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In my experience, great open-world RPGs like The Witcher 3 or Skyrim aren't defined by the strength of their main story, but that of the side missions around it. With Cyberpunk 2077, developer CD Projekt Red has taken that philosophy and built an entire game out of it. Apart from the surprisingly short but still utterly compelling central questline that draws you through its diverse near-future cityscape, the vast majority of what you can do in Night City is entirely optional but often still extremely impactful on your journey. This more freeform structure isn’t without its faults, including loads of distracting bugs, but the strength of the missions themselves – optional or not – and the choice you have within them make Cyberpunk 2077 one of the most exciting, emotional, and just plain fun RPGs I’ve played in recent years.

You’re thrust into the shoes of V, a mercenary in Night City who (avoiding spoilers as much as I can) ends up with the psyche of long-dead rockstar and anti-corporate terrorist Johnny Silverhand trapped in their head. Johnny, played by the instantly recognizable Keanu Reeves, is a wonderfully dislikable jackass – even if, to be blunt, Reeves’ stiff performance is easily the weakest of an otherwise extremely impressive cast. Even still, Johnny’s confrontational relationship with V and the eventual growth between them is the anchor of this story as they fight to find a solution to the shared mess they find themselves in.

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The JBL Quantum Cup is a global gaming tournament that not only has the top names in esports facing off in Fortnite, Valorant, and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), but it also gives fans a chance to compete and make their way into the finals along with more chances to win giveaways throughout the broadcast and on the event website. The JBL Quantum Cup begins on December 11, and fans around the world have just completed the qualifying rounds of the Fortnite challenge for a chance to face off against the pros in the finals and win from a total prize pool valued at $200,000.

JBL Quantum Cup Event Time and Dates

The JBL Quantum Cup will begin on December 11, 2020, at 9am PT/12pm ET/5pm GMT and will run for three days straight until the end of the tournament on December 13 at 9pm PT/December 14 at 12am ET/5am GMT. Fortnite European Finals: December 11, 2020 at 9am PT/12pm ET/5pm GMT Fortnite North American Finals: December 11, 2020 at 4pm PT/7pm ET/ December 12, 2020 12am GMT Fortnite Asia Pacific Finals: December 11, 2020 at 11pm PT/ December 12, 2020 2am ET/7am GMT Valorant North American Qualifiers: December 12, 2020 at 1pm PT/4pm ET/9pm GMT Valorant North American Finals: December 13, 2020 at 1pm PT/4pm ET/9pm GMT PUBG Asia Pacific Finals: December 12, 2020 at 11pm PT/ December 13, 2020 at 2am ET/7am GMT

How to Watch the JBL Quantum Cup

We'll be hosting the JBL Quantum Cup livestream on our channels across a variety of platforms including IGN.com, YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter.

Tunic has captivated the IGN team since its reveal back at E3 2017. The adorable Zelda-like not only has a gorgeous art style, but it played really well too. The almost-one-developer project led by Andrew Shouldice has largely been quiet for the past couple of years, however. At least until now. Granted, this isn't the meatiest of updates. IGN spoke with Shouldice, who kindly sent over one new screenshot (see that just below), and answered a few of our questions about the status of Tunic. [caption id="attachment_2447903" align="aligncenter" width="720"] New screenshot of Tunic (taken December 2020).[/caption]

IGN: It's December and I believe this is the first update of any kind we've had on Tunic this year. That silence has only deepened my interest in Tunic. How is the game coming along?

ANDREW SHOULDICE, LEAD DEVELOPER ON TUNIC: Really really well. TUNIC has evolved a lot since I first started on it, but in the past couple years things have really hit their stride. The game started as a look and a feel, but the larger overarching structure was kind of nebulous. Now that the game "knows what it is," making new content and adding polish mostly just sort of clicks into place.

