The world of Red Dead Redemption 2 is filled with legendary creatures for you to hunt. Doing so not only provides a fun challenge, as you need to track and hunt the animal, but you can also get some sweet loot. The skins of legendary animals can be turned into nice-looking cosmetics to help you stand out from the crowd. 

One such animal is the Legendary Pronghorn. This legendary animal can be found to the west of Rio Del Lobo Rock, in the area marked on the map above. The area is almost directly south from Armadillo, right on the edge of the San Luis River.

Head for the area and watch the top left corner of the screen. When a black box appears, you have entered a Legendary Animal's territory. Now it is time to dismount and look for the tracks. Just walk in a slowly increasing circle until a question mark appears on the amp. Investigate the droppings or fur that are marked my the questions mark. Now you need to enter Eagle Eye mode and follow the tracks of the animal. Repeat this process between all the animal markers and then the animal will appear. 

While the Legendary Pronghorn doesn't pose a threat to you in the way a bear would, it is still awkward to hunt. You need to find the tracks, the carefully move around the area to find it. The Pronghorn will spook very easy, so you need to be cautious. What the Pronghorn lacks in threat, it makes up for in speed. We would suggest using a weapon that is fast-firing, and accurate over medium to long distances, such as a Carbine. You can also try to get very close and use a shotgun, as Legendary pelts cannot be damaged.

Be prepared to use your Dead Eye ability to put multiple shots into the animal's head when you find, to ensure it cannot run away. As long as you are careful, and get the drop on it, you shouldn't have an issue here. If the animal does escape, just leave the area for a while and return to try again.

If you bring the Pronghorn's carcass to the Trapper, you can make the Legendary Longhorn Coat or the Legendary Pronghorn Range Gloves. The coat will cost $35, while the gloves will cost $17. You can also turn the horn into the Legendary Pronghorn Trinket, which will stop animals that are stored on your horse from rotting. 

The battle between Game Freak and its fans rages on after the last Pokemon Direct. Players have spotted another mouse cursor in the trailer video, and that has not helped the relationship with the developer. 

The Direct video explained a lot of the new content coming to Pokémon Sword and Shield, such as new Pokémon, areas, and more. While Game Freak intended the video to help create hype and excitement in the fan base, it may have had a different reaction for many. At approximately the 15:23 mark of the video, you can see a mouse cursor hovering over the character being shown on the right. 

This may not seem like that big of a deal, but the community hasn't exactly been kind in their opinions of Game Freak for a while now. Even before the games released, fans were unhappy with Game Freak for leaving out so many of the Pokémon in the new Pokédex, as well as the graphical quality of the games. Many viewed these things as examples of Game Freak being lazy, or not putting in the amount of work that they should.

This is not the first time that a mouse cursor has caused tensions in the community, as players spotted a mouse cursor in the game's credits back when the game first launched.

Add to this the split reception of the newly announced DLC for the game, which many players view as content that should have been in the game in the first place. While some players are happy to have the content coming at all, others are a little more skeptical about having to pay for the content. 

With all of this context, it's easy to see that the player base is exceptionally critical of every move that Game Freak makes. Something as small as a mouse cursor being left on the screen is enough for players to criticize the people working on the game. For better or worse, Game Freak is going to have to keep working to get back in their good graces. 

Pokemon Sword and Shield is available now on Nintendo Switch, with the newly announced DLC set for release later this year. Players can get access to both by purchasing the game's expansion pass for $29.99, with Isle of Armor set for release before June 2020 and Crown Tundra set for release in Fall 2020.

World of Warcraft has never been considered a gory game, with much of the violence rooted to the lore of the Warcraft universe. But that doesn’t stop the players from finding ways of making their experience a little more bloody, as one raider found out.

During a raid on World of Warcraft Classic’s Molten Core instance that took place yesterday evening, a member of WoW Twitch streamer BeserkrStream’s raiding party, called Maverick, drunkenly announces that he was confused by all of the blood that was over his walls. Further confusion was afoot when he discovered that hand marks looked like his own handprint.

"My hand is, like—my left hand, is, like, red," Maverick says.

"Is it your blood, or someone else's blood?" BeserkrStream asks.

"Apparently it is," he says. "There is a large cut on my palm going all the way down..."

