Apple announced a new, souped-up iPad Air this week, and featured mobile game Genshin Impact pretty heavily in its advertising for the new device. Eagle-eyed Genshin fans soon noticed something wrong with how the game was being played in Apple’s ad, however, with the video showing a player doing absolutely no damage to one of the game’s more punishing boss.

Around 15 seconds into the new iPad Air ad, a player on the device is shown facing Genshin Impact’s powerful Thunder Manifestation boss, but instead of the big damage numbers Genshin players usually aim for, the game instead shows a bunch of greyed-out “immune” tags. In the ad, the player is using Raiden Shogun’s Musou Isshin, usually a powerful electro-infused attack–unless you happen to be facing a boss who’s immune to all electro attacks.

On closer inspection, the player has two other electro-wielding characters equipped–Yae Miko and Keqing–while the fourth character is the Traveller, who has the potential to also wield electro attacks. All up, Apple’s Genshin player is in for an incredibly difficult boss battle.

While it’s clear Apple made the aesthetic decision to feature both an electro boss and electro attacks to follow the purple color scheme featured in this part of the ad, the obvious “immune” tags just look silly to anyone who’s played a bit of Genshin. Next time, try and give us a big juicy crit, Apple.

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A Georgia man has been convicted of wire fraud and sentenced to three years in federal prison after fraudulently applying for a COVID-19 relief loan, then using a good part of that money to buy a $58,000 Pokemon card. The valuable Charizard card has now been forfeit to the government as part of the prosecution.

Vinath Oudomsine plead guilty to one count of wire fraud on March 7. As well as the prison time, Oudomsine will have to pay $85,000 in restitution, as well as a $10,000 fine, and will have three years of supervised release after his prison term.

Oudomsine initially applied for a small business covid relief loan around July 2020, claiming to run an entertainment services business with 10 employees and a turnover of $235,000 in the previous 12 months. He was granted a loan of $85,000 in August 2020, and later spent $57,000 of it on a Charizard trading card.

Charizard cards dating back to the earliest days of the Pokemon TCG are known to be particularly valuable. Back in 2020 rapper Logic spent over $220,000 on a first-edition Charizard card, while a valuer who featured on Logan Paul’s Pokemon card unboxing stream said certain holographic Charizard cards could go for as much as $750,000 at auction.

“COVID-19 disaster relief loans are issued by the government to help businesses struggling to survive during a pandemic, not to use for trivial collectible items,” said FBI Atlanta agent Philip Wislar.

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After defeating a demigod, one of the “main” bosses in Elden Ring, you will find yourself in possession of a Great Rune. These Great Runes are powerful equippable items that grant different benefits depending on the item. In order to use a Great Rune, you will need to equip them at a Site of Grace and use a Rune Arc, which is a rare consumable item. After using the Rune Arc, the Great Rune will be active until you die or switch Great Runes. Before doing any of that, you will need to activate the Great Runes by heading to the corresponding Divine Tower. Like a lot in Elden Ring, it’s a complicated, deliberately unclear process. Before we dive in, understand that this guide contains spoilers related to mainline boss battles. Here is where to find each Divine Tower.

Godrick’s Great Rune

Starting from the Liftside Chamber, the path to the Divine Tower is southeast, towards the massive bridge.

Godrick’s Great Rune is obtained from defeating Godrick, who is located in the heart of Stormveil Castle. This is likely the first Great Rune you will obtain in Elden Ring. In order to use Godrick’s Great Rune you will need to activate it by heading to the nearby Divine Tower.

Godrick’s Great Rune is activated in the Limgrave Divine Tower, which is connected to Stormveil Castle by a massive bridge. To get there, start at the Liftside Chamber Site of Grace located in the northwest section of the castle. This will place you behind the multiple fire turrets and archers guarding the final gate that leads to the main gate. Go past these archers and to the left, taking the path toward the main entrance. Unless you want to clear out a ton of enemies here, it’s recommended that you just sprint through.

