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Jay Peters

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    A shadowy roadmap.

    Ubisoft released a roadmap for the first year of post-launch content for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, including new quests, a new game plus mode, and more. You can see more details in the image below or in a YouTube video from Ubisoft.

    A screenshot of Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ year 1 roadmap.
    Image: Ubisoft
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    Jay Peters
    Balatro on PlayStation Plus.

    The poker roguelike will be available as part of May’s PlayStation Plus lineup, which also includes Ark: Survival Ascended, Balatro, and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun. You can grab the games starting May 6th.

    The game is on Xbox Game Pass, too.

    An image highlighting May’s PlayStation Plus games: Ark: Survival Ascended, Balatro, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
    Image: PlayStation
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    Jay Peters
    Sea of Stars’s free DLC launches in May.

    The DLC, Throes of the Watchmaker, releases on May 20th, according to a new trailer. It adds “over 8 hours” of new content, a new playable character, and new classes for the two main characters of the base game.

    Seems like another promising addition to what’s been a good year for turn-based RPGs.

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    Words with yourself.

    Words With Friends is getting a new daily, single-player puzzle game called Letter Lock. In the game, you’ll slide letters up and down columns to spell words, and the more words you spell, the more columns you’ll unlock.

    Seems like it could be a fun addition to your daily puzzle game routine.

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    For those who buy after.

    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s developer, Sandfall Interactive, says it’s aware that “we have sold out of physical editions at various retailers” and that “our distribution partners are looking into re-stocking!” Demand has been “higher than expected in many regions.”

    The game surpassed 1 million copies sold just three days after its launch last week. The game rules.

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    Jay Peters
    Fortnite is offering a free Stormtrooper outfit.

    ...if you link your Epic Games account to your MyDisney account, according to a blog post. It’s a “first step” ahead of the planned “universe” Disney and Epic are building together that’s tied to Fortnite. You’ll also be able to catch two episodes of Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld in Fortnite starting May 2nd, which is two days before the show debuts on Disney Plus.

    Fortnite’s Star Wars-themed season kicks off on Friday.

    A picture of the First Order Stormtrooper Outfit in Fortnite.