December 2021

It's a new day in the Fortnite Item Shop, but the store is full of some old-school skins that long-time fans may enjoy. From as early as Chapter 1, Season 1 to as new as the latest collab, today's Item Shop inventory is an emblematic mix of oldies and newer crossovers, reminding us how far Fortnite has come in just four years. Here's everything in the Fortnite Item Shop for December 1, 2021.

There's maybe no single marquee item today, though if we're talking fan favorites, Dark Bomber may get the nod. She returns with her complete set, which includes back bling, as well as an optional pickaxe and glider as add-ons if you want to complete her cube-corrupted look. Here's everything in the Dark Bomber's Lightning and Thunderstorms set:

• Dark Bomber skin (includes Dark Bag back bling) - 1,200 V-Bucks
• Thunder Crash pickaxe - 1,200 V-Bucks
• Dark Glyph glider - 500 V-Bucks

There's no bundle for the complete set, so you're at the mercy of their stickered prices. If you're not one to support a cube-ish look--what with the ongoing destruction of Apollo and all-- you can grab other old-school skins such as the Lucha bundle for 2,200 V-Bucks which includes pro wrestlers Dynamo and Masked Fury and all of their accessories from way back during Chapter 1, Season 5.

World War I shooter Isonzo is celebrating the end of Movember by adding 50 unique moustache and facial hair options, including one oversized moustache inspired by real historical figure Paul von Rennenkampf. The game's focus on historical accuracy and authenticity extends to its character options, with the styling options paying homage to the wide range of facial hair that was worn during WWI.

Over the last month, developer BlackMill Games has been marking Movember by exploring the history of wartime facial hair on its social media channels, while also asking fans to vote on the historical style they most wanted to see in the game--based on four real-life individuals who had a big impact on the war.

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Laptops, monitors, keyboards, controllers, and more.

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Lawn Mower Simulator will also join during a busy month

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Season 3 ends the show on a high note

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Geralt is back, baby!

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Happy Holidays, Xbox fans. Once again, a bevy of prominent titles are joining the Game Pass catalog. We’ve got some classic, recent-popular, and day-one titles coming this month. So, get ready for your very own Xbox-themed winter wonderland and check out what’s going to be on offer and what’ll be leaving below:

A new bill introduced to Congress could automatically ban bots often used by resellers to buy consoles such as the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X. 

This news comes by way of Video Games Chronicle, which reports that the bill, dubbed the "Stopping Grinch Bots Act," was introduced by Representative Paul Tonko, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Majority Leader Charles Schumer, and Senator Ben Ray Luján. In a statement about the recently-introduced bill, Tonko said that "Grinch bots" are forcing Americans to pay exorbitant prices for gifts this holiday season. 

Only second to sneakers, a market that's been heavily influenced by bots for years, consoles are likely what bots are targeting most this season. With the release of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles still fresh, it's been more challenging than ever to nab one of these new-gen consoles at MSRP. That's because the second these consoles go live, would-be buyers must beat out bots that automatically place the consoles in someone's cart and check out. 

Halo Infinite’s multiplayer has been out for a couple of weeks now, and besides some issues with battle pass progression, it’s been widely received as a great comeback for the series. Starting next week, it’s going to get even better for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. 

That’s because Microsoft has announced that Ultimate members will get monthly multiplayer bonuses. The first bundle will go live on December 8. 

“It’s an awesome time for Perks because we’re excited to reveal that Ultimate members will be locked in to get monthly Halo Infinite multiplayer bonuses, starting with your first bundle on December 8,” an Xbox Wire blog post announcing this month’s upcoming Game Pass additions reads. “Don’t forget to claim this and more in the Perks gallery on your Xbox console, Xbox App on Windows PC, and Xbox Game Pass mobile app.” 

A monthly pack of XP boosts and challenge swaps will be given to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, Microsoft has announced.

The first pack, due on 8th December, also includes the Pass Tense MA40 AR coating - a weapon skin.

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UPDATE 02/12/21: Relaxing city-builder Townscaper has also been added to Game Pass on PC and console.

The game is available now.

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The dizzy deals of Black Friday and Cyber Monday may have come to an end but don't tell Nintendo, as you can still grab a pretty decent selection of first-party Switch games from Currys for just £36.99, and these include some of the biggest hits for the hybrid console this year.

