For 600 Platinum Points [Update:Nintendo is also teasinga new “Age of Calamity acrylic panel art” piece(which you can view below) that’s 5×7 inches, with a thickness of 1/8 inch. It has not hit the My Nintendo marketplace yet, but if we had to guess, it would clock in at 800-1000 Platinum Points. Currently, the most expensive reward is the Tom Nook keychain for 1000 points.] Called it! Just recently I noticed the trend of Nintendo releasing a first-party games, then dropping physical My Nintendo rewards for them on us after launch....

Evil publisher Activision isevil, and Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is its dark and villainous ruler. We all know this, but if you needed any further evidence that Kotick is indeed the flame-haired spawn of Satan’s cruel uncle, then look no further than a new quote that came spilling from the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference in San Francisco,where he saidhis major plan was to take the fun out of making games....

Switch owners will soon have the opportunity to get blammo in the underworld, as Night School Studios’ acerbic adventure gameAfterpartycomes staggering onto the Nintendo platform later this week. Released on PS4, PC, and Xbox One back in October,Afterpartyis the story of two friends, Lola and Milo, who find a fun night out interrupted by an unfortunate bout of death. Now awaiting registration in the bowels of hell, our world-weary young heroes discover that they can actually escape their grim fate and get back above ground, but only provided they can out-drink the underworld’s most notorious party animal: Satan....

Score updates pending DICE has been working on updating and tuningBattlefield 2042since its launch. One of the more requested features—an improved scoreboard—was set to arrive in February, but now the studio is aiming for March. Update 3.3, which was first set for mid-to-late February, would have brought a refreshed scoreboard toBattlefield 2042. In a new post from theBattlefieldcomms account, the next update will be rolling out in early March instead....

Capitalism starts at 5PM Thanksgiving day Best Buy’s Black Friday adis up here. Similar to retailerTarget, there is a $330 Xbox One bundled withAssassin’s Creed: UnityandAssassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag(both digital), but Target throws in a $50 Target gift card as well. $430 gets you the same bundle, but with an extra controller and a Kinect (andDance Central). Probably don’t get that one. Buy an extra controller on sale for $40 (PS4 controllers, too)....

Map improvements incoming too While the PC, PS4, and Xbox One versions have bugs of their own, the Switch edition ofBloodstainedis a complete mess. Input lag, texture muddling, massive slowdown, longer load times (including when zoning between areas): it’s all bad, and the powers that be are trying to fix it with incremental updates. As per the latest Kickstarter post, that process is still happening. The Switch version’s first big fix (which includes the “dreaded “chest bug”) is “still being tested” due to a “graphical bug that has reemerged,” and the current ETA is July 15....

Remember when we told you that theAssassin’s Creed: Brotherhoodmultiplayerbeta was starting today? Well, we lied. Okay, not exactly… let’s blame Ubisoft, because it’s not out today. The publisher has confirmed withJoystiqthat we shouldn’t hold our breath for the beta today, as it’s been pushed back with no exact release date. According to Ubisoft, we can all expect more information “later this week.” The European beta is scheduled for an October 4 release, and it’s very likely that Ubisoft is just holding off for a worldwide beta....

Series-wide spoiler warning It’s been just over five months sinceThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildopened to a landslide of perfect scores from the media at large. I was beginning to think we as a gaming community had gotten past hyperbole, but many have been quick to declare this the bestLegend of Zeldagame, the best open world game, and the overall best game of all time. It’s a given that it will win numerous game of the year awards considering the love affair the press has with this game....

We’re all very much familiar with the rocky starCyberpunk 2077had when it launched nearly three years ago. Fortunately, CD Projekt Red has been able to turn things around, and the studio wants the game to have a successful evolution going forward. According to a recent interview withPC Gamer, narrative director for CDPR Igor Sarzyński hopesCyberpunkwill enjoy a “similar evolution” to theWitcherseries. By this, they’re referring to the significant ways each subsequent entry changed for the better....

New comic from former Rival Schools artist Way back when, Corey “Reyyy” Lewis wrote and drew a comic for Udon based on Capcom’s cult classic fighting gameRival Schools. It was canceled before the final issue saw print. The fact that it never got a proper resolution has bothered me for years. Itwas reportedly revived onlinea few years back, but the links tothose issues are all dead. Maybe Reyyy will be able to squeeze in a littleRival Schoolsclosure in his next videogame-inspired work....

Still time to perfect your side-shave CD Projekt RED has announced that its epic-looking RPGCyberpunk 2077will not meet its September 17 release date, and is now scheduled to launch a little over two months later on November 19. The developer/publisher broke the news on Twitter just minutes ago, noting that although the highly anticipated adventure title is essentially good-to-go, further time was desired in order to add a final layer of polish to the game....

David Cage would like to remind the world that he’s different from everybody else and will change games for the better. TheHeavy Raindirector has criticized the industry’s focus on violence, calling on software to be more creative and appeal to all ages. “I think all I want to do is offer some diversity to the medium,” he said. “I want to give people the chance to buy something other than ten different first person shooters and RPGs....

One of the best roguelikes out there It may not be your ideal place to play, but plenty ofDead Cellsfans have been waiting for the long-time-coming Android release. It’s out today for $8.99 onGoogle Playwith a range of mobile-centric tweaks. Most notably, the Android version ofDead Cellshas Bluetooth support if you’re dead-set on a gamepad and multiple options if you’re open to touch controls. There are two combat modes – Original and Auto-Hit – along with the ability to customize the button sizes and placements and swipe for dodge-rolls....