Andrzej Sapkowski, author of The Witcher series of novels, and CD Projekt Red, developer of The Witcher series of video games, have signed a new licensing agreement. In that revealing conversation, the author said that when CD Projekt approached him about The Witcher video game, which was released in 2008, he dismissed the industry outright. At the time CD Projekt wrote in an official statement to its investors that his demands were “groundless.” In a brief press release issued today, CD Projekt

It’s hard to believe that Red Dead Redemption 2 has been out for over a year already, but Red Dead Online hasn’t been around for nearly as long. To celebrate, Rockstar Games is pulling out all the stops with a Winter Weather Warning that kicks in on Dec. 20. Anyone who logs into Red Dead Online between Dec. 23 and Dec. 25 is going to get a heaping helping of holiday cheer in the form of weapons, ammunition, and treats for your horse. That’s helpful, since players should expect to see snow fallin

The Epic Games Store’s first Holiday Sale is underway right now, and ends on Jan. 1, 2020 at this time. The digital storefront is also offering 12 days of free games, also beginning today, to entice people to check in every day of the sale. During the 12 Days of Free Games, each game will be available only for 24 hours. Additionally, Epic is offering everyone a $10 discount, and if they use it to buy from a list of eligible games, they’ll get another $10 coupon good toward anything. “Eligible ga

Xbox Live Gold subscribers and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get access to four free games in January as part of those subscriptions, thanks to Xbox Games With Gold, including Batman: The Telltale Series and Xbox 360 games Tekken 6 and Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy. For the full month of January, Xbox Games With Gold will offer Styx: Shards of Darkness, the 2017 stealth-adventure game from developer Cyanide and publisher Focus Home Interactive. Here’s the full rundown of Xbox

The Nintendo Switch Lite launched just a few months ago, and it’s rare to see the price drop this low … to $179.99. The deal is available at woot.com for Amazon Prime members for 10 hours, or until the system sells out. Here’s how it works: At checkout, Amazon Prime members will get an extra $10 off the $189.99 price, making it $179.99. Nintendo Switch Lite was released on Sept. 20. It’s a smaller version of the Nintendo Switch; the handheld-only Switch has a 5.5-inch screen and weighs less th

Blade Runner is considered one of the best adventure games ever made, but it was also one that remained unplayable for some time — but that’s no longer the case. Based on Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner, which itself is based off of Phillip K. Dick’s story Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Blade Runner — the game — sold more than 800,000 copies, according to GOG, but the source code was lost when developer Westwood Studios moved offices. But now, anyone can play Blade Runner, thanks to

The South China Morning Post’s Abacus blog reported the removal of Mesut Özil, a midfielder for Arsenal, from three games published in China by NetEase, including PES 2020 Mobile. Özil, a German player of Turkish descent, took to social media last week to highlight China’s treatment of its Uighur minority. In reality, China has detained more than 1 million Uighurs and other ethnic Muslims in concentration camps in the western region of the country. Özil also criticized fellow Muslims for either

Nintendo has announced two packs of additional content for the Nintendo Switch exclusive, which will add both single-player and multiplayer content to Luigi’s Mansion 3 next year. The first pack, which adds new mini games to the ScreamPark mode, will be released by April 30, 2020. The second multiplayer pack will be release by July 31st, 2020. Players can expect new mini-games for ScreamPark mode, as well as new outfits and themed ghosts for ScareScraper mode. In our review, we call Luigi’s Mans

We like to think of game delays as being a bit like the needle of a vaccine shot; short-term pain, but long-term benefit. The company and publishing partner Square Enix announced Babylon’s Fall in 2018, with a 2019 release window, but didn’t show us much of the game. Biomutant was pegged for a 2019 release, but now looks likely to show up next year, according to a recent financial report from the publisher’s parent company. Originally scheduled for release in 2019, it was pushed back earlier thi

Warcraft 3: Reforged has a release date: January 28, 2020. Blizzard Entertainment previously said the remastered real-time strategy game would be released in 2019. The Warcraft 3 remaster was originally unveiled at BlizzCon 2018 where the developer said it’ll “reforge” parts of the Warcraft 3 campaign to align with World of Warcraft’s story. However, when Warcraft 3: Reforged is released in January, it’ll be the same story as with the original release, executive producer Robert Bridenbecker told