Cyberpunk 2077 is available to preload now, and players have discovered a cute Keanu Reeves Easter egg if they try to launch the game early through GOG Galaxy. Posted to Reddit by user jmendo02, once you boot up the game after preloading it via the GOG Galaxy service, you'll see a landfill vista. You'll then get a very cheeky line from Reeves' Johnny Silverhand, who says "Go back to sleep, Samurai!

When Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid released last year, we said it had "a fighting system developed with thought, care, and an obvious love for 2D tag fighting games." Development has continued since, and Season 3 of it officially comes to a close with Scorpina, the latest brawler to be added to the game's roster. Check out the exclusive new trailer for Scorpina at the top of this page above, and see some Scorpina screenshots below. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=power-rangers-battle-for-the-grid-scorpina-season-3-screenshots&captions=true"] For more on Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, check out our review of the core game. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan, catch him on Unlocked, and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.

Cyberpunk 2077 has seemingly received a 43 GB pre-launch patch on Xbox, and may well receive another update at launch, according to a tweet from a CD Projekt Red employee. YouTuber DreamcastGuy - who received an Xbox version of the game early due to an apparent retailer error - posted a tweet showing a supposed 43.5 GB patch for Cyberpunk 2077, a sizable pre-launch update. However, it may not be the only patch the game receives. CD Projekt Red's Fabian replied to DreamcastGuy, saying that it's "not the update we'll have for launch", presumably pointing to the 43GB patch being a 'Day Zero' update, with a Day One update to come around launch on December 10.

It’s an update but - fun twist - not the update we’ll have for launch.

We've reported a few theories about how PS5s have been going missing in the UK, but we never expected to hear that gangs have stolen them from the back of delivery trucks while they're driving. The Times reports that PS5s - as well as TVs, cosmetics, mobile phones and cigarettes - have been stolen from trucks in movement on at least 27 occasions in the UK this year, with the figure apparently rising ahead of the Christmas period. Police have apparently contacted delivery firms about the tactic. The technique, called a "rollover", involves multiple cars boxing in a moving truck, with a thief (wearing a rope) leaving a car travelling behind to climb close, gain access to the back door, and throw the stolen goods back into the car they left, before climbing back in. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/ebay-condemns-ps5-photo-scammers-is-taking-action-against-sellers"] As we reported in our investigation into the UK's missing PS5s, supply chains such as Amazon's have high security for warehouses and delivery drivers are closely monitored to make sure they complete journeys. However, a career criminal told The Times that rollovers have become a popular tactic specifcially because of the comparable lack of security while deliveries are in motion.

Over the last weekend, multiple fan communities have vocally criticised Nintendo's approach to cancelling events and serving cease-and-desist orders. The cancellation of an official Splatoon tournament livestream, and the blocking of sale for unofficial, charity-focused Joy-Con designs have become the latest flashpoints in the company's increasingly fractious relationship with sections of its own fans. To understand this weekend's reactions, we need to go back to last month, when Nintendo served a cease-and-desist to the Smash Bros. Melee 'Big House' tournament – one of the biggest events on the Smash Bros. competitive scene's calendar. The cease-and-desist – which centred around the tournament's use of the unofficial Slippi mod to make the game playable online – caused Big House to cancel the event outright. In a statement to Polygon, Nintendo explained that the tournament "requires use of illegally copied versions of the game in conjunction with a mod called “Slippi” during their online event. Nintendo therefore contacted the tournament organizers to ask them to stop. They refused, leaving Nintendo no choice but to step in to protect its intellectual property and brands. Nintendo cannot condone or allow piracy of its intellectual property." The wider Smash Bros.

Following the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Activision has revealed that the Call of Duty franchise's net bookings have surpassed $3 billion in the last 12 months alone. Net bookings, according to Activision, are "an operating metric that is defined as the net amount of products and services sold digitally or sold-in physically in the period, and includes license fees, merchandise, and publisher incentives, among others, and is equal to net revenues excluding the impact from deferrals." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/17/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-multiplayer-review"] In 2020, Call of Duty's net bookings saw an increase of 80% year-over-year, with units sold through also increasing by 40%.

