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Red Dead Redemption 2 is fast-approaching its PS4 and Xbox One release, and with it, more news regarding the plethora of mechanics and systems at play in Rockstar’s upcoming Western. Now, following a recent lengthy hands-on, we have even more to share.

In the video above you can hear Mike Mahardy, Jake Dekker, and Alessandro Fillari discuss their time with the first five hours of Red Dead Redemption 2, including more time in the open-world portion of the massive game. They came across a variety of side quests and NPCs, and if this chunk was any indication of the final game, there will be a lot to discover in Arthur Morgan’s world.

Red Dead 2’s release will mark the longest gap between new releases in Rockstar Games’ history. In that time, Rockstar has made it clear that it’s not only focused on making its worlds bigger–it’s also trying to go deeper.

We’ve already shared our thoughts on our previous demo time with Red Dead 2, and you can catch up with that on both GameSpot and our YouTube channel. You can also watch both of Rockstar Games’ gameplay walkthrough trailers.

Lastly, make sure to stay tuned to GameSpot throughout the coming weeks–we’ll be covering Red Dead Redemption 2 before, during, and after its release.

Season 6 of Fortnite is underway, and now developer Epic is readying the second update of the season for its popular battle royale game. Patch 6.01 is slated to roll out for all platforms–PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile–on Wednesday, October 3, with downtime for the update scheduled to begin at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET / 8 AM BST. [Update] Downtime for the latest Fortnite update is over and the new update is available. You can see everything added and changed in the Fortnite v6.1 patch notes.

As usual, Epic hasn’t provided an estimate of how long downtime will last, but previous maintenance periods have typically run for an hour or two. Likewise, the developer hasn’t dropped any hints as to what new content players can expect from the update; usually, Epic teases the arrival of a new weapon in Fortnite’s News feed, but as of this writing, the feed has no mention of one.

That’s not to say we don’t have some idea of what could be on the way to the game, however. Fortnite Leaks recently discovered a new type of item called Freeze Traps within the game’s code. These are reportedly Rare items and, as their name suggests, will slow down players who trigger them. Epic hasn’t officially confirmed they’re arriving in the game this week, but full patch notes will be made available when the downtime begins.

We do also know what Fortnite’s next limited-time mode will be: Disco Domination. According to the game’s News feed, players will need capture and defend dance floors using emotes to score points once the mode is added to the rotation. We don’t know much about Disco Domination beyond that, but its accompanying image shows a wild dance party around a disco ball, which looks similar to the dance floors that were available as part of previous challenges.

Season 6 of Fortnite kicked off on September 27, and some unusual things have been happening in the game since then. Most notably, the floating island that rose from Loot Lake has now starting moving around the map, leaving strange craters in its wake. Epic also introduced a slate of new cosmetics to unlock, which you can see in our Season 6 rewards gallery. You can also find tips for the latest challenges in our Season 6 challenge roundup.

Epic Games has released patch 6.1 for Fortnite and, alongside it, the full patch notes detailing everything new and everything that has been changed. While not as significant as the last patch, which kicked off Season 6, this update does add in a new item called the Chiller. “Don’t get cold feet! Freeze your foes and slide around for a quick getaway,” reads the official description. The Chiller is a large trap that encases an enemy player’s feet in ice on contact, causing them to slide around. Check out the video below to see it in action.

[Update] Epic has confirmed that the Soaring 50s limited time mode will be available “shortly” as it is currently fixing a small issue discovered during testing.

The other big addition is custom Playground options which allow you to tweak settings such as health, time of day, gravity, and more. Take a look at the full patch notes below, which details the new additions, as well as the other tweaks to gameplay and performance. You can also see how the patch changes Fortnite’s Save The World mode here.

Limited Time Mode: Playground

Playground Custom Options

• Added more options to Playground. Allowing you to change settings such as starting health, time of day, gravity, and more!

Weapons + Items

• Chiller added.
  • Common Trap.
  • Can be placed on floors, walls, or ceilings.
  • Drops in stacks of 3 in Treasure Chests, Supply Drops, Vending Machines, Supply Llamas, and floor loot.
  • Applies icy feet to friends or foes, causing them to slide around with low friction.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that could cause vehicles to become uncontrollable.

