Play Station Official Magazine - UK (2019-12)

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lackholesarehard

tomiss,especially

whenthey’re

takingupthelobby

ofyourfavourite

onlinegame.That’swhat

happenedwhenEpic

enigmaticallypulledthe

plugonitsbattleroyale

sensationjusttheother

month,suckingit away.

Theeventwasthe

culminationofSeasonX, the

game’stenthmajorupdate

Butthatwasn’ttheendof

thestoryforsucha

massivelysuccessfulgame,

thoughit wasoneofthe

mostfantasticanddramatic

communityeventswe’ve

seenin a longwhile.Outof

thatblackholecame

FortniteChapter2.

Biggerandbetter,the

newmapis filledwithdetail,

andmoretodothanever,

likeboats,swimming,and

fishing.Stealthhasbeen

expanded(youcanhide in

dumpsters,forexample),

andyou’vemoreoptions for

helpingdownedteammates,

suchascarryingthem to

saferareas.Chapter 2 is

asFortniteasever,but

it’sbeenrevitalisedso it

willfeelfreshfora long

timetocome.

livegames THE MONTH IN...

EVENTS

Last month the season

of spook was upon us,

and there were enough

Halloween events in our

games to guarantee even

the sight of a pumpkin spice

latte began to trigger our

flight-or-fightresponses.

Of all the

seasonal

events,

All Saints’ Wake, Final

Fantasy XIV’s version of

Halloween, is one of our

favourites. We always love

how Haukke Manor ends

up being redecorated to

become a haunted house,

and this time it was filled

with some chilling, slightly

devious puzzles. Completing

it landed us with some

great rewards, including

a spooky Circus Ahriman

mount. Which you can be

darn sure we’ll be using well

pastHalloweentokeepthe

spookinessgoing.

With the Moon

in Destiny 2

essentially

being a sort of gathering

places for spirits, it’s a

little strange we ended up

on Mercury for the first

Festival Of The Lost under

the Shadowkeep expansion.

But there was still plenty

to love as we completed

activities and collected

candy and chocolate coins

to trade for goodies. This

year there was some great

skeletal-costumed gear, and

an absolutely adorable bat

outfit for your Ghost which

was, well, to die for.

@MrOscarTK

THEELDERSCROLLS

ONLINE – DRAGONHOLD

This latest addition to ESO tied

up the Season Of The Dragon

and wrapped up the year-long

story that’s been ongoing since

the Elsweyr expansion’s launch.

These took place in the dangerous

Southern Elsweyr region. It also

added more dragons to fight,

bosses to slay, and a host of bonus

quests and rewards. We loved the

dragons – but what could be next?

GWENT–

IRON JUDGMENT

Beyond introducing the likes of King

Radovid V as part of its 80-card

strong expansion, Gwent’s

geared up by introducing extra

mechanics. New Armor-type

units can take more damage, and

Defenders can protect nearby

cards. Alongside those are new

keywords: Barricade for armoured

units, and Exposed for those who

have lost their defences.

REDDEADONLINE –

FEAR OF THE DARK

Limited-time events have been a

great feature of Red Dead’s online

side. Fear Of The Dark was the

latest Halloween tie-in, and was

yet another great whole game

mode (which should totally return).

Supernaturally fast Night Stalkers

preyed on Hunters, who had to

collect masks to beat them. It’s

as close a throwback to Undead

Nightmare as we’ll get.

FortniteChapter2 dropsfromtheBattleBus

FORTNITEHASBEEN

REVITALISEDSOIT WILLFEEL

FRESHFORA LONGTIME.

We have to

go back to the island

UPDATE EXPANSION EVENT

SEASON

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

Fortnite’s Chapter 2 reveal took

us by surprise, but it turns out the

big refresh had been leaked online

back in September. At the time,

the new map and updates seemed

quite unbelievable.