Assassin's Creed Valhalla is getting its first drop of seasonal content, and coming as it is right near the holidays, it's a festive one. The Yule Season brings new limited-time activities, as detailed on the Assassin's Creed blog.For starters, you can expand your settlement and build a Reveller's Hut, which will host various festivals throughout the year. The first such one is the Yule Festival, which will last through January 7. During the festivities, Ravensthorpe is going to be snowier than usual, and you can take part in activities like archery challenges and drunken brawls. Just like holidays with the family!Completing those activities will earn you Yule Tokens that you can redeem for rewards at the Festival Shop. Those include cosmetic items like tree ornaments and a cozy fire pit, as well as a full set of Mōdraniht gear: a ceremonial outfit, tattoo set, seax, and shield. Keep in mind you can only claim these rewards during the Yule Festival, so make sure you get them before they're gone.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Tom Cruise earned headlines earlier this week after a recording leaked of the actor screaming at crew members in London for not following COVID safety protocols while shooting Mission Impossible 7 and 8. The reaction to this has been mixed, as his anger was arguably justified, but the manner in which he yelled at his employees was deemed a bad look. Now, one major member of Hollywood has come to Cruise's defense: George Clooney.During an appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Clooney says he believes Cruise "didn't overreact, because it is a problem." Clooney's Stern appearance was to promote his new film The Midnight Sky, though he digressed at length to speak about the threat COVID still continues to pose on productions."I have a friend who is an [assistant director] on another TV show who just had almost the exact same thing happen with not quite as far-out a response…" Clooney said (via Entertainment Weekly). "You're in a position of power and it's tricky, right? You do have a responsibility for everybody else, and he's absolutely right about that, and if the production goes down a lot of people lose their jobs. You know, people have to understand that and they have to be responsible. It's just not my style to take everybody to task that way."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

To celebrate both the wintry holiday and Rainbow Six Siege's five-year anniversary, Ubisoft has rolled out a new limited-time mode for the tactical shooter on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. It's called Legacy Arcade and it resets the game back to Year 1 of Rainbow Six Siege, replete with the original operators, maps, and loadouts.Rainbow Six Siege's original 20 operators, including Ash and Sledge, are the playable characters during this limited-time mode. Secondary gadgets, like the claymore, and items released after Year 1 of Rainbow Six Siege won't be usable in Legacy Arcade. The same goes for weapons, but abilities and deployable shields will remain current.Legacy Arcade will be available until January 5 on all platforms. It will be played on Casual Rules and its game mode is Plant Bomb, with Attack and Defense rotating at the end of every round. With it being a mode based on nostalgia for Rainbow Six Siege's past, Legacy Arcade will be featured on maps like Hereford Base and House in their original Year 1 layouts.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Bungie has released a new hotfix update for Destiny 2. Update 3.0.1.3 is out now and is largely concerned with resolving various bugs, but it also brings back a Warlock Exotic that was recently disabled: Vesper of Radius. Read on for the highlights and the full patch notes.Vesper of Radius was disabled earlier this month, meaning Warlocks couldn't equip the chest armor for a period of time (even as it was being sold by Xur). Vesper allows you to emit a pulse of damage when you cast a Rift, but an exploit was allowing that damage to be dealt without needing a Rift. That bug is now fixed, and with that, the Exotic is back in the rotation.Another issue this patch resolves involves Stasis crystals, which could be used to wedge your character between it and a wall. By doing this, it was possible to move through closed doors. Another exploit that allowed checkpoints to be used to rack up solo flawless dungeon triumphs has also been addressed.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The treetops are glistening in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Snow came to Northern Hemisphere islands in Nintendo's village simulator earlier this month and players have used the seasonal change as inspiration for some incredible displays.December saw the addition of new seasonal items, including a handful of toys that are sold on a special display at Nook's Cranny. Players can collect snowflakes, gather special festive DIY recipes, and even build a snowboy every day by rolling two snow balls that spawn somewhere on the map. If they do it with "perfect" dimensions the snowboy will reward them with special winter DIY recipes. Players have used the rewards from completing these activities to create a snowy paradise.A Winter Village. Credit:mellowcoveA spot for hot chocolate. Credit:brusheswithdarknessThese new toy items, like dollhouses, are great for forced perspective displays. Players put small objects together to make it seem like they are far off. One player used all the color variants of the dollhouse to make a hillside winter village, complete with a horse drawn carriage at the base.