Need For Speed: Heat launched earlier in November and EA have had more than enough time to look back on the feedback about the game. In a rather olive branch manner, this latest update gives us more than just a few tweaks to the game. READ MORE: Resident Evil 2 Remake Sales Exceed 5 Million Units, Surpasses Original Let's cut to the chase - the Polestar Hero Edition will come as free DLC to the game, on the condition that you unlock it by playing the game. The Polestar in question is the car that is seen on the cover. Players only got a chance to drive it in the introduction race, where it looks as if the car meets its end at the bottom of the ocean. Well, through enough begging, the car will be returning. All you have to is complete the main campaign and all the driver stories. Alongside that, we see a new feature known as "Quick Routing" has been added to the game. The in-game phone app has been overhauled to make navigating easier, with the ability to quick-select the nearest gas station or safe house. There are still plenty of other changes, such as improved intros for night racing, a speedwall for circuits, sprints, and other races to see who in your crew is the best, as well as performance improvements and bug fixes. If you're interested in reading more about the patch notes, you can click here for more. Need For Speed: Heat is now available for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

The Game Awards kicks off tomorrow in the wee hours of the morning at 3AM CAT (under the assumption that Eskom is kind to us). With the hype in full gear, we thought it would be a good idea to start speculating on the who we think will walk away with the evening's top prizes. There are numerous categories to cover, so we won't tackle every one, but mainly highlight the biggest ones. Once again, these are just our predictions as things could swing in whichever way the winds/votes blows. Best Narrative A Plague Tale: Innocence Death Stranding Control The Outer Worlds Disco Elysium Who We Think Will Win: Control Who We Want to Win: The Outer Worlds Every entry in this category is deserving of the win, but we believe Control might walk away with the top spot as it's been getting a lot of buzz around critics circle lately - and a majority of The Game Awards' voting jury comprise of critics and media outlets. However, we think The Outer Worlds slightly gets an edge above the rest due to its brilliant reinvention of the Fallout storytelling style, it's incredible writing, and terrific tongue-in-cheek humour. Best Art Direction Gris Death Stranding Control The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Sayonara Wild Hearts Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Who We Think Will Win: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Who We Want to Win: Gris It's easy to pin the winner on something like Death Stranding, but we've underestimated Nintendo in the past, and believe The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening might be victorious here. However, if it were up to us, Gris - one of the most visually spectacular indie games we've ever seen - would steal that win. Best Score/Music Death Stranding Cadence of Hyrule Devil May Cry 5 Kingdom Hearts III Sayonara Wild Hearts Who We Think Will Win: Death Stranding Who We Want to Win: Death Stranding There's really no competition here: Death Stranding is taking Best Score/Music, and we're inclined to agree that it deserves the win. Say what you will about Hideo Kojima's latest divisive offering, the unanimous praise for the game seems to be pointed at its absolutely awe-inspiring soundtrack, mainly comprised of Low Roar's outstanding catalog of music. Best Performance Mads Mikkelsen, Death Stranding Norman Reedus, Death Stranding Courtney Hope, Control Laura Bailey, Gears 5 Matthew Porretta, Control Ashly Burch, The Outer Worlds Who We Think Will Win: Norman Reedus, Death Stranding Who We Want to Win: Mads Mikkelsen, Death Stranding Norman Reedus is the favourable choice considering his reputation and popularity in the film industry (making for a smooth transition to games), but in the context of Death Stranding, we think Mads Mikkelsen gave the more heartfelt and intimidating performance in equal measures. All around, Death Stranding's performances were superb, though Mikkelsen clearly soars above the rest (especially if you've finished the final mission of the game). Best Indie Game Outer Wilds Disco Elysium Katana ZERO Baba Is You Untitled Goose Game Who We Think Will Win: Disco Elysium We We Want to Win: Outer Wilds Disco Elysium is the biggest critical hit in the indie gaming sphere, though Outer Wilds can't be understated either. The indie category is packed with deserving winners, but Outer Wilds provided a wholly unique experience that we haven't quite seen done to this original lengths before. The same can be said about Disco Elysium, but we're stuck between a rock and a hard place on our decision here. Best Action Game Apex Legends Astral Chain Devil May Cry 5 Gears 5 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Metro Exodus Who We Think Will Win: Devil May Cry 5 Who We Want to Win: Devil May Cry 5 We're not discounting the fact that Apex Legends could swoop in with an easy win, but just seeing the backlash surrounding Devil May Cry 5's exclusion from the Game of the Year category is enough to convince us that the fans might speak loud and clear on this one - and we're with them. Let's hope the jury is on our side too. Best Action/Adventure Game Borderlands 3 Resident Evil 2 Control Death Stranding Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Who We Think Will Win: Death Stranding Who We Want to Win: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Another category where every nominee is a worthy candidate for the winner, though given the more predictable and safe route, we think Death Stranding will claim the prize here. Of course, we'd love to see Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice claim it instead. From Software have proven to be quite the force of nature this decade, and what better way to celebrate their achievements than this award? Best RPG Monster Hunter World: Iceborne The Outer Worlds Disco Elysium Final Fantasy XIV Kingdom Hearts III Who We Think Will Win: The Outer Worlds Who We Want to Win: Final Fantasy XIV/Monster Hunter World: Iceborne We're basing this one solely on the fact that The Outer Worlds also sits as a Game of the Year nominee, so it would naturally be the go-to pick for the jury. Though, we think the spotlight should be shone on two franchises that surprised the hell out of us this year: Final Fantasy XIV's incredible Shadowbringers and Monster Hunter World's frosty Iceborne. We can't decide on one, sadly. Best Fighting Game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 11 Dead or Alive 6 Jump Force Samurai Shodown Who We Think Will Win: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Who We Want to Win: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Well, it certainly won't be Jump Force... Best Game Direction Control Resident Evil 2 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Outer Wilds Death Stranding Who We Think Will Win: Death Stranding Who We Want to Win: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Yet again, we're caught at a crossroads between what we think will be the safer route to the winner with Hideo Kojima taking top spot, or Hidetaka Miyazaki being a bit more deserving of the honours. In my personal opinion, as a big Kojima fan, this one needs to go to Miyazaki for a myriad of reasons; but above all, it takes a heart of both gold and steel to forge a clear direction for a game as blisteringly challenging as Sekiro, and still make it work as a terrific, addictive video game overall. Game of the Year Control Death Stranding Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Resident Evil 2 The Outer Worlds Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Who We Think Will Win: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Who We Want to Win: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice As tempting as Death Stranding seems to be for the clear pickings by the jury, the fans will speak the loudest when it comes to Game of the Year this year. Just seeing the overwhelming support for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - an almost cult-like following with the fanbases dedication to the fighting game - it makes sense that it will (and in all probability) take the Game of the Year. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice took our majority vote for Nexus' Game of the Year, so it's a clear dash to the finish line; though a dash that will certainly divide some if the vote swings in any other favour.

