Valve said last month that it was “confident” Half-Life: Alyx would not be delayed past its targeted March release, and that seems to be the case: It announced today that the VR Half-Life 2 prequel will be out on March 23.
The Steam page still lists it as just March 2020, but that’s the official Valve Twitter feed, folks, so I’d say that makes it solid. Valve also dropped a trio of screens that I think are new—I don’t remember seeing them previously, at least.
(Image credit: Valve)
(Image credit: Valve)
(Image credit: Valve)
And for those who you who have purchased Valve Index VR rigs, preorder bonuses will start going out during the week of March 2, beginning with Steam VR Home environments inspired by Half-Life: Alyx locations. More information on the availability of the Index and related hardware (which are still out of stock across the board) will be announced “soon.”
With the character’s inclusion in the fighting game, I have officially reached my Joker quota.
   Every day when I get off at my subway stop in New York City, I see a big “For Your Consideration” advertisement with the Joker’s face on it. I get into the office, pour myself a mug of tea, and turn on my computer. There, sitting in my newsfeed is a promoted trailer for Birds of Prey, the big new movie about Harley Quinn, the Joker’s ex-girlfriend. Somebody makes a Facebook post about the Joaquin Phoenix Joker controversy. I see an Instagram ad for the R-rated Harley Quinn series coming to DC’s streaming service. People chat in the office kitchen about whether or not the clown could show up in the upcoming The Batman film.
When I get home, I kick off my shoes, step into my slippers, and turn on my PS4. Maybe I’ll play some Fortnite with my friends. Maybe I’ll pull up Netflix and watch Cheers. I don’t know. I just need to clear my head. But then I get a notification: “The Joker is now available for download in Mortal Kombat 11.” I try to avoid it. But the download is automatic. Before I know it, the Joker is literally being beamed into my face. For those of us who bought the DLC Kombat Pack, the fighter was available as of January 28 for download; he’ll be available for everyone else on February 4. And even though I refuse to open up MK11 to see him in action, gameplay footage of the Joker is all over YouTube the next day anyway.
The Joker is everywhere. All the time.
The clown character. He’s everywhere. I can’t escape him. Not on Twitter, not at my job, not with my friends. It’s almost impossible to go a day in 2020 without hearing something about the famously twisted DC Comics villain. And we’re not even into February yet. At this rate, we’ll have a dozen more appearances from the character before 2021.
I get it. Things are chaotic right now, and the nihilistic clown conveniently represents how we feel about the world. He laughs in the face of madness. We’re all only one bad day away from becoming something just like him. It’s easier to live in a world without meaning if you, yourself, deprive yourself of any meaning. It works.
But I can’t take it anymore. When I close my eyes, I see the clown. I hear his laugh. I can’t stop thinking about his stupid white make-up. Please, I’m begging you, pick a new character to talk about! Anyone! Thomas the Tank Engine! Moe from The Simpsons! Wario!
In any other time, the Joker showing up in a Mortal Kombat game would be cool as hell. The character has a long history with NetherRealm, the studio behind the MK games as well as the DC Comics fighter franchise, Injustice: Gods Among Us. The clown plays a major role in the Injustice series, where he manages to destroy Metropolis, kill Lois Lane, and turn Superman dark. The Joker’s appearance in MK11 is reminiscent of his fighting style in Injustice. He’s gadgety, with little bombs and prank boxing gloves and other classic clown shit. Sure, he’s fun to play.
The Joker is also a full-on sadistic freak in MK11. Unlike the PG Injustice, the latest Kombat isÂ
The Joker is also a full-on sadistic freak in MK11. Unlike the PG Injustice, the latest Kombat is  rated M for Mature. That means the Joker’s attacks spew actual blood this time. He’s got a fatality that involves shoving a Jack-in-the-Box into his enemy’s chest. Like I said, in any other time than 2020, this DLC character would be something really exciting. But I don’t think anyone would argue that we are well past our Joker threshold right now.
Maybe I’m wrong, though. Maybe society needs more Joker. Maybe the Joker should have his own talk show. There should be a social media outlet just devoted to Joker news. Maybe all movies should have the Joker. I don’t know. Do people really love the Joker this much? I’m starting to lose track of what’s real and what’s all a big joke. Maybe after all this time, it’s me who’s becoming the Joker.
There’s a lot of love for this wacky crossover franchise.
Kingdom Hearts is a weird science experiment with a twisty plot and ridiculous narrative “dont’s,” and yet it remains my, and many others’, favorite game series. For all intents and purposes, these games shouldn’t work, and yet they’ve charmed a whole generation by cramming Final Fantasy into Disney fluff. Whether we all love Kingdom Hearts for the emotional, nostalgic storytelling, the fact that we’ve grown up with it, or because we like trying to explain the ass-backwards plot to no avail, one thing’s for sure: This franchise is an exception. With one of the most blindly devoted fan bases (I am damn well aware that this includes me), it’s one of few series that rarely catches hate from its own fans. Only love and praise.
With the long-awaited Kingdom Hearts III ReMind DLC—which promises new worlds, Keyblades, playable characters, modes, and story updates, both through the $30 DLC and a free update—out January 23 for PS4 and February 25 for Xbox One, the fan forums are overflowing with hype. So we thought, there are a nice, crisp 10 games in the series (not counting the many re-rereleases and remakes), and that makes for a nice, clean listicle of the 10 best Kingdom Hearts titles of all time. Just base games released in the U.S., to clarify. Of course, the remastered and Final Mix versions are the definitive ways to play, so feel free to assume that’s the version we mean.
10. Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
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Released 2011; Nintendo DS
“Mickey, it’s Riku. They put bugs in him.” This is a quote from this game. I’m a diehard for the series, but this is the one game I played once and never really wanted to go back to. It was a lot of filler, which isn’t necessarily off-brand for Kingdom Hearts, but I mean, they released it on mobile phones in 2011, and it was just kinda boring, comparatively speaking. Not a terrible game, but it had some of the worst writing in the series. Skip it and read the Wiki if you’re just looking for the road to Kingdom Hearts III, but it’s worth playing if you’re a diehard like me.
I played the shit out of this when it came out. It was a mobile game where you and your friends could make your own character. The story finally started to interact with the main series, but there was one huge issue. Microtransactions. You didn’t need to buy anything to play, and the story was pretty easy to get through on free-to-play, but there were a lot of the negative parts of the mobile game industry in this title. It was a fun one, a good time-killer, and great with some friends, but overall, χ was just an aftertaste of what we’ve come to appreciate about the series.
8. Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
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Released 2017; PS4
Fans love this “game.” I love this “game.” It’s a great “game.” So why is it ranked eighth? Because arguably, it’s not a game. It’s a really good, substance-heavy, three-to-five hour tech demo. It is so good I couldn’t leave it off the list, but in my right mind, it can’t go higher than the other full-fledged games with 30-to-80 hours of content. Playing as Aqua and experiencing the engine for Kingdom Hearts III, while getting some nice lore on how everything would connect, was wonderful. It also had some of the best boss battles and cutscenes in the series so far. If Nomura and friends ever wanted to build a full title out of this, I’d be all for it. But as it stands, it’s a glorified tech demo, in the best way.
This game gets a lot of hate—some deserved, and some because for some reason, when 2010 rolled around, the video game community and the Kingdom Hearts community all of the sudden decided they were gonna be hypercritical. It’s a solid game, with fun mechanics and a wonky story that felt like it was all going to be filler but actually featured some integral plot points. Dream Drop Distance brought the flomotion controls to the series as seen in Kingdom Hearts III, as well as smoother vertical platforming. It included characters from the absolutely phenomenal cult classic The World Ends With You, which was rad. DDD also showcased some of the coolest worlds in the series, including those based on Fantasia, The Three Musketeers, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and a return to a personal favorite, Traverse Town. While the writing was really not stellar here, the game gave Riku a lot of playtime, which is always a plus. The boss battles were awesome, and the way it helped fold together Xehanort’s “Master Plan” for Kingdom Hearts III was pretty goddamn cool. Admittedly, it plays much better on the PS4 than the 3DS, but that’s really no surprise.
This game is like subpar wine that somehow ages better and better over time. I was a fan of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days when it was released, but really enjoyed the titles starring Sora. Now, over a decade later, myself and much of the community have more appreciation for the story told in this title. Focused on the inner workings and politics of those black-coated nobodies, Organization XIII, you got deeper insight into Roxas and Axel’s friendship, and a character who defied all odds, Xion. Xion quite literally started out being vastly disregarded by the community, and now he is one of the most fleshed-out, heartstring-pulling figures in the series. This game got better as the full, convoluted story came together.
The game that started it all—a relic of simpler times and a whole lot of sloppy retcon. “There can only be one Keyblade wielder,” it promised. Yeah, well, there are like 45 now and counting. Hell, I don’t know why they haven’t just given Goofy a fucking Keyblade yet. But that’s beside the point. This fever dream of a game felt like it marked a point where our timeline broke off from the others, and if string theory is true, I’m convinced we’re inhabiting the only timeline that has Kingdom Hearts. The idea that Final Fantasy and Disney could come together to make a semi-edgy story with inventive worlds, both original and Disney-based, and allow so many crossovers to happen, was unheard of, but nevertheless absolutely amazing. The first title gave us a new way of playing action RPGs, and everything hit just right (at the time), from the music to the graphics. I liked this game so much that I would constantly play through the beginning with my brother, over and over again, since we didn’t have a memory card to save. This is the title that started my blind obsession and the never-ending ordeal of trying to explain the twisty plot to my poor parents, who had to endure that shit for years. The first Kingdom Hearts opened a lot of our eyes to narrative gaming, and it remains a classic.
This is one of my most replayed titles in the series: three characters, three stories, and hands-down the darkest and most upsetting narrative of the series. Birth By Sleep takes place when Xehanort (the Big Bad) first puts his master plan into motion. Following Aqua, Terra, and Ventus, three younger Keyblade wielders, it tied up a lot of questions about the past and helped clarify some stuff for future games. Birth By Sleep showed the darker points of the series and, more importantly, revealed the true villain in a badass way. It helped develop the signature combo command system seen in the newer titles, along with some other great quality of life changes. Birth by Sleep also brought some fantastic modes, like online multiplayer with the mirage arena. It remains one of the most well-constructed titles in the series and really helped steer the narrative towards what we see now.
There are a lot of strong feelings about Kingdom Hearts III; that’s what happens when longtime fans are given nearly 15 years to wait—and theorize—between main franchise installment. To be completely honest, even with all the great 2019 games, this is the one that brought me the most joy. Whether that was because a young man’s dreams finally came true, or because I got to play while my brother watched and asked questions about the incoherent plot, just like old times, or the fact that it is genuinely a well-made and extremely polished game, I’m not sure, but I dig it. Kingdom Hearts III has some of the best combat in the series, even if it’s riddled with attraction commands. There are enough reunions that fans had been waiting to see for years that it is nearly impossible not to get the warm fuzzies. The story also feels like a satisfying end for Sora, with fingers crossed that the ReMind DLC will create a more satisfying finale for all the Keyblade crew. I know it has its problems, but so does the entirety of Kingdom Hearts, and we’re supposed to be the one fan base that ignores silly things like plot holes for the greater cause.
