Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Announced

Developer Owlcat Games today announced Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, a classic isometric CRPG game. Based on the adventure path of the same name, it follows in the footsteps of the previous digital adaptation of Paizo’s tabletop RPG, Pathfinder.

While not a direct sequel to Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Wrath of the Righteous will expand and elaborate on the core elements that made Owlcat’s previous installment successful. New features include the mythic progression system, a new corner of the Age of Lost Omens setting to explore, and more classes and character customizations drawn from Pathfinder’s history. Owlcat will be releasing more details as development progresses.

See the First 13 Minutes of Borderlands 3’s Upcoming Campaign Add-On

Moxxi’s Heist of The Handsome Jackpot — the first campaign add-on for Borderlands 3 — launches on December 19th and today Gearbox Software presents gameplay footage revealing the first moments of your arrival on The Handsome Jackpot.

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries – Launch Trailer

Developer Piranha Games today released the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries launch trailer today ahead of the game’s December 10th launch on PC.

Star Ocean First Departure R Now Available on PS4 and Switch

Square Enix today announced that Star Ocean First Departure R, the HD remaster of the classic sci-fi RPG, is now available for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

Apex Legends Changes Player Progression System

Apex Legends is ringing in the holiday season with a series of new updates including a re-worked progression system that raises the level cap while rewarding players with more free Apex Packs. Also, to celebrate the launch of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Apex Legend players will be able to unlock a BD-1 inspired Pathfinder skin by simply logging into the game.

Nintendo Switch Online Adds More Classic Super NES and NES Games

On December 12th, six more games will be added to the Super NES – Nintendo Switch Online and NES – Nintendo Switch Online collections. The new additions include:

Super NES
• Star Fox 2
• Super Punch-Out!!
• Kirby Super Star
• Breath of Fire II

NES

• Crystalis
• Journey to Silius

Second Title Update for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Now Live

The second free title update for the Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion is now available with more free content, including a subspecies for fan-favorite Zinogre, a tempered Elder Dragon and a brand new region for the Guiding Lands area. In an accompanying developer update video, the Monster Hunter team shared these details and offered information on new Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds collaboration quests for PS4 players, new gameplay additions and upcoming in-game seasonal events.

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 Holiday Event and Update Details

Today Ubisoft announced that Title Update 6.1 for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 will be available for all players on December 10th. To ring in the holiday season, Title Update 6.1 brings a themed in-game event, Situation: Snowball. Some of Washington D.C.’s most elusive enemies are taking a special pride in celebrating, wearing a bright red Santa Hat and taunting you about it. Taking these enemies down will drop a new, exclusive weapon that shoots… snowballs.

As part of this in-game holiday event, all players logging in the game between December 10th and January 7th will get their own Santa Hat to celebrate the holiday season.

The Silent Night apparel event is also included in TU 6.1, bringing with it a dark winter theme. The Silent Night Apparel Cache features 35 new apparel items to collect. All players who log into The Division 2 during the event receives one free key, with Year One Pass holders earning an additional three keys as a bonus, available until the event ends.

In addition, a beta version of the new Hardcore Mode will be part of Title Update 6.1. In this new mode, death is permanent, making the entire The Division 2 campaign the ultimate challenge for Agents. Since there is no chance to respawn, Division Agents must be tactical and careful to see how far they can get.

The Crew 2 Free Weekend Starts Tomorrow

Ubisoft announced that The Crew 2 will be available to play for free starting December 5th to December 8th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Players will have access to the full game – including the newest update, Blazing Shots.

Nintendo Switch Achieves Its Best Week of Sales Ever

Over Thanksgiving week, the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite systems sold a combined total of more than 830,000 units in the U.S., according to internal data. This ranks as the single best week of U.S. sales in Nintendo Switch history. Nintendo had its strongest hardware sales of any week in Nintendo Switch history in Canada as well. Total sales of Nintendo Switch in the Americas have now reached 17.5 million units.