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• Nab a free copy of Assassin's Creed Odyssey for testing Google's Project Stream

  A free digital copy of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is being handed to folks who participate in Google’s Project Stream test.

• Pokemon Go players can challenge Lugia and Ho-Oh in Raid Battles this weekend

  Legendary Pokemon Lugia and Ho-Oh are making an appearance in Pokemon Go this weekend.

• Red Dead Online once again handing beta players free cash and 15 Gold Bars

  Red Dead Online players are once again being handed a nice present for participation in the beta. Also, the store is now accessible in-game.

• Fortnite's Infinity Blade will be nerfed in a future update, removed for the time being

  The Mythic Infinity Blade was added to Fortnite in v7.01, and in a future patch, Epic will remove the item’s ability to harvest/build. Until then, the items has been removed from the game.

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate limited-time Spirit Board event is live

  The limited-time Spirit Board event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now live.

• Anthem livestream dives deep into loot, builds, gear - watch the archive here

  BioWare hosted a very informative Anthem livestream last night.

• This Kingdom Hearts 3 Limited Edition PS4 Pro is rather pretty

  Sony will release a Kingdom Hearts 3 Limited Edition PS4 Pro bundle.

• Star Wars: Battlefront 2 officially joins EA Access

  EA has officially added Star Wars: Battlefront 2 to the EA Access vault.

• New Anthem trailer explains the origin of the Legion of Dawn, shows off killer skins

  BioWare has released a new trailer that gives us a brief look at Anthem’s Legion of Dawn.

• Black Ops 4 Blackout gets Close Quarters Frenzy, new winter event Black Market stream, more

  Treyarch has kicked off winter celebrations in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.

• Blizzard takes developers off Heroes of the Storm, cancels 2019 esports calendar

  Blizzard has announced a restructuring of the Heroes of the Storm development team.

• DayZ has left Early Access and is free to play this weekend on Steam

  Bohemia Interactive is hosting a free play weekend for DayZ to celebrate its release after five years of Early Access development.

• Planetside Arena is a match-based sequel with support for 1,000 players per match, battle royale

  Planetside Arena has been revealed as the next game in the series, a fusion of classic Planetside mechanics, and the more traditional match-based structure.

• The Nier: Automata character pack hits Soulcalibur 6 next week

  Nier: Automata’s 2B will arrive as DLC in Soulcalibur 6 next week.

• Vermintide 2: Back to Ubersreik DLC arrives on consoles next week

  Fatshark has given the Back to Ubersreik DLC for Vermintide 2 a release date for consoles.

• Metro Exodus has a new, earlier release date

  Metro Exodus’ release date has been brought forward.

• Spider-Man's third and final DLC Silver Lining has a release date

  Spider-Man’s third and final DLC chapter in The City that Never Sleeps has a release date.  

• Final Fantasy 15: Comrades standalone arrives on consoles, Final Fantasy 14 collaboration live

  Square Enix has released the standalone version of Final Fantasy 15: Comrades, the multiplayer portion of the 2016 RPG.

• Witchfire, the gothic shooter announced at last year's Game Awards, is not dead

  Witchfire was one of the surprise reveals at the 2017 Game Awards.