Olympus

As with most major updates, Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 has brought with it a substantial list of changes to the battle royale map, including all-new locations based on Greek mythology, such as Mount Olympus and the Underworld. It's in these exciting new spots that you can find Olympus Chests and Underworld Chests, which sport a significant chance of dropping high-tier weapons and loot. They also provide the best method of rounding up the new Wings of Icarus and Thunderbolt of Zeus items that can…

The Eisner Awards awarded its 2023 winners last night at San Diego Comic-Con. While Image had the most total nominations, and DC the second-most, DC’s Nightwing won all three of the categories it was recognized for: Best Continuing Series, Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team, and Best Cover Artist. One of io9's favorite WebToons, Lore Olympus, also went home with hardware winning in the Best Webcomic category; which makes this the first time Rachel Smythe has won, having been first nominated for Lore Olympus in…

NASA has released an interactive map of Mars made from over 100,000 images taken by the agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter; the mosaic is the highest-resolution global portrait of Mars ever made.What Was Your First Experience with Super Mario Bros? | io9 InterviewThe map is the creation of scientists at the Murray Laboratory for Planetary Visualization at the California Institute of Technology. Comprising 5.7 trillion pixels, it offers a sweeping, black-and-white look at Mars. It is a tremendous amount of data, so you…

A volcano is an opening on the surface of a planet or moon that allows material hotter than its surroundings to escape from its interior. Although numerous volcanoes exist on Earth, the biggest volcano in our solar system does not exist on our planet. Instead, it is located on Mars. Known as Olympus Mons, it is considered to be the largest and tallest volcano in the Solar System and is about two and a half times Mount Everest's height above sea level.Today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day is an aerial snapshot of…

If you were to suggest a list of candidates to direct a biopic chronicling the complicated and complex life and times of Michael Jackson, then we wouldn’t have put the filmmaker behind Gerard Butler’s Olympus Has Fallen and Denzel Washington’s The Equalizer franchise at the front of the queue. Then again, Antoine Fuqua’s career behind the camera has featured no shortage of variety, with his most recent effort being Will Smith’s disappointing would-be comeback vehicle Emancipation. Sticking with drama once he’d done with…

Overwatch 2's Battle for Olympus limited-time event is now live. The latest update ushers in the new seasonal mode, which introduces a free-for-all deathmatch game featuring seven select Heroes, reimagined as Greek gods, goddesses, and creatures. Blizzard Entertainment had previously dropped a trailer for the event, teasing some of the new god-like abilities that stack on top of your champions' ultimates. The studio has now shared some patch notes that break down each ability, alongside a global leaderboard that serves to…

Overwatch 2's latest event, Battle for Olympus, has arrived. This event features a number of new cosmetics, as well as a special arcade mode, Battle for Olympus. This free-for-all mode gives the included heroes special, more powerful versions of their abilities. During the event you can purchase a number of cosmetics from the item shop and earn some free rewards by completing challenges. Battle for Olympus runs from January 5-19.Battle for Olympus game mode and challengesThe Battle for Olympus arcade mode…

As part of Overwatch 2 Season 2's Greek mythology theme, Blizzard is introducing a new, limited-time game mode: Battle for Olympus. The mode sees heroes go head-to-head in a free-for-all deathmatch, after which the hero with the greatest number of kills across the entire event will have their statue placed on the Illios Ruins arena map to commemorate their victory. The event runs from January 5-19 and offers players several limited-time rewards.However, not all of Overwatch 2's various heroes and villains…

When Blizzard teased the arrival of Overwatch 2’s Battle For Olympus event, I had hopes I would have another game mode like Junkenstein’s Revenge to sink my teeth into. The limited-time event / game mode is now live, and while it’s not quite what I was hoping for, I’m still encouraged that Overwatch 2 is finally on the right track with its content releases.Basically, Battle For Olympus is simply Overwatch 2’s Deathmatch mode with a very pretty coat of Olympian paint. Once again, the Overwatch 2 art team has killed it with…

The Overwatch 2 Winter Wonderland event may have come to an end, but Blizzard has a brand new limited-time game mode ready to take its place. As part of the season 2 festivities, Blizzard is getting ready to unleash the brand new Battle for Olympus LTM. If you want to check out the new game mode the moment it goes live, then you'll be pleased to find out that the Battle for Olympus update has a January 5 release date and a 6pm GMT UK launch time.As you can see from the trailer below, Battle for Olympus takes its cue from…