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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the battle royale game Warzone are mixing things up when it comes to multiplayer playlists. A series of new playlists are now in rotation for players to check out across both games, and they include new and returning playlists and modes.

For Modern Warfare, the new playlists include Gunfight Tournaments, Dirty Old Houseboat, Realism Gun Game, and Bomb Objective Mosh Pit. In Warzone, players can now try out Plunder: Blood Money Quads. With this new playlist update, developer Infinity Ward also removed the limited-time Juggernaut Royale mode.

The other existing Warzone modes--Solos, Duos, Trios, and 200-player Quads--are still available as well.

When it comes to listening to music or movies on your mobile devices, there's no better option than a great pair of Bluetooth headphones. They're wireless, convenient, and provide great audio quality for every activity. However, the handheld Nintendo Switch doesn't natively support Bluetooth headphones, which can be frustrating since pretty much every other modern device does. Thankfully, there are a number of headphones and accessories that make wireless listening possible with the Switch--and they're pretty great, too.

To help combat this annoying quirk, we've rounded up the best Bluetooth headphones and adapters that will work with the Nintendo Switch straight out of the box. They don't require any extra fiddling or setup: Simply plug them in, and you're off to the races. Of course, some of these transmitters require a pair of Bluetooth headphones to connect to, so we've also provided a number of quality pairs that are definitely worth buying.

For more of the best Nintendo Switch accessories to buy in 2020, see our guides to the best Switch carrying cases, screen protectors, and grips that make handheld play easier. Plus, check out more of the best gaming headsets we've tested.

Destiny 2's Moments of Triumph are here for the Year Three, giving players a new way to show off their dedication to destroying aliens and taking on other Guardians across the solar system. The yearly pile of Triumphs sends players out to conquer a little piece of all that Destiny 2 has to offer, and this year, it's pushing players to complete the five raid activities that will be disappearing with the release of the Beyond Light expansion.

July 7, or 7/7, is considered "Bungie Day" among fans of the developer thanks to Bungie's proclivity for the number 7. To celebrate, a whole bunch of new things are now available in Destiny 2. In addition to the Moments of Triumph goals and rewards, there's also a new Exotic quest, Growth, that will unlock the new Ruinous Effigy trace rifle. There's also new story content pushing players to help prep the evacuation of Titan, Io, Mercury, and Mars before the Darkness takes them.

The Moments of Triumph are probably what will keep players busiest, though. The activity presents players with a new Triumph Seal they can earn, provided they're willing to play a whole bunch of the game. It also dishes out additional rewards, though--including a new Sparrow, new emblems, and a new Ghost shell. And if you complete enough Triumphs, you'll also unlock special, real-world merchandise in the Bungie store. You still have to purchase it, of course, but only players who earn the right to do so will have access.

An interesting item in Fortnite: Chapter 2 Season 3's list of Week 4 challenges tasks you with dancing in front of a camera for 10 seconds at Sweaty Sands. This guide will help you locate a camera in Sweaty Sands and protect yourself while you boogie down to complete the challenge.

Remember that these challenges won't be live in Fortnite until July 9, so you'll need to wait until then to try it for yourself.

Where Is The Camera In Sweaty Sands?

Sweaty Sands is one of the main locations on Fortnite's Season 3 map so you should have little trouble finding it. The camera is located on the northern end of the beach near the entrance to the pier. You'll find a light up dance floor and a camera. Here's a map with the exact location of the camera:

The latest set of challenges for Fortnite: Chapter 2 Season 3 is arriving this week, with one unique challenge that requires a motorboat and some boat-driving skills. The challenge is to complete a lap at Motorboat Mayhem. This guide will show you where to find a motorboat, how to find Motorboat Mayhem, and what to do once you get there.

This challenge isn't live just yet—check back later this week on Thursday, July 9 to try it yourself when Epic's weekly update hits Fortnite.

Where is Motorboat Mayhem?

Motorboat Mayhem is an unnamed location on the Fortnite Season 3 map. It's located outside of Lazy Lake near the Hydro 16 dam. The location has bleachers for an audience, flags, and other features you'd see at a race track. Check out the exact location on the map below.

