Indie developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has been aiming the ambitious Stardew Valley 1.5 update for this year, but if you've looked at a calendar lately you know there's not much of this year left. But fret not, fellow farmers: Barone says he may still be able to release the update this year on PC.In answering a fan on Twitter, Barone said it might come out on PC this year, though console players will still have to wait for early 2021. This was only a "might," so it seems he may still be working through some last remaining bugs and polish, as he said in November.It might come out this year on PC, and then on console early next year — ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) December 16, 2020Previously, Barone has said that most of the new content is aimed at endgame players who have developed their farms, though there will be new features that players will be able to enjoy if they start from the beginning too. At least one new feature is split-screen cooperative play, which may support up to four players depending on the platform. Barone also teased a new door in the back of Willie's shop, but where it goes or what it does is unknown.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Epic Games has launched its latest seasonal event in Fortnite: Battle Royale, and as you might guess from the name, it's a winter-themed one. Operation Snowdown brings new activities and free rewards for all players to take part in and earn from now until January 5.During Operation Snowdown, the NPC Snowmando will offer quests (such as tracking down Snowmando outpost locations) with a variety of new seasonal rewards, such as the Frosty Globes pickaxe, Shield Surprise back bling, and more gliders and wraps, plus another back bling and pickaxe. You can get a peek at some of these in the image below. There are also new and returning skins/outfits to purchase on the Fortnite item shop. Everyone can also now claim the Sing Along emote, which causes you to pull out a book and begin caroling, for free from the item shop--if you purchased it previously, you'll get your V-Bucks refunded.Gallery While you're playing, you'll also encounter new tools to get the job done. There are custom X-4 Stormwing planes that are wrapped in Christmas lights, special Chiller grenades, Sneaky Snowmandos (which disguise you as a snowman), and "Snowmando-wrapped presents."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Mandalorian Season 2 came to an end this week, with a shocking revelation about where the series will be heading at the start of Season 3, along with the appearance of a familiar face. But when the story comes to its conclusion, wait a minute before running to Twitter to yell about the season finale.There are no spoilers about the season finale of The Mandalorian. You're cool to keep reading. Even the video below just features moments from Season 1, so we got you covered.Much like almost every Marvel movie, when the credits start rolling, don't exit the episode. There is a post-credit scene you'll want to check out that has a connection to what's coming down the line for Star Wars and Disney+.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ghost of Tsushima received a surprise update paying homage to some of Sony's other popular games and franchises. The 1.18 update adds new Legends search options, but the much more eye-grabbing part is new Legends costumes modeled after God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Colossus, and Bloodborne.According to Sucker Punch, the patch also adds new options to search for Legends players. You can put in parameters like Bonus Objective goals and microphones while looking for matches to fill out your party in Nightmare Store/Survival missions and Raid chapters.And thanks to the costumes, you can look stylish while doing it. Through January 15 you can claim the four special outfits. You just have to complete any Story or Survival mission with each of the classes, and you'll get them all.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's getting to be the end of the year, which means it's prime "everyone posts their favorite movies and TV shows lists" season. On Twitter, former President Barack Obama got into the spirit of things by sharing his favorites from 2020--and also acknowledging that he might have watched so much more than usual because "like everyone else, we were stuck inside a lot this year." Check out the full list below.Like everyone else, we were stuck inside a lot this year, and with streaming further blurring the lines between theatrical movies and television features, I’ve expanded the list to include visual storytelling that I’ve enjoyed this year, regardless of format. pic.twitter.com/a8BS8jDkSs — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 18, 2020Obama was not kidding about how much he's been watching--his list is packed with many pretty recent Netflix picks, such as Mank (director David Fincher's biographical drama about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, who developed Citizen Kane's screenplay) and The Queen's Gambit (a drama miniseries about an orphaned girl who finds her confidence and identity through chess).But what's really impressive is a few of his favorites for this whole entire year aren't even out yet or were just released today: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom hit the streaming platform this morning, whereas Disney+'s Soul won't be out until Christmas Day--a full week from today. Also raising an eyebrow on the list is Obama giving a shout-out to Crip Camp, an excellent documentary about a New York summer camp established in the '70s for teens with disabilities--which was made by Obama's production company, Higher Ground. He might be a little biased on that last one, even though it is good.