A little later on, Maverick finally managed to find the source of the bleeding. "Oh, I found the blood source," he says. "It's a cut to the left of my torso."

He explained earlier in the stream that he had experienced some personal issues that might have caused an exchange while he was out that evening, but he was too drunk realize the bloody extent of the situation.

"It's not a deep one," Maverick continues, adding later: "Ow."

While the raiders on the stream were fairly amused by the situation, it’s difficult to evaluate how bad Maverick actually was from just his words, but one or two members to seriously ask for an evaluation of his condition. We certainly hope Maverick is okay.

You can see the clips from the streams below. (Note that the language and content are NSFW).

PlayStation fans may finally get a look at the PlayStation 5 soon, as signs are increasingly pointing to a February reveal for the new console. 

Sony recently announced the Experience PlayStation event, taking place from Jan. 14 to Feb. 16 in New York, where it says it will “celebrate 25 years of play with a collection of titles on PS4 and PS VR.” The timing of the event has raised some speculation, as a PS5 reveal was already expected at Sony’s PlayStation Meeting in February. Sony announced the PlayStation 4 at a similar event in February 2013, which makes a February announcement for the PS5 seem all the more likely.

As Push Square reports, several top figures at Sony have also been seen in San Francisco recently, which some believe hints that the company is gathering its executives to prepare for the big announcement. Hermen Hulst, the new head of Sony Worldwide Studios posted about his arrival to the city, and the leader of Sony’s new indie relations department, Shuhei Yoshida, was later seen with indie dev Sucker Punch’s Andrew Goldfarb.

Related: Next-Gen Won't Be a "Head-to-Head Bout" Between Xbox Series X and PS5, Says Microsoft

Sony has been doling out information about its next generation console for months now, spilling a few new details at a time, but without an official reveal. Through both Sony and a series of leaks, we now have a good idea about the expected specs of the PS5, and what its controller might look like.

Sony also revealed the PS5 logo recently (with a good bit of pomp and circumstance), and there are reports of some games that will be coming to the new console. There’s still a lot that we don’t know, though, and Sony Interactive CEO Jim Ryan says that the most important features of the PS5 still haven’t been revealed. 

Recent rumors suggest that Sony will be skipping E3 for the second time in a row this year, which could make the upcoming February events a perfect time to reveal the PS5 and start the marketing blitz leading up to launch.

A new trend among gamers is testing their strength, determination, and endurance by speedrunning Ring Fit Adventure.

Speedruns are impressive on their own. Dedicated gamers find ways of completing their favorite games in record time, through impressive shortcuts, exploits, or full sessions with no breaks. The last option is what a Japanese YouTuber chose when they decided to speed run Nintendo Switch’s Ring Fit Adventure. 

First reported by Nintendo Life, a YouTuber by the name of Sakinyan completed Ring Fit Adventure during a nonstop session that took 18 hours and 55 seconds. Uploaded in 1- to 2-hour long segments, Sakinyan’s speedrun record is currently the top one for Any Percent and Any Level on SpeedRun.com. Only three people in total have managed to do this. 

Sakinyan’s run was completed at the lowest level of difficulty. Even at that setting, the endurance and fitness level required to complete the full game in a sitting of 18 hours without a break is impressive. 

More records on SpeedRun.com show that no one has completed it at the highest difficulty, level 30. That’s understandable, as even average levels of 15-20 are difficult over time and can make the player sweat.

Nintendo is acutely aware of the lack of activity brought on by video games and technology in general and Ring Fit Adventure is the Nintendo Switch’s solution. The early levels are easier, and the game slowly eases players into more difficult gameplay, even if the base difficulty doesn’t change. The levels and worlds get longer, with lengthier fights, more enemies, and more exercises to complete. 

Because of the fitness focus, a speedrun of Ring Fit Adventure is an incredible feat of strength and endurance. We think that maintaining that for 18 solid hours is an admirable accomplishment. 

Fans have been wondering who the fifth entrant in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s current DLC season is. But a voice actor from the Devil May Cry series may have just let the cat out of the bag. Or rather, the demon hunter.

