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Doom Eternal Is Still Coming To Switch, But It’ll Be A Digital Only Release

On November 19, customers who had preordered the Switch version of Doom Eternal at GameStop began to report on Twitter that their preorders had been cancelled. With the game having already released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC back in March–and no footage of the Switch version having been shown, and no date announced–many took this as a sign that the game was likely to be canceled. However, this is not the case.

After some ambiguously worded assertions that Bethesda had not “made any announcements” about Doom Eternal on Switch being cancelled, Bethesda has now confirmed to IGN that Doom Eternal will come to the Switch very soon–but it won’t get a physical release.

“While Doom Eternal is 100% on track for an imminent digital-only release on Nintendo Switch, the absence of a physical release at retail resulted in cancelled preorders,” a Bethesda spokesperson told IGN. They advised that customers who had preordered the game will “receive full refunds”.

Between the long wait and Microsoft’s purchase of Bethesda, fans of Nintendo’s hybrid system had reason to worry that the game would not launch on the console. Not much is known about the Switch version, including whether the Ancient Gods DLC will be available, too. If it’s skipping a physical release, though, it’s likely that the file size will be large. Switch game cards max out at 32GB.

In the meantime, you can stream Doom Eternal to your smart fridge, if you want.

2016’s Doom came to Switch, and earned a 7/10 in GameSpot’s review. Developer Panic Button is handling the Eternal port, too.

Now Playing: Doom Eternal Video Review

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Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Patch Notes Are Almost Here

Treyarch is about to release the major update for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, and it arrives about one week after the game’s arrival on November 13.

Having already nerfed the overpowered MP5, this new patch is expected to further address weapon tuning and balance, and we’d also expect bug fixes and more.

Since launch, players have reported a variety of issues and oddities with Black Ops Cold War, including a problem where new PS5s are downloading the PS4 version. Additionally, split-screen multiplayer is difficult to find or not available for some users.

GameSpot’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War review is currently in-progress, but it’s currently sitting on an 8/10 thanks to a strong campaign.

Keep checking back with GameSpot for more, as we’ll post the full patch notes here when they are released.

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Doom Eternal Switch Has Not Been Cancelled But Is Now a Digital-Only Release

Earlier today, customers began to report that GameStop was canceling pre-orders for Doom Eternal on Switch. IGN has learned that this is not because Bethesda has canceled Doom Eternal Switch, but rather is making it a digital-only release.

In a statement to IGN, a Bethesda spokesperson says,

“While Doom Eternal is 100% on track for an imminent digital-only release on Nintendo Switch, the absence of a physical release at retail resulted in cancelled pre-orders.”

They added, “Affected customers will receive full refunds and should contact their preferred retailer for more information.”

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Doom Eternal was released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC back in March, but a previously announced Switch version would arrive sometime later. While the publisher still hasn’t announced a proper release date, pre-orders for Doom Eternal on Switch were available for interested customers.

Bethesda says customers should stay tune for more information “coming later this month.” Check out IGN’s Doom Eternal review here for more on the Doomslayer.

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Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

GTA 5 Online Has Triple Rewards For Land Races This Week

Grand Theft Auto V Online players who want to earn some extra RP and GTA$ this week should prepare their fastest vehicles and start practicing their drifts. This week’s GTA Online update is offering triple rewards on land races, meaning that any race that leaves you on the ground will pay out triple this week. This bonus, and all other bonuses mentioned below, run until November 25.

The bonuses have also been tripled on the A Superyacht Life mission set, which lets you take to the sea and cause some huge damage. There are six missions in total, and all PR and GTA$ earned on them will be three times the usual. The Gerald’s Last Play mission set, meanwhile, is paying out double for the next week, as is the Diamond Adversary series and the Running Back remix playlist.

It’s a big week for rewards, with players also having completed the Heist Challenge. The goal was to raise $100 billion, but players managed a full $1 trillion. Every player who took part will receive a special vehicle in December, as well as a “badge of honor”. The December update is going to be a big one, adding a new location and heist.

Meanwhile, a free Blue Dot Tech Mask will be handed out to everyone who plays this week. Step into the Diamond Casino & Resort and you can win an Overflod Autarch this week, too–make sure you give that lucky wheel a spin.

