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Sea of Thieves is a big release for a variety of reasons. It’s the first big original game from Rare in quite some time, the first big Xbox One exclusive of the year, and the first of Microsoft’s games to launch day and date on Game Pass. Whatever your reason for playing, you’ll be doing so at a different time depending on where in the world you reside. Although it has a release date of March 20, this is an online-only game, and servers go online at various times in different regions.

The first players are actually already online–regions like New Zealand, Australia, and Japan are already in, but you’ll still be waiting if you’re located in the West. Those in the UK won’t get online until late tonight–12 AM GMT on Tuesday, to be precise. In the US and Canada, meanwhile, servers go online at 9 PM PT/12 AM ET, so you’ll actually be able to play on Monday if you’re not in the Eastern Time Zone.

A full schedule for when servers come online can be seen on the Sea of Thieves website. This gradual rollout will hopefully prevent any online connection issues from popping up, but you can keep an eye on the situation with Rare’s server status page.

As noted above, Xbox Game Pass member will get access to Sea of Thieves for free at the same time the game goes on sale for Xbox One and PC. That allows you to play for as long as you remain a Game Pass subscriber. Alternatively, you can get a free copy of the game right now by purchasing an Xbox One X.

Unfortunately, reviewers weren’t granted access to Sea of Thieves in advance of its release, so we don’t yet have a review. You can check back in the coming days for our impressions of the game. In the meantime, check out the 10 things we learned from the recent beta.

Fortnite developer Epic has kicked off a new limited-time mode in Battle Royale on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. For the next few days, players will be able to jump into the short-lived Blitz mode, which promises “swift storms and lots of loot.”

Blitz was one of the new limited-time modes Epic teased last month for Battle Royale. As the studio previously described, the mode features much shorter matches than usual, which Epic says makes them “faster [and] more intense.” In Blitz, the maximum duration of a match is only 15 minutes, and each match begins with the storm circle already closing in.

On top of the shortened match times, loot availability has been adjusted in Blitz mode. The likelihood that treasure chests and ammo boxes will spawn during a match has been significantly increased, and Floor Loot spawns “nearly 100% of the time.” The spawn interval of Supply Drops and their descent time have also been decreased, while harvest resources have been doubled.

Epic hasn’t announced an exact end date for Blitz mode, but limited-time events in Battle Royale typically run for about a week, giving you only a few days to participate before it is removed from the rotation. You can find more details about Blitz mode on the official Fortnite website.

Blitz mode rolls out shortly after the release of Fortnite’s 3.3 patch. Along with an assortment of bug fixes, that update moved Smoke Grenades into the Vault. In their place, Epic introduced Supply Llamas and a new weapon in Battle Royale: remote explosives, which can be placed on the map and detonated from a distance. Another weapon, the Boogie Bomb, has also been “temporarily disabled” due to a bug, although it will return to the game once Epic has resolved the issue.

Is there any better way to watch your favorite TV show than with 10,000 other fans in a stadium? Based on the reaction to a massive livestream of Dragon Ball Super in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, there likely is not. The city streamed the penultimate episode of Dragon Ball Super publicly on Saturday, March 17, and it wasn’t the only one.

There were several screenings throughout Latin America, including events in Ecuador and El Salvador, all of which attracted massive crowds, based on photos shared via social media. Fans arrived to watch the episode and celebrate the upcoming end of the series before a movie arrives in Japan later in the year.

However, Toei Animation–the company behind Dragon Ball Super–was not thrilled about unauthorized screenings of their show. “We have become aware of plans to exhibit episode #130 of Dragon Ball Super in stadiums, plazas, and public places throughout Latin America,” the company wrote in a statement on March 12. “Toei Animation has not authorized these public showings and does not support or sponsor any of these events not do we or any of our titles endorse any institution exhibiting the unauthorized episode.”

It’s also been reported that a letter was sent to the Mexican government from the Japanese embassy, asking that all screenings be suspended. However, local news outlet El Diario de Juárez (via Kotaku) reports that Toei and government officials in Ciudad Juárez were able to come to an agreement ahead of the screening event, authorizing at least that one gathering.

There is still one final episode of Dragon Ball Super to go. Then fans will have to wait until December 14, when the new film releases.

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The massively popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is now available on mobile. Following a round of beta tests in Canada, PUBG Corp. has rolled out the mobile version of PUBG in “many” regions around the world, including the US.

Described as a “faithful adaptation” of the PC game, PUBG Mobile features the same last-man-standing gameplay experience that helped propel the title to become the third best-selling game in Steam history. Like the PC and Xbox One versions, PUBG Mobile pits 100 players against each other on an increasingly shrinking map, with the object being to outlast all the other players.

The mobile version of PUBG was developed in collaboration with mobile gaming giant Tencent. “We are working hard to create an authentic PUBG mobile experience that players new and old will love,” said Chen Jerry, Tencent’s Corporate Vice President. “A lot of [work] went into controls and optimization to give players a smooth and intuitive experience.”

Unlike the just-released mobile version of Fortnite, which is currently only available to select iOS users who have signed up for the invite-only test, PUBG Mobile can be downloaded for free on both iOS and Android devices from the App and Google Play stores. Those with iOS can grab the game here, while Android users can download it here.

PUBG Mobile arrives after receiving “large amounts of positive feedback” following Android and iOS beta tests in Canada last week, which took place on March 15 and 16, respectively. However, whereas the mobile edition of Fortnite features cross-play and cross-progression with other versions, PUBG Mobile doesn’t appear to offer either.

This story has been updated.

If you’re looking to catch up on some recent games or even stockpile new releases, now is a pretty good time to visit a Target. The store is holding a Buy One Get One 50% Off sale this week, with advertised games including the brand-new Sea of Thieves and Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom. The sale excludes Switch and Wii U games, as well as Detective Pikachu.

In a similar but much more specific sale bargain, Target is also offering 50% off select Switch games with the purchase of Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. Finally, the store is offering clearance prices on Amiibo right now. This mostly applies to the apparently overstocked bevy of Animal Crossing characters, but also includes a few other assorted figures.

You can check out the full list of eligible BOGO games here, or shop strictly among the Switch games discounted with Kingdom Battle. These prices are good through March 24.

If you’re also in the market for a console to play those gaming acquisitions on, Target is offering a Cartwheel coupon that takes 15% off a PlayStation Pro. That makes the usually $400 system a cool $340. You’ll need to download the Target app to use the coupon, and this only applies to purchases made in-store, but it’s still a hefty discount on a brand-new console.