2021 is officially here, which means a new year's worth of game releases to look forward to on your favorite platforms. Although January is typically a slow month for new releases, there are a handful of exciting titles coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC, and last-gen systems over the next few days, including IO's highly-anticipated Hitman 3, Bloober Team's unsettling horror game The Medium, and more.We've rounded up January's biggest game releases for each major platform below. For a look at what else lies ahead this year, be sure to check out all the major video game release dates of 2021. We've also put together lists of our most anticipated games of 2021 and 50 indie games to keep an eye on this year.January 2021 Game ReleasesRelease DateGamePlatformJanuary 8Iris.FallPS4, Xbox One, SwitchJanuary 12Five Nights at Freddy's: Core CollectionPS4, Xbox One, SwitchJanuary 14MXGP 2020PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Stadia Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game - Complete EditionPS4, Xbox One, PC, SwitchJanuary 20Hitman 3PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, StadiaJanuary 21Ride 4PS5, Xbox Series X|SJanuary 22Bladed FuryPS4, Xbox One, SwitchJanuary 26Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret FairyPS5, PS4, Switch, PC Cyber ShadowPS5, PS4, Switch, PCJanuary 28The MediumXbox Series X|S, PC The Yakuza Remastered CollectionXbox One, PCJanuary 29Gods Will FallPS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, StadiaHitman 3 (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Switch, Stadia) -- January 20Arguably this month's biggest release, Hitman 3 arrives on nearly every platform on January 20. This third installment in IO's rebooted series takes Agent 47 on a globe-spanning mission to assassinate targets in six different locales around the world, from Dubai to Chongqing. Not only that, but the game also lets players import all the levels from Hitman and Hitman 2 as well, while the PlayStation version features PSVR support.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There's a lot going on in Dartmoor, the second mission of Hitman 3. As usual, your job as Agent 47 is to sneak into a location--this time, a huge English mansion--and assassinate a target. But when you arrive at the mansion in Dartmoor, you discover that another murder has already taken place. You even get a chance to solve it if you steal the clothes of a certain private investigator, which opens up a few special opportunities to get close to your target.Solving the mystery requires you to do some actual detective work, though. You have to track down clues, interview suspects, and verify alibis. The clues themselves can be a little tricky, as they include a combination of items you pick up and items you scan with your camera. Finding all the clues gives you three different options you can present when you finally share your findings with the mansion's owner, giving you chances to manipulate the situation.Here's the location of every clue in the Dartmoor mansion and how to find it. Note that clues you need to scan with your camera can be tough to find, since they're not highlighted in Instinct vision and are only highlighted through the camera viewfinder when you're very close to them. Use the Camera icons on the map and minimap to track these down.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hitman 3 is the final installment of the World of Assassination trilogy, effectively tying up the story that began with the 2016 reboot. As the first entry to be released on the latest generation of consoles, it's notably a great place for new players to jump on. But for longtime fans, it's a thrilling continuation narratively and mechanically, offering some of the best mission design in the series so far. But like previous entries, Hitman 3 is just as open-ended and brimming with unique opportunities, strategies, and secrets, which can still prove overwhelming for both series fans and newcomers alike.In this in-depth walkthrough and guide series, you'll find the resources you need to navigate through Hitman 3's six main missions while also clearing its dozens of assassination challenges. For more about our thoughts on the game, be sure to read our Hitman 3 review.Walkthrough Sections: Mission Story GuidesThere's a total of six missions in Hitman 3, each comprised of linear stories that give you a more guided experience through each one's main story beats and open-ended map. Below you can find our story guides for the first three missions, but we should have the rest posted in the coming days.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Things take a turn in Hitman 3 once you get to the third mission in Berlin called Apex Predator. You don't have a proper handler here, and there are no Mission Stories to help you seek out your targets and objectives. This is a full-on sandbox-style mission where you need to take out several targets amid the huge crowds of ravers who've turned an abandoned power plant into a nightclub, and it's quite the challenge.In this mission, you have a total of ten possible targets of which you only need to eliminate four--your object requires five kills, but the first one is a given when using the original entry point. This gives you the freedom to assassinate whichever targets you want however you want, if you can track them down, of course. As with any Hitman mission, there are many options for entry points, exits, methods of assassination, disguises, and more. Here, we walk through some tips for your first run, but if you want specifics on how to eliminate this mission's various targets, be sure to check out our assassination and challenges guide for the Berlin level. Otherwise, check out our other guides below.Dubai WalkthroughDartmoor WalkthroughChongqing WalkthroughMendoza WalkthroughAn Easy Entry PointWhen you start the mission for the first time, you'll be on the side of a road with a gas station in sight. Stick to the right side of the road to find a grassy path down to the power plant. You'll pass a dead body and a watchtower (which you can use later on as a sniping spot). Eventually, your freebie target walks by, leaving him open for you to sneak up and kill him. Take his earpiece and get down to the power plant.