Here is every character you can unlock in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.

From teases from the developer to discoveries during preview events, check out these nods and pop culture references that await you in Cyberpunk 2077.

Whether it's finding Excalibur or exploiting moneymaking methods, we have you covered in our complete guide to every Cheat and Secret in Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

The Game Awards 2020 is set for December 10, 2020, and for the first time in its history it will offer a special audio descriptive mode for those who are blind or low vision. The Game Awards' Geoff Keighley took to Twitter to make the announcement, saying "I'm happy to confirm that #TheGameAwards will have a special audio descriptive mode livestream on @YouTubeGaming for the first time. Accessibility matters." For an idea of what this will be like, we can point you to the work Ubisoft has done for such games as Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint.

Saturday Night Live and Eminem have parodied Eminem's Stan to comically address the PS5 shortages across the globe. Saturday Night Live's Pete Davidson starred in this parody as Stu, an obsessive fan who frequently writes to Santa Claus in hopes he can help him secure a PS5 for Christmas.

Stu. pic.twitter.com/g2IH5swp9g

State of Decay 2's latest update brings optimizations for both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, including "lightning-quick load times, improved world and shadow detail, and a responsive 60 frames-per-second presentation at up to 4K resolution." Announced on Xbox Wire, this update also adds a new Lethal difficulty that developer Undead Labs has "tuned right to the edge of impossible." Open-world resources are much scarcer, enemies hit much harder, and the blood plague is even deadlier. Plague hearts are also growing everywhere, and destroying one no longer offer safety from other nearby zombie hordes. Additionally, the special "freak" zombies have been swapped for their blood plague variants. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/05/17/state-of-decay-2-review"] Lethal Difficulty also brings with it new achievements for a total of 100 Gamerscore, and aspects of this new difficulty can be mixed and matched with Custom Difficulty so players can create their perfect apocalyptic scenario. State of Decay 2 will also get the Stay Frosty Pack which adds over a dozen winter-themed items that can be earned through in-game challenges or discovered in the open world.

Here's everything you need to know about turnips in ACNH.

Whether it's the Mark of Death, Incendiary Powder Trap, or Harpoon Impalement, these are the 6 best abilities to find and unlock in Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

Epic Games has announced that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it does not plan to hold in-person Fortnite events in 2021, including the Fortnite World Cup, but will continue to host online competitions throughout the next year. Revealed in a blog post, Epic states that while its "intent is to eventually hold global in-person tournaments again," its "priority for any such event is the health and safety of our players and staff." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/03/fortnite-chapter-2-season-5-zero-point-update-guide"] The Fortnite Championship Series (FNCS) will continue throughout 2021, and the Chapter 2 - Season 5 FNCS is currently planned for February 4.

CD Projekt Red has shared the exact timing as to when players can begin their adventures in Cyberpunk 2077. Cyberpunk 2077's Twitter revealed that the game's release for PC and Google Stadia players will be simultaneous across the globe at 12am GMT on December 10. For Pacific Time and Eastern Time, Cyberpunk 2077 will be released at 4pm and 7pm on December 9, respectively. For those planning on playing on Xbox One or PlayStation 4, or via backward compatibility on Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5, Cyberpunk 2077 will unlock at midnight in your local time zone on December 10. Preloads of Cyberpunk 2077 have already begun on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, and will be available on Tuesday, December 8 for PS4 and PS5. On December 7 at 3am PT/6am ET/12pm CET, Cyberpunk 2077 will be available for preload on GOG, and at 8am PT/11am ET/5pm CET, preload will become available on Steam and Epic Store. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/19/cyberpunk-2077-the-final-preview"] To help with the wait for Cyberpunk 2077's release date, be sure to check out the launch party being held digitally on Twitter, how cross-saves work between Xbox One-Xbox Series X/S and PS4-PS5, the story so far, and our final preview after 16 hours with Cyberpunk 2077.

