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Award season is upon us here at Twinfinite, which means we get to honor some of the best games of the year! Let’s take a look back at the best co-op games of 2020.

Voted on by our editors, the following were the best games released this year where you worked together with others to overcome obstacles or just have some general fun. We will start with an honorable mention, and then our highest voted titles will receive the honors of runners-up and, of course, overall winner!

It’s finally award season here at Twinfinite! Over the month of January we’re going to look back at our favorite games of 2020. That includes the real cream of the VR games crop the year has seen. These are the best VR games of 2020.

Voted on by our editors, these were the VR titles that stood apart from the pack. So, without further ado, let’s check out our top two picks!

Best VR Games of 2020

Second Runner-Up: Iron Man VR

Guides Editor Chris Jecks: When the VR platform began to take off, there were a few experiences that immediately spring to mind that we just had to try. One of those was, of course, becoming Iron Man.

Today Square Enix revealed more about the upcoming PC version of the upcoming Outriders.

We take a look at a new trailer showcasing the game’s settings including graphics.

Keymapping and button mapping will be included as well, alongside customizable UI, ultrawide screen support, adjustable field of view, and more.

You can check out the video below alongside a showcase for the ultrawide screen support and the system requirements.

Capcom is gearing up to lift the lid on its plans for the Resident Evil franchise moving forward with a new showcase presentation due to air next week, Jan. 21, at 5 PM EST.

The news comes by way of a post from Capcom’s official social media channels, which includes a brief teaser of what’s to come:

Don’t miss the Resident Evil Showcase on January 21st at 10pm GMT/ 11pm CET! Join Brittney Brombacher ( @BlondeNerd ) on a guided tour of Resident Evil Village, including a new trailer, first-ever gameplay, and lots more Resident Evil news! pic.twitter.com/BSNiFPpkbV

— Capcom Europe (@CapcomEurope) January 14, 2021

Clearly, Village is going to be the focus of the presentation, with its first full gameplay reveal of special interest.

Notably, though, there’s also mention of news pertaining to the wider franchise itself, which might even include something about the much-rumored Resident Evil 4 Remake, which would mark a continuation of the remade classics that started with Resident Evil 2 back in 2019.

If you haven’t yet seen the most recent trailer for Village, which was shown during the Tokyo Game Show 2020, you can check it out here. It showcases some in-engine footage with supporting commentary from the development team.

Developer Blooper Team is dialing up the hype today for its anticipated Microsoft exclusive The Medium with a superb live-action trailer.

The suspenseful sequence alludes to the game’s mind-bending story, which details the tale of a young medium who travels to an abandoned communist resort in the hopes of uncovering its secrets using her unique psychic abilities.

If you haven’t heard of Blooper Team before, they’re the studio behind the excellent story-driven adventure game The Observer. The Medium is its next and highly anticipated game, which is played from a third-person perspective and features an inventive mechanic the studio has coined “dual reality gameplay.”

Today’s live-action trailer is the first we’ve seen for The Medium, created in cooperation with Platige Image and Oscar nominee Tomasz Bagiński.

So far, 2021 has been… interesting to say the least. It doesn’t feel that much different than last year as we are still living in the hustle and bustle –or lack thereof– of the COVID-19 pandemic in most parts of the world. 

While we still don’t know how the rest of the year is going to play out, we have an idea of what the world looks like today in general. This may not be what any of us expected 2021 to look like a few years ago, but what did we expect? More specifically, what did game developers expect 2021 to look like? Well, here are five video games that take place in 2021.

21 years after the release of Pokémon Snap, we received the news that a new entry in the spin-off series is coming last year when New Pokémon Snap was announced for Nintendo Switch.

In a tweet posted by the official Pokémon Twitter account, we got confirmation of a release date for the game, and it might be sooner than you’d have expected.

New Pokemon Snap is making its way to Nintendo Switch on April 30.

The tweet not only included a release date for the game, but also a new trailer showing off its gorgeous art style, as well as some gameplay.

The trailer also gives us our first look at the box art for the game featuring Pokemon from across all generations including Meganium, Pichu, Scorbunny, Dodrio, and more.

New Pokemon Snap is being developed by Bandai Namco, and will take players to the scenic Lental region.

