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PUBG‘s new map, Codename: Savage, is back for another round of testing. Following an earlier run on the experimental test server, developer PUBG Corp. has made a number of changes, some of them significant. Here’s exactly what’s changed from our first experience with PUBG’s third map.

For starters, the map is now denser, as three new areas have been added. The middle of the island is now home to Banyan Grove and Abandoned Quarry, while the southeastern section now has Dock, where you’ll find a giant crane and two large ships. You can see these areas in the images below.

Meanwhile, the redzone will now be smaller and last for less time, while the bluezone will now vary depending on how many players are left. Specifics weren’t shared, but the patch notes on Steam state that a “new feature enables the bluezone to calculate and adjust its waiting time based on the number of players left alive.”

Boats will spawn less often around the map, but towns near the sea will see them show up more consistently. Grenades, on the other hand, will spawn more frequently, while a variety of other, smaller (but nonetheless appreciated) fixes have been implemented. Issues with footsteps’ sound effects are resolved, and weather now changes in real-time, rather than once per match.

Savage’s second testing window runs from April 16-18 and requires a key; here’s how to get access. PUBG Corp. says the new map “won’t be ready for a full release for a few more months,” but we’ll continue to see these brief testing periods in the interim.

PS4’s highly anticipated God of War is only a few days away, with pre-loading even closer. Sony Santa Monica’s reboot of the long-running action series releases on Friday, April 20, though some players will have a chance to play it a little before then depending on where you live.

If you’re planning on picking the title up digitally, God of War will be available from the PlayStation Store right at 12 AM ET on April 20, meaning PS4 owners on the West Coast can start playing it at 9 PM PT on April 19. The Europe and Australia PlayStation Stores also list the game for April 19, although neither says the exact time that it will be available those regions yet. On PSN in the US, Sony says that pre-loading begins at some point on Tuesday, April 17.

Ahead of its release, you’re still able to pre-order God of War digitally, which will get you a handful of bonus items. The standard edition comes with several God of War avatars that will be available immediately upon purchase. The game also comes in a Digital Deluxe edition, which contains an assortment of exclusive content, such as special armor and shield skins. You can see all of the bonus items in our God of War pre-order guide.

God of War is the first new installment in the series since 2013’s God of War Ascension for PS3. Unlike previous titles, the upcoming PS4 entry focuses on the story of Kratos and his son, Atreus. The game diverges from its predecessors in a number of other notable ways, drawing on Norse mythology as opposed to Greek and arming Kratos with the new Leviathan Axe.

Critics have had very good things to say about the new God of War. GameSpot’s Peter Brown awarded it a 9/10 in our God of War review and called it “a spectacular action game with epic set pieces.” He wrote, “Like Kratos, God of War recalls the past while acknowledging the need to improve. Everything new it does is for the better, and everything it holds onto benefits as a result. Kratos is no longer a predictable brute. God of War is no longer an old-fashioned action series. With this reboot, it confidently walks a new path that will hopefully lead to more exciting adventures to come.”

On the Monday episode of Raw, WWE announced that there would be a Superstar Shakeup where wrestlers would be traded between WWE’s two main shows, Raw and Smackdown. The three-hour long show had quite a few surprises–not as many as the Raw after Mania though. The surprises included a Smackdown title holder, a stable, and two best friends coming over to the Monday night show.

Here are the major moments from this week’s episode of Raw, which also included one of Raw‘s top talents being traded to Smackdown in order to engage in a rivalry with the former Smackdown general manager. We’ll be back tomorrow night with a recap of Raw superstars who were traded to Smackdown.

During the opening of the show, Jinder Mahal joins Raw and comes to the show with his United States Title. He makes quite a few demands as champion. Kurt Angle tells him that he needs to be a fighting champion and makes the announcement that he has to defend title against anyone who wants to challenge him. Jeff Hardy comes out and ends up beating Mahal, becoming the US Champion in a pretty good match. Mahal later states he’ll fight Hardy for a rematch at Greatest Royal Rumble. Welcome to Raw, Jinder Mahal.