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast. This week your Co-op Mages -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are wondering if Marvel's Avengers will ever make its money back. They'll also discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the best time to launch a console, and flip through the December 1988 issue of Video Games & Computer Entertainment. The music this episode is from Blades of Steel. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Stitcher   Find previous episodes here!

Naughty Dog, the video game developer behind The Last of Us and Uncharted series, has announced that Neil Druckmann will be promoted to Co-President of the company. AlisonMori and Christian Gyrling will also serve as Vice Presidents of Naughty Dog. Druckmann, who co-created The Last of Us with former Naughty Dog director Bruce Straley, has led the direction of Naughty Dog’s biggest games of the last 10 years. This includes Creative Director credits on The Last of Us, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and The Last of Us Part 2. Druckman served as a director on The Last of Us Part 2 along with Anthony Newman and Kurt Margenau. The sequel to 2013’s action-adventure title has been critically-acclaimed, earning multiple The Game Awards nominations and a Golden Joystick Award for Ultimate Game of the Year. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/03/the-last-of-us-part-2-abby-story-trailer"] Also promoted at Naughty Dog are Alison Mori and Christian Gyrling who are now Vice Presidents of Naughty Dog. Mori was previously Director of Operations and Gyrling was previously Co-Director of Programming respectively. “We have such an incredible team at Naughty Dog and being able to work alongside every one of them is especially meaningful these days,” writes Naughty Dog President Evan Wells. “I feel proud of the team when I’m able to recognize their accomplishments and contributions to the studio.” For more, check out IGN’s The Last of Us Part 2 review and interview with Neil Druckmann. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Crash Bandicoot made his return with a brand new games on consoles this year with Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, but the bandicoot will be back again soon in a new adventure coming to mobile. And IGN has a new look at gameplay from Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! Watch the video above for a new look at four levels in On the Run, and read on for some more details about what to expect from these areas in the upcoming mobile runner.

Great Gate

Great Gate will see Crash attempting to scale a massive wooden grate, running across raised wooden platforms while using iron jump crates, returning from mainstay Crash games, to reach new heights. Venus Fly trap enemies are among the foes players will encounter. The official description reads:

"Deep in native villages and high amongst the treetops, the Great Gate is a sight to behold, even though Uka Ukahas scared all the villagers away. But if you start feeling above it all, there are plenty of thorny traps –and a couple Bandicoot eating plants –all too happy to bring you back down to earth."

Sewer or Later

Sewer or later brings the underground level from Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back... well, back into the spotlight, as Crash scours the sewer tunnels for collectibles, fights scrubbers and spiders, and avoids barrels.

Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ long in the works Metal Gear Solid movie is pushing forward and Oscar Isaac is reportedly attached to star as Solid Snake. According to Deadline Isaac, a popular fan choice for the role is slated to play Solid Snake in Vogt-Roberts' (Kong: Skull Island) live-action adaptation of the 1998 Konami video game. A script has been written by Derek Connoly, with Avi Arad producing. Vogt-Roberts has been working on a Metal Gear Solid adaptation since at least 2017, and a script has been in production since then as well. But with Isaac attached, it appears that Sony Pictures is finally making moves to get production on the long-awaited live-action film started. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/03/03/oscar-isaac-wants-to-play-snake-in-a-metal-gear-solid-movie/loops?q=eyJsb29wVGl0bGUiOiIiLCJzdGFydFBvc2l0aW9uIjowLCJlbmRQb3NpdGlvbiI6MC4xMjY4ODA2NTIxNzM5MTMwMywic3RpY2tlckdyaWRJZHMiOlt7InBvcyI6MCwiaW1hZ2VJZCI6IiJ9LHsicG9zIjoxLCJpbWFnZUlkIjoiIn0seyJwb3MiOjIsImltYWdlSWQiOiIifSx7InBvcyI6MywiaW1hZ2VJZCI6IiJ9LHsicG9zIjo0LCJpbWFnZUlkIjoiIn0seyJwb3MiOjUsImltYWdlSWQiOiIifV0sInZpZGVvSWQiOiIzMzBiNWU1OTUzZjE2NTIzZjA4YzUxMjEzMmIyOWYxMCIsImNyZWF0b3IiOiJJR05NYXR0ayIsImlzQnJhbmRpbmdFeGNsdWRlZCI6dHJ1ZX0="] Isaac is best known for his role as Poe Dameron in the Star Wars series, but also in critical hits like Ex Machina and Inside Llewyn Davis.

