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Warzone: Everything We Know About the New Pacific Map

The old Verdansk is gone now; the new game is Warzone Pacific. This game does not have overpowered weapons and easy field upgrades to enhance your weapons. The game has become more attractive, designed with new color schemes.

Overall, it received a good reception from the gamers. Today we will tell you about the changes that the new map brought. You can look at Battlelog for more information.

Colors Are More Visible

A veteran warzone player will experience nostalgia using the Roze operator in Verdansk. The black suit that she used to wear acted as camouflage in dim corners. Other military-grade uniforms were also invisible from the distances due to the color schemes of Verdansk. Developers in the new game have seriously worked on visibility. 

The blue ocean and palm trees give a feeling of a tropical vacation destination. The varied color schemes and high contrast will easily make things visible and comfortable shooting. However, the sun’s glare becomes unbearable at a few points in the game; it will be difficult to shoot while looking upwards at hills. 

This problem was also in verdansk, and like then, you can adjust the brightness of your device to cope with it.

Minor Big Changes

In November, developers of the warzone announced that they would be making some changes to the map. To all of us, the changes did not seem to be much, but now that the new map is here, the impact of the changes can be felt straight away.

The most significant change is the deleting of power field upgrades, which made the use of high-powered rounds in our guns possible. The warzone community was against power upgrades anyway, as they felt that these upgrades gave an unfair advantage to its users. 

You cannot purchase loadout crates after the free drops now. While some changes were according to the opinion of the warzone community, most of the changes were unanticipated. 

No Weapon is Overpowered

Guns are not dramatically over-powered in the new map as DMR was in Cold War Integration. So far, Kar 98k proved to be the best for damaging the enemy. Like older maps, STG 44 in the close quarters is also lethal.

If you are not comfortable with recoil but still want a high fire-rate gun, you can use PPSH 41 or M1928 SMG. With time as you get comfortable, you can switch to NZ 41, Bren, or AS 44. There are a lot more guns to choose from. 

So make your opinion after spending some time with the game. This map does not have anything special about weapons, but the skins and animation improved significantly.

Not All Changes Are Praiseworthy

The transition to the new pacific map from Verdansk has been flawless. But there are many things that a seasoned warzone player might miss in this. The developers disable the heartbeat sensor in this map. The destruction in the game is also decreased from Verdansk. 

You can shoot through the windows and doors, but you will not be able to obliterate them. FOV slides are not added to the new map; console players requested them worldwide. But developers took no notice of their request. 

The console players will not be able to toggle the setting to increase their periphery view. The problem of Verdansk will continue for them.

Distinctly Designed

The new map is mainly made of palm fields, but the capital city has a lot of buildings for close combat. The facilities are nothing like Verdansk. While in the previous map, the buildings used to look like a copy of each other. 

In this new map, the developers have worked extensively on buildings; they made sure that each of them looked unique and attractive. The thick foliage in the open also makes it possible for you to hide and plate up when necessary. 

The hills are designed with terraced features to have a stable and safe long-range vision. They make great spots for sniping.

Conclusion

The new Warzone Pacific Caldera map has many visible changes in the game. However, all changes are not appreciable. The latest update dismays console users for not adding changeable FOV settings. Other features like power upgrades and heartbeat sensors were also removed from the game to cause sadness for most gamers. 

However, the design of the caldera is far better than anything seen before. The game now looks fantastic and has more stability than Verdansk. Now go out there and download it to make your own opinions.

The Weeknd Shares New Video for ‘Sacrifice’

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The Weeknd has shared a new music video for ‘Sacrifice’, a track from his just-released album Dawn FM. The clip was directed by Cliqua, the duo who also helmed the video for advance single ‘Take My Breath’. Check it out below.

Announced earlier this week, Dawn FM is the follow-up to the Weeknd’s 2020 album After Hours. It features guest appearances from Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne, Quincy Jones, Oneohtrix Point Never, Jim Carrey, Swedish House Mafia, Max Martin, Calvin Harris, and Uncut Gems co-director Josh Safdie.