Take a look at the description of the game from the Switch eShop listing:

“Travel to unknown islands with beautiful scenery like lush jungles and sandy beaches. The Pokémon pictures you take there will be used to build your very own Pokémon Photodex!

Photograph lively wild Pokémon in their natural habitats as you research and explore unknown islands. Journey through a variety of environments such as beaches and jungles to capture previously-unseen Pokémon behaviors. The photos you take can also be used to fill out your very own Pokémon Photodex!“

You can preorder New Pokémon Snap later today. You can watch the new release date trailer below.

Today Arc System Works released a gallery of new screenshots and information about the upcoming fighting game Guilty Gear – Strive-.

We get to take at the single-player and offline modes starting with the tutorial, which provides the player with the appropriate advice depending on their level while witnessing the interaction between Sol and Ky.

The Arcade mode is the core mode of the game, including a fully-voiced dramatic story. Depending on your skill level the story will branch and situations like a character coming to help or a battle with a powerful boss can be triggered. Conversations also change depending on the route you take.

Mission mode lets you take on challenges that allow you to hone your skills while earning proficiency points.

Survival does exactly what it says on the tin and also includes an online leaderboard. You get pitched against an infinite number of enemies recovering only a certain amount of energy after each battle. At certain points, more powerful enemies will also appear.

Training lets you practice freely including input lists with videos, automatic counterattack settings, replay recording, and combo saving.

Of course, offline versus is also available. You can play against a friend or against computer-controlled enemies for which you can freely set strengths and weaknesses. The post-match screen will also analyze your performance.

A story mode and a gallery mode are also present, but will be detailed at a later time.

In the meanwhile, you can enjoy the gallery below.

Today Universal Studios Japan announced that it’s delaying the grand opening of Super Nintendo World once again.

The delay is due to the new state of emergency recently declared by the Japanese government to counter the COVID-19 pandemic.

The park was due to open on Thursday, February 4 and there is no new date for when the gates will open to the public.

According to the announcement, the new opening date will be decided and announced after the state of emergency is lifted.

Of course, we’ll keep you posted when further announcements are made.

Super Nintendo World was announced all the way back in 2016 and was supposed to open in time for the 2020 Olympics. Unfortunately, the COVID pandemic hindered Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan’s plans causing a considerable delay.

That being said, they could make that deadline, considering that the Tokyo Olympic games have also been delayed to the summer of 2021.

Universal Studios Japan is located in Osaka, the capital city of the Japanese region of Kansai. It can be reached from Tokyo via plane, train, and overnight buses are pretty popular since they’re cheaper (but I wouldn’t personally recommend that grueling experience)

Today Square Enix released a brand new trailer of the upcoming JRPG Bravely Default II.

The trailer shows pretty much the same content showcased in the gallery of screenshots released earlier today including the country of Limedal and its inhabitants, Martha, Gwylim, Gladys, Helio, Domenic, and Glenn, on top of some of the playable jobs they represent.

You can check the trailer out below.

Bravely Default II will release exclusively for Nintendo Switch on Feb. 26, 2021.  If you’re unfamiliar with the game, you can check out an official description below.

Dare to risk it all
Explore a new world as you fight for survival with your customized team of heroes in the Bravely Default II game, a strikingly beautiful RPG adventure. Balance risk and reward in turn-based battles with the Brave and Default commands.

The Brave and Default battle system returns!

As of right now, we’re currently in the thick of things with the Sinnoh countdown celebration. But earlier today, Niantic detailed the next stop on the road to Pokemon GO Tour: Kanto will be the Hoenn countdown celebration.

Starting on Jan. 19 at 10 AM local time, Pokemon from the Hoenn region will be appearing more often in the wild, raids and eggs until Jan. 24 at 8 PM local time.

This time around, Niantic actually released full lists of all the Pokemon that will be appearing more frequently in the wild, raids and eggs. You can find all of that information below.

Earlier today, Niantic revealed the featured Pokemon for the February Community Day will be the Grass/Poison-type Roselia. This is the first time since April of last year that a Pokemon from the Hoenn region (Seedot) will be featured on Community Day.