Microsoft has reportedly warned Xbox Series X developers against charging for DLC upgrades from the current generation to the next one. The move appears aimed at disincentivizing publishers from charging for a service that Microsoft is trying to make a major pillar of its platform with Smart Delivery.

VGC reports that the company is encouraging publishers to instead adopt a no-cost upgrade model, like either Smart Delivery or EA's Dual Entitlement. The report doesn't state definitively whether Microsoft has made a formal rule the practice of charging for upgrades on its platform.

Despite that, the company is said to be leaving the door open to other mechanisms of allowing upgrades. Aside from free digital upgrades like the ones above, it hasn't ruled out schemes like selling a next-gen version at a discount, or selling "cross-gen bundles" that include two versions of the game. We've already seen that in action this week with the announcement of NBA 2K21's Kobe Bryant edition, which will sell both versions for $100. The regular edition on both platforms will cost $60 on current-gen and $70 on next-gen--which may become the new normal.

With the conclusion of the Apex Legends Lost Treasures limited-time event, Respawn has released a new update for the battle royale game. Loba fans, rejoice! The update finally fixes the annoying problem with her tactical ability on World's Edge.

For those who don't main Loba, she's had an issue with her tactical ability, Burglar's Best Friend, on World's Edge since the start of Lost Treasures. Loba's tactical ability cancels out if you throw it out-of-bounds or off a ledge--which is helpful, as it prevents you from teleporting to your death. However, on World's Edge, a bug was causing Loba's tactical ability to detect normal areas as out-of-bounds, cancelling out Burglar's Best Friend in places where it shouldn't.

The story of the Season of Arrivals in Destiny 2 is also one of departures. With the release of the Beyond Light expansion this fall, several of the game's current destinations--Titan, Io, Mercury, and Mars--will be removed from the game, at least for the time being. So as you venture through this season's activities, you'll be learning about and visiting those spots. A new Exotic quest in the game this week, dubbed "Growth," has you visiting those locations and uncovering their secrets.

The quest has you hunting for Ruinous Effigy, a new Exotic trace rifle. To get it, you'll need to engage with the Darkness, complete seasonal events, and trek across the solar system hunting hidden objects. We're building a complete guide to getting you Ruinous Effigy as quickly as possible. Here's what you need to do and where you need to go.

Step 1: Compete "Interference"

To get started on the Growth quest, head to the Prismatic , which will dispense the quest. You'll then need to convene with Eris Morn by completing the weekly Interference quest at the center of this season's events. To do that, knock out the weekly Prismatic Recaster bounty, "Means to an End," as normal.

Epic Games' free-to-play MOBA Paragon never quite found the stability it needed to become successful, shutting its doors in early 2018 after being live for less than two years. Meanwhile, another Epic title, Fortnite, was flourishing--and its huge success ultimately meant that the company had little reason to keep Paragon alive. Shortly after the game shut down, Epic announced it would be releasing millions of dollars worth of Paragon assets to Unreal Engine 4 developers, and now that generosity is coming to fruition.

At least four new MOBAs are now being developed with Paragon's official assets, PC Gamer has reported. The games include OverPrime, CORE, Predecessor and Fault, with many of them nearing a soft launch in beta or alpha phases.

Despite the overall decline of the MOBA genre, each of the new games is looking to bring something different into the mix--even while using the same game's assets. You can see what the different games have done with the same asset sets in the trailers below.

Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part II features a neat, and fairly sophisticated, mini-game of sorts that lets you play music on an acoustic guitar. Numerous different chords and strumming patterns are possible, and this has led to some wonderful videos of covers of famous songs popping up online.

Now, Blink 182's own Mark Hoppus has gotten involved. During a recent Twitch livestream on his account, Hoppus covered his own song, "Dammit," using the Last of Us 2's in-game guitar. It's a four-chord song, so it translates quite well in the game as an acoustic version of one of the band's most famous tunes. It's a delight to watch Hoppus in this video, even if he forgets the words at one point.

You can buy a replica of the guitar from The Last of Us 2, but at $2,300 it's not cheap. Sony partnered with guitar company Taylor for the custom acoustic guitar based on Ellie's guitar from the game.

