The new Oddworld game, Oddworld: Soulstorm, now has a more specific release date. A new trailer for the game debuted during The Game Awards, and it confirmed that the game is slated for release in Spring 2021.The trailer mentions PS4, PS5, and PC as launch platforms for the game, though it's not clear if the game may also release on Nintendo Switch and Xbox. You can check out the trailer below.Soulstorm will play out in the series' traditional 2D side-scrolling format but takes place in a new 3D environment. The franchise's chaotic combat is front and center for most of the trailer, but you can see several of the new storytelling elements at play too with brand-new characters.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Disney Investor Day has been a whirlwind. Major announcements from Star Wars, Pixar, and Marvel arrived, and one of the coolest was the reveal of the villain for Thor: Love and Thunder. Christian Bale will play none other than Gorr The God Butcher.Bale was added to the cast in early January, but it was unknown at that time who he was playing. The character's name alone will give you a good idea of what to expect, when fans get to see Gorr on the big screen on May 6, 2022.Academy Award-winning actor Christian Bale will join the cast of Thor: Love and Thunder as the villain Gorr the God Butcher. In theaters May 6, 2022. ⚡ pic.twitter.com/fWS4UuP2oM — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) December 11, 2020Created by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic, Gorr debuted in Thor: God of Thunder #2 (2013), Gorr is from a planet with no name whose parents died when he was young. He loses all his faith in the gods whom he's paid homage to all of his life. He happens on one of these supposed gods who fall on his planet, and refuses to help it. However, Gorr comes across Knull, an elder god who created the Symbiotes who gave him All-Black the Necrosword, which gives him unbelievable power, even the power to kill the gods. From there, you can guess what happens next. Gorr spends thousands of years earning the name The God Butcher.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Krafton is working on a new top-down strategy game, Thunder Tier One, as announced at The Game Awards on Thursday. Set in the '90s, players will jump between different missions that include a variety of combat scenarios and operators.Thunder Tier One is a real-time strategy game with single-player, cooperative, and competitive multiplayer modes. There will be a Steam gameplay preview hosted from December 10 at 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET that will run through the morning of December 13. Developer PUBG Studio didn't specify a release date or window for the game.Thunder Tier OnePawel Smolewski, an animation and gameplay lead at PUBG Corp before it merged with Krafton, is leading the project. He pitched the game in 2019 after originally starting the project in 2016. The studio ran an alpha for their game in October.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Honestly, you didn't think Lucasfilm was going to have all the fun, did you? While Disney Investor Day included a long list of new Star Wars movies and TV shows, the galaxy far, far away has officially been overshadowed. Marvel Studios, the final Disney group to present during the call, walked through its entire slate for the next few years and brought a lot to show off.From trailers and casting announcements, to new movies, TV shows, and specials, Marvel Studios laid it all on the line to show people what it has up its sleeve. Even the Fantastic Four got to play a role. You can check out everything Marvel Studios announced, revealed, and updated us on below. Then sound off in the comments with your most anticipated Marvel project.MoviesDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessWe already know quite a bit about this film, including the recently revealed return of Rachel McAdams as Dr. Christine Palmer. However, it was also revealed that this film will introduce the character of America Chavez, known in the comics as Miss America. Sochi Gomez will play the role. The movie is set for theaters in December 2021.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

As promised by Geoff Keighley ahead of the show, a new Among Us map was shown off during The Game Awards 2020. The 2018 mobile and PC game has had a huge year in 2020, and this new map shows that the game doesn't intend to slow down anytime soon.The map, coming in early 2021, is set aboard a floating airship and will be completely free. It gives you a choice of which room to start in among other new features, like ladders, new tasks, and more.☀️ THE AIRSHIP - A new map coming early 2021 ☀️Prepare yourselves, crewmates. This upcoming (free!) map will include:🔹 all new tasks🔹 your choice of what room to start in🔹 ladders?!🔹 and more?But don't forget about those Impostors lurking around... pic.twitter.com/IU2HJGuyEY — Among Us (@AmongUsGame) December 11, 2020Among Us has been teasing this new map for a while. In September, developer Innersloth announced that it was canceling Among Us 2 in order to focus on the original, which had found success two years after it originally released. "All of the content we had planned for Among Us 2 will instead go into Among Us 1," Innersloth wrote at the time of announcement.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Frontier Games revealed the gameplay trailer for Elite Dangerous: Odyssey during The Game Awards. Odyssey is the next expansion for Elite Dangerous, the space exploration simulation game. In it, players assume the role of a starship owner and get to undertake both more sedate activities like mining and more hectic ones like combat.The new expansion pack, expected to release sometime in 2021, allows exploration by foot on worlds for the first time. Players will also get specialized suits and gear options for ground operations, a feature that includes social hubs across the galaxy.Frontier also promised new dimensions to combat and will cater to players with different preferred styles. There will be weapon and gear options for both flashy, head-on fights and stealthy approaches.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