On Feb. 7 from 11 AM to 5 PM local time, Roselia will be appearing more often in the wild along with its shiny variant. Unlike other Community Day events, this will not be the debut of the featured Pokemon’s shiny version.

Also unlike most other Community Day events, this is the first time that the fully evolved form of the featured Pokemon will learn two event-exclusive moves. When you evolve Roselia into Roserade, it will learn the Fast Attack Bullet Seed and the Fire-type Weather Ball as a Charged Attack.

It’s hard to tell exactly what this will do for Roserade in the GO Battle League, but PvPoke simulations seem to show that it’ll stand a chance against three major players in the Ultra League. Swampert, Escavalier, and Melmetal will all now lose to Roserade with the new attacks. The one exception is against Escavalier when both Pokemon have no shields. But Roserade still just barely loses that matchup.

Today Square Enix released a large gallery of new screenshots, art, and details of the upcoming JRPG Bravely Default II.

We get to take a look at Limedal, the land of deep snow. It’s a country that was saved by a dragon a thousand years ago, and its state church still worships that savior.

We also see a few more characters from Limedal, Martha Lancer the dragoon, Gwylim the little speaking lizard, Gladis Kelly the monk, Helios the inquisitor, Domenic, the high priest of the church of Limedal, and Gran Bus, the mayor of the village of Enderno, near Limedal.

More images showcase playable jobs including Dragoon, Swordmaster, Spiritmaster, Oracle, and Salve-Maker.

Next, we take a look at sidequests and at a card minigame named Bind and Divid.

You can enjoy all the screenshots below.

Bravely Default II will release exclusively for Nintendo Switch on Feb. 26, 2021.  If you’re unfamiliar with the game, you can check out an official description below.

Dare to risk it all
Explore a new world as you fight for survival with your customized team of heroes in the Bravely Default II game, a strikingly beautiful RPG adventure. Balance risk and reward in turn-based battles with the Brave and Default commands.

The Brave and Default battle system returns!

Today SNK released the second official trailer and a new batch of screenshots of The King of Fighters XV.

The new assets focus on one of the playable characters of the upcoming fighting game, Shun’ei.

You can check him out in action below.

One of the most successful Kickstarter projects in Kickstarter history, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is getting a major update tomorrow, on Jan. 14. This update is, of course, free and will include the much anticipated Classic Mode, as well as the crossover event with Kingdom: Two Crowns.

Classic Mode should be a thrill for fans of Castlevania, as it adds a retro-looking UI to the game, along with five new bosses for players to try to take down. It’s a clear callback to older games like Symphony of the Night, and should be a treat for series fans.

In addition to that, the update will also include the crossover event with Kingdom: Two Crowns, which will add a new area to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night itself, and players will have to search for the crown to gain access to it.

Fans of the puzzle dating simulator HuniePop have been eagerly waiting for its sequel, HuniePop 2: Double Date, and one more step has been made toward release.

The developer has opened the official Steam page for the game, which is still on track for a release before Valentine’s Day.

If you’re unfamiliar with the HuniePop franchise, the first game launched on Steam back in 2015 as a hybrid between a puzzle game, a visual novel, and a dating sim. Despite its rather alluring nature, it drew a lot of attention for its solid puzzle mechanics and the beautiful artwork.

As a result, it still has “overwhelmingly positive” user reviews on Steam.

You can check out the updated trailer (with the addition of voice-overs and more compared to the previous gameplay trailer) and the screenshots below, alongside an official feature list.

Today Npixel released another trailer of its upcoming MMORPG Gran Saga.

This time around we get a catchy music video focusing on the upcoming release date, which is January 26 for PC and mobile platforms, for now only in South Korea.

In the meanwhile the game is speeding toward the goal of achieving five million pre-registrations, which is a rather clear indication of the anticipation surrounding it. At the moment, we are at 4.83 million.

The 5,000,000 pre-registration reward should be in reach, offering a Grand Weapon SSR ticket. This should also tell you that gacha is most definitely involved.

If you’re unfamiliar with the game, it’s a cross-platform MMORPG that will launch on both PC and mobile.

The development team includes staff that previously worked on Seven Knights. There is a lot more than fighting to the game, including plenty of minigames, as showcased by the videos.

