The holiday season has officially begun in Northern Hemisphere islands in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Special holiday decorations and holiday lights start popping up around town on December 15. That means new seasonal items, too.Outside snowflake and snowboy recipes, players can also get festive recipes. Things like ornament wreaths, reindeer lights, and trees can make your town into a little festive village. This guide will show you the best way to collect and craft them.How Do I Get Festive Recipes?Festive recipes are collected the same way as some snowflake recipes and other seasonal DIYs: by shooting down present balloons. Balloons are predictable, but the items they dole out are not. You'll need to spend some time farming them if you want all the festive items.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Over the next week, we will be posting features for what we've nominated to be the best games of 2020. Then, on December 17, we will crown one of the nominees as GameSpot's Best Game of 2020, so join us as we celebrate these 10 games on the road to the big announcement. Be sure to check out our other end-of-the-year coverage collected in our Best Games of 2020 hub.Your first trip through Hades, like most, will end in death. But that first run is an exciting one, revealing an evolution of the isometric action-RPG combat that Supergiant has been mastering since 2011's Bastion. You'll see how you can utilize your dash to avoid danger or press the attack; discover how positioning matters due to dangerous traps littered throughout levels and the bonus damage you can deal to enemies from behind or by knocking them into walls; and get a taste of the upgrades that you'll be able to encounter and equip to ensure each run feels distinct.It all makes for an immediately satisfying combat system. Then you die, maybe after encountering a boss or, more likely in those early runs, by falling prey to a seemingly innocuous foe or a trap you set off. Whatever the case, you head back to the House of Hades, chat up some of the residents--including your father, Hades--and set out again. You'll die once again, maybe after making it a bit further, or perhaps even sooner due to overconfidence or sheer bad luck. However you earn your trip back to home, you'll again speak with Hades and others, and the true core of the game will begin to reveal itself.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Apple TV+ has released the first official trailer for Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry, a documentary film centered around the titular singer-songwriter. As the movie subtitle suggests, the documentary chronicles the artist's experiences recording her explosive debut 2019 album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, which catapulted her to fame and irreversibly changed her life. Check out the trailer below.As the trailer above shows, the film rewinds well before and zooms way out beyond that album's recording sessions and shows childhood home movies of Eilish and her brother, Finneas O'Connell, acting out a concert performance in Eilish's bedroom. Given that Eilish is 18 (and turning 19 later this week), the movie promises to be a fascinating look at how someone so young comes to terms with massive fame so early in life.Directed by R. J. Cutler (The September Issue, The War Room), the film is due for Apple's streaming service and also expected to hit theaters February 26, 2021.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There are many engineers out there who solve problems that the vast majority of people can't even properly comprehend, and there are others who go the extra mile to find problems that most of us aren't even aware of. A software engineer and game developer named Ben Carter has figured out a way to get ray tracing working on an SNES, and the results are pretty incredible.As any hardcore SNES fan knows, several of the console's most popular games relied on a chipset that was included as part of the cartridge itself in order to help the SNES achieve certain technological goals. The best-known example of this is the Super FX chip that powered the original Star Fox. Carter has designed a chip in that mold that he calls the SuperRT that allows the SNES to perform ray tracing.Carter's video shows off what the SuperRT is capable of, and it includes all of the very finicky details on how he got it to work. Essentially, however, it works on the same principle as the Super FX chip: the SuperRT constructs the scene and feeds it to the SNES's processor in language it can understand. The nest of cables shown in the video isn't due to any particular technical wizardry on Carter's part; most of them are level shifter cables that allow the SuperRT's field-programmable gate array board and the SNES to run at the same voltage.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