For instance, the discounts include Metroid Dread, only released in October, the long-awaited sequel to the 2D series and a shoe-in for a number of Game of the Year lists. Heading back earlier this year is my personal game of the year Monster Hunter Rise which manages to excel to new heights from the breakthrough Monster Hunter: World. Sure, it'll also be coming to PC with enhanced features in the new year, but it's definitely worth picking up now at this price.

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Next week, Halo Infinite, which has had its free-to-play multiplayer mode playable for some time now, comes to Xbox Game Pass in full. But Microsoft’s games-on-demand service is getting a whole lot more than one deliriously anticipated first-person shooter, as evidenced by a stacked December 2021 lineup. Here’s…

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The December 2021 Xbox Game Pass additions will include titles like FFXIII-2, Stardew Valley, Among Us, and Halo Infinite.

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A great battle in the middle of the sea!

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Ahead of FFXIV 6.0 and Endwalker, Square Enix shared some of the Group Pose additions on the way. You can use it in Performance Mode.

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Netflix revealed the Jolyne voice actresses for different languages for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.

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Yoshi-P will be joined by guest Yosuke Hayashi.

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In addition, the bundle will also include four 2XP boosts and four Challenge Swaps - both of which should help to offer players some relief when leveling up at a time where community pressure is mounting over the current state of the game's slow progression system.

Today Izanagi Games announced the Japanese release date of the escape game/bullet hell shoot ’em up hybrid  Yurukill: The Calumniation Games.

The game will release in Japan for PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch on April 14, 2022, making the previously-announced spring 2022 release window.

You’ll notice that the PC version is not mentioned, likely implying that it’ll launch alongside the western release, which we know will be handled by NIS America. That being said, NIS has not made an announcement yet, so we’ll have to wait and see.

If you’re not familiar with the game, it’s written by Homura Kawamoto, whom you may know for creating Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, and by his younger brother, Hikaru Muno.

The character design is by mangaka Hiro Kiyohara, who worked on Valkyria Revolution, while the music is by Yuko Komiyama, known for the Monster Hunter and Mega Man series.

Here’s how the developer describes Yurukill: The Calumniation Games.

Solve Puzzles

Investigate attractions and uncover clues to help solve the puzzles you encounter.

With their sights set on victory, the teams face their attractions in the Yurukill Games. The documents you acquire by solving puzzles are the key to unlocking the secrets behind everything.

Glean hints from helpful conversations there to support the player and ensure even the toughest riddles aren’t an obstacle to enjoying the game.

Maji-kill Time

Lay it all on the line in extreme, life or death cross-examinations!

If you love Gundam and Japanese live-action series, Sunrise has a treat in store for you today.

The official GundamInfo YouTube channel just released the six-episode of the Gundam Build Real live-action series for everyone to enjoy with subtitles in English, French, Chinese, Korean, and Thai.

The series translates the Gundam Build universe into the real world. It has begun airing in Japanese earlier this year, and now many more fans around the world can enjoy it.

Below you can watch the six episodes (you’ll have to click on “cc” to activate subtitles) and read an official synopsis of the first to give you an idea of what awaits you.

“Our protagonist Hiro created Team BRIGHT along with his friends when they were in elementary school. The team attracted much attention, especially armament specialist Sota, but their Gunpla (the 78) disappeared on the day before the tournament, leading them to quarrel and split up. Now, four years later, the former group record-keeper Imaizumi sends the other members a video and they meet at their old school. However, Imaizumi isn’t there, and Hiro and his friends find something else instead…”

Nicholas Cage can add yet another iconic role to his long list of gigs as an actor, as Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that he’ll be playing Dracula in Chris McKay’s upcoming adaptation of Renfield. This marks the actor’s first big studio movie since he starred in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengence back in 2011.

Cage will play opposite Nicholas Hoult in the film, who plays the titular character, Redfield, who is the infamous henchman of Dracula. McKay will also be producing alongside Robert Kirkman, David Alpert, Bryan Furst, and Sean Furst.

The Redfield character originated back in 1897 in Bram Stoker’s Dracula as a patient in an asylum obsessed with drinking blood. Over the years, his character has evolved considerably, with many different takes on his personality and the relationship between him and his vampiric master.