Incidentally, Npixel isn’t working just on Gran Saga, as they also recently announced the equally-impressive Chrono Odyssey, even if the visual style is entirely different.

Today Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt RED posted an extensive overview of the situation of the game and future plans.

This includes a video message from co-founder Marcin Iwiński in which he once more places responsibility for the issues the game is suffering from on the executive board, asking players not to blame the developer.

Iwiński also pledges to keep updating the game to provide a quality experience to all players.

We also get a roadmap indicating future updates, including the fact that the next-generation update is planned for the second half of the year, which will also include free DLC and multiple updates and improvements.

It’s officially the most magical time of the year, Twinfinite award season. Throughout the beginning of the year, we will be sharing our favorite games of 2020 with you. This time around we’re going to be taking a look at the best platforming games of 2020.

These games were a jump ahead of all other platforming games that released last year. All 2D and 3D platformers from 2020 were considered for the award, but only a select few made the cut.

After a long year, it’s finally awards season here at Twinfinite and throughout this month we’re going to look back at our favorite games of 2020. Both the racing and sports game genres have had great years, but here are our picks for the best sports/racing games of 2020.

Voted on by our editors, these were the games that stood apart from the pack. Whether it be remakes of classics, sim racers, or something a bit more casual, there’s plenty to choose from, so let’s take a look at the best of the year.

Today Idea Factory International announced the western release dates of the Hyperdimension Neptunia spin-off Neptunia Virtual Stars.

The game will launch on PlayStation 4 physically and digitally in North America on March 2 and in Europe on March 5. The PC release on Steam will come on March 29.

Both PS4 and PC versions will come with Japanese voiceovers and English subtitles. The Steam will also include Japanese and Traditional Chinese subtitles.

You can enjoy the new trailer below.

If you’re unfamiliar with Neptunia Virtual Stars, you can more info about the gameplay below. Incidentally, this is a separate game from the recently-revealed Neptunia ReVerse that is coming for PS5.

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V-Idols are virtual idols from distant dimensions who were summoned by Faira to save Planet Emote from the Antis.

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A long time has passed since the last appearance of BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War, the mobile JRPG based on Arc System Works’ fighting franchise.

The game was initially teased in 2017 and then announced with a 2018 release window, but then it pretty much fell under the radar.

Now it’s back with a new trailer and a new release window. It’ll launch in Japan in February 2021 and pre-registrations are already open.

Of course, it’ll be for iOS and Android, and you can expect all the gacha shenanigans that characterize this kind of game.

At the moment, there is no word about a western localization.

BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War is published by Arc System Works and developed by Linked Brain, which previously collaborated to the development of One Piece: World Seeker, SINoALICE, Magatsu Warheit, Fate/Grand Order, Yo-Kai Watch 4, Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Lost in Memories, and more.

You can catch the trailer below.

Pokemon’s 25th anniversary occurs this year and The Pokemon Company has plans… we don’t really know what those plans are exactly yet other than releasing a really cute video, but other cool announcements related to games will probably go down at some point this year.

One thing we do know about, though, is that there’s going to be a Pokemon-Katy Perry collaboration where she will participate in creating music to celebrate the anniversary. If you like Katy Perry then it’s probably pretty sweet news!

Personally I’m not a pop guy so it doesn’t really do much for me, but, it doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate Katy Perry’s wild outfits over the years and Twitter user ELA’s (streamer & UX designer at Ubisoft) fantastic attempt to match her outfits with Pokemon.

The mashups are so great that it honestly has me questioning if Katy Perry intended them to be inspired by Pokemon.

Like I don’t know much about her, is this a thing that she did to pay homage to Pokemon? Either way I love it, check out the whole Twitter thread by clicking here or into Twitter down below.

There are plenty of developers and publishers these days that have become household names thanks to classics of their own. But what about their more obscure games?

Every company had to start somewhere, and sometimes, some games are just lost to time. I’m talking about those games that had you feeling like you were the only one playing them at the time.

Think you can match these well-known developers and publishers with some of their lesser-known work? Take this quiz to find out.

