One of the memorable things about Season 1 of Netflix's Stranger Things was the gang playing some classic Dungeons and Dragons. In fact, that scene helped craft the series and the Upside Down as the Demogorgan monster was named after a lesser deity from The Abyss--even if the two looked nothing alike. Now, the two properties are coming together again for a new special.On Friday, December 18 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, the Stranger Things YouTube channel will present Lost Odyssey: Toy Time for Ten-Towns. You can get a quick glimpse at what you can expect from the upcoming game in the trailer for it below.The cast of Stranger Things played a DnD one shot and you get to watch the whole thing in 3 days. #StrangerThingsDnD pic.twitter.com/jscYPfzpRt — NX (@NXOnNetflix) December 15, 2020The D&D session will feature various stars from the hit Netflix series: David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson) and Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler). It will be led by Wizards of the Coast principal story designer Chris Perkins on DM duties.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

One of America's most notorious serial killers is Richard Ramirez, better known as Los Angeles' Nightstalker. Netflix has had much success with various true crime docuseries in the past like Tiger King and Wild Wild Country, as well as with dramatized series about serial killers like Mindhunter. And coming this January, Netflix will take on the notorious murderer, telling his tale to a whole new generation.Coming to Netflix on January 13, the four-part limited series will be directed by Tiller Russell (The Seven Five), and the first trailer for the upcoming show is pretty terrifying. Check it out for yourself below.Some may be vaguely familiar with the Nightstalker, as a fictionalized version of him appeared in last year's season of American Horror Story. However, this version of the character is a bit more unsettling, as there wasn't a pattern to his horrific crimes.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Snow has finally hit Northern Hemisphere islands in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and that means players can find snowflakes floating in the wind. Players will be able to catch snowflakes and build snowmen, which will lead to new winter-themed DIY recipes, up until January 6.Building the perfect snowman will get you a number of new DIYs, but finding the recipes for snowflake items, including an incredible new wallpaper, isn't as simple. This guide will show you how to find the recipes and get you on track to building your own personal winter wonderland.How Do I Catch Snowflakes?Snowflakes will be all over your island. Snowflakes will be drifting all over your island, just like the maple leaves did last month. You'll need to swing your net at them to capture them and put them in your inventory. Be careful though--missing with one or two swings will make the snowflakes disappear. Plan those swings carefully.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite's most recent update brought some enhancements to the battle royale on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. Both versions of the game can now run at 120 fps--the Xbox Series S can also support 1200p resolutions.These FPS improvements only work in Fortnite's standard battle royale and creative modes--it won't work in any limited-time modes, party royale, the battle lab, or Save the World. We may get a separate update that brings these enhancements to them at another date.Players can make the change by navigating to the Fortnite Video settings menu and turning the “120 FPS Mode" selection on.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The latest DLC for Gears 5 is now live on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S that introduces a new campaign with the characters from the game's Escape mode. Along with Hivebusters, which is available through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or as a separate $20 purchase, comes Title Update 12 that makes various gameplay changes. The patch notes are outlined below.Hivebusters follows Scorpio Squad, a team composed of Keegan, Lahni, and Mac first seen in Escape. Recruited by Victor Hoffman, the DLC sends Scorpio Squad to the Galangi islands to battle the Swarm and the newly introduced Wakaatu predators.The Hivebusters DLC brings some expected features, including three-player local split-screen and online cooperative play, as well as 16 new achievements. Additionally, the expansion also supports the bevy of Xbox Series X|S optimizations Gears 5 received earlier this year, such as Quick Resume, faster load times, variable refresh rates, and 4K HDR graphics on Series X.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