Video game industry veteran Martin O'Donnell, who composed the music for Halo and was on Bungie's board of directors, has spoken very openly about the deal Bungie made with Activision and how it all fell apart. The long and short of it is that O'Donnell had a bad feeling about the deal for the Destiny series from the very beginning, but the whole story is like something out of a movie.

Speaking to YouTuber HiddenXperia, O'Donnell first clarified that it was Bungie's seven members of the board of directors that collectively made the decision to work with Activision. O'Donnell was a member, so he acknowledged his part in the decision. O'Donnell also continues to hold stock in Bungie.

Discussing the origins of the deal, O'Donnell said he has misgivings right away. "We knew it was a risk right from the get-go," he said. "It turned out to be exactly as bad as we thought it was going to be. Everybody who no longer works for Bungie is going to say, 'Yeah, it was bad from the start.'"

Yacht Club Games, the developer behind the Shovel Knight series, is working on some unannounced games, and new listings for hires suggest that at least one game in production will be a 3D title. This is significant, as not only is the developer known for their 2D retro-style games, but they also have three new 2D games confirmed to be in the works.

Known 2D projects currently on the slate at Yacht Club Games include Shovel Knight Dig, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, and Cyber Shadow. Now, in a listing on Gamasutra, the developer is seeking a mid-senior gameplay programmer to work on a new, 3D-focused team.

Activision has announced what's coming to Call of Duty: Mobile this week, and it includes a classic map, a new charity DLC offering, and more.

First, the map Highrise is headed to the mobile game this week. If that name sounds familiar, it's because Highrise was originally featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The map is set on top of a skyscraper, and you need to watch where you walk, as you can fall to your death.

Also new in Call of Duty: Mobile this week is the latest Call of Duty Endowment pack. The "Freedom Pack," as it's called, comes with a series of red, white, and blue items, including a parachute and wingsuit. It also includes a blueprint for the M16 weapon with a red, white, and blue color scheme. As usual, 100 percent of proceeds will go to the Call of Duty Endowment, which helps military veterans find new careers in their civilian lives.

The long-running MX vs ATV series, which started with 2005's MX vs ATV Unleashed, is coming to Switch for the first time. MX vs ATV All Out has been announced for Switch, with a release date set for September 1.

The game, which released for PC, PS4, and Xbox One in 2018, features supercross, overcross, waypoint, and freestyle competition modes. You can race on bikes, ATVs, and UTVs acrosss multiple events, and customize both your rider and your vehicle.

The game will feature both 8-player online races and 2-player split-screen.

Unfortunately, MX vs ATV All Out did not review particularly well on release--whether this Switch version will be an improvement remains to be seen. This will be only the third game in the series to release on a Nintendo console; MX vs ATV Untamed released on Nintendo DS and Wii, while MX vs ATV Reflect made its way to DS too.

The Switch recently received another major racing port with Burnout Paradise Remastered, which marked the game's debut on a Nintendo console.

Stardew Valley's 1.5 update will add a "significant new piece of end-game content" plus other new additions as well. In a tweet, developer Eric Barone, also known as ConcernedApe, teased the update that was previously announced when the 1.4 update was released. The tease shows Willy's shack with a new back door, that wasn't previously there.

Where the door leads and if it's connected to the end-game content is unknown, but Barone said he has hit some good milestones on the update, but no release window has been given. Like previous updates, the new content will be free for all players. Update 1.5 might also include bananas, which will be added as a new growable fruit after winning a Twitter poll.

It's a new week, and that means Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the battle royale game Warzone are being updated once more with new playlists and more microtransaction bundles.

Activision provided an overview of the week's new updates in a blog post, and we're highlighting the most notable parts in this post.

New Modes And Playlists

Starting with the new modes, Gunfight Tournaments makes its way back into rotation this week. In this mode, teams of two players each try to win four games before losing one to claim victory. Even if you're knocked out, you'll still earn XP and other rewards. The Realism Gun Game mode is also set to return this week.

