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When you rattle off the biggest and most well-known franchises in the video game industry, you don't have to go far down the list to find Assassin's Creed. Since its debut in 2007, the series has spawned more than 20 video games, a theatrical film starring Michael Fassbender, an upcoming live-action Netflix series, and several comics and novels. As the studio behind two of the well-received recent games, Syndicate and Odyssey, Ubisoft Quebec was ready to spread its wings and fly with new IP.

While the team at Ubisoft Quebec is excited about the opportunity to start fresh, it was actually a glitch that occurred during Assassin's Creed Odyssey's development that was the first kernel of inspiration for what would become Immortals Fenyx Rising. "There was a bug at the time where you’d be sailing on your trireme and instead of having a normal human crew, you’d have a crew of cyclops," game director Scott Phillips says. "We knew that was wrong for Odyssey, but it also sparked this idea of, ‘Actually it would be quite cool if we can break those historical bonds and just go full force into mythology.'"

The first Monster Hunter trailer looked promising but also garnered a lot of flak for appearing more like a bland action film than a fun monster-slaying adventure. Those looking for something more faithful should watch the new trailer for the film’s Chinese release, which looks a lot more fantastical and even gives us our first look at a certain culinary gifted Palico. 

The new trailer shows off a few more of the titular monsters (including creepy spider-like creatures), which still look pretty darn good. The set design looks great, and it’s nice to see swords and bows take center-stage as opposed to guns and grenades. Perhaps most importantly, the film’s humor is on display, showing the film doesn’t seem to take itself as seriously as the initial trailer perhaps insinuated. Monster Hunter looks cheesy and fun, and it should be, given it’s about people wielding oversized bone weapons and hanging out with talking cats.

The pandemic hasn’t stopped the Game Awards from taking place and now we know which 2020 games are up for top honors. Gaming’s biggest awards show airs December 10 and fans can vote now to see their favorite games get the nod. 

Geoff Keighley and Kimmie Kim will host the virtual event from Hollywood, Calif. with special segments broadcasting from multiple locations including the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London. Nominees consist of 95 games, studios, and individuals. A global jury of 95 media publications (Game Informer included) and influencers helped determine this year’s nominees. This year, Sony Interactive Entertainment boasts the most nominations at 22, making it the second-highest nomination count behind Nintendo’s 23 nominations at the 2017 awards. 

Here are just a few of the categories fans can vote for: 

Game of the Year

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Doom Eternal
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• The Last of Us Part II

Best Performance 

The Pokémon Trading Card game continues to roll on with its latest expansion, Vivid Voltage. This most recent update adds more than 185 new cards to the already massive collection that has been growing since the first edition was published in 1996. While this continues to focus on Pokémon found in the Galar region, including Galarian forms of pre-existing Pokémon, you can also expect plenty of familiar faces from past gens to make an appearance.

I was fairly lucky in my pulls in the booster packs I was sent, snagging a few awesome V cards. My particular favorite was the Pikachu V, which has 190 HP and can deal 200 damage with Thunderbolt. Not only is it capable in dealing a ton of damage, but I love the art. I'm also always a fan of the Eeveelutions, so it was nice to see Vaporeon and Jolteon emerge from the packs, though I'm bummed I didn't pull Flareon as well. I do, however, love the Zacian and Zamazenta cards I was lucky enough to get.

Check out my favorite pulls from the Pokémon Trading Card Game Sword & Shield – Vivid Voltage below.

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Amazon has a few different games in the works, one of them centers around a tale of conquest and the supernatural. New World is set in the Age of Exploration during the 16th century. While on a quest to find the Fountain of Youth, players are instead dumped unceremoniously into a world filled with dangers both natural and supernatural. We sat down with a few members of the team after some more hands-on time with New World to learn more about what the new adventure has in store.

Sitting down with Mike Willette, head of world experience, David Verfaillie, head of player experience, and Scott Lane, the game's director, Game Informer learned more about the different modes, possible raid content, and addressing longevity concerns that naturally come with an MMORPG of this nature. 

