While Cyberpunk 2077 does feature a third-person camera, the view is relegated exclusively to driving vehicles--unless players glitch the game. However, a new PC mod looks to fully convert developer CD Projekt Red's first-person RPG into a third-person RPG.The mod, available on Nexus Mods and uploaded by user sarunama, is a work-in-progress. It does exactly what it says: Pushes the camera behind the character so players can get a wider view of Cyberpunk 2077 from the third-person perspective. However, in order for players to get access to the third-person plugin, they must download two mods: the TPP mod itself and the prerequisite mod Cyber Engine Tweaks, which is also downloadable from Nexus Mods.Once both mods are installed, players can hit the "B" key to choose from four different third-person camera angles. YouTuber Slothability breaks down how to install the mod and provides a brief demonstration. Being a work-in-progress and with Cyberpunk 2077 created as a first-person game, character animations are erratic and wonky. It doesn't break the game in any way, but the mod is likely to make the experience even more unstable than it already has been. CD Projekt Red promised more bug fixes are planned for January and February of this year.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

This year will mark a decade since the release of The Binding of Isaac, the monster roguelite that launched a thousand roguelites. But while it's been seven years since the major expansion Rebirth, and four years since Afterbirth added better mod support, Isaac will get one final major expansion to close out the game.Titled Repentance, this expansion officially adopts a lot of content from Antibirth, a popular mod for Isaac that was released back in 2016, and several of the developers behind Antibirth are working with lead developer Edmund McMillen to put the game together. According to McMillen, Repentance is a sequel-sized expansion that is to the current game as the Rebirth was to the original flash version of Isaac.Though many other roguelites have followed in McMillen's wake, most recently the smash-hit Hades, The Binding of Isaac is still arguably the biggest game in the genre, with many streamers still playing the game to this day. Given its pedigree and legacy, It remains to be seen if fans will embrace the changes that Repentance will bring to the game, since previous expansions have proven controversial among the game's fanbase at times.Info from Gamespot.com

Team Cherry has kept details about Hollow Knight: Silksong, the indie studio's sophomore effort, close to the chest since its announcement. But we've now learned some more about the upcoming soulslike metroidvania, including how protagonist Hornet's design influenced the creation of the game's setting, Pharloom."Hornet being taller changes everything," Hollow Knight: Silksong game designer Willian Pellen told Edge, in an interview published in Issue #354. In comparison to Hollow Knight's rather small unnamed knight of a protagonist, Silksong features the tall Hornet, a half-insect warrior princess."Hornet can travel so much faster, she can jump higher, she can mantle or clamber onto ledges, she's generally more acrobatic," Hollow Knight: Silksong animator Ari Gibson told Edge. "So the caves around her need to accommodate her height."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Sims is all about character customization and hilarious death traps, but mostly the character customization. Now EA has partnered with the cosmetics company MAC to create a line of Sims-themed eyeshadows, so you can look like your Sim that looks like you that looks like your Sim.Input Mag reports that the product is called the Sims Eye Shadow x9 Palette Starring The Sims. The pan includes nine shades including smoky brown and shimmer shadows, all in a Sims-themed box. You can purchase the palette for $32 USD through the Mac Cosmetics site."Many gamers stream live and understand the power of the slightest gesture of makeup," Romero Jennings, MAC director of make-up artistry said. "They understand the impact it can make on themselves and their followers. Makeup and video games are the perfect escape to bring your perfect virtual world to the real life. Both definitely enhance our day-to-day lives."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

2021 is a big year for Halo and Xbox, as Microsoft will finally release Halo Infinite after years of development and a late delay last year. We still don't know much about the game's story, apart from the fact that it is a direct sequel to Halo 5 and takes place on Zeta Halo. Plenty of questions remain unanswered, one of which is whether the Arbiter will make an appearance.The Arbiter, an alien who befriends Master Chief and appears in Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo 5, is voiced by actor Keith David. He recently had some time on his hands and asked people to submit questions to him on Twitter. One person asked if David had a role in Halo Infinite, and the actor gave an intriguing response.Asked if he could say if he's going to be in Halo Infinite, David said, "I'd have to kill you."