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Persona 5 was a very long game even by RPG standards, and the updated version Persona 5 Royal is even longer. It earns its lengthy runtime by integrating social sim elements and RPG dungeon crawling to tell a heavy story and develop its characters. With a brand new story arc that includes an extra palace (dungeon) and series of events, P5R will be taking up a lot of your time.

I’m currently in the process of reviewing the game and have finished it, including all the new story-critical content. According to the overall play time on my save data at the very end, Persona 5 Royal took 125 hours to finish.

The aforementioned story-critical content alone (the new palace and semester of events) added about 18 hours to the original game’s runtime. This could range between 15 to 20 hours depending on your own pace.

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The Mother of Dragons, Emilia Clarke, is asking the internet for help to raise £250,000 for her charity, SameYou, and its COVID-19 relief fund. SameYou primarily helps people who suffer from brain injuries. But, the donations will go toward helping free up hospital beds for those affected by the global pandemic.

Known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen on HBO’s Game of Thrones, Clarke took to Instagram to ask for contributions for her cause. She adds that 12 individuals will be selected at random to have a virtual dinner with the breaker of chains herself.

“We’re going to put together a store cupboard dinner. Together, we’ll cook it, and then we’ll eat it together,” Clarke said in her post. “We will discuss lots of things. Isolation, fear, and also funny videos.”

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This month’s free offerings for Twitch Prime members have been revealed, and if you’re into classic first-person shooters, adventure games, and enigmatic puzzlers, then you’re in for a treat for the month of April. Twitch Prime, which is included with any Amazon Prime member, is giving away five free games in April: the Turok remaster, Kathy Rain, and Etherborn as well as indie RPG Earthlock and first-person puzzle game Lightmatter.

Plus, there’s still time left to claim March’s free games: Bomber Crew, Whispers of a Machine, Mugsters, Furi, and Epistory: Typing Chronicles. These offers end tomorrow, April 1.

Twitch Prime’s next batch of free games will be available to claim starting April 1. Once you own them, you’ll have to download the Twitch client, where you can install and play said games. They’re available throughout the entire month, so be sure to claim them before April ends. (Plus, check out our full roundup of all the free games you can claim right now–there are tons of freebies floating around these days.)

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Gamescom will take place this year, according to the event’s organizers, but whether or not that event will be exclusively digital or not is still under review.

Gamescom is one of the largest video game conferences in the world and unlike other events in the space, namely E3, it hasn’t yet announced a cancellation or postponement of its 2020 show as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The companies behind the show, Koelnmesse and the German Games Industry Association, otherwise known as Game, jointly posted a statement Tuesday to let consumers and developers alike know that Gamescom will take place in some form this year.

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“Millions of fans worldwide are excited about Gamescom 2020,” Game Managing Director Felix Falk said in a statement. “That is why we are determined to celebrate the latest news, announcements and world premieres together with the community again this year at the end of August. In view of the corona crisis, we are now expanding all digital formats at full speed so that gamescom 2020 can at least take place digitally in any case.”

Falk said fans can expect Opening Night Live and the Gamescom Now Portal to return as the event determines how to expand its digital strategy. Gamescom will still take place from August 25 to August 29 with the Devcom Developer Conference still set for August 22 through August 24.

A mid-May evaluation will take place to determine how Gamescom can move forward with its usual Cologne-based presence, if at all.

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“If an on-site event is possible, there will also be more information at that state with regard to which changes need to be made in order to fully ensure the health of all visitors,” the statement reads. “This has been arranged with the largest exhibitors, therefore all gamescom plans are continuing at full speed.”

Organizers will ensure that visitors and exhibitors receive refunds for paid tickets and other payments should the event go full-digital.

Theme parks, movie productions, and some of the largest game conferences in the world have been cancelled or shut down for the time being as a result of the virus. Whether or not Gamescom’s physical conference exhibition will join the list of cancelled or postponed events remains to be seen. Check out some of the ways you can help others and stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

PUBG has unveiled its April Fools’ joke ahead of schedule this year, and it’s a doozy. Fantasy Battle Royale is a third-person squad-based gamemode where you play as classes from D&D-esque fantasy games, like a wizard or a barbarian. However, since you can’t exactly find chainmail on Erandel, these classes are creatively-assembled from what they could find lying around–for example, the paladin’s shield is a trash can lid, and the barbarian’s sword is a repurposed saw.

