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In a surprise announcement in January, Capcom revealed that Resident Evil Village would in fact be launching on Xbox One and PS4, after previously announcing the game exclusively for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC. Today, the publisher shared the first look at the anticipated sequel running on the older hardware.

Courtesy of IGN, you can enjoy around five minutes of familiar Resident Evil Village gameplay running on the PS4 Pro. The footage is strikingly similar to the visual representation on PS5, and, more importantly, seems to maintain a smooth high frame rate for gameplay. There are cases where you can easily spot some lower resolution textures, and the lighting is certainly a lot more accurate on the newer hardware, but otherwise it looks like a potentially great port.

More in-depth comparisons when the game launches might reveal more crucial differences between the two versions, but you may not have to wait that long to get a look at Village for yourself on older consoles. Capcom has previously confirmed that it intends to host another Resident Evil Village showcase in April, although an exact date has not yet been shared. The publisher also confirmed in January that a new demo would launch before the game’s release, which only leaves a few weeks.

Resident Evil Village continues the story of Ethan Winters, the series’ latest protagonist who was first introduced in Resident Evil 7. Village is said to conclude Winters’ story, as he and franchise mainstay, Chris Redfield, travel to an eerie village beset by werewolves and vampires, with Lady Dimitrescu and her blood-sucking daughters at the center of a occult ritual. The game launches on May 7, and you can check out its many editions up for preorder with our guide here.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has been delayed past its Spring 2021 release window, and TT Games promises to “provide updated launch timing as soon as possible.”

TT Games shared the news on Twitter, saying, “All of us at TT Games are working hard to make LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga the biggest and best-ever LEGO game – but we’re going to need more time to do it. We won’t be able to make our intended Spring release date, but will provide updated launch timing as soon as possible.”

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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s Spring 2021 release window was announced during gamescom 2020’s Opening Night Live alongside confirming the game would have upgraded PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions.

Originally revealed during E3 2019, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will include levels from all nine films in The Skywalker Saga and will feature the largest roster of playable characters in LEGO Star Wars history.

This isn’t just some collection or remake, however, as LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is brand-new game built from the ground up is meant to “shake the [LEGO games’] formula up and try something completely different.”

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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.