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Over the last week, we revealed what we believe are the 10 best games of 2020. Today, December 17, we reveal which of the nominees gets to take home the coveted title of GameSpot's Best Game of 2020. You can follow along with all of GameSpot's other end-of-the-year coverage using our Best Games of 2020 hub.It's never easy coming to a consensus when choosing our Game of the Year here at GameSpot, especially in 2020 which was packed with games that affected us in profound ways. During our discussions, some of our team waxed poetic about the blessings that Animal Crossing: New Horizons gave in a year we mostly spent away from friends and family. Some spoke to the awe-inspiring ways Final Fantasy 7 Remake defied expectations to deliver powerful multifaceted messages to its players. And others were right about Hades being an absolute marvel of creativity and craft--and the same goes for all the other games that made it in our list of the 10 best games of 2020. Ultimately, we could only choose one winner, and after hours of deliberations as a group, our award for Game of the Year goes to Half-Life: Alyx.Mainstream VR devices have been available for several years, but VR itself is still not in the mainstream of gaming. That may make our decision to award our Game of the Year to a VR title puzzling for some--after all, despite the increasing affordability of VR hardware, it's still relatively costly to get into this space. The physical accessibility barrier that can hinder playability certainly played an important factor in our deliberations, too. We also recognize that as GameSpot staff, we're privileged to have access to the proper hardware. But our selection criteria also weighs quality, innovation, enjoyment, and how these experiences transform our idea of what games can be. Half-Life: Alyx excels in every regard, pushing the medium forward as something wholly unique. It exceeded the monumental expectations of a beloved yet enigmatic franchise that went dark for 13 years, and did so in such convincing fashion.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Words like "simp" and "incel" will be banned from Twitch streams and comment sections in a revamped conduct policy that outlines clearer guidelines on what is and isn't harassment.In a blog post about the change, Twitch writes that the new rules are going into effect because the company "prioritizes minimizing harm to our users over freedom of expression, and we will limit some expression with the goal of preventing [and] protecting users from ... hateful behavior and harassment." As such, a number of phrases will be banned on the platform."Simp," "incel," "virgin," and words that negatively target another person sexually and/or insult another person's sexual activity are "not allowed under this new policy," COO Sara Clemens said during a town hall. "We're also proactivity denying emotes that include the term 'simp'. We've removed [and] recorded them, and we'll keep doing that once the policy changes."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's been 32 years since Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall starred in John Landis' iconic comedy Coming to America. Next year, Prince Akeem and his trusty friend Semmi, as well as the rest of the royal family are reuniting in Coming 2 America, which arrives March 5, exclusively on Amazon Prime.This time around, while Akeem prepares to become king, he learns that he fathered a son (played by comedian Jermaine Fowler) with a local woman, Lavelle, played by SNL alumni Leslie Jones. Joining Fowler and Jones as newcomers to the series are KiKi Layne, Tracy Morgan, rapper Rick Ross, and Wesley Snipes. Returning to Queens we have Coming to America alums Shari Headley, Paul Bates, John Amos, Louis Anderson, and James Earl Jones.These first look pictures from #Coming2America feel like if only the people we wanted to see showed up to our high school reunion. pic.twitter.com/0QTsQaouwB — Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) December 17, 2020"I';m a kid of the ‘80s, and so that means I'm a student of Eddie Murphy," director Craig Brewer told EW. Brewer, who had previously worked with Murphy on Netflix's Dolemite Is My Name, explained the importance of Murphy's impact on pop culture and what he meant personally to him growing up.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Few co-op games have hit the heights of Left 4 Dead. Developer Turtle Rock Studios' four-player zombie shooter worked specifically because it was deep and dynamic, shifting from playthrough to playthrough to keep players on their toes. With Back 4 Blood, Turtle Rock is relying heavily on that successful formula. This is, for all intents and purposes, Left 4 Dead 3, but with a focus on amping up the original's best aspects--teamwork and replayability--even further.Turtle Rock recently gave GameSpot a chance to play through one of the campaign levels of Back 4 Blood ahead of its closed alpha test. The level, Evansburgh, is cut into four acts in which you and your team of three others try to cross through a monster-infested town. As in Left 4 Dead, you're constantly fighting off low-level zombies--the parasite-infected "ridden" in this game--and aiming at reaching a far-off safe room where you can have a quick breather before setting out again.Mixed in with the weaker (but numerous) regular ridden enemies are stronger, grosser mutants, each with special abilities that make them more dangerous. The huge Bruisers have one long, heavy arm they use to smash you; Hockers can climb and leap, spitting a spider web-like gunk that immobilizes players; Retches puke acidic bile, explode if they're shot too much, and can draw the horde down on you if you're showered with their guts; and Snitches scream to alert nearby infected and create disaster situations if they're not killed in time.