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Over the years, Bungie has filled its Destiny games with limited-time events to celebrate various holidays. One of the longest-running is the Dawning, Destiny 2‘s version of a holiday celebration, in which you give in-game gifts to NPCs and earn winter-themed items, weapons, and armor. The Dawning is nearly upon us, with Bungie releasing a new trailer and some details about the upcoming event.

As Bungie detailed on its website, the Dawning kicks off on December 17 with the Tuesday weekly reset, and runs until January 14, a total of four weeks. Like last year, to celebrate the holiday in Destiny 2, you’ll visit Eva Lavente and collect a Holiday Oven item, which you’ll use to bake various Destiny-themed cookies to give to characters. Making those cookies requires gathering various ingredients from around the solar system, usually by killing enemies, and discovering the recipes to make each one.

Like every year, the Dawning has a few specific timed rewards to earn as you play through it. Bungie’s site teases a Dawning-specific ship and sparrow you’ll unlock by baking a bunch of cookies, and there’s Dawning-themed armor to earn along the way as well. The big prize of the season, however, is the Dawning weapon, a submachine gun called Cold Front. And you can expect the Eververse store to feature a whole bunch of holiday items to buy with premium currency.

The Dawning is a free event, so you don’t need to have purchased a season pass for the Season of Dawn in order to take part in it and earn its rewards. You can see what else is on tap for the season on Bungie’s Destiny 2 content calendar.

Board games are on sale today at Amazon and Walmart, bringing big discounts on some of the best games for friends and family. With all the gatherings ahead this holiday season, now’s a great time to bulk up your board game collection. And with games ranging from complex (like Catan) to kid-friendly (like Guess Who?), there’s something for everyone. So take a look at what’s on sale and pick up any that grab your eye.

Spirit Island is 32% Off

• See it at Amazon – $53.99 (was $80)

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The Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Remake was officially revealed in an announcement trailer during the PlayStation State of Play on December 10. While this was our first official look at the next remake coming to Capcom’s survival horror series, rumors and leaks of the game arrived beforehand.

YouTube creator SpawnWave was the source of Resident Evil 3 rumors in late November and then an update to the PlayStation Network gave us our first peek at Resident Evil 3 cover art. None the less, when Capcom finally announced RE:3, the developer still gave us plenty of new information to catch up on. From gameplay to character redesigns, here’s what we know about the Resident Evil 3 remake so far.

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In an FAQ, Netherealm Studios detailed how “Krossplay” works currently in Mortal Kombat 11. According to the studio, the feature is being tested on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, only. Toggling the feature on will allow PS4 and Xbox One players queue up int eh same matchmaking pool for Online Kasual game modes.

Furthermore, progress will not carry over between consoles. Meaning there is no cross-save feature yet.

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Mortal Kombat 11 seems to have just bridged the gap between its player base by quietly adding Crossplay in its latest patch. This means Mortal Kombat 11 combatants can play against one each other online even if they’re on different platforms.

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The next release in Crunchyroll’s streetwear line “Crunchyroll Loves” is a set featuring the work of horror illustrator Junji Ito. If you’re unfamiliar with Ito’s work, you’ve almost certainly seen it online, even if you didn’t know the name attached to it.

His work is visceral and sets your eyes on edge. His style is beautiful, with clean lines and fine details, but even in the panels of his work where nothing supernatural or horrific is happening, there’s just something ever-so-slightly off about it, giving everything he does a sense of foreboding doom.

In other words, it’s awesome. Check out the gallery below to see the upcoming apparel available in the Crunchyroll Loves collab:

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Keanu Reeves’ renaissance will continue into the foreseeable future, as two of his major upcoming movies, The Matrix 4 and John Wick: Chapter 4, are both set to be released on May 21, 2021. Fans are dubbing this sublime future moment as “Keanu Day” and we’re here for it.

The news broke Wednesday that WB had finally set The Matrix 4’s release date, and fans quickly noticed this aligned directly with John Wick: Chapter 4. While it’s unlikely both films will ultimately keep the same release date — when film conflicts like this emerge, one studio tends to move its directly competing movie to a different date — fans across the Internet will continue to dream about the impending Keanu Day, and the joy it could bring.