During the end of a battle between Sasha Banks and Bayley, the two were attacked by Smackdown‘s The Riott Squad: Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, and Ruby Riott. There were no other developments from this moment.

During an episode of MizTV–a show within a show–Miz announced the two newest members of Raw: Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. Kurt Angle came to break up the part, but Zayn had a letter from Stephanie McMahon saying their would be allowed a spot on Raw. This all lead to the main event of the evening, featuring Miz, Bo Dallas, Curtis Avel, Zayn, and Owens taking on Finn Balor, Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman, Bobby Lashley, and a mystery partner.

In addition to all of that, Angle announces that Daniel Bryan wants Miz back on Smackdown. However, he’s going alone. Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas are staying on the Monday night show.

Breezango shows up on Raw and tells The Bar their outfits have no theme. They proceed to give them tickets. They fought The Bar later on in the show and beat them in an upset.

While Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey were talking, Natalya showed up. Rousey embraces Natalya. Later in the show, Rousey came out to the ring to help Natalya against Absolution, which recently lost their leader, Paige, who became the Smackdown general manager.

Dolph Ziggler shows up with his entrance that contains an audio clip of a record player being scratched. He begins to cut a promo about one thing that’s changed for him but is cut off by Titus Worldwide. Dolph explains he brought someone with him, and Titus is attacked from behind by Drew Mcintyre. Now, all three former members of 3MB are on Raw.

Baron Corbin heads over to Raw via promo video, which featured plenty of footage of Corbin beating up Kalisto. He never actually appears live on Raw.

During the final 10-man tag team match, Finn Balor and company revealed their tag partner to be former Smackdown United States Champion Bobby Roode.

Check back tomorrow night for coverage of Smackdown‘s Superstar Shake-Up.

Streaming giant Netflix is now even bigger. The network announced results for its fiscal first quarter today, confirming that it added 7.4 million new subscribers worldwide, which includes 1.96 million in the US alone. That was good for its second-biggest quarter in history in terms of subscriber growth. Overall, Netflix now has 125 million subscribers around the world.

Netflix’s strong quarter comes amid some amount of controversy. High-profile director Steven Spielberg said Netflix movies should not be eligible for the Academy Awards. Netflix releases some of its movies in theatres on a very limited basis to allow them to qualify. Additionally, the Cannes film festival recently announced that Netflix movies are banned.

Netflix said in a statement: “We regret our films not being able to compete at this year’s Cannes film festival. The festival adopted a new rule that means if a film is in competition at Cannes, it can not be watched on Netflix in France for the following three years . We would never want to do that to our French members.

“We will continue to celebrate our films and filmmakers at other festivals around the world but unfortunately we will have to sit out Cannes for now so that our growing French membership can continue to enjoy our original films.”

In an earnings call, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said the company is not going to change its stance about giving some of its movies limited theatrical runs. “Defining distribution by what room you see it in is not the business we want to be in,” he said, according to GameSpot sister site CNET.

Also during the presentation, Netflix confirmed that it will spend between $7.5 billion and $8 billion on original content across formats such as series, films, unscripted shows, documentaries, comedy specials, and non-English language content. Netflix said it’s investing heavily so as to “serve the diverse tastes of our growing global membership base.”

In honor of GOG.com’s The Most Wanted Games Sale, we’re giving away 800 PC game codes free from their catalog. The PC game codes will be a mystery code, redeemable on GOG’s platform, and are DRM-free. (Scroll down to enter below.)

Some of the mystery codes include The Witcher 3, Thimbleweed Park, Undertale, Transistor, Owlboy Collector’s Edition, SOMA, This War of Mine, Hotline Miami, SUPERHOT, and more.

Competition ends Tuesday, April 17 at 11:00 AM PT. Eight-hundred (800) winners will be emailed a code. Open worldwide, void where prohibited. No purchase necessary.

For more info on the sale, check out: Lots Of PC Game Deals In GOG’s Most Wanted Sale

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