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After multiple instances of collective action and demonstrations against management decisions, employees at Google have formed a minority union called the Alphabet Workers Union with the help of organizers from the Communication Workers of America, a union group that works with telecommunications and media workers.Traditionally, when employees come together to unionize in the United States they have to recruit enough employees to petition their state or federal labor board (usually the National Labor Relations Board or NLRB) to hold an election. If employee organizers win the vote in this election, they are recognized by the board and company and can come to the table to negotiate a contract. The Alphabet Workers Union, named for Google's parent company, has taken a slightly different approach to make their organizing more feasible in the generally union-hostile tech industry.Instead of focusing on being able to negotiate, the Alphabet Workers Union isn't even currently looking to be officially recognized by Google. Contracts are not their priority; instead the union is meant to serve as a more solid foundation for the activism employees have already been engaging in. In the past two years, Google employees have staged protests and demonstrations against Google's policies on sexual harassment, contractor benefits, and working with US Immigration agency ICE. Additionally, by becoming a minority union, Google's contract workers (who currently outnumber their regular employees) can join as well. Workers who have opted to join the union are being provided with protections and resources, and pay 1% of their income in union dues to support their paid organizing staff, and are technically part of CWA local 1400.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A new month has begun, which means a new set of Field Research tasks and rewards are now live in Pokemon Go. That's not all; a new Research Breakthrough encounter is also available this month, giving you a chance to catch another rare Pokemon in the game.Each Research Breakthrough you achieve in January 2021 will lead to an encounter with Chansey. You'll achieve a Research Breakthrough once you've amassed seven stamps. As a refresher, one stamp is doled out for the first Field Research task you complete each day, so you'll need complete at least one task daily for a full week to encounter Chansey.If you don't manage to achieve a Research Breakthrough before the month ends, don't worry; any stamps you've earned will carry over, so your progress will go toward next month's Research Breakthrough.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A handful of DSiWare games are no longer available on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. The games, including ones that have been published by Nintendo, have a "This software is currently unavailable" disclaimer posted on their store page."All DSiWare games released before mid-May 2011 have been deactivated on the eShop, including the classic Shantae Risky’s Revenge," reads a tweet from a user who first discovered the removals. "Luckily I got it on my DSi before that shop shut down. Grab from those still for sale while you can!"Other DSi games no longer for sale, gone but not forgotten:- Asphalt 4- X-Scape- Aura Climber- Zenonia- Spotto!- Mighty Flip Champs- Escapee GO!- Dr. Mario Express- Mr. Driller- Soul of Darkness- Legends of Exidia- Spin Six- The Oregon Trail- Glow ArtisanMany more. — 😎 Come Out Punching (@comeoutpunching) January 2, 2021Some of the games that have been removed include Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, Dr. Mario Express, Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop, and many others. Players can still access their copies of these games and redownload them from the eShop. However, those who haven't purchased these titles are unable to purchase or download them.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Have you fantasized about becoming a trainer in Pokemon? Well here's your chance: Niantic wants to cast players' Trainer avatars as Trainer NPCs during the Pokemon Go Tour: Kanto event. If selected, other players will be able to challenge and battle your Trainer.Niantic will choose candidates through a competition. You can enter by posting on Twitter before January 11, 11:59 PM PT. The post must include the following elements: a Trainer profile screenshot showing the avatar's full name and outfit, a list of three Pokemon you'd want on your team, and the hashtag #PokemonGOTourContest. There are restrictions on which Pokemon you can include: They must be originally from the Kanto region and cannot include Ditto, or any Legendary or Mythical Pokemon.Niantic will evaluate submissions based on "creativity of avatar outfit, general theme, Pokemon team composition." Each person can only enter the competition once, and eight winners will be selected. Niantic will inform winners through Twitter DMs around January 18.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Valve is looking for a psychologist to join their team and help develop future games and its storefront, Steam. A new listing has been posted to their official site looking for someone to join the studio out of its Bellevue office in Washington state."We hire people with broad skill sets who also exhibit deep expertise," the listing reads. "Psychologists at Valve contribute to a wide variety of initiatives across the company and are trusted to prioritize their work in collaboration with their peers."The studio known for Half Life: Alyx, Team Fortress 2, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has employed a number of psychologists over the years. Valve conducts all sorts of experiments, like one that measures the player's sweat and level of arousal, to learn about player behavior in order to improve their games. The studio even created a version of Portal 2 that players could control with their eyes after it found that players could move their eyes faster than their hands.