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People who purchase Cyberpunk 2077 for the Xbox One get the Xbox Series X version at no additional charge. Announced by CD Projekt Red via Twitter, the deal is part of the “Smart Delivery” program Microsoft announced for the Series X this morning, which aims to make sure players get the right game for their…

The Ghibli Museum in Tokyo will be closed until March 17 due to coronavirus concerns. The call to close the museum was made in accordance with Tokyo’s decision to cancel events in the next three weeks to help prevent the outbreak from spreading. The Ghibli Museum will refund purchased tickets. 

Mod Turns Original Mario Party Into A Platformer

Mario Party 64 is a romhack created by MrComit that takes the eight boards from the original N64 release of the series and turns them into a complete, self-contained platform game, ala Super Mario 64 In addition to the boards themselves becoming stages, with 70 stars to collect throughout, there are still minigames to play…

Almost Nobody Played A Bad Guy In Mass Effect

One of the key appeals of playing the Mass Effect series at its time of release was the way, like BioWare’s older games, your in-game decisions and actions would propel you towards the ends of a binary good/evil scale, potentially changing the game’s story. Turns out BioWare almost needn’t have bothered, since so few players…

Someone Almost Beat LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga Without Collecting Any Studs

Whenever I played the LEGO Star Wars games, I would spend way too much time farming studs. I did this because collecting studs lets you unlock new characters, features and also because it is satisfying. But one player decided to try and play through all the LEGO Star Wars games avoiding every single stud. YouTuber,…

Twitch has reinstated body painting streamer Forkgirl’s account after indefinitely suspending it last week for nudity In an email to Forkgirl, the company explained that, by its standards, she had not adequately covered her chest, but acknowledged that the rules may not have been entirely clear. Read more in my updated story

Nobody Knows Why A Random NPC In Red Dead Redemption II Suddenly Became A Murderer

I’ve played a lot of Red Dead Redemption II and its online multiplayer mode. At this point, I’ve put in hundreds and hundreds of hours. And I’ve seen many strange, cool and bad things. But I ain’t seen anything like what one player shared on the RDR2 subreddit a few days ago. The clip was…

EVE Online Update Will Give Players A Second Chance In Battle

During combat in EVE Online, if the enemy targeted your ship and destroyed it, this was the end of your time in battle. But with developer CCP’s latest announcement, the Frigate Escape Bay, you can immediately rejoin the fight and seek vengeance, albeit in a much smaller vessel. In late March, all battleship-class vessels will…

I’m jumping into the New No Man’s Sky update to try and remember what the heck I was doing in this game, live on our Twitch channel Come join me in the chat!

Democratic Socialism Simulator Lets You Tax The Rich, Nationalize Amazon

In Democratic Socialism Simulator, the goal is simple: loads of cute American animals are going to either ask questions about, or give advice related to, government policy. And you, as “the first socialist president of the United States”, have to decide what to do. It’s not quite as simple as just saying “yay” or “nay”,…

Sony is backing out of this year’s Game Developers Conference due to concerns over the coronavirus. This comes a day after the company said it wouldn’t be attending PAX East because of the virus either. Facebook also announced it won’t at GDC 2020 for the same reason. 

I Think I’m In Love With Fortnite‘s New Cat

Fortnite’s Season 2battle pass is full of colorful new characters, including one you can customize in thousands of unique ways. I don’t care about any of them. I only care about this ripped cat. This is Meowscles, the level 60 battle pass reward. He’s one of the new skins that has a built-in bonus feature.…

A large Granblue Fantasy Versus tournament in Tokyo has been canceled over coronavirus concerns. The CDC added Japan to its list of affected countries yesterday but has not enacted warnings apart from practicing usual precautions like avoiding the sick and thorough hand-washing.

Pre-registration is now open for the game Square Enix isn’t calling Final Fantasy Tactics Mobile but is pretty much that. They’re calling it War of the Visions Final Fantasy Brave Exvius for some reason, and it’s launching on iOS and Android in North America this spring. Thoughtful and strategic bathroom times lie ahead.

Fortnite‘s Season 2 Brings NPC Enemies And Battle Pass Changes [Updating]

After a long Season 1, Fortnite’s Season 2 is here. Without patch notes, players are still piecing the changes together, but there are new areas on the map with NPCs to battle, some new items, and new ways to customize your skins. Season 2 is called “Top Secret,” and it’s spy-themed. Lore-wise, there are two…

A Very Good Take On The Last Of Us’ Ending

For a few months now, Retro Replay’s Troy Baker (Joel) and Nolan North (David) have livestreamed a playthrough of The Last Of Us. They’re at the end now, and things are getting heavy. In this week’s instalment, guest Merle Dandridge asks the guys to share their thoughts on the ethics of Joel’s actions at the…

One Step From Eden is a strategy deck building game coming to Switch and PC on March 26. Kickstarted in 2019, it takes a page or two from the Mega Man Battle Network series’ book, combining cards, grid-based combat, and real-time action into what looks like a fun little arcade game.

Find or create something amazing in Dreams? Get a once-in-a-lifetime shot in Apex Legends? Create a funny mod? We wanna see it. Email your amazing gaming clips to [email protected] and we might include it our show Highlight Reel!

EVE Online Players Raise Over $100,000 For Australian Relief Efforts

A new class of spaceship being destroyed for the first time. A massive free for all brawl in space. Some EVE Online streamers eating incredibly hot chicken wings. These disparate events are some of the things EVE players did to raise money for the game’s recent charity event, PLEX for Good. EVE Online players came…

Witcher 3 Update Allows You To Transfer PC Saves To Switch

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Switch got an update today. It adds new graphical options, touch control for Gwent, and the ability to port your save between Switch and PC. Rumors of the patch first spread on Reddit, but developer CD Projekt Red has since confirmed it. According to CDPR, update 3.6 includes: Added…