While 2020 may have been a pretty rough year in the outside world, it was at least great for debut anime. So many great new anime came out this year, that it is entirely possible to miss out on most of them.

To make sure you got your fill of all of them, we’ve compiled a list of five anime that may have flown under your radar in 2020. Don’t forget to leave a comment below if there are any other anime that came out in 2020 that you want to show some love to as well.

Treyarch has confirmed that Ranked Play will still be coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, although the studio is not prepared to say when quite yet.

In a question on Reddit, user u/The_Wxly7 posted a tweet conversation alongside the question: “So is ranked mode still going to be a thing? After completing camos I would like something meaningful to grind now.”

Treyarch employee FoxhoundFPS replied, saying, “Yes. Ranked Play will be a thing. I currently don’t have a timetable to share with you, however.”

While this doesn’t tell us much that we didn’t already know, it allows hardcore Black Ops Cold War fans to continue to be excited about the ranked mode, safe in the knowledge that it’s still coming.

Now that the game has been out for a few months, a lot of players will have completed most of the challenges and unlocked a lot of the camo options, as the Reddit user above has, and they’ll be looking for another way to test themselves.

Just as it is in other multiplayer focused games, it’ll have the same effect in Cold War, once it’s released. Hopefully it’ll be released in the coming weeks or months, and not too close to the inevitable new Call of Duty game later in the year.

As soon as we get updates from Treyarch, we’ll be sure to update you about the situation.

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Hogwarts Legacy has officially been confirmed to be releasing in 2022. The upcoming role-playing game set in the Harry Potter universe won’t be out until next year according to a tweet made from the game’s official Twitter account earlier today.

The tweet included no caption, just an image that reads the following:

“We would like to thank fans from around the world on the tremendous reaction to the announcement of Hogwarts Legacy from our Portkey Games label. Creating the best possible experience for all of the Wizarding World and gaming fans is paramount to use so we are giving the game the time it needs.

Hogwarts Legacy will be released in 2022.”

The game is being developed by Avalanche Studios and is the third title under the Portkey Games label. It was originally announced during a PlayStation showcase in September of last year.

Last year forced many to suspend a variety of real-world activities, and simulation games provided a much-needed chance to explore. Part of Twinfinite’s game of the year awards, here are the best Management/Simulation games of 2020 voted by our staff.

Raven has finally revealed that a settings update has been released in Warzone today that aims to fix two issues that have made the battle royale almost unplayable this week.

First of all, the infamous infinite stim glitch has been fixed once more, so players won’t be able to sit in the gas forever to get free wins. As the patch notes read: “player no longer gets infinite tactical equipment (Stim) when dropping their weapons while cooking a grenade.”

The Warzone update will also introduce some further weapon balance changes, following those that proved ineffective last week. The DMR is the main focus of the changes, seeing its “bullet penetration reduced from sniper to AR,” it range damage reduced, and its recoil increased. Below you can see all of the changes that have been made to the DMR.

• Bullet penetration reduced from sniper to AR.
• Damage falloff ranges decreased (55 damage before / 48 damage after 750 units (down 70% from 2500 units))
• Recoil increased: Increased moderately for second and third bullet, increased slightly for subsequent bullets.
• Locational damage multipliers adjusted – Headshot now does less than 100 damage after 750 units. Lower torso reduced from 1.1 to 1.01 (~8%).
• Front Grip: Vertical recoil reduction removed & horizontal recoil reduction increased from 20% to 30%
• Field Agent Foregrip: Vertical recoil reduction decreased from 35% to 25% & horizontal recoil reduction increased from 35% to 30%

The Type 63 tactical rifle, which wasn’t used as frequently but suffered from the same issues, has received identical changes.

Today it was confirmed that Ubisoft is working on a new open-world game set in the Star Wars game universe. If you’re wondering how that can be possible, it’s because the ten year exclusive partnership between EA and Disney/LucasArts for Star Wars games is coming to a close.

EA, clearly not oblivious to the discussion surrounding this transition, made a comment today on Twitter stressing that they are still fans of Star Wars and that just because the exclusivity has ended, it doesn’t mean they are done with the franchise.

EA has had an up and down history with the IP while it was exclusive to their studios.