This game fucking ruled. It did all of it right. The plot started to get convoluted, but still hadn’t completely gone off the deep end. The worlds all felt new. It added forms, Keyblades, and thrilling battles, from fighting with Cloud Strife, Leon, and Tifa to taking on the 1000 Heartless. It revealed Roxas and more about the Organization, all bundled in phenomenal gameplay. It was a truly complete title. With the game consistently getting delayed, this was 10-year-old Cam’s first major test in patience, but that made it so much sweeter when it finally came out. The memories I have of playing this game with my grade school and middle school friends are fantastic, and they prove how Kingdom Hearts swept my generation up in its charm and remarkably in-depth yet kid-friendly story. Kingdom Hearts II feels like the purest form of Kingdom Hearts that you can find to this day, and it remains one of the most replayed titles in the series for a reason.
From Final Fantasy VII to Cyberpunk 2077, some of PlayStation’s best titles are coming to the console in 2020.
All hail the PS4. Sony’s console has become the clear victor of the console wars this generation. The games are good, the online service works, and it’s got huge support from both Sony and third party developers. If you want to get up to date on where gaming is today, the PS4 is the console to buy. Sorry, Microsoft and Nintendo. It is what it is.
But the PS4 is a grandpa now. It’s 2020. That makes the 2013 console seven years old. In console years, that’s like 89. This generation of gaming is coming to a close. With the PS5 and the Xbox Series X dropping at the end of the year, we’re about to traverse into new frontiers.
It’s not over yet, though. Despite the shadows of bigger and more powerful machinery looming larger every day, 2020 is still looking like a very big year for video games. And Sony is poised to end this console generation on a high note. Not only are we getting a remake of one of PlayStation’s all-time-greatest titles, Final Fantasy VII, but we’re also getting a sequel to The Last of Us. Plus, Marvel’s Avengers. Damn. This could be the best final year of a console ever. We’ll have to see if Sony can stick the landing. With that, here are all the most-anticipated PS4 games due out in 2020.
Nioh 2
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Release Date:Â March 13, 2020
It seems like everything is a “Souls” title nowadays, but Nioh does it right, with crushing difficulty and intense combat that will have you screaming and pulling your hair out. Don’t get us wrong: Nioh is not just another “Souls” game. It expands on the mechanics and abilities to make it a whole new experience for fans of the Souls series. The sequel is, well, actually a prequel, but still promises that punishing difficulty. —C.S.
Doom. Is. Back. Baby!! Coming in hot off the slam dunk 2016 reboot, Doom Eternal looks like the exact sort of hellish decapitation simulator that the doctor ordered for these supremely annoying times we live in. It’s coming to all the consoles (even the Nintendo Switch!), but on the PS4 Pro, this game should play like a dream (or nightmare). —D.N.
They’re remaking all the Resident Evil games. And we are not complaining! Capcom’s remakes give us the best of both worlds: classic zombie-killing gameplay with current-gen graphics. These games kick so much ass. Before, the whole remake and reboot thing was a pain. Make a new game! But these days, especially when great new franchises in gaming are getting harder and harder to find, we bow down before a good remake. Remake everything! Do Ghosts ‘n Goblins next! —D.N.
Ah, the holiest of holy games. A game above all other games. The bible of video games. Final Fantasy VII. How we missed you. You, with your aggressively ’90s steampunk bullshit. You, with your completely incomprehensible story line. Your funny 3D birds. Your impossibly unwieldy sword. There have been a lot of games released since FF7 in 1997. But after all this time, you’re still our number one. Our only one. Come back. And don’t suck. —D.N.
Okay, this is a game where you hunt Predators. Or, the Predators hunt you. It’s a simple setup, a tale as old as time. Both the Alien and the Predator franchises have been around for over 40 years. But all in all, there’s really only been maybe one or two games that do them any justice. This one looks like the kind of “tear out your heart and skin you alive” video game we’ve been missing. —D.N.
It’s about damn time we got a great VR game for the PS4. The PSVR is hands-down the best console VR system on the market—it’s really the only one worth talking about. But we rarely get any huge, unmissable games for the peripheral. Iron Man VR could be the one. It plays great, it’s got that Marvel sheen, and it’s a PSVR exclusive. It might just make the whole VR thing worth some serious consideration. —D.N.
Naughty Dog is forever the PlayStation golden boy. From Crash to Uncharted, and now with The Last of Us, it is responsible for some of the most successful exclusives yet. Rest-assured The Last of Us still has one of the most interesting narratives, especially in the greatly overdone “zombie epidemic” sub-genre. With the return of Joel, that stunning town Ellie finds herself in, and the absolutely gorgeous gameplay, The Last of Us Part II is going to be one of the most memorable video game plots of the year. —C.S.
The Avengers are everywhere. On movies, on TV, in comic books, on billboards, at theme parks, on Slurpee containers—you can’t set foot in this modern world without seeing at least one Avenger per day. But Marvel’s super friends have been oddly absent from the video game world, unless you want to count some of their recent cameos in Fortnite. Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics are primed to fix that this year. We’re not convinced Marvel’s Avengers is going to come out on the PS4, though. It has already faced some delays, and with the late release window, it wouldn’t be surprising if the game premiered on the PS5 as a launch title. But we’re ready. I want to Hulk out. —D.N.
Have you heard the news? It’s very, very important. If you’re reading this, you might want to sit down. Okay. Sure you’re ready? Listen: You know Keanu Reeves? He’s in this game. Keanu Reeves is in this game. He is! Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed until September and it looks like a very wild vision for an open-world action title that may or may not be too ambitious to pull off—but Keanu, he’s in this game! KEANU!! —D.N.