After heading left through the gate you will come to a skinny path, where enemies with crossbows are firing explosive rounds at you. Again, keep sprinting. After going through the next gate, there will be a grassy area on your left leading into a building. There is a lion enemy there, which won’t follow you into the building. Head through the building and up the stairs to find the Limgrave Tower Bridge Site of Grace.

Head across the bridge until you find the teleport gate in the center of the path.

From here, you will need to head across the bridge in front of you, which has three massive golems on it. The first two are equipped with axes, with the third one wielding a bow. Behind the third one is a teleport gate, which will send you to the front door of the Divine Tower. Here, you can enter the Divine Tower of Limgrave. The door will only open if you have the unactivated Great Rune. Once inside take the elevator up, head through the open archway, activate the Site of Grace, and head up the stairs. On the top of the tower are two dead fingers and the Great Rune should be floating above its corpse. Interact with it and it will activate Godrick’s Great Rune. While activated, Godrick’s Great Rune gives +5 to all attributes.

Great Rune of the Unborn

After defeating Rennala, speak with her to respec your character, as long as you have a Larval Tear.

The Great Rune of the Unborn is awarded for defeating Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon. Rennala is located in Liurnia, at the Raya Lucaria Academy, which is located in the center of the lake. The Great Rune of the Unborn is different from the others, as it cannot be equipped and does not need to be reactivated. Instead, the Great Rune of the Unborn allows players to “perfect rebirth,” which is a fancy way of saying it lets you respec. If you speak with Rennala in the Raya Lucaria Grand Library, you can redistribute your attribute points, as long as you have a Larval Tear.

Radahn’s Great Rune

The Divine Tower of Caelid is where you can restore power to Radahn’s Great Rune.

Radahn’s Great Rune is dropped by General Radahn, the shardbearer located in Caelid, which is east of Limgrave. Radahn can be challenged by navigating through Redmane Castle, located on a small island south of Caelid. After obtaining Radahn’s Great Rune, you will need to head to the Divine Tower of Caelid, located on the northern coast, in the center of Caelid.

To access the Divine Tower, you will need to approach it from the south, with the closest Site of Grace being Dragonbarrow West. After reaching the tower, head to the left side and jump down onto the massive tree branch. Follow the branch towards the tower and jump down to the outside of it. Head to the ladder, which is blocked by an enemy. At the top of the ladder there will be a second ladder directly in front of you. Ignore it. Instead, head right where there is an enemy holding a torch in front of another ladder. You will need to jump onto the stone arch and jump across the broken parts of it to do this.

After climbing the tower head left, and platform across the stone arch that is a part of the tower. There will be an enemy around the corner to the right. After dispatching them, navigate across another stone arch, where you will find another ladder. Head up the ladder and head to the left, where there is a Site of Grace on a balcony. Jump over to it and head into the right corridor, which will take you up a couple sets of stairs. You will eventually come to the elevator room.

Once the elevator reaches the top, head to the balcony outside and follow the stairs to the top of the Divine Tower. There you will find Radahn’s Great Rune, which will now be activated. While active, Radhan’s Great Rune gives a 15% boost to health, 12.5% boost to stamina, and 12.5% boost to FP.

Morgott’s Great Rune

The elevator that leads to the first of the two bridges is located within the red circle.

Morgott’s Great Rune is obtained from defeating Morgott, the Omen King. Morgott is found in the Altus Plateau, located in Leyndell, Royal Capital. Morgott is fought at the Elden Throne, located in the southeast part of the city, right next to the Erdtree. After obtaining Morgott’s Great Rune, you will need to head to the Divine Tower of East Altus. In order to access the Divine Tower of East Altus, you will need to navigate to the elevator to the Forbidden Lands.

You will want to get back down to ground level by picking a Site of Grace on the eastern side of the city. From there, you want to continue heading northeast until you come across a part of the city that has a ton of dirt everywhere. Continue east through there, until you come to a spiral stone staircase. At the top you will find an elevator. Head up the elevator and head straight until you come to another building with an elevator. Take the elevator up and hit the Site of Grace–there is a boss fight coming up–and head back down the elevator. Go to the other bridge and begin traveling across.