The low points were without a doubt the cancellation of the promising-looking Star Wars 1313 and the loot box controversy that soured the launch of Star Wars Battlefront 2.

As part of the first round of 25th anniversary teases, the Pokemon Company revealed that reprints of various classic TCG cards will be released throughout 2021.

The reprint, which will focus on the starter Pokemon for each region and generation, will feature 25 cards and will be released one region at a time.

As for the cards themselves, they will be ‘oversized’ replicas of the original cards, each with the 25th anniversary symbol on them.

Unlike the likes of Evolutions, which reprinted the 1999 base set a few years ago, the new cards will feature the same artwork as the originals, aside from the promo symbol. The only difference will be the removal of the original Wizards of the Coast copyright information, since they no longer print Pokemon TCG products.

Little Nightmares 2’s latest trailer is a reminder that it’s absolutely one of the year’s early prospects. Boasting an even sharper level of production than its predecessor, the cinematic presentation of its gameplay and some all-new mechanics looks thoroughly.

That’s a sentiment we’ve held here for a while at Twinfinite ever since our preview of the game back in November of last year. Staff writer Andrew McMahon had plenty of positive things to say about its inventive new gameplay features:

“There were at least three different instances of true shock in the demo alone that happened to me while playing. The game is more than jump scares, using its gameplay, setting, and situations to instill a feeling of genuine fear amidst its puzzle-solving elements.”

If you’re curious to check out Little Nightmare 2 ahead of its launch then you can already download the very same demo as we played for our preview on PS4 and Xbox One.

Otherwise, be sure to keep an eye out for the upcoming puzzle-platformer horror adventure game when it releases in just a month’s time on current and next-gen consoles and PC on Feb. 11, 2021.

After a brief trailer and the announcement of a Mario-themed Switch yesterday, Nintendo has today shone an even brighter spotlight on its upcoming remaster Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, which features both the original Wii U game and an entirely new one rolled into a single package.

The overview trailer runs through all the new features set to be included in the game, such as an online multiplayer mode to supplement the local co-op of the original. Indeed, not only is there now the option to play with friends online as a team, but there’s a competitive mode as well. You’ll need a Switch Online membership to take advantage, of course.

Elsewhere, the creatives out there can look forward to a photo mode called Snapshot Mode, which actually looks pretty robust with all sorts of filters and stickers to enhance your pictures.

As for Bowser’s Fury, we learn that it’s a cat-tastic new adventure in which Mario travels to feline-inspired Lake Lapcat as he takes on the nefarious Fury Bowser. Helping his mission is a new mechanic that allows Mario to turn into a cat himself thanks to the mysterious Gigabell. Check it out below.

The Pokemon Company kicked off the franchise’s anniversary this morning with a “25 years of memories” video and a surprise collaboration with pop singer Katy Perry.

The celebration video walks us down memory lane in the style of a Rube Goldberg Machine. A Poke Ball travels through many contraptions, showing us how the franchise has grown over the past quarter of a century.

We see the Poke Ball roll by every aspect of the franchise: video games, TCG, anime, merchandise, Pokemon GO, and more. There are several appearances from popular Pokemon, especially Pikachu, with every generation represented.

The end of the video reveals the collaboration with Katy Perry, who will be creating music to celebrate Pokemon’s 25th anniversary.

Other collaborations with Pokemon this year will include Build-a-Bear, Levi’s, McDonalds, General Mills, Jawards, Scholastic, Mattel, Funko, PowerA and The Wand Company (thank you to Serebii for this information).

The Pokemon 25th Anniversary celebration website teases that there will be plenty to look forward to throughout the year when it comes to the video games, anime, and merchandise. They tease that big announcements are to come.

The celebrations begin by revisiting Pokemon regions of the past, starting with the most recent region, Galar. The Pokemon Twitter invites trainers to share their memories from this region.

As for specific announcements regarding upcoming games and more, we’ll have to stay tuned.

You can watch the “25 years of memories” video below, and be sure to check back with Twinfinite when more is announced.

Following yesterday’s news that LucasFilms is partnering with Bethesda to make an Indiana Jones, the production company has today told Wired it will also join forces with Ubisoft to create an open-world Star Wars game.

