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Grezzo, the Japanese game development studio known for such games as the Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening and the 3DS versions of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask, is hiring for a new “medieval” and “stylish” project.

As spotted by Nintendo Everything and verified by IGN Japan, there are currently three job openings – one programmer and two designers – and they tease that Grezzo is looking to develop a game that won’t necessarily be photorealistic, but aims to have a stylish take on reality.

Besides the previously mentioned Zelda games, Grezzo also worked on The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, StreetPass Garden, the 3DS version of Luigi’s Mansion, and much more.

The studio has also developed two games – Arc of Alchemist and The Alliance Alive HD Remastered – that weren’t exclusive to a Nintendo platform and also appeared on PS4.

In 2017, Grezzo released an original IP known as Ever Oasis. In our review, we said “Ever Oasis combines town building and RPG adventuring to make almost every aspect enjoyable.”

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The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake was released in 2019, and in our review, we said “Updating the look but never losing the feel of the original, Link’s Awakening is a masterclass in remaking a classic.”

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Treyarch has released the latest update for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and it affects several different game modes, including standard competitive multiplayer, Zombies, and League Play. If you were participating in League Play this weekend, you may need to think of a new strategy to replace your trusty RC-XD scorestreak.

The RC-XD is restricted in League Play, meaning you’ll want to come up with a new low-level alternative before you’re caught off-guard by this change. Additionally, friendly fire has been changed slightly, converting to ricochet damage after the second team-kill and returning damage toward the attacker. Should you get two more team-kills, you will be kicked from the match.

Other changes include fixing an issue on the Express map that would let you capture a Hardpoint zone without actually being inside it, and tweaking some UI problems. In Zombies, you also shouldn’t be teleported out of the map when others use it in the Village area, nor will you be able to stand on the crafting table. Check out the full patch notes from Treyarch below and make sure you don’t miss out on the Double Weapon XP weekend currently running.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Patch Notes (February 13)

Global

• Addressed an issue with League Play button showing up in Combat Record in Barracks.
• Addressed an issue where all non-Master Calling Cards were displaying negative values in challenges menus.

Multiplayer

• Addressed issue on Express where it was possible to capture Hardpoint outside of zone.

League Play

• Friendly fire will now convert to ricochet damage on attacker after second team-kill and players will be kicked after two additional team-kills.
  
• Added “Results Processing” display.
• Improved visuals on “Processing Ladder Result” display.
• Addressed issue that could incorrectly display details from previous League Play event.
• Address issue where players could not scroll up and down League Ladder.

Zombies

• Addressed issue that could cause players to be teleported out of map when others used teleporter in Village area.
• Closed exploit allowing the player to stand on crafting table.
• Addressed issue where upgrade icon was grayed out when player had enough to upgrade at the Arsenal.
• Added “Seasons” icon for “Firebase Z” challenges in the challenges menu.

The Division 2 released back in 2019 and despite improving nearly everything compared to the first game, including combat, mission structure, and progression, the game underperformed for Ubisoft. However, dedicated players have continued supporting it, and this support has convinced Ubisoft to continue developing new content for 2021.

In a post on the game’s official Twitter account, Ubisoft said it had reversed course after previously planning to not develop any more major updates for The Division 2.

“Some of you had noticed that Title Update 12 was originally meant to be the last major Title Update for The Division 2, but thanks to your continued support, we are now in the early stages of development for fresh content to release later in 2021,” the post said. “While it is still too early to go into more details today, you won’t have to wait too long, as we will share more as soon as we can.”

The Division 2 certainly had less extensive work needed to improve it post-launch than another open-world shooter from Ubisoft: Ghost Recon Breakpoint. Buggy and with role-playing elements included that didn’t fit the franchise, it got a critical thrashing and poor sales that led to Ubisoft offering a mode called “The Ghost Experience” with more traditional shooter gameplay.

The Division 2 isn’t the only project developer Ubisoft Massive is working on, either. The studio is also creating an open-world Star Wars game, as well as a project based on James Cameron’s Avatar.

A Mr. and Mrs. Smith series is currently in development at Amazon, based on the 2005 film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and will star Donald Glover and Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Glover and Waller-Bridge will also co-create and executive produce the series with showrunner/EP Francesca Sloane (Atlanta, Fargo). Mr. and Mrs. Smith will premiere exclusively on Prime Video, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios, released the following in a statement: “Talk about the dream team! Donald and Phoebe are two of the most talented creators and performers in the world. It’s truly a dream for us, as it will be for our global audience, to have these two forces of nature collaborating as a powerhouse creative team. Mr. and Mrs. Smith is an iconic property, and we can’t wait to see how Donald, Phoebe and Francesca make it their own. We’re thrilled to be working with them, and with such great partners at New Regency.”