According to the announcement, these matches will be fast and furious, with the so-called “blue-zone” moving much faster than in regular matches. These classes each have special weapons, too, with the paladin’s Mendingstar healing your allies when you whack them, and the barbarian’s Kick-Ash Longsword increasing your movement speed with every hit. The special Fantasy Battle Royale event will run from April 1 to April 7.

In the announcement, PUBG Corp noted that the deeply-felt impact of the coronavirus crisis caused it to consider whether or not to go ahead with this lighthearted mode. While the team ultimately decided to proceed with it, they did make all of the exclusive items for this mode earnable through play alone, as the mode bestows “gold” that you use to buy this limited-time loot. You can also buy them in the regular shop.

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While video games can truly immerse you in their expansive worlds with swelling soundtracks and stunning graphics, board games offer a different kind of immersion. Whether you’re playing a cooperative game where your group is working toward a common goal or a competitive game where each player has secret strategies and interests, many board games have a way of sucking you into their worlds with their gorgeous artwork, vivid writing, and role-playing aspects that have you take on the identity of an individual character. In fact, many of the best board games feature campaigns that must be played over a dozen or so sessions, giving the group a real feeling of camaraderie and lasting memory.

Whether you’re taking on a multi-session strategy campaign or a light-hearted family game, there’s nothing quite like gathering around a table with friends or family to break out a new board game. If you’re new to tabletop, you may not realize just how vast the world of board games is, spanning every genre from horror and military strategy to fantasy and even romantic comedy. There’s a great game out there for any occasion, whether you’re playing with people who don’t play board games regularly or meeting up with some tabletop pros.

To help you discover some new board games for your collection, we’ve rounded up some of the best board games that have been played and recommended by our resident tabletop enthusiasts. Whether you’re looking for a fun and easy-to-learn party game, a role-playing game, or a heftier strategy game, you’ll find a board game here you’re sure to love.

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Wasteland 3 has been set for a May 19 release date on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, but the difficulties introduced by remote work caused by the COVID-19 outbreak has pushed the game back to late summer. In a development update posted on Twitter, studio head Brian Fargo said that it will now release on August 28, 2020.

“As with most companies, we moved to a work-from-home environment some weeks ago, and that’s of course introduced new challenges that many of us throughout the world have been learning to manage,” Fargo said. “We’ve been excited to see the Wasteland 3 Beta so well received, but the reality is that with these new logistical challenges our release was going to be impacted.”

He said the extra time will allow the studio to react to beta feedback, and generally optimize and polish the game. In particular, he said the extra time will allow for extra work on the co-op experience. “We’re pouring our hearts into this game, and the last thing we want is to have anything but an amazing launch for a product we truly believe in.”

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Epic Games is offering a $1 million reward to the first person who can prove that a commercial smear campaign targeted at Houseparty, a social network Epic owns, has been put together.

Houseparty is a “face-to-face” social network that allows users to group video chat and play games together. Epic Games purchased Houseparty last year. Originally reported by the BBC, Houseparty believes it’s under attack by a “paid commercial smear campaign” meant to harm the company.

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Wanting to discover if that’s really the case, the company has offered a $1 million bounty to the first person to provide evidence that such a campaign is taking place.

We are investigating indications that the recent hacking rumors were spread by a paid commercial smear campaign to harm Houseparty. We are offering a $1,000,000 bounty for the first individual to provide proof of such a campaign to bounty@houseparty.com.

— Houseparty (@houseparty) March 31, 2020

This bounty for evidence comes after a a slew of online rumors that allege the Houseparty app exposes vulnerabilities to personal information found on other services like Netflix and Spotify. BBC reported that several Twitter users posted screenshots claiming to show that after downloading the Houseparty app, they were locked out of things like Netflix, Spotify, and personal bank accounts.

The Houseparty app does not request access to personal information on your phone like you’d find after downloading something like Facebook, which requests access to your phone’s microphone and camera. Epic Games has since released a statement on the matter declaring that no evidence has been found.

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“We’ve found no evidence to suggest a link between Houseparty and the compromises of other unrelated accounts,” an Epic Games spokesperson told BBC. “As a general rule, we suggest all users choose strong passwords when creating online accounts on any platforms.”

Houseparty’s popularity has risen with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising from an average of 130,000 downloads a week in February to two million a week in March, according to BBC.

For more on Epic Games, read about how the Epic Games Store generated $680 million in its first year. Here are some ways to help others and stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.