Treyarch has revealed everything that's coming to Season One of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War when the update drops on December 16. The Season One update, which includes the integration of Cold War content into free-to-play battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone, was originally set to drop on December 10, but the date has been shifted to December 16 to give the team "a few more days to finalize everything." Treyarch says Season One is the largest free content drop in Black Ops history and it includes new multiplayer maps, new modes and playlists, new Zombies modes, season challenges, a seasonal prestige system, and more. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-operator-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war&captions=true"] This update will bring fan-favorite 6v6 modes and playlists to the game, as well as the return of 2v2 Gunfight with four new maps. It will also bring additional multiplayer maps into the fold, like Raid, which is a map set in a sprawling mansion within the hills of Hollywood originally from Call of Duty: Black Ops II. A new Fireteam map will be added as well. Free-to-acquire weapons for the Gunsmith table will be added to the game alongside new Zombies modes, some new Season Challenges, and a full cross-title launch of the Seasonal Prestige System, which features 1000 Season Levels to progress through. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/17/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-multiplayer-review"] On the Warzone side of things, Treyarch is preparing to drop players into a brand new map. "Battle Royale is set to go beyond Verdansk: prepare to drop into a new Warzone map and mode at launch," the blog post reads. "Warzone's arsenal gets even bigger with over 30 Black Ops Cold War base weapons, as well as Blueprint variants.

After making its debut at the annual event, Dragon Age 4 is set to make a return to The Game Awards in 2020. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/27/dragon-age-4-behind-the-scenes-teaser"] With the awards showcase set for next week, EA has teased that the untitled Dragon Age sequel will make some sort of appearance at the show, hosted and produced by Geoff Keighley. The announcement, in honor of Dragon Age Day, came in a press release sent to IGN. In addition, the release highlighted four new short stories, written by BioWare's narrative team, which have been created to help paint a picture for the future of Dragon Age, and provide "some insight" into the upcoming reveal. Keighley also confirmed the appearace on Twitter.

Don't miss a special look at the next DRAGON AGE from @bioware during #TheGameAwards next Thursday. pic.twitter.com/zPKHWroH7i

It’s been over a year since I last – and first – played Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, the VR revival of the classic World War II first-person shooter franchise. It’s in very capable hands at Respawn Entertainment, a renowned development studio which includes some members of the original Medal of Honor team from the late ‘90s. I played the first two missions with an Oculus Rift S and largely came to the same conclusion I did in my initial impression: that the supplemental Gallery and its emotionally powerful and historically crucial documentary-style videos with surviving WWII veterans is somewhat at odds with the arcade-y tone and fictional narrative of the video game. Once you’ve completed the clever preferences configuration disguised as a doctor’s-office visit and run through the firing range to get a feel for how combat works, Medal of Honor’s first mission puts you in the thick of trouble in 1940s Nazi Germany. You’ll mostly do a lot of walking and shooting in the warm-up, which has an interesting feel to it. While the AI isn’t that bright, being able to physically close one of your eyes and look down the iron sights to pick off your targets from medium range is a pretty cool trick that a traditional FPS on a TV screen can’t replicate. You can also use your “teeth” to pull the pin out of a grenade before chucking it by moving your hand up near your mouth. Lighting the fuse on a bundle of dynamite to blow open a safe was another highlight. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/09/medal-of-honor-above-and-beyond-gallery-trailer"] The second mission, though, is where Above and Beyond starts to better find its identity. You begin by mowing down other planes from an airplane gunner chair, then jumping out and drifting down from the sky via parachute and landing in a tree before your CO tosses you a knife (careful!) so you can cut yourself down.