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Destiny 2 finally sees the return of the Trials of Osiris this weekend, kicking off the first opportunity to earn some new Trials weapons in the Beyond Light expansion. You'll want to take the best possible gear into Destiny's toughest multiplayer challenge, which is why you should drop by and visit Xur this weekend to grab some new Exotics. Head to The EDZ, to the Winding Cove area, to find Xur this week. For his weapon, Xur is offering The Jade Rabbit. Hunters can pick up the Foetracer helmet; for Titans, there's the Severance Enclosure chest armor; and for Warlocks, Xur has the Felwinter's Helm helmet.Xur LocationClimb the cliff on the north end of Winding Cove to find Xur waiting for you near a crashed Fallen dropship. Head to the Winding Cove transmat zone and spawn in, then jump on your sparrow and head north. Make your way to the northern edge of the area and either climb the rock wall there or find a cave pathway on the left side, near the curving highway road. You'll find Xur above, standing beside a crashed Fallen dropship.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Following a recent update that added a bunch of new content to kick off Season 1, developer Treyarch has dropped yet another patch for both Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. This update makes improvements to spawns on Nuketown '84, removes health regen for one team in Prop Hunt, and implements various quality-of-life updates. The full patch notes are outlined below.Alongside resolving the "Zed 398 Swift Cover" issue that blocked PC players from booting up Season 1 maps, the headlining feature of this update is the newly adjusted spawn logic on Nuketown '84. Though Treyarch didn't go into detail about how spawns have changed, players should expect them to behave more reasonably on the retro-futuristic map.On the multiplayer side of things, in addition to fixing crashes related to field upgrades and scorestreaks, those on the Props team in Prop Hunt will no longer have automatic regenerating health. Further, the Steel Chair from the Prop list on Checkmate has been removed.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you're looking for a new game or two to play on Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One, there's a huge new holiday sale at the Xbox Store. The Countdown Sale is one of the digital storefront's largest sales of the year, as it features more than 800 games and DLC. All of the deals are live until January 3, so you have a little over two weeks to shop. See all deals at Xbox Store Some of the best deals can be found on 2020 games. A trio of recently released Ubisoft games are discounted to great prices. Assassin's Creed Valhalla is down to $45--which is its best price yet--Immortals Fenyx Rising is $40.19, and Watch Dogs: Legion is $30. You can also get an Assassin's Creed bundle with Valhalla, Odyssey, and Origins for $64.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The annual Destiny 2 winter/Christmas holiday event, The Dawning, is back for 2020, bringing holiday cheer to the solar system. The Dawning runs until the weekly reset on Tuesday, January 4, requiring you to bake lots of treats to unlock special Dawning rewards. The key component of the event is Eva's Holiday Oven 2.0, an item that lets you bake cookies using recipes you'll discover as you combine ingredients earned throughout the solar system. While some characters are gone this year, five new ones have been added with the Beyond Light expansion, and with them come new treat recipes to discover.The treats you make are handed over to Destiny's various NPCs--including some you might not expect, such as Last Wish raid boss Riven--to complete bounties and quests, earning you various rewards. Because you won't want to waste any ingredients you've gathered, we've put together a full list of all Dawning recipes, as well as a list of ways to acquire the items you'll need. To kick off all the Dawning festivities, visit Eva Levante in the tower to pick up your Holiday Oven and get a quick rundown of how to use it.If you want to do a lot of baking, it'll require some grinding. You'll earn ingredients in a variety of ways, but they almost all involve killing enemies--what you obtain will depend on the enemy type (eg, kill Vex to get Vex Milk) or what you use to kill them (Personal Touch comes from melee kills, Sharp Flavor from sword kills, and so on). No matter what you're baking, you'll also need 15 Essence of Dawning for each recipe; this drops to 10 once you masterwork the oven by baking (and thus discovering) each available recipe.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After a couple of delays following the release of the Beyond Light expansion, Destiny 2's toughest multiplayer challenge, the Trials of Osiris, returns to the game this weekend. Along with it comes the opportunity to earn new Adept weapons and mods, making Trials the only place to earn some of the best gear in the game--especially if you can manage to go Flawless.Each week, the map that Trials matches are played on changes, as do the gear rewards you can earn for notching wins in the tournament. Here's a rundown of where you'll play this week's Trials matches and what you can get:Trials of Osiris Map And Rewards (December 18-22)Map: Bannerfall3 wins -- Hunter, Warlock, or Titan Chest Piece: Vest, Robe, or Plate of the Exile5 wins -- Exile’s Curse, Arc fusion rifle7 wins -- Eye of Sol, Kinetic sniper rifle Flawless run -- The Summoner (Adept), Solar auto rifle Adept Mod: TargetingIf you're unfamiliar with the Trials of Osiris, it puts you into some of the Crucible's most challenging battles. The goal is to win seven battles against other players without losing any, earning what's known as a "Flawless" run. That gets you a trip to the Lighthouse, a special Trials social space, where you earn special rewards and recognition. In the Beyond Light expansion, opening the Flawless chest earns you an "Adept" weapon, which comes with extra stat boosts unavailable on any other guns in the game, as well as powerful Adept mods.