Call of Duty Warzone 2 Redeploy Guide: Redeploy on Scoreboard

Posted on by Noah Hunter

With Season 2 of Call of Duty Warzone 2, many players might be curious what’s new in the return of the Resurgence mode, including new labels like “redeploy” on the scoreboard. The new map, titled Ashika Island, is home to a wide variety of new POIs, which are not currently available to access on the regular Warzone 2 map. This brings a new level of excitement and refreshment to the game, especially with the Season 2 launch.

When playing on Ashika Island, you might notice a strange new number appearing by each player in the scoreboard. Especially for players new to Ashika Island, this may be a bit confusing. The label for this is titled “Redeploy”, but what exactly does redeploy mean?

Warzone 2: What Does Redeploy Mean in Ashika Island?

Redeploy in the scoreboard is a unit that tracks how many times a player has redeployed throughout the match. As the mode is Resurgence, anytime you die you have the chance to redeploy or respawn if your timer is able to hit 0 before your team members die.

If you’re looking to see how many players are being eliminated and redeploying, this is the best way to do so as it perfectly aligns with each player’s kill count. With each life, you should be aiming to eliminate as many players as possible. Your redeploys will stop once your entire team has been eliminated.

And that’s what you need to know about redeploys in Call of Duty Warzone 2! This feature is not available on Al Mazrah, which is the main map utilized in the other modes Warzone 2 offers. If you’re looking to redeploy after death, Resurgence on Ashika Island is the perfect mode for you!

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Square Enix Disappointed With Forspoken, Decides Answer Is to Release Worse Games

Posted on by Parker Johnson

Square Enix recently released the Outline of Results Briefing from February 3, 2023. This briefing gives some clarity into the company’s results & impressions from their recent releases. Unsurprisingly, it seems like they’ve been mostly disappointed so far.

The meat and potatoes was their impressions of FORSPOKEN, regarding which they said: “Reviews of FORSPOKEN, which we released on January 24, 2023, have been challenging.” It’s also mentioned that the sales have been “lackluster,” and it’s pretty easy to see that those two things go hand-in-hand. Square Enix did seem optimistic about positive feedback it got regarding “its parkour and combat capabilities,” though. I would guess this means more gameplay like FORSPOKEN, but less talking cuff.

Another disappointment mentioned in the briefing is the performance of “small- and mid-sized titles.” They never really seem to get more specific, but it’s fairly easy to posit a few guesses as to what these titles could be. Harvestella, The DioField Chronicle, and Valkyrie Elysium all come to mind. Basically, the games you probably saw at a Nintendo Direct or State of Play and never thought about again.

Don’t worry about Square Enix after these disappointing results, though! They have a plan! Coming in a Q&A session at the end of the briefing, when talking about how to expect growth in future fiscal years, Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda ended his answer with this:

“We also hope that you will look forward to the blockchain games we plan to launch in FY2024/3 and thereafter.”

So, uh… yeah! I guess that even after the current disaster that NFT video games are, Square Enix sees it as a plot of potential growth. Let’s just hope that whatever the third part of Final Fantasy 7 Remake is, we don’t have to grab our own NFTs of Cloud’s Buster Sword.

Breathtaking: AI Reimagines Movie Made in 1995 As Movie Made in 1994

Posted on by Walker MacDonald

SAN FRANCISCO — Fans of the 1995 action film Virtuosity reacted to a series of bold, visionary AI stills that dared to reimagine the movie as if it were produced in the year 1994.

“It truly is a marvel what we can achieve with technology these days,” said AI enthusiast Ted Reeves, who entered the prompt into Midjourney. “Take this, for example: see the car Denzel Washington is driving in this shot? That’s a brand new Honda Civic, right? Wrong! It’s the 1994 model. Virtuosity? Made in nineteen ninety motherfuckin’ five. This car wasn’t even current when this film was made. Do you understand the magnitude of that? Could the meager human mind even conceive of it? I think not.”

Hollywood leading man and co-star of the film, Russell Crowe, was also enamored with the prospects of the application.

“I can’t really get my mind around this shit, but I’ll be damned if I’m not intrigued,” Crowe said. “In 1995, I was in the ballpark of 200 pounds. But looking at me in these stills? I’m an easy 175, 180. Sure, a couple extra dozen rows of teeth, but it’s a give and take. I’m a fan. In fact, I’m already plotting out how it’ll tie into my line of exclusive Master and Commander NFTs dropping this year. You heard of those things? I think they’re gonna be big. Websites are now battlefields.”

When reached for comment, Virtuosity director Brett Leonard expressed mixed feelings on the project.

“I’m all for adaptation and artistic freedom, but let me be clear when I say I always intended my movies to reflect the exact year they were made, and also for the characters to have a maximum of 10 fingers,” said Leonard after reviewing a few of the images. “There’s certainly a neat novelty charm to this, but something about seeing a film I’d worked so hard on at the peak of my career like this is… uncanny, to say the least. And that’s coming from the guy that made The Lawnmower Man.”

