Series X – Infection – The SURVIVAL PODCAST Episode 257

Xbox Series x, Planetside Arena Canceled, Christmas Updates and more on this week’s episode of Infection – The SURVIVAL PODCAST

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GOTW: Ark

• Player Unknown
  • Prologue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lgQtGSliG4
• Awards
  • https://www.cnet.com/news/the-game-awards-2019-live-results-world-premieres-reveals-and-big-surprises/
• Epic
  • Google: https://www.xda-developers.com/google-denies-epics-request-exempt-fortnite-revenue-cut-play-store/
• Gamestop
  • Ouch: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gamestop-stock-slammed-by-weak-earnings-and-analyst-invokes-jim-morrison-2019-12-11
• PUBG
  • 5.3 Test: https://www.pubg.com/2019/12/11/pc-update-5-3/
• Xbox Series X
  • Announcement: https://youtu.be/vlgpLBRxN2A?t=130 
  • https://www.geekwire.com/2019/microsoft-unveils-next-xbox-console-series-x-will-debut-2020-mini-tower-design/
• Planetside Arena
  • Announcement: https://www.planetsidearena.com/news/psa-sunset-letter
  • Stats: https://i.imgur.com/4X4rWp4.png

• Fortnite
  • 11.30: https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/battle-royale-update-whats-new-in-11-30
  • Star Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3LtBdw__fI
  • Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaUJF155MBQ (Trailer starts at 8:30)
• Apex Legends
  • Season 3: https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends/news/mirages-holoday-bash-event
    • Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsncIyRKS40
• Sea of Thieves
  • 2.0.10: https://www.seaofthieves.com/release-notes
    • Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t7oyAavuFk
• ATLAS (Current v401.17 – Previous v401.14)
  • Update: http://sail.gg/PCnotes
• Astroneer
  • Holiday update: https://forum.systemera.net/topic/55055-the-holiday-update-december-16th-2019/
• Hurtworld
  • Release: https://steamcommunity.com/games/393420/announcements/detail/1703980280313453151
• Prologue https://playprologue.com/
  • Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lgQtGSliG4
• The Long Dark
  • 1.64: https://steamcommunity.com/games/305620/announcements/detail/1720868778918967576
    • Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaRNygzfPMc
  • 1.66: https://steamcommunity.com/games/305620/announcements/detail/3177783990874307935
  • 1.67: https://steamcommunity.com/games/305620/announcements/detail/3177783990874965166
• RUST
  • Dec 13th: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFcaS2b97KE
• XERA
  • 5.9: https://steamcommunity.com/games/XERA/announcements/detail/1699476680687208826
  • 5.10: https://steamcommunity.com/games/XERA/announcements/detail/2989758706131323646
• Cyberpunk 2077
  • Music(don’t play): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGBzpnB_9RM
• Darwin Project
  • Full Release Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q03aGIxfel8 
• ARK
  • Winter Wonderland 4
    • Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp0VYoSeqBE&feature=emb_title
    • https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/articles.html/community-crunch-211-winter-wonderland-4-r1470/
  • 303.1: https://ark.gamepedia.com/303.1
  • 304.1: https://ark.gamepedia.com/304.1
• Rocket League
  • 1.71: https://www.rocketleague.com/news/patch-notes-v1-71/
• Ylands
  • 1.0.1: https://steamcommunity.com/games/298610/announcements/detail/3463762567827392794
• Dead by Daylight
  • 3.4.2: https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/112053/steam-patch-notes-3-4-2-hotfix
• ANAREA Battle Royale
  • Website: https://www.playanarea.com/
  • Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2rpVnWXaug
• Conan Exiles
  • 13-12-2019: https://steamcommunity.com/games/440900/announcements/detail/3788021741635811115
• ROE
  • 12.13.2019: https://steamcommunity.com/games/755790/announcements/detail/3463762567830999093
• Survive the Nights
  • Devblog #1: https://steamcommunity.com/games/541300/announcements/detail/3463762567832094920
• No Man’s Sky
  • Update 5: https://www.nomanssky.com/2019/12/beyond-development-update-5-bytebeat/
    • Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj43Ssa8IH4
• Overwatch
  • Winter Wonderland: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/pc/#patch-64346

Tip of the week: Ark – I want to take a few moments to recap on the character stats. While leveling up you will want to aim for 200 health, 180 stamina, and 120 movement speed. You will want to quickly craft tools and work towards metal. Using a pick on rocks will have a chance of giving you metal. Higher level areas will have metal nodes that will give you large amounts of metal. When you are able to make a forge, make sure to start smelting your metal. Once you have a metal pick it will make gathering metal easier. Another early crating item is the mortar and pestle. Making spark powder and narcotics will help raise your XP. The Narcotics will come in handy as you begin taming creatures.