DJ Shadow Remixes King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s ‘Black Hot Soup’

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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s have shared a remix of ‘Black Hot Soup’ by DJ Shadow. The track will appear on Butterfly 3001, a collection of remixes of songs from the band’s 2021 LP Butterfly 3000. ‘Black Hot Soup (DJ Shadow ‘My Own Reality’ Re-Write)’ arrives with an accompanying video directed by John Angus Stewart that stars Australian radio host and documentary maker John Safran and features appearances from Alkiviadis Grapsas and John Dimoulas. Watch it below.

Maren Morris Unveils Video for New Single ‘Circles Around This Town’

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Nashville pop-country singer Maren Morris has unveiled a new single, ‘Circles Around This Town’, alongside an accompanying music video. The track was written by Morris with frequent collaborators Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels and Jimmy Robbins and produced by Greg Kurstin. Check out the Harper Smith-directed visual below.

“I could see the visuals for ‘Circles Around This Town’ the moment I wrote the song,” Morris said in a press release, continuing:

I’ve always been so inspired by the industrial, blown out colors of music videos from the 90s, so Harper Smith and I wanted the aesthetics of this video to reflect that grainy, devil-may-care attitude of all my females heroes from that era: Sheryl, Fiona, Alanis. Obviously, having a penchant for the nostalgic, we decided to recreate my teenage bedroom and pin old photos of me as a kid on the walls and have me typing on an old PC computer. I knew I didn’t want to take anything too seriously in this video, so all our amplified ‘signs of the universe’ are purposefully campy, but they also ask the viewer, ‘Is the universe actually showing you signs or do you just know when you need to make a real change?’ ‘Circles Around This Town’ is my story, so I felt like I truly got to relive my journey from Texas to Nashville again.

Maren Morris’ last album was 2019’s GIRL.

Elvis Costello & The Imposters Release New Song ‘Farewell, OK’

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters have released a new track, ‘Farewell, OK’, which will appear on their forthcoming album The Boy Named If. Check it out below.

“Like a lot of good rock and roll songs this began with a drummer down in a basement and a singer howling outside the backdoor,” Costello explained in a statement about ‘Farewell, OK. “It’s a blurred gaze, a drink too much, an accidental punch and a kiss goodnight all in the tumult of a dancehall.”

The Boy Named If is due to arrive on January 14. It includes the previously unveiled songs ‘Paint the Red Rose Blue’ and ‘Magnificent Hurt’.

Artsick Unveil Video for New Single ‘Look Again’

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Artsick, the collaborative project of Christina Riley (Burnt Palms), Donna McMean (Lunchbox/Hard), and Mario Hernandez (Kids On A Crime Spree, Ciao Bella), have shared a new single. ‘Look Again’ is taken from the band’s upcoming debut album Fingers Crossedwhich arrives on January 21 via Slumberland Records. Recorded over the course of a year with Tim Brown, the LP also includes the previously released tracks ‘Despise’ and ‘Ghost of Myself’. Check out ‘Look Again’ via the accompanying video, directed and edited by Christina Riley, below.

Yard Act Share Video for New Song ‘Rich’

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Yard Act have shared their new single ‘Rich’, the final preview of their upcoming debut album The Overload. Following previous outings ‘Payday’, ‘The Overload’, and ‘Land of the Blind’, the track comes with an accompanying video directed by James Slater. Check it out below.

Elaborating on the new track, James Smith said in a statement: “‘Rich’ is the natural successor to ‘Payday’. That’s the end of the story right? Success! Status! Security! Except, there’s always more money to be made, and you’re deemed a failure if your life starts to head back in the direction it came from. It’s about being so lost you’re sure you know exactly where you are and how you got there. I also wrote it because I thought it would be quite funny if Yard Act made a shit ton of money after I’d written an anti-capitalist concept album. It’ll be funny if I’m singing this song on stage when I’ve made my mint.”

