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If you have Game Pass, you just need to buy into early access with the upgrade With bated breath, I bucked up and bought the $30 premium upgrade forStarfielda while back, hoping it would “pop”on the early access launch. Thankfully, it did! On both PC and Xbox, I was able to download the core game via my Game Pass subscription, and then install the premium upgrade SKU. The game booted up and I was good to go, five days early as promised....

And manufactured wear and tear! The Ruby SpearsMega Mancartoon may be infamous, but it’s also incredibly hard to collect these days. The old DVDs are out of print and hard to find, and each of the two sets will run you around $50 used. But publisher Discotek Media is changing that later this year, as its set to release the entireMega Manseries on DVD on September 30th. The best part is that the box is going to be retro themed just like an old NES game....

In addition to Borderlands 2 Starting now until Sunday at 1PM Pacific, you can playDishonoredfor free on Steam this weekend. In addition toBorderlands 2you can also get in on some stealth action, and the game has been marked down to $5 until August 25th ($10 for the GOTY edition). Single player free weekends are the best, pretty much. If your really lock down your weekend you can get through at least one playthrough before the promotion ends....

Like Kotaku, we’ve been wondering what Rare’s been up to as of late. As it turns out, the developer has been deeply involved with Microsoft’sProject Nataltechnology. Microsoft corporate vice president Shane Kim recentlygave them the inside scoop. “They’re doing an awful lot of work, even outside the traditional game space,” he says. Any specific details? If you guessed “not at this time,” come on down to receive your prize. Kim did give a hint at what the developer’s involvement might entail, saying “Rare is alive and well and really having a broader impact on the entire Xbox world than just doing the games they traditionally have in the past....

Odyssey temporarily halted Frontier Developmentshas announcedthat it has been forced to delay the launch of Odyssey, the incoming expansion to interstellar explorerElite Dangerous.Citing the COVID-19 pandemic as causing “ongoing impact” on production, the DLC will now arrive later in 2021. “2020 was a difficult year for many, but in spite of those challenges we are pleased with our progress towards what is a truly ambitious new era for the game,” said Frontier on theofficialElite Dangerouswebsite....

But… the future refused to change Experience Points is a series in which I highlight some of the most memorable things about a particular game. These can include anything from a specific scene or moment, a character, a weapon or item, a level or location, a part of the soundtrack, a gameplay mechanic, a line of dialogue, or anything else about the game that is particularly noteworthy and/or awesome. This series will no doubt contain spoilers for the games being discussed, so keep that in mind if you plan on playing the game for the first time....

FF XIV 5.1 x NieR 2B Square Enix has released a trailer showcasing the latest update for their online RPGFinal Fantasy XIV.The 5.1 update follows up on the acclaimedShadowbringersexpansion with an exciting crossover featuring the stars of PlatinumGames’ dystopian releaseNieR Automata. I’m reliably informed that the video containsspoilers forShadowbringers,so heads up if you’re yet to complete said content. The dramatically-titled “Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty” trailer offers a glimpse at Version 5....

Today, Electronic Arts’ “The Sims” label has announced that it has hit a milestone, having sold 100 million units ofThe Simstitles worldwide. The game has been translated into 22 languages, and has seen people in 60 countries designing homes, exploring relationships, and trapping neighbors behind bookshelves until they pee themselves and/or die. To celebrate, and to thank fans for putting up with new expansions every four months, EA will be offering a complimentary outfit available atTheSims2....

Cute Pets Pick Berries and I get aroused This Thursday, the game with the greatest Miiverse stamps of all time launches on the Wii U.Cutie Pets Pick Berriesis an E-rated puzzle game that has hunky humanoid deer —officially known as Mandeer— matching berries while smiling intensely. I’m seriously considering buying this game for these stamps. Just look at them: The best trailersinceWho Let the Cat In?starts innocently enough before suddenly showing off the glistening bodies of these musclebound daddy-deer laying bare and giving us fuck-me eyes....

Targeting XBLA, PSN, and PC Saber Interactive and Old School Games have unveiledGod Mode, a third-person shooter coming to PC, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade early next year in which you, a mortal descendant of a god, must survive the Maze of Hades. That might not sound great on paper, butIGN has the debut trailerand I can see potential. Shooting skeletons sounds good to me, anyway. If you hadn’t heard of Old School Games before, you’re not alone....

Top tiers in a bucket… The Tri-Slosher Nouveau is preparing to make a helluva mess in Nintendo’s arena shooterSplatoon 2, as the somewhat undignified weapon is added to the game’s arsenal today. The Tri-Slosher Nouveau is, of course, a variant on the original Tri-Slosher. While many other weapons in the game are subverted takes on water-guns, hosepipes and even military weaponry, the Tri-Slosher is basically a bucket, nothing more or less....

It’s a 2D platformer Growing up, games likeJungle Hunt,Pitfall, andCongo Bongowere the equivalent to today’s “AAA experiences”. It was just a given that people wanted to play games about defenseless men in the jungle avoiding outrageous death traps. It was an age ofIndiana JonesandRemo Williams. A simpler time. A time that has passed. Thankfully, we still get a fair amount of games of that ilk from smaller developers. The latest I’ve seen is50 Pinch Barrage, a game that’s marketing campaign seems to revolve around a man in a one piece orange jump suit wearing a hardhat screaming....

Syndicate Savings galore Today’s 12 Deals of Christmas isAssassin’s Creed-flavoured, with discounts available for the standard and Gold digital editions ofAssassin’s Creed Syndicate, as well as savings on the Season Pass. From now until 11.59pm GMT tonight, you can pick up the standard game for €45/£35 (was €70), the Gold one for €55/£50 (was €100), and the Season Pass for €20/£16 (was €30). Tempted?We gaveSyndicatea 7.5 and said that“the waySyndicateconnects gameplay to narrative makes everything really come together....