Part one of Animal Crossing: New Horizons' summer update has arrived, and it's brought a brand-new special visitor: Gullivarrr! Although it's just Gulliver doing pirate cosplay, he offers a different set of prizes than when he visits as regular Gulliver--and while Gullivarrr also requires your help getting back to his (pirate) ship, helping him works differently, too. It's less confusing than it sounds!

Gullivarrr is a separate visitor from Gulliver, and according to dataminer Ninji, you can get both of them in the same week--just not on consecutive days. Gullivarrr's appearance is random, but you do need to have purchased a wet suit (from Nook's Cranny or via Nook Shopping) before he'll visit.

When And Where Does Gullivarrr Show Up?

Gullivarrr is one of the random visitors in New Horizons, which means he can show up on any given weekday. You can see our Animal Crossing special visitors guide for more details about visiting NPCs and their prerequisites.

Another new Legendary Pokemon is making its debut in Pokemon Go very soon. Kyurem, the Legendary Dragon/Ice type from Pokemon Black and White, arrives in Raid Battles starting July 7, making this your first chance to catch it in Niantic's Pokemon mobile game. If you're looking to add one to your collection, we've rounded up some tips and other details you need to know to help you battle and catch Kyurem.

Kyurem Raid Hours

Kyurem will appear in Gyms around the world as a five-star Raid boss beginning at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET on July 7. As usual, Kyurem Raids won't follow a set schedule, so they can happen at any time, but you'll receive a notification in the game when one is about to begin nearby.

For a guaranteed chance to face the new Legendary, Niantic will host a Kyurem Raid Hour event every Wednesday evening while the Pokemon is in the game. During these Raid Hours, nearly every Gym in your vicinity will host a Kyurem Raid from 6 to 7 PM local time, all but ensuring you'll be able to challenge the Legendary Pokemon. The first Kyurem Raid Hour will take place on Wednesday, July 8, and we'll update this guide with the rest of the Raid Hour schedule when Niantic confirms other dates.

GameStop has been having back-to-back sales recently, including a massive Game Days sale that launched this Sunday just as its Fourth of July sale ended. The Game Days sale is one of the best ones we've seen at GameStop all year, offering steep discounts on first-party Switch games along with PS4 and Xbox One games. But if you prefer to shop at Amazon, you can take advantage of some of the same deals there, as the mega-retailer is price-matching some of GameStop's best game deals.

The sale includes the recent 2K Switch ports that launched on Switch this May. Normally $50 each, you can already save $10 each on physical Switch copies of BioShock: The Collection, XCOM 2 Collection, and Borderlands: Legendary Collection, now $40 a copy. You'll also find Mortal Kombat 11's Aftermath Kollection for $40 (PS4 and Switch) and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for $30 on Xbox One.

Last month, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's (WB Games) parent company, AT&T, announced intentions to sell off WarnerMedia's gaming division. A new report suggests that Microsoft has expressed interest in purchasing WB Games, though a sale has yet to be confirmed.

According to business news publication The Information, "two people familiar with the situation" said Microsoft might be looking to scoop up WB Games, the studio responsible for publishing games like Batman: Arkham Knight, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Mortal Kombat 11, and others. A sale isn't imminent, according to the people, as AT&T is still weighing how to handle its $154 billion in debt. This debt comes from the 2018 acquisition of Time Warner, now known as WarnerMedia, which includes companies like Crunchyroll, DC Comics, HBO, WB Games, and a host of other subsidies.

Microsoft isn't the only company that finds buying WB Games an enticing proposition; Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Take-Two Interactive have also seemingly expressed their interest in the company. Though it's unclear how serious AT&T is about selling WB Games, the sale could fetch a hefty $4 billion price tag.

It's no secret that Captain Marvel actress Brie Larson loves Nintendo, and her Nintendo Switch. But if you had to ask her which of the many Mario games are her favorite, the answer might surprise you.

As a guest on First We Feast's Hot Ones, Larson was asked about the time she proclaimed Super Mario 3D World was "one of the greatest achievements in Nintendo history." Larson laughed before breaking down the sense of wonder the Wii U platformer gave her.

