Apex Legends apparently just murdered its latest character in a “televised interview” stream.

Last week, Respawn announced Apex Legends season four, subtitled Assimilation, launches on February 4, 2020.

Along with all of the other new season content, Apex Legends would also be getting a new hero, called Forge. He’s a big dude with a mechanical arm, who will excel at punching enemies. (Yes, he’s basically white Doomfist from Overwatch.)

Forge was not the character fans had been expecting. In the run-in to the season four reveal, fans of Apex Legends had been expecting the next character to in fact be Revenant. Revenant is a scary looking person in a red mask, who has been cropping up around Apex Legends since Halloween 2019.

So when Forge was announced, and was subsequently confirmed by Respawn in a dev stream, it left fans confused. Who was Revenant? Why were they being teased for the past three months? Was this all some sort of joke? Well, yes, as it happens. The Forge reveal was part of a larger and more elaborate plan to–

Why don’t you just watch for yourself?

So that’s Revenant, turning up while Forge is being interviewed, and murdering him. It’s a clever bit of trickery from Respawn, and is the sort of stunt that helps keep focus on a service game as interest inevitably wanes over time. In an extra neat touch, if players visit the location of the interview in-game, they can even find Forge’s death box.

Presumably, that means Forge is out of Apex Legends, and Revenant is now in? We’ll find out for sure when series four kicks off next week.

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“So goodbye, farewell, so long forever; goodbye my Coney Island babe.”

The Division 2, Ubisoft’s absolutely-not-political loot shooter that’s set in the ruins of modern America, released almost a year ago. In that time, Ubisoft studio Massive has put out three pieces of post-release content:

• Prologue – Invasion: Battle For D.C
• DLC 1 – D.C. Outskirts: Expeditions
• DLC 2 – Pentagon: The Last Castle

And now the fourth and final piece of year one DLC for The Division 2 has been revealed. It looks like we’re going on a trip to Coney Island.

In the trailer, operators from the titular Division are tasked with travelling to Coney Island to rescue a scientist who might just have a cure for the global pandemic that wiped out huge swathes of the population.

For some reason, some criminals are keeping the scientist in a box? In the middle of a theme park? Look, the exposition isn’t perfect. It rarely is in The Division. But it’s time to don your glowing orange wristwatch, exercise your second amendment rights, and shoot some US citizens who’ve fallen on hard times and turned to a life of crime in understandably difficult circumstances.

The Division 2’s Coney Island excursion – called Coney Island: The Hunt – will release in February 2020. We’ve not been given an exact date, yet, but Year One pass holders will get to play it seven days earlier than everyone else.

Expect to see more post-release content for The Division 2 in its second year, as Ubisoft looks to maximise the lifespan of (and therefore, its return on investment in) the game. The developer and publisher will be changing its strategy in 2020 after “a sharp downward revision in the revenues expected from Ghost Recon Breakpoint and, to a lesser extent, The Division 2.”

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Rocket League developer Psyonix is ending support for the game on macOS and Linux. Here’s why, and how you can get a refund for the game on Steam.

Psyonix announced last week that support for the Mac and Linux versions of Rocket League will end in March 2020. A final update for the game will disable all online functionality, including in-game purchases, and online multiplayer modes.

Why is support ending for Rocket League on Mac and Linux?

In a post on the Rocket League sub-Reddit, Psyonix has provided detail on the decision to end Mac and Linux support. The studio’s Psyonix_Devin explains that the forthcoming update to DirectX 11 is the primary factor, saying:

“Unfortunately, our macOS and Linux native clients depend on our DX9 implementation for their OpenGL renderer to function. When we stop supporting DX9, those clients stop working. To keep these versions functional, we would need to invest significant additional time and resources in a replacement rendering pipeline such as Metal on macOS or Vulkan/OpenGL4 on Linux.”

Coupled with the fact that macOS and Linux users account for only 0.3% of the game’s active player based, it becomes a little easier to see why the decision was made, however infuriating it may be.

