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The latest patch is now available for NBA 2K21‘s PS5 and Xbox Series X|S editions. The update improves some of the player likenesses and facial animations, while it also includes a number of fixes for Dark Matter cards in the MyTeam mode. Additionally, players on next-gen systems can look forward to “various general updates” that should improve performance overall.

The player models for more than 30 athletes have been updated to better reflect their real-world appearances as it relates to their likenesses, tattoos, and facial animations. Additionally, the new social space The City has received a spring-themed update to reflect the season that officially begins this weekend.

In terms of bug fixes, this new NBA 2K21 update fixes an issue that could cause names of certain playbooks to vanish mysteriously, while multiple Dark Matter card issues have been fixed. The patch notes also mention stability and performance updates to improve the overall experience.

Finally, the NBA 2K21 next-gen patch notes tease some kind of changes for MyTeam Season 6. The patch notes only state, “Prep work for Season 6 of MyTeam. It’s…peculiar.” It seems we’ll need to wait a little longer to find out what this is all about.

You can see the full NBA 2K21 patch notes below, as posted by 2K on the developer’s website.

NBA 2K21 Next-Gen Patch Notes

• The City has received an all-new Spring update to help ring in the warmer months! This will be going live starting Thursday.
• The following players have received likeness, tattoo, and/or signature facial animation updates:
  • Mikal Bridges
  • Jaylen Brown
  • Thomas Bryant
  • Vernon Carey Jr.
  • John Collins
  • James Ennis
  • Malachi Flynn
  • Wenyen Gabriel
  • Daniel Green
  • Tyrese Haliburton
  • Kevin Huerter
  • Cameron Johnson
  • Tre Jones
  • Saben Lee
  • Theo Maledon
  • Terance Mann
  • Juwan Morgan
  • Joakim Noah
  • Jordan Nwora
  • Daniel Oturu
  • Jerome Robinson
  • Isaiah Stewart
  • Tyrell Terry
  • Xavier Tillman
  • Anthony Tolliver
  • Rayjon Tucker
  • T.J. Warren
  • Paul Watson
  • D.J. Wilson
  • Robert Woodard II
• Resolved an issue that caused the names of some playbooks to disappear.
• Addressed a rare issue with Dark Matter player cards not displaying the player reveal during pack openings (MyTEAM).
• Addressed an audio issue with Dark Matter card animations (MyTEAM).
• Prep work for Season 6 of MyTEAM. It’s…peculiar.
• Various stability and performance issues have been addressed to further improve the overall experience.

Xbox Game Pass PC and Ultimate members will be given access to EA Play on PC starting tomorrow, March 18.

Subscribers will be able to access more than 60 games from EA’s vault, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars Squadrons and The Sims 4. Discounts on digital purchases of EA games, game trials and monthly in-game rewards for games like Madden 21 and Apex Legends will also be provided to subscribers.

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The way players will access EA Play on PC has been detailed in this short video. Subscribers will have to sign in to the Xbox app on PC, then they will need to install the EA Desktop app to download their EA Play game of choice. After linking their EA account to their Xbox account, they will then be able to download and play games from the EA library. EA Play previously arrived on consoles for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members in November of 2020.

It’s been quite the week for Xbox Game Pass. After Microsoft’s acquisition of Zenimax was officially confirmed, 20 Bethesda titles were brought to the service including Dishonored, Doom and Skyrim. We also learned earlier this week that the upcoming Square Enix shooter Outriders would be coming to Game Pass for console on launch day, that Undertale would hit the service, and that the previously Switch exclusive Octopath Traveler would launch on Xbox through Game Pass.

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An investigation commissioned by League of Legends and Valorant publisher Riot Games amid accusations of misconduct by CEO Nicolas Laurent has concluded, finding no evidence of wrongdoing and recommending no sanctions.

Washington Post reports that the news was shared internally to Riot employees along with a statement from Laurent, stating unequivocally that the accusations are not true. “Nothing of that nature, or even remotely close to it, ever happened.”

The findings were announced the same day that Riot Games filed a request to speed up court proceedings in the pending suit filed by a former executive assistant, Sharon O’Donnell. Riot has filed an application to the Los Angeles County Superior Court to set a status conference to discuss how the case should proceed.

