Category: Games

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has been delayed, and a new release date has not been announced. Developer TT Games revealed that the studio needs more time to get the game where it needs to be.

As such, it won’t release this spring as previously scheduled. “All of us at TT Games are working hard to Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga the biggest and best Lego game, but we’re going to need more time to do it,” the developer said. The studio also thanked fans for their continued patience. The game was originally announced and shown off back at E3 2019, so it has been a very long time coming.

The Skywalker Saga is unlike any Lego Star Wars game that came before it, and it’s truly a massive game, featuring nearly 500 Star Wars characters.

The game allows players to start the game at any point in the Saga, so you can skip the prequels or even jump right into The Last Jedi if you want to. It will also include space combat missions, and the whole game is brand-new, so don’t expect to retread missions from previous Lego Star Wars games.

Whenever it’s ready, The Skywalker Saga will release on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch. The Skywalker Saga is just the latest big game to be delayed so far in 2021–check out GameSpot’s list of delayed games to learn more. You can also check out GameSpot’s Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga pre-order guide.

The last Lego Star Wars title was Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2016. It received a 7/10 in GameSpot’s review.

Fortnite Spring Breakout has arrived, and in addition to new Bouncy Eggs for players to forage and new themed Shop items, players also have the opportunity to compete in today’s Spring Breakout Cup, a free tournament played in Duos which will reward the best finishers with free early access to a new character, Webster. Here’s everything you need to know about the Spring Breakout Cup.

When Is The Spring Breakout Cup?

Fortnite’s Spring Breakout Cup kicks off today, April 2, with two separate start times, and players can choose which one to join. The first run of the tournament will begin at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET and runs for three hours. In that time, players can compete in up to 10 matches to be among their server’s best finishers, determined by cumulative points scored. As soon as it ends, the second and final iteration of the Spring Breakout Cup will take place at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET where the same rules will apply.

Entry into the Spring Breakout Cup is entirely free, and players can join the fray by heading to the Competitive tab in-game.

How To Unlock Webster Early In The Spring Breakout Cup

Webster is the latest soon-to-be paid character that can be earned for free by competing in a Fortnite Competitive mode. Players who participate in the Spring Breakout Cup today and finish among the top scorers at the conclusion of their 10 matches will earn Webster and his Mecha-Feathers Back Bling totally free. He’ll then arrive in the Shop in the days to come. The price and release date for Webster have not yet been revealed but past characters have arrived within a few days of such tournaments.

Players who have completed the first tier of this week’s Legendary Quest to forage Bouncy Eggs will also earn his related Tactical Quaxes Harvesting Tool, completing his cosmetic set.

Spring Breakout Scoring System

Like other tournaments Epic has hosted in Fortnite, players’ placement in the leaderboards is based on a cumulative score at the end of the Cup’s three-hour runtime. Players earn points across up to 10 matches in Battle Royale, with more points being earned the higher you finish. In the Spring Breakout Cup, every game will be played in Duos with scoring as follows:

• Victory Royale: 42 Points
• Second: 36 Points
• Third: 32 Points
• Fourth: 30 Points
• Fifth: 29 Points
• Sixth: 28 Points
• Seventh: 27 Points
• Eighth: 26 Points
• Ninth: 25 Points
• 10th: 24 Points
• 11th: 23 Points
• 12th: 22 Points
• 13th: 21 Points
• 14th: 20 Points
• 15th: 19 Points
• 16th: 18 Points
• 17th: 17 Points
• 18th: 16 Points
• 19th: 15 Points
• 20th: 14 Points
• 21st: 13 Points
• 22nd: 12 Points
• 23rd: 11 Points
• 24th: 10 Points
• 25th-29th: nine Points
• 30th-34th: six Points
• 35th-39th: three Points
• 40th-44th: two Points
• 45th-50th: one Point
• Eliminations: one Point each

At the end of your 10 matches, your point total will earn you Webster if you finish within particular spots on the Cup Leaderboards. It varies by region, so find yours below to see how far you’ll need to climb.

• NA East: First-575th
• NA West: First-250th
• Europe: First-1,125th
• Oceania: First-75th
• Brazil: First-250th
• Asia: First-125th
• Middle East: First-100th

If you’ll be competing in the Fortnite Spring Breakout Cup today, good luck! For more on Fortnite Season 6, don’t miss this week’s challenge guides on how to catch fish at Camp Cod, Lake Canoe, or Stealthy Stronghold, as well as a guide on how to defeat Raptor, Zenith, or Blackheart.

