PUBG Brings Back War Mode with New Rules

As was previously promised, PUBG is bringing back War Mode with a few new twists. A post on PUBG’s Steam page yesterday detailed how War Mode’s return starts tonight at 7 p.m. PDT and runs through Sunday at 7 p.m. PDT.

In its older iteration, War Mode took place on the Erangel map, but it will now be set on the recently released Sanhok map. The ante has also been upped: instead of three 10-man squads, War Mode will now feature five 10-man squads. War Mode matches are still set to take place in a small “safe zone” where the first team to 200 points wins.

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Pokemon Go Confirms Celebi Is Coming Soon

Celebi is coming to Pokemon Go soon.

In a blog post celebrating the game’s second birthday, Niantic revealed that the Mythical Pokemon Celebi “will be available globally in the near future” via the game’s Special Research feature, but didn’t offer any other details for now.

Separately, Niantic revealed that a special “Summer Style” Pikachu wearing a straw hat and sunglasses will be available in the game starting July 6 and will appear until July 31.

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Overwatch Fans are Trying to Decipher In-Game Barcodes

Overwatch fans are attempting to decode a series of barcodes found on character skins and in-game items or environments.

Reddit user Karahe posted an album of in-game barcodes they had found on characters like the new character Wrecking Ball, as well as a multitude of items like Summer Games loot boxes, Soldier 76’s gun, and plenty more.

Some of the barcodes are more legible than others, such as Wrecking Ball’s. It’s not unlikely that at least some of the barcodes are just placeholder graphics designed to lend some credibility to the more robotic minutia in Overwatch’s world.

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Apple Looks Back on 10 Years of the App Store

This week marks the tenth anniversary of the App Store, and Apple has taken the opportunity to look back at the past, present, and future of the famous service.

In Apple’s stroll down memory lane, it quotes a slew of app developers, from young developers making apps to deal with anxiety to Nintendo’s own Shigeru Miyamoto.

Apple introduced the App Store on July 10, 2008 with 500 apps, and it has since grown into a service that changes the way society functions in almost every realm. Some of the apps available day-one included MLB At Bat, Tap Tap Revenge, Trism, The New York Times, eBay and Travelocity.

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Mario Kart Tracks Are Being Built in Fortnite’s Playground Mode

It was only a matter of time before Mario Kart inspired tracks started appearing in Fortnite’s nearly limitless Playground mode.

YouTube user Noahh was one of the first to build a racing track and use the recently brought back Shopping Carts to race with friends. The track was built over the edge of the map and in true Rainbow Road fashion, falling off the ledge would send you to your death.

Reddit user JoshB_C constructed “Tilted Track,” a winding track that goes in and out of the buildings of Tilted Towers. Long ramps and boost pads were used to race and Mario Kart sound effects and music were added to the video.

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