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In a recent job listing for a senior software engineer, Microsoft remarked that they were planning on making some extensive visual changes to the Windows UI to remind their user base that Windows is still a hip OS, as reported by Windows Latest.The listing stated: "On this team, you’ll work with our key platform, Surface, and OEM partners to orchestrate and deliver a sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows experiences to signal to our customers that Windows is BACK and ensure that Windows is considered the best user OS experience for customers." The ad has since been altered to remove any references to this Windows makeover, as Windows enthusiasts began to notice it in the listing.Codenamed Sun Valley, the UI reboot was originally reported on by Windows Central back in late October 2020. According to this report, the planned refresh will most likely arrive as part of Windows 10 Cobalt during the 2021 holiday season, and will be bringing significant updates to user-interfaces like the File Explorer, Action Center, and Start menu. The update is meant to modernize the user experience to match a world that has become accustomed to more lightweight and navigable platforms.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Of all the things you might have expected from the third season of Netflix's Cobra Kai, there was one element that took many fans by surprise. After all, following the Season 2 finale, there was plenty to cover--Miguel's (Xolo Maridueña) coma, Johnny (William Zabka) being ousted from Cobra Kai, and the aftermath of the high school karate riot. Still, Cobra Kai Season 3 managed to follow up on all of those story threads and include something unexpected: A deeper look at Sensei Kreese (Martin Kove), the villain of the first Karate Kid movie that then reappeared on the Netflix original series at the end of Season 1.Warning: The following contains spoilers for Season 3 of Cobra Kai. If you haven't seen the new episodes yet, what are you doing here? Go open the Netflix app and watch the third season now.Cobra Kai has explored events from the past before, even, giving some hints at Johnny's childhood before the first Karate Kid movie. However, there's an entire subplot running through the new season to highlight the man Kreese was before founding Cobra Kai. We learn his humble origins as an awkward busboy at a diner, who ultimately finds himself enlisted in the Vietnam War. We then follow him throughout the war, reporting to a commanding officer that lives the "no mercy" lifestyle that would ultimately become the foundation of the Cobra Kai dojo.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The new year means another 52 weeks packed with all sorts of cool new offerings hitting Netflix. While the upcoming week isn't exactly bursting with new content to set the tone appropriately, there's still plenty peppered throughout the next few days to keep you busy while you shake off the rust and get used to your non-break schedule once again.On January 5, the streaming service debuts the self-explanatory History of Swear Words. Hosted by Nicolas Cage, the show offers "an education in expletives: the history lesson you didn't know you needed… Through interviews with experts in etymology, pop culture, historians and entertainers, the six-episode series dives into the origins of 'F***', 'S***', 'B****', 'D***', and 'P****.'" We could offer more details still, but chances are you will know immediately whether this will be your thing or not. All in all, it remarkably looks to be one of the more conventional Nicolas Cage roles.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Rust, the multiplayer survival game, will implement its first monthly update of the year on January 7 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET. The devs stated in a Twitter post that players should expect a blueprint and map wipe, as well as Twitch drops. Other specifics are unknown as of this time.We'll be releasing our regular monthly update on January 7th at 19:00GMT / 14:00EST.The update will bring a forced blueprint + map wipe and we'll be enabling Twitch drops! further details will be posted in the update blog on the 7th. pic.twitter.com/L0kZ4B7CRH — Rust (@playrust) January 2, 2021A blueprint wipe deletes, as the name implies, blueprints and players' data, including inventory and positions. A map wipe removes player-made structures, but keeps intact natural terrain and NPC towns--effectively resetting a map. Facepunch, the dev, regularly pushes map wipes at the beginning of every month.Facepunch will also be enabling Twitch drops, a feature that rewards players for watching Rust streams on Twitch. To get this feature, you need to activate Twitch drops on your Steam account. You can identify which streams to watch by checking if it has the Drops Enabled tag.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

2020 was the first year since 2009 without a Marvel movie. Feels weird, doesn't it? And while the next MCU movie--Black Widow--won't be hitting theaters until at least May 7, there is a new Disney+ show coming your way taking place in Marvel's expansive cinematic universe: WandaVision.The new TV show follows Vision (Paul Bettany) and Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) as they live their lives, seemingly trapped in a sitcom which bounces around between time periods. If the video above is confusing to you, don't worry, as we're all trying to make heads or tails of what's happening.Most likely, the show will explain what happened to the duo in the Avengers: Endgame aftermath. Though, it's worth noting Vision was still definitely dead when that movie ended. This will probably include how Vision came back to life and how he got the Mind stone back on his forehead--if it's really even there.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com