Abby Road In a surprising turn of events, Naughty Dog’sThe Last of Us Part IIhas been knocked off of the top of the UK Charts byF1 2020.As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the latest entry in Codemasters’ annual Formula 1 racing series saw its biggest launch since 2017, with physical sales up over 20% of previous series entryF1 2019. While not perhaps the most globally successful of sporting franchises, theF1series is particularly popular in the UK, enough so to knock the mega-sellingLast of Ussequel of its perch, for now at any rate....

Brains meet Brawn Today is certainly a good day to be a fan of Tom Clancy games. Along with thepermadeath updateforGhost Recon Wildlands, it looks like Ubisoft’s mega-popular open-world game is going to hostanother crossover eventwith a different Tom Clancy property. This time on the docket, Team Rainbow from theRainbow Sixseries will be making some kind of appearance in Bolivia to help Team Ghost end the war on drugs. This is mostly speculation, though, as Ubisoft has only uploaded a teaser trailer for the event....

It’s snowing, plus there’s a bunch of special themed items There is snow all over Los Santos right now inGrand Theft Auto Online. Rockstar iscelebrating Christmas byfilling the game with snow. So much snow. Good luck driving! The update has also added a bunch of holiday-themed items. The clothing shops have a bunch of Christmas themed outfits, the Vespucci Movie Masks store has special Santa, Elf, Snowman, and Reindeer themed items that can be worn through January 5....

Rytlock’s Critter Rampage For April Fools’ Day, ArenaNet devisedGuild Wars 2‘sSuper Adventure Box updatethat went into the actual game as content folks could play. Part of the joke involved a commercial which briefly featured a kid playing an old-school platformer. Terrific stuff, really — and now you can be that kid! The team went all out, creating an actual playable version. It’s calledRytlock’s Critter Rampage, which is an absolutely fitting name....

The Gordan Ramsey of Beastling Village The “Culinary Cunning” side quest inOctopath Traveler 2is one of the easier adventures in the hit RPG. The quest begins by talking to a young resident of Beastling Village on the island of Toto’haha. You’ll find the cooking enthusiast on the top level of huts in the village. He has had a taste of “tingly meat” from a human traveler, and he needs to get his hands on a recipe to satiate his newfound love....

To target engines inStarfield,you’ll need a specific skill to be unlocked. Once you acquire it, taking out enemy ships will be much easier (they cannot escape!). Here’s how to target engines inStarfield. How to unlock the ability to target engines inStarfield To be able to target engines inStarfield,you’ll need to unlock the Targeting Control Systems skill. It can be found in the “Tech” skill tree. It’s the last tab to the right....

It’s been a long road forFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, but despite rumors of cancellation and years of development (or stagnation) the game will be coming to a Wii near you as theE3 trailerproved. The game looks great, but over the years we’ve heard relatively little about it. With the listed Dec. 31 release date quickly approaching Square Enix has decided to let lose by showing off a bit more gameplay (that will hopefully improve on the series’seriously flawed mechanics)....

The Virtual Console 30th Anniversary continues As part of theVirtual Console 30th Anniversarypromotion on the Wii U,Kirby’s Adventureis $0.30 until May 16th. Although this classic NES title is available pretty much everywhere under the sun, includingKirby’s Dream Collectionand the 3DS eShop, you really can’t go wrong with that pricepoint, especially given the fact that it’s playable with remote play. The full-onWii U Virtual Console updateis expected in the next day or so, which will come withvastly improved system load times, as well as a number of otherWii U Virtual console games....

Another slice of Humble pie You know the drill. A smorgasbord of games. You pay what you want — as low as a penny, if your conscience can bear it. Preferably, you’ll pitch in some dough to charity, some to the developers, and some to Humble Bundle, Inc. to help them keep running the show. In addition to the popular Humble Indie Bundle, there’s now aHumble Weekly Sale. This week, at the above link, you can nabShank,Shank 2, andEets....

Kojima Productions confirms that they’re looking to open a new studio in California. A tweet from senior producer Kenichiro Imaizumi says that they’re looking to set up shop in The Golden State, but only if they “can find the right people.” Kojima is hiring all kinds, with the most recent job listings asking for project engineers for the latest Metal Gear Solid game for “high-end consoles and PC.”Developsays that they’re also looking for engineers to help with the FOX Engine as well as programmers, audio folks, and artists for concept and characters....

It’s official! Good news, everyone!The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky: Second Chapterwill be heading West in 2014, XSEED Games has announced. The follow-up to the acclaimed Falcom-developed role-playing game will be released digitally for PC and PSP with PS Vita compatibility. This is no small undertaking and XSEED has enlisted the help ofRecettearlocalization team Carpe Fulgur to assist with what figures to be a massive translation job. Also, the originalThe Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Skywill be making its way to PC at some point this winter....

Romero brought presents In celebration ofDoom‘s 21st birthday, Brettshareda personal anecdote about how the iconic game came into his life at an early age and refused to leave. He didn’t include Doomguy’smidriffin the article, much to my chagrin, but I suppose it’d be less special if we highlighted it every time. id Software co-founder John Romero celebrated the anniversary bytweeting up a stormof behind-the-scenespictures and art assets, some of which have never been seen before publicly....

Be on the look out Reddit user Adamantium126 took the the site withthis rare findover the weekend, one he almost tore open straightaway before a friend noticed the peculiarity of it. It’s a Samus guns akimbo amiibo from his local Best Buy. And it will likely be worth much money–especially if it’s rare, or even one of a kind–as these sort of misprints and mistakes generally are. So if you’re out and about in a retail giant, no harm in wandering over to the amiibo aisle and pulling Samuses off the rack one at a time, tossing them carelessly over your shoulder if they’re not a rare one....