O’Donnell had alleged unwanted sexual advances and harassment, including conditioning her continued employment on reciprocation of those advances. The filing from Riot’s lawyers deny this, and cite the “years’ worth of emails and texts” investigated by the third-party as lacking any evidence of her specific accusations.

O’Donnell’s legal team has issued a response, stating that the paperwork filed by Riot’s lawyers is untrue and promising to file its own response with the court soon.

The special committee consisted of three members as part of Riot’s board of directors. The only publicly named member was Youngme Moon, a professor at Harvard Business School. The other two are unnamed executives at Riot Games owner Tencent.

“We concluded that there was no evidence that Laurent harassed, discriminated, or retaliated against the plaintiff,” read a statement from the panel. “We have therefore reached the conclusion that, at the current time … no action should be taken against Laurent.”

The committee went on to state that it recognizes that power dynamics can impact these business relationships in ways that are difficult to assess, but “in this case, we were simply unable to find any evidence that would justify a sanction of any kind against Laurent.”

This comes just after Alienware terminated its sponsorship contract with League of Legends, reportedly citing issues with the company’s public image due to the harassment allegations.

This week’s release of The Ancient Gods: Part Two expansion in Doom Eternal brings to a close a story arc that began in 2016’s Doom reboot, but what comes next? Speaking to Polygon, Doom Eternal game director Hugo Martin revealed that while the current saga of the Doom Slayer will wrap up in the latest DLC, there are still plenty of stories left to tell about that character in that universe, though, and possibly through a different lens, as well.

“Could we tell a story about when [the Doom Slayer] first came to that place with the Sentinels, almost like a more medieval setting, a fantasy setting?” Martin asked Polygon. “I think as you play the DLC, too, you’ll see lots of hints of what we could do moving forward. Maybe even in the future. Again, our hero is somewhat timeless–I mean, literally, he’s immortal. So we could tell all kinds of stories. It’s as if Sam Raimi was given a Transformers budget to go make a sequel to The Evil Dead–that’s what Doom feels like, to us.”

Martin also had plenty more to say about the new Sentinel Hammer in the DLC, which he explained is capable of instantly killing smaller enemies and stunning larger ones. You can read more about how the addition of the hammer means that “Sh** is going to hit the fan” in our interview.

If you’re curious to try out Doom Eternal and you have Xbox Game Pass, now is as good as ever to grab it as it was one of the 20 titles from Bethesda that was added to Xbox Game Pass after Microsoft acquired ZeniMax. If you’d prefer to return to one of Doom’s spookier outings, Doom 3 VR is also in development at id Software.

Beyond that, the next game in the series might see a female Doom Slayer pick up the iconic shotgun as Id Software is considering shaking the series up even further.

Pokemon Go developer Niantic has shared more details about the game’s Weather Week. The event kicks off next Wednesday, March 24, at 10 AM local time, and it features Pokemon that are fond of rainy or windy weather, including Shiny Rain Form Castform.

Throughout the Weather Week event, Castform and other Pokemon that appear during rainy or windy conditions, such as Wingull and Ducklett, will spawn more frequently in the wild. On top of that, Psyduck, Poliwag, Swablu, Drifloon, Mantyke, Tympole, and Ducklett will hatch from 5 km eggs throughout the event.

In addition to the increased Pokemon spawns, different Pokemon will be featured in Raids. Slowpoke, Tynamo, and others will appear in one-star Raids, while Swellow, Pelipper, and more will serve as three-star Raid bosses. Therian Forme Thundurus will also continue appearing in five-star Raids, and Mega Houndoom, Mega Manectric, and Mega Abomasnow will be featured in Mega Raids.

Niantic will also hold two mini-events during Weather Week. First, Pokemon that enjoy rainy weather–like Vaporeon, Lotad, and Stunfisk–will appear more frequently from March 24-27. After that, Pokemon that are fond of windy weather–such as Skarmory, Taillow, and Pidove–will appear more frequently from March 27-29. There will also be exclusive Field and Timed Research tasks to complete throughout the event, and you’ll earn extra Stardust each time you catch a Pokemon with weather boost.

The Weather Week event runs until 8 PM local time on March 29. You can read more details about it on the official Pokemon Go blog.

In the meantime, Pokemon Go’s Charge Up event is underway until March 22. Therian Forme Thundurus is also appearing in five-star Raids until March 30, after which point it will be replaced by the debuting Therian Forme Tornadus.