April Fools’ day has come and gone, but amidst all the jokes came the reveal of a very real and very serious addition to the BioWare store’s line of Mass Effect merchandise: Garrus Vakarian body pillow covers. While you’ll have to supply your own pillow to fit inside the lengthy 20 x 53-inch cover, the item is a tastefully sultry representation of everyone’s favorite Turian that doesn’t veer off into Rule 34 territory.

If you’re in the mood to snuggle up with a cotton space-cop, you can grab the body pillow cover right here on the BioWare store for $35.

Introduced all the way back in the first Mass Effect game, Garrus has been a fan-favorite character throughout his appearances in the original trilogy. Shepard’s Citadel partner in the first game and a potential romance option for female Shepard in the second and third games, Garrus has always been a reliable ally. As a body pillow, at least he’ll always be there for you when you need a comfy shoulder to lean on.

If you’d prefer to revisit your adventures with Garrus, then May’s release of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition will help reunite you with your beloved Normandy crew member. If that’s still not enough Turian for you, a limited-edition Garrus Vakarian statue from BioWare should keep you satisfied.

Big news for baseball fans today, as Microsoft has announced that MLB The Show 21 will be available on Xbox Game Pass when it releases on April 20. Subscribers can play the game for no extra charge across Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and on Android phones with Xbox Cloud Streaming (for Ultimate subscribers).

The Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S standard editions will be available on Game Pass, but not the more expensive premium editions that come with extra goodies.

“As we said from the beginning, this is an incredible moment for all of us and bringing the franchise to more players and baseball fans is something that we at MLB, MLB Players, Inc., and Xbox are all excited about,” Microsoft said in a statement.

After years of exclusivity on PlayStation, The Show is headed to Xbox for the first time in 2021 thanks to an agreement between Microsoft, Sony, and Major League Baseball. The game is developed by PlayStation Studios, and it’s the company’s first-ever release on an Xbox platform.

Sony previously announced that it would donate $1 to the Jackie Robinson Foundation for every copy sold in the US through the end of 2021 for the game’s Collector’s edition, Jackie Robinson Edition, and Jackie Robinson deluxe edition, as well as the digital deluxe edition. With the game being available on Xbox Game Pass for no extra charge, this would seemingly limit the potential donation amount beyond what would have been possible otherwise. We’ve followed up with Microsoft in an attempt to get more details on this.

MLB The Show launches on April 20, but you can start playing four days earlier if you buy one of the more expensive editions, so Xbox fans will need to pay extra or wait four days to get it on Xbox Game Pass. Slugger Fernando Tatis Jr. is on the cover of MLB The Show 21, while we recently learned a series of baseball legends like Pedro Martinez, Roberto Clemente, Babe Ruth, and Chipper Jones will be featured in MLB The Show 21.

For more games to play on Xbox One or Xbox Series X this month, check out our guides to the best Xbox One games of all time and the best Xbox Series X games available so far. Plus, Game Pass subscribers should check out the best games available with Xbox Game Pass right now. To play those games and take advantage of this month’s Games with Gold freebies, new subscribers can get their first month for $1.

The products discussed here were independently chosen by our editors. GameSpot may get a share of the revenue if you buy anything featured on our site.

2K Sports is giving fans another way to play NBA 2K21, releasing an Arcade Edition of the game today on Apple Arcade. Described as a “one-of-a-kind basketball experience,” the Arcade Edition claims to have “impressive gameplay resolution” for Apple phones.

The game has visuals, AI, and animations that are “significantly improved,” 2K said.

There are a handful of modes in the Arcade Edition, including Arena quick match, which is a 5v5 mode featuring the latest NBA rosters for the 2020-2021 season. There is also a mode called Blacktop quick match, which is described as a “fast-paced” and “over-the-top” mode. The game also has standard online multiplayer, as well as a MyCareer mode.

Players can use touch controls or an Xbox or DualShock controller. The Arcade Edition is available for subscribers to Apple Arcade across iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac.

NBA 2K21’s Arcade Edition is one of the 30+ additional games added to Apple Arcade in a new update. Others include The Oregon Trail, Star Trek: Legends, and Cut the Rope Remastered. Platinum’s long-awaited World of Demons has also been added to Apple Arcade today. Head to Apple’s website to see a full rundown of the new additions. Apple has also introduced two new categories–Timeless Classics and App Store Greats.