December has been a very good month to be a Star Wars fan. At Disney Investor Day, 11 new projects set in the universe were announced. Now, another exciting surprise comes via Good Morning America, which debuted new, never-before-seen footage, outtakes, and bloopers from The Empire Strikes Back--the clip shows the cast and crew in high spirits, goofing around, and genuinely excited for the phenomenon that Star Wars was becoming."Everybody comes back to work and everybody is sort of more enthusiastic than they were the first time," says George Lucas in the clip. "The first time, everybody was very confused by the whole thing, and didn't know they were up against. Now, they had a better picture of what it was we were making. It was fun to get started again."Although this look back does reveal how spirits were high (like Mark Hamill debuting the Tauntaun dance, for example), it also documents all the uncertainties the production still faced. Hoth was awesome to behold in the film, and the official Empire Strikes Back branded snowmobiles are neat, but the intense snowstorms forced the crew to film just 20 feet from their hotel and caused massive delays out of the gate (because the trains weren't running due to the weather, Harrison Ford was delayed even making it onto location), and Lucas describes how concerns arose immediately about whether the film would ever finish on time or under budget.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's your lucky day: Even if you missed out on the next-gen console restocks earlier today, you'll have another opportunity to buy them in just under an hour. Walmart has announced it will have the PS5, PS5 Digital edition, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S available for sale at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET today, December 15. See PS5 at Walmart See PS5 Digital edition at Walmart See Xbox Series X at Walmart See Xbox Series S at Walmart There's no telling how many units will be available, but it'll be a safe bet that--once again--all of these consoles will sell out very quickly. This is an online restock; there's no word on physical Walmart stores having any consoles in stock, so you should try the links above (or the Walmart mobile app) and hope for the best.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Retro consoles are all the rage these days, following in the wake of Nintendo's highly-successful NES and SNES minis. However, it seems that one retro company is interested in building something completely new. Developer and publisher SNK announced on Twitter that it'll be building a "brand-new console" for 2021.A brand-new console is coming from SNK in 2021!A system to bridge the needs between passionate fans and console gaming enthusiasts! #SNK pic.twitter.com/wsFLqr0hti — SNK GLOBAL (@SNKPofficial) December 15, 2020SNK put out a NeoGeo Mini back in 2018 that included several of the company's most popular games, including entries in the King of Fighters, Fatal Fury, and Metal Slug series. However, it's not clear what exactly SNK is teasing here, though the WiFi symbol over the W in the teaser image seems to indicate it will involve multiplayer connectivity of some sort. Last year, SNK indicated that a "next-gen" NeoGeo would be coming after the NeoGeo Mini, and it looks like this might be that console.A Next-Gen NEOGEO hardware is coming after NEOGEO Mini.With a modern design and a wonderful play feeling and you can even link it to NEOGEO Mini, the new hardware will provide you a NEOGEO journey that you have never expeirenced.Stay tuned for more information!#SNK #NEOGEO — SNK GLOBAL (@SNKPofficial) August 2, 2019Over the past few years, SNK has worked with teams like Code Mystics to create versions of its old games with rollback multiplayer, such as the cult fighting game Garou: Mark of the Wolves. The company also recently teased King Of Fighters 15, and it will be unveiled in early January.Info from Gamespot.com

Fall Guys' newest season hit players everywhere today--although many wish it hadn't. The season is full of bugs--including several that make players lose when they'd already won.The new season brings games like Roll Off, a faster final round version of Roll Out, and Thin Ice as two new finales. It also introduces a new crown rank reward system that doles out prizes to players as they earn more crowns. A new playlist that focuses on new levels was also included in the update.The story of the day, however, has been all of the new issues with Season 3. Many players have found themselves seconds away from victory--only for it to be snatched away at the last second.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Over the past months, console resellers have made a fortune due to the ongoing PS5 and Xbox Series X / Series S shortages caused in part due to the Covid-19 epidemic. Now, according to VGC, six lawmakers in the UK are calling for legislation that would prohibit the sale of gaming consoles and computer components at prices that are "greatly above" the MSRP.Six MPs from the Scottish National Party tabled a motion to call for this move, meaning that it's very much early days for any possible legislation. The motion also says that the resale of goods purchased using automated bots should be made illegal. The MPs compare this potential legislation to already-introduced bills that control the activity of ticket resellers, who must divulge their identity and the exact details of the seat being sold.Though it's difficult to know how many PS5s and Xboxes have been resold this holiday season, every indication points towards a large volume. An analysis from a data engineer concluded that scalpers made $82 million in sales and $39 million in profit since September from next-gen consoles and high-end computer components, with services like eBay and PayPal taking a cut of around $6.6 million and $2.4 million, respectively. However, the analysis only included US listings, and did not take into account other marketplace sites like Facebook, meaning that the true market is much larger.Info from Gamespot.com

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