About halfway across the bridge, everything will turn black and you will have to fight a set of twin bosses, the Fell Twins. One wields a flaming ax and another wields a flaming sword. After defeating them, continue towards the Divine Tower. There is a Site of Grace outside the front door, head inside, take the elevator up and continue to the top of the tower. There you will interact with the symbol on the roof, which will activate Morgott’s Great Rune. Morgott’s Great Rune significantly boosts your health stat by about 25%.

Rykard’s Great Rune

The Divine Tower of West Altus can be reached through the Sealed Tunnel.

Rykard’s Great Rune is obtained by defeating Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy. Rykard, who is located on Mt. Gelmir at Volcano Manor, in the western part of the Altus Plateau, can be reached two different ways. If players explore Volcano Manor and work their way up and through the castle, they can find their way to the Audience Pathway, which leads to the boss fight. The other option is to speak with the people in Volcano Manor and join them. After that they will give you three letters, one at a time, tasking you with invading and killing NPCs across the Lands Between. After completing all three, Lady Tanith will give you the option to be teleported to the Audience Pathway.

After defeating Rykard, you will need to take his Great Rune to the Divine Tower of West Altus. This Divine Tower is located south of Lyndell and can be accessed via the Sealed Tunnel, just outside the capital city’s walls.

The first tunnel is hidden by an illusory wall, behind this chest.

The Sealed Tunnel is a mine with a series of illusory walls that you will need to either attack or roll into to reveal the path. The first one is found after entering the first section of the mine on the right side, behind a chest. After that you will take an elevator down farther into the mine. Head forward and over a tree branch to reach the next fake wall, hit it, and continue forward. After that you will enter a room with a massive tree branch going across it, with an area below. There are items down below, but the way to progress through the mine is to navigate across the tree branches to the opening on the left. If you do fall down, there is a ladder that will bring you back to the start of the room.

Through that door is a staircase blocked by some tree branches. Drop off the platform down to the right and continue heading straight. There are some stone cluster enemies that will explode if you get near them in this area. At the end of the room you will find a cliff edge with a bunch of tree branches down below. Use them to navigate your way to the bottom of the hole. Head through the opening and you will find yourself at the boss door for the dungeon. If you get stuck at any point during this dungeon, start swinging at the walls or looking for notes left by other players indicating where the fake walls are.

The boss for the Sealed Tunnel is the Onyx Lord. It is a tall looking enemy without any armor wielding a massive sword and gravity magic. This enemy is found a few other places as just an elite mob. After defeating the Onyx Lord, head through the archway in the back of the boss area, which leads back outside. Do not use the return dungeon’s entrance option.

Same as before, head inside the Divine Tower and take the elevator up. Once at the top follow the path to the top of the tower where you can activate Rykard’s Great Rune. While equipped and activated, Rykard’s Great Rune restores health whenever you kill an enemy.

Mohg’s Great Rune

Mohg’s Great Rune is dropped after defeating Mohg, Lord of Blood, in the Mohgwyn Dynasty Mausoleum. Finding your way to Mohg is a bit complicated. The good news here is that Mohg’s Great Rune is activated at the Divine Tower of East Altus, the same as Morgott. Mohg and Morogott are twins, so they share the Divine Tower. Mohg’s Great Rune when activated grants a blessing of blood to summons. This means whenever a summon kills something–either a spirit ash summon or another player–you gain HP.

There are two ways to get to Mohg, who is located in an underground area beneath Caelid. The first is to advance through White-Faced Varre’s NPC questline. Varre is first found at the very start of the game, where he dunks on you for being maidenless. After that he can be found at the Rose Church, in the southwest part of the lake in Liurnia. There, he will give you some Festering Bloody Fingers. After invading other players three times, he will give you the Lord of Blood’s favor item, which he wants soaked in the blood of a maiden. The closest location to do this is at the Church of Inhibition in the northeastern part of Liurnia.

The Rose Church is where you can find Varre and complete his quest.