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The long wait for Muppet fans is almost over! Jim Henson's The Muppet Show will begin streaming Friday, February 19 exclusively on Disney+. In addition to the first three seasons, fans will finally be able to enjoy seasons four and five, which have never previously been released on home entertainment.The Muppet Show on DVD has been out of print for several years now, so hardcore Muppet fans can finally watch the full episodes of the classic TV series without paying the high cost for DVDs on auction sites or having to watch copies on YouTube that are low quality.The announcement was teased last week as a big reveal and some of the stars of the show "tweeted" out their excitement.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo has started a new Twitter account, though you probably shouldn't expect big game announcements or other fan-focused tweets. Instead, this account is focused on corporate happenings, specifically for investors.The Nintendo Co., Ltd account issued a welcome tweet announcing its focus, which appears in English. The only other tweet, as well as the account bio, are entirely in Japanese.That isn't to say that the account won't occasionally deliver something newsworthy. Nintendo's investor relations portal regularly updates with its latest life-to-date sales figures for first-party games, which is how we know that Animal Crossing: New Horizons rocketed to 26 million units in less than a year, making it almost the best-selling game on the platform.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ubisoft has announced that the Road to Six Invitational in-game event will be returning to Rainbow Six Siege this year, alongside the Six Invitational 2021 Battle Pass.The Road to SI 2021 begins here! Play as any operator in the new in-game limited time event coming January 21. pic.twitter.com/SxEO8NVxO2 — Rainbow Six Siege (@Rainbow6Game) January 19, 2021 The event will run Monday-Thursday every week from January 21-February 22. Returning to Siege for the occasion is the ultimate competitive Stadium map, which combines elements of both the Coastline and Border maps. Players will have access to all of the game's Operators while playing through three-round, three-minute, unranked Plant Bomb matches with Pick and Ban mode enabled.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ninja Theory became a major developer thanks to the success of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Since then, the studio has focused on two projects: the upcoming sequel Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 and a psychological horror game dubbed Project Mara. While Project Mara's exact nature remains enigmatic, Ninja Theory has released a new video that shows off some of the tech powering the game's photorealistic graphics, and the results are quite interesting.In the video above, Ninja Theory co-founder and chief creative Tameem Antoniades explains how the studio decided to recreate a real physical location for Project Mara, which takes place entirely inside one apartment. In order to achieve the desired levels of photorealism, the studio's artists jury-rigged a scanner to capture high-quality references of real-life materials. In a similar move, the studio hired a specialized firm to scan the interior of the apartment to make sure they recreated every detail.According to Antoniades, Project Mara represents a substantial "shift" in the way that Ninja Theory approaches art. Instead of creating objects, the artists at the studio are now more focused on creating "systems that can create that object, and infinite variations of that object." This involves the use of procedural generation to recreate nuances such as the way dirt and dust collect in a corner of the apartment, or drip spatter on the back of a kitchen sink.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo is bringing Super Mario 3D World to Switch next month. The Wii U game comes packaged with a brand-new component called Bowser's Fury, and now Nintendo has shared a few more details on what you'll actually be doing in that mode.Bowser's Fury is a new, self-contained mini adventure set in an open-ended level called Lake Lapcat. Here, Mario must team up with Bowser Jr. (who can be controlled by a second player in co-op) and explore the various islands that make up the level, collecting new items called Cat Shines.Complicated this journey is Bowser, who--as we saw in the mode's first trailer--is overtaken with rage and grows to gargantuan proportions. Bowser will periodically appear as you explore, raining down meteors and breathing screen-filling streams of fire at Mario.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Acclaimed PlayStation exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn has been out on the PC for a while now. While sources like Digital Foundry initially ruled its PC port "deeply disappointing" due to technical issues like an inconsistent frame rate even with top of the line graphics cards, developer Guerrilla Games has issued multiple patches to help alleviate some of the complaints, and the new Patch 1.10 is no different.According to the patch notes, this update fixes some known crashes and improves performance. However, Guerilla also says that future patches will be less frequent due to continued development on Horizon Forbidden West. The update also contains a minor but welcome change: the game's graphics settings are now stored in a text file instead of a binary file, meaning users can mess with them much more easily than before.There's still no word on a precise release date for Forbidden West, though it is scheduled to come out sometime this year for the PS4 and PS5.