The story is rooted in the supernatural with some subtle underlayers that look like they will play a bigger role later on in the narrative, can you tell us a little more about that? 

Don't let your dreams be dreams, be the Mindflayer you were always meant to be. While this isn't a choice in the character customization screen in the vanilla Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access experience, this mod allows for you to let those face tentacles fly all willy nilly like. 

Baldur's Gate 3 is currently in Early Access on PC and while we don't have a full release yet, we do know that our saves won't carry over into full launch. You know what that means? Permission to go ham on basically any choice you want in-game because in the end? It doesn't matter, it all wipes anyway. 

Because this is an Early Access game that is going to constantly be changing as the team works towards completion over at Larian, this mod that allows players to become a Mindflayer takes a little additional work. For starters, you're going to need to use another program called ShadowChild's Candor Mod Manger (found here). 

Instantaneous load times have been one of the primary selling points for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. How could it not be? Since gaming switched from cartridges to disc-based media, we’ve become accustomed to twiddling our thumbs waiting for games to boot up. Over time we evolved to find creative methods of filling that time. 

As great as it sounds, the near-extinction of loading may be a curse in disguise. I developed entertaining and integral rituals designed to make load times fly by, and those parts of my life will be erased forever, maybe. Granted, I don’t yet have a PS5 or Xbox Series X/S so it hasn’t happened yet. Still, anecdotes of Spider-Man: Miles Morales launching in the blink of an eye are as frightening as they are impressive. Here are some extremely general and relatable activities I won’t be able to partake in because the new consoles load too damn fast. 

Shatter High Scores In Threes

When David 'DeeJ' Dague announced he was leaving Bungie after being such a massive point of contact for the Destiny franchise, fans were curious as to where he was headed next. Onto new adventures and beyond, because Iron Galaxy Studios has announced Dague is joining the team as the new Head of Communications. 

In addition to Dague's inclusion into the team, a shift in leadership has also been revealed for the studio. Chief Operating Officier Chelsea Blasko has been promoted to the role of co-CEO alongside Adam Boyes. The recent shift and addition is all poised to have the perfect team to work on launching an original IP from the studio, one that focuses on a multiplayer melee combat experience. 

Dague was a massive pillar for the Bungie franchise. With his powerfully friendly voice within the gaming space and a passion for the Destiny series made it easy to get swept away in the community love, so seeing what he does for Iron Galaxy is going to be exciting. 

After filming was halted once more when yet another round of positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed on set, it looks like the team behind Netflix's The Witcher season 2 is back on set as the show resumes its course set for completion. With four team members, none of the core cast (according to the previous statement), having tested positive for the virus earlier this month, it looks like quarantining worked because everything is back on schedule. 

As reported by Redanian Intelligence, a reliable source that has supplied numerous on set photos and details regarding the show's progression, Netflix's The Witcher season 2 resumed filming on November 16 in Arborfield Studios, UK.

While production has picked up once more, season 2 is still reportedly a long ways off from completion given the numerous delays and the work from home orders issued earlier this year. While it's good that the team feels safe enough to be on set once more, this isn't the first round of COVID tests to come back positive. With a production crew and cast, it's difficult to mitigate the level of contact spread that occurs, so hopefully this latest scare will help implement better safety measures for the months ahead. 

Garrus, we are coming for you! After years of fans begging and more leaks than we can keep track of, BioWare has finally confirmed that the Mass Effect Trilogy remaster is real and it's here! Here's our first look at the Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

Whether you're Team Garrus or a fan of the blueberry variety with Liara, all of our favs are coming back with an updated version. The remaster brings the iconic trilogy to current-gen alongside all of the DLC and modernized upgrades. Yeah, that means no more weird wooden teeth from Williams in the first game. 

Your choices. Your squad. Your Shepard. Relive the legend in a remastered edition of the highly acclaimed trilogy. Mass Effect Legendary Edition arrives Spring 2021.https://t.co/jLUj8FUGaI pic.twitter.com/vxTKyq4LQ1

— BioWare (@bioware) November 7, 2020

The Mass Effect Trilogy introduced us to Commander Shepard and changed the world of sci-fi RPGs for many. This is my personal favorite franchise of all time, with over 30 playthroughs, all of the collectibles, replicas, comics, books, and pretty much anything else I can get my hand on.

