2021 is just getting started, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to announce the upcoming year long events for The Elder Scrolls Online. Gates of Oblivion is the yearlong event happening in 2021 for ESO, and it includes the upcoming The Elder Scrolls Online: Flames of Ambition DLC and The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood. This even it set 800 years before the events of the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and will unravel the schemes of Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon. Flames of Ambition will be available for PC, Mac and Stadia on March 8 and PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 16. The big content update is the Blackwood chapter DLC. Blackwood will continue the Gates of Oblivion adventure and offers over 30 hours of new story content, including a colorful part of Tamriel where the Argonian culture meets Imperial ambitions. This chapter includes the new Blackwood zone, a fiendish main storyline, the new Companion system, a new 12-player trial Rockgrove, Oblivion portals as new world events along with new delves, public dungeons, world bosses and stand alone quests, along with assorted updates and quality of life improvements. The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood is available for pre-order right now and pre-orders receive unique pre-purchase rewards at launch and get immediate access to the game and both the Nagahide Welwa Ravager mount and Nightmare Bear Cub pet, but this pet is only available for orders placed by March 17. Additional pre-order bonuses include Dremora Kynreeve Outfit, Deadlands Wamasu Pet, 1× Iron Atronach Crate, 3× Blackwood Treasure Map, 2× Experience Scrolls. Blackwood will be available for PC, Mac and Stadia June 1 and PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles June 8. More details an information about pre-ordering and the different editions can be found in The Elder Scrolls Online blog, along with other upcoming merch such as ESO themed gaming chairs from Noblechairs and new art pieces from Cook and Becker.

Max Thunder will be added to Streets of Rage 4 as a new playable character. It is part of the upcoming downloadable content 'Mr. X Nightmare '. It includes three new characters - including Estel Aguirre - as well as a new survival mode, new weapons and enemies, and the ability to assign new moves to a character yourself. It is paid dlc, but there is also a free update to the game with an extra challenging level of difficulty and an extensive training mode. A release date has not yet been set, but it should be released sometime this year. Released in the early '90s, the Streets of Rage trilogy featured side-scrolling beat'em up action for two players. Streets of Rage 4 offers a similar experience. The game is available for Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Below you can see Max Thunder in action.

Capcom today announced a new multiplayer game, Resident Evil Re:Verse. Re:Verse is an online multiplayer shooter built to celebrate the Resident Evil franchise’s 25 anniversary. Featuring comic-style visuals, the game pits popular Resident Evil characters against each other in 4-6 player deathmatch battles across iconic locations. Characters include Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, H.U.N.K., and many more. Each comes with their own movesets. The big twist in Re:Verse is that, when a player is killed, they respawn as a bioweapon, allowing players to play as monsters like Nemesis. Resident Evil Re:Verse launches sometime this spring on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It’s playable on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S via backwards compatibility. Anyone who purchases Resident Evil Village will get Resident Evil Re:Verse at no additional charge.