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The 2005 film, directed by Doug Liman, follows the explosive adventures of a married couple who discover they are assassins belonging to competing espionage agencies. Glover and Waller-Bridge starred together, once before, in Solo: A Star Wars Story where he played gambler Lando Calrissian and she voiced Lando’s droid companion L3-37, who, by the end of the film, had her consciousness uploaded into the Millennium Falcon.

Back in 2007, a Mr. and Mrs. Smith sequel series was in development for ABC, and was to pick up the story six months after the events in the movie. A pilot was filmed, starring Jordana Brewster and Martin Henderson, but the series was never picked up.

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As of a year ago, Donald Glover’s FX series Atlanta was expected to air both its third and fourth season in 2021, though it’s not currently known if the pandemic dramatically delayed the Atlanta production that was supposed to happen in 2020.

After creating and starring in Fleabag, and then developing the series Killing Eve, Waller-Bridge also contributed to the No Time to Die script. No Time to Die, after many delays, and also almost taking a streaming deal, is currently scheduled to hit theaters on October 8, 2021.

 

Thunder Lotus Games has released Spirtfarer’s development roadmap for 2021, and it includes three free updates, four new adorable spirits, and much more.

As detailed on a blog by Thunder Lotus, the first of the three updates is called Lily and will arrive in Spring 2021.

This update will bring with it quality of life improvements and an improved co-op system with a brand new UI and co-op fishing. Stella is also getting a bit more story content.

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“As Stella is getting more familiar with the job of Spiritfaring, she starts to uncover some of her memories, which are starting to blossom as wondrous flowers over her cabin,” The blog reads. “These flowers house butterflies that roost to form our new spirit friend : Lily, Stella’s younger sister.”

Lily, who is obviously the new spirit for this update, is the only spirit that is active during night. “Just as she had been a shining presence in her big sister’s life, here she illuminates the night and lets you navigate your boat even when it’s dark.”

The Beverly update, which will be released in Summer 2021, adds new boat buildings, collectibles, recipes, and quality of life improvements. Beverly is the new spirit and is an old neighbor of Stella. She has been feeling lonely and is happy to finally have someone to talk to about the past.

The new station to be introduced is called the Archive Room and will allow players to inspect the new type of collectible known as Acetate Sheets.

The final update for 2021 is called the Jackie & Daria Update and will be released in the Fall. This update will include a new island to explore, new boat buildings and resources, and a new event.

The new island houses a run-down hospital and two new spirits. The spirits are an overworked caretaker named Jackie and their patient Daria. Stella is happy to lend a hand and help both of them.

We called Spiritfarer the best adventure/puzzle game of 2020. In our review of Spirtfarer, we said it “is a gorgeous mix of an action-platformer and an Animal Crossing-style town manager that stands out as one of the most unique and enjoyable games I’ve played all year.”

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With Young Rock, the NBC bio-series about the formative years of wrestler and blockbuster movie star Dwayne “The Rock Johnson, about to premiere on Tuesday, February 16, additional casting has been announced for the roles of an 80s-era WWF owner Vince McMahon and late wrestling great “Macho Man” Randy Savage.

According to The Wrap, comedian Adam Ray (Spy, The Heat) is playing McMahon while Kevin Makely (2019’s Badland) is playing Savage.

Click here to see Ray and Makely as their iconic 80s wrestling characters.

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Previous to this, it had been announced that Matthew Willig was playing Andre the Giant, Nate Jackson was Junkyard Dog, and Brett Azar was The Iron Sheik. Since Johnson grew up in the wrestling business, with pro-wrestlers on both sides of his family — his dad, Rocky Johnson (played by Joseph Lee Anderson), and his mom’s Samoan dynasty family tree — much of Johnson’s childhood was spent with these larger-than-life personalities. Below you’ll find the official show descriptions for Vince McMahon and Randy Savage:

Vince McMahon
Bold, ambitious and quickly rising through the ranks of his father’s company, the future WWE Chairman and Owner is a great friend and supporter of Lia’s and a trusted confidant when things get difficult for her with a rival.

“Macho Man” Randy Savage
One of the all-time greats, the Macho Man is known for his larger-than-life style and outsized personality both in and out of the ring. At only 10 years old, young Dewey was enamored with his unmatched wrestling ability and unique promotional flair and knew immediately he wanted to be just like him when he grew up. His originality and unforgettable catchphrases were a huge influence on him. Ooooh yeah!

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