Return to Varre and he will give you a reusable Bloody Finger. Speak with him again and he will give you the Pureblood Knight’s Medal. Using this item will take you to Mohg, although if you do this early in the game, you will likely struggle to beat Mohg, as he is a very tough opponent.

The second option is available after reaching the Grand Lift of Rold and using the Secret Haligtree Medallion. The first half of the Medallion is found in the Village of the Albinaurics, given by an NPC hiding in a pot. The second half is found in Castle Sol in the northern part of the eastern section of the Mountaintops of the Giants. It is found in Castle Sol after beating the boss there, Commander Niall.

With both halves, head to the Grand Lift of Rold and select the option to use the secret medallion, which will take you to the western part of the Mountaintops of the Giants. In this area, head to the western cliff in the middle section of the area, just north of the Yelough Anix Ruins.

The teleport gate to Mohg’s location is located on the cliffs edge.

Here you will find a teleport gate, which will take you to the underground section where you can find Mohg.

Malenia’s Great Rune

Right next to the Divine Bridge is the teleport gate that takes you to the Isolated Divine Tower.

Malenia’s Great Rune is acquired after defeating Malenia, Blade of Miquella. She can be found at the Great Haligtree, specifically at the Haligtree Roots, in the northernmost part of the map. This area can be accessed via a teleport gate after solving the puzzle in Ordina, Liturgical Town. This is found in the north after using the secret medallion at the Grand Lift of Rold.

After defeating the Malenia, you will need to make your way to the Isolated Divine Tower. This can be accessed from the Divine Bridge in Leyndell, Capital of Ash. If you have not been to the Divine Bridge yet, the fastest way to get there is via a teleport trap chest at the top of the Tower of Return, located in the Weeping Peninsula.

The chest at the top of the Tower of Return will take you directly to the Divine Bridge.

That chest will take you directly to the Divine Bridge. From there you will see a golem sleeping on the ground. To the left of the golem is a teleport gate, which will send you directly to the Isolated Divine Tower. Head inside, take the elevator to the top, and continue along the path until you make it to the roof of the Divine Tower. Here, you can activate Malenia’s Great Rune.

Malenia’s Great Rune allows players to recover health lost to damage by attacking enemies. This window is short and the amount of HP recovered from the Flask of Crimson Tears is reduced while this is activated.

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Puzzles have been an integral part of Destiny since day one, but Destiny 2: The Witch Queen‘s story campaign placed greater emphasis on them than ever before–without reducing the importance of weapons. The Witch Queen campaign is the closest Destiny 2 has ever been to feeling like a story-driven single-player game, balancing weapon combat with those delicious Void 3.0 character builds and non-combat gameplay. Battling my way through the solo Legendary campaign and experiencing puzzles that are usually seen in multiplayer activities was enlivening. Using my brain and my new weapons elevated the campaign experience and proves that Bungie should look for more opportunities to let players engage with its game world in ways that involve more than just shooting enemies.

Destiny lore branches off into tons of other stories that can be best told without gunplay. Puzzles are a core component of Destiny, whether it’s in Exotic missions, raids, dungeons, or the numerous alternate reality games (ARGs) that the Destiny community comes together to solve; the satisfaction of cracking the code is the most enjoyable part of experiencing Destiny for many. These mechanics, usually reserved for endgame content, meshed so well with the campaign story because Destiny finally placed non-combat mechanics at the center of everything.

Moments like in The Ritual mission, where incorrectly completing the puzzle caused Savathun to laugh at our incompetence while enemies flooded the area, created an exciting atmosphere because I wasn’t just shooting at hordes of enemies to get through the room. It’s that balance of puzzles and combat we need to see more of in Destiny. It controlled the story’s rhythm in a game where players normally rush through enemies, it pushed us to be aware of our surroundings, and it made us feel the threat of this antagonist instead of merely being told to fear the enemy.