BioWare tells fans: 

Looking for concise, hands-on info on Sony's new DualSense controller? We've clipped out our PS5 DualSense controller review impressions for easy viewing.

This video highlights the unique features and upgrades that come with Sony's new controller and how it has the potential to change the way we interact with video games in a significant way. Not only does the enhanced PlayStation controller feature haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, which both prove to be novel features of Sony's next-gen console, the DualSense also sports an up-to-date USB Type-C connector for fast charging.

Did you enjoy this clip from our full PlayStation 5 video review? Be sure to watch it here or check out Game Informer's reviews of the PlayStation 5's launch titles, including Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Astro's Playroom.

The man behind Nathan Drake himself, Nolan North, recently met Nolan North himself, Tom Holland, during a previous Uncharted movie set visit. Back in October, North shared a few images from his time on set and now we've got two new sneak peeks into the world of this adaptation. 

Nolan North voiced the iconic PlayStation character for years and helped bring a beloved narrative to life by essentially becoming Nathan Drake. Spider-Man's Tom Holland will now be carrying on that torch into film playing a much younger Drake for an interesting origins-style tale about one of our favorite heroes. 

Speaking with Game Informer, we just had to know what has him the most excited about the film, especially now that he's gotten to see some behind-the-scenes action. "I'm probably most excited to enjoy an Uncharted adventure as a fan just like everyone else," North tells us. "From what I've seen, they've really stayed true to the fun-filled adventure style that the games brought to life so well." 

Season of Arrivals in Destiny 2 is coming to a close ahead of the upcoming expansion Beyond Light. Out with the old and in with the new, but that doesn't mean we can't finish off the current season with a bang, and with a bang, it shall end with a new live event. 

Upon the Almighty's destruction and the danger of Darkness ahead, Guardians have been curious about how Bungie will close out the current Season of Arrivals. Following an email leak that circulated previously, Bungie's Luke Smith has confirmed that a special event is going down. 

The leaked email reads as follows: 

The email released before it was supposed to, obviously, which is something Luke Smith addressed in a recent tweet. "We have a small event to close out Season of Arrivals," he said. "We wanted it to be a surprise but an email accidentally mentioned it! It's nothing too crazy, just a little time to chill in the Tower before the Lights go out. See you soon!" 

When Konami canceled Hideo Kojima's Silent Hills P.T., horror fans were crushed. With the future of the horror franchise, as a whole, unclear, the unfinished experience remains a beloved treasure kept alive by many fan recreations and mods. With the new generation of systems upon us, many media with a PS5 system have reported that P.T. was available on the newest console only for it to quickly disappear back into obscurity once more. Or, at least it will remain in last-gen. 

Because of its iconic placement in games, certain media members with review units were quick to see if P.T. would be playable on the new PS5 system. Though Sony has confirmed P.T. would not be backwards compatible, that didn't stop GamesRadar's Leon Hurley from making those dreams a reality anyway. Hurley reports that he was able to play the canceled project on the PS5 for the past several weeks only to see it abruptly shout down and removed from the store completely.  

Hurley mentioned in his coverage that following P.T.'s removal, he reached out to both Konami and Sony, only to have Konami answer with a simple: "Reach out to Sony about that matter." So he did, and while Sony said it is looking into it, an answer doesn't seem to be provided. 

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the next-gen re-release of the acclaimed 2018 title, has two more Spidey suits swinging its way. The remaster already sports several updates including the addition of Andrew Garfield’s suit from The Amazing Spider-Man film and a controversial redesign for Peter Parker. 

Feast your eyes on the Arachnid Rider (above) and Armored Advanced suits (below). Before any comic fans rack their brains recalling which stories the outfits come from, Insomniac confirmed they are original creations and will be unlockable in-game. The studio also states that the remaster’s three new suits will also come to the PS4 version of the game, though at an undetermined date. 

