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American retailers Walmart and Sam’s Club confirm that all of their locations will be closed on Thanksgiving Day 2020. The holiday shopping period is hugely important to the company and last year, many of Walmart’s Black Friday gaming deals were available from 6 PM on Thanksgiving evening. In a press release, Walmart confirmed that all Walmart and Sam’s Club stores will be closed on November 26, 2020, which is Thanksgiving Day....

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has taken the trend of DIY to a whole different level by implementing being able to build your own tools and furniture. It also ties into the games idea of self sufficiency by allowing you to create furniture for your home. However, since it is a major part of the game, it can get overwhelming. Here are some guidelines that will keep it simple for you....

What the hell is going on at BioWare? No sooner do we get the news that Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah–BioWare’s general manager and executive producer for Dragon Age, respectively–are both leaving the company that we find out that Anthem is once again leaderless as Christian Dailey takes up the reigns of Dragon Age 4’s development. Christian Dailey is the studio director for BioWare’s Austin Texas satellite. He’s gone from being in charge of Anthem’s live updates to being in charge of remaking the whole game, and now he’s in charge of making Dragon Age 4....

Apex Legends’ upcoming Fight Night event has a lot of eyes on Pathfinder, especially after Apex’s latest Stories from the Outlands video. This new Collection event hasn’t been dated yet, but it’ll likely work like past events. This means players will be able to unlock new skins and cosmetics, while also running around Pathfinder’s Town Takeover. Indeed, this Town Takeover will be the first on Apex Legends’ Olympus map and is designed around Pathfinder (which is already being teased on the map)....

All of the talk might be about the return of the HomePod to Apple’s lineup, but the company has also added two new features to the HomePod mini that you already have at home, too. Apple often tweaks features and adds new ones via software but this latest change enables two sensors that were always part of the HomePod mini - it just hadn’t told us that they were there. After installing one software update your HomePod mini will suddenly be able to use its temperature and humidity sensors for the first time....

Apple recently revealed that it would be chopping its app store revenue sharing by half in 2021, so long as a developer’s revenue was less than $1 million per year. When this was first announced in mid-November, it was considered a big win for developers following the public spat between Apple and Epic Games, but new data suggest that this will only account for around 2% of all mobile game revenue generated in the App Store....

This article contains spoilers for Archer season 13 episode 8. It’s extremely rare for a television series to turn out its best material in season 13, but there’s a strong case to be made for how Archer‘s latest episodes are a rejuvenated return to form that’s the most exciting the show has been in years. Archer season 13 has pushed the series and its characters to look deeply inward and the results have been enlightening for the long-term fans, but still carry weight for curious newcomers....

Do you hear that? It’s the sound of the rally cry that’s been ringing out within the realm of video games this month. Inertial Drift brought its twin-stick drift controls and light-hearted retro vibe to players, while WRC 9’s in-depth rally mechanics succeeded in its goal of providing rally racing fanatics with hyper-realistic gameplay. Being added to the mix next week, Art of Rally brings its colorful and uniquely-stylized environments to PC via Steam and GOG, offering up yet another type of rally racing experience....

The Assassin’s Creed expanded universe is growing a little bit bigger this week thanks to the release of a new manga called Assassin’s Creed: Blade of Shao Jun. The first volume of the AC Chronicles: China-themed adventure gives readers a chance to get to know the titular assassin a bit better as she returns to her homeland to hunt down the Eight Tigers and begin exacting her revenge and spilling Templar blood....

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Assassin’s Creed is just a video game franchise, when in fact its lore has become a transmedia experience. Ubisoft’s Brotherhood of Assassins narrative has expanded into manga, books, various audios, and webtoons, the latter of which will debut a new branch exploring Edward Kenway’s story post-Black Flag. The latest installment of the video game series, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, is continuing the Creed within its Norse mythology-inspired setting, despite its DLC content being delayed....