Brian Hanford, who voices the mysterious character V in Devil May Cry 5, recently stopped by the AMA Podcast to talk about his work. During the discussion, at about the 6:21 minute mark, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate comes up in the conversation. Hanford discussed how he wants V to be in the series, but it just isn’t time yet.

“This is what kills me about it,” he explains. “(V is) a new character. So I’m not in the DMC lore enough to ever be considered for Super Smash.”

But it’s what he said after that piqued some interest. “To be part of Marvel vs. Capcom or Super Smash Bros. would be huge, which is what Dante is going to be.”

Now, keep in mind that Nintendo, nor any of the Super Smash Bros. team, hasn’t revealed who this fifth character in the DLC season is just yet. This could be a first indication that the stylish hero will join the party, alongside other favorites like Banjo-Kazooie, Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury and Joker from Persona.

While rumors in the past about Dante being in the game have been squashed, it sounds like he could pop up. Whether it’ll be this season or next has yet to be confirmed.

He would make for a good combatant, however. A younger version of Dante from Ninja Theory’s DMC: Devil May Cry previously appeared in PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale as a combatant, and he held his own pretty well. And we shouldn’t forget Dante tearing up opponents in some of the Marvel vs. Capcom games, for that matter.

Hopefully, Nintendo will have another Direct special soon that confirms who the latest Smash Bros. competitor is. In the meantime, check out the episode of the AMA Podcast below.

The Tatsu in Warframe is a huge two-handed Kitana and is Revenant's signature weapon. It does innate Radiation damage and has a high Status chance, and long range. Kill enemies will create charges that be released as projectiles during slide attacks. These projectiles will seek enemies, then stun them.

The blueprint for the Tatsu can be purchased on the Market for 20,000 Credits, and the completed weapon can be bought for 275 Platinum, Warframe's premium currency. 

The weapon can be built in the Foundry on the Orbiter using the following resources:

• 5,000 Credits
• 2 Argon Crystal
• 1200 Kuva
• 100 Auroxium Alloy
• 100 Hespazym Alloy

Argon Crystals can be found in missions that take place in the Void, while Kuva can be found during Kuva Siphon and Kuva Flood missions. Auroxium Alloy and Hespazym Alloy are both made from blueprints that can be purchased with Standing. You can get the Auroxium Alloy blueprint from Old Man Suumbaat at Cetus for Ostron Standing. The Hespazym Alloy blueprint can be bought from Smokefinger at Fortuna, for Solaris Standing. 

The Tatsu has a 12 hour build time, which can be bypassed for 35 Platinum. 

Tatsu Stats

• Mastery Rank - 7
• Attack Speed - 1.0
• Range - 3m
• Combo Duration - 5 seconds
• Block Angle - 55 degrees
• Riven Disposition - 1
• Impact damage - 20
• Puncture damage - 54
• Slash damage - 68
• Radiation damage - 72
• Critical chance - 16 percent
• Critical multiplier - 2.0x
• Status chance - 28 percent

While you can go for a hybrid build that will buff both critical and status chance, a Condition Overload build is also worth exploring on this weapon. Reach or Primed Reach, drifting contact, Fury or Primed Fury, Condition Overload, and the 60/60 mods should give you plenty of damage. 

Teamfight Tactics, a strategy game from the developers of League of Legends, is “coming for your phones” in mid-March, according to a developer announcement. 

In a video on the League of Legends YouTube channel, the developers of Teamfight Tactics announced upcoming changes to the game. Some of the updates included balance changes, a new set, and, finally, a release window for the mobile launch, which we have known about since late last year.

In the video, the developers state that they are working on moving the game to mobile while making it feel like it was always intended for the platform. Teamfight Tactics will be cross platform, pitting mobile players against PC and Mac players from the start. The exact date is currently unknown.

Teamfight Tactics focuses on creating teams to fight for your side against an opponent. Each team is made up of seven characters. Like similar games, there are counters to different characters to make building a rounded and even team important. 

Teamfight Tactics will be available on both the Google Play store and the App Store. 

Realistic action first-person shooter Escape from Tarkov has rose to the top of live streaming platform Twitch after the introduction of Twitch Drops and paid influencer streams. However, the game can be frustrating for those that repeatedly die to annoying Scavs or lose newly acquired wealth, moments before reaching an extraction point. 