“At worst it makes no sense, at best it comes off as pretentious, but that’s the point I’m trying to make when I write anything really,” he continued. “Things only really make sense if you exclude the bits that don’t back up the point you’re trying to make. I’m a hypocrite just like everyone else. I don’t have the answers and I’m just trying to do the best I can. It’ll never be good enough though. Enjoy the ride, life is short and you never know what’s round the corner.”

The Overload is out January 21 via Zen F.C. / Island.

Binker & Moses Announce New Album ‘Feeding the Machine’, Share New Single ‘Accelerometer Overdose’

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Binker & Moses, the free jazz duo of Moses Boyd and Binker Golding, have announced a new album titled Feeding The Machine. The follow-up to 2017’s Journey to the Mountain of Forever is due out February 25 via Gearbox Records. Along with the announcement, they’ve shared the new single ‘Accelerometer Overdose’. Check it out and find the album cover and tracklist below.

Feeding The Machine was recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios by producer Hugh Padgham and features Max Luthert on tape loops and electronics. Talking about the new material, Moses Boyd said in a press release:

I feel myself and Binker have been wanting to create this album for some years. The timing was never right, and I also feel we needed some more experience under our belt to attempt a record like this. We knew we wanted it to be different from all our previous material. Each Binker and Moses record has a strong identity and we wanted to maintain that whilst contributing something new that excites us both.

When the opportunity came up to record it was quite last minute. We had no material planned but just a concept. Really, we took a huge leap of faith and went in the studio empty-handed. The only concept I had was this idea of feeding our improvisation through these different machines / configurations in the studio. We enlisted our long-time friend and collaborator Max Luthert on tape loops and modular synths to achieve this.

This album is less about the forms and melodies but more about pushing ourselves creatively within a different way of working. I feel we achieved something special which I’m very proud of.

Binker Golding added: “I think the album for the most part has a really lonely feel. It’s the loneliest of the Binker & Moses albums, despite the dance tracks and I quite like that about it. It marks it out as different. Moses and I wanted to expand the sound of the band, but without adding more instrumentalists as we had on previous albums. In order to expand the sound of the saxophone and drums, we decided to ask Max Luthert to assist us on modular. Most of what you hear coming from the modular is actually a re-ordering of acoustic sax and drums. The only thing is it’s so distorted, that you wouldn’t recognise the acoustic sounds.”

Feeding The Machine Cover Artwork:

Feeding The Machine Tracklist:

1. Asynchronous Intervals
2. Active-Multiple-Fetish-Overlord
3. Accelerometer Overdose
4. Feed Infinite
5. After The Machine Settles
6. Because Because

Jenny Lewis Joins the Cactus Blossoms on New Song ‘Everybody’

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The Cactus Blossoms have enlisted Jenny Lewis for a new track called ‘Everybody’. It’s lifted from the Minneapolis duo’s upcoming third album, One Day, which arrives on February 11. Brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum previously previewed the record with the single ‘Hey Baby’. Listen to ‘Everybody’ below.

Torrey said in a statement about the new track: “Have you ever heard the saying “everyone is just doing the best they can”? I wanted to put that idea into a song. It started out as a kind of sad one-sided story, but when I heard it in my head as a back and forth between two people and imagined Jenny singing the lines it became something different. I’m so glad she was up for it, because without her I don’t think it would have the hopefulness that I was looking for.”

Back in November, Jenny Lewis released the single ‘Puppy and a Truck’, which she went on to perform on The Tonight Show.

Gang of Youths Share New Song ‘In the Wake of Your Leave’

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Gang of Youths have shared a new song, ‘In the Wake of Your Leave’, taken from their upcoming album angel in realtimeThe track follows previous entries ‘The Angel of 8th Ave.’, ‘Unison’, ‘The Man Himself’ and ‘Tend the Garden’. Listen to it below.

“I wanted to reflect on how I became dependent on grief for solace and inspiration,” frontman Dave Le’aupepe said of the song in a statement. “The cycle from numbness to acceptance to yearning plays a role in my approach to grieving my dad’s death. As a result, most of the time, I feel a bit futile as a person.”

angel in realtime, the follow-up to 2017’s Go Farther In Lightness, is due for release on February 25 via Warner Records.