As a byproduct of the many recent allegations against Ubisoft’s upper management and workplace culture, the company has taken giant’s strides to ensure that it behaves ethically and is seen as such. One way this can be seen is through its partnership with Assassin’s Creed Sisterhood, as that group’s logo can be used as a tattoo in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. For those that may have missed the controversy, Ubisoft itself has been undergoing massive changes over the last year....

We know it says that these Pokémon are impossible to catch, but we all know that nothing in video games is really impossible, especially when it comes to the challenge of controlling them all. Isn’t that the phrase? Gotta control them all? It’s got to be close to that, and we think that if it’s actually not that slogan it should be. These are the Pokémon that we all remember and many of us love, because they offer something unique in-game....

Inside Infinite is a monthly series by the Halo Waypoint team that discusses the progress made on Halo Infinite. It’s not a series that will drop any big reveals or gameplay showcases, but instead focus on insights into the game, the people making it, and a place where the Halo community can interact with the developers. This month’s installment features the Sandbox Team for the game. The Sandbox Team panel for this edition features Lead Sandbox Designer, Quinn DelHoyo, along with Tim Temmerman, David Price, Brian Berryhill, Elan Gleiber, and Kevin Stocker....

With Assassins Creed Valhalla coming out in just a few short months, it seemed like an apt time to take a look back at the last couple entries into the franchise and see how it has developed and changed over time. We’re mainly talking about the progression in gameplay and story from AC: Origins to AC: Odyssey and finally onto Valhalla. Believe it or not, each game has had its own steps forward (even the Layla Hassan stuff was improved) and even a few backward....

At one point, Amiibos were some of the most must-have gaming accessories around. The extremely collectible figures based mostly on popular Nintendo characters became the best compliments to games on both the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U. Midway through the Switch’s life-cycle, however, the hype has died down. But there are still some titles that will utilize Amiibos from time to time. Right now, though, it’s hard to pinpoint which games will or won’t use them....

5 Things We Want To See In Blizzard’s Next MMO Gamers have been throwing around the notion of a new massively multiplayer online game from World of Warcraft developer Blizzard for years. From the oft-rumored Titan to the more recent trademark of Overwatch, there has been no shortage of speculation. Following the recent report that Blizzard may finally unveil their next MMO at this year’s BlizzCon, all those years of waiting could be about to pay off....

There’s a lot of people playing Warzone, in case you hadn’t already noticed. According to Statista, there are over 75 million players in Warzone across all platforms worldwide as of August of 2020. It’s also a captive audience, meaning that Activision can basically advertise at them as much as they want. That doesn’t mean Activision has gone down the route of most sports games by literally throwing in ads before each game, but they have done something really clever that has done a lot to hype up the release of Black Ops Cold War....

There are few anime titles with as much wide-spread appeal as the cyberpunk classic Akira so when the movie suddenly sees a widespread resurgence its impossible not to take notice. A recent 4K remaster of the movie has led to both a theatrical re-release of the movie this fall and a special edition Blu-Ray box set in the winter. The 4K version of Akira is slated to hit select US theaters on September 24, with tickets going on sale on September 18....

Warsaw is a gritty strategy game, Chroma Squad is a tactical RPG that’s reminiscent of Power Rangers, and Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn is a beat-em-up featuring Shaquille O’Neal in a Kickstarter-funded, ninja battle for his life. But the two main attractions this month are likely Treachery in Beatdown City and Blazing Chrome. Blazing Chrome has a 9/10 rating on Steam and is a send-up of the run-and-gun classics like Metal Slug....

The new cast members hailing from New Zealand include Ian Blackburn, Kip Chapman, Anthony Crum, Maxine Cunliffe, Peter Tait, Alex Tarrant, and Leon Wadham. Rounding out the list of newcomers is a group of performers originating from Australia, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, and the United States, including Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Maxim Baldry, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Thusitha Jayasundera, Fabian McCallum, Simon Merrells,​ Geoff Morrell, Peter Mullan, Lloyd Owen, Augustus Prew, Benjamin Walker, and Sara Zwangobani....