Gods & Monsters is a game made by Ubisoft that may or may not just be The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. We have no way of knowing if it really is Breath of the Wild. But we also do not have confirmation that it isn’t one of the best Zelda games of all time. The art style, the gameplay, the promotional campaign—it all just looks like Breath of the Wild to us. Which isn’t a bad thing. But it might be a little weird. We’ll find out in the fall for sure. —D.N.
While it may be another zombie game, Dying Light was one of the best survival horror titles to come out of the last gen. The sequel, which takes place 15 years after the original, promises intense parkour scaling, smooth gameplay, and some phenomenal RPG combat. This title also has a multiplayer component, though not much is know about that yet. No specific release date has been given. However, Techland announced that Dying Light 2 will also be released on PS5 and Xbox Series X. —C.S.
Fall Guys is a remarkably stylish, free-running, platforming battle royale that was announced with a goofy trailer set to “Shake, Senora” and features colorful landscapes and characters. This looks like the battle royale title that platforming fans have been waiting for. From what we can gather, you take the “being a dick” aspect of the new Super Mario Bros. series, then add 96 other people. As of now, Fall Guys is a PS4 exclusive that promises to be bonkers. —C.S.
Rust
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Release Date:Â 2020
Rust, the massive online survival title that’s well-known to gamers everywhere, is finally coming to PS4. The game’s kept up an incredible popularity with PC players since its release in 2013 in early beta, and it just saw a full release back in 2018. The game mixes battle royales with a certain Minecraft-y survival mechanic, meaning it’s a lot slower and more strategic then titles like Fortnite. —C.S.
Spelunky 2
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Release Date:Â 2020
I love this game. You and up to three other friends take control of some spelunkers, digging through caves with cartoon enemies. It’s ridiculously fast-paced, platforming action. It’s one of those titles where your “team” can just as easily become your nemeses, because there’s just as much benefit on a personal level to screwing your friends as there is to helping them. Spelunky 2 was one of the best surprise announcements of last year, and we can’t wait to get our hands on the title. —C.S.
Watch Dogs Legion
Release Date:Â 2020
This is one of those staggering games that’s either going to be amazing or an absolute mess. We got some hands-on time at E3 last year, and it put on a really good show for a small section of the map. Legion’s largest selling point is the fact that every NPC in the world has their own backstory and reacts differently to players’ choices. Some NPCs may be moved to become enemies or join your cause, or any number of different outcomes. The demo worked great, with a lot of Mr. Robot-esque vibes and some intense hacking and combat action. It’s ambitious to be sure, but Ubisoft’s been doing much better lately, so there’s hope yet. —C.S.
The new Search & Destroy mode that arrived alongside the Fortnite Love and War challenges is classic shooter bliss, but old-school fans were left asking one question: where’s Dust 2?
The famed Counter-Strike map that has been the focal point for everything from late ’90s LAN parties to high-end esports competition is now ready for battle in Fortnite, thanks to a painstaking recreation by Team Evolve. The crates, the palm trees, the half-open doors, it’s all here.
If you’ve already played Search & Destroy, you know what a perfect fit it makes for a Counter-Strike map revival: two teams take turns either trying to arm bombs or defuse them, with immediate victory if you manage to kill off the other side before the bomb is set. The community-created mode isn’t shy about lifting directly from its source material, so it’s only right that we go all the way and play the full thing in Dust 2.
Unfortunately, this version of Dust 2 isn’t part of the default lineup for the main Search & Destroy activity. You’ll need to punch in island code 9908-4675-7557 to play in Creative mode. Queue up for matchmaking and you’ll drop into battle with a bunch of gun-toting counter-terrorists and terrorists – just like the good old days, minus people spray painting really old memes on the walls. We called them image macros back then…
If you ever get tired of bouncing grenades off corners in Dust 2, you can check out everything we know about what’s coming in Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 and when it may arrive.
Media Molecule’s Dreams has given us no shortage of awesome creator content so far, and just days after its full launch, we’re now treated to one fan’s gorgeous recreation of Stardew Valley. A streamer by the username of Tooshi shared their trailer for a total remake of Pelican Town, the setting for the beloved farming simulator.Â
The trailer takes us through the town, alternating between street level and a sweeping overhead view to soak in the many scenes. Pelican Town wouldn’t be complete without some of its most popular landmarks, and Tooshi has spared no expense in recreating places like The Stardrop Saloon, Jojamart, and the humble abodes of every single townie from the original game. To fully set the scene, the trailer even uses music from the game and shows Pelican Town’s busy NPCs living their lives.
You can download Tooshi’s beautiful work for yourself if you want to play it in Dreams. It’s not the first time we’ve been floored by user-generated content in Dreams. It wasn’t long ago when we saw someone make a lifelike breakfast platter in Media Molecule’s ambitious creation station. Then there was the time somebody de-made Cyberpunk 2077 in the vein of a PS1 RPG. Heck, it wasn’t long after the game hit early access on PS4 that we got our first look at someone’s take on Spider-Ham, Marvel’s piglet superhero.Â
Now that more players are jumping into Dreams since it launched in full earlier this month, we can safely expect many more projects like these to float to the top of the dreamscape. We’re eager to see what else these dedicated creators can muster.
For now, Dreams is only on PS4, but Media Molecule hopes its creation suite has life beyond the one console.
10 years to make the movie, how many for the game?
