Month: November 2020

While Halo Infinite has been delayed to 2021, the game’s various marketing promotions are rolling out this year. The latest of these comes from the candy bar Butterfinger.

Now through February, people in the US who purchase two Butterfingers can get player emblems for Halo Infinite when it releases in 2021. You’re not limited to Butterfingers, as the promo also applies to Baby Ruth, Crunch, and 100 Grand bars, all of which are made by the same company.

Butterfinger has also partnered with Microsoft to give away Xbox Series X consoles through a special campaign–you can get all the details on both promotions here on the Butterfinger website.

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We go to the gun range to test out different legend abilities and interactions with Horizons new tactical ability.

In September, Blizzard announced Blizzcon Online for 2021, following the cancellation of this year’s usual convention due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, in a new fireside chat, company president J. Allen Brack has revealed that the online version of Blizzcon will be totally free.

PC Gamer reports that the Virtual Ticket system used for previous years will not be in place–instead, everyone who wants to access Blizzcon can do so for free from their homes. The event, which runs from February 19-20, 2021, will not cost you a cent.

This might mean, of course, that some of the rewards usually tied to Blizzcon tickets–like unique character skins–might end up costing some money. We’ll have to wait and see what happens.

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Dragon Quest XI: Definitive Edition is coming to PS4, PC, and Xbox One (through Xbox Game Pass) on December 4, and if you’re keen to try the massive JRPG in advance, you can do so now. A huge new demo is available on Steam, and each console’s store.

This demo is the same as the one that released on Switch ahead of the RPG arriving on Nintendo’s hybrid console, and is said to contain about ten hours worth of content. Considering that Dragon Quest XI can take about 90 hours to finish, there’s still plenty of game left after the demo–and thankfully, your progress carries over into the final game.

If you’re on PS4 or PC, and you’ve played the earlier release of Dragon Quest XI, you might want to test out the Definitive Edition’s 2D retro mode, and decide whether you want to double dip. Unfortunately, this is not an option in the demo–it seems you’re only able to experience the modernized version of the game.

The Definitive Edition of Dragon Quest XI scored a 9/10 in GameSpot’s review. Reviewer Heidi Kemps praised the game’s 2D mode: “2D mode offers a fantastic way to explore, grind, and farm efficiently–or just experience a fresh perspective on the game as a whole if you’ve played it before.”

Blizzard’s very popular MMO World of Warcraft celebrates its 16th anniversary this month, and the developer is throwing a party to mark the occasion.

The event was supposed to start later, but Blizzard moved it up due to the release date changed for the Shadowlands expansion. Available now through November 22, the anniversary event adds special rewards, including an Anniversary Gift Package that comes with items that increase reputation and experience gains by 16% to reflect the game’s 16th anniversary. The gift bundle also comes with a special invitation to initiate a quest in Orgrimmar or Stormwind, depending on which faction you’re aligned with.

There is also a new vendor in the world who sells items from previous anniversary events, as well as a new Crafted Clock of War you can buy to use for transmogrification. The Korrak’s Revenge PvP event also come to WoW with the anniversary event, and it allows you to earn new mounts.

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