Thursday, January 30, 2020

GTA Online Is Giving Away $2 Million In-Game: Here's How to Get It

GTA Online is giving away $2 million of in-game currency to each player who logs in during a set period of time. From Thursday, January 30 to Wednesday, February 5, players simply need to log in to receive the first $1 million. Another $1 million will be handed out for all players logging in between Thursday, February 6 and Wednesday, February 12. A list of all weekly GTA Online updates can be found here, including information on new vehicles, discounts, and Diamond Casino rewards. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-rockstar-game-review-ever&captions=true"] The announcement was made in a blog post on the Rockstar Games website celebrating December 2019 as the most popular month GTA Online has seen yet. More players logged on in December 2019 than ever before, topping daily, weekly and monthly records broken when the Diamond Casino & Resort opened in the game during summer 2019. 2019 was also the number one year for Grand Theft Auto V in YouTube video views, and an unnamed record was set for "engagement via likes and comments," according to Rockstar Games citing Tubular Labs. A similar promotion is currently in play for Red Dead Online as well. Players who log on to Red Dead Online will receive free weapons and hundreds of bullets of ammo for logging in the first week and a free license, bolas, and arrows for logging in the second week. Grand Theft Auto V was recently announced as the best-selling game of the decade in the USA and was added to Microsoft's Game Pass for Xbox users. While PC users don't have GTA V on Game Pass, they have this nice Vice City mod. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/08/gta-5-vice-city-mod-gameplay"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.

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The Outer Worlds Will Arrive for Switch in March

Obsidian Entertainment, Virtuos Games, and Private Division have announced that The Outer Worlds will officially arrive on the Nintendo Switch on March 6, 2020. The sci-fi single-player RPG that takes many cues from the Fallout franchise will retail for $59.99 USD. It will be available digitally on the Nintendo eShop and as a boxed version with a code to download the game. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/22/the-outer-worlds-review"] The Outer Worlds was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 25, 2019. It is also currently available on Xbox Game Pass for Xbox One and PC. In our review of The Outer Worlds, we said "Obsidian has found its own path in the space between Bethesda and BioWare, and it's a great one." The Outer Worlds was nominated for many awards at IGN, including Game of the Year, and it won the Best Video Game Performance of 2019 for Ashley Burch's portrayal of Parvati. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-video-game-characters-of-2019&captions=true"] While you wait just a little bit longer for The Outer Worlds to release on Nintendo Switch, be sure to check out our 13 Tips and Tricks for surviving this RPG, the news on The Outer Worlds DLC, and see what other games joined it on our list of Unannounced Xbox Sequels we Want to Play on Xbox Series X. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

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GTA Online: Get Double Bonuses in Adversary Modes, Double Payouts in VIP and CEO Work This Week

This week in Grand Theft Auto Online, lay claim to the Albany V-STR sports car, and get extra rewards in Adversary Modes and VIP/CEO work and challenges.

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Where to Find No Fishing Signs in Fortnite

For the Fortnite Cameo vs Chic challenge, you'll need to visit some no fishing sign locations. Here's where you can find them.

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Here's Where You Can Catch Fish For that Fortnite Weekly Challenge

Tackling the weekly Fortnite challenges? Here are all the locations where you can catch fish at Lake Canoe, Lazy Lake, and Flapper Pond.

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Overwatch League Chinese Teams Relocate to Korea Due to Coronavirus

Two of the four Chinese Overwatch League teams have relocated to South Korea in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak, with at least one more still yet to announce its plans. The League as a whole has cancelled matches due to be held in China in the next two months. Shanghai Dragons and Guangzhou Charge have both issued statements on Twitter regarding the relocation of their teams: "After taking into consideration our match and practice schedule, we will be temporarily relocating all our players and coaching staff to Korea effective immediately," said a Shanghai Dragons spokesperson.

In a similar statement, Guangzhou Charge said: "Our top priority is the health and safety of our players above all else. To that end, we have decided to move our pre-season training base to South Korea." They added: "Earlier today, we moved our non-Chinese players to South Korea, while we expedite visas for our Chinese players to join them as soon as possible." Meanwhile, Chengdu Hunters have opted not to relocate, but are taking precautions. "Once [team members] arrive at our training facility, we will check both player and staff members' body temperature and fully sanitize them," a Twitter statement from the team explained. Hangzhou Spark, the last of China's four teams, has yet to make a public statement on its plans. Overwatch League organisers have since cancelled all matches due to be held in China in February and March, saying that updates on when and where those matches will take place will come at a later date. IGN has reached out to Blizzard to enquire about those moved matches, and Hangzhou Spark's plans. Coronavirus, which has infected over 7,000 people and killed over 170, is causing a raft of follow-on effects. China's biggest League of Legends tournament has been delayed, 70,000 movie theaters have been closed and, more curiously, mobile game Plague Inc. has topped the charts in the country, leading to the developer to tell people to go to the World Health Organisation for advice, not its game. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

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Nintendo Switch Sales Cross 50 Million

Nintendo has revealed that, as of December 31, 2019, Nintendo Switch hardware unit sales have reached 52.48 million and that Pokemon Sword and Shield unit sales have reached 16.06 million. These sales figures were given in Nintendo's latest earnings release and also confirmed that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has sold 22.96 million units, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has sold 17.68 million units, Super Mario Odyssey has sold 16.59 million units, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sold 16.34 million units. Furthermore, Pokemon Sword and Shield's sales since its launch in November 2019 are already closing in on the lifetime sales of both Pokemon Sun & Moon (16.18 million) and Pokemon X & Y (16.44 million). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/17/the-biggest-nintendo-games-coming-in-2020"] Luigi's Mansion 3, which launched on Halloween of 2019, has sold 5.37 million units. To further breakdown the sales of Nintendo Switch, Nintendo showed that the original Switch model made up 47.3 million units of the 52.48 million, while the Nintendo Switch Lite accounted for 5.19 million units sold. Nintendo Switch sales reaching 50 million also means that it has officially passed the Super Nintendo, which sold 49.10 million units in its lifetime. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=igns-top-25-nintendo-switch-games&captions=true"] Nintendo's consolidated net sales through its third quarter for its 2020 fiscal year have reached $3.8 billion, which is a slight increase from last year's $3.7 billion through the same time frame. Sales outside of Japan, through Nintendo's third quarter of its 2020 fiscal year, accounted for 77.8% of the total, a small increase from last year's 77.7%. Digital sales accounted for 28.6% of total sales, an over 5% jump from last year's 21.8%. To round out the game sales, Super Mario Maker 2 has sold 5.04 million units, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening has sold 4.19 million units, Super Mario Party has reached 9.12 million units, Fire Emblem: Three Houses sold 2.58 million units, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is at 5.85 million units, Ring Fit Adventure has sold 2.17 million units, Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are at 11.76 million units, Splatoon 2 is at 9.81 million units, Astral Chain sold 1.03 million units, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order has sold 1.02 million units. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/10/the-best-games-of-2019-by-platform-ps4-nintendo-switch-xbox-one-more"] Nintendo 3DS hardware sales saw a 73% decrease year-over-year, only selling 620,000 units, while 3DS software sales also dropped 63% with 4.1 million units sold. Nintendo gave a look forward and briefly discussed its launch schedule, and while its listed Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime 4, and the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, it currently says their dates are TBA. The only titles with a 2020 release date are Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, Bravely Default II, and two Famicom Tantei Club titles (Japan). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/06/the-best-reviewed-games-of-2019"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who can't wait and is so excited he just can't hide it. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

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