There are also some big discounts this week, as always. Here’s what you should spend your tripled income on this week:

  • Yachts (30% off)
  • Truffade Thrax (30% off)
  • Progen T20 (40% off)
  • Dinka Sugoi (40% off)
  • Yacht upgrades and modifications (30% off)
  • Boats (30% off)
  • Widowmaker laser (40% off)
  • Up-n-Atomizer laser (40% off)
  • Unholy Hellbringer laser (40% off)

In addition, Prime Gaming members who have linked their accounts with receive an additional GTA$200,000, plus the Vespucci Canals Nightclub will be added to their portfolio. They’ll also get an 80% discount on the Imponte Nightshade and a 60% discount on the Declasse DR1.

If you haven’t played GTA Online yet during October 2020 on PS4, make sure you do so–everyone can claim a bonus GTA$1 million each month. This is all leading up to the release of the PS5/Xbox Series X version of the game in 2021.

Now Playing: Grand Theft Auto 5 PS5 Trailer | Sony PS5 Reveal Event

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FIFA 21 Is Adding Free David Beckham Content For All Players

FIFA 21 is adding some new content focused on maybe the world’s most famous soccer player–David Beckham. The iconic midfielder has signed an ambassadorial agreement with EA Sports to promote FIFA going forward, and to celebrate everyone can score some freebies.

First up, players will receive an untradeable David Beckham item in FIFA Ultimate Team, letting you make use of his on-the-pitch expertise. He’s also being added as a “Groundbreaker” in the Volta football mode. Both of these extras will be added on December 15, 2020, and will be available to claim until January 15, 2021. Do so and he’s yours forever.

Beckham will also be added as an icon in Ultimate Team from December. At the same time, the Xbox and PlayStation stores will present the standard edition as the “Beckham Edition” of the game for a period of time, to tempt fans with these limited-time freebies.

You can check out Beckham in FIFA 21 in the trailer below.

FIFA 21 is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on December 4, and the Beckham content will be available on those platforms, too. The Switch “Legacy Edition,” which is missing several key features and has not sold well, will unfortunately not receive this bonus.

If you own FIFA 21 on PS4 or Xbox One, upgrading to the next-gen version within the same console family will be free.

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Disney Might Move Peter Pan, Cruella, And Pinocchio To Disney Plus, Or Not

In response to the ongoing global health crisis from COVID-19, entertainment giant Disney is said to be considering its options for how to move forward with its theatrical releases, and this includes sizing up whether or not to release some of them on Disney Plus.

According to Deadline, Disney is currently considering moving its live-action remakes Cruella, Pinocchio, and Peter Pan and Wendy from theatres to Disney Plus.

No final decisions have been made yet, Deadline pointed out. If the films do move to Disney Plus, it remains to be seen if they would be offered to subscribers at no extra cost as it’s doing with the Pixar movie Soul, or if there would be an extra fee like there was for the Mulan remake.

“The studio is looking at every option, and everything is under consideration and contingency planning,” Deadline reported.

Shifting these films to Disney Plus could help bolster the service that is already wildly popular. Just a year after it debuted, Disney Plus already has more than 70 million subscribers. It’s still well behind Netflix’s 195 million members, but Disney Plus is growing faster than Netflix in terms of paying subscribers at this point in its lifecycle.

While shifting Cruella, Pinocchio, and the Peter Pan film to Disney Plus would impact box office revenues, Disney could benefit from more revenue from Disney Plus memberships and a surge in Disney’s tock price, Deadline’s sources said.

The impact on the in-person moviegoing experience from COVID-19 is a new phenomenon for Disney and other movie giants, and as of yet, there does not appear to be much in the way of consensus regarding best practices for how to move forward when it comes to releasing movies.

Universal’s new Trolls film elected to bypass cinemas and release through video-on-demand, and it ended up doing better than the first movie without even releasing in theatres. Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster time-bending movie Tenet stuck with its plan to release into a limited movie theatre market, and ended up making more than $350 million, a number that “thrilled” the director.

While Disney may be mulling a change for some of its forthcoming live-action remakes, Deadline’s sources said the company has no plans to move Marvel’s Black Widow film to the streaming service.

That’s an interesting point given that Warner Bros. just recently announced that Wonder Woman 1984 will be available on HBO Max and in theatres this Christmas.

The new Pinocchio movie is directed by Forrest Gump’s Robert Zemeckis and it stars Tom Hanks as Geppetto. Cruella, meanwhile, features Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil, while Peter Pan and Wendy features Yara Shahidi as Tinkerbell.