By integrating more puzzles, The Witch Queen enhances its story and plays into Savathun’s trickery and even the concept of accessing memory through the Darkness. But it took Bungie a while to get to this point because puzzles outside of endgame content didn’t always go well. The Niobe Labs puzzle in Season of the Forge from 2018 required players to use Black Armory weapons to complete an in-game puzzle. Many fans felt this excluded most gamers, who might not be skilled in decrypting complicated codes, and that only those partaking in this puzzle race would care about it–some players even went as far as saying that Bungie shouldn’t experiment with these methods in-game because Destiny is supposed to be a shooter. We’ve experienced a plethora of puzzles in Destiny that have included solving riddles, navigating mazes, uncovering hidden meanings of symbols, and the most challenging of all, jumping across vast chasms. Puzzles aren’t mutually exclusive to first-person shooters, and Destiny is the best example of that. And critically, these mechanics often relate to the story, whether they involve Techeun abilities or Hive runic magic. Understandably, in-game puzzles like Niobe Labs may have felt exclusionary, but The Witch Queen campaign had puzzles that any player could solve without needing to pull up an infographic like you’re solving one of Bungie’s ARGs.

The Witch Queen used a variety of non-combat mechanics to progress the story with approachable puzzles through Deepsight. Post-campaign, the Altar of Reflection missions utilizes puzzles and combat, and concludes missions with a bit of lore–and these puzzles don’t affect the replayability of these missions, either.

An order memory puzzle in Altar of Reflection: Catalyst.

The implementation of puzzles in The Witch Queen is so successful that their absence in some areas stands out more than ever before, as demonstrated by the Evidence Board. Given the concept, I was expecting to carry on the psychic-detective role-play of the story through puzzles, mystery-solving, and Deepsight–but was instead met with numerous runs of the six-player Wellspring activity to earn weapons I needed to advance. I wouldn’t mind the grindiness if I were required to play a plain old quest, but this felt way off from the advancements made in this DLC, which is particularly disappointing for a questline that is ostensibly meant to be an investigation–ripe territory for puzzles.

The multiple mini-quests from the Evidence Board are meant to progress the research of Ikora’s Hidden intelligence group (and reward players with an Exotic Glaive), but they focus on tasks that feel unrelated to the story being told. Logging reports at the Board leads to reading multiple sentences about the findings we somehow made by killing the Scorn or Champions. The significance of Deepsight, used throughout the campaign as our secret tool for solving these types of mysteries, was minimized in the Evidence Board quests, and it’s a shame those interesting puzzle mechanics weren’t allowed to shine alongside combat.

Telling an intense story like this in a multiplayer first-person shooter requires Bungie to step away from potentially redundant combat and engage players in more puzzles and mechanics, outside of endgame activities. Seasons do a great job of maintaining Destiny 2’s story while introducing new PvE combat modes, and we’ve seen how Bungie tries to make Destiny 2 into something more than just a game where you fight against the bad aliens. We still care about the loot, the weapons and their rolls, their feel, and their unique abilities–but where Destiny’s story is at now, more needs to happen in the game than gunplay. The Witch Queen was a good start, proving that non-combat gameplay and additional mechanics can be just as interesting as the shooting ones.

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Halo Infinite is back with another free multiplayer event, Tactical Ops. This is the fourth major event to come to the game since its multiplayer beta launched in October. Another 10 totally free cosmetics are yours to unlock, provided you can tackle the Tactical Ops challenges to level up your event pass. Here’s all you need to know about the Halo Infinite Tactical Ops event.

Tactical Ops challenges

Tactical Ops is live in-game and will stay that way until March 22 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET. During these two weeks, you’ll have 10 challenges to complete, and each one will unlock another level (and cosmetic) on your event pass. To complete Tactical Ops challenges, you must be playing in Tactical Slayer mode, the limited-time mode that comes alongside the event. In this mode, there are no overshields and no mini-map. Think of it as Halo’s hardcore mode.

Here are the 10 challenges you’ll need to complete to finish your event pass.

