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Monday, April 1, 2019

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Reveals First New Blackout Map

Activision has announced the first new map for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout battle royale mode. And just to get this out of the way, no, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke in any way.

The map is called Alcatraz, and it’s based on the prison island of the same name in the San Francisco Bay. It appears to be a much smaller Blackout map than the current one, and Alcatraz’s debut trailer (which you can watch below) describes it as being “close quarters battle royale” as a result.

The trailer also features longer range fights around the outside of the map’s central prison, as well as what looks like a fair amount of verticality with a lighthouse and even a moving gondola-type thing for your team to ride to the top of the prison – which, of course, has zombies in it.

source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/04/01/call-of-dutys-new-blackout-map-alcatraz-revealed-launches-on-ps4-tomorrow

Borderlands 3 Release Date Possibly Outed

While it is obviously April Fools' Day, a now deleted tweet from the official Borderlands Twitter account may have accidentally revealed a September 13 release date for Borderlands 3.

You can see the now deleted tweet in question below, which IGN took a screenshot of, and it reveals the September 13, 2019, release date alongside a call to "pre-order now for the Gold Weapon Skins Pack!"

Borderlands 3

Considering that it is April 1, it's important to note this could have been some attempt at a joke, but there isn't anything too out of the ordinary about this announcement.

source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/04/01/borderlands-3-release-date-possibly-outed

Where to Get the Sega Genesis Mini

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Sega is joining the retro mini-console wars with its own Sega Genesis Mini, with a September 19 release date and a $79.99 price tag. The good news is you can preorder the Sega Genesis Mini right now, but the question is: should you?

Sony's PlayStation Classic mini console was regarded by almost everyone as a complete disappointment. A weird selection of games, emulation problems, PAL versions of some games, and a $99 price tag turned people off. You can still pick one up at Walmart for a clearance price of $39.

source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/04/01/sega-genesis-mini-release-date-preorder-games

For Honor Replaces Warriors With Rabbids for 24 Hours

Ubisoft has added gangs of armoured Rabbids to For Honor for a 24 hour limited-time event.

The hyper-active, buck-toothed creatures are pretty much Ubisoft’s mascot, and they will be acting as enemies and storming the gates in For Honor until 9pm PT / midnight ET / 5am UK / 2pm AEST. You’ve not got long to get involved, but anyone who does will get a melee pack reward.

While the event is clearly themed around April Fools, it is completely playable and not a joke in any form other than the fact that it’s absolutely bananas. There are plenty of fake April Fools jokes out there today, though, so keep your eyes peeled.

source http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/04/01/for-honor-replaces-warriors-with-rabbids-for-24-hours