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO, Jim Ryan, has insisted that a recent report that suggested PlayStation has “sidelined” Japanese developers and markets is “inaccurate”. Talking with Edge magazine issue #353, Ryan said: “The Sony stance is that the Japanese market remains incredibly important to us. We have not been as excited about the engagement of the Japanese game development community as we are now for many years.” [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=confirmed-playstation-5-games&captions=true"] The stance is in opposition to a report from Bloomberg, published in early November. The report stated that PlayStation staff in Japan suggested Sony’s home country had been sidelined in promotional planning for PS5, and that Japanese development support teams had been reduced by as much as a third. But Ryan’s stance is that PS5 continues to strengthen PlayStation’s relationship with Japan.

Cardy, Matt and Jesse are here to discuss their limited time with Immortals Fenyx Rising so far, before inevitably just ending up talking about Valhalla again instead. There's also some Demon's Souls progress updates and where it fits in the pantheon of souls-likes. We also answer the big question; Is it time to give Fortnite another shot? Remember, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, please do: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.

IGN UK Podcast #568: Early Immortals Impressions

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• IGN UK Podcast #567: AC Valhalla and Yorkshire John Lennon
• IGN UK Podcast #566: The Mandalorian and PS5 UK Launch Madness
• IGN UK Podcast #565: Loads More PS5 and Series X/S Chat
• IGN UK Podcast #564: A Birth of a Generation
• IGN UK Podcast #563: PS5 Hands-On and Watch Dogs: Legion

For more next-gen coverage, make sure to check out our Xbox Series X review as well as our PS5 review. [poilib element="accentDivider"]

Persona 5 Strikers will launch on February 23, 2021, for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC, according to a leaked trailer. An unlisted YouTube video revealed the news, which was spotted by Wario64 on Twitter, and rehosted by Gematsu in a new report. The trailer summarizes the story of the game and shows off some slick footage of the combat, featuring fan favourites like Morgana and Ryuji quipping their way through proceedings. We also get a glimpse at some of the bosses from Strikers before a title card reveals the release date and platforms for the Persona 5 spin-off, which launched in Japan on February 20 earlier this year under the title of Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers.

Persona 5 Strikers is releasing in the West on Feb 23rd for Switch/PS4/Steam https://t.co/cDmoq7zxG9 pic.twitter.com/u6YtnOYnYs

Secrets in Teardown.

Update: Kratos is officially available in Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5. Epic Games released a short trailer showcasing the God of War in the battle royale game, and he's available as a skin now in the Item Shop. What's more, the Kratos skin isn't a console exclusive, so anybody playing Fortnite can charge onto the island as the God of War. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/04/fortnite-kratos-skin-reveal-trailer"] Players can get the Kratos skin on its own or as part of the Kratos Bundle which comes with the full Oathbreaker Set.  This includes the Guardian Shield Glider, Leviathan Axe Pickaxe, and Mimir Back Bling. There's also a custom Kratos emote as part of the set. Fortnite players matchmaking on a PlayStation 5 will also unlock the Armored Kratos Style bonus skin after purchasing the Kratos Outfit. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Original Story: Kratos from God of War looks to be headed towards Fortnite according to a variety of leaks and teases. He’ll join The Mandalorian as one of the new skins for Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5. The news that a Kratos skin is coming to Fortnite has sprung from a variety of sources and a mix of both leaks and official teases.

Track down mighty weapons with unique abilities in Assassin's Creed Valhalla with our guide.