Yakuza: Like a Dragon will be released on November 10, and in case you didn't hear, it's really, really good. There's a lot of anticipation for Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's next melodramatic-yet-goofy crime drama, but there are also a lot of Yakuza games that precede it. If you're planning to take a dive into the series but want to start with the latest entry, we've compiled a quick list of things you need to know about Like a Dragon and the Yakuza series at large before you begin your trip through Yokohama.

With both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S hitting next week, it’s time to decide which new-gen console is right for you. After spending weeks with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, we feel good about the starting point for this generation and its ability to elevate our gaming experience. However, a few differentiating factors could make one or the other a better fit for your situation.

As you read in our PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S reviews, both consoles are physically large and offer substantial performance boosts over their predecessors, slashing load times while adding processing power, audio improvements, and features like ray tracing. With a strong emphasis on getting the player into the game as fast as possible, the two consoles accomplish this in different ways. Xbox Series X/S’s Quick Resume feature lets you suspend several games and bounce between them, picking right up where you left off. This means if you’re the kind of person to play through multiple games in parallel, Xbox’s approach could save you a ton of time. Meanwhile, PlayStation 5 uses Activity Cards, which often let you load directly into the mode or lobby you want to enter, skipping the menu song and dance, and allowing for rapid switching of activities within a given game.

When Riot Games debuted its augmented reality-fueled K-pop group K/DA to the world back in 2018, League of Legends fans were curious to say the least. Since the group's debut song Pop/Stars, the musical squad has been fairly quiet outside of a few staggering track releases, but now that their full EP is out? The world is theirs for the taking. But how does a not-so-non-fictional pop sensation take over the world beyond just the League of Legends community? We spoke with Riot Games to find out. 

Speaking with Riot Music Lead Toa Dunn and Creative Director of LoL Marketing Patrick Morales, we learned a lot about the motivations behind taking on the music world in this fashion and where the next step should lead. 

The Medium captured our attention with its dual-reality presentation, in which players can simultaneously navigate the real world and its spirit-world counterpart. The fact that it's a console exclusive on Xbox Series X/S and not a generation-straddling game like many launch-window titles only added to the anticipation. While it was originally set for a December 10 release, developer Bloober Team has announced that it's getting pushed back a month into early next year.

The Medium will now be arriving on Xbox Series X/S and PC on January 28, 2021. While the delay is disappointing, it's hard to argue with the reasons behind the decision. Bloober Team issued the following statement:

The delay also gets the game away from the blast radius of one of the year's most anticipated titles, too. Fellow Polish developer CD Projekt RED recently delayed Cyberpunk 2077 from a planned November 19 release to December 10. While Bloober Team doesn't call that newly packed date out in its statement, it's difficult to imagine that it wasn't at least a contributing factor in the decision.

Call of Duty League in 2021 is poised for a hot season of eSports with teams like Chicago Huntsmen, Atlanta Faze, and Minnesota Rokkr. Well, now the 100 Thieves are coming to the Call of Duty League as the Los Angeles Thieves.

We’re coming home. @LAThieves @CODLeague https://t.co/Fx7aVCbc6A

— 100 Thieves (@100Thieves) November 6, 2020

This is a stark contrast to a previous announcement in August 2019, where 100 Thieves CEO Matthew Haag, aka Nadeshot, took to Twitter to explain the situation between 100 Thieves and Call of Duty League. You can check that video out right here, but the expense of participating in the Call of Duty league was cited as one of the major issues as to why 100 Thieves did not participate in Call of Duty League in 2020.

Insomniac’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales is one of the most exciting and best-looking games on Sony’s new PlayStation 5 hardware, so if you’ve already secured yourself a new console, you should be excited to jump into this open-world thrill ride. However, what if you only have a PlayStation 4? How does Insomniac’s superhero adventure run on Sony’s last-gen hardware? Should you wait to play the game until after you upgrade your console or just dive in now on PS4? Those are the questions I set out to answer by playing Spider-Man: Miles Morales on a launch version of the PlayStation 4. 