Kill enemy Spartans with the Battle Rifle in Tactical Slayer (7) – 300 XPEarn distinct killing sprees in Tactical Slayer (1) – 300 XPKill enemy Spartans with a headshot in Tactical Slayer (25) – 350 XPComplete Tactical Slayer matches (1) – 300 XPKill enemy Spartans with a headshot in Tactical Slayer (7) – 300 XPStop enemy killing sprees in Tactical Slayer (3) – 400 XPStop enemy killing sprees in Tactical Slayer (1) – 300 XPWin Tactical Slayer matches (2) – 350 XPKill enemy Spartans with the Sidekick Pistol in Tactical Slayer (10) – 350 XPKill two enemy Spartans in rapid succession in Tactical Slayer (7) – 400 XP

Note that these appear to be displayed out of proper order in-game. So long as you complete them when they’re each active in your challenge log, you should have no issues collecting all of your free cosmetics.

Tactical Ops cosmetics

Speaking of those aesthetically pleasing freebies, here’s what you can unlock for completing the challenges in Halo Infinite’s latest live event, including a lot of new options for the Mark VII armor.

Claw Patrol stancePhalanx visor (Mark VII)Emile charmLone Wolf backdropMark V Zeta helmet (Mark VII)TAC / AHD Type 3ZY chest (Mark VII)Mat-2550 Grenade Pack utilityTigris gloves (Mark VII)Scorpion Punch coating (Mark VII)UA / Mauros helmet attachment (Mark VII)These cosmetics will cost you only time, not money.

So long as you’re playing in Tactical Slayer mode, your rewards should come with time as they merely demand you perform rather typical in-game feats such as killing sprees and headshots. Be sure to wrap up all objectives before March 22 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET. Good luck, Spartan!

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Whether you’re shopping for a controller, headset, or carrying case, it can be hard to make decisions when it comes to Nintendo Switch accessories. There are simply hundreds upon hundreds of accessories to choose from across a bunch of different categories. We’ve rounded up the best Nintendo Switch accessories to hopefully make your buying decisions a bit easier. Our list of 20 accessories includes everything from excellent third-party controllers to a graphics upscaler that really does improve the picture on your TV. We aimed to include accessory options from all of the key categories. After all, as a hybrid home and portable console, the Nintendo Switch has a lot of unique accessories to choose from.

For more in-depth looks at a myriad of Switch accessory categories, check out some of our other Nintendo Switch best lists:

Best Nintendo Switch ControllersBest Nintendo Switch Carrying CasesBest Nintendo Switch HeadsetsBest Nintendo Switch GripsBest Nintendo Switch DocksBest Nintendo Switch Screen Protectors

The best Nintendo Switch accessories

There are now three main Switch models: the standard Nintendo Switch, the Switch Lite, and the Switch OLED. Some accessories, like screen protectors and cases, have separate Switch and Switch Lite versions available. Aside from screen protectors, form fitting cases, and grips, the same accessories that work for the standard Switch should work for the Switch OLED as well.

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Elden Ring doesn’t come with a pause button, and while there is a mod that lets you pause, a Twitter user and Elden Ring player has figured out a way to pause without external help.

As IronPineapple noted on Twitter, players can pull up the menu explanation in the Inventory screen. Doing so will freeze the background action. I tested it out on PC, and it does indeed effectively pause the game. GameSpot also verified this works in the Xbox version of the game.

On PC, players need to pull up the Inventory, go to Help, and then press menu explanation. On the Xbox, players can press Start, A, Select, and scroll down two spots to menu explanation.

guess what, Elden Ring DOES have a pause button
just open “Menu Explanation” while on the inventory screen
this isn’t a meme, it actually works lmao pic.twitter.com/0tNLFaWwC7

— Iron Pineapple (@IronPineapple_) March 8, 2022

On PC or Xbox, it’s a bit unwieldy to press these buttons when you’re mid-combat. I tried pausing while fighting a giant crab, and the monster still decimated me as I fumbled unsuccessfully for the sequence of buttons. The best use of this pause is probably when you’re idling on Torrents in a safe place and need to step away from the game for a second.

Elden Ring was released in February and has enjoyed widespread success. The game is massive with plenty of tricky areas, so if you want some pointers, check out our Elden Ring guide hub. You can find out if you should let Fia hug you, where to get the Guts claymore, and more.