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Update: In a cross-play (ahem, krossplay) FAQ, Warner Bros. explained that the feature will be in a testing phase across PS4 and Xbox One, and it will include designated rooms where you can specifically challenge players from the other console. The menu toggle will be under the Online game menu, but your game progress and unlocks are still tied to your home console and can’t be imported across platforms. It does not give an ETA on this feature, though, saying “exact timing has not been confirmed.”

NetherRealm has issued a new Mortal Kombat 11 update that appears to include a significant new feature–though it is nowhere in the official patch notes. The version 1.13 update history when viewed on PS4 has a note that it “Add cross-play.”

That would suggest that the update allows PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch players to battle it out without platform restrictions, but the official patch notes for PS4 aand Xbox One strangely make no mention of the feature. Those notes, which you can read in full below, focus on some minor gameplay adjustments and Towers of Time fixes, among other tweaks.

The reason for the disparity isn’t clear. The feature could be incoming sometime in the future. GameSpot has contacted NetherRealm for clarification.

Mortal Kombat 11 most recently added Sindel as a DLC character, and the Nintendo Switch version is on sale now.

MK11 December 12 Patch Notes

General Gameplay Adjustments

• Fixed an issue causing several Krushing Blows to do slightly increased damage
• Added an Newsletter Subscription option which rewards players with a Raiden Announcer Voice for signing up
• Fixed an issue that was causing Nightwolf, Sindel, & Terminator Augments to not work as intended

Kombat League / Online

• Reduced the Kombat League Point Cap that a player can lose in a match to 50

Towers of Time

• Fixed an issue with certain attacks killing the opponent at the same time a modifier activates during an Endurance Match causing a long delay before the next opponent appears
• Fixed a rare issue that could cause the camera to get out of bounds when a Fatal Blow or Krushing Blow occurs while the Ice Totem is active

Character Specific Adjustments

• Baraka – Blood Lunge’s Krushing Blow works correctly again in all situations

The Game Awards 2019 are happening tonight, kicking off at 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET in Los Angeles, and while the awards themselves are exciting, what better way to celebrate some of this year’s biggest games than with a sale? Best Buy is getting in on the Game Awards hype with a big sale on some of the Game Awards nominees and other critically acclaimed games, including Control, Resident Evil 2, and Devil May Cry 5. In addition, the retailer is offering some sweet pre-order bonuses on highly anticipated 2020 releases like Cyberpunk 2077 and Final Fantasy VII Remake.

The sale largely features discounts on PS4 and Xbox One games, with the best deals including Control for $40, Resident Evil 2 for $25, and Kingdom Hearts 3 for $20. We did see lower prices on some of these games during Black Friday (Resident Evil 2 and Kingdom Hearts 3 both hit $15, while Control was as low as $25 at one store), but if you missed out on those rare deals, these are still solid prices for some excellent games, especially if you need to pick them up before Christmas.

We’ve included the game discounts available below, but you can browse more Game Awards-nominated games at Best Buy as they’re conveniently curated on one page. The deals are available now through December 16.

Game Awards 2019 game deals at Best Buy

If you’re already looking ahead to 2020, you can save some cash on a few pre-orders on upcoming games right now. If you pre-order Cyberpunk 2077, you’ll get $10 reward credit back on your purchase (you’ll need a free My Best Buy account if you don’t already have one). In addition, you’ll receive one of three exclusive Cyberpunk 2077 steelbooks with your pre-order. This offer is available for the Collector’s Edition too–it’s back in stock for PS4 right now.

Meanwhile, you can also get $10 reward credit on pre-orders of Final Fantasy VII Remake and Marvel’s Avengers. You can check those games out below.

Game Awards pre-order deals at Best Buy

Stay tuned to GameSpot this evening as we’ll be covering all the news and awards out of Los Angeles for The Game Awards 2019. It’s expected to be a big year for the awards show, with at least 10 new game announcements and reveals. There’s an exciting group of games nominated for Game of the Year as well, including Control, Death Stranding, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Check out more information on start times and how to stream The Game Awards if you plan on watching from home.