After first announcing The Avatar Project back in 2017, Ubisoft has been pretty quiet on the blue people front, making it easy to assume that the game had been axed in favor of another title like The Division 2. However, In a recent interview with Screenrant, a producer at Ubisoft Massive – Jesper Karabanov – confirmed the game is still alive and kicking, but added he wasn’t allowed to talk any further about it. Â
Back in 2017, Ubisoft told PC Gamer that Massive had two separate teams for each project, so one wasn’t cannibalizing the other.
“Avatar is a new project with its own dedicated team and Massive is currently recruiting top talent to work on it. Avatar’s development has no impact on the team working on The Division or on our plans to continually support and update the game and brand for the long term,” it said. “We’re proud of what the team has accomplished with The Division, thankful for our community’s dedication, and looking forward to sharing more about what’s coming next for the game very soon.”Â
The current release date for the movie Avatar 2 is December 17, 2021, and it makes sense that any announcements about the game will be tied to promotion for the film. If Ubisoft misses that window, there’s always three more Avatar movie sequels planned for December 2023, December 2025 and December 2027 to aim for.Â
Avatar 2 won’t hit theaters until 2021, but there are plenty of big movie release dates coming in 2020.
All of the best Fortnite custom maps to play with Fortnite Creative codes
The year is 2020 and Fortnite Creative codes are still as popular as ever, with more maps being released by the day. We’re into February now and there’s a plethora of solid maps to start playing, including two wonderful Call of Duty-inspired maps. So grab some Fortnite friends, input some of these Fortnite Creative codes, and pass the time while you’re tired of the usual battle royale fanfare.
This list will update month by month so you can stay up to date with the top Fortnite custom maps, from adventure and puzzle maps to mini games and spectatular structures. There’s something for everyone here so what are you waiting for?
Fortnite Creative Codes: February 2020
In the list of Fortnite Creative codes for February we have two incredible Call of Duty recreations in the Nacht der Untoten Zombies map and the Shipment free-for-all, along with a clever minigame for lots of players with Bubble Burst. Lost: Chapter Two is a linear adventure with a gripping story, while the Default Deathrun is a noob-friendly deathrun with parkour involved. There’s something here for everyone, so make sure you get involved.
Name
Code
Creator
Type
Call of Duty Zombies: Nacht der Untoten
3685-4019-1094
mist_jawafett
Minigame
Snakes & Ladders
1512-1011-3409
Relatable
Minigame
Default Deathrun
0666-9293-5226
nvkenworth
Deathrun
Ake’s Skill Slide 2
8265-8206-0536
ake
Deathrun
Lost: Chapter Two
9596-4198-3982
Juxi
Adventure
Bubble Burst
3359-2387-5824
yojj47
Minigame
Dumb Ways to Die in Fortnite
8630-3127-5260
subcloning
Parkour
Shipment: Gun Game
4804-9489-3873
benz4ducks
Free-for-all
Fortnite Creative Codes: December 2019
Name
Code
Creator
The Great Winter Adventure
8100-3158-8042
uk_puze
Holiday Hustle
4251-2652-3473
Hardsuit-Labs
Aurora Borealis
8208-1580-5867
Absurdite
Krampus: Shadow of Winter
9498-1346-0121
Jxdvn
Christmas Deathrun
1456-1443-3598
Fxxd1
A Christmas Story
7343-8943-9030
Echo
Durrr Burger Saves Christmas
4470-8208-7150
CallyBelle
Arctic Alps Driftboard FFA
2007-9919-8262
Buszels
Fortnite Creative Codes: September 2019
Bikini Bottom [theblackshield] – 5269-3591-1191
    Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Moist-y Mer-man! We’ve featured Bikini Bottom a few months ago in this article, but this version of Spongebob’s hometown is much more impressive. There’s a few waves of enemies to survive along with a few side missions to complete such as a race around Mrs Puff’s driving school. Are ya ready kids?!
Bordernite [prudiz] – 2731-2533-2140
With Borderlands 3 releasing this month, popular Fortnite Creative genius Prudiz has conjured up Bordernite; an open-world Borderlands themed map that utilises Claptrap as a quest giver, thanks to the recent Fortnite x Mayhem crossover. Explore Pandora and collect all seven powerballs to go to hell and face off against the final boss!
Ice King: Origins [mseymour7] – 1646-6277-2829
Remember the Ice King? The one responsible for Greasy Grove being covered in ice? Want to get some revenge? Check out this adventure map that takes place in a small village after the Ice King has gone on a rampage and covered everything in ice. Venture out and save the overly-cuddly (you’ll see what we mean) villagers and stop the Ice King from causing any more havoc.
Island Royale [czf-frya] – 7756-2671-2928
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Fortnite is all about battle royale after all, so if you’re tired of the standard map despite all of the updates, you can grab a few pals and hop into Island Royale. It’s much smaller than the standard map, matches don’t last anywhere near as long, and there’s a number of varied locations like a barn, cemetery, and construction yard.
Minecraft has seen somewhat of a resurgence lately, perhaps to the detriment of the Fortnite player numbers, but why not combine the two? This Minecraft Survival map sounds insane and like it would never work, but it’s actually rather clever. Your goal is to collect all of the Ender Eyes and go to the End, but there’s caves, abandoned mine shafts, the stronghold and more to find along the way.
The Legend of Zelda [MustardPlays] – 2326-3456-6999
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The very first Legend of Zelda game may have released in 1986, but now you can play it in Fortnite! The old man who gives you the sword has been replaced by a gnome and the Infinity Blade, and there’s no enemies on the surface, but there’s a series of dungeons to complete and coins to collect in order to beat the game. Even if you haven’t played TLoZ, give this a shot because there’s a lot to find and discover!
