteland and its deadly mutants on the surface.
Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light are the first two games in the series. In 2019, a third part called Metro Exodus came out, which we gave an 8.5 in our Metro Exodus review.
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Tatooine-Like Planet Discovered By 17 Year-Old NASA Intern
A NASA intern discovered a new planet that’s similar to Tatooine from Star Wars - on his third day of work.
NASA explained that the planet now known as TOI 1338 b is a “circumbinary planet,” which means it orbits two stars. It was discovered by 17 year-old Wolf Cukier on the third day of his summer 2019 internship with NASA.
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Cukier was tasked with examining variations in star brightness that had been captured by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) when he saw a signal from the system called TOI 1338.
“At first I thought it was a stellar eclipse, but the timing was wrong. It turned out to be a planet,” Cukier said.
TOI 1338 b is the first circumbinary planet to be found by TESS (circumbinary planets have been discovered previously by NASA’s Kepler and K2 missions). It’s about 1,300 light years away in the constellation called Pictor. The first of the two stars it orbits is 10% bigger than our Sun while the other is cooler, dimmer, and about a third of our Sun’s mass.
If you’re a Star Wars fan, you’ll recall that Luke Skywalker’s home planet, Tatooine, orbits two stars, just like TOI 1338 b. “It's very much like Tatooine, at least how the stars would appear in the sky," Cuskier told the BBC. "So, it would also have a double sunset.”
Unfortunately, Cuskier says TOI 1338 b is probably too hot for it to be habitable and probably doesn’t have a solid surface. Your Skywalker dreams will have to be put on hold for now.
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Speaking of which, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has now officially crossed $1 billion at the global box office. Why don’t you celebrate by checking out Colin Trevorrow’s leaked script for Star Wars IX? Be warned that it’s full of spoilers, of course.
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Fortnite: Where to Search the Hidden Gnome in the 8-Ball vs. Scratch Challenges
Where to Search the Hidden Gnome in the 8-Ball vs. Scratch Challenges
If you're trying to track down the hidden gnome in the 8-Ball vs. Scratch challenges, then you're probably scratching your head trying to figure out where the hidden location between Fancy View, a wooden shack, and a big house is located.

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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.Detroit: Become Human Studio Will Have ‘A Lot of Surprises’ in 2020
David Cage says his studio Quantic Dream will have “lots of surprises” for fans in 2020.
Cage is the founder of Quantic Dream, and is the lead writer and director of games including Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human.
His message for fans came in a tweet:
Ok, I'm late... but I wanted to say HAPPY NEW YEAR! I wish you the best for 2020. 2019 has been an amazing year for the studio. 2020 should be even more exciting! We have a lot of surprises to come for our fans, so stay tuned! And in 2020 more than ever: be deviant! pic.twitter.com/M7OS4SvvJq
— David Cage (@David__Cage) January 14, 2020
Could it be a new game announcement? Given Quantic Dreams’ long-running relationship with Sony it could be that the studio is working on a next-gen title for the PlayStation 5.
That said, the latest release from Quantic Dream was the enhanced PC version of 2018’s Detroit: Become Human. It’s been available on the Epic Games store since December 12, 2019.
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Quantic Dreams also brought its previous games Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls to PC through the Epic Games store in 2019. Before that, all three of those games were exclusive to PlayStation consoles.
As the studio started to branch out to other platforms it could be that the surprises Quantic Dream has in 2020 include bringing those games to more platforms. Or it could perhaps be gearing up to have its first big multiplatform game launch in 15 years.
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Whatever Quantic Dream has in store, it should be worth waiting for, especially as our Detroit: Become Human review gave it an 8. Hopefully Quantic Dream will have an announcement that forces us to update our list of potential PS5 launch games when the console comes out in holiday 2020.
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