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On the Xbox One side, the month starts off withAssassin’sCreed Chronicles: Russia, the side-scrolling final chapter of theAssassins Creed Chroniclestrilogy. In this installment of the franchise, players step into the world of the Russian revolution of 1918 as Nikolai Orelov, who continues the battle against the Templars while thieving treasures and saving the Tsar’s daughter. Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russiawill be available all month and will be joined bySmite: Gold Bundleon June 16....

A fan of RGG’s games has customized their Xbox controller to celebrate theYakuza/Like a Dragonseries. Featuring some iconic imagery from the games, the fan shared their creation with fellowYakuzafans and is receiving quite a bit of positive input in response. TheYakuzaseries, which is now going by its original nameLike a Dragonin western territories, primarily follows the story of Kazuma Kiryu as he navigates the complex webs woven by the criminal underworlds of Japan....

Superheromovies have to get a lot of things right to convincingly translate stories from the pages of a comic book, but some costume changes are utterly baffling. Obviously, movies can’t perfectly replicate comics. Comics are renowned for having heroes strike impossible poses, with impossible physiques, and spectacular superpowers that don’t exist in reality. However,it’s the job of these major Hollywood productions to take those ideas and translate them to the big screen....

TV spinoffs are almost always destined to fail, butBetter Call Saulnot only managed to live up toBreaking Bad; it may have even surpassed it.When a hugely successful TV show with a dedicated fan base is coming to an end, network executives will usually demand a spinoff series to keep the profits and viewing figures rolling in. But it’s near-impossible to catch lightning in a bottle a second time. Asking the creators of a beloved TV show to repeat their success with just one of their supporting characters is a tall order....

Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers are running to the beaches with their new wetsuits and snorkels. The latest summer update allows players to dive underwater and catch new sea creatures, like the colorful Sea Pineapple. Before getting started, players will want to make sure they’re ready for a swim. Download and install the latestAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsupdate, then head to Nook’s Cranny, or the shopping catalog, to purchase a sleek new wetsuit....

Electronic Arts has admitted that a number of consumers who boughtBattlefield 3on the Xbox 360 are unable to play the game online because the included online pass does not work. This news comes on top of a problematic launch filled with reports of Origin not recognizing purchases, servers going down, and broken DLC. “We are aware of the invalid code issue and we apologize for the inconvenience,” said EA. “Since certain retailers are affected by this issue, please check with the retailer where you purchasedBattlefield 3in order to receive a replacement code....

In addition to the solar reworks Bungie is gearing up for the “Season of Dawn” era of content inDestiny 2,which will run throughout March 9and will bring plenty ofsolar subclass reworks. But lots of stuff is happening in Season of Dawn beyond that, and Bungie just broke it down for us in their most recent update. The biggest thing without a doubt? Exotic engram changes. Exotic engrams and Fated engrams are now the same thing, which award the player with anewexotic for their collection (which then defaults into a random piece of Exotic armor if that parameter isn’t met)....

Conan Exiles, the 2018 multiplayer survival game, is receiving its next full-fledged expansion. Introducing theIsle of Siptah, a massive expansion that adds an entirely new map toConan Exilesand fills it with all manner of exciting new content.Isle of Siptahwill be available in Early Access on Steam starting September 15. It’ll retail for $19.99 to start, with plans to increase the price at full launch in early 2021 when it’ll also be launched on PlayStation and Xbox....

There’s nothing worse than missing a collectible, with seemingly no way to get it back. SinceCyberpunk 2077features an abundance of choices and interlocking fates with characters, it’s inevitable that players won’t be able to get every iconic weapon inCyberpunk 2077within a single playthrough. Luckily, there’s now a way to find some of the weapons once thought lost forever thanks to thePhantom Libertyexpansion. To the players that have purchasedPhantom Liberty, there’s a way that those Iconic weapons thought lost, or those that players didn’t even know about, can appear, albeit for a pretty steep price....

Weapons inCyberpunk 2077are plentiful, allowing players to find something that fits their description. One such weapon, the Gris-Gris iconic pistol, not only packs a punch but can be acquired after completing a gig fromthe Phantom Liberty DLC. As amazing as the Gris-Gris iconic pistol is, many players do not know how to get it in the first place. Fortunately, this guide will illustrate how players can get the Gris-Gris iconic pistol inCyberpunk 2077, along with other useful information....

Downwell There were some great slow-paced, methodical games up for this award (Lara Croft GO,Alphabear), butDownwellproves twitch action can still work on phones. It achieves this through its dedication to simplicity. Three colors. Three buttons. That’s all you need. Downwellwowed Steven enough that he said inour reviewhe wants a dedicated handheld device to play it. It impressed the rest of us enough to garner nearly 40% of the votes in its category, nearly double the number of the next runner up....

Frozen: The Musicalmakes a notable change to the finale that fixes a major story problem with Elsa’s song “Let It Go.” The stage adaptation of Disney’sFrozenwas a major expansion of the original movie,adding over a dozen songs to the storyand tweaking certain characters for better effect on stage. While the core narrative remains the same, these versions of Elsa and Anna are different from the originals in some key ways....

The Mediumis officially in the movie adaptation pipeline. This psychologicalhorror video game, developed by Polish company Bloober Team, focuses on Marianne, a spirit medium, who is living in post-Communist Poland in 1999. Marianne looks into the dark secrets of a falling-apart Polish resort, all the while navigating both the real world and the spirit world. Throughout, she is haunted by a monstrous entity and horrific visions, including that of a child’s murder....