Fortnite Creative Codes: August 2019
Working Phone [pimit] – 2977-8511-9806
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We’re getting to the stage of Fortnite Creative now where people are becoming more comfortable using it, and can create some seriously incredible stuff. This working phone from Pimit is one of them. You can use it to browse Twitter, YouTube, Reddit… kind of, anyway. How does it work? Well, that would be spoiling the magic, wouldn’t it?
It’s almost impossible to make a faithful recreation of things seen on TV in Fortnite, but Terrysboy has given it a very good go with his take on Dunder Mifflin, the famous paper company based in Scranton, PA. It’s actually got the Prop Hunt mode enabled too, so you can grab some pals and wander round the office block, searching for numerous references to the show as you hide or hunt for props.
Hawkins Laboratory [expa_aztox] – 3638-4341-2025
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There was a small Stranger Things x Fortnite crossover during Season 9, but have you ever just thought you’d love to play a Stranger Things game within Fortnite? No? Me neither, actually. Then I saw this map from expa_aztox which is set in a Stranger Things themed world, and is very eerie and dark. Can you escape Hawkins Laboratory?
World Run [wc19-creators] – 3229-4676-3571
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Did you watch the Fortnite World Cup Creative Finals? if you did then this map will be familiar to you, but if not then let me explain. World Run is a parkour map for up to 16 players across eight teams. It starts off fairly tame, but quickly becomes very difficult as you have to collect the most coins to win the game. It’s a well polished map – as you’d expect since it featured at the World Cup – and every jump is more than possible if you know what you’re doing.
The Simulator [pimit] – 5576-0979-5947
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The Simulator is another map from Pimit which showcases their creative genius, because while this might look like a standard parkour map with a loose narrative, there’s a couple of brilliant things in play here. The first is that there is actual cutscenes. Cutscenes in Fortnite Creative! There’s also animations, working elevators, cleverly designed levels, and a lot more.Â
Stackton Village Incident [prudiz] – 4252-7091-5317
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The Stackton Village Incident is a case of a typical “how did I end up here and why is the city suddenly post-apocalyptic?” scenario, but while you’ll see that in a lot of custom maps, this one is well polished with an interesting story. Grab some weapons and solve some mini parkour puzzles to make your way through the city, killing lethal robots along the way. Also, there’s hardly any spelling mistakes in the dialogue so top marks from me!
Junkyard Juke [wc19-creators] – 1113-6823-4725
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Another one from the Fortnite World Cup this year, Junkyard Juke is a wonderful map that introduces a clever spin on Prop Hunt. Hiders have to select a prop then try and make it to the very middle of the arena, all while the hunters are trapped inside a tower in the centre, and need to try and shoot at the moving props. The hunters view is blocked off every few seconds to allow the props to move unnoticed though, and it’s for anywhere from 2-16 players.
Sky Station Showdown [Team_Evolve] – 2535-1148-3971
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The final map was also featured at the Fortnite World Cup, although it’s made by the equally vague Team_Evolve instead of wc19-creators. This is a team based objective map where you need to fight for control of capture zones, similar to something like Domination from Call of Duty. It’s a vast, detailed map, and it’s even got the Infinity Blade in for players to use… shudder.
Fortnite Creative Codes: July 2019
Prop Hunt [StrayKite] – 6069-9263-9110
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It was featured as a public playlist for a short while, but if you want to carry on playing Prop Hunt, there’s a designated code you can use in Creative. The mode soared to fame in Garry’s Mod, and quickly became imitated in other games like Call of Duty. It’s the same old Prop Hunt we’ve come to know and love, but set on a small Fortnite farm with a lot of props to choose from.
P.S. Emoting as a prop can be truly hilarious.
Portal in Fortnite [pimit] – 1120-9824-8309
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Recreating Portal in sandbox games isn’t a new concept – we’ve even seen it before in Fortnite, but that used identical duplicates of the rooms rather than an actual portal mechanic. That’s all changed however, because this map utilises portals in the way you’d expect. It’s not flawless; you can only enter through blue portals and leave through orange ones, and you can’t actually fire them yourself, as they’re fixed points in each level. Nevertheless, this is the most impressive representation of Portal we’ve seen yet, especially in Fortnite.
Avalanche E3 Edition [kkslider] – 6431-4005-0183
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One of the Fortnite Creative codes straight out of E3 is Avalanche, which is a simple concept but a lot of fun. You can play with as many pals as you like, and the goal is simple: Collect all five coins, at the end of each level. There’s a tirade of vehicles plummeting at you though – some would say an avalanche – which will knock you off course and eventually kill you. Red lights indicate advanced paths which are quicker but trickier, or follow the green lights to have a safer route.
Zombie Run! [prudiz] – 3559-1687-3172
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In a sort of Left 4 Dead-style mode, Zombie Run! is all about making your way through city streets while defeating zombies and sentries alike. Guns can be found aplenty as you survive against waves of husks, along with AI sentries that are painfully accurate. Fight your way through the masses to the end, though we’d recommend playing it much more cautiously than the name “Zombie Run!” implies.
The Wall [prudiz] – 9322-1103-5863
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This one is really only suitable for groups of four or more, because it’s a team based objective mode. Essentially, there’s seven control points on the map for each team, and you have to protect yours while destroy the ones held by the other team. Set inside a huge shopping mall, it’s a creatively designed map with air vents, bounce pads and speed boosts littered around to speed up the gameplay.
Rather than playing pinball from above and controlling the flippers, have you ever wanted to just… be the ball? Well now you can, because the Hoo Baller Pinball E3 Edition allows up to four players to hop into Ballers and duke it out for five minutes inside an enormous pinball machine. You can use the plunger to adjust your path or the boost to gain some extra airtime, and the first to 200 is the winner!
