‘Apex Legends’ Legacy update adds Valkyrie, Arenas mode, and more

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Chris Willman Music WriterThe late EDM star Avicii was not just an “arena act” — he’s now an arena namesake.

Mario Golf: Super Rush ahead of its release on Nintendo Switch next month.The five-minute overview trailer showcases the full playable roster as well as a number of previously unannounced modes.Mario Golf: Super Rush includes 16 playable characters from the Mario series, including for the first time Pauline from Super Mario Odyssey and King Bob-omb from Super Mario 64.The game supports multiplayer for up to four players, which includes online battles.Take a look at the trailer below:Players can

press conference on Friday, Newsom, who is facing a recall election, mentioned that the new funds were specifically designed to lure productions back from states like Georgia. “This is an opportunity for those productions, TV and others, in places like Georgia, whose values don’t necessarily always align with the production crews to consider coming back to the state of California,” Newsom said.

A Reddit user posed an interesting question, asking if there was anyone out there who was related to a celebrity, and how that affected family gatherings and the like.

Microsoft‘s May Xbox update has added new changes for Xbox Series X|S consoles, including improvements to the Quick Resume feature.According to a new Xbox Wire post, the next-generation Xbox consoles will have new improvements to the Quick Resume feature for “improved reliability and faster load times”.On the Xbox Series X|S, the feature lets players switch between multiple games and resume gameplay instantly from when they last left off; the new update will improve upon that.Jonathan

No one can believe it! After news broke that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have been hanging out again, plenty of celebrities weighed in with their thoughts on the matter.

Riot Games has announced a new time-limited multiplayer mode for its competitive first-person shooter Valorant.Replication, which will temporarily replace Escalation, goes live with Valorant’s 2.09 Patch which will release later today (May 11).Replication is a new game mode where players all play copies of the same agent — something that is not usually possible.Players can vote for which agent they want to play in a modified version of the usual agent selection screen.

More to say. Matt James’ season of The Bachelor ended almost two months ago, but the former NFL player, 29, still has a lot on his mind.

New Pokémon Snap has reportedly sold four times more physical copies than the original game that launched over a decade ago.According to Gamesindustry.biz, the Nintendo Switch title has topped the UK physical retail charts in its first weekend and has had a more successful launch than the original game, which released on the N64 in the UK in September 2000.Snap’s opening weekend was also more successful than the last Pokémon spin-off game, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, which released

Ubisoft has detailed what players can expect from the first major post-launch update for Watch Dogs: Legion.Ahead of the update’s release later today (May 4), Ubisoft has dropped a new trailer that highlights the all-new content coming to the game.

Ethan Shanfeld BondIt Media Capital has increased its credit facility with Revere Capital by up to $70 million.Founded in 2013, BondIt has posited over $150 million of capital into over 325 film, TV and other media projects.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmett/Furla Films has set The Fortress as a trilogy, with Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray and Kelly Greyson starring for director Cullen Bressack. The first installment began production today in Puerto Rico, and EFF has set a back-to-back shoot. The franchise has been constructed as a trilogy, and the third film will shoot in the future.

Josh Duhamel has nothing but amazing things to say about Jennifer Lopez.The actor co-stars alongside the 51-year-old entertainer in the upcoming rom-com The two recently wrapped filming, with Duhamel, 48, telling ET's Matt Cohen that he couldn't have been happier to work alongside J.Lo.«It was one of the most fun experiences I've had shooting, or working in this business,» Duhamel told ET while promoting his upcoming show,  «First of all, we're in the Dominican Republic, which is absolutely

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAmazon’s YA pilot “Hot Pink” has added five new cast members.Nina Bloomgarden, David Iacono, Mimi Davila, Dana Donnelly, and Myra Molloy will star in the pilot, joining previously announced star Sarah Michelle Gellar.The show is loosely inspired by Elana K. Arnold’s book “What Girls Are Made Of.” In the book, Nina Faye was raised to believe that there is no such thing as unconditional love, meaning she will do anything for her boyfriend to prove her worthiness.

iOS update has brought native support for PS5 and Xbox Series controllers to iPhone and iPad.iOS 14.5 was made available yesterday (April 26) and brought a whole host of options to Apple‘s hardware.

Titanfall 2 has reached an all-time peak player count of 16,958 on Steam in the run-up to Apex Legends season nine.Respawn Entertainment‘s 2016 first-person shooter Titanfall 2 came to Steam in June 2020.

Respawn Entertainment has revealed a new gameplay trailer for Apex Legends season nine, which introduces a new arena mode.The Legacy trailer introduces the new Arena mode, gives a preview of the abilities of new Legend, Valkyrie, and also gives details on the latest weapon to be added: the Bocek Bow.The trailer, which also teases story developments for season nine, is available below:Arena Mode will be a permanent fixture of Apex Legends throughout season nine.

EXCLUSIVE: Lester Holt has been named managing editor of NBC Nightly News, which he has anchored since 2015.

Micah Joe Parker, Wynn Everett, Miles Mussenden, Anita Kalathara and Gina Hiraizumi will join the cast of HBO Max’s Doom Patrol in recurring roles. Madalyn Horcher, Ty Tennant and Sebastian Croft will guest star in the third season.