Microsoft is adding The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Untitled Goose Game and more to Xbox Game Pass in time for the holidays, making the gift of a subscription or a new console a little more valuable. We already knew that these and other high-profile titles were headed to Game Pass, but we didn’t know when. Untitled Goose Game is available in Game Pass as of today. Meanwhile, on Dec. 19 Game Pass will be adding Life is Strange 3 episode 5, Pillars of Eternity, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. It’s been a

Back in my playground days, kids were either Pokémon nerds or Digimon nerds. Over at Game Banana, tinkerer Hollow has uploaded an Agumon skin that replaces the entire Charmander family in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Even so, the mod works really well, in part because both the Digimon and Pokémon in this case look fairly similar to begin with. It also helps that the Digimon skin has a similar soft, pastel-like look that accompanies modern Pokémon. Granted, you can’t pull this off unless you have a

By Jan. 2, subscribers will have access to Horizon Zero Dawn, Overcooked 2, and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. PlayStation Now (not to be confused with PlayStation Plus) began life as a game streaming service built on Gaikai technology. Related The best PlayStation 4 gamesIn December, PlayStation Now added PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, and Formula 1 2019. Also bear in mind that Sony sets a clear expectation for when games will leave the PlayStation Now service. For comp

Pokémon Go has a plethora of events going on right now and under the radar, Niantic seems to have launched Shiny Gible. The Shiny versions of Pokémon usually launch with their respective Community Day and the Shiny rates are dramatically increased during the event period. Since Gible’s Shiny form is launching ahead of its expected Community Day, players are now concerned that it won’t get a Community Day at all. Based on patterns, the next Community Day in January would be for Piplup, with Gible

Stardew Valley’s massive new update is now live on consoles. The update is referred to as 1.4, and makes a bevy of changes to the game. Multiplayer was also added to the game in the last few years, and this patch includes several big fixes for those systems. If you’re looking to dip in you might check out our Stardew Valley guide, or our PC Stardew Valley multiplayer guide, both of which can help get you up to speed. You can see the full patch notes on the Stardew Valley website.

Critically-acclaimed indie game Inside announced a collector’s edition last year, and while the $375 sticker price was high, developers Playdead refused to tell anybody what was in the release. Of course, anybody who has played the mysterious side-scrolling game could probably guess where the collaboration was going. After all, one of the most memorable points of the game involves discovering a massive monster composed of endless human bodies and limbs. “If you think about it, every game has it’

Well, thanks to EFX Collectibles — distributed by Chronicle Collectibles — you can buy a replica of Rey’s Dark Side saber, and it’ll only set you back $1,599.99. The EFX Collectibles’ version of the hinged saber is a replica of Dark Side Rey’s from the trailer — complete with a plaque that says Dark Side Rey Lightsaber. You can purchase your own Dark Side Rey Lightsaber on Chronicle Collectibles’ website for $1,599.99. Update: A previous version of this story referred to Chronicle Collectibles a

Final Fantasy 14 will be getting Final Fantasy 7’s Ruby Weapon as a boss fight in a February patch. Patch 5.2 will include the first of the Shadowbringers expansion’s optional boss fights, which producer Naoki Yoshida said was “weapon”-themed, according to the recent livestream. The stream revealed the name of the fight, as well as a screenshot of the upcoming boss, Ruby Weapon. Many other Final Fantasy titles are referenced throughout the game as well, including Kefka, the antagonist from Final

The third largest internet provider in Russia, Rambler Group, recently filed a suit against Amazon-owned Twitch for $3 billion (180 billion roubles). Rambler Group claims that Twitch breached Rambler Group’s exclusive broadcasting rights of Premiere League soccer matches numerous times since August, 2019. Rambler Group seeks to ban Twitch entirely from Russia over the breach, as Rambler Group purchased exclusive English Premier League streaming rights for Russia earlier this year. In Twitch’s te

With the release of the Nier: Automata-themed alliance raids for Final Fantasy 14 came the inclusion of 2B’s outfit to the game. However, when the last patch dropped several weeks ago, players noticed that the 2B butt had flattened to the default size. In the latest Final Fantasy 14 livestream with the developers, producer Naoki Yoshida noted that he is aware of the problem. The bigger butt deployed without the right parameters set, so it wasn’t hidden when players sat down, which caused issues.