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Media Molecule's long-in-the-works Dreams is, by all accounts, an impressively powerful - and wonderfully intuitive - creation tool, but one small snag for creators is that, to date, there's been no easy way to get approval to use projects commercially outside of Dreams.

Them's Fightin' Herds, the My Little Pony inspired 2D fighter with a surprisingly eventful history, will be leaving early access and launching on Steam next month, on 2nd April.

Nvidia and LG have announced G-Sync support for some recent LG OLED models, making them the first TVs to support variable refresh rate (VRR) gaming with Nvidia graphics cards. This technology synchronises game frame-rates with TV refresh rates, producing a smooth and tear-free experience without the excessive input lag of traditional v-sync. This is the first time that Nvidia graphics cards have supported VRR over HDMI instead of just DisplayPort, something rival AMD has allowed for years, so this is a big step forward for Team Green.

CES 2020 kicks off today, bringing with it a host of PC gaming announcements from Asus, Nvidia, Lenovo and LG. While most of the news is pretty standard, there are a few surprises too - including the first 360Hz gaming monitor, ray tracing and DLSS support for a popular recent game and a truly impressive 4K Mini LED monitor. While most of the hardware announced today is high-end, you can expect the features that debut here to trickle down to more affordable models in the months to come, making this a good chance to see how the PC gaming industry will progress in 2020. Here are the highlights thus far.

Five of the Best is a weekly series about the bits of games we overlook. I'm talking about potions, hubs, bags, mountains, anything really - but things we ignore at the time. Then, years later, we find they're cemented in our memory, inseparable from our experience of the game. Turns out they were important after all. So now we're celebrating them.

I know live concerts are an increasingly vital revenue stream for the music industry, but today I've seen it all, as Dua Lipa is offering fans a chance to battle her at Dance Dance Revolution with a rather pricey package ticket.

When considering ideal locations for open world racers, I'm not sure Britain would top many lists. Need for Speed typically opted for fictional, neon-soaked cities, while the likes of Test Drive Unlimited and Forza Horizon threw players towards epic, sun-drenched road trips in Oahu and Colorado. By the time the Forza Horizon series had powered through Southern France and Australia though, British studio Playground Games thought it might be best to do things a little differently. When fans were treated to a first glimpse at Horizon 4's "Historic Britain", I was inclined to agree. It's not often anywhere north of the Watford Gap is represented in video games, yet here we are, on modern tech, barrelling around Bamburgh Castle with reckless abandon. A new Forza set in a far-flung location will likely be on the horizon very soon, but before we move on, let's celebrate the stunning locations presented in Horizon 4.

UPDATE 13/03/20: It's good news for Warzone players, as it seems that game-breaking revive exploit has already been addressed by Infinity Ward.

Video game event EGX Rezzed has been postponed to the summer because of the coronavirus outbreak.

One of the best ways to appreciate Shakespeare - sorry for this opening sentence - is to look at his contemporaries. They're a bit like Shakespeare, but they're not quite as good. Take Webster! Webster's fascinating because he's so dark and grimy, but he's also less gifted than Shakespeare at the stuff that you don't even realise Shakespeare is good at - dialogue that subtly cues you in to what the scene setting is, poetic rhythms where the stresses always end up in the right places.

Those on the hunt for fresh gaming freebies have a fine selection of indie delights to contend with this week courtesy of the Epic Games Store, with A Short Hike, Mutazione, and Anodyne 2 all currently available to download for the princely sum of zero pee.

Blizzard has cancelled all Overwatch League events for March and April over coronavirus.

Reporters Without Borders, the international non-profit organisation established to promote free access to information, has partnered with studio BlockWorks to create a virtual library in Minecraft that contains works censored by oppressive regimes around the globe - the goal being to bypass local restrictions on accessing banned material.

Here's something pretty much no-one was expecting: Prince of Persia is back, but as part of a cross-brand event in For Honor.

The red carpet BAFTA Game Awards ceremony will no longer take place due to growing concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. The awards will be livestreamed, with no live audience, instead.

In a year when everything's turning a little cyberpunk, there really couldn't be better timing for a restoration of point-and-click adventure Blade Runner. Well, guess what's happening.

After Nintendo and Lego teased a collaboration earlier this week, we've finally been given a glimpse of the toy sets behind the moustache - and they're looking a little more high-tech than you might expect. Well, it is Nintendo after all.

CD Projekt CEO Adam Kiciński has said the company is already working on a single-player game to follow Cyberpunk 2077, which will be released this September.

EA has added a ping indicator to FIFA 20 Ultimate Team - the first time it's been officially available in-game.

Call of Duty Warzone has over six million players just 24 hours after launch, Activision has announced.

Anno 1800, Ubisoft's acclaimed Industrial-Revolution-era city-builder, will be getting a second season of paid DLC, promising, among other things, agricultural enhancements, a customisable palace, and a new Africa-themed continent.

Assemble With Care, the charming antique restoration game from Monument Valley developer Ustwo, will be making its way to PC on Thursday, 26th March.

Come April, Monster Hunter World fans across both PC and console will be able to bathe in a unified glow, as Capcom's post-launch development schedule aligns across all platforms. Until then, however, Iceborne's staggered content drops continue, with tomorrow, 12th March, ushering in the fearsome Stygian Zinogre and Safi'jiiva on PC.

As pointed out by a certain YouTuber in his slightly premature preview, Infinity Ward has stuffed a bunch of Easter eggs into the new Warzone map, and players are already scrambling to find clues and solve the battle royale's mysteries.

Microsoft and Ubisoft have announced plans for digital events following the cancellation of E3 2020 due to concern about the coronavirus.

UPDATE: E3 has been officially cancelled.

The Epic Games Store now has a wishlist function, 15 months after it launched.

Infinity Ward has made a small but significant change to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's controversial mini-map: you can now choose between a round or a square one.

If the Animal Crossing-themed Switch hadn't already convinced you to buy a second handheld, the coral version of the Switch Lite just might - and we've finally heard confirmation of a European release date.

After Warframe's Lotus was introduced as a spirit last month, I couldn't help but imagine what sort of badass would be introduced next - and it seems my prayers have come true, as the Ring Fit Trainees are making their way to Smash as spirits.