While the hardcore role-playing game is addicting, players looking to take a break quickly find out that uninstalling the game isn’t that simple, especially if one plans to return later. 

Situations and how to resolve them:

Can’t find Escape from Tarkov on the Windows ‘Installed Programs’ list?

• Navigate to the Battlestate Games folder
  • Ex. C:\Battlestate Games\BsgLauncher
• Double click on the Uninstaller (unins000.exe or uninstall.exe)
• Follow the steps provided

Can’t find the Uninstaller in the Battlestate Games folder?

• Manually delete the game directory (installation folder) and other game files 
  • Go into the Escape from Tarkov Launcher settings to check the install location, if unsure
• Download a Registry Cleaner (ex. CCleaner)
• Run the cleaner to wipe registry keys and app data files that are related to Escape from Tarkov and Battlestate Games
• Restart computer 

Installing Escape from Tarkov after Uninstall, but still getting errors?

• Follow the steps in situation above
• Proceed to reinstall Escape from Tarkov

Foxes are in Minecraft, and you have the opportunity to tame them. It takes a bit of time to do this, though, but by the end of this, you'll have a little fox following you around who shall remain loyal to you.

Taming a Fox in Minecraft

The first thing you need to do is locate two foxes in your Minecraft world. You can find them in the taiga, giant taiga, and snowy taiga regions. When a fox spawns in the snowy region, they show up as white instead of the traditional orange and white fur.

If you encounter them during the day, you'll find them asleep, while during the evening and late-night, they're far more active. The best time to go after them is likely going to be during the day, so they don't immediately run away from you.

After you've located the two you're after, locate some sweet berries. You're going to need as many as you can find, so fill up your inventory with a good amount of them. 

Pen The Two Together

You want to feed both foxes the sweet berries to have them fall in love and breed. Keep them close while feeding them the sweet berries. If you use a pen to keep them close, they won't be able to get too far away from you.

Continue to feed the two of them until they have hearts over their heads. If you wait long enough, the pair should breed and produce a child. The offspring should trust you immediately and will remain loyal to you. However, a baby fox can run away with an adult fox if they're closer together. To make it easier, pull the parents away from the newborn or keep them all in a pen until the baby grows up. It will grow up to remain loyal to you, but feed them additional sweet berries to have them become your pet.

You can repeat this process as many times as you'd like to create an army of foxes, loyal to you.

We’re still reeling from all the Pokémon Sword and Shield news that the most recent Nintendo Direct has shared. While the trailers shown in the Direct gave us plenty of announcements, there were several things teased in the footage that we didn’t get much information on. In a very brief moment in one of the trailers, fans were able to get a glimpse of what appears to be two new Regi Pokémon.

As a quick refresher for those not in the known, Regis were a trio of Legendary Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. They are golem-like Pokémon who hide in deep, complex caves that players have to traverse in. Each Regi has a set of dots on their faces. They are each made up of one elemental; there is a Regice, Regirock, and Registeel.  Regigigas, the giant titan Pokémon that looks like a Regi, is their master.

Based on what we’ve seen in the latest Pokémon trailer, the Regi Trio may end up become a quintet in the upcoming Sword and Shield DLC. Two new Pokémon were showed at the trailer, and both look like new Regis. Even though we didn’t see them too much in the trailer, we’ll be going over how much we know about these new Regis.

Everything we know about Pokémon Sword and Shield's two new Regis

The main reason why fans believe that the two new Pokémon are Regis is that they have a similar body structure as the other Regis. They have a big torso with little arms and legs sticking out. They also appear to be made up of two elementals. One of them looks like pure electricity, whereas the other looks like a big red ball with a dragon head sticking out of its sides. The dragon arms make it seem as if that Regi will use dragon-powers, and will be a dragon-type Pokémon.

However, the biggest giveaway for them being Regis is the fact that they have a series of dots on their faces that look similar to the dots found in the other Regis. Images of these two Regis also showed up after the trailer went through showing off the original three Regis and their temples.

Speaking of temples, in the trailer, it looks as if each of the Regis will have their temple for players to traverse in the second DLC Expansion, The Crown Tundra. The temple’s color and the dot formation on top matches that with one of the three Regis. The trailer showed off four temples, with three of them matching with the original trio of Regis.