At press time, Reeves briefly teased an even more absurd AI reimagining project: an alternate timeline where Super Mario Bros. was adapted into a gritty sci-fi action movie in the early 1990s.

Ragtag Group of Developers Sent on Deadly Mission to Announce Suicide Squad Game Delay

Posted on by Camden Brazile

BURBANK, Calif. — Citing a need for additional polish and bug fixes, Rocksteady Studios reportedly sent a ragtag group of developers on a deadly mission to announce the delay of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

“Even though we’re no good and famously untrustworthy, they had no choice but to send us to do the dirty job nobody wants to and delay the game,” said Rocksteady Developer Ryan Falwell. “They can’t be seen doing such a heinous, back-alley move so they tasked a group of latchkey kids that worked on the game to face certain death and tell everyone the game is pushed back. We may suffer the consequences on Twitter or comment sections, but at least we’re going out our way.”

Falwell went on to elaborate on the conditions of his plucky team’s mission.

“As part of an under-the-table deal we made with Warner Bros, if we complete this mission, we’ll be granted our freedom,” Falwell said. “We’re almost guaranteed to be murdered after announcing the delay, but it’s worth it for the chance to finally see my family again after those grueling years at my developer cubicle. The odds are stacked against us, but anyone who’s worked on a videogame before will tell you that death can’t be worse than what awaits me back at Rocksteady.”

At press time, sources at Rocksteady reported that the developer team had bombs implanted in their necks to keep them in line, though this was unrelated and just standard practice in the games industry.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Delayed Until Everyone Forgets It Sucks

Posted on by Ryan Fleishman

Warner Bros. is delaying Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League from its current May 2023 release date until the latter half of 2023. While Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier believes the delay is for adding polish, I would argue the delay is for people to forget that the game totally sucks.

This delay comes after Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League‘s presentation during February’s Sony State of Play, which included gameplay footage and an extended look into the game’s microtransaction system. The game received major backlash from fans post-presentation, on the grounds that it blew chunks.

6 months isn’t enough time for Suicide Squad to change any major gameplay aspects. Unfortunately, Captain Boomerang will still be using a gun instead of, well, a BOOMERANG. It is, however, the perfect length of time for people to forget the crappy battle pass, or that you need constant internet connection to play this single player game.

Warner Bros. is hoping that if they release Suicide Squad at the end of 2023, more people will be thinking “I want to play as the big shark guy!” instead of “why is the big shark guy equipping an orange-tier assault rifle with 5106 damage and +16.7% critical damage instead of biting people like, you know, a shark?”

While Suicide Squad is a live service game at its core, I would hope Rocksteady can do something in the next half a year to ameliorate fan concerns after the recent presentation. However, the game will likely still cater to the superhero power fantasy of shooting glowing purple weak spots with your +2 Minigun of the Eagle as Harley Quinn. And that sucks – don’t forget it.

Sony Shocks Courtroom by Declaring Itself Rubber, Microsoft Glue, in Ongoing Battle Over Activision Merger

Posted on by Mark Roebuck

TOKYO — A stunning turn of events occurred in the ongoing dispute between Sony and Microsoft over the latter’s acquisition of Call of Duty publisher Activision today, when Sony declared itself rubber and its opponents glue for the remainder of their legal dispute over the controversial merger. 

“Your honor, if it pleases the court, I would like to point out that henceforth, anything [Microsoft] says will bounce off of us and will stick to them,” said Sony lawyer Chuck Holder in a hearing held today as part of the ongoing lawsuit concerning the potential deal. 

“Not only would this merger give Microsoft an unfair advantage over the entire market, with its control over the most popular franchise in gaming and the ability to give us poopoo versions of it,” he continued. “It would also constitute a major violation of a previous ‘no takebacks’ agreement we all agreed to over pizza one night.” 

Microsoft, in turn, offered a stark rebuttal to the latest allegation. 

“Objection, your honor!” interjected Microsoft lawyer Brian Spearman. “Hearsay! Also, it takes one to know one!” 

As of press time, the judge had ruled in Sony’s favor and ordered a short recess so that Microsoft could adjust to being made out of glue for the remainder of the proceedings. 

 

5 Characters Who Could Be Next in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC

Posted on by Parker Johnson

After the first three waves consisted solely of tracks, Wave 4 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC introduced the first character to be added in the Booster Course Pass, Birdo. Aside from the fact that it’s weird as hell that Birdo is the first character they thought to add, something else interesting came in this update. A new character select screen featuring Birdo… and five question marks.

So now it may no longer a question of “if,” but of who. With the wide Mario universe (and even wider Nintendo universe) to choose from, there’s plenty of characters who could be making their way to the racetrack. Here’s 5 characters that we think could be making their way to upcoming Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC packs.

