It’s New Year’s Eve, and many fans are likely looking forward to everything coming in the next couple of months.2022 is completely stacked with games, including early releases in January, February, and March such asElden RingandTiny Tina’s Wonderlands. Of course, a new month also means new free games from subscription services like Amazon Prime Gaming, PS Plus, andXbox Games with Gold. However, fans should be aware thatXbox Livehas apparently already taken the dive and made two of the games available now (a day early)....

Summary Upper Deck just revealed theBlizzard Legacy Collection, a new set of premium trading cards featuring characters from across the company’s major franchises. These stunning collector’s items are available now, and are a must-have for anyBlizzardfan. Blizzard is teaming up with world-renowned collectibles producer Upper Deck to create these stunning trading cards. The Upper Deck Company is best known for its wide range of sports cards, but it has dipped into the video game industry before, with trading cards forHalo,Marvel, and even some based onplayers from theOverwatchLeague....

Bust up some walls Have you ever participated in a Steam “free weekend” event? I tend to tell you lovely people about them when they seem worth highlighting, but I frequently forget to partake. This weekend, there’s a free-play promo forRainbow Six Siege, a game I will by most accounts enjoy but keep putting off as new patches roll in. I’m down to try it. If you are too,the free weekend is now liveand you’re able to continue playinguntil Sunday, April 17 at 1:00pm Pacific....

It has been a while since Nihon Falcom’s classic RPG series received a sequel, but the next installment is just a month away. Fans of the series won’t have to wait until then to begin their next adventure with Adol Christin, however, as a free demo f0rYs 9: Monstrum Noxjust released. Those who want to give it a try can head over to thePlayStationStore and download it. The newest installment of theYsseries takes a somewhat darker tone, with series protagonist Adol Christin gaining supernatural powers and becoming a Monstrum....

The past decade has seen Microsoft move away from the classic console gaming strategy of producing exclusive games in favor of promoting itsXbox Game Passsubscription service. Xbox Game Pass has been touted as theNetflix for video games, and it seems Microsoft’s ultimate goal for the service is to bring it to as many platforms as possible. In fact, Microsoft is even trying to make Xbox Game Pass available to those who don’t even have a console or PC at all, as evidenced by its aggressive cloud gaming efforts....

After almost three years spent in early access,Baldur’s Gate 3is slated to be released soon. Based on the5th EditionDungeons and Dragonsruleset, Larian Studios’ game will arrive in three separate editions: the Base Game, the digital Deluxe Edition, and the physical Collector’s Edition. Baldur’s Gate 3is a highly anticipated video game among fans of role-playing games. The turn-based RPG has sparked a lot of excitement and anticipation among fans of the series and the genre as a whole, thanks to its stunning graphics, compelling gameplay, and rich narrative....

Thor, one of the most famousMarvelcharacters, also remains one of the best cards inMarvel Snapfor almost any sort of deck. Thor’scard costs 3 Energyand withholds 4 Power, making him one of the best 3-Cost characters in the entire game with an already good amount of Power at his side. However, Thor is able to take his Power much further with the help of his trusty hammer, Mjolnir. RELATED:Marvel Snap: All Spider-Man Variants Thor has the On Reveal ability that shuffles the Mjolnir card into the player’s deck....

Capcom is one of the game developers fans are excited to hear more from this summer. Whether it’s at thePS5 “The Future of Gaming” eventThursday afternoon or later, Capcom is expected to have something for fans to look forward to. A hint at what that might be just dropped in the form of a Capcom trademark discovered in February for the titlePragmata. Whether Pragmata will make an appearance soon or not is unknown, but industry insider Daniel Ahmad seems to think it’s worth bringing up again....

Summary A newly confirmed day oneXbox Game Passgame for June 4,Rolling Hills, may appeal to fans of life sim games likeStardew Valley.Stardew Valleyled the charge when it came to the life sim/cozy game renaissance, inspiring all kinds of similar games that offer their own unique twists on the concept. There are multipleStardew Valley-style games readily available onXbox Game Pass, includingStardew Valleyitself. Rolling Hillsis coming to Xbox Game Pass on June 4 as a day one game....

A bit of a softball, innit? Indie developers make some cool as heck games, but they’re not always so great at selling them. We want to them work on their pitch game until they’re at Bumgarner levels and we want to take advantage of the the horrible, horrible GDC elevators that get gummed up with folks who don’t know you’re supposed to walk on the left, stand on the right....

There’s enough content inFae Farm, Phoenix Labs' new cozy RPG, to fill several bags. Players can equip a net and catch all kinds of critters, use fishing rods toreel in rare fishor venture into the mines for rare ores and gems thatupgrade their equipment. Throw all the farming equipment and energy-restoring food on top of that, and players will quickly run out of space for new things in their inventories....

Reboot Develop panel does the company no favors Buckle up, kids, because this story is a doozy. Over at theReboot Develop Conferencein Croatia today, one of the representatives of G2A held a panel to discuss the recent backlash the oft-scrutinized game key reseller has been receiving. Senior Account Manager of G2A, Mario Mirek, did his best to defend the company’s business practices amidst a crowd of displeased developers who were looking for answers....

It’s been a hot week of video game news, with information about some of the industry’s biggest events releasing, along with plenty of other juicy developments. Cameron and Anthony are here to discuss the biggest news of the week, featuring E3, theirOutridersopinions, Xbox’s biggest new get for Game Pass, and lots more. First things first,E3 is going digital for 2021. Rumors had circulated that the show would be locked behind some kind of paywall, but those turned out to be false....