"Man, that game blew my mind when it came out because I had such a deep love for it in its two-dimensional form," Larson explained. "I would've said that same quote when Paper Mario came out...I love illusions, I love optical illusions, I love magic. Games that use that, that use the idea that there's other worlds, other ways of looking at the world--which I think Paper Mario and Mario 3D World did--yeah. Nintendo continues to top itself."

Animal Crossing: New Horizons' first summer content update is now live, and it's added swimming, mermaid furniture, and sea creatures to the game. That's not all that's new right now, however; Nintendo has also added another limited-time seasonal item, Bamboo grass.

The item is listed in the Seasonal tab of the Nook Shopping catalog and ties into the Japanese festival of Tanabata, which takes place on July 7. Like previous seasonal items, the Bamboo grass will only be available for a limited time--until July 31--and costs 3,080 Bells to order.

Beyond the new seasonal item, another event is happening in Animal Crossing: New Horizons this week--the Fishing Tourney. The event takes place this Saturday, July 11 and will give you another chance to earn fish-themed furniture and other items. Because the Fishing Tourney will be happening Saturday, K.K. Slider will show up for his weekly concert on Friday this week, so make sure you don't miss him.

The limited-time Fog of War mode is returning to Fortnite as a part of the games Summer Splash series of events. It fills the map with a thick smoke and replaces all guns and loot in the game with suppressed weapons and stealth items for quiet and tense matches.

The Summer Splash series of events is bringing a number of previous limited-time modes back to Fortnite. Other events like One Shot Duos, where players jump around in low gravity with nothing but snipers, have also returned. Available limited time modes change every other day.

Fog of War is the same as the previous limited time mode, sneaky silencers, with a few minimal changes. New additions include siphoning, where you gain health for eliminating other players, and the ability to mark opponents by shooting at them.

While the mid-year period is generally pretty quiet as far as big releases go, the Switch is still getting plenty of new games including some unique indies and the Switch port of Catherine: Full Body.

Nintendo's Paper Mario: The Origami King won't be out for almost two weeks still, meaning there's still time for Switch fanatics to get stuck into Catherine: Full Body, the upgraded remake of Catherine that still lives up to the original's messed up concept.

Other highlights in this week's eShop include Superliminal, a first-person puzzle game focusing on optical illusions, and Vigor, a free to play loot shooter arriving near the end of the week.

If you often find yourself yearning for a simpler era of online multiplayer games, before Overwatch, or Fortnite, or any kind of battle royale, Team Fortress 2 Classic may be for you. As picked up by VG24/7, the Death and Taxes update on the classic mod is now live, marking TF2 Classic's official release.

Although Valve still supports and occasionally updates Team Fortress 2 over a decade after it was originally released, many players feel the live game doesn't reflect the version they played in its heyday in the years after release.

"Team Fortress 2 Classic is a re-imagining of the 2008-2009 era of the original Team Fortress 2, [which we] consider the "Classic Era", featuring old features that were scrapped and worked upon, or new content such as new weapons and gamemodes," the mod's website explains. Despite being a huge undertaking, the TF2 Classic mod is entirely fan-made by team Eminoma.

EA Sports is now just days away from announcing the long-rumored EA Sports UFC 4. A promotional poster for the upcoming UFC 251 fight states that the upcoming fight will host the reveal of the game on July 11.

You can see in the poster below that the "official reveal" of EA Sports UFC 4 will take place alongside the event. We'll report back with more details as they're announced.

The existence of EA Sports UFC 4 was hinted at in June when a website for the unannounced game's unannounced beta showed up.

Even though we're still some months out from Cyberpunk 2077's recently delayed release date, everyone's getting hyped about the upcoming game. Now musical covers from fans are popping up, such as Russian beatboxer Improver's take on the Cyberpunk theme, as picked up by VG24/7.

Improver took out the top spot at last year's Russian Beatbox Championships and since then has added a bunch of beatbox covers to his YouTube channel. Known for his skill with techno-style music involving synths, tackling the Cyberpunk theme was likely a no-brainer for Improver.

While Cyberpunk 2077 is still almost four months out from release, we're learning more about the game every day from CD Projekt Red. The first Night City Wire presentation went live last month, with a second episode set to air in the next few weeks.