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you're looking for something to do over the weekend, then Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has your back. The first-person shooter's multiplayer is now free until December 24. This will include a selection of playlists on all 18 of the game's maps--including the fan-favourite Nuketown. The free access week is available on all platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.From now until December 21, players will have access to Team Deathmatch, Domination, 2v2 Gunfight, the Nuketown Holiday 24/7 playlist, and the Raid the Mall playlist. Starting December 21, players will gain access to Prop Hunt, Combined Arms Hardpoint, and Fireteam Dirty Bomb in addition to the aforementioned modes and playlists. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War $55 (was $70) If you want to keep playing Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, it's on sale at PlayStation, Xbox, and PC via Battle.net. The PS5/PS4 cross-gen bundle is $55, the PS4-only version is $45, the Xbox cross-gen bundle is $56 for some reason, and the Xbox One-only version is $45. Similarly, the PC version is $45. See at PlayStation See at Xbox See at PC Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Staff at CD Projekt Red are asking upper management and publisher CD Projekt SA questions about why Cyberpunk 2077 released in such a poor state, according to a Bloomberg report.During an internal meeting this week, CD Projekt Red developers posed blunt and pointed questions to the board of directors about the company's reputation, Cyberpunk 2077's unrealistic deadlines, and the mandatory crunch and numerous delays before its release.Some staff asked why the board marketed that the game was "complete and playable" earlier this year when that evidently wasn't true. Other CD Projekt Red employees thought it ironic that the developer was making a game about corporate exploitation while imposing crunch periods. When asked specifically about crunch during this week's staff meeting, the board said that plans to improve production are set to be implemented in the future, but there was no clarification on what that meant. The other questions were either dodged or given vague answers.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Netflix's Locke and Key, based on the acclaimed comic book series, has been renewed for a third season. The news of the renewal comes months before the second season has arrived, which premieres mid-2021.Alohas all around! Locke & Key has been picked up for Season 3. But first, Season 2 will arrive in 2021! pic.twitter.com/ci7Lq6u2v9 — NX (@NXOnNetflix) December 18, 2020The series is based on the IDW series by Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez. In the series, after their father is murdered, the three Locke children, and their mother move into their ancestral home of Keyhouse. They soon discover that the old house is full of magical keys that could be related to their father’s mysterious death.Variety is reporting that series executive producer and co-showrunner Meredith Averill has signed an overall deal with Netflix for TV and other projects.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Among the new additions to Call of Duty: Warzone which have arrived as part of its integration with Black Ops Cold War is a new map. But this isn't a full-scale map on par with Verdansk. Instead, it's a compact, densely populated island about the size of two of Verdansk's named locations. Matches are quick and packed with fights--providing a nice change of pace from the sprawling landscapes that players have become accustomed to with Warzone's main map.The fact that Rebirth Island feels so good shows that Warzone is in need of something new for its standard mode and map. Many players wish Rebirth Island were added to Verdansk as a new location alongside its current placement as a special mode for three-person squads. They're frustrated that this has been one of few major changes to the game in its first year, and it's not even an original area. It's taken directly from Black Ops 4's battle royale mode, Blackout.Rebirth Island is a repurposed map from Black Ops 4.Rebirth Island is fast-paced because it's tied to a special game mode that lets you respawn without the Gulag for most of the match. Your entire team needs to die before the final few circles in order for you to get knocked out. You'll almost always be in spitting distance of another team due to that mechanic. It's fun to play, but players would like some diversity in how they're able to approach the battle royale.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite's holiday event has frozen some of the battle royale map while giving players new challenges to complete. Operation Snowdown has a number of special rewards you can earn within the next two weeks--here's a guide on how to handle one of the most challenging ones.The challenge tasks players with visiting Snowmando Outposts across the Fortnite map. There are five in all. This guide will show you the quickest way to get to them.Where Are All The Snowmando Outposts?The Snowmando Outposts are scattered throughout the map. One can be currently found in the new section of the map that's been snowed in, while the other four are in old locations. All you'll need to do is land at them for a brief second to complete each section of the quest. Here's a map with specific locations.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com