Welcome to Nintendo Voice Chat! The Game Awards are next week, and Daemon Hatfield, Zach Ryan, Janet Garcia, and Seth Macy are here to predict what Nintendo will reveal at the big show. Plus, hear about the new Switch update, Super Nintendo World's opening date in Japan, Doom Eternal's Switch release date, and a whole lot more. Timecodes!

• 00:00:00 Welcome!
• 00:00:51 Nintendo's Game Awards reveal
• 00:18:49 The new Switch update
• 00:25:34 More news
• 00:37:36 Games out this week
• 00:41:50 What we're playing
• 00:51:51 Question Block!

Games out this week:

• Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack, $49.99
• Immortals Fenyx Rising, $59.99
• Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, 12/04, $5.99
• Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm and Exercise, 12/04, $49.99

NVC is available on your preferred platform!

Immortals Fenyx Rising is now available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X, Nintendo Switch, and PC. And good news for console owners: the game is on sale for $49.94 at Amazon and Walmart. Even if you don't have a next-gen system yet, rest assured that owners of the PS4 or Xbox One version get a free next-gen upgrade within the same console family. The game, which is clearly inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, is set in a colorful world filled with Greek mythology. Typhon, the villain, has just escaped Zeus's prison and has vowed to make all the gods pay. Your job is make your way through the open-world environment and save the gods.

Three Sony Japan developers, Junya Okura, Kazunobu Sato, and Keiichiro Toyama, have left the company to create Bokeh Game Studio. Toyama, who is best known as the director of Silent Hill and the Gravity Rush series, will serve as the studio's creative director alongside lead Gravity Rush designer, Okura, and Sato, who was the lead designer of The Last Guardian. The three will lead Bokeh as an independent game studio with the goal of rediscovering the joy in making games. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-ps1-games-ever&captions=true"] "First I want to fulfill our fans' expectations, but at the same time, I want to go back and enjoy how fun it is to make games," Toyama said in the studio's announcement video released on December 2. "I want to share that feeling to the players. This is what I'll aim for from now on." The announcement video features the three developers sitting at a bar talking about their shared excitement for Bokeh. Okura, who will work as the studio's game director, mentioned that until the formation of this studio, there was always a company providing them with a work environment. Now that they're independent, they'll have to prepare everything themselves, he said. "It is hard," Okura said. "There are responsibilities, but we have our freedom. That is the most important. I want to enjoy creating from now on." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/11/first-person-silent-hill-fan-remake-gameplay"] Sato, who will serve as the studio's producer, said founding a company came with many challenges but that advice from those around them helped bring this idea to life. He said the team can now just focus on making games. "I look forward to it," Sato said. "Many people we've worked with in the past are joining us too.

The Lord of the Rings community is coming together to fundraise enough money to purchase the home where J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. According to the project's website, the goal is to turn the North Oxford house into "not a dry museum, but a homely house of continuing creativity" and will have "an engaging online presence to bring into the house's programme those who cannot travel to Oxford." Middle-earth actors Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, and John Rhys-Davies, as well as songwriter Annie Lennox, took part in filming a video detailing the fundraiser.

Unlike other writers of his stature, there is no centre devoted to J.R.R. Tolkien anywhere in the world. Yet. @ProjNorthmoor https://t.co/pzMg8Yk2t2 pic.twitter.com/jx2r5MVbcw

EA has announced that Casey Hudson, the general manager of BioWare, and Mark Darrah, the executive producer on the upcoming Dragon Age, will be departing the company. All currently ongoing projects, including Anthem Next, the next Dragon Age, and the Mass Effect: The Legendary Edition remasters among them, will continue as planned despite the leadership shifts. Samantha Ryan will continue to oversee the studio, while Christian Dailey, who joined BioWare from Blizzard, will now be leading the Dragon Age project as executive producer, with Matthew Goldman remaining as creative director on the project. And the Mass Effect collection will continue to be led by Mike Gamble as that team also remains "hard at work on the future of that franchise." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/dragon-age-4-behind-the-scenes-teaser"] This marks Hudson's second departure from Bioware, after he first left the studio in 2014 and announced a new position at Microsoft in 2015. Hudson rejoined BioWare in 2017 when then-GM Aaryn Flynn stepped down. While the company searches for a new GM, Gary McKay, the senior director of development operations, will act as interim Studio GM. "They will always be an important part of the studio’s history, we appreciate their many contributions, and we look forward to seeing what they’ll each do next," Laura Miele, Chief Studios Officer.