During The Game Awards 2020, a new trailer for Scarlet Nexus was released. The trailer showcases Scarlet Nexus' story and characters, while also providing snippets of the action game's gameplay.Coming in Summer 2021, Scarlet Nexus sees you play as a new recruit in an organization charged with protecting the world from supernatural monsters. You're able to move objects with your mind as well as borrow the powers of your teammates to accentuate your abilities and attacks.Never underestimate a psychic on a mission.Choose your warrior’s perspective, coming summer 2021: https://t.co/leKVzgMpy7#SCARLETNEXUS #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/SNZ5qezBHM — Xbox (@Xbox) December 11, 2020This translates into a gameplay experience that looks a lot like The Force Unleased. You primarily bat enemies around with your sword but you can rip pieces of the environment out of the ground and throw it at enemies. Time your attacks right and you can pull off more powerful combos, like splitting a heavy object into two pieces and pancaking an enemy between them.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The next title from Hard Reset and Shadow Warrior 2 developer Flying Wild Hog is Evil West, a game that'll turn you into a "wild west superhero" fighting monsters with rifles, six-shooters, and Steampunk-esque technology. Flying Wild Hog announced the title at The Game Awards with a cinematic trailer that suggests you'll be doing a lot of fighting.Check out the trailer below. It's a bit thin on details, but suggests you'll be facing down a host of demon-looking creatures as you fight through Evil West's frontier environments. "In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities and become a Wild West Superhero," Flying Wild Hog wrote on Twitter. We also know the game is headed to PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC in 2021.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

During The Game Awards 2020, the next expansion (or major content update) for the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, titled Gates of Oblivion, was revealed through a teaser trailer. Those who played The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion may recognize parts of the teaser such as the visions going through the Oblivion gates, the series' version of hell, and Oblivion's iconic mark.The teaser indicates that the new content will be available in 2021, and more information is coming soon with a global full reveal event on January 21 at 5 PM EST. You can watch the teaser trailer below.After developer Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media was acquired by Microsoft, it was confirmed that ESO would continue to receive support on PS4 for the time being.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's been a massive day for MCU news, thanks to Disney's Investor Day live stream. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige took the virtual stage to offer updates and first looks at all sorts of upcoming projects, including the upcoming Black Panther 2, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and Thor: Love And Thunder. But the big screen wasn't the only topic discussed.Feige also took the time to offer updates on upcoming Disney+ streaming TV shows. First came trailers for shows like WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, both of which will be arriving on the platform in 2021, but then things began looking a bit more forward with updates about the currently in production and development projects like She-Hulk, Moon Knight, and Hawkeye.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Square Enix has announced and debuted a trailer for Just Cause Mobile during The Game Awards 2020, and it's a free-to-play spin-off that will bring multiplayer to the series for the first time. Players will be able to team up with friends in co-op or fight against them in competitive modes.The game, which is coming to both iOS and Android, won't have you playing as series stalwart Rico. Instead, the campaign casts you as a member of the Firebrand program, taking down the Darkwater corporation across multiple open-world environments. Expect a lot of explosions and grappling hooks.The competitive multiplayer mode is called "Triple Threat," and it sets three teams of 10 players against each other. It's a capture-the-base-style multiplayer experience where you'll need to secure bases across a map while taking out enemies. There will be a clan system for players who want to team up long-term, and you'll be able to pilot numerous vehicles in this mode, too.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, which was expected in early 2021, has been delayed. The game will still debut in 2021, but later in the year than expected, publisher Riot Forge has announced. On the plus side, we got a new look at Ruined King with a trailer at The Game Awards 2020.The game, a single-player roleplaying title, will feature many League of Legends characters and lore. In an announcement on Twitter, the publisher said that the game needs to be delayed for the same reason many games have been delayed lately--2020 has been hard."This year has presented a number of challenges for all of us that have been outside our control," the announcement reads. Because of this, the game will not meet its "early 2021" release goal, and will arrive later next year.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, which is due to release on December 11, has received a final trailer ahead of release. The trailer below shows off the game's narrative focus in its campaign, and gives some insight into what multiplayer will look like, too. You'll be able to fire bazookas, cut down rope bridges, and experience everything in virtual reality. The game comes from Titanfall 2 and Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment.The trailer also shows how the game will integrate real-life interviews with veterans to give players a sense of the real conflicts and people that inspired the game.It’s time to put boots on the ground. @MedalofHonor has arrived on @Oculus Rift & Quest with Link. Charge into history and experience a deep single player story, 5 explosive multiplayer modes, and the Gallery. Available Now! https://t.co/TtNndwwF9G pic.twitter.com/LPfzbPVMQh — The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 11, 2020This trailer was teased ahead of the ceremony, and welcomes back the Medal of Honor series after a long absence. The most recent game before this one was 2012's Medal of Honor: Warfighter.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Game Awards 2020 ended with one more announcement just before the final award, and it was a big one. The show finished with a teaser trailer for the next Mass Effect.The teaser was vague, consisting mostly of overviews of planets and galaxies against radio chatter about planets being monitored and Reaper indoctrination. It sounds as if it's going through the history of human space travel, including real-life history. We had only one detailed view of a person, a being on a seemingly isolated area of a planet. It ended with the promise that "Mass Effect Will Continue," though it did not give a title or release details.Fans have speculated that the person picking up the N7 armor fragment in the trailer is none other than Liara T'Soni, one of the original Mass Effect party members and a popular character in her own right. She's accompanied by a few characters in the background, who are hard to make out but appear to be a Salarian, a Krogan, and a Drell.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The ever-evolving library of games available to Xbox Game Pass continues to get new games, and the next batch was announced during The Game Awards 2020.The list is headlined by Bethesda's enduringly popular RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which is heading to the catalog on December 15. Meanwhile, Among Us will come to Game Pass "soon" on PC, where it's normally a paid title (unlike the free-to-play mobile version). A new Among Us map was revealed at The Game Awards, too.Also coming to Game Pass in the near future is the entire mainline Kiryu Yakuza saga. The Yakuza Remastered Collection (containing Yakuza 3, 4, and 5) will be available on Game Pass beginning January 28, 2021. After that, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life will release on Game Pass on March 25, 2021. All of the Yakuza games will also make their debut on PC alongside Xbox.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com