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Niantic has announced tickets are now available for Pokemon Go Safari Zone Seville, the first-ever live Pokemon Go event in Spain.

The event will be held from Friday, May 13 to Sunday, May 15 at the Parque del Alamillo in Seville, located in southern Spain. Tickets can be purchased one of two ways: a 21 Euro ($22.91 USD) option that unlocks the event from 12 PM to 6 PM local time on each day, or an early-access ticket for 26 Euro ($28.36 USD) that opens up the event three hours earlier.

The next Pokemon Go Safari Zone event has been revealed.

The official blog post announcing the news did not give much detail on what this unique Safari Zone experience will entail, but it does mention that “participating Trainers will be able to encounter a plethora of Pokémon that embody the spirit of Seville’s fabled founder: Hercules!” Pokemon included in the post’s image (above) include Miltank, Tauros, Deino, and Solrock, offering a glimpse at which Pokemon will be available during the event.

Pokemon Go Safari Zone: Seville is the latest live community event planned for Pokemon Go, following the Pokemon Go Tour events in Monterrey, Mexico and Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Spain playing host to this event could be a veiled clue into another part of Pokemon’s future, the upcoming Scarlet and Violet, which are heavily implied to be taking place in a region inspired by Spain and Portugal.

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Dead By Daylight’s newest chapter, Sadako Rising, is now available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, and PC. Based on the 1998 Japanese horror film Ringu, the latest expansion adds two new characters to the asymmetrical survival horror game’s ever-expanding roster of killers and survivors: Onryo Sadako Yamamura and Yoichi Asakawa.

Cast adrift in her ocean of rage, hope will swiftly sink into the abyss.
Sadako Rising is available now. 👉 https://t.co/CDeS2H59mO pic.twitter.com/C1aHufdh7U

— Dead by Daylight (@DeadByBHVR) March 8, 2022

Referred to as The Onryō in the game, Sadako is sure to be a familiar face (er, head of hair) to horror fans. The main antagonist in both Japan’s Ringu and its American adaptation, The Ring, Sadako is widely recognized for her eerie crawl out of television sets and jerky movements–both of which are featured in Dead By Daylight. Yoichi Asakawa, on the other hand, is an original character inspired by Ringu’s Yoko Asakawa. While its unknown how exactly Yoichi fits into the narrative, his move-set makes it clear he is more of an empathetic, caregiver type. Yoichi uses two moves–Parental Guidance and Empathetic Connection–to help aid and heal his teammates.

In addition to Sadako and Yoichi, Sadako Rising adds a lot of bug fixes and six new achievements to the game. Three of these achievements require players to purchase Sadako Rising’s new character, while the other three have been made available to everyone. Sadako Rising is Dead By Daylight’s first new chapter of 2022, and follows the game’s recent Resident Evil and Hellraiser collaborations.

However, while Sadako Rising might be the first new bit of Dead By Daylight content this year, it certainly seems like it won’t be the last. Just last month, it was revealed that Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive had filed a trademark application for a dating spin-off game called called “Hooked On You: A Dead By Daylight Dating Sim.”

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The third week of Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is now officially live, which means that it’s time to pull up a new selection of seasonal challenges. For Week 3 of Season of the Risen, you’ll be mopping up more Hive threats in Operation Elbrus, taking on activities at Hero difficulty or higher, and visiting the EDZ for some patrol duty.

Completing these challenges is well worth the effort, as you’ll gain a substantial amount of experience in the process. That in turn helps you fill up your season pass sooner, grabbing even more loot in the process. It’s a win-win situation.

Even better, you can pursue these seasonal challenges at your own leisure, as they’ll only expire once a season concludes. If you decide to take a break from Destiny 2 for a week or two, you can return and complete multiple challenges at the same time. For more on the game, you can check out our Destiny 2: The Witch Queen review the latest Iron Banter column, and our Season of the Risen guides hub.

