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• Civilization 6: Gathering Storm adds Canada and an Ice Hockey Rink

  The Canadians are coming to Civilization 6 in the Gathering Storm update.

• Stardew Valley developer hiring a team to help work on future content for the title

  Stardew Valley developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has announced he’s putting together a team to help him develop future content for the game.

• 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.

• Best of 2018: "That goat can really program!": How CD Projekt and Mike Pondsmith came together for Cyberpunk 2077

  It’s been a wild year for VG247, so to celebrate we’re going to be republishing some of our favourite work published in 2018 – opinion pieces, features, and interviews, that we’ve enjoyed writing and reading, and which we believe showcase some of our best work. Enjoy!

• 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.

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

  BioWare hosted a very informative Anthem livestream last night.

• Star Wars: Battlefront 2 officially joins EA Access

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

• Best of 2018: If Red Dead Redemption 2 is a PS4 and Xbox One milestone, do we really need next-gen consoles?

  It’s been a wild year for VG247, so to celebrate we’re going to be republishing some of our favourite work published in 2018 – opinion pieces, features, and interviews, that we’ve enjoyed writing and reading, and which we believe showcase some of our best work. Enjoy!

• 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.

• Next week's Destiny 2 patch will make it easier to reach 600 Power

  The grind to 600 Power in Destiny 2 is proving more arduous than Bungie initially intended, and a fix is on the way.

• 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.

• Humble Store handing out LEGO: The Hobbit for free, puts Hitman 2, Fallout 76, more on sale

  For a limited time, Humble Bundle is offering folks a free copy of LEGO: The Hobbit when they subscribe to the Humble Bundle newsletter.

• 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.

• 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.