But there was a fourth showed off; this fourth temple is divided by two colors, one side is yellow, and the other is red. The yellow side has the dot formation of the new electric looking Regi on top, and the red side has the dot formation of the new dragon looking Regi. Presumable, each temple will house a respective Regi, and the two new Regis will be found in the fourth one.

They may end up being versions exclusive, which may explain why there is only one temple for both of them. It is also possible players can choose which side the temple to explore. That’s merely speculative on our part though, and there’s isn’t much official information on these two new Regis.

Grinding is the name of the game in Destiny 2, and resources keep your Guardian with the best gear available to them. Enhancement Cores are an essential item you're going to want to know where to get and have easy access to them. There are a few ways to farm them, too.

Here are the best ways to grab Enhancement Cores:

• Dismantle Legendary Weapons and Gear
• Spider Wanted Bounties
• Banshee-44 Bounties
• Buying directly from Spider
• Join a level 4 clan
• Consume Finest Matterweave before fighting a boss

The most straightforward option in the list is for you dismantle any Legendary weapons and gear you find that you don't need. You won't receive an Enhancement Core every time, but there's a chance for them to drop. The alternative is locating Spider and buying them from him for your Legendary Shards. You only want to do it two to three times a day, though, because the cost doubles every time you do it. Another alternative is to pop the Finest Matterweave right before a boss battle to have them randomly drop.

If you want to go a bit more out of your way to farm them, you can take on Banshee-44 or Spider bounties to try your hand at grabbing them. There are several to pick from his list, so choose any you want to do with a few friends, and you should make short work of these tasks.

The last alternative might be the best way to acquire a good number of them at once. If you join a level 4 clan, Hawthorne's challenges offer the reward of an Enhancement Core. You'll have to find a dedicated clan to remain at that level, but if you do, you can do the challenges weekly and receive several for your trouble.

Overall, completing bounties for Banshee-44, Spider, purchasing them from Spider, and dismantling Legendary Weapons and Gear are your best methods to farm this resource. It means dedicating yourself to the daily challenges, visiting Spider often, and keeping up with Destiny 2. 

There's a weekly reset time in Pokémon GO. It's important to note when this weekly reset takes place so you can take advantage of a new series of challenges and rewards to do them when they first become available. Many trainers are interested in knowing about when their walking rewards become available again.

For those watching their walking rewards for the adventure sync, you don't have to wait too long. The weekly reset in Pokémon GO occurs every Monday at 9am during your local time. There's no time conversion needed.

If the adventure sync is not something you've heard about, you can quickly add it to your Pokémon GO experience by following this information post by developers Niantic. They explain how it connects to your phone's health application, where it tracks all the steps you take throughout the day while you have on your phone on you. The Pokémon GO application connects to you, allowing you to continue racking up steps and rewards without needing to have Pokémon GO activated. You don't have to leave your home, either, because you do it from a treadmill, too.

Players who walk a great distance over the week receive rewards for different distances: 

• 5km: 20 Poké Balls
• 25km: 10 Great Balls, 500 Stardust
• 50km: 1,000 Stardust
• 100km: 16,000 Stardust

Make sure to check out the rewards you receive at the end of the reset. You should receive them shortly after the 9am reset goes through in your timezone.

The show floor at E3 2020 is going to have some empty spaces again this year. Sony today confirmed widespread speculation that it’s skipping the massive game industry event for the second year in a row.

The console maker told GamesIndustry.biz that it will not be appearing at this year’s E3, saying “we do not feel the vision of E3 2020 is the right venue for what we are focused on this year.” Instead, Sony says that it will make appearances at consumer events around the world to show off new games for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Presumably, Sony will also showcase the PS5 itself at some of this shows, but it will likely unveil the next-generation console at a Sony-hosted event.

Related: Jim Ryan: PlayStation 5’s “Bigger Differences” Are Yet To Be Revealed

Sony’s decision not to attend E3 2019 led to a lot of predictions that the show was starting to fade into the sunset, with several commentators saying they weren’t surprised that one of the biggest names in gaming had dropped out. That same year, the ESA, which organizes E3, leaked identifying information of scores of attendees, which looked to many like the final nail in the show’s coffin. Following E3 2019, plans to rebrand the show as a more consumer-focused show (full of cringe-inducing details about how the ESA wants to use the “social good brand” of E3 to gain “positive chits for future use”) leaked to the public. They weren’t met with as enthusiastic a reception as the ESA would have liked.