Psyonix has now opened a refund programme on Steam for anyone who purchased the game on Mac or Linux. Its launch was not without a few problems, but things now appear to be running smoothly.

How to get a Steam refund for Rocket League on Mac and Linux

To get a refund on the Mac or Linux version of Rocket League, follow the following instructions.

• Visit to the Steam Support website
• Select Purchases
• Select Rocket League
• If necessary select View complete purchasing history
• Select I would like a refund
• Select I’d like to request a refund
• From the Reason drop-down menu, select My issue isn’t listed
• In Notes, enter the following statement: “please refund my Mac/Linux version of Rocket League, Psyonix will be discontinuing support”
• If you encounter any issues, you can also try raising a ticket via the Steam Support page

Good luck!

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This week’s new Xbox One sales include savings on another glut of video games, including games from the Batman and Darksiders franchises.

The THQ Nordic sale includes a smattering of overlooked gems and cult classic remasters. Our picks include inventive painting platformer De Blob, and sci-fi FPS Red Faction Guerrilla. All three mainline games in the Darksiders series are also on offer with big discounts.

This week’s Spotlight deals include generous price cuts for both Batman: Arkham Collection and Batman: Arkham Knight. Annual EA Sports blockbusters, FIFA 20 and Madden NFL 20, are also reduced by a whopping 50%.

This week’s Deals with Gold highlight is the Yooka-Laylee: Buddy Duo Bundle. The double-pack includes both games in Playtonic’s retro-inspired platforming series.

The discounts are valid through to February 3, 2020. Visit the Xbox One digital store or the Microsoft online store for more details. Here are some more of our favourite sale titles.

THQ Nordic Sale Highlights

• Aces Of The Luftwaffe – Squadron – 50% off
• Battle Chasers: Nightwar – 75% off
• Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition – 80% off
• Darksiders III – 67% off
• Darksiders Warmastered Edition – 80% off
• De Blob – 80% off
• Elex – 60% off
• Fade To Silence – 67% off
• Lock’s Quest – 80% off
• MX vs ATV All Out – 70% off
• Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered – 75% off
• Sine Mora EX – 80% off
• This Is The Police 2 – 70% off
• Titan Quest – 75% off
• Wreckfest Deluxe – 20% off

Deals with Gold Highlights

• Agatha Knife – 40% off
• Blood Bowl 2 – 75% off
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – 35% off
• Lost Sea – 80% off
• Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter – 80% off
• Songbringer Bundle – 70% off
• V-Rally 4 – 65% off
• Yooka-Laylee: Buddy Duo Bundle – 50% off

Spotlight Highlights

• Batman: Arkham Collection – 67% off
• Batman: Arkham Knight – 60% off
• EA Sports FIFA 20 – 50% off
• Injustice 2 – Legendary Edition – 50% off
• Madden NFL 20 – 50% off
• Mortal Kombat 11 – 60% off
• Sublevel Zero Redux – 75% off
• Tennis World Tour – 65% off
• WRC 5 FIA World Rally Championship – 90% off
• Zombieland: Double Tap- Road Trip – 40% off

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CD Projekt Red has released Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales for the Nintendo Switch.

Following in the footsteps of last year’s surprisingly robust Nintendo Switch port of The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, comes the surprise release of single-player RPG spin-off, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

Ported from the CD Projekt Red original by Crunching Koalas, the game is a narrative-driven RPG that tells the story of Meve, a war-veteran queen who must confront an imminent Nilfgaardian invasion. The game includes five new regions to explore, devilish puzzles, and turn-based battles that riff off the mechanics used in the franchise’s popular Gwent card game.

Each purchase comes with a set of digital bonuses, including the game’s soundtrack, a map, concept art, and a graphic novel from Dark Horse. The goodies can be redeemed via the game’s official website.

Take a look at the Nintendo Switch version of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales in this new trailer.

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is available now on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC via GOG.COM and Steam.

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