First of all, I won’t dive too much into what I think about Spider-Man: Miles Morales as a game. Overall, I had a ton of fun and really enjoyed cleaning up Manhattan as Miles. Insomniac established an incredibly solid open-world formula with its 2018 game and has smartly built off its systems with Miles’ game. I love the addition of Miles’ venom abilities, which are both fun to use and a nice way to disable bigger foes during combat. If you like stealth games, as I do, then you’ll probably also dig Miles’ camouflage skill, which lets him turn temporarily invisible to easily escape heated battles. For a more detailed breakdown of Insomniac’s systems, please read Andrew Reiner’s full review.

With new consoles just around the corner, 2K Games and Visual Concepts are unveiling tons of features for the NBA 2K21 PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions. Today, a new Courtside Report introduced a new all-encompassing mode called MyNBA, which combines MyGM, MyLeague, and MyLeague Online. Yes, the franchise mode is being rebranded for the new generation, but it doesn't mean you're losing anything.

"At its core, the name pretty much says it all – it’s your NBA, it’s your franchise mode, however you want to set it up," explained senior producer Dave Zdyrko in the latest Courtside Report. "The mode has every single feature that you know and love from the previous modes, all rolled up into one where you have full control over which ones you want to turn on and off."

That's right, it's up to you how deep you want to go into the mode. When you boot it up, you get several easy-to-select options to determine how you want your franchise experience to play out. You can select from the following: Fantasy Draft, Customize League Rules, Custom Roster, Customize League, Customize Salary Cap, Customize Simple Settings, and Customize Advanced Settings. 

The new generation is upon us, and Sony has come out swinging with an incredibly powerful new console to stake its claim on the gaming landscape. The PlayStation 5 offers up blazing speed and some remarkable audio and visual technology. The new console also brings the most exciting innovation in controllers in many years with the excellent DualSense. While not everything is perfect, our weeks with the PlayStation 5 have revealed a worthwhile successor to the legacy of the brand, and an experience that has the potential to change the game for both developers and players.

Hardware and Form Factor

Most mainstream entertainment tech opts for a low-profile presentation, with subdued lines and shapes meant to blend into the background. That’s even been true for earlier iterations of the PlayStation consoles. The PS5 breaks that mold, with sleek, curved forms, and overpowering presence – less a tech box, and more a billionaire’s yacht.

The PlayStation 5 is a beast in size – the largest home console ever – at over 15 inches in height, more than 10 inches in depth, and 4 inches wide, with the standard edition. The digital edition drops some mass and width without the disc drive. Rather than attempt to diminish the bulk, the designers have added curves and extended wings on both sides that lend yet more flair and size. When active, the operating lights shine outward with enough power to illuminate several feet in an otherwise dark room. Read more...

We're on the cusp of a new console lifecycle, but Game Informer was lucky enough to get its hands on Sony and Microsoft's new machines a little early. For a detailed breakdown on both systems please read our Xbox Series X/S review and PlayStation 5 review, but in this special-edition podcast, we have a more informal discussion about the new hardware, how each system performs, and what we think of their respective controllers. We also talk a bit about exciting next-gen ready games like Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Yakuza: Like a Dragon. So join Jeff Cork, Matt Miller, Andrew Reiner, Brian Shea, Alex Stadnik, and me for a rousing console discussion. 

If you like this podcast extra and would like to see more of them in the future, drop us a line at Podcast@gameinformer.com. Enjoy the interview.

Did you know that the Worms franchise was coming back? Team17's rambunctious take on the classic artillery-style game is scheduled to launch in just three weeks, but you can get in the beta this weekend and enjoy the action until Monday. Worms Rumble is launching on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC on December 1st, but you can play in the weekend beta on PS4 and Steam. The beta is free on Steam, or obtainable via PlayStation Plus.

This open beta session includes a new map to play on, Transforming Towers. The aptly named arena features a giant tower that transforms into a giant robo-worm, because why not? You can also play in several different game modes, from traditional Deathmatch to battle royale options such as Last Worm Standing or Last Squad Standing.