As for Sony, it’s looking more and more likely that it will unveil the PS5 in February. That’s when the recently announced PlayStation Experience will come to an end, after serving as a month-long showcase of Sony’s brand. Also expected in February is the next PlayStation Meeting, an event similar to the one Sony used to announce the PlayStation 4 in 2013. That same year, Sony still attended E3. It revealed more details about the upcoming console, which makes it likely that the publisher has even more of its events coming later this year, where it can slowly dole out more information after the official PS5 unveiling.

One of this year’s most anticipated games is id Software’s Doom Eternal, the long-awaited follow-up to its hit 2016 reboot. But as its March release date grows closer, Bethesda is readying a new look at what’s to come from our latest journey into Hell.

The company confirmed on the official Doom Twitter channel today that a new trailer for Doom Eternal is ready to drop tomorrow. Though it didn’t indicate what’s on hand for it, fans can see some new footage — and probably a whole lot of carnage.

Watch the teaser below. It gives a glimpse of your character as he prepares to walk through a portal, probably into an area overrun with demons.

Official Trailer 2 for DOOM Eternal arrives tomorrow at 12:30pm ET.
The countdown begins tomorrow at 11am ET: https://t.co/HUhnayk1M1pic.twitter.com/G7z6NOKWgO

— Bethesda (@bethesda) January 13, 2020

The reveal is set to take place on Jan. 14, at 12:30PM EDT. Before then, a countdown will begin on Bethesda’s Twitch channel starting at 11:00AM EDT. Fans can tune in and chat with one another while waiting for the showcase.

During QuakeCon 2018, the developers had a huge reveal of the game, complete with new weapons, new monsters, and a glimpse at a powerful sword. Hopefully, we’ll see more of that in action. In case you missed it, you can check out that gameplay below.

Doom Eternal is set to arrive on Mar. 20, 2020, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Google Stadia. Remember, fans that pre-order the game will be able to download the classic Doom 64 to their platform of choice as a bonus.

Ever since its initial announcement during E3 2019, Fallout 76 fans were wondering when they would be able to try out its new Wastelanders update. Well, it looks like the wait won’t be too much longer.

A new update on the game’s official page confirms that a closed beta test will kick off this week. On Jan. 17, a “small number” of players will be able to join in to try it out, looking for bugs to squash and reporting any issues to Bethesda.

Those that are interested in signing up can do so here. However, there are a few things you’ll need to keep in mind.

• First off, this particular Wastelanders test is for PC only. Sorry, console owners. 
• Secondly, you’ll need to sign a non-disclosure agreement, or NDA, to take part. That means no talking about it outside of the permitted groups; and no sharing footage online.
• The Private Test Server will only be open to pre-approved Wastelanders only. “It is separate from our upcoming Public Test Server, which is still under development,” the company notes.
• You can save your progress for when the Public Test Server gets Wastelanders. That said, Bethesda does reserve the right to “wipe” all PTS progress. Whatever the case, it will not transfer over to the full update once it goes live.
• Bethesda encourages talking about the game in group discussions, as well as with direct feedback. They’re out to take care of any crucial bugs, so they can launch the mode sooner.

If that sounds like something of interest — and you agree to these prerequisites — then sign up here and prepare to visit the Wastelands. You can check out the reveal trailer for Wastelanders below.

Ubisoft is hopping on two of the hottest trends in video games at the same time, announcing the release of its 100-player autobattler, Might and Magic: Chess Royale. 

The publisher unveiled Chess Royale today and simultaneously opened pre-registration for the game. Players interested in joining in on what sounds like absolute mayhem can register for the game now and be among the first players when it launches on Jan. 30. 

Ubisoft’s announcement is a little light on details about the game, not sharing much in the way of gameplay or characters. Heroes and regular units will be drawn from the Might and Magic universe, though, with abilities that players of previous games in the long-running franchise may recognize. Ubisoft is also playing up the ability to create exciting combos by using the right units together. 

