A class action lawsuit filed by former college athletes against the NCAA and Electronic Arts focuses on the potential unlawful use of athletes’ likenesses without their consent. USA Today says that the case, filed by former Nebraska and Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller and former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon, is now a couple of years old, but the judge has already said that if rights were violated, EA could be paying big damages....

Concern has been building within theFinal Fantasy XIVcommunity lately over a worrying third-party tool called PlayerScope, which exploits a weakness in the Blacklist feature to track down players. During LLP 85, Naoki Yoshida took a moment to address concerns. Before viewers were informed about what to expect from the upcoming patch 7.2: Seekers of Eternity, Yoshida took a moment to discuss the worrying plugin, with Foxclon (Toshio Murouchi) providing English Translations....

In a recent interview with Latin America’s official Nintendo magazineClub Nintendo, NOA President Reggie Fils-Aime acknowledged the issue with storage on the Wii, and that the company is currently working on a solution. He also mentioned that the solution might not necessarily be a hard drive. I want the people to have the right expectations. We have never said that it will be a hard drive, nor have we mentioned how we will fix this issue, but we are going to deliver a better way to store games....

Vanillaware’s latest looks more delicious than ever The Vita seems like its becoming something of a home for underappreciated Wii games. That is, atleast is Marvelous is any indicator. The company recently teamed with Konami to bringNew Little King’s Storyto Sony’sdouble-breastedportable andOboromuramasais next on the docket. While we already knewVanillaware’s 2009 classicwould be making thejump to Vita on March 28in Japan, we hadn’t yet seen what it would look like on the system’s OLED display....

Avatar: The Last Airbenderdidn’t just bring new skins and abilities to the popular battle royale, but new locations to the map too. The Waterbending Chakra Quests require you to visit an Elemental Shrine inFortnite, and we’ve marked their locations on the map below. If you want to get your hands onFortnite‘s new Aang skin, you’ll need to complete the specialAvatar-themed challenges to earnChi, which then unlocks Chakras. The first of these Quests is to visit Elemental Shrines, dedicated to the different bending abilities from theA:TLAworld....

The officialFortniteTwitter account has teased anupcomingFalloutcollaboration. By most accounts, moreFalloutis a good thing, but forFallout 76players, it’s a bittersweet reminder of the battle royale mode their game lost years ago. Fortnitehas seen crossover events with a massive roster of huge franchises, including heavy-hitters likeStar WarsandStranger Things. Now, thanks in part, I’m sure, to the success of Amazon’sFallout TV Show, the game is getting aFalloutcrossover that will undoubtedly see new mechanics based on theFalloutuniverse introduced toFortnitefor a few weeks alongside skins players must earn during that season if they want to keep them forever....

And Witcher 2, Fable Anniversary, and Forza Horizon Some of the last console generation’s most popular games now look and perform better on this console generation’s newest hardware. For the first time since its launch last November, Microsoft has added to the list of Xbox 360 games that have been optimized for the Xbox One X. The biggest addition is also the only newcomer to the backward compatibility program: the originalCrackdown....

Target lock-on is coming in a free update along with new accessibility options Whether or not you’re interested in theGhost of Tsushima Director’s Cut(a paid upgrade coming August 20), you may want to keep tabs on the base game anyway. A few fan-requested features, including a target lock-on in combat, will show up in a free update. As Sucker Punch’s Andrew Goldfarb notes on thePlayStation Blog, everyone who ownsGhost of Tsushima— theDirector’s Cutor otherwise — can expect a free update with “some newaccessibility optionsfor alternate controller layouts,” “the option to enable atarget lock-onduring combat,” and “an option tohide your quiverduring gameplay....

Phew! One of my favorite showings at E3 wasSplatoon. It looks so wonderfully simple, yet had a layer of tactical depth that I could really get on board with. But my big concern was that it would have online-only play, and if it didn’t catch on with the masses, it would be a ghost town in a matter of weeks. Thankfully, that isn’t going to be the case if you can muster up some friends, becauseSplatoonhas local support for up to two players — so that’ssomething....

Niantic has revealed Spring into Spring, a newPokémon Gomini-event starting April 9 at 10am local time that adds new Pokémon and offers some nice bonuses to kickstart Spring as a whole. The main highlight is the arrival of Gossifluer from the Galar region, making itsPokémon Godebut for the first time alongside its evolution Eldegoss. You’ll need to evolve Gossifluer using the usual 50 candy to get Eldegoss, so thankfully there’s no difficult evolution method needed this time around....

When we think of gaming’s greatest villains, there are a few that come to mind. Bowser, Eggman, and Kefka are some of the biggest players out there, butThe First Descendanthas unleashed a villain so repugnant that his name alone instills feelings of fear and revulsion: Greg. Here’s how to “beat” Greg the Star-Crossed. Instance Guide – Calling of the Descendant: Slumber Valley You’ll run into Greg the Star-Crossed towards the end of the story section in Kingston....

Fortnite Chapter 6, Season 2is all about breaking into vaults, taking over armored vehicles, and exploring black markets to become the strongest in your matches. There are some fun ways to get overpowered gear this season, but you’ll need thermite to access them. Where to find Thermite in Fortnite There are multiple ways to obtain thermite inFortnite, as highlighted below: The easiest way to get thermite is to purchase it from theBlack Market....

GOG, GMG, Fanatical, and More If the Steam Store Halloween sale leaves you wanting, the good news is tons of other digital retailers are also offering up deals for cheap. In fact, you’ll find almost all titles on Steam Store cheaper elsewhere (either at GMG or Fanatical). So if your preference is to turn off the lights, rock out with spooky titles tonight – this week is your time to shine....