During today's fiscal year 2021 Q2 Electronic Arts report, the company revealed that a new Battlefield game is on the way, and it's actually not that far away. According to prepare remarks in the EA report, the next game in the Battlefield franchise arrives holiday season next year — and we'll have much more information about it next spring.

From the prepared remarks portion of the earnings report from Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson: "DICE is creating our next Battlefield game with never-before-seen scale. The technical advancements of the new consoles are allowing the team to deliver on a true next-gen vision for the franchise. We have hands-on play testing underway internally, and the team’s been getting very positive feedback on the game as we’ve begun to engage our community."

Game Informer scored the previous title, Battlefield 5, with a solid 8. "Battlefield V is a good, if safe game that feels more iterative than innovative. Its legacy will likely be defined by how steady and interesting the stream of new content is moving forward." Check out the entire review here.

Since the reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, we've been wondering — just how would the new game work with Call of Duty: Warzone, the free-to-play battle royale offering injected with tons of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare trappings? As of today, we finally have a good idea on how integration is going to work. The result is that Warzone essentially stays its own game, and will be direct fed from both Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War, in terms of player progression. Yep, it's pretty wild. Activision breaks it all down in a lengthy blog post today, but lets go over the important points here.

Players are already used to working on progression in both Modern Warfare and Warzone at the same time. With the launch of Black Ops Cold War, you have a unified progression path that you can feed into across all three titles. This image makes it simple to visualize. While your rank will be reset in the name of this unified progression path, don't worry — everything you've unlocked stays unlocked.

In case you haven’t heard, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S launch is just around the corner. Day-one software may not be the most robust, but early adopters can still tear into games like Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Demon’s Souls, and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Not so fast, though. Before we dive into dessert, we still have some tasty looking entrees left on the plate in the form of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One games that still haven’t released.

These games not only have yet to launch but have also been floating in development purgatory. I’m talking about projects we either haven’t heard from in years or have simply been delayed repeatedly with no clear end goal. Before we kick off next-gen in earnest, here’s a reminder of some easy-to-forget projects still waiting in the wings for your current consoles.

The next generation of gaming is almost here and the PlayStation 5, much like the Xbox Series X, boasts impressively fast loading times and crisp performance for the years ahead. Thanks to the PS5's SSD, getting into a game is easier and faster than ever, but the actual storage? That could use a little improvement. 

The PlayStation 5 system does have an internal slot that is meant to host external storage options, though at launch this feature will be disabled regarding the SSD specifically. A Sony rep confirmed this to The Verge, saying that external storage support is "reserved for a future update." 

While this won't be a massive surprise to PlayStation fans due to Sony's Mark Cerny opening up about storage options earlier this year, the confirmation that external storage options won't be available right out of the gate is important to know. Even more so with the massive size of game downloads, some even over 100GB (like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War).

Are you ready to become a Destruction AllStar? The PlayStation 5 exclusive arrives in February, but Sony has given us a look at gameplay today along with some information about game modes. First, check out the trailer below to get a taste of gameplay and what Destruction AllStars actually looks like in action!

Let's crash some cars! The trailer shows off how all the speed-crashing and wrecking looks on screen, piloted by colorful characters and outfits. Is that a wolf outfit? Special invisibility abilities? Big plays after you've been blasted out of your vehicle? They're all here on display in this first time we're seeing gameplay from Destruction AllStars. The Lucid Games title has plenty of vibrant sights and sounds as you rip around the arenas at frenzied speeds. Like many other multiplayer-centric experiences, you'll have your choice of game modes for tearing the other racing riders apart.

It's almost time to live out that Viking fantasy with Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Valhalla and to celebrate the impending launch, we have another exclusive first-listen musical track from the game's OST. 

A carefully constructed soundtrack can make or break any game experience, and with a title like Valhalla that aims to inspire total immersion, the right sound is key for taking that journey to the next level. Composer Sarah Schachner has been the mind behind incredible tracks for games like Assassin's Creed Origins and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and now she's bringing her talent to the forefront once more with the song The First Departure. 