Related: Teamfight Tactics - Class Synergy Guide | Cheat Sheet

A full-blown battle royale autobattler with 100 players all competing against each other sounds completely untenable, but Ubisoft may have found a way to make it work. If a pre-release gameplay video is to be believed, the game will take place through a series of one-on-one matches, narrowing the field tournament-style until only one survivor remains. Ubisoft also claims that Chess Royale will speed up the flow of the game compared to other sometimes lethargic autobattlers, compressing the action of each round into just 10 minutes.

Might and Magic: Chess Royale will be available on Android, iOS, and PC when it launches Jan. 30. Shortly after, one of the games that kickstarted the autobattler trend will be making its way to mobile platforms as well. Riot Games announced today that Teamfight Tactics will arrive on iOS and Android sometime in mid-March, and the game will feature cross-platform play across its mobile versions as well as PC and Mac.

Netflix's Witcher series came out with a huge bang, and the popularity of the show influenced how many people returned to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. With the player count reaching over 100,000 concurrent players on Steam, the series has gone up even higher. Those who enjoy the series also have returned to the books, where the franchise started written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. There are several in the series.

There are five books in the series, and you want to read them in this order:

• Blood of Elves
• Time of Contempt
• Baptism of Fire
• The Tower of the Swallow
• The Lady of the Lake

They released in this order, and they follow the adventures of Geralt while he works with Ciri after Niilfgaard attacks Cintra to develop her powers. You'll meet several notable characters from the Witcher television show and The Witcher 3 game. During the first one, you encounter Triss, Vesemir, Yennefer, Lambert, Eskel, Dandelion, and many more.

There are other books, too. You should read The Last Wish and then Sword of Destiny. These are a series of short stories that Sapkowski wrote before the book series. In 2013, he also released a standalone novel called Season of Storms that takes place after The Last Wish.

You have plenty to check out if you're keen to dive even further into the Witcher series in any form. You can always revisit the first or second Witcher video games to learn more about Geralt's video game journey.

For anyone a little confused by the Netflix Witcher series, the streaming service posted a way for you to navigate these tricky waters.

A significant complaint from viewers of the Witcher television series was how the different timelines of the main characters fit together. Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri all had important things happening to them, but most of it was happening at different times. To make it significantly easier, you can now view a timeline that shows a map of all the known lands in the Witcher show with dates of when events happened.

There are four crucial lines to follow on the timeline:

• The grey line is world events
• The gold line are events tied to Geralt
• The purple line are events tied to Yennefer
• The cyan line are events tied to Ciri

You can follow the pathline to see the notable events and what episode they took place in the show. Geralt and Yennefer's first tales in the series were focused on their backgrounds and what they did to become who they were. Ciri, however, was in the immediate danger and seemed to have the most present timeline.

The first season of Witcher was about learning about these main characters, but now in season two, they're all close together. For those eager to catch the show's next season, you need to wait until 2021, so until then, enjoy The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to sate your monster-hunting needs.

It looks like one of Nintendo’s biggest action hits from last year will get a boost in its most popular fighting game to date.

In an announcement via Twitter, the Nintendo Versus account confirmed that a special Spirits event based around the Platinum Games-produced Astral Chain will take place in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It will kick off on Jan. 17 and will run for five days.

The details about what these Spirits can do haven’t been revealed just yet. However, like previous Spirits, players will probably need to beat challenges for each character to unlock them on the Spirit Board.

The four-pack will include the characters pictured above — yes, that means Lappy, too.

For those unfamiliar with Spirits, they modify how a Fighter can perform in Smash. These include bumping up their statistics, status effects, equipped items, and even some stage hazards. With an Astral Chain theme, it’s unknown just what these characters can do. Will Lappy run interference? What about Akira and Kyle? We’re not sure just yet.

This is the latest Spirits event for the game, following ones themed around Pokemon and Resident Evil. They should be a big hit with fans, even with the limited time frame of just five days.

That said, there are some disappointed that they won’t see the main character from Astral Chain (like Akira, for example) debut on the roster. However, considering there’s a second season of characters on the way (not to mention a fifth still debuting for season 1), the possibilities remain wide open.

We’ll let you know as soon as we find out what these new Spirits can do. For now, mark your calendars for this Friday.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is available now, as is Astral Chain.