Funky Kong is a Shoo-In For The Next Mario Kart Character

Absent since Mario Kart Wii, players of that game might remember Funky as the character sweeping across many online games. Whether it was for his immense talent or a different unknown reason, Funky hasn’t been allowed to race since 2008. It’s time Nintendo lets him back on the track with the next wave of DLC. You could even feature him alongside a new Tropical Freeze-themed map, like how Birdo came with Yoshi’s Island.

Kirby is the Nintendo Rep People Want

Kirby’s always been a perfect fit for the Mario Kart roster. He got his own racing game on Gamecube with Kirby Air Ride (a game that also needs its own sequel), but nothing quite beats seeing a character in Mario Kart. Plus, in the trailer above, they literally showed Kirby on Rainbow Road. Even the Smash team know he’s a perfect fit for the game!

Get Diddy Kong Back in the Kart

Speaking of Kongs that have been absent from Mario Kart (and racing games that need sequels), it’s about time we get Diddy Kong back into Mario Kart. All the other racers get their entire family, complete with babies and metallic versions of themselves, yet Donkey Kong is left all alone? Come on now. Don’t do DK like that. Get Funky and Diddy back on the roster to have a happy Kong family.

Kamek Needs His Time in The Spotlight

The character select screen from Mario Kart 64‘s beta is the closest Kamek’s gotten to being a playable character in the Mario Kart franchise. The guy does all of Bowser’s bidding, just to never be invited to the fun stuff. It’s about time Kamek finally gets his time to drift around the Mushroom Kingdom. Plus, he’s featured in the upcoming Mario movie, so it makes perfect sense. Let Kamek have his time to shine!

Rabbid Mario Might Be A Left Field Inclusion

Look, I hate to be the bearer of what might be bad news, but Rabbid Mario could make his way over to Mario Kart. The star of one of the most slept on games of 2022, it makes too much sense for him to cross over. Nintendo hates making new characters for Mario Kart, but loves it when it’s different variations of Mario (Tanooki Mario, Baby Mario, Gold & Metal Mario). Plus, based on what’s been revealed about the Rabbids’ low sales numbers, Nintendo might try to juice up those sales with an inclusion in their current best-selling game on Switch.

Those are our picks for the next Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC characters! Think we’re wrong? Go ahead & yell about it in the comments! [lasso ref=”mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-nintendo-switch-digital-code” id=”22869″ link_id=”686″]

Mario’s Stepdad Lewis Joining Mario Kart 8 Cast

Posted on by Mark Roebuck

REDMOND, Wash — Nintendo confirmed online speculation this morning by announcing that Mario’s former stepdad, a man named Lewis, is going to be joining the cast of characters in the latest wave of Mario Kart 8 DLC. 

“Lewis was this guy that Mario’s mom was fucking for a while,” said legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto in a surprise Nintendo Direct outlining the popular racing game’s newest content. “They were married for 18 months before he hocked some of Mrs. Mario’s jewelry to bet on a baseball game, so it didn’t last very long. But we think his connection to Mario and his history as a truck driver make him a great addition to the roster!” 

While some players were confused about the seemingly brand new addition to the cast of Mario characters, dedicated fans were elated at the inclusion of an oft-forgotten part of his lore. 

“A lot of people don’t know this, but Lewis actually was in an early build of Super Mario World as a playable character” said Mario superfan Megan Barnes. “But he wasn’t very athletic compared to Mario and Luigi and he just couldn’t do a lot of the same moves, so they ended up cutting him out.” 

“Plus, people didn’t like how he talked to Yoshi,” she added. 

As of press time, fans were still speculating as to who would be joining Mario’s stepdad Lewis in the newest addition to Mario Kart 8, with popular candidates including Samus, Petey Piranha, and Mario’s old boss from the pizza place that used to buy beer for him.

Microsoft Proudly Announces Bing Has Surpassed a Dozen Daily Users

Posted on by Mark Roebuck

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft announced today that the company’s Bing search engine was celebrating the milestone of having a dozen simultaneous users for the first time since its release in 2009. 

“Many people laughed when we said we’d reach this milestone within the first 20 years, and look at us now,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “Six years to spare! Who’s laughing now? We think we can use this tremendous momentum and continue growing into the new year. We have our sights set on the big 2-0 come 2024. Let’s go, Bing!”

Nadella thanked Bing users repeatedly and insisted this milestone was impossible without the search engine’s dedicated fanbase.

“Between the people using it because it’s built-in to a device they don’t fully understand and the people that misspelled the word ‘binge’ in their Google search,” he continued.  “We have built a strong network of loyal users, and we look forward to providing them with search results that are more or less what you’d see on Google. No, seriously.” 

As of press time, Microsoft offices had digressed into a raucous party atmosphere after it was discovered a user in Duluth, Minnesota had uninstalled Google Chrome in order to use Microsoft Edge as their internet browser of choice.