Apple Arcade is a subscription service that costs $5 per month and gives you access to a catalog of games that is now above 180 different titles. There are no ads or in-app purchases for Apple Arcade titles.

Strauss Zelnick, the head of 2K Sports owner Take-Two Interactive, previously spoke about why he is skeptical of subscription services like Apple Arcade. “You have to find that intersection in business models that serve the customer successfully and also serve everyone else who participates in the value chain,” he said. “And that may prove to be a little challenging for subscriptions in this space because people do consume video games differently than they consume linear entertainment.”

At the same time, Zelnick said Take-Two wants to “be where the consumer is,” regardless of his own thoughts on matter, which may explain why NBA 2K21 is coming to Apple Arcade.

Platinum Games has finally released its mobile action game World of Demons, and if you’re an Apple Arcade subscriber, you can play it for free right now.

In fact, World of Demons is exclusively available through Apple Arcade right now after previously being planned for launch nearly three years ago. The stylish 3D action game bears a striking resemblance to Okami, which some Platinum Games developers also worked on before leaving Capcom. It offers a twist on the premise seen in the Nioh games, with powerful Yokai wandering the world, but instead of simply attacking them, you’re able to command a Yokai army as a skilled samurai.

The launch trailer shows the game’s gorgeous watercolor-style visuals, with thick outlines on the characters and broad, sweeping effects for attacks. It should play well with the lesser power of devices like the iPhone while still maintaining the smooth and fast action Platinum Games is known for. The studio has primarily developed by consoles and sometimes PC up to this point, and World of Demons was in limbo for several years prior to its release on Apple Arcade.

And like Nioh, the game’s monsters are certainly terrifying and grotesque. Some resemble aliens, while the serpent and cyclops monsters continue a tradition of bosses scaring the hell out of you before they even attack.

World of Demons is just one of several games added to Apple Arcade today. NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition, The Oregon Trail, and Star Trek: Legends were all added as Arcade Originals, and a new “timeless classics” category contains tried-and-true games like Backgammon and Chess.

Platinum Games is certainly staying busy. It’s currently working on Bayonetta 3, Babylon’s Fall, and as revealed yesterday, Sol Cresta. The shoot-’em-up game was thought to be a joke as it was announced last year during April Fool’s Day, but it appears it’s to be real.

Despite its potentially inauspicious launch date of April 1, Outriders seems to be off to a strong start after releasing on PC, Stadia, and consoles. The loot-shooter-cum-RPG hit Steam’s top 10 most-played games on the day of its release, with an early peak of 111,953 concurrent players on the platform.

At the time of writing, Outriders is the ninth most played game for the day on Steam, sitting below Team Fortress 2 and above Rainbow Six Siege. While the Steam numbers are impressive, they’re only a small segment of the number of players checking out Outriders right now. The game also released on the Epic Games Store on PC, as well as Stadia, Xbox One, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5.

To put Outriders’ roughly 112,000 player peak in perspective, Marvel’s Avengers, another recently released live service game, peaked at just 31,000 on the day after its release. Outriders’ release numbers are slightly higher than Apex Legends’ late 2020 Steam debut, which saw around 100,000 concurrent players on release day.

Outriders has had some issues on launch, mainly concerning cross-platform play, which had to be disabled between PC and console players. Developer People Can Fly revealed a day 1 patch that would address the game’s most pressing issues, while a post-release patch is also planned with other fixes.

GameSpot’s review-in-progress for Outriders scored the game 8/10, saying “Outriders blends well-known video game elements into something new and challenging, and while it takes itself seriously, it isn’t self-serious.”

Let us tell you about the amazing benefits you can enjoy from Mega Brain and Mega Kidney pills. But first, Cardy, Matt and and Joe have a load of games, films and TV shows to talk about this week. Outriders is now fully released, Disco Elysium is back and better than ever in The Final Cut, Godzilla and Kong have been having a right ol’ barney, Matt’s been playing the neatly titled NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… and the Invincible adaptation has landed on Amazon Prime. Plus Joe enlightens us all to the joy of relaxing card game Dorfromantik.

There’s no popes in this week’s Endless Search but it is a nail-biter, plus a round of your fantastic feedback.

Remember, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, please do: [email protected].

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