New to Disney+ In December: Pixar’s Soul And Mandalorian’s Season Finale

Right now, all our minds are on the galactic adventures of a certain Mandalorian and his adorable, carnivorous child. As we continue into December 2020, Lone Mando & Child reaches its finale. Disney+’s biggest feature for the month, though, is Pixar’s next full-length theatrical release, Soul.

The Mandalorian Season 2 concludes on Friday December 18, just in time for Soul to debut on December 25, Christmas Day. Throughout the month, Disney films like the Wreck-It Ralph sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet, Fox animated feature Anastasia, and Disney classic Max Keeble’s Big Move will hit the service, along with a variety of shorts and documentaries.

Take a look at everything coming to Disney+.

Friday, December 4

  • Anastasia
  • Big
  • Big Sharks Rule
  • Man vs. Shark
  • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
  • Sky High
  • Godmothered
  • The Mandalorian Episode 206 “Chapter 14”
  • Extras – Beyond the Clouds: Where It All Began
  • The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse “Keep On Rollin'” & “The Big Good Wolf”

Friday, December 11

  • Disney Channel’s Epic Holiday Showdown
  • Disney Holiday Magic Quest
  • Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric
  • Ralph Breaks the Internet
  • High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special
  • Safety
  • The Mandalorian Episode 207 “Chapter 15”
  • Extras – Beyond the Clouds: Meet the Sobiechs
  • The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse “The Brave Little Squire” & “An Ordinary Date”

Friday, December 18

  • Buried Truth of the Maya
  • Cosmos: Possible Worlds (s1)
  • Disney Channel Holiday House Party
  • Disney Parks Sunrise Series (s1)
  • Disney Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure (s3)
  • Eddie the Eagle
  • Into the Woods
  • Miraculous World: New York, United Heroez
  • On Pointe “Premiere”
  • Arendelle Castle Yule Log
  • Dory’s Reef Cam
  • Extras – Beyond the Clouds: Creating Zach’s World
  • The Mandalorian Season Finale Episode 208 “Chapter 16”
  • The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse Winter Finale “Supermarket Scramble” & “Just the Four of Us”

Friday, December 25

  • Max Keeble’s Big Move
  • Soul
  • Burrow
  • Extras – Beyond the Clouds: A Musical Miracle

Now Playing: Soul (2020) – Official Trailer

EA’s First Ever “Impact Report” Details Work Culture And Environmental Footprint

EA has, for the first time in its 38 year history, released what the company is calling an “Impact Report“. The report focuses not on sales or finances, but on initiatives and targets for things like workplace diversity, community health, and environmental footprint.

EA CEO Andrew Wilson says that this report aims to provide transparency on EA’s goals in relation to the following metrics:

  • Building Diverse and Healthy Teams
  • Positive Play and Healthy Communities
  • Investing in Privacy and Security
  • Protecting the Environment
  • Enhancing Corporate Governance

The full report details how EA has developed an “Inclusion Framework” to “create more inclusive and diverse games,” and discusses the recently implemented guidelines for battling toxic online behavior, called the Positive Play Charter. The report boasts that 50% of the people in senior leadership positions at EA are women, but also shows that only 23.9% of their global workforce is female.

The report also reveals that the average age of an EA player is 33. The gender split is 43.9% female to 55.9% male, and 50% of their players are adults without children.

Further details are also provided for EA’s long-term sustainability goals, and what they’re doing to improve. “We have taken deliberate steps to reduce our energy and water consumption; use ecofriendly products; promote reduction, reuse, and diversion of waste; increase employee awareness and education around sustainability issues; contract with green cleaning services providers and sustainable landscape companies; eliminate single-use water bottles; and use 100 percent compostable products,” it reads.

Check out the full report for more information.

EA is due to release its first titles for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X next month, with next-gen versions of both Madden NFL 21 and FIFA 21 arriving on December 4, 2020. Costs look set to rise, with the next-gen version of Madden costing $70 instead of the usual $60. The company recently pleased Mass Effect fans with the reveal that a Mass Effect Legendary Edition re-release was coming, upgrading the original trilogy. Better yet, a new Mass Effect game is also in the works.

Now Playing: Mass Effect Legendary Edition Teaser Trailer