The deal marks an end to EA Games’ exclusive rights to Star Wars as a video game IP, which has seen just four Star Wars games released in over eight years and several canceled.

Sean Shoptaw, senior vice president of Global Games and Interactive Experiences at Disney, said in a statement:

“EA has been and will continue to be a very strategic and important partner for us now and going forward… But we did feel like there’s room for others.”

Still, it’s likely we won’t see Ubisoft’s first effort for quite some time. The project is still in the very early stages of development. Indeed, Ubisoft Massive, the studio charged with its production, is still recruiting its team.

Details are thin in terms of what we can expect from a gameplay standpoint, but we do know that Julian Gerighty, director of The Division 2 and The Crew, is heading the new project. Also, that it will use Massive’s Snowdrop Engine, which powers The Division games, as well other titles like Starlink: Battle for Atlas.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot weighed in with his own statement:

In Cyberpunk 2077, Night City is CD Projekt Red’s harrowing vision of a dystopian city ruled by corporate overlords. Gangs, thugs, and corrupt police walk its dingy streets, while the rich travel to and from luxury sky-high apartments in flying cars. As a place to live, it’s frightening, but as a sandbox for video game players to explore, it’s a bizarre but breathtaking spectacle.

In fact, it’s arguably the star of the show (when it’s working properly, that is), impressing us with its multi-layered design and honeycomb of streets and overhead walkways.

But just how big is this dense urban area compared with other open-world games? And how much more playable area does the surrounding badlands offer for players to race across in search of goons and side gigs to earn eddies?

Well, as has become standard practice at Twinfinite whenever a big open-world game launches, I’ve spent a bit of time measuring the map as best I can to offer a size estimation.

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment and Housemarque had a reveal to make for the upcoming PS5 game Returnal.

We get to see a batch of screenshots and a trailer focusing on combat, which certainly appears to be rather exciting.

A piece on the PlayStation Blog from creative director Harry Krueger also provides more information.

You can find all the details and assets below.

Following today’s v15.20 update to Fortnite, dataminers have been able to confirm that the secret Battle Pass skin to follow in the footsteps of past seasons’ Deadpool and Wolverine will be Predator.

The rather terrifying, dreadlock-donning alien will be the secret, unlockable battle pass skin for the current season, and players will have to complete a series of challenges to unlock it. Before unlocking the actual skin, however, players will unlock a variety of different Predator-themed cosmetics, which can now be unlocked following today’s update, and can be viewed in the game’s ‘Mystery Rewards’ tab on the Battle Pass screen.

The ‘Jungle Hunter’ quests will initially see players unlock a Predator Banner Icon, Plasma Caster Reticle, and ‘Heat Vision Hunter’ Spray which can all be seen in the tweet from iFireMonkey below.

Fortnite’s 15.20 update is currently being rolled out, with the game’s servers going down for maintenance in the meantime. Thanks to the usual bunch of dataminers on Twitter, though, we know the patch will introduce a couple of new weapons and a whole host of new cosmetics.

The most notable additions are the Hop Rock Dualies. Courtesy of GuilleGAG over on Twitter, we already know the pistols will deal 43 damage to players and use the medium-size ammo type. Reload time will come in at 2.7 seconds and they’ll have a combined clip size of 18 rounds.

In addition to these, Fortnite’s 15.20 update will also introduce the Lever Action Shotgun. This is a pump-action shotgun that deals high damage at a moderate fire rate. It’s only really effective at short range, however, and has a limited magazine size. It’ll come in all five rarity types in the game from Common to Legendary.

Treyarch appears to be teasing the first DLC drop for Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War’s Zombies mode with a mysterious message and image on Twitter.

The tweet, found below, states “Projekt Endstation was only the beginning.” and is accompanied by an image seemingly showcasing an aerial view of ‘Omega Outpost 25.’

Scrawled on the image reads “M. This is the place I spoke of, Omega Outpost 25,” and “Omega Portal Chamber. This is where the portal is maintained to the Dark Aether.”

Currently, that’s all we know about the map, but according to the final bit of handwriting on the image, we’ll find out “more soon.” Chances are we’ll get a handful more teasers before we get an official release date for the new Cold War Zombies map.