If you own an Xbox One or PlayStation 4 version of Madden NFL 21, you can upgrade to the next-gen versions right now with a new update. This update arrives just a day before next-gen versions are available for purchase, which means those that opted in for the current-gen versions will be able to play the Xbox Series X and Series S and PlayStation 5 versions early. There are some caveats though, namely that the PS5 version of the game can only be played offline at the moment. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="legacyId=20108153&captions=true"] "The PlayStation 5 version of the game is not yet connected to the servers as we're doing final testing on a problem for which we've submitted a solution," a post on the EA Madden forums from EA reads.

Fortnite fans, rejoice. Chapter 2, Season 5 has been ushered in by the fall of Galactus. With his demise came some new goodies – bounties, boss battles, a dope Mandalorian skin, and several changes to the map. Your basic running and gunning will afford you a few new opportunities. But most of the best content is locked behind Season 5’s Battle Pass. Even then, there are extra goodies just waiting to be found. One of which is a piece of the Mandalorian’s Beskar armor. To help you find this first piece (and possibly battle Mando) we’ve compiled some viable information below.

How to Get Your First Beskar Armor Piece?

Purchasing the Season 5 Battle Pass will unlock the Mandalorian skin. But like the Disney + show, fans will need to complete quests if they hope to obtain a full Beskar’Kandar – a type of armor comprised of Beskar pieces. The first piece of Beskar armor (to be placed on the right shoulder) can be found by completing the Razor quest. Fortnite gives you a hint by letting on that Mando’s ship, the Razor Crest, crash-landed somewhere on the battle royale map. It’s up to you to find it or you can check out the map we include below with the location marked.

Fortnite Razor Crest Location

The Mandalorian's ship can be found in a sand-covered area north of Lazy Lake. It’s right below a new area labeled as “???”. The best way to find it is to pull up the map while on the battle bus and mark its location; you don’t have to be exact considering the ship’s size. Once you dive out of the bus, head towards the marker. You’ll start to see the Razor Crest come into view as you get closer to that section of the map.

Fortnite fans, rejoice. Chapter 2, Season 5 has been ushered in by the fall of Galactus. With his demise came some new goodies – bounties, boss battles, a dope Mandalorian skin, and several changes to the map. Your basic running and gunning will afford you a few new opportunities. But most of the best content is locked behind Season 5’s Battle Pass. Even then, there are extra goodies just waiting to be found. One of which is a piece of the Mandalorian’s Beskar armor. To help you find this first piece (and possibly battle Mando) we’ve compiled some viable information below.

How to Get Your First Beskar Armor Piece?

Purchasing the Season 5 Battle Pass will unlock the Mandalorian skin. But like the Disney + show, fans will need to complete quests if they hope to obtain a full Beskar’Kandar – a type of armor comprised of Beskar pieces. The first piece of Beskar armor (to be placed on the right shoulder) can be found by completing the Razor quest. Fortnite gives you a hint by letting on that Mando’s ship, the Razor Crest, crash-landed somewhere on the battle royale map. It’s up to you to find it or you can check out the map we include below with the location marked.

Fortnite Razor Crest Location

The Mandalorian's ship can be found in a sand-covered area north of Lazy Lake. It’s right below a new area labeled as “???”. The best way to find it is to pull up the map while on the battle bus and mark its location; you don’t have to be exact considering the ship’s size. Once you dive out of the bus, head towards the marker. You’ll start to see the Razor Crest come into view as you get closer to that section of the map.