Gameplay

• Made improvements to the motion controls for the Switch to make it feel more accurate and responsive.

Bug Fixes

• Pets are now hidden along with your character when the camera is too close to you.
• Toys now respect the streamer mode setting for player names in minigame messages.
• Slightly increased the hitbox size on the Fancy Tomato to match its visual size.

Audio

• The following adjustments have been made to Glider audio tells:
  • Muffled the audio if there isn’t a clear line of sight between you other gliding players.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where incorrect audio would play when a teammate was eliminated.

UI

Bug Fixes

• Added star ratings to the UI elements of all trap items.

Mobile

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where players occasionally couldn’t interact with items.

Fortnite Season 6 began on September 27 and, at the same time, the floating island that rose from Loot Lake began moving around the map. It is leaving strange craters in its wake and, as of yet, we’re not sure what this means, though fans are speculating it could be building up to a new event. Epic also added new cosmetics to unlock, which you can see in our Fortnite Season 6 Battle Pass rewards gallery. You can also find tips for all the latest challenges in our Season 6 challenge roundup.

A professional sports team apparently has a strict “No Fortnite” rule on road trips. Bo Horvat, one of the star players of the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL, says Fortnite is “definitely a no-go” for road trips. He told TSN 1040 that he would rather him and his teammates spend time together enjoying their road trips out in the real world.

“Yeah, that’s definitely a no-go on the road,” he said, via The Province. “No more Fortnite. No more bringing your video games on the road. It’s strictly team meals, team dinners, and hanging out with the guys. So we’ll have to put an end to that.”

“In my opinion … there’s better ways to spend time on the road, whether it’s hanging with the guys in the room or going to a movie with the guys,” he added. “Doing stuff outside your room. There’s a lot of cool cities we go and visit and to be cooped up in your room all night and not doing anything, playing Fortnite, is a waste of your time.”

Horvat added that he hopes his message reaches parents. “Hopefully a lot of parents and little kids are listening right now. I don’t play [Fortnite]. Nor will I ever,” he said.

The Canucks announced today that they will not have a single captain this year, following the retirement of star Henrik Sedin last year. Instead, there will be four rotating alternate captains, including Horvat, Alexander Edler, Brandon Sutter, and Chris Taney.

The Canucks are not the first professional sports team to have a Fortnite problem. Members of the MLB’s Boston Red Sox play Fortnite so much that they have to stop to remember to eat. The Red Sox ended the regular season with the best record in baseball, so their time spent playing the game doesn’t seem to have taken away from their on-field abilities.

Fortnite is one of the most popular games on Earth right now, so it’s no surprise that it’s also popular among professional athletes. And it’s understandable that some might see it as a distraction, but it will be interesting to see how Horvat’s mandate goes down with his teammates.

While Fortnite is hugely popular, Microsoft’s Minecraft has many millions more monthly players than Epic’s battle royale game.

In what we think may be one of the more absurd and unexpected partnerships between a celebrity and a video game–and there have been many–Russian NHL superstar Alexander Ovechkin is coming to World of Warships.

You can use him as a commander for US or Soviet ships, while you can also use him as the game’s first dual-nation commander that lets you switch between countries in the game while keeping the same leader. And Ovechkin himself did the voicework.

No matter which of the four new ships you use, they each include enhancements for its targeting and “survivability.”

“I wanted people to understand that in any competitive field, you must inspire players to never give up,” Ovechkin said in a statement. “Video games are just like sport–play more, train more.

“When I started the game for the first time, I realized I am not a very good ship commander… But, like on the ice, I will continue to play and build my game skills until I am the best!”

There is also a new ship camo, as well as hockey-themed patches, coming to World of Warships with the upcoming update that adds Ovechkin to the game. This update also introduces submarines, which changes things up significantly, as you’d imagine. Check out the images in the galleries in this post to get a closer look at the Ovechkin content.

Ovechkin, who is one of the best ice hockey players in the history of the sport, helped the Washington Capitals win their first-ever Stanley Cup earlier this year. Ovechkin and his teammates will try to defend their title as the 2018-2019 NHL season kicks off this week, even if EA’s NHL 19 simulation of the season thinks that won’t happen.

World of Warships, a free-to-play game for PC, is developed by Saint Petersburg, Russia-based Lesta Studios.