A new report from Nikkei's Asian Review offers a behind-the-scenes look at Sony's PlayStation manufacturing plant in Japan. One of the most notable takeaways is that the process of making a PlayStation console is now largely automated--that's right, robots are building game consoles.

The report says this advanced automation allows the PlayStation manufacturing plant in Kisarazu to assemble one PlayStation 4 console every 30 seconds.

There are humans involved in the process in a limited capacity--two humans put bare motherboards on the assembly line, and two others package the final consoles once they're made.

Doom Eternal launched earlier this year on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia, but the promised Switch port has not yet come out. Considering the quality of the first game's Switch port, expectations are high for the sequel, but a release date still hasn't been announced. According to the game's producers, that's set to change soon.

In an interview with Gamereactor, picked up on by Nintendo Everything, Id Software's Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin have promised that more news on the port, which is being handled by Switch port specialists Panic Button, will be revealed before too long. "We’ll be talking about the release date pretty soon," Stratton said. "We haven’t announced that yet – I can’t do that now. It’s really made great progress."

Stratton, who calls the other console versions of the game a "feather in the cap" of Id Software's tech team, believes that the Switch version will be similarly impressive on Nintendo's scaled-down hardware. "I think it’ll be every bit as good as Doom 2016 was, and I’m super excited for people to get it," he says.

Take-Two is reviving the BioShock franchise, but series creator, designer, and writer Ken Levine is not working on it. He's instead working on a different, more experimental project within Take-Two. The project has been in the works for years, but it remains unannounced and largely a mystery.

Speaking at the GameLab 2020 event, Levine shared a few further teases about his new game, while he also offered a wider outlook on his thoughts on game design and production.

"I can't really talk about the new game, but there's some weird sh** in that game," he said.

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (known as Professor Layton and the Lost Future in some territories) has been announced for mobile devices, bringing the now 10-year-old puzzle game to a wider audience. The game, which originally launched on the Nintendo DS, will be updated with HD visuals for mobile devices.

The Professor Layton Twitter account announced the game's impending release, and it's not far off at all. It's due to release on July 13, and the game's name will depend on your region. It's coming to both iOS and mobile, and a new site details the game's improved graphics and beloved story.

The game follows Professor Layton and Luke in a time-travelling adventure, in which the two team up with an older Luke from the future to prevent something terrible from occurring. It was well-received at launch, and is regarded by many as the best game in the series.

The mobile version of the free-to-play battle royale game PUBG has crossed a new sales milestone. Research firm Sensor Tower reports that the Tencent-developed battle royale game has passed $3 billion in lifetime revenue.

PUBG Mobile has brought in an estimated $1.3 billion so far in 2020--March 2020 was the highest month on record with $270 million alone. This uptick in microtransaction sales is thought to be fueled in part by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is keeping people at home playing more games.

The $3 billion in lifetime microtransaction revenue for PUBG Mobile includes the western game, which is called PUBG Mobile, and the Chinese edition that is called Game For Peace.

Activision has announced that the upcoming Call of Duty League post-season schedule--including the Championship--will be held as a virtual tournament, not an in-person LAN event as has been the case in the past. The announcement is not a big surprise, as the regular season took place online due to the COVID-19 crisis. With the pandemic still gripping the USA and other parts of the world, this year's event has moved to an online-only setup.

"Due to continuing health risks associated with COVID-19 and our collective priority focus on protecting the safety of our teams, players, league staff, and partner personnel, the remainder of the season will be held online," Activision said in a news release. "This decision was made with great care, communication, and consideration over the course of many discussions."

To support this change, the League is giving all competitors a "universal camera setup" that will be switched on for the entirety of matches. This will give League officials the ability to ensure players are not keeping things above the line. "The cameras will provide visibility for league officials to view and check each competitor's console, controller, and monitor as needed," Activision said. "Once a match reaches an official ready check status, players will need to be seated and on camera."

Souls-like action game Mortal Shell was designed to punish players with its deliberate and challenging combat, and if you can't wait to play the full game, you can try out a slice with the beta on Epic Games Store right now. If you're skilled, you can get through it in an hour, but Cold Symmetry and publisher Playstack warn that it can take much longer for everyone else.