Season of the Risen Weekly Challenges – Week 3

Operation Elbrus: week 3

Complete Week 3 of Operation Elbrus and use Psychogenic Intel to decode three Runic Chests at the end of PsiOps Battlegrounds.

Challenge of the Disciple

Complete a weekly mission from The Witch Queen on Hero difficulty or higher.

Weapon Shape II

Extract a Resonant element from a Deepsight weapon.

Severed Vow

Complete each encounter in the “Vow of the Disciple” raid in Savathun’s Throne World.

EDZ Patrol

In the EDZ, earn progress by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors.

Power Broker

Reach Power Level 1550 by earning powerful rewards and engrams.

Long-Range Calibration

Calibrate long-range weapons–pulse rifles, bows, and trace rifles–in the EDZ. Bonus progress in Lost Sectors.

Primeval Entourage

Defeat Taken in Gambit. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher opponents.

Scorched Earth

Defeat Guardians in Team Scorched. Charged detonations in midair or on surfaces earn bonus progress.

Ultimate Champion

Defeat Champions in any Nightfall strike on Hero difficulty or higher. Earn bonus progress at higher tiers.

Week 1

Psychogenic Decoder

Collect Psychogenic Intel by playing strikes, Gambit, Crucible, public events, and more. Collect Risen Umbral Energy by decoding Runic Chests in PsiOps Battlegrounds.

The Informant’s Informant

Reach Rank 15 with Fynch in Savathun’s Throne World.

Operation Elbrus: Week 1

Complete Week 1 of Operation Elbrus and defeat combatants with Machine Guns in PsiOps Battlegrounds.

String Theory

Complete 3 Evidence Board investigations in the Mars Enclave.

Into the Throne World

In the Throne World, complete bounties and earn progress by completing patrols, public events, and looting Lost Sectors.

Taking All Challenges

Complete weekly playlist challenges.

Mid-Range Calibration

Calibrate mid-range weapons–Hand Cannons, Auto Rifles, Fusion Rifles, and Machine Guns–in the Throne World. Bonus progress for rapidly defeating combatants.

Dredgin’ Up Victory

Complete Gambit matches. Earn bonus progress for wins.

Momentum Crash

Defeat Guardians in Momentum Control. Earn bonus progress with Zone Advantage.

Hive Slayer

Defeat Hive combatants in Vanguard playlists or strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants.

Week 2

Operation Elbrus: Week 2

Complete Week 2 of Operation Elbrus and defeat combatants in PsiOps Battlegrounds. Defeated Champions grant bonus progress.

Tug of War

Defeat a Hive Warden of the Spring and a Scorn Lightflayer in the Wellspring.

Weapon Shape 1

Craft a weapon using the weapon crafting system.

Run The Worms

Complete the Exotic quest “Of Queens and Worms” to obtain a new Exotic weapon.

Back Home Again

In the Cosmodrome, earn bounties by completing bounties, patrols, public events, and Lost Sectors.

Lost In The Legend

Complete a Lost Sector on Legend or higher.

Close-Range Calibration

Calibrate close-range weapons–sidearms, submachine guns, shotguns, glaives, and swords–in the Cosmodrome. Bonus progress for rapidly defeating targets.

Bank, Kill, Repeat

Earn points by banking Motes, defeating Blockers, and defeating Guardians in Gambit.

Flourish Of Power

Defeat Guardians in the Mayhem playlist with Super abilities.

Scorn Pest Control

Defeat Scorn combatants in Vanguard playlists or Strikes. Earn bonus progress for defeating tougher combatants.

How Do Seasonal Challenges Work?

Seasonal Challenges can be accessed from the Quests tab in your main menu, which is where you’ll find tasks that revolve around eliminating certain enemies with a specific element, taking part in one of the game’s new activities, or completing a Raid. Each challenge can be completed once per account, and each week will usually add around 10 new challenges which will be active for the duration of the season.

Completing Season of the Risen’s challenges will fulfill the requirements for the Master of All seasonal challenge, which in turn will net you a large Bright Dust reward that can be spent in the Eververse store on select cosmetics, emotes, and items.

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