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Twitch has routinely given away free games and in-game content to Twitch Prime subscribers in the past. It was slated to give away a game of fans’ choosing this month, but instead, the streaming service is expanding its plans and formalizing its giveaways into the aptly titled Free Games With Prime program.

Just recently, fans were presented with a list of games to vote on as part of the Twitch Prime Indie Amplifier promotion, with the winner being released for free through Twitch Prime this week. Provided you have a Twitch Prime membership–which is one of the free perks for being an Amazon Prime subscriber–you’ll actually be getting much more this week than just the winning game, which turned out to be Shadow Tactics.

Another of the Indie Amplifier games, Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation, will join Shadow Tactics in being offered for free starting on March 15. Twitch will also bring back two of its best freebies from previous promotions, Superhot and Oxenfree, and offer one more game it hasn’t given away before, Mr. Shifty. All five of these games will be available to Prime members until March 31.

On April 1, another five games will go free for Prime members. That selection includes a few more of the Indie Amplifier games and some with greater name recognition: Tales from the Borderlands, SteamWorld Dig 2, Kingsway, Tokyo 42, and Dubwars.

As with previous freebies, the games offered in this manner will be yours to keep permanently, though you’ll presumably need to use the Twitch desktop app in order to grab them. Twitch says it’ll deliver new free games monthly, and it confirmed with GameSpot that it will be an ongoing program, though new games may not always arrive on the first of the month. In the coming months, you can expect to see the remainder of the Indie Amplifier games, such as Tumblestone and High Hell.

Free Games With Prime Lineup

Available March 15:

• Superhot
• Shadow Tactics
• Tales from Candlekeep
• Oxenfree
• Mr. Shifty

Available April 1:

• Tales From the Borderlands
• SteamWorld Dig 2
• Kingsway
• Tokyo 42
• Dubwars

A new update is on the way very soon for Fortnite. On the game’s official Twitter account, developer Epic announced it will deploy patch 3.3 tomorrow, March 14, which will introduce new content for both the free-to-play Battle Royale and the paid early access Save the World modes.

Epic hasn’t detailed exactly what will be available in the new update, but the developer did tease that players will be able to come across a Supply Llama in Battle Royale, which will aid them by dropping helpful items when found. The update may also include remote explosives, a newly revealed item that players will be able to detonate from a distance.

One thing we likely won’t see in update 3.3, however, are jetpacks. The items were originally slated to arrive in Battle Royale last month; however, Epic ultimately delayed them due to a “last minute design issue” that the developer discovered when playtesting the jetpacks internally. There is still no word as of yet about when the jetpack will be added to Battle Royale, but Epic has introduced other items in the meantime, such as the hunting rifle.

Epic says it will reveal exact timing details for the new Fortnite patch “soon.” Until then, players still have a little more time to take part in Battle Royale’s latest limited-time mode, Teams of 20. Like a typical match, the mode features 100 players, except this time they’re divided up into five teams of 20.

Epic recently announced it is bringing Fortnite: Battle Royale to mobile. Those with iOS devices can now sign up for a chance to take part in an exclusive invite event. If you’re curious to see how the game runs on mobile, you can check out the first gameplay footage of Fortnite on iOS here.

When it comes to promoting new games, publishers typically don’t hold back with their marketing efforts. But for Microsoft’s first new IP of the year, Sea of Thieves took things to a whole new level. To celebrate the game’s upcoming March 20th release, Xbox teamed up with stuntman, David “The Bullet” Smith, to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the Greatest Distance Travelled as a Human Cannonball.

Live on Microsoft’s streaming platform Mixer, Smith was fired out of the “Xbox Pirate Blaster,” a 34-foot-long cannon that accelerated him from 0 to about 60 mph in one-fifth of a second. Following the attempt, the official Guinness World Records’ Twitter account congratulated Xbox and Sea of Thieves on their “explosively successful” stunt and new world record.

“The Bullet” earned his nickname throughout his 11 year career as a human cannonball, performing over 5000 stunts around the world. Smith bills himself as “the highest flying human cannonball in the world today,” and given Microsoft’s promotion around the record attempt, it comes as little surprise to see him succeed.

Among the things you can do in Sea of Thieves is fire yourself (or other players) out of cannons in order to reach islands faster or sneak aboard enemy vessels. To see more additional features coming with the game’s full release, check out our gallery detailing 10 reasons why we’re excited for Sea Of Thieves. Xbox Game Pass subscribers will set sail on Xbox One and PC on March 20, the same day the game goes on sale at retail.

Nicolas Cage was set to star in Tim Burton’s Superman Lives in the ’90s, but the film famously fell apart. We never got to see everything that Cage could bring to the table. And maybe we never will. However, it’s now confirmed that Cage will finally get to play Superman in a movie, but only in a voice role.

Warner Bros. Animation announced this week that Cage will voice Superman in a cameo role for the upcoming Teen Titans Go! movie. Other cameo cast members include singer Halsey (Wonder Woman) and rapper Lil Yachty (Green Lantern).

Cage is a big-time Superman fan. He named his son Kal-El, which is Superman’s birthname, and at one time owned a 1938 Superman comic that he later sold for more than $2 million.

Executive producer Sam Register told USA Today that the filmmakers “felt a great responsibility to find a voice for each character that would not only suit the role, but the playful tone of the Titans…” We haven’t heard any clips yet of Cage as Superman, but we hope that happens soon.

Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern are only side characters in the Teen Titans Go! movie. The real stars are Robin (Scott Menville), Starfire (Hynden Walch), Raven (Tara Strong), Cyborg (Khary Payton), and Beast Boy (Greg Cipes). In the story, the heroes head to Hollywood to find a director (Kristen Bell) to help them have their big break.

The Teen Titans Go! movie, which is officially called Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, opens in July. Cage won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in 1996’s Leaving Las Vegas. It is a very good movie and Cage is a great actor.

Rockstar has rolled out a new update for GTA Online in Grand Theft Auto V. Unlike most recent updates, this week doesn’t see the arrival of a new car, but players can earn a variety of bonuses–not to mention pick up some weaponized vehicles at a nice discount–in the online mode for a limited time.

From now until March 19, players can earn double GTA$ and RP by playing Occupy, the game’s vehicular version of capture the flag. The object of Occupy is to seize specified capture zones, with your score increasing faster the more zones under your team’s control. Players will also earn double GTA$ and RP in different Bunker Adversary Modes, including Slasher, Juggernaut, and Till Death Do Us Part.

In addition to those bonuses, players will find discounts on an assortment of items in GTA Online this week. In particular, Facilities, aircraft, super cars, weaponized vehicles, and more can be had at a nice discount, giving you a chance to bulk up your fleet. You can find the full list of in-game deals below and on Rockstar’s website.

This week’s Premium Race is Afterburner, which is locked to bikes. As usual, everyone who participates in the race will earn triple RP, while players who finish within the top three will be handsomely rewarded with GTA$. The Time Trial this week is Raton Canyon. Those who manage to beat the target time will take home a nice GTA$ and RP bonus.

This Week’s GTA Online Discounts

Facility Properties

• Land Act Reservoir Facility — 30% off
• Route 68 Facility — 25% off
• Lago Zancudo Facility — 20% off

Aircraft

• Buckingham Alpha-Z1 — 25% off (Buy it Now & Trade Price)
• Buckingham Akula — 25% off (Buy it Now & Trade Price)
• Western Company Rogue — 25% off (Buy it Now & Trade Price)
• RM-10 Bombushka — 25% off (Buy it Now & Trade Price)

Super Cars, Weaponized Vehicles, and More

• Progen T20 (Super) — 30% off
• Coil Cyclone (Super) — 25% off
• Dewbauchee Rapid GT Classic (Sports) — 25% off
• HVY APC (Military) — 25% off (Buy it Now & Trade Prices)
• Karin Technical (Off-Road, Weaponized) — 25% off (Buy it Now & Trade Price)
• Benefactor Turreted Limo (Sedans, Weaponized) — 25% off
• HVY Dump (Industrial) — 50% off

The Capital Wasteland Project, a fan project that was attempting to recreate Fallout 3 inside the framework of Fallout 4, has been canceled. The creator says that discussions with Bethesda made them realize that their plan was treading on treacherous legal ground, forcing them to call it off.

The project leader “NafNaf 95” shared a statement on Twitter (via Eurogamer) explaining the decision. “Recently we communicated with Bethesda regarding our planned method to implement the voice acting and other audio from Fallout 3 into the Capital Wasteland. During this conversation it became clear our planned approach would raise serious red flags that we had unfortunately not foreseen.”

The letter goes on to state that the team attempted shifting its methods in various ways, including re-recording dialogue, or requiring Fallout 3 to be owned in conjunction with an audio extractor. Ultimately, though, the team came to the conclusion that there was no legal way they could continue the project as envisioned. The dialogue that was performed by the likes of Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman was seen as too crucial to the experience, so re-recording it with fan-actors was dubbed a non-starter.

In a more personal matter, the project head says that if the team were to continue the project, he would personally be held liable for any copyright infringement or piracy claims.

“Projects like this have always existed in a grey area of the law…” the letter read. “If at any point in the future it becomes fully legal for us to continue working with the blessing of Bethesda and Zenimax, we will.”

Square Enix has rolled out a new update for Final Fantasy XIV. Patch 4.25 is now available to download on PS4 and PC, and it introduces a variety of additional content to the MMO, including a new area, side quests, mounts, and various bug fixes and gameplay adjustments.

The biggest addition in the update is the Forbidden Land of Eureka, a new instanced area that up to 144 players can explore at the same time. Players will have to “contend with raging aetherial energies and strengthen Eureka weapons and gear in order to progress through this untamed land,” Square Enix says.

Eureka is available to those who’ve purchased the Stormblood expansion and completed its main quest. To reach it, players will need to speak to the NPC Galiena in Rhalgr’s Reach. Unlike other instanced areas in Final Fantasy XIV, players can stay in Eureka for up to 180 minutes and use party functions. It also features an exclusive progression system called elemental levels. You can learn more about the area on the developer’s blog.

In addition to the new instance, patch 4.25 introduces new minions and bardings for your chocobo, as well as a cool new dinosaur mount, which you can see above. The update also buffs and nerfs a number of PvP actions and resolves a long list of bugs. You can find the full patch notes for update 4.25 on Final Fantasy XIV’s official website.

Final Fantasy XIV’s next seasonal event, the Easter-themed Hatching-tide, returns on March 20 and runs until April 2. In the meantime, players still have a little more time to take part in the Little Ladies’ Day event, which is set to end at 7:59 AM PT on March 14.