1 Hour [JAG] – 4284-1595-1284
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In 1 Hour, you assume the role of a bodybuilder. At least, that’s what I’m assuming because the premise is that someone is threatening to blow up your… gym. It’s up to you to solve the mystery in a horror-esque city, which has you armed with only a pistol. Can you stop the evil gym haters and save your second home?
Toy Story Prop Hunt [trizbear] – 5530-6235-0681
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I’ve featured one Prop Hunt map already, but in the spirit of the new Toy Story 4 film, there’s a Toy Story themed Prop Hunt map. Of course, it’s not an official partnership so everything looks a little off and you can’t actually become Woody or Buzz, but it’s a fun environment and you can pretend to be Zurg for a while.
Fortnite Creative Codes: June 2019
Alom’s Temple [gabrielpoliti] – 8200-5409-2624
Alom’s Temple is a single player adventure which has you start on a wooden raft held aloft by tentacles. Venture onto the long forgotten island to explore Alom’s Temple, avoid the traps, beat the parkour courses and find all the hidden coins within. This map isn’t for the faint hearted, because some of the parkour jumps become seriously tough.
Deathruns are a popular concept in Fortnite Creative these days, but if you’re not well versed with them, jumping straight in can be an uphill struggle. They often throw you in at the deep end with insane parkour courses and traps to avoid, but this “100 Level Default Deathrun” starts off a bit easier. Don’t get me wrong; when you reach the latter levels it becomes incredibly tough again, but you can have a nice and easy start with some simple Deathrun stages, easy enough for even the most basic of defaults.
Valhalla: Fallen [creativehq] – 4434-4027-1050
What happens when 16 players are split into two teams and engage in an all-out war inside Valhalla? Well, nothing specific, it’s really just a sweet place to fight. But if the Heart of Valhalla is destroyed in the middle… well, let’s just say what the hell? This multi-dimensional arena is a great place to fight with a bunch of pals, just watch out for the roaming undead amongst the lava rivers…
Escape Sequence One [puzzler] 9763-1138-2333
You wake up in a well lit room, with just a bed and a toilet… sound familiar? You’ll notice the inspiration from Portal as soon as you spawn in Escape Sequence One and have to figure out how to escape the room and the rest of the facility. It’s a cleverly designed puzzle and parkour map, which can become frustrating at times, but stick with it and you’ll see that it’s one of the best thematic maps available in Fortnite Creative.
Tether Balls [trashybyrd] – 9431-0892-9274
This fun minigame for up to four players involves hopping in baller vehicles and swinging around a pole, trying to catch as many floating coins as possible in midair. There’s a bunch of flying furniture to propel yourself off to reach those coins at the very top, and there’s even a few hidden underneath the middle of the arena. Grab a few pals and dance around a pole for a while… wait what?
Creator Quiz [shinohara] – 7034-0087-4569
Tether Balls [trashybyrd] – 9431-0892-9274
This fun minigame for up to four players involves hopping in baller vehicles and swinging around a pole, trying to catch as many floating coins as possible in midair. There’s a bunch of flying furniture to propel yourself off to reach those coins at the very top, and there’s even a few hidden underneath the middle of the arena. Grab a few pals and dance around a pole for a while… wait what?
Creator Quiz [shinohara] – 7034-0087-4569
Hide & Seek is a simple concept, but jstKamui has created a huge kitchen and attic environment where you’re incredibly tiny, and you can use grapplers to traverse the rooms. There’s a team of seekers and a team of hiders automatically assigned, which makes this great for large groups of players.
Everyone loves Mario, right? Now you can essentially play a 3D rendition of a 2D Mario game in Fortnite, with JackTheRipperJM’s Plumber Parkour. Don’t want any complaints from Nintendo by using the copyrighted name! Plumber Parkour is simple; jump from pipe to pipe and collect the coins along the way. There’s even some Chain Chomps to be found along the way, but their chomping powers have been nerfed considerably.
Mythological Museum [furrynenja] – 2180-5642-0956
The history of Fortnite has been seriously eventful, from the original meteor crashing on to the island to the runes currently appearing, setting up the jump to season nine. Furrynenja has immortalised all of the game’s events in a huge museum, which is also a submission for The Block. It’s even got the Marshmello concert featured!
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Warehouse [sirbongsalot69x] – 1654-0324-7788
If you miss the good old days of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, get a load of this. Sirbongsalot69x – despite having awful taste in username – has created a huge warehouse complete with infinite Driftboard spawns to float around in and pull off some sweet airtime. Just don’t go up the tunnel of boost pads!
Fury Racing Snow Summit [axel-capek] – 1731-2660-6859
This one’s simple, but very well designed. It’s a Quadcrasher race course for up to six racers set on a short snowy track, with all manner of terrain and tricky turns. There’s also a bunch of coins to collect if you’re playing it solo. Can you collect them all?
Fortnite Creative Codes: April 2019
Quad Deathrun [Beario14] – 0237-0751-2086
By now, everyone’s heard of the typical Fortnite deathrun. You have to make it from the start to the finish, all while avoiding hundreds of traps and other obstacles to make your life a living hell. Well, now you can do that while driving a Quadcrasher. The concept is the same, but you need to manage your boost and fly through the air to get through 11 stages of tricky manoeuvres and infuriating traps.
Bikini Bottom [burtonisthename] – 5382-7631-3234
This one is less spectacular, but more absolutely hilarious. Burtonisthename has created Bikini Bottom – the home of Spongebob Squarepants and co – in Fortnite. Of course, it’s not all actually underwater but you can visit Spongebob’s and Squidward’s houses, Sandy’s treehouse, the Krusty Krab, Chum Bucket and more. Arrrrrrrrrrre ya ready kids?!