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Warzone players ran into another major glitch in Activision's mega-popular battle royale. Players had found that they'd become invisible if they switched to the gunner seat in a chopper, crash it, and then revive themselves among the wreckage. Invisible players became menace to the game before choppers were removed. Some players took it upon themselves to destroy all the helicopters on the map as soon as the game started so no one could take advantage of the glitch. Activision, Infinity Ward, and Raven Software responded by removing the chopper from the game altogether. There is no timeline on a fix for the issue.Teammate killed an invisible player / god mode glitch cheater to win the game from r/CODWarzoneThis is the latest of many of Warzone's game-breaking bugs that have frustrated players. They have taken advantage of other bugs--like one that lets them spawn multiple juggernaut suits--to gain an advantage over the competition. The most recent update that merged Black Ops Cold War and Warzone has caused a number of other issues as well.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Epic has kicked off its annual Holiday Sale, which includes big discounts on a wide variety of PC games. Not only can you get games like Immortals Fenyx Rising, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and others for their lowest prices yet on PC, but you can also save even more on your purchases thanks to nifty, unlimited coupons. The Holiday Sale runs until January 11, so you have a few weeks to take a look around. See all deals at Epic Like other big sales at Epic, the extra promotion make the discounts even more enticing. If you have an Epic Games Store account (which is free), you simply need to sign in to claim a $10 off coupon. The coupon works on all games priced $15 and up. Best of all? You'll get a new coupon with every eligible purchase. This means every game on the Epic Games Store priced above $15 is effectively $10 cheaper than the advertised discount. Coupons will expire at the end of the sale.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

HBO's upcoming Suicide Squad spin-off Peacemaker has reportedly gained four new cast members. Chukwudi Iwuji (When They See Us) will be a series regular, while Lochlyn Munro (Riverdale), Annie Chang (Shades of Blue), and Christopher Heyerdahl (Togo) will each be recurring guest stars, according to Variety.They will join previously announced cast members Danielle Brooks, Steve Agee, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, and Chris Conrad--and of course John Cena in the titular role (which he's said will essentially be a "douchey Captain America").All that's known about the most recent cast members is the name of the characters they will be portraying. Reportedly--and this still doesn't tell us much--Iwuji will play a character named Clemson Murn, Munro will play Larry Fitzgibbon, Chang will play Detective Sophie Song, and Heyerdahl will play Captain Locke. For now, anything beyond this information would unfortunately be speculation.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Warzone now includes 30 new weapons from Black Ops Cold War and players are having trouble adapting to them. They've found that the new weapons are at a disadvantage compared to ones that have been in Warzone since March."These guns cannot and will not be able to compete with the current Modern Warfare guns," said Redditor ruckh in a thread about the new update. "It boils down to the attachments--specifically the barrel, the suppressors, and the grips."Black Ops Cold War weapons were brought to Warzone with all of their original attachments and stat types--which are different to the ones used in Modern Warfare and Warzone. The attachments they do have can't compete with ones that were available before the update.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Following a surprise release on Nintendo Switch after the December 2020 Indie World Showcase, Among Us is now available on Xbox Game Pass for PC.In a blog post detailing the announcement, Microsoft specified that Among Us is currently only available on PC through Xbox Game Pass or as a standalone $5 purchase. An exact release date for when Among Us will be available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S is unknown, but developer Innersloth's social deduction game will hit Xbox consoles sometime next year.Among Us, which originally launched in 2018 but catapulted to success this year on the back of popular streamers, is also now available on Nintendo Switch. The game features cross-play between mobile devices (Android and iOS), PC, Switch, and now Xbox Game Pass for PC.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's a fun-filled yet informative week for Wrestle Buddies, GameSpot's professional wrestling podcast. Both Chris E. Hayner and Mat Elfring are doing deep dives into two incredibly bizarre moments in wrestling history: one from the early days of Impact Wrestling, when it was known as TNA, and the other from WWE. If you blinked, you might have missed them, but we're here to remind you.First up, the guys are opening back up the Unsolved Wrestling Mysteries bag to explore who was really behind the mask of the Imposter Kane. We're not talking about the time Undertaker was Kane though. This was a storyline that only lasted a few weeks that saw a masked Kane take on an unmasked Kane during a very short Vengeance PPV match. Many say it was actually Luke Gallows wearing Kane's old attire, but we know the truth, and it somehow involves The New Day.Later, Chris is diving back in to 2002 TNA stable that was a lot like NWO, but didn't even last six months: Sports Entertainment Xtreme. Yes, that spells out SEX. Headed by Vince Russo, the stable wanted to takeover the promotion but make it sexy. And yes, we read all of the members names in this group as sexy as possible. Did Russo's plan work? Well, no, but we're still going to try and figure out why it happened.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com