The big hook in Mortal Shell are the titular shells, which are bodies you can possess in order to gain their powers and arsenal. The beta contains two shells called Harros and Tiel, giving you a chance to shake up the combat to best serve your situation. We also discovered two shells during our time previewing the game.

The beta is spoiler-free and you can only access a small portion of the Fallgrim area in order to stop you from getting too far off-track. The deliberate and brutal battles should keep you plenty busy anyway, and if you're struggling, you'll want to carefully learn enemies' attacks in order to create your own strategy. You can also use a "harden" ability mid-fight in order to take a non-damaging attack.

GameStop has been hosting a bunch of sales over the past couple of months, but most of them have centered on PS4 and Xbox One games. That changes with the Game Days Sale, a week-long event running through July 11 that features rare discounts on Nintendo Switch exclusives, including Super Mario Maker 2 and Yoshi's Crafted World. PS4 and Xbox One games are prominently featured as well, though, making Game Days one of the most comprehensive GameStop sales of the year so far.

July is here, and it's shaping up to be another busy month for Pokemon Go. On top of all the in-game events Niantic has lined up over the next few weeks, a new batch of Field Research tasks is now live, and if you complete enough of them, you'll earn a new Research Breakthrough reward: Larvitar.

Each time you achieve a Research Breakthrough in July, your reward will be an encounter with Larvitar, the base form of the powerful Tyranitar. There's also a chance that the Larvitar you encounter will be Shiny, so there's a good incentive to complete as much Field Research as you can this month.

As a refresher, Field Research tasks are distributed via Poke Stops. The first one you complete each day will net you a stamp, and collecting seven stamps will lead to a Research Breakthrough. You can see the full list of July's Field Research tasks, as compiled by The Silph Road, below.

Diablo III's Season 21 content is now live for all regions and platforms, bringing with it new class sets, item and skill changes, and season journey rewards. You'll be able to get cosmetic rewards previously available from Season 9 as part of the content update, but there are a couple of new additions, as well.

Season 21's theme is Trials of Tempests, and during the season your character will occasionally channel an elemental power that you can utilize for a short time. You can crush enemies with snowballs, breathe lightning, rain meteors, conjure a flame wall, or even cast tornadoes.

Those who complete the season's journey in the Trial of Tempests will get the Stupendous Contraption pet and the Industrial Portrait frame. This is in addition to the Season 9 items that are also available for completing it.

Ubisoft executive Maxime Beland has resigned from his position on the company's editorial team following accusations of assault and sexual harassment. Beland had previously been suspended pending the outcome of an internal investigation, and the investigation is continuing despite his departure.

Ubisoft confirmed Beland's resignation in a statement to GameSpot, adding that VP of editorial and creative services Tommy François has been placed on disciplinary leave as a second investigation is conducted and one employee from Ubisoft Toronto had been fired outright.

Watch Dogs product and brand marketer Andrien Gbinigie, who was accused of sexual assault in June, worked out of the Ubisoft Toronto location. However, Ubisoft did not confirm if he was the employee in question.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons' summer update has arrived, bringing with it a new visitor, Pascal. In exchange for a scallop--one of the 40 new sea creatures you can catch while diving--Pascal will give you a mermaid-themed DIY or clothing item. There are 14 mermaid DIYs to collect in all, and there are four different items of mermaid clothing.

Below is a complete list of all the mermaid DIYs. To craft these mermaid items, you'll need pearls, a new material you can find while swimming, and often regular seashells as well. None of the mermaid items are customizable. We also have a list of the new mermaid clothing items. Credit for these lists goes to Nookazon as we work to verify the items through regular play.

July 3 marks the first wave of Animal Crossing: New Horizons' summer update, and with it comes a whole bunch of new features, including swimming and diving, a new category of critter to find, new visitor interactions, and a new DIY recipe set. Here's everything new to Animal Crossing this week and how to dive in.

Swimming And Diving

The biggest new feature from the update is the ability to swim and dive in the ocean around your island. We have a full guide on how to get a wetsuit and swim, so check it out to get started.