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Nintendo Indie World Showcase Announced for Tomorrow, December 15
Nintendo has announced that a brand-new Indie World Showcase will help “ring in the holidays” on Tuesday, December 15 at 9am PT/12pm ET/5pm GMT.
Announced on Nintendo’s Twitter, this showcase will last “roughly 15 minutes” and will feature “updates and new announcements on indie games coming to #NintendoSwitch from our global partners.
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The last Nintendo Indie World Showcase took place in August 2020 and announced that Hades would be coming to Nintendo Switch, gave release dates for Spiritfarer and A Short Hike, and unveiled that Untitled Goose Game would be getting a free, two-player cooperative mode.
This also follows Nintendo’s October Direct Mini that featured the announcement of a Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity demo, Bravely Default 2’s demo, Control’s Cloud Version on Switch, and more.
These upcoming games, whatever they my be, will undoubtedly only continue help the Nintendo Switch, which was once again the best-selling video game system in November 2020 after selling over 1.35 million units.
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For more on Nintendo Switch, check out the best Nintendo gifts for the 2020 holiday season and our current list of the best Nintendo Switch games available.
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The Witcher: Netflix Launches ‘6 Days of Witchmas’ Content Campaign
Fans of The Witcher have been invited to participate in Netflix’s ‘6 Days of Witchmas’ campaign, which will see highly requested content released daily on social media.
The Witchmas celebration was announced on The Witcher’s official Twitter account, where a thread of tweets revealed more about the holiday-themed event, which is set to begin on December 16 and end on December 21. During this period, fans will be asked to vote daily to accept a “gift” or invoke the “Law of Surprise,” with the winning choice revealed the following day together with the next gift and vote.
I come bearing an invitation to a special #Witchmas celebration!
You are cordially invited to the 6 DAYS OF WITCHMAS, a holiday feast where nobody has to mingle, and everybody receives a gift!
— The Witcher (@witchernetflix) December 14, 2020
“I have acquired these gifts by searching far and wide for the ‘content’ that you so often request from me,” The Witcher tweets explained. “You may choose to accept that gift, OR you may choose to invoke the Law of Surprise. The decision will be made as a collective, based on a vote that will be held here. The winning choice will be revealed the following day – along with a new offering and another vote.”
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“Choose wisely,” a further tweet warned. “For my gift offers are sincere, but the Law of Surprise is out of my musically-gifted hands.”
Season 2 of The Witcher started filming in London earlier this year, with a planned release sometime in 2021. However, the shoot was suspended back in March as Netflix paused filming on all of its films and TV shows in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Netflix then resumed production on the Henry Cavill-led show in August after being given the “green light” to start filming again.
Fans of The Witcher will probably be hoping to see some more Season 2 surprises during the upcoming Witchmas celebration, especially after previous social media drops revealed exclusive photos of Cavill’s Geralt of Rivia in all-new armour, Anya Chalotra’s bound and bloodied Yennefer, and Freya Allan’s Ciri who looked just about ready to start her training at Kaer Morhen, per our slideshow below.
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Before the Witchmas feast commences, check out our breakdown of all the clues about The Witcher Season 2 so far or dive further into the extraordinary world of the hit fantasy series by watching Netflix’s behind-the-scenes specials Making The Witcher and A Look Inside the Episodes, then find out why we think Netflix is actually the best place for video game adaptations.
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Phasmophobia’s Prison Level Is Out Of Beta
Phasmophobia players can now accept contracts in a new medium-sized level–the prison. The new level launched in beta at the end of November, but is now available to all players in the live build of the game.
Because the prison is new, it’ll always be available in the contract selection for the next few updates, giving players more opportunity to get acquainted with the two-level map. The prison joins a selection of maps including several residential houses and farmhouses, a school, and an asylum–still the game’s biggest map.
Phasmophobia is the first game by UK Studio Kinetic Games, which launched in early access this September. The game sees players team up with up to three others to investigate a haunting and try to identify what kind of ghost is causing it. Phasmophobia became a surprise hit after being picked up by numerous Twitch streamers, and ended up taking home the award for Best Debut Game at The Game Awards this month.
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Cyberpunk 2077: CD Projekt Red Apologises for Not Showing Base PS4, Xbox One Versions Before Launch
CD Projekt Red has apologised for not showing the base PS4 and Xbox One versions of Cyberpunk 2077 before launch, promised more patches, and offered refunds to those unsatisfied.
In a statement on Twitter signed by senior members of the studio, the developer addressed player concerns about major issues when Cyberpunk is run on original PS4 and Xbox One consoles.
“First of all,” reads the statement, “we would like to start by apologizing to you for not showing the game on base last-gen consoles before it premiered and, in consequence, not allowing you to make a more informed decision about your purchase. We should have paid more attention to making it play better on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.”
— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) December 14, 2020
The statement goes on to point out that bug fixes have begun – with hotfix 1.04 released last week – with another update coming “within the next 7 days”. CD Projekt says it will update “whenever new improvements are ready”, with two larger patches to come in January and February. “Together these should fix the most prominent problems gamers are facing on last-gen consoles.”
After early reports around refunds began circling over the weekend, CD Projekt Red also confirmed that it will offer full refunds to console version owners who don’t want to wait for the updates:
“For copies purchased digitally, please use the refund system of PSN or Xbox respectively. For boxed versions, please first try to get a refund at the store where you bought the game. Should this not be possible, please contact us at helpmerefund@cdprojektred.com and we will do our best to help you. Starting from today, you can contact us for a week up until December 21st, 2020.”
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Cyberpunk 2077 Dev Admits Poor Performance On PS4 And Xbox One, Offers Refunds And Future Patches
Despite a series of delays for polish for Cyberpunk 2077, the game itself has been performing poorly from a technical standpoint on current-gen Xbox One and PlayStation 4 systems. This means very low frame rates, game-affecting bugs, graphical glitches, and game crashes, all of which have rendered it largely unplayable for many using base-level consoles. It’s been bad enough to the point that developer CD Projekt Red itself issued an official statement on the matter, and mentioned options for players who have been unsatisfied with the experience.
The statement begins as an apology, but subsequently promises a series of patches to improve the experience on Xbox One and PS4. CD Projekt Red says that an update is planned in the next seven days and smaller updates will be released when they’re ready. The team also said that two large patches are planned for Cyberpunk 2077–the first in January and a second in February–that promise to address the larger problems players have faced in the base-console versions.
Lastly, CD Projekt Red is offering refunds. Those who purchased the game digitally will have to go through the respective routes on Xbox and PlayStation ecosystems to do so, and those with physical copies can go to their respective retailers. If that’s not possible, the developer is also offering help directly where you can contact the company at helpmerefund@cdprojektred.com up until December 21 this year.