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Fortnite Showdown: Where To Find Every Chaos Cube Available So Far

Fortnite Showdown: Where To Find Every Chaos Cube Available So Far https://ift.tt/yNdQPSM Years ago, Epic frequently filled the Fortnite island with collectibles that players could find for XP, but they didn't do much of that the past few chapters. But the collectibles have returned in a big way in Chapter 7 Season 2 , with the dozens of Chaos Cubes that are scattered all over the island. There are currently 45 cubes available to discover in Fortnite's main Battle Royale mode, with 25 more planned to pop up at various points over the course of the season. This is probably related to the battle between the Ice King and the Foundation somehow, and there's a good chance the Last Reality, with its alien invaders and chrome monsters and army of cubes, is involved somehow. Collecting these cubes isn't just a purely for-fun side activity, as collecting a cube awards 4,000 XP, collecting all five cubes in a region awards 40,000 XP, and collecting all 70 on the entire map (w...
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Why Ristar Should've Been The Genesis's Mascot, Not Sonic

Why Ristar Should've Been The Genesis's Mascot, Not Sonic https://ift.tt/MaJYyof

Ristar is celebrating its 30-year anniversary today, February 16, 2025. Below, we make the case that despite Sonic's breakout celebrity, Ristar really deserved to be the face of Sega.

It's fair to say that Mario will likely always sit on the throne as the most iconic video game mascot of all time, but Sonic the Hedgehog certainly gave him a run for his money back in the '90s. The lovable 'tude and blistering speed of the Blue Blur made him a cultural figure par excellence in the days of the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis, and you can even argue that his signature velocity defined the idea of that Sega console in the average gamer's mind. That said, Genesis fanatics are well aware that Sonic isn't even the best platform star on his own console. That honor belongs to Ristar, who Sonic kneecapped like a coward 30 years ago so he could stay on the treadmill of producing endlessly mediocre spin-offs with no substance or new ideas.

Okay, that is a bit harsh to Sonic--it's not his fault that Sega has dropped the ball with his games since roughly the turn of the century, with a few notable exceptions. But while Sonic's signature speed and beautiful pastel aesthetics never quite made the transition to 3D, mechanics-focused indie platformers similar to Ristar have continued to find an audience, from the gravity flip of VVVVVV to the no-jump gimmick of Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom. In this way, Ristar was a swinging star-man ahead of his time, and it's unfortunate that Sega didn't realize that.

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