While we don’t have an exact idea of what the plot will follow for Redfield, you can at least check out a description of the character that is taken straight from Seward’s own journal in the novel, he is described thus:

Today, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean’s first 12 episodes officially started streaming on Netflix. This marks the debut of Jolyne Cujoh, the first female protagonist in the series.

For a complete breakdown of the first part of the series, check out Netflix’s official synopsis right down below:

After an accident while on a drive with her sweetheart, Jolyne Cujoh falls into a trap and is sentenced to fifteen years at the state-run maximum-security correctional facility Green Dolphin Street Prison—AKA “the Aquarium.” On the verge of despair, she receives a pendant from her father that causes a mysterious power to awaken inside of her.

Rockstar Games’ remastered trilogy has endured a rough launch, and while a series of updates have helped resolve some of its performance woes, there’s been another unfortunate mishap to round out the saga of its fumbled release. Today, the publisher has announced that the physical versions of GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition have been pushed back by 10 days across all platforms to Dec. 17. The Nintendo Switch version will launch in 2022.

The release dates for the physical versions of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition have changed.

Xbox Series X / Xbox One and PS4 will now release on December 17. The Nintendo Switch version is coming in early 2022.

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— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) November 30, 2021

As you can see, no specific reason was given as to the delay, but it’s fair to say that Rockstar Games has been dealing with sorting a myriad of issues with the digital version since its launch.

If you haven’t yet read the game’s latest patch notes, which fix a huge number of graphical and performance issues, you can read them here.

Solar Ash is due out tomorrow, December 2, on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC, and what better way to build the hype than with a new launch trailer. 

Heart Machine just released the launch trailer for Solar Ash today and if you’ve been keeping up with this game since its announcement back in 2020, then you already know this trailer features beautiful art and sound, and of course, extremely memorable locales. These locations not only feature stunning imagery in art but massive colossus-like creatures that fill the space and provide on-the-go platforms for Solar Ash’s main protagonist, Rei. 

As you can see in the trailer above, a spooky narrator warns that “you can’t save anyone, even yourself,” in an ominous voice that's present throughout. 

PlayStation has announced the December lineup for PlayStation Plus, and as usual, it includes a PlayStation 5 game and two PlayStation 4 games. 

The three titles up for grabs this month are Godfall: Challenger Edition, which is available as both a PS5 and PS4 game, and Lego DC Super-Villains and Mortal Shell, both of which are PS4 games. However, both Lego DC Super-Villains and Mortal Shell will be playable on PS5 thanks to backward compatibility. 

Last month, the PlayStation Plus lineup consisted of six games: Knockout City, Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, First Class Trouble, The Persistence, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, and Until You Fall. The latter three are PSVR titles, and they’re still available alongside this month’s new PlayStation Plus lineup, and they’ll remain available for players to add to their libraries until January 3. 

DICE has detailed its latest numbered update for Battlefield 2042, which is set to introduce a new Weekly Missions system along with a selection of gameplay tweaks and fixes when it comes to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC tomorrow, 2nd December.

Starting next week, players will be able to participate in three "varying" Weekly Missions, accessible via the main menu, which will award player XP per mission and a unique cosmetic item for completing all three.

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Late last night I stood in a floating church, looking up through the bones of the shattered ceiling towards the sky, where an island hung above me. The island was facing downwards, so where there should be stars, I saw patchy grass and the tops of noble pines. It was beautiful and teasing and I wondered how to get there.

This is Solar Ash, and Solar Ash is a skating game, really. It's a cosmic skating game with spectacular rinks and it absolutely does not want you to stop moving even for a second. You ghost frictionlessly over the landscape here, a thing of will and direction only. The earth curves away in strange, promising pathways. Connection is forgiving - even grind rails have a sort of mag-lev dreaminess to them, so you can hop on and off without much in the way of fiddliness. The sky is very clear and the ground is often cloud, soft duvet mounds of pearly blue that will hold you up but which, brilliantly, still see you disappearing into the blurred depths for a few early seconds before momentum carries you back to the surface. Dunked in a cloud: not a bad start to the day.

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Townscaper, the lovely and relaxing city-builder toy, is now available to try for free in your browser window, no downloads required.

Oskar Stålberg, the creator of Townscaper and also Bad North, announced the browser-based demo via Twitter this afternoon.

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