The remake of Resident Evil 2 remains one of 2019's most critically acclaimed darlings, and now it has the financial success to back it. According to Capcom, Resident Evil 2's remake has surpassed the sales of the original PlayStation classic, exceeding 5 million units as of December 4th. The original title sold 4.96 million units in comparison. READ MORE: The Matrix 4 and John Wick 4 Release on the Same Day, Keanu Needs Lots of Guns The information comes directly from Capcom Japan, translated and compiled by industry analyst Daniel Ahmad. Sales for Resident Evil 2's remake were up from 4.7 million units since September. We imagine a large part of this boost in sales was due to several Black Friday deals, as the game was discounted across the board from Steam to the PlayStation Store at a great price. Ahmad finally noted that the Resident Evil series, as a whole, has sold over 93 million units. Capcom has confirmed that total sell in for Resident Evil 2 surpassed 5m units as of Dec 4th.This is up from 4.7m at the end of September. This surpasses what the original RE2 sold on PS1 (4.96m).The Resident Evil franchise has sold over 93m units. https://t.co/pWv8unKKFP pic.twitter.com/PJcDyxjBHY— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) December 11, 2019 It's impressive seeing Resident Evil 2's remake have a greater reach than that of the original, considering how influential it was when it released in the 90s. This could inspired Capcom to continue pushing a couple of more remakes out the way if it means higher sales, as Resident Evil 3 is set to release next year - and presumably also stand a chance of surpassing the original title. Now all we need is for Capcom to remake Dino Crisis, since there's plenty of room for improvement on that front (as well as the potential for booming sales). Resident Evil 2 is now available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. In case you missed it, it scored favourably in our Game of the Year awards as well.

There's no denying that Keanu Reeves single-handedly won the internet this year with some major releases and announcements, mainly winning our hearts (and adrenaline) with the John Wick series and Toy Story 4, before sliding in to take over the gaming industry by appearing in CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077. The actor is now on top of the world, and to stress just how far on top of the world he is, it seems like Hollywood wants to firmly remind you - The Matrix 4 and John Wick: Chapter 4 will both release on the same day. READ MORE: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order New Update Brings Photo Mode According to Variety, The Matrix 4's release date is set for May 21, 2021, which coincidentally happens to be the same day in which John Wick: Chapter 4 will release. Needless to say, both films will star Keanu Reeves - and he will probably need a lot of guns. Interestingly enough, this was the original planned release date for Leonardo DiCaprio's live-action Akira adaptation, though that film's production seems to be on hold for the time being. Meanwhile, Reeves, the humble man that he is, continues to enjoy huge success in both the film and gaming industry. Just this year, he was involved in two massively critical acclaimed movies in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum and Toy Story 4, where he played Duke Kaboom, Canada's best stuntman. Reeves will also be involved in the next SpongeBob Squarepants movie, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, playing a [censored]-like dust ball - we kid you not. The Matrix 4 and John Wick: Chapter 4 release on May 21, 2021. Which one will you be seeing?