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Earlier in the current Destiny 2 season, players were able to take on the Exotic weapon quest to earn Hawkmoon, a powerful hand cannon. There's more to the story with Hawkmoon, though--this is the only Exotic with which it's possible to get random perk and stat rolls. To get new versions of Hawkmoon, as well as its Exotic Catalyst, you need to finish a new quest related to the gun, called Bird of Prey. Where you go and how you complete the quest, and its new mission, Harbinger, is not obvious, though.Here's what you need to know to get started with the Bird of Prey quest and exactly where you need to go to find the Harbinger mission.Visit The CrowFirst, head to the Crow on the Tangled Shore. If you've been keeping up with the Crow's missions in the Season of the Hunt and have already unlocked Hawkmoon, you'll find a new Exotic mission on his menu called Bird of Prey. Take it, and the mission will direct you to the EDZ--but it won't give you a waypoint to tell you where to go.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Despite there being so much in the works in the burgeoning Willy Wonka-verse, it's been a while since there have been any updates--until now. Variety is reporting that the spin-off film produced by David Heyman (Harry Potter, Paddington) that's been in development since 2016 is starting to take shape. Reportedly, the project is simply titled Wonka, it's a reboot, and Warner Bros. "hopes to begin shooting within the next four months with the goal of releasing it theatrically on March 17, 2023."Heyman has been working with writer Simon Rich on Wonka, which bodes well for the upcoming project. Rich is a former Saturday Night Live scribe who has collaborated with the likes of Seth Rogen (An American Pickle) and Lorne Michaels (Miracle Workers, Man Seeking Woman) on some pretty far-flung but well-rooted, grounded, relationship-based comedies. Together the pair definitely truck in a very different sort of vibe than the one director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp loaned to the divisive 2005 remake Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Paul King (Paddington) will be directing this new version.All that's known about Wonka is the film will likely focus on the chocolatier's early days--it hasn't even been revealed if Burton's retelling of Wonka having an overzealous dentist father will be considered canon. What is clear, however, is there is a ton more Wonka on the way. Netflix has ordered not one but two Charlie and the Chocolate Factory animated series from Thor: Ragnarok and Jo Jo Rabbit director Taika Waititi.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer Bloober Team has detailed the full PC system requirements for its upcoming psychological horror title The Medium. The specifications are quite lengthy, with several different settings for players looking to achieve varying degrees of optimal performance.There are the usuals settings--minimum, recommended, high, and ultra--as well as three options for ray tracing enabled. In order to get the extra visual enhancements provided by ray tracing, players will need either Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2060 Super, 2080, 3060 TI, or 3080 graphics cards. The GeForce RTX 2060 Super and 2080 are easy to get ahold of, as they're both a couple of years old now. However, the newly released 3060 TI and 3080 graphics cards are harder to come by, with supply continuing to struggle to keep up with demand.On top of the GeForce card, players will also need an AMD processor to run the game. This piece is variable, ranging from the cheaper R9 390X to the $650 RX 6800XT card. Players will want to opt for the more expensive processor if they want to enable ray tracing in the game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

When it comes to gaming on a PC, the genre that reigns supreme is the RPG. Throughout the decades, the PC has been home to some of the best RPGs of all time, games that were only possible on the keyboard-and-mouse platform. Nowadays, cconsole owners have access to great RPGs as well, but PC gamers can still celebrate the beloved genre with a new sale at GOG on DRM-free games. The sale discounts some of the best RPGs of all time, including series like The Witcher, and ends on January 25.Of course, it's not a GOG sale without discounts on The Witcher franchise--GOG and developer CD Projekt Red are owned by the same parent company. The Witcher 3: Game of the Year edition is only $15. That gets you the complete base game as well as all of the DLC, including the Hearts of Stone and Blood & Wine expansions. And if you want to play more from the series, The Witcher is $1.49, The Witcher 2 is $3, and Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is $10. See RPG sale at GOG Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Amiibo collectors may be disappointed to find out that the latest Monster Hunter Rise inspired figurines coming soon will likely be pretty hard to get your hands on. Capcom has partnered with 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan to give away a special, limited-edition set of golden Amiibo inspired by the upcoming Monster Hunter Rise.Certain Amiibo being hard to find isn't exactly new (remember Mega Yarn Yoshi?), but these gilded guys may present a greater challenge as they're not only geographically locked to Japan, they also have to be won in a contest. To win, fans will need to pick up a download card for Monster Hunter RIse at participating Japanese 7-Eleven stores starting on January 25. Buying one of these download cards provides an automatic entry to the contest. Fans will have until April 25 to do so.So far, we're still in the dark regarding several details about these golden Amiibo, including what they're actually going to look like. The art that has been floated around so far is only a concept; the final designs have yet to be released. It's also currently unclear how many of the limited edition Monster Hunter toys will actually be produced for the contest.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com