How To Unlock Free Lego Skin In Fortnite

Fortnite has officially collaborated with LEGO with one of the biggest crossovers we’ve ever seen this generation. Like all crossovers, the LEGO Fortnite game brings a wide variety of skins to use across the new survival crafting adventure and the regular Fortnite Battle Royale mode. Epic Games is giving away a free Lego-themed skin in Fortnite to use. How To Get Free Lego Skin In Fortnite Step 1 Sign up to be a LEGO Insider if you haven’t already. Step 2 Link your Epic Games and LEGO accounts. Log in to your Epic Games account here and click the LEGO logo. Step 3 Hop on Fortnite and you’ll find a new Explorer Emilie Style inside your locker. Enjoy your time playing the latest LEGO Fortnite game available to play now on all platforms.
Elphelt Valentine is now available in Guilty Gear Strive

Guilty Gear Strive made an appearance at The Game Awards and they revealed a new fighter that is now available in the game. Elphelt Valentine, Ramlethal’s sister, is part of Season Pass 3 of Guilty Gear Strive which will also feature two other new characters in addition to Elphelt and Johnny. What is also part of Season 3 are two new battle stages, the Additional Colour Pack #3, and the Season Pass 3 Purchase Bonus which will contain additional costume colors. Elphelt Valentine uses a whole arsenal of mix-up tools, allowing her to fight in different ranges and gain the upper hand. Despite all her offensive options she remains a character that is simple to pick up and play. Watch the announcement trailer on YouTube or below: Guilty Gear Strive is available to play on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series XlS, and PC.
Forza Horizon 5 reaches over 35 million players

The Forza Horizon series has been carrying the load as far as Xbox releases over the last ten years with the series already at its fifth installment. Forza Horizon 5 from Playground Games was released on November 1, 2021, and the game is still being enjoyed to this day. As of December 2023, over 35 million players have played Forza Horizon 5 in just two years. This is according to the in-game counter. (FYI) Forza Horizon 5 has surpassed 35 Million players 🤯 pic.twitter.com/oBto64cqzn — Alan Feely (@IdleSloth84_) December 9, 2023 With Forza Horizon 5 being available through Xbox and PC Game Pass it’s entirely possible that the majority of the game’s player base came from the great service from Microsoft. There hasn’t been any word about the future of Forza Horizon as Playground Games seems to be focused on their latest large project, Fable which will come to Xbox Game Pass Day One once it releases.
World of Goo 2 announced with a release in 2024

During The Game Awards pre-show, Tomorrow Corporation revealed World of Goo 2 with it planned to be released in 2024. This is considered the biggest game the developer has ever made even with their past including games like Little Inferno, Human Resource Machine, 7 Billion Humans, and World of Goo. An announcement trailer was shown at The Game Awards giving players a glimpse of what World of Goo 2 will bring to the table. World of Goo 2 will release in 2024. Platforms have not been specified.
Review: The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria

Developer – Free Range Games Publisher – North Beach Games Platforms – PlayStation 5 (reviewed), Xbox Series S/X, PC Review copy given by publisher After seeing what a flop The Lord of the Rings: Gollum turned out to be, I was hesitant to see another indie developed game for the same franchise. Well, I’m glad to say that The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria isn’t nearly half as bad as Gollum was, but it’s not very good either. Indie developer Free Range Games’ newest project is a grindy multiplayer survival crafting experience set in an interesting time period in The Lord of the Rings universe that doesn’t break the mold of the genre nor push it forward. Instead of following the main story and lore of the franchise, Return to Moria sees you playing as a dwarf in the Fourth Age after the events of the The Lord of the Rings novels (after Sauron is defeated). It has your company of dwarves attempt to retake their homeland of Moria before you unfortunately get boxed underneath a collapsed mine shaft. As you work your way out, you’ll encounter secrets and dangers unbeknownst to you. But, in all honesty, the narrative starts off interesting, but quickly falls off after setting the premise. The game begins with a robust character customizer where you can change your dwarf’s beard, scars, tattoos, and a bunch more features. It’s a shame that most of this can’t even be seen when you actually play the game, but the effort is nonetheless appreciated. You even get to procedurally generate a dwarven name and choose an aligned faction, despite it not making any gameplay difference whatsoever. If you’ve played any survival game before, then you’ll understand all the basics of gameplay here. You’re dropped in a procedurally generated map with nothing but your desire to survive and it is up to you to scavenge for materials, build a base, craft tools, satiate your hunger, and explore. The game gives you a barebones tutorial, teaching you how to gather your bearings before letting you figure out what to do next on your own. Forage mushrooms and hunt for animals for food. Collect wood and stone to construct forges and hearths. Mine for ore to create better weapons, armor, and tools. Build platforms, beds, and doors for your home. You get the idea. Unfortunately the console version makes it hard to navigate between your backpack and the hot bar, whereas a keyboard would have the hotkeys mapped to the number icons (1-10). The building mode is also extremely finicky and inaccurate. Don’t even get me started on the combat because it’s easily the worst part of gameplay. You have all the basics of swinging, dodging, and jumping, all hindered by a stingy stamina bar. Attacking animations are stiff and clunky, with little to no visual animation after an enemy is hit. The game also creates artificial difficulty by rendering your old weapons obsolete when new enemies are introduced, forcing you to craft a better one before you can even touch them. Your base will also be under siege randomly, even during the beginning moments of the game, when you literally have no tools and weapons. This makes the earlier hours unnecessarily brutal and difficult for no reason. What’s worse is that you usually get nothing for defeating enemies, making it far more convenient to just run past them given how spongey they are. The single player experience here needs major rebalancing as it’s frustrating at best. There are no AI companions to assist you when you play offline, and the gameplay loop is way too grindy given how certain mechanics are implemented. For example, you need to constantly travel between old and new areas to gather better material to utilize in your main base because you are progression locked without upgraded tools. I can see this being alleviated and more efficient in multiplayer, but doing this solo is simply unfun. There is fast travel available, but you need the blueprint and required materials before unlocking it. Regardless, this gripe drags out the gameplay time artificially as most of your time is spent running back and forth over and over again. Despite being delayed for nearly two months, the PS5 version of the game still suffers from performance issues and bugs. For starters, load times aren’t very fast, and can take upwards of 10 seconds from a clean launch in offline mode. Online load times are generally worse depending on if you’re the host of the world or not. There are also frequent frame drops and stutters as the game cannot consistently stabilize at 60 frames per second. Perhaps the worst offender are the immersion breaking walls that spawn because the game is unable to load the entire world at one time. Accessibility options are practically non-existent other than the generic subtitle, volume, and brightness toggle. You cannot rebind controls, but there are 2 schemes to choose from. Navigating the menus and heads up display proves to be extremely difficult and frustrating given how small the text size on the screen is, and there’s no way to increase it. Tutorials don’t do a great job of letting you know the ins and outs of gameplay either. You also cannot pause the game in offline mode for whatever reason, so when you need to open a menu to craft or eat, you can easily get overwhelmed and die by enemies swarming you. Usually survival crafting games have a cheat or debug menu to cater to a wider audience of gamers, to create a less challenging experience should the players wish. There are no world customization settings to tailor for a more casual experience here and no difficulty options to choose from, so what you see is what you get. The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria takes up a total of 11.85GB on the PlayStation 5 console, which isn’t a whole lot considering it’s a next-gen only survival crafting
Instrument controller support is currently in development for Fortnite Festival

Epic Games has officially released Fortnite Festival, a Rock Band successor developed by Harmonix available only in Fortnite. It was already announced that The Weeknd would be the first artist that Epic would be partnering up for this mode and there will be more in the future. Since Fortnite Festival is essentially a twist on Rock Band a big question many will have is if this game will have instrument controller support. Epic Games confirmed that it’s a priority for the team to bring instrument controller support to Fortnite Festival. “Not at launch, but it’s a priority for the team and currently under development. We’ll have more to share in 2024.” The instruments supported in the Fortnite Festival are Guitars, Keytars, Drums, Mics, and Basses. So there could be a great chance that Epic Games could sell these instruments meant for gaming in stores in the next year. Fortnite Festival Description: “Fortnite Festival features a top-tier licensed soundtrack of massive global hits spanning many genres and decades. As the Festival continues to expand, connect with your friends through cross-platform play no matter what Fortnite-supported device you play on. Aim for a five-star performance on the Main Stage or create new mixes on the Jam Stage.”
Alan Wake II gets New Game Plus mode on December 11

Remedy Entertainment had a busy week with The Game Awards taking place and their biggest game, Alan Wake II was represented throughout the whole show. It had been reported that Alan Wake II would be receiving a New Game Plus mode and it would be called the “Final Draft” bringing a new ending to the game. On Monday, December 11, 2023, Alan Wake II will be getting The Final Draft that will bring the New Game Plus mode and other subtle additions. Here is the full description from Epic Games Publishing: “The Final Draft” unveils a new ending to the layered story of Alan Wake, sure to spark speculation and theories from dedicated fans. New lore can be found in the form of videos and manuscript pages that have been added to New Game Plus experience, along with other subtle additions. To access the New Game Plus mode and to fully experience “The Final Draft,” a completed playthrough of Alan Wake II is required. Players will retain all weapons, Charms and character upgrades earned during their first playthrough. These resources will come in handy as players attempt the ultimate challenge of the new Nightmare Difficulty level. Players will need to brace themselves for intensified enemies, strategic gameplay, and an adrenaline-pumping experience that will push their skills to the limit. In our review, we state that Remedy Entertainment has created something of a masterpiece and scored the game a 9.5 out of 10. Source: Gematsu