Schachner is in good company when crafting the original soundtrack for Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, working alongside fellow composers Jesper Kyd and Einar Selvik. The soothing sounds of The First Departure gradually evolve into a more somber and harrowing auditory experience that inspires both a sense of adventure and almost a tinge of loneliness. Knowing that our protagonist Eivor must endure betrayal and danger at every turn, it's easy to see a bigger picture when listening to the tale told within the latest track to be revealed. 

In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we've been playing recently, including: Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Watch Dogs: Legion, and Visage. At the end of the show, we run an interview with Brenda Romero and her team at Romero Games who is working on the prohibition-era strategy game Empire of Sin. Brenda talks a bit about her family history with prohibition and what its like making games in Scotland. Of course, the show also includes another fantastic round of community emails. So please join Dan Tack, Jeff Cork, Alex Van Aken, and myself for another wild and ever-entertaining episode!

A new Outriders broadcast has arrived and this time, we're diving into the post-campaign content of the game while also getting an even closer look at the Technomancer, the game's fourth class. 

Outriders is a shooter with heavy RPG elements that we couldn't get enough of when we got some additional early hands-on time with the title. Mass Effect meets Borderlands with a heavy Bulletstorm influence, Outriders offer a lot for players looking to squad up or take to the dangerous world of Enoch. 

The latest video deep-dive goes into how the Technomancer class uses the in-world technology to its advantage in its "most brutal capacity." For those that enjoy taking a more tactical approach to combat, the Technomancer class is the way to go. Personally, I love to go sniper when playing games like this, and the studio at People Can Fly say that sniper weapons and Technomancers go hands in hand. 

Gadget-heavy playstyle aside, the latest showcase also highlights what fans can look forward to once the base part of the game is completed. A major component of post-campaign enjoyment relies on Expeditions, new quests to take on that explores even more stories hidden within the world of Enoch. 

With the PlayStation 5 about a week away, the developers behind the launch lineup are ready to release their games out into the wild as hordes of gamers rush out and rip open the boxes holding their new systems. Godfall was one of the very first next-gen games we learned about, way back during The Game Awards 2019, and now, it's set to launch alongside the PS5 next week.

To celebrate the impending launch, developer Counterplay Games and publisher Gearbox Publishing have released a new launch trailer. This new video shows off plenty of stylish, gorgeous action while also (somewhat vaguely) laying out the stakes. You can see the Godfall launch trailer below.

Godfall launches on PlayStation 5 and PC on November 12.

If you're a regular Game Informer reader, you've probably noticed that we are big fans of Among Us crossovers. From Star Wars to The Sims, these sus little jelly bean astronauts have been busy invading other games with the latest being Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Unlike some of the other crossovers we've featured, this isn't a mod. Instead, it's a small little fan edit that cracked me up way more than it probably should have. I'm in the US, it's a stressful time, let me have this laugh. 

Cries of “put Mileena in the game!” were finally silenced when Netherrealm announced the fan-favorite’s return in Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate. As great as it’s been to watch Rain and Rambo tear it up, Mileena’s gameplay might be the most glorious (read: goriest) sight to behold.

Shang Tsung created Mileena at the behest of Shao Kahn by combining Edenian and Tarkatan DNA. This bittersweet fusion bestows on her the physical grace and near-identical appearance of Kitana as well as the bloodthirst and horrifying visage of Baraka. Mileena last appeared in Mortal Kombat X and...didn’t make it through that game’s story, we’ll say. Thanks to Kronika’s time travel magic, however, the former Kahn gets brought forward to the present day. After learning of her reign and grisly death at the hands of D’Vorah and Kotal Kahn, Mileena's out to reclaim her throne. 

The next generation of gaming is almost here with the Xbox Series X/S and the PlayStation 5. New platforms mean new adventures and stories to treasure forever. While every new generation has had something special to offer, there are a few titles I'm most excited about when thinking about diving into next gen. 

From pretending I have more coordination than I actually do with a solid shooter to taking to Thedas once more within a new BioWare tale, here are the games I'm looking forward to the most in the coming years.