GYGO: Animal Crossing Breaks Records, Fortnite Concerts, and More

Happy Wednesday! What games are you playing lately? I’ve been playing The Division 2‘s expansion, Warlords of New York, which is a huge DLC—it feels like it’s as big as the base game. If you want a shooter that you can play completely solo or with other people and lets you do quests in any order, The Division 2 is a lot of fun.

Let us know on Twitter what games you’re playing and looking forward to! Check back every Wednesday for more news and interesting links.

Animal Crossing‘s Record-Breaking Sales

If it seems like everyone you know is playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you’re not alone. AC:NH is the second best-selling game of 2020 behind Modern Warfare, and was the best-selling game in March. In the U.S., it sold more physical copies in its launch month than any Mario or Zelda title.

Estimates show it sold more digital units in a single month than any game in history; the previous record-holder was Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.

Travis Scott Concert Tour in Fortnite

Travis Scott performed a concert tour this past weekend inside Fortnite, with over 12.3 million players joining the event on Friday.

This isn’t the first time a popular musician has performed a concert in Fortnite to a massive audience: last year Marshmello performed to 10.7 million players.

The Last of Us 2 Spoiler Leak and Release Date

Last weekend, videos were uploaded to YouTube that revealed leaked clips from The Last of Us 2 (spoiler warning). I’m not reading any spoilers since this is my most anticipated game, but you can. In non-spoiler news, Sony’s official PlayStation blog announced that The Last of Us 2 will release on June 19.

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World of Warcraft has an upcoming expansion, Shadowlands, which will feature a new starting zone called Exile’s Reach. Polygon reports the new starting zone is more welcoming than ever to new players.

Battlefield 5 will get a large update this summer, which will be the game’s final update.

Fallout 76‘s project lead stated on Reddit that the game is looking to add pets.

Gamespot released a list of its current tabletop game recommendations, including Gloomhaven, Pandemic Legacy, Betrayal at House on the Hill, and many more.

PS4 owners can currently get Journey and Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, which includes Drake’s Fortune, Among Thieves, and Drake’s Deception, for free. You can download them for free until May 5 and they’re yours to keep. Sony is offering these as part of its new Play At Home initiative.

Between now and May 16, various parts of Madden NFL 20 Bowl will air on ESPN2, Twitch, and YouTube, with the finals also airing on ESPN.

Nintendo has disabled the ability to log into a Nintendo Account with a Nintendo Network ID (NNID) after 160,000 accounts were compromised in a breach in April.

League of Legends‘ annual Mid-Season Invitational is cancelled this year, so besides less competitive regional events, teams will shift focus to the World Championships scheduled for this fall.