During the December 2020 Nintendo Indie World livestream, developer Playfellow Studio and publisher Rogue Games revealed the very cute and very vicious cat brawler Fisti-FluffsThe game is a 3D action-brawler with up to four-player local and online multiplayer featuring fighting cats. Players can create their feline fighter and dress them with an assortment of accessories while clawing at their friends. There are six fully-destructible stages to play on with five different game types, including a cat food defense mode called Kibble Defense.A demo of Fisti-Fluffs is available on both itch.io and Steam for Windows PCs, with a release planned for early next year. The game hits Nintendo Switch early next year as well. It's also coming to Android and iOS devices, though a release date for those has not been specified. Check out some screenshots, as well as the system requirements for Fisti-Fluffs, down below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Very Very Valet is a new cooperative game about parking cars in zany ways. The game, developed by Los Angeles-based studio Toyful Games, debuted during Nintendo's Indie World broadcast on Tuesday."One to four players control an 'elite' team of puppet valets, working together to overcome any and all valet-related challenges," reads Toyful Games' official site. "It's going to take teamwork and a certain 'just park it anywhere' mentality to save the world from a severe parking crisis! It's not enough to just be a valet - be a VERY VERY VALET."Very Very Valet will include more than 20 levels, including city streets, cliffsides, bowling alleys, airports, and trainyards. Toyful Games will also offer "accessible driving controls" for easy pick-up-and-play fun.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Just a few days ago, The Game Awards 2020 revealed a battery of trailers for highly-anticipated games, like a new Perfect Dark, the Left 4 Dead-like Back 4 Blood, and the dreamy Open Roads. However, for some, the most notable game barely made an appearance at all. Despite receiving the Most Anticipated Game award, From Software's latest project, Elden Ring, didn't receive any new details or trailers, which caused the game's community to explode in a memetic meltdown that still shows no signs of stopping.To be clear, the Elden Ring subreddit is a surprisingly non-toxic environment compared to other video game spaces on the internet, and most of the memes and posts in the community are all in good fun. Still, there was definitely a sense of deflation in the subreddit when The Game Awards ended without an update on the game. One of the top posts all-time on the subreddit came just moments after the event ended, and it speaks for itself:I guess it's time to issue more flairs... from EldenringWe remain among the Accursed from EldenringAnother highly-rated post from the evening of the Game Awards shows a representation of the subreddit giving the game's director Hidetaka Miyazaki the Most Anticipated Game award, only for Miyazaki to casually toss it behind him, a template based on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Yet another appears to be a summoning pentagram made of the 3 previous Dark Souls games, Bloodborne, and Sekiro. Vaati, a well-known figure in the Souls community, tweeted that he is "very happy" for the Elden Ring team winning the award, joking that he "looks forward to them winning it again in 2021."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Over the next week, we will be posting features for what we've nominated to be the best games of 2020. Then, on December 17, we will crown one of the nominees as GameSpot's Best Game of 2020, so join us as we celebrate these 10 games on the road to the big announcement. Be sure to check out our other end-of-the-year coverage collected in our Best Games of 2020 hub.Spiritfarer is a cozy resource management and farming sim with a dreamy, colorful art style and adorable talking animals. It's also a game about death, grief, and the process of letting go. Though these two aspects may seem at odds, Spiritfarer finds a delicate balance between its lighthearted adventure gameplay and the heavier themes woven throughout, offering a large, intriguing world to explore and characters you'll come to love along the way.Spiritfarer has an amusing connection to one of our other Game of the Year nominees, Hades, both of which feature the mythological ferryman Charon, who transports souls to the world of the dead. But while he plays a more minor role of shopkeeper in Hades, Spiritfarer dives deeper into the role of Charon--the Spiritfarer--and what it might entail if someone else stepped into his shoes. In this case, Charon's successor is a young girl named Stella, who, with the help of her fluffy cat Daffodil, must take on the responsibilities of the Spiritfarer and accompany recently deceased souls to the world beyond this one, marked by an ancient bridge called the Everdoor. Charon's role has ended, and even he must pass through the Everdoor--an early reminder that no one can escape death in the end, even the ferryman of souls.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite's new mode, The Spy Within, recreates Among Us in the third-person shooter. It's now available in-game as a special limited-time mode. A Twitch stream featuring Sarah Silverman will showcase the mode and Fortnite's Houseparty video chat system today.The mode is featured in a playlist with several different takes on the murder mystery formula, each made by a different Fortnite creator. The playlist will feature maps from DolphinDom, KKSlider, Bunni_, Wert, Blanky, jstKamui, MackJack, Ritual and Snownymous.One of Fortnite's Spy Within Maps.The mode has 10 players broken up into two teams: eight agents and two spies. The agents must try and complete their objectives before getting killed by the spies. The spies need to eliminate agents while remaining undetected. Sound familiar?Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Best Buy had some excellent PC gaming deals during Black Friday, and now just before the holidays, two of Razer's best products are discounted: the Razer DeathAdder V2 gaming mouse for $50 (was $70) and the Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition gaming keyboard for $90 (was $130). The DeathAdder V2 deal is only available to those with a My Best Buy account, which is free to sign up for. All you need to do is sign into your account and the discount will be available. Both deals are available until December 17.The DeathAdder V2 and the Huntsman Tournament Edition make for an excellent PC gaming setup and will work perfectly for everything from RPGs like Cyberpunk 2077 to competitive shooters like Fortnite and Rainbow Six Siege. It's also possible to customize both products' Chroma RGB lighting with the Razer Synapse software and sync them together so they match and alternate at the same time.You can see both products below, but if you're interested in more recommendations, check out our guides to the best gaming keyboard and best gaming mouse. We cover a slew of products from Corsair, SteelSeries, HyperX, Razer, and more.