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The gang’s all here with early thoughts on Returnal and Resident Evil Village. Plus, we play an inaugural game of Box Art Trivia.

Stuff We Talked About

• Resident Evil Village
• Returnal
• Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
• Disco Elysium
• Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

The Cast

Sid Shuman – Senior Director of Content Communications, SIE

Tim Turi –  Manager, Content Communications, SIE

Brett Elston – Manager, Content Communications, SIE

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Respawn Entertainment has much in store for fans with the Apex Legends Legacy update, coming to the free-to-play battle royale on May 4. We’ve got the lowdown on a new round-based 3v3 mode called Arena, a jetpack-equipped Legend named Valkyrie, the Bocek Compound Bow, as well as an update to the Olympus map. 

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A close look at the Legacy update: Trails of Heroes

The new Arena Mode

In this new 3v3 mode, players compete against each other on a close-quarters map.

How it works

Each round is decided by eliminating the enemy team (of course), with the final victory decided by winning at least three rounds and gaining a margin of victory of at least two rounds. Sudden death decides the final winner on the 9th round when both teams are deadlocked at four wins each. That means that each game has a minimum of three rounds and a maximum of nine.

Buying Phase

Each round begins with a buying phase, which lets players arm themselves with weapons, consumables such as healing items, projectiles, and even abilities — just make sure you have the materials to pay for it. Get ready for a big departure from dropping into the map and collecting gear as you go.

Weapons start out in their basic form with no add-ons, and by purchasing additional upgrades, you can go up from level 1 to level 3 and add a scope of your choice. However, weapons cannot be carried over to the next round, and must be repurchased with each buying phase.

You’ll only be allowed to use Tactical Abilities and Ultimate Abilities in each round. Tactical Abilities start with a limited number of rounds, but you can stock up on more charges during the buying phase. Unspent abilities carry over to the next round.

Materials required for purchase are provided as round bonuses, and can also be earned by extracting them from devices or by killing enemies. The round bonus also increases as the fight progresses, giving you more options for more powerful weapons, upgrades, and ability charges.

The choices you make in the buying phase play a huge role in overall strategy. In the first round, you only have enough materials to buy your best weapon type and one recovery (you start equipped with armor and helmets). The more you earn in round bonuses, the more you can buy as the game progresses. Yo

Earlier this week, Days Gone turned two! To celebrate, we asked you to share your favorite moments riding alongside Deacon using #PSShare #PSBlog. From portraits of Freakers to Deacon’s looking endlessly cool on his bike, here are this week’s highlights: 

SindyJ_B shared Deacon riding off into a gorgeous mountainside view.

justinphotomode captured Deacon up close and personal.

Unhappyclappy1 shared Deacon riding through that Pacific Northwest weather.

makfi78 shares a detailed portrait of a snarling Freaker.

MostlyVp captured a Freaker bear sneaking up behind Deacon.

thiagofm33 could resist doing some donuts on Deacon’s bike.

Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week? 

THEME: Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition

SUBMIT BY: Wednesday 9 AM PT on May 5

Next week, Aloy takes the spotlight to celebrate Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition being available as part of the Play At Home program. Share your best moments fighting machines and exploring Aloy’s world using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

Want to share more of your epic photo mode moments? U.S. players can enter the Red Bull Capture Point competition* for the chance to win some thrilling prizes. See full details at redbull.com/capturepoint.

*Red Bull Capture Point Official Contest Rules:

THIS IS A SKILL CONTEST. MUST HAVE ACC