Fortnite x Rocket League [fr_adrian] – 6574-1487-6705
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Rocket League and Fortnite are two of the most popular games in the world, so what happens when you combine them? Fr_adrian has done just that, with a fully functioning Rocket League stadium within Fortnite Creative. Pick your team, slide down the tunnel, hop in an ATK then score some goals in the arena. It supports up to 4v4, so get some pals together and play some car football.
P.S: Top Gear did it first.
Rainbow Dropper [Henwy] – 0196-4943-5490
Do you remember the original dropper maps in Minecraft? Well they’re in Fortnite now, and one of the very best is Henwy’s Rainbow Dropper map. 10 levels of multicoloured, increasingly difficult drops where you have to essentially get to the bottom in one smooth motion, then land on the launch pad. It’s harder than it sounds, trust me.
Vacation Gone South [btb-tetris] – 3818-8214-8319
When you go for a nice holiday in a log cabin, surrounded by trees to get away from the hustle and bustle of modern life… you don’t expect the entire forest to be set ablaze. Unfortunately, that’s exactly the scenario in btb-tetris’ Vacation Gone South map. It’s an arena map fit for 1v1 or 2v2 fights and although the map doesn’t implement anything truly unique, the limited vision from the burning smoke makes it an awesome place to duke it out with your friends.
The Floor is Water [dampfijiwater] – 1940-5024-7240
We all pretended the floor was lava as kids, jumping from sofa to table without letting our feet touch the floor. But what if that lava was actually deadly water, and instead of just having our houses to clamber through, there was an entire facility? The Floor is Water from aptly named dampfijiwater is a difficult parkour map with eight levels and five hidden coins to collect, and if you fall off, you’re toast. Really soggy toast.
Choose Your Own Adventure map [mixer-onsidedaff] – 5170-0305-7409
Choose Your Own Adventure games are popular with players of all ages, since they allow you to customise your story and experience a number of different endings. Mixer-onsidedaff has created one in Fortnite, featuring an engaging narrative and a number of puzzles to solve. Will you obey the signs or rebel against the authorities?
The screenshot doesn’t quite do this map justice, because it’s a lot of corridors, doors, and traps, but it’s a lot of fun to play. It’s another simple concept; you simply have to get to the end and try not to die. Also, try not to give up in the first hedge block because it’s big.
When you come up against the Sekiro Guardian Ape boss, follow our guide to help you defeat it
It’s possible to fight the Sekiro Guardian Ape boss twice, depending on your path through Sekiro‘s winding areas. The first fight has two phases and takes place in the Bodhisattva Valley, while the second just involves fighting two Guardian Apes once. Yay. If you’re game for the challenge then here’s some help and tips for taking down the Sekiro Guardian Ape boss.
How to kill the Sekiro Guardian Ape boss
The first phase has him doing all sorts of unpleasant things including farting and literally throwing poo at you. Both of these attacks are poisonous and should be avoided. Otherwise, this fight is largely about being very much in the Ape’s face for the first part of the fight. Doing so means he is less likely to try and stink bomb you. You can also cheese his first phase by simply running around and waiting for him to flail about on the ground before stabbing him twice in the head.Â
Once you have taken a health bar the real fight begins. In this phase, the biggest issue is the terror damage that comes from the screaming attack. If you see the head taking a deep breath in you are going to want to run far away. Other than this this stage is a little more conventional than the first.Â
You can parry most of the sword attacks despite the strange timing but the one to really watch for is when he raises the sword above his head. Deflect this well and the beast will stumble and make for a great chance to attack its stump. If you have an upgraded spear you can use the pull attack to deal a huge chunk of posture and vitality damage.Â
The second fight occurs in the Poison Pools area and is the same as the second phase from the first fight but twice. Also, once you have taken out the first health bar, the Ape’s mate will arrive. The second ape fights in the same way as the first form of the Guardian Ape. You can take her out using Firecrackers and liberal use of your sword. Just keep an eye on both and you’re golden.Â
The first Stranger Things season 4 teaser trailer is here and it confirms what we’d all hoped: Hopper is very much alive, albeit looking the little worse for wear and sporting a buzz cut. Watch above.
We start the Stranger Things trailer where we left off last year: in the wintry wastes of Russia. The brief 30-second clip shows several Russian soldiers overseeing a prison camp, including one general that the camera lingers in for more than a second. Could he be featuring in some way in season 4?
As the camera pushes through the stream of prisoners working on constructing train tracks, it stops at the very end. The lone figure pulls off his hat to reveal it’s actually Chief Hopper (David Harbour), bald, battered and bruised. That’s a word away from the hat/moustache/loud shirt combo he’s best known for. Someone get him a blanket.
Season 3 finished with words that someone called “The American” was rotting in a cell in Eastern Europe. Turns out, that American – as was much speculated – is almost certainly Hopper. The show’s creators, the Duffer brothers, said of the return: “We’re excited to officially confirm that production on Stranger Things 4 is now underway – and even more excited to announce the return of Hopper!Â
“Although it’s not all good news for our American; he is imprisoned far from home in the snowy wasteland of Kamchatka, where he will face dangers both human…and other. Meanwhile, back in the states, a new horror is beginning to surface, something long buried, something that connects everything….”
They added: “Season 4 is shaping up to be the biggest and most frightening season yet, and we cannot wait for everyone to see more. In the meantime–- pray for the American.”
There’s still no confirmation of a Stranger Things season 4 release date. However, there are a few clues out there that hint when the hit show might return to Netflix, with some pointing to another holiday-themed release (via Inverse) December.
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