EA Sports WRC Kicks off Season 2 with Tracks from the Inaugural Central European Rally

A New Year’s celebration is heading to Final Fantasy XIV ! With several rewards to grab, including an adorable Chocobo minion, there will be plenty to do around Limsa Lominsa.

PlayStation Plus subscribers have several games to look forward to in January, with free Essential games including A Plague Tale: Requiem, Evil West, and Nobody Saves the World. Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the lineup on Wednesday. Players can download the trio of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games beginning Tuesday, Jan. 2.

Released last week as a free update for EA Sports WRC, Central European Rally is a very fast-flowing tarmac rally. Debuting just this year in the real-life WRC, the new tri-nation event (co-hosted between Germany, Austria, and Czech Republic) was held in late October, 2023 – and its digital counterpart was still being pieced together at the time of EA Sports WRC’s own launch on October 31.

Video games are not cheap. We probably don’t have to tell you that. However, you can typically find some games dropping down in price over time. Those AAA titles that cost you $69.99 brand new are not easy to keep up with forever. Sometimes, it’s best to let some of those games drop down to a more comfortable entry price. Unfortunately, Nintendo games don’t typically follow that trend. Normally, those games, especially first-party studio releases from Nintendo, will stay at a pretty high premium.

Turn-based dating simulation gacha ‘Crazy Ones’ just kicked off its early access testing on Android in the USA. Developed by an indie studio, the gacha dating game introduces a unique twist to its gameplay through dreams and crazy scenarios.

Techland has kicked off the new Holiday event for Dying Light 2 Stay Human. Titled Winter Tales 2023, the event will be live until January 5 and brings in new Christmas-themed enemies for players to take on, like Uncle Snow and Naughty Infected. Check out the trailer for the event below.

Continuing a big year for Christmas-themed games in 2023 is Roblox; the game platform is getting a new experience based on Jon Favreau’s holiday comedy Elf, developers announced Wednesday. While you may not be able to step into Buddy the Elf’s poulaines to reconnect with your long-lost father in Roblox’s Elf North Pole Workshop experience, you will be able to visit Santa’s Workshop and hang with some North Pole pals.

Similar to other large-scale RPGs, has a number of characters and locations that it can be easy to miss some — especially when one is locked out by certain decisions, like the githyanki Orpheus. With the many possible ways that players might progress through, it might be easy to miss many of the game's best moments and characters, which can bleed over to other quests and even the overall ending of the entire game.

As promised, EA Sports WRC is soon to be updated with one more rally location. The Central European Rally will be added to the game very soon, on 14th December 2023, as part of a free game update.

Video games can be expensive. We don’t have to tell you that! I’m sure you’re fully aware of what new AAA games go for now with the latest-generation platforms. That means we’re being extra cautious about what video games we’re throwing money at when they launch. Knowing what games to pick up as they release and which to hold off on is rather crucial to ensure our bank accounts are taking a beating. So, we like to share the details whenever we come across a notable sale or promo. While not active right now, Valve revealed a Steam sale is coming next week.

Valve has released a new trailer to celebrate the upcoming Steam Winter Sale. The sale, set to go live on December 21 and feature games at deep discounts until January 4, will include quite a few PC titles available at lower prices. Check out the trailer below.

Quan-Chi, cross-play, and more this winter.