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Gnosia was announced for an English language release on Switch during the latest Nintendo Indie World Showcase, and it looks very interesting. This is a social deduction game about figuring out which members of a spaceship crew are alien invaders disguised as other crew members. It's a similar premise to Among Us, except that this is a single-player visual novel game.A round of Gnosia lasts only 5-15 minutes, with the player losing if the number of Gnosia on board overtakes the number of humans. Each time you play, which characters are human and which aren't changes, so you'll need to make fresh deductions each time.Over many games, you can learn some of the secrets of the Gnosia.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hitman 3, the conclusion to the current Hitman trilogy, releases on January 20, and now the first cinematic has been revealed. If you didn't finish the first two games, you might want to do so before watching it, though.The trailer shows Agent 47 teaming up with Lucas Grey, the Shadow Client, as they go after Providence together. The organization has been pulling a lot of strings behind the scenes across the entire trilogy, and while Grey was an enemy for much of the first two games, things changed at the end of Hitman 2.You can watch the full cinematic above, and get excited for Hitman 3's release early next year. The trailer also gives us a brief glimpse of the outside of the Dubai map building, which will be the first mission.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Cyberpunk 2077 doesn't just have a massive arsenal of weapons and cybernetics to acquire; it also has an enormous suite of vehicles to drive. With more than 30 cars and bikes to find throughout your career as a Street Samurai in Night City, you have plenty of options when it comes to getting around town in style and with astonishing speed.However, Night City and its surrounding areas also hide some vehicles that will take some effort to find and acquire. In this quick roundup, we pulled together a list of some of the more iconic cars you can see in the game. While most vehicles in the game can be stolen or bought, we've rounded up the ones you can find by doing quests or just by heading to the right part of town.Jackie's Arch (Motorcycle)This motorcycle will be one of the first bikes you'll add to your catalog of vehicles. Custom made for Jackie, this souped-up and well-designed motorcycle--with some fantastic decals--is an excellent pick for anyone looking for a reliable bike to cruise Night City.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

At this point, it's well-documented that the Nintendo Switch has had an incredible year, with sales of the console up across 2020. Now, Nintendo of Canada has announced some sales milestones the Switch has achieved in the country this year, and they're very impressive.So far, the system has sold 790,000 units through the end of November. In that last month alone, the system sold an incredible 148,000 units. In 2019, the Switch sold 628,000 units in total in the country. Canada has a total population of 37.5 million, and now a lot of them are Switch owners.These figures include the combined totals of the standard Switch and the portable-only Switch Lite.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

For most of Cyberpunk 2077, you'll have free rein to take on activities in Night City in any order you please. Much of the main story is divided into parallel investigations as V tries to find people who might know about the biochip in their head, and at any point, you can wander off and work your way through a variety of side missions. At some point, though, you'll hit the end of the road. From here, the main story continues on to its conclusion, leaving you with no opportunities to do any more side content until you've reached the end.Cyberpunk 2077 politely marks this point in the story for you, flashing a big "Point of No Return" message on your screen so you don't bumble into the game's finale before you're ready. But at the same time, Night City is absolutely overwhelmingly flush with things to do, from side jobs to Fixer gigs to question marks and NCPD scanner hustles. And if you're not interested in completing everything, or if you find yourself impatient to know how it all ends, you might be asking how much of all that side material you absolutely need to do.The good news is that there's a lot of side quests you can ignore without consequence. The bad news is that a few of them can be pretty important to how the game shakes out, even having an effect on the ending. Here's a complete rundown of everything you should scratch off your list before you pass the Point of No Return in Cyberpunk 2077 so you can be in the best possible story shape for the endgame. It's worth noting, though, that you can continue to level up your character and earn some extremely powerful weapons through additional side quests, and pursuing that stuff might not be a bad idea. Although we tried to limit them, there are SPOILERS beyond this point!Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com